Sunday, April 26, 2009

Romeo and Juliet journal Entry 3

3. Had Juliet been older, do you think she would have done the same things she did in the play?
If Juliet was older i do not think she would do the same things that she did in the play because she would be more mature and come up with smarter solutions to solving her and Romeo's problem. For example, at the end of the story or play Romeo and Juliet both committed suicide. They could have came up with a better solution that that.

Romeo and Juliet journal Entry 2

2. Suppose Romeo and Juliet had not acted so hastily getting married. What effect, if any,
would that have had on the play?
If Romeo and Juliet had not acted so hastily, Romeo would have been killed or Paris would have been Juliet's husband. Romeo's family would also probably try to fight the Capulets. The fact that Romeo and Juliet acted hastily made the play more interesting. It added suspense.

Romeo and Juliet journal Entry 1

1. Could the same thing happen to two teenagers today? Explain why or why not.
I do think that the same thing could happen to two teenagers now because It is still possible for two families to feud and disapprove of their children dating or seeing each other. Even though this story is only a play the events which occurred in this play as far as the grudges or rivalry could still happen today.

Sympathy Response

To me this poem says that we have struggled as African Americans for freedom for very long time and that we have went through pain and suffereing to be where we are today. it says that we were kept locked away as if we were a secret from the world. it locked us away from accomplishing the great things that we can accomplish today. We were locked away all because some people thought we weren't good enough to walk the earth as a part of society with them. We were thought of as animals. Now you see great things from us like the first African American president of the United States of America. This poem says that racism was not allowing us to live up to our full potential as african americans. All of our talents were kept away from society as if it were a deadly disease. the bird is crying for freedom from this cage that damages its wings. The bird beats its wings against the bars to spread them far and show its beauty. But in the process it gains scars given to it by the one thing that keeps it locked in the cage. Looking at all the accomplishments black people have made today shows us that Paul Dunbar's bird is free from its cage of racism and has shown us all what it can do.

Tuesday, April 7, 2009

The journal topics-Romeo and Juliet

1. Could the same thing happen to two teenagers today? Explain why or why not.
I do think that the same thing could happen to two teenagers now because It is still possible for two families to feud and disapprove of their children dating or seeing each other. Even though this story is only a play the events which occurred in this play as far as the grudges or rivalry could still happen today.
2. Suppose Romeo and Juliet had not acted so hastily getting married. What effect, if any,
would that have had on the play?

If Romeo and Juliet had not acted so hastily, Romeo would have been killed or Paris would have been Juliet's husband. Romeo's family would also probably try to fight the Capulets. The fact that Romeo and Juliet acted hastily made the play more interesting. It added suspense.
3. Had Juliet been older, do you think she would have done the same things she did in the play?
If Juliet was older i do not think she would do the same things that she did in the play because she would be more mature and come up with smarter solutions to solving her and Romeo's problem. For example, at the end of the story or play Romeo and Juliet both committed suicide. They could have came up with a better solution that that.