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Zippy's Zeitgeist: December 2009
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Saturday, December 26, 2009. Im thinking about collaborative learning, and, because of an odd point of synchronicity- leadership. First of all, theres a video on YouTube. That is a focal point of my musing. Alex Hughes, an 11th grader from Greensboro, North Carolina, made it for a Dept of Education contest. A couple days after I watched this video, I attended the University of Toledos graduation. It was an impressive scene, with over 1000 graduates. The usual graduation hyperbole was flying with ...A vic...
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Confused With Knowledge: April 2009
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Sunday, April 5, 2009. If We Must Die. If we must die, let it not be like hogs. Hunted and penned in an inglorious spot,. While round us bark the mad and hungry dogs,. Making their mock at our accurséd lot. If we must die, O let us nobly die,. So that our precious blood may not be shed. In vain; then even the monsters we defy. Shall be constrained to honor us though dead! We must meet the common foe! Though far outnumbered let us show us brave,. And for their thousand blows deal one death-blow! The langu...
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Confused With Knowledge: Fallacy One: A poem/story can mean anything you want it to mean
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Sunday, January 18, 2009. Fallacy One: A poem/story can mean anything you want it to mean. No It can't. It's that simple. However, there's also not one exact meaning for most creative writing, and a person with different insight or knowledge may extract a different layer of meaning from a piece than I would based on my knowledge and background. Or White like cocaine? Or some other popular drug when Lewis Carroll was writing? Could the White Rabbit symbolize a pusher? Similarly, I thought I understood Hun...
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Confused With Knowledge: February 2009
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Saturday, February 14, 2009. Next on the Hit Parade: Dylan Thomas. For now, I've said everything I want to about Hughes, and I'm in a Dylan Thomas kind of mood. As much as I like "Fern Hill," that's not the one that's been bouncing around my head. So, the next poem I'm dissecting just to show I can is. Do Not Go Gentle into That Good Night. Do not go gentle into that good night,. Old age should burn and rave at close of day;. Rage, rage against the dying of the light. Do not go gentle into that good night.
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The Big Bad du Jour: July 2011
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Thursday, July 21, 2011. By the end of the episode, we've found that Tara's own family is awful, and that she believed she was part demon. It's been established that she is officially part of the group, with everyone bonding together to save her from her father- even though she cast a spell that could have caused them to be killed by demons. She is forgiven and accepted, claimed as family. AND, equally importantly, the big love fest at the end that solidifies Tara (and Spike and Anya) as part of the expa...
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The Big Bad du Jour: September 2010
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Saturday, September 18, 2010. This seems like another monster-of-the-week shows with a twist: Giles is the monster, transformed by Ethan Raines (of course). But even though it is essentially a stand-alone, not an integral part of the Big Bad plot this season, this episode more clearly introduces the philosophical question at the core of this season, and, in ways, the series. What does it mean to be a man? Put in a less (potentially) sexist manner, what does it take to be human? Subscribe to: Posts (Atom).
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The Big Bad du Jour: Restless
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Saturday, January 15, 2011. Season four ends not with vanquishing Big Bad, but with an artful, experimental show of dream sequences. Much has been written about this episode, and the dvd includes Joss' detailed commentary on the episode- I really don't have much to say that's not been said before, probably by people who have said it better. Should I move on? Peppers his journey with options, ones he is too stymied to grab. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). The Best Laid Plans. Change of Focus (Because ...
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The Big Bad du Jour: No Place Like Home
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Tuesday, July 19, 2011. No Place Like Home. This specific episode is concerned with identity as well. Buffy finds out the Dawn is "The Key," with no idea yet what that means, except that Dawn has only recently become human. Buffy's grousing about wanting to be an only child- growing pains as she grows into her role as big sister. So exactly what does the title mean? Not sure, but the domestic family theme is crucial, and the exploration of identity in the first few episodes continues. The Best Laid Plans.
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Confused With Knowledge: Next on the Hit Parade: Dylan Thomas
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Saturday, February 14, 2009. Next on the Hit Parade: Dylan Thomas. For now, I've said everything I want to about Hughes, and I'm in a Dylan Thomas kind of mood. As much as I like "Fern Hill," that's not the one that's been bouncing around my head. So, the next poem I'm dissecting just to show I can is. Do Not Go Gentle into That Good Night. Do not go gentle into that good night,. Old age should burn and rave at close of day;. Rage, rage against the dying of the light. Do not go gentle into that good night.
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Confused With Knowledge: Change of Focus (Because face it, I haven't followed through with this)
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Monday, May 24, 2010. Change of Focus (Because face it, I haven't followed through with this). While I like my original concept for this blog, I'm shifting a bit. I might still do some lit crit writing, but I'm going to blog about my current reading here. Right this minute, I'm reading the following books:. The Tyranny of Email. The Waste Lands (Dark Tower #3). Pilgrim at Tinker Creek. We'll see how that goes. :). Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). Prayer for Helena, by Evelyn Waugh. This is one of my f...