Lamb to Slaughter- Short Film

For our short film, we chose to remake Lamb to the Slaughter, by Alfred Hitchcock. Because this film has a very straight forward storyline, we chose to put a slight twist on it, by switching the roles of the husband and wife. We made this choice in order to bring the atmosphere of the story…

Multimedia Poetry and Analysis

Title of Poem: Trillium Type of Poem: Elegy Author: Gwen Benaway Literal Meaning After you read the poem, what does the literal meaning seem to be? What is happening in the poem? She is struggling with something that causes her to lose sleep, though she is trying to fight it, she must grow before she…

Narrative Poem

The boy was given a hat in coordination with his father, and his father Though he was grateful for this gift, they continued to bother All three wore this appendage in different ways As they sat in a boat that sailed for days   The boy had his eyes set on the moon As it…

Technology is a Blessing

Take a moment to consider what a day in your life looks like. It is very likely that it involves your phone, a computer, a car, or a television. Now if all of these devices were taken away from you at this very moment, what would you do? Technology has given us an amazing ability…

Nature vs. Nurture

The debate of nature versus nurture is a controversial one, and although both sides could be fought, in the story “I Stand Here Ironing” by Tillie Olsen, nurture seems to be more arguable. Research has shown that the environment and caring of a child can modify their genetics, this can sometimes lead to psychological disorders…

Math 11 Sequences and Series Blog Post

Things I need to remember about sequences and series: Arithmetic Terms: a=first term d=common difference Tn=general term (last term) n=number of terms Sn=sum of n terms  Formulas: Tn = T1 + (n – 1)d    or       Geometric Geometric sequence: A list of numbers created by multiplying each term by a constant. The “constant” is called the common…

Final Blog Post- Math 10

I should have focused more on reviewing the things I didn’t understand opposed to trying to figure out what I did understand. I should have asked questions when I was unclear on a unit/topic. I should have tried to hand in my blog posts in on time and put more thought and effort into making…