Memorial Day Break

I spent most my time over the break down the shore and on the golf course. On friday I had a baseball game that we unfortunetly lost; it was not pretty. On Saturday I went to work from 7 to 11:30 and went down the shore with my dad. On Sunday I went to see my sister's soccer games down the shore. After the game, we went back to our shore house and met more family. On Monday, I went back to work and got out (meaning I caddied for a golf group), and got home at 4. After work, my friend and his step-dad invited my dad and I to golf, and I barley made it through 13 holes. Tuesday was a sad day knowing that it was the last day of break, but I felt a whole lot better when the Mets finally won.

Outline

BODY PARAGRAPH 1
What is the topic/idea of this paragraph?
The theme “power” in Macbeth

What quote(s) ideas from research will you use to help prove your points?
a. How power corrupts naturally when you are greedy

b. “In a world where fair is foul and the natural order is completely subverted, Macbeth becomes completely confident in his grab for power,

What example(s) from the book(s) will you use to help prove your points?
a. Macbeth believes a prophecy from 3 strange looking witches that he obviously cannot trust, and kills King Duncan based on that prophecy.


b. Macbeth is killed in the end by Macduff showing how greed for power will corrupt.


BODY PARAGRAPH 2
What is the topic/idea of this paragraph?
The Theme power in Animal Farm

What quote(s) ideas from research will you use to help prove your points?
a. The idea that Napoleon’s power corrupts in the end

b. Napoleon’s greed for power leads Animal farm to fail

What example(s) from the book(s) will you use to help prove your points?
a. In the book Napoleon puts himself in charge in the beginning of Animal Farm


b. In the book, Animal farm fails, and it becomes the society they tried to change.







BODY PARAGRAPH 3
What is the topic/idea of this paragraph?
The theme Greed in Mabeth

What quote(s) ideas from research will you use to help prove your points?
a. “This play explores the bounds of greed, guilt and insanity, and the idea of fulfilling one's destiny.”

b. “This production of "Macbeth" reminded the audience and cast members alike of the importance of controlling greed.”

What example(s) from the book(s) will you use to help prove your points?
a. Macbeth believes the three strange witches’ prophecy because he is greedy to become king


b. Macbeth is driven to kill a man out of greed

BODY PARAGRAPH 4
What is the topic/idea of this paragraph?
The theme Greed in Animal Farm

What quote(s) ideas from research will you use to help prove your points?
a. “Orwell's fable illuminates his satirical theme: man's vulnerability to man's greed for power.”


What example(s) from the book(s) will you use to help prove your points?
a. Napoleon was greedy in the way that he seized power in Animal Farm


b. He blames all the bad things that have happened on Snowball so he does not get in trouble

CONCLUSION
What should we now understand after reading your paper? Where idea(s) does your paper lead to?
a. Greed can lead to many bad descions that can hurt you in the long run


b. If you do something bad to gain power, it will naturally corrupt.

Cornell Notes

1)
Title: Animal Farm: Overview
Author: Paul H. Robb
Year Published: 1991

Main idea #1: Gaining power through tyranny

Summary: Napoleon was a greedy tyrant that spread fear throughout Animal Farm; this gave him power

Quote: “…under the leadership of Napoleon, the techniques and hypocracies of tyranny begin to appear.”

Question: Why does greed for power lead to these techniques?

Main idea #2: Power

Summary: Napoleon had the power to make people confess to doing things that they did not do, and get killed for it

Quote: “The most Blatent and most effective techniques used by Napoleon are the show trials, the abject confessions, and the summary executions.”

Question: How can power drive other people to kill themselves?

Main idea #3: Power

Summary: Men are so vulnerable to being greedy for power

Quote: “Orwell’s fable illuminates his satirical theme: man’s vulnerability to man’s greed for power.”



2)
Titile: He says/ she Says: Shakespeare’s Macbeth
Author: Mary Ives Thompson
Year Published: 2005

Main idea #1: Power

Summary: Macbeth was determined to gain power after hearing the prophecy from the witches and being convinced to kill Duncan by Lady Macbeth.

Quote: “In a world where fair is foul and the natural order is completely subverted, Macbeth becomes completely confident in his grab for power,”

Question: How can a man believe such a prophecy from three random strangers?

Main idea #2: Power

Summary: In most books you see males succumbing to their temptation for power, yet in Macbeth you see a female succumbing to it also.

Quote: “She [Lady Macbeth] is intelligent, she craves power, she is strong enough to determine what action she must take to achieve her goals, and she is willing to turn to unsavory means to achieve her ends.”

Question: Why are males usually the one’s to succumb to power

Main idea #3: Power

Summary: Men are the figures in life that are the ones to do something on order to attain power.

Quote: “…the only way she [Lady Macbeth] can achieve power is if her husband first attains it.”

Question: Why can’t women do anything to achieve power?



3)
Title: Not All Books Are Created Equal: Orwell & His Animals at Fifty
Author: Katharine Byrne
Year Published: 1996



Main idea #1: Power corrupts

Summary: Power that is gained is bound to corrupt in time.

Quote: “The tendency of power to corrupt must always be recognized; people's hold over their own fate must prevail”

Main idea #2

Summary: There is an attraction to power in many things, and they are all looking to use it for themselves.

Quote: “Power corrupts, and there are forces at work seeking to wield it.”

5 Sources

1)
Macbeth Power

Macbeth Power
Spark Notes
Themes Motifs and Symbols

This source is basically about how power corrupts in the play "Macbeth". I can relate this to the book "Animal Farm" where power also corrupts


2)
Macbeth Greed

Macbeth Greed
The Washington Post
St. Andrew's 'Macbeth' Shows Greed Is Bad
Proquest

This article is a review of the play "Macbeth". It shows throughout the play how greed can cause a lot of trouble.




3)
Animal Farm Greed

Animal Farm: Overview
Reference Guide to English Literature, 2nd ed
Literary Resource Center

This overview is about the book “Animal Farm” and the main themes that are seen. I am focusing on the Greed aspect of the overview.




4)
>Animal Farm Power

Power in Animal farm
Katharine Byrne, Not All Books Are Created Equal: Orwell & His Animals at Fifty
Questia

This overview is about the book “Animal Farm” and its main themes. It focuses on the power hungry characters and how the power corrupts.





5)
Animal Farm Power II

Animal Farm: Sixty Years On Robert Pearce Gives a Historian's-Eye View of George Orwell's Classic Novel
Magazine article
Robert Pearce
Questia

This overview is about the book “Animal Farm” and its main themes. Power is a very big theme in this book, and I will use this source to help relate “Animal Farm” to the play “Macbeth”

Socratic Semenar

-The book is moving slow

-It has been dragging on, until you hit a certain point

-There is a lot of dramatic irony

-David knows a lot of secrets from his parents

-He cannot give himself away

-Real life situation because we have overheard our parents' secrets before

-The father can save his reputation by turning his brother in, yet he helps his brother

-The brother deserves the punishment

-Personaly I would never rad out my family

-You cannot choose your job over your family

-David is telling the story the way he sees it

-The fact that whenever David finds out about something we find out about something

-The story is not really biased

Socratic Semenar

Sibling Rivalries

BODY PARAGRAPH (FROM MONTANA 1948)

One of the main themes in the book Montana 1948 is sibling rivalry. In the book there is one specific sibling rivalry between Wes (the dad) and Frank (his brother). The narrarator explain that Frank was a charming man that had a lot of athletic talent that Wes did not have. “He had been a star athlete in High School and College,” Wes was envious of Frank because of his abilities that he did not have, and envy is a definite cause of sibling rivalry. Because of the two boys’ abilities, a competition arose too see who was the better son.



ESSAY BODY PARAGRAPH (FROM RESEARCH AND MONTANA 1948)

Sibling rivalries are very tough to deal with, yet there are tactics that help you work through it. As you may know, sibling rivalries are frequent in families, “ Siblings compete even when they’re not together.” (Henry 2008). People have found ways to grapple sibling rivalries and use it to excel in different activities. Instead of arguing over things, use that fire that you feel and let it motivate you to produce better results in that subject. In the book Montana 1948 there is one scene where Frank, Wes’ brother, came back from the war. While Frank was giving his war speech, Wes was in the crowd smiling and applauding. Wes definitely felt some envy towards his brother, yet all he did was ignore it. Ignoring something can be a useful tactic to shy away from sibling rivalry as well. This tactic can take away the competitiveness between siblings. The tactic of motivation is not seen in the book; instead, he ignored it which is an equally effective alternative.



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