Final blog!!

Since the beginning of the semester my critical writing has improved a lot.  I am much more confident in writing academic papers.  The strategy that has helped me the most is the teacher review.  The last paper over Dr. Faustus was the easiest for me to complete because I finally talked to Lindsey and figured out what I was doing wrong.  The title lesson that we did in class was the most beneficial for me because now I know that when someone reads my title they can tell that I am an intellectual person.  Also the finding sources lesson was very helpful.  I feel much more prepared to write college papers then I did when first starting this class.

Poems

I did not like how the "Sexism" poem portrayed men.  Yes it is true that there are some asses in the world that this would actually be true for, but most people have a heart.  I also didn't see how a man's life is easier in Beyonce's song.  I for one do not like sexism because it places things on genders that are not necessarily true.

"The Flea"

This poem seems to be about a man and a woman, who seem to be just newly married, and now have a baby on the way.  I think that the "flea" or the child dies when being born and it kills the mother also during child birth.  "And pampered swells with one blood made of two," this is what tells me she is pregnant (8).  This sounds like they are but barley married,"Where we almost, nay more than married are (11).

Ending of Faustus

The ending of this story is very confusing to me.  Faustus is begging for his soul to be taken to heaven but realizes that there is nothing that he can do.  I think this is when Faustus realizes that he has screwed himself and is now damned forever.

class discussion

I can't speak for anyone else but I personally find the discussions in class to be my favorite part along with very helpful.  When everyone talks in class i get to see whole new sides to stories.  I also get to show other people what I see and I usually have a interesting twist.  But overall the discussions get my mind thinking and they raise great paper topics.

Act 5, Dr. Faustus

In the beginning of this act Faustus is having a moral battle with himself trying to decide if he really wants to do these evil deeds.  He is waving in his decision and concludes that God does not love him and he will make a new church for Belzebub.  The good and bad angles appear trying to sway Faustus but the bad angle prevails when he mentions wealth because Faustus is greedy.  Then Mephistophilis appears and Faustus signs his soul over to the devil for Mephistophilis's help.  In the end of act 5 Faustus is just asking what he wants from Mephistophilis like a wife and knowledge.

Dr. Faustus Interpretation of End of Scene One

To me it sounds like Faustus, with the help of Valdes and Cornelius, is planning on taking over the world.  They are planning to make everyone their personal slaves and defenders.  Cornelius tells Faustus that he can focus on nothing but this magic.  Then Faustus invites Valdes and Cornelius to eat with him and after he will learn the magic.  I think that Faustus will learn magic and preform it but it will back fire on him.