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Dishonesty appears in everyday life all the time. Just think about every advertisement that fudges the dependability of their product so that more people will buy from them. Another typical example may be when something happens to you, you leave out just a little bit of the truth or add false information to make your story more interesting. Then there are the times when you are five and decide to give yourself a haircut. When your mom asks what happens you repeatedly say you have no idea even when the scissors were found in the bathroom and your bangs are 2 inches shorter. Dishonesty is most commonly used when there is someone  to please, or someone not to get in trouble from. In The book The Importance of Being Earnest there are many circumstances when dishonesty is used from the characters under these circumstances. The concepts talked about in class all have a way of being linked to the main theme of dishonesty. The epigrams in the book  are all very contradictory to what is being said. They all have a slight bit of untruthfulness woven into what the character is implying. The main social institution shown in the book is marriage. There is so much satire shown trough this topic especially how marriage was like a business deal. Dishonesty was clearly seen when both Jack and Algernon lie to their loved one that their name was Ernest. Yet this point was overlooked because it was wrong to point outs someones faults when you were acting proper. I believe that the pursuit of pleasure is evident when the men or women will go to "great lengths in society" such as becoming baptized to marry the one they love.

I believe that Oscar Wilde is trying to show how ridiculous upper class society was in this time period. The main way he portrays this is through the satire of marriage and the name "Ernest". The men and women were so polite and had such strict customs that there never was any true feelings involved. Wilde demonstrates through the play how absurd it was that marriage should become a matter between the parents of the daughter and how much money was involved. It never really mattered what the man was like, but how much they were worth. Since there were two scenes of both Algernon and Jack deceiving the girls by saying their name was Ernest, must prove that Wilde is stressing how funny it was that a name could influence the thoughts of the lady. A gentleman could be the most charming person in the world but if something that he had no control of such as who his parents were or where he lived was not perfect than he was considered nothing. I am glad I live in a time when people have feelings and there are not so many rules about what is or isn't "in" in society.

Animal Farm Evaluation

I LOVE doing creative projects so this assignment was a lot of fun for me. I liked seeing the work that my classmates did as well. It's great to see when people really put a great deal of effort into what they are doing. This is true for everything, but is very evident in this assignment who really gave their best effort on the project because it shows.

Ting
Poem: A Greed for Power

This poem talks about the plot of the novel and has added questions of actions the animals could have taken to not lead themselves to destruction in the end. I think this was cleverly written and shows an in depth knowledge of the novel. I could clearly see foreshadowing through out the poem.

Leah
Comic Strip

Leah did a project that I found very creative. On the left of the comic there is a quote that Napoleon says in the book next to a translation of what the pigs actually meant. I can see that she put much thought into her work. I wish that this could happen in real life, some kind of decoder to find out what people really mean when they talk to you.

Reagan
Poem: Tyranny
I find it is amazing how much is said through this poem through so few words. Each stanza gets right to the point about some of the major conflicts in the novel. There is also a cleverly embedded theme of tyranny in the core of each line. I definitely enjoyed reading this.

Mackenzie and Alena
Movie trailer
I thought that this movie trailer was very well done. This group used a mixture of real animals and plastic toys which lead to a comedic view of the animals in the story. This video is very funny and I have laughed every time I watched it. the use screens before every scene describing what the next clip would be about prepared the audience for what was coming.

Donna
Movie
This movie was very cute. I loved the use of stuffed animals in the movie. I think that the music was chosen well because the right tone was set for the different clips that were shown. Adding the song beasts of England also added to the building of the theme for the movie. This group worked very hard to make a movie this well created.

D'Andra
Poem
This poem talks about the plot of the novel though the animals point of view. There is a constant theme of "by himself" which I think symbolizes how the in the end of the novel it seems to be the theme "Every animal for himself."  I think that this poem almost seems like it could be a song.

Chase, Ketl, Sherwin, and Zach
Song
The the somber tone in the novel was translated into this song well. The beginning does not sound like all the voices are completely together and is in a somewhat minor key. This leads to an eerie feeling that can be found in the beginning of the book when the animals are just starting out. I also enjoyed the "remix" of the song that the group created near the end. I think that this group did great job and a good project is evidence of this.

Will and Paul
Comic Strip Timeline
The format of this timeline is done well and shows the plot with  funny pictures of pigs. However I wish there was more explanation for it and that it was a bit longer to show a summary of the whole plot. all of the main points could be seen, but it just needed something more.

Rachel
PowerPoint Game
I thought this game showed a great amount of creativity.  Rachel created a fun game that could be played by people who have read the novel Animal Farm. The questions were not just "yes or no" but actually made the person think in depth to the focus of the book. I wish some tests were created like this!

Britney
Picture
It seems as if this is a picture of a barn and windmill while it's raining.  I can't quite tell what is in the barn.  I wish there was an explanation for this drawing to give the viewers more of an idea of what it is about.

I think some projects were done very well, but I think the trailer my group created measured up to others. We found many literary elements and incorporated all of them into one movie.  I enjoyed making a fun video with friends and I can't wait to do more projects like this in the future.

Animal Farm Project

For our artistic response to animal farm, we made a trailer and mini movie. The video shows foreshadowing and themes through the background music. One song is about power and control, which foreshadows corruption. Irony is present when Napolean accepts an invitation to drink with the farmer breaking not just one, but two of his own laws. We also added in the windmill as a symbol of success in a unique way. We hope this video enhances your perception and knowledge of Animal Farm and that you enjoy the movie!


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tt-ZM9Rkm78