Closing Comments ¬¬

... hehehe yeiii =P finally the end!!

For this Final Furlong, I'd like to be brief but constructive.

It's hard for me to describe what this class has meant to me throughout the year, and I think this is due mainly to you, K (no ofense!). Hehe. What happens is that, at first -yeah, right in the very first class we had that tuesday- I didn't understand a word you said. That's something I'm kind of familiar to now, because sometimes I just smile and you think I did understand... O.o hehe never mind! My understanding on fast spoken English has become better thanks to you mainly... or at least I've learned how to pretend... ^.^

Movin' on, I want you to know that your homework system is the best. I think online assignments are very confortable, both for the teacher and the student. Though, I always stay hours in front of my lap trying to finish one of them! Anyways, in all the school year, there wasn't a single homework I didn't enjoy doing.

About the classes... Well, I'll have to start saying that I really enjoyed them. Mainly because we just talked and expresed our opinions (nobody said we weren't doing a thing); and the fact that you kicked out anybody not willing to participate simply ruled!!! Hehehe With Gaychuz and Pablo's talks everything else came second! Muahaha I won't forget our deep talks... (yeah, deep...) Hahaha XD But anyways, when everybody spoke out loud, we could hear each one's point of view and could really start discussing. Now that I remember our improvised discussion forums rocked!!! hahaha Really, it was sooo fun (and didactic!) hoho =P

When we came down to the patio to move in circles and do strange steps to mark rythm, well! I'd just seen that thing on movies!!! Hahaha Acting downstairs was also very creative and fun! I love Shakespeare! I love acting! And I love watching my friends trying to do so! =D

About the exams... what can I say? You're the only one who makes that sort of wicked tests!! My comments about them have already been published before on this blog (no need to repeat that stuff) If you have notes, okay, but if not, it would be better if we could just paste the final draft on the exam instead of writting 800 words all over again!! arggg! Although not much of a correction made, I've always listened to your comments about my work.

Finally (and of course), I have to thank you for the "inmunity" given to my folks and me throughout the year! And for excusing all the late homeworks, all the unaproppiate talking, and any complain made to you or your class! Cuz you've made a change in my life, & I will never forget!

Seeya in another life!!

About the 5th Period Exam -.-

Well, guess this exam was the last one about Night and the Poems, no? I don't have much of a complain about this exam, though... just constructive criticism, I swear.

In Section A, the Q's about the poems... well, they were fair; if I had to describe them in a word. I just read the poems, look up for some words I didn't understand and reflected a little about the contents of each. I also checked my homework about the 3 charts, and supported on what we'd alreay commented on class. So, I think I did good. The Q about wheter for as long as humans existed, there would be war, was what I rally focused on.

I did some wothy reseach about it and just added my opinions... I think I extendended a little bit more than what I was supposed to and I am almost sure I didn't finish your exam completely. Guess not.

For the Section B, I started reading the book as soon as you uploaded the Q's that would come in the exam. I did (and keep) kind of some note-paper about it while reading it. Asequence of events given by key words, a list of characters, a list of jewish words and a list of the page numbers where I could easily locate statements related to God, Fire and Night comphrehend my notes. I can show them to you.

As I finished, they were pretty useful to make my paragraphs for the section B of the exam. I didn't need much more than that.

My only complain would be: why you make us write that much?? Time is never enough! And I also think that you should mention what exactly do you want to find on our papers. You only point the way,but do not mention the destination. It's only to know if we're going on the right direction to satisfy your expectatives. Thanks.

About the 4th Period Exam -.-

K: I dounno hav neithr 'o my last exams. I havn't seen 'em since i gave 'em 2 u on da exam day T.T & i wasn't present on da day of da revision, maybe bcuz of Chorus, u can check my absences if u want. So, guess i need 2 see 'em.

Whatever, guess the 4th Period Exam was the one of the Elements of Narrative and Suspense and the stories (P&P, NW4S), right? I think we just lost time a little with this paper. We had already made a test about those topics, hadn't we? Why did you have to make (and grade?) all 4th graders' tests? Was Jenny sick or somthing?

Well, I read my notes about the stories I'd saved on my computer and checked your P.P. Presentations online, just in case. As you didn't let us bring our notes to the exam, I just tried to do the best at that moment- guess I didn't finish the exam. (I rarely do!) >.<>

Oh, and, yeah, I saw Arqui's (Arquitect Alejandro Córdoba's) lists of averages and accoring to that I got 8.6. And I really wanna know why.

" The Pit and The Pendulum "

Hi K!! XP

It's me again... having nothing better to do than your homework...

About the story:

Gosh! Have we read this story a thousand times!! I like Poe, though, I agree with Gaychuz: his best is "The Fall of the House of Usher", there's more action with the same amount of suspense mixed and the atmosphere (I don't know why) can be like more... felt. Whatever, that's for another occasion.

I like Poe: his plenitude of details... every word, in fact, hides a meaning that must be decoded in order to really feel what's going on there. The backgrounds (both historical and cultural) that he picks are outstanding, the horror and uncertainty (like in this case) involving them really gives the shakes to anybody, for at least a moment.

I like it, I like it, and I'm not that sadistic (ahem...) but I really love the intrigue, the double-sense words and objects and occasions, and all the symbols that are represented! Oh! The symbols! I've been thinking about some aspects of the setting lately. Was Poe really reffering to the pit as the abyss of uncertainty and darkness within us, denied by our most coward side? ...Or is it just me? I have so much to think and consider about!

Yeah, I'm loving it. The cadence, the rythm, the suspense... it kills me. It really does. In this story, by example, I hate so much that the narrator is always scared. What a dreadful condition to be in! If he would have been a little bird, he would have died long before. He's always consuming himself with fear and horror. It reaches a poin when it's boring and tiring. -.- Dying would be the option, though, but that wouldn't be fun, right Poe? So, let's say it's necessary. And, much more, it's the characteristic of Poe's characters.

So, I think that's all. I would also love to make a psicological profile about Poe. What was so wrong with him? What's HIS story? ...Yeah, that would definetly be fun. muahaha

" No Witchcraft For Sale "

Hi K!! ¬¬

Well, I've just finished reading this story this morning, so I kinda hold the idea...

The story wasn't really that good for me, personaly, I prefer action and intrigue; but it was entretaining. I noticed something strange with the narrator: it talked without many spaces (or interrumptions, if you prefer) and there was I point where I lost the sense of time. Events occured one after another and it didn't really gave the reader time to absorb all details and I could only draw quick conclusions. Plus, I think omiting to say the postures of the characters leaves us to the expectative. Also, I think the author missing to state the time-space relationship, or at least, mention it once!

Though, I liked the theme. Standing out to protect your culture. Yeah. I like people living and dying for their ideals. I don't like wars, though, just a formal white-gloved struggle.

About the characters, Gideon really gets the trophy for "the best response in bad English". jaja He was very smart, and knew how to subdue his appetites, overcoming the temptation for falling into the most basic human flaws (in this case, it's about greed I'm talking [because of the money and fame he was promised]).

And well, I may dare to say that both the Farquards and the doctor were kind of naive if they were expecting Gideon to fall for them instead. jajaja poor guys. Anyways, at least Gideon gives the doctor what he wants (the reason for the tales about black villagers in possession of more advanced knowledgement than theirs- not true!) and brings a smile for the Farquards and a funny thing for Teddy to remember.

Happy ending =P

About the exam -.-

Well, I don't necessarialy describe the exame as "difficult", because that just sounds flat and empty. Rather I'd say it was hard. I am complety sure I won't get a fullmark because: first, our teacher is K. Second, I didn't finished half of the exam. Why didn't I? I focused mainly on the 3 last questions. If they were worth more, at least if I answered them right, I could get something like a 6 and I would pass. Of course, I hate just passing, I like getting good grades; and I know pretty well that to get them, I must work hard. The problem was that the exam wasn't exactly meant to be finished. We just couldn't write and analyze that much in only 40 minutes. It was really long, I would say; not structured for a class time. However, I had analyzed the topics and knew what I should do with my notes, but still, I couldn't finish. I would like the teacher to be more explicit on his classes and not just leave us work and check on how we're doing; but making sure everybody is understanding and creating a critic analysis as for not getting such low marks or our tests.

"Harrison Bergeron"

Hi K!! O.o
I really liked this story, it reminds us of a topic we don't usually think of: equality of chances. The story pretends to show us how a society would be like if we all could have the same physical and mental abilities. This brings me to many different thoughts.
Certainly, in government and in most of religions, we humans are meant to be "the same". But, extrapolating this idea, how can we apply this concept in reality?
Obviously, we might start by eliminating all ranks and cathegories between people and countries. There couldn't be someone thought as higher or lower than anybody else. We would also need to make all people own the same: material goods should be given in an equal way. Of course, all people must have the same chances: like at work, for example. A chemical engineer could give the news report at night, or a painter could study the human genome. You can imagine what a chaos it would be.
If we could accomplish all this, the next step would be to homogenize all concepts: beliefs, likes, dislikes... this would certainly eliminate all chances we have of being unique as persons, which is what defines each of us. At this point, we would have produced the final rupture to existencialsm: nobody can be the same to anybody. As simple as that. It's nature: it's been proved that every snowflake is different to another.
I've wondered many times how it would be like to meet yourself at street... having the same routine every day... nothing what to talk about...
We could try to make everybody equal, and indeed, this is kind of the maxim for the ideal society, but we're not really realizing what this concept means.
Reading Harrson Bergeron I came up with all of this, and I also realized that in less that we can even start to homogenize concepts, there would be rebels protecting identity. Identity, the real expression of ourselves.
I've always thought that expression is what gives life to reality. And thinking of a reality without expression... it wouldn't be a real life then.... What ends up breaking our dream of equality.
Well, after all this ,I may dare to say that real equality is an unreachable dream. Though, the idea is always good, and we can make it come true the way we think it would be the best.