Manliness

• Discuss the question, what does it mean to be a “man”?  Do you agree with Lady Macbeth’s view? Or do you think Macbeth’s consideration is more “manly”?

I think Macbeth's consideration is more "manly". He has a conscious. Despite he's ambition, he has a heart because he's not just thinking about just killing Duncan and getting the crown. Unlike Lady Macbeth, he is actually thinking about the pro's and cons of it. But he also seems like a fearful man. Macbeth is scared of what may happen when he meets with Duncan in the after life, like he's afraid of Duncan.

Questions

• How do the right questions help you access text better? What difficulties did you find asking questions?

The right questions helped me understand the whole text. Due to the difficulty of the text, it's hard for me to understand what they're talking about. But questions like "what do they want?" and "why do the want it?" are very useful because i get an idea of what they're talking about. Although, it was hard for me to ask questions because i did not understand what they were saying. Other people's questions help me find  my own questions.

The Bloody Play---Which Witches?

Male witches are probably the most fascinating ones. We are so used to seeing the same type of witches; some old grumpy ladies riding a broom around the moon. These witches are whatever you want them to be. It's like the best of both worlds, they can either be a man or a women, it's you choice. They appear out of nowhere and it can either be through, rain fire, or thunderstorm. The fact that I have never seen a witch with a beard is so interesting. When I hear "witch" I always think of the same old lady on her broom. I have never pictured a witch with a beard! I think it's hilarious and unusual.

Unseamed Him From Nave to Chops

The author had Macbeth win because it was probably a way to prove Macdonwald wrong. Even though "fortune" seemed to favor Macdonwald, it doesn't mean that things couldn't go wrong. The author probably was trying to prove a point. In this case it would be that it doesn't matter how good things might be going for you, something could go wrong in a matter of seconds.

A heartless, gory man fights like Macbeth. He could have just stabbed Macdonwald once but no. He made sure he was REALLY dead. For a man to cut a human being from the stomach, all the way to his chin, he must be very cold and angry. The man did not show an ounce of remorse for what he did.

Journal 1

• Do predictions come true because they were destined to come true, or because people make them happen because it was predicted (like a self-fulfilling prophesy)?

Predictions come true because they were destined to come true. But sometimes, we can't predict the outcome of things so we make it happen. With enough information, and if it's correct, we can predict things. I believe that the only way you can predict something and it comes true is because you have enough evidence to make a prediction or if you make it happen. Like for instance, in the elections we were able to predict the outcome.

My history teacher did enough research to predict who will be the winner of the 2012 elections. He looked for polls and wrote down the data. He predicted that Obama was going to win because of the numbers he acquired. In this case, the American citizens made this happen. The media predicted the reelection of Obama and people went to vote and made it happen.

Discuss the issue of trust.  Is it ever possible to truly trust someone?  Be sure to cite evidence on both sides of the issue.  

• I think you can trust someone if they show you that they're trust worthy. Like if you've known that person for a while and that person has never let you down. You have been telling that person some of your personal things for a while now and they have never put it out to other people, than maybe, just maybe, you can trust that person. Everyone always has that one person that they trust, even if it's a family memeber, you always have one person that you trust.
• Although, sometimes you really can't trust anyone. There are cases in which your "friend" tells other people the things you tell her/him. There is always that one chance of someone that knows something personal about you, passes it on to other people and you never really know who that person might be. Therefore, you can't go around giving your trust to just anyone.

I think you're just as guilty as the one that did the crime because if you had the chance to prevent it but you didn't, you're technically okay with it. I don't think there is a level of guilt in that kind of situations. If you witness a murder and you don't call the police, you're okay with it, you could've saved someone's life with just a call but you decided to just watch. Witnessing a crime and not trying to prevent it is like you're doing it as well.