I believe todays discussion was very productive and innovative as I learned from my classmates what parts of a relationship are most important to them. Finding out that mostly everybody didn't really think marrying someone of the same culture is that essential was definitely interesting as my classmates also made me rethink some of my thoughts about marriage and relationships. I thought it was a cool environment to talk in discussion groups rather sitting down for lectures.

Conclusion

During this time, social inequality corrupted people's views of socializing with different classes and views of marriage. Like with Mr. Darcy and Mr. Collins, people belittled marriage and thought it was based off benefits rather than true love. Austen effectively portrays throughout the book how Darcy and Collin's high class values deprave their views as they look down on people who are lower than them. Darcy and Collins showed how wealthy people thought in those days and portrayed how the views of this 1800 society were very corrupted as women were treated with disrespect and people were isolated based off classes.

1st body paragraph

In Pride and Prejudice, Austen effectively exploits Mr. Collins to portray how men of higher classes belittle women and anybody of lesser rank. When Collins proposes to Elizabeth, she says no but he incessantly asks and won't take no for an answer. However, the reason for his persistence is not due to his stubbornness but rather his hubris and belittlement for true love and marriage. He believes that any girl would love to marry him because of his great economic conditions and the benefits a woman would get after marrying him. However, he unknowingly conveys how women have no say in a marriage and anybody of lesser rank is viewed disrespectfully. These beliefs are why Elizabeth's rejection is frowned upon because women usually don't get asked a second time and if a man of higher rank asks for her hand in marriage, she would, without question, say yes. Back in this time, marriage was not based off love but rather what was beneficial to one's self. But unlike most women, Elizabeth bravely said no because her values of marriage were more sincere as she believed in true love. And even though Elizabeth was right in saying no to Mr. Collins, his proposal was considered genuine to other people, for reasons which doesn't make sense in this age, where marriage is now based off love, not benefits.

Intro Paragraph

In the 1800s, social power and gender corrupted peoples' outlook on marriage and class. Wealthy people would isolate themselves from lower class people to keep classes separated from each other, which further widened the gap between classes. In Pride and Prejudice, Jane Austen employs Mr. Darcy and Mr. Collins to express the ways how wealthy people take advantage of their social rank. Both of their hubristic nature corrupt the way they think. While Mr. Darcy doesn't like socializing with lower class people, he is embarrassed for liking Elizabeth; however, Mr. Collins is so presumptuous that he believes any girl would be head-over-heels for him. Jane Austen effectively utilizes Darcy and Mr. Collins to portray how views of marriage and class separation are affected by the inequalities of social power and gender.

Essay Outline

Intro: First talk about the 1800's and how people's values were much different than they are today. People of higher classes were more arrogant and isolated themselves from people of lower classes. The values of wealthy people were very corrupted as they believed they were far superior to other people. I would then talk more about Jane Austen and about social power/gender/classes.

1st Paragraph: I would talk about Mr. Collins' view of marriage and the proposal. The reason why he was so incessant with trying to make Elizabeth say yes was that he believed he was far superior because of his gender and social status so why would anyone say no to him? People like Mr. Collins believe that men have absolute authority over girls and can't be denied. He believed that there was no reason for Elizabeth to say no to him so he persistently kept asking, which portrays his arrogance and feelings of superiority.

2nd Paragraph: I would talk about Darcy and how he believes that because of his social rank, everyone is inferior to him. He doesn't associate himself with people of lower classes and doesn't dance because he is of 'high social status.' Darcy's hubristic nature and feelings of superiority get in the way of him meeting other people. He isolates himself and looks down on girls because he believes he is the ultimate human being.

Conclusion: Summarize everything and further talk about Mr. Collins and Darcy's social superiority and hubristic nature

Essay

Why do men in higher classes belittle marriage based off social power and gender?
Characters: Darcy, Mr. Collins, Elizabeth
Main Ideas:
-Men in higher classes believe they have absolute power over women
-Because they have authority to propose, women become dependent on them
-Collins has no doubt that Elizabeth would say yes because it is financially benefical for him
-Darcy's hubris isolates him from people in lower classes because he believes he is superior to them

DW Harding Questions

1. Agree
2. Disagree
3. Disagree
4. Disagree
5. Agree

Ipads

I think ipads are great pieces of technology and have so many features that we should take advantage of. However, I feel like there are ways where we can be more effective in using them. For example, we should use all of the features it has and not just stick to certain apps. We should use everything that is advantageous or relevant to that class. Also, even though the ipad has many features, it also can be very distractful so students should be able to stay away from those distractions and keep focused to the class. Also we should have everybody be able to be comfortable enough with everything on the ipad so they arent struggling in class to find stuff.