Poem.

Chapter One

He looks up to his father

His father gets to know his mother

They get married

And he, the glowing baby

Starts growing slowly

Chapter Two

He looks up to his father

Her mother is ready

To give another birth,

Hopeless invades the room, the baby

Starts to come out slowly

Luck spreads in the room

Chapter Three

He looks up to his father

He’s beginning to tap tap

With his wooden leg

Leaving messages everywhere

Loneliness spread over their lives

He starts to live by himself

Chapter Four

He looks up to his father

He saves them from the bad

He escapes just saying Goodbye

He starts making his own life

Chapter Five

He doesn’t look up to his father anymore

Like he did before

But starts doing what he did before

Saying Goodbye, Saying Hello

Revolution takes over

He starts growing up

Chapter Six

He is like his father

Swinging his father’s leg

Tap tap all the way

Women confuse him

Problem attack his life

He became an adult.

Chapter Seven

He looks up to Michael Collins

An interview with Granny Nash

Group: Ngoc, Stephan, Carsten & Katerin

An interview with Granny Nash

(M = Moderator / G = Granny Nash)

M: Hello Misses Nash. How are you?

G: fine.

M: Ok. Good. I’ve taken an interest on your grandson Henry Smart Junior and would like to write a biography about him. Would you help me by answering some questions?

G: Yes.

M: Let’s start with the beginning. What do you think about the marriage between your daughter Melody and Henry Smart Senior?

G: She should never have married the one legged man.

M: Why? If I may ask…

G: He was a bad influence for her. Her life was miserable with him

M: Why was he a bad influence?

G: He didn’t had an own opinion and was a puppet.

M: Whose puppet was he?

G: Alfie Gandon

M: Who is Alfie Gandon?

G: When Alfie Gandon says hello and good bye, it means you die.

M: What about Henry Smart’s family? Did he had time for them?

G: No.

M: What about Melody, how did she felt with Henry’s absent?

G: She had psychological problems, she suffered a lot.

M: Why did she suffered?

G: Dead babies.

M: How was Henry’s childhood?

G: He survived. He was a strong baby.

M: I’ve heard he was the “glowing baby”…

G: The people were fascinated with him.

M: In which conditions did he grew up?
G: In bad conditions.

M: Does Henry have a brother?

G: Yes he has many brothers but he only cared about Victor.

M: How did they survive with their mother and father away?

G: Henry and Victor ran away from home and began to steal things to survive.

M: Why did he run away?

G: His father wasn’t there and his mother didn’t cared about them.

M: You said that Henry cared about Victor. Where is Victor now?

G: He is dead

M: And how did Henry’s life go on after his brother’s death?

G: He began to kill, just like his father.

M: So would you agree that there are similarities between Henry Senior and Henry Junior?

G: Yes, both are killers.

M: Ok, thank you for giving me some of your time miss Nash. I really appreciate it.

G: Ok.

M: Have a nice day, bye!

G: Bye.

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What’s in a name?

(The name Katerin doesn’t really exist, but I think that it derives from Katherine)

Katherine is derived from the Greek name Αἰκατερίνη (Aikaterínē) or καθαρός (katharós) , which means pure, purity of emotion, each of the two, far off, torture

The name was more popular in the past than now. In the present it’s more popular in the USA than in Britain, although it was first recorded in England in 1196.

Outline of a story

Katerin lives in England with her husband Brandon and their child Susan. They lead a normal and happy life until one day Katerin has a car accident. She was 4 months in a coma which also caused her loss of memory.

The story will take you through the adventure of getting Katerin’s mind back, with the few pictures she remembers from her past and her turning from a pure and honest person to a complete different character.

A star called Henry: Timeline

Dates	Events	Page numbers
1599-1658
Circa 1845 – 1850
1847
1875
1881
1887
1897	June (a Sunday) Henry’s parents met (Henry Smart + Melody Nash)	p. 15
1898
1901	October 8, 1901 Henry is born Queen Victoria’s death	p. 29
Circa 1903	Henry imagines his family’s past at the end of the 19th century	pp. 9ff
1906	Victor was born	p. 56
1907	July Edward VII came to Dublin Henry, Victor and their father were persecuted Henry Smart disappears	p. 58 p. 59ff. p. 66
1910	Victor and Henry goes to school Edward VII dies	p. 78
1911	Victor dies Coronation of George V	p. 87
1913
1914-1918	The Easter Rising
1914
1916	April 24-29 Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday
	May 3
1917
1918
1919	January 21
	September 12
1920	January
	November 21
1921	March 22
	June
	July 11
	December 6
1922	March
	August 22

A star called Henry: A summary of each chapter

Possible Titles	Summaries of the Chapters	Characters Flashback – Flashforward	Songs and Books
Part One
1 – How it all began	First it describes the present situation of Melody Smart (looks old (age ~20), unhappy, exhausted) and her child Henry. Both are hungry & poor and sitting on a stair watching the stars [Flashback] How Melody met Henry Smart (Melody Nash collides with Henry Smart who only has one leg. Both fell in love instantly They get married and move to an apartment Henry works at a brothel (as kind of a security guard) and also sends messages to people -> kill them He kills Costello, who collects illegally every Friday the rent for their apartment and annoys Melody for hours. Melody is pregnant	Henry, the star Henry’s father (indirectly) [Flashback] Granny Nash Henry’s father Dolly Oblong	“Seven, EIGHT, open the GATE!” (p.19 l.16) = part of a nursery rhyme.
2 – From extreme happiness to problems.	Melody had already lost two children -> Henry and Lil. (didn’t pass the first year) They move to another apartment Melody gets in labor with help from Missis Drake (their handywoman) and Granny Nash. Henry’s father waits out on the streets. Melody gives birth to Henry, who first has no name. Melody and Henry feel fortunate and really happy. Everyone comes to see the baby. Missis Drake leaves and the parents starts to think about a name for the baby. Henry suggests naming the baby “Henry” but Melody does not agree, because she already had a baby called Henry, who died (Henry, the star) (->Turning point of their relationship) They start a fight and the baby start to scream. Henry, the baby starts behaving badly and Melody is pregnant again. Both are sitting on a stair, looking at the stars.	[Flashback] Henry’s father Henry, the dead brother Lil, the dead sister Granny Nash	Evening Mail Freeman’s Journal Oh, The bridge is broke down and they all tumbled in. (p. 32, ll.2-3) = from a folksong about poor Brian O’Linn who believed he was a beauty and couldn’t be put down by anything Knocknagow Bleak House (both on p.41 l.22)
3 – Father away, babies come and go.	Henry’s father shows his desperation at work -> cracks everyone’s skull and therefore letting no one in the brothel. He can’t sleep and waits for things to get back to normal. Dolly Oblong calls him to her office (he has never seen her before) because she wants to sack him. (She’ll give him 15 shillings more than the usual 15 and he has to go). But then she decides to give him a second chance, because he has done a very professional job for Mister Gandon. He is fascinated and impressed with his boss. At home Henry (baby) acts crazily and get envious because of the newborns. His parents only say the babies name but still not his. Henry is less at home and more at work. Henry (baby) feels alone and leaves the house by himself towards Dublin, sees the reality, how people live, swears at adults and finally returns home. The family moves to another place near the river with a new baby and shortly moved to a basement where another baby (Victor) arrived after two funerals. Melody Henry Henry’s father Dolly Oblong Mister Gandon (indirectly)	Granny Nash Newborns: Alexander and Susie Another baby Another baby =Two dead Victors Victor = 4 babies in the family	Oh the bridge it broke down Rousseau’s Confessions
4 – A simple goodbye is better than nothing	Henry Smart kills Desmond and Cecil (->priest?) Brennans and get rid of their bodies in three days. The King and Queen from … visit Dublin to visit the Irish International Exhibition Between the cheering crowd, Henry and Victor swear at the visitors and get in trouble with the police. Their father, who is returning from his “job” help them to flee. They are being followed by many police man as the run. They trespass the Herbert Park and find a secret access to the Swan River. While they walk through the underground in total darkness their father tell them stories or sing songs to calm and persuade the children. When they arrive the father says goodbye to them and leaves Henry and Victor alone at the shores. Henry tries to commit suicide but Victor rescues him. Henry Smart continues doing his job but is recognized by two policemen, who want to kill him. He escapes until his coat, which smells like blood and dead, is found by his enemies, who identify that he has killed many people. Henry Smart is never seen again Henry’s father Dolly Oblong (indirectly)		The Ministrel Boy
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Michael Collins (00:00:00 – 00:07:00)

Adjectives that describes the atmosphere & mood

Beginning of the Easter rising

Adventurous, aggressive, dark, dull, grotesque, muddy, strange, cautious, horrible, powerful, wrong, combative, condemned, creepy, cruel, dangerous, disturbed, evil, fierce, grieving, brutal

Summary “On the Empty Shore”

The short story “On the Empty Shore” was written by Seosamh Mac Grianna and translated by Seamns Ó Néill. It starts with Cathal O Canann, who is looking everywhere for potatoes, because he feels weak and hungry. He enters a house where he finds his friend Art dead on his bed. He picks him up and walks more than a mile with him on his back, to get some soup that was being distributed at the Cairn, but he doesn’t get any food, because someone pulls him out of the line. Then Cathal goes to visit someone called Michael, who lives next to a graveyard. There he digs a hole and buries Art.

First impresion: The athmosphere is dark, glum, sullen and strange. The character Cathal O Cannan has not really feelings and he doesn’t feel sad when he sees his friend Art. I think that Cathal is a strange person.

And the way that people behave when they’re waiting in line is sad. But they are all hungry and want to survive another day.  All in all the situation is terrible, it must has been after the blight (around 1849?).

The Pogues – Thousand are sailing

The island it is silent now
But the ghosts still haunt the waves
And the torch lights up a famished man
Who fortune could not save

Did you work upon the railroad
Did you rid the streets of crime
Were your dollars from the white house
Were they from the five and dime

Did the old songs taunt or cheer you
And did they still make you cry
Did you count the months and years
Or did your teardrops quickly dry

Ah, no, says he, ’twas not to be
On a coffin ship I came here
And I never even got so far
That they could change my name

Thousands are sailing
Across the western ocean
To a land of opportunity
That some of them will never see
Fortune prevailing
Across the western ocean
Their bellies full
Their spirits free
They’ll break the chains of poverty
And they’ll dance

In Manhattan’s desert twilight
In the death of afternoon
We stepped hand in hand on Broadway
Like the first man on the moon

And “The Blackbird” broke the silence
As you whistled it so sweet
And in Brendan Behan’s footsteps
I danced up and down the street

Then we said goodnight to Broadway
Giving it our best regards
Tipped our hats to Mister Cohan
Dear old Times Square’s favorite bard

Then we raised a glass to JFK
And a dozen more besides
When I got back to my empty room
I suppose I must have cried

Thousands are sailing
Again across the ocean
Where the hand of opportunity
Draws tickets in a lottery
Postcards we’re mailing
Of sky-blue skies and oceans
From rooms the daylight never sees
Where lights don’t glow on Christmas trees
But we dance to the music
And we dance

Thousands are sailing
Across the western ocean
Where the hand of opportunity
Draws tickets in a lottery
Where e’er we go, we celebrate
The land that makes us refugees
From fear of Priests with empty plates
From guilt and weeping effigies
And we dance

20 words to describe the atmosphere of a picture

“A darker atmosphere”

strange, dark, depressing, mysterious,surreal, strange, disturbing, creepy

“A happier/lighter atmosphere”

bright, colorful, energetic,relaxing, dynamic, warm

“Neutral”

soft, black & white, cold, fantastical, dreamy, dazzling, beautiful, comfortable, hallucinatory, special, marvelous.

A modest proposal

Jonathan Swift proposed a couple of days ago an idea that could change our life. Some might find it immoral and macabre but other might think that it is a great idea and opportunity to change and increase our economy life quality; selling babies for money. It sounds horrifying at first, but it brings many positive aspects with it.

Have you ever noticed female beggars, who are always with the company of at least two children? Well they can’t work or get a decent job, because they somehow have to take care of their children. When these children reach a certain age they will probably turn thieves or sell themselves to the Barbados.

For each baby under one year, women will get about 8 shillings per annum, which is way more than the nutrition and rags needed during the year. With this money they can afford and pay their rent to the landlord’s.

Since babies are sold for a lot of money, pregnancy becomes a big advantage for women. Maltreatment towards wives will reduce, because men will be fond of their wives. Another positive aspect is that women’s care towards their child will increase, because children are going to be a profit instead of an expense. As a result marriage inducement is going to increase.

Talking about food, children will become a new dish; a specialty, only for rich gentlemen. It is a delicious and wholesome food, where one child can be made into four dishes. Their skin can also be used to make summer boots for fine gentlemen or admiral gloves for ladies.

So what are we waiting for? With all these positive aspects there is nothing negative that could make this a negative action.