Horace 2.14

anni fugAces
nec moram tristis morti,
facies tenebrae

years fleeting
not delay sad death,
face darkness

Carpe Diem Haiku

NE quaesieris (Don't ask)
de posterO afferre (about the future assigned)
ab deum Iovis (by the god Jupiter)

Five Works of Children's Philosophy

Last week in class we learned how simple children's books have philosophy in them. I found in Laura Numeroff's, If You Give a Mouse a Cookie was filled with Epicurus philosophy. The whole idea of this story was if you gave a mouse something it asked for what it will need to go with it. This was just one great big cycle. Many people who may read this book might think that the mouse is like a child with a new toy. When you give a child a new toy they will play with it none stop until they get sick with it and move onto another new toy. But if you look past that I found that this was just Epicurus philosophy. This brought the mouse pleasure and according to Epicurus philosophy "pleasure is the beginning and end of living happily" Leo Lionni's, It's Mine, was another story we read that was full of Epicurus philosophy. At the beginning of the story the three frogs fought all the time, its mine, no its mine, no its mine. This drove the adult toad crazy. This all changed once a storm came and there was only a little rock the three frogs could stand on for safety. Turn out it was the toad. Since all the frog were scared they felt safe when they were all huddled together. This ended up making the three frogs find the pleasure of not fighting and playing together. Finally I also found Epicurus philosophy in Janell Cannon's, Verdi. Throughout the whole story young Verdi tried so hard to stay young and yellow because he thought when he grew up there would be no more pleasure in this life. Turns out he was wrong. He learn it is what you make of a situation and fun and pleasure doesn't have to end when you grow up. Young or old he still could pull off a figure eight flying through the sky.

Horace the Epicurian

In Horace poem 1.9, it was clear to the readers that Horace is an Epicurean. When we had our guest speaker in class Wednesday, he shared with us how Epicurean philosophy states, "We say that pleasure is the beginning and end of living happily". 1.9 starts out with no pleasure, "geluque flumina constiterint acuto" (and how the rivers are frozen with sharp ice). But when you move in to the next stanza Horace introduces the pleasure, "Deprome quadrimum Sabina, O Thaliarche, merum diota" (O Thaliarchus, four-year-old unmixed wine from the two-handled Sabine jar). Horace is going from a cold solid liquid to a warm pleasurable liquid. Since win brings pleurae then this follows Epicurus and his philosophy. Horace then continues and tells young boys to not pass up love and dance, live life to the fullest when your young because your youth is meant to be full with pleasure until your hair turns white and the pleasure runs out.

Haiku Poem, Snakes

Autem geminI,
ad lItora pariter,
intr TenedO.

A pair of snakes,
for shore side by side,
go to Tendeo.

Virgil-The Aeneid Book Two, Discussion Question

What elements of Sinon's story made it an effective lie for the Trojans to believe?

When the Trojans first meet Sinon, Sinon comes off as " confused and defenceless" and looked around at the Trojans with "frightened eyes". With Sinon looking the way he did, I believe that it was the last thing on the Trojan's minds that Sinon was a liar and was there only to mess with their minds. If Sinon's first couple lines didn't make you feel bad for him then you would have to say you have no heart, " Oh, is there anywhere now left on land or sea where I can find refuge? Sinon carries on my using the knowledge that the Trojans hated Ulysses to his benefits. The Trojans thought that Ulysses was cruel and full of tricks so Sinon paints this picture to the Trojans of how he felt the same way about their enemy. "which will be of no surprise to you" this shows Sinon agreeing with the Trojans. Sinon plays his audience by saying everything they wanted to hear. Sinon confirms that the Greeks have left Troy and to accept the wooden horse.

Haiku

Pater subridEt,
Filia territus filius,
Pater confirmae.

Father smiles,
Daughter scared for her son,
Father reassures her.

Aeneid Question pg 63

What aspect of the poet's characterization of the great man in verse 151 prompts us to compare him with Aeneas himself?

Line 151 translates to something like this, "if they then see a man of a great authority, and weighty service, they are silent". The great man in this passage is compared to Aeneas for his same authority skills. This great man was able to calm a rebellion mob in a great nation with flying torches, stones and weapons. Once this crowd saw this great man who had authority of his citizens they were silent and stood there like dogs with their ears raised. Aeneas has the same authority over his shipmates. Aeneas was able to guild his saliors through a deadly storm and get then safely to shore. Once they get to shore in lines 157 to 253 you can see how Aeneas has great authority over his men. Aeneas climbs a rock and looks out to see what is around them, but insead found three stags and their pack following which turned into thier dinner. At dinner Aeneas gave a grand speech to his men saying how one day they will look back at this and laugh. He was trying to make a bad experience good even though Aeneas was sick about what just happened. Thats what makes Aeneas a man of athority, how he can hide what he really feels. Aeneas knows how to take care of his men just like Neptune takes care of the sea. I think the great man, Aeneas and Neptune all have something in common, the best intrest of thier men, thier home, all before themselves.

Neptune Haiku

Pelagi deus:
manus tenet tridentem.
Sedat pelagum.

Sea God:
hand holds trident.
He calms sea.

Haiku Aeneid 92-101

Aeneas is cold
Wish he had died in battle
Beneath the weapon

Epic -- Harry Potter

Epic is a work of literature that is very long. Something that is epic usually includes serious subject matter, national or cultural significance and a quest. Today in society you could call the Harry Potter series epic. If you notice most epic works in society today are unrealistic; like Twilight, Lord of the Rings and Pirates of the Caribbean. For starters J.K. Rowling's Harry Potter series is very long, there are seven books in total, Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone, Harry Potter and the Camber of Secrets, Harry Potter and the Prisoners of Askaban, Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire, Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix, Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince and Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows. In all seven books Harry Potter is on some sorta of long quest to be the hero and fight of the enemy, Voldemort. For example of in the first book, Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone, Harry's quest was to find out what the small package was that Hagrid got at the bank which he hid in the school, Hogrwarts, with a three headed dog to guard it. Harry knew that this was very important but also knew that two of the professors, Snape and Quirrell were planning on stealing the stone. So Harry to the rescue followed Quirrell, thought the obstacle and found out that Quirrell was Voldemort's helper to steal the stone so Voldemort would have more power and live forever.