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Shi Li Liang 824 Literary Essay The Odysseus By Homer Many fundamental emotions form the building blocks of our lives. These emotions help to shape the people that we are. These feelings are emotional necessities to keep us happy. No pieces of literature have these feelings more clear than The Odyssey by Homer. Throughout the course of this book, there is one major emotional theme and it is Love. Often times in life we search for a companion, someone to share our love and life together. Odysseus and Penelope's lasting relationship is an obvious representation of love in The Odyssey. Although Odysseus is gone for twenty years, he never forgets his faithful wife in Ithaca. This love helps him persevere through the many hardships that he encounters on his journey home. Penelope also exemplifies this same kind of love for Odysseus. At home in Ithaca, she stays loyal to Odysseus by unraveling her shroud and delaying her marriage to the suitors that are courting her. She always keeps the hope that her love, Odysseus will return. Odysseus and Penelope's marriage clearly illustrates the theme of love. The Odyssey also illustrates other relationships where love is of great importance. One of the most emphasized is the father-son relationship between Odysseus and Telemachos. This relationship is a little awkward because they never got the chance to get to know each other. However, they still care for each other's well being. Odysseus felt very furious, when he heard that all of the suitors were devouring Telemachos's future fortune and mistreating him. That ball of fire gives Odysseus the need to return and revenge the misuse of his family and property. Odysseus, like any parent, also misses his only child while he was at war. Telemachos on the contrary also displays a lot of love for his father. Telemachos leaves Ithaca as a fledgling to find any knowledge of his father in hope that he is still alive. Throughout most of his life, he has lacked a father figure and desperately needs that special attention and guidance from Odysseus, as he becomes a man. Their relationship seems to show how love can give you the strength to carry on. The other important father-son relationship that exhibits love is the one between Odysseus and Laertes. When Odysseus returns, he wishes to go see his father. When he confronts his father and tries to hide his identity, he is unable to finish his story because of the great sorrow in his father's eyes. This shows how much he loves his father and how greatly Laertes suffers that caused by him. The anguish that Laertes exhibits also shows how much love he has for his son. Since Odysseus assumed dead, it almost sent Laertes into a kind of depression. When Odysseus returned it gave Laetes an overwhelming happiness. This is a case where love seems to be the cure for pain and grief. Love is a major emotional theme in the Odyssey as evidenced by the relationships between Odysseus and his wife Penelope, as well as his relationships with Telemachos and Laertes.

Proposal Shi Li Liang 2/23/09 824 Turntable

Why am I interested in this? I think that the reason why I’m interested in Turntable is that I like the sounds that it can produce. A turntable can actually do more than what a phonograph can do. A phonograph can only record sounds and replay the sounds back, while a turntable can produce sounds when the record is being move. The sounds that a turntable can produce are amazing. What do I know? The first turntable made in the 1877, but it was call the Phonograph or Gramophone. It is in the late 20th century that phonographs evolved into turntables. In the beginning, Edison made his Phonograph for only recording sounds and replaying it back. He did not care about the records that the phonograph can play. Edison concentrated all of his effects on the cylinders, but it was working properly. Now, in the modern time, people changed the phonograph into turntable. A turntable is a phonograph, but it can do more things too. One cool thing that a turntable can do is the scratching sounds. There are many ways to produce a scratching sound on a turntable. Different way can produce a different sound. One type of scratching sound is moving the record back and fourth on the turntable. As of now, there are two main types of turntables. One of them is the belt-drive turntable and the other one is direct-drive turntable. Both of them have some weaknesses and some advantages. One weakness that the belt-drive turntable has is that the drive belt can wear or lose elasticity, and it changes the platter speed. The advantage is that it doesn’t need an expensive motor to run the turntable. One weakness that the direct-drive turntable has is the platter increases its proper speed. The advantage is that it doesn’t have a motor. The platter is drive by the magnetic field induced by the turntable’s stator. Planning out the Research The first week from 2/23-2/28, I’m going to research on the belt-drive turntable. Most of the information will be research on-line, and might get a book from the library too. Starting from March 1, the researched information will start to get draft. By the end of March 8, the drafts will be finish. The three week will be only being for researching on the second type of turntable, which is the direct-drive turntable. It will start from March 9 to the 16th and after the research is finish like the belt-drive turntable. It will have like the similar agenda. After the two types turntables are finish, I’m going to research on where turntable is mostly use. That might take about like two weeks, because I’m going to ask certain amount of people on this. When that is complete, I’m going to ask people on the two types of turntable, and which do they like. This might take about like two weeks too. After all, of this is all complete, I might record myself using a turntable. In the video, it might include some tips on using the turntable. When all of it is finish, it will be somewhere might May, or June. The video will definitely take a few weeks to record.

=I AM PUTTING MY ANNOTATIONS HERE IN MY OWN ACCOUNT, BECAUSE IT GOT DELETED. I KNOW THAT I SHOULDN'T POST IT HERE, BUT I HAVE TO. THE LAST TIME, THAT I POST IT ANNOTATIONS ON WIKI WAS LIKE A FEW DAYS AGO AT AROUND 11:00 PM. EVEN THAT DIDN'T PREVENT THE ANNOTATION FROM GETTING DELETE, SO I WILL JUST POST IT HERE FROM NOW ON. = = = Shi Li Liang 824 ELA Tolkien, J.R.R. __The Fellowship of the Ring.__ New York, NY: Houghton Mifflin Company, 1987. Total Number of Page: 398 Genre: FANTASY __The Fellowship of the Ring__ is a story about a Hobbit Named Frodo. The story takes place in a world where human is not the only race that is in the world. Fordo discovered that he has the One Ring, a ring that Sauron, the Dark Lord made to take over the world with. Frodo and his eight companions have to race against time to destroy the ring, before Sauron’s evil army take over the whole middle-Earth. This book is marvelous; it draws the readers into a world where good is battling evil. However, not be able to know what might happen next. The author, J.R.R. Tolkien brings the readers to a completely different world where freedom requires war. He created a whole fantasy world where this scenario will work, so readers will understand what he means. If you like to read about a fantasy world then this is a very good book for you.

Riordan, Rick. __The Lightning Thief.__ New York: Miramax Books/Hyperion Books for Children, c2005. Total Number of Page: 377 pages Genre: Fiction

__The Lightning Thief__ is a story about a Demigod named Percy. In the story, Percy discovered a shocking truth about him. The story takes place in Manhattan for the beginning part of the story, but it moves to Long Island. For his whole life, he had been kicked out of the numerous of schools and always get into trouble in his schools. During a trip to the beach, Percy, a Minotaur attacked Grover and Percy’s mom. Grover tried to warn them, but it was all too late. Percy, later found out that his fried is actually a satyr.

This book is remarkable, because it’s a collision course between archaic and modern time. The author is able to mix the ancient time with the modern time. The setting is in the modern time, but some of the character is from the ancient time. The author takes the past and brings it to the modern world. If you like to read about a story in the modern time about the past, then this is an excellent book for you.

Riordan, Rick. __The Sea of Monsters__. New York: Hyperion Books for Children, c2006. Total Number of Page: 279 pages Genre: Fiction

__The Sea of Monsters__ is a story about a demigod named Percy. In the story, Percy discovered he have a related brother. During his last day of school, Tyson saved him when the Laistrygonians attacked them. The story takes place in Manhattan and was traveling to find the Golden Fleece. During the quest to find the Golden Fleece, Percy met up with his old enemy that was planning to revive Kronos. Will he be able to find the Golden Fleece and survive? Well, you have to find out the truth.

This book is marvelous, because it’s just as good as the first book in the serial. The author is still able to create a fine story with the modern time about the past. Rick Riordan has the ability to bring the past and put together with the modern time. If you like to read a story about saving the world, then this is a fine book for you.

Riordan, Rick. T__itan’s Curse.__ Miramax Books/Hyperion Books for Children, c2007. Total Number of Page: 312 pages Genre: Fiction

__Titan’s Curse__ is a story about a demigod named Percy. In the story, Percy was dreaming that his friend Annabeth was in trouble, because Luke caught her. Throughout the serial, Luke turned his back on his father Hermes and helped Kronos to revive. In a Capture the Flag game, Artemis’ Hunters came into the Camp and they helped confirm that Percy’s dream was right. With the help of the hunters, Percy was able to go on a quest to help find Annabeth.

The book is showing how friendships can last forever. The Plot shows how Percy really cares for his best friend Annabeth. Percy is able to risk his own life to solve another life. This really shows how Rick Riordan uses the archaic people to show a long lasting friendship. If you like reading a book about long lasting friendships, this can be a great book for you.

Riordan, Rick. __The Battle of the Labyrinth.__ New York: Hyperion Books for Children, c2008. Total Number of Page: 361 pages Genre: Fiction

__The Battle of the Labyrinth__ is a story about a demigod named Percy. In the story, Percy and his demigod went on a quest into the labyrinth. The whole story takes place in the labyrinth that is right next the Half Blood Camp. The demigods had to find a way to navigate the labyrinth and stop Luke’s troop from attacking the camp. The rest is all in the book.

This book feels like it’s the last book in the serial, because everything is kind of getting better and the problems from the beginning. Some of the problems were Luke fighting against the demigods and now he can’t. The ending of the book is just shocking for me. This will be an amaze book, if you are into this serial.

Shan, Darren. __Demon Thief__. New York: Little, Brown, 2007. Total Number of Page: 250 pages Genre: Fiction

__Demon Thief__ is a story about a boy named Cornelius. For his whole lifetime, he has been seeing glowing patches floating in the air, but no body else can see them. During his vacation, his family moved into a small town, it was all happy into his little brother went missing. Well, his brother was kidnap by demons that can travel into the human world. Now, Cornelius is on a quest to find his little brother.

The author did a very good job on the book, because the settings were normal, but the things were scary. This will be a good book to anyone that like to read about demons and saving someone‘s live. Just a side note to anyone that doesn’t like reading horror books, it is not a good book to read. I repeat not a good book to read.

Shan, Darren. __Lord Loss.__ New York: Little, Brown and Co., 2006, c2005. Total Number of page: 233 pages Genre: Fiction

__Lord Loss__ is story about a boy named Grubbs, and his full name is Grubitsch. During his way back home from sneaking out of his aunt’s house, Grubbs discovered his whole family got kill by three demons. After, he went to a mental hospital for telling polices, that his family was kill by demon. With some help from his uncle, he was able to get and a have his vengeance.

This is a horrifying book. The scenes were excessively bloody. The author did a very good job on writing this book. The plot was good and the characters was great too. I would recommend this book to anyone that loves reading horror books.

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Pullman, Philip. __The Golden Compass.__ New York, NY: Random House, 1995. Total Number of Page: 399 Genre: Fiction

__The Golden Compass__ is a story about a young girl named Lyra. The story takes place in world related to this world. However, the strange thing is that everyone has a daemon, which is like a pet. Lyra has to get to the South to rescue her best friend Rogue from the Gobblers before it is too late. As she gets closer to the South, Lyra will learn what fate lies on the children that are in the Gobbler’s headquarter.

This book is astonishing, it draws the readers to an incredible world where friendships matter the most. The book has pages with struggles that Lyra have to go through to rescue her best friend. The author, Philip Pullman, challenges his readers to understand the experience of an unbreakable friendship. If you have best friends, then you will love this book.

Haddix, Margaret Peterson. __Among the Enemy.__ New York N.Y: Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers, 2005

Genre: Fiction Total Page: 214 pages __ Among the Enemy __ is a story about a boy named Matthias. He was caught in the middle of a cross fire between the population police and the rebels. Unsure what to do, he saved the officer anyway. What he didn’t expect was that he was brought to headquarter of the population police. Matthias became a member of the population police.

This book is amazing; it picked up where the last book was left off. The illegal third born children working inside the population police’s headquarter to sabotage their master plans. I recommend this book to people that loved suspense and twist in a book.

Braff, Joshua. __The Unthinkable Thoughts of Jacob Green.__ Chapel Hill, N.C: Algonquin Books of Chapel Hill, 2004.

Genre: Realistic Fiction Total Page: 259 pages __ The Unthinkable Thoughts of Jacob Green __ is a story about a Jewish boy named Jacob. The story takes place in New Jersey in 1977. His father Abram had always been a tyranny; he wanted Jacob to be prefect. That never really happened; Jacob always wanted to be like his brother Asher. Abram’s domination through the family had separated the family. Asher doesn’t like how Abram treats him. Claire who is Jacob’s mom doesn’t want to be with his father anymore. Jacob is trying his best to cope with his dad.

This story is amazing and interesting. Every page is filled with struggles with his dad. The content of the story is funny with the thoughts by Jacob. I recommend this book to readers that would want to read thoughts from the main character of the book. Chima, Cindy. __The Warrior Heir.__ New York: Hyperion, c2006. Genre: Fiction Total Page: 426 pages __ The Warrior Heir __ is a story about a boy named Jack that had special warrior power. The story takes place in a small Ohio town of Trinity. Jack’s life had always been different from other high school student’s life. He has to take medicine every single day and he also has a scar above his heart. Then one day, he forgot to take his medication. What end up happened was that he nearly killed someone in a soccer tryout. Jack lost control over his own strength. Later, he found out that he is one of the weirlinds.

The story is amazing, it’s very interesting too. From the moment, you pick up the book, you will never want to put it down into you are done. But then you will be hungry for me. The book is very suspenseful, there are just too twists to it. I recommend this book to everyone that loved reading suspenseful novel.

Pullman, Philip. __The Subtle Knife.__ New York: Knopf: Distributed by Random House, c1997. Total number of pages: 426 Pages. Genre(s): Fantasy, Fiction __ The Subtle knife __ is about a girl named Lyra and a boy named Will entering a new world from walking pass a portal. Lyra is on a mission to find his dad in the new world. As they went to find the Subtle Knife, they find out that it was for a king to have. Can they find the Knife and Lyra’s dad?

This book is good for everyone that loves a good plot for a mystery book. This serial takes readers to a new kind of world that is similarly to ours. Just for people that loves to be in a new world.

Pullman, Philip. __The Amber Spyglass.__ New York: Knopf, c2000.Total number of pages: 518 pages. Genre(s): Fantasy, Fiction __ The Amber Spyglass __ is the final book that follows the Subtle Knife. It’s about a girl named Lyra. Right after the Subtle Knife, Lyra got caught by Ms. Coulter. She is Lyra’s evil mother, the one that got her into this new world. But can she escape the malevolence mother and return back to her normal world. That’s what you have to find out.

This book is very good for people who love to read a good mystery book. The plot is unable to predict that’s why you have to read in order for you to know.

Shan, Darren. __Bec.__ New York: Little, Brown, 2007. Total number of pages: 241 pages Genre(s): Fantasy, Fiction __ Bec __ is about this girl named Bec living in Celtic Ireland in the 1600s. she is an orphan that wanted to become a priestess. Even thought she wasn’t powerful, her memory was the best of all. She was able to remember everything from birth. In the Ringfort, they were attacked by Demons. Can they stop the attack?

This story is not that scary but should read it if you get scared. But anyone who loves to read horrors then this is a good book for you. Just prepare for some horror scenes and that will be it.

Shan, Darren. __Blood Beast.__ New York: Little, Brown and Co., c2007. Total number of pages: 217 pages Genre(s): Fantasy, Fiction __ Blood Beast __ is set a year after Slawter. Grubbs started to notice all these changes after the mentions of becoming a werewolf. Dreams have been hunting him on the death of his family and demons that attacked him. Can he escape these wicked demons or will he die trying.

I think that for everyone who loves to read horror books then this might be a good for you. But this is not that scary, so this book is better if you don’t really like scary books.

Shan, Darren. __Demon Apocalypse.__ New York: Little, Brown, 2009, c2007. __ Demon Apocalypse __ is continuing the story from Blood Beast. Grubbs just found out that the tunnel to Hell has been open again. The tunnel was sealed about 1600 years ago by a priestess named Bec. Now Grubbs and his friends are in a mission to get the tunnel reseal so the extinction of mankind won’t happen. Can they do it in time or will they fail trying?

This book is not fit for people who hate reading scary books. They will not like this book. I will recommend you to read something else better than this.

 Shan, Darren. __Death's Shadow.__ New York: Little, Brown and Co., 2008. Total Number of pages: 204 pages

Genre(s): Fiction, Fantasy
===__ Death's Shadow __ is set about six months after Blood Beast. Bec came into the modern time with Bill-E’s former body. He was killed in the last battle with demons. Can they escape from the wicked demons this time and being able to find Grubbs? Read to find out what happens next! ===


===Now I don’t recommend this book to anyone that doesn’t like anything scary. If you read it then it might just hunt you for the rest of your life. But if you do like to read horror books then it is a very excellent book for you.  ===