Poetry Analysis using TPCASST

Do not go gentle into that good night by Dylan Thomas
Title of poem means	Don't pass away like you gave up on life
Paraphrase parts of the Poem	"And you, my father...." - My dear father on the brink of death, I pray that you fought death with everything you have
Connotation of some of the words – changing literal meaning to implied or associated values	"good night" implies death "Rage, rage against the dying of the light" implies the person's strong wish to not die
Attitude What is the attitude of the author, characters or yourself?	The attitude is angry (in the sense that the son doesn't want to lose his father)
Shift At first we think or feel one way – then there is a shift:  identify the shifts and explain them	Has one shift between the 2nd and 3rd stanza (Good men.....Wild men)
Title revisited Any new insights on meaning or significance of title?	The title means that one should not die peacefully, but rather fight against death and try to cling on to your life
Theme	Don't just let death knock on your door when the time comes, but fight it off as much as you can and stay longer to be with your loved ones

Collaboration between Jared Dube and Hikaru Kasai

Masterpiece update

As part of my masterpiece I will be going to the Computer History Museum in Mountain View. I will be taking 3 other people and spend the day at the museum. I chose the memorial 4 day weekend in may after the AP tests. One of my friend who is going with me said he has a GoPro that we can hook on to our selves and film the entire experience at the museum. After we come back, we are going to put together a video summing up our day and showing what we learned. I also know a sushi restaurant nearby that we can go eat at. It's not on par with Jiro's sushi, but it's still really authentic and mouth watering.

TOBERMORY EXPLAINED

"If he was trying German irregular verbs on the poor beast," said Clovis, "he deserved all he got."

• Gossip can instantly break social relationships and cause disorder (especially among upper class)
• Some people will do anything to keep their social status intact
• story is satire of upper classes
• ironic because Tobermory the cat is in one sense more intelligent than the people at the party
• the tone is negative and bitter

USB-C: "One Size Fits All"

We all have many devices - laptops, phones, tablets, iPods, etc. As a result, we have a lot of different cables for each device, which is really annoying. Worse yet, the different cables end up in a tangle and frustrates the user. To solve this problem, USB Type-C is the new universal cable that will replace much of the standard ports we see today. It is speculated that in the next few years this new port will replace most of the ports in your phones, laptops, tablets of today. This means that you only need one charger to charger all of your devices. No more tangles, no more frustration. Also, USB Type-C is reversible so you won't have to worry about which side the port will fit. In addition, it is tiny, and can do everything what our modern ports can do but with greater power and speed.

Brave New World Ch. 6 Analysis

• Bernard shows some assertion towards Lenina 
• "I'd rather be myself...myself and nasty. Not somebody else, however jolly" - reaction towards Lenina offering soma
• When Bernard and Lenina are hovering above the sea, Bernard says he doesn't feel as if he is "just a cell in the social body"
• Contrary to Lenina, Bernard has natural feelings for himself (matches with the natural environment vs. being at obstacle golf or other artificial places where he couldn't really express himself)
• "the most frightful thunderstorm I've ever seen was just bursting on us" - sets the tone for a bad event (Director's anecdote)
• "The director's threats had actually elated him, made him feel larger than life." (when Bernard talked to the Director)