So, just in case anyone has forgotten that there is a vocab test on Monday, I'm reminding you that it's OPEN-NOTE, but the notes have to be handwritten. AND you'll be required to attach your notes to the test for credit. Don't forget!
Also, thanks to Daniel (who sent me an interesting Disney-is-evil link), I found an excellent sample essay, linked below:
Although this essay is comparative in nature, juxtaposing two texts rather than focusing on one, you can still see how it applies a close analysis of ONE scene in each film ("When I see an Elephant Fly" from Dumbo and "I Wanna Be Like You" from The Jungle Book, if you are unfamiliar with either of these songs, I suggest you look up a clip on YouTube so you understand what the writer is saying) to a larger critique of the film as a whole.
Notice how in addition to a detailed discussion of the specific scenes, there is reference to key elements from the rest of the text (ie. Dumbo and Timothy's accidental inebriation leading to "Pink Elephants on Parade"), the creator's personal life (Walt Disney's growing empire distracting him from supervising the filmmaking) and the historical context (African-American jazz culture of the 1930s-40s). See how these layers add complexity to the analysis?
Finally, this essay uses a fair number of external sources, but doesn't cite them parenthetically. Instead, the writer attributes all direct quotes, and then provides a comprehensive bibliography at the end of his essay. I personally find this technique offers a much more fluid and engaging read than the usual clunky MLA format, but you may use either, as you see fit.
You should have a solid thesis for your essay by the time we have our next writing workshop if you want to stay on track. If you're having difficulty, use this essay as an example...break it down so you understand what it does. Identify the thesis. How does the writer support it with evidence from the text? Is it effective? Why? Then ask yourself how you can apply the same principles to your essay.
Good luck, enjoy the weekend, I'll see you on Tuesday.
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I never realized just HOW disturbing those villian deaths were until now. I remember watching Tarzan and never really knowing WHAT exactly happened to Clayton until a few years (when I was supposidly older and wiser) later that I noticed the shadow of him hanging. I seldom watch that movie now, thank you very much.
Kinda makes me feel like we're all savages wanting the bad guy to die. "KILL THE PIG!! SMASH ITS HEAD!!! SPILL ITS BLOOD!!!" I don't believe in death as the means of justifying their transgressions, but still, what goes around comes around...
"What goes around comes around" is pretty much the basic principle of karma.
It's important to note, however, that Disney tends to imply that the villain's death is the villain's fault...NOT of the hero's doing. We'll take our bloodthirstiness without culpability, please. Thank you very much.
people seem to think that the villain is a villain by choice, but no one really looks at it from theier side. the "hero" usually does something to them that makes them want to get revenge.a lot of the time, a hero isnt really hero, they just happen to be in the right place when the action is taking place. so in this case wouldn't you say that everyday ordinary pople are hero's and villains too?...
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