Dear Readers,
We have to read a book from the 2013 leaving cert. list for English. Then we have to write a blog book report for homework. I have desided to read Wuthering Heights by Emily Bronte. I've always wanted to read it so I'm taking the plunge. I've only started to read so bare with me...
Talk soon,
Roisin.P.
Tuesday, April 26, 2011
Poetry. "Aunt Jennifer's Tigers" by Adrienne Rich
Dear Readers,
In English we have been studying Adrienne Rich poems from our Leaving Cert. course. Here is the next one on the list, Aunt Jennifer's Tigers.
This poem was another of her earlier ones. It is very structured compared to her latter poems. There are three verses each with four lines and every two rhyming; "Aunt Jennifer's fingers fluttering through her wool, Find even the ivory needle hard to pull". It tells to me the story of her aunt and uncles relationship. She tells it though as though she has only realised the truth of their relationship, now that her aunt has died, she looks back on her memories with a different insight. She looks at the tigers on the canvas as if they're the tigers her aunt wanted to be.
"Aunt Jennifer's tigers prance across a screen, Bright topaz denizens of a world of green...They do not fear the men beneath the tree,....Will go on prancing, proud and unafraid." This is her description of the tigers she sees. She makes them sound like big, bright, proud animals, almost regal. They are on the top, not afraid of the world around them ("men beneath the tree"). They are everything her aunt wasn't on the outside, but this is what her aunt made to almost personify her inner feelings.
The reasons for her not been able to be like this is because her husband or Adrienne's Uncle; "...the men beneath the tree...the massive weight of Uncle's wedding band, Sits heavily upon Aunt Jennifer's hand...her terrified hands will lie, Still ringed with the ordeals she was mastered by." These lines effectively discibe their relationship. The adjectives used are strong and hold a certain toward her Uncle, like "massive", "terrified", "heavily" and especially "mastered". It suggests that her aunt was in an abusive relationship, that the marriage was unbreakable for some reason another; "still ringed with ordeals...". That hate to her Uncle is also shown by the fact that she doesn't give him a name throughout the whole poem, unlike "Aunt Jennifer". He is just seen as the poacher beneath the trees or simply as Uncle.
But I can fell that Rich admired her Aunt Jennifer for going through with it till the end, staying strong. "Aunt Jennifer's fingers fluttering through her wool, Find even the ivory needle hard to pull." These lines so that her aunt still "fluttered" through life though it was hard; "ivory needle hard to pull". So despite all the troubles in her life Rich's aunt still kept going and dreamt of being like her tigers.
The last two lines "The tigers in the panel that she made, Will go on prancing, proud and unafraid", say to me her Aunt will go on prancing and unafraid in her own memories, so matter the still ringed terrified hands that rest now.
This poem was a good one because it told a message of hidden abuse that goes on in everyday lives. It's almost like she is trying to give out a message to two different sets of people; one being people like her aunt, the ones that suffer in silence, telling them to keep believing in those "tigers", be a tiger.; and two the people like her, that don't leave it to late to notice these situations, help. I like those messages, ones of hope and reality.
Roisin.P.
In English we have been studying Adrienne Rich poems from our Leaving Cert. course. Here is the next one on the list, Aunt Jennifer's Tigers.
This poem was another of her earlier ones. It is very structured compared to her latter poems. There are three verses each with four lines and every two rhyming; "Aunt Jennifer's fingers fluttering through her wool, Find even the ivory needle hard to pull". It tells to me the story of her aunt and uncles relationship. She tells it though as though she has only realised the truth of their relationship, now that her aunt has died, she looks back on her memories with a different insight. She looks at the tigers on the canvas as if they're the tigers her aunt wanted to be.
"Aunt Jennifer's tigers prance across a screen, Bright topaz denizens of a world of green...They do not fear the men beneath the tree,....Will go on prancing, proud and unafraid." This is her description of the tigers she sees. She makes them sound like big, bright, proud animals, almost regal. They are on the top, not afraid of the world around them ("men beneath the tree"). They are everything her aunt wasn't on the outside, but this is what her aunt made to almost personify her inner feelings.
The reasons for her not been able to be like this is because her husband or Adrienne's Uncle; "...the men beneath the tree...the massive weight of Uncle's wedding band, Sits heavily upon Aunt Jennifer's hand...her terrified hands will lie, Still ringed with the ordeals she was mastered by." These lines effectively discibe their relationship. The adjectives used are strong and hold a certain toward her Uncle, like "massive", "terrified", "heavily" and especially "mastered". It suggests that her aunt was in an abusive relationship, that the marriage was unbreakable for some reason another; "still ringed with ordeals...". That hate to her Uncle is also shown by the fact that she doesn't give him a name throughout the whole poem, unlike "Aunt Jennifer". He is just seen as the poacher beneath the trees or simply as Uncle.
But I can fell that Rich admired her Aunt Jennifer for going through with it till the end, staying strong. "Aunt Jennifer's fingers fluttering through her wool, Find even the ivory needle hard to pull." These lines so that her aunt still "fluttered" through life though it was hard; "ivory needle hard to pull". So despite all the troubles in her life Rich's aunt still kept going and dreamt of being like her tigers.
The last two lines "The tigers in the panel that she made, Will go on prancing, proud and unafraid", say to me her Aunt will go on prancing and unafraid in her own memories, so matter the still ringed terrified hands that rest now.
This poem was a good one because it told a message of hidden abuse that goes on in everyday lives. It's almost like she is trying to give out a message to two different sets of people; one being people like her aunt, the ones that suffer in silence, telling them to keep believing in those "tigers", be a tiger.; and two the people like her, that don't leave it to late to notice these situations, help. I like those messages, ones of hope and reality.
Thank you,Roisin.P.
Swim A Mile!
Dear Readers,
Friday before we broke for Easter Holidays we went to the National Aquatic Centre in Dublin so we could swim for charity! It was for the Ian Daly Swim a Mile foundation. Basically our year (and some 5th yrs) have to try swim as many miles as possible, collectively or individually, to raise money for charity! All the money we raised was to go toward Barretstown Children's centre and Our Ladies Children's Hospital and all the work they do for children suffering for serious illnesses.
The inspiration behind the whole event is from Brian and Laura Daly's son Ian, who died of cancer in 2003. They realised that these two places needed funds and support. They had helped their son when he was ill so that's why they set this up. They have been running this event for several years now and our school has participated every year. We are now raising the money for them.
We swam really well! I did better that I anticipated and had a great day. We all did really well, but we won't know how many we swam until we go back after Easter Holidays. I sure we beat last years TY's but it's all for charity so as long as we raise money for Ian Daly Swim a Mile then it will all be worth it!
After we swam they opened up the slides in the play zone and we had a great time on those! Then in was down t Blanchstown for food and a bit of shopping.
Overall I'd say we had a great day and was worth the muscle ache! Well done to all the girls who swam a mile on their own!
Thanks and please support by visiting http://swimamile.webnode.com/,
Roisin.P.
Friday before we broke for Easter Holidays we went to the National Aquatic Centre in Dublin so we could swim for charity! It was for the Ian Daly Swim a Mile foundation. Basically our year (and some 5th yrs) have to try swim as many miles as possible, collectively or individually, to raise money for charity! All the money we raised was to go toward Barretstown Children's centre and Our Ladies Children's Hospital and all the work they do for children suffering for serious illnesses.
The inspiration behind the whole event is from Brian and Laura Daly's son Ian, who died of cancer in 2003. They realised that these two places needed funds and support. They had helped their son when he was ill so that's why they set this up. They have been running this event for several years now and our school has participated every year. We are now raising the money for them.
We swam really well! I did better that I anticipated and had a great day. We all did really well, but we won't know how many we swam until we go back after Easter Holidays. I sure we beat last years TY's but it's all for charity so as long as we raise money for Ian Daly Swim a Mile then it will all be worth it!
After we swam they opened up the slides in the play zone and we had a great time on those! Then in was down t Blanchstown for food and a bit of shopping.
Overall I'd say we had a great day and was worth the muscle ache! Well done to all the girls who swam a mile on their own!
Thanks and please support by visiting http://swimamile.webnode.com/,
Roisin.P.
Music Night!
Dear Readers,
Every year in our school we hold a fundraising music night. The music teachers put the whole thing together organising acts and such! They pick solos from 3rd and 6th year, who are preparing for their practicals anyway and they year music class/year, puts together a piece to preform!
Us TY's had been working on a song called 'Mama Said' by Dionne Bromfield for the night! Myself, Leah and Roisin were on guitar for the piece. It was s much fun preforming and practising the piece, and we all really enjoyed ourselves back stage watching movies, singing and just general fun!
It went down well and sounded great! It's such an energetic and happy song with that great motown feel! And such a great young singer, who I wish her luck in her great future a head.
Thanking You,
Roisin.P.
Every year in our school we hold a fundraising music night. The music teachers put the whole thing together organising acts and such! They pick solos from 3rd and 6th year, who are preparing for their practicals anyway and they year music class/year, puts together a piece to preform!
Us TY's had been working on a song called 'Mama Said' by Dionne Bromfield for the night! Myself, Leah and Roisin were on guitar for the piece. It was s much fun preforming and practising the piece, and we all really enjoyed ourselves back stage watching movies, singing and just general fun!
It went down well and sounded great! It's such an energetic and happy song with that great motown feel! And such a great young singer, who I wish her luck in her great future a head.
Thanking You,
Roisin.P.
Ballet
Dear Readers,
On Wednesday, before the break, we headed into Dublin to see a Ballet! We were going to support a very talented girl in our year Hayley! There were three different stories/performances and she was in two of them.
The first was a performance by the the younger dancers was The Ugly Duckling. They were so cute and really good!
Then is was a performances called the South Pacific (I think, sorry!). It was a more modern piece and it was really good. In it Hayley had solo part and see did fantastic! We were so proud of her!
Then there was a more classical piece, which I can't remember the name of. It was like an old folk story, which was interesting all the same. The music in it was lovely and the dancing was great to! Hayley did another fantastic job in this piece too.
Hope all turns out well for you Hayley, good luck. Your a wonderful dancer!
Thank you,
Roisin.P.
On Wednesday, before the break, we headed into Dublin to see a Ballet! We were going to support a very talented girl in our year Hayley! There were three different stories/performances and she was in two of them.
The first was a performance by the the younger dancers was The Ugly Duckling. They were so cute and really good!
Then is was a performances called the South Pacific (I think, sorry!). It was a more modern piece and it was really good. In it Hayley had solo part and see did fantastic! We were so proud of her!
Then there was a more classical piece, which I can't remember the name of. It was like an old folk story, which was interesting all the same. The music in it was lovely and the dancing was great to! Hayley did another fantastic job in this piece too.
Hope all turns out well for you Hayley, good luck. Your a wonderful dancer!
Thank you,
Roisin.P.
Mini Company Final!
Dear Readers,
As you know our minicompany GreenHero got to the final of the MiniCompany 'Get Up 'n' Go' Competiton, in the Ospery Hotel in Naas.
We were very excited to go! We improved our stand and even got t-shirts! (the amount of t-shirts we got this year!). Once we got there we set up in no time and were ready to go. The format of the day was the same as the qualifiers so we knew the drill.
This time the cmpetition was much tougher and there were people from all over the country! We meet a lot of them and learned about a lot of great ideas. Plus there were some extra awards up for grabs like a European trip, special Taoisach awards as well as the normal awards.
The day went really well and I though it was much better than the qualifiers! Maybe becuase it was just our group and the wonderful Ms.L! In the end we won 3rd in Quality which was great and got a plate/trophy thing, that will go up in the awards cabinate in school.
Thank you to all the people in and outside of school who helped us get this far! And to all the people kind enough to adviertise and support the cause. Also a huge thank you to the schools for their corperation and great feedback, it made it worth while! And of course thank you to the rest of the Green Team, we did it!!!
Thanks,
Roisin.P.
As you know our minicompany GreenHero got to the final of the MiniCompany 'Get Up 'n' Go' Competiton, in the Ospery Hotel in Naas.
We were very excited to go! We improved our stand and even got t-shirts! (the amount of t-shirts we got this year!). Once we got there we set up in no time and were ready to go. The format of the day was the same as the qualifiers so we knew the drill.
This time the cmpetition was much tougher and there were people from all over the country! We meet a lot of them and learned about a lot of great ideas. Plus there were some extra awards up for grabs like a European trip, special Taoisach awards as well as the normal awards.
The day went really well and I though it was much better than the qualifiers! Maybe becuase it was just our group and the wonderful Ms.L! In the end we won 3rd in Quality which was great and got a plate/trophy thing, that will go up in the awards cabinate in school.
Thank you to all the people in and outside of school who helped us get this far! And to all the people kind enough to adviertise and support the cause. Also a huge thank you to the schools for their corperation and great feedback, it made it worth while! And of course thank you to the rest of the Green Team, we did it!!!
Source.Thanks,
Roisin.P.
Retreat!
Dear Readers,
Sorry it has been so long I don't know what I'm doing with myself these days!
Anyway Tuesday two weeks ago we went on our TY Retreat! Amina on Tuesday and Emnet on Thursday. We headed for Glendalough Co.Wicklow. I had been there once or twice before but I had forgotten how truely beautiful that place is. Glendalough is a place where three valleys meet at two lakes. There you also find one of Ireland's oldest and best preserved Monastic Cities with Ireland's best kept round tower. St.Kevin the hermit was known to have lived there in a remote cave across the upper lake. So it serves great religious meaning, hence why we went there.
I couldn't get over the beauty of the whole place. The way the mountains were against the clear lake, the waterfall, the forests, and just the whole quietness and feeling of the place. It made me feel like I was on another planet, and the nature all around me was my only company. As cheesy as that sounds it's true! I loved it and would love to go back again sometime with my friends, family or on my own sometime this summer.
Lower Lake. Photo by; C.Dwan.
The day we went we had glorious weather! The sun was shining the lakes were glistening, the birds singing! It was perfect. The retreat was great and I really enjoyed it. We had a lovely women as our guide. She first brought us to a path made in the ground, the pathern of which was found on the back of a rock by a farmer some years ago. She told us to imagine our life so far, journey through our memories as we walk the path. It was good, I only thought of the journey we had been on so far through TY, one of the best parts of my life so far. We listened to the sounds around us, took in the smells and enjoyed the peace.
We then were brought to a well, here see talked to us about the importance of a well in medieval life, how it wuld be the main source of water and how it was the main social gathering place. I thought this very interesting and remembered wells I had seen before, like this one I'd seen in a small village in Italy. It was at the centre on the town, as if the town had been built around this one well. She also talked about water and how life depends on it and how people in our lives can be like the water we need to survive like a mum or dad or best friend. I liked this idea.
We then headed for a really nice walk to the edge of the lower lake, here again she talked how water can heal and give energy. We each took a cup of water in our hands and slowly let it drain away through our fingers healing our hands and giving us energy. Then it was time to set off on the long, hilly, walk toward the upper lake and the waterfall.
The waterfall was so loud, strong and powerfull compared to the rest of the place, but it didn't at all seem like it didn't belong. After we took a break and watched out over the lake, and of course took some photos!
We then headed to the other side so we could look across at St.Kevin's cave. You could see the outline of a small chapel and hut. The lady showed us where he would of crossed and told us about what he would have done there. After a while we headed back toward the city where we were shown the different part and told about the Round Tower that is famous to Glendalough. The fact that they could build such a stucture with no machinery is a story alone! They would have used it as a look out, bell tower, food store and a place to keep precious items like pieces of gold and more importantly books (since books were done by hand they were worth a lot and even more precious than gold at times).
Round Tower. Source
So overall I learned a lot about Glendalough and what it was all about. I really appreciated the beauty of such a national teasure, like I didn't before.
If ever in Ireland yous sould definety make your way to Glendalough, theres a great visiter centre walks there too.
Thank you,
Roisin.P.
Sorry it has been so long I don't know what I'm doing with myself these days!
Anyway Tuesday two weeks ago we went on our TY Retreat! Amina on Tuesday and Emnet on Thursday. We headed for Glendalough Co.Wicklow. I had been there once or twice before but I had forgotten how truely beautiful that place is. Glendalough is a place where three valleys meet at two lakes. There you also find one of Ireland's oldest and best preserved Monastic Cities with Ireland's best kept round tower. St.Kevin the hermit was known to have lived there in a remote cave across the upper lake. So it serves great religious meaning, hence why we went there.
I couldn't get over the beauty of the whole place. The way the mountains were against the clear lake, the waterfall, the forests, and just the whole quietness and feeling of the place. It made me feel like I was on another planet, and the nature all around me was my only company. As cheesy as that sounds it's true! I loved it and would love to go back again sometime with my friends, family or on my own sometime this summer.
Lower Lake. Photo by; C.Dwan.The day we went we had glorious weather! The sun was shining the lakes were glistening, the birds singing! It was perfect. The retreat was great and I really enjoyed it. We had a lovely women as our guide. She first brought us to a path made in the ground, the pathern of which was found on the back of a rock by a farmer some years ago. She told us to imagine our life so far, journey through our memories as we walk the path. It was good, I only thought of the journey we had been on so far through TY, one of the best parts of my life so far. We listened to the sounds around us, took in the smells and enjoyed the peace.
We then were brought to a well, here see talked to us about the importance of a well in medieval life, how it wuld be the main source of water and how it was the main social gathering place. I thought this very interesting and remembered wells I had seen before, like this one I'd seen in a small village in Italy. It was at the centre on the town, as if the town had been built around this one well. She also talked about water and how life depends on it and how people in our lives can be like the water we need to survive like a mum or dad or best friend. I liked this idea.
We then headed for a really nice walk to the edge of the lower lake, here again she talked how water can heal and give energy. We each took a cup of water in our hands and slowly let it drain away through our fingers healing our hands and giving us energy. Then it was time to set off on the long, hilly, walk toward the upper lake and the waterfall.
The waterfall was so loud, strong and powerfull compared to the rest of the place, but it didn't at all seem like it didn't belong. After we took a break and watched out over the lake, and of course took some photos!
We then headed to the other side so we could look across at St.Kevin's cave. You could see the outline of a small chapel and hut. The lady showed us where he would of crossed and told us about what he would have done there. After a while we headed back toward the city where we were shown the different part and told about the Round Tower that is famous to Glendalough. The fact that they could build such a stucture with no machinery is a story alone! They would have used it as a look out, bell tower, food store and a place to keep precious items like pieces of gold and more importantly books (since books were done by hand they were worth a lot and even more precious than gold at times).
Round Tower. SourceSo overall I learned a lot about Glendalough and what it was all about. I really appreciated the beauty of such a national teasure, like I didn't before.
If ever in Ireland yous sould definety make your way to Glendalough, theres a great visiter centre walks there too.
Thank you,
Roisin.P.
My Community!
Dear Readers,
As part of Challenge 4 of the blog challenge we have to write about our community and whats in it. Because I go to school in Celbridge, Co.Kildare, I will write about there.
Celbridge is a large town in North Kildare. It has a rich history envolving Castletown House and other historic places. History, you would say, is the most unique thing to Celbridge.
Castletown House itself has its own major history to the town: it is Ireland's largest and earliest Palladian stlye house, built between 1722 and 1729. It was built for William Connelly, a speaker for the Irish House of Commons and the wealthiest commoner in Ireland, at the time. It remind in the posession of his desendants till 1965 when it was purchased by a property developer. It had fallenn into disrepair but was saved by the co-founder of the Georgian scociety, Desmond Guiness. It was then soon opened to the public.
It was designed by an Italian Alessandro Galilei, but the wings were desinged later by Irishman Sir Edward Lovett Pearce. The house contains a Print Room, one of Ireland's only serviving print rooms. There are many other features to Castletown that it's well worth going to for a full tour.
In this area of Ireland we speak English so you don't have to learn a new language. But that said we can speak fast and hav what they say a very "flat" accent, for instance we don't pernounce our t's very well. But it's not to much of a problem I don't think.
Being close enough to our capital, Dublin, it is easy to just pop into the city and see the sights there also, or just go shopping!
Best time to visit is June, early July because children are still in school in June and this is when we usually get our best weather. That said though, packing a rain jacket is a must when coming to Ireland! And tempertures stay under and around 20'C which is hot for us! It can get windy aswell.
And thats Celbridge!
Thanks again,
Roisin.P.
As part of Challenge 4 of the blog challenge we have to write about our community and whats in it. Because I go to school in Celbridge, Co.Kildare, I will write about there.
Celbridge is a large town in North Kildare. It has a rich history envolving Castletown House and other historic places. History, you would say, is the most unique thing to Celbridge.
Castletown House itself has its own major history to the town: it is Ireland's largest and earliest Palladian stlye house, built between 1722 and 1729. It was built for William Connelly, a speaker for the Irish House of Commons and the wealthiest commoner in Ireland, at the time. It remind in the posession of his desendants till 1965 when it was purchased by a property developer. It had fallenn into disrepair but was saved by the co-founder of the Georgian scociety, Desmond Guiness. It was then soon opened to the public.
It was designed by an Italian Alessandro Galilei, but the wings were desinged later by Irishman Sir Edward Lovett Pearce. The house contains a Print Room, one of Ireland's only serviving print rooms. There are many other features to Castletown that it's well worth going to for a full tour.
In this area of Ireland we speak English so you don't have to learn a new language. But that said we can speak fast and hav what they say a very "flat" accent, for instance we don't pernounce our t's very well. But it's not to much of a problem I don't think.
Being close enough to our capital, Dublin, it is easy to just pop into the city and see the sights there also, or just go shopping!
Best time to visit is June, early July because children are still in school in June and this is when we usually get our best weather. That said though, packing a rain jacket is a must when coming to Ireland! And tempertures stay under and around 20'C which is hot for us! It can get windy aswell.
And thats Celbridge!
Thanks again,
Roisin.P.
Druming Workshop!
Dear Readers,
On Thursday, we had an all day djembé workshop! We learned some pretty cool rhythms and when the different base drums were added it all came together really well! As a music lover I was really excited about and really enjoyed the workshop! Out of all the drums and rhythmic instruments I tired my favorite was the djembe.
Dave, our teacher, was really cool too. He showed us so much stuff and kept it interesting and fun. Which can be hard in an all day workshop. I loved how everyone in the class was working together to get the right sound and that everyone put loads into it, which made extra nice.
We also learned the history of the djembe. Like the fact that it comes from west Africa around Mali. It is about 800 years old and along with other rhythmic instruments it play a huge part in tribal life there.
I also learned how the djembe, its players and rhythms used have affected western music and modern music. For instance rhythms used on a modern drum set come from rhythms used on the djembe.
I really enjoyed the workshop, and could never say once that I was bored! Definitely in my Top5 of best things I've done in TY!
The video was made in West Africa by French film crew. It shows the importance of rhythm, music and dance in peoples everyday lives in West Africa, its amazing and it also shows you the process of djembe making.
This video made me think of how rhythm and music is important in my life. I love music and I listen to it everyday. I love a good drum beat on a song. When I bake something I always have a rhythm as I stir or mix, preferring to do things by hand, the messy way. Even as I type this post my fingers have a rhythm pushing the keys! Its all around us, just have to listen. I love going into the city and just sitting down and listening to the hustle and bustle of a busy city, it makes me feel part of one big music piece and it's a piece we all contribute to.
Hope you enjoy the video,
Thanking you,
Roisin.P.
On Thursday, we had an all day djembé workshop! We learned some pretty cool rhythms and when the different base drums were added it all came together really well! As a music lover I was really excited about and really enjoyed the workshop! Out of all the drums and rhythmic instruments I tired my favorite was the djembe.
Dave, our teacher, was really cool too. He showed us so much stuff and kept it interesting and fun. Which can be hard in an all day workshop. I loved how everyone in the class was working together to get the right sound and that everyone put loads into it, which made extra nice.
We also learned the history of the djembe. Like the fact that it comes from west Africa around Mali. It is about 800 years old and along with other rhythmic instruments it play a huge part in tribal life there.
I also learned how the djembe, its players and rhythms used have affected western music and modern music. For instance rhythms used on a modern drum set come from rhythms used on the djembe.
I really enjoyed the workshop, and could never say once that I was bored! Definitely in my Top5 of best things I've done in TY!
The video was made in West Africa by French film crew. It shows the importance of rhythm, music and dance in peoples everyday lives in West Africa, its amazing and it also shows you the process of djembe making.
This video made me think of how rhythm and music is important in my life. I love music and I listen to it everyday. I love a good drum beat on a song. When I bake something I always have a rhythm as I stir or mix, preferring to do things by hand, the messy way. Even as I type this post my fingers have a rhythm pushing the keys! Its all around us, just have to listen. I love going into the city and just sitting down and listening to the hustle and bustle of a busy city, it makes me feel part of one big music piece and it's a piece we all contribute to.
Hope you enjoy the video,
Thanking you,
Roisin.P.
Monday, April 4, 2011
Place I'd like to Find My Way To.
Dear Readers,
We have been asked as part of Challenge 4 to write about a place we would like to find our way to. The place I would like to find my way to is London!
Source;http://www.topnews.in/law/taxonomy/term/14/0%3Fpage%3D36?page=195
I know it's just 'across the pond' and doesn't seem very exotic, but after researching it for my geography project I would really like to go and see all the things London has to offer. I would go to the Victoria and Albert Museum first, as that is what I'd like to see the most and I've heard it is amazing. I would see London Tower, London Bridge and Tombs, Madame Tussuad's Wax Museum, take a trip on the London Eye, go shopping, see Buckingham Palace... Everything!
My questions about London are;
I would love to know what it really is like to live in London?
What is a great secret spot that is a must see?
Best places to shop?
What is the most interesting thing in London's history that no one really knows?
I already know that London is the most populated city in Europe. I know that it suffered badly during the London Blitz. There was the Great Fire of London that started in a bakers shop. Victoria I was the first monarch to live in Buckingham Palace and one of the longest reigning. Parts of the iron fencing around the palace was used during the war the make weapons. When the Royal family are in Buckingham Palace they fly the Union Jack above and vica versa when they're not. I also know that Elizabeth I was the first person to enter the Tower of London as a prisoner and come out uncharged or sentenced to death (she was sent there by her sister Queen Mary). That's all I can remember right now.
Thanks,
Roisin.P.
We have been asked as part of Challenge 4 to write about a place we would like to find our way to. The place I would like to find my way to is London!
I know it's just 'across the pond' and doesn't seem very exotic, but after researching it for my geography project I would really like to go and see all the things London has to offer. I would go to the Victoria and Albert Museum first, as that is what I'd like to see the most and I've heard it is amazing. I would see London Tower, London Bridge and Tombs, Madame Tussuad's Wax Museum, take a trip on the London Eye, go shopping, see Buckingham Palace... Everything!
My questions about London are;
I would love to know what it really is like to live in London?
What is a great secret spot that is a must see?
Best places to shop?
What is the most interesting thing in London's history that no one really knows?
I already know that London is the most populated city in Europe. I know that it suffered badly during the London Blitz. There was the Great Fire of London that started in a bakers shop. Victoria I was the first monarch to live in Buckingham Palace and one of the longest reigning. Parts of the iron fencing around the palace was used during the war the make weapons. When the Royal family are in Buckingham Palace they fly the Union Jack above and vica versa when they're not. I also know that Elizabeth I was the first person to enter the Tower of London as a prisoner and come out uncharged or sentenced to death (she was sent there by her sister Queen Mary). That's all I can remember right now.
Thanks,
Roisin.P.
Importance of Labels.
Dear Readers,
I don't putting labels on people or areas or things like that, but this is different! I'm talking about using labels on my blog for Challenge 4!
Labels are important on blogs not only for the reader but also for the writer. For the reader it helps them find what they would be best interested in or just makes navigating around the blog space that bit easier. It makes it look more professional and organised.
As for the writer, it helps them narrow down exactly what they want their blog to be about and it helps them to put a label on it, so they can make sure their post makes sense and relates to the appropriate category well without confusion for either the writer or reader.
I like labels because they tidy things up for me, and you know what they say "a tidy blog, leads to a tidy mind!" they also let me make sure I'm staying on track to what my blog is all about; my TY journeys and how they are changing me.
What do you think about labels, love 'um or hate 'um?
Thanking you,
Roisin.P.
I don't putting labels on people or areas or things like that, but this is different! I'm talking about using labels on my blog for Challenge 4!
Labels are important on blogs not only for the reader but also for the writer. For the reader it helps them find what they would be best interested in or just makes navigating around the blog space that bit easier. It makes it look more professional and organised.
As for the writer, it helps them narrow down exactly what they want their blog to be about and it helps them to put a label on it, so they can make sure their post makes sense and relates to the appropriate category well without confusion for either the writer or reader.
I like labels because they tidy things up for me, and you know what they say "a tidy blog, leads to a tidy mind!" they also let me make sure I'm staying on track to what my blog is all about; my TY journeys and how they are changing me.
What do you think about labels, love 'um or hate 'um?
Thanking you,
Roisin.P.
Poetry. "Storm Warnings" by Adrienne Rich
Dear Readers,
Today in English we studied the poem "Storm Warnings" by Adrienne Rich. It is one of her poems that will be on our leaving cert. course. This poem is one of her earlier poems.
It talks about, in my opinion, how a person can feel in a bad or troubled relationship. She talk about hearing a 'storm' coming shattering barometres glass, shutting of power and sealing in windows. Though she doesnt say it, I think when she wrote it she felt trapped in her own defenses; "walking from window to closed window". Her defense systems against 'storms' are plain to see, when she says "we can only close the shutters" and "I draw the curtains as the sky goes black", she is putting up layers, hiding from the 'storm'.
She seems pacient enough to wait a long time for the storm to go away and leave her, to blow over; "the wind will rise". The fact of her willingness to wait, to stick to her defenses and not let go is in the lines "between foreseeing and averting change, inwards...silent core of waiting, shattered fragments of an instrument". She lets everything to shatter around her "the glass ahs been falling all the afternoon" as if it was part of her life shattering to pieces before her, yet letting it; "into the polar releam".
"Into the polar releam", this is another significant line in the poem. She saying that she is in an extreme situation. Maybe here she is also indicating that her partner, or the 'storm' causer is feeling the opposite to her "polar releam", on the side of the storm. Like in the line "weather abeoad..weather in the heart", the "weather abroad" is the other person in the relationship, and the "weather in the heart" are her own feelings or problem. When adding the line "regardless of prediction" she is indicating that the cannot tell or predict the others feelings, all they can do is prepare. Also adding to this point may be the line "time in hand is not control of time" meaning as she waits with time on her hands she can't control how much time she has or what she can do with that time, for she is trapped.
There is a small symbol of hope within the poem; "and set a match to candles sheathed in glass against the keyhole draught, the persistant whine of weather". I think the candle is a great symbol of hope but there are troubling conditions around it. For instance it is enclosed in glass, maybe Adrienne is saying that she see it and wants it but it is not avaible to her, or she is saying that she sees it but is "averting change" and doesn't feel worthing of such a presious gift that is Hope. This symbol of hope also seems to struggles, and Adrienne sees it, because of the "keyhole draught" that the flame battles against, she sees it fading away from her. She finds, I think, the "insistant whine of weather" not only a problem for the candle flame but for her, there are gaps in her defenses that she either finds distressing or she could also she it as a light of hope that she could use this gap to escape her own defenses and embrace the storm.
Another important line in the poem is the last "these are the things that we have learned to do, who live in trobled regions". I find this striking because she is saying to use that at this young age she already has enough life experiance to say that she has "learned" not "learning". Also the way she uses the collective word "we", does she mean the other person in the relatonship or the human race itself. She may be seen to be giving advise not to enter "troubled regions". I think she accepts there is something wrong in her relationship, that something needs to be done. Writing this poem, and thinking of storms I feel has helped her do that, take the first step of accepting and acknowledging.
In my opinion this is what Adrienne Rich is trying to tell me or warn me. This poem has a lot of mixed emotions such as fear, regret, saddness and even hope. I enjoyed reading this poem because it had hiden meanings and I liked looking for them and coming up with theories from the poem.
Thanks again,
Roisin.P.
Today in English we studied the poem "Storm Warnings" by Adrienne Rich. It is one of her poems that will be on our leaving cert. course. This poem is one of her earlier poems.
It talks about, in my opinion, how a person can feel in a bad or troubled relationship. She talk about hearing a 'storm' coming shattering barometres glass, shutting of power and sealing in windows. Though she doesnt say it, I think when she wrote it she felt trapped in her own defenses; "walking from window to closed window". Her defense systems against 'storms' are plain to see, when she says "we can only close the shutters" and "I draw the curtains as the sky goes black", she is putting up layers, hiding from the 'storm'.
She seems pacient enough to wait a long time for the storm to go away and leave her, to blow over; "the wind will rise". The fact of her willingness to wait, to stick to her defenses and not let go is in the lines "between foreseeing and averting change, inwards...silent core of waiting, shattered fragments of an instrument". She lets everything to shatter around her "the glass ahs been falling all the afternoon" as if it was part of her life shattering to pieces before her, yet letting it; "into the polar releam".
"Into the polar releam", this is another significant line in the poem. She saying that she is in an extreme situation. Maybe here she is also indicating that her partner, or the 'storm' causer is feeling the opposite to her "polar releam", on the side of the storm. Like in the line "weather abeoad..weather in the heart", the "weather abroad" is the other person in the relationship, and the "weather in the heart" are her own feelings or problem. When adding the line "regardless of prediction" she is indicating that the cannot tell or predict the others feelings, all they can do is prepare. Also adding to this point may be the line "time in hand is not control of time" meaning as she waits with time on her hands she can't control how much time she has or what she can do with that time, for she is trapped.
There is a small symbol of hope within the poem; "and set a match to candles sheathed in glass against the keyhole draught, the persistant whine of weather". I think the candle is a great symbol of hope but there are troubling conditions around it. For instance it is enclosed in glass, maybe Adrienne is saying that she see it and wants it but it is not avaible to her, or she is saying that she sees it but is "averting change" and doesn't feel worthing of such a presious gift that is Hope. This symbol of hope also seems to struggles, and Adrienne sees it, because of the "keyhole draught" that the flame battles against, she sees it fading away from her. She finds, I think, the "insistant whine of weather" not only a problem for the candle flame but for her, there are gaps in her defenses that she either finds distressing or she could also she it as a light of hope that she could use this gap to escape her own defenses and embrace the storm.
Another important line in the poem is the last "these are the things that we have learned to do, who live in trobled regions". I find this striking because she is saying to use that at this young age she already has enough life experiance to say that she has "learned" not "learning". Also the way she uses the collective word "we", does she mean the other person in the relatonship or the human race itself. She may be seen to be giving advise not to enter "troubled regions". I think she accepts there is something wrong in her relationship, that something needs to be done. Writing this poem, and thinking of storms I feel has helped her do that, take the first step of accepting and acknowledging.
In my opinion this is what Adrienne Rich is trying to tell me or warn me. This poem has a lot of mixed emotions such as fear, regret, saddness and even hope. I enjoyed reading this poem because it had hiden meanings and I liked looking for them and coming up with theories from the poem.
Thanks again,
Roisin.P.
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