The Power of Words

Ok so sorry I don't post as much as I used to, life is crazy and I am starting to have to face the fact that I'm an adult (or quite nearly).

I recently finished a manga titled "Alice 19th". It is a story about sisters who fight over a guy. Well, basically. Ok, I know this sounds quite cheesy, but bear with me. It is officially the best manga I've read for several reasons. But first I'll explain the plot a little. Manga and animes are known to have ridiculous plots and dragged out stories (Charles Dickens, anyone?) so I apologize in advance if this makes absolutely no sense.

The story begins with two sisters in high school who end up falling for the same guy. The heroine of the story and the younger sister Alice, falls in love with upperclassmen Kyo. (I told you it sounds cheesy at first, seriously it really isn't.) It turns out her older sister Mayura is also in love with him and asked him out on his birthday, to which Kyo responded "he needed to think about". Alice is upset because she loves Kyo and her sister, but is frustrated and too afraid to tell Kyo how she feels. Mayura knows nothing about her sisters feelings because Alice is very reserved. They end up having an argument in which Alice tells Mayura she wishes she would "disappear". Mayura does just that, to Alice's shock.

The story goes on and Alice finds out she is a Lotis Master who can use words and wield them as power, which was why Mayura disappeared. Kyo also is a Lotis Master, and after certain side characters appear (I won't get into them), they discover that Mayura has been captured by the Darkness, or Mara. Alice and Kyo need to master the words of Lotis to save Mayura and the rest of the world from the Mara. They are told they are prophesied to do this, and become the Neomasters of Lotis.

There are a lot of details to this story that I won't bother explaining. But I liked it because of the message it gave. Words are important and how we use them is even more important. Sometimes our words can be more hurtful than the physical and this story (in an extreme way) emphasized this. It also stressed how important it is to be open and tell the truth right away, which is something that I struggle with since I'm introverted and reserved like Alice. The more darkness we keep inside us, the worse it becomes. I'm reminded of a poem titled "The Poison Tree" I studied recently in British Lit by William Blake.

I was angry with my friend:
I told my wrath, my wrath did end.
I was angry with my foe:
I told it not, my wrath did grow.

And I watered it in fears,
Night and morning with my tears;
And I sunned it with smiles,
And with soft deceitful wiles.

And it grew both day and night,
Till it bore an apple bright.
And my foe beheld it shine.
And he knew that it was mine,

And into my garden stole
When the night had veiled the pole;
In the morning glad I see
My foe outstretched beneath the tree.       

Words can kill people, and so can the lack of. Openness is peace, and a quiet mouth isn't always humble.

 

When Your Teacher's a Whovian

So I recently did a writing assignment for British Lit in which I had to create a parody synopsis of my favorite TV Show. Yep, I picked Doctor Who. That part was easy. First I had to write a summary of what the original TV show was about, and then I had to write a the synopsis of my parody show. But anyway, I get a 93 on the assignment, so I decide to review the teacher's notes to see what I got wrote. Apparently I missed some grammar and organization issues, which knocked off some points. Nothing major.

I had mentioned in the original TV show summary that the Doctor was in his 13th regeneration. Because:
1st Doctor, 2nd Doctor, 3rd Doctor, 4th Doctor, 5th Doctor, 6th Doctor, 7th Doctor, 8th Doctor, War Doctor, 9th Doctor, 10th Doctor, 10.5 Doctor, 11th Doctor. Moffat says so.

I guess my teacher didn't see it this way, and she red-commented my sentence about the Doctor being in his 13th regeneration, and marked it as WRONG. The comment said the doctor was in his 12th regeneration. And she repeated that comment TWICE.

So yeah, Whovian battle. But my teacher is a Whovian.

My teacher is a Whovian!

Seriously though, I think she really just took off points for that...

Fair is Foul, and Foul is Fair

Yet another post on the same day. I'm on a roll. But this is a really short one. This blog is probably go
ing to be more of small updates on my thoughts then long meditations. I wish I could write long meditations haha.

I finished Macbeth today in British Literature. I kinda enjoyed it. I came to hate Macbeth, love Banquo and mourne with Macduff. Last week I had to do a research paper on Shakespeare Tragedy and Macbeth. I found it interesting to note that Shakespeare composed Macbeth during the reign of King James and most historians believe that he was trying to make a point and show James up through this play. Originally a tale of a great king who was admired for bravery and good kingsmanship, Shakespeare twisted it around into a conscience- riveting and twisted tragedy in which ambition kills sense of duty, honor and leaves people tormented by guilt.