tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10053195120670754562024-03-13T05:52:43.667-07:00katia' s lifeKATIAhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08213623531892089337noreply@blogger.comBlogger37125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1005319512067075456.post-14610485772800068262010-12-03T16:15:00.000-08:002010-12-03T16:25:47.918-08:00Assignment 3: Post-Modernist Literatura<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_ifloObytqvU/TPmJ4ckeVxI/AAAAAAAAAFQ/YGjH6zjHs80/s1600/RussiaHouse.jpg"><img style="float: right; margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; cursor: pointer; width: 129px; height: 200px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_ifloObytqvU/TPmJ4ckeVxI/AAAAAAAAAFQ/YGjH6zjHs80/s200/RussiaHouse.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5546616018918332178" border="0" /></a><br />Assignment #3: Post-Modernist Literature<br /><div style="text-align: justify; font-style: italic;font-family:times new roman;">Compare and contrast the 2 Post-modern works with 2 of the other 4 works you have read.<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Heart of Darkness (Victorian Literature, Joseph Conrad)</span><br />It is a novella written by Joseph Conrad and it is widely regarded as a significant work of English Literature. It exposes the dark side of European Colonization while exploring the three levels of darkness that the protagonist, Marlow, encounters: 1)The darkness of the Congo wilderness; 2)The darkness of the Europeans´cruel treatment of the natives; 3)and the unfathomable darkness within every human being for committing heinous acts of evil.<br />There was spiritual darkness of several characters in this work, this sense of darkness also lends itself to a related theme of obscurity again, in various senses, reflecting the ambiguities in the work. Morality is ambiguous, that which is traditionally placed on the side of light is in darkness and vice versa.<br />It is a good example of Victorian Literature because the central themes were: 1.- The Hypocrisy of Imperialism 2.- Madness as a Result of Imperialism 3.-The Absurdity of Evil and at those times it was Good or Bad, God or Evil, Lightness or Darkness, it was no middle point in between them.<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">The Russia House (Post Modern Literature, John le Carré, 1989</span>)<br />While Post Modernist Era live a process of absolute and total reevaluation and reappraisal of culture, history, identity and language. It had a good impact on Literature because all kind of themes are treated in Post Modern Literature producing a total explosion of colors as the least, emotions, suffering, happiness, death and life. The Russia House is a novel by Jon le Carré published in 1989. The title refers to the nickname given to the portion of the British Secret Intelligence Service that was devoted to spying on the Soviet Union.<br />The philosophical Barley Blair (protagonist, a middle-aged and heavy-drinking head of a modest family owned British publishing Company) reasons that governments are not the only ones who can manipulate and betray, and some things are more important than the games that spies play with others´lives. (Spy novel). Here we see distrust on theories and ideologies together with a complete rejection of conventional thinking in Post Modern Era.<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">“The Murders in the Rue Morgue”( Allan Poe, USA, 1841-short story) Victorian Literature</span><br />In this short story the themes explored by the author were isolation/alienation, lack of communication, pessimism/despair, loss of faith which were central Victorian themes at that time. “The Murders in the Rue Morgue” introduces a new genre of short fiction to American literature: the detective story. The detective story emerged from Poe’s long-standing interest in mind games, puzzles, and secret codes called cryptographs, which Poe regularly published and decoded in the pages of the Southern Literary Messenger. He would dare his readers to submit a code he could not decipher. More commonly, though, Poe created fake personalities who would send in puzzles that he solved. “The Murders in the Rue Morgue,” along with the later story “The Purloined Letter,” allows Poe to sustain a longer narrative in which he presents seemingly unsolvable conundrums that his hero, M. Auguste Dupin, can always ultimately master. Dupin becomes a stand-in for Poe, who constructs and solves an elaborate cryptograph in the form of a bizarre murder case.<br />Animals In Poe’s murder stories, homicide requires animalistic element. Animals kill, they die, and animal imagery provokes and informs crimes committed between men. Animals signal the absence of human reason and morality, but sometimes humans prove less rational than their beastly counterparts. The joke behind “The Murders in the Rue Morgue” is that the Ourang-Outang did it. The savage irrationality of the crime baffles the police, who cannot conceive of a motiveless crime or fathom the brute force involved.<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">“The Secret Pilgrim” (J. le Carré, Spy Novel, United Kingdom, 1990)</span><br />The Secret Pilgrim is a 1990 novel, set within the frame narrative of a series of lectures by John le Carré's George Smiley, famous only within the 'Circus'. The memoirs, narrated by Ned, a former pupil of Smiley's, are, except for the last, triggered by tangential Smiley comments in lectures given at Sarratt, the spy-training college which Ned runs. However, they are primarily accounts of Ned's own experiences rather than of Smiley's. Ned, who does not give his surname, represents himself as the head of the Russia House in The Russia House, disgraced by the defection of Barley Blair and hence condemned to a semi-retirement in charge of Sarratt. In many senses the Secret Pilgrim is a collection of short stories, tied together as Ned's recollection. Many of them are recognisable anecdotes or urban legends within the British Intelligence community.<br />The Secret Pilgrim examines how people behave under extreme stress (pushing things to the limit). The most dramatic of these episodes is the one in which Ned is tortured by Polish agents. With all his courage he resists giving them what they want. He is beaten and loses teeth; he is tied to a rack and worked over.<br /></div>KATIAhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08213623531892089337noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1005319512067075456.post-40676062299593804982010-11-05T11:16:00.000-07:002010-11-05T11:18:21.169-07:00Assignment 2: Modernist Literature1.- Which 2 readings did you choose?<br />I chose the following two readings: 1) Lawrence, T.E. Seven Pillars of Wisdom (Britain, 1922-autobiography) 2) Witton,G. Scapegoats of the Empire (Australia, 1907-memoir).<br /><br />2.- Compare (3) and contrast (3) the reading you completed with the ppts. on Modernist culture and literature.<br />Comparison<br />1.- The two World Wars effects on humanity<br />2.- Historical events described in both books<br />3.- The influence of Eastern thought and philosophy<br />Contrast<br />1.- At that time came famous the interpretation of dreams but these books showed an excessive individualism.<br />2.- The readings were not as much pessimistic as they say they are<br />3.- The Great depression concerning lack of jobs, employments is not a relevant issue on both books.<br /><br />3.- In your opinion, do you feel the readings you completed are very good or excellent examples of Modernist literature?<br />I did like best the book “Lawrence of Arabia” because I saw it on T.V. long time ago and the actor who played the role of Lawrence was the best looking man I have ever seen on the screen at that time. I think that both books are excellent examples of Modernist Literature because the themes explored in these books are the ones people used to live at that time of worldwide history.<br /><br />4.- Would you recommend these readings to your friends and/or family? Why/why not?<br />Yes, absolutely because they belong to the development of modern literature where it is written the breaking from social forces, historical heritage, external culture and technique of life.KATIAhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08213623531892089337noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1005319512067075456.post-25242952260772864092010-10-25T06:11:00.000-07:002010-10-25T06:35:15.868-07:00Grammar 600 Adverbials or Adverb Phrases in a text<meta equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"><meta name="ProgId" content="Word.Document"><meta name="Generator" content="Microsoft Word 12"><meta name="Originator" content="Microsoft Word 12"><link rel="File-List" href="file:///C:%5CDOCUME%7E1%5CADMINI%7E1%5CCONFIG%7E1%5CTemp%5Cmsohtmlclip1%5C01%5Cclip_filelist.xml"><link rel="themeData" href="file:///C:%5CDOCUME%7E1%5CADMINI%7E1%5CCONFIG%7E1%5CTemp%5Cmsohtmlclip1%5C01%5Cclip_themedata.thmx"><link rel="colorSchemeMapping" 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mso-fareast-language:EN-US;} </style> <![endif]--> <p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"><b><span style=";font-family:";font-size:7.5pt;" >Editorial</span></b> <b><span style=";font-family:";font-size:7.5pt;" >http://www.nytimes.com/2010/10/25/opinion/25mon1.html?ref=opinion<o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"><b><span style=";font-family:";font-size:24pt;" >An Indefensible Defense<o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; line-height: normal;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12pt;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">1</span>It can be hard to distinguish between the Bush administration and the Obama administration when it <span style="font-weight: bold;">2</span>comes to detainee policy. A case the Supreme Court agreed last week to hear, Ashcroft v. al-Kidd, is <span style="font-weight: bold;">3</span>one of those occasions. <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; line-height: normal;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12pt;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">4</span>It turns on a principle held sacrosanct since the country’s early days: the government cannot arrest you <span style="font-weight: bold;">5</span>without evidence that you committed a crime. An exception is the material witness law, which allows <span style="font-weight: bold;">6</span>the government to keep a witness from fleeing before testifying about an alleged crime by somebody <span style="font-weight: bold;">7</span>else. <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; line-height: normal;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12pt;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">8</span>These principles were horribly twisted when John Ashcroft was President George W. Bush’s attorney <span style="font-weight: bold;">9</span>general. The Justice Department held a former college football player in brutal conditions on the <span style="font-weight: bold;">10</span>pretext that he was a material witness in a case in which he was never called to testify and which fell <span style="font-weight: bold;">11</span>apart at trial. <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; line-height: normal;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12pt;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">12</span>The Bush administration’s behavior was disturbing, and so is the Obama administration’s forceful <span style="font-weight: bold;">13</span>defense of this outrageous practice of using a statute intended for one purpose for something very <span style="font-weight: bold;">14</span>different. Judge Milan Smith Jr. of the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals called it “repugnant to the <span style="font-weight: bold;">15</span>Constitution.” <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; line-height: normal;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12pt;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">16</span>The Justice Department arrested Abdullah al-Kidd, known as Lavoni Kidd when he was a star football <span style="font-weight: bold;">17</span>player at the University of Idaho, at Dulles airport in March 2003 before he boarded a plane to Saudi <span style="font-weight: bold;">18</span>Arabia, where he was going to work on his doctorate in Islamic studies. For over two weeks, he was <span style="font-weight: bold;">19</span>treated like an enemy of the state — shackled, held in high-security cells lit 24 hours a day, and <span style="font-weight: bold;">20</span>sometimes humiliated by strip searches. When Mr. Kidd was released, he was ordered to live with his <span style="font-weight: bold;">21</span>wife and in-laws, restrict his travels and report to a probation officer. The restrictions lasted 15 <span style="font-weight: bold;">22</span>months. <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; line-height: normal;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12pt;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">23</span>The government said Mr. Kidd was a material witness against Sami Omar Hussayen, who was tried for <span style="font-weight: bold;">24</span>supporting an Islamic group that the government said “sought to recruit others to engage in acts of <span style="font-weight: bold;">25</span>violence and terrorism.” A jury acquitted Mr. Hussayen on some charges and didn’t reach a verdict on <span style="font-weight: bold;">26</span>others. Mr. Kidd was not called to testify. Nor was he ever charged with a crime. <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; line-height: normal;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12pt;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">27</span>Mr. Kidd sued Mr. Ashcroft personally, saying he unlawfully used the material witness statute as a <span style="font-weight: bold;">28</span>pretext. The former attorney general asserted that he had immunity. In the ruling now being reviewed <span style="font-weight: bold;">29</span>by the Supreme Court, the Ninth Circuit found that he did not. <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; line-height: normal;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12pt;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">30</span>To qualify for absolute immunity, the appeals court said, Mr. Ashcroft had to be prosecuting Mr. Kidd, <span style="font-weight: bold;">31</span>not investigating him. When the purpose is “to investigate or pre-emptively detain a suspect,” at most <span style="font-weight: bold;">32</span>a prosecutor is entitled to qualified immunity. Mr. Ashcroft didn’t qualify even for that because Mr. <span style="font-weight: bold;">33</span>Kidd made a plausible case that it was the attorney general’s own strategy that led to misuse of the <span style="font-weight: bold;">34</span>material witness statute. <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; line-height: normal;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12pt;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">35</span>The word “plausible” is key. In 2009, by a vote of 5 to 4, the Supreme Court sided with Mr. Ashcroft <span style="font-weight: bold;">36</span>and others in a lawsuit, because the complaint against them was too vague and the allegations were <span style="font-weight: bold;">37</span>not plausible. The government hasn’t challenged the plausibility of the core allegations in the current <span style="font-weight: bold;">38</span>case. <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; line-height: normal;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12pt;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">39</span>Prosecutorial immunity is intended to let prosecutors enforce the law without fear of being held <span style="font-weight: bold;">40</span>personally liable. Protecting that legitimate aim did not require the administration to defend the <span style="font-weight: bold;">41</span>indefensible. In forcefully defending the material witness statute on grounds that curtailing it would <span style="font-weight: bold;">42</span>severely limit its usefulness, it is defending the law as a basis for detention. 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style=";font-family:";font-size:12pt;" lang="EN-US" >http://opinionator.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/10/17/morals-withoutgod/?scp=1&sq=Hieronymus%20Bosch%20article&st=Search<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"><b><span style=";font-family:";font-size:24pt;" lang="EN-US" >Morals Without God?<o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; line-height: normal;"><i><span style=";font-family:";font-size:12pt;" lang="EN-US" >By <span style="color: rgb(29, 27, 17);"><a href="http://opinionator.blogs.nytimes.com/author/frans-de-waal/" title="See all posts by FRANS DE WAAL"><span style="color: rgb(29, 27, 17);">FRANS DE WAAL</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></span></i></p> <p style="text-align: justify;"><b style=""><span style=";font-family:";" lang="EN-US">1</span></b><span style=";font-family:";" lang="EN-US">I was born in Den Bosch, the city after which Hieronymus Bosch named himself. <a href="http://opinionator.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/10/17/morals-without-god/?scp=1&sq=Hieronymus%20Bosch%20article&st=Search#ftn1"><span style="color: rgb(13, 13, 13); text-decoration: none;">[1]</span></a> This <b style="">2</b>obviously does not make me an expert on the Dutch painter, but having grown up with <b style="">3</b>his statue on the market square, I have always been fond of his imagery, his symbolism, <b style="">4</b>and how it relates to humanity’s place in the universe. This remains relevant today since <b style="">5</b>Bosch depicts a society under a waning influence of God.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p style="text-align: justify;"><b style=""><span style=";font-family:";" lang="EN-US">6</span></b><span style=";font-family:";" lang="EN-US">His famous triptych with naked figures frolicking around — “<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:The_Garden_of_Earthly_Delights_by_Bosch_High_Resolution.jpg"><span style="color: rgb(13, 13, 13); text-decoration: none;">The Garden of Earthly </span><b style=""><span style="color: rgb(13, 13, 13);">7</span></b><span style="color: rgb(13, 13, 13); text-decoration: none;">Delights</span></a>” — seems a tribute to paradisiacal innocence. The tableau is far too happy and <b style="">8</b>relaxed to fit the interpretation of depravity and sin advanced by puritan experts. It <b style="">9</b>represents humanity free from guilt and shame either before the Fall or without any Fall <b style="">10</b>at all. For a primatologist, like myself, the nudity, references to sex and fertility, the <b style="">11</b>plentiful birds and fruits and the moving about in groups are thoroughly familiar and <b style="">12</b>hardly require a religious or moral interpretation. Bosch seems to have depicted <b style="">13</b>humanity in its natural state, while reserving his moralistic outlook for the right-hand <b style="">14</b>panel of the triptych in which he punishes — <em><span style=";font-family:";" >not</span></em> the frolickers from the middle panel — <b style="">15</b>but monks, nuns, gluttons, gamblers, warriors, and drunkards.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><b style=""><span style="line-height: 115%; color: rgb(13, 13, 13);font-size:12pt;" lang="EN-US" >16</span></b><span style="line-height: 115%; color: rgb(13, 13, 13);font-size:12pt;" lang="EN-US" >Five centuries later, we remain embroiled in debates about the role of religion in <b style="">17</b>society. As in Bosch’s days, the central theme is morality. Can we envision a world <b style="">18</b>without God? <span id="more-63191"></span>Would this world be good? Don’t think for one moment that the current <b style="">19</b>battle lines between biology and fundamentalist Christianity turn around evidence. One <b style="">20</b>has to be pretty immune to data to doubt evolution, which is why books and <b style="">21</b>documentaries aimed at convincing the skeptics are a waste of effort. They are helpful <b style="">22</b>for those prepared to listen, but fail to reach their target audience. The debate is less <b style="">23</b>about the truth than about how to handle it. 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lang="EN-US">Which <b>2</b> readings did you select from the list?</span></p> <p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt 18pt; line-height: normal;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";" lang="EN-US">I selected<span style=""> </span>two books from the list you published </span></p> <p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt 18pt; line-height: normal;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";" lang="EN-US">1.- </span><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";" lang="EN-US">Poe, E.A<i style="">. <em>The Murders in the Rue Morgue</em> </i>(USA, 1841-short story)</span></p> <p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpLast" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt 18pt; line-height: normal;"><i style=""><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";" lang="EN-US">2.- </span></i><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";" lang="EN-US">Conrad, J<i style="">. <em>Heart of Darkness</em> </i>(Britain, 1899-novel)</span><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";" lang="EN-US"></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; line-height: normal;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: "Tahoma","sans-serif";" lang="EN-US"> </span></p> <p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpFirst" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt 18pt; text-indent: -18pt; line-height: normal;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";" lang="EN-US"><span style="">02.<span style="font: 7pt "Times New Roman";"> </span></span></span><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";" lang="EN-US">Using these readings, compare (<b>3 examples</b>) and contrast (<b>3 examples</b>) the works with the ppt presentations on Victorian Literature and Culture given in class.</span></p> <p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt 18pt; line-height: normal;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";" lang="EN-US">In the book “Heart of Darkness” </span></p> <p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt 18pt; line-height: normal;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";" lang="EN-US">1.- Pilgrims and characters seem to be civilized people but they were not civilized at all.</span></p> <p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt 18pt; line-height: normal;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";" lang="EN-US">2.- Ambition is the reason why characters get into conflict with the rest of the world.</span></p> <p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt 18pt; line-height: normal;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";" lang="EN-US">3.- It is presented the dark side of human life due poverty, bad people. </span></p> <p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt 18pt; line-height: normal;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";" lang="EN-US">4.- New views on everything, new inventions and devices.</span></p> <p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt 18pt; line-height: normal;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";" lang="EN-US">5. - Conrad´s deterministic thought shaped by the ideas of Darwin in the evolution of the species.</span></p> <p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt 18pt; line-height: normal;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";" lang="EN-US">6.- The writer described a person or a place just as you see in a moment, things as they are.</span></p> <p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt 18pt; line-height: normal;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";" lang="EN-US"><span style=""> </span>In the book “The Murders in the Rue Morgue”</span></p> <p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt 18pt; line-height: normal;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";" lang="EN-US">1.- It is shown mystery and terror all through his work.</span></p> <p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt 18pt; line-height: normal;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";" lang="EN-US">2.- The grotesque and dark side of life in his work.</span></p> <p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt 18pt; line-height: normal;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";" lang="EN-US">3.- Women had a secondary role in society.</span></p> <p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt 18pt; line-height: normal;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";" lang="EN-US">4.- Poet was a heavy drinker and gambler.<span style=""> </span>Elements <span style=""> </span>which were forbidden in that period.</span></p> <p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt 18pt; line-height: normal;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";" lang="EN-US">5.- Allusion is present in his work.</span></p> <p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpLast" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt 18pt; line-height: normal;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";" lang="EN-US">6.- He is a romantic poet marked by the extermination of Indians.<span style=""> </span><span style=""> </span>Founder <span style=""> </span>of the detective stories.<span style=""> </span>War against Mexico, America took Texas, Arizona, New Mexico and California.<span style=""> </span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; line-height: normal;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";" lang="EN-US"> </span></p> <p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpFirst" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt 18pt; text-indent: -18pt; line-height: normal;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";" lang="EN-US"><span style="">03.<span style="font: 7pt "Times New Roman";"> </span></span></span><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";" lang="EN-US">Do you feel that the readings you completed are <b>very good or excellent examples</b> of Victorian Literature? Why/Why not?</span></p> <p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt 18pt; line-height: normal;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";" lang="EN-US">Yes, these <span style=""> </span>readings are excellent examples of Victorian Literature because of the themes and symbols shown in each book.</span></p> <p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt 25.1pt; line-height: normal;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";" lang="EN-US"> </span></p> <p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpLast" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt 18pt; text-indent: -18pt; line-height: normal;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";" lang="EN-US"><span style="">04.<span style="font: 7pt "Times New Roman";"> </span></span></span><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";" lang="EN-US">Would you recommend these readings to your friends and family? Why/Why not?</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 18pt; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";" lang="EN-US">I would recommend “The Murders in The Rue Morgue” because It is easy to read and The vocabulary<span style=""> </span>used<span style=""> </span>there is not complicated, you will not get bored reading this short story.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 18pt; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";" lang="EN-US">“Heart Of Darkness” Is a cultural novel showing the dark side of slavery, ambition and evil. However is lot more complicated to understand it , Class struggle<span style=""> </span>in opposition to religion(Catholic<span style=""> </span>church) is present in his novel.</span></p>KATIAhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08213623531892089337noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1005319512067075456.post-14754557621376482462010-05-11T16:18:00.000-07:002010-05-12T20:37:45.813-07:00Assignment : Middle English<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_ifloObytqvU/S-tVDxR5xoI/AAAAAAAAAEA/RfHAas-Y5Ek/s1600/gawain.aspx"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer; width: 162px; height: 200px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_ifloObytqvU/S-tVDxR5xoI/AAAAAAAAAEA/RfHAas-Y5Ek/s200/gawain.aspx" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5470559695627994754" border="0" /></a><span style="color: rgb(0, 102, 0);font-family:arial;font-size:78%;" >1. Approximately when was Middle English spoken?
<br />Middle English was in use between the late 11th century up to appriximately the 16 century
<br />2. What were the major factors which led to the development and the spread of Middle English?
<br /></span><meta equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"><meta name="ProgId" content="Word.Document"><meta name="Generator" content="Microsoft Word 11"><meta name="Originator" content="Microsoft Word 11"><link style="font-family: arial; color: rgb(0, 102, 0);" rel="File-List" href="file:///C:%5CDOCUME%7E1%5CKatia%5CCONFIG%7E1%5CTemp%5Cmsohtml1%5C01%5Cclip_filelist.xml"><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> <w:worddocument> <w:view>Normal</w:View> <w:zoom>0</w:Zoom> <w:hyphenationzone>21</w:HyphenationZone> <w:punctuationkerning/> <w:validateagainstschemas/> <w:saveifxmlinvalid>false</w:SaveIfXMLInvalid> <w:ignoremixedcontent>false</w:IgnoreMixedContent> <w:alwaysshowplaceholdertext>false</w:AlwaysShowPlaceholderText> <w:compatibility> <w:breakwrappedtables/> <w:snaptogridincell/> <w:wraptextwithpunct/> <w:useasianbreakrules/> <w:dontgrowautofit/> </w:Compatibility> <w:browserlevel>MicrosoftInternetExplorer4</w:BrowserLevel> </w:WordDocument> </xml><![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> <w:latentstyles deflockedstate="false" latentstylecount="156"> </w:LatentStyles> </xml><![endif]--><style> <!-- /* Style Definitions */ p.MsoNormal, li.MsoNormal, div.MsoNormal {mso-style-parent:""; margin:0cm; margin-bottom:.0001pt; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-ansi-language:ES-TRAD; mso-fareast-language:ES-TRAD;} @page Section1 {size:612.0pt 792.0pt; margin:70.85pt 3.0cm 70.85pt 3.0cm; mso-header-margin:36.0pt; mso-footer-margin:36.0pt; mso-paper-source:0;} div.Section1 {page:Section1;} --> </style><!--[if gte mso 10]> <style> /* Style Definitions */ table.MsoNormalTable {mso-style-name:"Tabla normal"; mso-tstyle-rowband-size:0; mso-tstyle-colband-size:0; mso-style-noshow:yes; mso-style-parent:""; mso-padding-alt:0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; mso-para-margin:0cm; mso-para-margin-bottom:.0001pt; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-ansi-language:#0400; mso-fareast-language:#0400; mso-bidi-language:#0400;} </style> <![endif]--> <p style="color: rgb(0, 102, 0);font-family:arial;" class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:78%;"><span style="color: rgb(0, 102, 0);">The diversity of forms in written Middle English may signify neither greater variety of spoken forms of English than could be found in pre-Conquest England, nor a faithful representation of contemporary spoken English. This diversity suggests the gradual end of the role of Wessex as a focal point and trend-setter for scribal activity, and the emergence of more distinct local scribal styles and written dialects, and a general pattern of transition of activity over the centuries that follow.</span><o:p></o:p></span></p> <span style="color: rgb(0, 102, 0);font-family:arial;font-size:78%;" >3. Match the following Old English words with their Anglo-Norman equivalent: A. Pig B. Cow C. Wood D. Sheep E. House F. Worthy G. Bold
<br /></span><meta equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"><meta name="ProgId" content="Word.Document"><meta name="Generator" content="Microsoft Word 11"><meta name="Originator" content="Microsoft Word 11"><link style="font-family: arial; color: rgb(0, 102, 0);" rel="File-List" href="file:///C:%5CDOCUME%7E1%5CKatia%5CCONFIG%7E1%5CTemp%5Cmsohtml1%5C01%5Cclip_filelist.xml"><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> <w:worddocument> <w:view>Normal</w:View> <w:zoom>0</w:Zoom> <w:hyphenationzone>21</w:HyphenationZone> <w:punctuationkerning/> <w:validateagainstschemas/> <w:saveifxmlinvalid>false</w:SaveIfXMLInvalid> <w:ignoremixedcontent>false</w:IgnoreMixedContent> <w:alwaysshowplaceholdertext>false</w:AlwaysShowPlaceholderText> <w:compatibility> <w:breakwrappedtables/> <w:snaptogridincell/> <w:wraptextwithpunct/> <w:useasianbreakrules/> <w:dontgrowautofit/> </w:Compatibility> <w:browserlevel>MicrosoftInternetExplorer4</w:BrowserLevel> </w:WordDocument> </xml><![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> <w:latentstyles deflockedstate="false" latentstylecount="156"> </w:LatentStyles> </xml><![endif]--><style> <!-- /* Style Definitions */ p.MsoNormal, li.MsoNormal, div.MsoNormal {mso-style-parent:""; margin:0cm; margin-bottom:.0001pt; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-ansi-language:ES-TRAD; mso-fareast-language:ES-TRAD;} @page Section1 {size:612.0pt 792.0pt; margin:70.85pt 3.0cm 70.85pt 3.0cm; mso-header-margin:36.0pt; mso-footer-margin:36.0pt; mso-paper-source:0;} div.Section1 {page:Section1;} --> </style><!--[if gte mso 10]> <style> /* Style Definitions */ table.MsoNormalTable {mso-style-name:"Tabla normal"; mso-tstyle-rowband-size:0; mso-tstyle-colband-size:0; mso-style-noshow:yes; mso-style-parent:""; mso-padding-alt:0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; mso-para-margin:0cm; mso-para-margin-bottom:.0001pt; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-ansi-language:#0400; mso-fareast-language:#0400; mso-bidi-language:#0400;} </style> <![endif]--> <p style="color: rgb(0, 102, 0);font-family:arial;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:78%;"><span lang="ES-TRAD">A. Pig = Pork</span></span></p> <p style="color: rgb(0, 102, 0);font-family:arial;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:78%;"><span lang="ES-TRAD">B. Cow = Beef</span></span></p> <p style="color: rgb(0, 102, 0);font-family:arial;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:78%;"><span lang="ES-TRAD">C. Wood = Forest</span></span></p> <p style="color: rgb(0, 102, 0);font-family:arial;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:78%;"><span lang="ES-TRAD">D. Sheep = Mutton</span></span></p> <p style="color: rgb(0, 102, 0);font-family:arial;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:78%;"><span lang="ES-TRAD">E. House = Mansion</span></span></p> <p style="color: rgb(0, 102, 0);font-family:arial;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:78%;"><span lang="ES-TRAD">F. Worthy = Honourable</span></span></p> <p style="color: rgb(0, 102, 0);font-family:arial;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:78%;"><span lang="ES-TRAD">G. Bold = Courageous</span></span></p> <span style="color: rgb(0, 102, 0);font-family:arial;font-size:78%;" >4. Compare & contrast the structure of nouns, pronouns and verbs, between Middle English & Modern English.
<br /></span><meta equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"><meta name="ProgId" content="Word.Document"><meta name="Generator" content="Microsoft Word 11"><meta name="Originator" content="Microsoft Word 11"><link style="font-family: arial; color: rgb(0, 102, 0);" rel="File-List" href="file:///C:%5CDOCUME%7E1%5CKatia%5CCONFIG%7E1%5CTemp%5Cmsohtml1%5C01%5Cclip_filelist.xml"><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> <w:worddocument> <w:view>Normal</w:View> <w:zoom>0</w:Zoom> <w:hyphenationzone>21</w:HyphenationZone> <w:punctuationkerning/> <w:validateagainstschemas/> <w:saveifxmlinvalid>false</w:SaveIfXMLInvalid> <w:ignoremixedcontent>false</w:IgnoreMixedContent> <w:alwaysshowplaceholdertext>false</w:AlwaysShowPlaceholderText> <w:compatibility> <w:breakwrappedtables/> <w:snaptogridincell/> <w:wraptextwithpunct/> <w:useasianbreakrules/> <w:dontgrowautofit/> </w:Compatibility> <w:browserlevel>MicrosoftInternetExplorer4</w:BrowserLevel> </w:WordDocument> </xml><![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> <w:latentstyles deflockedstate="false" latentstylecount="156"> </w:LatentStyles> </xml><![endif]--><style> <!-- /* Style Definitions */ p.MsoNormal, li.MsoNormal, div.MsoNormal {mso-style-parent:""; margin:0cm; margin-bottom:.0001pt; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-ansi-language:ES-TRAD; mso-fareast-language:ES-TRAD;} @page Section1 {size:612.0pt 792.0pt; margin:70.85pt 3.0cm 70.85pt 3.0cm; mso-header-margin:36.0pt; mso-footer-margin:36.0pt; mso-paper-source:0;} div.Section1 {page:Section1;} --> </style><!--[if gte mso 10]> <style> /* Style Definitions */ table.MsoNormalTable {mso-style-name:"Tabla normal"; mso-tstyle-rowband-size:0; mso-tstyle-colband-size:0; mso-style-noshow:yes; mso-style-parent:""; mso-padding-alt:0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; mso-para-margin:0cm; mso-para-margin-bottom:.0001pt; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-ansi-language:#0400; mso-fareast-language:#0400; mso-bidi-language:#0400;} </style> <![endif]--> <p style="color: rgb(0, 102, 0);font-family:arial;" class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:78%;"><span style="color: rgb(0, 102, 0);">The contrast of these kinds of words is that they are simplified , the grammar of Middle English is much closer to that of modern English than that of Old English. Compared to other Germanic languages, it is probably most similar to that of modern Dutch.</span></span></p><meta equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"><meta name="ProgId" content="Word.Document"><meta name="Generator" content="Microsoft Word 11"><meta name="Originator" content="Microsoft Word 11"><link style="font-family: arial; color: rgb(0, 102, 0);" rel="File-List" href="file:///C:%5CDOCUME%7E1%5CKatia%5CCONFIG%7E1%5CTemp%5Cmsohtml1%5C01%5Cclip_filelist.xml"><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> <w:worddocument> <w:view>Normal</w:View> <w:zoom>0</w:Zoom> <w:hyphenationzone>21</w:HyphenationZone> <w:punctuationkerning/> <w:validateagainstschemas/> <w:saveifxmlinvalid>false</w:SaveIfXMLInvalid> <w:ignoremixedcontent>false</w:IgnoreMixedContent> <w:alwaysshowplaceholdertext>false</w:AlwaysShowPlaceholderText> <w:compatibility> <w:breakwrappedtables/> <w:snaptogridincell/> <w:wraptextwithpunct/> <w:useasianbreakrules/> <w:dontgrowautofit/> </w:Compatibility> <w:browserlevel>MicrosoftInternetExplorer4</w:BrowserLevel> </w:WordDocument> </xml><![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> <w:latentstyles deflockedstate="false" latentstylecount="156"> </w:LatentStyles> </xml><![endif]--><style> <!-- /* Style Definitions */ p.MsoNormal, li.MsoNormal, div.MsoNormal {mso-style-parent:""; margin:0cm; margin-bottom:.0001pt; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-ansi-language:ES-TRAD; mso-fareast-language:ES-TRAD;} @page Section1 {size:612.0pt 792.0pt; margin:70.85pt 3.0cm 70.85pt 3.0cm; mso-header-margin:36.0pt; mso-footer-margin:36.0pt; mso-paper-source:0;} div.Section1 {page:Section1;} --> </style><!--[if gte mso 10]> <style> /* Style Definitions */ table.MsoNormalTable {mso-style-name:"Tabla normal"; mso-tstyle-rowband-size:0; mso-tstyle-colband-size:0; mso-style-noshow:yes; mso-style-parent:""; mso-padding-alt:0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; mso-para-margin:0cm; mso-para-margin-bottom:.0001pt; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-ansi-language:#0400; mso-fareast-language:#0400; mso-bidi-language:#0400;} </style> <![endif]--> <p style="color: rgb(0, 102, 0);font-family:arial;" class="MsoNormal"><span lang="ES-TRAD" style="font-size:78%;"><o:p> </o:p></span><span style="color: rgb(0, 102, 0);font-family:arial;font-size:78%;" >5. How is pronunciation different between Middle English and Modern English?</span><span style="font-size:78%;">
<br /></span></p><meta equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"><meta name="ProgId" content="Word.Document"><meta name="Generator" content="Microsoft Word 11"><meta name="Originator" content="Microsoft Word 11"><link style="font-family: arial; color: rgb(0, 102, 0);" rel="File-List" href="file:///C:%5CDOCUME%7E1%5CKatia%5CCONFIG%7E1%5CTemp%5Cmsohtml1%5C01%5Cclip_filelist.xml"><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> <w:worddocument> <w:view>Normal</w:View> <w:zoom>0</w:Zoom> <w:hyphenationzone>21</w:HyphenationZone> <w:punctuationkerning/> <w:validateagainstschemas/> <w:saveifxmlinvalid>false</w:SaveIfXMLInvalid> <w:ignoremixedcontent>false</w:IgnoreMixedContent> <w:alwaysshowplaceholdertext>false</w:AlwaysShowPlaceholderText> <w:compatibility> <w:breakwrappedtables/> <w:snaptogridincell/> <w:wraptextwithpunct/> <w:useasianbreakrules/> <w:dontgrowautofit/> </w:Compatibility> <w:browserlevel>MicrosoftInternetExplorer4</w:BrowserLevel> </w:WordDocument> </xml><![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> <w:latentstyles deflockedstate="false" latentstylecount="156"> </w:LatentStyles> </xml><![endif]--><style> <!-- /* Font Definitions */ @font-face {font-family:"Lucida Sans Unicode"; panose-1:2 11 6 2 3 5 4 2 2 4; mso-font-charset:0; mso-generic-font-family:swiss; mso-font-pitch:variable; mso-font-signature:-2147476737 14699 0 0 63 0;} /* Style Definitions */ p.MsoNormal, li.MsoNormal, div.MsoNormal {mso-style-parent:""; margin:0cm; margin-bottom:.0001pt; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-ansi-language:ES-TRAD; mso-fareast-language:ES-TRAD;} @page Section1 {size:612.0pt 792.0pt; margin:70.85pt 3.0cm 70.85pt 3.0cm; mso-header-margin:36.0pt; mso-footer-margin:36.0pt; mso-paper-source:0;} div.Section1 {page:Section1;} --> </style><!--[if gte mso 10]> <style> /* Style Definitions */ table.MsoNormalTable {mso-style-name:"Tabla normal"; mso-tstyle-rowband-size:0; mso-tstyle-colband-size:0; mso-style-noshow:yes; mso-style-parent:""; mso-padding-alt:0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; mso-para-margin:0cm; mso-para-margin-bottom:.0001pt; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-ansi-language:#0400; mso-fareast-language:#0400; mso-bidi-language:#0400;} </style> <![endif]--> <p style="color: rgb(0, 102, 0);font-family:arial;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: rgb(0, 102, 0);font-family:arial;font-size:78%;" lang="EN-GB" >All letters in Middle English words were pronounced. (Silent letters in Modern English come from pronunciation shifts, which means that pronunciation is no longer closely reflected by the written form.) . Therefore 'knight' was pronounced [kniçt] (with a pronounced <k> and the <gh> as the <ch> in German 'Knecht'), not [na</ch></gh></k></span><span style="color: rgb(0, 102, 0);font-family:arial;font-size:78%;" lang="EN-GB" >ɪ</span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:78%;"><span style="color: rgb(0, 102, 0);font-family:arial;" >t] as in Modern English.</span><o:p></o:p></span></p> <span style="color: rgb(0, 102, 0);font-family:arial;font-size:78%;" >6. What is the Chancery Standard, and how did it come into effect?
<br /></span><meta equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"><meta name="ProgId" content="Word.Document"><meta name="Generator" content="Microsoft Word 11"><meta name="Originator" content="Microsoft Word 11"><link style="font-family: arial; color: rgb(0, 102, 0);" rel="File-List" href="file:///C:%5CDOCUME%7E1%5CKatia%5CCONFIG%7E1%5CTemp%5Cmsohtml1%5C01%5Cclip_filelist.xml"><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> <w:worddocument> <w:view>Normal</w:View> <w:zoom>0</w:Zoom> <w:hyphenationzone>21</w:HyphenationZone> <w:punctuationkerning/> <w:validateagainstschemas/> <w:saveifxmlinvalid>false</w:SaveIfXMLInvalid> <w:ignoremixedcontent>false</w:IgnoreMixedContent> <w:alwaysshowplaceholdertext>false</w:AlwaysShowPlaceholderText> <w:compatibility> <w:breakwrappedtables/> <w:snaptogridincell/> <w:wraptextwithpunct/> <w:useasianbreakrules/> <w:dontgrowautofit/> </w:Compatibility> <w:browserlevel>MicrosoftInternetExplorer4</w:BrowserLevel> </w:WordDocument> </xml><![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> <w:latentstyles deflockedstate="false" latentstylecount="156"> </w:LatentStyles> </xml><![endif]--><style> <!-- /* Style Definitions */ p.MsoNormal, li.MsoNormal, div.MsoNormal {mso-style-parent:""; margin:0cm; margin-bottom:.0001pt; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-ansi-language:ES-TRAD; mso-fareast-language:ES-TRAD;} @page Section1 {size:612.0pt 792.0pt; margin:70.85pt 3.0cm 70.85pt 3.0cm; mso-header-margin:36.0pt; mso-footer-margin:36.0pt; mso-paper-source:0;} div.Section1 {page:Section1;} --> </style><!--[if gte mso 10]> <style> /* Style Definitions */ table.MsoNormalTable {mso-style-name:"Tabla normal"; mso-tstyle-rowband-size:0; mso-tstyle-colband-size:0; mso-style-noshow:yes; mso-style-parent:""; mso-padding-alt:0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; mso-para-margin:0cm; mso-para-margin-bottom:.0001pt; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-ansi-language:#0400; mso-fareast-language:#0400; mso-bidi-language:#0400;} </style> <![endif]--> <p style="color: rgb(0, 102, 0);font-family:arial;" class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:78%;"><span style="color: rgb(0, 102, 0);">Chancery Standard was a written form of English used by government bureaucracy and for other official purposes from the late 15th century. It is believed to have contributed in a significant way to the development of the English language as spoken and written today. Because of the differing dialects of English spoken and written across the country at the time, the government needed a clear and unambiguous form for use in its official documents. Chancery Standard was developed to meet this need. </span><o:p></o:p></span></p> <span style="color: rgb(0, 102, 0);font-family:arial;font-size:78%;" >7. Who wrote the Canterbury Tales?
<br /></span><meta equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"><meta name="ProgId" content="Word.Document"><meta name="Generator" content="Microsoft Word 11"><meta name="Originator" content="Microsoft Word 11"><link style="font-family: arial; color: rgb(0, 102, 0);" rel="File-List" href="file:///C:%5CDOCUME%7E1%5CKatia%5CCONFIG%7E1%5CTemp%5Cmsohtml1%5C01%5Cclip_filelist.xml"><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> <w:worddocument> <w:view>Normal</w:View> <w:zoom>0</w:Zoom> <w:hyphenationzone>21</w:HyphenationZone> <w:punctuationkerning/> <w:validateagainstschemas/> <w:saveifxmlinvalid>false</w:SaveIfXMLInvalid> <w:ignoremixedcontent>false</w:IgnoreMixedContent> <w:alwaysshowplaceholdertext>false</w:AlwaysShowPlaceholderText> <w:compatibility> <w:breakwrappedtables/> <w:snaptogridincell/> <w:wraptextwithpunct/> <w:useasianbreakrules/> <w:dontgrowautofit/> </w:Compatibility> <w:browserlevel>MicrosoftInternetExplorer4</w:BrowserLevel> </w:WordDocument> </xml><![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> <w:latentstyles deflockedstate="false" latentstylecount="156"> </w:LatentStyles> </xml><![endif]--><style> <!-- /* Style Definitions */ p.MsoNormal, li.MsoNormal, div.MsoNormal {mso-style-parent:""; margin:0cm; margin-bottom:.0001pt; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-ansi-language:ES-TRAD; mso-fareast-language:ES-TRAD;} @page Section1 {size:612.0pt 792.0pt; margin:70.85pt 3.0cm 70.85pt 3.0cm; mso-header-margin:36.0pt; mso-footer-margin:36.0pt; mso-paper-source:0;} div.Section1 {page:Section1;} --> </style><!--[if gte mso 10]> <style> /* Style Definitions */ table.MsoNormalTable {mso-style-name:"Tabla normal"; mso-tstyle-rowband-size:0; mso-tstyle-colband-size:0; mso-style-noshow:yes; mso-style-parent:""; mso-padding-alt:0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; mso-para-margin:0cm; mso-para-margin-bottom:.0001pt; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-ansi-language:#0400; mso-fareast-language:#0400; mso-bidi-language:#0400;} </style> <![endif]--> <p style="color: rgb(0, 102, 0);font-family:arial;" class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:78%;">Geoffrey Chaucer at the end of the 14th century.<o:p></o:p></span><span style="font-size:78%;">
<br /></span></p><p style="color: rgb(0, 102, 0);font-family:arial;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: rgb(0, 102, 0);font-size:78%;" >8. Describe the medieval pilgrims who journeyed from Canterbury to London.</span></p><meta equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"><meta name="ProgId" content="Word.Document"><meta name="Generator" content="Microsoft Word 11"><meta name="Originator" content="Microsoft Word 11"><link style="font-family: arial; color: rgb(0, 102, 0);" rel="File-List" href="file:///C:%5CDOCUME%7E1%5CKatia%5CCONFIG%7E1%5CTemp%5Cmsohtml1%5C01%5Cclip_filelist.xml"><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> <w:worddocument> <w:view>Normal</w:View> <w:zoom>0</w:Zoom> <w:hyphenationzone>21</w:HyphenationZone> <w:punctuationkerning/> <w:validateagainstschemas/> <w:saveifxmlinvalid>false</w:SaveIfXMLInvalid> <w:ignoremixedcontent>false</w:IgnoreMixedContent> <w:alwaysshowplaceholdertext>false</w:AlwaysShowPlaceholderText> <w:compatibility> <w:breakwrappedtables/> <w:snaptogridincell/> <w:wraptextwithpunct/> <w:useasianbreakrules/> <w:dontgrowautofit/> </w:Compatibility> <w:browserlevel>MicrosoftInternetExplorer4</w:BrowserLevel> </w:WordDocument> </xml><![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> <w:latentstyles deflockedstate="false" latentstylecount="156"> </w:LatentStyles> </xml><![endif]--><style> <!-- /* Style Definitions */ p.MsoNormal, li.MsoNormal, div.MsoNormal {mso-style-parent:""; margin:0cm; margin-bottom:.0001pt; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-ansi-language:ES-TRAD; mso-fareast-language:ES-TRAD;} @page Section1 {size:612.0pt 792.0pt; margin:70.85pt 3.0cm 70.85pt 3.0cm; mso-header-margin:36.0pt; mso-footer-margin:36.0pt; mso-paper-source:0;} div.Section1 {page:Section1;} --> </style><!--[if gte mso 10]> <style> /* Style Definitions */ table.MsoNormalTable {mso-style-name:"Tabla normal"; mso-tstyle-rowband-size:0; mso-tstyle-colband-size:0; mso-style-noshow:yes; mso-style-parent:""; mso-padding-alt:0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; mso-para-margin:0cm; mso-para-margin-bottom:.0001pt; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-ansi-language:#0400; mso-fareast-language:#0400; mso-bidi-language:#0400;} </style> <![endif]--> <p style="color: rgb(0, 102, 0);font-family:arial;" class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:78%;"><span style="color: rgb(0, 102, 0);">The contrast of these kinds of words is that they are simplified , the grammar of Middle English is much closer to that of modern English than that of Old English. Compared to other Germanic languages, it is probably most similar to that of modern Dutch.</span><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p style="color: rgb(0, 102, 0);font-family:arial;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:78%;"><span style="" lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span>9. Why did the pilgrims take this journey?
<br /></span></p><meta equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"><meta name="ProgId" content="Word.Document"><meta name="Generator" content="Microsoft Word 11"><meta name="Originator" content="Microsoft Word 11"><link style="color: rgb(0, 102, 0); font-family: arial;" rel="File-List" href="file:///C:%5CDOCUME%7E1%5CKatia%5CCONFIG%7E1%5CTemp%5Cmsohtml1%5C01%5Cclip_filelist.xml"><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> <w:worddocument> <w:view>Normal</w:View> <w:zoom>0</w:Zoom> <w:hyphenationzone>21</w:HyphenationZone> <w:punctuationkerning/> <w:validateagainstschemas/> <w:saveifxmlinvalid>false</w:SaveIfXMLInvalid> <w:ignoremixedcontent>false</w:IgnoreMixedContent> <w:alwaysshowplaceholdertext>false</w:AlwaysShowPlaceholderText> <w:compatibility> <w:breakwrappedtables/> <w:snaptogridincell/> <w:wraptextwithpunct/> <w:useasianbreakrules/> <w:dontgrowautofit/> </w:Compatibility> <w:browserlevel>MicrosoftInternetExplorer4</w:BrowserLevel> </w:WordDocument> </xml><![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> <w:latentstyles deflockedstate="false" latentstylecount="156"> </w:LatentStyles> </xml><![endif]--><style> <!-- /* Style Definitions */ p.MsoNormal, li.MsoNormal, div.MsoNormal {mso-style-parent:""; margin:0cm; margin-bottom:.0001pt; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-ansi-language:ES-TRAD; mso-fareast-language:ES-TRAD;} @page Section1 {size:612.0pt 792.0pt; margin:70.85pt 3.0cm 70.85pt 3.0cm; mso-header-margin:36.0pt; mso-footer-margin:36.0pt; mso-paper-source:0;} div.Section1 {page:Section1;} --> </style><!--[if gte mso 10]> <style> /* Style Definitions */ table.MsoNormalTable {mso-style-name:"Tabla normal"; mso-tstyle-rowband-size:0; mso-tstyle-colband-size:0; mso-style-noshow:yes; mso-style-parent:""; mso-padding-alt:0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; mso-para-margin:0cm; mso-para-margin-bottom:.0001pt; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-ansi-language:#0400; mso-fareast-language:#0400; mso-bidi-language:#0400;} </style> <![endif]--> <p style="color: rgb(0, 102, 0);font-family:arial;" class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:78%;"><span style="color: rgb(0, 102, 0);">They wend their way to Canterbury from every shire of England to seek the holy blessed martyr, Thomas Becket, who has helped them when they were sick.</span><o:p></o:p></span></p> <span style="color: rgb(0, 102, 0);font-family:arial;font-size:78%;" >10. It is thought that some of the stories in The Canterbury Tales originated in Italy. What was the name of the Italian book and who wrote it?
<br /></span><meta equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"><meta name="ProgId" content="Word.Document"><meta name="Generator" content="Microsoft Word 11"><meta name="Originator" content="Microsoft Word 11"><link style="font-family: arial; color: rgb(0, 102, 0);" rel="File-List" href="file:///C:%5CDOCUME%7E1%5CKatia%5CCONFIG%7E1%5CTemp%5Cmsohtml1%5C01%5Cclip_filelist.xml"><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> <w:worddocument> <w:view>Normal</w:View> <w:zoom>0</w:Zoom> <w:hyphenationzone>21</w:HyphenationZone> <w:punctuationkerning/> <w:validateagainstschemas/> <w:saveifxmlinvalid>false</w:SaveIfXMLInvalid> <w:ignoremixedcontent>false</w:IgnoreMixedContent> <w:alwaysshowplaceholdertext>false</w:AlwaysShowPlaceholderText> <w:compatibility> <w:breakwrappedtables/> <w:snaptogridincell/> <w:wraptextwithpunct/> <w:useasianbreakrules/> <w:dontgrowautofit/> </w:Compatibility> <w:browserlevel>MicrosoftInternetExplorer4</w:BrowserLevel> </w:WordDocument> </xml><![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> <w:latentstyles deflockedstate="false" latentstylecount="156"> </w:LatentStyles> </xml><![endif]--><style> <!-- /* Style Definitions */ p.MsoNormal, li.MsoNormal, div.MsoNormal {mso-style-parent:""; margin:0cm; margin-bottom:.0001pt; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-ansi-language:ES-TRAD; mso-fareast-language:ES-TRAD;} @page Section1 {size:612.0pt 792.0pt; margin:70.85pt 3.0cm 70.85pt 3.0cm; mso-header-margin:36.0pt; mso-footer-margin:36.0pt; mso-paper-source:0;} div.Section1 {page:Section1;} --> </style><!--[if gte mso 10]> <style> /* Style Definitions */ table.MsoNormalTable {mso-style-name:"Tabla normal"; mso-tstyle-rowband-size:0; mso-tstyle-colband-size:0; mso-style-noshow:yes; mso-style-parent:""; mso-padding-alt:0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; mso-para-margin:0cm; mso-para-margin-bottom:.0001pt; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-ansi-language:#0400; mso-fareast-language:#0400; mso-bidi-language:#0400;} </style> <![endif]--><span style="color: rgb(0, 102, 0);font-family:";font-size:78%;" lang="EN-GB" >The Canterbury Tales were written in Middle English, specifically in a dialect associated with London and spellings associated with the then emergent chancery standard. Although no manuscript of the Tales exists in Chaucer's own hand, two were copied around the time of his death by Adam Pinkhurst</span><span style="color: rgb(0, 102, 0);font-family:arial;font-size:78%;" >.</span><span style="color: rgb(0, 102, 0);font-size:78%;" > </span><span style="color: rgb(0, 102, 0);font-family:arial;font-size:78%;" >11. The Canterbury Tales is considered an extremely important book, both in terms of English Literature & in the history of English writing. In your opinion, why is this book so important?
<br /></span><meta equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"><meta name="ProgId" content="Word.Document"><meta name="Generator" content="Microsoft Word 11"><meta name="Originator" content="Microsoft Word 11"><link style="font-family: arial; color: rgb(0, 102, 0);" rel="File-List" href="file:///C:%5CDOCUME%7E1%5CKatia%5CCONFIG%7E1%5CTemp%5Cmsohtml1%5C01%5Cclip_filelist.xml"><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> <w:worddocument> <w:view>Normal</w:View> <w:zoom>0</w:Zoom> <w:hyphenationzone>21</w:HyphenationZone> <w:punctuationkerning/> <w:validateagainstschemas/> <w:saveifxmlinvalid>false</w:SaveIfXMLInvalid> <w:ignoremixedcontent>false</w:IgnoreMixedContent> <w:alwaysshowplaceholdertext>false</w:AlwaysShowPlaceholderText> <w:compatibility> <w:breakwrappedtables/> <w:snaptogridincell/> <w:wraptextwithpunct/> <w:useasianbreakrules/> <w:dontgrowautofit/> </w:Compatibility> <w:browserlevel>MicrosoftInternetExplorer4</w:BrowserLevel> </w:WordDocument> </xml><![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> <w:latentstyles deflockedstate="false" latentstylecount="156"> </w:LatentStyles> </xml><![endif]--><style> <!-- /* Style Definitions */ p.MsoNormal, li.MsoNormal, div.MsoNormal {mso-style-parent:""; margin:0cm; margin-bottom:.0001pt; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-ansi-language:ES-TRAD; mso-fareast-language:ES-TRAD;} @page Section1 {size:595.3pt 841.9pt; margin:70.85pt 3.0cm 70.85pt 3.0cm; mso-header-margin:35.4pt; mso-footer-margin:35.4pt; mso-paper-source:0;} div.Section1 {page:Section1;} --> </style><!--[if gte mso 10]> <style> /* Style Definitions */ table.MsoNormalTable {mso-style-name:"Tabla normal"; mso-tstyle-rowband-size:0; mso-tstyle-colband-size:0; mso-style-noshow:yes; mso-style-parent:""; mso-padding-alt:0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; mso-para-margin:0cm; mso-para-margin-bottom:.0001pt; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-ansi-language:#0400; mso-fareast-language:#0400; mso-bidi-language:#0400;} </style> <![endif]--> <p style="color: rgb(0, 102, 0);font-family:arial;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:78%;"><span style="" lang="EN-GB">It's important because it gave to the English Language, the main root of words from Old English up to now. Besides that The Canterbury Tales contributed in terms of culture and history.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p> <span style="color: rgb(0, 102, 0);font-size:85%;" ><span style="color: rgb(0, 102, 0);font-family:arial;font-size:78%;" >12. Sir Gawain and the Green Knight is:</span><span style="color: rgb(0, 102, 0);font-size:78%;" > </span><span style="color: rgb(0, 102, 0);font-family:arial;font-size:78%;" >It is a detailed explanation of the proper etiquette & behaviour for all knights in Medieval Europe.</span> <span style="color: rgb(0, 102, 0);font-family:arial;font-size:78%;" >
<br />13. Who is Sir Gawain?
<br />He was a knight of <span style="font-style: italic;">King Arthur´s round table.</span></span><span style="color: rgb(0, 102, 0);font-size:78%;" > </span><span style="color: rgb(0, 102, 0);font-family:arial;font-size:78%;" >14. What is the challenge that The Green Knight proposes to the Knights of the Round Table?
<br />The Green Knight offers to allow anyone to strike him with his axe if the challenger will take a return blow in a year and a day.
<br /></span><span style="color: rgb(0, 102, 0);font-family:arial;font-size:78%;" >15. What is the similarity between Sir Gawain and the Green Knight and the Irish tale of Cúchulainn?
<br />In this Irish tale of Cúchulainn parallels Gawain in that, like The Green Knight Cú Chulainn´s antagonist feints three blows with the axe before letting his target depart without injury.
<br /></span><span style="color: rgb(0, 102, 0);font-family:arial;font-size:78%;" >16. What is the importance of the pentagram/pentangle in the poem?
<br />The pentagle symbolizes the virtues to which Gawain aspires such as to be faultless in his five senses; never to fail in his five fingers; to be faithful to the five wounds that Christ received on the cross; to be strengthened by five joys that the Virgin Mary had in Jesus; and to possess brotherly love, courtesy, piety, and chastity.
<br /></span><span style="color: rgb(0, 102, 0);font-family:arial;font-size:78%;" >17. How are numbers used to symbolize events in the poem?
<br />The poet highlights number symbolism to add symmetry and meaning to the poem.
<br /></span><span style="color: rgb(0, 102, 0);font-family:arial;font-size:78%;" >18. What is the significance of Sir Gawain's neck wound?
<br />Gawain´s wound is an outward sign of an internal wound.</span> <span style="color: rgb(0, 102, 0);font-family:arial;font-size:78%;" >
<br />19. Which actor played The Green Knight in the film adaptation, Sword of the Valiant?
<br />Tha actor who played The Green Knight in that film was Sean Connery.
<br /></span><span style="font-family:arial;"><span style="color: rgb(0, 102, 0);font-size:78%;" ><span style="font-family:arial;">20. In many ways this poem is, in the modern sense, a soap opera. Compare Sir Gawain and the Green Knight with a modern Chilean teleseries.</span> <span style="font-family:arial;">I can compare this poem with Miguel Carrera soap opera which is a Chilean teleserie, fighting for all those values or virtues encountered in Sir Gawain and The Green Knight poem.</span> </span>
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<br /></span></span>KATIAhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08213623531892089337noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1005319512067075456.post-86563499593102667202010-04-13T21:38:00.001-07:002010-04-24T08:58:12.550-07:00Assignment: Autobiography<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_ifloObytqvU/S8VI8sEYDtI/AAAAAAAAADo/R5KDDw-ExfM/s1600/Weeping+Willow+Tree.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 312px; height: 292px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_ifloObytqvU/S8VI8sEYDtI/AAAAAAAAADo/R5KDDw-ExfM/s320/Weeping+Willow+Tree.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5459850330715459282" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: rgb(0, 102, 0);"><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-style: italic;"><span style="font-family:times new roman;">Not so far away from my sight I can think of that greenish weeping willow...that makes me remind of that clear light blue sky smelling as if it were a fixed landscape in the mirrow of my mind and perhaps it is thought that way up to now, believe it or not I feel the same sparkling emotion full of happiness and joy figuring out every moment he was doing while being underneath the willow´s shadow.</span></span></span></span><br /></div>KATIAhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08213623531892089337noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1005319512067075456.post-27384151948576559212010-04-13T20:43:00.000-07:002010-04-13T21:34:06.138-07:00Assignment 1 : "Writers On Writing"<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_ifloObytqvU/S8VFr7D7I-I/AAAAAAAAADg/4DRE-hchRo8/s1600/writers.aspx"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer; width: 149px; height: 200px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_ifloObytqvU/S8VFr7D7I-I/AAAAAAAAADg/4DRE-hchRo8/s200/writers.aspx" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5459846744147436514" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-style: italic;font-size:100%;" ><span style="font-weight: bold;">Answer the following questions on your blog site; based on the information you gathered from the video clips and the biographies.</span></span> <br /><br />4. What are some of the fears these highly successful writers have about writing? John Grisham thinks that the hardest part of writing is laying out the whole book and when he has to face the final dateline.<ul><li>Ian McEwan says that for him is to catch the reader´s interest otherwise his writing would be a failure.</li><li>Margaret Atwood says that the most difficult issue is beginning to write and convincing herself it is going forward. (her book)</li><li>Salman Rushdie says that the hardest part is having complete control on a given situation, though a lot of events affected him when he was writing so he needs to keep calm to produce a new book otherwise he can´t do what he is suppossed to be doing.</li><li>Paul Auster fears life itself saying that life is unexpected.<br /></li></ul><br />5. What are some of the difficulties they have when they are writing?<br />Some say to be calm in order to write properly, others to work against tha final dateline, others facing boredom when writing a novel.<br /><br /><br />6. What are some of the positive aspects to writing?<br />Some of the positive aspects of writing is that it helps you to overcome your own personal fears or problems in real life. Experiencing enormous emotion and intellect. Another aspect is that a writer is always taking big risks.<br /><br /><br />7. Do you feel these authors enjoy being writers? Why?<br />They all enjoy being writers, they can´t imagine life without writing.<br /><br /><br />8. Is reading an important facet of writing? Why?<br />Yes, definetely it is an important facet of writing because you develop different skills.<br /><br /><br />9. In your opinion, what are the 3 most important things which will make your writing successful?<br />First of all to have something to say, to put pen to paper, to focus on what you want to say no matter what is going on outside your book, to be disciplined in order to spend most of the time laying out your book, to catch the interest of the public so as they keep on reading without leaving the book aside.KATIAhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08213623531892089337noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1005319512067075456.post-78903117113704941302010-03-28T18:37:00.001-07:002010-03-30T19:18:27.437-07:00English Literature: Old English/Beowulf Assiognment 1b<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_ifloObytqvU/S7KqQLaZyTI/AAAAAAAAADY/lgT-l0b517A/s1600/BeowulfAndGrendel.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer; width: 136px; height: 200px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_ifloObytqvU/S7KqQLaZyTI/AAAAAAAAADY/lgT-l0b517A/s200/BeowulfAndGrendel.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5454609293617252658" border="0" /></a>
<br />1. When was Old English spoken?
<br />Old English or Anglo-Saxon is an early form of the English language that was spoken and written in England and south eastern Scotland between the mid-5th century and the mid 12th century.
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<br />2. Name 4 language groups which influenced the development of Old English.
<br />The 4 language groups are Germanic, Latin, Norse and Celtic language groups.
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<br />3. In the Phonology section, name 5 phonetical differences between Old English & Modern English.
<br /><meta equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"><meta name="ProgId" content="Word.Document"><meta name="Generator" content="Microsoft Word 11"><meta name="Originator" content="Microsoft Word 11"><link rel="File-List" href="file:///C:%5CDOCUME%7E1%5CKatia%5CCONFIG%7E1%5CTemp%5Cmsohtml1%5C01%5Cclip_filelist.xml"><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> <w:worddocument> <w:view>Normal</w:View> <w:zoom>0</w:Zoom> <w:hyphenationzone>21</w:HyphenationZone> <w:punctuationkerning/> <w:validateagainstschemas/> <w:saveifxmlinvalid>false</w:SaveIfXMLInvalid> <w:ignoremixedcontent>false</w:IgnoreMixedContent> <w:alwaysshowplaceholdertext>false</w:AlwaysShowPlaceholderText> <w:compatibility> <w:breakwrappedtables/> <w:snaptogridincell/> <w:wraptextwithpunct/> <w:useasianbreakrules/> <w:dontgrowautofit/> </w:Compatibility> <w:browserlevel>MicrosoftInternetExplorer4</w:BrowserLevel> </w:WordDocument> </xml><![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> <w:latentstyles deflockedstate="false" latentstylecount="156"> </w:LatentStyles> </xml><![endif]--><style> <!-- /* Font Definitions */ @font-face {font-family:Tahoma; panose-1:2 11 6 4 3 5 4 4 2 4; mso-font-charset:0; mso-generic-font-family:swiss; mso-font-pitch:variable; mso-font-signature:1627421319 -2147483648 8 0 66047 0;} @font-face {font-family:"Lucida Sans Unicode"; panose-1:2 11 6 2 3 5 4 2 2 4; mso-font-charset:0; mso-generic-font-family:swiss; mso-font-pitch:variable; mso-font-signature:-2147476737 14699 0 0 63 0;} /* Style Definitions */ p.MsoNormal, li.MsoNormal, div.MsoNormal {mso-style-parent:""; margin:0cm; margin-bottom:.0001pt; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-ansi-language:ES-TRAD; mso-fareast-language:ES-TRAD;} span.ipa {mso-style-name:ipa;} span.unicode {mso-style-name:unicode;} @page Section1 {size:612.0pt 792.0pt; margin:70.85pt 3.0cm 70.85pt 3.0cm; mso-header-margin:36.0pt; mso-footer-margin:36.0pt; mso-paper-source:0;} div.Section1 {page:Section1;} --> </style><!--[if gte mso 10]> <style> /* Style Definitions */ table.MsoNormalTable {mso-style-name:"Tabla normal"; mso-tstyle-rowband-size:0; mso-tstyle-colband-size:0; mso-style-noshow:yes; mso-style-parent:""; mso-padding-alt:0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; mso-para-margin:0cm; mso-para-margin-bottom:.0001pt; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-ansi-language:#0400; mso-fareast-language:#0400; mso-bidi-language:#0400;} </style> <![endif]--> <p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="ES-TRAD"> <span style="font-size:100%;"><i style="font-style: italic;">Example: senġan</i><span style="font-style: italic;"> "to singe" is </span><span style="font-style: italic;" class="ipa">[send</span></span></span><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-style: italic;" class="ipa"><span lang="ES-TRAD" style="font-family:Tahoma;">ʒ</span><span style=";font-family:";" lang="ES-TRAD">ɑ</span><span lang="ES-TRAD">n]</span></span><span style="font-style: italic;" lang="ES-TRAD"> < <span class="ipa">/senj</span></span><span style="font-style: italic;" class="ipa"><span style=";font-family:";" lang="ES-TRAD">ɑ</span><span lang="ES-TRAD">n/</span></span><span style="font-style: italic;" lang="ES-TRAD"> < <span class="unicode">*sangjan</span></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 18pt; font-style: italic;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="" lang="EN-US">and bryċġ "bridge" is <span class="ipa">[brydd</span></span><span class="ipa"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:Tahoma;">ʒ</span></span><span class="ipa"><span style="" lang="EN-US">]</span></span><span style="" lang="EN-US"> < <span class="ipa">/bryjj/</span> < <span class="unicode">*bruggjō</span> < <span class="unicode">*bru</span></span><span class="unicode"><span style=";font-family:";" lang="EN-US">ɣ</span></span><span class="unicode"><span style="" lang="EN-US">jō</span></span><span style="" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 18pt; font-style: italic;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span lang="ES-TRAD">Example: hring "ring" is <span class="ipa">[hriŋ</span></span><span class="ipa"><span style=";font-family:";" lang="ES-TRAD">ɡ</span><span lang="ES-TRAD">]</span></span><span lang="ES-TRAD">; <span class="ipa">[ŋ]</span> did not occur alone word-finally in Old English as it does in Modern English.</span></span></p>
<br />4. Are there any similarites between Old English and Modern English? Name them.
<br />Syntax(word order), The way to ask questions(similar way of writing) some phonologycal sounds and morphemes.
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<br />5. In the Orthography section, enlarge the picture of the runic alphabet. How many letters (runes) are there in this alphabet?
<br />They are 34 letters (runes)
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<br />6. Which epic poem was originally written in Old English?
<br />Some of the most important surviving works of Old English literature are Beowulf, an epic poem.
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<br />7. In the See Also section, click on: Beowulf. Appoximately when was Beowulf written?
<br />It was written between the 8th and the early 11th century.
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<br />8. Even though Beowulf was written in England, the story takes place in which countries?
<br />This story takes place in Denmark and Sweden.
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<br />9. In the poem, which 3 antagonists does Beowulf battle or fight against?
<br />Beowulf fights against Grendel, Grendel´s mother and an unnamed dragon.
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<br />10. What happens to Beowulf at the end of the story?
<br />He is fatally wounded and then he is buried in a tumulus by the sea.
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<br />11. Who was the author of Beowulf?
<br />It is an unknown author.
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<br />12. What were the titles and the dates of the two film versions of Beowulf?
<br />1999 Beowulf film.
<br />2005 Beowulf and Grendel film
<br />2007 Beowulf film.
<br />KATIAhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08213623531892089337noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1005319512067075456.post-12985421876984236462009-11-26T05:38:00.000-08:002009-12-02T16:43:54.209-08:00Assignment 7: A report<span style="font-style: italic; font-weight: bold;">To: University Director</span>
<br /><span style="font-style: italic; font-weight: bold;">From: Katia carrasco</span>
<br /><span style="font-style: italic; font-weight: bold;">Date: December 1st, 2009</span> <span style="font-style: italic; font-weight: bold;">
<br />Subject: Ideas about common room</span>
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<br /><meta equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"><meta name="ProgId" content="Word.Document"><meta name="Generator" content="Microsoft Word 11"><meta name="Originator" content="Microsoft Word 11"><div style="text-align: justify;"><link rel="File-List" href="file:///C:%5CDOCUME%7E1%5CKatia%5CCONFIG%7E1%5CTemp%5Cmsohtml1%5C01%5Cclip_filelist.xml"><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> <w:worddocument> <w:view>Normal</w:View> <w:zoom>0</w:Zoom> <w:hyphenationzone>21</w:HyphenationZone> <w:punctuationkerning/> <w:validateagainstschemas/> <w:saveifxmlinvalid>false</w:SaveIfXMLInvalid> <w:ignoremixedcontent>false</w:IgnoreMixedContent> <w:alwaysshowplaceholdertext>false</w:AlwaysShowPlaceholderText> <w:compatibility> <w:breakwrappedtables/> <w:snaptogridincell/> <w:wraptextwithpunct/> <w:useasianbreakrules/> <w:dontgrowautofit/> </w:Compatibility> <w:browserlevel>MicrosoftInternetExplorer4</w:BrowserLevel> </w:WordDocument> </xml><![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> <w:latentstyles deflockedstate="false" latentstylecount="156"> </w:LatentStyles> </xml><![endif]--><style> <!-- /* Style Definitions */ p.MsoNormal, li.MsoNormal, div.MsoNormal {mso-style-parent:""; margin:0cm; margin-bottom:.0001pt; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";} @page Section1 {size:612.0pt 792.0pt; margin:70.85pt 3.0cm 70.85pt 3.0cm; mso-header-margin:36.0pt; mso-footer-margin:36.0pt; mso-paper-source:0;} div.Section1 {page:Section1;} --> </style><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;font-family:";font-size:100%;" lang="EN-US" >The purpose of this report is writen to analyse the location and advantages of having a common room to us at the University. <span style=""> </span>As an advice, I will suggest you to choose a big room since we are a lot of students to be fitted in it.
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<br />I would recommend you a clear space with a lot of light so It would be very nice to spend our free time there, listening to the music, chatting with our friends, having a cup of tea or coffee when the weather turns bad.</span><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;font-size:100%;" >
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<br /></span><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;font-family:";font-size:100%;" lang="EN-US" >I would prefer a room looking at a green area like near the main garden because the green areas relax any stressful atmosphere after a difficult oral presentation or exam. Another important point is painting the chosen room white, in that way It would look clean and spacious, the upmost important detail is to buy a microwave oven to heat our food and an electric kettle to put on when it is cold.</span><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;font-size:100%;" >
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<br /></span><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;font-family:";font-size:100%;" lang="EN-US" >It is a fact that you will prepare the room taking into consideration my suggestions and If you need any help please do not hesitate to ask me a hand.
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<br /></span><span style="font-style: italic; font-weight: bold;font-family:";font-size:100%;" lang="EN-US" >Yours faithfully,
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<br />katia carrasco</span><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;font-family:";font-size:100%;" lang="EN-US" >
<br /></span> </div>KATIAhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08213623531892089337noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1005319512067075456.post-46528557712111075862009-11-20T15:41:00.000-08:002009-11-26T05:38:11.867-08:00Crime and Environment review (November 18, 2009)<div style="text-align: justify;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_ifloObytqvU/Sw6Ejoses3I/AAAAAAAAADQ/caVyfAI_7XA/s1600/pickpocket-intro.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 200px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_ifloObytqvU/Sw6Ejoses3I/AAAAAAAAADQ/caVyfAI_7XA/s400/pickpocket-intro.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5408405950272811890" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-family:georgia;">The most relevant concern about crimes is to learn fighting and preventing them to happen. In my opinion, we have to be aware of different types of crimes like: fraud, elderly abuse, white collar crimes that are the most popular ones for me. Apart from pickpocketing and mugging. I have been </span><span style="font-family:georgia;">investigating on the net about fraud, concerning identity fraud or credit card fraud, so to prevent this we have to be cautious when using a credit card or withdrawing cash from a bank machine, looking around and being suspicious of any weird or strange uncommon sign.</span></span><br /></div>KATIAhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08213623531892089337noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1005319512067075456.post-20659755952271592212009-11-18T12:14:00.000-08:002009-11-18T13:21:12.623-08:00Assignment 6: Formal Transactional Letter.<div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: lucida grande;font-size:100%;" ><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-weight: bold;">Dear Editor,</span></span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: lucida grande;font-size:100%;" ><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-weight: bold;">Iam katia carrasco, an active member of an environmental group and I have some complaints about last Monday´s demonstration newspaper report which is almost nothing correct in relation to what I saw there. </span></span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: lucida grande;font-size:100%;" ><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-weight: bold;">Firstly, apart from the protesters claim about the extinction of a rare species of snail, they protested against the destruction of woodland in Oldbury.</span></span><span style="font-family: lucida grande;font-size:100%;" ><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-weight: bold;"> Secondly, they were over 2,000 people gathered there instead of 200 people as you said in your newspaper report.</span></span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: lucida grande;font-size:100%;" ><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-weight: bold;">To make matters worse, it was a silent demonstration and not a a noisy one as you wrote in your report and the troublemakers were not just unemployed youngsters though many of them were local residents protesting against the building of a by-pass for Oldbury.</span></span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: lucida grande;font-size:100%;" ><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-weight: bold;">I would like you to take my points under consideration and I expect you to send a reporter to interview me so as to mend this newspaper report.</span></span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: lucida grande;font-size:100%;" ><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-weight: bold;">Yours faithfully,</span></span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: lucida grande;font-size:100%;" ><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-weight: bold;">katia carrasco</span></span><br /><br /><br /><br /></div>KATIAhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08213623531892089337noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1005319512067075456.post-35865085188791020762009-11-11T05:23:00.000-08:002009-11-18T12:14:06.709-08:00Wednesday, November 4th, 2009<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_ifloObytqvU/SwRVgn7CJFI/AAAAAAAAAC4/vLwHXpNX_LY/s1600/tormenta-solar-calentamiento-global.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 156px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_ifloObytqvU/SwRVgn7CJFI/AAAAAAAAAC4/vLwHXpNX_LY/s200/tormenta-solar-calentamiento-global.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5405539471712199762" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div align="justify"><span style="font-size:130%;color:#009900;">Environmental Survey:</span></div><br /><div align="justify"></div><div align="justify"><span style="color:#33ff33;">Today you are going to work in pairs and create an environmental survey for your classmates. Your survey should be a minimum of 10 questions focused on your classmates' opinion on a variety of environmental subjects as well as what action they think should be taken. Once you have finished your questions, go to other blogs and answer the survey in the comment. </span></div><br /><br /><div align="justify"><strong><span style="color:#33ff33;">1.- Do yuu think is normal to have weather changes?</span></strong></div><br /><div align="justify"><strong><span style="color:#33ff33;">2.- What is your opinion about the Global warming?</span></strong></div><br /><div align="justify"><strong><span style="color:#33ff33;">3.- What would it happen if the population raise?</span></strong></div><br /><div align="justify"><strong><span style="color:#33ff33;">4.- Whar are the main damages caused by the industrial revolution?</span></strong></div><br /><div align="justify"><strong><span style="color:#33ff33;">5.- What would it happen to our lives with the Global warming?</span></strong></div><br /><div align="justify"><strong><span style="color:#33ff33;">6.- What are the possible solutions to the Global warming?</span></strong></div><br /><div align="justify"><strong><span style="color:#33ff33;">6.- What would it happen to the earth when maintaining the summer heat for long periods?</span></strong></div><br /><div align="justify"><strong><span style="color:#33ff33;">7.- Which are the hottest years on record?</span></strong></div><br /><div align="justify"><strong><span style="color:#33ff33;">8.- What does it mean "mar del niño?</span></strong></div><br /><div align="justify"><strong><span style="color:#33ff33;">9.- Is the Co 2 increase damaging the earth?</span></strong></div><br /><div align="justify"><strong><span style="color:#33ff33;">10 When did George Bush pull out of environmental negotiations?<br /></span></strong></div>KATIAhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08213623531892089337noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1005319512067075456.post-30905779896775648202009-11-11T04:58:00.000-08:002009-11-11T05:22:45.615-08:00My experience about weather or natural disaster<a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_ifloObytqvU/Svq6jmH74FI/AAAAAAAAACo/ECOpwysLNQ8/s1600-h/Rough_Sea_2.jpg"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 320px; FLOAT: right; HEIGHT: 209px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5402835823676350546" border="0" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_ifloObytqvU/Svq6jmH74FI/AAAAAAAAACo/ECOpwysLNQ8/s320/Rough_Sea_2.jpg" /></a><br /><div align="justify"><em><span style="font-family:courier new;font-size:130%;color:#ff0000;"><strong>Iam going to describe a situation that I went through long time ago, but when Iam trying to retell this event I feel that strange and weird feeling again "that we are so fragil since we are made of blood and flesh", so today Iam not taking any risk like swimming in the sea up to behind the waves break, this was a terrifying experience because I couldn´t get to the sea shore until three hours after being stucked in that brave or rough sea. From that day on I have learnt to take care of myself as a human being.....Nowdays when I go to the sea Iam only sunbathing or playing basketball with some friends.</strong></span></em></div>KATIAhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08213623531892089337noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1005319512067075456.post-27822087671696257572009-10-29T06:43:00.000-07:002009-11-03T18:35:43.218-08:00Assignment 5 October 27, 2009<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_ifloObytqvU/SvDobNYzNxI/AAAAAAAAACg/S1J-7ldUC0o/s1600-h/true-crime-new-york-city-para-pc.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 251px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_ifloObytqvU/SvDobNYzNxI/AAAAAAAAACg/S1J-7ldUC0o/s320/true-crime-new-york-city-para-pc.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5400071507365017362" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);">Why is it important for ordinary people to help in the fight against crime?</span><br /><br /><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;">As it is mentioned in the former question. Fighting against crime is a duty that involves all the ordinary citizens in a given community. Crime in a community is a real and prevalent problem in today´s society so we have to learn how to fight against this, so to do this, we have to keep an eye out for anything unusual and suspicious happening in our neighborhood and let the police know about this weird events so they will keep watch on our neighborhood. At the same time we need to organize in our community a suerveillance team formed by neighbors around the area. If you are parents you need to make sure you always know where your children are, who they are with, and what they are doing in order to protect them from any trouble. At home you can get burglar alarms, cctv devices, taking care to secure your home all day long. When women have to walk home alone at nights they can buy a personal alarm to carry with them if they don´t drive or if they can´t get a taxi, but the most impoortant thing is to watch their surroundings when walking along the street. Please don´t use your cell phone, credit cards or take your money out of your purse because shoplifters are wherever you go, don´t appeal their attention using them in public places.</span></div>KATIAhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08213623531892089337noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1005319512067075456.post-52551409637457768362009-10-08T07:20:00.000-07:002009-10-08T07:57:58.594-07:002 Writing Task-Mid Term Exam<div align="justify">Number 6 <strong>"You recently visited a place which you had not been to for a long time"<br /></strong><br /><em><span style="font-family:arial;color:#009900;">Dear Claudia,<br /><br />I am so sorry because I haven`t writen to you for a long time. Please accept my apologies for that I didn´t mean to hurt your feelings having such a behaviour but my life here in Chile has changed a lot since our father´s death. Hope the kids are all right living in Paris at the moment.<br /><br />Claudia This letter is to let you know what a beautiful lanscape there is in Talagante, near our farm that is in Isla de Maipo. Do you remember when we were little girls we used to pick up all kinds of fruits and vegetables just for fun. Guess what!!! the horses we had there are not only two now, It is full of riding horses who were free in that green and flowery land.</span></em></div><div align="justify"><em><span style="font-family:arial;color:#009900;"></span></em> </div><div align="justify"><em><span style="font-family:arial;color:#009900;">The house we had there It has been rebuilt again, and you can´t imagine what peculiar and picturesque is looking at that medium size house. The most amazing of all is that around the house there are thousands of different kinds of bushes and flowers.</span></em></div><div align="justify"><em><span style="font-family:arial;color:#009900;"></span></em> </div><div align="justify"><em><span style="font-family:arial;color:#009900;">You should come to visit this memorable place once again since our mother have put it on sale. You know that I don´t agree with that decision but we don´t have any other choice to cope with the expenses to maintain the farm.</span></em></div><div align="justify"><em><span style="font-family:arial;color:#009900;"></span></em> </div><div align="justify"><em><span style="font-family:arial;color:#009900;">Claudia I have to leave you now, send hugs and kisses for my nephews, see you and lots of love,</span></em></div><div align="justify"><em><span style="font-family:arial;color:#009900;"></span></em> </div><div align="justify"><em><span style="font-family:arial;color:#009900;">Best wishes,</span></em></div><div align="justify"><em><span style="font-family:arial;color:#009900;"></span></em> </div><div align="justify"><em><span style="font-family:arial;color:#009900;">Katie (your beloved sister)</span></em></div>KATIAhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08213623531892089337noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1005319512067075456.post-68643131340415940562009-10-08T06:40:00.000-07:002009-10-08T07:20:06.436-07:00Mid-Term Writing Task "Formal Letter" Oct. 8, 2009<div align="justify"><em><strong><span style="font-family:arial;">Dear Madam,</span></strong></em></div><div align="justify"><em><strong><span style="font-family:arial;"></span></strong></em> </div><div align="justify"><em><strong><span style="font-family:arial;">It was such a relief when I received your letter, saying that I have won two weeks at Camp California in U.S.A. I have never been to that beautiful place at Camp California. It is great fun to have the opportunity to stay in there and the most remarkable of all It is that most of the expenses are made for your company since It is a prize.</span></strong></em></div><div align="justify"><em><strong><span style="font-family:arial;"></span></strong></em> </div><div align="justify"><em><strong><span style="font-family:arial;">Firstly, I would like to know if you have all the Camp facilities to stay in my tent because I love being in contact with nature. Then, I would prefer travelling in July because here in New York is summer time so I am very busy with my language teaching job I have till the end of this month.</span></strong></em></div><div align="justify"><em><strong><span style="font-family:arial;"></span></strong></em> </div><div align="justify"><em><strong><span style="font-family:arial;">I have great experience dealing with young people in certain activities such as singing and swimming. I have also taken piano lessons together with singing classes but the activity I like the most is swimming because It is very relaxing for me to swim in pools, lakes, rivers and so on. </span></strong></em></div><div align="justify"><em><strong><span style="font-family:arial;"></span></strong></em> </div><div align="justify"><em><strong><span style="font-family:arial;">I need you to tell me what the weather conditions are to bring some appropriate clothes and How much money I am going to earn working there. If you need any further information about me please do not hesitate in asking me.</span></strong></em></div><div align="justify"><em><strong><span style="font-family:arial;"></span></strong></em> </div><div align="justify"><em><strong><span style="font-family:arial;">I am looking forward to hearing from you as soon as possible.</span></strong></em></div><div align="justify"><em><strong><span style="font-family:arial;"></span></strong></em> </div><div align="justify"><em><strong><span style="font-family:arial;">Yours faithfully,</span></strong></em></div><div align="justify"><em><strong><span style="font-family:arial;"></span></strong></em> </div><div align="justify"><em><strong><span style="font-family:arial;">Katia Carrasco</span></strong></em></div><div align="justify"><em><strong><span style="font-family:arial;"></span></strong></em> </div><div align="justify"><em><strong><span style="font-family:arial;"> </span></strong></em></div>KATIAhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08213623531892089337noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1005319512067075456.post-63484492831091827262009-10-05T21:42:00.000-07:002009-10-05T21:44:21.353-07:00Writing assignment 4: "Informal Letter"KATIAhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08213623531892089337noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1005319512067075456.post-60284072658823352472009-09-23T07:02:00.000-07:002009-09-24T07:06:28.925-07:00September 15, 2009. "Chain Stories"<a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_ifloObytqvU/Sro0ETvc9MI/AAAAAAAAACQ/2UCKwP3pwfg/s1600-h/HauntedHouseLG.jpg"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 200px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 200px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5384673553098273986" border="0" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_ifloObytqvU/Sro0ETvc9MI/AAAAAAAAACQ/2UCKwP3pwfg/s200/HauntedHouseLG.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><div align="justify"><strong><em>As I carefully entered the haunted house, the door shut behind me and I started to feel that I was in an unknown situation which was terrifying me in such a way I couldn't explain to anybody there in that horrendous day I had there. It was a heavy atmosphere so I was not breathing properly but I had the need of going to the bathroom that was upstairs. As I rushed through the stairs I saw two ghosts behind me so they began calling my name, luodly: </em></strong></div><div align="justify"><br /></div><div align="justify"><strong><em></em></strong></div><div align="justify"><strong><em></em></strong></div><div align="justify"><strong><em></em></strong></div><div align="justify"><strong><em>-Are you katie? I bet you are!!!</em></strong></div><div align="justify"><br /></div><p align="justify"><strong><em>-No, I' m not so I said to them I'am katia...You have been mistaken me for another person............</em></strong></p><div align="justify"><br /></div><div align="justify"><strong><em></em></strong></div><div align="justify"><strong><em>At that precise moment, the ghost sang an ancient song and I recognized the melody straight away and without realizing it I hummed the tune. I was hearing it very pleased...</em></strong></div>KATIAhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08213623531892089337noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1005319512067075456.post-5439043587590511342009-09-23T07:01:00.000-07:002009-10-05T21:42:17.467-07:00Wednesday, September 9, 2009 "Modals in the Past"<div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-style: italic;">1.- In picture 1: The waiter might have been making a joke to the customer who may have been completely fed up with the uncommon situation that have had a bad ending. the waiter might have died from asphyxia.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">2.-In picture 2: The ballet dancers could have been rehearsing for a new ballet presentation that might have been representing a new piece of ballet work called "In battle".</span><br /><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">3.- In picture 3: They might not have been working, they could have filmed in a video camera what they might have been doing their karateka chops as if they were acting in a karate film they must have used to do this at work to relax themselves.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Miriam´s disastrous trip</span>:<br />1 What are some things that Miriam dedinitely should have done before she left on her trip?<br />She should have planned her trip carefully and she should have read some tourist books with their typical attractions, their hostals or apart hotels, she should have seen a map to locate where is Jakarta exactly.<br /><br /><br />2 What are some other things that Miriam could have done to make her trip more enjoyable?<br />She could have invited a friend to make her trip more enjoyable, and she could have rent a car in advance to get to know the Island well.<br /><br />3 What should she do now?<br />She should have taken the train service which is only available to the end of Java and from there she should have to take a 36 hour bus ride to Jakarta.<br /><br /></span></div>KATIAhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08213623531892089337noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1005319512067075456.post-87259421722584549602009-09-23T06:59:00.000-07:002009-10-05T20:16:13.290-07:00Wednesday, September 2009 "Writing Assignment 3 : Composition<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_ifloObytqvU/Ssq0IxDl_NI/AAAAAAAAACY/9t-Hx2_hQ4A/s1600-h/metro+santiago.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 150px; height: 200px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_ifloObytqvU/Ssq0IxDl_NI/AAAAAAAAACY/9t-Hx2_hQ4A/s200/metro+santiago.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5389317966802582738" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: justify; font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;"><span style="font-size:100%;">I strongly believe that the best way to travel in Santiago(capital city of Chile) is by underground, because you spend few time to arrive to your destination point, when it is not peak hour which means a lot of traffic jumps when all the citizens use the same vehicle of trasportation to get anywhere they want to.<br /><br />Firstly, It is clean, fast, comfortable, you can do other activities while you are travelling in it, like reading a magazine or a newspaper, talking on the cel phone, knitting a new sweater, listening to the music, studying for a coming test. As a result, you save time using this transport so then you can organize a given day with different activities as, going for a walk with a friend, clubbing, going to the cinema or do errands you did not have time to do when using another transport except the underground (metro for chileans).<br /><br />Another benefit is that does not pollute the city, so we are not having a bad air to breathe deeply. It covers large distances from the top to the bottom of Santiago, and in every subway station you have mini buses to connect to get to further places within an area.<br /><br />Finally, the chilean goverment is investing a lot of money in order to improve the metro in Santiago, and they are building new lines and modern metro stations where old and phisically handicapped people can use the subway in the capital city without any problem for them because some stations have lifts and mechanic stairs to make easier its use.<br /></span></div>KATIAhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08213623531892089337noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1005319512067075456.post-68864726542967676392009-09-10T07:14:00.001-07:002009-09-10T07:50:38.553-07:00Travel "Positive and Negative Effects of Tourism""Positive and Negative Effects of Tourism"<br /><br /><div align="justify"><em>Tourism is a very nice area where you can work on a free schedule, at the same time you get to know different cultures and people which can make you improve your oral skills in English Language but the most important about this activity is the advantage of travelling at the lowest fare.</em></div><div align="justify"><em></em> </div><div align="justify"><em>When Tourists come over Santiago(capital city) most of the time they are easily recognized because they are carrying digital cameras wherever they go but what surprises me is the fact of an increasing pollution, rubbish, lots of traffic jumps, and long queues in the shops or restaurants they stop by.</em></div><div align="justify"><em></em> </div><div align="justify"><em>The positive aspect is that they spend money here, lodging in hotels and renting cars so It improves our economy.</em></div><div align="justify"><em></em> </div><ul><li><div align="justify"><em>Yes; I do agree with the writer's opinion, I think of it as a nonsense when you go to far away pace and you are back in less than two weeks becuase you do not really know the culture, customs, language and people itself, It is</em> a fake travel since It is not real.</div></li></ul>KATIAhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08213623531892089337noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1005319512067075456.post-20888145064224265502009-09-09T06:55:00.000-07:002009-09-09T07:42:11.251-07:00"Travel Stories" August 26, 2009<div align="center"><strong><em>"The city of Slights"</em></strong></div><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_ifloObytqvU/Sqe6DW749NI/AAAAAAAAACI/CcccqcjWNXg/s1600-h/Eiffel_Tower_1.jpg"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 150px; FLOAT: right; HEIGHT: 169px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5379472846776497362" border="0" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_ifloObytqvU/Sqe6DW749NI/AAAAAAAAACI/CcccqcjWNXg/s200/Eiffel_Tower_1.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><br />1.- What place had she wanted to see in Europe?<br /><br />2.- What is her opinion about the metro in Paris?<br /><br />3.- Where did they accomodate in Paris?<br /><br />4.- What were her children doing on the Eiffel' s Tower Top?<br /><br />5.- What kind of building is "The Sacre Coeur?<br /><br /><br /><div align="justify"><em>Comparing the two places in this blog I would rather prefer to go to Paris (The city of Slights) instead of going to Belize and exploring caves in there. Firstly, I' am not good at experimenting adventurous trips because It involves different types of risks that I don`t want to take. Thus, I would be pretty happy staying in Paris, which is a lively and cultural city where some artists show their art works</em>.</div>KATIAhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08213623531892089337noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1005319512067075456.post-49172265355163371542009-08-25T20:45:00.000-07:002009-08-25T23:48:31.285-07:00WRITTING Assignment 2 "The advantages and disadvantages of living in the city or countryside"<a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_ifloObytqvU/SpTaqdOWiYI/AAAAAAAAAB4/ffVaVsq5YJQ/s1600-h/city+and+countryside.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5374160678294030722" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 200px" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_ifloObytqvU/SpTaqdOWiYI/AAAAAAAAAB4/ffVaVsq5YJQ/s200/city+and+countryside.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div></div><br /><div align="justify"><em><span style="color:#330099;">I am going to start pointing out the advantages and disadvantages of living in the city or countryside. One of the major advantages of living in the city are the number of jobs available and the commute to those jobs together with the convenience of public transportation because the citizens have better transport facilities than the people in the countryside have. Villagers need to drive a car to get some canned food because shops are far away from their homes but they always get fresh vegetables and fresh fruits.</span></em></div><br /><div align="justify"><em><span style="color:#330099;"></span></em></div><br /><div align="justify"><em><span style="color:#330099;">Living in the city is fun because there is always something of excitement going on and there are many places in which you can meet with your friends. However, in the countryside you have more friends since It is small, they live in unity and peace and the air is fresh, full of geen hills so the scenery is so calm and beautiful though in the city it is noisy and busy, leading to a bit of stress.</span></em></div><br /><div align="justify"><em><span style="color:#330099;"></span></em></div><br /><div align="justify"><em><span style="color:#330099;">Therefore when you live in the city you keep up with new developments in your profession as well as there are more opportunities for people to progress in their lives and they have more chances for making money.</span></em></div><br /><div align="justify"><em><span style="color:#330099;"></span></em></div><br /><div align="justify"><em><span style="color:#330099;">Coosing where to live depends on your personal preferences, status in life, marital status, and your goals in life.</span></em></div>KATIAhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08213623531892089337noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1005319512067075456.post-62447629270368505772009-08-25T19:45:00.000-07:002009-08-25T20:45:32.275-07:00UNIT 7 TOPIC ACTIVITIES Tuesday, August 18, 2009<a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_ifloObytqvU/SpSvwKkO4rI/AAAAAAAAABw/OESqXlcAAdg/s1600-h/citymouse.gif"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5374113497364751026" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 226px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_ifloObytqvU/SpSvwKkO4rI/AAAAAAAAABw/OESqXlcAAdg/s320/citymouse.gif" border="0" /></a><br /><div><strong>Do you prefer living in the city or country?</strong></div><br /><div><strong></strong></div><br /><div align="justify"><span style="color:#33cc00;">I am a city mouse so I do prefer living in the city because I was born in the city town so It is by custom to like a crowded city where everybody is in a hurry. The good thing about it is that I have lot more opportunities living here, concernig health, work, entartainment, choosing among a variety of different places without looking at the same people wherever I </span><span style="color:#33cc00;">go.</span></div>KATIAhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08213623531892089337noreply@blogger.com0