Trojan War Who to play War With

By: Zach Maderski

In the play The Hysterical History of the Trojan War Zeus is having a talk with Ares because he wants to play war with Athena.  After they found out who to play war with, so they picked the Spartans and the Trojans. Once they go all of the people Zeus said that he got a text message  saying that someone needed a thunder storm and had to leave.

In the modern version of the Trojan War story things are a lot different than the play version.  In the original version story they didn’t talk about what the gods were doing before the war but I’m pretty shore that Zeus doesn’t  have a cell phone.  Also I don’t think that Ares even thought he is the god of war wants to play war just for fun. Plus they didn’t even have pencils and papers, they only had a piece of stone and a chisel.

Some of the things from that scene are still the same or is true. In the play Zeus said that he had to leave the discussion because someone needed a thunder storm.  According to the Greeks,  Zeus was the god of lighting.  Also in the Trojan war story Zeus didn’t really do much in the war and it never really talked about him much during the war just like in the play.

There are also some differences between the story and the play, for example in the play Zeus said that he got a text message but back then they wouldn’t of had cell phones. Also in the original story there was no discussion between gods about wanting to play war and who was going to be on who’s side.

I really don’t like the remake of this story because there are a lot of events in the play that are kind of funny but or not really realistic for that time in history.  I mean the gods wouldn’t have had cell phones or pencil and paper.  Also when it got to the battle it was really boring and it got through the whole war in not even a whole page.  Overall I think that it was good but it wasn’t that realistic to that kind of time period.

People can change

By: Zach Maderski

Author’s Note: This is a response to the story “Thank you Ma’am” by Langston Hughes. It talks about some quotes from the story and how they are important and show a change in the characters and in the reader’s thoughts.

There are several quotes in this story that affect the way the reader feels about the characters. Their importance not only affects how you feel about a character but also shows how that character changes throughout the story. For example Roger in the beginning of the story was a thief and would take any chance he could to get money or food, but in the end he learned respect and trust.

In the beginning of the story Roger has almost no trust in Mrs. Jones partly because she had caught him red handed trying to steal her pocket book but also, she is a complete stranger to him. There is a quote in the story that proves that Roger is scared and has no trust in this women that he had just tried to steal from.  "If I turn you loose, will you run?" asked the woman. "Yes’m," said the boy. This quote just proves that Roger is still in a way a thief and has no trust what so ever in Mrs. Jones.

An important quote in the story that really stands out was when Mrs. Jones brought Roger to her house after he had tried to steal her pocket book. When he got to the bathroom after she told him to wash up the quote said,” Roger looked at the door—looked at the woman—looked at the door—and went to the sink.” This quote is probably one of the most important quotes in the story because it shows how much Roger changed from the beginning of the story to now, and it shows how much he is beginning to trust her because if I was in his position I would have taken her pocket book and ran.

Toward the end of the book Mrs. Jones did something risky, she left her pocket book on the couch were Roger was sitting. This part of the story will really changes what you think or believe about Roger, because Mrs. Jones could not even see Roger nor could he see her. He decided to scoot to the edge of the couch to where she could see him out of the corner of her eye. He did not trust the woman not to trust him. And he did not want to be mistrusted now.

Telling from Roger’s actions at the beginning of the book to the end of the book you can really see how much he had changed. You might not have been able to see his change in attitude and confidence throughout the story if it weren’t for these quotes. Overall quotes can really change how the reader thinks and shows their improvement throughout the story.

Ribbons

 The grandmother's culture has some ways that are different than our. Some of these ways are shown in the story, for example Chines people bow to you or other people instead of just hugging them or saying hello. Also their is a way that the chines people have of trying to make their self beautiful and it is not very pleasant.They try to make their feet small so they rap their toes around our foot and then cut off the circulation to their foot so it doesn't hurt. I think that this next reason is very mean because the Chines people like boys more than girls because like the grandmother said," boys are everything.” An example of a way that we would do for the sake of beauty would be like getting plastic surgery or dying hair. This is bad because stuff like plastic surgery are permanent but dying hair could make you look bad even though you thought it looked good. 

A clean Well lighted Place Book or Movie

   There are many examples of a book being better than a movie or a movie being better than the book because of sound. In the book A Clean Well Lighted Place, by Ernest Hemingway, there is both a book and a movie for it. In the story there are two men in a bar and it is really late. There is a man who comes in and stays until way after closing time. The younger waiter doesn’t like staying so late so he tells the old man to go home. In the story it was difficult to feel a mood or tone but in the movie there was because of the sound of voices, music, and facial expressions.

   A good example of the movie being better than the book is when the old man was sent home from the bar. This was a great example of setting the tone of the whole movie. It was  good because there was  music in the background that was  sad and gloomy as he was walking away. It makes you feel sad for the old man so the tone is a very sad one. Also you could really tell that the older waiter understood how the old man felt because he to liked working at the bar and didn’t mind being nice to an old man who lost a lot.

   A good example of when the book is better than the movie is in the beginning of both the book and the movie. In the movie there was a long period of time when it was just showing the bar and there was music playing. The music was sad and it was boring to watch. In the book it went right into the story, the conversations, and also it gave us more information about them.

   Another example of when the movie is better than the book is how the music and the sounds set the tone of the whole piece. In the movie the music sets a sad tone for the whole thing. Also the tone of the older waiter voices really shows that he cared about the old man and that he know what he was going through. Now in the book you can’t really tell whether or not they are just saying it or they actually mean it.

   As you can see many factors can change how an individual feels or thinks about characters or events in a story. People may think that movies are better than books or books are better than movies because of the type of events in it, like was or fighting scenes. It all really has to do with whether or not the books or movie has these factors that may decide which one you like best.

After you my Dear Alphonse response

I think that this story really relates to reverse racism because in the story Mrs.Wilson thinks that Boyd is very pore. She shows these examples by saying that Boyd can have some of Johnny's old clothes. Also she was telling him that he could eat as much as he wanted because she thought that he didn't have much for at his house. I personally think that she is doing all of these things because of the stereotypes of black people. 

She was being very naivete because she would say stuff based off of stereotypes and then he would tell her wrong. And toward the and of the story when she said that she was disappointed in him because he wasn't what she thought he was going to be like.

A Clean, Well Lit Place

I think that in the movie version of the story I think that the Director made good choices with the music and the lighting of the story. The music really made me feel sad or the way the older waiter felt when the old man left the bar in part 1. in the second part i also think that the music went along with the scene, probably because there was more than one person their and it just fit the mood.

The story was much different than the movie because the music set a different tone to the scene unlike the script when  you cant really feel that. I didn't really like the length of the screen shots because I think that in a conversation the screen shots should be a little shorter so that it is not so boring.

Song for a Surf-Rider  

 

   Often time’s readers lose interest in a story or poem because they find it boring. This could be because it doesn’t have any Figurative Language in it or the plot and Theme aren’t exciting. Also the reader just might not like it. However, in the poem “Song for a Surf-Rider” the author uses Figurative Language to keep the reader thinking. This helps the reader imagine what the story is saying and describing.

   One example of Imagery in the poem is “I ride the horse that is the sea. His mane of foam is wild and free”. In these sentences the author is comparing the horse to riding a surfboard on the waves. This affects the tone of the poem because the sea can be very unpredictable. In this part of the poem I felt the tone to be calm because that’s the feeling that the sea gives me, but in other parts of the poem the tone is wild and not so laid back.

   There is also another part of the poem that has some imagery that isn’t so calm. It says “ His eyes flash with an emerald fire”. Now when I hear that I think that it sounds kind of wild or exciting. Even when I think about it I would expect to see a fierce animal with a mad look in his eyes. The impact that this example of imagery has on a reader is probably big because this stanza could really get someone more interested in the poem and want to keep reading.  The use of strong words can bring excitement to the reader.

   The figurative language in this poem helps the reader paint a picture of what the author was thinking about.  If the author compared surfing to another object the reader may have had a different perspective.  By comparing surfing to riding a horse it allows the reader to bring in personal experiences and feelings to the poem.  Some experiences may be positive or negative.  Overall the tone of this poem was one of calm and excitement.  The imagery helped create this tone for me.

   As you can see from the examples of Figurative Language in the poem “Song for a Surf-Rider” the language an author uses influences the tone and meaning of the piece. Strong words and figurative language are just another way to keep the reader interested. Overall, I think that figurative language can really change a lot in a story like tone.

Who is the story teller?

  Have you ever wanted to know what it would be like if a story that you liked was told in a different point of view? Well the point of view is an important component in telling a story. It can really change the mood of the reader and the tone of the character. In the story Hoot, a boy named Roy just moved into town. He is new to school and already has some enemies.  Roy also has some good friends that are nice most of the time; however, they do get him stuck in some tough situations.

  In the story “Hoot” when Roy was on the bus going to school he saw a kid running without any shoes on so when the bus stopped he ran after him. Roy followed the boy into the woods because he had never seen a random kid running without any shoes on. Roy became curious about this kid because out of all the people that he had seen he has never seen someone like that.

  Since the story is told from Roy’s point of view there would be different feelings toward others. For example Roy may think that Mullet Fingers is a bad kid because he is doing bad things like vandalizing property. But if it were to be told from Beatrix’s point of view then she might think that he isn’t because he is her brother and that he is just fighting for what he thinks is right.

  Also if the story were to have been told in Mullet Fingers point of view than he might have different opinions than Roy. For example Mullet fingers might think that it is ok to vandalize private property to protest. But Roy might think that it is wrong because you can get in some big trouble if you do.

  The point of view can really change the events in the story and how the reader thinks about the other characters. This because some characters may have a good or bad back round with others may influence what the reader thinks about characters.

The Coolest Game Ever

By: Zachary Maderski

  I woke up in a hurry already thinking about what to do. I got in the shower, brushed my teeth, and ate my breakfast. Now I could just sit down and do what I love. Play probably the best game ever, Realm of the Mad God.

  In my head I was thinking to myself, step one close the blinds, step two turn on my computer, step three sit down and relax and get ready to fight monsters like I always do.

  I am using a knight because they are really strong and have a lot of defense which means that you take less damage to your guy. I have been saving a bunch of good stuff for my knight in my vault like a T10 sword, a T4 shield, a T12 armor, and a T4 ring of speed ( the higher the T the better the item is).

 Before I went into a dungeon I called up one of my friends and asked him if he wanted to play with me and we could level up faster and kill more monsters. I called up my friend Jacob to see if he could play with me. He said yes but, he would be on in about ten minutes. I decided to go on without him and maybe will find each other later.

  I went into the dungeon named Ogre because it had more people in it and it is easier to fight monsters. Since I teleported to the god lands where the harder monsters are because you can get better items there. I found a small group of people with a priest (the only character that can heal himself and other people around him).

  As we were running around the god lands, we ran into one of the hardest monsters of them all, the Cube God. It was like five times the size of me and can almost kill you in one hit. Plus it had forty other minions running around it. We talked with one another and we decided that we could do it.

  We killed about 20 of its minions right of the bat but we had to hurry because it can keep regenerating them. When we charged it directly he shot at us about two to three times. Everyone made it out except for one who died almost instantly. After we dodged his shots I hit him with my sword about eight times witch probably did 2400 damage to him.

  By now he had about three fourths health left including the other people’s attacks. Then all of a sudden there was a gravestone with Jacob’s name on it and shortly after I got a call from him saying that he just died and I started laughing. But then he hung up.

It’s been about five minutes now and he is almost dead. I when into the chat box and told everybody to use their special moves on him in three, two, one, boom there was flash of colors. It was a little like fireworks, reds and blues lines shooting all over the place, it was great. And their lying on the ground was one of the rarest items in the game a dagger called the Dirk of Kronos. I grabbed it and then left to the Nexes ( which is the only place where there aren’t monster) and put it in my vault. This was truly the happiest moment I have ever had playing Realm of the Mad God.

  

Who is the Story Teller?

Who is the story teller?

  Have you ever wanted to know what it would be like if a story that you liked was told in a different point of view? Well the point of view is an important component in telling a story. It can really change the mood of the reader and the tone of the character. In the story Hoot, a boy named Roy just moved into town. He is new to school and already has some enemies.  Roy also has some good friends that are nice most of the time; however, they do get him stuck in some tough situations.

  In the story “Hoot” there are three main characters.  The story would have been a whole lot different if it were told from another character’s point of view. The story is being told from Roy’s point of view which changes the tone and events of the story. For example Roy is normally ether at school or at his house, or running around with Beatrix, or at the construction site where they are going to dig up the owl’s home.

  One example would be that since Mullet Fingers lives in the woods than most of the story and events that took place woods. Instead of talking about Roy at his day at school I would be about Mullet Fingers day catching snakes. The tone of the story would be much different to because it would probably be told in a different person.

  Another example is if the story were to be told from Beatrix’s point of view. But some of the story would be the same as Roy’s point of view because they are together throughout most of the story and if it weren’t for Beatrix and Mullet Fingers than Roy wouldn’t have heard about the awls house being dug up.

  As you can see from my examples, the point of view can change the tone and events of a story. It can change the tone because certain characters may have a different tone than others, and they aren’t always going to be in the same spot as everybody else. They have their own activities so that is how it can change the events. 

who is the Story Teller

Who is the story teller

  Have you ever wanted to know what it would be like if a story that you liked was told in  a different point of view? Well the point of view is an important component in telling a story. It can really change the mood of the reader and the tone of the character.

  In the story “Hoot” there are three main characters but the story would have been a whole lot different if it were told in another characters point of view. The story is being told from Roy’s point of view, now if it were to be told from Mullet Finger’s point of view than there would have been more and different events in the story.

  For example since Mullet Fingers lives in the woods most of the story and events that took place in the story would have been in the woods. Instead of talking about Roy at his day at school I would be about Mullet Fingers day catching snakes or when he was running and maybe saw a strange boy being choked on a bus watching him through the bus window.

 Another example is if the story were to be told from Beatrix’s point of view. But some of the story would be the same as Roy’s point of view because They are together throughout most of the story and if it weren’t for Beatrix and Mullet Fingers than Roy wouldn’t have heard about the awls house being dug up.

  As you can see from my examples, the point of view can change the tone and events of a story. It can change the tone because certain characters may have a different tone than others, and they aren’t always going to be in the same spot as everybody else they have their own activities so that is how it can change the events.

The Patriot vs The Fighting Ground

By: Zach Maderski

  I am going to tell you some similarities and differences  between the main character from the book The Fighting Ground and Gabriel one of the main characters from the movie The Patriot. In the story The Fighting Ground the main character Jonathan runs away from home to go fight in the war. Later on in the story Jonathan gets caught by some hessian soldiers and they keep him captive for most of the story but later on he escaped and found his group of soldiers again. In the movie “The Patriot” the oldest son Gabriel Martin leaves his family to go fight in the war. Later on in the story Gabriel met up with his dad and fought throughout the rest of the war.

Gabriel and Jonathan both have some similarities and differences. Here is one big similarity between them they are both very brave for example Gabriel was probably  the most brave because in the movie Gabriel risked his life almost every time he went into battle and went up against the leader of the Hessian army. Jonathan was very brave to because he went to fight in the war when e was only a young teen and them got captured by three Hessian soldiers and gained their trust in him.

Another similarity that they both have is that they both really wanted to go and join the army. Gabriel wanted to go to war almost ever since it started but after awhile a begging his dad he finally said yes to him. Now Jonathan was a different story because Jonathan always dreamed of being in battle and was always asking his dad if he could but when Jonathan herd the bell that called all men to arms then he just went without asking.

Despite many similarities between the two of them they also have many differences. One big differences is that Gabriel dies towards the end of the movie. He died trying to kill the Hessian leader and he almost did but he stabbed Gabriel in the chest and surprised him. Now Jonathan almost died when they were shooting at the Hessians the guy right next to him got killed but Jonathan doesn’t get killed throughout the whole book.

Even though Jonathan from the book The Fighting Ground and Gabriel from the movie The Patriot very similar and different in many ways.