The protagonist is almost always the character everyone empathizes. A piece of fiction where the author wants the audience to empathize the antagonist is “Home”. A couple of the supposedly villains the I caught myself feeling sympathy for was the main alien Oh and the Gorg commander.
Oh, along with is many other “friends” from another planet come to the planet Earth to take over and hide from their biggest villain, The Gorg. All the humans were sent to one place on the Earth except for on young girl named Tip (short for Gratuity) who is searching for her lost mom. Oh isn’t like all the other characters in the way that he has a unique personality that most of his kind seem to find annoying. He decided to have a house warming party and instead of inviting just his “friends”, he invited the whole galaxy including the Gorg. This made his kind even more mad at him and that’s how he met Tip. It takes a while for Tip to get use to Oh but after a while, they end up being best friends and helping each other out in the tough situations they’re in.
At first, you think Oh is just one of their typical aliens, but after watching for a couple minutes, you discover that he’s nothing like them. Because of him being so different, he can’t seem to find any friends and ends up alone a lot. He is suppose to be one of the bad guys but he turns out to be the character I empathize the most. All he tries to do is talk to people but none of them are willing to give him a chance except for the human Tip. When they are going to find her mother, you can see how nice of an alien he is and that unlike all of his other species, he cares about his family and friends and just wants to make them happy.
Another villain the I empathized in this move was the Gorg once I found out why he was so mad. He was always finding where they settled and destroying their homes, it was like as if he was looking for something. It turned out that the item the king was holding contained the eggs to the whole next Gorg generation and this man that was looking for it was the last one alive. All this Gorg wanted was to keep his kind going and didn’t want to cause any trouble. This makes me have no bad feelings for this villain, Gorg. Seeing him play with the newly hatched Gorg’s, you realise how cute of character he actually is.
This film was able to capture a lot of wonderful feelings thanks to these villains. I always seem to enjoy movies and books more when the author makes the viewers or readers empathize the antagonist and I believe it makes a better story.
Thursday, 2 June 2016
Psychotic or Comedic?
During a film or movie, there are a lot of characteristics of the archetype. Some are bad, some are good, and some are just regular characters with funny or annoying personalities. A couple characters that are clumsy, funny, and sometimes annoying archetypes are Spongebob from the show Spongebob Squarepants and Buddy from the movie Elf. Another archetype is Scooby from the show Scooby Doo.
The show Spongebob Squarepants have a lot of characters that are funny and clumsy. One character that particularly stands out is the main character Spongebob. Spongebob has a very strong personality in the way that he is hyper, loud, and carefree which I think are qualities that make someone funny. A lot of people think he is rather stupid and annoying but I think that it is quite funny and the things he does make him a very funny character. His lack of being smart and sense of how things work make him the kind of character that causes a lot of trouble and usually the one to be most clumsy. One of my favorite scenes from this television show is when Spongebob and Sandy go to a karate camp and Spongebob competes with the master there and grows a very funny looking mustache just like the master.
Buddy the Elf is another perfect example of a clumsy and funny/annoying archetype. He always seems to be getting in trouble and making people annoyed but I think his actions are hilarious. One particular scene I enjoyed was when he was at the store “North Pole” and there was someone dressed up as Santa. When Buddy went up to see him, he noticed it was not the Santa he knew and ripped off his fake beard. All the children started screaming and Buddy and the Santa started fighting. It ended with the whole store being torn up and the children traumatized.
Scooby Doo isn’t quite like these other two characters. He does have the same archetype, but he expresses it in a different way. Scooby becomes humorous when he gets scared because his actions are loud and he gets scared very easily. Him being scared also makes him more prone to getting hurt or bumping into something which usually triggers somebody's emotions in a positive way that makes them laugh. My favorite thing Scooby does is when he is scared, he jumps into his best friends, Shaggy’s arms or the opposite way around.
Over all the different types of archetypes, this kind is my favorite because one of my favorite things to do is laugh. This type is funny and very clumsy which makes it very hard to resist and I personally think this is the best type.
The show Spongebob Squarepants have a lot of characters that are funny and clumsy. One character that particularly stands out is the main character Spongebob. Spongebob has a very strong personality in the way that he is hyper, loud, and carefree which I think are qualities that make someone funny. A lot of people think he is rather stupid and annoying but I think that it is quite funny and the things he does make him a very funny character. His lack of being smart and sense of how things work make him the kind of character that causes a lot of trouble and usually the one to be most clumsy. One of my favorite scenes from this television show is when Spongebob and Sandy go to a karate camp and Spongebob competes with the master there and grows a very funny looking mustache just like the master.
Buddy the Elf is another perfect example of a clumsy and funny/annoying archetype. He always seems to be getting in trouble and making people annoyed but I think his actions are hilarious. One particular scene I enjoyed was when he was at the store “North Pole” and there was someone dressed up as Santa. When Buddy went up to see him, he noticed it was not the Santa he knew and ripped off his fake beard. All the children started screaming and Buddy and the Santa started fighting. It ended with the whole store being torn up and the children traumatized.
Scooby Doo isn’t quite like these other two characters. He does have the same archetype, but he expresses it in a different way. Scooby becomes humorous when he gets scared because his actions are loud and he gets scared very easily. Him being scared also makes him more prone to getting hurt or bumping into something which usually triggers somebody's emotions in a positive way that makes them laugh. My favorite thing Scooby does is when he is scared, he jumps into his best friends, Shaggy’s arms or the opposite way around.
Over all the different types of archetypes, this kind is my favorite because one of my favorite things to do is laugh. This type is funny and very clumsy which makes it very hard to resist and I personally think this is the best type.
Emily The Explorer
Every cartoon character has special advantages that a regular person wouldn’t have. Some are more advanced than others and if I would be able to trade places with one, I’d make sure I would have a lot of special talents or hobbies. I think if I had to choose one cartoon to pick, I’d choose Dora. Dora gets to travel all over the world, gets to have a monkey as a best friend, and gets to save a lot of animals.
Traveling the world is something I aspire to do, being able to do it with no expenses would be a dream come true. Unless there are some behind-the-scenes of Dora paying for all her trips, she gets to go wherever she wants for free and that would be amazing. She gets to go to really cold places like the Arctic and extremely hot places like Australia. With all the different places she’d go, she would be able to experience an abundant amount of cultures and have a taste of how unique and different everyone is. Learning new languages, trying new foods, and getting a little bit of knowledge about their history would all be things she’d get to experience and enjoy.
Being able to travel everywhere is one thing, but being able to save a lot of animals lives would be amazing. Not only does she get to save these animals, she also gets to have them as her new friends and meet a new one every day. Dora has the chance to be a hero to all of these hurt or lost animals which I think is a dream any animal lover would adore. There are a lot of animals that don’t even get a chance at being saved because they live in a very remote place with no one around but Dora gives them that second chance. She brings hope to the animal species and allows them to not worry and have limits because she will always be there to save the day.
Having a monkey as a best friend and knowing for sure that he will never attack and try to kill you would be another thing I’d love. He seems like such a nice character and he is always there to support her and help her save animals, you couldn’t ask much more of a monkey. This is not your typical monkey either, this monkey talks. She would never have to feel lonely on her long trips because she’ll always have him to talk to and be with. He’d be able to climb high with you up in trees and help out to make sure Swiper never gets his way. Also, he’d be very low maintenance because all he eats are bananas.
Dora has a lot of advantages the typical person wouldn’t have. Over all the cartoon characters, I truly believe that she has the most intriguing and special advantages. Traveling across the world, saving animals, and having a talking monkey as her best friend would be a dream come true.
Being able to travel everywhere is one thing, but being able to save a lot of animals lives would be amazing. Not only does she get to save these animals, she also gets to have them as her new friends and meet a new one every day. Dora has the chance to be a hero to all of these hurt or lost animals which I think is a dream any animal lover would adore. There are a lot of animals that don’t even get a chance at being saved because they live in a very remote place with no one around but Dora gives them that second chance. She brings hope to the animal species and allows them to not worry and have limits because she will always be there to save the day.
Having a monkey as a best friend and knowing for sure that he will never attack and try to kill you would be another thing I’d love. He seems like such a nice character and he is always there to support her and help her save animals, you couldn’t ask much more of a monkey. This is not your typical monkey either, this monkey talks. She would never have to feel lonely on her long trips because she’ll always have him to talk to and be with. He’d be able to climb high with you up in trees and help out to make sure Swiper never gets his way. Also, he’d be very low maintenance because all he eats are bananas.
Dora has a lot of advantages the typical person wouldn’t have. Over all the cartoon characters, I truly believe that she has the most intriguing and special advantages. Traveling across the world, saving animals, and having a talking monkey as her best friend would be a dream come true.
Monday, 9 May 2016
Five Worst Foods
There are a lot of disgusting foods in this world. Some are just disgusting to me, and some are unbearable to most people. A couple things that I think are extremely gross are lemon meringue pie, hamburger helper, chicken pot pie, eggs, and black licorice.
5. Lemon Meringue Pie
Pies are suppose to be sweet, light and simple. However, this pie has a very strong sour taste and the ingredients are disproportionate. This pie has more meringue topping on it than what is suppose to be the most important part of the pie, the lemon filling. Not only does it combine the wrong textures together, its tastes clash between the meringue topping and the lemon filling. Something so condense and something so fluffy and light should never be put together.
4. Hamburger Helper
This may seem like the best way to get in a quick meal but in reality, you will end up not eating anything because of the horrible taste that comes from this combination. You can’t really expect a lot from a boxed dinner but this really goes lower than your expectations. The mix that comes with this has a very weird and powdery taste and doesn’t mix well with all the other ingredients and also seems to give a bad after-taste. In my opinion, hamburger should never be mixed with pasta unless you are an expert chef that knows what you're doing.
3. Chicken Pot Pie
Chicken Pot Pie in my opinion, is one of the weirdest pies created, combined with ingredients you would never put together any other time. Some people love this pie, but when I decided to try it, I discovered a bone in it and it scarred me for life so now whenever I hear the word “chicken pot pie” it makes my stomach turn. I think the person that created this just tried to find a simple way to cook a chicken dinner and had some pie crust that was about to go bad and put it to use.
2. Eggs
An egg, if you think about it is not appealing in the least bit. This hard, oval shell filled with gooey insides came from inside a hen. There’s always the possibility of there being a baby chicken in it too but if you decide you want one, you’re going to be eating what could have been a cute, baby chicken. Other than all those gross factors, there’s also the post-cooking trauma where you end up with a horrible texture and taste that could never be eaten alone (not even ketchup could mask the taste).
1. Black Licorice
Red licorice tastes so good, I can’t possibly understand how they could concoct such an unbearable taste from something so similar. Not only is it hated by most people, but it puts your health at risk if you eat too much. The fluid retention from increased sodium retention raises your blood pressure and puts strain on your heart and lungs. Although most of the black licorice sold in the U.S is not made from the licorice root, it is still very bad for you. It also leaves a very bad after taste that remains in your mouth for a long time. Over all these horrible foods, black licorice rises to the top of the list.
Pies are suppose to be sweet, light and simple. However, this pie has a very strong sour taste and the ingredients are disproportionate. This pie has more meringue topping on it than what is suppose to be the most important part of the pie, the lemon filling. Not only does it combine the wrong textures together, its tastes clash between the meringue topping and the lemon filling. Something so condense and something so fluffy and light should never be put together.
4. Hamburger Helper
This may seem like the best way to get in a quick meal but in reality, you will end up not eating anything because of the horrible taste that comes from this combination. You can’t really expect a lot from a boxed dinner but this really goes lower than your expectations. The mix that comes with this has a very weird and powdery taste and doesn’t mix well with all the other ingredients and also seems to give a bad after-taste. In my opinion, hamburger should never be mixed with pasta unless you are an expert chef that knows what you're doing.
3. Chicken Pot Pie
Chicken Pot Pie in my opinion, is one of the weirdest pies created, combined with ingredients you would never put together any other time. Some people love this pie, but when I decided to try it, I discovered a bone in it and it scarred me for life so now whenever I hear the word “chicken pot pie” it makes my stomach turn. I think the person that created this just tried to find a simple way to cook a chicken dinner and had some pie crust that was about to go bad and put it to use.
2. Eggs
An egg, if you think about it is not appealing in the least bit. This hard, oval shell filled with gooey insides came from inside a hen. There’s always the possibility of there being a baby chicken in it too but if you decide you want one, you’re going to be eating what could have been a cute, baby chicken. Other than all those gross factors, there’s also the post-cooking trauma where you end up with a horrible texture and taste that could never be eaten alone (not even ketchup could mask the taste).
1. Black Licorice
Red licorice tastes so good, I can’t possibly understand how they could concoct such an unbearable taste from something so similar. Not only is it hated by most people, but it puts your health at risk if you eat too much. The fluid retention from increased sodium retention raises your blood pressure and puts strain on your heart and lungs. Although most of the black licorice sold in the U.S is not made from the licorice root, it is still very bad for you. It also leaves a very bad after taste that remains in your mouth for a long time. Over all these horrible foods, black licorice rises to the top of the list.
Monday, 2 May 2016
Three Grammar Writing Exercises
Exercise One
- The team won its game. Did you win yours, too?
- They left their books there.
- I hear you're about to graduate.
- It's nice that they're friendly.
- Although I get a lot of colds, I feel all right now.
- Who's prettier than you?
- Are you tired? I'm out of breath, too.
- Run back and forth from here to there.
- You're about to lose your book.
- Everyone will accept the prize except you.
- Do you know whether or not he will give me the prize?
- Many people choose to live in large cities.
- Is the doctor through with my exam?
- What affect does the school principal have on you?
- What did he advise you to do? Did you take his advise?
- There are a lot of your friends in the boat.
- I will buy a book by Ray Bradbury.
Exercise Two
Exercise Three
Time Capsule
Five items I would include in a time capsule are:
A thing that I think would be a great object to put into the time capsule is an Ipod with a playlist of music on it. I think this would be a great idea because they would be able to have a taste of our history music wise. The lyrics in the songs would teach the people listening what we were feeling at the time and how things were in the world. They would be able to listen to the instruments we use and compare them to what they use and also, they might enjoy our music because a lot of people now listen to music that is around fifty years old.
Another thing that would be interesting to have in a time capsule is the latest newspaper. This shows the latest news and what is going on in our area. Also, it would show pictures of residents and landscapes, include the weather for the upcoming week, and discuss the issues we’re going through. I find it interesting just to go look at the newspapers from a couple years ago so I’d imagine they’d love going back into history and seeing what it was like. Compared to then, they would probably think the society we have today is very simple because they would have a lot of new issues but would have also solved a lot of the problems we would have today.
Fashion is a way we express ourselves. It shows what type of person we are and our personality. This would be a great item because fashion changes all the time and I think they’d enjoy seeing what we wore and how we wore it. Because it is a long time before they will open the box, the fashion might have returned back to style which would be very interesting. By then, they may have a lot softer fabrics or different ways to make their shirts and be mesmerized by the way we made them.
Dear people of the future,
My name is Emily and I was born in the month of September in 2000. I am writing you this letter on the day we put it in the ground which is April 27th 2016. My house is located past the Blackville school on the top of the hill. I have a mother and a father and three brothers. This size family is pretty typical for this area and time.
Today is like any day, we have a typical seven hour day at school with two breaks and five classes. We have a few extra curricular activities such as soccer, volleyball, basketball, drama, choir, badminton, and student council. Because most of our time here is with the snow, we don’t have a lot of summer sports that are played outside. Something in this community that has been happening for a couple years now is not being able to keep a salmon. Salmon are one of our only tourist attractions and one of the favorite things to do here and not being allowed to keep them arouses a lot of the residents. This particular fish was becoming harder to catch because of its low population so this is why they had to make keeping the fish against the law.
Time is changing fast so your hobbies and traditions are probably a lot different from mine. The temperature, scenery, and technology will all be so different from now (2016) and from my perspective, your world will probably be a lot more manageable than ours. Solve problems and make the world an even better place!
- A video of landscape
- Latest technology
- Ipod with latest music
- Newspaper
- Examples of our taste in fashion
Something else that I’d like to put into the time capsule is a phone or some type of our latest technology. This would show how much the technology has evolved and they would be able to try the device and compare it to what they have. It would also act as a piece of history that they could cherish and show to others. It would prove to them how much things have changed in time and how privileged they are to live in the latest technology.
A thing that I think would be a great object to put into the time capsule is an Ipod with a playlist of music on it. I think this would be a great idea because they would be able to have a taste of our history music wise. The lyrics in the songs would teach the people listening what we were feeling at the time and how things were in the world. They would be able to listen to the instruments we use and compare them to what they use and also, they might enjoy our music because a lot of people now listen to music that is around fifty years old.
Another thing that would be interesting to have in a time capsule is the latest newspaper. This shows the latest news and what is going on in our area. Also, it would show pictures of residents and landscapes, include the weather for the upcoming week, and discuss the issues we’re going through. I find it interesting just to go look at the newspapers from a couple years ago so I’d imagine they’d love going back into history and seeing what it was like. Compared to then, they would probably think the society we have today is very simple because they would have a lot of new issues but would have also solved a lot of the problems we would have today.
Fashion is a way we express ourselves. It shows what type of person we are and our personality. This would be a great item because fashion changes all the time and I think they’d enjoy seeing what we wore and how we wore it. Because it is a long time before they will open the box, the fashion might have returned back to style which would be very interesting. By then, they may have a lot softer fabrics or different ways to make their shirts and be mesmerized by the way we made them.
Dear people of the future,
My name is Emily and I was born in the month of September in 2000. I am writing you this letter on the day we put it in the ground which is April 27th 2016. My house is located past the Blackville school on the top of the hill. I have a mother and a father and three brothers. This size family is pretty typical for this area and time.
Today is like any day, we have a typical seven hour day at school with two breaks and five classes. We have a few extra curricular activities such as soccer, volleyball, basketball, drama, choir, badminton, and student council. Because most of our time here is with the snow, we don’t have a lot of summer sports that are played outside. Something in this community that has been happening for a couple years now is not being able to keep a salmon. Salmon are one of our only tourist attractions and one of the favorite things to do here and not being allowed to keep them arouses a lot of the residents. This particular fish was becoming harder to catch because of its low population so this is why they had to make keeping the fish against the law.
Time is changing fast so your hobbies and traditions are probably a lot different from mine. The temperature, scenery, and technology will all be so different from now (2016) and from my perspective, your world will probably be a lot more manageable than ours. Solve problems and make the world an even better place!
Wednesday, 20 April 2016
George the Giraffe
1. It’s summer time in Africa; a time where everyone gets together with their sunglasses on and enters into a talent show. Everyone seems to have a special talent except for one little giraffe named George.
2. George doesn’t know what to do so he goes and asks his best friend Henry the Hedgehog.
3. “Hey Henry! What are you doing for the talent show?” George asks.
4. “I can curl up into a ball in under two seconds! I’ve been working on it for months and now I think I could be the fastest in the world,” Explains Henry.
5. “Wow, maybe I can do that too!” said George in an exciting tone.
6. So George tries to curl up in a tight ball but it takes him forever. “My legs are too long to do this,” George says in a sad voice. “Thanks anyways Henry.”
7. While George is on his way home, he comes across a fish in the lake.
8. “Hi little fish,” George says.
9. “Hello George! Want to see my talent for the show?”
10. “Sure!” said George hoping that he may be able to do the trick too.
11. “I can jump through this really small hoop and do a back flip!”
12. “Maybe I can do that too”. George tries to go through the hoop but it is was to small, only his ear could fit through it. He couldn’t even do a back flip because of how long his neck was.
13. “I’m sorry George but I’m sure you will find something to do for tomorrow,” says the little fish.
14. “I hope so,” says George as he starts on his journey home again.
3. “Hey Henry! What are you doing for the talent show?” George asks.
4. “I can curl up into a ball in under two seconds! I’ve been working on it for months and now I think I could be the fastest in the world,” Explains Henry.
5. “Wow, maybe I can do that too!” said George in an exciting tone.
6. So George tries to curl up in a tight ball but it takes him forever. “My legs are too long to do this,” George says in a sad voice. “Thanks anyways Henry.”
7. While George is on his way home, he comes across a fish in the lake.
8. “Hi little fish,” George says.
9. “Hello George! Want to see my talent for the show?”
10. “Sure!” said George hoping that he may be able to do the trick too.
11. “I can jump through this really small hoop and do a back flip!”
12. “Maybe I can do that too”. George tries to go through the hoop but it is was to small, only his ear could fit through it. He couldn’t even do a back flip because of how long his neck was.
13. “I’m sorry George but I’m sure you will find something to do for tomorrow,” says the little fish.
14. “I hope so,” says George as he starts on his journey home again.
15. Once George gets home, his mother is curious to what he decided to do. Unable to tell her what he wants to do because he hasn’t decided, he gets really upset and goes to bed.
16. The morning of the show, everyone is very excited for the talent show except for poor George. On the way to the show with no talent, a beaver practicing juggling his hula hoops loses one by mistake and it flies in the air and goes around George’s neck.
17. “Ahhh!” George yells. He tries to take it off but all it does is twirl around his neck uncontrollably.
18. “Wow George, look! You’re hula hooping that hula hoop around your neck!” Says the juggler with excitement.
19. “I never knew I could do this!”
20. Finally, George found a talent nobody else had and was able to show it to all his friends as they cheered him on. George was so happy with his newly discovered talent. They all went out for ice cream after and had a wonderful life.
16. The morning of the show, everyone is very excited for the talent show except for poor George. On the way to the show with no talent, a beaver practicing juggling his hula hoops loses one by mistake and it flies in the air and goes around George’s neck.
17. “Ahhh!” George yells. He tries to take it off but all it does is twirl around his neck uncontrollably.
18. “Wow George, look! You’re hula hooping that hula hoop around your neck!” Says the juggler with excitement.
19. “I never knew I could do this!”
20. Finally, George found a talent nobody else had and was able to show it to all his friends as they cheered him on. George was so happy with his newly discovered talent. They all went out for ice cream after and had a wonderful life.
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