Week 13- Altering Books

Frankenstein is passionately written just like any great past novels such as Great Gatsby. The way the sophisticated sentence structure is complex within to the point where antecedents have to be understood to comprehend the setting of a paragraph is remarkable. The sentence structure seems like and appears as refined riddles within which reveals a story.

Novels and books written in the 1830s are written in a distinct way which differs from modern books today. The complexity of the sentence structure. The aesthetic, artistic flow of the context. The passionately written syntax and diction within. It is self evident in comparison between modern day books and past novels- the wording alone contrast. There is a difference within the sophisticated sentence structure of one book and the informal language of another. The artistic complexity of one and easily relatable simplicity of another. A book that makes you think and a book that easily understandable.

I wonder how we got to sophisticated novels to novels consisting of childish relationship gossip. How the flow of language changed. It seems that the way language changed that the artistic intuitiveness and sophistication of words and has been watered down due to social changes throughout the years. The change of cultured verbiage and eloquence turning into a series of an informal “GR8” and expressions of “awesome” instead of the usage of spectacular or majestic; is an alteration that future generations and authors should put back into their writing or speech. Writing or speaking that forces and enables the reader or listener to focus, in-order to decipher, and fathom the implication and significance of verbalization or the cultured sentence structure is needed in this generation.  

Week 12- Hamlet Ending, Frankeinstein Beginning

The terrifying rush of the moment when you are about to sky dive or bungee jump, is a possible feeling during recitation of a speech especially when your feet are still on the ground. For class everyone recited Hamlet speeches. Some individuals extravagantly acted their speech out as if it was their profession. Others managed to find the courage to simply and sophisticated recite theirs. Hamlet is honestly a beautiful written literature piece that I prefer over several William Shakespeare plays.
Because the lessons of Hamlet are coming to a close, our class is starting Frankenstein. I have never read this novel or watched any theatrical movies with a Frankenstein aspect to it but it does seem interesting. Based on the Frankenstein introduction, Mary Shelley was the author of a book during the time women were thought less of their expectations. Behind the intellect and complexity of a sophisticated women, the timing of the book was off as criticism often lurked. Because of this the author of Mary Shelley's great book had to label her book as author unknown/anonymous.
It was interesting to read that although Mary Shelley's parents disagreed on several aspects they found a common love and married. They were opposites that attracted on a intellectual and perspective level. Mary Shelley's relationship and elopement was another interesting aspect and although her life was not a walk in the park it became a muse and inspiration for Frankenstein.
I do not know the story of Frankenstein but I wonder if it has to do with a theme of- we create our own monsters within us.

Week 12- Reawakend Part 5

*The following is a story series not a real-life story*
Layla-

It's been six months since the mission. Why does it feel like he is still here? He has always been a part of me but he's gone now. I feel like I'm still waiting for him to transport but he's not coming back. I saw him fall shouldn't that be enough for me to believe that he's gone. I have to look out for Eli. I made Jay a promise. Eli keeps looking at the door waiting for his older brother to come back. He doesn't understand, he's gone even though I told him the truth. He's in denial. 
How can I let go when everything here screams his name.
When his presence is still around without him?
Jay-
I keep them safe from afar. Things are seen to be temporarily for now and I'm hoping it stays that way. I can't take all this lying to Layla, but I have to. It's been months since the false mission. The agency needed me to fake my death in order to protect her and the agency. So that's what I'm doing. It's not only her I'm lying to, but to Eli too. All I see is damage, even though the outcome promises safety.
Layla-
There's a new recruit to "replace" Jay. Assertive, direct. Distant partners that's all this new recruit will be to me. An asset that's all Jay was to the Agency.
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This "recruit" is someone before the initiation. A close friend of mine and Jay's before becoming direct members of the Agency. Someone from my former life.

Week 11- Tired Rant

It is interesting how people tell you to be yourself and when you do start to loosen up just a bit of your guard, leave the acts, they mistake you for a fool. Amazing how people are still able to love even the most misguided of all people. Sad how someone's heart can go through so much, that they eventually turn into the same monster that was responsible for their misguidance of their heart. Pleasant how even thought we cannot fully grasp and comprehend some aspect, we still embrace it loyally and faithfully. Warming how we can hold on to a memory of a stranger; to be in love with the idea of someone and wanting the reality of being in love with them. Battles within our minds. War waging within us. Fighting constantly everyday, with everyone going through their own fights. The chaos happening throughout the world, but revealing no matter how much bad there is we can still be amazed at the good. Knowing an abundance and still not knowing. The yearn for wisdom. Knowing you cannot put your whole heart and passion into something. Putting your whole heart into something without second guessing, without questioning. The battle between heart and mind. Wars between rational and irrational. Fights between dreams and reality. And sometimes dreams becoming actualities. Getting caught off guard. Expectations. Waiting, hoping for something but not knowing the outcome. Feeling like something amazing is coming your way and cannot explain what it is. Spontaneity and Serendipity with Reality and Actuality.

Week 11- Speeches

To bring our lessons of Hamlet to a close, our class has to memorize speeches of Hamlet. Memorization of situations, event, and occurrences are simple to memorize and remember, but a speech is difficult with a busy life.
To those who are professional public relations, politicians, actors, and actresses it is amazing how much they are able to absorb into their memory. But I also think it is passion that drives them to memorize and absorb lines, keywords, objectives, and main points that help and benefit them to reflect and memorize it so quickly and efficiently. Not to mention accurately. For environmentalists when researching landscapes and the biodiversity of the habitat or atmosphere guidebooks are used, unless of course they research and cite organisms on a daily basis to the point where they become so familiar with the area and the native organisms.
Now do not get me wrong memorization is a helpful and resourceful skill to have in everyday life and their are some things that I remember right away easily, but for these 25 lines consisting of some words that are not used in everyday language; I find this difficult. Funny how memorization of lines was so much easier to remember a year or two ago.
 It was amazing how Hamlet just recited numerous lines from a play that he has only seen once. Once! How this emotional genius did this I do not know. But what I do know is in the words of Albert Einstein: 

“Never memorize something that you can look up.”

Words of a genius. Words that I wish was true for this case.

Week 10- Reawakend Part 4

*The following is the start of a story series not a real-life story*
Jay-
Should I take the mission? Carry out the task? Flashes of images compromising Layla's identity run through my head. But that means lying to Layla. No I'm doing this for her. It means protecting her just like I would do in a normal mission. No matter how much pain this causes, no matter what happens I have to protect her. I have to go through with this even if it means I'm out of the picture.
Layla-
I remember the day. Felt the same when I heard my parents were gone, but this time I didn't have Jay there to comfort me. I remember going on a mission with a simple task. But this time someone fought back someone ambushed us. It was like they knew we were coming.
The rod. The cliff. The fight.
In and Out simple mission they told us. No threats. The agency insisted on us to go because we both train effectively and compatibly get the job done efficiently. On other missions there were always threats, but it was easy for us to defend. But this mission the atmosphere seemed different.
I noticed there was something in Jay's eyes. Something that seemed to be bothering him. I know him well enough to see it in him. I was going to ask him after the mission but all I saw during the mission was the rod pierced and thrown down the cliff with an deadly echo. The threat tried to make its way to me but I aborted and transported the mission alone.    

Week 10- Truth Hurts

Hamlet has a series of conflicting characters such as Claudius, Rosencrantz, and Guildenstern. Some people do not realize the criticalness of their decisions. How their decisions can affect not only them but everyone around them. Why they do not understand this can be their lack of maturity and overabundance of selfishness to realize. Whether people like it or not there will always be those who just do not get it. Some will grow out of it and realize their ways while others will never have a clue and keep living that way. Some know but never change. Knowing and not changing to gain wisdom to mature is like getting a plant but never watering it expecting the plant to flourish and produce healthily.Anger produces rage which harbors bitterness. To have bitterness within you is to let anger dictate your life. You cannot hold on and dwell on it. You have to accept it, gain understanding, and let go. Letting go is a process. Forgiving is a process.There are several aspects within life that take continual time and cannot form instantly. Learning the core of unselfish love. Having faith. Finding joy and keeping it. Learning that there are always two kinds of people. Nothing is never simple. Living in a world with unequal opportunities. Any of life’s guides or reprimands. It takes a lifetime to learn and even then we still have a lot to learn, but the journey to get there, the struggles and adventures to understand and come to a realization is what matters no matter how long it takes to realize a hidden unknown truth even if that truth hurts.