A Bull Moose: The life of Teddy Roosevelt

Childhood:

• Weakly and sick
• Grew up in New York
• Father built a gymnasium on the 3rd floor.

Life Before Presidency:

• He had 2 wives
• He had 6 children total, 1 by his 1st wife and 5 by his 2nd.
•  Cowboy, Historian, Police Commisioner, Naval Secretary, Rough Rider, Safari Hunter, Governer of New York and Vice President.

While He Was President

• Became President on September 13th, 1901 thirteen hours after president McKinley died.
• "Square deal"
•  1905 peace treaty.
• Won Nobel Peace Prize
• Teddy Bear

Kate's Final Speech

Look at Kate's final speech and the picture of marriage it creates, is this a Christian view or not?

There are many different directions that you could go when evaluating this question.  The Bible says that a wife should yield to her husband.  But the husband should not be cruel like Pertrucio was to Kate.  I think that it depends on the situation.  In this particular situation, yes.  It is a Christian view.  Because it works for them.  It is that special bond that holds them together and keeps them from strife.  But, not all situations are like this.  I'll give 2 examples.

1.  What if the husband is so indecisive or makes terrible decisions??
2.  What if the husband is abusive?? 

My, final statement on this is, yes it is a Christian view.  In this situation that Kate finds herself in.  But, keep in mind that there are always exceptions.

Character Behavior

Give me your opinion of Kate, Petruchio, Bianca, Lucentio. Speak to their character, motivations and why they are the way they are.

Kate: I think that she acts like such a shrew because she feels that her father loves her sister more than her.  She says that she does not like her father bringing different suiters to her while her sister can get any man that she chooses.  She does not think that she is softer, weaker ect. than a man.  While some of her opinions may be true, she reacts to it in completly the wrong way.  At the end of the play, she changes because she realizes that when she submits to her husband, he submits to her as well.  At the end of the play, her sister and her change places in their fathers attention.  Kate is now his pride and joy, the place that she wanted to be not so long ago.


Petruchio: In the beginning of the play, he only wants to marry Kate for the money.  The best proof of that is when Kate is walking on the roof, close to her death.  His only reaction is "My twenty thousand crowns!"  Not the quite the reaction that you were expecting, is it?  It seemed to me that as Kate started to obey him, their relationship started to thrive.  Because, as I said before, she submits and then Petruchio.  He is cruel to her in the beginning of the play(forcing her to marry him, taking her from her home, making her ride on a donkey, not helping her to the castle, taking her food away when it is obvious that she is starving, and refusing to give her the clothing after he says that he would)  He does this because he knows that before she will love him, she has to respect him and obey him.  Much like training a horse in my opinion.  Maybe he is cruel, but in the end they have a loving and honest relationship.


Bianca: Kates younger sister is quite the little snot.  She is mean to Kate in private and a goody two shoes in front of their father.  The only reason she wants Kate to get married is so that she herself can get married (not because she wants her sister to find true love and be happy)  At the last wedding scene, she pouts when it appears that her sister is the envy of the towns people instead of her.  She is a person that has to have everything her way or else she gets mad and sulks.

Lucentio: He is the man who falls in love at first site.  He falls in love with Bianca's pretty face, not who she truly is.  He realizes his folly at the wedding scene.  He thinks he has himself a mighty fine catch, much better than her shrew of a sister.  Until, he loses the bet and realizes that some of her sister's spirited attitude must have rubbed off onto his sweet, little princess.  Of course he gets mad at her when he also has himself to blame for not paying attention to her attitude, just her big blue eyes and freckles.

Lesson III; Review Question II Similarities

 Don John and Don Pedro are similar because they both use deception to get what they want.  When they decieve, they affect somebody elses life dramatically.  The difference between them, is that while one seeks to destroy the other seeks to plant seeds of love that will (hopefully) last and grow fruitful.

Such disagreement!

     Macbeth's view of guilt is different then his wife's.  Lady Macbeth thinks that you can avoid guilt altogether.  Whereas Macbeth thinks that if you do that sin enough, then you will become numb to it.  (2 wrongs make a right viewpoint) 
     Both viewpoints are wrong.  They are really ignoring their true feelings.  Lady Macbeth's wish came true "Come, you spirits that asist murderous thoughts, make me less like a woman and more like a man, and fill me from head to toe with deadly cruelty! Thicken my blood and clog up my veins so I won’t feel remorse, so that no human compassion can stop my evil plan or prevent me from accomplishing it! Come to my female breast and turn my mother’s milk into gall, you murdering demons, wherever you hide, invisible and waiting to do evil!"

 

Lesson 2 Review Question 4, Macbeth

     Why does Macbeth hesitate to kill Duncan?  What does this say about his spiritual
condition?  What does this say about his view of manhood.

     Macbeth hesitates to kill Duncan, because he is  innocent "...like an innocent newborn baby,..."  Macbeth knows that king Duncan has done nothing to deserve this death.  This shows that he wants to remain clean, he doesn't want to get his hands dirty, although he want to kill the king. 
     His spiritual condition is in turmoil.  He can't decide, although he is willing to sacrifice his soul for becoming king.  "If the assassination of the king could work like a net, sweeping up everything and preventing any consequences, then the murder would be the be-all and end-all of the whole affair, and I would gladly put my soul and the afterlife at risk to do it."
     His view of manhood, is that men should treat each other with respect and not overstep certain boundaries (such as murdering) because "He who dares to do more is not a man at all."
     Overall, Macbeth is so confused and he doesn't know what to do.  In this weak state, Satan takes advantage.  Macbeths morals are fading.  The witches and his wife are both telling him "Don't worry everything will be okay.  We won't get caught everything will be fine"  (Note: This encounter was not in the play)

Review Question 5

   Why is it important that the play begins with witches.  How is the beginning related to the end?

      Have you ever gone fishing?  That's exactly what these witches did.  Fishing for souls.  They're positioning in the play is very important.  They show you that they are planning to use Macbeth before he even meets them.  The witches are behind the whole plot sequence.  They are the reason that Macbeth kills the king and the reason Macbeth dies.  They won Macbeth with honest trifles (baiting the hook with a worm) and then betrayed him when he needed them most (reeling in the fish and removing the hook, but not setting it free)  As you see, the witches played a very important role.

Review Question 2

     What is the essential moral issue of the play?  Explain how sheer ambition turns a man into a murderer. 

     The way that I see the play is that there are many moral issues.  The first and possibly the most obvious is murder.  Macbeth could have avoided so much trouble had he not murdered.  He first kills the king.  After this, he takes center stage.  He has accomplished his first goal.  But, he freaks out.  He starts thinking that everybody is a threat to his power and that they know what he did (the result of an unrepented sin)  Eventually, the people get fed up with him.  They rebel against Macbeth.  This leads to his own murder.  The second issue is witchcraft.  Had Macbeth listended to Banquo's wise advise, he might not have been sucked into Satans evil plan.  Another issue is greed.  It was his greed that made Macbeth want to believe the witches in the first place.  Believing  the witches because of greed led to his demise. 
     Now, the second part of the question was a bit more challenging, but I finally figured it out.  There is nothing wrong with ambition!  It is ambitious for me to want to go to college, it is ambitious to believe that God would want any thing to do with mere humans.  Is this evil?  Does this turn people into murderers?  Of course not.  It is only when ambition is accompanied by greed and other evil thoughts does it take a turn for the worse.  This was Macbeths downfall, Greed and Witchcraft.

Outline

Education Outline

 

I.                    Education

A.      (leave blank for now)

II.                  There are no set rules for how to home school, but three things usually remain.  Curriculum, co-op and fieldtrips.

 

III.                The first objective to understand is curriculum.

A.      God as the foundation.

1.      BJU science text books

2.      How to witness

B.      More class options to choose from.

1.      Achievement planner (business plan contest)

2.      More musical opportunities

IV.                Most homeschoolers attend a co-op.

A.      The ability to learn more

1.      Science

2.      Literature

B.      Learning tools for future usage.

1.      What to expect in college

2.      How to be a stronger witness

V.                  And the final ground that we shall venture upon is fieldtrips.

A.      Able to learn while on the field trip.

1.      Fieldtrip can connect with a lesson.

2.      Able to go to an educational site.

B.      Able to go on more fieldtrips.

1.      Generally a smaller group.

2.      2 or 3 per year

VI.                Conclusion

A.      Although there is no set pattern for home schooling, these are the three things that typically remain.

B.      (leave blank for now)

 

Favorite Peoms By: Stephanie Silvers

     Firstly, I would like to apologize for my terrible poems.  I stink at writing!

1.  HAIKU
A green grasshopper
Beneath a dew covered leaf
One final chirp

2.  TANKA
Sitting on a bench
Watching the people go by
Hiding emotions
The players acting out scenes
Everyone joins in life's play!

3. TANKA
What have you to gain?
Peace, love, and a God who cares,
Is what you have to gain. 
Leave your simple ways for Him.
And then you will know the truth.

4. LANTERNS
  God
Caring
All Loving
Always Perfect
Christ

5.QUATRAINS        Picture of a barrel horse
They found him broken
And named him Token
His heart so big
That he still lives

Three barrels standing
Two hearts pounding
One dream founding
All demanding



And again I apologize.  These are my "best" poems.