Christina Billman // IB Lit. and Lang.

The moment you’ve all been waiting for… another Tay - Tina Collablog. You’re welcome. Thanks to our loyal followers, you keep us going. #2peat. xoxo, T & C. Some guiding questions we decided to further explore: 1. How would you describe the “ American Dream ?” Ahh yes, the American Dream. I would describe the “American Dream” as the 1920s if I were asked to classify it as a time period. If I were asked in a more general sense, I would say the American Dream is an ideology in the minds of Americans in which they wish for a more prosperous future. In the context of the 1920s and The Great Gatsby , this idea of the American Dream can be seen through the upward social mobility for the American citizens in the book. In the 1920s, America had just got out of WW1, so there was a huge economic boom. This allowed people to work hard and move their status economically or socially if desired. The culture in America revolved around materialistic things because citizens had more...

 Act 5 Scene 1 of  The Tragedy of Macbeth  by William Shakspeare This is an excerpt from The Tragedy of Macbeth  when Lady Macbeth was sleepwalking when the Gentlewoman and Doctor found her. Enjoy my commentary on the famous out damned spot  passage! https://drive.google.com/open?id=1jwcXOBOI1ivWFbHAi27TJrRYp3cffI7B Personal Scoring: A: Knowledge & Understanding of Text 7 - I referenced the context not only of the text as a whole but also where this excerpt was placed within the text and how this was a result of past events and how it foreshadowed/impacted future events in the play. However, I could have potentially chosen better quotes for my analysis since the ones that I chose all had similar topics and were not very diverse. B: Understanding of Literary Features 7 - I referenced 2 literary devices used within the text, each with 3 quotes to back up how they were significant not only to the theme but also to the audience and how they were...