Orson Welles is...The Man!

     I have known and realized many people throughout this year could have been nominated...The Man. But out of everyone we've read or heard about, I am proud to say that Orson Welles, the mastermind behind his cast of Julius Caesar, is in my opinion known as, "The Man!"
     Why do I think this?? Well let's see here, he is the owner of the Mercury Theater, he runs the whole Julius Caesar play, he plays Brutus in the play, he commands people to do things for him, and he is very wealthy. He's pretty much the King of New York! I mean common people!...in chapter 6 when Houseman and Welles barge into the theater for rehearsal Houseman is complaining about what Welles is doing for the theater like as in how he is helping and his response was, "I am the Mercury Theater!" With a silence after that in shock. And if you don't understand that then shame on you. Orson Welles just told a man off and he had no comeback to that! How could anyone else think of such thing to respond to that?!
     As for Richard I feel like he's in grave danger of getting in real trouble soon from the school and his family. Although he does have a point...if he perfects his small seen with him playing the ukulele he could become an actual Broadway actor! I have a feeling that his wish will come true and that he will get the girl of his dreams, Sonja.

Response for 5-13-11

I commented on Evren's blog at http://evren-evrensblog.blogspot.com/2011/05/orson-was-cool-guy.html?showComment=1305317804042#c8769543010152808761

Me and Orson Welles

     Hello y'all! Our class has been recently beginning the book Me and Orson Welles. They say that this so to speak of "Orson Dude" is also considered to be "The Man." Now I don't know about you...but I don't believe that! This book seemed to have looked like another boring novel were reading but so far I've kinda liked it! I'm interested into reading more and finding out in what is going to happen later. I guess not everything is expected to be the way you treat it; for example, my mom always tells me that if I enter something with a bad attitude I won't do as well. The results seem to become true surprisingly! But if I enter something with a positive attitude then my results will be great. She has a good point and if that doesn't work out for you then you're just plain weird!
     Speaking of my mom, I hope you would know that today is Mother's Day. A day to celebrate being and having your mom. I know I love my mom to death, she takes care of me all the time and I can talk to her about anything and just so  much more I can't even think of. I bought her last Wednesday her favorite perfume, if you have heard of the name...Cocoa Chinnelle?  (I think that's how you spell it??) (Stupid red line under that word you're supposed to fix my mistakes I'm trying to get a 20/20 on this blog!!!) Cough, cough, pardon me there I was having a moment. Anyways where were we??, ahh yes mother's day. I bought her that and as a matter of fact that was her birthday gift because her birthday was May 5th. But anyways I want you to thank your mother for everything she's done for you and also to tell her that you love her...that means a lot to them. Have a great day I know I will!

Julias Caesar Cast (My Teachers' Version)

Caesar- In my opinion I think out of all my teachers, a person who would be Caesar is Mr. Carter. Yes many of you may be reading this and say "He's not your teacher!?!" but yes indeed I can say that he is because on my schedule for lunch it reads "Mr. Carter." So back off! I chose Mr. Carter because not only is he our school principle but indeed he is a brave leader. He takes charge and makes all the decisions around school, just like Caesar would do. He also helps people out a lot.

Brutus- I think a perfect Brutus in this case would unfortunately be Mr. Potter. I chose him because he is a good friend of Caesars and gets along with him well and also respects what Caesar has to say. But Mr. Potter has always been jealous of Mr. Carter that he is school principle, people love him more, and that he has more power than him and anyone else. Mr. Potter thinks he deserves the spot that Mr. Carter is in right now and therefore plans on killing him that way Mr. Potter can become new King of Rome.

Antony- I choose my orchestra teacher Mr. Dengel to be Antony because he's always had that sense of feeling that he wanted to be just like Batman's sidekick, Robin. Yes this may seem strange to you but he likes Robin a lot. So in roman language he is like a sidekick/partner of Caesar's. He would want to die with the same sword as Caesar did and he want's his death to be very similar to Caesar's.

Cassius- Someone who would resemble Cassius is my health teacher Mrs. Shannon. I chose her because she's a nice lady and a pretty cool health teacher that knows her health stuff! But I just feel like I can't really trust her. Caesar once said to himself, his followers, and all of Rome that he wanted more power. Cassius thought that was a good idea but then "back stabbed" Caesar and thought that he was taking all this power and control thing way too far. So he betrayed him.

The Maze Runner~Mulitgenre Project

Dear Reader,

            My book is called The Maze Runner. In this book you will find a mixture of a conversation, a thank you note, a drawing with a caption, and also an eye-witness account. All this will tie into the theme that I chose for the book, which is Courage. I chose courage for this book because you will find throughout the book that courage is showed in many different situations and different ways of dealing with a type of situation that involves courage. Courage is the willingness of doing a certain type of thing without any fear being involved in it. And yes, I do believe that shows up various amounts of times throughout the book among the Gladers, kids involved, and also the Maze itself.

Sincerely,

Costa Poulias

“Thomas watched as Minho tried desperately to get him back on his feet, then, finally giving up, started to drag the boy across the stone floor by the arms. But they were still a hundred feet away. The right wall was closing fast, seeming to quicken its pace the more Thomas willed it to slow down. There were only seconds left until it shut completely. They had no chance of making it in time. No chance at all. Thomas turned to look at Newt: limping along as well as he could, he’d only make it halfway to Thomas. He looked back into the Maze, at the closing wall. Only a few feet more and it’d be over. Minho stumbled up ahead, fell to the ground. They weren’t going to make it. Time was up. That was it. Thomas heard Newt scream something from behind him. The rods on the right wall seemed to reach like stretched-out arms for their home, grasping for those little holes that would serve as their resting place for the night. The crunching, grinding sound of the Doors filled the air, deafening. Five feet. Four feet. Three. Two. Thomas knew he had no choice. He moved. Forward. He squeezed past the connecting rods at the last second and stepped into the Maze. The walls slammed shut behind him, the echo of its boom bouncing off the ivy-covered stone like mad laughter.”

Repetend

“Courage is the discovery that may not win, and trying when you know you can lose.” –Tom Krause.

Dear Thomas,

            I, Alby, wanted to thank you for rescuing my life. Your courage from jumping into the maze was incredible. And even when Minho left you that you guys should split up, the way you pulled me up using your back and the ivy on the walls was extraordinaire! I don’t know how much I weigh, but I seem heavy enough. The fact that surprises me is that you strapped my arms and legs about 30 feet high alongside of the wall attached to the ivy. I can’t even image the excruciating amount of pain that must have given you. And yet, not one Griever found me all night and I was able to receive the serum and go through the changing. I thank you with the courage you had for lifting me up the wall; therefore, I grant you the freedom to attempt to become a runner, the dream you always said you wanted to be. But also you broke the most important rule by entering the maze, so you shall be punished in some way. You’ve proved yourself, Thomas. I appreciate your efforts.

Sincerely,

Alby

Repetend

            “Every man has his own courage, and is betrayed because he seeks in himself the courage of other persons.” – Ralph Waldo Emerson

This picture shows Gally, a protagonist in the story, throwing a knife which was intended for Thomas, but then Chuck diving in front of him to save his life.

Repetend

"What would life be if we had no courage to attempt anything?" -Vincent van Gogh

            Chuck was a kind, young kid who was sent to the Glade before Thomas had arrived. When Thomas had arrived he became so scared because he didn’t know where he was at, or who he was surrounded by, or even his first name. But Chuck here was kind enough to show him the place and be his buddy. Chuck was short with long curly blond hair and a bit of a chubby stomach. He was the person who made Thomas feel good about himself when he entered the Glade, made him comfortable, brought him food, answered all of his questions. To Thomas, Chuck was a symbol towards himself and also towards the Glade. What he did was very brave, and he had the courage to do so. He will be in our memories forever.

Repetend

“Have the courage to live. Anyone can die.” –Robert Cody

Reflection

          I chose each one of these genres for my theme, Courage, because they all fit in within each other, they were easy to use for my story, and the genres give people examples of different ways courage can be shown. The genre I chose in group one was a play-by-play account for when Thomas, the Newbie, stepped into the maze to save his friends, Minho and Alby. He knew they wouldn’t be able to make it to the Glade in time till the doors shut entirely close. So his braveness and courage made him step into the maze, even though he didn’t know what to do, and help out Alby who was passed out by being stung by a Griever. The second genre I chose for group two was a thank you note from Alby to Thomas thanking him that if it wasn’t for his courage then he would probably be dead by now. This shows that when you make an action, you stand out because of it. The third genre I chose for group three was a drawing with a caption showing that Chuck is stepping in front of Thomas in which a knife is about to be stabbed into him. Chucks courage provided Thomas to live on with life and solve the last pieces of the puzzle. Chuck was a brave and courteous young kid. My other choice of a genre was an obituary for Chuck’s death. Some of the difficulties and experiences I had with this project were being able to find the correct quotes for a repetend after a specific genre is being described. Also I feel like inserting everything on the blog will be a pain, when you can be creative and create a scrapbook or whatever of your choice. All for all, I thought this project was really easy and fun.



Works Cited

Tom Krause. “Tom Krause Quotes.” 24 March 2011. <http://thinkexist.com/>.

Ralph Waldo Emerson. “Quotations about Courage.” 1998. 24 March 2011.

            <http://www.quotegarden.com/courage.html>.

Vincent van Gogh. “Courage Quotes.” 25 March 2011.

<http://www.wisdomquotes.com/topics/courage/>.

Robert Cody. “Death and dying quotes.” 25 March 2011.

           

            <http://thinkexist.com/quotations/death_and_dying/>.

The Maze Runner~

What is my Greatest Achievement??...

     Wow this is a tough post...I'd have to say my greatest achievement would be switching from my old club Soccer team to my new one. From Global FC to Blast FC. There are probably soo many others but I can't think of them now.

     Once long ago, I played with a club travel Soccer team, from what I've mentioned, called Global. And as you read it, all of my teammates were from around the globe in the world! We had Greeks, a Turk, a German, a Venezuelan, a Bolivian, and a few American's from what I could remember. We used to be a really great club till we lost a few players and went down. Our star moment was when we won the MOSSL tournament in the top flight (Gold Division) and were expected to come in last. But no! We never gave up and won our first game 4-1 to the favorite team to win it. Won 2-1 to the third to best team to win in favor, and also beat the sixth ranked team 2-0. We went on to the finals and played the second ranked team. I was sooo scared at that time but then again anxious to play them. The game went 1-1 at the final whistle and went into overtime. And about two minutes left in the game we scored the winning goal. It was over; the underdogs have won it. It was one of the greatest moments of my life!

     Until the time a year or two later when the competition was becoming really boring and easy for us and we kept going to the same tournaments and winning them, I was deciding if I should leave or stay. We all were running circles around other players and our coach never placed us in tougher leagues; just making me worse as a player. So at the beginning of the season during try-outs came, I never showed up. I left to a club called Blast FC which I would be trained by the best coaches with experience from around the world. I was frightened at first because I didn't have the body-built as my teammates and the speed of the game was a lot faster than I expected. But I got used to it and still play for them.

     Now I take this opportunity and play at one of the highest areas of competition attending some of the best tournaments in the country such as Florida, North Caroline, Tennessee, etc. I even have gotten sooo many letters from college coaches that have seen me play. But that's not my focus right now. Yepp I believe I love this decision I made.