The class participated in a exercise on the essay The Way We Age Now. We had to answer different questions about the essay and tell our opinion. In the first step, I explained that everyone loses their teeth no matter how much you take care of them. In the same sense as dying. Everyone dies no matter how well someone takes care of their body.
In the second step I discussed that everyone in this world, whether they like it or not, ages and eventually dies. You start out as a baby, grow into a young adult, and then grow old and brittle. It does not matter how well you take care of yourself because it is the process of life. It is supposed to happen. We grow old and die and that is the fact of life.
In the next step I clarified that if we had no proof of growing old and dying, then losing teeth might not be true. Maybe, the more you took care of your whole body the stronger and healthier it would get. What is the reality of dying never happened?
In the final step I explained that if you accept the fact that not only you age, but that everyone ages, your life will be fine and you can make the most your days here on earth. Know that you will someday die, puts life into perspective for people. You will not only live life to the fullest, you will be the best you can be while your still living. It is like accepting the fact that someday your pet dog is going to die. You do not really think about it while the pet is still alive. You simply take care and love the pet while it is still living. Same as yourself, you make the most of life until you do not have it anymore.
Thursday, December 3, 2009
Tripp Lake
"I could not have said it then, what i have since felt my whole life, that separation is a sword, painful to be avoided at all cost." This a quote from the essay Tripp Lake. In a way, I feel she was happy to be leaving her mother. Painful, because she knew it would hurt her parents relationship but, happy, because she was getting away. She finally realized that she would actually be on her own making some decisions by herself and her parents would not be drilling her. But most of all, she was probably happy she did not have to hear them argue and see them fall out of love with each other. I feel she lost respect for them, in a way. Not only respect, but also, she became more distant. Her family just changed in a sense of falling apart. She loved her mother to death but, lost respect for her and through this she took it out on herself and became a loner. I believe, she started to pity herself because she did not have the life she wanted back st home. When she was at camp she was away from all of this and the only thing that kept home off of her mind were the horses.
Favorite Essays
Out of the essays we had to read, I found one I was very interested in and actually enjoyed reading. I took pleasure in reading The constant Gardener. I liked the fact that in The Constant Gardener, Brain was so strong through his lillness. He and his partner both remained calm and collective when it came to everything they dealt with. Not only were they a gay couple, which in todays society is not very accepted, but Brain had AIDS. Making matters much worse. I can not imagine havings AIDS, knowing that I am going to die sometime in the near future and having someone who loves me watch it happen before their very eyes. Or vise versa, having someone I love have AIDS and watching them go through the pain and suffering only to finally come to their death. I feel like this story drew me in through its emotions. Most people are in touch with their emotions and this is very easy to relate to when reading.
Tuesday, December 1, 2009
Least Liked Essay
We have had to read many essays this semester. I have liked some of them and dislikes some of them. The essay that I least liked was , I would have to say, "Extreme Dinosaurs". It used logos argument through its facts of dinosaurs. All it talked about was all the different names of them, not to mention that the names fill up a whole entire sentence. So, as I say there and read the story I would have to stop reading and sound the names out. I looked like I was in speech class trying to enunciate all the long ass names. Although, some, and i mean very few facts about the dinosaurs, were interesting. It is not every day that you sit down and discuss facts on dinosaurs, so when you do it is pretty interesting to hear about them and the time period they lived in. "Extreme Dinosaurs" was not the only one I did not like.
Although, it was the essay I least liked, there were a few others I disliked as well. "Becoming Adolf" was just, let us say, uninteresting. I mean, who wants to sit there and read about a man growing a mustache like Adolf Hitler just to see different people's reactions? Some people's reactions were pretty funny and the whole meaning behind growing the mustache was kind of unique. But really, I do not believe any one cares or is that interested. What happened in the past should stay in the past because no one wants to bring a subject up, especially this one, because it dealt with killing people. It brings back horrible memories and what happened with Adolf Hitler but more importantly just seeing the mustache is simply annoying.
Although, it was the essay I least liked, there were a few others I disliked as well. "Becoming Adolf" was just, let us say, uninteresting. I mean, who wants to sit there and read about a man growing a mustache like Adolf Hitler just to see different people's reactions? Some people's reactions were pretty funny and the whole meaning behind growing the mustache was kind of unique. But really, I do not believe any one cares or is that interested. What happened in the past should stay in the past because no one wants to bring a subject up, especially this one, because it dealt with killing people. It brings back horrible memories and what happened with Adolf Hitler but more importantly just seeing the mustache is simply annoying.
Personal Essay
Out of the three essays we have written for English 101, my favorite has been the personal essay. In a personal essay you not only write on just facts but, you write on your personal experiences and feelings. This would be using pathos, showing emotion towards what a person is writing about. In my personal essay, I wrote about the state championship ring that I received the Christmas of 2009. It is very easy to write about because of the emotion I felt when we won this award. I was completely overwhelmed, surprised, and happy as hell. I did not think I could even feel the certain emotions I felt that day. I ruled the world, it seemed. I know we deserved it though, because of how much effort we had put into practicing and making our routine perfect. I am not going to say that i never got tired of it, because I definitely did, almost to the point of giving up or quiting, but in my heart I loved every minute of it. Performing in front of large crowds is what I love doing and this was the perfect time to show everyone what I love doing.
Wednesday, October 7, 2009
Evaluating is Everywhere
Evaluating is everywhere. There are many things that someone can evaluate. Some examples outside of the literature are theater, science, philosophy, and marketing. To review some ones writing, you should evaluate the criteria, judgment, and evidence. In class we had to watch Paddy’s Pub off of the series, It’s Always Sunny In Philadelphia, and write a review of what we thought about the episode. In my review I evaluated the criteria, judgment, and evidence to write the best and most honest review possible. This is a review that shows my judgment towards Paddy’s Pub but it also shows evidences of why I feel this way.
Although Paddy’s Pub has potential to have outstanding service, they suck at it. Not only do they make fun of what people order at their pub, they find them and force them to say good things, which are definitely lies. The Pub’s bouncer is “cool” and he apparently calms everyone down no matter whom or how big the person might be. From what I have seen he is just a wimp who is insecure about himself and tries to be “cool” through being a “bad ass” bouncer in a rough house pub. It is official that Paddy’s Pub is the worst bar in Philadelphia.
I feel like not only TV shows and literature get evaluated and reviewed, people do also. Everyday I look at people, evaluate them, and judge them on their actions and appearance. If I am doing this to others it is common sense they are doing the same to me. I feel I get evaluated, reviewed, and judged everyday through my actions and the way I present myself. I know this should not be so, but it is a part of everyday life and everything you run into. Evaluating is everywhere!
Although Paddy’s Pub has potential to have outstanding service, they suck at it. Not only do they make fun of what people order at their pub, they find them and force them to say good things, which are definitely lies. The Pub’s bouncer is “cool” and he apparently calms everyone down no matter whom or how big the person might be. From what I have seen he is just a wimp who is insecure about himself and tries to be “cool” through being a “bad ass” bouncer in a rough house pub. It is official that Paddy’s Pub is the worst bar in Philadelphia.
I feel like not only TV shows and literature get evaluated and reviewed, people do also. Everyday I look at people, evaluate them, and judge them on their actions and appearance. If I am doing this to others it is common sense they are doing the same to me. I feel I get evaluated, reviewed, and judged everyday through my actions and the way I present myself. I know this should not be so, but it is a part of everyday life and everything you run into. Evaluating is everywhere!
Thursday, September 24, 2009
Buzzards
In this story she relates herself to a buzzard. Not only does she do that she also pity's herself throughout the story. When the two mixed it annoyed and pushed me away. There is a different way of writing to where she could have gotten her point across. She focused this essay on all about her. Everything she did she thought she did right but was never good enough for her father. It was just really depressing and slow. Maybe, if she would have compared herself to something other than a buzzard, the essay would have been more entertaining to read.
If I were to have to compare myslef to something, I definitely would compare it to something readers would like to hear about. Maybe something pleasant, such as a flower. Flowers don't always have to be good objects either, they shrink up and die. In my story, such as in
Buzzards, if I were going to relate myself to something bad, I could still do that through a pleasant object. This way, readers aren't so annoyed and will want to continue to read the passage. My point being that writer of Buzzards could have simply compared or contrast herself to something more intriguing than a nasty bird.
If I were to have to compare myslef to something, I definitely would compare it to something readers would like to hear about. Maybe something pleasant, such as a flower. Flowers don't always have to be good objects either, they shrink up and die. In my story, such as in
Buzzards, if I were going to relate myself to something bad, I could still do that through a pleasant object. This way, readers aren't so annoyed and will want to continue to read the passage. My point being that writer of Buzzards could have simply compared or contrast herself to something more intriguing than a nasty bird.
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