The Iliad vs. Troy

Lets start out by just me telling you personally I liked the movie troy better. It was good movie but it left out some stuff I thought should have been in the movie. I thought the movie Troy should have had displayed some more about the priests daughter cause that in the book explains more about Achilles anger. They didn't portray allot about the the Trojan and Greek gods. In the movie they included allot more history and myths which acted like a intro and a conclusion. What they did you really well though is portray the anger that Achilles had in the book. The book and movie both displayed that feeling of honor among the soldiers. They all wanted to be remembered for their courage.

Strategy and Success Blog

1) I like in the class that we’re having discussions and we’re going deeper into some of the stuff that we’re reading. Also I love the whole hero thing. As a kid I adored heroes and now to be talking about them in class is awesome.
2) My essay grade was kind of a shock. I knew I had some work to do on it but not that much
3) How I study is that I sit in my room at my desk and try to link the word and its meaning to something I already know for about 15-25 minutes
4) I am a visual and sort of an aural learner. I remember alot of pictures. I also sometimes remember things that people say.

Comments by Sam's Mom - Sam study habits are a mystery to me. Some days he is totally on it and fully prepared. He will head straight to his room after dinner and have his head in his book or notes with no coaxing from his parents. Other days he is rushing around to meet a deadline or digging in his backpack to find the right paper or instructions. He rarely wants us to assist with editing his papers or quiz him from his notes. He wants to be an independent learner, so I try to encourage and coach without being a nagging Mom. It's not easy to do since I have just noticed that passed on an opportunity for extra credit in this class - ugh - I will take a deep breath and keep praying that he makes good decisions and will realize that we're always "working for the Lord."

Archetype Blog

Once there was a king who had a son how was never happy he just sat in his room everyday, all day. The son always said nothing was wrong but there had to be. The king woried that his son would die unhappy so he got all the wise men, astronomers, and physicians to see why his son is so unhappy. They reached a conclusion that the son needed to wear the shirt from a very happy man. They searched the kingdom but never found a truly happy man. Later the king was hunting and found a young boy playing the flute and dazing at the clouds. They tested the boy and realised that he was truly happy. So the king picked the boy up and took of his jacket... the boy wore no shirt.

This is a Italian Folktale telling about the kings love for his son. There is a Wise Old Man archatype with the wise men, astronamers, and physicians. Also a Quest archetype because the king is on a questto find a happymans shirt.

There is a theme of love for your children and wanting what is best for them. Also the theme of not wanting to die unhappy. In adition the theme of nobody being truly happy. Which leads to the thought of being greedy.

My favorite hero

I had always wanted to be a superhero. Just the thought of flying around and beating bad guys and helping others is still I think is the coolest thing around. But the coolest hero is Spider-man. He is the best superhero ever. He is smart, can climb on walls, has spider senses, can swing around, has a awesome girlfriend, helps all the citizens when in need and still has time to help his grandma everyday. That is a hero.