1) Identify ideas, definitions, words, etc.
Franz Schubert: (1797-1828)
Romantic Era: (1820-1914)
Characters:
Narrator, Father, Son, Erlking
Erlkonig (Erlking): The angel of death
Lied (Lieder): German art song
Grotesque vs. Sublime: Romantic idea
2) Summarize main idea, theme, action, and include quotation.
This piece by Schubert is an example of a “Lied”, which was very popular during the romantic era (Schubert wrote over 650 songs in this style). This style focuses on a connection between the lyrics and the music, where the music represents what is going on in the lyrics as if it is painting a picture. In “Erlkonig”, Schubert represents the ‘grotesque’ as opposed to the ‘sublime’ (two ideas of romantic thought). The Erlkonig means the angel of death which clearly represents the idea of grotesque as well as the most notable line, “My father, my father, now he is taking hold of me! The Erlking has hurt me!” This is also represented by a continuous baseline (throughout the song) that represents the child’s heartbeat, which abruptly stops when the child is killed.
3) Formulate a question for discussion.
How does Schubert’s “Erlkonig” represent the Romanticist idea of the “sublime & grotesque”?
Tuesday, November 27, 2007
Sunday, November 18, 2007
Artem: Rosalind Franklin - The Dark Lady of DNA by Maddox
1. Identify and briefly define important words, terms, concepts, or characters.
Rosalind Franklin- A Crystallographer (deals with the science of crystal structure and phenomena). Franklin was a very smart and strong woman (inappropriate at the time)
‘The Patterson’- A method used by Rosalind Franklin and other scientists for circumventing the difficult ‘phase’ problem of measuring x-ray’s peaks and troughs.
James Watson- A Scientist who stole Rosalind Franklin’s photos and took credit for it.
2. Summarize the main idea, theme, action, or event of the reading. Be sure to include quotation that best captures the overall feeling or mood of the reading.
“ With her photographs increasingly clear and sharp, Rosalind took a set to Oxford to show Dorothy Hodgkin…Hodgkin exclaimed that Rosalind’s photographs were the best she had ever seen- so clear, in fact, that it might be possible to work out the space group of the crystal.”
Rosalind Franklin, the protagonist, was a very strong and intellectual woman. She was a crystallographer who could have been known as one of the greatest crystallographers thanks to her amazing photographs of DNA. Her work was superb. The only problem was that she was not given all the credit that she deserved. While she was working and improving on herself, a man named James Watson came along and saw that her amazing work was not published, rapidly stealing her photos and publishing the discovery of them, taking credit for Franklin’s work. Watson’s view on life was different than Franklin’s; he viewed research as a competition. Watson points out that there are many ways to come to a conclusion. By this chapter we can see that creating one icon (Watson) puts another down (Franklin). They were also talking about undeclared race.
3. Formulate a question for discussion. The question should be relatively substantial, based upon a specified passage or scene from the text, and capable of sustaining a thoughtful discussion.
Would Rosalind Franklin have more fame and recognition today if she was given all the credit that she deserved for her work?
Rosalind Franklin- A Crystallographer (deals with the science of crystal structure and phenomena). Franklin was a very smart and strong woman (inappropriate at the time)
‘The Patterson’- A method used by Rosalind Franklin and other scientists for circumventing the difficult ‘phase’ problem of measuring x-ray’s peaks and troughs.
James Watson- A Scientist who stole Rosalind Franklin’s photos and took credit for it.
2. Summarize the main idea, theme, action, or event of the reading. Be sure to include quotation that best captures the overall feeling or mood of the reading.
“ With her photographs increasingly clear and sharp, Rosalind took a set to Oxford to show Dorothy Hodgkin…Hodgkin exclaimed that Rosalind’s photographs were the best she had ever seen- so clear, in fact, that it might be possible to work out the space group of the crystal.”
Rosalind Franklin, the protagonist, was a very strong and intellectual woman. She was a crystallographer who could have been known as one of the greatest crystallographers thanks to her amazing photographs of DNA. Her work was superb. The only problem was that she was not given all the credit that she deserved. While she was working and improving on herself, a man named James Watson came along and saw that her amazing work was not published, rapidly stealing her photos and publishing the discovery of them, taking credit for Franklin’s work. Watson’s view on life was different than Franklin’s; he viewed research as a competition. Watson points out that there are many ways to come to a conclusion. By this chapter we can see that creating one icon (Watson) puts another down (Franklin). They were also talking about undeclared race.
3. Formulate a question for discussion. The question should be relatively substantial, based upon a specified passage or scene from the text, and capable of sustaining a thoughtful discussion.
Would Rosalind Franklin have more fame and recognition today if she was given all the credit that she deserved for her work?
Sunday, November 4, 2007
Michelle: Creative Writers and Day-Dreaming by Freud
Creative Writers and Day Dreaming
Spiel- (literally: to play) here its referring to forms of imaginative writing which requires to be linked to tangible objects
Trauerspiel- those who carry out the representation as schauspeler (show players)
This piece of literature begins by discussing creative writers and their similarity to small children who play in a world of imagination. As one gets older he stops playing and begins to day dream, because he has now exchanged one form of ‘phantasy’ for another. As the author goes on the topic becomes more focused on the difference between a creative writer and a day dreamer. Most day dreamers are embarrassed of their thoughts but for creative writers this is there livelihood. What’s the difference between the two?
“The creative writer does the same as the child at play- he created a world of phantasy which he takes very seriously-that is. Which he invests with large amounts of emotion-while separating it sharply from reality”
The above mentioned text it states that our fantasies are formulated differently depending on the time they happen. For example, the small orphaned boy, who while walking to a job interview imagines receiving the job and his entire life escalates from that point on. Do our circumstances really shape our thoughts or do we just imagine anything we want? If we are about to take an exam is that all we day dream about or do we still think like the small child from the text and perhaps fantasize about princesses and castles?
Spiel- (literally: to play) here its referring to forms of imaginative writing which requires to be linked to tangible objects
Trauerspiel- those who carry out the representation as schauspeler (show players)
This piece of literature begins by discussing creative writers and their similarity to small children who play in a world of imagination. As one gets older he stops playing and begins to day dream, because he has now exchanged one form of ‘phantasy’ for another. As the author goes on the topic becomes more focused on the difference between a creative writer and a day dreamer. Most day dreamers are embarrassed of their thoughts but for creative writers this is there livelihood. What’s the difference between the two?
“The creative writer does the same as the child at play- he created a world of phantasy which he takes very seriously-that is. Which he invests with large amounts of emotion-while separating it sharply from reality”
The above mentioned text it states that our fantasies are formulated differently depending on the time they happen. For example, the small orphaned boy, who while walking to a job interview imagines receiving the job and his entire life escalates from that point on. Do our circumstances really shape our thoughts or do we just imagine anything we want? If we are about to take an exam is that all we day dream about or do we still think like the small child from the text and perhaps fantasize about princesses and castles?
Rikki: Creative Writers and Day-Dreaming by Freud
1. Identify and briefly define important words, terms, concepts, or characters.
Creative- originality of thought, expression, etc.; imaginative
Play- to engage; A lot of times referred to as fun and games
Phantasy- (fantasy) - to create in one's fancy, daydreams, or the like; imagine
Envisage- to contemplate, visualize; looking into the face of
Dreams- a succession of images, thoughts, or emotions passing through the mind during sleep; an aspiration; goal; wile or vain wanting;
Day dream- a dreaming or imagining of pleasant events; the making of unreal plans etc… while awake
Hero- a man of distinguished courage or ability, admired for his brave deeds and noble qualities; a person who, in the opinion of others, has heroic qualities or has performed a heroic act and is regarded as a model or ideal
2. Summarize the main idea, theme, action, or event of the reading. Be sure to include quotation that best captures the overall feeling or mood of the reading.
When people are young they often play to be happy, it is taken very seriously and is often shared with a group. They make up their own little world but take the physical things in the world of reality to make it please themselves. As time goes by, playing is looked at as being childish and the play is then stopped. This is compared to a creative writer because “the creative writer does the same as the child’s’ play. He creates a world of fantasy which he takes very seriously.” However, the play is not actually stopped it is replaced or substituted because “we can never give anything up; we only exchange one thing for another.” Instead of playing he is now fantasizing. Just like fantasizing comes from something we thought of in our childhood or early years, so to creative writers use already made stories or material to write something new and creative.
3. Formulate a question for discussion. The question should be relatively substantial, based upon a specified passage or scene from the text, and capable of sustaining a thoughtful discussion.
Is it true that someone’s childhood could have such a great impact on their life in the future? Do their creative thoughts stay with them forever and were once known as play become their fantasies? Does a creative writer take the thoughts he uses from no where or are they built up by already-made material?
Creative- originality of thought, expression, etc.; imaginative
Play- to engage; A lot of times referred to as fun and games
Phantasy- (fantasy) - to create in one's fancy, daydreams, or the like; imagine
Envisage- to contemplate, visualize; looking into the face of
Dreams- a succession of images, thoughts, or emotions passing through the mind during sleep; an aspiration; goal; wile or vain wanting;
Day dream- a dreaming or imagining of pleasant events; the making of unreal plans etc… while awake
Hero- a man of distinguished courage or ability, admired for his brave deeds and noble qualities; a person who, in the opinion of others, has heroic qualities or has performed a heroic act and is regarded as a model or ideal
2. Summarize the main idea, theme, action, or event of the reading. Be sure to include quotation that best captures the overall feeling or mood of the reading.
When people are young they often play to be happy, it is taken very seriously and is often shared with a group. They make up their own little world but take the physical things in the world of reality to make it please themselves. As time goes by, playing is looked at as being childish and the play is then stopped. This is compared to a creative writer because “the creative writer does the same as the child’s’ play. He creates a world of fantasy which he takes very seriously.” However, the play is not actually stopped it is replaced or substituted because “we can never give anything up; we only exchange one thing for another.” Instead of playing he is now fantasizing. Just like fantasizing comes from something we thought of in our childhood or early years, so to creative writers use already made stories or material to write something new and creative.
3. Formulate a question for discussion. The question should be relatively substantial, based upon a specified passage or scene from the text, and capable of sustaining a thoughtful discussion.
Is it true that someone’s childhood could have such a great impact on their life in the future? Do their creative thoughts stay with them forever and were once known as play become their fantasies? Does a creative writer take the thoughts he uses from no where or are they built up by already-made material?
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