Chains of iron or gold...

"Pause as you read this, and think of a moment of the long chain of iron or gold, of thorns or flowers, that bound you, but for the formation of the first link on that memorable day." (70).

"I fell asleep recalling what I 'used to do' when I when I was at Miss Havisham's; as though I had been there weeks or months, instead of hours---and as though it were quite an old subject of remembrance, instead of one that had risen only that day. " (70) This is the first day of the rest of Pip's life...He goes by the will of his greedy sister, to Miss Havisham's, little do they know he will never be the same for now there is Estella, beautiful as a flower with a tongue of thorns, forever on his mind, forever coloring his actions.

Would any of us be the same with out something as small as one step, one word, one introduction? Every minute detail of our being is set up by every second we've lived. Waldorf (no, it is not like Hogwarts) has most definitely influenced my life. Nine loonnggg years, K through eighth, of the same classes, teachers and classmates. After the first introductory day in Briar Rose Kindergarten my mom could no longer make me even think about going to a different school. It was perfect for me, I was a hippy child and needed the wiggle room. The one thing I really feel gratuitous toward OWS for is the extensive creative opportunities (visual art, drama, music, woodwork, and handwork), without these programs I would not be having soooooo much trouble choosing electives, and would not love these things the way I do, things I really feel define me.

collaboration on dishonesty in TIBE

Well, for our groups third paragraph (mine), I wrote about the more direct references to dishonesty. For my first concrete detail I cited where Algernon and Jack talk about being truthful with ladies (29). This shows how Wilde sees society treating women. Second I wrote about Lady Bracknell and "undeceiving" Lord Bracknell (76). In a backhanded way this is talking about the lack of sincerity in marriage. Third and lastly is when Jack is about to completely confess the truth about 'Ernest' to Cecily and Gwendolyn (65). Jack says it is painful to tell the truth, and he has never been reduced to such a position . Wilde is making it plain he sees the truth as a thing seldom used in society and rarely expected.

Well this is all =D