Poem Analysis: Dovahkiin

From analyzing this poem, I can tell that the dramatic situation is the rebirth of Alduin, and the hope of mankind resting in the arms of the Dragonborn. The structure of the poem is that of a chant almost, or a song. The poem's purpose is a call to arms to the Dragonborn, to stop Alduin's conquest. The speaker writes in rhyming couplets. Many very vivid images are conjured from the poem, such as the horrors that await mankind upon Alduin's conquest. This conveys the importance of the Dragonborn's existence and destiny.  

Mini AP essays

Today's essay exams were kind of exactly like I had expected them to be. They were what I expected them to be about as well. I feel like I was very prepared for these essays I just wish we had more time to complete them more fully because I don't feel as if I got most of the message that I was trying to get across, actually across. I worked pretty well under pressure but I wish I had more time to actually express the ideas I had thought up. This has made me focus more on getting my thoughts organized more quickly.

Tale of Two Cities Lecture Notes

-"level of personal intensity." Dickens really wrote realistically.
-His friend's play The Frozen Deep influenced writing heavily.
-Ellen inspired Lucie.
-Influenced by terrible things he saw when he was a young child in London.
-He grew up in a labyrinth of wretchedness and darkness and fascination.
-Visited Paris in 1844 and he was fascinated by it.
-Admired the elegance of Paris.
-He was drawn to the morgue and morbid aspects.
-He drew many parallels to London.
-Dickens wasn't a revolutionary he was against riots and bloodshed.
-Victorian Fear: Revolution

Dickens' Reason

I believe that Charles Dickens wrote Great Expectations to show that money is the root of all evil. Pip is a benevolent and innocent person while he is poverty-stricken. He only becomes a rude and mean person when he comes into monetary wealth. This is a prime example of irony.

Great Beginnings.

So far in the first fifteen pages of Great Expectations, I have drawn several key similarities between the protagonist, young Pip, and Charles Dickens himself. They are both poor orphans abandoned on their own. Dickens' childhood abandonment led to much of his inspirations. It's almost as if Pip is designed after Dickens' true childhood, and this novel will chronicle key events from that.