http://www.nytimes.com/2008/12/04/us/04middlebury.html?ref=us
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Wednesday, December 3, 2008
Tuesday, November 25, 2008
The Souls of Black Folk - Chapter 3 Analysis
In Chapter one, Du Bois conveys in his message that he is a very proud African-American and considers that fact that whites do not accept the achievements of blacks. Their achievements are not appreciated and valued by society. Du Bois gives the readers a general idea about what his life was like and how he does not respond to ignorance of the white society. He believed that the Emancipation was the best way to end slavery and a new way for blacks to overcome the issues of society. Having an education was a struggle. If blacks were thought, they were not given a textbook. They had to learn on their own. In order for Washington to have completed his dream and goal of showing the Northerners that black people were not as bad as a large majority of the Northerners made them out to be, he had to gain the Northerners respect. Washington soon then began working on getting himself an education. With this education, Mr. Booker T. Washington would be able to show all those discriminating Northerners just how sophisticated, proper, educated, and well brought up that black people could be. Washington had the requirements to gain respect and honor from the white people’s society.
Washington had to be the voice of the people and help blacks get their foot in the door. “I had thereafter no desire to tear down that veil, to creep through.” (Chapter 3) Symbolism was expressed in this quote, that white Americans are blinding the black PEOPLE from seeing the greatness of America.
Washington had to be the voice of the people and help blacks get their foot in the door. “I had thereafter no desire to tear down that veil, to creep through.” (Chapter 3) Symbolism was expressed in this quote, that white Americans are blinding the black PEOPLE from seeing the greatness of America.
Monday, November 24, 2008
The Souls of Black Folk - Chapter 1 Analysis
Society makes a huge impact on people in our world. Some of the people respects others and the rest are discriminate towards people who are surrounded by them. No one will understand how a black person experienced there life, but to walk in there shoes. In the Souls of Black Folk, Du Bois should readers his viewpoint about life in these times. He explained how his life was at that time. He also explained what blacks had to go through to get to so much. He spoke about the times before slavery, during slavery, and after (which is the present). He explained to readers what being “Black” meant in a society that viewed blacks as a contempt. In chapter 1, Du Bois gave a brief episode of himself and what he recalls during these times.
Du bois uses amazing detail in this chapter to explain what he recalls. He remembers the times when he was a young boy and what happen when he realizes life. He remembers when he was told to buy greeting cards for the boys and girls in his class for ten cents. “The exchange was merry, till one girl, a tall newcomer, refused my card… with a glance.” (Du Bois) He uses extreme detail in this quote to explain how the girl refused her card. She refused to take the card “peremptorily.” Logically if readers think about it, the color of the girl was never mentioned. He later describes, “It dawned upon me with a certain suddenness that I was different from others.” He realized that race played a big role into the life of Du Bois. His feeling towards the situation makes the tone of depression, but at the same time, he is realizing that racism is a major role in society during this time.
He also uses detail when he describes the sky. “The sky was bluest when I could beat my mates at examination…” (Du Bois) He remembers the sky or day and how it was when he was competing against his schoolmates. This is detail used to describe how he viewed each day.
W.E.B. Du Bois had to face many challenges with the people of his time and racism was key to every struggle he endured.
Du bois uses amazing detail in this chapter to explain what he recalls. He remembers the times when he was a young boy and what happen when he realizes life. He remembers when he was told to buy greeting cards for the boys and girls in his class for ten cents. “The exchange was merry, till one girl, a tall newcomer, refused my card… with a glance.” (Du Bois) He uses extreme detail in this quote to explain how the girl refused her card. She refused to take the card “peremptorily.” Logically if readers think about it, the color of the girl was never mentioned. He later describes, “It dawned upon me with a certain suddenness that I was different from others.” He realized that race played a big role into the life of Du Bois. His feeling towards the situation makes the tone of depression, but at the same time, he is realizing that racism is a major role in society during this time.
He also uses detail when he describes the sky. “The sky was bluest when I could beat my mates at examination…” (Du Bois) He remembers the sky or day and how it was when he was competing against his schoolmates. This is detail used to describe how he viewed each day.
W.E.B. Du Bois had to face many challenges with the people of his time and racism was key to every struggle he endured.
Friday, November 21, 2008
The Atlanta Exposition Address Response
Black people are always told they will never prosper in life during the 1800s. They are never respected by anyone but their own race. In The Atlanta Exposition Address, Washington addresses the white audience about how blacks should be treated and what they only want out of it. The Northern and Southern white leaders supported booker T. Washington. His “Atlanta Compromise” speech was the most important and influential of modern speeches concerning the American Negro in United States history.
First hand, Washington recognizes who his audience is. He notices that he is speaking to a predominately-white audience. Because of this, he is very careful with what words (diction) he uses. “I but convey to you, Mr. President and Directors, the sentiment of masses of my race when I say to that in no way have the value and manhood of the American Negro been more fittingly and generously recognized than by the managers of the magnificent Exposition.” He uses Negro instead of blacks; he refers to the white men as Presidents and Directors instead of Mr. Washington has been waiting on an opportunity such as this, to him it can be considered an honor. He is speaking for those of the African American race, the voice of the people. He often expressed that black people are patient and they do what their master or owner tell them what to do.
First hand, Washington recognizes who his audience is. He notices that he is speaking to a predominately-white audience. Because of this, he is very careful with what words (diction) he uses. “I but convey to you, Mr. President and Directors, the sentiment of masses of my race when I say to that in no way have the value and manhood of the American Negro been more fittingly and generously recognized than by the managers of the magnificent Exposition.” He uses Negro instead of blacks; he refers to the white men as Presidents and Directors instead of Mr. Washington has been waiting on an opportunity such as this, to him it can be considered an honor. He is speaking for those of the African American race, the voice of the people. He often expressed that black people are patient and they do what their master or owner tell them what to do.
Monday, November 17, 2008
The Yellow Wallpaper Response
Little things in life can drive a person nut, bonkers, and just simply crazy. The Yellow Wallpaper was a story about an unknown narrator and her husband, John, who lived in this colonial mansion, which was used, stated by John, as a place to help her by recuperate from her sickness. Later, she finds something very peculiar in the house or the room she reside in. john, being the type of person he was, did not pay her any attention when she seem to complain or make note of something she did not like. She suffers from a disorder that has symptoms of fatigue and depression. He did not allow her to do anything because she was ill. In fact, she believed work would have sped up her recovery. (Gilman) She later focuses on the house and talk about how beautiful it is and what surrounded it. She becomes very obsessed with the fact that the peculiar wallpaper has a meaning and in the story, she reveals what the wallpaper means and why it has significance.
Gilman expresses her feelings toward her husband. Readers would see him as showing tough love and others would view as arrogant and selfish. “John is practical in the extreme. He has no patience with faith, an intense horror of superstition, and he scoffs openly at any talk of things not to be felt and seen and put down in figures.” She explains her husband as being selfish and likes to put down people who feels bad in someway or another. He feels that nothing seems to be wrong with her, but the fact that she could just be crazy. “If a physician of high standing, and one's own husband, assures friends and relatives that there is really nothing the matter with one but temporary nervous depression -- a slight hysterical tendency.” They laugh at the fact something could be actually wrong with her but being the doctor he is, he is not buying one minute of it. “He said we came here solely on my account, that I was to have perfect rest and all the air I could get. “ Your exercise depends on your strength, my dear," said he, "and your food somewhat on your appetite; but air you can absorb all the time." He blames her for the reason they live in the house to begin with. It is like giving someone a gift that they always wanted and now they complain about it in return.
Throughout the story, the wallpaper seems to have a symbolic form about it. It is mention through the story as irritating and has outrageous angles. The wallpaper, she discovers, has a deep meaning under the surface. She states that the deeper meaning of the wallpaper grows clearer each day. (Gilman) The confusing pattern, which resembles her chaotic mind, appears as an image of a woman “stooping down and creeping around).” (Gilman) Every story seems to have a symbolic symbol. Later in the story the sunlight and the moonlight become a factor of symbolism. This begins to clear up the meaning of the wallpaper. “By moonlight -- the moon shines in all night when there is a moon -- I wouldn't know it was the same paper.” (Gilman) The moonlight gives the wallpaper a whole lot of meaning verses the sunlight. “At night in any kind of light, in twilight, candle light, lamplight, and worst of all by moonlight, it becomes bars! The outside pattern I mean, and the woman behind it is as plain as can be.” (Gilman)The moonlight gives the woman on the paper some meaning to the paper on the exterior as plain. “By daylight, she is subdued, quiet. I fancy it is the pattern that keeps her so still. It is so puzzling. It keeps me quiet by the hour.” (Gilman) The sunlight turns the woman into a quiet mode and makes the wallpaper so fancy that she begins to observe it with no sleep.
In conclusion, the narrator begins pulling off the wallpaper and she frees the woman from the dreadfulness she endured. Along with that, the narrator seems to cure her own self. Being drove completely insane and no one believes you is like crying wolf.
Gilman expresses her feelings toward her husband. Readers would see him as showing tough love and others would view as arrogant and selfish. “John is practical in the extreme. He has no patience with faith, an intense horror of superstition, and he scoffs openly at any talk of things not to be felt and seen and put down in figures.” She explains her husband as being selfish and likes to put down people who feels bad in someway or another. He feels that nothing seems to be wrong with her, but the fact that she could just be crazy. “If a physician of high standing, and one's own husband, assures friends and relatives that there is really nothing the matter with one but temporary nervous depression -- a slight hysterical tendency.” They laugh at the fact something could be actually wrong with her but being the doctor he is, he is not buying one minute of it. “He said we came here solely on my account, that I was to have perfect rest and all the air I could get. “ Your exercise depends on your strength, my dear," said he, "and your food somewhat on your appetite; but air you can absorb all the time." He blames her for the reason they live in the house to begin with. It is like giving someone a gift that they always wanted and now they complain about it in return.
Throughout the story, the wallpaper seems to have a symbolic form about it. It is mention through the story as irritating and has outrageous angles. The wallpaper, she discovers, has a deep meaning under the surface. She states that the deeper meaning of the wallpaper grows clearer each day. (Gilman) The confusing pattern, which resembles her chaotic mind, appears as an image of a woman “stooping down and creeping around).” (Gilman) Every story seems to have a symbolic symbol. Later in the story the sunlight and the moonlight become a factor of symbolism. This begins to clear up the meaning of the wallpaper. “By moonlight -- the moon shines in all night when there is a moon -- I wouldn't know it was the same paper.” (Gilman) The moonlight gives the wallpaper a whole lot of meaning verses the sunlight. “At night in any kind of light, in twilight, candle light, lamplight, and worst of all by moonlight, it becomes bars! The outside pattern I mean, and the woman behind it is as plain as can be.” (Gilman)The moonlight gives the woman on the paper some meaning to the paper on the exterior as plain. “By daylight, she is subdued, quiet. I fancy it is the pattern that keeps her so still. It is so puzzling. It keeps me quiet by the hour.” (Gilman) The sunlight turns the woman into a quiet mode and makes the wallpaper so fancy that she begins to observe it with no sleep.
In conclusion, the narrator begins pulling off the wallpaper and she frees the woman from the dreadfulness she endured. Along with that, the narrator seems to cure her own self. Being drove completely insane and no one believes you is like crying wolf.
Friday, November 14, 2008
APA Annotated Bibliography For Career Sources
Wardell, W. I., & Wood, A. L. (1956). The Extra-professional role of the lawyer. The American Journal of Sociology , 61. Retrieved November 14, 2008, from Jstor database.
In this article, it summarizes how a lawyer should portray her or himself in the field. Being a lawyer is a professional role but there is an Extra- professional part of the role. In it was stated that a lawyer is expected to do certain things not part of his technical work but demanded of him simply because he is a lawyer. Even though a lawyer has a specific duty they have to achieve, there are other roles that are not clearly expressed. A lawyer’s extra- professional role is to others who represent a person in court to prove their side of the case. They should be primarily interested in the client’s case, not in his client as a person. Because if he was actually caught up in the client’s emotional problems or should develop an affective relationship with his client, he will not be able to assume the professional role of providing him the legal service needed. Another main point is the lawyer’s role is non-political and commutative service involved. They are mainly involved in roles of helping the community, rather than being a political figure to community members. Lastly, to what extent are there social pressures on the lawyer to fulfill this extra-professional role? The answers to these are interviews with lawyers who reveal a wide range of attitudes; it is not about the money, but the hard work dedicated, and the long useful hours of work of a lawyer. In this article, it was the most helpful. I do not think I could add anything new because it stated the general facts of becoming a lawyer, who you rely on, and how to maintain the position. This includes adding to the conversation. This article helps me understand the role of becoming a lawyer. There is a professional role and an extra-professional role. Being a lawyer is a hard job, but you have to learn to love it. It is not about the money you make and the cases you won, but what it took to win the cases and earning the money. The long hours and being committed is really all that matters and maintain a good lifestyle in the community is being helpful and non-political.
Puffer, E. H. (1942). A Great business lawyer. Bullentin of the Business Historical Society,16.Retrieved November 14, 2008, from Jstor database.
In this short article, it was about a business lawyer named Webster. He made good business deals and settled cases with people for large settlements. Since Webster frequently drew on his business friends for large amounts, there were papers that may have little connection with the legal work, which he performed for the leading business persons of Boston. (Puffer, 1942)Each paper was worth $3000 to $5000 a piece. (Puffer, 1942)The papers were legal documents written for cases and when he won, he received large amounts of commission. One paper he drew up was on July 19, 1824 was worth $4000. Instead, he found out it was used in the Florida Treaty of 1819. In court, that his document was legal and it included valid claims of Americans for damages or injuries suffered prior to 1819. The United States Government agreed to pay him $5000 for it. (Puffer, 1942)More than Webster being a business lawyer, he is a constitutional lawyer. He was a counsel to many famous cases such as Dartmouth v. Woodard, McCullough v. Maryland, and Gibbons v. Ogden; he took a part in erecting the legal institutional foundation on which American business has built. (Puffer, 1942)In the article, a lot is missing such as what he did to become a great business lawyer and what he does with his achievements. It was also not stated who help him on this journey to become what he is now. All of these things listed would be what I would add to make the conversation better. This probably would benefit me as a motivation to help me understand that anyone can become successful in any career including becoming a notorious lawyer.
Reed, J. P. (1969). The Lawyer-client: a managed relationship? The Academy of Management Journal,12. Retrieved November 14, 2008, from Jstor database.
In this article, a lawyer must have a professional relationship established between the two people. If the lawyer does not keep everything under control then their would be nothing established or anything fulfilled. Written in the article, having a managed relationship is nothing new, but the reason has never been stated why. (Reed, 1969)The relationship should be viewed from a strictly ethical, substantive, or procedural law vantage point or from a non-client community. This meant that how you maintain yours, others view a relationship differently. Its also depends on the importance of the lawyer’s ethnic, image, and his profession. There have been experiments on the relationships. If a lawyer failed to respond, he was periodically sent a follow-up letter on how to change. (Reed, 1969) It is like re-applying for your certification again. Analytically the lawyer-client relationship may be broken down into a number of parts. All relationships have a beginning and an end, a life span, and a tone or texture. If these parts are linked with the attributes of a lawyer’s role then they produce different actions and these determined the managed relationship. Initiating the relationship starts with one resource and ends with one resource. The lawyer’s resources are chiefly his time, skills, and knowledge. If the lawyer managed his time, skills, and knowledge with his clients then there is an established bond. (Reed, 1969)There are downsides to initiating a relationship. If the lawyer does not accept the client, the most consideration was the adversity of the party. The client’s case did not either come through like expected or there was a lack of commitment involved. This article lacked a lot of information such as why the relationship could not be established. In addition, what was missing is that it was not stated how to maintain the relationship of a lawyer and his client. I would add how to maintain the relationship once established. In addition, I would add that the relationship should be non-physical but beneficial. This article did help me understand my career. It showed how the lawyer and the client must have a managed relationship. In addition to this, the relationship must be a business only rather than personal level.
Wardell, W. I., & Wood, A. L. (1956). The Extra-professional role of the lawyer. The American Journal of Sociology , 61. Retrieved November 14, 2008, from Jstor database.
In this article, it summarizes how a lawyer should portray her or himself in the field. Being a lawyer is a professional role but there is an Extra- professional part of the role. In it was stated that a lawyer is expected to do certain things not part of his technical work but demanded of him simply because he is a lawyer. Even though a lawyer has a specific duty they have to achieve, there are other roles that are not clearly expressed. (Wardell & Wood, 1956) A lawyer’s extra- professional role is to others who represent a person in court to prove their side of the case. They should be primarily interested in the client’s case, not in his client as a person. Because if he was actually caught up in the client’s emotional problems or should develop an affective relationship with his client, he will not be able to assume the professional role of providing him the legal service needed. Another main point is the lawyer’s role is non-political and commutative service involved. (Wardell & Wood, 1956)They are mainly involved in roles of helping the community, rather than being a political figure to community members. Lastly, to what extent are there social pressures on the lawyer to fulfill this extra-professional role? The answers to these are interviews with lawyers who reveal a wide range of attitudes; it is not about the money, but the hard work dedicated, and the long useful hours of work of a lawyer. In this article, it was the most helpful. I do not think I could add anything new because it stated the general facts of becoming a lawyer, who you rely on, and how to maintain the position. This includes adding to the conversation. This article helps me understand the role of becoming a lawyer. (Wardell & Wood, 1956)There is a professional role and an extra-professional role. Being a lawyer is a hard job, but you have to learn to love it. It is not about the money you make and the cases you won, but what it took to win the cases and earning the money. The long hours and being committed is really all that matters and maintain a good lifestyle in the community is being helpful and non-political.
Warner, J. B. (1897). The Responsibilities of the lawyer. International Journal of Ethnics , 7. Retrieved on November 14, 2008, from Jstor database.
In this article, it talks about what are the key responsibilities of a lawyer. The main responsibility of his role is not clearly stated such as a role of a teacher, clergyman, or solider is clearly agreed on, not mention occupations of which the range is less wide. Lawyers are fulfilling an obligation of standing in the places of people to help win an argument or a settlement. Being a lawyer is a very conflicting position. You have others lives in jeopardy if you do not get them out of a particular situation the client might become furious. Then you have your life to depend on too. You have your family to worry about also, but if you put your job first then there is no family to kick back and relax with. A lawyer can limit how many cases he gets a month rather than fighting for one case a day if it is that long. A lawyer has another obligation as meeting the firms’ requirements such as commission and how much money brought into the firm. If the requirement is not met at a certain point in time then pay could be deducted or possibility of being fired. (Warner, 1897) This is given to the lawyer as an opportunity to make things better with their jobs. This is given to them because that is something, their career,they will have to accept. There are upsides of the career. Which are the good pay, the promotion of the field, and overall happiness of doing something you wanted to do. I would add more likeness of the career than downfalls because then this would make others not seem interested. That is all that would be missing. Of course it was very lenghthy and took a lot to read, but it was informative. This article helped me understand my career in many ways. It made sure that all the downfalls were stated and what it took to maintain the position of a lawyer. The duties and the responsibilities of a successful lawyer. I understand that it takes a lot to become a lawyer and not everyone can fulfill that dream.
In this article, it summarizes how a lawyer should portray her or himself in the field. Being a lawyer is a professional role but there is an Extra- professional part of the role. In it was stated that a lawyer is expected to do certain things not part of his technical work but demanded of him simply because he is a lawyer. Even though a lawyer has a specific duty they have to achieve, there are other roles that are not clearly expressed. A lawyer’s extra- professional role is to others who represent a person in court to prove their side of the case. They should be primarily interested in the client’s case, not in his client as a person. Because if he was actually caught up in the client’s emotional problems or should develop an affective relationship with his client, he will not be able to assume the professional role of providing him the legal service needed. Another main point is the lawyer’s role is non-political and commutative service involved. They are mainly involved in roles of helping the community, rather than being a political figure to community members. Lastly, to what extent are there social pressures on the lawyer to fulfill this extra-professional role? The answers to these are interviews with lawyers who reveal a wide range of attitudes; it is not about the money, but the hard work dedicated, and the long useful hours of work of a lawyer. In this article, it was the most helpful. I do not think I could add anything new because it stated the general facts of becoming a lawyer, who you rely on, and how to maintain the position. This includes adding to the conversation. This article helps me understand the role of becoming a lawyer. There is a professional role and an extra-professional role. Being a lawyer is a hard job, but you have to learn to love it. It is not about the money you make and the cases you won, but what it took to win the cases and earning the money. The long hours and being committed is really all that matters and maintain a good lifestyle in the community is being helpful and non-political.
Puffer, E. H. (1942). A Great business lawyer. Bullentin of the Business Historical Society,16.Retrieved November 14, 2008, from Jstor database.
In this short article, it was about a business lawyer named Webster. He made good business deals and settled cases with people for large settlements. Since Webster frequently drew on his business friends for large amounts, there were papers that may have little connection with the legal work, which he performed for the leading business persons of Boston. (Puffer, 1942)Each paper was worth $3000 to $5000 a piece. (Puffer, 1942)The papers were legal documents written for cases and when he won, he received large amounts of commission. One paper he drew up was on July 19, 1824 was worth $4000. Instead, he found out it was used in the Florida Treaty of 1819. In court, that his document was legal and it included valid claims of Americans for damages or injuries suffered prior to 1819. The United States Government agreed to pay him $5000 for it. (Puffer, 1942)More than Webster being a business lawyer, he is a constitutional lawyer. He was a counsel to many famous cases such as Dartmouth v. Woodard, McCullough v. Maryland, and Gibbons v. Ogden; he took a part in erecting the legal institutional foundation on which American business has built. (Puffer, 1942)In the article, a lot is missing such as what he did to become a great business lawyer and what he does with his achievements. It was also not stated who help him on this journey to become what he is now. All of these things listed would be what I would add to make the conversation better. This probably would benefit me as a motivation to help me understand that anyone can become successful in any career including becoming a notorious lawyer.
Reed, J. P. (1969). The Lawyer-client: a managed relationship? The Academy of Management Journal,12. Retrieved November 14, 2008, from Jstor database.
In this article, a lawyer must have a professional relationship established between the two people. If the lawyer does not keep everything under control then their would be nothing established or anything fulfilled. Written in the article, having a managed relationship is nothing new, but the reason has never been stated why. (Reed, 1969)The relationship should be viewed from a strictly ethical, substantive, or procedural law vantage point or from a non-client community. This meant that how you maintain yours, others view a relationship differently. Its also depends on the importance of the lawyer’s ethnic, image, and his profession. There have been experiments on the relationships. If a lawyer failed to respond, he was periodically sent a follow-up letter on how to change. (Reed, 1969) It is like re-applying for your certification again. Analytically the lawyer-client relationship may be broken down into a number of parts. All relationships have a beginning and an end, a life span, and a tone or texture. If these parts are linked with the attributes of a lawyer’s role then they produce different actions and these determined the managed relationship. Initiating the relationship starts with one resource and ends with one resource. The lawyer’s resources are chiefly his time, skills, and knowledge. If the lawyer managed his time, skills, and knowledge with his clients then there is an established bond. (Reed, 1969)There are downsides to initiating a relationship. If the lawyer does not accept the client, the most consideration was the adversity of the party. The client’s case did not either come through like expected or there was a lack of commitment involved. This article lacked a lot of information such as why the relationship could not be established. In addition, what was missing is that it was not stated how to maintain the relationship of a lawyer and his client. I would add how to maintain the relationship once established. In addition, I would add that the relationship should be non-physical but beneficial. This article did help me understand my career. It showed how the lawyer and the client must have a managed relationship. In addition to this, the relationship must be a business only rather than personal level.
Wardell, W. I., & Wood, A. L. (1956). The Extra-professional role of the lawyer. The American Journal of Sociology , 61. Retrieved November 14, 2008, from Jstor database.
In this article, it summarizes how a lawyer should portray her or himself in the field. Being a lawyer is a professional role but there is an Extra- professional part of the role. In it was stated that a lawyer is expected to do certain things not part of his technical work but demanded of him simply because he is a lawyer. Even though a lawyer has a specific duty they have to achieve, there are other roles that are not clearly expressed. (Wardell & Wood, 1956) A lawyer’s extra- professional role is to others who represent a person in court to prove their side of the case. They should be primarily interested in the client’s case, not in his client as a person. Because if he was actually caught up in the client’s emotional problems or should develop an affective relationship with his client, he will not be able to assume the professional role of providing him the legal service needed. Another main point is the lawyer’s role is non-political and commutative service involved. (Wardell & Wood, 1956)They are mainly involved in roles of helping the community, rather than being a political figure to community members. Lastly, to what extent are there social pressures on the lawyer to fulfill this extra-professional role? The answers to these are interviews with lawyers who reveal a wide range of attitudes; it is not about the money, but the hard work dedicated, and the long useful hours of work of a lawyer. In this article, it was the most helpful. I do not think I could add anything new because it stated the general facts of becoming a lawyer, who you rely on, and how to maintain the position. This includes adding to the conversation. This article helps me understand the role of becoming a lawyer. (Wardell & Wood, 1956)There is a professional role and an extra-professional role. Being a lawyer is a hard job, but you have to learn to love it. It is not about the money you make and the cases you won, but what it took to win the cases and earning the money. The long hours and being committed is really all that matters and maintain a good lifestyle in the community is being helpful and non-political.
Warner, J. B. (1897). The Responsibilities of the lawyer. International Journal of Ethnics , 7. Retrieved on November 14, 2008, from Jstor database.
In this article, it talks about what are the key responsibilities of a lawyer. The main responsibility of his role is not clearly stated such as a role of a teacher, clergyman, or solider is clearly agreed on, not mention occupations of which the range is less wide. Lawyers are fulfilling an obligation of standing in the places of people to help win an argument or a settlement. Being a lawyer is a very conflicting position. You have others lives in jeopardy if you do not get them out of a particular situation the client might become furious. Then you have your life to depend on too. You have your family to worry about also, but if you put your job first then there is no family to kick back and relax with. A lawyer can limit how many cases he gets a month rather than fighting for one case a day if it is that long. A lawyer has another obligation as meeting the firms’ requirements such as commission and how much money brought into the firm. If the requirement is not met at a certain point in time then pay could be deducted or possibility of being fired. (Warner, 1897) This is given to the lawyer as an opportunity to make things better with their jobs. This is given to them because that is something, their career,they will have to accept. There are upsides of the career. Which are the good pay, the promotion of the field, and overall happiness of doing something you wanted to do. I would add more likeness of the career than downfalls because then this would make others not seem interested. That is all that would be missing. Of course it was very lenghthy and took a lot to read, but it was informative. This article helped me understand my career in many ways. It made sure that all the downfalls were stated and what it took to maintain the position of a lawyer. The duties and the responsibilities of a successful lawyer. I understand that it takes a lot to become a lawyer and not everyone can fulfill that dream.
Wednesday, November 12, 2008
Literary Criticism: The Pit and The Pendulum
If you ever wanted to tell a Horror story, you can depend on Edgar Allan Poe to do the job.
Thursday, October 30, 2008
Kate Chopin's Comparison
Have you ever read a story that sound so familiar to you? Many authors write stories according to their life, own experiences, and events. Kate Chopin relayed her stories according to special events in her life. When she wrote, “The Awakening.” the story was a New Orleans woman who was infamous in the French Quarter. Death came through her family like water and how it flows in a river. She used these feelings and channeled them into stories of her own. This is because it was something she experienced by her and she knew all about that woman who lived there. Her life could have had an effect on, “The Story of An Hour”, because it talks about a future death verses her actual life and the deaths that occurred.
In “The Story of An Hour”, Mrs. Mallard was having a random moments about her soul being free. “Free! Body and soul free! She kept whispering.” She wanted her body and soul to be set free from any given emotions or extremities of the life with her and Mr. Mallard. This story could have been a great effect on her life. Kate Chopin’s husband adored her in everyway. Her intelligence started at a young age and continue to progress as she got older. “He adored his wife, admired her independence and intelligence, and “allowed” her unheard of freedom.” He did not stop her from doing anything during their marriage, but the difference is that she did not anticipate on her husband dying (in her biography). What should be compared is that, between the lines, she could have been struggling to cope with his death and could not live with it. Instead, she used her emotions for good and wrote on paper. She turned her life into a library of works to show that death will not keep her down.
Ever since birth, she has seen it all and heard it all. After birth, she has been seeing death like crazy. “Her sisters died in infancy and her brothers died in their early twenties.” (Wyatt) She was the only child from her mother to live past her twenties. She lost her husband of twelve years, her mother, and grandmother. She did not let this keep her grounded for long. The Story of an Hour did not convey ways of being an example of Cult of True Womanhood. Because Mr. Mallard did not hold her hostage from anything or anyone, he just simply was not around. In Chopin’s biography, her husband respected her and gave her the rights a woman should deserve. Being a woman, during these times, showed hate and made women feel less of them.
Chopin showed happiness throughout her life and did not let anything stop her. She stuck by her children’s side and held on. Even though the passage could be considered a contradiction of love and hated, they still exhibit the character she inherited. The life of Kate Chopin is very rare and you could never find an author to compare.
In “The Story of An Hour”, Mrs. Mallard was having a random moments about her soul being free. “Free! Body and soul free! She kept whispering.” She wanted her body and soul to be set free from any given emotions or extremities of the life with her and Mr. Mallard. This story could have been a great effect on her life. Kate Chopin’s husband adored her in everyway. Her intelligence started at a young age and continue to progress as she got older. “He adored his wife, admired her independence and intelligence, and “allowed” her unheard of freedom.” He did not stop her from doing anything during their marriage, but the difference is that she did not anticipate on her husband dying (in her biography). What should be compared is that, between the lines, she could have been struggling to cope with his death and could not live with it. Instead, she used her emotions for good and wrote on paper. She turned her life into a library of works to show that death will not keep her down.
Ever since birth, she has seen it all and heard it all. After birth, she has been seeing death like crazy. “Her sisters died in infancy and her brothers died in their early twenties.” (Wyatt) She was the only child from her mother to live past her twenties. She lost her husband of twelve years, her mother, and grandmother. She did not let this keep her grounded for long. The Story of an Hour did not convey ways of being an example of Cult of True Womanhood. Because Mr. Mallard did not hold her hostage from anything or anyone, he just simply was not around. In Chopin’s biography, her husband respected her and gave her the rights a woman should deserve. Being a woman, during these times, showed hate and made women feel less of them.
Chopin showed happiness throughout her life and did not let anything stop her. She stuck by her children’s side and held on. Even though the passage could be considered a contradiction of love and hated, they still exhibit the character she inherited. The life of Kate Chopin is very rare and you could never find an author to compare.
Monday, October 27, 2008
Disturbia Character Analysis
In the movie, "Disturbia”, starring Shia LeBeouf is about a teenager who thinks that he lives next door to a murderer. Shia’s character, Kale, plays teenager is put on house arrest, while in the meantime he has to find something constructive to do. His role was something every actor should portray… simplicity. He had added authencity to his role and it seems like that movie watchers would actually feel like their in a movie. His character was realistically because most roles for actors are to be themselves without overdoing it and bring the crowd in. Kale used a lot detail in the film to make it seem like he was a real person portraying himself. As everyone thinks, what is an actor actually thinking? He used a lot of stress when the girl moved in. People could see that is how he reacts to things like these things. Everyone can see that he is like your average teenager, but on TV.
Friday, October 24, 2008
"Aren't I A Woman" Comparison
When the 50 Essays book edits Sojourner Truth's essay, they take away from the original meaning from her actual speech. Although, the reading of her speech was easy, it still took away from its originality. The speech written in the book relayed her message, if you wanted the condensed version of the original speech. The original text expresses a deeper meaning of the speech. A lot of people may have edited how she spoke because it was hard to understand. In the original version, they had, in parenthesis, what and how the crowd reacted to her speech. A lot of them were cheering and a lot of their “jeers and sneers turned into cheers.” (Original Speech) They speech rewritten in 50 Essays looses it appeals to emotion with the audience because it leaves out the actual words used, one deleted paragraph and omitted lines which made her more credible. Her original words added meaning, character, and brought life to those sitting in the audience.
Thursday, October 23, 2008
Sojourner Truth Questions (50 Essays)
1.) Sojourner Truth argued about the rights given to white women instead of black women and their inequality between men and women both. Truth was responding to a people who voiced their opinions in the crowd.
2.) Truth used many examples in her speech. One example is when she shows off her arms and shoulders. She was showing the crowd that she was a hard worker on the plantation fields and that any man or woman can do what she did. Another example is when she referred to the cup and how full it is. She was meaning that if I had more than a white person had in her cup than they would have a fit and get mad. Another example is if the first woman God ever made was strong enough, she could turn the world upside down.
4.) My perceptions of her would be that she stood up for our race as a black woman. If the audience was a black crowd then it would be different then everyone would be on the same page and understand rather than a diverse crowd. Things would be the same and nothing would be different.
2.) Truth used many examples in her speech. One example is when she shows off her arms and shoulders. She was showing the crowd that she was a hard worker on the plantation fields and that any man or woman can do what she did. Another example is when she referred to the cup and how full it is. She was meaning that if I had more than a white person had in her cup than they would have a fit and get mad. Another example is if the first woman God ever made was strong enough, she could turn the world upside down.
4.) My perceptions of her would be that she stood up for our race as a black woman. If the audience was a black crowd then it would be different then everyone would be on the same page and understand rather than a diverse crowd. Things would be the same and nothing would be different.
Sojourner Truth Response
Sojourner Truth was once a slave. Yet, until in 1827 in New York the law was emancipated all the slaves within its borders. “Aren’t I a Woman?” was her most well-known for her speech in 1851, and delivered at the Ohio Women's Rights Convention. The speech was later published. In her speech, she argued that before the Civil War, often placed white women upon a platform and gave them certain privileges. This attitude was not extended to black women.
In this essay, pathos was an appeal to the reader’s emotion. Being sympathetic does not involve tears, but it involves how some feels without the physical expression. “That man over there says that women need to be helped into carriages, and lifted over ditches, and to have the best place everywhere. Nobody ever helps me into carriages, or over mud-puddles, or gives me any best place!”(Truth) this quote appeal to the readers emotion and she expresses a lot of emotion in this sentence, because this man is saying that a white woman needs these things, but she tells him, “I need them to” and ending with the quote, “Aren’t I a Woman?” She wanted to let them know if you treat one woman one way then you should treat me the same way. “I have plowed, and planted, and gathered into barns, and no man could head me…” (Truth) In this quote, Truth is giving her explanation of that a woman could do anything better than a man can. In other words, this is not a man’s world. She has done it all and will continue to do what she need to.
When giving her explanation she explained herself, which made the crowd enjoy what she was saying. “Then they talk about this thing in the head—what’s this they call it? (Truth) She was referring to the word “intellect”. “What’s that got to do with woman’s rights or Negroes’ rights? (Truth) She was quoting that if someone has intellect, what does that have to do with their rights? “If my cup won’t hold but a pint and yours hold a quart, wouldn’t you be mean not to let me have my little half-measure full? In this quote she used details and examples to explain that she has a little intellect and that it does not have anything to do with women’s and men's rights. The details were the last quote that explains the first two about having intellect. She had very weak diction in her speech. “‘Bilged to you for hearing on me..." When readers first hear this they stop and think that this sentence does not make any sense to the readers. She probably meant that she thanks the audience for listening.
Woman always had to fight for their rights, especially black women. It just takes at least for someone to step up and say something to defend our rights. It takes someone very strong to do this. Education has nothing to do with standing up for someone..
In this essay, pathos was an appeal to the reader’s emotion. Being sympathetic does not involve tears, but it involves how some feels without the physical expression. “That man over there says that women need to be helped into carriages, and lifted over ditches, and to have the best place everywhere. Nobody ever helps me into carriages, or over mud-puddles, or gives me any best place!”(Truth) this quote appeal to the readers emotion and she expresses a lot of emotion in this sentence, because this man is saying that a white woman needs these things, but she tells him, “I need them to” and ending with the quote, “Aren’t I a Woman?” She wanted to let them know if you treat one woman one way then you should treat me the same way. “I have plowed, and planted, and gathered into barns, and no man could head me…” (Truth) In this quote, Truth is giving her explanation of that a woman could do anything better than a man can. In other words, this is not a man’s world. She has done it all and will continue to do what she need to.
When giving her explanation she explained herself, which made the crowd enjoy what she was saying. “Then they talk about this thing in the head—what’s this they call it? (Truth) She was referring to the word “intellect”. “What’s that got to do with woman’s rights or Negroes’ rights? (Truth) She was quoting that if someone has intellect, what does that have to do with their rights? “If my cup won’t hold but a pint and yours hold a quart, wouldn’t you be mean not to let me have my little half-measure full? In this quote she used details and examples to explain that she has a little intellect and that it does not have anything to do with women’s and men's rights. The details were the last quote that explains the first two about having intellect. She had very weak diction in her speech. “‘Bilged to you for hearing on me..." When readers first hear this they stop and think that this sentence does not make any sense to the readers. She probably meant that she thanks the audience for listening.
Woman always had to fight for their rights, especially black women. It just takes at least for someone to step up and say something to defend our rights. It takes someone very strong to do this. Education has nothing to do with standing up for someone..
Monday, October 20, 2008
Slave Comparisons
On the narratives written by Jacobs and Douglass both displayed their lives lived in the times of slavery. Readers could see that both writers had a lot in common. Like all, they both were victims of slavery and they wanted and wished for somewhere better to live. They knew that they were being mistreated like criminals. Jacobs and Douglass wanted to become better people, but why not tell others your story.
Pathos was expressed in both essays, because they wanted people to understand them. “Why does the slave ever love?” (Jacobs) Jacobs was trying to explain to readers through a rhetorical question stating that here’s my story and feel my pain. Your everyday person takes love very seriously and they show amounts of it. A person who is in captivity would be able to show the expression of love because that is the furthest thing from thought. The best quote that expressed pathos was “The white children could tell their ages. I could not tell why I ought to be deprived of the same privilege” (Douglass) That is a shame how white people had the privilege of knowing something that small, but someone of color could not even know their age.
Like all authors, everyone has a primary purpose, who are they writing to. Jacobs and Douglass primary audience was anyone who was interested in learning about how a slave lived their life. They are the primary audience because there is no selective audience; it is just people who want to here their stories. When writing, it is like a story written between you and your diary or another person rather.
Both parties were ones who expressed pathos and those who wanted to here to their stories. They wrote it with people with intelligent mindsets and make writers feel welcomed.
Pathos was expressed in both essays, because they wanted people to understand them. “Why does the slave ever love?” (Jacobs) Jacobs was trying to explain to readers through a rhetorical question stating that here’s my story and feel my pain. Your everyday person takes love very seriously and they show amounts of it. A person who is in captivity would be able to show the expression of love because that is the furthest thing from thought. The best quote that expressed pathos was “The white children could tell their ages. I could not tell why I ought to be deprived of the same privilege” (Douglass) That is a shame how white people had the privilege of knowing something that small, but someone of color could not even know their age.
Like all authors, everyone has a primary purpose, who are they writing to. Jacobs and Douglass primary audience was anyone who was interested in learning about how a slave lived their life. They are the primary audience because there is no selective audience; it is just people who want to here their stories. When writing, it is like a story written between you and your diary or another person rather.
Both parties were ones who expressed pathos and those who wanted to here to their stories. They wrote it with people with intelligent mindsets and make writers feel welcomed.
Negro Spirituals Remix
From Oh Happy Day
Oh Happy Day, Oh Happy Day
Oh Happy Day, Oh Happy Day
When Jesus prayed (Oh when He prayed)
When Jesus prayed (Oh when He prayed)
He kept my plantation owner away
My improvisiatiuon does not change the meaning of the song because the slaves wanted to stay happy on that day. when they thought about what Jesus did they rejoiced and felt safe in His arms. These statements just meant that when Jesus did what He did they felt happy.
Oh Happy Day, Oh Happy Day
Oh Happy Day, Oh Happy Day
When Jesus prayed (Oh when He prayed)
When Jesus prayed (Oh when He prayed)
He kept my plantation owner away
My improvisiatiuon does not change the meaning of the song because the slaves wanted to stay happy on that day. when they thought about what Jesus did they rejoiced and felt safe in His arms. These statements just meant that when Jesus did what He did they felt happy.
Sunday, October 19, 2008
Self-Reliance Essay Response
I must be the center of attention. Everyone has to like me or I am a nobody. How you perceive yourself is the only way you will get through life. People, who worry about what others think, will not get anywhere because they depend on other’s opinion to make it. My connotation of Self-Reliance is relying on oneself approval. The denotation of self-reliance is reliance on oneself or one's own powers, resources, etc. Ralph Emerson, author of Self-Reliance, conveys to his readers that self-reliance is the only way to make it. He defined genius "To believe your own thought, to believe that what is true for you in your private heart is true for all men—that is genius." (Self-Reliance)
Emerson expressed Self-Reliance through diction. All readers have to use complicated words to make their piece sound brilliant. Emerson says that people must seek solitude to hear their own thoughts, because society, by its nature, persuades men to conform. He labels society "a conspiracy against the manhood of every one of its members." (Self-Reliance) He was explaining to his readers that life is a competition, and you can not seek others for advice when they are against you. “ To-morrow a stranger will say with masterly good sense precisely what we have thought and felt all the time, and we shall be forced to take with shame our own opinion from another.” (Self-Reliance) Emerson is trying to convey a message that if you lose the thought and sense of whom you are, and then you try to rely on others for advice to help you live your life. If everyone is relying on each other then there would not be any curiosity in the world. Life would have no surprises and no for instances.
Emerson expresses pathos in his essay. The author was trying to explain that if you ever had to change for someone then you lose your identity. You might as well leave your credit card at a restaurant and not expect someone to take it. “Speak your latent conviction, and it shall be the universal sense; for the inmost in due time becomes the outmost.” (Self-Reliance) He was trying to display the fact that they are contradicting themselves. If you want to be yourself then try to be somebody else obviously you are contradicting yourself. “Else, to-morrow a stranger will say with masterly good sense precisely what we have thought and felt all the time, and we shall be forced to take shame our own opinion from another.” (Self-Reliance) This is a prime example of the author saying that it is okay to be yourself then go around and be someone else.
"Ne te quaesiveris extra" is Latin for "do not look outside yourself." This is the first line of Emerson's essay "Self Reliance." This line basically sums up the entire essay. He wants his audience to know that that always believe in yourself and the inner beauty they have. Never go outside yourself to please others.
Emerson expressed Self-Reliance through diction. All readers have to use complicated words to make their piece sound brilliant. Emerson says that people must seek solitude to hear their own thoughts, because society, by its nature, persuades men to conform. He labels society "a conspiracy against the manhood of every one of its members." (Self-Reliance) He was explaining to his readers that life is a competition, and you can not seek others for advice when they are against you. “ To-morrow a stranger will say with masterly good sense precisely what we have thought and felt all the time, and we shall be forced to take with shame our own opinion from another.” (Self-Reliance) Emerson is trying to convey a message that if you lose the thought and sense of whom you are, and then you try to rely on others for advice to help you live your life. If everyone is relying on each other then there would not be any curiosity in the world. Life would have no surprises and no for instances.
Emerson expresses pathos in his essay. The author was trying to explain that if you ever had to change for someone then you lose your identity. You might as well leave your credit card at a restaurant and not expect someone to take it. “Speak your latent conviction, and it shall be the universal sense; for the inmost in due time becomes the outmost.” (Self-Reliance) He was trying to display the fact that they are contradicting themselves. If you want to be yourself then try to be somebody else obviously you are contradicting yourself. “Else, to-morrow a stranger will say with masterly good sense precisely what we have thought and felt all the time, and we shall be forced to take shame our own opinion from another.” (Self-Reliance) This is a prime example of the author saying that it is okay to be yourself then go around and be someone else.
"Ne te quaesiveris extra" is Latin for "do not look outside yourself." This is the first line of Emerson's essay "Self Reliance." This line basically sums up the entire essay. He wants his audience to know that that always believe in yourself and the inner beauty they have. Never go outside yourself to please others.
Wednesday, October 15, 2008
The Slave's Dream Response Essay
People really do not understand how slaves live their life during plantation times. They experience some real gruesome things. They are most of the time alienated from the family because of plantations workers. Readers start to think how Longfellow, a white man, can convey a slave’s dream. Slaves had to escape from evil and strict slave owners. Many readers would pick up that dreams are to be a person’s rapid thoughts while sleep. Longfellow did not incorporate a dream in this poem, but he did incorporate good use of figurative language.
Longfellow expressed a slave’s dream through diction in this poem. He expressed that the slaves were happy in their home. “In the mist of the shadow of sleep, he saw his native land.” (Longfellow) The slave felt at home when he was sleep because he dreamed of a way to make peace. The author also showed how he dreamed of his family. …Once more a king he strode…He saw once more his dark-eyed queen, among her children stand they clasped his neck, they kissed his cheek, they held him by the hand!” (Longfellow) the slave is dreaming of his family and what they will be like when he sees them. This illustrates how he dreams to be home with his family. In ways the author confirms the fact that there is a better hope because of the dream displayed in this poem through diction.
Longfellow gives you an idea about concrete imagery. Concrete imagery is used to see something in detail that you want to happen in your life. A person who desires to reduce to a specific weight uses an imagery of stepping on the scales and seeing the exact weight he or she desires to be. (Imagery) The best way to tell a story about something that has occurred is to experience it and go through it yourself. There is one sentence he tried to express imagery. “His breast was bare, his mattered hair was buried in the sand.” (Longfellow) When a readers reads this line, the first thought is, what is he trying to exhibit? It seems as if that the slave owner was beating the slave and that is what happen after the beating. The author was not good at painting a picture for the poem to let readers know that it was something he experience but not by stories heard.
Longfellow used another figurative language device. "At night he heard the lion roar, and the hyena scream, and it passed like a glorious roll of drums…" (Longfellow). The author used a metaphor and he was explaining that the loud screams were horrible. "…his lifeless body lay a worn-out fetter…" (Longfellow). Obviously in this line it could also be referred to a slave being beaten. “Through the triumph of his dream” (Longfellow) This line makes everything confusing, because how you go from everything being a pain to it being the happy part of your dream.
Everyone deserves happiness in life. No one should be deprived of it. The Slave’s Dream depicts a tale of a slave and his dream of a better tomorrow. The days he went through it all and the days that would make him happy.
Longfellow expressed a slave’s dream through diction in this poem. He expressed that the slaves were happy in their home. “In the mist of the shadow of sleep, he saw his native land.” (Longfellow) The slave felt at home when he was sleep because he dreamed of a way to make peace. The author also showed how he dreamed of his family. …Once more a king he strode…He saw once more his dark-eyed queen, among her children stand they clasped his neck, they kissed his cheek, they held him by the hand!” (Longfellow) the slave is dreaming of his family and what they will be like when he sees them. This illustrates how he dreams to be home with his family. In ways the author confirms the fact that there is a better hope because of the dream displayed in this poem through diction.
Longfellow gives you an idea about concrete imagery. Concrete imagery is used to see something in detail that you want to happen in your life. A person who desires to reduce to a specific weight uses an imagery of stepping on the scales and seeing the exact weight he or she desires to be. (Imagery) The best way to tell a story about something that has occurred is to experience it and go through it yourself. There is one sentence he tried to express imagery. “His breast was bare, his mattered hair was buried in the sand.” (Longfellow) When a readers reads this line, the first thought is, what is he trying to exhibit? It seems as if that the slave owner was beating the slave and that is what happen after the beating. The author was not good at painting a picture for the poem to let readers know that it was something he experience but not by stories heard.
Longfellow used another figurative language device. "At night he heard the lion roar, and the hyena scream, and it passed like a glorious roll of drums…" (Longfellow). The author used a metaphor and he was explaining that the loud screams were horrible. "…his lifeless body lay a worn-out fetter…" (Longfellow). Obviously in this line it could also be referred to a slave being beaten. “Through the triumph of his dream” (Longfellow) This line makes everything confusing, because how you go from everything being a pain to it being the happy part of your dream.
Everyone deserves happiness in life. No one should be deprived of it. The Slave’s Dream depicts a tale of a slave and his dream of a better tomorrow. The days he went through it all and the days that would make him happy.
Tuesday, October 14, 2008
Monday, October 13, 2008
Gettysburg Address Response (50 Essays)
(REVISED RESPONSE)
1.) In this essay, Lincoln should have let his audience know what the war was and who they were fighting for. He also should have conveyed what issues are important to out country and what we could benefit from such as our economy, healthcare, and jobs. There was also, during this name they made note of which help made this nation. He should have mentioned ways the people can honor those who fought in the war.
2.) “The government of the people, by the people, for the people, shall not perish.” This statement was letting everyone know that everything that happens in our government was made for us and shown by our actions. This sentence conveyed pathos because he wanted to get the audience attention and reach for their hearts and let them know how important it is. The effect it had was probably a very important statement that everyone supported. It expressed sorrow because Lincoln was talking about the deceased.
3.) The Gettysburg address was written to address the people the redefines purpose of the union in fighting the civil war. The Declaration of Independence was written to announce and explain the separation from Britain. Lincoln invoked the principles of human equality espoused from the Declaration of Independence and redefined the civil war, as a struggle not merely for the union, but as a new birth of freedom that would bring true equality to all of its citizens, and that would also create a unified nation in which states rights were no longer dominant.
4.) In Lincoln’s speech, he got straight to the point, but it was still vague and short. I have heard speeches where people had to persuade a group of people to react to something. The Declaration of Independence used persuasive techniques to show how they were separating from Britain’s rule.
Romantiscm, Realism, Gothic, & Lit's Transition From Age of Reason to those Genres
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Romanticism
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Realism_(dramatic_arts)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gothic_fiction
http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/195896/history-of-Europe/58412/Romanticism-and-Realism#tab=active~checked%2Citems~checked&title=history%20of%20Europe%20%3A%3A%20Romanticism%20and%20Realism%20--%20Britannica%20Online%20Encyclopedia
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Realism_(dramatic_arts)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gothic_fiction
http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/195896/history-of-Europe/58412/Romanticism-and-Realism#tab=active~checked%2Citems~checked&title=history%20of%20Europe%20%3A%3A%20Romanticism%20and%20Realism%20--%20Britannica%20Online%20Encyclopedia
Wednesday, September 24, 2008
Sunday, September 21, 2008
Scarlet Letter Questions
THE CUSTOM HOUSE
1.) In most novels, an introduction or preface is always given. The purpose is to introduce the readers to the history or how the story was started. It gives readers a very detailed description of the story there are about to read. For example, a preview to a movie before it airs in theaters. This is shown to given a brief synopsis about the storyline and main plot before it airs in its entirety. An introduction can be defined as a preface, as to a book, or a book that explains the basic facts about a particular subject to a beginner (The American Heritage Dictionary). Someone who reads books for entertainment would be highly disappointed if they can’t find preface or introduction to the book. In the book, The Scarlet Letter, Hawthorne’s primary purpose is to ensure the audience knows where his storyline originated and what is going on before the story begins.
The Custom House Introduction gave the audience and confusing but detailed explanation of the book. He claims that he has the some of the same traits that the authors possess (Hawthorne). He gave information on the Custom House in Salem, Massachusetts and its citizens who were trying to destroy Salem. A custom house is a building housing the offices for the government officials who processed the paperwork for the import and export of goods into and out of a country (The Custom-House ). A lot of things have changed since fewer ships have entered the custom house. “Has grass enough growing in its chinks to show that it has not, of late days, been worn by any multitudinous resort of business (Hawthorne p.4). In this quote he was letting the reader know that there hasn’t been any business of some sort so all these little episodes started to occur. In the next page he describes in detail what each room looks like. Furthermore, there has been issues going on in Salem and the narrator wanted the readers to know before the story.
2.) Everyone knows that plagiarism can get them an “F” on any assignment. Even if you admit that you were wrong in the process, there is always that phrase, “NO EXCEPTIONS”. As we get older and the more challenging classes we take, teachers wants us to cite where we gotten our information from. The same situation happened in the Custom-House. Hawthorne made a significant change that he had admitted to in telling the story in his diary. Hawthorne had changed Hester Prynne’s story around. Prynne had written the story in her own little way. Then, Hawthorne read it, changed it around the way he had wanted it to be. He decides to write it in a fictional way of reading it based on Prynne’s experiences. He knew that it wouldn’t be correct or true, but that it would be believable and entertaining to readers.
He made the necessary changes when using Prynne’s story. When making these changes he made sure that Prynne gotten her full credit. He used the quote, “the main facts of the story are authorized and authenticated by the document of Mr. Surveyor Pue. This meant that he had given his full credibility, ethos established, to the person he go this from (Hawthorne p.32). he also made a statement, “On the contrary, I have allowed myself, as to such points, nearly, or altogether, as much license as if the facts had been entirely of my own invention. What I contend for is the authenticity of the outline” (Hawthorne p.33). This meant to readers that he reserved the right to this just as anyone else would have. So he basically stated that he had acquired the authenticity of the document.
3.) Some stories are life changing and for most, big leaps ahead. Stories have impact on others based on storylines they can refer to. An editor, who finds your story interesting, sees that it has potential. It has emotional and logical appeals and most of all it brings impact to others. Hawthorne changed around the whole Prynne story. He wanted to bring her story to life. If he didn’t give her story life, then an editor probably would throw it to the side. It would lack all types of appeals and emotion.
He gave her story more life, creativity, imagery, and interest. A fictional story gives a story a vivid storyline. It makes the readers more interested and allows readers to embark on a journey which makes the reader want more of the story, such as sequels. People would want to see what her story was like to see if Hawthorne changed the plot and details around. If the book was to have no expression and so monotonous tone then the readers would want to read sequels, if there would ever to be one, or consider others to read. Hawthorne made a statement in this book for strictly entertainment and audience such as us.
1.) In most novels, an introduction or preface is always given. The purpose is to introduce the readers to the history or how the story was started. It gives readers a very detailed description of the story there are about to read. For example, a preview to a movie before it airs in theaters. This is shown to given a brief synopsis about the storyline and main plot before it airs in its entirety. An introduction can be defined as a preface, as to a book, or a book that explains the basic facts about a particular subject to a beginner (The American Heritage Dictionary). Someone who reads books for entertainment would be highly disappointed if they can’t find preface or introduction to the book. In the book, The Scarlet Letter, Hawthorne’s primary purpose is to ensure the audience knows where his storyline originated and what is going on before the story begins.
The Custom House Introduction gave the audience and confusing but detailed explanation of the book. He claims that he has the some of the same traits that the authors possess (Hawthorne). He gave information on the Custom House in Salem, Massachusetts and its citizens who were trying to destroy Salem. A custom house is a building housing the offices for the government officials who processed the paperwork for the import and export of goods into and out of a country (The Custom-House ). A lot of things have changed since fewer ships have entered the custom house. “Has grass enough growing in its chinks to show that it has not, of late days, been worn by any multitudinous resort of business (Hawthorne p.4). In this quote he was letting the reader know that there hasn’t been any business of some sort so all these little episodes started to occur. In the next page he describes in detail what each room looks like. Furthermore, there has been issues going on in Salem and the narrator wanted the readers to know before the story.
2.) Everyone knows that plagiarism can get them an “F” on any assignment. Even if you admit that you were wrong in the process, there is always that phrase, “NO EXCEPTIONS”. As we get older and the more challenging classes we take, teachers wants us to cite where we gotten our information from. The same situation happened in the Custom-House. Hawthorne made a significant change that he had admitted to in telling the story in his diary. Hawthorne had changed Hester Prynne’s story around. Prynne had written the story in her own little way. Then, Hawthorne read it, changed it around the way he had wanted it to be. He decides to write it in a fictional way of reading it based on Prynne’s experiences. He knew that it wouldn’t be correct or true, but that it would be believable and entertaining to readers.
He made the necessary changes when using Prynne’s story. When making these changes he made sure that Prynne gotten her full credit. He used the quote, “the main facts of the story are authorized and authenticated by the document of Mr. Surveyor Pue. This meant that he had given his full credibility, ethos established, to the person he go this from (Hawthorne p.32). he also made a statement, “On the contrary, I have allowed myself, as to such points, nearly, or altogether, as much license as if the facts had been entirely of my own invention. What I contend for is the authenticity of the outline” (Hawthorne p.33). This meant to readers that he reserved the right to this just as anyone else would have. So he basically stated that he had acquired the authenticity of the document.
3.) Some stories are life changing and for most, big leaps ahead. Stories have impact on others based on storylines they can refer to. An editor, who finds your story interesting, sees that it has potential. It has emotional and logical appeals and most of all it brings impact to others. Hawthorne changed around the whole Prynne story. He wanted to bring her story to life. If he didn’t give her story life, then an editor probably would throw it to the side. It would lack all types of appeals and emotion.
He gave her story more life, creativity, imagery, and interest. A fictional story gives a story a vivid storyline. It makes the readers more interested and allows readers to embark on a journey which makes the reader want more of the story, such as sequels. People would want to see what her story was like to see if Hawthorne changed the plot and details around. If the book was to have no expression and so monotonous tone then the readers would want to read sequels, if there would ever to be one, or consider others to read. Hawthorne made a statement in this book for strictly entertainment and audience such as us.
Wednesday, September 17, 2008
Monday, September 15, 2008
Anne Bradstreet Poem Response
When you love someone you give them the world, you give them respect because they do the same. You show how much you care whenever; there is no designated time for love. When the going gets tough you run to them and they do the same. When there’s nothing else in the world they are your complete all. There’s nothing in the world that can take their place or change how you might feel about them. You would do anything and everything for them to continue the happiness because you simply love them and it’s unconditional. Like a mother’s love for a child…unconditional. In this poem entitled, To My Dear and Loving Husband by Anne Bradstreet, she expressed her love to her husband.
Bradstreet expressed her unconditional love to her husband. The most prominent way she expressed her love to her husband, Simon Bradstreet, was through diction. When she said in line one, ‘if ever two were one, then surely we”. (Bradstreet) This meant that if ever they were one, they make the perfect couple because they are together. She is also saying that they are together as one whole. Another statement used was “I prize thy love more than whole mines of gold”. (Bradstreet) This means that she loves him more than material things, such as gold and clothes. If she had a lot of gold she would love her husband more than she would cherish the gold. She finds his love more valuable then anything. Last example she used was “Compare with me, ye women, if you can”. (Bradstreet) She directed this line to women who don’t understand what type of love she invests in with her husband. She obviously knows the answer to this because there is no one who she can compare her love to or be compared to. This line also shows how much, to the readers, how she deserves her husband’s unconditional love. The words and phrases she used such as ‘happy”, “heavens”, “live no more”, let’s so preserve, and “love” showed how a husband should treat his wife.
She expressed her love to her husband through the metaphors she used. Evidence of a metaphor was in line eight, “My love is such that rivers cannot quench” (Bradstreet). Obviously she shows that her love cannot be cure from dehydration. A reader at the age that I am would simple use the term “thirsty”. You may ask why, because she wouldn’t allow the river to quench her loving thirst towards husband. She is also expressing the fact that her love cannot be quenched because it is overflowing. Most readers would have caught that she should have reversed the phrase to “your love is such that rivers cannot quench”. This would have meant that she could not live without him and she’s nothing without him. She is basically very fragile and a vegetable. Being that she is a puritan woman with puritan beliefs; readers would think that she would write something like this to her husband.
As we can assume from this poem about her husband, she kept all her love and gave it to her husband. Not one time did she say that her husband responded to her love, but the title gives it away. Bradstreet poured out her emotions in this poem and she related as many things as she could to him being that she was madly in love. The love she had was unconditional. “The sooner you give, the sooner you get to have...the love of your own”. (J. Holiday)
Bradstreet expressed her unconditional love to her husband. The most prominent way she expressed her love to her husband, Simon Bradstreet, was through diction. When she said in line one, ‘if ever two were one, then surely we”. (Bradstreet) This meant that if ever they were one, they make the perfect couple because they are together. She is also saying that they are together as one whole. Another statement used was “I prize thy love more than whole mines of gold”. (Bradstreet) This means that she loves him more than material things, such as gold and clothes. If she had a lot of gold she would love her husband more than she would cherish the gold. She finds his love more valuable then anything. Last example she used was “Compare with me, ye women, if you can”. (Bradstreet) She directed this line to women who don’t understand what type of love she invests in with her husband. She obviously knows the answer to this because there is no one who she can compare her love to or be compared to. This line also shows how much, to the readers, how she deserves her husband’s unconditional love. The words and phrases she used such as ‘happy”, “heavens”, “live no more”, let’s so preserve, and “love” showed how a husband should treat his wife.
She expressed her love to her husband through the metaphors she used. Evidence of a metaphor was in line eight, “My love is such that rivers cannot quench” (Bradstreet). Obviously she shows that her love cannot be cure from dehydration. A reader at the age that I am would simple use the term “thirsty”. You may ask why, because she wouldn’t allow the river to quench her loving thirst towards husband. She is also expressing the fact that her love cannot be quenched because it is overflowing. Most readers would have caught that she should have reversed the phrase to “your love is such that rivers cannot quench”. This would have meant that she could not live without him and she’s nothing without him. She is basically very fragile and a vegetable. Being that she is a puritan woman with puritan beliefs; readers would think that she would write something like this to her husband.
As we can assume from this poem about her husband, she kept all her love and gave it to her husband. Not one time did she say that her husband responded to her love, but the title gives it away. Bradstreet poured out her emotions in this poem and she related as many things as she could to him being that she was madly in love. The love she had was unconditional. “The sooner you give, the sooner you get to have...the love of your own”. (J. Holiday)
Sunday, September 14, 2008
Anne Bradstreet Biography
Even though she had some trials and tribulations, she became great at what she did. In 1612, Anne Bradstreet was born in Northampton, England to Thomas and Dorothy Yorke. At age 16 she married young. Anne married Simon Bradstreet, a 25 year old assistant in the Massachusetts Bay Company and the son of a Puritan minister, who had been in the care of the Dudley’s since the death of his father. (Anne Bradstreet) Anne and her family came to America in 1630 on the Arabella, one of the first ships to bring Puritans to New England in hopes of setting up plantation colonies. There were a lot of problems on the ship. Their trials and tribulations did not end upon their arrival, though, and many of those who had survived the journey, either died shortly thereafter, or elected to return to England, deciding they had suffered through enough. Thomas Dudley and his friend John Winthrop made up the Boston settlement's government; Winthrop was Governor, Dudley Deputy-Governor and Bradstreet Chief-Administrator. (Anne Bradstreet) The colonists had to fight for survival, including Anne Bradstreet. Even though it was difficult she had to adapt. Of course she relied on her beliefs in God to save her. She turned inwards and let her faith and imagination guide her through the most difficult moments; images of better days back in England, and the belief that God had not abandoned them helped her survive the hardships of the colony. (Anne Bradstreet)
Anne’s was very interested in poetry, which she started to write herself. She kept her writing private, because it was frowned upon for women to pursue intellectual enlightenment, let alone create and air their views and opinions. (Anne Bradstreet) Her writings were for those she kept close to her and she did not look forward to any type of publication. Her work did not remain unnoticed. Her brother in law John Woodbridge, had privately copied Anne's work, and later brought it to England to have it published, although without her permission. (Anne Bradstreet) Eventually he didn’t keep it a secret he admitted to it in the preface. That was the only thing published while she was alive. All her other poems were published after her death (posthumously). Her poetry was mostly based on her life experience, and her love for her husband and family. One of the most interesting aspects of her work is the context in which she wrote; an atmosphere where the search for knowledge was frowned upon as being against God's will, and where women were relegated to traditional roles. (Anne Bradstreet) Her poetry had many questions to be answered and her health did too. She suffered form tuberculosis. She contracted the disease and so did her daughter, Dorothy, unfortunately she lost her to the same disease. Later after her battle with the disease she passed away on September 16, 1672, in Andover, Massachusetts, at the age of 60.
http://www.annebradstreet.com/anne_bradstreet_bio_001.htm
http://www.annebradstreet.com/anne_bradstreet_bio_002.htm
Anne’s was very interested in poetry, which she started to write herself. She kept her writing private, because it was frowned upon for women to pursue intellectual enlightenment, let alone create and air their views and opinions. (Anne Bradstreet) Her writings were for those she kept close to her and she did not look forward to any type of publication. Her work did not remain unnoticed. Her brother in law John Woodbridge, had privately copied Anne's work, and later brought it to England to have it published, although without her permission. (Anne Bradstreet) Eventually he didn’t keep it a secret he admitted to it in the preface. That was the only thing published while she was alive. All her other poems were published after her death (posthumously). Her poetry was mostly based on her life experience, and her love for her husband and family. One of the most interesting aspects of her work is the context in which she wrote; an atmosphere where the search for knowledge was frowned upon as being against God's will, and where women were relegated to traditional roles. (Anne Bradstreet) Her poetry had many questions to be answered and her health did too. She suffered form tuberculosis. She contracted the disease and so did her daughter, Dorothy, unfortunately she lost her to the same disease. Later after her battle with the disease she passed away on September 16, 1672, in Andover, Massachusetts, at the age of 60.
http://www.annebradstreet.com/anne_bradstreet_bio_001.htm
http://www.annebradstreet.com/anne_bradstreet_bio_002.htm
Cabeza De Vaca Picture
This picture shows how Cabeza De Vaca had to live with the Indians. He came upon what he had called a “New World” where he had to live according to how the Indians lived. He had to do things that they had to do, but the same way. It depicts the hard labor they had to endure while in the new world. Of course he did everything they did and eventually dress the same way. These shows how hard working the Indians were. In the letter, Cabeza De Vaca said the that all the Indians of this region are ignorant of time, either by the sun or moon; nor do they reckon by the month or year (Cabeza De Vaca pg. 32) Which meant that they didn’t know time or they weren’t smart at all. Clearly in the picture it shows how smart they were and I guess doing what they are doing requires intelligence. Being that all these events happened, they were all unexpected.
Monday, September 8, 2008
Christopher Columbus Picture
I found this picture online of Christopher Columbus when he landed on San Salvador. In his letter to Luis de Santangel, he talked about what he discovered in the new world. He stated in the letter the first island I found was San Salvador in memory of His High Majesty who miraculously has given all this; the Indians call it Guanahanà (Christopher Columbus). He was thanking God for his discovery. Obviously, we know that this discovery was an accident and history from the past say that he discovered the so called “New World”. He also stated in his letter that, having seen that there was nothing new and that the coast was carrying me northwards, which was not the course I wished to take because winter was now drawing on and I proposed to make to the south, and as moreover the wind was carrying me forward, I decided to wait no longer and I turned round and made for a fine harbor (Christopher Columbus). This obviously stated that the path he had taken was not the course he wanted to go, but what he had wished to take since winter was on its way.
This picture depicted him arriving on the coast of San Salvador. There were already people on the island when he arrived. He took credit for someone else’s discovery and he doesn’t deserve it. I think this picture depicts the image well of how he came upon the island intended discovery by a previous individual.
This picture depicted him arriving on the coast of San Salvador. There were already people on the island when he arrived. He took credit for someone else’s discovery and he doesn’t deserve it. I think this picture depicts the image well of how he came upon the island intended discovery by a previous individual.
Christopher Columbus
In this passage, Christopher Columbus was going on his first voyage and he wanted approval form the king and queen of Spain. He won the support of the Spanish monarchs, Ferdinand and Isabella, for his expedition to the West Indies. He had a series of four voyages, which followed with a series of disasters and disenchantments (Christopher Columbus). Due to these unfortunate events, he had to return to Spain to clear his name and any charges placed on him. There were documents about Columbus’ journey and also written by him. A letter was sent by Columbus to Luis de Santangel, a royal official and a supporter of his venture. There was also another letter written by Christopher Columbus, given to Ferdinand and Isabella Regarding his fourth voyage (Christopher Columbus).
In this passage there were things that were very foreign and confusing to me as the reader. Both of the letters was written in the 15th Century so it was hard to understand but still informational. Obviously the intended audience, for the first letter, was the minister who was reading it. In the first letter, he was informing Luis de Santangel that he has crossed in to the Indies. In this letter there weren’t any appeal to pathos and logos, but there was an appeal to ethos. The writer expressed credibility which further explanation in footnotes. For example, when the word Isla Juana was used at the bottom of the page was the real name meaning or changed to what is now Cuba. There was some sentence structure I picked up. One was a complex sentence. For example, I understood sufficiently from other Indians, whom I had already taken, that this land was nothing, but an island. The word choice was confusing being that I never understood the entire passage. I did see a good use of adjectives used in his letters such as, marvelous, lofty, many, and limitless just to name a few (Christopher Columbus). There were two words being repeated more then once in the second letter and that was your highness. This was repeated multiple times because he was showing respect to King Ferdinand and Queen Isabella. A lot of important words were used in the text and they were italicized.
The main idea of this entire passage was that Christopher Columbus gained access and permission to the voyages and completed all of them. The writer gives a reason for someone to believe this because the letters were written by the subject itself. The major arguments in this passage was that he wanted to inform the subjects he were writing to about his experiences and how and what he did and accomplished on each voyage. The tone of this passage was an exciting tone due to the fact that he was telling them about his experiences. I didn’t notice any uses of figurative language. Columbus’ intentions were to inform his audience about his expeditions and excursions and that is what he accomplished. The writer arranged his ideas in a narration. In the beginning, it started off with an introduction, and then later followed with the story in sequence.
In his letters he took responsibility for someone else’s discovery instead of giving credit on finding something new to him rather then new completely. Obviously, we know that this discovery was an accident and history from the past say that he discovered the so called “New World”. He also stated in his letter that, having seen that there was nothing new and that the coast was carrying me northwards, which was not the course I wished to take because winter was now drawing on and I proposed to make to the south, and as moreover the wind was carrying me forward, I decided to wait no longer and I turned round and made for a fine harbor (Christopher Columbus). This obviously stated that the path he had taken was not the course he wanted to go, but what he had wished to take since winter was on its way.I can say there hasn’t been text that I have read such as this. I really don’t expect to read anything like this again because no one was intelligent like Christopher Columbus. When I read this, it was something new because I always learn the basis of Christopher Columbus and not what was really important.
Friday, September 5, 2008
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