Sonnet 116

Sonnet 116

Let me not to the marriage of true minds

Admit impediments. Love is not love
Which alters when it alteration finds,
Or bends with the remover to remove:
O no! it is an ever-fixed mark
That looks on tempests and is never shaken;
It is the star to every wandering bark,
Whose worth's unknown, although his height be taken.
Love's not Time's fool, though rosy lips and cheeks
Within his bending sickle's compass come:
Love alters not with his brief hours and weeks,
But bears it out even to the edge of doom.
If this be error and upon me proved,
I never writ, nor no man ever loved.


–William Shakespeare

A. Recalling

1. List 3 or 4 things that love is not according to Sonnet 116.

·         "Let me not to the marriage of true minds admit impediments. 

I will not allow myself to admit that true love has any restrictions

·         Love is not love which alters when it alteration finds

True love never changes even when it finds changes in      circumstances.

·         Love does not bend with the remover to remove

     Love does not bend from its firm stand even when a lover is unfaithful

·         Love's not Time's fool though rosy lips and cheeks / Within his bending sickle's compass come:"

Love is not at the mercy of time

·         Love alters not with his brief hours and weeks

Love does not change with hours and weeks

2. List several things that love is according to Sonnet 116.

¨      Love is an ever-fixed mark

That looks on tempests and is never shaken

Love is a permanent mark that persists unshaken despite the harsh winds of change

¨      It is the star to every wandering bark

Whose worth's unknown, although his height be taken

Love is the guiding, constant star for every wandering ship, a fixed point whose nature is unknown, although its height can be measured.

¨      Love bears it out even to the edge of doom

Love endures until the day of reckoning.

B. Interpreting

1. What is the measuring of the image star in lines 7-8? How does this image apply to love?

“It is the star to every wandering bark,
Whose worth's unknown, although his height be taken.”

Love is the guiding star to every lost ship. Genuine love serves as a guiding light to direct us on time of confusion or uncertainty, pain and sorrow, difficulty and trials within the relationship.  Real love directs us to think rationally and enables us to choose the right decision and attitude.

C. Extending

Do you agree or disagree with the speaker's interpretation of love? Why or why not?

I agree with the speaker’s interpretation of love.  Authentic love cannot be true if it changes for any reason. It must be honest, loyal and steadfast despite any hindrances that may occur. Love shows patience and chooses what is rightful. Love blossoms until the end of time.

 Love is something beyond measure and is really indefinable.  Nobody can exactly depict the real meaning of love. But love is absolutely something that can give us happiness and brings inspiration to everyone.

An Announcement

Teacher: Announcement class!!! We are going to have our Astronomy Tour on September 23, 2011 at the Ayala Planetarium, so it is better to inform your parents now regarding the tour fee worth P350.00.

Student: Excuse me Ma’am, I have a question. What if we will not join the tour or what if our parents did not allow us to join the tour?

Teacher: There will be two options. Either you join the Astronomy Tour or you will make a project regarding Astronomy. This will be considered as your Second Grading Project and you must comply with this requirement otherwise, you will get a failing grade because this is 25% of your grade. On the other hand, if you go to this tour I will give you additional points for your Periodical Test.

Student: Wow! We better convince our parents to allow us so that we can get these additional points. I am sure we will not only learn from this but also we will enjoy this trip.

Teacher: You will definitely learn a lot as well as enjoy this Astronomy Tour. Do not forget to bring your pack lunch, snacks, pocket money and extra white T-shirt. You are required to wear your complete P.E. uniform. Do you have any other questions?

Students: None Ma’am

"Mama: My Modern Day Hero"

When I have problems she consoles and gives me hope

Assures and teaches me to be able to cope

She discourages me not to become a mope

Trains me to strive hard to challenge my scope

Keeps making life better with her perseverance

Be tough despite any struggles and hindrance

She tries to solve difficulties with coherence

In return we love and treat her with deference

She will always be there to comfort and to care

Teaches me the right and wrong to become aware

A Steadfast love she will generously share
 She’s a wonderful mother, my hero, I swear

Why I Enjoy Music

Through music we can express our personality. In today's society, people (youngsters in particular, but not only them) often define themselves by their taste in music. So, it often happens that the music we listen to is a large part of who we are. Our musical preferences reflect our image in society, influences our mood, makes us more courageous, more cheerful, or, on the contrary, more sad and depressed. It all depends on the way we understand or feel it.

It is said that music therapy is so powerful that it can even cure diseases. There's a research that shows the positive effects music has on the human brain. The healing powers of music are well known from ancient times and effectively put into practice by present day psychotherapy. According to specialists, listening to classical music can actually make us smarter. Music is really a complex form of beauty that touches so many aspects of our lives.

We make friends because they share our taste in music, we join social groups and we dress and act in a certain way because we listen to a certain type of music. Music defines lifestyles and can become the voice of a generation, not to mention that it can make for a great topic of conversation between people who otherwise wouldn't have anything in common. During a concert, total strangers can act as one and get to feel they truly belong.

I cannot imagine the world without music. For me it is a form of communication. I am not a songwriter or a performer, but merely just a listener or a fan, or just an occasional “bathroom singer”. Through music I can express my emotions. Music is so important because it brings people together. I like sharing my favorite songs with my friends. I like ballads, pop music and other sentimental songs.

Music is like a friend to me. It makes me happy and comforts me when I am sad. Our musical preferences change as we ourselves become different, but some songs stay with us forever, and listening to them even brings back special memories, important events in my life that I will always be connected with that certain song.

Music has a very practical use in my personal life. I often listen to music when I feel down, or when I want to change my mood. It helps me fight depression and anxiety. It helps calm and revitalize me in a variety of ways. It can even help reduce my stress and pain levels. Music greatly affects my moods. I listen to fast music for exercising or doing household chores. It enables me to work or move faster that lets me accomplish my duties early. It makes my day more pleasant and easier to get through. Soft, soothing music can help me unwind too. It relaxes my mind and even makes me sleep better.

My Opinion If The Classes Will Start From September to May

     They are planning to move the start of classes from September to May instead of June to March. It was because they want to have the same starting of classes in other schools from other counties. I disagree with it because I am already used to the usual starting of classes. I am already contented with it. There is no need to change with it because there is no problem whenever we have different starting of classes. The important thing is we are learning from our school.

     I f they will change the starting of classes from September to May instead of June to March, there are many adjustments that we need to make. If at first, we are enjoying our summer vacation but now if they change it, we will have a rainy vacation. There will only be nine months of classes instead of ten months. It will be hard for us. Our length of studies will be shorten and we might be pressured if this will happen. 

     The students might have difficulties in going to school in the starting of classes because these months are cold. We might have diseases because of colds. And because of this, we might absent from the class. Our grades will be affected. The teachers might have difficulties also in adjustments with us.

     There will be no semestral break in a year since it is just the start of classes. The events that we are celebrating before like the "Independence Day" will not be included. The students might not enjoy their classes. They might get lazy in going to school if we feel it. We might not go to school if this will happen.

     They should not really change the starting of classes. So there is no need for some adjustments. The students and teachers will not have difficulties because of this. They should just maintain the stating of classe before. Think of good ideas to make the classes better. ^_^

     

Our Astronomy Day

     My grandmother woke me up at 5 in the morning. When I woke up this day, I was very excited to go to school to watch and learn about the astronomy. I prepared my food and things needed for this activity. I took a bath and wore my PE uniform. I commuted to arrive at the school.

     

     When I arrived at the school, I was expecting to see the props that we going to use for this activity but I was wrong. In the morning we still had our regular classes. Some of our teachers was not able to attend our classes because of the preparation for the astronomy day.We also helped them in cleaning the rooms that we will use for this activity. We removed the chairs and tables, swept and mapped the floor.

     When we are done cleaning, we saw a van came. We looked outside and saw that it is the van for the astronomy day. They brought the things needed  for the activity. They also brought some astronomers to explain what they are showing. W e continued with our classes.

     When it was our break time,  we walked around the school. We observed what they arepreparing so that we can have idea on what to see later. We saw black curtains at the Chemistry lab which will be used for the film showing and some pictures at the Physics room for the exhibit. We also saw a small dome at the gym. At first, I was disappointed with what I saw because there are only few materials and facilities prepared and we payed 300 pesos to join this activity.

     While we are having our classes, we saw some other students preparing for their film showing. Since  we are at the second batch, we will have it in the afternoon. We had different schedules so that we will not be overpopulated inside the room. We had different lunch breaks. When we are going to have our lunch, we the other students starting on their film showing.

     After our lunch break, we went back to school and started our film showing. We watched bout the galaxies and telescopes. After the film showing, we went to the next activity and we had our exhibit, the astronomer showed us some pictures and true meteor rocks. After the exhibit, we went at the gym. We went inside a dome, the astronomer explained the day, night and the solar system showed inside the digital dome.

     Unfortunately, It was a cloudy day we did not have our star gazing. They said that we will just continue it some other time when they come back. We just asked the astronomers the questions in our mind about the solar system. We learned a lot this day. After all this exhausting activity, we went home 7:30 in the evening.

If I Could be Someone, I’d Be Angel Locsin

     All of us have a special person that we really admire or idolize. This is not really bad unless we do not exceed to the level of overdoing it. Of course I admire my parents for their perseverance especially my mother who is always a fighter and a real survivor in real life. She is really very special to me. But the other person that I really admire and almost idolize is Angel Locsin.

     I started to like her when I was still in grade school. I watched her every night in her television series, “Mulawin”, “Mahika”, “Darna”, and “Asian Treasure” in GMA Channel 7. And even if she transferred to Channel 2 I still followed watching her TV series such as “Lobo” and “Imortal”. She has done many TV commercials. She even pursue with her career as film producer and fashion designer.

     As I grow older my admiration for Angel Locsin heightened that I even make my own research about her. I have learned that her real name is Angelica Colmenares. I was astonished because we have the same first name. She was born on April 23, 1985, a pure Bulakeña and daughter of Mr. Angelo Colmenares. Her parents separated when she was 14 years old and she has since lived with her father.

     She has a good educational background for she studied in reputable schools such as St. James School in Quezon City during her elementary and finished high School at the University of Sto.Tomas High School. She took a short-course for fashion design at Central Saint Martin’s College of Arts and Design in London. She started her showbiz career at the age of sixteen. Angel was discovered by a talent scout when she was shopping at SM City North EDSA in Quezon City.  She then auditioned for several commercials.

     But what I really admire most is her soft-spoken voice and humility in spite of her fame and wealth. As one of the brightest stars of Philippine Cinema, Angel Locsin continues to touch the lives of her millions of supporters and that includes me.  She is a role model for young women especially when her awareness to help the poor and the Filipino women started.  On April 23, 2007, Locsin celebrated her birthday with GABRIELA Foundation, a non-government organization that supports women and children. On April 20, 2008, Locsin organized a gift-giving to the less fortunate children in Payatas, Quezon City and gave poor children food, clothing and other basic needs which was supported by her sponsors.

     I’d like to follow her distinctive qualities and attitude in life. I want to succeed in my own career someday but I would like to stay humble and God-fearing at all times. I have the heart for the poor like me. I have the utmost respect for women for someday I would be like them. I hope I can also make my own fight for the rights of women and the oppressed.