The Pardoner's Tale

        The meaning of this term ‘irony’ is to be opposite of what you would really think, especially in order to be funny and strange. That is why The Pardoner’s Tale is widely known for being ironic. Reading throughout this you will read the ironic twists and turns of the story. Three examples of the irony in this tale are men looking to kill death, them wanting to kill each other for the gold to have for themselves, and The Pardoners Tale itself.
        The first ironic part of the story is that three friends are planning to go kill death after seeing a friend of their’s funeral pass them at a bar. After planning this, the three men end up killing themselves over being greedy instead of death. The reader can see that in the process of trying to kill death is impossible, and you will just kill yourself instead.
        The second ironic part of the story is are the friend’s wanting the gold all for themselves. When the three men find the gold, their plan of killing death disappears. They all want the gold, and plan on ‘sharing’, when reality is they all are going to kill each other over it. The reader can see that greed can cause many problems, including one’s death.

        The last part of this story is the most ironic of all. The Pardoner that is telling the story is a very greedy man himself. Being selfish can lead to your own death. Readers can find this ironic because of after learning about The Pardoner they find out how  much of a greedy person he is. 
        The Pardoner’s Tale is a tale of ironic greed. It has its twists and turns, and the reader can infer from the story that you cannot kill death, simply impossible.

Pygmalion

      In the story of “Pygmalion” a man named Mr. Higgins, meets a flower girl named Eliza Doolittle. She is a filthy, poor, and uneducated women. Mr. Higgins found Eliza’s illiterate ways so amusing he wanted to change and help her turn into a proper lady. There are many themes to “Pygmalion” but their are only two that really stood out to me, which are appearance and social class.

      To everyone Eliza was just a dirty flower girl, who could not speak proper and did not amount to anything, they thought that based on the way she looked. I always thought looks are not everything but in this story the upper class think in a different way and only on your appearances. They do not care who you are unless you have millions and dress properly. That is why know one cared for Eliza, she only sold flowers which did not make her rich and she wore the same raggedy clothes everyday. When she was taught how to be clean, and speak properly. People saw her differently, even Mr. Higgins fell for her. Eliza worked hard to make people turn heads at her and it all worked out at the Embassy in London, all of the upper class thought she was an Hungarian Princess.

      The theme that stood out to me is social class. In that period of time “Pygmalion” was written social classification was an unavoidable reality, and it still is to this very day. It does not matter what you do or where your from or even who you are, someone is going to classify you what social class they think you are in. I can connect with this because I see how people classify others into those social classes. I am in a low classification but I do not know why. I see tons that are hurt by their classifications, but they should not care and work hard just like Eliza did. I work hard all of the time and I do not care because classifying people is stupid, you should just focus on the important things in life.

      In this story many themes can alter are life story, some bad and others great. If it is bad then only you can change it, by working and focusing on your goals. Appearances are not everything and neither is classification so stick to being you and only you. Do not change for anyone but only to better yourself and your life’s story.

Goals

               Setting goals is the best way to motivate yourself, to try the best you can to succeed in what you want. Having goals while you go through all the different changes in your life is really important to have. If you did not take the time to ever think about what you want to do in life, how are you going to make it in this world we live in? You probably wouldn't be able to reach your full potential if you do not set any goals.
    As a senior this year, my goals are all that are important to me as of now. I want to pass all my classes with A's or B's. Time to really buckle down because school has always been so hard for me I have never made all straight A's before. I always try my hardiest but get side tracked by people and everything else thats going on in my life. I plan to graduate with the class of 2014, start college at the University of Southern Mississippi, and major in animal psychology. The only way I will be able to achieve this is if I stay out of trouble, get an ACT score of 22, and pass my graduation exams. I need to study as hard as I can get and get all the help I can get because failing isn't a option for me.
       Years after I have graduated from high school, I plan to have been at college for at least four years. In college I want to get a masters degree in animal psychology. In order for me to do this, I need to start working with the animals. I hope that I will have this fantastic job and get good money to take care of myself, but if I don't I can always to something else I love. Which is photography, I want to minor in that. It has always been my dream to do this ever since I knew what it was, because of my dad. Later on I want to start a family of my own, have kids and give them the best life I possibly can.
           I hope I will get to do all the things I have ever wanted to do or accomplish. Traveling the world and seeing things I have never seen before. Meeting new people, helping people in need. Seeing my kids graduate college and starting their own families. I want to leave a mark on this world or change peoples lives some how, make my family proud of me for what all I have done. It would be awesome to do something in this world that actually matters. To look back at everything and know I succeeded in what I wanted to do with my life. To live the best life possible and embrace good vibes everywhere.
            High school has just began but soon will have gone by faster than I can blink. Have to keep positive thoughts at all times and willing to do anything I can to reach my goals. "Life's a gift and I don't intend on wasting it. You don't know what hand you're gonna get dealt next. You learn to take life as it comes to you, to make each day count."