Audrey Hepburn vs. Marilyn Monroe

Audrey Hepburn and Marilyn Monroe both film icons in the same period of time (1950's), but definitely very different. I admire Audrey Hepburn way more than Marilyn Monroe. I can't deny both were beautiful women, although for me that is not the most important thing. Both of them had the looks and the talent but not both of them had the brains, the class, and the self-respect. 

Marilyn decide to be uneducated and began her career as a model when she was very young and that led to her career as an actress. She also appeared on a Playboy Magazine. In her movies she was known for playing the dumb, sexy blonde, some of the movies she was in were: “Some Like It Hot”,  “The Seven Year Itch”, “Gentlemen Prefer Blondes” and “How to marry a Millionaire”.  In 1962 she was accused of having an affair with President John F. Kennedy. That same year she died from a drug overdose. 

Audrey Hepburn was an actress who was recognized as a film and fashion icon. She was born in May 4, 1966 in Ixelles, Brussels, Belgium. She moved to London in 1948 to continue her ballet training. After that she started her career as an actress, some of the movies she was in were: “Breakfast at Tiffany’s”, “Roman Holiday”, “Funny Face” and “Charade”. She knew 6 languages fluently. After many miscarriages she quit acting in order for her unborn children to have a chance to live. She then became a UNICEF ambassador and dedicated the rest of her life to helping children in the third world countries. In January 1993 she died of cancer.

After reading this I guess you can understand why I admire Audrey way more that Marilyn. I think that Marilyn was more of a blonde girl who decided to quite school and was lucky enough to make it as a model thanks to her looks. I admire Audrey because she is a lady with class who was very smart and did things to help people. Is amazing how she knew 6 languages fluently and studied ballet and then began her career. Also how she was not trashy at all and had amazing taste that is why she was a fashion icon.

Famous Quotes:

• Marilyn Monroe:
• “I'm selfish, impatient, and a little insecure. I make mistakes, I'm out of control, and at times hard to handle. But if you can't handle me at my worst, then you sure as hell don't deserve me at my best.”
• “Before marriage, a girl has to make love to a man to hold him. After marriage, she has to hold him to make love to him.”
• “Dogs never bite me - just humans.”
• “I don't know who invented high heels, but all women owe him a lot.”
• “A career is wonderful, but you can't curl up with it on a cold night.”

• Audrey Hepburn:
• “I believe in pink. I believe that laughing is the best calorie burner. I believe in kissing, kissing a lot. I believe in being strong when everything seems to be going wrong. I believe that happy girls are the prettiest girls. I believe that tomorrow is another day and I believe in miracles.”
• “Nothing is impossible, the word itself says 'I'm possible'!”
• “The most important thing is to enjoy your life - to be happy - it's all that matters.”
• “For beautiful eyes, look for the good in others; for beautiful lips, speak only words of kindness; and for poise, walk with the knowledge that you are never alone.”
• “I was born with an enormous need for affection, and a terrible need to give it.”
• “The beauty of a woman must be seen from in her eyes, because that is the doorway to her heart, the place where love resides.”
• “As you grow older, you will discover that you have two hands, one for helping yourself, the other for helping others.”
• “You can tell more about a person by what he says about others than you can by what others say about him.”

What was added to your understanding by acting/directing act 1 scene 1 of Romeo and Juliet? I understood it better because im more of a visual learner, so by people acting the play I learned more. I understood better the emotions the characters were trying to transmit and I also had a better understanding about what the scene was about.

Favorite Puns

PMS jokes aren't funny, period.

I didn't like my beard at first. Then it grew on me.

I used to be a doctor, but then I lost patients.

The best way to communicate with a fish is to drop them a line.

Digital Citizenship

     To be a good digital citizen you have to follow the 9 themes of digital citizenship. Also if you have a child it would be  a good thing if you made them sign the Kids' Pledge. One of the post important themes of the 9 themes for me is the one that says "I will treat others the way that I wish to be treated when using technology. I will keep in mind that my technology use affects others." I think that its important that if we don't want to get cyber bullied we shouldn't do that to others. It's important that we all commit to this so we can have a safe environment when we use technology.

Monday's homework:

1. Who was the best insulter? Who has more vivid insults, Shakespeare's era or our own? Why? The best insulter in my opinion was elena, because she put a lot of feeling into her work and she also used body language. I think we have better insults then in Shakespeare because our insults are easier to pronounce and they are more hurtful. 
2. How can something like that, which is fun, devolve into something much more serious? Maybe if we lived in that age and knew the meaning of all those words we would take it more seriously and maybe be insulted by those words.

Questions about Romeo and Juliet:

• What happened between the families that they hate each other?
• Did Romeo and Juliet ever tried to tell their families about their love?
• Weren't they too young to actually know what real love is?