Mr.+Kowgier's+Reading+Journal

__**Macbeth Journal 1**__ __Part I:__

"Fair is foul, and foul is fair"(I.i.13)

This is a paradox and an alliteration.

This is a very important line in the play for many reasons. First of all it shows how the witches work to make good bad and bad good. This line is very confusing, which is good because that is exactly what the witches do: they confuse Macbeth. In the scene we are acting we can show the importance of this line by having very beautiful witches, because they will be fair. But they will be doing foul, ugly things as they say this like drinking blood.

Journal #3 July 12th

ii) "I am who I am."

One day William was walking down the street. A man came up behind him and grabbed his shoulder.

"Hello! My name is Rodger. Who are you?"

"My name is William. Can I help you?"

"No no. I'm just trying to meet people in my neighborhood. Tell me about yourself."

The man didn't seem crazy, so William told him about his life, his family, his house and his pet. The man thanked him and walked away quickly.

Later that night William heard a knock at his door. His mother gasped, it was the Police! They'd received an anonymous tip that William was responsible for many crimes. His house, his family, and his pet standing by the police man's feet all matched the description.

William decided to never tell anyone who he was again.

iii) __How I Hurt My Shoulder__

When I was a teenager I went to play concerts. I played bass guitar. Many of these were small concerts in small places. This one was in a school gymnasium. It was the middle of winter so everyone had brought in snow on their shoes. As I was playing I slipped on the snow and landed on my shoulder and head. After shaking the pain out of my head I tried to lift my hand to play the bass. It wouldn't lift.

Journal #1 July 6th

One website I read everyday is[| www.pitchfork.com]. This website is all about music. Everyday it features new reviews, interviews, and news about independent music. I have read this website nearly everyday since I was about 17 years old. The reason why I like it so much is that I love music. Specifically I love finding new smaller bands before they become popular. This website is very good for exposing you to all types of new music: rock, indie, hip-hop, dance, and so on.For example here is a great interview they recently did with an Artist named Bjork: http://pitchfork.com/features/interviews/7996-bjork/. While she is famous around the world, she still makes very interesting music, and her new project sounds crazy! For every song on her new album she is making a specific app for the ipad. I find that very interesting. So if you like music, I would recommend giving this website a try.

Here is an example of one app:

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Journal #2 July 7th

I loved Amanda's post about her favoruite band because...