October 01, 2005
Reflection of "The Jeweller's Shop"
ADAM:
… Sometimes human existence seems too short for love. At other times it is, however, the other way round: human love seems too short in relation to existence – or rather too trivial.
In my opinion, this statement is so true, who one loves, seems so trivial to the existence of man kind all together. Don’t get me wrong, without love, everyone feels alone. In a sense we need some type of love to survive. However, in the great scheme of things, the intimate love of another human being, which I think Wojtyla is referring to, isn’t necessary in order to live a full life.
What he says at the beginning of this quote though is interesting as well. “Sometimes human existence is too short for love.” This statement may mean that in one’s lifetime they may not have a chance to experience true love. They may go through life without really loving another person.
Another view could be that the author is inferring that love is always going on between someone somewhere. In Teresa’s case, her husband died and their love was cut short. In Anna’s case, Stefan seemed to find that he never loved her in the right way and maybe he won’t have enough time to get back to where they once were. Amanda Nichols said, “I love how Wojtyla shows everlasting love…” I feel that he could indeed be showing everlasting love.
I wondered in this play what Adam’s role was. I think that maybe he is an angel sent to bring the whole situation together. He seemed to fix the situation in Anna’s life and in Teresa and Christopher’s as well. The author doesn’t give much background on his character so maybe he’s leaving up for interperetation.
Posted by AndrewLoNigro at 09:31 PM | Comments (0)
Oral Presentation
Andy Lonigro
Prof. Jerz
EL 250
9-26-05
The oral presentation on Friday was an enjoyable experience for me as well as many of my classmates. I really enjoyed talking openly with my peers about different topics. The best part was learning how other people think and seeing how many issues are present in the text that I didn’t pick up on.
The five minute presentation taught me more than I thought it would. Earlier in the week I found it difficult to think of a topic that argued a similarity between the two plays. Once I took some time and looked at my favorite plays, I found a few interesting topics. I learned that sometimes it takes a little more effort than you want to give but once you do it, you really feel good about yourself.
I found that my peers taught me as well. As I said, they brought up points of interest that I never though about before. The great thing was that it wasn’t just a presentation about what they thought; it was open for discussion as well. I could ask questions if I didn’t understand and I could even add some input if it was worth bringing up.
In tenth grade, I took a public speaking class. I feel that it helped me with my speaking skills and instead of fretting as most people do. I was kind of excited to actually get to talk about something interesting in front of my class mates. I feel that my “speech” went very well. I think that I was calm and I had enough to talk about, and most of all I liked the atmosphere that we were in. Everyone was equal. We were sitting in a group of friends discussing literature rather than classmates doing work. It was really relaxing and I think that we should have class in that kind of environment more often.
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September 28, 2005
Weblog Portfolio EL 250
This is the portfolio for my EL 250 weblogs. Drama as Literature is an interesting class in which I learn a lot of information. I've read many plays already just for this class and I am enjoying it very much. These readings help me think deeper than I normally would about the text. Drama as Lit. is also helping me become a better writer in the context of learning how to express what I really feel quickly and honestly. I hope that these weblogs can help others as much as they helped me.
Coverage
Jack's change
Dicussion
stronger than me
Ramsey, Traction
Hill, "Heart in the Ground"
Glaspell, Trifles
Timeliness
Crazy Second Half
Interaction and Xenoblogging
Comment on Amanda's blog
Another comment on Amanda's blog
Comment on Denamarie's blog
Comment on Chera's blog
Oral Presentation
Reflection on Oral Presentation
Reflections
The Jeweller's Shop
Dead Man Walking
Other
Academic Article
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