Saturday, March 29, 2008

A Streetcar Named Desire

What an interesting play it is! I like it very much. This movie is slightly different from the book that I have purchased. The ending in the movie shows that Stella leaves her husband while in the book the ending is ambiguous.
“A Streetcar named Desire” portrays two major characters which are Blanche DuBois and Stanley Kowalski. These two characters have obviously different characteristics. Blanche who experiences downfall in fortune is a fragile person. Stanley, on the other hand is a violent man. He is also abusive to woman rounds him. He hits Stella, his wife and he also rapes her sister in-law, Blanche. As a conclusion, we can see that every character has a very different trait.

A Streetcar Named Desire

What an interesting play it is! I like it very much. This movie is slightly different from the book that I have purchased. The ending in the movie shows that Stella leaves her husband while in the book the ending is ambiguous.
“A Streetcar named Desire” portrays two major characters which are Blanche DuBois and Stanley Kowalski. These two characters have obviously different characteristics. Blanche who experiences downfall in fortune is a fragile person. Stanley, on the other hand is a violent man. He is also abusive to woman rounds him. He hits Stella, his wife and he also rapes her sister in-law, Blanche. As a conclusion, we can see that every character has a very different trait.

Saturday, March 15, 2008

How to be evaluated??????

Hmmmmm..... makes me feel really nervous.......till now, I'm not the chosen one to be called to present or in other word, to teach the whole class... luckily, I’m doing my micro teaching in pair..my partner??? of course Zuwariyah Adi. She is a good partner. Talking about the teaching, I'm sure that we are ready for this. After been told about this since several weeks ago, we prepared for this.
Hmm, the feeling to be evaluated? Of course and for sure I feel nervous, and sometimes my mind made a very positive thinking: “ahh, they are just my friends who’s going to evaluate me..so, there’s nothing to be afraid of.”. It is so amazing when my mind is guiding me to be calm. But, actually it is very rare to happen.
The preparation for the teaching day? Hmm, seems like both of us are ready to be a very good teacher for all my friends. Can we? Of course, because they are evaluating us. So, we must be a good teacher. For that time, I must beware of my language, my pronunciation and also my grammar. It is not something easy for me as I’m rarely using English in my daily conversation. So, I deserve it. I think, it is better for me to start using this language seriously.
There is nothing more to say.. Now, my partner and I just waiting for the time and….just wait and see.. I can’t promise anything, but I’ll try my best.

Saturday, March 8, 2008

How to evaluate peer????

In evaluating my friends, there are several criteria that must be taken into consideration. I have to evaluate them based on their performance; I mean the way they are presenting their lesson. I realize that it is very hard to evaluate people if we are actually at the lower level than them, or maybe just at the same level as they are. That is the problem that I faced when evaluating my friends as I think I’m not good enough to evaluate them but I try my best.
To be honest, what can I say is I think all of my friends (who has finished with their session) did great in their presentation. It can be seen through their performance during their presentation. They dress well; as the teacher for the whole class. Then they conduct the class very well in their own way to attract students. They are very great; in my eyes.
The activities provided also one of the items which must be seriously taken into consideration. Hmmm, I think they are good enough in creating their own ‘killing’ exercises..Huh, quite nervous until there is another person called to answer the questions; as long as that person is not ME.

Wednesday, March 5, 2008

Teiresias-my hero

Teiresias is one of the important characters in the drama entitled Oedipus Rex by Sophocles. As we all know, Teiresias is a physically blind man. But, it does not mean that he is weak as he is actually ‘stronger’ than Oedipus. He is the blind man that comes to tell Oedipus the real situation but as Oedipus is the intellectually blind king does not accept Teiresias words. His coming to Oedipus’s palace is the starting to the misery of the king. Through this drama, we can actually see that Teiresias is a special character. Although he is blind, he knows everything happens accurately for examples, who are Oedipus’s real parents which Oedipus himself doesn’t know it. More, he knows who is the murderer of the former king of Thebes, King Laïos, who is actually Oedipus’s real father. For me, Teiresias is the character who is very special as he may does not has the ability to see but he can see through his heart.