Mr. B's AP English 3

In Shakespeare play “Much Ado About Nothing” the theme lie and deception is a major role in getting a couple together but it also was a role to tear a couple apart. The theme deception can be used both good and bad if the intentions are good then the role is good and fair however when the role is negative and causes harm the role is bad. Deception in Much ado about nothing has both importance and relevance to today's society with a slight switch than it did in the 16th century. Each of the main characters in Much Ado About Nothing is the victim of deception, and it is because they are deceived that they act in the ways that they do. Although the central deception is directed against Claudio in an attempt to destroy his relationship with Hero, it is the deceptions involving Beatrice and Benedick which provides the play's dramatic focus. In Much Ado About Nothing, Deception is relevant to today because like in the play is plays both good and evil. When Don Pedro wanted to use...

Martin Luther King Jr. civil rights activist was imprisoned in the spring of 1963 after him and his organization, the Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC), targeted Birmingham, Alabama, with a series of peaceful demonstrations aimed at ending segregation. There was a letter published calling his action "unwise and untimely" and Luther responded with his own letter using irony, tone, and pathos to justify his actions. In the second paragraph of the “Letter from Birmingham Jail,” Mr. King shows irony when describing why he was in Birmingham in the first place. Not only was Birmingham Alabama a place where segregation was at large and the main cause of any non-violent demonstration needed to be held but also Mr. King Relays some not so public information about how the SCLC has eighty-five affiliated organization across the south the Alabama conference invited Mr. King to come and help with the demonstrations. Now the Irony here if you haven't already caught i...

Each essay brought something different to the table in essay one however it should receive a 5 because even though the author did develop a position on the side of preserving everyday writing he lacked the amount of reasons to support why it is important. The author simply stuck with one reason throughout the essay about it needing to be preserved because of the "history would be lost" if it was not preserved. While only using one reason he took at least sources to back up this one reason. I enjoyed the sources they used however in the second paragraph there was not a clear transition of ideas. The author felt lost in there writing in part of it and was unclear on how they wanted the essay to go. Even though the author does still have but one simple reason both his intro and conclusion lacked clarity and depth it was not a captivity ways to start nor to end the essay. This essay was not awarding a 6 because the sources were there they were mixed and unclear of the main purpo...

Have you ever told a little white lie and it not be so little after all? In the world today you will run across so many who lie from small to large but do you really know the consequences of those lies. In the story, "The Ways We Lie" Stephanie Ericsson defines several different types of lies and the reality of them she uses her own personal experience, historical facts, and some other different examples to show that these lies are relevant to today's society. Ericsson gives you a brief summary of her day and how many lies she told in that days and then furthered her summary by explaining that no one was hurt emotionally or physically within the lies. However, when she deceased to go without listening to realizes how much lying helps prevent hurt she realizes that by just telling the simple truth it hurts more than the untold truth. Now she uses those examples to help elaborate on the lie " the white lie" the white lie was the little lie that does more harm t...

In the article, " Coming of Age in Mississippi", you see the struggles a black woman goes through to have equality with civil disobedience.  Ann Moody showed us one her the sit-ins that she had sat in and described the white race as diseased. My viewpoint of civil disobedience is different because i guess i a a white and raised with the white yes there was always blacks around me but it was never the good kind of blacks. They all seemed trashy and had low respect for themselves and i know it's not true because there are blacks out there that have very high respect for themselves and they look down upon whites. It is the same way with whites we have our trashy whites with little to no respect for themselves and then you have your whites you have a ton of respect for themselves who look down upon on the other races. I saw this post the other day and it is so true; there was a girl who was peeling potatoes and she had peeled most of them and had one left to peel. She said,...

    Macbeth is one of the greatest plays written by man. From the intriguing details to the tug on opinions and unanswered questions. In act one of Macbeth Shakespeare gives up some controversy between Macbeth and Lady Macbeth along with a twist of witches and evil.     Macbeth and Lady Macbeth are obviously married and they are in this curse set by the witches. Or are they? In at the begging of the act the witches tell Macbeth that he will become future king. Well in scene five Lady Macbeth makes her plan know stating, " ...Duncan's entrance into my fortress, where he will die." She then goes and states some very dark witchcraft type of stuff like, " thicken my blood and clog my veins... so that no human compassion can stop my evil plan... come to my female breast and turn my mother's milk into poisonous acid.” This gives the question of if she may be the 4th witch. Now at the begging of the play, Macbeth meets three other witches and his wi...

     The breakdown of our analysis was going through each individual question that we missed and understanding what type of question it was. There was a pattern of questions that we have missed. Some of the type of questions we missed were questions that asked about tone, authors purpose, rhetorical devices and  main idea. My number one way of trying to attack of I come across this type of question is simply break it down to like maybe how does this piece of text make me feel or what did I grasp from this text.      The primary difference between me and my self with the mock exam and working in as a group is simply I can't focus well with a group or not everyone in the group wants to pay attention also I feel like it's a majority rules even tho I believe it's something else. I work really well as seen on the mock exam by myself and alone without any distractions. There wasn't a lot I can really take out of the group work for them simply reason I ...

The mock exam was an experience like no other and not really in a good way. I was so nervous going in because I have seen my grades here in class and i was afraid i wouldn't do well there because there is more people there. I expected to completely bomb the exam but i'm surprised i did really well at least on the multiple choice portion. Going in Saturday i was thankful we could sit anywhere in the library to be comfortable because the cold always helps me think so i'm glad i sat next to the windows. I do not have anxiety but i felt a little anxious starting the exam because i didn't feel confident. Once i got started and got going and set a good pace for myself i felt better and my nerves started to calm down. Almost halfway through the multiple choice i started getting a little distracted and i was not as focused and i believe that is why i missed more towards the end o f the exam than i did at the begging of the exam. If i were to choose which section of the exam i...

"In his lifetimes, Ronald Reagan was such a cheerful and invigorating presence" words of Margaret Thatcher on June 11,2004 in honor of former United States president  Ronald Reagan. In this eulogy for Ronald Reagan written by and spoken by Margaret Thatcher, Margaret used several different rhetorical devices. Margaret Thatcher used this eulogy to show how great a man, president, and friend. Ronald Reagan was. In lines 30-35 the use of the words "Others' and "He" shows a separation between him and the world. By repeating these words it shows how they contradict each other which in turn emphasizes what he did, showing that Reagan was a man of his own and no one was going to stand in his way of getting things done. Margret wanted to show how different Reagan was from everyone else because a lot of the time things gets lost in the news and social media. By doing so she showed how Reagan was a man for taking the initiative and making things better and to acc...

Margaret Thatcher used this eulogy to show how great a man Ronald Reagan was . In lines 30-35 the use of the words "Others' and "He" shows a separation between him and the world.  By repeating these words shows how they contradict each other which in turn emphasizes what he did, showing that Reagan was a man of his own and no one was going to stand in his way of getting things done.  Margret wanted to show how different Reagan was from everyone else b ecause a lot of the time things gets lost in the news and social media. By doing so she showed how Reagan was a man for taking the initiative and making things better and to accomplish what needed to be done.   Furthermore proving how great a man Ronald Reagan was and what he did for his country without thinking of what he got out of it.

Margaret Thatcher characterized President Ronald Reagan as a great president unquestionably well through her eulogy. "Ronald Reagan's life was providential when we look at what he achieved." Ronald carried America with him in his heart everywhere he went “freedom and opportunity” was what he stood for he Margret showed that by using both pathos and ethos as any professional writer would use to emphases her sorrow and what his life had meant to both her and all the others that he affected throughout his life. When "Others prophesied" or "saw only limits" or only lived on " hope" "He" rose to the occasion and took initiative and " inspired" "transformed" "and " won" while also "turning [enemies] into friends". Ronald carried american with him in his heart everywhere he went “freedom and opportunity” was what he stood for he Margret showed that.

Look around you, are you one hundred percent happy with everything things in your life or are unhappy with the way your hair looks or the way your day has gone? It is normal to be dissatisfied with your life and the things inside it including you. In “ The Great Gatsby” dissatisfaction shows more of an impact on the characters. In today's society people are always wanting the latest new phones or latest fashion trend in their closest but, none of them stop and think, why are they wanting this, the answer, their dissatisfied with the materialistic things they have and they believe deep down that if they got new material it will fill the void that that struggle with. If people would stop and take the time to appreciate what they have instead of trying to have the " Bigger, better, stronger, faster" things in life they would not fall into the "trap" of their " own dissatisfaction" ( Source 1). In the Great Gatsby, Myrtle had a husband, a ho...

“We hold these Truths to be self-evident, that all Men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Happiness”, wrote by the founding fathers who put the foundation of this growing country into writing 142 years ago ( source 1).The “American Dream” is a dream that was once something everyone reached for and over the years that dream has dwindled away because of the facts that not everyone reaches for that dream anymore. The American dream is by every means attainable to anyone who chooses to live in the states for two main reasons; for one, they work for what they want, and for two they don't let their background determine where their future lies. “ A dream of a society in which each man and each woman could reach the highest place that their abilities enabled regardless of where they started in life” ( source 1). The people who choose to use their color or history as an excuse ...

Writing an essay is a very strategic idea to deal with especially if you are using any type of sources that you will need to cite, which should be any source that isn't your own. evaluating sources correctly, using sources correctly without plagiarising and using what you found in these said sources are all the key object to getting a great grade on your essay without giving faulty info. When evaluating sources you always want to make sure you're constantly thinking of the following things; reliable, look at both perspectives and understanding what the source is stating. Keep in mind that "when you take information from a given source, it will almost inevitably carry with it at least some... preference, assumptions, and biases" (19). We cant all see everything from all angles and all views its just not how we're built mentally so, draw on as many reliable sources as you possibly can to prepare yourself to write. Don't assume that all ar...

F. Scott Fitzgerald wrote the Great Gatsby with many underlying themes, two of which are hope , compassion and forgiveness. Many people During the jazz age used hope as a way to keeping going. Hope is still alive today in everyday things, along with home. Hope is presented in the novel in different ways one way is by  a green light. The green light represents Gatsby's hope to meet daisy and soon win her back. He sees the green light far away yet knows his relationship is very present. "Involuntary I glanced seaward- and distinguished nothing expect a single green light, minute and far away, that might have been the end of a dock" ( Fitzgerald 21).  Humans use hope as a way to look forward and have a reason to keep going, like Gatsby, he used the Green Light as a reason to keep pursuing his relationship with daisy. Throughout the novel Gatsby demonstrates that his motivation is the green light. "Gatsby believed in the green light, the orgiastic future that year reced...