Revision Assignment 3
Annie Dillard Essay “Total Eclipse” focuses on Language, communication, or expression and how to link ideas and thoughts to the reader. Dillard’s essay was able to draw in the reader though personal experience that produce emotion. Her essay was purposeful, strong and abstract. I never recognized the importance of communication until I read the Annie Dillard essay. I concluded the importance of language: If there no (in depth) understanding of the language system it would be very easy to miscommuicate one’s idea. The main purpose of “Total Eclipse” was to communicate an important life event. The essay includes ideas about life in general - growing as an individual: and how life can change one’s perspective. The most important purpose is how to communicate those experiences to others, which mean conveying expression through language.
Dillard shares an experience as she travels to witness a total eclipse in 1979. On route, though the Mountains of Washington state as she observes the cirro-stratus clouds surrounding Mount Adams. She also marvels at the scenery of Yakima Valley layer with slopes and slopes of orchards. Dillard’s observes every detail of this trip. She documents much of what seen on route to an event that changes her perspective of life. During the eclipse, she realized life is unmeasureable.
More than not, most people have had some experience of life. Be it, those of specific trades: professors, firefighters, homemakers, students, etc. Society in general can relate to life experiences.
Strategies used in “Total Eclipse” are non-traditional in structure. The method she used does not appear to go with the usual rhetorical analysis. Dillard’s strategies include Parallel ideas for example: The clown head represents the insignificant things we remember. The words and objects chosen are there to help in delivering her message to the reader. The object chosen usually is general in nature. Something many people can relate too. This method used to soften the message and allow Dillard more expression to communication. In appointing the strategies, in this essay, Dillard carefully chose ideas and pared it with an object that has the same or similar meaning and goes in the same direction. The object and idea have the same or are parallel in meaning. Dillard possibly chose this paring of objects to ideas to express more meaning or depth within the essay. Therefore, leading the reader to a better understanding of the message she wants to communicate. Dillard’s strategy of design and structure of this essay accredits to understanding the English language.
Another strategy is Symbolism for example: The coal miner’s condition was a symbol of things that require change. Here, Dillard is describing what happen if certain conditions in life do not change. She equates, without change then there are possibilities that terrible things may happen. It goes further in Dillard’s essay, without change then death will take place. Death does not mean a physical death of one’s person but the undevelopment of personal growth. Undeveloped personal growth is a condition that should changed. In Dillard’s essay, the condition of the coal miner’s can be change to save their lives. She states, “In South Africa, in India, and in South Dakota, the gold miners extend so deeply into the earth’s crust that they are hot. The rock walls burn the miners’ hands. The companies have to air-condition the mines; if the air-conditioners break, the miners die” (161-162). This passage in the essay “Total Eclipse” demonstrates conveying a message about individual change and personal growth.
Monday, August 10, 2009
Barry-Smith Revised
Revision Assignment 3
Lynda Barry’s comic strip “Today’s Demon: Common Scents” gives a message of tolerance. The comic strip opens the door to societal intolerance of difference. The way we talk, the way we look, or the cultural difference that makes ethnicity special. One’s heritage gives an individual a sense of belonging and pride. Heritage is special. Unhealthy pride causes intolerance. Barry’s topic in “Today’s Demon: Common Scents” is an uncomfortable subject for those who want to stand with the politically correct crowd. It is un-nerving for some who have not decided to follow the alliance of injustice. Essayist , Zadie Smith wrote “Speaking in Tongues” with similar ideas of intolerance and diversity as Barry’s comic strip. Her message also opens the door to societal views of multiple ethical backgrounds. Her wording and term are quite different from Barry’s but the message was very similar. Using Smith’s terms give greater understanding of Barry’s comic strip. Both authors focus on how society has dealt with intolerance, bigotry, and bias for centuries. Yet instill, cultural indifference still exist. Barry’s comic strip demonstrates the intolances of difference in unsimiliar cultures. I believe Barry’s main purpose of the comic strip is to show that all cultures have distinctions, therefore tolerance, empathy, and understanding, needs to commune peacefully as a society.
The author writes this comic strip for society as a whole and it can reach by the masses. Easy accessibility of a newspaper or news articles on the web help in delivering information. Comic strips are a part of society’s daily media. In addition, the majority understands the format of the message written in comic strips. Barry’s message of tolerance might be discussed at the dinner table; it can be viewed at the office; and most important the message is delivered. On the other hand, Smith’s audience includes many individuals who have multiple ethnicities. Those whom faced the lack of multiplicity: it simply means a large varity. Barry’s message in “Today’s Demon: Common Scents” is shown in a comic strip format. The comic strip is a method that communicates fun but important ideas. Comic strips are in politics, news, and the media, just as a friendly reminder, “this situation” is still over our heads but still needs a resolution. It gives a more relaxed message for serious situations. On the other hand, Smith’s message in “Speaking in Tongues” is in an essay format. This issue of intolerance literally has not been resolved for centuries. There were men of the past such as William Wilberforce of England, Mohammad Gondi of India, and Martin Luther King of United State of America who also questioned the mindset of those whom think intolerance is an alternative for a solution. These men lived in different time but they all seen tolerance, empathy, and understanding as means to coexist in the world.
Another strategy Barry uses is displaying herself as a young child. Most children are usually unbiased and are free from judgment. Children don’t see color, heritage, or pride. Displaying herself as a young child also lightens up communicating the message. Smith’s strategy to communicate intolerance was viewing ethical identity as a voice. The more complex one’s heritage the more voices a person has. An individual that has more than one ethnic heritage has multiple voices. How do Barry and Smith handle these sensitive issues of society so well?
Barry as a young child in the comic strip “Today’s Demon: Common Scents”, welcomed a variety of different smells: “I have always noticed the smell of other people’s houses, but when I was a kid, I was fascinated by it. No two houses ever smelled alike, even if the people used the same air fresher”.
Barry comments: “what’s that kind again”?
Neighbor comments: “Fresh Evergreen Glen”
Barry comments: “Yeah. At the Bidman’s they got the same kind but here it smells like a fresh, um, bus bathroom”.
Demonstrating her ability not to judge others, as she states: “Some of the smells were uncomplicated, like the cat pee smell of the house next door. The lady had 14 cats. It was hard to stay and visit. She sometimes burned incense with also smelled like cat pee”.
Barry action: breathing through my mouth
Neighbor 2: “have some peanut brittle, dear. Just pick the fur off if you’re fussy, but it won’t hurt you none” (Barry 52).
Barry as a young child in the comic strip “Today’s Demon: Common Scents” welcomed the variety of different smells. The variety peaked Barry’s interest, not only the smell but also the people behind the smell. She became more interested in her neighbors. Visiting all the houses in the neighborhood she learned more and more about the people she lived with. Barry as a young child began to learn flexibility. “Flexibility is the ability of being bent, usually without breaking. Barry does not make any judgment about her neighbors she just looks and listen as she realizes the differences”. As a child in the comic strip, Barry shows compassion by making no critical remark about neighbor’s difference yet instill also realizing they do exist. There was no judgment.
Learning this skill of tolerance allowed Barry to have an open mind, learn about other cultures while adding more knowledge to her heritage. In Zadie Smith book “Speaking in Tongues” also view learning or adding as a way to bring cultures together. She states, “I thought I was adding Cambridge to Willesden, this new way of talking to that old way. Adding a new kind of knowledge to a different kind I already had. And for a while, that’s how it was: at home during the holidays, I spoke with my old voice, and in the old voice seemed to feel and speak things that I couldn’t express in college, and vice versa” (Smith 1).
Smith expresses how multiple voices – (viewing ethical identity as a voice) can be used at different time and view it as adding to her original ethical identity.
Lynda Barry’s comic strip “Today’s Demon: Common Scents” gives a message of tolerance. The comic strip opens the door to societal intolerance of difference. The way we talk, the way we look, or the cultural difference that makes ethnicity special. One’s heritage gives an individual a sense of belonging and pride. Heritage is special. Unhealthy pride causes intolerance. Barry’s topic in “Today’s Demon: Common Scents” is an uncomfortable subject for those who want to stand with the politically correct crowd. It is un-nerving for some who have not decided to follow the alliance of injustice. Essayist , Zadie Smith wrote “Speaking in Tongues” with similar ideas of intolerance and diversity as Barry’s comic strip. Her message also opens the door to societal views of multiple ethical backgrounds. Her wording and term are quite different from Barry’s but the message was very similar. Using Smith’s terms give greater understanding of Barry’s comic strip. Both authors focus on how society has dealt with intolerance, bigotry, and bias for centuries. Yet instill, cultural indifference still exist. Barry’s comic strip demonstrates the intolances of difference in unsimiliar cultures. I believe Barry’s main purpose of the comic strip is to show that all cultures have distinctions, therefore tolerance, empathy, and understanding, needs to commune peacefully as a society.
The author writes this comic strip for society as a whole and it can reach by the masses. Easy accessibility of a newspaper or news articles on the web help in delivering information. Comic strips are a part of society’s daily media. In addition, the majority understands the format of the message written in comic strips. Barry’s message of tolerance might be discussed at the dinner table; it can be viewed at the office; and most important the message is delivered. On the other hand, Smith’s audience includes many individuals who have multiple ethnicities. Those whom faced the lack of multiplicity: it simply means a large varity. Barry’s message in “Today’s Demon: Common Scents” is shown in a comic strip format. The comic strip is a method that communicates fun but important ideas. Comic strips are in politics, news, and the media, just as a friendly reminder, “this situation” is still over our heads but still needs a resolution. It gives a more relaxed message for serious situations. On the other hand, Smith’s message in “Speaking in Tongues” is in an essay format. This issue of intolerance literally has not been resolved for centuries. There were men of the past such as William Wilberforce of England, Mohammad Gondi of India, and Martin Luther King of United State of America who also questioned the mindset of those whom think intolerance is an alternative for a solution. These men lived in different time but they all seen tolerance, empathy, and understanding as means to coexist in the world.
Another strategy Barry uses is displaying herself as a young child. Most children are usually unbiased and are free from judgment. Children don’t see color, heritage, or pride. Displaying herself as a young child also lightens up communicating the message. Smith’s strategy to communicate intolerance was viewing ethical identity as a voice. The more complex one’s heritage the more voices a person has. An individual that has more than one ethnic heritage has multiple voices. How do Barry and Smith handle these sensitive issues of society so well?
Barry as a young child in the comic strip “Today’s Demon: Common Scents”, welcomed a variety of different smells: “I have always noticed the smell of other people’s houses, but when I was a kid, I was fascinated by it. No two houses ever smelled alike, even if the people used the same air fresher”.
Barry comments: “what’s that kind again”?
Neighbor comments: “Fresh Evergreen Glen”
Barry comments: “Yeah. At the Bidman’s they got the same kind but here it smells like a fresh, um, bus bathroom”.
Demonstrating her ability not to judge others, as she states: “Some of the smells were uncomplicated, like the cat pee smell of the house next door. The lady had 14 cats. It was hard to stay and visit. She sometimes burned incense with also smelled like cat pee”.
Barry action: breathing through my mouth
Neighbor 2: “have some peanut brittle, dear. Just pick the fur off if you’re fussy, but it won’t hurt you none” (Barry 52).
Barry as a young child in the comic strip “Today’s Demon: Common Scents” welcomed the variety of different smells. The variety peaked Barry’s interest, not only the smell but also the people behind the smell. She became more interested in her neighbors. Visiting all the houses in the neighborhood she learned more and more about the people she lived with. Barry as a young child began to learn flexibility. “Flexibility is the ability of being bent, usually without breaking. Barry does not make any judgment about her neighbors she just looks and listen as she realizes the differences”. As a child in the comic strip, Barry shows compassion by making no critical remark about neighbor’s difference yet instill also realizing they do exist. There was no judgment.
Learning this skill of tolerance allowed Barry to have an open mind, learn about other cultures while adding more knowledge to her heritage. In Zadie Smith book “Speaking in Tongues” also view learning or adding as a way to bring cultures together. She states, “I thought I was adding Cambridge to Willesden, this new way of talking to that old way. Adding a new kind of knowledge to a different kind I already had. And for a while, that’s how it was: at home during the holidays, I spoke with my old voice, and in the old voice seemed to feel and speak things that I couldn’t express in college, and vice versa” (Smith 1).
Smith expresses how multiple voices – (viewing ethical identity as a voice) can be used at different time and view it as adding to her original ethical identity.
Friday, July 31, 2009
Thursday, July 30, 2009
To Thy Self be True
Reflective Essay C
Interpreting Annie Dillard’s essay “Total Eclipse” was very challenging. I actually struggled to understand her main idea. “Total Eclipse” can take the reader in so many directions that it could be confusing. Therefore, it is my conclusion that “Total Eclipse” focuses on language, communication, expression and how to link ideas and thoughts to the reader. Dillard’s essay was able to draw in the reader though personal experience that produced emotion. Her essay was abstract, purposeful, and strong (“Express Yourself” pg.1). My first draft didn’t have a specific purpose so it was better to start all over. The original draft went into so many directions it appeared much like Dillard’s essay. For a moment, I froze and was unsure what direction to go. I tried a few methods to help myself get out of that motionless position so I start reading my peers blog. Doing so really got me confused because everyone had his or her own take on Dillard’s essay. At this point, time is moving, which is something I didn’t have much of because English 101: Introduction to College Writing is an eight-week summer writing class. I sit quietly to rethink “I look deep, to understand, what is it, I’m to learn. I ask myself, what is it, what is the lesson? Looking and looking, what am I to see” (“Growing into Myself” 1). All of Sudden, I realize, “I have grown up and out of ignorance and no change. “We have so mastered the transition we have forgotten we ever learned. Yet, it is a transition we make a hundred times a day, as, like so many will-less dolphins, we plunge and surface, lapse and emerges. We live half our waking lives and all of our sleeping lives in some private, useless, and insensible waters we never mention or recall. Useless, I say. Valueless, I might add – until someone hauls their wealth up to the surface and into the wide-awake city, in a form that people can use” (Dillard 168). Now it is time to change myself and to walk me, to talk me and be me” (“Growing into Myself” 1). Rather than being fake it is so easy to be “Me”: the real McCoy.
My interpretation of “Total Eclipse” focuses on language. It includes any system of formalized symbols, signs, sounds, gestures, or the like used or conceived as a means of communicating thought, emotion, etc. Language can include songs from rap singers like LiL Wayne; essays written by various authors such as James Baldwin or California J. Cooper; or plays from Shakespeare. While all of these authors have their own specific form of expression, yet they all deliver a message. Therefore, expression, communication, and language are vital skill that helps enhance society. “The most important purpose is how to communicate those experiences to others, which mean conveying expression through language” (“Express Yourself” 1). I realize that many people in society will not or can not, except difference. “…opens the door to societal intolerance of difference. The way we talk, the way we look, or the cultural difference that makes ethnicity special” ("Life Expressions" 1).
Interpreting Annie Dillard’s essay “Total Eclipse” was very challenging. I actually struggled to understand her main idea. “Total Eclipse” can take the reader in so many directions that it could be confusing. Therefore, it is my conclusion that “Total Eclipse” focuses on language, communication, expression and how to link ideas and thoughts to the reader. Dillard’s essay was able to draw in the reader though personal experience that produced emotion. Her essay was abstract, purposeful, and strong (“Express Yourself” pg.1). My first draft didn’t have a specific purpose so it was better to start all over. The original draft went into so many directions it appeared much like Dillard’s essay. For a moment, I froze and was unsure what direction to go. I tried a few methods to help myself get out of that motionless position so I start reading my peers blog. Doing so really got me confused because everyone had his or her own take on Dillard’s essay. At this point, time is moving, which is something I didn’t have much of because English 101: Introduction to College Writing is an eight-week summer writing class. I sit quietly to rethink “I look deep, to understand, what is it, I’m to learn. I ask myself, what is it, what is the lesson? Looking and looking, what am I to see” (“Growing into Myself” 1). All of Sudden, I realize, “I have grown up and out of ignorance and no change. “We have so mastered the transition we have forgotten we ever learned. Yet, it is a transition we make a hundred times a day, as, like so many will-less dolphins, we plunge and surface, lapse and emerges. We live half our waking lives and all of our sleeping lives in some private, useless, and insensible waters we never mention or recall. Useless, I say. Valueless, I might add – until someone hauls their wealth up to the surface and into the wide-awake city, in a form that people can use” (Dillard 168). Now it is time to change myself and to walk me, to talk me and be me” (“Growing into Myself” 1). Rather than being fake it is so easy to be “Me”: the real McCoy.
My interpretation of “Total Eclipse” focuses on language. It includes any system of formalized symbols, signs, sounds, gestures, or the like used or conceived as a means of communicating thought, emotion, etc. Language can include songs from rap singers like LiL Wayne; essays written by various authors such as James Baldwin or California J. Cooper; or plays from Shakespeare. While all of these authors have their own specific form of expression, yet they all deliver a message. Therefore, expression, communication, and language are vital skill that helps enhance society. “The most important purpose is how to communicate those experiences to others, which mean conveying expression through language” (“Express Yourself” 1). I realize that many people in society will not or can not, except difference. “…opens the door to societal intolerance of difference. The way we talk, the way we look, or the cultural difference that makes ethnicity special” ("Life Expressions" 1).
Wednesday, July 29, 2009
Connecting Dillard with Lehrer
Acitivity 1.7
Annie Dillard Essay “Total Eclipse” focuses on language, communication, or expression and how to link ideas and thoughts to the reader. In the essay, Dillard shares a personal experience of watching a physical eclipse: where the sun covered the planet. The result of that action causes the earth to become total darken, without any light from the sun. An eclipse means “the obscuration of the light of the sun by the intervention of the moon between it and a point on the earth” (solar eclipse). Watching the full eclipse was more than just a physical event for Dillard it became a revelation to her current state of perception. She recognized how her life had become idle. She recognized how small her perception of life truly was. Dillard notice that her current knowledge could not assist her in comprehending the full eclipse. The main purpose of “Total Eclipse” was to communicate an important life event. The essay includes ideas about life in general - growing as an individual: and how life can change one’s perspective. The most important purpose is how to communicate those experiences to others, which mean conveying expression through language.
Another essayist, have similar ideas on language, communication, or expression and how to link ideas and thoughts to the reader. Within Jonah Lehrer Essay “The Method of Memory”-“Proust Was a Neuroscientist” also shared a personal experience of attempting to understand how the (human) mind created memories and maintain them. Memory is “the mental capacity or faculty of retaining and reviving facts, events, impressions, etc., or of recalling or recognizing previous experiences” (The American Heritage). Lehrer also wanted to point out the importance of saving the information of his experiment. Lehrer logged much of the information he gathered. Yet, during the processes of the experiment, he continued to write and rewrite over time to update new information. He inserted more information within already prepared documents. The main purpose of “The Method of Memory”- Proust Was a Neuroscientist was to a message about the opportunity to continue to re-arrange one understands though life experiences. Like an experiment, new information may possible come later that can be added to the old information. In the essay, Lehrer realized scientific experiment may not render an absolute trust yet the opportunity to “fix itself” is the beauty behind trying things again. Despite that both authors topics were different the common thread was communicating an important life events. The most important purpose is how to communicate those experiences to others, which mean conveying expression through language.
Annie Dillard Essay “Total Eclipse” focuses on language, communication, or expression and how to link ideas and thoughts to the reader. In the essay, Dillard shares a personal experience of watching a physical eclipse: where the sun covered the planet. The result of that action causes the earth to become total darken, without any light from the sun. An eclipse means “the obscuration of the light of the sun by the intervention of the moon between it and a point on the earth” (solar eclipse). Watching the full eclipse was more than just a physical event for Dillard it became a revelation to her current state of perception. She recognized how her life had become idle. She recognized how small her perception of life truly was. Dillard notice that her current knowledge could not assist her in comprehending the full eclipse. The main purpose of “Total Eclipse” was to communicate an important life event. The essay includes ideas about life in general - growing as an individual: and how life can change one’s perspective. The most important purpose is how to communicate those experiences to others, which mean conveying expression through language.
Another essayist, have similar ideas on language, communication, or expression and how to link ideas and thoughts to the reader. Within Jonah Lehrer Essay “The Method of Memory”-“Proust Was a Neuroscientist” also shared a personal experience of attempting to understand how the (human) mind created memories and maintain them. Memory is “the mental capacity or faculty of retaining and reviving facts, events, impressions, etc., or of recalling or recognizing previous experiences” (The American Heritage). Lehrer also wanted to point out the importance of saving the information of his experiment. Lehrer logged much of the information he gathered. Yet, during the processes of the experiment, he continued to write and rewrite over time to update new information. He inserted more information within already prepared documents. The main purpose of “The Method of Memory”- Proust Was a Neuroscientist was to a message about the opportunity to continue to re-arrange one understands though life experiences. Like an experiment, new information may possible come later that can be added to the old information. In the essay, Lehrer realized scientific experiment may not render an absolute trust yet the opportunity to “fix itself” is the beauty behind trying things again. Despite that both authors topics were different the common thread was communicating an important life events. The most important purpose is how to communicate those experiences to others, which mean conveying expression through language.
Tuesday, July 28, 2009
Sunday, July 26, 2009
Strategies Used by Barry
Assignment 2.5
Lynda Barry comic strip “Today’s Demon: Common Scents” gives a message of tolerance. The essay opens the door to societal intolerance of difference. The way we talk, the way we look, or the cultural difference makes ethnicity special. One heritage gives an individual a sense of belonging and pride. Heritage is special. Unhealthy pride causes intolerance.
I believe Barry’s main purpose of the comic strip is to show that all cultures have distinctions, therefore tolerance, empathy, and understanding, is needed to commune peacefully as a society.
Strategies Barry uses to rely the message in “Today’s Demon: Common Scents” is shown as a comic strip. The comic strip is a method that communicates fun but important ideas. Comic strips are used in politics, news, and the media, just as a friendly reminder “this situation” is still over our head but that needs to be dealt with. It gives a more relaxed message for serious situations. Another strategy Barry uses is displaying herself as a young child. Most children are usually unbiased and are free from judgment. Children don’t see color, heritage, or pride. Displaying herself as a young child also lightens up communicating the message.
Barry’s topic in “Today’s Demon: Common Scents” is an uncomfortable subject for those who want to stand with the politically correct crowd. It is un-nerving for some who have not decided to follow the alliance of injustice. Society has dealt with intolerance, bigotry, and bias for centuries. Yet instill, culture indifference still exist. Barry’s comic strip demonstrates the intolances of difference in unsimiliar cultures.
The author writes this comic strip for society as a whole. It can reach by the masses. Easy accessibility of a newspaper or news articles on the web help in delivering information. Comic strips are a part of society’s daily media. In addition, the majority understands the format of the message written in comic strips. Barry’s message of tolerance can be talked about at the dinner table; it can be viewed at the office; and most important the message is delivered.
Is it time (for all) to unite as a multi-culture society and allow each culture difference to increase humanity growth into a new society? Can this be done?
Is this possible?
Barry as a young child in the comic strip “Today’s Demon: Common Scents” welcomed the variety of different smells:
A. I have always noticed the smell of other people’s houses, but when I was a kid, I was fascinated by it. No two houses ever smelled alike, even if the people used the same air fresher.
Barry comments: what’s that kind again?
Neighbor comments: fresh evergreen glen
Barry comments: Yeah. At the birdman’s they got the same kind but here it smells like a fresh, um, bus bathroom.
B. Some of the smells were uncomplicated, like the cat pee smell of the house next door. The lady had 14 cats. It was hard to stay and visit. She sometimes burned incense with also smelled like cat pee.
Barry action: breathing through my mouth
Neighbor 2: have some peanut brittle, dear. Just pick the fur off if you’re fussy, but it won’t hurt you none. (Panel 52)
Barry as a young child in the comic strip “Today’s Demon: Common Scents” welcomed the variety of different smells. The variety peaked Barry’s interest, not only the smell but also the people behind the smell. She became more interested in her neighbors. Visiting all the houses in the neighborhood she learned more and more about the people she lived with. Barry as a young child began to learn flexibility. Flexibility is the ability of being bent, usually without breaking. Barry does not make any judgment about her neighbors she just looks and listen as she realizes the differences.
Learning this skill of tolerance allowed Barry to have an open mind, learn about other cultures while adding more knowledge to her own heritage. It appears doing this one action seemed to be a positive attribute. In most cases, it can only benefit. By opening this door, society can too enhance benefits as a whole to increase or add to one’s own personal knowledge. Now the lack of synthesis in society has shown factual truths of discord.
Zadie Smith essay “Speaking in Tongues” exemplify adding to rather than singularity. “It never occurred to me that I was adding Cambridge to Willesden, this new way of talking to that old way. Adding a new kind of knowledge to a different kind I already had. And for a while, that’s how it was at home, during the holidays, I spoke with my old voice, and in old voice seemed to feel and speak things that I couldn’t express in college, and vice versa. I felt a sort of wonder at the flexibility of the thing. But flexibility is something that requires work if it is to be maintained”. (Smith 1 of 14)
Smith expresses the skill of communication take practice to keep it from fading. Communicating outside of one’s own culture takes even more practice. It should not be seen as trading one language or verbiage for another but rather include and new way of speaking to one’s original language. Including both languages shows wiliness to communicate fully and demonstrate flexibility.
Another panel from Lynda Barry comic strip “Today’s Demon: Common Scents”
Shows how societal communities have not continued to watch their own differences.
A. Of course the biggest mystery of all was my own house. I couldn’t smell it at all. I didn’t think it had a smell, which was strange considering all that went on there.
Barry smell in house: 9,000 cigarettes, jade east after-shave, jungle gardenia perfume dog that rolls on things, fried smelt, garlic, onions, ½ can of adorned hair spray.
B. I probably had the strongest smelling house in the neighborhood except for the bleach people. But I had no idea what it smelled like to others until I heard of a comment about it.
Neighbor girl comments: my mom says your people fry weird food and save the grease and that you boil pig’s blood, which is the reason for the smell.
Barry comment: what smell? (Panel 54)
Interpretation of quote
In this panel, Barry realized that she too has a heritage that had unique and special attributes. It did not dawn on her until her neighbor friend told her “my mom says your people fry weird food and save the grease and that you boil pig’s blood, which is the reason for the smell”. (Panel 54) At first, Barry could only notice the differences of others and did not realize the different in her. Like most people, Barry was totally unaware of how others seen her culture as different from their own. Realizing one specific quality may be a shock to the bearer.
Interpretation of quote
In Zadie Smith essay “Speaking in Tongues” “when your personal multiplicity is printed on your face, in an almost too obviously thematic manner, in your DNA, in your hair and in the neither this nor that beige of your skin – well, anyone can see you come to dream city”. (Smith 5 of 14)
Lynda Barry comic strip “Today’s Demon: Common Scents” gives a message of tolerance. The essay opens the door to societal intolerance of difference. The way we talk, the way we look, or the cultural difference makes ethnicity special. One heritage gives an individual a sense of belonging and pride. Heritage is special. Unhealthy pride causes intolerance.
I believe Barry’s main purpose of the comic strip is to show that all cultures have distinctions, therefore tolerance, empathy, and understanding, is needed to commune peacefully as a society.
Strategies Barry uses to rely the message in “Today’s Demon: Common Scents” is shown as a comic strip. The comic strip is a method that communicates fun but important ideas. Comic strips are used in politics, news, and the media, just as a friendly reminder “this situation” is still over our head but that needs to be dealt with. It gives a more relaxed message for serious situations. Another strategy Barry uses is displaying herself as a young child. Most children are usually unbiased and are free from judgment. Children don’t see color, heritage, or pride. Displaying herself as a young child also lightens up communicating the message.
Barry’s topic in “Today’s Demon: Common Scents” is an uncomfortable subject for those who want to stand with the politically correct crowd. It is un-nerving for some who have not decided to follow the alliance of injustice. Society has dealt with intolerance, bigotry, and bias for centuries. Yet instill, culture indifference still exist. Barry’s comic strip demonstrates the intolances of difference in unsimiliar cultures.
The author writes this comic strip for society as a whole. It can reach by the masses. Easy accessibility of a newspaper or news articles on the web help in delivering information. Comic strips are a part of society’s daily media. In addition, the majority understands the format of the message written in comic strips. Barry’s message of tolerance can be talked about at the dinner table; it can be viewed at the office; and most important the message is delivered.
Is it time (for all) to unite as a multi-culture society and allow each culture difference to increase humanity growth into a new society? Can this be done?
Is this possible?
Barry as a young child in the comic strip “Today’s Demon: Common Scents” welcomed the variety of different smells:
A. I have always noticed the smell of other people’s houses, but when I was a kid, I was fascinated by it. No two houses ever smelled alike, even if the people used the same air fresher.
Barry comments: what’s that kind again?
Neighbor comments: fresh evergreen glen
Barry comments: Yeah. At the birdman’s they got the same kind but here it smells like a fresh, um, bus bathroom.
B. Some of the smells were uncomplicated, like the cat pee smell of the house next door. The lady had 14 cats. It was hard to stay and visit. She sometimes burned incense with also smelled like cat pee.
Barry action: breathing through my mouth
Neighbor 2: have some peanut brittle, dear. Just pick the fur off if you’re fussy, but it won’t hurt you none. (Panel 52)
Barry as a young child in the comic strip “Today’s Demon: Common Scents” welcomed the variety of different smells. The variety peaked Barry’s interest, not only the smell but also the people behind the smell. She became more interested in her neighbors. Visiting all the houses in the neighborhood she learned more and more about the people she lived with. Barry as a young child began to learn flexibility. Flexibility is the ability of being bent, usually without breaking. Barry does not make any judgment about her neighbors she just looks and listen as she realizes the differences.
Learning this skill of tolerance allowed Barry to have an open mind, learn about other cultures while adding more knowledge to her own heritage. It appears doing this one action seemed to be a positive attribute. In most cases, it can only benefit. By opening this door, society can too enhance benefits as a whole to increase or add to one’s own personal knowledge. Now the lack of synthesis in society has shown factual truths of discord.
Zadie Smith essay “Speaking in Tongues” exemplify adding to rather than singularity. “It never occurred to me that I was adding Cambridge to Willesden, this new way of talking to that old way. Adding a new kind of knowledge to a different kind I already had. And for a while, that’s how it was at home, during the holidays, I spoke with my old voice, and in old voice seemed to feel and speak things that I couldn’t express in college, and vice versa. I felt a sort of wonder at the flexibility of the thing. But flexibility is something that requires work if it is to be maintained”. (Smith 1 of 14)
Smith expresses the skill of communication take practice to keep it from fading. Communicating outside of one’s own culture takes even more practice. It should not be seen as trading one language or verbiage for another but rather include and new way of speaking to one’s original language. Including both languages shows wiliness to communicate fully and demonstrate flexibility.
Another panel from Lynda Barry comic strip “Today’s Demon: Common Scents”
Shows how societal communities have not continued to watch their own differences.
A. Of course the biggest mystery of all was my own house. I couldn’t smell it at all. I didn’t think it had a smell, which was strange considering all that went on there.
Barry smell in house: 9,000 cigarettes, jade east after-shave, jungle gardenia perfume dog that rolls on things, fried smelt, garlic, onions, ½ can of adorned hair spray.
B. I probably had the strongest smelling house in the neighborhood except for the bleach people. But I had no idea what it smelled like to others until I heard of a comment about it.
Neighbor girl comments: my mom says your people fry weird food and save the grease and that you boil pig’s blood, which is the reason for the smell.
Barry comment: what smell? (Panel 54)
Interpretation of quote
In this panel, Barry realized that she too has a heritage that had unique and special attributes. It did not dawn on her until her neighbor friend told her “my mom says your people fry weird food and save the grease and that you boil pig’s blood, which is the reason for the smell”. (Panel 54) At first, Barry could only notice the differences of others and did not realize the different in her. Like most people, Barry was totally unaware of how others seen her culture as different from their own. Realizing one specific quality may be a shock to the bearer.
Interpretation of quote
In Zadie Smith essay “Speaking in Tongues” “when your personal multiplicity is printed on your face, in an almost too obviously thematic manner, in your DNA, in your hair and in the neither this nor that beige of your skin – well, anyone can see you come to dream city”. (Smith 5 of 14)
Saturday, July 18, 2009
Updating Dillard
Assignment 1.6
Annie Dillard Essay “Total Eclipse” focuses on Language, communication, or expression and how to link ideas and thoughts to the reader. Dillard’s essay was able to draw in the reader though personal experience that produce emotion. Her essay was purposeful, strong and abstract. I never recognized the importance of communication until I read the Annie Dillard essay. I concluded the importance of language: If there no (in depth) understanding of the language system it would be very easy to miscommuicate one’s idea. The main purpose of “Total Eclipse” was to communicate an important life event. The essay includes ideas about life in general - growing as an individual: and how life can change one’s perspective. The most important purpose is how to communicate those experiences to others, which mean conveying expression through language.
Dillard shares an experience as she travels to witness a total eclipse in 1979. On route, though the Mountains of Washington state as she observes the cirro-stratus clouds surrounding Mount Adams. She also marvels at the scenery of Yakima Valley layer with slopes and slopes of orchards. Dillard’s observes every detail of this trip. She documents much of what seen on route to an event that changes her perspective of life. During the eclipse, she realized life is unmeasureable.
The audience of Annie Dillard essay includes those who have some life experience. More than not, most people have had some experience of life. Be it, those of specific trades: professors, firefighters, homemakers, students, etc. Even various nationalities can relate to life experiences.
Strategies used in “Total Eclipse” are non-traditional in structure. The method she used does not appear to go with the usual rhetorical analysis. Dillard’s strategies include Parallel ideas for example: The clown head represents the insignificant things we remember. The words and objects chosen are there to help in delivering her message to the reader. The object chosen usually is general in nature. Something many people can relate too. This method used to soften the message and allow Dillard more expression to communication. In appointing the strategies, in this essay, Dillard carefully chose ideas and pared it with an object that has the same or similar meaning and goes in the same direction. The object and idea have the same or are parallel in meaning. Dillard possibly chose this paring of objects to ideas to express more meaning or depth within the essay. Therefore, leading the reader to a better understanding of the message she wants to communicate. Dillard’s strategy of design and structure of this essay accredits to understanding the English language.
Another strategy is Symbolism for example: The coal miner’s condition was a symbol of things that require change. Here, Dillard is describing what happen if certain conditions in life do not change. She equates, without change then there are possibilities that terrible things may happen. It goes further in Dillard’s essay, without change then death will take place. Death does not mean a physical death of one’s person but the undevelopment of personal growth. Undeveloped personal growth is a condition that should changed. In Dillard’s essay, the condition of the coal miner’s can be change to save their lives. She states, “In South Africa, in India, and in South Dakota, the gold miners extend so deeply into the earth’s crust that they are hot. The rock walls burn the miners’ hands. The companies have to air-condition the mines; if the air-conditioners break, the miners die” (161-162). This passage in the essay “Total Eclipse” demonstrates conveying a message about individual change and personal growth. Dillard choice of expression gives an example of symbolism. Here, Dillard did not use one particular word but an idea that suggest a condition.
Annie Dillard Essay “Total Eclipse” focuses on Language, communication, or expression and how to link ideas and thoughts to the reader. Dillard’s essay was able to draw in the reader though personal experience that produce emotion. Her essay was purposeful, strong and abstract. I never recognized the importance of communication until I read the Annie Dillard essay. I concluded the importance of language: If there no (in depth) understanding of the language system it would be very easy to miscommuicate one’s idea. The main purpose of “Total Eclipse” was to communicate an important life event. The essay includes ideas about life in general - growing as an individual: and how life can change one’s perspective. The most important purpose is how to communicate those experiences to others, which mean conveying expression through language.
Dillard shares an experience as she travels to witness a total eclipse in 1979. On route, though the Mountains of Washington state as she observes the cirro-stratus clouds surrounding Mount Adams. She also marvels at the scenery of Yakima Valley layer with slopes and slopes of orchards. Dillard’s observes every detail of this trip. She documents much of what seen on route to an event that changes her perspective of life. During the eclipse, she realized life is unmeasureable.
The audience of Annie Dillard essay includes those who have some life experience. More than not, most people have had some experience of life. Be it, those of specific trades: professors, firefighters, homemakers, students, etc. Even various nationalities can relate to life experiences.
Strategies used in “Total Eclipse” are non-traditional in structure. The method she used does not appear to go with the usual rhetorical analysis. Dillard’s strategies include Parallel ideas for example: The clown head represents the insignificant things we remember. The words and objects chosen are there to help in delivering her message to the reader. The object chosen usually is general in nature. Something many people can relate too. This method used to soften the message and allow Dillard more expression to communication. In appointing the strategies, in this essay, Dillard carefully chose ideas and pared it with an object that has the same or similar meaning and goes in the same direction. The object and idea have the same or are parallel in meaning. Dillard possibly chose this paring of objects to ideas to express more meaning or depth within the essay. Therefore, leading the reader to a better understanding of the message she wants to communicate. Dillard’s strategy of design and structure of this essay accredits to understanding the English language.
Another strategy is Symbolism for example: The coal miner’s condition was a symbol of things that require change. Here, Dillard is describing what happen if certain conditions in life do not change. She equates, without change then there are possibilities that terrible things may happen. It goes further in Dillard’s essay, without change then death will take place. Death does not mean a physical death of one’s person but the undevelopment of personal growth. Undeveloped personal growth is a condition that should changed. In Dillard’s essay, the condition of the coal miner’s can be change to save their lives. She states, “In South Africa, in India, and in South Dakota, the gold miners extend so deeply into the earth’s crust that they are hot. The rock walls burn the miners’ hands. The companies have to air-condition the mines; if the air-conditioners break, the miners die” (161-162). This passage in the essay “Total Eclipse” demonstrates conveying a message about individual change and personal growth. Dillard choice of expression gives an example of symbolism. Here, Dillard did not use one particular word but an idea that suggest a condition.
Investigating Barry's Text
Assignment 2.4
Cartoonist Lynda Barry creates “Today’s Demon: Common Scents” to relay a message about the demons of American society. The comic strip gives a message of stereotype place on various ethnicities. Living in a multi-culture society the demon of intolerance continues to manipulate the greater good of society. Just like most monsters, it ugly, curial, and it wants to destroy all that it encounter. Intolerance is a monster that wants to destroy, divide, and reduce humanity to nothing.
Barry’s argument in this comic strip is to point out the intolerance monster is still a matter that must be dealt with before America society can grow and see the big picture of humanity. This monster has stopped the growth of the economy, stop the growth of invention, stop the growth of innovation. Why? Is it insecurity? Intolerance wants to destroy all that it encounters.
In Barry’s comic strip “Today’s Demon: Common Scents” she didn’t realized her heritage was also different from her neighbors. Barry represented as a young child in the comic strip made no judgment of the difference in her neighbor house. She visited one neighbor then the next neighbor noticing scents of their houses and how each had a unique viewpoint. Barry notices there were things she would not understand about people. She refers this to the mysteries, some were bad mysteries and some were good mysteries. (panel 53). One of the biggest mysteries for Barry was her own smells. She didn’t quite notice her own scents. It was something she got use to and the scents of her house weren’t strange but quite normal. The scents of Barry house were from her heritage, like fried smelt, garlic, and onions; or like pig’s blood stew. It’s funny how we notice everyone else but don’t quite notice our own scents, bias, or intolerance.
Cartoonist Lynda Barry creates “Today’s Demon: Common Scents” to relay a message about the demons of American society. The comic strip gives a message of stereotype place on various ethnicities. Living in a multi-culture society the demon of intolerance continues to manipulate the greater good of society. Just like most monsters, it ugly, curial, and it wants to destroy all that it encounter. Intolerance is a monster that wants to destroy, divide, and reduce humanity to nothing.
Barry’s argument in this comic strip is to point out the intolerance monster is still a matter that must be dealt with before America society can grow and see the big picture of humanity. This monster has stopped the growth of the economy, stop the growth of invention, stop the growth of innovation. Why? Is it insecurity? Intolerance wants to destroy all that it encounters.
In Barry’s comic strip “Today’s Demon: Common Scents” she didn’t realized her heritage was also different from her neighbors. Barry represented as a young child in the comic strip made no judgment of the difference in her neighbor house. She visited one neighbor then the next neighbor noticing scents of their houses and how each had a unique viewpoint. Barry notices there were things she would not understand about people. She refers this to the mysteries, some were bad mysteries and some were good mysteries. (panel 53). One of the biggest mysteries for Barry was her own smells. She didn’t quite notice her own scents. It was something she got use to and the scents of her house weren’t strange but quite normal. The scents of Barry house were from her heritage, like fried smelt, garlic, and onions; or like pig’s blood stew. It’s funny how we notice everyone else but don’t quite notice our own scents, bias, or intolerance.
Interpreting Barry using Smith Text
Assignment 2.2
Lynda Barry comic strip “Today’s Demon: Common Scents” gives a message of tolerance. The essay opens the door to societal intolerance of difference. The way we talk, the way we look, or the cultural difference makes ethnicity special. One heritage gives an individual a sense of belonging and pride. Heritage is special. Unhealthy pride causes intolerance. I believe Barry’s main purpose of the comic strip is to show that all cultures have distinctions, therefore tolerance, empathy, and understanding , are needed to commune peacefully as a society. Barry’s topic in “Today’s Demon: Common Scents” is an uncomfortable subject for those who want to stand with the politically correct crowd. It is un-nerving for some who have not decided to follow the alliance of injustice. Society has dealt with intolerance, bigotry, and bias for centuries. Yet instill, culture indifference still exist. Barry’s comic strip demonstrates the intolerances of difference in un-simular cultures. The author writes this comic strip for society as a whole. It can reach by the masses. Easy accessibility of a newspaper or news articles on the web help in delivering information. Comic strips are a part of society’s daily media. In addition, the majority understands the format of the message written in comic strips. Barry’s message of tolerance can be talked about at the dinner table; it can be viewed at the office; and most important the message is delivered. Strategies Barry uses to rely the message in “Today’s Demon: Common Scents” is shown as a comic strip. The comic strip is a method that communicates fun but important ideas. Comic strips are used in politics, news, and the media, just as a friendly reminder “this situation” is still over our head but that needs to be dealt with. It gives a more relaxed message for serious situations.
Another strategy Barry uses is displaying herself as a young child. Most children are usually unbiased and are free from judgment. Children don’t see color, heritage, or pride. Displaying herself as a young child also lightens up communicating the message.
Is it time (for all) to unite as a multi-culture society and allow each culture difference to increase humanity growth into a new society? Can this be done?
Is this possible?
Barry as a young child in the comic strip “Today’s Demon: Common Scents” welcomed the variety of different smells:
I have always noticed the smell of other people’s houses, but when I was a kid, I was fascinated by it. No two houses ever smelled alike, even if the people used the same air fresher.
Barry comments: what’s that kind again?
Neighbor comments: fresh evergreen glen
Barry comments: Yeah. At the bidman’s they got the same kind but here it smells like a fresh, um, bus bathroom.
Some of the smells were uncomplicated, like the cat pee smell of the house next door. The lady had 14 cats. It was hard to stay and visit. She sometimes burned incense with also smelled like cat pee.
Barry action: breathing through my mouth
Neighbor 2: have some peanut brittle, dear. Just pick the fur off if you’re fussy, but it won’t hurt you none. (Panel 52)
The variety peaked Barry’s interest, not only the smell but also the people behind the smell. She became more interested in her neighbors. Visiting all the houses in the neighborhood she learned more and more about the people she lived with. Barry as a young child began to learn flexibility. Flexibility is the ability of being bent, usually without breaking. Barry does not make any judgment about her neighbors she just looks and listen as she realizes the differences.
Learning this skill of tolerance allowed Barry to have an open mind, learn about other cultures while adding more knowledge to her own heritage. It appears doing this one action seemed to be a positive attribute. In most cases, it can only benefit. By opening this door, society can too enhance benefits as a whole to increase or add to one’s own personal knowledge. Now the lack of synthesis in society has shown factual truths of discord.
Lynda Barry comic strip “Today’s Demon: Common Scents” gives a message of tolerance. The essay opens the door to societal intolerance of difference. The way we talk, the way we look, or the cultural difference makes ethnicity special. One heritage gives an individual a sense of belonging and pride. Heritage is special. Unhealthy pride causes intolerance. I believe Barry’s main purpose of the comic strip is to show that all cultures have distinctions, therefore tolerance, empathy, and understanding , are needed to commune peacefully as a society. Barry’s topic in “Today’s Demon: Common Scents” is an uncomfortable subject for those who want to stand with the politically correct crowd. It is un-nerving for some who have not decided to follow the alliance of injustice. Society has dealt with intolerance, bigotry, and bias for centuries. Yet instill, culture indifference still exist. Barry’s comic strip demonstrates the intolerances of difference in un-simular cultures. The author writes this comic strip for society as a whole. It can reach by the masses. Easy accessibility of a newspaper or news articles on the web help in delivering information. Comic strips are a part of society’s daily media. In addition, the majority understands the format of the message written in comic strips. Barry’s message of tolerance can be talked about at the dinner table; it can be viewed at the office; and most important the message is delivered. Strategies Barry uses to rely the message in “Today’s Demon: Common Scents” is shown as a comic strip. The comic strip is a method that communicates fun but important ideas. Comic strips are used in politics, news, and the media, just as a friendly reminder “this situation” is still over our head but that needs to be dealt with. It gives a more relaxed message for serious situations.
Another strategy Barry uses is displaying herself as a young child. Most children are usually unbiased and are free from judgment. Children don’t see color, heritage, or pride. Displaying herself as a young child also lightens up communicating the message.
Is it time (for all) to unite as a multi-culture society and allow each culture difference to increase humanity growth into a new society? Can this be done?
Is this possible?
Barry as a young child in the comic strip “Today’s Demon: Common Scents” welcomed the variety of different smells:
I have always noticed the smell of other people’s houses, but when I was a kid, I was fascinated by it. No two houses ever smelled alike, even if the people used the same air fresher.
Barry comments: what’s that kind again?
Neighbor comments: fresh evergreen glen
Barry comments: Yeah. At the bidman’s they got the same kind but here it smells like a fresh, um, bus bathroom.
Some of the smells were uncomplicated, like the cat pee smell of the house next door. The lady had 14 cats. It was hard to stay and visit. She sometimes burned incense with also smelled like cat pee.
Barry action: breathing through my mouth
Neighbor 2: have some peanut brittle, dear. Just pick the fur off if you’re fussy, but it won’t hurt you none. (Panel 52)
The variety peaked Barry’s interest, not only the smell but also the people behind the smell. She became more interested in her neighbors. Visiting all the houses in the neighborhood she learned more and more about the people she lived with. Barry as a young child began to learn flexibility. Flexibility is the ability of being bent, usually without breaking. Barry does not make any judgment about her neighbors she just looks and listen as she realizes the differences.
Learning this skill of tolerance allowed Barry to have an open mind, learn about other cultures while adding more knowledge to her own heritage. It appears doing this one action seemed to be a positive attribute. In most cases, it can only benefit. By opening this door, society can too enhance benefits as a whole to increase or add to one’s own personal knowledge. Now the lack of synthesis in society has shown factual truths of discord.
Wednesday, July 8, 2009
Rhetorical Analysis of "Speaking in Tongues" by Zadie Smith
Assignment 2.1
Smith terms are helpful in labeling Barry’s situation, circumstance, or ideology of the comic strip "Today's Demon: Common Scents". Berry has not specifically used the exact terms of Smith but the idea is very similar. Like Smith, Berry is trying to relay a sensitive message of how we communicate and show bias of different cultures, people, and languages.
Smith uses so many terms in her essay that can be transferred to Barry’s comic strip but the terms that stands out more for me are the following:
1. Masking
2. Multiplicity
3. Flexibility
4. Understanding
5. Duplicity
6. Empathy
Masking stands out for me because it is so common for people to mask their identity. Living in a multi culture society, we all want to be accepted as individuals. It is a part of the human nature that cannot be denied. At some point, we are willing to change ourselves, be it physical appearance, our speech, our dialect or our accent, our weight, if it gives the possibility of being accepted into the majority. Therefore, we become someone other than ourselves. It is more important to be accepted by others than not be loved at all.
I also chose Multiplicity as an important word that Smith and Berry use in their writing. It means –a large number or variety. In Berry, writing multiplicity is shown in every house Barry visits. Most neighbors used some kind of air fresher to cover up any smell of their original selves. This was done, to be accepting by others. Every home has it distinct smell or way of doing things. Smiths essay, also points out how multiplicity was not an options for society for some time just the opposite of Barry writing.
Flexibility is also important in Berry writing. Berry is pointing out how importance flexibility is living in a multi-culture society. The content of flexibility means - capable of being bent, usually without breaking; easily bent. Berry also states in panel 54 “of course the biggest mystery of all was my own house. I couldn’t smell it at all.” This panel is one of the most important facts of the comic strip for me because we as people sometimes forget we too have to focus on ourselves and realize our difference too. Rather than, focusing on and pointing out someone else’s difference from our own.
Understanding is the pinnacle point to combine all of the words above. It is crucial-important; turning point-defining moments; that can bring together these difference or continue to separate them. Barry uses her grandmother in panel 57 to explain the commonalities among society. Barry states, “You know, my darling, GOD has made every people! And every people makes Ta-ee! And every people Ta-ee smells bad! Ask this lady does perfume come out of her Pueet? N’Ako, I don’t think so, Darling! It is not God’s way. You tell her”. Therefore, we have more in common than not. Yet, if we do not accept, the commonality then the crisis of separation continues to exist.
Duplicity is a form of deceitfulness in speech or conduct; speaking or acting in two different ways concerning the same matter with intent to deceive; double-dealing. Barry use duplicity in the comic strip as well. On panel 56, one of the neighbors is degrading other nationalities. This neighbor describes common difference in detail about the Chinese, Japanese, Koreans, Filipino, and Blacks. It is obvious this neighbor is not comfortable with difference of other nationalities. Yet instill, she lives in a multi-culture society.
Empathy is the final word I chose to sum up the combination of words I chose. Without the intellectual identification with or vicarious experiencing of the feelings, thoughts, or attitudes of another then there is no opposability to contribute to change.
Smith terms are helpful in labeling Barry’s situation, circumstance, or ideology of the comic strip "Today's Demon: Common Scents". Berry has not specifically used the exact terms of Smith but the idea is very similar. Like Smith, Berry is trying to relay a sensitive message of how we communicate and show bias of different cultures, people, and languages.
Smith uses so many terms in her essay that can be transferred to Barry’s comic strip but the terms that stands out more for me are the following:
1. Masking
2. Multiplicity
3. Flexibility
4. Understanding
5. Duplicity
6. Empathy
Masking stands out for me because it is so common for people to mask their identity. Living in a multi culture society, we all want to be accepted as individuals. It is a part of the human nature that cannot be denied. At some point, we are willing to change ourselves, be it physical appearance, our speech, our dialect or our accent, our weight, if it gives the possibility of being accepted into the majority. Therefore, we become someone other than ourselves. It is more important to be accepted by others than not be loved at all.
I also chose Multiplicity as an important word that Smith and Berry use in their writing. It means –a large number or variety. In Berry, writing multiplicity is shown in every house Barry visits. Most neighbors used some kind of air fresher to cover up any smell of their original selves. This was done, to be accepting by others. Every home has it distinct smell or way of doing things. Smiths essay, also points out how multiplicity was not an options for society for some time just the opposite of Barry writing.
Flexibility is also important in Berry writing. Berry is pointing out how importance flexibility is living in a multi-culture society. The content of flexibility means - capable of being bent, usually without breaking; easily bent. Berry also states in panel 54 “of course the biggest mystery of all was my own house. I couldn’t smell it at all.” This panel is one of the most important facts of the comic strip for me because we as people sometimes forget we too have to focus on ourselves and realize our difference too. Rather than, focusing on and pointing out someone else’s difference from our own.
Understanding is the pinnacle point to combine all of the words above. It is crucial-important; turning point-defining moments; that can bring together these difference or continue to separate them. Barry uses her grandmother in panel 57 to explain the commonalities among society. Barry states, “You know, my darling, GOD has made every people! And every people makes Ta-ee! And every people Ta-ee smells bad! Ask this lady does perfume come out of her Pueet? N’Ako, I don’t think so, Darling! It is not God’s way. You tell her”. Therefore, we have more in common than not. Yet, if we do not accept, the commonality then the crisis of separation continues to exist.
Duplicity is a form of deceitfulness in speech or conduct; speaking or acting in two different ways concerning the same matter with intent to deceive; double-dealing. Barry use duplicity in the comic strip as well. On panel 56, one of the neighbors is degrading other nationalities. This neighbor describes common difference in detail about the Chinese, Japanese, Koreans, Filipino, and Blacks. It is obvious this neighbor is not comfortable with difference of other nationalities. Yet instill, she lives in a multi-culture society.
Empathy is the final word I chose to sum up the combination of words I chose. Without the intellectual identification with or vicarious experiencing of the feelings, thoughts, or attitudes of another then there is no opposability to contribute to change.
Intro of "Speaking in Tongues” by Zadie Smith
Assignment 2
Zadie Smith book “Speaking in Tongues” looked at how American biracial community faces a dual commitment to both heritages. She goes further to point out the bias or intolerance of un-simular cultures. Smith expressed this issue by characterizing it as voice. Ones voice represents skin tone, dialect, accent, and other attributes of one’s heritage. Her question to the reader was “how to combine biracialism” in America Society.
Living in a multiple culture society such as America there are so many ethnic groups and culture. Each culture is unique and diverse. For centuries, the differences of each unique culture have prevented the gathering of society as a whole. In Smith’s book there are those who live in Dream City have learned how to break down the communication bearer and speak in tongues.
The quotes that standout for me is the followings:
“Shakespeare’s negative capability is sociopolitical at root. Will had seen too many wild-eyed martyrs, too many executed terrorists, too many wars on the Catholic terror. He had watched men rage absurdly at rood screens and write treatises in praise of tables. He had seen men disemboweled while still alive, their entrails burned before their eyes, and all for the preference of a Latin Mass over a common prayer or vice versa. He understood what fierce, singular certainty creates and what it destroys. In response, he made himself a diffuse, uncertain thing, a mass of contradictory, irresolvable voices that speak truth plurally. Through the glass of 2009, “negative capability” looks like the perfect antidote to “ideological heroism”.
“Shakespeare was an artist and so had an outlet his father didn’t have – the many voiced theater. Shakespeare’s art, the very medium of it allowed him to do what civic officers and politicians can’t seem to: speak simultaneous truths”.
“You have no choice but to cross borders and speak in tongues”.
Zadie Smith book “Speaking in Tongues” looked at how American biracial community faces a dual commitment to both heritages. She goes further to point out the bias or intolerance of un-simular cultures. Smith expressed this issue by characterizing it as voice. Ones voice represents skin tone, dialect, accent, and other attributes of one’s heritage. Her question to the reader was “how to combine biracialism” in America Society.
Living in a multiple culture society such as America there are so many ethnic groups and culture. Each culture is unique and diverse. For centuries, the differences of each unique culture have prevented the gathering of society as a whole. In Smith’s book there are those who live in Dream City have learned how to break down the communication bearer and speak in tongues.
The quotes that standout for me is the followings:
“Shakespeare’s negative capability is sociopolitical at root. Will had seen too many wild-eyed martyrs, too many executed terrorists, too many wars on the Catholic terror. He had watched men rage absurdly at rood screens and write treatises in praise of tables. He had seen men disemboweled while still alive, their entrails burned before their eyes, and all for the preference of a Latin Mass over a common prayer or vice versa. He understood what fierce, singular certainty creates and what it destroys. In response, he made himself a diffuse, uncertain thing, a mass of contradictory, irresolvable voices that speak truth plurally. Through the glass of 2009, “negative capability” looks like the perfect antidote to “ideological heroism”.
“Shakespeare was an artist and so had an outlet his father didn’t have – the many voiced theater. Shakespeare’s art, the very medium of it allowed him to do what civic officers and politicians can’t seem to: speak simultaneous truths”.
“You have no choice but to cross borders and speak in tongues”.
Thursday, July 2, 2009
Reflective View of Dillard's "Total Eclipse"
Reflective Assignment A
My life context helped me interpretation of the Dillard essay “Total Eclipse”.
To answer this question fully I must understand "who I am" as a person first that mean what is specifically my core values and outlook on life. Therefore, my answere is yes: my life context has helped me interpretate "Total Ecliple".
Has my own personal experience forced me to view ideas and life in a specific way? I would be in denial if I did not see some since of my background, life experiences, mind set, openness to new things, and perception as an influence. Yet, have I permitted these things to dictate or force a single though pattern? Have I been forced to think in the conventional mind set? No, therefore “Usually it is a bit of trick to keep your knowledge from blinding you” (164).
Therefore, I allow myself to see myself, life, and the world as it is. I allowed myself to ask why not. Is that being a troublemaker - as society sees one who does not follow the norm? I hope there were more people whom have the courage to ask why not. It takes a very special person to be in that category.
At this point, I now realized I allowed myself to see Annie Dillard writing as a work of Art. How can that be possible? ART? Wow! Yes, a non-traditional piece of work did not follow the norms of politically correct or regular essay. Does that make the essay wrong? I think not. It makes the essay different. It makes the essay a piece of work that was express openly and freely.
Could it be possible in writing her essay, Dillard realized “usually it is a bit of a trick to keep knowledge from blinding you” (164). Is it possible that Annie Dillard chose to be in the grasp of the norm? Yet instill, the choice she has made allow her to be set free.
Set free from the all knowing and the all-powerful knowledge of the world. It appears that the blinding allow Dillard to go beyond and slip into a place on the hilltop. While on the hilltop, she sees the town below doing mundane things of everyday life. A life that could be more in depth and complete if one chose it.
Is it more comfortable to have the safety of everyday life that gives no relief or time to slip into a place on the hilltop? For some it is and for other it is just not enough. Individuals have to find their own place. Would that place be on the hilltop or in town following what everyone else is doing?
My question is now, have I let my experiences, mind set, openness to new ideas, and perspective affect how I view the Annie Dillard’s essay? Well, I will let the reader be the judge.
My interpretation of Dillard is about Language, communication, or expression and how to link ideas and thoughts to the reader. The context of my life has been multifaceted with many experiences. A combination of all the experience has helped creates me as a person. In addition, many of my choices have had some influence too.
Confusion! Finding order in no order has been my motivator. I have seen confusion and experience confusion; therefore, I learned to look beyond. Look, further than the lie, I look for the purpose for the lie. Looking further than the gossip, I look for the purpose of the gossip. Within many situation communication is key. Communication can bring people together or separate them. Living in society, the lack of efficient expression usually causes discord. Dillard essay “Total Eclipse” appears disarrayed but the essay delivered multiple messages to various people. “usually it is a bit of trick to keep your knowledge from blinding you” (164).
Job well done!
My life context helped me interpretation of the Dillard essay “Total Eclipse”.
To answer this question fully I must understand "who I am" as a person first that mean what is specifically my core values and outlook on life. Therefore, my answere is yes: my life context has helped me interpretate "Total Ecliple".
Has my own personal experience forced me to view ideas and life in a specific way? I would be in denial if I did not see some since of my background, life experiences, mind set, openness to new things, and perception as an influence. Yet, have I permitted these things to dictate or force a single though pattern? Have I been forced to think in the conventional mind set? No, therefore “Usually it is a bit of trick to keep your knowledge from blinding you” (164).
Therefore, I allow myself to see myself, life, and the world as it is. I allowed myself to ask why not. Is that being a troublemaker - as society sees one who does not follow the norm? I hope there were more people whom have the courage to ask why not. It takes a very special person to be in that category.
At this point, I now realized I allowed myself to see Annie Dillard writing as a work of Art. How can that be possible? ART? Wow! Yes, a non-traditional piece of work did not follow the norms of politically correct or regular essay. Does that make the essay wrong? I think not. It makes the essay different. It makes the essay a piece of work that was express openly and freely.
Could it be possible in writing her essay, Dillard realized “usually it is a bit of a trick to keep knowledge from blinding you” (164). Is it possible that Annie Dillard chose to be in the grasp of the norm? Yet instill, the choice she has made allow her to be set free.
Set free from the all knowing and the all-powerful knowledge of the world. It appears that the blinding allow Dillard to go beyond and slip into a place on the hilltop. While on the hilltop, she sees the town below doing mundane things of everyday life. A life that could be more in depth and complete if one chose it.
Is it more comfortable to have the safety of everyday life that gives no relief or time to slip into a place on the hilltop? For some it is and for other it is just not enough. Individuals have to find their own place. Would that place be on the hilltop or in town following what everyone else is doing?
My question is now, have I let my experiences, mind set, openness to new ideas, and perspective affect how I view the Annie Dillard’s essay? Well, I will let the reader be the judge.
My interpretation of Dillard is about Language, communication, or expression and how to link ideas and thoughts to the reader. The context of my life has been multifaceted with many experiences. A combination of all the experience has helped creates me as a person. In addition, many of my choices have had some influence too.
Confusion! Finding order in no order has been my motivator. I have seen confusion and experience confusion; therefore, I learned to look beyond. Look, further than the lie, I look for the purpose for the lie. Looking further than the gossip, I look for the purpose of the gossip. Within many situation communication is key. Communication can bring people together or separate them. Living in society, the lack of efficient expression usually causes discord. Dillard essay “Total Eclipse” appears disarrayed but the essay delivered multiple messages to various people. “usually it is a bit of trick to keep your knowledge from blinding you” (164).
Job well done!
Retorical Analysis of "Total Eclipse"
Assignment 1.4
Annie Dillard Essay “Total Eclipse” focuses on Language, communication, or expression and how to link ideas and thoughts to the reader. Dillard’s essay was able to draw in the reader though personal experience that produce emotion. Her essay was purposeful, strong, and abstract. I never recognized the importance of communication until I read the Annie Dillard essay. I concluded the importance of language. If there is no (in depth) understanding of the language system it would be very easy to miscommuicate one’s idea. The main purpose of “Total Eclipse” was to communicate an important life event. The essay includes ideas about life in general - growing as an individual: and how life can change one’s perspective. The most important purpose is how to communicate those experiences to others, which mean conveying expression through language. Have you ever heard a great story from a friend that had you so involved your eyes glued to theirs. That’s the miracle of enjoyable story telling. Dillard shares an experience as she travels to witness a total eclipse in 1979. On route, though the Mountains of Washington state. She observes the cirro-stratus clouds surrounding Mount Adams. And, marvel at the scenery of Yakima Valley layer by slopes and slopes of orchards. She documents much of what see on route to an event that changes her perspective of life. During the eclipse, she realized life is unmeasureable. Moreover, not participating within it is a loss of life/death. Expression shares those precious moments. The audience of Annie Dillard essay includes those who have some life experience. More than not, most people have had some experience of life. Be it, those of specific trades: professors, firefighters, homemakers, students, etc. Even various nationalities can relate to life experiences. How those experiences are expressed make the difference. This essay is for everyone. Strategies used in “Total Eclipse” are non-traditional in structure. The method she used does not go with the usual rhetorical analysis. Dillard’s strategies include Parallel ideas for example: The clown head represent the insignificant things we remember …”. Another strategy is Symbolism in writing for example: The coal miner’s condition was a symbol of things that must change but if not then they death occurs. The final strategy is representation of ideas, here the living that lacks action in life represents the dead. All of the methods above help to delivery her message in communication.
Dillard suggest, without language, communication, or expressions all things are forgotten. All that’s significant or insignificant: matter’s of life will have no trace of its occurrence. She realized this after the total eclipse sitting in a diner drinking coffee. Seeing a total eclipse was unsurpassed and incomparable to any of her known knowledge. Incomparable left her speechless. Dillard stated, “All those things for which we have no words are lost. The mind – the culture – has two little tools, grammar and lexicon, a decorated sand bucket and a matching shovel. With these we bluster about the continents and do all the world’s work”. (168-169) Here, Dillard use a parable of a buckle and a matching shovels that represent the child-like exploration. A child on the beach sits for hours building that sand castle no matter how long it takes. The child continues to work until there is something memorable to his/her liking. Without evidence, the brilliant of a culture, how will it be pasted on for future generations?
Annie Dillard Essay “Total Eclipse” focuses on Language, communication, or expression and how to link ideas and thoughts to the reader. Dillard’s essay was able to draw in the reader though personal experience that produce emotion. Her essay was purposeful, strong, and abstract. I never recognized the importance of communication until I read the Annie Dillard essay. I concluded the importance of language. If there is no (in depth) understanding of the language system it would be very easy to miscommuicate one’s idea. The main purpose of “Total Eclipse” was to communicate an important life event. The essay includes ideas about life in general - growing as an individual: and how life can change one’s perspective. The most important purpose is how to communicate those experiences to others, which mean conveying expression through language. Have you ever heard a great story from a friend that had you so involved your eyes glued to theirs. That’s the miracle of enjoyable story telling. Dillard shares an experience as she travels to witness a total eclipse in 1979. On route, though the Mountains of Washington state. She observes the cirro-stratus clouds surrounding Mount Adams. And, marvel at the scenery of Yakima Valley layer by slopes and slopes of orchards. She documents much of what see on route to an event that changes her perspective of life. During the eclipse, she realized life is unmeasureable. Moreover, not participating within it is a loss of life/death. Expression shares those precious moments. The audience of Annie Dillard essay includes those who have some life experience. More than not, most people have had some experience of life. Be it, those of specific trades: professors, firefighters, homemakers, students, etc. Even various nationalities can relate to life experiences. How those experiences are expressed make the difference. This essay is for everyone. Strategies used in “Total Eclipse” are non-traditional in structure. The method she used does not go with the usual rhetorical analysis. Dillard’s strategies include Parallel ideas for example: The clown head represent the insignificant things we remember …”. Another strategy is Symbolism in writing for example: The coal miner’s condition was a symbol of things that must change but if not then they death occurs. The final strategy is representation of ideas, here the living that lacks action in life represents the dead. All of the methods above help to delivery her message in communication.
Dillard suggest, without language, communication, or expressions all things are forgotten. All that’s significant or insignificant: matter’s of life will have no trace of its occurrence. She realized this after the total eclipse sitting in a diner drinking coffee. Seeing a total eclipse was unsurpassed and incomparable to any of her known knowledge. Incomparable left her speechless. Dillard stated, “All those things for which we have no words are lost. The mind – the culture – has two little tools, grammar and lexicon, a decorated sand bucket and a matching shovel. With these we bluster about the continents and do all the world’s work”. (168-169) Here, Dillard use a parable of a buckle and a matching shovels that represent the child-like exploration. A child on the beach sits for hours building that sand castle no matter how long it takes. The child continues to work until there is something memorable to his/her liking. Without evidence, the brilliant of a culture, how will it be pasted on for future generations?
Intro Summary of "Total Eclipse"
Assignment 1.3
Annie Dillard Essay “Total Eclipse” focuses on Language, communication, or expression and how to link ideas and thoughts to the reader. Dillard’s essay was able to draw in the reader though personal experience that produce emotion. Her essay was purposeful, strong and abstract. I never recognized the importance of communication until I read the Annie Dillard essay. I concluded the importance of language: If there no (in depth) understanding of the language system it would be very easy to miscommuicate one’s idea. The main purpose of “Total Eclipse” was to communicate an important life event. The essay includes ideas about life in general - growing as an individual: and how life can change one’s perspective. The most important purpose is how to communicate those experiences to others, which mean conveying expression through language. Dillard shares an experience as she travels to witness a total eclipse in 1979. On route, though the Mountains of Washington state as she observes the cirro-stratus clouds surrounding Mount Adams. She also marvels at the scenery of Yakima Valley layer with slopes and slopes of orchards. Dillard’s observes every detail of this trip. She documents much of what seen on route to an event that changes her perspective of life. During the eclipse, she realized life is unmeasureable. More than not, most people have had some experience of life. Be it, those of specific trades: professors, firefighters, homemakers, students, etc. Society in general can relate to life experiences. Strategies used in “Total Eclipse” are non-traditional in structure. The method she used does not appear to go with the usual rhetorical analysis. Dillard’s strategies include Parallel ideas for example: The clown head represents the insignificant things we remember. The words and objects chosen are there to help in delivering her message to the reader. The object chosen usually is general in nature and something many people can relate too. This method used to soften the message and allow Dillard more expression to communication. In appointing the strategies, in this essay, Dillard carefully chose ideas and pared it with an object that has the same or similar meaning and goes in the same direction. The object and idea have the same or are parallel in meaning. Dillard possibly chose this paring of objects to ideas to express more meaning or depth within the essay. Therefore, leading the reader to a better understanding of the message she wants to communicate. Dillard’s strategy of design and structure of this essay accredits to understanding the English language. Another strategy is Symbolism for example: The coal miner’s condition was a symbol of things that require change. Here, Dillard is describing what happen if certain conditions in life do not change. She equates, without change then there are possibilities that terrible things may happen. It goes further in Dillard’s essay, without change then death will take place. Death does not mean a physical death of one’s person but the undevelopment of personal growth. Undeveloped personal growth is a condition that should changed. In Dillard’s essay, the condition of the coal miner’s can be change to save their lives. She states, “In South Africa, in India, and in South Dakota, the gold miners extend so deeply into the earth’s crust that they are hot. The rock walls burn the miners’ hands. The companies have to air-condition the mines; if the air-conditioners break, the miners die” (161-162). This passage in the essay “Total Eclipse” demonstrates conveying a message about individual change and personal growth.
Annie Dillard Essay “Total Eclipse” focuses on Language, communication, or expression and how to link ideas and thoughts to the reader. Dillard’s essay was able to draw in the reader though personal experience that produce emotion. Her essay was purposeful, strong and abstract. I never recognized the importance of communication until I read the Annie Dillard essay. I concluded the importance of language: If there no (in depth) understanding of the language system it would be very easy to miscommuicate one’s idea. The main purpose of “Total Eclipse” was to communicate an important life event. The essay includes ideas about life in general - growing as an individual: and how life can change one’s perspective. The most important purpose is how to communicate those experiences to others, which mean conveying expression through language. Dillard shares an experience as she travels to witness a total eclipse in 1979. On route, though the Mountains of Washington state as she observes the cirro-stratus clouds surrounding Mount Adams. She also marvels at the scenery of Yakima Valley layer with slopes and slopes of orchards. Dillard’s observes every detail of this trip. She documents much of what seen on route to an event that changes her perspective of life. During the eclipse, she realized life is unmeasureable. More than not, most people have had some experience of life. Be it, those of specific trades: professors, firefighters, homemakers, students, etc. Society in general can relate to life experiences. Strategies used in “Total Eclipse” are non-traditional in structure. The method she used does not appear to go with the usual rhetorical analysis. Dillard’s strategies include Parallel ideas for example: The clown head represents the insignificant things we remember. The words and objects chosen are there to help in delivering her message to the reader. The object chosen usually is general in nature and something many people can relate too. This method used to soften the message and allow Dillard more expression to communication. In appointing the strategies, in this essay, Dillard carefully chose ideas and pared it with an object that has the same or similar meaning and goes in the same direction. The object and idea have the same or are parallel in meaning. Dillard possibly chose this paring of objects to ideas to express more meaning or depth within the essay. Therefore, leading the reader to a better understanding of the message she wants to communicate. Dillard’s strategy of design and structure of this essay accredits to understanding the English language. Another strategy is Symbolism for example: The coal miner’s condition was a symbol of things that require change. Here, Dillard is describing what happen if certain conditions in life do not change. She equates, without change then there are possibilities that terrible things may happen. It goes further in Dillard’s essay, without change then death will take place. Death does not mean a physical death of one’s person but the undevelopment of personal growth. Undeveloped personal growth is a condition that should changed. In Dillard’s essay, the condition of the coal miner’s can be change to save their lives. She states, “In South Africa, in India, and in South Dakota, the gold miners extend so deeply into the earth’s crust that they are hot. The rock walls burn the miners’ hands. The companies have to air-condition the mines; if the air-conditioners break, the miners die” (161-162). This passage in the essay “Total Eclipse” demonstrates conveying a message about individual change and personal growth.
Monday, June 29, 2009
Growing into Myself
Assignment 1.1
Writing this paper has been an eclipse. Reading my classmate essay has shown me that it is very hard for me to share personal things about myself. It was a time of “Fire” by the Ohio Players and Jaws. The eclipses in my life had come back to back. Similar to Dillard they were “Total Eclipse”, and my knowledge could not be used as a reference.
And, at times, I wonder if I am still recovering. I felt the total eclipse when I was betrayed by my internal family. I call it the Ultimate Betrayal. I often ask myself why me. Why do I have to go through so much in life? I look deep, to understand, what is it, I’m to learn. I ask myself, what is it, what is the lesson? Looking and looking, what am I to see? "Only an extraordinary act of will could recall to us our former, living selves and our contexts in matter and time". (163)
During those moments of pressure, I wait for the sun light to appear. Where is my sun light? When will the change come? When will the change come of being a part of the loving unit of family? I never wanted to be the outsider; it was pressed upon me. Pressed by those who are supposed to protect me and encourage me. "We no sooner saw it than it was upon us". (169)
When will change come? I waited but no change. I reconsider but no change. I have grown up and out of ignorance and no change. "We have so masered the transition we have forgotten we ever learned it. Yet, it is a transition we make a hundred times a day, as, like so many will-less dolphins, we plunge and surface, lapse and emerge. We live half our waking lives and all of our sleeping lives in some private, useless, and insensible waters we never mention or recall. Useless, I say. Valueless, I might add - until someone hauls their wealth up to the surface and into the wide-awake city, in a form that people can us". (168) Now it is time to change myself and to walk me, to talk me and be me. There is no time to be subjective to negative energy, no more being the outsider. The change has come of being set free.
I can see a glimpse of the sun rising.
Writing this paper has been an eclipse. Reading my classmate essay has shown me that it is very hard for me to share personal things about myself. It was a time of “Fire” by the Ohio Players and Jaws. The eclipses in my life had come back to back. Similar to Dillard they were “Total Eclipse”, and my knowledge could not be used as a reference.
And, at times, I wonder if I am still recovering. I felt the total eclipse when I was betrayed by my internal family. I call it the Ultimate Betrayal. I often ask myself why me. Why do I have to go through so much in life? I look deep, to understand, what is it, I’m to learn. I ask myself, what is it, what is the lesson? Looking and looking, what am I to see? "Only an extraordinary act of will could recall to us our former, living selves and our contexts in matter and time". (163)
During those moments of pressure, I wait for the sun light to appear. Where is my sun light? When will the change come? When will the change come of being a part of the loving unit of family? I never wanted to be the outsider; it was pressed upon me. Pressed by those who are supposed to protect me and encourage me. "We no sooner saw it than it was upon us". (169)
When will change come? I waited but no change. I reconsider but no change. I have grown up and out of ignorance and no change. "We have so masered the transition we have forgotten we ever learned it. Yet, it is a transition we make a hundred times a day, as, like so many will-less dolphins, we plunge and surface, lapse and emerge. We live half our waking lives and all of our sleeping lives in some private, useless, and insensible waters we never mention or recall. Useless, I say. Valueless, I might add - until someone hauls their wealth up to the surface and into the wide-awake city, in a form that people can us". (168) Now it is time to change myself and to walk me, to talk me and be me. There is no time to be subjective to negative energy, no more being the outsider. The change has come of being set free.
I can see a glimpse of the sun rising.
Overview
ASSIGNMENT 1.2
The essay by Annie Dillard title “Total Eclipse” was created in a unique style that leads the reader to question the primary point to her style of writing. The introduction had no coherence as seen in many customary written essays. Neither, the body structure had a universal unity. What emerges is random and haphazard detail statement of reference of pass memories, inferences, or detailed descriptions of the current moment. In the beginning, the writer drifts from topic to topic but not having any reference to combine either topic.
There were paragraphs after paragraph that gave vivid detail memories of her pass and associations of her knowledge. Every detail was remembered and described specify. Tailored memories of a regular life that general people would take for granted. One idea leads to the next idea in a general way yet the associations were intense of regular sites seen in everyday life. All of the descriptions of the details were on route through the mountains of Washington.
The setting of the story took place on a drive though the Mountains of Washington. The mountains structure of the west where the hills and valleys are for the skilled driver. As one goes thought the mountains the scenery changes from altitude to altitude. It starts with mounts of snow that can cause an avalanche and less to green pastors.
It appears that the character and her husband were on a trip to see a complete eclipse. A total eclipse is seeing the entire surface of an area body covered. It was something they both had seen in the pass but this time around, it was different. Seeing this total eclipse would be very different.
The story finally came together in an abstract or indirect manner despite the collections of the random statements of reference of pass memories, inferences, and detailed descriptions of the present. The abstract manner could possibly communicate a different message to every reader. This is possible through one’s own knowledge, experiences, and awareness. Yet instill, what was the writer’s main purpose for this writing?
I view her story as a symbolic writing that uses references, inferences, and abstractions to relay very important ideas, which cannot easily be discussed. Topics that are not politically correct. Things that would make most people feel uncomfortable. It is difficult to talk about what ones may or may not believe as a driving motivator. How does society discuss uncomfortable subjects with the general population?
“Total Eclipse” is an amazing work of art. She manages to capture the foundation to reach and question ones personal grown. It questions the achievement of one's full potential through creativity, independence, spontaneity, and a grasp of the real world. The essay format obscurities allow one to wonder into the possibilities of questioning.
The essay by Annie Dillard title “Total Eclipse” was created in a unique style that leads the reader to question the primary point to her style of writing. The introduction had no coherence as seen in many customary written essays. Neither, the body structure had a universal unity. What emerges is random and haphazard detail statement of reference of pass memories, inferences, or detailed descriptions of the current moment. In the beginning, the writer drifts from topic to topic but not having any reference to combine either topic.
There were paragraphs after paragraph that gave vivid detail memories of her pass and associations of her knowledge. Every detail was remembered and described specify. Tailored memories of a regular life that general people would take for granted. One idea leads to the next idea in a general way yet the associations were intense of regular sites seen in everyday life. All of the descriptions of the details were on route through the mountains of Washington.
The setting of the story took place on a drive though the Mountains of Washington. The mountains structure of the west where the hills and valleys are for the skilled driver. As one goes thought the mountains the scenery changes from altitude to altitude. It starts with mounts of snow that can cause an avalanche and less to green pastors.
It appears that the character and her husband were on a trip to see a complete eclipse. A total eclipse is seeing the entire surface of an area body covered. It was something they both had seen in the pass but this time around, it was different. Seeing this total eclipse would be very different.
The story finally came together in an abstract or indirect manner despite the collections of the random statements of reference of pass memories, inferences, and detailed descriptions of the present. The abstract manner could possibly communicate a different message to every reader. This is possible through one’s own knowledge, experiences, and awareness. Yet instill, what was the writer’s main purpose for this writing?
I view her story as a symbolic writing that uses references, inferences, and abstractions to relay very important ideas, which cannot easily be discussed. Topics that are not politically correct. Things that would make most people feel uncomfortable. It is difficult to talk about what ones may or may not believe as a driving motivator. How does society discuss uncomfortable subjects with the general population?
“Total Eclipse” is an amazing work of art. She manages to capture the foundation to reach and question ones personal grown. It questions the achievement of one's full potential through creativity, independence, spontaneity, and a grasp of the real world. The essay format obscurities allow one to wonder into the possibilities of questioning.
Thursday, June 25, 2009
Who I am
Hello my Name is Tammie Fowler presently,I am a accounting major and looking forward to finishing a degree. There is not a lot to say about myself expect I enjoy music, story telling, art, plays, anything artistic to the fullest. Ya, I enjoy other things too like basketball, especially the play-offs. I prefer a laded back atmosphere, puppies, and a warm summer day.
Wednesday, June 24, 2009
Annie Dillad "Total Eclipse" Essay
Assignment 1
Annie Dillard Essay “Total Eclipse” is an amazing work of art. She manages to capture the basic foundations of reaching or achieving the self actualization most people only dream.
She has attempted and succeeds in questioning the foundation of one’s belief system. In more cases than not, the belief system is a combination of traditions and knowledge. The pending questions that weigh heavy and rock every individual is whats' most important, knowledge or traditions.
I view her story as a symbolic writing that uses references, inferences, and abstractions to relay very important idea which cannot easily be discussed. It is difficult to talk about what one may or may not believe as a driving motivator. She has managed to evoke ideas which run, bounce, and peck the interest of those whom are willing to open up to those simple ideas.
Annie Dillard Essay “Total Eclipse” is an amazing work of art. She manages to capture the basic foundations of reaching or achieving the self actualization most people only dream.
She has attempted and succeeds in questioning the foundation of one’s belief system. In more cases than not, the belief system is a combination of traditions and knowledge. The pending questions that weigh heavy and rock every individual is whats' most important, knowledge or traditions.
I view her story as a symbolic writing that uses references, inferences, and abstractions to relay very important idea which cannot easily be discussed. It is difficult to talk about what one may or may not believe as a driving motivator. She has managed to evoke ideas which run, bounce, and peck the interest of those whom are willing to open up to those simple ideas.
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