First Semester Reflection

The Count of Monte Cristo Quizzes

The Count of Monte Cristo Storyboard

Outline:
1) Edmond hugging his father from behind saying, “Father, my dear old Dad!”
2) Edmond running to Mercedes house crying, “Mercedes! Mercedes!”
3) Mercedes turning toward Fernand and saying, “If he is dead I too shall die.” Then exiting her house and running towards Edmond.
4) Edmond and Mercedes embracing, then holding hands and exclaiming, “All the preliminaries will be arranged with my father today, and tomorrow or the day after at the latest we shall give the betrothal feast at La Reserve!” Fernand in the background glaring and scheming.
5) Edmond and Mercedes holding hands at the wedding, looking at each other lovingly. The door gets kicked open in the background.
6) A police commissary followed by four armed soldiers and a corporal enter and drag Edmond away. Mercedes is left on her knees, reaching out and calling to Edmond. “Edmond Dantes, I arrest you in the name of the law,” says the police commissary. Everyone there stands in shock except for Fernand, Danglars, and Caderousse who stand there smirking.
7) Mercedes crying, Fernand caring for her.
8) Edmond father’s grave.
9) Edmond gets on his knees in his cell and pounds the floor. There is a scratching sound nearby.
10) Suddenly, the Abbe appears out of the ground and says, “I give you the treasure of Monte Cristo!”
11) Everything turns black and then shows the inside of the body bag from Dantes perspective. Dantes heart beats.
12) Two soldiers throw the bag off the cliff. There’s thunder and lightning. The bag sinks and Dantes struggles.
13) Dantes swimming towards the surface.
14) Dantes on an island looking around. He goes toward a cave.
15) Dantes finds the treasure. Revenge will be taken.
16) Dantes becomes the Count of Monte Cristo, his appearance changes, and he draws his sword.

The Count of Monte Cristo Character Mind Map

Information Literacy Training

Information Literacy

Information Literacy Umbrella

Definition:
Information literacy is the ability to "recognize when information is needed and have the ability to locate, evaluate, and use effectively the needed information (Presidential)."
The National Forum on Information Literacy lists seven basic information literacy principles:

1. Define 
2. Access 
3. Evaluate 
4. Manage 
5. Integrate 
6. Create 
7. Communicate 

These seven principles set a basic guideline for understanding information literacy, and a person's ability to carry out these principles is helpful in determining whether he/she is information literate.

What Information Literacy Means to Me:
To me, information literacy can be summed up as my ability to locate, check, and properly manipulate the information I find. I would consider it to be an invaluable skill simply because it directly correlates with a person's ability to learn. A great example is when I need to research topics for school papers or assignments. Being information literate helps to ensure that the information I find is authentic, appropriate, adequate, and current. It also helps in ensuring that I communicate the information I gather both lawfully and accordingly. In an age where technology is always becoming more prevalent and abundant information, both factual and fictional, is becoming easier to share and access, being information literate is even more important. Whether it's researching for school, looking up recipes, checking the news or weather, or even shopping at the grocery store, being information literate is key in finding, evaluating, and using the presented information.

Works Cited
IL Umbrella. Digital image. National Forum on Information Literacy. National Forum on Information Literacy, Inc., n.d. Web. 4 Dec. 2012. <http://infolit.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/IL-Umbrella.jpg>.

"Information Literacy Competency Standards for Higher Education." American Library Association. N.p., n.d. Web. 05 Dec. 2012. <http://www.ala.org/acrl/standards/informationliteracycompetency>.

"Information Literacy Skills." National Forum on Information Literacy RSS. N.p., n.d. Web. 05 Dec. 2012. <http://infolit.org/>.

"Presidential Committee on Information Literacy: Final Report." American Library Association. American Library Association, 1989. Web. 05 Dec. 2012. <http://www.ala.org/acrl/publications/whitepapers/presidential>.

Faith

I really enjoyed the role that faith played in the relationship between Morrel and Valentine. Morrel had to place a lot of faith in Noitier in chapter 47. He could have easily decided to take matters into his own hands and elope with Valentine, but he decided to trust Noirtier and his promise to stop the marriage instead. Morrel risked everything, even his own life, through trusting in Noirtier. He stepped back, abandoned all of his ideas as to how to solve the problem, and allowed Noirtier to have full control of the situation. I think that it’s especially ironic that Morrel could place that amount of faith in the mute and paralytic Noirtier while I have trouble placing faith in my capable friends and even God. I believe that this kind of faith is one that today’s society is unwilling to have. It’s much easier to rely on your own strength and abilities than to place that all encompassing trust and confidence in another person. I find myself constantly doubting my classmates’ promises to complete assignments, my friends’ ability to keep secrets, and even the promises made by many of the politicians who were recently elected. Worst of all, I often doubt and forget about the God whom I know to be completely faithful, sovereign, holy, and good. This being said, I truly envy Morrel’s ability to give full control to Noirtier. I believe that it is still important to exercise discretion when dealing with imperfect man and human nature. However, if all Christians could apply that same faith in their relationship with God, I think that life would become so much easier and worry-free. Psalm 62:5 states this fact well. It says, “Find rest, O my soul, in God alone; my hope comes from him.” Exercising this type of faith, especially in my relationship with God, is something that Morrel has reminded me to work on. I believe that a mutual faith can help to create one of the strongest foundations that a relationship can have. Imperfect man will always fall short and fail, but it is comforting to know that we have a perfect God whose faithfulness is never-ending.