Oedipus Rex

As we began Oedipus Rex, I thought that the story behind the actual play was interesting. It makes sense to me why the drama has been popular for quite some time. A huge topic of this drama is whether or not fate plays a role or if it is free will. I think that it was fate that drove Oedipus’s parents to give him away and tie his ankles together. It was meant to be that he would encounter his parents again later on in life. Oedipus uses his free will when he wants to discover who he is and his choice to go to the oracle. What the oracle had to say was fate. I don’t think that there was any way around the fact that he killed his father, and that it was for a reason. I also think that it was fate that he knew the riddle. The sphinx had a completely unsolvable riddle that Oedipus just happened to know the answer to. The free will theme comes back into play because it was his choice that he got into a fight on the side of the road. It was fate that the man he killed also happened to be his father. I am also confused on how to pronounce his name, so here is a link on the correct pronunciation. I hope it's helpful!
http://www.howjsay.com/index.php?word=Oedipus+Rex

MLA Format

When we went over the MLA format during class I was happy because I actually enjoy using the format. I learned a few more things beyond the basics, such as the date format and spacing after paragraphs that I wasn't sure about before. I’m surprised that it was so specific in the European style but it’s reassuring to know the correct way. I like how orderly it is and how all papers should look the same after the format. I don't think I will enjoy using it so much when we start to learn the citations and the complicated rules of it. I wonder how helpful the rule book would be especially because I am interested in the math and science field for college and I'm not sure if the same style is used. I think the pros of MLA is that it is a universal set of rules that are standard so there is not much messing up that can be done. The cons are the tediousness that come with a set of rules and the possible mistakes that can be made. I like this format because I am somewhat familiar with it and it isn't completely new to me. Here is a website that might be useful down the road.. http://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/747/01/ 

Outside Reading Book #2

It was difficult to come up with a topic to blog about because we haven't had much time to dicuss this week because of big assignments. The in-class essay was better than my first essay because I enjoyed the prompts and my novel more. I read The White Tiger which was very interesting because it explored a culture I was not familiar with, which was India. It explored the social classes and issues going on through a driver for the wealthy. I also enjoyed the format it was in because it was told through a series of letters over the time period of seven days. I would recommend it to anyone searching for their next outside reading book because it was not lengthy and it kept my attention. I am wondering how my other classmates books were so that I can decide on my second choice. If anyone read a book that they really liked and would recommend it to me then I would appreciate if you would leave a comment, or if anyone strongly disliked a book. Hopefully someone is searching for a second book and comes along this blog so that they can consider The White Tiger.

Senior Stress not Seniotitis

So far senior year hasn't been completely what I expected it to be. I thought that it would be not very challenging since I leave half a day but as it turns out it has been nothing but a stress overload. I have way too much to do to even consider getting hit with senioritis. I feel that I have a million things going on around me and I can't catch up with anything that is going on. My school work combined with studying for the ACT and making a huge decision on where I want to spend the next 4 or more years of my life is hurting my head. I recently went on a visit to the University of Michigan and The University of Dayton and it was good to actually see what is out there. I really enjoyed Dayton because the size was good, it's not too far away, the campus was really inviting and I could actually picture myself there. I plan on visiting more soon over fall break but seeing Dayton actually made me forget about the stress and look at the college hunting process as exciting not stressful. I hope that this quick pace settles down so that senior year doesn't fly by as quickly as it has been, I mean it's already October.