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.
Wednesday, July 8, 2009
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.
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