To Everything There Is a Season

          The main character in this short story believed in the fictional character "Santa Clause" which I guess you could say was a big part of his childhood, a long with his 2 and a half year old brother Kenneths childhood. Many children hold on to fictional childhood characters that are dear to them and feel that it is difficult to let those beliefs go. Believing in characters such as "Santa" is something most young children do. After realizing this "Santa" character is fictional, it is a step closer into maturing and entering what we call "the adult life".

                                               

        Something that made me feel as if I am entering the "adult life" is getting my first actual job. I was so used to everything being done for me, not working for anything I recieved really. Until one day I realized I won't be able to live like this forever and I must start somewhere by getting a part-time job. That part-time job later turned into my full-time job in the summer working long hours but it tought me a lot about life. It tought me that at one point in your life you are going to need to let go of the past and move on with the future, making you a more independent person.
                                           

                                                            


          The older brother goes to visit his two brothers, the main character and Kenneth for Christmas and brings a crate full of gifts labeled "From Santa". The main character still believed in Santa and he needed to realize that he isn't real. His parents told him that since he is old enough to stay up late this year, he is able to stay up through out the night with the family. During his time awake he realizes he has received gifts labeled "from Santa" but "Santa never came, this made him realize that "Santa is not real which makes him mature in a way, letting go of his beliefs in "Santa Clause". I relate to this because after realizing that me getting what ever I wanted would not last forever and we only have so little childhood time left. I finally realize that I must work for what I want and start preparing me for the "Adult-Life"

                                       


       






                 

History of the English language

        The history of the English language has come a long way from when it started. The English language underwent extreme changes in the Middle Ages. Through out the past 1500 years, English has been a language spoken by a few thousand people to one of the worlds most spoken languages, it is a world-wide and universal language understood by many. The english language is the language of worldwide technology and communication. The history of the English language is initially divided into four periods being old English from A.D. 450-1100, Middle English A.D. 1100-1500, Early Modern English A.D. 1500-1800 and Present-Day English 1800-present.


                             

        My favourite Middle English writtings were the Sonnets which are formal poems. They were extremely popular around this time and could possibly been sold for money depending on the importance of the sonnet. Two good sonnets are sonets by Anne Locke and Sir Phillip Sidney. Shakespeare was a big sonnet writter also. Sonnets are special because they are different then other poems, they consist of 14 lines, a strict rhyming scheme, Written in iambic Pentametermer which is a poetic meter with 10 beats per line made up of alternating syllables.


                            



       If it weren't for the other eras of english, we wouldn't be where we are today with our language. The english language has come a long way. Starting off with old english words changing over time to fit in with the way we talk now. The main difference between Early Modern English and Late Modern English is vocabulary. Late Modern English has many more words and the present day English has less words and the English language adopted foreign words from many other countries which makes the english language more universal.

                                    

Themes in Shakespeare's "Othello"

Themes in Shakespeare's "Othello"

         There are many different themes in Shakespeare's "Othello" that I would say are still relevant to this day. Starting off with the most important theme in my opinion, discrimination. In this play, discrimination plays a huge role whether it be descrimination against race or even against genders. Knowing that the main character in Othello is black and this play was written a long time ago, there would be drama over the race of this character who also has a lot of power.

         As much as anyone would hate to admit it, racism is still an on going thing that happens in our society everyday. We'd think that we've over come this but it still interferes with everyday life in many ways. Also, descrimination against females which happens so often. We still live in a generation where women can't be treated the same as men.

         Like in Shakespeare's Othello, Desdemona who is Othello's loving wife, is accused of some pretty bad things and because of these accusations, Othello treats her with disrespect and slaps her which is a huge insult. Descrimination is'nt only a theme in this play but is an on going thing in our lives.

      The second theme in Shakespeare's Othello, is Revenge. This theme also plays a big role in this play because it is the main objectif for Iago. He is trying to seek revenge against Othello and would do it in any ways possible, no matter what. Iago minipulates the characters in the play such as Cassio and Roderigo to help get his revenge against Othello.

     This theme is relevant today because it seems like everyone just wants to get even with everyone. If someone does something to hurt you, your objectif is to get even with this person no matter. Revenge is never a good idea, it takes time and effort which you could be putting towards getting over the situation insead of stressing over the situation and making it a bigger problem. Revenge is never ending and it could get worse and worse over time if it is done "right".

       Perception verses reality, another big theme in Shakespeare's "Othello". It so happens that this occurs in everyday life. Perception verses reality is simply, things are never as they seem. Like in this play, Desdemona is perceived as a "whore" but is just accused of being one by her husband Othello. In reality, she is a loving and faithfull wife who loves her husband and even says she would never cheat even if given the oppertunity.

      Everyday poeple judge, They see things that are perceived as what they look like but when you do more research on this topic or find out more about what ever is perceived, you may realize the this isn't what you thought. This person that you judged may not be rude or mean just because somebody has said they are, after meeting them and taking the time to get to know this person you may acutally find out that they were nothing like you thought they were. Looks may decieve you!