The wiki is helpful, but I feel like it’s the same amount of help that editing on hard copies is. Either way you edit, hard copy or online, you can still give the same kind of help to the person’s paper you are editing. I like the comments people can give on your paper because, personally, when I am writing a paper over too much time, I get sick of it and don’t think it ends up being very good. It’s nice to see what another person thinks to convince you on whether or not you need to change some things or if it’s the good the way it is. With my fairy tale paper, I felt like it was too long and confusing and was thinking about just totally starting over, but after talking to someone who read it, it reassured me that it wasn’t as bad as I thought it was, it just needs a few changes to help make it better.
A visit in time March 11, 2008
If I could pick a time in history to visit, I would go back to the times of pirates and buried treasure because those stories have always been really interesting, and especially since the Pirates of the Caribbean series are some of my favorite movies. I would definitely be just an observer because the pirate life is dangerous and usually doesn’t last long.
“Galinda” Prospectus February 4, 2008
“Galinda didn’t see the verdant world through the glass of the carriage; she saw her own reflection instead…She reasoned that because she was beautiful she was significant…” (Maguire 84)
I want to retell Galinda’s character and tell more of a back story concerning her past and childhood, like as what we read with Elphaba. My retelling will be inserted at the beginning of “Galinda” with her childhood, and ending within the first few days of arriving at Shiz.
Plot:
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Galinda is raised by Ama Clutch, because her parents were never around much.
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She grows up feeling neglect from her parents, but also from Ama Clutch because she didn’t devote as much time as she should have to Galinda.
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Galinda never learns to be independent, but is always depending on Ama Clutch for everything. She can’t go anywhere or do anything without her, so the time that Ama Clutch doesn’t spend with her, Galinda stays alone mostly.
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Upon being accepted at Shiz, Galinda is upset by her parent’s uncaring and goes on her way there with Ama Clutch.
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Traveling on the train to Shiz, Galinda and Ama Clutch are seated in a compartment with Doctor Dillamond, an Animal.
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Ama Clutch is appalled because she believes that Animals shouldn’t have rights, but Galinda is extremely interested.
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When they get to Shiz, Galinda notices Elphaba right away and they hit it off after realizing they have similar pasts.
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They room together, despite Ama Clutch’s disapprovement, and fight for Animal rights together against Madame Morrible and the Wizard of Oz.
Characters:
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Galinda – A beautiful girl, however she’s shy and insecure and very dependent on others, including Ama Clutch and especially Elphaba after meeting her. She and Elphaba form a bond and work together to fight for Animal rights.
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Elphaba – An average looking girl with green skin, however she is extremely independent and confident of herself. She guides the dependent Galinda through life at Shiz and informs her of everything going on with the issue of Animals.
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Galinda’s Parents – wealthy, beautiful people who didn’t raise Galinda due to never being home.
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Ama Clutch – raises Galinda but doesn’t devote much time to her, is not very kind or caring towards her, and doesn’t believe Animals should have rights whatsoever. She looks down on anything that Galinda believes in.
Rhetorical Strategy – diction
Political Unrest January 31, 2008
Elphaba and Glinda go to see the Wizard of Oz towards the end of the “The Charmed Circle”, to deal with the conflicts involving politics at the time. Elphaba is most concerned with the hardships of the Animals, and tries to fight for their rights.
