Greenwood Lab School

Walking

Walking, not wanted to be found, but not wanted to get lost. This is how I clear my mind of things these days. Ever since my mom died in the crash, I’ve had a hard time coping. Living at home doesn’t help, my dad is just a alcoholic that beats me. The only thing I can look forward to is walking. It calms me down, and for a while, everything is okay. But when I go home, reality comes crashing back down. Some days I wish I could just die and be with my mom. I miss her a lot. But I promised her that I would stay strong, and never give up hope. Never.

Friendship

By: Raphael Freelander

Friendship is a big part in the play mid summer night’s dreams. I think it is very important because friends are great to have during your life. They can help you with anything you need and also they are always there for you. Friends can be anyone. Even the people you don’t like could end up being some of your best friends. Right now friendship is keeping me balanced in my everyday life.

Hermia and Helena are a good example of this. They are good friends and able to really on each other until they are put on a spell which causes them to fight, but at the same time all good friends have disagreements. I think that if they would have not been friends then the whole play would be off. Even though you trust your friends you should not always do what they tell you to do because sometimes this can lead to bad things.

In the play Shakespeare use friendship a lot and tries to connect everyone together. By doing this it makes the setting seem like it is a small world because everyone knows everyone and everyone is friends or enemies. He also uses a lot of love in the play, and by doing this is cause more friends and enemies.

In this play there are also a lot of love hate relationships between the opposite sex. For example when Hermia says, “If then true lovers have been ever crossed, It stands as an edict in destiny: Then let us teach our trail patience, Because it is a customary cross, as due to love as thoughts and dreams and sighs, Wishes and tears, poor Fancy’s followers.” I think that this line was important because it showed how her friendship could change to love over night. Also things like this can happen sometimes. For example say that you are really close friends with someone and then the next day you wake up and realize you are in love with them, and that you just haven’t noticed.

Overall through this book I learned for love and friendship can be twisted, but at the same time it can work out at times. I also was able to take this play and relate it to my life.

Ben Aiken

Shakespeare Reflection: Friendship

Friendship played a big role in, A Midsummer Nights Dream, and with out friendship this play would not be good. Friendship is relationship between to people that usually share the same qualities. Good friends can trust each other and can always be there for you. Not only do they do that, they can help through things in life and can bring you up when you’re down.  I think friendship is very unique in its own way. It can bond two very different people and it can make life a lot better. I think friendship is amazing and I don’t know how anyone could survive with out it. Friendship is way to sustain a good social life and also be able to really share your life with a friend that you have a really good friendship with.

In this case Lysander, Demetrius, Hermia, and Helena, “the four young lovers,” are friends, but we find out later on the friendships can be broken. Friendship is a big part of this play because all the main characters are good friends, but their friendship is tested when Puck puts a magical juice into theirs eyes that makes them love the first living thing they see when they wake up.

The four young lovers are really quite different.  There are some similarities between them, such as the fact that they fit in to the same social class; however, they have different personalities.  Helena, for example, is a passionate, controlling, sneaky, conniving young woman who is somewhat obsessive.  Hermia is well mannered, lacks judgment and experience, and proper.  Demetrius is very charming, manipulative, smart, and impulsive.  Finally, Lysander is determined, stubborn, and kind. In this story when comes to love, it tests how strong their friendships are, and it shows that love is more powerful but a friendship can recover overtime. Also in the story we see that the four young lovers trust can break and lies are made. If the lie was bad enough friendship could have ended between them but in the end their friendship is strong enough. Also in the story we find that there is some lying involved between the four young lovers and they begin to stop trusting each other.

When Puck put a love potion on Lysander, he fell in love with Helena. Hermia got mad because Hermia was Lysander were lovers before the potion was used. So now Hermia and Helena’s friendship is broken because love can be stronger. Later on though, Puck reverses the potion and Lysander fell back in love with Hermia and now Hermia and Helena’s friendship was back together.

In the end I think friendship is a part of life, and it’s a very special thing between two people. It represents security in your personal life, and a friend is something very to important to a person and we treat out friends with great respect. In the end I think friendship is amazing.

The End

Midsummer Night’s Dream

Love

Robert Mahaffey

 quotes    1.    ”But earthlier happy is the rose distill’d,Than that which withering on the virgin thorn.Grows, lives, and dies, in single blessedness.”

2.O hell! to choose love with another’s eye.”

3.The course of true love never did run smooth.”

4.”Love looks not with the eyes, but with the mind,
And therefore is wing’d Cupid painted blind.”

There were many varieties of love in Midsummer Night’s Dream. They include parent for child, male for female, female for male, and human for pet. This play has a perfect plot for love. Love is the only reason people want to read most of Shakespeare’s plays.

The parent for child love in this play is between Egeus and Hermia. Egeus doesn’t want Hermia to marry Lysander, but instead Demetrius. Egeus is thinking about giving Hermia the death penalty. Since in that time period fathers could do that to their daughters.

Another example of love in this play is male for female. At the beginning of the story Demetrius and Lysander both love Hermia. Hermia wanted to marry Lysander over Demetrius. At the end of the play though Demetrius is in love with Helena. Helena is happy because she has loved him the entire time. Also the Duke of Athens Theseus, marries Hopolata.

Female for Male is another love in this story. Helena is overly obsessed with Demetrius. So Demetrius hates her for this, until he receives a love poison to fall in love with Helena. The fairy queen Titania falls in love with Nick Bottom for awhile in this play too. Only for one night though, and that night nick Bottom was a Donkey or better known as an ass.

The last type of love in this book is human for pet. One of the fool’s named Moonshine. Moonshine loves his dog and goes everywhere with it. The dog came onto the stage whenever the fools were presenting their play to Theseus and Hopalata. Instead having a love relationship with a female, a relationship with a dog can be cancelled if the dog dies.  

This was probably the best play I have ever read. The love was the only reason I liked it. My favorite love featured in this book is male for female. I liked Demetrius and Helena’s love. Considering at the beginning Helena loved Demetrius, and Demetrius despised of her. Then at the end they both loved each other.

I believe that parents should have a majority of a say in their child’s love life. Because they brought that child into the world, they should at least have a choice in who their sons and daughters marry. But I still think the child should have some say in it too, because it’s their life. I think Egeus could have learned to like Lysander but instead just wanted to pick Demetrius. Hermia just liked Lysander more and disagreed with her father. So the father wanted to have her killed but Theseus would not allow that.

In this play there was an extremely happy ending, and everyone likes to see that happen. The only person that might have not had a good ending was Egeus because of Hermia. Everyone else though fell in love.

Friendship has very many feelings, exists in many different forms, and is shared between many different types of people. There is no end to all the types of friendship a person experiences throughout his or her lifetime. The word has no one definition.

          To me, friendship is the feeling of similarity in two people where both of them like each other and understand differences. This is only my definition of friendship; there are hundreds of different meanings to the word. It could be seen as cooperative exchanges between two people. For others, it may be the exchange of advice and sharing of hardship. There is father-son, person- animal (e.g. dog is man’s best friend), mentor-apprentice, peer-peer, there are too many different types to list. Anybody in the world can share a bond. It doesn’t matter if they aren’t close by or far away, a friend is a friend.

          In A Midsummer Night’s Dream, there is more than one type of friendship being displayed. There is that between all of the fools, who were all alike in personality , thus they are all friends. There is also the ring of four lovers in the book. The only real friendship, though, is between Lysander and Hermia at the beginning. In the book, Demetrius also loves Hermia and Helena loves Demetrius.

          I think the types of friendship in the play are all kind of the same. During the climax of the play, both Lysander and Demetrius start to love Helena, who nobody had loved before. Then Lysander loves Hermia again and everybody lives happily ever after. I think that the relationship between Demetrius and Helena is a little bit weird because he hated her once. But I think that their friendship turns out being that of husband and wife. I also think this of Hermia and Lysander’s relationship.

I cannot say that Hermia and Helena’s friendship is the greatest. At the beginning Helena was very jealous of Hermia because she had the love of Lysander and Demetrius. Then, later in the play, Hermia became jealous of Helena because of the same reason. In the end, they both got what they wanted.

Friendship is a very complicated subject. There are many different types of friendship shared by many different types of people. Friendship is a very important aspect of our lives. There is nobody in the world that can’t experience a bond with another person. Any two types of people share a friendship in the world, and that’s what makes it go around.

Friendship

I think friendship could mean a lot of different things to different people. Friendship to me means a bond that I have with someone. I have all different friends. I have my best friends, my friends that I can talk to about anything, and just friends that I say hello to as I pass in the hall. My best friends are usually the people I hang out with or talk with. People I consider to be my best friends or close friends are there for me when I need them most, help my through rough patches in my life, and are there when I just want to relax.

In A Midsummer Night’s Dream I think there is multiple types of friendship. I think friendships are made and broken. Friendships throughout the story are even tempered with by magic. Take for example when Hermia and Lysander are lying in the woods asleep, and Puck comes by and buts the love potion on Lysander’s eyes. The potion makes him fall in love with the first girl his eyes see. Helena is actually the first one he sees so he falls in love with her. Lysander is supposed to be in love with Hermia. So Hermia becomes very upset with Helena and their friendship is temporally broken. Then Lysander and Demetrius’s friendship is also broken because they both are in love with Helena. I think friendship’s can build and break off of love.

There are also ways that friendships can build through love. Like in A Midsummer Night’s Dream at the end, Helena ends up with her dream man Demetrius and Hermia and Lysander end up together again. Helena and Hermia become very good friends again and so do Lysander and Demetrius. They end up having a marriage with the Duke and Hippolyta. Everything ends up working out between them, even Demetrius finally starts to understand how friends are important.

Controlling friendships are not always good. If someone that is a bigger leader than you ask you to do something, you better follow through and do the right thing. Unlike what Puck does to Oberon. Oberon, the king of the fairies, instructs one his friends Puck to put the “love potion” on Lysander so he will fall more in love with Hermia than he already is. Puck does it wrong and Oberon gets mad at him. Their friendship is temporally broken until Puck makes it up to Oberon by doing another favor and doing it correctly.

Friendship has always played a big role in my life. I go to my friends for a lot of things, whether it is just to hang out or for advice. I know that they will always be there for me. Last year when my brother got very sick and was in the hospital, my friends were what helped me get through it. They gave me support and just someone to talk to. I try to help my friends the most I can. It is important for a person to have those kinds of people in their life.

The love for a parent comes first to young children. Their parents nurtured, taught, and helped their children to become well -rounded individuals. In the book A Midsummer Nights Dream Egeus has love for his daughter and tries to protect his daughter from Lysander who he does not approve.  The difficulty comes when the small children begin to grow older and find a new type of love. This love is love for a spouse. When a child begins to experience love for a spouse the love for a parent may become challenged. A parent who does not approve of their childs spouse presents a large problem. Some would say that the child is obligated to love and agree with their parents’ opinions.  The conflict is the love that the child feels for the spouse causes them to go against what their parent may think or say and follow their heart.

When, for example a girls father does not approve of this young girls spouse the girl is left to face a challenge. She must choose either to act on the love of her parent or to drive her decision on what she feels toward the spouse. The love for a parent is very important. However when the parent is not supportive of the girls spouse some would choose against their parents’ wishes to make choices for their spouses. I do agree with this type of thinking in most cases with a few exceptions. I do however think that your parents’ opinion matters and there opinions of your spouse should have an impact on you. However when you are choosing someone that is suppose to be with you for a significant amount of time in your life it may be better to choose someone that you are truly happy with rather than someone who does not make you happy.

Another type of love to be mindful of is love for only money. In A Midsummer Nights Dream a man named Demetrius loves Hermia, but only for her families money. When an individual loves you only because of your money they feel very little about you personally and can cause major disruption in the lives of many people. When a person leaves their spouse for another spouse who they only love for there money it leaves many unhappy. The relationship ends quickly when the love is driven by money. Many times the only thing found in common is the money that they share once married. This leaves this person to try to make the best educated decision on weather the spouse is with you for your money or if they are there for there feelings for you.

The last type of love that greatly affects a person/ people is the love for a friend. The love for a friend is not the same type of love that you may experience with a spouse but it is a respect for that friend. The love for a friend most always is long lasting. Trust, honesty, and loyalty, are important components in a friendship. Friendship is no always easy but it is a great and long lasting that helps you and the other person to grow.

Love is very important in the book A Midsummer Nights Dream. The main characters Helena and Hermia deal with the challenges of love through out the entire play. Helena is in love with Demetrius who loves Hermia for her money. However Hermia  who goes against her fathers wishes loves Lysander. “If then true lovers have been ever crossed…. Wishes and tears, poor Fancy’s followers.” This play is full of love, friendship, and magical creatures. It is wonderfully refreshing and teaches you many principles.

Friendship

By Anna M.

FINAL DRAFT

Friendships are very important in everyone’s lives.  Friends help you get through the hard times, and they help you have fun and be a better person.  Friends help you with your problems.  They love you, and you love them back.  Good friends would do almost anything for you.

Friends are very important to have in life.  Without friends people would be lonely and miserable. In A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Hermia is miserable when she is fighting with Helena over 2 men. I trust my friends to always have my back.   I believe that if friends are real friends, they will stick with you no matter what, and will always want the best for you.  Friends do fight, like Hermia and Helena do in A Midsummer Night’s Dream, but they will always come back to being friends again.  My friends help me get through the day, by showing me that they care for me as much as I care for them.  They make me feel confident about myself by complimenting me, and they always make me smile.

Everyone thinks of the word “friend” in his or her own way.  When I hear the word “friend”, I think of people who I love.  I think of people that can make me happy when I’m sad, and people that I really care for.  My friends are not perfect, but I love them anyways.  They are always there for me, and I will always be there for them.  I have amazing friends!

The hardest part of making and keeping friends that you have to be a friend to them too.  You have to be there for you friends when they’re sad.  Your friends will look to you to help them to get through the day, like Helena does to Hermia when Demetrius hates Helena.  They will expect you to help them with their problems, and help keep them happy.  Friends are great to have, but you have to pay attention to them, which can sometimes be a lot of work.

In the play a Midsummer Night’s Dream by Shakespeare, there are many types of friendships be between the characters. There are friendships between the lovers, because in order to have a good relationship, they must be good friends. There is also a friendship between Hermia and Helena. They do not have a very strong friendship though.

Helena was not a very good friend to Hermia.  For example, when Hermia told Helena that she was going to run away with Lysander, Helena went off and told Demetrius.  Helena says, “I will go tell him of fair Hermia’s flight” to herself after Lysander and Hermia leave. Also, when both men fall in love with Helena because of magic, she automatically assumed that Hermia was playing a mean prank on her, which shows that she believed Hermia would betray her. When Hermia finds out that Lysander is in love with Helena, Helena says, “Now I perceive they have conjoined all three to fashion this false sport, in spite of me…” After this they began to argue, and got into a catfight, which shows they really aren’t good friends.

Another friendship in this story is Hermia and Lysander. They are in love, but they are also great friends.  All good relationships are based off of friendship.  I can tell they are friends because of the love they show for each other.  Hermia says, “If then true loves have ever been crossed…wishes and tears, poor Fancy’s followers.” This shows her love for Lysander, and that they are deeply in love.

Friendship will always be very important in life whether it is between friends or lovers. In a Midsummer Night’s Dream, Hermia’s friendship with Lysander is very important to her. It is so important to her that she runs away, risking being killed. This shows how important friendships can really be.

Steven has spent several of his working years at the Smith Zoo.  The Smith Zoo recently bought a farm outside of town.  The zoo is trying to decide which zookeeper was be the best fit as the head of their new cattle farm.  The committee thinks and thinks and they finally pick Steven.  Now Steven isn’t the brightest bulb on the tree.  He has gotten in a lot of trouble at the zoo and he has almost lost his job.  From lions to tigers to white squirrels, Steven just doesn’t seem to be able to keep them corralled in their exhibit.  The Smith Zoo committee is soon going to find out they made the wrong choice.

When Steven hears the news he is delighted.  He has never worked with cows before he wondered what it was going to be like.  Maybe I will get to ride them like pony’s he said to himself in his head.  Steven drives the zoo’s pick-up truck to the farm.  When he gets there he is shocked by the number of cows.  There were at least 300 cows; and Steven had to take care of all of them.  Steven was told to feed the animals their food twice a day and their water twice a day.  And the head zookeeper said one thing to Steven before he left, “Don’t let any of these cows out, or else!”  Steven was extremely terrified he almost peed his pants. 

Steven went on with his work.  He successfully fed the cows their first meal.  He thought the second time was going to be easy also.  He was wrong though.  When Steven went into the gate the cow was trying to push its way out.  Steven politely left the gate open for him.  Steven continued his work when he realized what he had done.  Steven ran out to the front after tripping over the feed bucket.  He sees that there are now close to 50 cows on the parking lot.  He looks at his watch and his boss is going to pick him up in ten minutes.  Steven runs outside and attempts to corral the cows into the fields again, but he forgot to close the gates again and now more cows are out.  Steven gets out his phone and he plays cheap, awful sounding ring tones on the loudest volume.  It works and the cows are safely back into the fields just as Stevens boss pulls up.  That was a close one.

THE END   

Kelsey Nau

Midsummer Nights Dream

Friendship

Friendship is very valuable. It is something that you cannot buy but it should be protected. It is like treasure that you must keep very safe. It is very easy to lose friends and hard to recover a lost friendship. A good friend is someone who you get along well with and someone you would miss a lot if you lost him or her. A good friend is someone you can go to for advice when needed and stands by you when you have problems. True friends stick together through rough and smooth.

There are many attributes of a good friend. A good friend should be attentive and appreciative. They should appreciate what you have to say and the decisions others make and they should be attentive to others opinions and thoughts. In Midsummer Nights Dream, after they were fighting, they were all sitting around the dinner table and you could tell that they were appreciative of each other and that they took value and admired the good friends that they had.

A good friend should also be caring and dear to you as well as forgiving and helpful.  Helena and Hermia were caring of each other, they were best friends and they told each other everything. Helena even got mad at Hermia and reminded her of their childhood together.

Helena said,

“Injurious Hermia! Most ungrateful maid! Have you conspired, have you with these contrived to bait me with this foul derision? Is all the counsel that we two have shared, the sisters’ vows, the hours that we have spent, when we have chid the hasty-footed time. For parting us — O, is it all forgot? All school days’ friendship, childhood innocence? We, Hermia, like two artificial gods, have with our needles created both one flower, both on one sampler, sitting on one cushion, both warbling of one song, both in one key, as if our hands, our sides, voices and minds, had been incorporate. So we grow together, like to a double cherry, seeming parted, but yet an union in partition; Two lovely berries molded on one stem; So, with two seeming bodies, but one heart; Two of the first, like coats in heraldry, due but to one and crowned with one crest. And will you rent our ancient love asunder, to join with men in scorning your poor friend?”

But when Lysander and Hermia told Helena that they were leaving town, Helena betrayed them and told. This obviously wasn’t a good friend of Helena because she was not being helpful but Hermia was forgiving of Helena later on and a good friend should be able to forgive you if you make a bad choice or if you weren’t as good of a friend to them as they were to you.

A good friend can be intelligent, kind, loyal and open-minded. An open-minded friend would be easy to get along with because they would be receptive to new and different ideas or the opinions of others. All of the friends were intelligent and kind in their own way. Even if they would betray each other and lie, you could still tell that they were all friends, and in the end they did learn to forgive each other. You would never want a friend who was self conceited or didn’t think of others. Helena was self-conceited because she was only thinking of her love, Lysander.

A good friend can have all of these attributes but can betray you as well just like in Midsummer Nights Dream. Helena was originally a very loyal and trustworthy friend towards Hermia but then she became stubborn because she was deeply in love and that is what made her make the choices she did. Even though she wasn’t a good friend, in the end Hermia forgave her and the two love couples got married.