English Final

nature and solitude (LR)

Peaceful, healing, spiritual place, a friend, Need to be alone in nature

childhood

We should use our imaginations, Be creative / playful, We should be more childlike

human nature (LR)

people are naturally good

The Common People (LR)

Not interested in wealthy / famous

imagination

We should use our imaginations, Be creative / playful, We should be more childlike

The individual LR

Take care of urself, listing to ones inner self

Emotions LR

why Thoreau went to the woods

To live deliberately — live a life of purpose

Thoreau’s thoughts on the “details” of our lives

The “details” of our life are unnecessary & causes our life to disappear / be wasted. He believes our lives should be simple

**Why Thoreau left the woods**

He left because there was nothing else to learn from Walden Pond — He was living a routine life

__**Thoreau’s tone in the text**__

Aggressive / stern ?

**Thoreau’s thoughts on “time”**

“time is but a stream” quote - Time is short. our lives are a blip in a map / just a small moment in existence 

Thoreau’s thoughts on poverty/living a “poor” life

He believes living a poor life is the best way to live because the poor don’t focus on material possessions and are able to see essential things in life.

Thoreau’s message

His message is to live a life of more purpose /  simplicity. 

Emerson thoughts on being “misunderstood”

To be great is to be misunderstood. Many great people were misunderstood. If yr misunderstood than yr practicing self reliance 

Emerson “ joint stock company” metaphor

**At a point you have to sacrifice who you are to fit in to society**

Emerson’s message

In order to fully live your life you have to have self reliance, put yr heart and soul into everything you do, and be yourself

Nature and solitude DR

Nature is threatening

human nature, intuition DR

People are inherently bad and will chose bad 

Imagination DR

menacing / depressing

Emotions DR

Emotions are disturbing / negative

What the narrator says about he and Annabel’s love

It is the greatest love of all time, and it is all consuming

How Annabel dies (who kills her, what kills her)

She died from a wind chill, angles killed her.

How the narrator reacts to Annabel’s her death

He mourns her death with incredible sadness / obsessiveness. At the end of the Poem the narrator mourn Annabelle and sleeps next to her corpse

The shift in mood in Annabel Lee

Start — Uplifting / cheerful

End — Gloomy / sad / disturbing

how is the House of Usher is described as the narrator approaches it

The narrator feels depressed, and anxious (has a physical effect on him) The closer he gets the more gloom he feels

The House of Usher’s physical description

* The fissure - barly visible, extends throughout the entire house 
* The tarn — black, deep, heavy fog
* fungi — covering the exterior
* Masonry - decayed
* windows — sharp, long, eyelike
* Walls - bleak

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Usher’s physical appearance

**skin - is extremely pale, corpse like**

**eyes -  glossed, large, look delirious or generally unaware**

**hair - stringy / web like**

**lips - thin and pale**

**nose - Curved / Hebrew nose**

chin - Finley shaped / sharp

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Usher’s symptoms/what he is suffering from

He is suffering from an intense mental illness, acuteness of the sesnes

* **Food needs to be flavorless**
* **Can only wear certain textures**
* **Can only handle certain smells**
* **Sensitivity to light — Light gives migraines**
* **Can only handle light sounds (stringed instruments)**

Usher’s death, Madeline’s involvement, what actually killed him

Usher thought that his fear would kill him.

Usher died once he saw Madeline covered in blood in the door.

He died from fear.

Why was Lady Madeline buried alive?

Usher thought she was dead. Her illness makes her look lifeless 

the story of the Haunted palace represents

The story of Ushers downfall / struggle w his illness

the shift in mood from beginning to end in the Haunted Palace

Start: magical / majestic

End: ominous

Symbolization in the Story of the Haunted Palace

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* the windows - Ushers eyes
* the banners - Ushers hair 
* the spirits in the windows - The functionality of Ushers mind 
* the door - Ushers mouth 
* the king of the palace - Thought

Poe’s choice of 1st person narration

Makes the reader feel as though they’re the narrator 

the events of the Mad Trist

Ethel Red (MC) breaks into the hermits house : Ethel slays dragon : the shield falls 

the sounds in the house during the Mad Triste

Break in - cracking, ripping (stifled and dull)

Dragon died - muffled screaming , grating

shield — terrible ringing sound 

The noises in the house during the Mad Triste Symbolism

cracking / ripping — Lady Madeline trying to escape

Screaming - Madeline screaming

Grating - the door to the cellar opening

ringing - Madeline breaking down the door

Why was the prohibition enacted

To protect the sanctity of the home and marriage from alcohol

The Prohibitions outcomes

Bootlegging, Speakeasy’s, Uprise of the American gangster

Gatsby

Flashy New Money, charismatic, beautiful personality / smiles w understanding 

Daisy

Nick's cousin, toxic marriage w Tom, was in love w Gatsby — the “it” girl

Tom

Old $ —. Cheats, aggressive, toxic relationship

Nick

Unreliable narrator - so absorbed in others lives — middle class , west egg , traveled to join the bonds buisness

Jordan

New woman (golfer) , Daisys best friend , has a relationship with Nick that goes nowhere

Myrtle

Toms mistress

George

Myrtles husband — hardworking but never rewarded

Owl Eyes

alcoholic who was astounded at the authenticity of Gatsby's library 

Wolfsheim

Gambler, mobster that Gatsby does business w 

Klipspringer

a young pianist who lives in Gatsby's home 

Gatsby young life

Went to war

Went to Oxford

Past w Daisy

He dated her 5 years b4 the present

How he got to west egg

Clam digger on Lake Superior 

Employed for dan Cody 

Gatsby inherited Codys Money

Nick as narrator

Unreliable

Gatsby & Daisy’s relationship - Daisy loved Gatsby but uses him for his $. Gatsby is obsessed w erasing the past relationships she had

Daisy and Gatsby want to use each other, unhealthy — Gatsby uses Daisy to gain status // Daisy uses Gatsby for his $$ — Their love is conditional

The Deaths of Major Characters

Gatsby - shot by Wilson

Myrtle - Ran over by Daisy

Wilson - Shot himself after shooting Gatsby

What happened to West Egg and Gatsby (upper middle class)

Wealth but no status — he failed then died and was forgotten

Emmersons thoughts on living a life of “consistency”

If you live a life of consistency you’re unintelligent 

What happened to East Egg and Tom & Daisy (upper class)

Old $, status – no consequences,, Tom and Daisy uprooted their life but kept living with no consequences 

What happened to the valley of ashes -- Myrtle & Wilson (low working class)

Low working class — they worked hard and didn’t achieve excessive — died

Fitzgerald’s message about society & the American Dream

The American dream isn’t equal. Those who are hardworking may not always achieve success. And those at the top of society pay no consequences. Gatsby and Wilson worked hard and never sieved success, while Tom and Daisy did nothing and are successful

Verbatim plagiarism

when you directly copy and paste from a source w/o citing the author at all

patchwork plagiarism

When you copy and paste ideas from different sources and put them together to create a new text, w/o giving sources to the original authors 

Paraphrasing plagiarism

When you use someone else’s ideas, but put the ideas in your own words, w/o citing the original thinking 

Global plagiarism

When you use someone else's work entirely and use it as yr own 

Self plagiarism

When you use one of yr old essays and pass it in again 

Where the header goes

Top right, last name and page number 

The components of a heading

Begins at top left. Name, Teacher, Class, Date (day, month, year) 

How to write an basic in-text citation

“Quote” (authors last name).

How to write an alternative in-text citation

“Quote” (“Title”). 

margins MLA

1 inch 

Professional Style

language to avoid (1st, 2nd person pronouns) 

Order of sources work cited

alphabetical

When to indent works cited

Anything beyond line one 

the Green Light

Gatsbys American Dream // Daisy 

the presence of Pammy

Tom and daisy's relationship 

Tom giving Daisy pearls on their wedding day

The type of life / money  Tom can give Daisy 

West Egg

Represents new money — money that was worked for 

East Egg

Represents old money — Money that was given by name 

the valley of ashes

Represents the poor working class 

Myrtle asking for a Dog

Represents commitment

**Gatsby throwing shirts at Daisy**

Represents the life Gatsby can give her — Daisy couldve had money and love ???

the Eyes of Dr. T.J. Eckleburg

The eyes of God 

Topic sentence

stems from thesis, further explains one of reasons

claim

after topic sentence an argument stemming from yr topic sentence

detail

and evidence to prove the claim to be true 

explanation

you explaining how the detail proves the claim

What is in the conclusion paragraph

Summarize argument broadly, what does it mean, show, or prove. Discuss topic and evidence as a whole. explain y yr argument matters 

What must be in an intro

hook (1-2 sentences) , bg, thesis (1 sentence)  

deliberate (adj.)

done intentionally 

superfluous (adj.)

unnecessary, especially through being more than enough.

conformity (n)

behavior in accordance with socially accepted conventions or standards.

**cultivate** (v)

prepare and use (land) for crops or gardening. 

ignorance (n)

lack of knowledge or information.

nourishing (adj.)

containing substances necessary for growth, health, and good condition.

perception (n)

the ability to see, hear, or become aware of something through the senses.

**transcendent** (adj.)

above the range of normal or merely physical human experience.

conspiracy (n)

a secret plan by a group to do something unlawful or harmful.

nonconformist (n)

a person whose behavior or views do not conform to prevailing ideas or practices.

integrity (n)

the quality of being honest and having strong moral principles; moral uprightness.