Thanatopsis

In the poem Thanatopsis William Cullen Bryant was saying that you don't always have to fell down about something. No matter what goes wrong in your life think positive about it say for example you and your boyfriend broke up that doesn't mean that you walk around looking sad all the time cheer and find you a happy place because maybe it just wasn't meant to be for you all to be together. And when you get ill don't get sad and start thinking about death but think about getting better think about all the happy things that your are going to do when you get better.

What makes it romantic-
Their sharpness, ere he is aware. When thoughts Of the last bitter hour come like a blight Over thy spirit, and sad images Of the stern agony, and shroud, and pall, And breathless darkness, and the narrow house, Make thee to shudder, and grow sick at heart

Lizzie Borden

Amber Gaines
Writing 2
Mr. Siegmund
Lit 11

Lizzie Borden

Lizzie Borden was born July 19, 1860 in Fall River Massachusetts. She was charged with the murders of her father and stepmother. Her biological mother died in 1862 from complications from her birth of her sister Emma. But her father who could have cared less was all about money he was worth about $500,000 himself because he was a wealthy businessman. Three years after his wife’s death he married a woman by the name of Abby Durfee Gray who Lizzie didn’t seem to be fond of. Lizzie was a very popular person she was known to be active in all kinds of charity and civic duty. Without any signs from her father, she and her sister Emma were withdrawn from his inheritance, and that’s when everything started to go downhill. Lizzie and her father argued more than ever, but no one knew that all that would change in just a matter of time.
Then all of a sudden some of Andrew’s and Abby’s belongings came up missing, her father’s money had been stolen and Abby’s jewelry had been stolen also. Even though Andrew and Abby really didn’t have to think on who stole their items Andrew and Abby still found it important to do a police investigations.So after all of that had happened her sister Emma decided to take a trip just to get away from everything that had been going on in the house because Lizzie, her Father and Abby argued almost every day? On a Thursday morning of August everything was about to change, and no one knew how.
At 11:15am Thursday the Borden’s maid Bridget heard Lizzie screaming that her father had been killed. When Bridget returned within seconds with the doctor he was pronounced dead. Lizzie then told Bridget that she felt that her stepmother had also been killed so they searched the house and to their surprise she was found dead upstairs. The family doctor (Dr. Bowen) sent a telegram to Emma who was still vacationing and was in no rush to get home to check on her family. Once the bodies were removed from the house, Bridget and Lizzie were both questioned about the murders.
Lizzie told authorities that she had been outside in the barn with the tools.
Witnesses that saw her after the murders say she had no blood on her. Her uncle john had just returned from lunch and had become the first suspect in the murder. And because Lizzie had made herself seem so innocent they figured she would be the last person to kill her parents. Lizzie was soon arrested after the investigations and tried for both murders in 1893 but she was acquitted due to lack of evidence.
Lizzie wasn’t worried anymore about the murder trial after she had been acquitted. She then inherited half of her father’s estate and bought her and Emma a Mansion in one Fall Rivers highest priced neighborhood but Emma and Lizzie hadn’t been getting along after the murder so she decided that she would move away from Lizzie. Lizzie died in 1972 of pneumonia her sister Emma read about her death but didn’t think about going to her funeral. Emma died ten days later from an anonymous fall.
The questions still remains why did Lizzie Borden kill her parents? Why did her sister decide just all of a sudden go on a vacation and not even think to attend the funeral services for her father and stepmother? Did Emma know about the murders and just didn’t say anything? And how did she REALLY DIE?
I got some of my information from http://www.wikipedia.com/ and http://www.lizzie-borden.com/, http://www.karisable.com/

American Romanticism- Rip Van Winkle

Rip Van winkle was a very popular man. He was known as the town's most friendliest person. He was so popular that when he walked down the street all the kids would come and play with him, dogs wouldn't bark at him and the town wives even gossiped with him. But Rip was a little to popular he was so popular that he forgot about his own family.

He was a married man who was never took care of his family problems. because he was more worried about the village people more than his own family. So then all of a sudden rip went into the woods to play his favorite sport squirrel shooting. I feel that no man could be that famous in a small village all and never take care of his family. It seems to me like he was so big on making the town happy that he really didn't care that he had a family at all!!

And just as long as he was okay with the town people that everything was okay. But once he so called had been sleep for 20 years and went the same people that made him feel big headed were either dead or didn't recognize him. And once he returned to that village he was wishing that he could just go back home to his family but their were gone and his own dog didn't recognize him. But once the old lady that used to stay next door to him realized who he was she started talking to him asking him what happened and why was he gone for so long."Sure enough! it is Rip Van Winkle--it is himself! Welcome home again, old neighbor--Why, where have you been these twenty long years?"

The part i found romantic was about how he slept for twenty years. How does someone sleep that long? You can't i just can't make myself believe that just because he drunk some liquor that it put him to sleep that long. but maybe it was the liquor that put him to sleep i mean he didnt know the men he was playing cards with so it may have been the liquor that did it.

EXAMPLES:Where have you been these twenty long years?

And the picture showing him waking up from his twenty year long sleep.

Rationalist

Part 1- The difference between Rationalist and Puritans is that Rationalist didnt think the worse for everyone and that god want responsible for everything bad that happend. rationalist believed that human society was run by natural law meaning they had a mind of their own. So if they felt that they had made the right choice then they would stick with it. So as i read it seems like its saying like before they have a mind of their own and they fell that no one should just go to hell for what adam and eve had done. The puritans on the other hand felt that god was holding them over the fiery pit of hell just laughing at them and he wanted to drop them over in their.

Part 3-What Makes Benjamin Franklin a Good Rationalist
What makes him a good rationalist is that Ben had a mind of on his own. He NEVER let anyone tell him what to do. If he thought that he was doing the wrong thing then he would correct himself we wouldn't let anyone bring him down. He was different from others what others thought about him didn't matter to him. Its kind of like Ben was a independent person he would try his best at something and if he couldn't get it then that's when he would ask for help.That is why Ben Franklin is a good rationalist.
EXAMPLE:
I proceeded on my journey on foot, having fifty miles to Burlington, where I was told I should find boats that would carry me the rest of the way to Philadelphia.

13 Virtues
Honesty- To be honest, to tell the truth
Considerate- To be understanding to others needs.
Sympathy- To have feelings for others who are down.
Independent- To be able to do for yourself.
Trustworthy-To be able to be trusted by others.
Joyful- To be glad, or to bring joy.
Pride- To have pride in yourself to think the best of yourself.
Manners- Respecting others but mostly your elders
Respect- The same as manners but with respect you have to give it to recieve it.
Friendly- Making new friends
Courteous- Being polite
Violence- Something that will never solve anything.

part 5- Declaration of Independence
1)I think this is a rationalist thought because it was saying that every man should be treated the same. We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable rights.
2)I Think this is a rationalist thought also because it was saying that through all the troubles that we have been through we all stood together and helped out one another even when their wasnt anyone else who aould have been their for us like. He has kept among us, in times of peace, standing armies without the consent of our legislature.
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FERGIE

By: Amber Gaines
Mr. Siegmund
Lit/Comp 11
FERGIE
Fergie born, as Stacy Ferguson, is a native born Californian and is known for being in the group Black- Eyed Peas she was the replacement for another female singer. But once they heard how angelic her voice was they knew they were ready to hit the studio up. And they blew up the charts with their first hit "Where is the love" featuring Justin Timberlake, and next came their other hit song "Shut-Up" and then came their song that was played at ALL NBA GAMES "Lets get it started" Which was originally called Lets get retarded. But after they were finished with their number one NBA song they came out with the summers hottest hit "My Humps" and that’s when Fergie thought she would try out her solo career.

"How Come Every time I come around my London London Bridge wanna go down"? But the real question is who was this goddess voice singing this song? FERGIE! Who shocked everyone with her first single LONDON BRIDGE? Then came her next hit FERGALICIOUS with former band member Will.I.Am. And after that Fergie came out with her #1 song "GLAMOROUS" and now making it’s was to the top of the chart is her next single "BIG GIRLS DON’T CRY".

Fergie’s music sounds different it’s not your ordinary music you hear when you get into your car or when you’re putting on your favorite C.D. Others have your ordinary bass and a beat then they’re singing. With Fergie it was another thing she actually made music because with Fergie you get a little bit more piano or drum before you actually hear the song. Fergie also separates herself from most other female r and b singers. Fergie takes her music seriously some r and b singer just sing for the money that’s why they make one song and they are done with the whole singing career. But not Fergie, she made one song being a solo artist just to see how it was going to take an effect on her life and once she saw that the fans loved her music she continued on with it. She may sing about her personal life in maybe one or two of her songs but she is most likely to be singing about REALITY, things that are actually going on something that you wouldn’t get from most other r and b singers.

Fergie’s clothing style ranges differently from others she is just normal life female who likes to relax when she’s not working hard she likes to dress in the normal jeans and t- shirt. When she knows she is about to be seen in front of millions of her fans she goes to her favorite designers from Dolce and Gabana to Emilo Pucci and Fendi. She always says that when she’s not working, she likes to just be comfortable in her regular jeans and t- shirt even though her jeans may be designer because her favorite ones are True Religion and Seven Jeans. She still feels that she doesn’t have to be in designer clothes every day even though she doesn’t mind hiding her face behind her Dolce and Gabana shades.

When you hear Fergie’s voice sometime it makes you wonder. Why doesn’t most singers’ sound like this? The answer is because Fergie vocalizes to keep her voice in tack. She likes to go in to the studio, and harmonize just a little bit; sometimes she may even use them in some of her songs. Fergie isn’t you typical high note type of singer. When you hear fergie sing you can tell that she is no Mariah Carey. Fergie likes to keep her music mellow she likes for her music to be soothing like "BIG GIRLS DON’T CRY" something that you could listen to while just sitting in your room. Even though she may have her upbeat music.

I think that Fergie has led a wonderful life from being in a group to making it out on her own with her solo career. She is showing everybody that when bands break apart or maybe even separate that they can make it on their own have a backbone something to fallback on. And if a solo career isn’t working for them then maybe they could take up other things. I don’t think that Fergie is going to just do the solo thing I think that we should look forward to maybe even seeing her on the big screen. We may never know!!!