My name is Rebecca, I am 17 years old and a junior. I am on student council, and i love serving Wren High School. I am also currently enrolled in cosmetology at the career center and i plan to graduate with my cosmetology license. In the future i would like to either own a salon or just work at one i love. In my free time i enjoy being with my friends and family, and i also attend NewSpring church. I love who i am and i am so thankful for everything God has blessed me with.
Feb.25.2013 Reflection on Genesis 1-3
These first few Chapters of the bible are very powerful as they introduce God and how he created the world in 6 days. It's amazing to analyze this because you see all of the beauty that was put into creating everything.The first chapter of Genesis grabbed my attention in the way that words were used repetitively. Words such as "was", "were", and "is" were used throughout the whole first chapter. I think that emphasis were on these words because it's showing how to the point this context is. Something I liked about Genesis Chapter 1 was that we were taken through the process of what happened each day in the making of the universe. Something that was very interesting to me was Genesis 1:29. Genesis 1:29 says, "And God said, Behold, i have given you every herb bearing seed, which is upon the face of all the earth, and every tree, in the which is the fruit of a tree yielding seed; to you it shall be for meat." I found this fascinating to think about because this is saying that all of our recourses have been given to us from the beginning. In Genesis Chapter 2, something that made me wonder was why God didn't name the animals himself. Instead he calls to Adam to name the creatures. In Chapter 3, temptation and conflicts between what is right and wrong start to occur. The serpent test's Eve by telling her what God said wasn't true, and she wouldn't die if she ate the fruit. The serpent also says in Genesis 3:5 that, "For God doth know that in the day ye eat thereof, then your eyes shall be opened, and ye shall be as gods, knowing good and evil." Meaning that God already knows they will eat the fruit anyways. The rest of Chapter 3 describes how Adam and Eve did indeed eat the forbidden fruit and now they will know good from evil. I think this was one of Gods many lessons depicting right from wrong. All in all i liked reading this because i noticed things that i didn't see before.
February 27, 2013 Genesis 1-3 Response. Zachary Zaiger
Your interpretation of Genesis 1-3 was also very good. I really liked how you gave actual quotes so when I was reading I would not have to constantly look back at the scripture. I also really liked how you noticed that every resource in the world was given to us from the beginning. Our responses differed in the fact that I did not mention this. Our responses also differed in that I did not even think about how God didn't name the animals himself but instead let Adam do it. I found that very interesting and I am glad that you brought that up because I guess I skipped over that or something. I like how you talk about how Genesis 3 was one of God's lessons depicting right from wrong because I think that it ties into what I was talking about, and what you were thinking about, where God could have possibly used the serpent as a tool to test Adam and Eve. I believe that God created the bad things in the world to test out the good in people. I could be wrong but I think that it's a possibility. I think that you really did well in discussing Genesis 1-3 in your response. March 6, 2013 Reader Response #2: "On the Marionette Theatre" by Heinrich von Kleist
This piece was very challenging for me to grasp. I guess it was because of the words or how the words were used within a sentence. I usually like writing that is really to the point. However, this piece of writing left me wondering...i guess that is the point of why we are analyzing it. Anyways, i just couldn't get past the fact of why he was writing about puppets. As i finished the reading, i still didn't understand why Heinrich was comparing these to dancers in the first place. In my opinion he should be comparing them to humans in general, no matter if they are dancers or not. My guess on the meaning of this writing would be that Heinrich was relating your average puppet to humans today and how we let others control us. Im sure things will make more sense of this piece as we discuss in class, can't wait!
March 11, 2013. Response on "On The Marionette Theatre" by Heinrich von Kleist
Zachary Zaiger
I am glad to see that I was not the only one that was confused when first reading "On The Marionette Theatre" by Heinrich von Kleist. I also like writing that gets to the point but sometimes I enjoy reading something that really makes me think. Just like you, I did not get the puppet reference. I thought that it did not really have any meaning until we talked about it in class, and even then it was still a little shaky and irrelevant to me. I really like how you talked about the puppets in your response to me. The puppet being us and the puppet master being God really made sense to me and I really like how you worded it. I also like how you talked about how God allows us to think that we are in control of choosing our own paths, while He knows what we are going to do and how we are going to do it long before it ever occurs to us. I am interested in seeing what the next piece of literature that we discus in class will be and I look forward to reading more of your responses because they have helped me as well as made me think.
March 13, 2013. Response to Plato's Allegory of the Cave
Rebecca Redding
Well, i wasn't really sure if we were supposed to do a response tonight or not, but if we were, then i would definitely want my response to be based upon this piece. I found this story fascinating i guess just because i had never heard anything like it before or thought of anything thing like it before. I thought it was really cool seeing life in this perspective. I couldn't imagine not seeing things for how they really are. I wish the author would have given more insight on how the people felt about these shadows. I would of loved to of known what they were thinking, and i wonder if they ever questioned a sense of purpose? I do however think the author did a good job of setting up a visual for us. (as Mr. Alexander drew in class) That really helped me understand the situation more. I would really like to read more things similar to this.
March 13, 2013. Response to Book 1.
Rebecca Redding
This first book is very interesting and i think it is a great opening to what we will read in the future books of Paradise lost. The author showed an immediate argue in his descriptions of sin and man kind. Im glad he did because i feel like this will help me understand the meaning behind everything better, and think about what the other side of the argument could be. I think it's unique how Miilton seperates mans disobedience and the fruit of the tree. I personally don't believe this. I believe mans first sin is when he took of the fruit and ate of it. There wasn't any sin before that (as told in the bible). I think its cool to think about the word play when the word "chaos" is used. What does he mean when he says the earth rose out of chaos? Just from reading in the bible, i find it hard to relate our world to chaos. I think sometimes we mix up the chaos of situations that happen in our lives and the overall picture of chaos as being referred to in the book. (if that makes sense) This is something i cant exactly express how i feel about for some reason. However, I like the description Milton gives when God is throwing Satan, out of heaven. From this point on i feel like the book got more confusing to me, i guess the words and the weird spelling. I like how he talks about the lake of fire, and i hope there is more description of that to come. Also Im not sure where Milton stands with how people get cast to the lake of fire. The reading seemed to never tell his real thoughts on that.
March 17, 213. Response on Book one. Zachary Zaiger
I think you analyzed Book one by Milton very well. I agree with you about there not being any sin in the world at all before Adam and Eve ate from the Tree of Knowledge, just as the bible states, but I will admit that Milton puts his point across well and really gets the reader to think, and even consider, what he is saying about there being sin in the world before Adam and Eve ate from the Tree of Knowledge as a possibility. The words and the awkward spelling got me pretty confused as well. I noticed that Milton did not really like to use the letter e, which threw me off a good bit. I do look forward to reading Book two and any other future readings of Paradise lost. I think that they will not only be interesting, but will also get us to think more in depth about both our religion as well as religion as a whole. I liked this reading because it made me think but it can get frustrating having to reading things quite a few times over to really understand what Milton meant and even then I feel that I do not fully understand what it is that he is saying all the time.
March 21st, 2013 Response to Book 2 Rebecca Redding
After reading Book 1 of Paradise Lost by Milton, and having knowledge that Satan was cast out of Heaven, I thought it was really cool that Book 2 of Paradise Lost goes right into the points i was wondering about after reading Book 1. I wondered what Satan's next move would be and this book told it all. Book 2 was interesting because it was about the demons plan to corrupt earth. Ultimately there reason for wanting to even do this in the first place was to make God mad, but that's not the only picture that was painted throughout this reading. Before even reading this book, i did not expect the dialogue to be as detailed as it was. Although i think it could have went into more, i think it was just enough for this piece of writing and it explained everything we needed it too. One part i especially liked was when the demons were talking about the plans to over throw the earth. I loved how Satan manipulated them into thinking that he was sacrificing himself for the job of going to earth, but he actually wanted to do the task himself anyways. All in all i really enjoyed reading this book by Milton because i have honestly never read anything like it. Maybe people are afraid to write about demons? It gave me a perspective i had never thought of before and i really enjoyed it.
Response to Book II March 25, 2013 Zachary Zaiger
I really liked your response a lot. You made some very good points and I liked how you said that maybe people are afraid to write about demons. I was honestly wondering the same thing. I suppose I just forgot to write about it in my response. I agree with you that I believe that people are afraid to write about demons. I am not really sure why though. Maybe they think that it is a sin or something along those lines. Anyway, I also agree with you about how Book One left me in wonder about what Satan was going to do next. I liked how Book Two talked about the demon's plan to corrupt Earth because I had never even thought about that before and I am glad that you wrote about it in your response because it reminded me about it. I also like how Satan made it seem like he was taking one for the team when he was planning on doing the task himself anyways. All in all I think you are doing a great job of analyzing these book by Milton because they are pretty tough and I find myself struggling at times with it.
Reader response May 2, 2013 Rebecca Redding
Well..its been such a long time since we have read paradise lost and since i have done my last response. I'm going to try and recall the ideas and feelings i had on these last chapters of Paradise lost. I remember feeling confused on all the emotion that was put into this piece. However i really liked this works structure and how it was wrote not only to entertain the audience..but to make them think on levels that were really in depth. Basically what i got from this writing was that Adam felt obligated to follow Eve into the fall. Eve wasn't sorry for the loss either, which i found strange. Also, God just stood back and watched. I would think that this conflict would be put in this story to make the audience realize the "free will" of the world. What I want to know is why Eve didn't seem remorseful. If she had just lost something so great why didn't she seem to care? I also think it's uncommon that Adam was almost not playing the role of the "man" in the relationship. All in all i think it was a great conclusion to all we have read/learned in class and it all tied together so well in the end.
My name is Rebecca, I am 17 years old and a junior. I am on student council, and i love serving Wren High School. I am also currently enrolled in cosmetology at the career center and i plan to graduate with my cosmetology license. In the future i would like to either own a salon or just work at one i love. In my free time i enjoy being with my friends and family, and i also attend NewSpring church. I love who i am and i am so thankful for everything God has blessed me with.
Feb.25.2013 Reflection on Genesis 1-3
These first few Chapters of the bible are very powerful as they introduce God and how he created the world in 6 days. It's amazing to analyze this because you see all of the beauty that was put into creating everything.The first chapter of Genesis grabbed my attention in the way that words were used repetitively. Words such as "was", "were", and "is" were used throughout the whole first chapter. I think that emphasis were on these words because it's showing how to the point this context is. Something I liked about Genesis Chapter 1 was that we were taken through the process of what happened each day in the making of the universe. Something that was very interesting to me was Genesis 1:29. Genesis 1:29 says, "And God said, Behold, i have given you every herb bearing seed, which is upon the face of all the earth, and every tree, in the which is the fruit of a tree yielding seed; to you it shall be for meat." I found this fascinating to think about because this is saying that all of our recourses have been given to us from the beginning. In Genesis Chapter 2, something that made me wonder was why God didn't name the animals himself. Instead he calls to Adam to name the creatures. In Chapter 3, temptation and conflicts between what is right and wrong start to occur. The serpent test's Eve by telling her what God said wasn't true, and she wouldn't die if she ate the fruit. The serpent also says in Genesis 3:5 that, "For God doth know that in the day ye eat thereof, then your eyes shall be opened, and ye shall be as gods, knowing good and evil." Meaning that God already knows they will eat the fruit anyways. The rest of Chapter 3 describes how Adam and Eve did indeed eat the forbidden fruit and now they will know good from evil. I think this was one of Gods many lessons depicting right from wrong. All in all i liked reading this because i noticed things that i didn't see before.
February 27, 2013 Genesis 1-3 Response.
Zachary Zaiger
Your interpretation of Genesis 1-3 was also very good. I really liked how you gave actual quotes so when I was reading I would not have to constantly look back at the scripture. I also really liked how you noticed that every resource in the world was given to us from the beginning. Our responses differed in the fact that I did not mention this. Our responses also differed in that I did not even think about how God didn't name the animals himself but instead let Adam do it. I found that very interesting and I am glad that you brought that up because I guess I skipped over that or something. I like how you talk about how Genesis 3 was one of God's lessons depicting right from wrong because I think that it ties into what I was talking about, and what you were thinking about, where God could have possibly used the serpent as a tool to test Adam and Eve. I believe that God created the bad things in the world to test out the good in people. I could be wrong but I think that it's a possibility. I think that you really did well in discussing Genesis 1-3 in your response.
March 6, 2013
Reader Response #2: "On the Marionette Theatre" by Heinrich von Kleist
This piece was very challenging for me to grasp. I guess it was because of the words or how the words were used within a sentence. I usually like writing that is really to the point. However, this piece of writing left me wondering...i guess that is the point of why we are analyzing it. Anyways, i just couldn't get past the fact of why he was writing about puppets. As i finished the reading, i still didn't understand why Heinrich was comparing these to dancers in the first place. In my opinion he should be comparing them to humans in general, no matter if they are dancers or not. My guess on the meaning of this writing would be that Heinrich was relating your average puppet to humans today and how we let others control us. Im sure things will make more sense of this piece as we discuss in class, can't wait!
March 11, 2013. Response on "On The Marionette Theatre" by Heinrich von Kleist
Zachary Zaiger
I am glad to see that I was not the only one that was confused when first reading "On The Marionette Theatre" by Heinrich von Kleist. I also like writing that gets to the point but sometimes I enjoy reading something that really makes me think. Just like you, I did not get the puppet reference. I thought that it did not really have any meaning until we talked about it in class, and even then it was still a little shaky and irrelevant to me. I really like how you talked about the puppets in your response to me. The puppet being us and the puppet master being God really made sense to me and I really like how you worded it. I also like how you talked about how God allows us to think that we are in control of choosing our own paths, while He knows what we are going to do and how we are going to do it long before it ever occurs to us. I am interested in seeing what the next piece of literature that we discus in class will be and I look forward to reading more of your responses because they have helped me as well as made me think.
March 13, 2013. Response to Plato's Allegory of the Cave
Rebecca Redding
Well, i wasn't really sure if we were supposed to do a response tonight or not, but if we were, then i would definitely want my response to be based upon this piece. I found this story fascinating i guess just because i had never heard anything like it before or thought of anything thing like it before. I thought it was really cool seeing life in this perspective. I couldn't imagine not seeing things for how they really are. I wish the author would have given more insight on how the people felt about these shadows. I would of loved to of known what they were thinking, and i wonder if they ever questioned a sense of purpose? I do however think the author did a good job of setting up a visual for us. (as Mr. Alexander drew in class) That really helped me understand the situation more. I would really like to read more things similar to this.
March 13, 2013. Response to Book 1.
Rebecca Redding
This first book is very interesting and i think it is a great opening to what we will read in the future books of Paradise lost. The author showed an immediate argue in his descriptions of sin and man kind. Im glad he did because i feel like this will help me understand the meaning behind everything better, and think about what the other side of the argument could be. I think it's unique how Miilton seperates mans disobedience and the fruit of the tree. I personally don't believe this. I believe mans first sin is when he took of the fruit and ate of it. There wasn't any sin before that (as told in the bible). I think its cool to think about the word play when the word "chaos" is used. What does he mean when he says the earth rose out of chaos? Just from reading in the bible, i find it hard to relate our world to chaos. I think sometimes we mix up the chaos of situations that happen in our lives and the overall picture of chaos as being referred to in the book. (if that makes sense) This is something i cant exactly express how i feel about for some reason. However, I like the description Milton gives when God is throwing Satan, out of heaven. From this point on i feel like the book got more confusing to me, i guess the words and the weird spelling. I like how he talks about the lake of fire, and i hope there is more description of that to come. Also Im not sure where Milton stands with how people get cast to the lake of fire. The reading seemed to never tell his real thoughts on that.
March 17, 213. Response on Book one.
Zachary Zaiger
I think you analyzed Book one by Milton very well. I agree with you about there not being any sin in the world at all before Adam and Eve ate from the Tree of Knowledge, just as the bible states, but I will admit that Milton puts his point across well and really gets the reader to think, and even consider, what he is saying about there being sin in the world before Adam and Eve ate from the Tree of Knowledge as a possibility. The words and the awkward spelling got me pretty confused as well. I noticed that Milton did not really like to use the letter e, which threw me off a good bit. I do look forward to reading Book two and any other future readings of Paradise lost. I think that they will not only be interesting, but will also get us to think more in depth about both our religion as well as religion as a whole. I liked this reading because it made me think but it can get frustrating having to reading things quite a few times over to really understand what Milton meant and even then I feel that I do not fully understand what it is that he is saying all the time.
March 21st, 2013
Response to Book 2
Rebecca Redding
After reading Book 1 of Paradise Lost by Milton, and having knowledge that Satan was cast out of Heaven, I thought it was really cool that Book 2 of Paradise Lost goes right into the points i was wondering about after reading Book 1. I wondered what Satan's next move would be and this book told it all. Book 2 was interesting because it was about the demons plan to corrupt earth. Ultimately there reason for wanting to even do this in the first place was to make God mad, but that's not the only picture that was painted throughout this reading. Before even reading this book, i did not expect the dialogue to be as detailed as it was. Although i think it could have went into more, i think it was just enough for this piece of writing and it explained everything we needed it too. One part i especially liked was when the demons were talking about the plans to over throw the earth. I loved how Satan manipulated them into thinking that he was sacrificing himself for the job of going to earth, but he actually wanted to do the task himself anyways. All in all i really enjoyed reading this book by Milton because i have honestly never read anything like it. Maybe people are afraid to write about demons? It gave me a perspective i had never thought of before and i really enjoyed it.
Response to Book II
March 25, 2013
Zachary Zaiger
I really liked your response a lot. You made some very good points and I liked how you said that maybe people are afraid to write about demons. I was honestly wondering the same thing. I suppose I just forgot to write about it in my response. I agree with you that I believe that people are afraid to write about demons. I am not really sure why though. Maybe they think that it is a sin or something along those lines. Anyway, I also agree with you about how Book One left me in wonder about what Satan was going to do next. I liked how Book Two talked about the demon's plan to corrupt Earth because I had never even thought about that before and I am glad that you wrote about it in your response because it reminded me about it. I also like how Satan made it seem like he was taking one for the team when he was planning on doing the task himself anyways. All in all I think you are doing a great job of analyzing these book by Milton because they are pretty tough and I find myself struggling at times with it.
Reader response
May 2, 2013
Rebecca Redding
Well..its been such a long time since we have read paradise lost and since i have done my last response. I'm going to try and recall the ideas and feelings i had on these last chapters of Paradise lost. I remember feeling confused on all the emotion that was put into this piece. However i really liked this works structure and how it was wrote not only to entertain the audience..but to make them think on levels that were really in depth. Basically what i got from this writing was that Adam felt obligated to follow Eve into the fall. Eve wasn't sorry for the loss either, which i found strange. Also, God just stood back and watched. I would think that this conflict would be put in this story to make the audience realize the "free will" of the world. What I want to know is why Eve didn't seem remorseful. If she had just lost something so great why didn't she seem to care? I also think it's uncommon that Adam was almost not playing the role of the "man" in the relationship. All in all i think it was a great conclusion to all we have read/learned in class and it all tied together so well in the end.