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June Assignment:


In Virgil's Aeneid, Aeneas is forced to flee from his home of Troy. Aeneas's journey leads him to Italy where he founds Rome. I was able to relate the Aeneid to the movie 2012. In 2012, unexpected natural disasters destroy the Earth and force the human race to try and prevent extinction. The main character Jackson is forced to take his family and find these ships that will save him from the natural disasters. These ships are built so that the human race does not go extinct. Similar to Aeneas losing his home and having to start fresh in a new land, so does Jackson in 2012. By Aeneas leaving Troy the Trojan race did not go extinct, Jackson also reached the ships to prevent the extinction of the human race. The main comparison I got out of 2012 and the Aeneid was that both races homes were destroyed leading to the founding of a new home in Rome and the newly structured earth.

Both the Aeneid and 2012 show a strong sense of nationalism. Aeneas is forced to flee his home and finds a new home for Trojans in Rome. In 2012, Jackson has a sense of nationalism for humanity and keeping the human race from extinction.

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For this assignment, I compared to Callisto being turned into a bear to Fiona in the movie Shrek. When Fiona was little, a witch cast a spell on her, which would turn her into a hideous ogre every night. In the daytime Fiona is a beautiful princess. This spell could only be removed by true loves first kiss. Fiona waits in a castle at the highest tower guarded by a dragon for a prince to come and rescue her. After Shrek rescued Fiona from the tower, she would always hide from Shrek and Donkey to not be seen as an ogre. This relates to Callisto because she was turned into a creature not easily approached, a bear. Callisto was a beautiful huntress of Diana. After Jupiter had raped her, Diana and the other huntress’s saw her with her pregnant belly. Juno angry that her husband cheated on her decided to turn Callisto into a bear. The rest of Callisto’s life she ran from people upset by how she looked, just as Fiona did from Shrek and Donkey. Both Fiona and Callisto were also very beautiful when not transformed. Fiona ends up finding her true love Shrek in the end and stays an ogre forever. Callisto on the other hand lives a lonely life after her transformation. =====

March Assignment:



I compared Ovid's Metamorphoses to the story of Noah's Ark in the Book of Genesis. In the story of Noah's Ark, God is angry at a wicked man. Upset by his creation, he decides that he will send a great flood. God has a man Noah build an ark to save him, his family, and the worlds's animals from this flood. God instructs Noah that the water will rise to the top of mountains and the ark is sitting on top of a mountain. The water will then begin to lower and the land will begin to reappear. In this the flood the seas will rise and rain will fall. This relates to the Metamorphoses when Ovid writes about the Gods flooding the earth. Jupiter, angry at Lycaon for stealing his lightning bolt, threatens to flood the earth. When Jupiter has Neptune bring the flood, waves come and rain comes down. The waves go up to the tops of mountaintops. It is mentioned that one man sits atop a mountain, and also a man that rows a boat trying to stay a float. Both in the Book of Genesis and in the Metamorphoses, God or the Gods flood the earth to rid of mankind.

January assignment media type="youtube" key="ySjxZDT_5SA?fs=1" height="385" width="480" LET'S LIVE FOR TODAY Grass Roots

When I think of all the worries people seem to find And how they're in a hurry to complicate their mind By chasing after money and dreams that can't come true I'm glad that we are different, we've better things to do May others plan their future, I'm busy lovin' you (1-2-3-4) Sha-la-la-la-la-la, live for today Sha-la-la-la-la-la, live for today And don't worry 'bout tomorrow, hey, hey, hey Sha-la-la-la-la-la, live for today Live for today We were never meant to worry the way that people do And I don't need to hurry as long as I'm with you We'll take it nice and easy and use my simple plan You'll be my lovin' woman, I'll be your lovin' man We'll take the most from living, have pleasure while we can (2-3-4) Sha-la-la-la-la-la, live for today Sha-la-la-la-la-la, live for today And don't worry 'bout tomorrow, hey, hey, hey Sha-la-la-la-la-la, live for today Live for today Baby, I need to feel you inside of me I got to feel you deep inside of me  Baby please come close to me  I got to have you now, please, please, please Gimme some-a lovin', gimme some-a lovin' Gimme some-a lovin', gimme some-a lovin' Baby gimme some-a lovin' Gimme some-a lovin, I need all your lovin' Gimme some-a lovin, I need all your lovin' Give me some love, now I need all your lovin' Sha la la la la la Sha-la-la-la-la-la, live for today Sha-la-la-la-la-la, live for today And don't worry 'bout tomorrow, hey, hey, hey Sha-la-la-la-la-la, live for today.

When I read Horace 1.11, I thought of the song Let's live for today by the Grass Roots. In this song the singer is singing about a girl that he loves. He is saying that he does not care about time, all he cares about is the girl such as the line "May others plan their future, im busy lovin' you." In the chorus it keeps repeating, "And don't worry 'bout tomorrow". Although in 1.11 Horace is not writing about a girl, a key focus is about seizing in the day and not focusing on the future. This is shown in 1.11 at "carpe...minimum." Both in this song and in 1.11 the focus is to no worry about the future and live for today.

December assignment

When I looked at poem 77, it made me think of the movie The Count of Monte Cristo. Edmund Dontes and Fernand Mondego are two friends who work on a French trade ship, during the time where Napolean Bonaparte was exiled from France. When seeking help after there captain has been injured, Edmund is given a letter to be brought to France. Edmund gets promoted for his bravery. Fernand seizes Edmund's fiancee Mercedes, and tries to seduce her, but fails. During this, Fernand finds out about Edmund's promotion, letting Mercedes and him be able to get married earlier than planned. Fernand upset by this, he gets drunk and says that Edmund has a letter Napolean gave him. Edmund is then charged with treason. Edmund was betrayed by Fernand and sent to Château d'Iauf prison. This relates to 77 by Fernand betraying Edmund, just as Rufus betrayed Catullus. Poem 77 says, "You took all good things from miserable me?" Fernand took away Edmunds job, fiancee, and life. Fernand ends up marrying Mercedes and becomes a count. By Fernand betraying Edmund, it ended their friendship just as Rufus ended his friendship with Catullus. Poem 77 also states, "You crept under me and consuming my intestines". Fernand did the same as Rufus did by placing Edmund under arrest and sending him to Château d'Iau. In Château d'Iau, he would be whipped regularly, and be given little to no food. This reminds me of the line "Consuming my intestines". In the end Edmund sneaks out of prison with the help of a new friend, and gets his revenge on Fernand. I thought this broken friendship related well with Rufus and Catullus.

November assignment media type="youtube" key="uadF_CUIXzk?fs=1" height="385" width="480" __**Lyrics to Run Around Sue** : __ __ Here's my story, it's sad but true __ __ It's about a girl that I once knew __ __ She took my love, then ran around __ __ With every single guy in town __

__ Hayp hayp __ __ (Whoah ooh) __ __ Bum da hady hady __ __ Hayp hayp __ __ Bum da hady hady __ __ Hayp hayp __ __ Bum da hady hady hayp __

__ I should have known it from the very start __ __ This girl will leave me with a broken heart __ __ A-listen people what I'm telling you __ __<span style="color: #333333; font-family: tahoma,helvetica,arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 15px;"> A-keep away from a Run Around Sue __

__<span style="color: #333333; font-family: tahoma,helvetica,arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 15px;"> I miss her lips and the smile on her face __ __<span style="color: #333333; font-family: tahoma,helvetica,arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 15px;"> The touch of her hair and this girl's warm embrace __ __<span style="color: #333333; font-family: tahoma,helvetica,arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 15px;"> So if you don't wanna cry like I do __ __<span style="color: #333333; font-family: tahoma,helvetica,arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 15px;"> A-keep away from a Run Around Sue __

__<span style="color: #333333; font-family: tahoma,helvetica,arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 15px;"> (Whoah ooh) __ __<span style="color: #333333; font-family: tahoma,helvetica,arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 15px;"> Hayp hayp __ __<span style="color: #333333; font-family: tahoma,helvetica,arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 15px;"> Bum da hady hady __ __<span style="color: #333333; font-family: tahoma,helvetica,arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 15px;"> Hayp hayp __ __<span style="color: #333333; font-family: tahoma,helvetica,arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 15px;"> Bum da hady hady __ __<span style="color: #333333; font-family: tahoma,helvetica,arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 15px;"> Hayp hayp __ __<span style="color: #333333; font-family: tahoma,helvetica,arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 15px;"> Bum da hady hady hayp oh __

__<span style="color: #333333; font-family: tahoma,helvetica,arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 15px;"> She likes to travel around __ __<span style="color: #333333; font-family: tahoma,helvetica,arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 15px;"> She'll love you but she'll put you down __ __<span style="color: #333333; font-family: tahoma,helvetica,arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 15px;"> Now people let me put you wise __ __<span style="color: #333333; font-family: tahoma,helvetica,arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 15px;"> Sue goes out with other guys __

__<span style="color: #333333; font-family: tahoma,helvetica,arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 15px;"> Here's the moral and the story __ __<span style="color: #333333; font-family: tahoma,helvetica,arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 15px;"> From the guy who knows __ __<span style="color: #333333; font-family: tahoma,helvetica,arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 15px;"> I fell in love and my love still grows __ __<span style="color: #333333; font-family: tahoma,helvetica,arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 15px;"> Ask any fool that she ever knew __ __<span style="color: #333333; font-family: tahoma,helvetica,arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 15px;"> They'll say, keep away from a Run Around Sue __

__<span style="color: #333333; font-family: tahoma,helvetica,arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 15px;"> Yeah, keep away from this girl __ __<span style="color: #333333; font-family: tahoma,helvetica,arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 15px;"> I don't know what she'll do __ __<span style="color: #333333; font-family: tahoma,helvetica,arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 15px;"> Keep away from Sue __

__<span style="color: #333333; font-family: tahoma,helvetica,arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 15px;"> She likes to travel around __ __<span style="color: #333333; font-family: tahoma,helvetica,arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 15px;"> She'll love you but she'll put you down __ __<span style="color: #333333; font-family: tahoma,helvetica,arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 15px;"> Now people let me put you wise __ __<span style="color: #333333; font-family: tahoma,helvetica,arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 15px;"> A she goes out with other guys __

__<span style="color: #333333; font-family: tahoma,helvetica,arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 15px;"> Here's the moral and the story __ __<span style="color: #333333; font-family: tahoma,helvetica,arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 15px;"> From the guy who knows __ __<span style="color: #333333; font-family: tahoma,helvetica,arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 15px;"> I fell in love and my love still grows __ __<span style="color: #333333; font-family: tahoma,helvetica,arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 15px;"> Ask any fool that she ever knew __ __<span style="color: #333333; font-family: tahoma,helvetica,arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 15px;"> They'll say, a keep away from a Run Around Sue __

__<span style="color: #333333; font-family: tahoma,helvetica,arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 15px;"> Stay away from that girl __ __<span style="color: #333333; font-family: tahoma,helvetica,arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 15px;"> Don't you know what she'll do now? __ __<span style="color: #333333; font-family: tahoma,helvetica,arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 15px;"> Whoah.. __

Runaround Sue by Dion and The Belmonts reminded me of the Catullus poems 70, 72, 85, and 8. The person singing in the story is telling a story about a girl named Sue that broke his heart because she was "running around". Catullus can compare being the person singing and Lesbia being the girl Sue who broke his heart "running around". The lyric "If you don't wanna cry like I do" reminds me of line 2 in poem 85 when it says "I am tortured". The person singing and Catullus are both hurt by what their loved one has done. In the song it also says "Ask any fool that she ever knew". This line reminds me of Catullus 8 when it says, "Wretched Catullus, you should stop playing the fool." Catullus is one of these fools that the person is singing about. Another line is, " I fell in love and my love still grows". This reminds me of in Catullus 72 when Catullus says that he fell in love and even though what Lesbia did, he even loves her more. Catullus says that Lesbia said that she used to once love Catullus. This relates to the lyrics "She'll love you and she'll put you down". This is saying that she will love you and than move on and love someone else. Catullus's feelings after being cheated on and the person singing seem to be very similar. The person telling the story in the song and Sue relate greatly to Catullus and Lesbia.

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From Me to You by The Beatles reminded me of Catullus 5 and 7. This song expresses love to a woman just as Catullus does to Lesbia. In the Catullus stories it says "Give me a thousand kisses, then a hundred, then second thousand, then a second hundred, then immediately a thousand then a hundred." In the song, it repeats "I got lips that long to kiss you, And keep you satisfied, oooh." Both the story and the song talk about giving kisses. You can relate a few Beatles songs to the story of Catullus.