Phychoanalysis

I choose phychoanalysis because the inner workings of the human brain has been the culprit all along. From the idea of orignal sin to the more realistic views of realism. The entire american liturature project is based on the evolution of the human mind and the god and gods that it creates. The god fearing people evolved slowly, to them, there was only god- What a terrible way to live. To live only thinking of an afterlife that does not exist. To me this is the biggest waste of life, worse than abortion. For your meek little brain to be constantly wrapped around your death is a very sad existance. I would probably have been burned at the stake for my views back in the day. Yet, I am still seperated from most of the people around me for my beliefs.
I feel that I have a better understanding of psychology than most people my age do. My views are not as skewed as most. Well, maybe my views are skewed in a bitter, realistic way. But, I take life as I see it. It took me a long time to not believe in the god that so many do. I really debated it. When I came to my conclusion, I felt that it was true. Although believers feel true as well. Overtime I have realised that it is a constant debate, and not many people feel the way that I do about the world around me. I have accepted this as the mold and cobwebs that grow on an unused brain.

Unit Four

ELAALRL1 The student demonstrates comprehension by identifying evidence (i.e., examples of diction, imagery, point of view, figurative language, symbolism, plot events and main ideas) in a variety of texts representative of different genres (i.e., poetry, prose [short story, novel, essay, editorial, biography], and drama) and using this evidence as the basis for interpretation.
ELAALRL2 The student identifies, analyzes, and applies knowledge of theme in a work of American literature and provides evidence from the work to support understanding.
ELAALRL3 The student deepens understanding of literary works by relating them to their contemporary context or historical background, as well as to works from other time periods.
ELAALRL5 The student understands and acquires new vocabulary and uses it correctly in reading and writing.
ELAALRC2 The student participates in discussions related to curricular learning in all subject areas.
ELAALRC3 The student acquires new vocabulary in each content area and uses it correctly.

I honestly don't have a problem understanding or using any of the standards. I feel that I use them as the curriculum asks.

I didn't understand the Pallis symbolism in Poe's Raven. Then I was told it was Athena, the goddess of wisdom.

Realism Closing

ELAALRL1 The student demonstrates comprehension by identifying evidence (i.e., examples of diction, imagery, point of view, figurative language, symbolism, plot events and main ideas) in a variety of texts representative of different genres (i.e., poetry, prose [short story, novel, essay, editorial, biography], and drama) and using this evidence as the basis for interpretation.
ELAALRL2 The student identifies, analyzes, and applies knowledge of theme in a work of American literature and provides evidence from the work to support understanding.
ELAALRL3 The student deepens understanding of literary works by relating them to their contemporary context or historical background, as well as to works from other time periods.
ELAALRL4 The student employs a variety of writing genres to demonstrate a comprehensive grasp of significant ideas in selected literary works. The student composes essays, narratives, poems, or technical documents.

"Although space travel is not a large social issue, this was the best story I could think of. As I said before, I lack imagination. So I used the detailed description aspect of realism. The fact that the young girl accepted death without fear is one of the most "realistic" things I could imagine."

"One of my first thoughts of modern realism was a very dark movie and novel by the name of Angela's Ashes, This is an amazing story of a poor boy in Ireland. This is not a fictional novel, so the realism is adament."

"I have not read the novel, but I love the movie. It is so harsh yet, so real. The movie is constantly showing the nastiness of the time period. Scenes showing people throwing poop out of their window, and the young boy, Frank McCourt, dodging the turds. Scenes like these really depict the sorrows of a poor catholic Irish boy."

"The realism shows with the great descriptions of the harsh woods that the poor slave had to trek, it also shows with the gruesome descriptions of the injures that the slave had received from the first beating.The realism does not match up with the magical root. Maybe this was symbolizing how the slaves were uneducated(?)"