Transcript Age of Miracles

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pen, and a clean sheet of
paper.
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According to my earnest
expectation and my
hope, that in nothing I
shall be ashamed, but
that with all boldness, as
always, so now also
Christ shall be magnified
in my body, whether it
be by life, or by death.
–Philippians 1:20
Calendar
Resume Letter
Due This Friday
Dear Mr. Emory;
I enjoyed recording with you during our church’s last two projects. My
name is Daniel Steeves, and I am a freshman at Bob Jones Academy
and play in Morningside Baptist Church’s orchestra. I am interested in
digital productions and would like to advance in this field. I would love
to intern or work for your company over the summer, and I believe I am
qualified because of my experience in both music and technology and
my attention to detail would also be a great benefit to your studio.
My music experience would be a help to you in your recording position
because music is such a big part of my life. I love being a part of an
ensemble or listening to others perform. I just recently won third chair
euphonium in state competition. I have nearly perfect pitch, which is
something that I am very blessed to have, but that would help anyone
in the field of music. I say near perfect pitch because I can tell if you are
sharp or flat, but I cannot tell what note you are playing. Making music
is an art. Anybody can play notes, but it takes someone that really
cares about what they do to make great music.
My love for and ability in the field of technology plays a key role for an
audio engineer. I have experience in filming and editing videos for
school projects and sometimes I do it just for fun. I also have
experience in mixing and balancing music. I think I got the love for both
music and technology from watching the sound wave frequencies on
the computer. Now I love learning about the science of how those
waves work and also how you can manipulate them.
My attention to detail is something that all of my family can affirm, and
this obsession would help me greatly as it never lets me stop until
something is perfect. When our church was setting the orchestra stage
back into place after we had taken down all your mics, I was going
around folding all the rags and straightening the chairs. I was winding
the microphone cords and adjusting the mic stands. I was doing all of
this because I can’t stand it when things are not kept in order. This
ability would assure you that all audio jacks are plugged into the right
mics and into the right input on the sound board.
I greatly appreciate your time in reading this letter and I hope you will
consider me as an intern or employee for the summer. I thank you for
the work you did for our church and for your ministry in other churches
as well. I look forward to recording with you again soon.
Sincerely,
Daniel Steeves
Sonnet 116
Due 2/12
The Age of
Miracles
Genre
a type or category
of literature (poetry,
prose, drama)
Detective Fiction
fiction in which a recurring
character (a detective)
investigates and solves crimes
“my uncle”
first-person point of
view
= suspense
Justice Randolph
Foil to Uncle
Abner
Uncle Abner: guided by Bible
Randolph: guided by men
Uncle Abner
Sympathetic
Knows the Bible
Unwavering standard of justice
Lives by the Bible
And there was war in heaven:
Michael and his angels fought
against the dragon.
Revelation 12:7
Archangel
&
Biblical
Allusion
Characterization of Benton Wolf
1. Extreme obesity  extreme greed
2. “Reptilian eye”  craftiness
and ruthlessness
3. Name  true character
4. Attitude toward land  extreme pride
Focus on Self
no respect
Ye shall not afflict any widow,
or fatherless child. If thou afflict
them in any wise, and they cry
at all unto me, I will surely hear
their cry.
Exodus 22:22–23
Focus on God
respect
The fear of man bringeth a
snare: but whoso putteth his
trust in the LORD shall be
safe.
Proverbs 29:25
Sonnet 116
Shakespeare: His Life and Times
Early Life
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Born 1564—died 1616
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Stratford-upon-Avon
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Parents: John and Mary Arden Shakespeare
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Mary—daughter of wealthy landowner
John—glovemaker, local politician
Location of Stratford-upon-Avon
From: http://www.where-can-i-find.com/tourist-maps.html
Stratford-on-Avon in Shakespeare’s Time
As reproduced in William Rolfe, Shakespeare the Boy (1896).
Stratford-upon-Avon Today
From Stratford’s web site: http://www.stratford-upon-avon.co.uk/index.htm
Shakespeare’s Birthplace
From: http://perso.wanadoo.fr/danielle.esposito/
Education
• Probably attended King’s New School in
Stratford
• Educated in:
• Rhetoric
• Logic/Mathematics
• History
• Latin
King’s New School
From: http://perso.wanadoo.fr/danielle.esposito/
Married Life
• Married in 1582 to Anne Hathaway, who
was pregnant at the time with their first
daughter
• Had twins in 1585
• Between 1585-1592, he moved to London
and began working in theatre.
Anne Hathaway’s Cottage
From: http://perso.wanadoo.fr/danielle.esposito/
Theatre Career
• Member and later part-owner of the Lord
Chamberlain’s Men, later called the King’s Men
• The Globe Theater was built in 1599 with
Shakespeare as the primary investor.
• The theatre burned down in 1613 during one of
Shakespeare’s plays.
The Rebuilt Globe Theater, London
The Globe Theater
The Plays
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38 plays firmly attributed to Shakespeare
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14 comedies
10 histories
10 tragedies
4 romances
Possibly wrote three others
Collaborated on several others
The Poetry
• 154 sonnets
• Numerous other poems
Shakespeare’s Language
• Shakespeare did NOT write in Old English.
• Old English is the language of Beowulf:
Hwaet! We Gardena in geardagum
Þeodcyninga Þrym gefrunon
Hu ða æÞelingas ellen fremedon!
(Translation: Hey! We have heard of the glory of
the Spear-Danes in the old days, the kings of
tribes, how noble princes showed great courage!)
Shakespeare’s Language
• Shakespeare did NOT write in Middle English.
• Middle English is the language of Chaucer and
Malory:
We redeth oft and findeth y-write—
And this clerkes wele it wite—
Layes that ben in harping
Ben y-founde of ferli thing… (Sir Orfeo)
Shakespeare’s Language
• Shakespeare wrote in Early Modern
English. (Sonnet 116)
• EME was not too different from Modern
English.
Shakespeare’s Language
• A mix of old and very new
• Rural and urban words/images
• Understandable by the lowest peasant and
the highest noble
Elizabethan
Theatrical
Conventions
A theatrical convention is a
suspension of reality.
 No electricity
 Women forbidden to act on stage
 Minimal, contemporary costumes
 Minimal scenery
These
control
the
dialogue.
 Soliloquy
 Aside
 Blood
 Use of supernatural
Types of
speech
Audience
loves to be
scared.
 Use of disguises/mistaken identity
 Last speaker—highest in rank (in tragedies)
 Multiple murders (in tragedies)
 Multiple marriages (in comedies)
Let`s play Shakespeare
Antony and Cleopatra
Coriolanus
Hamlet
Julius Caesar
King Lear
Macbeth
Othello
Romeo and Juliet
Timon of Athens
Titus Andronicus
“All the world 's a stage,
And all the men and women
merely players.”
Shakespeare: actor, playwright, poet, and so, so much more. . . .