Monday, January 18, 2010
Second Term
Second term is over! I can not believe time has passed so fast. It seems like yesterday I started a brand new year. Yet it has already been half of the school year. This year has been a blast and has gone by so fast. It seems when I am busy time really flies. This year it has flied right over my head. I have been really busy with tons of things. To tell you the truth I think this blog is a waste of my time. I spend hours writing this. I do not think a single person will read this. If you end up reading this blog just leave a comment, or tell me at school. There are many things I would rather do right now; sleep, watch a movie, play video games, play with my family, do something that is more fun than this, and many more exciting things that do not include typing on a computer. Typing on a computer is not my favorite thing, as you can probably tell. No one is reading this so no one will know that that typing on a computer is not my favorite thing. Someone will probably come up to me at school and say, “You like to type on a computer.” I will just tell them, “You did not read my blog!” Except for they would not say that unless they did read my blog, so I would not be able to prove anything. Actually I would know they read my blog because I would know they would not say something as stupid as, “You like to type on a computer,” unless they read my blog. I would be proving everything if they said that at school. No one is going to say that because no one reads my blog. I could write the same thing every week and no one would ever know. Only I would know what is on my blog because I am the writer of this blog. To tell you, no one, the truth I could care less if anyone reads my blogs. It gave me something to write about, and no one makes fun of my silly mistakes in writing. It was very easy to write my 500 words this week. Thank you to all of those that do not read my blog.
Book Review
I enjoyed reading The Illustrated Man. The Illustrated Man has eighteen short stories that take place in the future. Many of these stories are on different planets. These stories are about random events that could happen in our future; the endless rain on Venus, Martians invading earth, globes of fire, wallpaper that eats people, people loosing their minds in space and many more exciting events. There are some similarities in this book and in The Martian Chronicles. These similarities include: people living on mars, books destroyed, people traveling in space, a big war on earth, and many more similarities. I strongly recommend this book to everyone, especially if they enjoyed The Martian Chronicles.
Wednesday, January 13, 2010
Jason and The Argonauts
In the movie, Jason and the Argonauts, Jason crossed the world to steal the Golden Fleece. There are ways that this movie is similar to The Quest of The Golden Fleece. This movie and The Quest of The Golden Fleece also have some big differences. Jason and the Argonauts and The Quest of The Golden Fleece have many more differences than similarities.
There are events that happened in the movie and the myth that are similar. At the beginning of both the myth and movie, Pelias killed the rightful heir to Iolcus, King Aeson, Jason’s father. With King Aeson dead, Pelias was made the King. When Jason was a baby, he was delivered from King Aeson. When Jason was older, he went in search of the Golden Fleece to Colchis. He searched for his crew in Greece. The Argo built Jason’s ship. On the way to Colchis, the Argonauts freed the blind King Phineus from the curse of the Harpies. Every time King Phineus tried to eat, the Harpies would attack him and eat all of his food. Stealing the Fleece was very different in the movie and the myth, but in both the movie and the myth Medea helped Jason and they made it with the Golden Fleece to safety. Medea helped Jason because she loved Jason in both myth and the movie. These are the events that are similar in both the myth and the movie, but there are many more events that are different.
At the beginning the myth, King Aeson’s wife faked the death of Jason. Jason grew up with help from Chiron, the Centaur. King Pelias did not know that Jason was alive. When Jason was a man, Jason claimed his kingdom. King Pelias wanted to kill Jason but Jason’s uncles surrounded King Pelias. Jason’s uncles were happy that Jason was alive. To get rid of Jason, King Pelias sent Jason on a quest for the Golden Fleece. Jason sent heralds all over Greece to find brave volunteers who would later be known as the Argonauts. Athena named the ship “the Argo.” Athena put a branch on the Argo from Zeus’ sacred oak. The branch spoke the future. The Argonauts saved the blind man by having a feast and almost killing the Harpies. Iris, the goddess of the rainbow, said the Harpies would never trouble the blind man. The blind man, King Phineus, told the Argonauts to let a dove go through the Symplegades first. Usually when a ship went through the Symplegades some boulders came tumbling down and sunk the ship. The Argonauts let out a dove to go through the Symplegades, and only the end of the dove’s tail was hit. The Argonauts went through the Symplegades, and lost only the end design on their ship. When the Argonauts got to Colchis, King Aeetes demanded them to accomplish some tasks to get the Golden Fleece. Medea was in love with Jason and helped him on all of these tasks. Medea put a sleeping potion on the dragon. Jason and Medea took the fleece with little difficulty. These are the differences in events in the myth that are different than the movie.
In the movie, when Pelias killed King Aeson, Jason was already born. Jason had a couple sisters that Pelias’s killed. A guard escaped with Jason. There was a prophecy that Jason would take over the Kingdom from King Pelias. King Pelias would know a man to be Jason if that man had only one sandal. King Pelias fell off his horse into a lake and Jason saved King Pelias. King Pelias and Jason did not know each other. When Jason saved King Pelias, Jason lost one of his sandals. King Pelias took Jason to King Pelias’s camp. King Pelias told Jason that he should go on his quest for the Golden Fleece before Jason told King Pelias unknowingly his plans. Hermes took Jason to Zeus and all the other gods, and Jason started to believe in the gods. Jason held a tournament for the people in his crew. Argo built a statue of Hera on the ship. Through this statue of Hera, Jason was able to talk to Hera. Jason was able to ask Hera for help five times because Jason’s sister asked Hera to bless Jason five times. There was an entire adventure in the movie that was not in the myth. The adventure occurred when the Argonauts stopped to receive some water and food. The Argonauts were told if they took anything else from the island, one of the Titans would kill them. Heracles took a javelin from the island and in result a Titan broke the Argonaut’s ship and killed one of their crew. The Argonauts had to rebuild their ship before they could continue on their journey. On the next adventure, the Argonauts helped the blind man. They trapped the Harpies in a cage and then King Phineus told them the directions to Colchis, and he also gave them a statue that was on a necklace. When the Argonauts arrived at the Symplades, another ship was coming through the other side. It was crushed by some boulders and sunk. The Argonauts now made their attempt to make it through the Symplades. Jason tossed the statue that was on a necklace in the water and a merman appeared. The merman helped them through the Symplades safely. On the other side of Symplades there was a woman on a piece of the newly wrecked ship. This woman was Medea. When the Argonauts got to Colchis, King Aeetes put them in prison with a sentence to death because he did not want them to steal the Golden Fleece. During that night Medea let them out of prison. Jason went to steal the Golden Fleece. Instead of the Golden Fleece being guarded by a dragon, the Hydra guarded it. Jason killed the Hydra and started making his way back to the ship. The King took the dead Hydra’s teeth and made “the Children of the Hydra.” Jason made a narrow escape and sailed off with his crew and Medea. These events are some of the many differences in the movie.
The myth and the movie have many more differences than similarities. The differences have been shown above in how Jason crossed the world and stole the Golden Fleece. The changes made for the movie version of the myth increased the length to a full length feature, and to make the movie more exciting.
There are events that happened in the movie and the myth that are similar. At the beginning of both the myth and movie, Pelias killed the rightful heir to Iolcus, King Aeson, Jason’s father. With King Aeson dead, Pelias was made the King. When Jason was a baby, he was delivered from King Aeson. When Jason was older, he went in search of the Golden Fleece to Colchis. He searched for his crew in Greece. The Argo built Jason’s ship. On the way to Colchis, the Argonauts freed the blind King Phineus from the curse of the Harpies. Every time King Phineus tried to eat, the Harpies would attack him and eat all of his food. Stealing the Fleece was very different in the movie and the myth, but in both the movie and the myth Medea helped Jason and they made it with the Golden Fleece to safety. Medea helped Jason because she loved Jason in both myth and the movie. These are the events that are similar in both the myth and the movie, but there are many more events that are different.
At the beginning the myth, King Aeson’s wife faked the death of Jason. Jason grew up with help from Chiron, the Centaur. King Pelias did not know that Jason was alive. When Jason was a man, Jason claimed his kingdom. King Pelias wanted to kill Jason but Jason’s uncles surrounded King Pelias. Jason’s uncles were happy that Jason was alive. To get rid of Jason, King Pelias sent Jason on a quest for the Golden Fleece. Jason sent heralds all over Greece to find brave volunteers who would later be known as the Argonauts. Athena named the ship “the Argo.” Athena put a branch on the Argo from Zeus’ sacred oak. The branch spoke the future. The Argonauts saved the blind man by having a feast and almost killing the Harpies. Iris, the goddess of the rainbow, said the Harpies would never trouble the blind man. The blind man, King Phineus, told the Argonauts to let a dove go through the Symplegades first. Usually when a ship went through the Symplegades some boulders came tumbling down and sunk the ship. The Argonauts let out a dove to go through the Symplegades, and only the end of the dove’s tail was hit. The Argonauts went through the Symplegades, and lost only the end design on their ship. When the Argonauts got to Colchis, King Aeetes demanded them to accomplish some tasks to get the Golden Fleece. Medea was in love with Jason and helped him on all of these tasks. Medea put a sleeping potion on the dragon. Jason and Medea took the fleece with little difficulty. These are the differences in events in the myth that are different than the movie.
In the movie, when Pelias killed King Aeson, Jason was already born. Jason had a couple sisters that Pelias’s killed. A guard escaped with Jason. There was a prophecy that Jason would take over the Kingdom from King Pelias. King Pelias would know a man to be Jason if that man had only one sandal. King Pelias fell off his horse into a lake and Jason saved King Pelias. King Pelias and Jason did not know each other. When Jason saved King Pelias, Jason lost one of his sandals. King Pelias took Jason to King Pelias’s camp. King Pelias told Jason that he should go on his quest for the Golden Fleece before Jason told King Pelias unknowingly his plans. Hermes took Jason to Zeus and all the other gods, and Jason started to believe in the gods. Jason held a tournament for the people in his crew. Argo built a statue of Hera on the ship. Through this statue of Hera, Jason was able to talk to Hera. Jason was able to ask Hera for help five times because Jason’s sister asked Hera to bless Jason five times. There was an entire adventure in the movie that was not in the myth. The adventure occurred when the Argonauts stopped to receive some water and food. The Argonauts were told if they took anything else from the island, one of the Titans would kill them. Heracles took a javelin from the island and in result a Titan broke the Argonaut’s ship and killed one of their crew. The Argonauts had to rebuild their ship before they could continue on their journey. On the next adventure, the Argonauts helped the blind man. They trapped the Harpies in a cage and then King Phineus told them the directions to Colchis, and he also gave them a statue that was on a necklace. When the Argonauts arrived at the Symplades, another ship was coming through the other side. It was crushed by some boulders and sunk. The Argonauts now made their attempt to make it through the Symplades. Jason tossed the statue that was on a necklace in the water and a merman appeared. The merman helped them through the Symplades safely. On the other side of Symplades there was a woman on a piece of the newly wrecked ship. This woman was Medea. When the Argonauts got to Colchis, King Aeetes put them in prison with a sentence to death because he did not want them to steal the Golden Fleece. During that night Medea let them out of prison. Jason went to steal the Golden Fleece. Instead of the Golden Fleece being guarded by a dragon, the Hydra guarded it. Jason killed the Hydra and started making his way back to the ship. The King took the dead Hydra’s teeth and made “the Children of the Hydra.” Jason made a narrow escape and sailed off with his crew and Medea. These events are some of the many differences in the movie.
The myth and the movie have many more differences than similarities. The differences have been shown above in how Jason crossed the world and stole the Golden Fleece. The changes made for the movie version of the myth increased the length to a full length feature, and to make the movie more exciting.
Monday, January 4, 2010
Homework During Christmas Break
Having homework on Christmas break is like winning the lottery and only receiving a hundred dollars. A person may be excited for some money, a little while, but it is all gone before that person knows. I was very excited for a break from school, a little while, but the break is now gone before I knew what happened. Much of my time during the break was taken up by homework. Homework ruined tons of my fun time over the break. One of the things I had to do was read the chosen. It is not my favorite book of all time. I might have enjoyed it better if I did not have to read it over Christmas break. It was not very exciting and a very slow reading book. I also had to finish the Martian Chronicles. I liked it better than the Chosen but I still did not like to read during Christmas break. I really disliked reading so much on the break. It did not really ruin my break I just didn’t like it. So if there is a teacher out there please do not have your students do homework on the break.
The Martian Chronicles
People living on Mars! I have never even dreamed of going to Mars, but through The Martian Chronicles I was taken to Mars and I lived there. Ray Bradbury, the author to The Martian Chronicles, wrote this book in a format that finished this book like peanut butter finishes a jelly sandwich. Without this story’s morals this story would be nothing. The Martian Chronicles is a book for everyone because it has some very good qualities.
The Martian Chronicles was a very good story. At the beginning of the story many crews of astronauts explore mars. The Martians, people that lived on mars, usually killed these astronauts. The Martians often changed into a person in the astronauts’ minds, by changing into these people the Martians were able to catch them off guard and kill them. The astronauts eventually did make it on mars. Meanwhile, Earth was changing in many ways. They burned all the fairy tale books because they were not real. A person tried to make these fairy tail stories real by making a haunted house that has robot apes, witches, and many other creatures. He moved to mars like many others to get away from Earth. Just when Mars was getting populated there was a great war starting up on Earth. About this time the Martian people became extinct. With the war starting all the rockets, with most of the people, returned home to defend their country. There were only a few people left on mars because they missed the rockets or because they wanted to stay. Tons of people were dying so some people secretly came back to mars. There were only a few families that came to Mars and they are now known as the Martians. I loved The Martian Chronicles, but it was not just the story that made The Martian Chronicles as exciting as it was. The format is what made The Martian Chronicles as exciting as it was.
The format that this book was written in was great. This format was a bunch of little stories that made the big stories. Every chapter was a new little story. The stories were linked together with some details and with dates that titled the chapter. In The Martian Chronicles there was no main character, but I got through the story just fine. Often the chapter would end with a person dying, if they didn’t die the last chapter of The Martian Chronicles told what happened to them after their chapter. I love this format but it was not the only thing that completed the book the morals were added to the book to finish it off.
The Martian Chronicles had many good morals. One of these morals is to never give up. If the other astronauts had given up after the first crew of astronauts died no one would have lived on Mars at all. Another moral is to be friendly. The people that were friendly to the Martians were not killed. If all the people were friendly to the Martians more people would have lived in The Martian Chronicles and in real life. The morals in The Martian Chronicles are most excellent.
Because The Martian Chronicles has some good qualities, it is a book for everyone. The Martian Chronicles has an excellent story. It also has a good format that is the best way to write this book. The morals finish off this story like how peanut butter finishes off a jelly sandwich. The Martian Chronicles is definitely a book that everyone would enjoy.
The Martian Chronicles was a very good story. At the beginning of the story many crews of astronauts explore mars. The Martians, people that lived on mars, usually killed these astronauts. The Martians often changed into a person in the astronauts’ minds, by changing into these people the Martians were able to catch them off guard and kill them. The astronauts eventually did make it on mars. Meanwhile, Earth was changing in many ways. They burned all the fairy tale books because they were not real. A person tried to make these fairy tail stories real by making a haunted house that has robot apes, witches, and many other creatures. He moved to mars like many others to get away from Earth. Just when Mars was getting populated there was a great war starting up on Earth. About this time the Martian people became extinct. With the war starting all the rockets, with most of the people, returned home to defend their country. There were only a few people left on mars because they missed the rockets or because they wanted to stay. Tons of people were dying so some people secretly came back to mars. There were only a few families that came to Mars and they are now known as the Martians. I loved The Martian Chronicles, but it was not just the story that made The Martian Chronicles as exciting as it was. The format is what made The Martian Chronicles as exciting as it was.
The format that this book was written in was great. This format was a bunch of little stories that made the big stories. Every chapter was a new little story. The stories were linked together with some details and with dates that titled the chapter. In The Martian Chronicles there was no main character, but I got through the story just fine. Often the chapter would end with a person dying, if they didn’t die the last chapter of The Martian Chronicles told what happened to them after their chapter. I love this format but it was not the only thing that completed the book the morals were added to the book to finish it off.
The Martian Chronicles had many good morals. One of these morals is to never give up. If the other astronauts had given up after the first crew of astronauts died no one would have lived on Mars at all. Another moral is to be friendly. The people that were friendly to the Martians were not killed. If all the people were friendly to the Martians more people would have lived in The Martian Chronicles and in real life. The morals in The Martian Chronicles are most excellent.
Because The Martian Chronicles has some good qualities, it is a book for everyone. The Martian Chronicles has an excellent story. It also has a good format that is the best way to write this book. The morals finish off this story like how peanut butter finishes off a jelly sandwich. The Martian Chronicles is definitely a book that everyone would enjoy.
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