ISP 09

Scarlet Caruso
ISP 09- England
March 5th - March 12th

Day 1-

A lot of emotions are involved in travailing. There's fatigue, irritability, excitement and nervousness. Currently, I am experiencing almost all of these. Fatigue being one of the most common emotions during travel is a feeling I am experiencing currently. Right now my feet are aching, my head is pounding and my eyelids drooping. There is nothing I can do to control this but to sleep. Another feeling i have right now is excitement. I have been waiting for this trip for a while, and its so exciting to think about all the wonderful things we'll be doing. OF course, the excitement is affecting my sleeping. The final emotion I am experiencing is nervousness. I am nervous I forgot to pack an essential. I am nervous that one of us is going to get hurt or lost. All of these emotions come with class trips, but the fact that we are going out the country makes all these emotions double.

Day 2-
As I am sitting here writing, I feel warmer than I have in quite a while. The green grass assures me that spring is coming soon. I haven't been able to look up and see the bright shining sun and blue sky in at least three months. The tinkling water has a calming affect on the class. For a few minutes we are quiet.

The city is moving at a fast pace. People running and rushing. A car honks at a slow mover. "s'cuse me"s and "move please"s could be heard throughout the exciting day. We are not like the people of this city. We wander and stop to look at the sublime sights around us. We enjoy the city more because our time with it is limited.

Day 3-

Restlessness.
The game begins.
The players feet maneuvering with skill.
GOAL!
The crowd goes wild....
"CHARLTON! CHARLTON! CHARLTON!"
The game continues in the same fashion.
Watford wins.
Disappointment swirling around us.

Day 5-

Brick Lane Markets:

The street is filled with wonderful goodies that any girl would want. We maneuver our way around leading one another to the "cutest" things we've found yet. "I would not mind shopping here for the rest of my life" I say. Ceilie agrees. We stare hungrily at the adorable clothing that we so desperately wish to purchase. Upset and disappointed we reach the group. The sadness swells as well look at our classmates purchases. We should have bought something.

Day 7-

I stare at the elaborate designs. What would it be like to live here? I would run, hide and play all over the castle. Being served anything and everything I need. It would be absolutely amazing. I would love it but if I was born into it I wouldn't know how lucky I was. As I stare at the beautiful fabrics, magnificent paintings and graceful furniture I am sure that living here would be divine.

Day 8-

We slop onto the train and ungracefully drag our luggage behind us. Anna kindly asks a nice man if could move because there is four of us. He abides and helps with our suitcases. As we settle we laugh and giggle. Someone mentions how we're the loudest on the train. Then a large group of third graders pile on. Not even the fours of us could compete with that boisterous noise. We hear screams, giggles, sound effects and little kid sneezes as the train continues to roll down the tracks. When they get off our entire car let's out an inward sigh. And the train goes on down the tracks.

ISP

Parker Verhoeff

ISP

Mr. Salsich

3.31.2009

ISP Journal

In England from March 5^th-12^th

3/5

Waking Up at 2:00 a.m. is not my idea of fun, but we all managed to slowly, and groggily get up four our exciting trip to England! The bus ride to the airport was long and strenuous, anxiously awaiting our departure overseas. As hard as I tried, I could not seem to sleep, even while I listened to the soft, mellow melodies of Tristan’s “Ipod”. When we got to the airport, however I did not feel tired. The anxiety, twisting and churning in my stomach, began to take its toll. The knowledge that we’re finally embarking on the trip, that I have been looking forward to since fifth grade and some of us since pre-school began to sink in. I am feeling a sense of awe for the excitement to come. I also can’t wait for this trip to commence, once we land in England. But I most certainly am going to feel exhausted tonight from being up since 2:00 a.m. Lastly, I know that I will remember what I will see, and what I’ve already seen for years to come.

3/6

As I sit here under the eye-blinding sun, on this old brown bench, I listen to the chirps and squeaks of the birds. I listen to the gentle pitter-patter of the fountain, forcing a small, but respectful stream of water up and out its spout. I watch people go about there day, walking, rushing back to reality.

Strolling around London was an exquisite experience; witnessing buildings that were built more than two centuries ago; looking at the very same buildings that were looked at by Charles Dickens. Given they were probably more overgrown with long vines, and riddled with a few more cracks; vines that almost suffocate the buildings and cracks that form veins. Every building was like this I noticed, even the informal pub we stopped at.

3/7

Awaiting the day with a burning intensity, I sit on this soft couch. I sit tentatively watching, as people stroll past me. But I rest my legs. I rest my mind.

Imagine a stadium full of people screaming all at once, for one specific reason; “football”! I noticed their devotion and passion for the game. For instance, Mr. Salsich was talking with some locals on the train and asked how much they love the sport, a man replied, “It’s our only sport.” This tells me how large their infatuation with “football” really is. However the game was overwhelmingly exciting, either way. The final score was 3-2, Watford (the away team) over Charlton Athletic. Going down to the wire, it made for a terrific day in England!

3/9

The market, filled with cool commodities, holds more treasures than we will ever know. “One man’s trash, is another man’s treasure”, they always say. This definitely pertains to this market, which had a booth filled with old records and torn up books. The market has its own culture that, I believe, is better than our own.

3/10

The oldest classroom in the world that is still used today is located here. This is a place for knowledge, and a place of dignity. Touring Eaton College was an excellent experience, being able to see the towering chapels and overpowering pipe organs. The food was also very satisfying, especially after having only a bowl of cereal for breakfast, and tirelessly walking around Windsor Castle. Our guide, the choir teacher, was very personal and made the tour ever more enjoyable. I was in awe when I saw all of the boys in tails and white bow-ties. We now sit in an abandoned classroom, quietly and solemnly twitching away our pencils. We all sit, recollecting. It was a very interesting day do far, as we head for Evensong. Today we felt the royal side of England, from Windsor Castle to the prestigious Eaton College.

3/11

The breathtaking landscape outside calms and soothes me. I’m in awe of its beautifulness. I am in awe of the buildings that haven’t changed for centuries, and probably will not change for centuries to come. Vibrant colors of green and sharp undertones of brown catch my eye. This is the same countryside that Shakespeare saw. Finally we reach our destination of Stratford upon Avon.

Kates Post

Kate Scott
Mr. Salsich
February 26, 2009
English 9
A Brave New World:
An Essay
What if we all lived on a peaceful world where you didn’t have to worry about war or fights? On the island that Prospero and Miranda lived on, they lived in peace at the end. They forgave and accepted there self’s and each other.

TS In the play “The Tempest” every one has changed. SD Firstly, Prosper, who was kicked out of his kingdom by his own brother, was finally able to let the anger go. CM For 12 years he has held onto anger towards his brother and has been waiting to get revenge. CM But, Prospero is tired of being angry and decides to forgive his brother. SD another person who has found peace is Miranda. CM When the boat crashed Ferdinand swam to the island and found Miranda. CM before they even knew each other for more then a day they fell in love and got married and will live together in peace forever. SD Another person that is bringing peace to the island is Caliban. CM he is finding out that he does not need to follow any one but himself. CM He has become his own person. CS Every one on the island has found peace in them self or with some one.


TS If are world was ever going to be peace full a lot would have to change. SD I feel that the first step to a peaceful world would be acceptance. CM Everyday things happen in the world just because people cannot understand each other or them self’s. CM If people could learn to accept people for who they are, how they look, or what they believe in the world would be much more serene. SD Another virtue the world need is forgiveness. CM A lot of people in the world hold grudges and never forgive. CM Once people can learn to forgive every one can learn to get along. SD The last virtue I think the world needs more of is service. CM A lot of people talk about going and doing something for some one but they don’t usually do it. CM If everyone did just one thing for one another the world would be much better. CS With these three virtues every one would be happier and the world would be peaceful.


If the world was able to give service and help each other I feel that we would all be more productive. We would not have all of the fighting we do today.

Scarlet's Essay!

Scarlet Caruso
English 9
Hamilton Salsich
2/26/09

Brave New World:
An essay on the ending of The Tempest by Shakespeare


What does it take to make a community, a country, a world to become completely happy and peaceful?(PERIODIC SENTENCE) Does it take an inspiring leader? Or a simple, "I'm sorry"? There are many things that can get humans to get along. In The Tempest the island is fortuitous(SAT) enough to achieve this state of peace.

Many things can cause people to come together and create a new and better community. Knowledge is one of those things. When learning, people become closer because they want to share the knowledge and learn together. All of the characters in The Tempest learned about themselves and they have all become better people. When tragedy strikes many people tend to become closer friends. When the shipwreck happened it ended up bringing people together. For example, Miranda and Ferdinand found love out of the deleterious (SAT) shipwreck. Another thing that brings people together is recognizing ones flaws. When people realize that they might not be as great as they think they are it helps the community move forward and become better. For example Trinculo realized that he should not drink anymore, now he won't spread his disease to the people around him and now the island is a better place.(LOOSE SENTENCE) Many things helped the island become a better place and those were knowledge, tragedy and accepting ones flaws. Now the island is a "brave new world".

If I were to choose three virtues to create a peaceful world I would decide on creativity, enthusiasm and love. Creativity is something that the world needs. Without creativity we would not have music, art or entertainment. Those things are staples of humankind. Enthusiasm is something you would need as well. Would I feel inspired by President Obama's speech to Congress if he was mumbling and not making eye contact with audience as if he did not care? No, I would not. So, you need to have enthusiasm in that the problem will get better and that we can do it! The last and most definitely not least we would need love. Love is what weaves the sometimes ripped and torn blanket of humanity together. Without love this world as we know it would not exist.

On the island of The Tempest all they needed was knowledge, tragedy and the realization of one's flaws. In our world I believe it would take creativity, enthusiasm and love. So many different things could be used to renovate (SAT) beautiful world. Our world is full of, "beauteous mankind" all we need is a little help.

Kimo- Brave New World

Kimo Gray
12.25.09
English 9
Mr. Salsich.

Brave New World
An essay on The Tempest and Society Construction

Webster’s Dictionary defines “Society” as “An organized, voluntary association working together because of common interests, beliefs, or profession.” In William Shakespeare’s play, “The Tempest,” the diverse inhabitants of an island put aside their disparities and disputes so that they can survive in their own “Brave New World.” There are no such things as social classes, no such thing as corrupted power, just a true society, one that molds itself from the shards of rubble into a beauteous symbol for the world to see.

As President Barack Obama promises us, “There is no easy way to fix a problem so intricate and complicated…But hear me, this will be fixed.” There is no such thing as an easy solution. In fact there can be no solution to the problem like the one in “The Tempest” if not for forgiveness. Through forgiveness, Prospero was able to thwart Antonio and Sebastian’s plot. Through forgiveness, Ferdinand found and was allowed to marry the love of his life. Through forgiveness, Prospero was able to free himself from his confinement to magic. Some of the most unappreciated machines on Earth are timepieces. Slowly meshing the cogs within, clocks are always on a correction coarse to define our when. Even a broken clock is right twice a day. This is how this “Brave New World is;” The inhabitants of the Island know the difficulties that lie ahead, but must rely on each other, on each individual ‘cog,’ so that they can excel in the prosperity of peace. (Loose sentence) This eccentric congregation (Sat); a jester, a drunk, a monster with inner beauty, two conniving brothers, a solemn king, a renounced duke, his daughter and the love of her life, an old man with more wisdom that hairs on his beard, and all the other shipmen, fairies, and wonders of the Island rejoice in this Brand New World, one which requires everybody willing to love to lend a tender hand.

Though there is no clear recipe for a new society, there are a few key elements required.(Periodic Sentence) While forming a new society, you have to accept that not everything is going to work out at once. One important trait needed is flexibility, or the ability to take your society and mold whatever isn’t working into something else. A society can never be perfect, but if you don’t enhance it than adversity(SAT) is inevitable. Another key trait involved in a society is responsibility. As a mentioned earlier, a society isn’t just one or two people. It is many people, who all have to pull their own weight for everyone to succeed. A third trait required is humility. In order to form a “Brave New World” you have to be amicable(SAT), and accept that everyone is equal and that you are as equal as everyone else. Along with humility comes simplicity, or the simple need to put away our pompous egos and work together, or else we’ll die alone. Flexibility, responsibility, humility, these are but three of the many virtues that make up a society, but when harnessed, are a force unprecedented.

As we examine these elements of society, I question, “Does our own society uphold these virtues?” The answer I found, was no. Sadly, our society today focuses more on cheating, stealing, lying, all the things a society does not need. We are going through bad times lately, but as long as we remain flexible, maintain our responsibilities to our nation, and uphold the humble title of American, than we, just like the citizens of the Island, can make our world a better place.

Parker

Parker Verhoeff

Mr. Salsich

English 9

2.26.09

A Brave New World:
An Analysis on What Was Done in The Tempest, and What Needs to be Done Today

An island full of society's rejects; misfits that hadn't even found the place where they fit in, somehow found the key to happiness. They made ammends; reconciled with eachother. They each had the courage, and diligence to carry out this incredible deed.

In The Tempest, Miranda realizes "how beauteous mankind is!" The rest of the characters agree, explaining how they all are now reborn.-Loose Sentence Gonzalo goes on to say "In one voyage did Claribel her husband find at Tunis, and Ferdinand, her brother, found a wife where he himself was lost, Prospero [found] his dukedom in a poor isle and all of us [found] ourselves when no man was his own." In one shipwreck, there was happiness to be found. At the end of the long, dark tunnel of despair, there was a light. A light that shines bright, on this "brave new world". Even Caliban, Stephano, Antonio and Trinculo, who were portrayed as the villains throughout the story, have now reconciled-FAST. After, they drank themselves to pure oblivion for the majority of the play, they realized their wrong-doings, and since Prospero has forgiven them, they forgave themselves. This action was as much necessary as it was, extraordinary. Prospero had forgiven them because he needed closure himself. He had realized that his magic wasn't all that good either, so he drowned his books, and broke his staff along with it. Two shipwrecks, caused many more people the happiness they deserved.

For our world- our realities- to ever become as peaceful and ostentatious-FAST, as the spurious-FAST, evanescent-FAST world on the Island of The Tempest, we need diligence, forgiveness, and courage.-Periodic Sentence We would need to be diligent to forgive, and we would need the courage to do it. As Prospero forgave his enemies, we need to stop holding our useless grudges that benefit no one. Forgiveness would end all wars, all conflicts that have been going on in this world for centuries. For instance, Muslims have been prosecuted by the Christians since the crusades. Since there has been no forgiveness between these to parties, we are at war with them today, in Iraq. I know this seems a little naive, but if you think about countries forgiving other countries for things that were done a long time ago, we would be living in a much better place then we are now.-Compound-Complex Sentence We all need to show the courage that was portrayed by all of the rejects on that island. This has to be done dilligently, and with dignity. I feel like we were taught this in kindergarten; if someone hits you don't hit back, use your words. It is something that is as simple enough to teach to five year olds, but complicated enough to fill the world with violence and terror for milleniums to come.

This "brave new world" can be our world. We are as courageous as Prospero, and diligent as Ariel. Their perfect island, can become reality. But we need to redeem ourselves first. We need to find ourselves, until the warm blanket of redemption comforts and relieves us of our cruelty.

Scarlet's Essay

Scarlet Caruso

English 9

Hamilton Salsich

2/23/09

Music:

An essay on the effects of music in Shakespeares's The Tempest and in my life

TS:We all have something that calms us. SD:It could be a fresh cup of coffee in the morning or a kiss on the head from your mother before going to sleep. SD:There is something that makes us hide every bad quality we posses and makes us seem kind and calm. CS:Caliban's something is music.(SHORT SENTENCE)

TS:Caliban, a horrid creature, is only calm when his music is playing.(APPOSITIVE) SD:Caliban loves music and music loves Caliban. (CHAISMUS) CM:The music, "gives[s] delight and hurt[s] not." CM:He loves nothing more than his "sounds and sweet airs". SD:Caliban believes that music can make anything happen. CM:The music makes him happy and let's him dream while asleep. CM:He even believes, " the clouds [...] would open and show riches" when the island's music plays. CS:To Caliban nothing is better than this music of his and he absolutely loves it. (COMPOUND -COMPLEX SENTENCE)

TS:Caliban is not the only one that is affected my music, we all are. SD:I truly love music. CM:It makes me dance, makes me sing, makes me joyous. CM:When listening to a good song, I can't help but dance around. SD:I only need a song I know well, to start belting out the words. CM:Some songs make me feel so intensely, it's mind blowing. CM:For example, "Across The Universe" by The Beatles has the ability to bring me to tears. CM:As I sit listening to the winding melodies and the beautiful lyrics I can't help but be so amazed that I begin to cry. SD:Music will always be a part of what I do. CS:I, like Caliban, believe, "[the] thousand twangling instruments" can make anything happen.

TS:Everyone needs something that makes them relax. SD:For Caliban and I, music is that something. SD:Without music, without those graceful tunes, without our beautiful instruments we would both have nothing.(PARRALLEL PREPOSITIONAL ) CS:Anything could be calming to someone but for Caliban and I, music is that drug, that beautiful oasis that brings us total happiness.