Here is anoother Bio. This one I wrote.
Alexander the great, Bio
Alexander the Great lived July, 356 BC- to June 11, 323 BC. His Zodiac sign was Cancer. He was born wealthy, his Father being King Phillip, the king of Macedonia and his mother being Queen Olympia, one of the many wives of Phillip. People decribed him as having a passion for military control and being brave. His parents wanted him to have a good education and as such he was taught by some of the greats minds of his time such as Aristotle. By adulthood, Alexander was a brilliant general and exceedingly intelligent..
Though Alexander was a stubborn person, he was quite charismatic. His ability to cope with stress was impressive. He was originally the King of Macedonia but eventually his empire controlled Macedonia, Thrace, Aegyptus (Egypt), Lydia, Phradia, Syria, Babylonia, Media, Persis, Cappadocia, Drangiana, Carmania, Sogdiana, Arachosia, and Gedrosia. In summary, most of Eurasia. Outside of work, he enjoyed music, poetry, and drama. In our story, he will enact his life’s history with his friend as it unfolds in an entertaining manner.
Bibliography
http://www.biographyshelf.com/alexander_the_great_biography.html
http://profile.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=user.viewprofile&friendid=54408419
http://www.hyperhistory.net/apwh/bios/b2alexandergreat.htm
http://library.thinkquest.org/10805/alexmap.html
Monday, March 31, 2008
Bio for Daiman
This is one of the Bios for our Graphic Novel Project. This one was done by my partner, Ana.
Daiman’s bio
Full name: Daiman
Birth date: December 7th 356 B.C.
Astrology sign: Sagittarius
Sense of humor: Fun to be around with, serious, if anyone needs supporting help then Daiman will be their.
Birth order:
Parents and parent’s occupations: Daiman’s mother name was Layna, she died at the age of 28 when Daiman was born. Daiman’s mother was a famous cloth maker for the king and queen, and loves literature for her extra time. Daiman’s father’s name was Zenos, he died at the age 35 from a war. Daiman’s dad was friend of king Phillip and so that when the Layna died Zenos would not know what to do so he moved in with king Phillip.
Major childhood influences: Daiman’s life was all around his dad; even though his mom was not with him anymore Daiman still love her by giving him his life. Daiman love his dad also because like every males the son always want to be just like his dad. Even though Daiman’s dad did not now much about how to take care of kid but Daiman was raised to be a loyal, patient, and talented person. Daiman have a childhood friend from birth his name was Alexander, Sense they both lived together when Daiman moved in to his house. Daiman felt like Alexander was a brother to him;4 they both fought with wooden swords and learned form the same teacher Aristotle. Everything Alexander did Daiman did too, but the problem was Alexander advance faster then Daiman. Daiman did not mind because Of his friendship was enough for him. When Zenos died Daiman was seven years old and Daiman cried for a month and Daiman did not even let anyone near him. Alexander tried to comfort Daiman and he successes by giving Daiman’s dad a great funeral for a really great commander.
Talents, strength: Daiman’s talent was really great at far distance battle like with throwing spears and bows and arrows. The problem was that Daiman was to good he wanted to try sword and shields. Daiman strength was literature he loves so much sometime Daiman would just read under a shady tree.
Flaws, Vulnerabilities: Daiman flaws are not to fight in wars, Daiman disliked war so much but for the like of Alexander, Daiman would fought in war because if he loose his best friend then Daiman would not know what to do when he is gone. Daiman would do anything for Alexander even when he is dead. Daiman’s main flaw was to loose Alexander.
Income level: Daiman is a very rich person half his money was owned by his parents and was given to him on their death. Daiman does not us all his money even though he is rich from his parents. Daiman wants to earn a living by himself, so for him was a really easy job because he can have any jobs because he is a friend of the kings son, and also everyone loved Daiman because of is kind heart.
Attitudes, personality type: Daiman is a very kind person, he loves everything even if he was in a battle field he would love the enemies. Daiman is a hard worker who works so hard to be Alexander’s level.
Primary relationships: Daiman was in love with a girl but Alexander loved her too. Daiman end up loosing the first girl she loved and the next he had many affairs because Alexander loved many girls too. Daiman would always hang out with Alexander wherever he want for supportive.
Ambitions: Daiman has been on Alexander’s side sense birth. When Daiman is on Alexander’s side everything was not a hard work. After Alexander’s death Daiman has wrote everything about Alexander’s life and every adventure they have gone and done.
Hobbies: Daiman’s hobbies is reading and writing when ever he can about his life with Alexander.
Taste in books, movies: Daiman loves all kind of books, he does not have a favorite but he knows he loves all of the books. Daiman does not listen to much music; he rather read when Alexander is having a party.
Motivation: The reason that Daiman has all the motivation is all from Alexander, Daiman would do anything for him. Reaction under stress: Daiman can find in a rare stress moment. The only stress Daiman can get from is when Alexander is worried or has a problem. Daiman does not know much what to do when he has a problem. He get stress trying to calm him down.
Daiman’s bio
Full name: Daiman
Birth date: December 7th 356 B.C.
Astrology sign: Sagittarius
Sense of humor: Fun to be around with, serious, if anyone needs supporting help then Daiman will be their.
Birth order:
Parents and parent’s occupations: Daiman’s mother name was Layna, she died at the age of 28 when Daiman was born. Daiman’s mother was a famous cloth maker for the king and queen, and loves literature for her extra time. Daiman’s father’s name was Zenos, he died at the age 35 from a war. Daiman’s dad was friend of king Phillip and so that when the Layna died Zenos would not know what to do so he moved in with king Phillip.
Major childhood influences: Daiman’s life was all around his dad; even though his mom was not with him anymore Daiman still love her by giving him his life. Daiman love his dad also because like every males the son always want to be just like his dad. Even though Daiman’s dad did not now much about how to take care of kid but Daiman was raised to be a loyal, patient, and talented person. Daiman have a childhood friend from birth his name was Alexander, Sense they both lived together when Daiman moved in to his house. Daiman felt like Alexander was a brother to him;4 they both fought with wooden swords and learned form the same teacher Aristotle. Everything Alexander did Daiman did too, but the problem was Alexander advance faster then Daiman. Daiman did not mind because Of his friendship was enough for him. When Zenos died Daiman was seven years old and Daiman cried for a month and Daiman did not even let anyone near him. Alexander tried to comfort Daiman and he successes by giving Daiman’s dad a great funeral for a really great commander.
Talents, strength: Daiman’s talent was really great at far distance battle like with throwing spears and bows and arrows. The problem was that Daiman was to good he wanted to try sword and shields. Daiman strength was literature he loves so much sometime Daiman would just read under a shady tree.
Flaws, Vulnerabilities: Daiman flaws are not to fight in wars, Daiman disliked war so much but for the like of Alexander, Daiman would fought in war because if he loose his best friend then Daiman would not know what to do when he is gone. Daiman would do anything for Alexander even when he is dead. Daiman’s main flaw was to loose Alexander.
Income level: Daiman is a very rich person half his money was owned by his parents and was given to him on their death. Daiman does not us all his money even though he is rich from his parents. Daiman wants to earn a living by himself, so for him was a really easy job because he can have any jobs because he is a friend of the kings son, and also everyone loved Daiman because of is kind heart.
Attitudes, personality type: Daiman is a very kind person, he loves everything even if he was in a battle field he would love the enemies. Daiman is a hard worker who works so hard to be Alexander’s level.
Primary relationships: Daiman was in love with a girl but Alexander loved her too. Daiman end up loosing the first girl she loved and the next he had many affairs because Alexander loved many girls too. Daiman would always hang out with Alexander wherever he want for supportive.
Ambitions: Daiman has been on Alexander’s side sense birth. When Daiman is on Alexander’s side everything was not a hard work. After Alexander’s death Daiman has wrote everything about Alexander’s life and every adventure they have gone and done.
Hobbies: Daiman’s hobbies is reading and writing when ever he can about his life with Alexander.
Taste in books, movies: Daiman loves all kind of books, he does not have a favorite but he knows he loves all of the books. Daiman does not listen to much music; he rather read when Alexander is having a party.
Motivation: The reason that Daiman has all the motivation is all from Alexander, Daiman would do anything for him. Reaction under stress: Daiman can find in a rare stress moment. The only stress Daiman can get from is when Alexander is worried or has a problem. Daiman does not know much what to do when he has a problem. He get stress trying to calm him down.
Wednesday, March 5, 2008
Persepolis reflection (warning, this is pretty long)
In class we are studying graphic novels. That in combination with our study of Islam led us to the story of Persepolis. As we read the book, we grew to understand more about Islam and how sometimes you need pictures to express strong emotions. Now we have finished the book and will soon undertake the task of writing and illustrating our own graphic novels. We have learned a lot from the book and now its time to share some of what we learned with you.
Persepolis is the story of a young girl named Marji Satrapi and her childhood in Iran. It occurs at a troubling time for the nation. The government has become an Islamic theocracy and war is brewing with Iraq. As Marji grows up, she experiences the wonders and horrors of her society first hand. Starting with her school forcing her to wear a veil, violent protests and ending with finally leaving Iran country, she goes through a journey that is hard to imagine.
As Marji experiences these things, she grows greatly in maturity. Starting as a semi-secular child, she grows to be an important member of her community. As anarchy descends on her country, she is bombarded by political propaganda about the war. She still somehow manages to retain her childish innocence in reservoir.
She is not the only one effected by the conflicts of her country. Her entire family is changed as they try to retain their culture, which has become clandestine. As the leaders and proletariats give their veritable speeches, the society becomes decadent and hard to live in. They spread propaganda of martyrdom and the war. Their friends are hurt by the situation as well with the oil embargo crippling their countries economy and all their resources are sent towards the war. With all these things happening to her, Marji has no choice but to leave the country.
I can only imagine what will happen to her when she gets to Vienna. However, it is safe to say she will meet more challenges. Some racism will probably be in effect against her as well. After all, she has come from a country that is a theocracy and as the old saying goes, no one (besides theocrats) likes a theocracy.
As she grows older in Vienna, she will probably start to try to affect the world around her more. I also guess that at some point her parents will visit her and/ or die. She might also get re-caught up in the war. These are just presumptions seeing as I have not read the sequel (Persepolis 2). However, I look forward to learning if my premonitions are correct. Two things are for sure though, she will have trouble in this new country and she will write a book describing her life (though perhaps not in the story). After all, the book is a recollection of the author of her life as an Iranian.
As you can probably tell from my writing, I thoroughly enjoyed this book. It is both educational and nicely drawn. While I don’t like the style of writing or the plot, it is a thoroughly entertaining book. I highly recommend it to all mature enough to read it for there are some mature themes (Torture, profanity, etc.). I also suggest it to people who usually don’t like graphic novels. I personally don’t care for them but this book is less of a graphic novel and more of a work of art. If you are interested in the book, I have put an Amazon review link below. Thanks for reading this post and if you chance to find this book in your public library, open it. I think you’ll enjoy what you see.
Amazon review
Persepolis is the story of a young girl named Marji Satrapi and her childhood in Iran. It occurs at a troubling time for the nation. The government has become an Islamic theocracy and war is brewing with Iraq. As Marji grows up, she experiences the wonders and horrors of her society first hand. Starting with her school forcing her to wear a veil, violent protests and ending with finally leaving Iran country, she goes through a journey that is hard to imagine.
As Marji experiences these things, she grows greatly in maturity. Starting as a semi-secular child, she grows to be an important member of her community. As anarchy descends on her country, she is bombarded by political propaganda about the war. She still somehow manages to retain her childish innocence in reservoir.
She is not the only one effected by the conflicts of her country. Her entire family is changed as they try to retain their culture, which has become clandestine. As the leaders and proletariats give their veritable speeches, the society becomes decadent and hard to live in. They spread propaganda of martyrdom and the war. Their friends are hurt by the situation as well with the oil embargo crippling their countries economy and all their resources are sent towards the war. With all these things happening to her, Marji has no choice but to leave the country.
I can only imagine what will happen to her when she gets to Vienna. However, it is safe to say she will meet more challenges. Some racism will probably be in effect against her as well. After all, she has come from a country that is a theocracy and as the old saying goes, no one (besides theocrats) likes a theocracy.
As she grows older in Vienna, she will probably start to try to affect the world around her more. I also guess that at some point her parents will visit her and/ or die. She might also get re-caught up in the war. These are just presumptions seeing as I have not read the sequel (Persepolis 2). However, I look forward to learning if my premonitions are correct. Two things are for sure though, she will have trouble in this new country and she will write a book describing her life (though perhaps not in the story). After all, the book is a recollection of the author of her life as an Iranian.
As you can probably tell from my writing, I thoroughly enjoyed this book. It is both educational and nicely drawn. While I don’t like the style of writing or the plot, it is a thoroughly entertaining book. I highly recommend it to all mature enough to read it for there are some mature themes (Torture, profanity, etc.). I also suggest it to people who usually don’t like graphic novels. I personally don’t care for them but this book is less of a graphic novel and more of a work of art. If you are interested in the book, I have put an Amazon review link below. Thanks for reading this post and if you chance to find this book in your public library, open it. I think you’ll enjoy what you see.
Amazon review
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