REBA SHATZOFF

MS. MCGEE

AP ENGLISH 12 3B

1MS. MCGEE, PHINEAS AND FERB

ARE INVADING REBA’S PORTFOLIO.

TABLE OF CONTENTS

1. How to navigate. (2)2. Reflection letter to the reader.

(3)3. “I know what we're gonna do

today.” (4)4. Six words, that’s it. (5)5. Paul David Hewson. (6)6. Narrative Voices. (7)7. Resources of Language and

Relationships. (8)8. Strategy for Success. (9)9. Soul Picture. (10)10. The Picture of Rebecca

Shatzoff. (11)11. Let’s look at the past. (12)

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HOW TO NAVIGATE.

It’s pretty simple. The table of contents tells you the title of the slide and the slide number. All you have to do is look at the table of contents, figure out which item you want to look at, look at the slide number in parentheses and go to that slide.

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REFLECTION LETTER TO THE READER.

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“I KNOW WHAT WE’RE GONNA DO TODAY.”

Swim with stingrays. Visit every MLB stadium. Go skydiving. Visit the Great Barrier Reef. Take a roadtrip to every state in the United States. Visit every amusement part in the United States . Swim with sharks. Go bungee jumping. Meet Derek Jeter. Own every solid color pair of vans at least once. Have a pet stingray. Cook a meal without burning myself. Have the guys from Tanked build me an aquarium. Stand in the Four Corners Own a 1960’s mustang. Earn my Ph.D. in Psychology Own every season of Criminal Minds Write a perfect paper Own a hedgehog Meet Buddy from Cake Boss See Dave Matthews LIFE Have an infinity shaped pool Get at least a 3 on my AP exams. Buy my parents the house they deserve Prove everyone wrong

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SIX WORDS, THAT’S IT.

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Reba ShatzoffMcGeeAP English 1222 February 2012

Paul David HewsonMost people don’t pay attention to musicians’ or celebrities’

real names, so when they see the name, they question themselves. Sometimes the oddest names end up being one of the most famous musician or celebrity. Take the name Paul David Hewson for example, and how many people would know that is actually Bono? Facing a rough childhood, Paul David Hewson, or more commonly known as Bono, not only became the lead singer of the international band U2, but he also became an activist and a humanitarian, and participates in extra-curricular activities.

Paul David Hewson’s upbringing was filled with death and struggles from the day he was born. “Paul grew up amid the violence and hatred of a Northern Ireland bitterly divided by religious and political issues” (“Bono”). Hewson was born in the north Dublin suburb of Ballymun on May 10th, 1960. “As a child Paul Hewson was a precocious, outspoken and thoughtful boy” (Fry). He was the second child of Brendan Robert Hewson, who was Catholic, and Iris Elizabeth Rankin, who was Protestant (Fry). Hewson’s education had many ups and downs, and curves and obstacles. All his education started at The Inkwell then from there he continued on to St. Patrick's Cathedral Choir School. He was thrown out of St. Patrick’s Cathedral Choir School for throw dog feces at his teacher. From St. Patrick’s Cathedral Choir School, he was enrolled at Mount Temple Comprehensive School (Fry). A tragedy struck in the middle of all Hewson’s change of schools. “His mother died of a brain hemorrhage whilst attending the funeral of her own father” (Fry). Anyone could only imagine the toll of losing the only mother figure in a young boy’s life. Relationships could be damaged, or created, and both happened in Hewson’s case. His relationship with his father never fully developed, but he started finding more friends. Hewson’s nickname Bono came from his childhood friend Derek Rowan, who went by the name of Guggi (Fry). Things started looking up from then on.

Most people know Hewson as Bono and they know Bono solely because of that really famous band that he’s in, which goes by the name of U2. U2 consists of Paul Hewson, who goes by Bono, David Evans, who goes by The Edge, Adam Clayton, and Larry Mullen Jr. U2 started as a schoolboy band in Dublin, Ireland and hit the stage in 1976. “Unhappy with the name Feedback, the four searched for something less defining and came up with U2, which could mean you too, you two, the boat, the plane, or the submarine. The rest, as they say, is rock 'n' roll history” (“U2”). Hewson “was dubbed "Bono Vox" (good voice) and was made front man for the Irish rock band, although his singing at the time was less compelling than his stage presence” (“Biography”). “Bono writes most of the lyrics for the band’s group-composed songs. Bono’s lyrics and his powerful stage presence helped make U2 one of the world’s most popular rock bands” (McKeen). “Most critics agree that U2 is as effective a band today as it was twenty years ago” (“U2”). Who would have thought that a little band that formed from friends that went to school together would reach such fame? Hewson’s lyrics were usually written with social, religious, or political themes (“Bono”). U2 always seems to surprise its fans. Most people see U2 as just a band, and they do not seem to see what U2 has done not only for the musical industry, but also for the world as a whole.

On top of everything else that Paul David Hewson does, he is also an activist and a humanitarian. People always wonder who is behind all those groups against AIDS and the groups helping Africa, and sometimes there’s

a surprise twist and it is a celebrity that no one would ever think would be so involved with movements like those. Hewson and U2’s music plays a huge role in his activism and humanitarian ways. “Early in the band’s history, Bono’s lyrics had a passionate, activist quality, especially those that dealt with political issues” (McKeen). “Social activism has always been close to the singer's heart, and he continues to use his music to raise consciousness with performances at Band Aid, Live 8, and Net Aid, among others” (“Biography”). “Over the years, he has met with world leaders and many U.S. politicians to discuss such issues as debt relief for developing countries, world poverty, and AIDS” (“Biography”). Hewson cofounded the lobbying organization DATA, or Debt, Aid, Trade, Africa, in 2002, the ONE Campaign to Make Poverty History in 2004, and the same movement, but in the UK in 2005. Paul David Hewson and Bobby Shriver co-founded the Product (RED) Campaign, which tries to get large companies to sell a certain line of a product, and from that, a portion of the profits is donated to the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, TB, and malaria (Fry). In every single aspect of life, there’s going to be someone or a group of people who don’t agree with the actions that are taken. In 1987, Hewson said something that aggravated a group of people and it provoked threats of kidnapping and a vehicle with band members was attacked by IRA supporters. “When asked by Larry King why he does all that he does, he said, ‘I only do what people would do if they had the time and the money’” (“Bono”). All that he has done has earned Bono recognition across the world. Hewson got the Free Your Mind Award at the MTC Europe Awards in Dublin, he received knighthood in Britain, and he has had at least two nominations for the Nobel Peace Prize. On top of those awards, he has had degrees given to him from a few of the world’s top universities, and sat as the editor for the publications Vanity Fair and the Independent newspaper (“Biography”). This show that hard work can really pay off in the long run.

Not only is Hewson a performer, an activist, and a humanitarian, he also participates in extra-curricular activities. One major extra-curricular of Hewson’s is things involving the film industry. He composed and performed music for the film The Million Dollar Hotel in 1999, made an appearance in Entropy, played Dr. Robert in Across the Universe in 2001, and had a 3D movie made about U2 (Fry). He has written introductions for a 2005 book titled The End of Poverty and a 2002 established churches’ critique titled They’ve Hijacked God. Hewson “also had a book published, 2007's On the Move, in which he lays out his vision, in a single speech, for the changes that could be brought about in the Third World by minor increases in aid provision on the part of the West” (Fry).

I t’s safe to say that Paul David Hewson did not live that bad of a life. It started out a little rocky, but he’s Bono now. He married his high school sweetheart and is in one of the most famous international in history. Some people have strong opinions about him, but he’s done well for all that he has gone through.

 

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2011. Web. 18 Feb. 2012."Bono uses the spotlight for significance: the U2 front man provides o stirring voice for

those in need." Success Oct. 2011: 13. Gale Power Search. Web. 18 Feb. 2012."U2." U*X*L Biographies. Detroit: U*X*L, 2011. Gale Power Search. Web. 18 Feb. 2012.Fry, Maddy. "Bono: Biography from @U2." @U2. 1995. Web. 18 Feb. 2012. McKeen, William. "Bono." World Book Student. World Book, 2012. Web. 18 Feb. 2012

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Reba ShatzoffMs. McGeeAP English 12December 8, 2011

Narrative VoicesNarration in a short story or novel helps the reader achieve a certain insight to the narrator at hand and their personal feelings. In The Sound and the Fury, there are four narrative voices. The purpose of having four narrative voices, focusing particularly on Benjy, Quentin, and Jason, “helps us to see that all of the Compson kids are special in their own way” (“Narrator”). The narrative voices of Benjy, Quentin, and Jason are all different in the ways that William Faulkner uses diction, rhythm, syntax, and other literary devices that help the reader understand that character on a deeper level. Dilsey, even know we do not hear her actual narrative voice and her part just follows her actions, plays a huge role in this novel and its narration (“Narrator”).The first narrative voice that William Faulkner introduces in The Sound and the Fury is Benjy. From the beginning, anyone can tell that Benjy has some sort of mental disability that causes his narrative voice to be very difficult to read. Since Benjy is mentally disabled, William Faulkner describes the senses in order to describe Benjy’s world instead of just recording his actions (“Tone”). Benjy’s narrative voice “has no concept of time or place-sensory stimuli in the present that bring him back to another time and place in his past, happening instantly and without any warning” (Padgett). When reading Benjy’s section the reader has the chance to get inside Benjy’s head to see what he really went through when Caddy got married, when Damuddy passed away, during his name change, and the other various events that went on in his life (“Narrator”). William Faulkner uses simple sentences and basic vocabulary in Benjy’s section since it is hard for Benjy to express his feelings and communicate with those around him (Padgett). “When we’re in Benjy’s section, the tone of the novel is less easy to pin down” (“Tone”). Most of Benjy’s section is all based off memories, and most of those memories revolve around Caddy. Benjy’s section, by far, is the most difficult to read and interpret compared to Quentin’s, Jason’s, and Dilsey’s sections.The next part, Quentin, is not a big deal when compared to Benjy’s section. Quentin is more sophisticated than Benjy is so his section is not as hard to understand as Benjy’s mentally disabled thoughts are, but it does have its difficulties. Most of Quentin’s section is written on the day that he commits suicide with a small amount of flashbacks (Padgett). “Quentin’s are much more fragmentary-a repeated word or phrase early in his section often recurs later with greater detail and embellishment” (Padgett). In comparison to Benjy’s section, “Quentin records more abstract issues such as character motivation, guilt, honor, and sin” (Padgett). In the beginning of Quentin’s section the events are told to the reader precisely and orderly, but towards the end William Faulkner shows Quentin’s emotional side by writing Quentin’s sentences so they are all over the place (“Writing Style”). Quentin is completely consumed with time, the idea of Caddy’s virginity, and how his father just thinks that virginity was created by man (Padgett). The tone that William Faulkner uses in Quentin’s section is completely opposite from the tone in Benjy’s section. William “Faulkner’s tone is educated (even pedantic) and frequently neurotic” (“Tone”). William Faulkner uses vocabulary that is more advanced, including literary and biblical references (“Tone”). William Faulkner uses those types of diction “to make sure that the readers know just how much stuff Quentin has jumbled in his head” (“Tone”). The farther William Faulkner reaches into Quentin’s mind, the tone becomes more and more emotional and less educated (“Tone”). “Quentin’s the smartest of the Compsons” (“Tone”).The third part of the novel, Jason, involves “Faulkner actually thumbing his nose at him” (“Writing Style”). Differing from his brothers’ narrative voices, Jason is more focused on the present, his section contains few flashbacks, and he refers to the past very frequently (Padgett). Jason’s syntax style is completely different from Quentin’s and Benjy’s, but more comparable to Quentin’s. Jason’s sentences are short, lacking thoughts and adjectives in them, only containing actions and conversations between Jason and other characters (“Writing Style”). “When he’s in Jason’s head, Faulkner’s tone is downright cruel” (“Tone”). Jason is a sadist and his section shows how far the Compson family has retreated from Quentin’s views over heritage, honor, and sin to Jason’s scheming and cruelty (Padgett). Unlike his brothers’ two sections before his, Jason’s main focus is not directly on Caddy; instead it’s on her daughter, Miss Quentin, who was named after Quentin (Padgett). Jason’s section is mostly concerned on tracking Miss Quentin down and making sure that she doesn’t end up like Caddy and ruining the family name even more than it already is (Padgett). “Jason’s section is also when the difficulties of Benjy’s and Quentin’s sections begin to make sense to readers” (Padgett). Jason is very greedy, especially about money, and William Faulkner clearly demonstrates that by showing the readers how manipulative he can be, to his own kin. ”Jason gives Mrs. Compson duplicates of Caddy’s checks while he cashes the actually checks and pockets the money, giving little or none of it to his niece” (Padgett). Last but not least is Dilsey’s section. Unlike all of the sections before the last one, it is not written using Dilsey’s voice. This section is told in the omniscient point of view and is known as Dilsey’s section because of her prominence in the section (Padgett). “There’s a third-person narrator whose approach to the events of novel is sedate, even detached” (“Tone”). This section is the only section that has nothing about Caddy, or her daughter, and everything, even the mention of her name has been erased (Padgett). This section compliments all of the previous sections by ending the book on a calm level and taking the focus away from what was going on in the brothers’ heads and not focusing on Caddy.

“Dilsey’s the only character who’s not completely absorbed by her own world” (“Narrator”). The third-person narrative reflects Dilsey’s perspective in a better way than her first-person perspective would have (“Narrator”). The writing style of Dilsey’s section is more elegant and clean compared to the three previous sections (“Writing Style”). Dilsey states that she’s seen the beginning and the end of the Compson family name (Padgett).There is a huge advantage in having so many different narrators, even though it does get confusing sometimes while reading it. By having all the brothers have a narrative voice in the novel, the reader gets to experience the “unique perspectives on their family lives and their individual sorrows” (“Narrator”). First person narration is the most common point of view, excluding Disley’s section which is written in third person omniscient. All of the perspectives combined are allowing the reader to see how much the siblings really share (“Narrator”).  “We really get to get inside characters’ heads and see what it’s really like to be Quentin or Benjy or Jason” (“Narrator”). Not only in The Sound and the Fury, but other novels as well, narration is a vital part of the novel or story as a whole. Narration gives the reader more insight into how the characters are feeling, what they are experience, and all of their senses. In William Faulkner’s case, he combined narration to show the reader the brothers’ different perspectives on the same events in their lives and how much they really shared (“Narrator”).

Works CitedPadgett, John B. “The Sound and the Fury: Commentary.” William Faulkner on the Web. 7 July. 2008. 5 Dec.

2011 <http://www.mcsr.olemiss.edu/~egjbp/faulkner/n-sf.html>.Shmoop Editorial Team. "The Sound and the Fury Narrator:" Shmoop.com. Shmoop University, Inc., 11 Nov.

2008. Web. 5 Dec. 2011.Shmoop Editorial Team. "The Sound and the Fury Tone" Shmoop.com. Shmoop University, Inc., 11 Nov. 2008.

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Reba ShatzoffMcGeeAP English 1228 February 2012

Resources of Language and RelationshipIn poetry, or any other type of written

literature, resources of language can be used by the author to reveal the relationship between the speaker and the object at hand. In the poems “Traveling through the Dark” by William Stafford and “Woodchucks” by Maxine Kumin, resources of language are used to reveal the relationship between the speaker and the animal that is the topic of the poem. The resources of language are also used to compare and contrast the two poems. “Traveling through the Dark” and “Woodchucks” each use diction and syntax to reveal the relationship between the speaker and the animals in the poems.

The two authors’ use of diction is the best way that they reveal the relationship between the speaker of the poem and the animal of the poem. “Traveling through the Dark” by William Stafford is about a man who finds a deer that has recently been killed on the side of the road and he tries to figure out what to do with it. The diction in this poem is gentle and sincere; the reader is able to tell that the man cares about the deer, and the baby in the womb. In line eleven, the author uses the word “alive” to describe the baby in the womb of the dead doe. Just that little word that William Stafford decided to use shows the reader how much the speaker really cares about the doe and baby. The diction of “Woodchucks” by Maxine Kumin is on the complete opposite side of the spectrum compared to “Traveling through the Dark”. In this poem, the speaker is actually killing the woodchucks instead of trying to figure out how to make them the most comfortable. The powerful diction in “Woodchucks” is all

about death and trying to figure out the best way to kill the woodchucks so they will stay away. Maxine Kumin uses words like “murderer”, “hawkeye killer”, and “the quiet Nazi way”, which stand put as the powerful diction in this poem. Just those phrases alone can help the reader see that the speaker could care less about the woodchucks, as long as they are dead.

Syntax is another important resource of language that each of the authors use in their poems. The syntax of “Traveling through the Dark” is set up to make the reader imagine all the aspects that are happening in the scene of the poem. William Stafford uses caesuras in the third and fifth stanza, and the use of those is such a powerful tool in writing poetry. His use of caesuras allows the reader to understand the speaker’s flow of thinking and how much the speaker actually has to think about what he’s going to do with the doe and fawn. The sentences of “Traveling through the Dark” are precise and full of intelligence. Most of the sentences are also the same length, which makes the poem flow with ease. In “Woodchucks” by Maxine Kumin, the syntax does not differ from “Traveling through the Dark” all that much. Even though the two poems are about complete opposite things, the syntax in both is full of intelligence and they all flow. In “Woodchucks” the speaker of the poem does add some actual things he says, instead of just thoughts like in “Traveling through the Dark”.

The differences between the relationship between the speaker of these poems and the animals were obvious, but the resources of language did help boost and reveal the relationship on a more of an analyzing perspective. It isn’t always about alliteration or personification., it’s mostly about mood and how different syntactical elements help the reader understand the mood of the poem, or of the speaker.

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Strategy for SuccessAfter reading the articles, I set a goal for myself to earn an “A” in the course as a final grade. In order for me to achieve that goal, I know that I’m going to have to work extra hard, put a lot of time into the class, and study more than I ever have in my life. I got something different from each of the articles that I read. I got the most from “Up From Slavery”. When Booker T. Washington got the job working for Mrs. Ruffner’s house and he said he was afraid to look at her because what he had heard about her is how I first felt about AP classes. He then continues and says that he began to understand her after a few weeks, and again, that’s how I felt about AP classes. Booker T. Washington was extremely ambitious in his journey to get where he wanted to go. Even though he was really exhausted, barely had any money, had to beg for rides, he still eventually made it to Hampton. This article inspired me for the challenge of an AP course because I know it’s going to be a lot of hard work, but I also know if I continue to work hard and not let anything stop me, that I will succeed and achieve my goal. I got some out of “It’s Plain Hard Work That Does It”, but not as much as the first article. Thomas Edison’s teacher didn’t believe in him, he dropped out of school, but he got a job, earned money, and bought new equipment and continued in his journey. Edison was deaf, and he didn’t let that hold him back from all his inventions and trying to motivate his family and friends. From that article, I got that even though people may have problems, they really don’t let them get in their way of their success. That’s what I have to do; I can’t let my problems distract me from doing my school work and achieving success in school and AP classes. The last article, “Freedom’s dirty little secret: It means being on your own”, also provided me with a lot of insight to working hard. The grandfather really reminded me of my mother. She always wants me to do my best, and when I disappoint her or mess up horribly on something, she takes something away until I improve my grades or whatever I’m doing. Clarence Thomas says in there that we cannot expect rewards if we don’t put effort into things and that really helped me realize how hard I’m actually going to have to work in AP Psychology and in all my other AP and regular classes. Also from this article I got that even though you have to put a lot of work in whatever you do, that sometimes you have to help other people. I think that really illustrates management skills and being able to balance things, which I’m going to have to do this year. In my junior year, I took two AP classes; AP Calculus BC and AP English 11. Out of the two, I feel like I was more successful in AP Calculus BC than in AP English 11. I think one of the main reasons I was more successful in AP Calculus BC is because math has always been one of my strongest subjects in school. Another thing that added to my success was my teacher. He really motivated all of us to do well in his class. The last thing that I can say that helped me succeed in that class was that my fellow

classmates and I formed a study group that got together about one time every week. It helped hearing the material from someone my age. I didn’t succeed as well in AP English 11 because English has never been one of my stronger subjects. I also didn’t have that great of a connection with my teacher, but that can’t really be an excuse. I’ll honestly say that I didn’t put as much effort in AP English 11 that I put in AP Calculus BC. My attitude has changed about AP classes this year. I realize what it takes to be successful in college level classes. I’m kicking my procrastination problem to the side, working on my time management, and I will be successful in AP Psychology, and all of my other classes.

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SOUL PICTURE.

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Reba ShatzoffMcGeeAP English 1216 May 2012

The Picture of Rebecca ShatzoffLooking into a soul of is not an easy thing. There are so many aspects and elements of a person’s soul that makes them who they

are. It could be sports, family, quotes, a job, or any little thing that contributes to who the person is. I believe my soul consists of softball, my growth, a particular quote, and my mom. Each of those elements 2l0has helped me improve who I am and my progress throughout these last seventeen years of my life.

The background of my soul picture is a softball field. I picked a softball field because playing softball and being involved with softball is the biggest part of me. I played softball for eleven years, and was forced to stop because I injured my elbow and shoulder. I finally got back involved with softball this year and I am now an assistant coach for my eleven year old sister’s courthouse recreation team. Softball was my life and made me who I am today. I learned how to lead others and how to be a team player, even if I didn’t completely get along with all of my other teammates. I miss being out on the field and feeling the dirt on the glove and the ball in my hand, and that’s why I decided to be an assistant coach. It feels good having younger girls look up to me like I’m a softball hero. Softball taught me a lot about myself and how I can act towards others and how to act in certain situations.

The quote, “Never let the fear of striking out keep you from playing the game”, means a lot to me and how I think and act during certain situations. It is important to me since it deals with softball and how even though there is a fear of striking out, the game should still be played. That used to be a huge obstacle for me. I would always get scared of striking out, but once I heard this quote, it all turned around for me. I didn’t only apply it to softball, but other situations in life as well. I used to be a really shy person and I used to be scared of branching out and doing other things, but I would remember this quote and I would stop letting my fears conquer me and I went for things that I normally wouldn’t. I believe that I would still be a shy introvert if I didn’t live by this quote.

The pictures of me are showing how I’ve progressed and changed since I was little. My appearance has changed, and so has my soul. The younger picture is probably one of my favorites. It reminds me of my childhood, and I really loved my childhood. It was all about Disney and family. My senior picture is currently my favorite picture of me. It’s a part of my soul because it really shows how much I have accomplished in the past 12 years of school. It’s a sense of pride when you finally receive your senior drape pictures and all I can do is smile every single time I look at the picture. Senior year has changed who I am and that’s why I chose that picture to put on my soul picture.

The other two pictures are of my mom and me. I chose those two pictures because they show how even though we’ve gotten older; we’re still the same silly people we’ve always been. I also put those two pictures on there because my mom is my rock throughout life. People sometimes say that their mom is their best friend, but mine really is. She’s the only one in my life that has never hurt me, and has always listened to whatever I have to say. I have no idea what I would do without my mom. I don’t even know who I would be if my mom wasn’t my mom. I feel like she’s the best mom in the world and she has helped me grow and become the best me that I can be. All of my family means the world to me, but I know no matter what that my mom will always be my number one supporter and I know that she will always be there, even when I’m gone to college.

A soul is a complicated thing. As you grow, so does your soul. It fits who you are. So many things come together to make a soul, even the little things that seem like they don’t matter at all.

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TAKE A TRIP TO THE PAST.