Ash's Blog

i chose invitus because i felt it described thing perfectly.

OUT of the night that covers me,
Black as the Pit from pole to pole,
I thank whatever gods may be
For my unconquerable soul.

In the fell clutch of circumstance 5
I have not winced nor cried aloud.
Under the bludgeonings of chance
My head is bloody, but unbowed.

Beyond this place of wrath and tears
Looms but the Horror of the shade, 10
And yet the menace of the years
Finds, and shall find, me unafraid.

It matters not how strait the gate,
How charged with punishments the scroll,
I am the master of my fate: 15
I am the captain of my soul.

Tanka
I was very scared
So torn between home and school
Had to make a choice
I had to finish my journey
My tasks were incomplete

I think that middlesex so far is a ok book. I think it will be very interesting and a real eye opener. At first when I opened the book it seemed really confusing so i had to read that first couple of pages at lest 3 times. This is a book Im going to have to really sit down and take my time.

The Color Purple, is an awesome book. I loved it from beginning to end. It was a real page turner. When I first seen that we going to read it I couldnt wait to get past al the other books and get to this one. I still think I like the movie better but I wish they would have incorporated more of the important things in the book in the movie.
Cecily character touched me the most she gave me hope. Even though she was going through a lot she found strength. It made me feel like I complain over little stuff and look what this person is going through. I know that I can do anything. Whoopi played that part extremely well.
The only questions I would have for the writer would be: Did she enjoy writing the book? How did she feel when she didnt win any of those awards? How has the book impacted her life? What made you pick Whoopi for the part or did you participate in the casting? Who would you recommend the book to?

For my final project i will work with ashley, temp., and calvin. We are going to do a skit. We will in corporate the archetypes and the reading and movies in the skit. Or I may do a slide show by myself on the diffrent archetypes n my life and how the effect me.

We decided to pick a movie that reflected on Master of two worlds. The movie I chose was Hercules. I choose this movie because it is a perfect example of mastering two worlds. In one world Hercules is just a person who is strong and ppl. But he has to do something that will get him into the God world with his father Zeus. When he gives his life for his love it makes him immortal and then he becomes a god. At the end he finally has balance between his two worlds. This is exaclty what mastering two worlds means.

Refusal to Return

Iup is a very interesting school but it really far. When I first came to IUP i was saying to myself wow im going to love it here. That didnt happen. My first semester was the worst. I was so homesick that i was actual sick very often. I was stressed to the t. I have never been away from my family for so long. Any where I usually travel with them but we are together. It was hard to come back for spring semester.
I had got set in my ways and knew that iup wasn’t for me. The week before it was time to go back to school. I was really ways the pros and cons of this school. In the end the cons out weighted the pros. The biggest thing was leaving my newborn niece. She is my heart I love that little girl so much.
For some reason I still came back. I felt like my journey was not complete. It was like someone was calling my and i just couldn’t resist it. Although I still miss family I understand that I will see them often . I just have to be patient and grow from this experience.

Refusal of the call: When I got excepted to IUP i didn’t want to come. I was very skeptical because it was a new place and I have Never been away from my family that long without at least one of them. I didnt want to leave my friends or family I just wanted to have my cake n eat it to. Whitney Huston- Count on me

Supernatural Aid: My aid was all the people who where telling me that I couldn’t do it. They pushed me to want to go n actually come here. If it wasnt for my haters I wouldn’t be who I am today. I love them for that, I really do!. Kandi- Fly Above

Belly of the whale: When my grandma got really sick I couldn’t do any thing because I was all the way up here. Im so used to take care of her and being by her side. I had to just pray that I she would get better and would come out of her sickness on her own. That was really a struggle for me but I made it through. Mariah- I can make it through the rain

Refusal of the Return: I did not want to come back up here. I had just became an aunt and was loving my niece to want to leave her. It was like leaving all over again and even my friends were crying. I had also just got n a relationship so leaving my boyfriend was even worse. Trey Songz- I dont wanna leave

Crossing the return threshold- When I finally return back to IUP I am happy although Im still missing my family. I just think that I will be home soon. Then once I go to the party’s and begin having fun with my “other family” I began to be okay. We have so much in common and we make each other more comfortable. It great cuz no we run IUP!! Jay Z-Run this town

Rescue
save,help
running, loving, caring
liberate,salvage,receive, give
delivering, releasing, recovering
reclaimed, retrieved
set free

There have been rescued so many times before but I have also been the rescuer. I feel like I get so much more out of rescuing someone then when they rescue me. I fell like I have accomplished something really important. Although I like to receive blessing I think you get more when you give.
A time when I rescued someone was when my best friends father died. She really needed me to be there for her. I dropped everything to go and be at her side. I have heard so many stories of people going into deep depressions when they lose loved ones. I did not want her to do that. So I did everything I could to keep her from going into that depression or giving up on things.
A poem that I feel reflects rescue without is one i wrote for her after her dad passed away. It basically told her how much she had to look forward to. Also how he would be so proud to look down from heaven n see how much she had accomplished. After she read it I seen her brighten up. I could really tell that me being by her side made a really big difference. We grew so much stronger from that sad situation.