Christina Billman // IB Lit. and Lang.

The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde may be the same person, but they have very different personalities.  Mr. Hyde is the evil that has boiled up inside of Dr. Jekyll himself, giving him the same knowledge that Dr. Jekyll has but with darker, more evil motivations. Step 1: Characterization Comparison In chapter 2, "Search for Mr. Hyde," we are able to see that this evil personality is put into human form the first time we meet Mr. Hyde.  In his first encounter with Mr. Utterson, Hyde was rude and bothered by their conversation.  From making rude statements such as "what do you want?" (Stevenson 60) to keeping the conversation as short as possible, we can see that Hyde was in a rush to get away from having this conversation.  When Utterson requested to see Hyde's face, Hyde was hesitant to show it, which allows us to infer that Hyde was afraid that Utterson would recognize him as Jekyll.  It is also shown that Hyde is a...

Using my Beowulf Freebie as my final blog post! Have a wonderful winter break my friends.

August 5, 2013. StOttilien. 1. Why do people who are not "evil" take the first step into evil? What, for instance, is involved in taking that first step  "down the primrose path to the everlasting bonfire"  ( Macbeth , 2.3)? What are the consequences of the individual choosing evil (particularly the internal consequences)? Those who take that first step to being evil do so for selfish reasons that come with benefits to one's own desires. We often think why are people evil? What drove them to be the way that they are?  The answer is that they all wanted something to benefit their own life. Being evil is not something people are born with. They become evil through their experiences and expectations. Taking the first steps to being evil involves a motivation, a goal, and no other way to reach that goal. For Macbeth and Lady Macbeth, the reason that they became evil and killed King Duncan was because the prophecy said that Macbeth would be the king and they...

It has been a very long week and I am going out of town so... FREEBIE!! Have a great Thanksgiving Everyone!

Prompt:   Writers often highlight the values of a culture or a society by using characters who are alienated from that culture or society because of gender, race, class, or creed. Explain how the character’s alienation reveals the surrounding society’s assumptions and moral values. The alienation  shown through  Jane Eyre  in this excerpt of Chapter 7 includes how the characters are perceived by their peers and the adults in their lives. One example of this is when Mr. Brocklehurst, the orphanage  supervisor, called out Julia for having curly red hair by saying "' WHAT is that girl with curled hair? Red hair, ma'am, curled--curled all over?' And extending his cane he pointed to the awful object, his hand shaking as he did so ... 'we are not to conform to nature'" (Bronte). The alienation of the orphans was displayed through the neglect from the workers at the orphanage. Through the lack of proper clothing for the winter and food that is inedible for th...

Buzz in a Box - 2013 When taking a first glance at this advertisement we can see that it is from the Coca-Cola company, it is a picture of a Pepsi can with a Coca-Cola cape on it, it is set outside on a rock, and it says "Everybody wants to be a hero!" However, as we take a deeper look into this image we see that Pepsi released an advertisement against Coca-Cola with this exact same image, but the words on the ad said "We wish you a scary Halloween!" and this ad by Coca-Cola then came out as a reaction to Pepsi. This shows that there is a rivalry between Coca-Cola and Pepsi, and Coca-Cola believes that they are the better of the two brands. In reference to the seven deadly sins, this shows Pride because Coca-Cola is confident that they are better than their rival, Pepsi. The audience for this advertisement is soda drinkers because they want to get the message out that if they were to pick a brand to drink, they should pick Coca-Cola over Pepsi. This audienc...

https://somyname.freestatelegal.org/ As I googled "what does the name Christina mean," all I could find was that it meant that I was a follower of Christ. Although that is true, I wanted something more so I could analyze if a name is truly able to define someone. Many of my friends call me "Tina," which is short for Christina, so I thought I would give that a try. One website had a definition that really stuck out to me because there were many aspects that were very true to who I am. It suggested that  I enjoy when things are done the way that I want them to be done. This is very accurate and I am also willing to take a leadership role to do so. Also, I see myself as someone who is affectionate towards others and very cooperative, as the definition stated. One aspect of this that really stuck out to me was that it suggested that I may be interested in the arts, and dance is my passion. However, one part of the definition did not match up to who I am. It said th...