Friday, January 21, 2011

Keat's Song

Keat's Song.egg on Aviary.

 I’ve been down that road many times
Too many to count.
Running a little late and attempting to avoid any more distractions, 
I was finally on my way.
But something caught my eye.
It was the moon looming before me.
I’ve seen the moon countless times before, but today it was different.
Especially beautiful and exceedingly large.
Lingering into the day and adorning the clear blue sky.
The pastel mountains and green trees framed it beautifully.
I just had to slow down to admire it’s beauty.
God’s wonderful art work displayed for all to see.

Tuesday, January 18, 2011

Percy Bysshe Shelley Resume


Percy Bysshe Shelley
Summary____________________________________________________
                Shelley’s view on life, his beliefs, and experiences are manifested 
                in his influential writings.

Qualification & Personal Qualities_______________________________
                Radical and Idealistic
                Hated oppression
                Firm in most of his beliefs
                Resentment toward tyranny
               
Personal Experience___________________________________________
                Wrote “Queen Mab” -1813
                           “Alastor”- 1816
                            Ozymandias -1817                          
  The Revolt of Islam- 1818
                            The Cenci -1819
                            “Ode to the West Wind”- 1819
                             Prometheus Unbound- 1820
                             Epipsychidion” and “Adonais” -1821
               
Education____________________________________________________
   Sion House Academy                                                        1802-04
   Eaton                                                                                1804-10
                Oxford                                                                                1810-11



Horton, Ronald. "Percy Bysshe Shelley." British Literature. 2nd ed. Greenville: BJU, 2003. 565-67. Print.
"P. B. Shelley: An Overview." The Victorian Web: An Overview. Web. 19 Jan. 2011. <http://www.victorianweb.org/previctorian/shelley/shelleyov.html>.
Resume Builder. Web. 19 Jan. 2011. <http://www.howtowritearesume.net/>.

Friday, January 14, 2011

Byron Poem

To be entirely drawn in to something that is not real
Captivated by what you have created; this world you’ve made.
And how real is this feeling that you feel?
After all this is not real, but perhaps it’s still is a good temporary trade.

You explore your imaginary world.
It’s beautiful and colorful; It’s rather wonderful, in fact.
The sky above is filled with clouds so wispy and curled.
Suddenly, it feels all wrong. It’s gone all so abstract.

Drawn into reality. The truth of the matter.
Its reasoning you’ve been told can solves all the problems.
So slowly you let the rest of your world scatter.
Can’t we go back to the flowering autumns?

Imagining and feelings bring a unique joy to life.
To cease to do so would ruin us. Our minds betrayed.
You enter your world and it’s empty of strife.
After all this is not real, but perhaps it’s still a good temporary trade.

My poem is similar to Byron's because the similar rhyme scene. My poem is romantic because it covers the topic of imagination and feeling over reason. In the poem the the character chooses imagination and feelings.

Byron, Lord. “On This Day I Complete My Thirty-Sixth Year.” British Literature. Ed. Ronald A. Horton. 2nd ed. Greenville, SC: BJU Press, 2003. 562-562. Print

Wednesday, January 12, 2011

"Old China" Voicemail



Lamb, Charles. "Old China." British Literature. Ed. Ronald Horton. 2nd ed. Greenville: BJU, 2003. 556-59. Print.

New Found Contentment

A puppy was brought home and he instantly found himself living the American dream. Let’s call him Spot. Spot lived at a nice house with a nice family. His family loved him. He was played with, walked, fed, and washed. During the day, he could freely roam the house and backyard, which was surrounded by a big fence. Life was good and he was happy. Despite the wonderful life Spot was living, there was one thing that bothered him; One thing that just ate him up on the inside. Spot was not allowed on the other side of the fence. Well, he was, but only if he was restrained by a leash. He detested the leash. One day, while Spot was lying in the backyard, he got an idea. He proceeded to begin digging a hole near one of the corners of the fence. Today would be the day that he would experience the world outside the fence! Spot wriggled his way under the fence. Instantly, he was hit with new scents and with new sights! Spot began to venture out. Being absorbed in smelling the new place, he was startled by two bike riders that sped past him. He ran across the street, as a car zoomed down the street, barely missing him. Spot then was hit with the scent of something that smelled delicious. Upon going to investigate, a person standing near the food yelled at him and shooed him away. Spot was starting to realize that he was happy with life in the backyard. He figured that now would be a good time to return home. Spot cautiously walked home and wriggled under the fence. He returned back to where he was lying before and drifted into sleep. His ears perked up as he heard his family come home. Spot, with his new found contentment, ran to greet them.   


 - Circular, solitary journeys

Tuesday, January 11, 2011

Common Things in a Uncommon Light


To edit my picture of an apple, I used picnik. I used an effect that kind of makes the picture look like it looks like it was made out of one of those toys with the colored pegs that light up to make a picture. I chose this because though the picture is seen in a different light, it is still somewhat familiar to those who have played with the type of toy I’m talking about. I also think its cool that a complete picture is make of individual dots. I think that Wordsworth was a person who saw the world around him differently. This is seen in his creative and insightful work. I also think that some of the things that Wordsworth believed are a bit odd. This is another reflection of how he saw things.


Thursday, January 6, 2011

Blake Video Response

Blake Video Response

Works Cited:
Blake, William. "The Tyger." British Literature. By Ronald Horton. 2nd ed. Greenville: BJU, 2003. 519. Print.