in the cagle.com website there are various cartoons analyzing or critiquing American society. the one i found most appeal had to do with graduate students standing in an unemployment line. it is outstanding that our financial crisis had such an impact on society that we, as society, can not find a place for our graduating students. these students have spent years studying to prepare themselves for a job that they can not have.
learn what should be met by every teacher teaching this course.
time is an abstract thing, and because of this, people find different ways of measure it. in the essay "the telephone," Anwar F. Accawi uses seasonal events to measure the passing of time. he emphasizes time and event with at use of repetition and imagery, also using long complex sentences to better relate to the reader. Accawi's conversational style allows for a more one to one bases not the traditional informative style. Accawi uses language in a clever way, with the intention to present his view in a different light.
Accawi paints picture for his reader. he uses descriptive language and eloquently describes the place or event. he says, "when i kissed her, it was like kissing a soft suede glove that had been soaked with swear and then left in a dark closet for a season." Accawi's depicts the event with unique wording. his descriptions are unlike most that a reader comes across, he leaves a sour taste with those lines.
Tuesday, April 27, 2010
Wednesday, April 14, 2010
mary oliver "building the house"
the human experience is derived from difference experience, from attempts to open the mind to activities not normally found a person's persona and norms. Building the House, by Mary Oliver, opens with a carpenter interrupting his framework, in order, to write a poem. Oliver's excerpt is an extended metaphor, comparing language to constructing a house. in order to further expose her point oliver uses rhetoric devices to capture the readers attention.
Oliver praises the carpenter for his abilities to perfectly build anything , illustrating the irony of his inability to construct a well written poem. "everything he learned, he learned at a careful pace- will not the use of words come easier at last.." the young man is attentive and can easily apply his learning to life and attributes well made things. but the young man is unable to grasp the understanding of a poem and the flow of the words; he is unable to perfect a task, contradicting his nature. oliver, also uses personification, to engage and make poetry and framework concrete. "nor as time has brought obstacles and spread them before me..." because the passage tasks obstruct things and tires to relate them to solid tasks encountered by the reader. using personification the writer can better convey the difficulty of perfection.
the author creates an analogy between the construction of the house and writing an essay.
Oliver praises the carpenter for his abilities to perfectly build anything , illustrating the irony of his inability to construct a well written poem. "everything he learned, he learned at a careful pace- will not the use of words come easier at last.." the young man is attentive and can easily apply his learning to life and attributes well made things. but the young man is unable to grasp the understanding of a poem and the flow of the words; he is unable to perfect a task, contradicting his nature. oliver, also uses personification, to engage and make poetry and framework concrete. "nor as time has brought obstacles and spread them before me..." because the passage tasks obstruct things and tires to relate them to solid tasks encountered by the reader. using personification the writer can better convey the difficulty of perfection.
the author creates an analogy between the construction of the house and writing an essay.
Monday, March 29, 2010
nelson mandela
no easy road to freedom:
Nelson Mandela's story is truly one of rags to riches. he grew up in a native and long established tribe of Xhosa in South Africa. his people and his father treasured the value of education. education playing the role to gain millions of South African's suffrage and establishing the end of apartheid. in exchange, Mandela spent thirty years in prison. Mandela's vision did not go without world recognition, but the greatest gift was winning the love of the his people.
"Mr. Mandela how did you find yourself living with chief Jongintaba?"
"my father was part of what you would call the counsel of elders for the tribes of the Xhosa people, in that time our people were under both the chief and the british government. after being accused of stealing an ox, the British magistrate demanded he be present to sort the event. my father believing he did not need to explain himself to any person outside the Xhora people, did not appear. as a consequence he was released of his duties. when i was nine, he dead of a lung disease, but because Chief Jongintaba owned his rule to my father, he would repay him by becoming my guardian."
Nelson born July 18, 1918 believed education was the key to his success. It was in his first school at mqhekezweni, that his teacher changed his name from Rolihlahla to his christian name of Nelson. Nelson describes his early life, with simplistic views. he roamed in the fields and slept on a pad on the floor of a hut. seeing his father for a week, once a month; as he traveled from wife to wife.
"mr. Mandela what kind education did you follow and what was your drive?"
"after graduating from the local mission school, i was sent to study at Clarkebury Boarding Institute for my junior certification. Because i oversaw many of the counsel meeting with Jonginta, i knew the long history of suffering our people faced under British autonomy. after i attended Clarkebury, i enrolled in the University College of Fort Hare, where i was suspended for joining a protest along with Oliver Tombo. i later graduated from LLB. "
After his suspention and growing tensions with Jongintaba and his eldest son, the two boys moved to Johannesburg to escape an arranged marriage.
"what is the ANC, and how greatly did it impact your life?"
" the African National Congress, a political party focused on the equality of Africans in South Africa. in 1944, i along with oliver tambo and sixty others helped formed the African Nation Youth Congress and encouraged people to protest peacefully through strikes and boycotts. trying to help encourage people to join our cause and to reform the ANC for my useful activities. i was later arrested for a period of six months for my activities with this group. while i served my six months, i passed my bar exam and in 1952 i along with Tambo opened the first black law firm."
the ANC began fighting apartheid since 1912, it rallied support throughout the 1950's challenging the government. it was through the ANC that Mandela was able to establish himself as a leader and public figure.
who was Evelyn Mase?
"Evelyn Mase was my first wife and mother to my four children: Thembikile (1946), Makaziwe (1947), who died at nine months, Makgatho (1951) and Makaziwe (1954). the marriage did not last long and in 1953 we were divorced."
" did Gandhi influence your tactics of defiance?"
"i came to admire the idea's of a peaceful protest. we push back against the government in a peaceful way, giving them no excuse to maltreat us. i admire Gandhi's attempts at a persistence in peaceful protest "
"why were you once banned from the United States?"
"in 1961, i became the armed leader of the ANC and trained for guerrilla warfare as a last resort to end apartheid. in the 1980's war broke out and because at the time our actions were classified under terrorism, members of the ANC and myself, were banned from entering the Unites States. it was in 1960 that the ANC was forced to go underground, in South Africa."
"do you believe that the Rivonia trial was fair trial?"
"after i had left the country to learn military tactics i was arrested upon my return. in 1962 i was sentenced to five years for leaving the country illegally, serving as my own lawyer. while in prison i was charged in the Rivonia Trial. these charges where on the grounds of sabotage, treason, and foreign invasion. they did not understand that my violent means of protest where in response to their neglect of the African's needs. i was sentences to a life prison in 1964. '“I have fought against white domination, and I have fought against black domination. I have cherished the ideal of a democratic and free society in which all persons live together in harmony and with equal opportunities. It is an ideal which I hope to live for and to achieve. But if needs be, it is an ideal for which I am prepared to die.'"
under this charge, Mandela spent about twenty seven years in prison for the Rivonia trial. there he continue to inspire his inmates, participating in political debates.
"how would you describe your imprisonment?"
"my time in Prison shaped my person. i met people that changed my views on government. i was unable to attend one of my son or mother's funerals. my wife was arrested and harassed consistently. our work done at the ANC was dissolved and all but a few groups remained active. in prison i was constantly asked to make deals for my freedom, in exchange for pledges of loyalty. it was in prison that i wrote my first book MINISTER OF JUSTICE KOBIE COETSEE. I wanted to revive the movement we had dedicated our lives to."
it would become clear in the early 1990's that apartheid was not going to withstand. as the ANC rose to power the goverenment knew it could not keep its black citizens from voting. on April 27, 1994 the reign of apartheid had ended. and with the nomination for president, Nelson Mandela became the first Black President of South Africa. Receiving the Noble Peace Prize in 1993 for the triumphs of human spirit.
nelson Mandela at his inauguration said: "We understand it still that there is no easy road to freedom. We know it well that none of us acting alone can achieve success. We must therefore act together as a united people, for national reconciliation, for nation building, for the birth of a new world. Let there be justice for all. Let there be peace for all. Let there be work, bread, water and salt for all. Let each know that for each the body, the mind and the soul have been freed to fulfil themselves. Never, never and never again shall it be that this beautiful land will again experience the oppression of one by another and suffer the indignity of being the skunk of the world. Let freedom reign.”
it wasn't until 1999 after five years as president that Mandela stepped down. this ended his rule of president but did not end his efforts to help those in need he established three foundation: The Nelson Mandela Foundation, The Nelson Mandela Children’s Fund and The Mandela-Rhodes Foundation. on his eightieth birthday he married Graça Machel. his efforts for a better future for his people did not come easy, it came at the expense of many things, but he proved that with a passionate heart anything can be accomplished.
http://www.anc.org.za/people/mandela.html
http://www.nelsonmandela.org/index.php/memory/views/biography/
Nelson Mandela's story is truly one of rags to riches. he grew up in a native and long established tribe of Xhosa in South Africa. his people and his father treasured the value of education. education playing the role to gain millions of South African's suffrage and establishing the end of apartheid. in exchange, Mandela spent thirty years in prison. Mandela's vision did not go without world recognition, but the greatest gift was winning the love of the his people.
"Mr. Mandela how did you find yourself living with chief Jongintaba?"
"my father was part of what you would call the counsel of elders for the tribes of the Xhosa people, in that time our people were under both the chief and the british government. after being accused of stealing an ox, the British magistrate demanded he be present to sort the event. my father believing he did not need to explain himself to any person outside the Xhora people, did not appear. as a consequence he was released of his duties. when i was nine, he dead of a lung disease, but because Chief Jongintaba owned his rule to my father, he would repay him by becoming my guardian."
Nelson born July 18, 1918 believed education was the key to his success. It was in his first school at mqhekezweni, that his teacher changed his name from Rolihlahla to his christian name of Nelson. Nelson describes his early life, with simplistic views. he roamed in the fields and slept on a pad on the floor of a hut. seeing his father for a week, once a month; as he traveled from wife to wife.
"mr. Mandela what kind education did you follow and what was your drive?"
"after graduating from the local mission school, i was sent to study at Clarkebury Boarding Institute for my junior certification. Because i oversaw many of the counsel meeting with Jonginta, i knew the long history of suffering our people faced under British autonomy. after i attended Clarkebury, i enrolled in the University College of Fort Hare, where i was suspended for joining a protest along with Oliver Tombo. i later graduated from LLB. "
After his suspention and growing tensions with Jongintaba and his eldest son, the two boys moved to Johannesburg to escape an arranged marriage.
"what is the ANC, and how greatly did it impact your life?"
" the African National Congress, a political party focused on the equality of Africans in South Africa. in 1944, i along with oliver tambo and sixty others helped formed the African Nation Youth Congress and encouraged people to protest peacefully through strikes and boycotts. trying to help encourage people to join our cause and to reform the ANC for my useful activities. i was later arrested for a period of six months for my activities with this group. while i served my six months, i passed my bar exam and in 1952 i along with Tambo opened the first black law firm."
the ANC began fighting apartheid since 1912, it rallied support throughout the 1950's challenging the government. it was through the ANC that Mandela was able to establish himself as a leader and public figure.
who was Evelyn Mase?
"Evelyn Mase was my first wife and mother to my four children: Thembikile (1946), Makaziwe (1947), who died at nine months, Makgatho (1951) and Makaziwe (1954). the marriage did not last long and in 1953 we were divorced."
" did Gandhi influence your tactics of defiance?"
"i came to admire the idea's of a peaceful protest. we push back against the government in a peaceful way, giving them no excuse to maltreat us. i admire Gandhi's attempts at a persistence in peaceful protest "
"why were you once banned from the United States?"
"in 1961, i became the armed leader of the ANC and trained for guerrilla warfare as a last resort to end apartheid. in the 1980's war broke out and because at the time our actions were classified under terrorism, members of the ANC and myself, were banned from entering the Unites States. it was in 1960 that the ANC was forced to go underground, in South Africa."
"do you believe that the Rivonia trial was fair trial?"
"after i had left the country to learn military tactics i was arrested upon my return. in 1962 i was sentenced to five years for leaving the country illegally, serving as my own lawyer. while in prison i was charged in the Rivonia Trial. these charges where on the grounds of sabotage, treason, and foreign invasion. they did not understand that my violent means of protest where in response to their neglect of the African's needs. i was sentences to a life prison in 1964. '“I have fought against white domination, and I have fought against black domination. I have cherished the ideal of a democratic and free society in which all persons live together in harmony and with equal opportunities. It is an ideal which I hope to live for and to achieve. But if needs be, it is an ideal for which I am prepared to die.'"
under this charge, Mandela spent about twenty seven years in prison for the Rivonia trial. there he continue to inspire his inmates, participating in political debates.
"how would you describe your imprisonment?"
"my time in Prison shaped my person. i met people that changed my views on government. i was unable to attend one of my son or mother's funerals. my wife was arrested and harassed consistently. our work done at the ANC was dissolved and all but a few groups remained active. in prison i was constantly asked to make deals for my freedom, in exchange for pledges of loyalty. it was in prison that i wrote my first book MINISTER OF JUSTICE KOBIE COETSEE. I wanted to revive the movement we had dedicated our lives to."
it would become clear in the early 1990's that apartheid was not going to withstand. as the ANC rose to power the goverenment knew it could not keep its black citizens from voting. on April 27, 1994 the reign of apartheid had ended. and with the nomination for president, Nelson Mandela became the first Black President of South Africa. Receiving the Noble Peace Prize in 1993 for the triumphs of human spirit.
nelson Mandela at his inauguration said: "We understand it still that there is no easy road to freedom. We know it well that none of us acting alone can achieve success. We must therefore act together as a united people, for national reconciliation, for nation building, for the birth of a new world. Let there be justice for all. Let there be peace for all. Let there be work, bread, water and salt for all. Let each know that for each the body, the mind and the soul have been freed to fulfil themselves. Never, never and never again shall it be that this beautiful land will again experience the oppression of one by another and suffer the indignity of being the skunk of the world. Let freedom reign.”
it wasn't until 1999 after five years as president that Mandela stepped down. this ended his rule of president but did not end his efforts to help those in need he established three foundation: The Nelson Mandela Foundation, The Nelson Mandela Children’s Fund and The Mandela-Rhodes Foundation. on his eightieth birthday he married Graça Machel. his efforts for a better future for his people did not come easy, it came at the expense of many things, but he proved that with a passionate heart anything can be accomplished.
http://www.anc.org.za/people/mandela.html
http://www.nelsonmandela.org/index.php/memory/views/biography/
Thursday, February 4, 2010
Wednesday, February 3, 2010
Rhetorical Analysis of the Biography
the transcendentalist movement inspired many authors and poets in the nineteenth century, inviting them to join a more simple lifestyle, away from unnecessary material possessions. John Krakauer fascinated by Christopher McCandless, a young man twenty one years of age, who chooses to leave his material possessions and begin a new life in the wild. Krakauer first began writing about McCandless as an article in OUTSIDE MAGAZINE, but soon felt he didn't do McCandless justice. in his extended version INTO THE WILD, Krakauer pieces together McCandless' voyage to self discovery.
Krakauer begins the biography by revealing McCandless' death. the author attempts to engage the reader within the first paragraphs. he believes by working his way from the last encounter with McCandless will leave curiosity. for then on, he tell him story in a scattered timeline. sometimes cutting off an encounter and connecting it to the next relevant topic. he interests the reader by attaching maps of the region McCandless is occupying. Krakauer also uses human encounters with McCandless to bring life to the story and show his capable mental state. Krakauer considers McCandless a man who lived a life of conformity, and finally takes on a challenge he has planned for many years. Krakauer does well in addressing those who consider McCandless' death to wasteful. he addresses many people who chose to leave society for one reason or another to find beauty in the wild.
Krakauer uses simple everyday language that appeals to the common man. he believes in McCandless' story and wants to share it with america. Krakauer doesn't intelligently appeal to the reader, only occasionally refering to autors and transcendentalist thoughts. he believes in teh simplicity of life and demonstrates it in his writing. the writer also exchanges some terms used in hunting, referring to survival needs. the concept of life being more significant than the daily tasks assigned is the purpose for McCandless' voyage. he began to see life as beautiful and unpredictable. Krakauer tries to reply the message in his work,
Krakauer begins the biography by revealing McCandless' death. the author attempts to engage the reader within the first paragraphs. he believes by working his way from the last encounter with McCandless will leave curiosity. for then on, he tell him story in a scattered timeline. sometimes cutting off an encounter and connecting it to the next relevant topic. he interests the reader by attaching maps of the region McCandless is occupying. Krakauer also uses human encounters with McCandless to bring life to the story and show his capable mental state. Krakauer considers McCandless a man who lived a life of conformity, and finally takes on a challenge he has planned for many years. Krakauer does well in addressing those who consider McCandless' death to wasteful. he addresses many people who chose to leave society for one reason or another to find beauty in the wild.
Krakauer uses simple everyday language that appeals to the common man. he believes in McCandless' story and wants to share it with america. Krakauer doesn't intelligently appeal to the reader, only occasionally refering to autors and transcendentalist thoughts. he believes in teh simplicity of life and demonstrates it in his writing. the writer also exchanges some terms used in hunting, referring to survival needs. the concept of life being more significant than the daily tasks assigned is the purpose for McCandless' voyage. he began to see life as beautiful and unpredictable. Krakauer tries to reply the message in his work,
Tuesday, February 2, 2010
Edwin Arlington Robinson 1869-1935.
his parents did not name him.wanted a girl instead.
named by strangers in the town of arlington where he got his middle name at one
youngest of three sons. one look over family, other doctor. him free to do what he pleased
family faced tragedies after dad died, lost money and later mom died.
brother addicted to drugs
raised in a puritan town
death shaped the way in which his poems were written
inspired by john davidson, some believe his work on this poem came from him
in 1897 he published the book The Children of the Night
president roosevelt loves this poem and offered robinson a job at a custom house
writes in quartrains
this poem deals with the religious belief in heaven and hell.
does suicide really lead you to hell.
READ POEM
INTERPRETATION
luke havergal has recently lost his lover
he contemplates committing suicide to be with her again,
with a glass is half full though line 6 second stanza
lays are long and there is no better day without her lines 1&2 stanza one
personification in lines 4&5
repetition in the way the poem opens and end
reference to his life without his love being dark and gloomy
Poem is about sacrafice and going to extremes to be with your loved ones,
enjoyed poem
how far would you go for the love of your life/
is he insane for committing suicide
temptation to do something horrible for a love one
his parents did not name him.wanted a girl instead.
named by strangers in the town of arlington where he got his middle name at one
youngest of three sons. one look over family, other doctor. him free to do what he pleased
family faced tragedies after dad died, lost money and later mom died.
brother addicted to drugs
raised in a puritan town
death shaped the way in which his poems were written
inspired by john davidson, some believe his work on this poem came from him
in 1897 he published the book The Children of the Night
president roosevelt loves this poem and offered robinson a job at a custom house
writes in quartrains
this poem deals with the religious belief in heaven and hell.
does suicide really lead you to hell.
READ POEM
INTERPRETATION
luke havergal has recently lost his lover
he contemplates committing suicide to be with her again,
with a glass is half full though line 6 second stanza
lays are long and there is no better day without her lines 1&2 stanza one
personification in lines 4&5
repetition in the way the poem opens and end
reference to his life without his love being dark and gloomy
Poem is about sacrafice and going to extremes to be with your loved ones,
enjoyed poem
how far would you go for the love of your life/
is he insane for committing suicide
temptation to do something horrible for a love one
Sunday, November 1, 2009
letter to the New york TImes
LETTER TO THE NEW YORK TIMES
Angelina E. Grimke
Boston: Isaac Knapp, 1838
LETTER I
SLAVE RIGHTS NOT FOUNDED ON MORALS
Dear Mr. Editor: I write to thee to express my opinions on thy moral rights of all men and women. The appropriate rights of women are the same of those of men as regards to moral beings. The moral nature effects all humans that are of moral beings, therefore all moral beings should be treated in the same equal manner. I write thee, to express my discontent for the way in which women are treated as slaves to men.
Women have forever been indebted to men, as slaves are to their owners. As I investigated the teaching of the Anti-Slavery cause, I have come to discover that I am no better off then a slave. For men’s belief in the superiority of physical strength surpasses that of women’s has led to there senseless and idiotic conclusion that they have the right to dominate our lives. The mere fact that a man has the ability into which he can perform daily tasks that require more strength then women does not give them the authority to control us. Women have always been given more domestic tasks. But because men’s labor demands more strength does not concluded that they should be given power over women. If we come to accept that because of this men have the authority and control, it is like submitting oneself into a monarchy, which we clearly know and history has replayed this event several times, has only led to the seizure of unalienable rights."
Angelina E. Grimke
Boston: Isaac Knapp, 1838
LETTER I
SLAVE RIGHTS NOT FOUNDED ON MORALS
Dear Mr. Editor: I write to thee to express my opinions on thy moral rights of all men and women. The appropriate rights of women are the same of those of men as regards to moral beings. The moral nature effects all humans that are of moral beings, therefore all moral beings should be treated in the same equal manner. I write thee, to express my discontent for the way in which women are treated as slaves to men.
Women have forever been indebted to men, as slaves are to their owners. As I investigated the teaching of the Anti-Slavery cause, I have come to discover that I am no better off then a slave. For men’s belief in the superiority of physical strength surpasses that of women’s has led to there senseless and idiotic conclusion that they have the right to dominate our lives. The mere fact that a man has the ability into which he can perform daily tasks that require more strength then women does not give them the authority to control us. Women have always been given more domestic tasks. But because men’s labor demands more strength does not concluded that they should be given power over women. If we come to accept that because of this men have the authority and control, it is like submitting oneself into a monarchy, which we clearly know and history has replayed this event several times, has only led to the seizure of unalienable rights."
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