March 24th 2015

1.) The modern theme appears many times throughout this documentary. Monsanto has manifested it's self and now they are one of the worlds largest food producers. They have industrialized the crops and genetically modified them to last longer. They control what people buy and how farmers grow their crops. The modern day slaughter houses show the change in mechanization from 2 decades ago. Only 4 slaughter houses are currently producing meat in the US  and they are producing enough to feed 318.9 million people. This effects me because of all the fake product being used to make our food. Preservatives, GMOs, ammonia ... They're hurting this generation and ones to come. More cases of birth defects have been put these last 10 years then ever before.       

March 12th 2015

Royal Jelly 

How does Dahl develop his story? 

-Dahl develops his story by describing what royal jelly is and giving the characters a way to use it. 

How does he make the characters real? 

-He makes the character real by giving them real life worries and concerns. He also makes the 2 main characters, Mabel and Albert argue and disagree like a married couple do.

What literary device does he use?

- Dahl uses characterization and setting to create a plot for his story. 

How does he incorporate his twist? 

-Dahl incorporates the twist at the end with the last line of the story  "Why don't you cover her up, Mabel?" "We don't want our little queen to catch a cold."

March 4th 2015

Pg 974 # 7, 10

7.) Tennyson valued the timeless world of poetry more then he valued the perishable real world because he controlles the world of poetry. His work will live on after he's gone.

10.) The age Tennyson lived in accepted the idea of progress, believing the acquisition of knowledge would lead to a better world this is shown in "Ulysses". "follow knowledge like a sinking star" is a line that Ulysses says because he chases adventure and needs it to survive.