Dracula the Movie?

I believe that if Dracula was turned into a thriller the movie would work very well. It would not have to be re-written completely, just the language so that people could understand it better. This book is already a
"thriller"so making it into a movie would not be that difficult. I would be very interested to see Dracula turn into a modern movie. It would be much different watching everything play out rather than trying to picture it in my head. I hope it does turn into a modern movie sometime soon.

Dracula

Dracula is a completely different story than Twilight, which is what we have mainly talked about this semester. I realized while reading how scary the original vampire truly was. I had always heard stories of vampires and such but never read one for myself until Twilight and now Dracula. This was such a new story to me. I liked reading the ideal story of the vampire that I had never actually read before. It was a "new" refreshing story much better than the Twilight series.

Ambrogio

I really enjoyed this story as well. I liked how each different God cursed him with something different. I also thought the fact that Artemis ended up feeling bad and giving him blessings. After cursing him instead of just taking it away she just gave him immortality and called it a blessing. However, I would not consider immortality a blessing. If you are truly immortal then you obviously live forever, which means you live for X amount of years and then lose all of your loved ones, possibly get more, and then lost those. I would not find immortality to be a blessing.

Cain and Lilith

I always knew that there were different versions of the first vampire however when I first read about Cain being the first vampire I was shocked. The idea of Cain being the first vampire was completely new to me because I had only ever heard the story from the Bible. This idea was completely different. I had never heard anything like it. I thought it was a really good idea because God from the Old Testament was wrathful and would be cruel enough to curse Cain like that. It was a really cool and interesting idea.

Carmilla

I really like Carmilla so far. It is so much different than any other vampire story we have read because it is a female vampire. This is going to make the story much more feminine. Most vampire stories are males, or  on the rare Twilight occasion it is a family. However, even in the family it is concentrated mostly on Edward and Carlisle so again it is mostly male. A female vampire is an interesting new side that we have not yet focused on.

Breaking Dawn vs. The Vampyre

Yesterday I was in the Houston airport writing my the last half of my paper and I was honestly surprised at how similar the writing styles are even though there are so many years apart. I know that I picked my writing topics beforehand but I did not actually realize how similar they truly were until I started writing. I really enjoyed finding those little things that are similar.

Poetry vs. Stories

Today in class we talked about liking or disliking poetry. I personally dislike poetry, very strongly. The only poetry I can stand and enjoy is children's poetry like Shel Silverstein poems. Things like that are adorable. However, complicated adult poetry, such as Emily Dickinson, I find it a waste of time because usually when you read poetry you have to interpret it, possibly still not completely understanding it, and then write a paper on it. I much prefer reading a story or novel because on those types of things I am very good at reading comprehension and writing a paper when I understand something is very easy for me.

Through Jacob's Eyes

Earlier this week in class we talked about whether or not Stephanie Meyer made the right choice in adding the section through Jacob's point of view. I believe that the new section of the book was not necessarily needed, however, it was an interesting choice. I know she began writing a story from the perspective of Edward, and though I have never personally read it, I do not think it was the best idea. Both Edward and Bella are in love with each other, and borderline obsessed with each other. Seeing obsession from one side is the same as the other. However, with Jacob, it is a newer side to the story because Bella is not in love with him as he is with her. The new section, I think, would have been more affective if maybe it was in all of the books but then again I still enjoyed it.

Vampirism from the Literal to the Non-Literal

Vampirism can be literal like in "The Vampyre"where Lord Ruthven psychically starts sucking the blood out of Miss Aubrey to non-literal like General Tilney being so cold that it sucked the life out of Mrs. Tilney. I think that both are really great. Austen's idea of the non-literal vampirism is just so clever. I never would have thought of that. I did not even think of it until we talked about it in class. General Tilney even has vampire like qualities that I had not noticed until we talked in class. His coldness, rudeness, and paleness are all vampire like qualities. It's so interesting that Austen came up with her own twist on things. I also like the literal vampire meaning about sucking blood that Polidori came up with.

Paraphrasing vs. Quoting

So today we talked about paraphrasing and quoting. Personally I much prefer paraphrasing. My main reason for that is because while paraphrasing you can get the necessary ideas across in your own words which makes placing your ideas after a slight bit easier. I understand and agree with the fact that you have to cite a paraphrased section of a paper but that does not mean it is not easier. I actually find that citation and documentation are two very easy things. I think this new "link" thing is actually going to be more difficult for me because I have been doing citations and documentations for I do not even know how long. I am not sure how good I am going to do at the "link" citation but I guess we will see.

1800's Literature or 2012 Soap Opera?

The love triangle between Catherine, Henry, and John is almost comical. I would never have thought of a love triangle being in a book from the 1800's. Nowadays it would totally be a soap opera. John loves Catherine, however, she loves Henry, but he might be gay! That is so drama filled that it could almost only appeal to women. The main audience of this book was women and of course all women love gossip and would just soak this up. It's so scandalous that the sheer idea of it would draw people in. Austen had a good idea by adding this love triangle in along with the drama.

Project One Article

For Project One I decided to write it on the article "It's Time to Stop Being Angry at Twilight"because I found some of the arguments to be very real. My favorite argument however was that many people forget how Twilight is supposed to be for young adults, mainly teenage girls. The books basic audience is not supposed to be adults. I agree that it does not have the best vocabulary but if it is meant for teenage girls why would it have excessively intelligent vocabulary? Many young girls wouldn't understand it if it did. I just don't understand how someone can get so mad about a book.

Chapters 4 and 5

When Bella is trying to convince Edward to have sex with her on the honeymoon I feel that it is similar to Adam and Eve in the Garden of Eden. Edward is saying no because he doesn't want to hurt her but then again Bella convinces him into having sex with her, similar to the idea that Eve convinced Adam to eat the apple from the Tree of Knowledge.

"Bite Me (Or Don't)"

The article "Bite Me (Or Don't)" was very interesting. I personally agreed with some of the idea. I agreed with the fact that Stephanie Meyer was trying to push her Mormon ideas onto everyone that shouldn't have sex until they are married. I also agree that just because kids are wearing purity rings and have abstinence pledges does not mean they aren't having sex.