Poem #31

Monorhyme

My journey has ended

I feel like it was intended

My opinions, thoughts and arguments have been bended

My life has been sort of mended

I am feeling quit splendid

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Poem #27

Rhyme

Learning about queer theory

it makes me a little weary

It is going to be a little weird

but not more than I feared

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Poem #26

Rhyme

As the movie ends

it seems that it defends

Women and all they stand for

And that we can’t ignore

We are just as equal

Hopefully there is not a sequel

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Blog #25

I am going to blog about what I have read in Middlesex so far. I am around page 100. I know that I should be farther but I am ok with this. As much as I like to read I find this book a very slow start. When you get to the part where Desdemona and Lefty are escaping Greece it is sometimes hard to understand. Once you get past that part it gets a lot better. I am at the part where they are coming to America and going to live with their cousin in Detroit. I find it weird that they decided to marry each other considering they are brother and sister. I don’t know how they could hide this from everybody. I also can’t believe their cousin can keep it a secret from her husband. I am eager to get to Calliope’s part. I can’t wait to finish the book. I like that this book explores queer theory and I find that interesting.

I found a song online call Not Looking Back. The chorus lyrics are basically about not looking back and what is done is done. I feel that this reflects Desdemona and Lefty.
I have tried and I’ve failed miserably
I’m not looking back
I’m free to decide
They’ve already wasted time
I’m not looking back

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Blog #24

When I originally took the archetypes quiz at the beginning of the semester I got that I was The Innocent. “The Innocent is the prefallen person who lives–or tries to live–in Edan. The Innocent’s gift to the world is trust, optimism, and belief in things as they are. At the lowest level, belief is preserved by denial; at the highest level, by transcendence.” My original response was that this was shocking, and I still think that. I do not believe myself to be innocent at all. Young maybe in the terms of age but not innocent.  I am optimistic most of the time but that is the only real thing that matches up.When I took the quiz in Awakening the Heros Within I got totally different archetypes.

Although The Innocent was still ranked high being one of the top three it was not number one. My number one was actually The Fool. This to me was probably more shocking than The Innocent. The fool from what I have learned in class is often the smartest person. The goal is enjoyment, pleasure, and aliveness. This so far makes sense and explains me a little bit. Gift is joy, freedom and liberation. This seems more like me. The second one was The  Lover. I didn’t even have to look at lover to know that I would probably match up and I did. The Lover’s goal is bliss, oneness and unity. Fear is loss of love and disconnection. Gift is commitment, passion and ecstasy. I feel that out of the three archetypes The Lover is most like me.

I enjoyed learning about the archetypes overall. I wish we could have talked about them more and class. I feel like I am more familiar with some like the caregiver, the innocent, the fool, and the lover. The ones I still don’t know much about are the sage, the magician, and the seeker. I think for future classes you should do more in-depth things with them.

I choose Stand by Rascal Flatts. I feel that not only the lyrics but the video talks about standing when it is hard to. It shows that one person can go through a lot of archetypes.

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