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May 20, 2008
Nectar in a Sieve and Lion King contrast more then they are alike, but there are a few elements that the two compare.
-Invaders
In the Disney movie the invaders consist of Scar and the hyenas. The one group of people end up destroying the wonderful kingdom into poverty. In Nectar, the invaders are only the tannery coming in the village to colonize. Once the tannery comes up the standard of living goes up and people, like Nathan and Rukamani, end up losing their land.
-Inheritance
Even though Nathan does not have land to pass onto his children, he hopes that his boys will inherit his love for the land. Once Nathan sees that his sons do not have the same passion, he is heart broken. In Lion King’s case Simba inherits the kingdom once his dad dies, but instead he runs off and Scar takes advantage.
-Survival
-Responsibility
Once Simba runs off from his kingdom (..Scar did lie to him and tell him that Simba killed his dad…) he comes back once he sees how destroyed his home land is. Once he takes responsibility and pushes Scar out, Simba restores the new found glory of the kingdom!!!!!!!! Rukamani takes responsibility by planning ahead in life, for instance how she stores the rice once the crops fail. She tries for the best of her family.
-plus the idea of circle of life!
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May 11, 2008
One of the tasks for the blog entries were to comment other peoples writing. Seeing other blogs, I learned that this was a opportunity to reflect and interpret novels. There was no right or wrong way to participate. Allison in period three had the most effective blog. She had a mixture of everything that made her posts great! She had pictures, music, and creative writing! Her photo story at the end showed that she felt a connection with her novel and that she truly understood it. If her blog was compared to someone else’s, the difference of quality would be apparent.
“…No Evil” was my first blog that analyzed the feelings others had for Tartuffe. My interpretation was then tied into with a picture! I feel that this is my best blog because it was outside the box. My least favorite blog would have to be the one made on April 16th. It was just a simple summary post that gave my blog no character. Even though I analyzed some quotations, nothing pops out. My nine posts as a whole, I feel that that it could be much better. My work was very generalized in some parts but I had some that stood out compared to others!
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May 8, 2008
camille-tartuffe.wmv
This is the photostory for Tartuffe by Moliere. After done viewing please comment.
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April 26, 2008
This was the costume design for Tartuffe in the 19th century.
Analyze the appearance and body language of the character.
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April 24, 2008
Who is Orgon? Before Tartuffe came into town Orgon used to honor the king and family. From the beginning of the play his children made it clear that he used to be a sane man. Since he used to be respected, close friends and family have a hard time understanding why he became such an absurd and ridiculous person. It has been suggested that Orgon feels useless in society and needs a religious person to attach too. Cléante considers Orgon’s new facisination with religion is overboard and mismanaged. Once he adopts the idea of piety he goes to extremes to live a pious life. At the end of the play he transforms to another extreme of hating all religious zealous men. Orgon is a man who jumps from two radicals and skips the stage of a rational, middle course. Even though Orgon displays the basic tenets of the church and performs good deeds, he is still presented as a dupe. His actions did not demostrate the ideas of common sense, good taste, and moderation that were admired in Moliere’s age.
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April 23, 2008
Tar·tuffe 
/tɑrˈtʊf, -ˈtuf; Fr. tarˈtüf/
1. a hypocritical pretender to piety
2. a comedy (1664-69) by Moliere
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“A hypocrite is a person who – but who isn’t?” – Don Marquis
Does the quote have any truth in it? I believe it does.
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In the picture it shows how perfection cannot be thrived even when one tries the hardest. There is something always missing that holds them back.
While discussing the act of marrying Mariane, Tartuffe admits his love for Elmire. Being a pious person, or someone who fulfills religious obligations, it was a surprise for Elmire that he would want to commit treachery behind his “brother’s” back. When Elmire questions his character, he responds with “I may be pious, but I’m human too” (Act III, Scene III). The “only human” is a phrase commonly used when some senses failure or makes mistakes. In Tartuffe’s case, it is used as an excuse for sinning. Mt 5:48 reads “Be perfect like your heavenly Father is perfect”, but Christians are not perfect. They are actually sinners because perfection is unattainable in this world. The dominant religion of Western culture teaches people to equate humanity with failure shortcoming and imperfection. The use of redemption should be used instead of excuses because one is suppose to give forgiveness “70 times 77″ times, including God. Another saying that goes along with “I’m only human” is “I know I’m not perfect”. The meaning and significance of these phrases depends on the source. I use both phrases as a sarcastic remark when I’m expected to give more than capable.
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April 19, 2008
In Amy Tan’s novel, The Joy Luck Club, Chinese immigrant women find jobs in a fortune cookie factory in California. At their job they try to decipher meaning of the words of wisdom but instead find them to be “bad instruction”. Mariane leads her life listening to the advise of her father, not a fortune cookie. The fortune cookie and Orgon’s advice are similar because they both give insight on the “path” one should travel. However, Orgon’s advice is more direct and outspoken while fortune cookies are more general. His recent advice is for her to go back on her promise to Valere and to give her hand of marriage to Tartuffe. Orgon wishes that his daughter will be pleased with his choice, but instead she hints at her disappointment. Orgon does not accept Valere because he sees more benefits and privileges with Tartuffe. If Mariane goes through with her father’s orders, she will end up with the outlook that the Chinese women had in the Joy Luck Club; she’ll believe that he father’s advice was corrupt and even selfish.
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April 16, 2008
At the beginning of Act I, Scene V, Cleante criticizes Orgon’s selflessness and questioning what more Tartuffe can take from the family. Orgon accuses him of not knowing the truth because Cleante has not yet met the man, but in reality Orgon does not know the real man behind the name Tartuffe. Orgon continues by saying “He is a man…a man who…an excellent man” (25). Being an excellent man is not a credible opinion because there is no information to back up the words. In Orgon’s eyes, God gave Tartuffe to the Orgon family. In others’ eyes, they believe that Tartuffe saw Orgon as vulnerable and easy to take over, which is true. Still, Orgon believes that Tartuffe is at the home to free their souls and to protect his honor (26). Also, Tartuffe watches over Elmire and even gets jealous about whom she sees. To me, that is overstepping his boundary and that his intentions are greater than just taking care of Orgon’s family. Mariane was promised marriage to Valere, but Orgon is not sure about it. I think it’s possible that he might give his daughter’s hand of marriage to Tartuffe instead to keep him in the family.
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Orgon is a man who was described as wise but turned foolish once he associated himself with Tartuffe. From the start of Act one, I am unsure if Orgon is stupid ignorant. Ignorance is described to be the lack of knowledge or education while stupidity is considered to be senseless and mental dullness. Close mindedness is a trait of ignorance and Orgon does not accept the insight his children have, but if he actually comprehended what they were saying, he would not be caught in the trap of Tartuffe. In today’s society, stupidity and ignorance may seem to be black and white but sometimes it is hard to distinguish the two. On the network Fox, there is a show that challenges an adults intelligence by asking them grade school questions. Some of the questions are common sense but are still missed because they don’t think the question all the way through…to me that is a form of stupidity. Common example of ignorance is being closed minded, including the idea of racism and prejudice. Closed minded ideas are inside everyone, so everyone is a tad ignorant. =)
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