CHARACTER STUDY (III)

Susie is awaken by a flush of unknown terror.  "Uh, it was just a dream." Then she notices that she is unaware of her surroundings. There is another bed in the room and there are 2  desks with only a few other objects to adorn the room.  She thinks, "where am I,and  wasn't I just in my own room?" All of a sudden a short girl with dark curly hair that seems to be from Latin roots; walks in and asks Susie , " Aren't you going to be late to your first class?" Susie still as confused as before asks, " What are you talking about and where am I?" The girl looks at Susie with a concerned look then says, " Man the stress must be really getting to if you don't remember where you are."  She continues , but with a tone that  would be used when talking to a child and with an edge of sympathy and impatience, " You are in UCSB, I'm your roommate, Cecilia, and your supposed to be going to your math class right now." Susie is bombarded from what she is hearing. Then she asks Cecilia," Is it okay if you walk me to my class, please,  I'm sorry I just don't really remember anything." Cecilia moans and saids, " Your really going to make me walk all the way there...fine, but just because we get along so well and I'm pretty sure you don't remember the rest of your classes do you?" Susie shakes her head, thankful that at least she can still remember her name. Cecilia continues and saids," I thought so, well I guess it will give me time to tell you where the rest of your classes are, and by the way you should really go to the student services and get checked out, because you are really starting to freaking me out." Susie nods and hastily gets ready for what seems to be her first day in university.

After being ushered  to her class, she walks in only to notice that nobody really cared that she was late and most of the students didn't even bother to to turn  around and see who had came in. They were so focused in the topic that they seemed in their own little world. Susie was thankful that Cecilia had shown her the rest of the classes that she would be taking today, before she got here so she won't be so lost after the class ends. Susie tries to pay attention but is only able to capture very little of what is being taught. She thinks," I really shouldn't have been worrying about  the essays because math seems to have less and less numbers involved as the years go by, but more letters." For the rest of the day, its practically the same thing she keeps failing to understand the material. She finally gets back to her dorm and is set to do the only thing she knows will make her feel better, when she's on the edge of tears. She grabs the phone and dials the number." Hello, Mom?" Her mom answers and asks her how she's been. Susie can't hold it anymore, tears are now streaming down her face " Mom I don't know what to do, I'm so lost and I miss you." Her mom is able to comfort her even though she is unaware that her daughter is on a whole other level of lost, since she can't remember a whole chuck of her life. Susie finally hangs up  trying to hold on to her mother's voice as long as she can only knowing that this was going to end soon enough. After hanging up Susie crawls into bed unable to take anymore of this awful and confusing day.

CANTERBURY TALES (II): WHAT A CHARACTER!

Character: Cook

• He uses direct and indirect characterization. He uses direct characterization to show how great the cook is yet has an ulcer on his knee and for indirect he uses euphemism (ulcer).
• Chaucer's tone seems admirable in the beginning when he is saying, "He  could distinguish  London ale by flavor," yet it isn't until you get to," But what a pity," that you see he was being kind of satirical. 
• The humor would be how he makes the cook into something different that what he was supposed to be which was, clean.

Character Study (I)

The girl is staring into her screen, her eyes redder than usual from exhaustion and stress, wondering what she will write about and wondering whether this is how the upcoming 4 years are going to be like. She thinks, " that's not so bad, I can live with a couple of essays here and there as long as I get my sleep, I'll be fine." Yet she is too scared to admit to herself that there is something worse waiting for her in college then the stack of essays she'll have to write, like having to leave her family. She has always planned on going to a 4 year, yet her mother has been telling her non-stop, to not leave and go to Hancock for at least the first 2 years of college.

Now the girl is wondering what to do she is more confused than ever and now that she has to make a decision. She wonders, "Where has the time gone? ", and "Why is it that I'm still incapable of making a decision?".   She is truly taking in consideration both options but doesn't know what to base her decision off of. Her last thought is, " What will I do?", then sighs and falls asleep; only hoping that tomorrow can bring her answers.

My Dashboard

I did my dashboard about a week ago and it has worked out pretty well because it keeps me up with twitter feed and the news, which has never been something I'm up to date with,so it has really kept me on top of the things going on in the world. Overall it is useful but I  usually keep notes on the screen of my laptop, so it's the first thing I see when I open the computer and that has been doing really well with me,so I think I'm going to stick to that a little more.

CANTERBURY TALES (I)

(pgs.90-94) [Notes by Yesenia Beas]
Canterbury Tales
-          Possible inspiration from his own pilgrimage to Canterbury
-          Tales told from each character, encompass medieval society and literature; romance, comedy, rhyme, prose, crude humor, religious mysteries
-          24 of 120 tales actually finished
Father of English Poetry
-          In his time was considered greatest English poet, work provides inspiration/insight
-          Unique position in England’s literary tradition; Poet’s Corner
Tour of Medieval Life and Literature
The Journey Begins
-          Prologue= narrator (Chaucer) meets 29 pilgrims at Tabard Inn
-          Bailey’s challenge= two stories on the way to Canterbury, two stories back; treated to a feast
-          A story about stories, 24 diff. tales
Snapshots of an Era
-          Vivid portrait of pilgrims, sense of medieval life
-          Nobility: Chaucer’s Knight; middle rank: learned professional men; lower orders: craftsmen, peasants; various ranks of Church
A Literary Tour
-          Popular genres= romances, fabliaux (humorous stories), allegories ; each major form of medieval lit. is present
-          Chaucer’s own form= heroic couplet (pair of rhyming lines with 5 stressed syllables each)
Canterbury Tales- The Prologue
Background
-          Pilgrimages to express religious devotion; Canterbury= major destination
-          Cathedral was site of Archbishop Becket’s murder; people flocked to cathedral to pay respects

 (pgs. 95-101) [Notes by Sophia Gomez]

- “AABB” rhyming pattern throughout the poem/tale
- Narrator describes the start of spring; around this time of the year is when people begin to go on a pilgrimage (in medieval christianity, pilgrimages were a popular way to express religious affiliation)
- The narrator desires to visit the relics of Saint Thomas Beckett in Canterbury Cathedral (where they thank the martyr for having helped them when they were in need)
- He describes the start of his journey, as he joins a diverse group who happen to be taking the same journey
- He then goes on to describing each traveler (29 total) who are all very different

(Pages 102-108) [Notes By Susel Garcia]

Oxford Cleric : He had a hollow and a sober look. He only cared for reading. He only spoke what was needed and got strait to the point. He would gladly learn and teach.
 Sergeant at the Law: He was often Justine in Assize. He had fame , an education, and a high position,; no one could compare. He knew every judgement, case and crime since King William’s time.
 Franklin (wealthy landowner) : He lived for pleasure. Had the finest of the fine. He was Justice at the sessions, and none stood higher.   
 Haberdasher, a Dyer, a Carpenter, A Weaver and a Carpet –Maker. : They were trim and fresh. They had knives of purest silver. They were member of a legislative body.  
 Cook: He could distinguish London by flavor. He had an ulcer on his knee.  
 Skipper: Came from Far East. He was prudent in understanding and his beard had its shaking. He knew all the havens in Gottland to the Cape of Finisterre, and all the creeks in Brittany and Spain.   
 Doctor: No one could talk about medicine and of surgery as well as he did. H e was close to expenses and had a special love for gold.        
Woman: She was somewhat deaf, had a bold face, handsome, and had a red hue. She was really good at making clothing.       
  Parson:  He was rich in holy thought and work. He knew Christ’s Gospel, was a clerk and was educated.  He disliked having to extract money from the poor people, but preferred to give the poor his own goods.       
 Plowman: An honest worker, good and true. He lived in peace and perfect charity. He helped the poor and would never take a penny from them.    
  Miller: He was a great stout fellow big in brawn and bone. He had a red broad beard and could heave any door from its hinges and posts.  He was a wrangler and a buffoon, yet had a store of tavern stories. He stole grain and would play the bagpipes.
Commission: n. authorization; act of giving authority to an individual
Sanguine: adj. confident; cheerful
Avouches: v. asserts positively; affirms

(Pages 109-115) [Notes by Edgar Rodriguez]

-Manciple: in charge of buying food and centred the food as well at the College, said to be successful and bright
-Reeve: old and frail man with. Plenty of wealth who's wise and has good judgement on those around him, others new this and therefore were intimidated by him and had no intentions to pull tricks or bargain with him
-Summoner: large man with an unpleasant face to look which even scared some children away from him. Influential to those around him and carried a sort of power wherever he went.
-Host: Welcomed the Chaucer and everyone with full hospitality and was a bold and assertive man seeking good intentions to please his guests. Shared stories and jokes as time went on.
-In the end they went off on their journey after the host woke them up and wished them luck and success
Vocabulary:
garners• buildings for storing grain
sward• turf
carbuncles• pus-filled boils resulting from a bacterial infection under the skin
whelks• pimples
gobbet• piece

Phonar?

I'm sorry that I've gotten to this pretty late. My schedule was packed, but anyway I wasn't able to access the video. I put in the password but then then the screen would turn completely blank and that would be it, so I will try to get my hands on another computer and put up the notes as soon as possible.

Textbook notes

(Pages 74-80) [Notes by Lupita Pliego]

Background:
Bede belonged to a monastery, dedicated to continuing a tradition of learning; Bede had access to books, documents, & other learned monkswith the above sources he was able to generate his history of Britainalthough his fellow Britons were illiterate, he still wrote his account of Britain for such readers, starting at the beginning with the basics
The Situation of Britain & Ireland: Their Earliest Inhabitants
Britain was formerly known as Albion, it is an island that faces between north and west, rich in grain/timber,
good pasture, plenty springs/rivers, land full of rich metals (copper, iron, lead, silver), 5 books o divine law, 5 languages, and 4 nations (English, British, Scots, and Picts) united in the study of God's truth in Latin original inhabitants: Britons (occupied southern parts);  Pictish people wanted to land on Ireland, Scots told them to settle in Britain; Scots eventually joined them, taking their land
Vocabulary: promontories- peaks of high land sticking out of water text seems to ramble, going into multiple list type sentences, overall a lot of description from The Anglo-Saxon Chronicle
896 - Danish settlers/Vikings split up - some went to East Anglia others to Northumbria 900 - Alfred king of all England except that under Danish rule, son Edward received the kingdom903 -Vocabulary: thanes- lords in Anglo-Saxon society hallowed- made holy, given over, in a ceremony, to religious purposes
The Canterbury Tales• (Pages 90-115)

(Pages 81-94) [Notes by Yesenia Beas]

Anglo Saxon Chronicle
903
-           East Aglian forces ravage Mercia; King Edward in return ravished their land
-          Kentish stayed on to battle and lost many lives
-          Fight at The Holme btwn Danes and Kentish
906
-          Alfred dies; peace fastened at Tiddingford with East Anglians and Northumbrians
Prepare to Read pg 90
Geoffrey Chaucer
-          Son of merchant, page, soldier, diplomat, clerk
-          Canterbury Tales= best contemporary picture of 14th century England, glimpse at medieval society
Poet’s Beginning
-          Born into middle class, worked as page; introduced to aristocratic society
-          King Edward paid for his ransom when captured in army
-          Married a lady-in-waiting to the queen, Philipa Pan
Poet Matures
-          1st book The Book of the Duchess 1369
-          With age came maturity, mature style= Troilus and Criseyde; displays insight on human character
Canterbury Tales
-          Possible inspiration from his own pilgrimage to Canterbury
-          Tales told from each character, encompass medieval society and literature; romance, comedy, rhyme, prose, crude humor, religious mysteries
-          24 of 120 tales actually finished
Father of English Poetry
-          In his time was considered greatest English poet, work provides inspiration/insight
-          Unique position in England’s literary tradition; Poet’s Corner
Tour of Medieval Life and Literature
The Journey Begins
-          Prologue= narrator (Chaucer) meets 29 pilgrims at Tabard Inn
-          Bailey’s challenge= two stories on the way to Canterbury, two stories back; treated to a feast
-          A story about stories, 24 diff. tales
Snapshots of an Era
-          Vivid portrait of pilgrims, sense of medieval life
-          Nobility: Chaucer’s Knight; middle rank: learned professional men; lower orders: craftsmen, peasants; various ranks of Church
A Literary Tour
-          Popular genres= romances, fabliaux (humorous stories), allegories ; each major form of medieval lit. is present
-          Chaucer’s own form= heroic couplet (pair of rhyming lines with 5 stressed syllables each)
Canterbury Tales- The Prologue
Background
-          Pilgrimages to express religious devotion; Canterbury= major destination
-          Cathedral was site of Archbishop Becket’s murder; people flocked to cathedral to pay respects

 (pgs. 95-101) [Notes by Sophia Gomez]

- “AABB” rhyming pattern throughout the poem/tale
- Narrator describes the start of spring; around this time of the year is when people begin to go on a pilgrimage (in medieval christianity, pilgrimages were a popular way to express religious affiliation)
- The narrator desires to visit the relics of Saint Thomas Beckett in Canterbury Cathedral (where they thank the martyr for having helped them when they were in need)
- He describes the start of his journey, as he joins a diverse group who happen to be taking the same journey
- He then goes on to describing each traveler (29 total) who are all very different

(Pages 102-108) [Notes By Susel Garcia]

Oxford Cleric : He had a hollow and a sober look. He only cared for reading. He only spoke what was needed and got strait to the point. He would gladly learn and teach.
 Sergeant at the Law: He was often Justine in Assize. He had fame , an education, and a high position,; no one could compare. He knew every judgement, case and crime since King William’s time.
 Franklin (wealthy landowner) : He lived for pleasure. Had the finest of the fine. He was Justice at the sessions, and none stood higher.   
 Haberdasher, a Dyer, a Carpenter, A Weaver and a Carpet –Maker. : They were trim and fresh. They had knives of purest silver. They were member of a legislative body.  
 Cook: He could distinguish London by flavor. He had an ulcer on his knee.  
 Skipper: Came from Far East. He was prudent in understanding and his beard had its shaking. He knew all the havens in Gottland to the Cape of Finisterre, and all the creeks in Brittany and Spain.   
 Doctor: No one could talk about medicine and of surgery as well as he did. H e was close to expenses and had a special love for gold.        
Woman: She was somewhat deaf, had a bold face, handsome, and had a red hue. She was really good at making clothing.       
  Parson:  He was rich in holy thought and work. He knew Christ’s Gospel, was a clerk and was educated.  He disliked having to extract money from the poor people, but preferred to give the poor his own goods.       
 Plowman: An honest worker, good and true. He lived in peace and perfect charity. He helped the poor and would never take a penny from them.    
  Miller: He was a great stout fellow big in brawn and bone. He had a red broad beard and could heave any door from its hinges and posts.  He was a wrangler and a buffoon, yet had a store of tavern stories. He stole grain and would play the bagpipes.
Commission: n. authorization; act of giving authority to an individual
Sanguine: adj. confident; cheerful
Avouches: v. asserts positively; affirms

(Pages 109-115) [Notes by Edgar Rodriguez]

-Manciple: in charge of buying food and centred the food as well at the College, said to be successful and bright
-Reeve: old and frail man with. Plenty of wealth who's wise and has good judgement on those around him, others new this and therefore were intimidated by him and had no intentions to pull tricks or bargain with him
-Summoner: large man with an unpleasant face to look which even scared some children away from him. Influential to those around him and carried a sort of power wherever he went.
-Host: Welcomed the Chaucer and everyone with full hospitality and was a bold and assertive man seeking good intentions to please his guests. Shared stories and jokes as time went on.
-In the end they went off on their journey after the host woke them up and wished them luck and success
Vocabulary:
garners• buildings for storing grain
sward• turf
carbuncles• pus-filled boils resulting from a bacterial infection under the skin
whelks• pimples
gobbet• piece