Unit Four :Modernism

1. Create a new post on your blog called "Unit Four", and then explain which of the above standards you have had the most difficulty mastering. Make specific references to the work you have done in this class in your response.



~~~I have the most difficulty with ELAALRL5 because vocabulary is a big thing for me and i really don't adapt to new words that easily. In unit 3 i had to read The Raven and it was full of words that I didn't know





I choose the Jazz Age because music is a big thing for me so looking into this category will give me some more knowledge on music and where it came from. I think music was a big movement during this time because it was a time where a lot of people were dying and they could express their feelings and emotions through the songs.





3. Read the story that coresponds to the theme you chose. Chose a topic according to your interests, not the length of the story. Choosing a story because of its length is not the wisest way to approach this assignment.

"there are only diamonds in the whole world, diamonds perhaps the shabby gift of disillusion” was my favorite part because diamond are my best friend and people thought if you had diamonds that you were wealthy but for him to say that they are a disilliousion is like saying they are unimportant and meaning less and I agree with that because they are just simple possession.

~~~Richard Corey-people thought he was doing great in his life because he was rich but they didn’t realize that even though you’re rich you can still have problems."In fine, we thought that he was everything" they seemed to believe he was without flaws. but even the wealth people have problems "And Richard Cory, one calm summer night, Went home and put a bullet through his head"so it shows that no matter how rich you are in money that your not always happy.

~~~Robert frost-well this didn’t make much sense to me but what i did understand was that his neighbor wanted to build a fence because i guess it was supposed to make them better neighbors but the only time they even talked is when they were repairing the fence after the hunters destroyed it.” He will not go behind his father’s saying, And he likes having thought of it so well He says again, “Good fences make good neighbors.” so I think his dad once told him that and to remember his fathers words he does so by making a fence.

~~~Langston Hughes- "My soul has grown deep like the rivers" and that he is an old soul he’s been through and seen a lot of things” he bathed in the Euphrates river" that’s like saying they were the first people around and that he built a life in many ways before other had even noticed.

~~~Courtee Cullen-"And so I smiled, but he poked outHis tongue, and called me, "Nigger"was the first thing that caught my eye which i think is ridiculous and rude the little boy was just trying to be nice and smile friendly but the Baltimorean had to be a jerk and call him that. its sad that he was there for so many months but that one incident was all he remembered. it somewhat shows how people have changed from the to now.