Good-Morrow Commentary (AWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWW :)

In John Donne’s The Good-Morrow, Donne uses the specific repetition of “one” and “world“, and diction, to create a romantic tone and to illustrate his eternal love that he longs for. These words are often repeated to illustrate how Donne is persistent and committed to change and to show how much he wants to combine his world with another, which creates eternal love. Not only that, but this use of repetition and diction exemplifies that his maturity level has risen.

In the first stanza, Donne is deemed as lustful, childish, and immature, in which Donne clearly identifies with. Examples such as “…Sucked on country pleasures, childishly?”…..or “ If ever any beauty I did see which I desired, and got, ‘twas but a dream of thee” demonstrate how Donne just “ran through women” so to speak because he could. This shows his immature and lustful behavior. However, at the end, the line ‘twas but a dream of thee” demonstrates his change in attitude; he is realizing that “she” is the person that he really wants and that is what he has been waiting for. From this, we can imply that he has become more mature and that he really is committed to finding a serious and honest relationship.
The second stanza is where the repetition occurs. Examples include “Which watch not one“…..“And makes one“……“Let sea-discoveres to new world“….“Let maps to others, worlds on worlds“…..“Let us possess one world, each hath one, and is one.”, which show that he is very persistent, yet committed to making a true relationships happen. His constant repetition of one and world demonstrate his longing for eternal love and the importance of becoming one with someone. The effect of this repetition is that it causes one to say “aww” because of his diction.
Stanza three also illustrates his higher maturity level, his commitment, and his want for eternal love by the use of “ two loves be one”. This shows that not only has he progressed from running through women, but it really finalizes the fact that he wants to make one world with someone, and that that” one love” is what he as been truly longing for. On a more literary note, this constant reference to the world and one illustrates John Donne’s talent as a metaphysical poet due to the fact that he mentions less physical things and more mental, emotionally, or spiritual things.
Overall, Donne’s repetition of one and world illustrates the fact that not only has he matured enough to be with one woman, and admit it, but to really settle down, become one with someone, and love eternally.

What about the Other Cancers? ( A_O_R)

For my act of resistance, I decided to raise awareness about the cancers of the body which are not commonly discussed. I mean, we usually talk about breast cancer, lung cancer, etc, but what about eye cancer, pancreatic cancer, colon cancer, cervical cancer??? So in order to get more people aware about these cancers, I deciced to use different colored ribbons to represent the different colors of cancers, and I placed them on a tote, which could be easily seen. I used pink for Breast cancer ( which we all know), I used red for World Aids Day ( which isnt a cancer, but it is just as important), blue to represent cervical cancer, and brown for colon cancer ( how appropriate :). I think that my cancer awareness was not only creative, but informative. It allowed people to explore the reality of many cancers and how they affect people. Moreover, I feel that my cancer awareness was very effective because people began to ask for ribbons from my bag. I mean, I was happy to give them away, and It let me kno that people were really interested in my "art" if you will, and it made me happy that I was spreading my awareness effectively to my fellow peers.

Speaking of colors to represent cancers, I found a website which gives a NUMEROUS amounts of ribbons that are signified by their color and the disease, disorder, problem, etc that they represent. For example, black represents gun control, amish support, and mourning. Light blue ribbons represent Graves Disease, Lymphedema, and Pro Choice. Burgandy Ribbons represent Brain Aneurysm, Post-Polio Syndrome, and Sickle-Cell Anemia. Gray represents Asthma and allergies, along with many others. I think that this website is very interesting and informative, and it taught me about many other colors of ribbons that I had no idea existed. The website is http://www.personalizedcause.com/... check it out.

Names ( Lysistrata, Bernarda, Hedda Gabler)

Looking at these three names, they all share the same connotations of powerful, controlling, leader, maybe manipulator, or some time of head figure. Looking at the name Lysistrata, I found that she is a leader and she uses her power to control others, and I also found " lyrisist" out of her name, which could imply that she uses her words to control and manipulate others. Bernarda, as well all know, is a manly and manipulative figure, because her name is part man, and she also uses her power to control others. Likewise, Hedda Gabler uses her power in order to control George, and from her name I got " Head Of", which implies that she is powerful and a leader.

Lysistrata, Bernarda, Hedda Gabler

Looking at these three women, they all share a common themes, power & control. Lysistrata uses her power to get the men to stop the war, and controls them by being abstinent from sex. Bernarda uses her power to control her daughters' lives, and Hedda Gabler uses her power to control George and to also attain what she wants. Overall, these three women use their power in order to control others, and to get what they want.

Birds and its significance.

In Lysistrata, there was a place in the book where the women were compared to birds. I think this is significant because it shows that the women can stick together through any adversity or issue, and lead their family to safety. If you think about how birds fly together, in a V-shape, that shows that the leader, and in this case Lysistrata, lead her pact to victory and safety, but also stuck together with them, and never let them down.

What if??

What if the tables were turned, and the men would have become abstinent, would the women have given in and had those "feelings" so quickly? I think that the women would have been able to withstand the abstinence due to the fact that they had the will power to do it themselves against the men. If they have the power to abstain from the men, then they should have no problem if the tables were turned, but they already have experience.

24 hrs.........wow....really???

Oh-em-gee, do you mean to tell me that the men couldn't even last 24 hrs before they started to go crazy and bounce off the walls???!! That must mean that the men either have it daily or they are just fiends. Yet, looking at this more deeply, what does this actually symbolize? I think it symbolizes that the women have so much power physically, that the men couldn't withstand a full day before they wanted it. This just goes to show that " Life with women is hell. Life without women is hell too."