Sooo...

As a start, the whole of chapter 31 utterly confused me. If figured out they are at Wopsle"s play, hough the transitions from viewing the play to Being back stage (?) is hard for me to discern. The particular part that mixed me up is, " 'Mr Waldengarver,' said the man, 'would be glad to have the honour."
Waldengarver?' I repeated--when Herbert murmured in my ear, 'Probably Wopsle.' (256)
Later on it continues," 'Gentlemen,' said Mr. Wopsle, 'I am proud to see you. I hope, Mr. Pip, you will excuse my sending round. I had the happiness to know you in former times, and the drama has ever been acknowledged on the noble and the affluent.' Meanwhile, Mr. Waldengarver, in a frightful perspiration, w as trying to t himself out of his princely sables." (257).

So, my question is...Is Waldengarver Wopsles alter ego, another actor or what????

Photo interpretation

Rocks. No one expects them to move but in Death Valley the rocks travel, leaving a rut in their wake. This is like Pip. He is a low class common person. A rough handed, thick booted commoner. He is in his place, imagining what could be, and suddenly he goes where nobody thought possible for him to go. He leaves his common roots and miraculously is in a place of great expectations and high society, free of his apprenticeship and wandering into his new life. Only one thing remains...Will he finally be happy where he is going?

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

TIBE ( I took the caps from the cover to make that name)

When we did our research on the Victorian age I learned a lot (A LOT!) of really interesting and slightly distressing facts, though I figure if it hadn't been that way it wouldn't be this way today. These facts have helped me to have a deeper understanding of the play. I learned of social expectations, gender roles, and the importance and drive behind marriage. The expectation for a higher class man was to be gentlemanly, and for a women to be graceful, bright, and well rounded (to have art skills, speak a few languages, and be able to lead a house hold). All of these things that women had to do were done to enhance their worth as a bride, and marriage was the overall goal. To get married was the way to improve a families social standing and increase their wealth, it was for all important pretenses, was a business arrangement.

In The Importance of Being Earnest there are the four romantic young people, Jack (Ernest), Algernon (Ernest), Cecily (in love with Ernest) and Gwendolyn (ALSO in love with Ernest). The adult figures in charge of each of the girls are pushing for more "advancing" marriages, while they of course (or at least at first) fight to be with their loves. I have trouble explaining how exactly my research helped me, but it definitely deepened my perception of the play.

2010 <)={D

Wow! twenty-ten...I remember when my sister was so excited for the big two-thousand. Well, for this upcoming year there are many things I wish to improve about myself...there will always be more or what would the reason and drive behind living be?

The resolution I have decided to wright about may seem like a strange one but it truly will benefit me in the future in many ways. I have decided to stop biting my nails. I made this decision when I read an article talking about all the draw-backs of nail biting. Firstly, the most obvious reason, it is a gross, nervous habit that can frankly hurt very badly. Second, there are many germs on and underneath the finger nails that when chewed on can go into your body possibly making you ill. Last of all I learned that it can damage your teeth badly and as I'm a very self conscious and concerned with my oral health as of recently (another resolution) this struck e particularly hard.

My plan for the extermination of this nail annihilating addiction is to carefully cut, file, buff, and paint with a shiny clear coat of nail polish (I dislike colored polishes on my hands) that will catch my attention and divert my naughtily nibbling nippers (I felt the urge to wright that). For the last week this method has been working...lets just hope it continues to work.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T3BxfD2JwGQ