Willow
Sarah Broge
Johann 4
2-24-10
There are many tales of adventure and bravery used to teach us lessons about life. They teach us many things on how to use the aspects of life that we now have. Many people have created ways to broadcast those aspects to the world. The movie, Willow, shows us what a tiny man can do with a big heart and a lot of determination.
Willow Ufgood is a Nelwyn in the movie Willow. A Nelwyn is a dwarf or a little person. When his children find a baby in the river he tries to protect them even though his wife says that the baby is no harm. But when the giant creatures that are wild, mutated boars come to the village the village people make Willow take the baby back to the Daikini’s or big people. Willow believes that he is a great sorcerer but the people that live in his village think poorly and negatively about him and his so called talents. The lesson that Willow is trying to teach us within his actions is don’t give up your dreams when people give up on you. Do not give up on yourself and the talents that you have because a little determination and courage you can do anything.
There are many mode lines to choose from while writing a story. Romance is the one for escapism and fantasy related ideas. In the beginning of the movie Willow, the Nelwyn Willow Ufgood finds a baby in the river, and has to go on this wild, and crazy adventure with this Daikini that he has found named Madmartigan. Along the way of his journey he meets up with two Brownies named Franjean and Rool that help him and Madmartigan on their quest to get the baby where it belongs. In the end of the movie and the end of the mode line, balance is restored to all worlds and the evil Queen Bavmorda is defeated by Willow himself. The queens’ daughter Sorsha and Madmartigan take care of the baby while Willow returns home to his family. This story is a perfect sign of the romance mode because the story is fantasy and it has the effect of escapism of the real world.
The main character that creates the whole adventure that Willow has to for take upon is the evil Queen Bavmorda. She is tall and royal and is feared by everyone in the land. She feels threatened by a baby so much that she holds all women that are expecting a child and waits to see if the baby will be born. Bavmorda is afraid of the baby because of a prophesy, stating that the baby will overthrow her rule and will defeat the evil queen. Everyone of the Daikini’s are afraid of her but the other people of the Brownies and Nelwyns do not even know of her existence or her powers. She is the perfect example of destruction and the main conflict within the story because of her actions and her affect on people.
The author always has a purpose within their writing, whether you can see it or not. Flavio Rizzardi, the creator of Willow has a hidden message within his piece. His message was to fulfill your dreams even if others doubt you. Don’t let anyone step in your way to greatness and don’t care what other people think. It’s only you and your thoughts in the end that counts. Just believe in yourself and if you set your mind to it, you can become bigger than you have ever imagined.
Not only does the author have a purpose to their writing, they also have a style. This authors style he used was based around the fantasy factor and the segregation between different people. The segregation between the Brownies, the Nelwyns, and the Daikini’s are very extreme because two types of people didn’t even know what the other type was capable of doing. But the author then creates a relationship between all three groups of people by one little piece of the puzzle. Because of the unity between all three groups of people the balance has been restored to the kingdom and they now can live on as one people.
Within a writing piece there is either a historical significance or a literary significance. In the story, Willow, there is a literary significance. Flavio Rizzardi used different types of animals, different types of symbols that most writers do not use and he made a certain twist to each part in the story. His writing of Willow has touched all of our hearts the moment the movie first begins. The plotline itself reaches us first because of the heartbreaking story of Willow, the baby Elora Danan, and Queen Bavmorda. Stories like these are only written by people who have a wide imagination and have a big heart for olden fairy tales. This author has all the skills to make the best fairy tales that involve, adventure, segregation and the power of the heart.
There are many stories that involve adventure and segregation. One story is the Lord of the Rings Trilogy. In the story Frodo and his friends, Sam, Pippin, and Merry go on an adventure to destroy the ring that holds great power but also great evil. Along the way they meet up with an elf, a human and a dwarf. They are all segregated within society. The adventure leads them to new lands and new dangers. Like in Willow, there are many obstacles and medieval creatures that they must face to get to their destination. Also like in Willow the mission is completed and the worlds’ balance is restored again. There are many similarities between these two stories and the purpose for both is the same. No matter what people tell you, believe in yourself and nothing can stop you from being great.
In writing there are many aspects on making a story great. One of them is the symbols. Symbols are used to describe the story better and by creating a scene or scenes into ones’ mind. The symbols used in the story Willow, create the scene and describe what might happen next in the story. The symbols of life and happiness are the dove which flies overhead leading the way, and the baby, Elora Danan, with new life and hope for the people of the kingdom. But not all symbols are good. The mutated creatures which are used by the queen are a sign of destruction and the coming of evil. Lightening that is created by the queen herself is a sign of evil and a sign of death. The symbol magic can be used both ways. There is good magic and there is bad magic, so magic can be used for two things in the same story. In this story though the magic is used for good by Willow and the key to the queens’ demise Fin Raziel. The bad magic is used by the evil sorceress-queen Bavmorda. Magic is used in many stories as a symbol of faith and freedom.
Many stories have a lesson to be learned. Those lessons can help us in more ways than one if we think outside the box.
Wednesday, February 24, 2010
Tuesday, February 16, 2010
The Ugly Duckling Essay
Ugly Duckling Essay
Sarah Broge
Johann 4
2-16-10
Ugly Duckling Essay
A lot of people are left out of everyday life and they are treated differently because of what they look like, what they think and how they act. Those people turn out to have doubts about themselves and what their potential is. In the short story “The Ugly Duckling.”, we follow the journey of a sad little duckling that everyone treats differently because his looks are out of standards.
There are four themes of writing to choose to follow from. In this story the theme is man vs. society. It is man vs. society because the little duckling is being left out and made fun of by society. He is being treated differently because he looks different than a normal duckling should look like. Because he was born later than his siblings and he looks different from all of them and from anything that the other ducks have ever seen, he is excluded from the society that he was born into. It was so stressful and un-bearable that he decided to run away from society and live on his own to try and find his place in the world.
In many stories the author tries to teach the reader a lesson in life. The lesson that is being taught here is not to single out anyone that looks differently or acts differently from anyone else. You shouldn’t exclude anyone from anything just because they are a little different from you or your friends. If they are different from your society that you have been raised by, maybe it’s time to change your view on people because no one should be left out of anything for the wrong reasons. Being different from everyone else is a quality that we should embrace in ourselves and in others.
There can be comparisons in other writings in stories like these. One comparison of this story is the book Speak. The main character Melinda Sordino is being excluded from society because of her actions the previous summer. She cannot find her place in society and she is forced to venture through it on her own. Just like the duckling, she goes through many obstacles along the way of acceptation in society. In the end of both stories the main characters find their place in society and they are finally accepted for who they truly are. They embraced their inner beauty to get them accepted by people who are just like them.
In the modes of literature there are four mode lines to follow off of. One of the mode lines are romance, which is most commonly used beside comedy. In the beginning of the story there is a mild conflict, and in this case the ugly duckling is driven away and excluded from society because he looks differently and he acts different from everyone else. He tries to find his place everywhere around the land but he can’t find anywhere, where he is accepted. The final point on the mode line of romance is life affirming symbolism. The ugly duckling find out what he truly is on the outside and he finds others that are just like him. He is accepted by them and is proclaimed, “The most beautiful of all.” It’s true that, “he is so young and pretty.”, because the acceptance in society has told him what he really is. He is a beautiful baby swan.
Like in real life the story, “The Ugly Duckling”, has many “cliques” within it. The ducks at the pond and where he was born are two cliques that he is first has contact with. Along his journey he meets three more cliques that are all judgmental and all treat him differently. The animals that he meets at the old woman’s house treat him different because he does not act like they do. At the lake the humans’ are a clique because they acknowledge his beauty and they are different from him as well. Finally the last clique is the swans that he is now a part of. He is treated like he belongs and he does belong with his true family.
Authors mostly relate stories to themselves and what they grew up with. The author of this story, Hans Christan Andersen relates what the duck is based on from his own experiences. Andersen was born as a peasant and he was excluded out of society. Just as the ugly duckling was, Hans had to journey on his own through life and learn the ways of the world on his own. He finally found his place in his writing where he could express himself freely. He makes us look more sharply at daily life through the window of his imagination through his own experience. Hans expressed his emotions, flashes of humor, and commentaries on life and follies of human kind in his writing. He has mastered the technique of adding his own personal flare within his writings. Some experts even said that his writing was seen symbolic of his own life.
The story of, “The Ugly Duckling” relates to us in everyday life because we see people who are excluded from society because of the way that we look, the way that we think and the way that we act. People should not be excluded from anything because of how they are every day and because of qualities that they cannot change. This world is a world of perfection. People look at your looks and your weight and everything on the outside. The thing that they should really be focusing on is the qualities that the person has on the inside. We should be treated better and this society should change their views on acceptance and rejection.
“The Ugly Duckling”, shows us that our world is not perfect. That we all need to change our views on how we accept and reject people. Judge people on who they are on the inside. Don’t judge someone on the outside because people could be thinking the same things about you as you are of them.
Sarah Broge
Johann 4
2-16-10
Ugly Duckling Essay
A lot of people are left out of everyday life and they are treated differently because of what they look like, what they think and how they act. Those people turn out to have doubts about themselves and what their potential is. In the short story “The Ugly Duckling.”, we follow the journey of a sad little duckling that everyone treats differently because his looks are out of standards.
There are four themes of writing to choose to follow from. In this story the theme is man vs. society. It is man vs. society because the little duckling is being left out and made fun of by society. He is being treated differently because he looks different than a normal duckling should look like. Because he was born later than his siblings and he looks different from all of them and from anything that the other ducks have ever seen, he is excluded from the society that he was born into. It was so stressful and un-bearable that he decided to run away from society and live on his own to try and find his place in the world.
In many stories the author tries to teach the reader a lesson in life. The lesson that is being taught here is not to single out anyone that looks differently or acts differently from anyone else. You shouldn’t exclude anyone from anything just because they are a little different from you or your friends. If they are different from your society that you have been raised by, maybe it’s time to change your view on people because no one should be left out of anything for the wrong reasons. Being different from everyone else is a quality that we should embrace in ourselves and in others.
There can be comparisons in other writings in stories like these. One comparison of this story is the book Speak. The main character Melinda Sordino is being excluded from society because of her actions the previous summer. She cannot find her place in society and she is forced to venture through it on her own. Just like the duckling, she goes through many obstacles along the way of acceptation in society. In the end of both stories the main characters find their place in society and they are finally accepted for who they truly are. They embraced their inner beauty to get them accepted by people who are just like them.
In the modes of literature there are four mode lines to follow off of. One of the mode lines are romance, which is most commonly used beside comedy. In the beginning of the story there is a mild conflict, and in this case the ugly duckling is driven away and excluded from society because he looks differently and he acts different from everyone else. He tries to find his place everywhere around the land but he can’t find anywhere, where he is accepted. The final point on the mode line of romance is life affirming symbolism. The ugly duckling find out what he truly is on the outside and he finds others that are just like him. He is accepted by them and is proclaimed, “The most beautiful of all.” It’s true that, “he is so young and pretty.”, because the acceptance in society has told him what he really is. He is a beautiful baby swan.
Like in real life the story, “The Ugly Duckling”, has many “cliques” within it. The ducks at the pond and where he was born are two cliques that he is first has contact with. Along his journey he meets three more cliques that are all judgmental and all treat him differently. The animals that he meets at the old woman’s house treat him different because he does not act like they do. At the lake the humans’ are a clique because they acknowledge his beauty and they are different from him as well. Finally the last clique is the swans that he is now a part of. He is treated like he belongs and he does belong with his true family.
Authors mostly relate stories to themselves and what they grew up with. The author of this story, Hans Christan Andersen relates what the duck is based on from his own experiences. Andersen was born as a peasant and he was excluded out of society. Just as the ugly duckling was, Hans had to journey on his own through life and learn the ways of the world on his own. He finally found his place in his writing where he could express himself freely. He makes us look more sharply at daily life through the window of his imagination through his own experience. Hans expressed his emotions, flashes of humor, and commentaries on life and follies of human kind in his writing. He has mastered the technique of adding his own personal flare within his writings. Some experts even said that his writing was seen symbolic of his own life.
The story of, “The Ugly Duckling” relates to us in everyday life because we see people who are excluded from society because of the way that we look, the way that we think and the way that we act. People should not be excluded from anything because of how they are every day and because of qualities that they cannot change. This world is a world of perfection. People look at your looks and your weight and everything on the outside. The thing that they should really be focusing on is the qualities that the person has on the inside. We should be treated better and this society should change their views on acceptance and rejection.
“The Ugly Duckling”, shows us that our world is not perfect. That we all need to change our views on how we accept and reject people. Judge people on who they are on the inside. Don’t judge someone on the outside because people could be thinking the same things about you as you are of them.
Monday, February 8, 2010
Colors Poem
Colors make us cry
colors make our spirits fly
they express our feelings every day
they describe us in every way
They dance around the forest
they travel through our hearts
they lead us to our destiny
to our desired pathway
Colors make us laugh
colors make us smile
colors are all around us
and will be here for a while
colors make our spirits fly
they express our feelings every day
they describe us in every way
They dance around the forest
they travel through our hearts
they lead us to our destiny
to our desired pathway
Colors make us laugh
colors make us smile
colors are all around us
and will be here for a while
Friday, February 5, 2010
Journal 2-5-10
In the book Ruined a girl named Rebecca Brown has to move to her Aunt Claudia's house in New Orleans because her father is on a business trip for 6 months in Hong Kong. No one in her New York town can care for her while he is away so she has to relocate herself for the time being. Since her cousin is not in her part of the very expensive prepatory school that she was forced to go to, she has her first day alone. So far Rebecca is very judgemental on her new surroundings and doesn't give anything a chance. Her cousin warns her to stay away from the mean girls there. They are the high priorority girls who get all the guys and are snobs to everyone. Rebecca doesn't seem that fearful or mean towards them but she doesn't believe anyting that they stand for. She is different from other girls and so far the only friend that she has is her cousin. Rebecca is still in need of learning how to make new friends at a place that she hates but soon she will find a friend in a very unusual place. The cemetery.
Thursday, February 4, 2010
No More Mister Nice Guy
In this article it's stating that Mickey Mouse has been losing its sales because of the new age. They are now changing the image of the famous mouse into a much more feistire and mischievous one in the new Nintendo Wii game, Epic Mickey, coming out next fall. Some say that there is more than one reason why they are changing the cute little inocent image of the mouse into a more fierce and fearful one. "A tough mouse for tough times." says a caption in the article. They're right. These are tougher times than they were when Mickey Mouse was first created. So now they are making a new mouse for a new generation.
Afganistan: How We Got There
In this articile, it reminds us of America's journey with Afganistan. Like in 1979 when Islamic guerillas threatened to topple the Communist-leaning government in Kabul, and the Soviet Union invading. We have had so many problems with the Soviet Union and after they were dismembered we thought that, that problem was over. It wasn't. Like on 9/11/2001, attacks on the World Trade Center and The Pentagon took place killing 3,000 people because of 19 suicide hijackers. Ever since then Afganistan has been our main priorety. Their leader Osama bin Laden, has created so many attacks on America and some even said that he has additionally planned 50 more. America's president, Barack Obama does not want to see Afganistan start another but completly different, Vietnam war with us. He has sent an additional 30,000 American troops into Afganistan which brings the total to about 100,000 troops. "I do not make this decision lightly," he said, "I make this decision because I am convinced that our security is at stake." Well if it does turn out to be another Vietnam war we will have more than our security at stake then.
Free Speach Vs. Privacy
In the article, "Free Speach Vs.Privacy" two German men who were convicted for a crime committed in 1990 are sueing Wikipedia because of the right of privacy. But Wikipedia has only used their names in the victims profile case, Walter Sedlmayr. Wikipedia is stating that because they do not run their operations in Germany that the two murderers should not have the right to privacy on Wikipedia in the United States. The two men that were released in 2007 and 2008 say that they do have the right to privacy even if it has to deal with an article published in America. People do have the right to privacy but when it involves one person from a different country than the people who posted the stories that involve the other they have a freedom of speach. The organization does have the right to post the information about the people in another country.
Insult or Honor?
The article, "Insult or Honor?" talks about the use of Native American names and symbols for school mascots and team names. Some people say that it is an unsult to use the names of Native American tribes as logos for teams because they are disgracing the tribes good name and putting it to shame. But other people think differently. Some people who are members of the tribes being used are honored for the recognition. "I'm a full-blood, and I grew up on the reservation," says Eunice Davidson, 57, of the Sioux tribe, "I have to tell you, I am very, very honored that they would use the name." I have to agree with Eunice. It is an honor not an insult for using Native American names as team mascots because they are honoring them. It's a remembrance of what their tribes have overcome nad where they are today. The recognition of these tribes are an honor to the people who are a part of these tribes. Some people who are a part of these tribes think that it is an insult to use their tribes name. Most Native American people now are thinking that we are insulting them by using their names in acts of violence. It's just competitive and nothing else is violent about it. They are not starting gangs or making a mockery of the tribes names. "We're talking tears and heartbreak here for our students," says Linda Neurburg, assistant director of American Indian Student Services at the university of North Dakota. We all understand the insult that the natives of the tribes are thinking but we are not trying to make them feel the way that they do. We are trying to celebrate the tribes journey to get where they are today by honoring them in sports regognitions. Five colleges had to change their team logos because people thought that it was a discrace to their good tribal names.If we were in that kind of situation and if we had their point of views on the subject than maybe the severity of the situation would be different to us. The schools that use those names are honoring the tribes for their courage and bravery. Using a Native American tribe name for a school representative is a good way to honor our past.
Tuesday, February 2, 2010
The Lie
Lie essay
Sarah Broge
4 Johann
January 26, 2010
Lie essay
Everybody doesn’t tell the truth all the time. That is called lying. Everyone lies sometimes. But lying too much could end badly. Not only for you but for the people you are trying to protect.
In the story “The Lie” by Kurt Vonnegut, Jr., a teenage boy is hiding his rejection from the famous Whitehill School that his family has been a part of for centuries. He is nervous and he can’t think straight when in the car his parents are talking about how proud they are of their son and how another generation will attend the famous boarding school. When his mother brings up the subject of receiving special treatment because of her son being a Remenzel she has a very good point to make. She defends herself promptly. “Maybe I’m just a simple minded girl at heart but I look through this catalogue and see all the buildings named after Remenzels, look through the back and see all the hundreds of thousands of dollars given by Remenzels for scholarships, and I just can’t help thinking people named Remenzel are entitled to ask for a little something extra.” She says to her husband. The mother thinks that her son deserves special treatment but once they get to the school it is the father that asks for an exception into the school because of their family name. The thing that is wrong about this story is not that the son lied about getting accepted, it’s that the father lied about the special treatment concern dealing with their family history with the school. They could have changed their views on the school and the way that the school handles things appropriately with rejection letters.
I believe that this mode line is a comedy. It may not seem that funny but it looks like it could be a comedy because of the events that happened. The first thing that happened was that it was a normal day in the car, heading to the Whitehill academy for boys. The parents start talking about the school and go into the dining area. That’s the second step. A problem occurs when the main doctor at the school enters and the parents find out that their son was rejected from admission. The resolution to the problem is that the family is now unpleased with the way that the school is being controlled and they decide to leave and never come back. The father even said himself, “I don’t suppose that we’ll ever be coming here anymore.” It returns to normalcy by the family leaving the school in the same sunny conditions that they came in. Just with different thoughts in mind.
Lying is a bad thing when it means you are trying to shield someone from something that might hurt them or getting yourself out of trouble. You can lie for many different reasons but the same outcome still is the end of every lie. Someone gets hurt and the truth comes out. In the story “The Lie”, a boy lies to his parents about getting into a boarding school that their family has been a part of since the beginning time of the school. That particular lie is one of the worst because of the outcomes that are possible. You shouldn’t lie. You should tell the truth every time that you are in a hard situation and there is only two ways out of it. Lying is not something that you would want to make a habit of. It is bad and either way someone gets hurt. Whether it’s you or the person that you are lying to.
Lying is something that is everywhere and everyone lies sometimes. But when the lie gets too severe bad things happen and some traditions have to be broken.
Sarah Broge
4 Johann
January 26, 2010
Lie essay
Everybody doesn’t tell the truth all the time. That is called lying. Everyone lies sometimes. But lying too much could end badly. Not only for you but for the people you are trying to protect.
In the story “The Lie” by Kurt Vonnegut, Jr., a teenage boy is hiding his rejection from the famous Whitehill School that his family has been a part of for centuries. He is nervous and he can’t think straight when in the car his parents are talking about how proud they are of their son and how another generation will attend the famous boarding school. When his mother brings up the subject of receiving special treatment because of her son being a Remenzel she has a very good point to make. She defends herself promptly. “Maybe I’m just a simple minded girl at heart but I look through this catalogue and see all the buildings named after Remenzels, look through the back and see all the hundreds of thousands of dollars given by Remenzels for scholarships, and I just can’t help thinking people named Remenzel are entitled to ask for a little something extra.” She says to her husband. The mother thinks that her son deserves special treatment but once they get to the school it is the father that asks for an exception into the school because of their family name. The thing that is wrong about this story is not that the son lied about getting accepted, it’s that the father lied about the special treatment concern dealing with their family history with the school. They could have changed their views on the school and the way that the school handles things appropriately with rejection letters.
I believe that this mode line is a comedy. It may not seem that funny but it looks like it could be a comedy because of the events that happened. The first thing that happened was that it was a normal day in the car, heading to the Whitehill academy for boys. The parents start talking about the school and go into the dining area. That’s the second step. A problem occurs when the main doctor at the school enters and the parents find out that their son was rejected from admission. The resolution to the problem is that the family is now unpleased with the way that the school is being controlled and they decide to leave and never come back. The father even said himself, “I don’t suppose that we’ll ever be coming here anymore.” It returns to normalcy by the family leaving the school in the same sunny conditions that they came in. Just with different thoughts in mind.
Lying is a bad thing when it means you are trying to shield someone from something that might hurt them or getting yourself out of trouble. You can lie for many different reasons but the same outcome still is the end of every lie. Someone gets hurt and the truth comes out. In the story “The Lie”, a boy lies to his parents about getting into a boarding school that their family has been a part of since the beginning time of the school. That particular lie is one of the worst because of the outcomes that are possible. You shouldn’t lie. You should tell the truth every time that you are in a hard situation and there is only two ways out of it. Lying is not something that you would want to make a habit of. It is bad and either way someone gets hurt. Whether it’s you or the person that you are lying to.
Lying is something that is everywhere and everyone lies sometimes. But when the lie gets too severe bad things happen and some traditions have to be broken.
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