BOB I

Judging by this semester only-

They have everything and/or extra stuff-
Ashley Wilburn: http://awilburnrhsenglitcomp.blogspot.com/ 
Ming Chen: http://mchenrhsenglitcomp.blogspot.com/
Danielle Galindo: http://danig14.blogspot.com/

Samantha Garrison: http://sgarrisonrhsenglitcomp.blogspot.com/
Valerie Gonzalez: http://vgonzalezrhsenglitcomp.blogspot.com/
Megan Hardisty: http://mhardistyrhsenglitcomp.blogspot.com/ 

Alicia Hernandez: http://ahernandezrhsenglitcomp.blogspot.com/
Ryunhee Kim: http://rkimrhsenglitcomp.blogspot.com/ 
Travis Knight: http://tmkrhsenglitcomp.blogspot.com/
Abby Kuhlman: http://akuhlmanrhsenglitcomp.blogspot.com/
Josh Ng: http://jngrhsenglitcomp.blogspot.com/ 
Nathan Oh: http://norhsenglitcomp.blogspot.com/
Troy Prober: http://tproberrhsenglitcomp.blogspot.com/
Brady Redman: http://bredmanrhsenglitcomp.blogspot.com/
Felicitas Ruiz: http://fruizrhsenglitcomp.blogspot.com/ 
Erika Snell: http://www.esnellrhsenglitcomp.blogspot.com/
Justin Thompson: http://jthompson2rhsenglitcomp.blogspot.com/ 
Tanner Tuttle: http://ttuttlerhsenglitcomp1.blogspot.com/ 

Mid-
Matthew Patel: http://mpatelrhsenglitcomp.blogspot.com/
Haleigh Jones: http://hjonesrhsenglitcomp.blogspot.com/
Reed Conforti: http://rconfortirhsenglitcomp.blogspot.com/ 
Devon Tomooka: http://dtomookarhsenglitcomp.blogspot.com/
Chanel Yamaguchi: http://cyamaguchirhsenglitcomp.blogspot.com/
Dulce Vargas: http://dvargasrhsenglitcomp1.blogspot.com/ 
Cassidy Ashlock: http://cashlockrhsenglitcomp.blogspot.com/
Sebastian Guillen: http://sguillenrhsenglitcomp.blogspot.com/ 
Alex Lane: http://alanerhsenglitcomp.blogspot.com/
Conor McNamara: http://www.csmrhsenglitcomp.blogspot.com/

Need to catch up-
Carly Koertge: http://ckoertgerhsenglitcomp.blogspot.com/
Brittany Cunningham: http://bcunninghamrhsenglitcomp.blogspot.com/ 
Kristofer Green: http://kgreenrhsenglitcomp.blogspot.com/
Karianne LaPlante: http://kariannelaplantesblog.blogspot.com/ 
Colleen Livingstone: http://clivingstonerhsenglitcomp.blogspot.com
Isiah Mabansag: http://isiahmabansag.blogspot.com/ 
Lacey Mougeotte: http://lmougeotterhsenglitcomp1.blogspot.com/
Bailey Nelson: http://bnelsonrhsenglitcomp.blogspot.com/
Conner Patzman: http://cpatzmanrhsenglitcomp.blogspot.com/
Jason Reinwald: http://www.jreinwaldrhsenglitcomp.blogspot.com/

I Am Here

I already have my senior project planned out, I just need to get started on it. I am working toward my smart goal slowly by getting good grades in my classes and applying for scholarships. I have heard from 3 colleges so far of 10 that I applied to. I was accepted into Chico, Long Beach, and Universiy of the Pacific so far. I am waiting on the UC and Private school responses.

Lit Terms 83-108

Omniscient Point of View: knowing all things, usually the third person.
Onomatopoeia: use of a word whose sound in some degree imitates or suggests its
meaning.
Oxymoron: a figure of speech in which two contradicting words or phrases are combined to produce a rhetorical effect by means of a concise paradox.
Pacing: rate of movement; tempo.
Parable: a story designed to convey some religious principle, moral lesson, or general truth.
Paradox: a statement apparently self-contradictory or absurd but really containing a possible truth; an opinion contrary to generally accepted ideas.
Parallelism: the principle in sentence structure that states elements of equal function should have equal form.
Parody: an imitation of mimicking of a composition or of the style of a well-known artist.
Pathos: the ability in literature to call forth feelings of pity, compassion, and/or sadness.
Pedantry: a display of learning for its own sake.
Personification: a figure of speech attributing human qualities to inanimate objects or abstract ideas.
Plot: a plan or scheme to accomplish a purpose.
Poignant: eliciting sorrow or sentiment.
Point of View: the attitude unifying any oral or written argumentation; in description, the physical point from which the observer views what he is describing.
Postmodernism: literature characterized by experimentation, irony, nontraditional forms, multiple meanings, playfulness and a blurred boundary between real and imaginary.
Prose: the ordinary form of spoken and written language; language that does not have a regular rhyme pattern.
Protagonist: the central character in a work of fiction; opposes antagonist.
Pun: play on words; the humorous use of a word emphasizing different meanings or applications.
Purpose: the intended result wished by an author.
Realism: writing about the ordinary aspects of life in a straight forward manner to reflect life as it actually is.
Refrain: a phrase or verse recurring at intervals in a poem or song; chorus.
Requiem: any chant, dirge, hymn, or musical service for the dead.
Resolution: point in a literary work at which the chief dramatic complication is worked out; denouement.
Restatement: idea repeated for emphasis.
Rhetoric: use of language, both written and verbal in order to persuade.
Rhetorical Question: question suggesting its own answer or not requiring an answer; used in argument or persuasion.

Lit Terms 57-81

Gothic Tale- a style in literature characterized by gloomy settings, violent or grotesque action, and a mood of decay
Hyperbole- an exaggerated statement often used as a figure of speech or to prove a point
Imagery- figures of speech or vivid descriptions conveying images through any of the senses
Implication- a meaning or understanding that's to be arrive at by the reader but that is not fully and explicitly stated by the author
Incongruity- The deliberate joining of opposite or of elements that aren't appropriate to each other
Inference- a judgement or conclusion based on evidence presented; the forming of an opinion which possesses some degree of probability according to facts already available
Irony- a contrast between what's said and what's meant or what's expected to happen and what actually happens or what's thought to be happening and what's actually happening
Interior Monologue- a form of writing that represents inner thoughts of a character, recording of internal, emotional experiences of an individual
Inversion- words out of order for emphasis
Juxtaposition- the intentional placement of a word, phrase or sentences of paragraph to contrast with another
Lyric- a poem having musical form and quality; short outburst of the author's innermost thoughts and feelings
Magical Realism- a genre developed in Latin American which juxtaposes the everyday with the magical
Metaphor- an analogy that compares two different things imaginatively
Extended- a metaphor that's extended or developed as far as the writer wants to take it
Controlling- a metaphor that runs throughout the piece of work
Mixed- a metaphor that ineffectively blends two or more analogies
Metonymy- literally name changing a device of figurative language in which the name of an attribute is substituted for the usual name of a thing
Mode of Discourse- argument, narration, description, and exposition
Modernism- literary movement characterized by stylistic experimentation, rejection of tradition, interest in symbolism and psychology
Monologue- an extended speech by a character in a play, short story, novel or narrative poem
Mood- the predominating atmosphere evoke by a literary piece
Motif- a recurring feature in a piece of literature
Myth- a story, often about immortals, and sometimes connected with religious rituals, that attempts to give meaning to the mysteries of the world
Narrative- a story or description of events
Narrator- one who narrates or tells a story
Naturalism- an extreme form of realism
Novelette/Novella- short story; short prose narrative, often satirical

Lit Anal #1

Catch-22
by Joseph Heller

1. There is a soldier named Yossarian. He is stationed on the island of Pianosa with his air force squadron. World War II is into its second half and Yossarian is trying to get out of the war by one way or another. Every time Yossarian attempts to get himself out of the war something always stops him, there is always a catch.Yossarian learns hat if he is insane he will be discharged so he fakes that he went insane and goes to the hospital to tell them that he is insane. However, when he does this, they tell him that by saying that he is insane he proves himself sane because any sane person would fake insanity to get out of the war. Yossarian's friend, Nately, falls in love and when the girl finally loves him back he is killed the next mission. That girl then blames Yossarian for Nately's death and tries to kill him every time they cross paths. Troubled by Nately's death, Yossarian decides to wall the streets of Rome. While walking, he sees every type of inhumanity there is, from rape to disease to murder. Ironically, Yossarian is arrested for not having a pass. His supervisors then offer him a choice, be court-martialed or  be sent home on honorable discharge. The choice is a clear one for Yossarian, however, his supervisors throw him a curve ball. If he wants to be sent home he has to approve of their policy, which says that all men in the squad must fly eight missions. Yossarian wouldn't let innocent people die for his own gain so he decides to run away to Sweden where he live away from the war.

2. The main theme of the novel is the absolute power of bureaucracy.

3. The tone of the author is satirical and humorous at some points while cynical and grotesque at others.

"'Haven’t you got anything humorous that stays away from waters and valleys and God? I’d like to keep away from the subject of religion altogether if we can.'
The chaplain was apologetic. 'I’m sorry, sir, but I’m afraid all the prayers I know are rather somber in tone and make at least some passing reference to God.'
'Then let’s get some new ones.'"

"Yossarian was cold, too, and shivering uncontrollably. He felt goose pimples clacking all over him as he gazed down despondently at the grim secret Snowden had spilled all over the messy floor. It was easy to read the message in his entrails. Man was matter, that was Snowden’s secret. Drop him out a window and he’ll fall. Set fire to him and he’ll burn. Bury him and he’ll rot, like other kinds of garbage. That was Snowden’s secret. Ripeness was all."

4. Five literary terms that helped me understand the novel better are:

Tone- knowing that the authors tone is satirical, helped me understand why he was writing the story the way it was.

Symbolism- the author used a lot of symbolism to help explain the theme more in depth.

Metaphor- metaphors help make the novel more entertaining to read.

Imagery- it made the novel easier to picture in my mind.

Diction- the words the author chose help create the tone and the imagery of the novel.