Why I Am Your Favorite

I shall explain in pictures:

You might not always be excited to see me....

















But I'm excited to see you!

And I always try to make you laugh....

Even though you shut me down half the time

But despite all of that....

You're gonna miss me when I graduate!!!

P.S. You still have to write that poem...or else

Quarter 3 Reflection

I am going to take this opportunity, as I take every one, to complain about Waiting for Godot. The stupidity pf this play makes me so angry. If you were to do something different next year, do not teach Waiting for Godot. That's all I'll say about that for now.

Instead of telling you what I didn't like, I'll tell you what I did:
Anthem (sort of)
A Raisin in the Sun
... yep that's it.
I gave you an assignment for the last quarter reflection which you never turned in. I'll give you one more chance, I would like a reflection from you emailed to me by no later than April 4. 

Racism and Class-ism

I see racism and class-ism every day. As a white student at Bishop Kearney people assume that I live in Brighton or Webster, but I live in the city. I have friends that live in Webster and Greece, and it is very obvious that they are nervous to go to my house. It's funny to see my friends' reactions to kids playing in the street (I live on a dead end) because in the suburbs they play in their giant backyards.They live in all white neighborhoods where every house is basically the same. My neighborhood is diverse. They are not all black and Puerto Rican, a lot of the people on my street are white Italians. I'm sure my perception of the suburbs is different than someone who actually lives in the suburbs, though, just like their perception of the city is different than mine. I see the suburbs as the town in Edward Scissorhands.

Two Quotes

"Here's the Chief. The soo-pah Chief, fellas. Ol' Chief Broom."
This is an important quote because it is the first interaction the protagonist has with anyone else in the ward, and it shows how the protagonist is viewed. t also tells the reader that he is Indian, and his Indian heritage is talked about a lot. It's the first thing people say about him.

"I been silent so long now it's gonna roar out of me like flood waters... But it's the truth even if it didn't happen."
I had to read this a few times, and I still don't quit understand it. I didn't fully get that the protagonist was telling the story of his past, not the present. "But it's the truth even if it didn't happen." makes no sense to me. I think he is either trying to say that it is his truth, or that there are no records or proof that any of this happened.

Clybourne Park Review

I loved Clybourne Park! I am so glad the class went to see it, and I am really glad that there were so many public schools there as well. Part of why I enjoyed the show so much was seeing the different reactions between Kearney and the rest of the audience. We mostly reacted to the characters while the rest of the audience reacted to the jokes. It's interesting that we see the show from a different perspective because of what school we go to.

My favorite characters were Bev/Kathy. Their parts were so funny. I was surprised that there was so little laughter in the first act, I thought it was hilarious. I laughed to my self the entire time, and it was mostly because of Bev. Her character is hilarious! Kathy's little comments were great in the second act. I laughed more at her than I did at the jokes.

Waiting for Go-don't (Because I don't like this play)

Nihilism and Absurdity are definitely two ways I would describe this play. "Nihil" is literally Latin for "nothing", which is what this play is, and every word of this play is most definitely absurd. From what my understanding of Existentialism is, I don't think it fits in this play very well (so my understanding is probably wrong). I see it in a positive way, I as an individual am the only person who can figure out who I am and why I am here. In finding ourselves and our places in the world we can achieve true happiness. I know this must be wrong because it is far to uplifting and positive for this class. In this sense, Existentialism does not fit in Waiting for Godot. In a way Vladimir and Estragon are waiting for Godot so he can tell them who they are, but they are not doing it on their own.

Nihilism is the belief that nothing we do really matters. We are insignificant organisms that are in existence in this universe for a short period of time. When we go the universe won't miss us, so what we do doesn't matter. Seeing as Estragon and Vladimir literally do nothing for the entire play, it can be said that they believe in Nihilism, but I think they are too simple to think this deep. They do nothing simply because they don't have the motivation to do anything. At the end of Act I and Act II they way "let's go", but they just stand there because it really doesn't matter. They talk about hanging themselves but they don't do anything because it really doesn't matter. Nothing matters.

The Theatre of the Absurd is also in a way the belief that nothing matters. There is no rhyme or reason, things just happen. The play works that same way, nothing seems to happen for a reason because nothing really happens. The entire play is Estragon and Vladimir waiting for Godot. Yes they meet Pozzo (pronounced like Bozzo the clown), Lucky and the Boy, but at the end of the day they are still waiting and talking nonsense. Nothing happens for a reason.

Waiting for Godot

Instead of talking about how Waiting for Godot is associated to society today, I'd rather talk about how I hate this play. It is so incredibly boring I literally fell asleep reading it. Perhaps it is a little more interesting when it is bring acted out on stage. I would much rather see it on stage, that way it would be over in a couple of hours and I'd never have to think of it again. I don't even know the difference between Vladimir and Estragon, the dialogue just runs together in my mind. Reading it is like watching a TV show that started out okay but has been on air for too long and consequentially is getting worse and worse, only Waiting for Godot started out bad and continues to get worse and worse. The only almost part I almost found intersting was when Vladimir/Estragon was singing what my mind thought was NSYNC's "Bye Bye Bye"