Our Decision

After discussing with my group members, we have decided that we should continue using our blogs, but only with a combination of inclass work as well. Furthermore, I anticipate that my group members will start to work harder on the quality/effort of their posts or else, they will be disbanded. We also agree that some groups should be merged together to increase the size of each group whilst imroving/increasing the amount of communication happening within ourselves. I hope that we (the group) sees the potential hidden in this unorthodox approach to modern technology and learning english. This is with no doubt a valuable lesson, the learning of blogging and how to overcome the problems that have been aroused. Keep on fighting guys!

All the World is a Stage (revised edition)

            “All the world’s a stage,” as Shakespeare had claimed before in his play: “As you like it”. Alas, the Elizabethan Age, when the social values and political ideals of the people were communicated through the theater. Their world was then considered a stage; their life then, was considered a play, but ‘tis not the same today. The present world of Justin Bieber, singing cheesy love songs does not revolve around politics anymore. It’s at times like this, when civilized members of our society like I ponder upon the compelling question: was the theatre of the Elizabethan Age yesterday a mere reflection of the social values and political ideals of the people? And if so, does it remain the same today? Simply answered, yes, the entertainment industry in the Elizabethan Age did revolve around the politics and social values; today albeit, the entertainment industry hardly interacts with the political ideals and social values.

                

             Similar to how the tranquil lake reflects the crisp glowing moon up above our heads. The Elizabethan theatre was reflected by the social values and political ideals of those that the people then held. Every play was bound to have been impacted by the politics and social that has been apparent in the society. The play of King Richard the III, for example, was considered quite grand of a play and was carefully structure off his tragic history. This play is based around the politics at the time and played a huge role in establishing certain values. In other words, in the Elizabethan Age, entertainment revolved around politics; no theatric play would be complete without it. The people back then really fed on tragic stories, people liked it and decided to act it out to help communicate their history and showcase their art. Really, acting plays then weren’t done for the sake of becoming famous or rich (like it is today). We can also take a look at the oh so famous play: Romeo and Juliet; throughout the play, their society’s social values were very obvious that arranged marriages were the trend and the daughter (in most cases) had absolutely no say for their future; or for say we could tell that men held a significantly larger role and had more power to do what they wanted. Yet another example would be the tragic story of Hamlet. It’s based around the Kingdom of Denmark and talks about the dangerous competition of the fight to become the heir of the royal throne.

                

             There are the beautiful plays back in the Elizabethan age, and then there’s today’s entertainment industry. Like Venus and Earth, politics/social values and the present entertainment industry, there doesn’t appear to be a solid relationship between them. For the most part, they go on their own orbit around the sun and only meet up once in a long time. Which means that politics and (ex) Hollywood stay somewhat isolated and do not have a direct relationship with each other. The people of today practically feed off what the paparazzi say of the entertainment industry. “BEYONCE’S PREGANT? NO WAY!” To be harsher, it seems as if the sole purpose of the show biz today has lost it’s purpose to entertain and entertain only; now, it’s all about the money and fame. What has happened to our society? Has Hollywood taken over our world?! Nonetheless, it is still possible for some politics to come into play in the entertainment business. Even stranger, the popular members of politics are slowly becoming prominent idols in the entertainment realm we live in today.

               

             Long story short, before the political idols and social values were reflected in the threatre during the time of the Elizabethan age. Today, politics in general and the entertainment industry pretty much live in their own little worlds; seemingly completely oblivious of each other with minimal interaction. Throughout the past four centuries, the way we viewed our world, or vice versa the way the world viewed us has changed drastically. Howbeit, we cannot stop time from ticking past us; and with each tick or tock, changes are evoked and the world is therefore different from before. As human beings we are better off the accept the reality of today and hope for the better for tomorrow!

Question 1 revision

In the story "Cue for Treason" the author makes a peculiar choice. The author decides to make the protagonist a character that is on the run from their problems. Peter the protagonist is a 15 year old lower class boy, who lives on his families farm. The antagonist of the book, Sir Philip uses Peter's family and many other peasants to his advantage so that he can make money from their hard work. He decides to make a wall on which will divide the farms. The families did not like this idea so they decided to destroy the wall.

At the end of chapter one Peter, his dad and the neighbors set out to destroy Sir Philips wall. They used Peter as a watch out for any of Sir Philips guards. As Sir Philip and his men came down the path, Peter threw a rock at Sir Philip in an aggressive spiteful manner. Everybody was able to flee from the guards successfully. As Peter was on the run a guard fired a bullet at him and it missed his head by about two inches and flew off his baseball cap. Sir Philip found Peter's baseball cap and his name inside of it.

At the end of chapter two, Peter decided to flee from school and not face his problems with Sir Philip. As he arrived home his parents already new about this incident and had made the decision that Peter would have to leave the town of Cumberland. As I said usually in a story a protagonist does not run from their problems, and in this story I do not think Peter was running from his fears of Sir Philip. Peter was fleeing from his house to save the people who were destroying the wall from getting in to trouble with the law. Sir Philip did not care about Peter throwing the rock, but cared that Peter was the only person who had witnessed the wall being demolished that night.

Peter had to leave his family, his friends, his school. I am sure running away is not something Peter was all so happy about doing, but doing it does not make him a bad person for running for the people at the wall that night.

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PART ONE

PART TWO

All the World is a Stage

“All the world is a stage”, as Shakespeare had once said. Alas, the Elizabethan Age, when the social values and political ideals of the people were communicated through the theatre. Their world then was considered a stage; their life then, was considered a play; but ‘tis not the same today. Today is the world of Justin Bieber, singing cheesy love songs. It’s at times like these, when civilized members of our society like I ponder upon the compelling question: was the theatre of the Elizabethan Age yesterday a mere reflection of the social values and political ideals of the people? And if so, does it remain the same today?

Similar to how the tranquil lake reflects the crisp glowing moon up above our heads; the Elizabethan theatre was reflected by the social values and political ideals of those that the people then held. Every play was bound to have been impacted by the politics and social values that have been apparent in the society. The play of King Richard the 3^rd, for example, was considered quite grand of a play and was structured off King Richard the 3^rd’s tragic history. The people back then really feed on tragic stories, people like it for some strange reasons and therefore act it out. This play is based around the politics from that time and played a huge role in establishing certain values. In other words, in the Elizabethan Age, entertainment revolved around politics; no theatric play would be complete without it. Really, acting plays then weren’t for the sake of becoming famous or rich. It was to help communicate their history and showcase their art. We can also take a look at the oh so famous play: Romeo and Juliet; throughout the play, their society’s social values would be clear; it could largely relate to the law in those days when arranged marriages were the trend and the daughter (in most cases) had absolutely no say for their future. Yet another example would be the tragic story of Hamlet. It’s based around the Kingdom of Denmark and talks upon the dangerous competition of the fight to become the heir of the royal throne.

There are the beautiful plays in the Elizabethan age, and then there’s today’s entertainment industry. Like Venus and Earth, politics/ social values and the present entertainment industry, there is not a solid relationship between them. For the most part, they go on their own orbit around the sun and only meet up once in a long time. Today’s people practically feed off the entertainment industry. “BEYONCE”S PREGNANT? NO WAY!” To be harsher, it seems as if the sole purpose to entertain and entertain only has disappeared; now, it’s all about the money and fame. What has happened to our society? Has Hollywood taken over our world?! Nonetheless, it is still possible for some politics to come into play in the entertainment business. Even stranger, the popular members of politics are slowly becoming prominent idols in the entertainment realm we live in today.

Long story short, before the politic ideals and social values were reflected in the theatre during the time of the Elizabethan age. Today, politics in general and the entertainment industry pretty much live in their own little worlds; seemingly completely oblivious of each other with minimal interaction. In the past 4 centuries, the way we view our world, or vice versa the way the world views us has changed drastically. Albeit, we cannot stop time from ticking past us; and each tick or tock evokes change on earth. As human beings we are better off to accept the reality to avoid being yelled at by Bieber’s mob of girl fans. 

Question one response

In the story Cue for Treason the author makes a peculiar choice. The author decides to make the protagonist a character that is on the run from their problems. Peter the protagonist is a 15 year old lower class boy, who lives on his families farm. The antagonist of the book, Sir Philip uses Peter's family and many other peasants to his advantage so that he can make money from their hard work. He decides to make a wall on which will divide the farms. The families did not like this idea so they decided to destroy the wall.

Peter went with his father that night to destroy the wall. They used Peter as a watch out for any of Sir Philips guards. As Sir Philip and his men came down the path, Peter threw a rock at Sir Philip in an aggressive spiteful manner. Everybody was able to flee from the guards successfully. As Peter was on the run a guard fired a bullet at him and it missed his head by about two inches and flew off his baseball cap. Sir Philip found Peter's baseball cap and his name inside of it.

At the end of chapter two, Peter decided to flee from school and not face his problems with Sir Philip. As he arrived home his parents already new about this incident and had made the decision that Peter would have to leave the town of Cumberland. As I said usually in a story a protagonist does not run from their problems, and in this story I do not think Peter was running from his fears of Sir Philip. Peter was fleeing from his house to save the people who were destroying the wall from getting in to trouble with the law. Sir Philip did not care about Peter throwing the rock, but cared that Peter was the only person who had witnessed the wall being demolished that night.

Question 1

It is a very interesting choice for the author to make the protagonist run from their mistakes but i think its good to show others sides of a story. I think the author made this choice because its good to show what people would really do in that type of situation. I think the author wanted prove a point that good people don't always do the right thing like standing up and facing your consequences. At the same time the author is also showing that you shouldn't give up hope when you think the only answer is to give in. i think the message that is trying to be sent is that the protagonist is the good person but they don't always do the good thing but in some cases its just because they still have hope in what they believe in.

I believe that in most cases its better to face your consequences when you do something wrong. When you decide to the something you should be thinking that their will be consequences and you should think of what they will be before you do something. In peters case it might of been better to hide from them though because he probably wasn't thinking abut what might happen so now he will be in huge trouble so in his case it might be better to have to hide from them. he is also having consequences because he has to run away from his house and his family so in a way he still is paying for what he did.

Question

RI: How has the work of shakespeare affected life today?
me:In what kinds of ways has shakespeare affected life in modren times?

C: What does Cue for Treason stand for?
me: What does the tittle Que for Treason mean and stand for?

LR: What do you think of the authors writing style?
me: What about the style of writing the author is using do you like and dislike?

JM: How do you think people reacted when an act of unfairness is done?
me:What reaction do you get when and act of unfairness is comitted?

MF:How has life changed from Shakespearan England? Why?
me:What is the main diffrence between now and shakespearean England?

Revised Blog Questions 

C- What does the novel’s title, Cue For Treason, stand for?
When you read the title of the book: Cue for Treason; do you think it symbolises anything or in any way relates to the book's theme?


JM- How do you think people reacted when an act of unfairness is done?

Think about the times Sir Philips was being a tyrant and did nothing out of fairness but only injustice. How do you think people react when an act of unfairness is done, do they welcome it in open arms or deny the reality and look for a way to fix it?

KB- Do you see a difference in modern England and enland in the book (1600s).

Many centuries have passed since the time of the Renaissance, has England changed at all? What changed? And why do you think time evokes these changes?

M F- How has life changed from Shakespearean England?  Why?

Life as we know it, changes with time. Do you think life has changed since the time of Shakespearean England? Why so? And were these changes for the good or bad? Explain.

response chapter one and chapter two.

The first two chapters of the book started out very fast, it allready got into some of the action at the end of the first chapter.

Some connections that I made were that my dad used to live on a farm, I can tell by what he explaind to me about farming and farming 500 years ago were very different.

Another connection is that they both had someone that could make the decisions but it was alot different then today. In the 21st century we have government back then they just had rulers passed down from blood and wealth.

In chapter two the boy wants to go back to the broken down wall to get his baseball cap with the bullet whole. Any kid including me would want a hat with a bullet whole to brag about.

Overall I think these two chapters were intersting and very exciting!

the big A english 9

I dont think a persons life is already determined because you never know what you will want or do with your life. it cant be determined because people can do what ever they want in the moment or change their mind at any time. oday people do unpredictable things that you never would know what happens. Someone else could change the path of your life aswell. for instance if your planning to go hang out with your friend and they cancel, you would have other plans. Even little things can change the path of your life. So i think that a man can change the path of their life and do whatever they want because their life has not been determined yet.

Big A eng 9

The big A,

I think that most peoples paths in life are chosen for them, for example the book we are reading Cue For Treason.
If your parents lived on a farm, there probaly going to grow up working on that farm too.
If you had royalty in your blood you would probaly grow up to be a night or prince ect...
If your parents did not have alot of money, you might not attend school affecting what you were going to be when you grow up.

Dawn is Dangerous | The Escape

Reflection by Linda Dai

Oh the completely oblivious tyrants of our world. Only caring for power and money. They think that they should be able to rule the world their way. However, there's more than that beneath the surface of Sir Philip's pool of lies.


         The story begins as the men in the village go on a risky endeavour an hour or two before the break of dawn; and with a hearty objective in mind, there's little that can stop them. Cue of Treason is a story told from the eyes of Peter Brownriggs, the likely protagonist. A while back, Sir Philips has taken over the thrown and started changing the village better for his means. He obnoxiously takes it to an extent and creates an enclosure fence around the fields where Peter's family lives and take care of sheeps or whatnot. One would think that there is some logical reason behind his ludicrous action; but the truth be told- there couldn't be any rational reason behind this criminal act. This scene ties in with the mini preview we did during class when a fundamental right we brainstormed got taken away with a reason. I feel their pain.


         When Peter is chosen to keep guard just incase Sir Philips comes galloping over, I had a feeling that something was going to go wrong; and I was right. Those men really shouldn't have underestimated the great power that Sir Philips holds. Like a mischievous kid, Peter cannot resist his sudden urge to throw some rocks at the Sir and his horse. I am in awe by his courage, it's something I wouldn't have done. I do anticipate that this scene is connected the the other preview activity where there was an ambush. I really love how Geoffrey Trease really managed to hit at the sweet spot and intertwined the name of this chapter to the event. Dawn really is a dangerous time. Although I am unable to foresee the future, I do predict with my little eyes that this is just the start of everything!


         AHA! I was right, there was no way that the men could get away with tackling down the wall without being suspected. But, what happened to Peter? I thought he was a sweet and innocent kid, until the moment he broke out of his humbleness and became just a little cocky! I know that as a kid, we can't help but brag in front of friends; but to reveal this secret to everyone is going to put their lives at stake. This is not going to be good; but at the moment the men came to locate Peter, I knew what the title of the chapter meant: Peter has no choice but to escape.


         Back to the topic on tyrants. Why is power so important? Aren't kings supposed to care for their citizens, not destroying them only for filling in their hunger of greed? The medieval times were likely filled with these nobels that cared for nothing and no-one but money. With Peter escaping --- trying to change his fate --- what is to become of him? I anticipate that Peter will get out alive and eventually--take revenge for what Sir Philips has done to him. 


"Any excuse will serve a tyrant"
                      ---Aesop

"The Big A" | By Linda Dai

         This is one of life's most skeptical questions: is life's path laid out to us at the moment of birth or can we change our destiny? I believe that this is an impossible question, because how would we know what is laid out in our future? How is it possible to recognize what our fate is before the day it is prevailed to us?  


         When we pursue our dream to change our stars, how would we know if the stars that we changed were already set in stone at the time of our birth; or if our destined destiny was already destined to be? The point here is that since we are unable to know our future, it is impossible to know if the stars that we changed were already destined to be! Despite all this, I do have faith that if we work our hardest, we can live a better life. And just by holding onto that belief, we don't need to ponder upon this almost indecipherable question, we can dream. As long as we believe that anything is possible, it will be. In the video clip, the other two men have accepted the reality of them being peasants and decided to let it be. While the more handsome man refuses to accept his supposed destiny, he is trying to change his stars. 


          A lot of people out there born to unfortunate lives refute the mere idea that this is their fate. Instead, they take action and gear towards a brighter future. They all say that if we want to change something, we must do it ourselves. We must never be satisfied with our knowledge and life; we must demand more from our lives and that's the only way we'll get to a new place. Unless you want to leave your life's direction up to the upper spirits to decide, remember we will always be able to control our own lives.

"No man ever steps into the same river twice, 
for it's not the same river and he's not the same man."
                                       ---Heraclitus