JLC-Feng Shui

Feng Shui is related to the concepts of yin and yang and Chi. It is meant to maintain good health, wealth, relationships, creativity and more. Feng shui is to create a living and working environment in harmony with nature and the flow of energy, by moving objects to position of elements, color and materials. You can use fountains, mirrors and crystals. Also, Feng means Wind and Shui means Water, So directly translating it, it means Wind-Water.


In Joy luck Club, the idea of Feng Shui can relate to the daughters and mothers. Because of the generations and how that creates a sense of separation, this is an idea of how to try to keep them close. Feng Shui gives off positive energy and creates harmony which could be what the mothers and daughters need to become closer and see the other persons perspective.

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With Othello, the author uses foreshadowing a lot. Foreshadowing adds suspense and curiosity to the play and keeps you wondering what's going to happen and have you try to make predictions. Othello is constantly keeps saying things that will leader to future events that are bigger and better, or worse in this case. Although some of the foreshadowing that is made is wrong, but that happens on purpose to add another elements to the writing.
Another technique that Shakespeare includes in Othello is the style of his dialogue. He often gives one character a big long monologue with another character saying one lined answers. I think this helps with the visual aspect that you have to create while reading a novel. It helps slow you down and understand what is happening. A third technique that Shakespeare often uses in Othello is symbolism. Shakespeare uses the handkerchief as a symbol of love, and jealousy. It symbolizes love because of how Othello got it and why he gave it to Desdemona. But, on the other hand, it symbolizes jealousy because this is what creates another conflict, this is what helps Iago convince Othello that Desdemona is unfaithful, and this is what helps show that jealousy (in this novel) overcame him and resulted in him killing the one he loved. 

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Iago: "Her honor is an essence that's not seen; they have it very oft that have it not. But, for the handkerchief--"
Othello: "By heaven, I would most gladly have forgot it. Thou said'st- Oh, it comes o'er memory as doth the raven o'er the infectous house, boding to all- he had my handkerchief"(165).


I think this passage is really important because this is where Iago is planting the seed in Othello's head that Desdemona is not faithful to him. And when he is convincing Othello he never actually says it straight forward, he just acts as if he doesn't want to say it (even though it is a lie) and this make Othello freak out and get angry. He believes Iago/ This is when you can tell that things are going to get worse...

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I can picture this being Iago because I think of someone that has a dark side, but also is strong in his own way.

 I can picture this as Roderigo because I think he's just along for the ride kind of. So, he wants to take Othello down but isn't as evil as Iago. Plus, I just like Chris Pine...

And for Othello I dont know what his name is-but the guy that played Odysseus (or some one that looks like him) would be great for this part. When I think of Othello I think of some one kinda big/strong, with curly hair. 

I think Rachel McAdams would make a good Desamona, and I see her as being able to pull off Desdemona's personality

I think "gretchen" (if thats how you spell it) from "mean girls" could be good at playing Emilia. Because in Mean Girls she is one of the dumb one that doesn't know whats really going on but wants to fit in

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I think Iago is a manipulative jerk. He uses and will probably use anyone to get to his goal. I think he is jealous of everyone-even if he got promoted I think he is the kind of guy that is never happy with what he has. He will just be upset about the next thing (that he doesn't have). Roderigo, I think, is only helping him because he is sad and possibly jealous that Othello has Desdemona. It's not right for Iago to use people whether those people know it or not.

Reading Othello

For me, reading Othello was really difficult. It took a lot of time and patience, I had to read it, go back and look at the words I didn't know, then summarize/put it into words we use today. It became very frustrating, but I like the feeling of accomplishment if I got it. (what happened). I'm not sure what all happened and I could be mistaken on what I think happened so I hope we got to go over it in class.

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Scene One was to inform us that Othello and Brabantio's daughter have eloped. In the beginning of the scene, Iago and Roderigo are talking about Iago's job and how he isn't being promoted and someone (othello) else is, he his only book smart-he doesn't know/hasn't been in a real fight. Rodrigo is just hurt that he got shot down, whereas Iago is miffed that he didn't get a promotion and blames Othello. It is really obvious who is the one behind everything, Iago, and shows how racist people are and what jealousy can do.