Thursday, March 26, 2009
Dedicated To More Than One Very Special Person In My Life!!!
You make my life so wonderful! When I am down, I can always count on you to bring my spirits back to their normal high. When my eyes are filled with tears, you are there to help me bring them to an end. When I am super excited about something, I know that you will be just as excited as I am because you want to make me happy. When I do not believe that I am capable of doing something or making through another day of this life, I can always count on you to give me a reason to continue living. You make my life so wonderful!
Thursday, March 19, 2009
FRQ
The belief of God states that he is creator of our entire universe, all the living creatures, and has total control over all of these things. Throughout the history of our mankind, many human beings have continuously tried to make themselves equivalent to god. Such human beings have given themselves special titles. Some of them are czar, monarch, and emperor. In Their Eyes Were Watching God, the main character’s second husband tried to make himself out as the town’s god.
The main character’s second husband had dreamed of finding a town in dyer need of a mayor. His mind was already set on the fact that he was going to find a town requesting for a mayor to be their savior and save them from their horribly established government. He had discovered this town with his newly married wife,. He quickly gained popularity by taking charge and buying property with cash. He also began to make major adjustments and improvements with the town. Shortly after making these upgrades, the town voted him on becoming their mayor. As his term as mayor continued to increase in time, he began to show various signs of viewing himself as the town’s god. When he referred to himself, he would usually and continuously use the phrase “I god.” Thus, it symbolized that he viewed himself as an earthly replica of a human god. Also, on of the townspeople also stated, “he’s the wind and we’se de grass. We bend which ever way he blows.” (Hurston, 49) This statement further symbolized how the townspeople even took to viewing him as their god. For, only God has the power to control everyone and everything’s reactions or actions. Only God has the power to determine the future. Only God has the power to direct what a person will encounter during their lifetime.
In Their Eyes Were Watching God, the main character’s second husband tried to make himself out as the town’s god. Even though a human being may give it their all to replicate God, no human will ever be able to attain such a task, and history has come to prove that.
The main character’s second husband had dreamed of finding a town in dyer need of a mayor. His mind was already set on the fact that he was going to find a town requesting for a mayor to be their savior and save them from their horribly established government. He had discovered this town with his newly married wife,. He quickly gained popularity by taking charge and buying property with cash. He also began to make major adjustments and improvements with the town. Shortly after making these upgrades, the town voted him on becoming their mayor. As his term as mayor continued to increase in time, he began to show various signs of viewing himself as the town’s god. When he referred to himself, he would usually and continuously use the phrase “I god.” Thus, it symbolized that he viewed himself as an earthly replica of a human god. Also, on of the townspeople also stated, “he’s the wind and we’se de grass. We bend which ever way he blows.” (Hurston, 49) This statement further symbolized how the townspeople even took to viewing him as their god. For, only God has the power to control everyone and everything’s reactions or actions. Only God has the power to determine the future. Only God has the power to direct what a person will encounter during their lifetime.
In Their Eyes Were Watching God, the main character’s second husband tried to make himself out as the town’s god. Even though a human being may give it their all to replicate God, no human will ever be able to attain such a task, and history has come to prove that.
Monday, February 23, 2009
Hurston project
“Every tear you drop squeezes a cup uh blood outa mah heart.” (Hurston 15)
Love is something that is not always or usually easy to attain. It is a special bond that develops between two beings, which is can never be truly broken or forgotten. In Zora Neale Hurston’s Their Eyes Were Watching God, Janie is continually presented with love. The quote above illustrates the true meaning of love and how Janie has always had it throughout her life.
Even though it is not always simple to find love for another living being, it is still possible to attain. Once it is attained, the one who has fallen in love cannot help but to care more about that person than their own self. If that person was in dyer need of help, then the one in love would automatically drop what they are doing and advance with haste to their loved one’s rescue. They would always be there to aid their loved one in any way that they possibly can. Janie’s grandmother had developed a love this strong for Janie. She would do anything for Janie at any cost. When Janie was crying, it was if her grandmother’s heart was slowly breaking from within her. Her grandmother would feel her heart hurt so badly that it felt as if her heart had broken open, and every time Janie would cry, her heart would ache and pour out a cup’s worth of blood. This concept of love helps Hurston relay one of her many important messages to her readers.
One major message that is conveyed in this story is the theory of love. Janie lost her parents at a very young age. Her father had raped her mother and had run off. Her mother had begun to ruin her life after Janie was born. The only relative that she was left with was her grandmother. Meaning, her grandmother was the sole provider for this child and that her grandmother would have to be responsible for the upbringing of Janie. Even though her grandmother was not her true mother, Janie had viewed her of nothing less than that. With the years that they had come to bond together, they came to grow a deep and strong love for one another. Janie’s grandmother even claimed to care for Janie more than she did her own child. “Every tear you drop squeezes a cup uh blood outa mah heart.” (Hurston 15) This quote’s main purpose for being incorporated into the story was to show one of Hurston’s messages. It showed the message of love. Love is something that even still lives on until today.
Love is something that will never cease to exist between human beings. It is a strong craving that is internally buried into our souls. Every human being must feel loved and give love to another. There is no possible way to destroy this feeling from within us. Also, at times, this function of the heart cannot be controlled. If a person begins to continuously spend time with another person and has numerous times of enjoyment with them, then that person’s heart will begin to break off a piece of itself and give it to the person that it is in love with. Love is something that is sought out by a large number of people on a daily basis. When a person becomes lonely and has no one to spend their time with, then their internal self begins to seek out someone that they can give their heart out to. No matter what, the human being’s heart at all times requires that it is being loved and that it is offering its love off to another in need of it.
The quote illustrates the true meaning of love and how Janie has always had it throughout her life. Hurston makes it a point of placing the topic of love as one of her main and important messages because it is a subject that is undeniably always bound to continue living until the last day of the earth. It is a powerful subject that a reader can always enjoy, learn from, participate in, develop, and relate to. Love is truly a subject that never ceases to become old.
Love is something that is not always or usually easy to attain. It is a special bond that develops between two beings, which is can never be truly broken or forgotten. In Zora Neale Hurston’s Their Eyes Were Watching God, Janie is continually presented with love. The quote above illustrates the true meaning of love and how Janie has always had it throughout her life.
Even though it is not always simple to find love for another living being, it is still possible to attain. Once it is attained, the one who has fallen in love cannot help but to care more about that person than their own self. If that person was in dyer need of help, then the one in love would automatically drop what they are doing and advance with haste to their loved one’s rescue. They would always be there to aid their loved one in any way that they possibly can. Janie’s grandmother had developed a love this strong for Janie. She would do anything for Janie at any cost. When Janie was crying, it was if her grandmother’s heart was slowly breaking from within her. Her grandmother would feel her heart hurt so badly that it felt as if her heart had broken open, and every time Janie would cry, her heart would ache and pour out a cup’s worth of blood. This concept of love helps Hurston relay one of her many important messages to her readers.
One major message that is conveyed in this story is the theory of love. Janie lost her parents at a very young age. Her father had raped her mother and had run off. Her mother had begun to ruin her life after Janie was born. The only relative that she was left with was her grandmother. Meaning, her grandmother was the sole provider for this child and that her grandmother would have to be responsible for the upbringing of Janie. Even though her grandmother was not her true mother, Janie had viewed her of nothing less than that. With the years that they had come to bond together, they came to grow a deep and strong love for one another. Janie’s grandmother even claimed to care for Janie more than she did her own child. “Every tear you drop squeezes a cup uh blood outa mah heart.” (Hurston 15) This quote’s main purpose for being incorporated into the story was to show one of Hurston’s messages. It showed the message of love. Love is something that even still lives on until today.
Love is something that will never cease to exist between human beings. It is a strong craving that is internally buried into our souls. Every human being must feel loved and give love to another. There is no possible way to destroy this feeling from within us. Also, at times, this function of the heart cannot be controlled. If a person begins to continuously spend time with another person and has numerous times of enjoyment with them, then that person’s heart will begin to break off a piece of itself and give it to the person that it is in love with. Love is something that is sought out by a large number of people on a daily basis. When a person becomes lonely and has no one to spend their time with, then their internal self begins to seek out someone that they can give their heart out to. No matter what, the human being’s heart at all times requires that it is being loved and that it is offering its love off to another in need of it.
The quote illustrates the true meaning of love and how Janie has always had it throughout her life. Hurston makes it a point of placing the topic of love as one of her main and important messages because it is a subject that is undeniably always bound to continue living until the last day of the earth. It is a powerful subject that a reader can always enjoy, learn from, participate in, develop, and relate to. Love is truly a subject that never ceases to become old.
Thursday, February 19, 2009
Persuasive Essay
Besides money appearing in many different forms, in many different countries, it is also viewed in many various ways by the wide variety of people on this earth. Lewis Lapham stated, "I think it fair to say that the current ardor of the American faith in money easily surpasses the degrees of intensity achieved by other societies in other times and places." (Lapham 1-2) To a certain extent, society does treat money as a precious item.
American society does have groups of people that do "worship" money. Money, in definition, is what Americans must use to get many things that they need and want. It is usually required that they must exchange a certain amount of money for the product, service, or thing that they want. The famous phrase "money does not grow on trees", which is from an unknown source, is a very true statement. Money is not always an easy item to attain. Many individuals are required to work strenuously and must be willing to give up their time to earn money. If an individual does not easily come upon money, then they may be likely to not want to give up their money as easily as well. They consider this item as a blessing because of the rarity that they come upon it and are able to use it. They may not know when they will be able to attain anymore money. Meaning, they would not be able to simply give up the remaining money that they do have.
American society also contains groups of people that are very fortunate and do the privilege of having money come easily to them and in large amounts. It is not easy to come upon opportunities such as this one. The individual may have a wealthy family, a great occupation, or may have even won the lottery. Since the person has the ability to be able to spend a large amount of money without any worries, they really would not tend to consider as such a blessing. They may instead overlook the value of their money because of the fact that it is a common thing for them to come upon. People with this view may also reason that, in all reality, the dollar itself is simply a piece of paper with ink on it. The real value behind it is the gold that backs up its value. When people look at money is this manner, they have a valid reason for not wishing to praise the dollar.
Lapham was partially correct about the American society having people worship money, but he did not do a very good job of granting himself credibility. In order to be able to believe in a Lapham's point, he must first show the reader that he has credibility. Lapham tried to give himself credibility by using examples of how other people would view the American society. "The ancient Greeks would have regarded it as a form of insanity." (Lapham 15) Lapham states that the ancient Greeks would have viewed how the American society worshiping of money is a form of insanity, but they do not specifically describe to the reader why ancient Greeks would have viewed Americans in that way. "An Englishman of modest means can remain more or less content with the distinction of an aristocratic name." (Lapham 17-18) Lapham chose to be very vague with this example; making his statement less concrete. Not everyone from a specific culture or area is exactly alike. So, the validity of his statement is weak because not every Englishman may have views similar to the ones Lapham pointed out.
To a certain extent, society does treat money as a precious item. How an American may view money all depends on what financial state the person may be in. If the person is filthy rich, then they may not find money as such an amazing thing. If the person is dirt poor, then they will find every single dollar they receive as a precious gift from God.
American society does have groups of people that do "worship" money. Money, in definition, is what Americans must use to get many things that they need and want. It is usually required that they must exchange a certain amount of money for the product, service, or thing that they want. The famous phrase "money does not grow on trees", which is from an unknown source, is a very true statement. Money is not always an easy item to attain. Many individuals are required to work strenuously and must be willing to give up their time to earn money. If an individual does not easily come upon money, then they may be likely to not want to give up their money as easily as well. They consider this item as a blessing because of the rarity that they come upon it and are able to use it. They may not know when they will be able to attain anymore money. Meaning, they would not be able to simply give up the remaining money that they do have.
American society also contains groups of people that are very fortunate and do the privilege of having money come easily to them and in large amounts. It is not easy to come upon opportunities such as this one. The individual may have a wealthy family, a great occupation, or may have even won the lottery. Since the person has the ability to be able to spend a large amount of money without any worries, they really would not tend to consider as such a blessing. They may instead overlook the value of their money because of the fact that it is a common thing for them to come upon. People with this view may also reason that, in all reality, the dollar itself is simply a piece of paper with ink on it. The real value behind it is the gold that backs up its value. When people look at money is this manner, they have a valid reason for not wishing to praise the dollar.
Lapham was partially correct about the American society having people worship money, but he did not do a very good job of granting himself credibility. In order to be able to believe in a Lapham's point, he must first show the reader that he has credibility. Lapham tried to give himself credibility by using examples of how other people would view the American society. "The ancient Greeks would have regarded it as a form of insanity." (Lapham 15) Lapham states that the ancient Greeks would have viewed how the American society worshiping of money is a form of insanity, but they do not specifically describe to the reader why ancient Greeks would have viewed Americans in that way. "An Englishman of modest means can remain more or less content with the distinction of an aristocratic name." (Lapham 17-18) Lapham chose to be very vague with this example; making his statement less concrete. Not everyone from a specific culture or area is exactly alike. So, the validity of his statement is weak because not every Englishman may have views similar to the ones Lapham pointed out.
To a certain extent, society does treat money as a precious item. How an American may view money all depends on what financial state the person may be in. If the person is filthy rich, then they may not find money as such an amazing thing. If the person is dirt poor, then they will find every single dollar they receive as a precious gift from God.
Wednesday, February 18, 2009
Persuasive Stuff
Meaning
1. " Life is indeed precious, and I believe the death penalty helps to affirm this fact." (Koch 320) Koch believed that the death penalty was the only way to strike fear in the murder's hearts. He thought that the murderer may not have committed the crime in fear of losing their own life in the end. With this fear intact, he also believed that one day the percentage of killers would decrease and would then diminish entirely. He asked that society please stop not taking responsibility for the murdering of lives. He believed that, without the death penalty, murderers would feel that they could kill without fear of a dyer consequence. He believed that people didn't want the death penalty because then they would partially be involved in the murdering of someone's life. He also stated that people were given the right to punish those that had murdered someone by god.
2. The argument dealing with the issue in the debate over capital punishment of the death penalty as a deterrent to murder is that the death penalty will scare murderers so bad that they won't murder. They would be risking the most valuable thing that they can murder. If they were to murder, then they could result in losing their own lives. This would then cause murders to rethink the situation before automatically killing a person. In this rethinking, they could possibly decide to not kill that person, thus, resulting in there not being a murder. The argument dealing with the issue in the debate over the death penalty being a form of justice for the murder done is that it provides somewhat of an even exchange. Since the person decided to take a life, then they should also be willing to lose theirs. It is a life for a life.
Purpose and Audience
1. This essay's purpose was not so Koch could gain votes. Throughout his essay he seems to be attacking all those that are against his arguments. He declares that people are too "weak", i suppose you can say, to gather up enough courage to deliver what he views as proper punishment to murders. He attacks people that don't support him by stating that people don't want to support the death penalty because they don't want to be a partial part of declaring someone to die. The whole point of trying to gain votes is to sweet talk its readers. Koch is in no manner trying to sugar coat his ideas to those who oppose it. Instead, he is strongly supporting and attacking their reasons for why they aren't supporting the death penalty. He personally names all their reasons and then makes counter points for them.
2. He believes that his audience doesn't agree with the death penalty at all. He shows this belief by directly addressing his audience, naming their reasons for not supporting the death penalty, and finally describing that his society members are too scared to declare the death penalty as constitutional. There wasn't a single part of his essay where he showed his belief of people who already supported his argument. His wrote a persuasive essay. This essay was created to try and persuade people that the death penalty was a necessity and correct form of justice. In order to try and persuade his readers of this, he placed emotional appeal in his essay. His examples of how murders were murdering people numerously were placed in the essay to try and show readers that the death penalty was good and right. They were supposed to make readers become angered at the murderers for killing.
3. He places the responsibilities of seeking justice for those murdered and wanting proper punishment for such harsh crimes. States laws are greatly supported by its people. Meaning that, the people have the ability to help create a safe community to live in. So, if a murder occurs, then society is partially to blame. Society continues to plead for a better life. Yet, they don't try to help towards the cause. If someone is murdered, then justice should be sought out. Such a high rated crime shouldn't be left unpunished.
Method and Structure
1. "I have listened to their ideas. I have weighted their objections carefully." (Koch 320) This ethical appeal is the most important type of appeal. It gives the reader assurance that they can trust in everything that you are telling them. "But to give up and do nothing would be far more barbaric and would certainly delay the discovery of an eventual cure." (Koch 321) Rational appeal is an alright appeal because it uses facts to try and get readers to agree with their argument. "Had the death penalty been a real possibility in the minds of these murderers, they might well have stayed their hand." (Koch 321) The emotional appeal is the least effective because a person's emotions aren't all the same, and it can be hard to try and make readers sympathize for certain people.
2. Willie and Shaw both had a revelation of how bad their murdering was. They then tried to have their executioners sympathize for them. They tried to make their executioners equal to them. For, the executioners were killing them for killing someone. Meaning, the murderers and executioners were one in alike. Koch declared this view as incorrect because they weren't one in the same. The people have no right to go and murder someone. The government has every right to punish a person with murdering them. The people are here to live. The government is here to govern.
3. Koch counters the argument that "the death penalty is 'barbaric" by stating facts. He says that the murdering rate is much higher within the U.S then in many other areas. He gives specific numbers and dates to provide as support for his statement. He also explains that the older methods of the death penalty are extinct and not used. He says the electric chair and other methods are out of date. Lethal injection is now mostly used. This form of execution is not supposed to hurt. It is said to be quick, painless, and easy.
4. Koch uses murderers and what they've done as examples. "Lemuel Smith... lured a woman corrections officer into the chaplain's office and strangled her. He then mutilated and dismembered her body." (Koch 322) Simply reading this statement appeals to the reader's emotions. The reader most likely would feel disgusted and upset with what the murderer has done. He did not only murder her, but he did so much more. He states that the government has a right to punish murders with murder because they have the right to govern their country to safety. He uses himself as an example to give himself credibility. His methods are persuasive because they contain emotional, ethical, and rational appeals.
Language
1. Koch is very angered and determined to persuade his readers. Koch is angered that society continues to fight the death penalty but also complains about the high death rate in the U.S. He wants to convince readers that the death penalty is the only right form of punishment at times. "Dozens of neighbors heard her cries for help but did nothing to assist her." (Koch 324) This example shows how he believed that people didn't want to help prevent murdering. The tone grabs the reader's attention if they are don't support the death penalty. This essay is written directly at these readers. So, the readers then feel compelled to listen to how their views may be wrong.
2. Koch seems to sound as if he believes that his opponents don't think logically. He sounds as if they are ridiculously wrong. He says that he has listened to his opponent's views but that they are wrong. By stating all his opponent's reasons for them not supporting the death penalty and countering them, he also seems to be declaring them as dumb. Since he is able to counter all of them, he insinuates that they have no logical reasoning for them not to support the death penalty. He also makes them out as cowards. He believes that they don't want murders to occur, but they won't try to get rid of murderers. Since they won't kill murderers, they don't want to help stop murdering.
Writing Topic
1. This is a plain and simple answer. Murdering is in no way right. It isn't right for people to do it or for the government to do it. God did say that "you shall not kill." The government is made up of people and Koch can even agree that people don't have the right to be able to easily kill anyone. The only being that has the right to take a life is God himself. God is the sole being that has the right to give and take lives. God is continuously watching over everything that society does. When a person does something wrong, God will always see it. He will then punish you as he sees fit. It may not occur immediately, but at the time when God decides if you go to heaven or hell. No person is God; meaning that no person has any rights to decide another 's death.
1. " Life is indeed precious, and I believe the death penalty helps to affirm this fact." (Koch 320) Koch believed that the death penalty was the only way to strike fear in the murder's hearts. He thought that the murderer may not have committed the crime in fear of losing their own life in the end. With this fear intact, he also believed that one day the percentage of killers would decrease and would then diminish entirely. He asked that society please stop not taking responsibility for the murdering of lives. He believed that, without the death penalty, murderers would feel that they could kill without fear of a dyer consequence. He believed that people didn't want the death penalty because then they would partially be involved in the murdering of someone's life. He also stated that people were given the right to punish those that had murdered someone by god.
2. The argument dealing with the issue in the debate over capital punishment of the death penalty as a deterrent to murder is that the death penalty will scare murderers so bad that they won't murder. They would be risking the most valuable thing that they can murder. If they were to murder, then they could result in losing their own lives. This would then cause murders to rethink the situation before automatically killing a person. In this rethinking, they could possibly decide to not kill that person, thus, resulting in there not being a murder. The argument dealing with the issue in the debate over the death penalty being a form of justice for the murder done is that it provides somewhat of an even exchange. Since the person decided to take a life, then they should also be willing to lose theirs. It is a life for a life.
Purpose and Audience
1. This essay's purpose was not so Koch could gain votes. Throughout his essay he seems to be attacking all those that are against his arguments. He declares that people are too "weak", i suppose you can say, to gather up enough courage to deliver what he views as proper punishment to murders. He attacks people that don't support him by stating that people don't want to support the death penalty because they don't want to be a partial part of declaring someone to die. The whole point of trying to gain votes is to sweet talk its readers. Koch is in no manner trying to sugar coat his ideas to those who oppose it. Instead, he is strongly supporting and attacking their reasons for why they aren't supporting the death penalty. He personally names all their reasons and then makes counter points for them.
2. He believes that his audience doesn't agree with the death penalty at all. He shows this belief by directly addressing his audience, naming their reasons for not supporting the death penalty, and finally describing that his society members are too scared to declare the death penalty as constitutional. There wasn't a single part of his essay where he showed his belief of people who already supported his argument. His wrote a persuasive essay. This essay was created to try and persuade people that the death penalty was a necessity and correct form of justice. In order to try and persuade his readers of this, he placed emotional appeal in his essay. His examples of how murders were murdering people numerously were placed in the essay to try and show readers that the death penalty was good and right. They were supposed to make readers become angered at the murderers for killing.
3. He places the responsibilities of seeking justice for those murdered and wanting proper punishment for such harsh crimes. States laws are greatly supported by its people. Meaning that, the people have the ability to help create a safe community to live in. So, if a murder occurs, then society is partially to blame. Society continues to plead for a better life. Yet, they don't try to help towards the cause. If someone is murdered, then justice should be sought out. Such a high rated crime shouldn't be left unpunished.
Method and Structure
1. "I have listened to their ideas. I have weighted their objections carefully." (Koch 320) This ethical appeal is the most important type of appeal. It gives the reader assurance that they can trust in everything that you are telling them. "But to give up and do nothing would be far more barbaric and would certainly delay the discovery of an eventual cure." (Koch 321) Rational appeal is an alright appeal because it uses facts to try and get readers to agree with their argument. "Had the death penalty been a real possibility in the minds of these murderers, they might well have stayed their hand." (Koch 321) The emotional appeal is the least effective because a person's emotions aren't all the same, and it can be hard to try and make readers sympathize for certain people.
2. Willie and Shaw both had a revelation of how bad their murdering was. They then tried to have their executioners sympathize for them. They tried to make their executioners equal to them. For, the executioners were killing them for killing someone. Meaning, the murderers and executioners were one in alike. Koch declared this view as incorrect because they weren't one in the same. The people have no right to go and murder someone. The government has every right to punish a person with murdering them. The people are here to live. The government is here to govern.
3. Koch counters the argument that "the death penalty is 'barbaric" by stating facts. He says that the murdering rate is much higher within the U.S then in many other areas. He gives specific numbers and dates to provide as support for his statement. He also explains that the older methods of the death penalty are extinct and not used. He says the electric chair and other methods are out of date. Lethal injection is now mostly used. This form of execution is not supposed to hurt. It is said to be quick, painless, and easy.
4. Koch uses murderers and what they've done as examples. "Lemuel Smith... lured a woman corrections officer into the chaplain's office and strangled her. He then mutilated and dismembered her body." (Koch 322) Simply reading this statement appeals to the reader's emotions. The reader most likely would feel disgusted and upset with what the murderer has done. He did not only murder her, but he did so much more. He states that the government has a right to punish murders with murder because they have the right to govern their country to safety. He uses himself as an example to give himself credibility. His methods are persuasive because they contain emotional, ethical, and rational appeals.
Language
1. Koch is very angered and determined to persuade his readers. Koch is angered that society continues to fight the death penalty but also complains about the high death rate in the U.S. He wants to convince readers that the death penalty is the only right form of punishment at times. "Dozens of neighbors heard her cries for help but did nothing to assist her." (Koch 324) This example shows how he believed that people didn't want to help prevent murdering. The tone grabs the reader's attention if they are don't support the death penalty. This essay is written directly at these readers. So, the readers then feel compelled to listen to how their views may be wrong.
2. Koch seems to sound as if he believes that his opponents don't think logically. He sounds as if they are ridiculously wrong. He says that he has listened to his opponent's views but that they are wrong. By stating all his opponent's reasons for them not supporting the death penalty and countering them, he also seems to be declaring them as dumb. Since he is able to counter all of them, he insinuates that they have no logical reasoning for them not to support the death penalty. He also makes them out as cowards. He believes that they don't want murders to occur, but they won't try to get rid of murderers. Since they won't kill murderers, they don't want to help stop murdering.
Writing Topic
1. This is a plain and simple answer. Murdering is in no way right. It isn't right for people to do it or for the government to do it. God did say that "you shall not kill." The government is made up of people and Koch can even agree that people don't have the right to be able to easily kill anyone. The only being that has the right to take a life is God himself. God is the sole being that has the right to give and take lives. God is continuously watching over everything that society does. When a person does something wrong, God will always see it. He will then punish you as he sees fit. It may not occur immediately, but at the time when God decides if you go to heaven or hell. No person is God; meaning that no person has any rights to decide another 's death.
Monday, January 26, 2009
The Great Gatsby
Society has gone through a numerous amount of different stages in its lifetime on this earth. There was the Stone Age, Gilded Age, Jazz Age, and many other different ages. F. Scott Fitzgerald chose to narrate his story in the Jazz Age. With the progression of time throughout our ages also comes along the progression of change. The Jazz Age contains many differences from the current time era and age that people live in today. In the Jazz Age, the western and eastern sides of the main character’s world and the women and men are of a different nature than the society of the present time. F. Scott Fitzgerald makes sure to use specific details to describe these changes from the past age to the present one.
The fact that west and east are different directions coincides with the fact that the western and eastern areas have differences of their own when compared. “Middle west now seemed like the ragged edge of the universe.” (Fitzgerald, 7) F. Scott Fitzgerald seemed to believe that the west was not a suitable place for someone who did not want drama, extreme difficulty, and other annoying things in their lives. Gossip was abundant in the West. In The Great Gatsby, the main character was asked by his cousin, Daisy, if he was currently engaged on his visit to her house. This was a large rumor that was made in the West and managed to provide itself with transformation to Daisy, who lived in the East. Bond business workers were found in numerously large amounts in the East. The main character in The Great Gatsby moved to the East because of the fact that he planned on furthering his life through becoming a bond business worker. “Before I could reply that he was my neighbor dinner was announced.” (Fitzgerald, 16) In the East, many things were rushed from the possibility of people being nervous about the things they engaged in. This brought many occasions to be viewed as boring and not interesting because of everything being in such a rush and at such a fast pace. Even though the story is told after the civil war, and slavery was abolished, whites still harbored a hatred and sense of dominance over blacks. “It’s up to us who are the dominant race to watch out or these other races will have control of things.” (Fitzgerald, 17) “We’ve produced all the things that go to make civilization.” (Fitzgerald, 18) Eastern whites believed that they created all the things used in and by society. The women and men are also different in the time era set for The Great Gatsby when compared to our current time era.
Women and men have gone through tremendous changes over the years that have passed by. Women were to be charming and give people around them a sense that they are loved. Even if the women had to fake their feelings, they had to make sure that they made their guests or others around them feel welcomed. They had to wear nice dresses, have good posture, and speak proper dialogue. Women may tend to be nervous and would not say much to men, unless they were familiarized with them. They placed their hands on hips when walking or escorting men somewhere. “And I hope she’ll be a fool.” (Fitzgerald, 18) Daisy was hoping for her daughter to be a fool because she did not want her daughter to have to be smart enough to go through all the troubles that women had to do with. It was a rarity to find a thirty-year old man being placed in the rich society. Differences occurred as the future has been coming.
F. Scott Fitzgerald makes sure to use specific details to describe these changes from the past age to the present one. Our societies have continuously been changing over time and time as it passes by. In a certain amount of years later, society will change yet again.
The fact that west and east are different directions coincides with the fact that the western and eastern areas have differences of their own when compared. “Middle west now seemed like the ragged edge of the universe.” (Fitzgerald, 7) F. Scott Fitzgerald seemed to believe that the west was not a suitable place for someone who did not want drama, extreme difficulty, and other annoying things in their lives. Gossip was abundant in the West. In The Great Gatsby, the main character was asked by his cousin, Daisy, if he was currently engaged on his visit to her house. This was a large rumor that was made in the West and managed to provide itself with transformation to Daisy, who lived in the East. Bond business workers were found in numerously large amounts in the East. The main character in The Great Gatsby moved to the East because of the fact that he planned on furthering his life through becoming a bond business worker. “Before I could reply that he was my neighbor dinner was announced.” (Fitzgerald, 16) In the East, many things were rushed from the possibility of people being nervous about the things they engaged in. This brought many occasions to be viewed as boring and not interesting because of everything being in such a rush and at such a fast pace. Even though the story is told after the civil war, and slavery was abolished, whites still harbored a hatred and sense of dominance over blacks. “It’s up to us who are the dominant race to watch out or these other races will have control of things.” (Fitzgerald, 17) “We’ve produced all the things that go to make civilization.” (Fitzgerald, 18) Eastern whites believed that they created all the things used in and by society. The women and men are also different in the time era set for The Great Gatsby when compared to our current time era.
Women and men have gone through tremendous changes over the years that have passed by. Women were to be charming and give people around them a sense that they are loved. Even if the women had to fake their feelings, they had to make sure that they made their guests or others around them feel welcomed. They had to wear nice dresses, have good posture, and speak proper dialogue. Women may tend to be nervous and would not say much to men, unless they were familiarized with them. They placed their hands on hips when walking or escorting men somewhere. “And I hope she’ll be a fool.” (Fitzgerald, 18) Daisy was hoping for her daughter to be a fool because she did not want her daughter to have to be smart enough to go through all the troubles that women had to do with. It was a rarity to find a thirty-year old man being placed in the rich society. Differences occurred as the future has been coming.
F. Scott Fitzgerald makes sure to use specific details to describe these changes from the past age to the present one. Our societies have continuously been changing over time and time as it passes by. In a certain amount of years later, society will change yet again.
Thursday, January 22, 2009
Bernice bobs her hair
When a person decides to go to the grocery store, they are provided with a large variety of produce, poultry, meat, and many other various items. Within life, a person can come to discover a large quantity of things that come in numerous variations. In Bernice Bobs Her Hair, the author decided to show the various types of women that can be found in today’s society. In doing so, he demonstrated the point that every single woman is in fact her own women through his literary work, Bernice Bobs Her Hair.
Many things have come to change from the earlier times of our society’s attitudes, behaviors, and views. In the older generations of women, they were required to uphold the appearance of true womanhood. They were not allowed to show large amounts and portions of skin, meaning that their clothing covered their necks, arms, and legs. They were not allowed to speak their mind on matters that they felt were wrong. They were not allowed to carry out the tasks that were commonly assigned to the man of that time era. Taking care of their children was the main and sometimes only job that the woman of that time was allowed and expected to do as their job. These changes have gradual come to be over a large and long period of time and life. One of the things that have developed differences over a large period of time is the way a women acts towards others, portrays her own self towards others, and views her own self towards others. In today’s society, the average view of a modern day women has come to be more strong in will, courage, and thoughts. If a man asks a woman to assistance in the production of building a skyscraper for him, then the woman would have been willing to do so as long as they are educated in the field of architecture. They would not have been unwilling to do this activity for any reason other than the lack of education on the field of work that is asked of them to do. If a group of men or a single man wants to adhere to their perverted needs, wants, or wishes and decides that they want to rape, assault, or forcibly make a woman be part of a sexual interaction or intercourse with them, then the woman would not simply remain still, scared, or silent. The woman would be yelling at this person or group, fighting this person or group, and objecting to be forced to participate in this activity. They would lack the quality of fear and replace it with courage. If a man or woman tries to convince a woman that they are too inferior, dumb, or naïve to possibly be correct about a certain situation, problem, or equation, then the woman would not simply accept their word as a true fact. The woman would use their individual thoughts, knowledge, and experience to discover if they are indeed correct, completely wrong, or partially close to being right about what they were told by another person as being wrong in total. A modern day woman has come to be known as a more out-spoken person who will not be allowed to be easily pushed around. They will speak up if they are feeling put down. They will not remain quiet if an individual decides to not give a woman the respect that they have come to deserve over the many generations that the female race has come to live on this earth. Every individual woman does not want to always be like each other but unique in their own personal ways. They may choose to dress differently than other women. They may choose to talk differently than other women. They may choose to represent themselves differently than other women.
In doing so, he demonstrated the point that every single woman is in fact her own women through his literary work, Bernice Bobs Her Hair. This gave the author’s literary work a sense of understanding towards how women do not behave or act all the same. Even though every individual woman or lady are all classified and placed under the category of the female race, they all have their own personal appearances, attitudes, characters, traits, and minds.
Many things have come to change from the earlier times of our society’s attitudes, behaviors, and views. In the older generations of women, they were required to uphold the appearance of true womanhood. They were not allowed to show large amounts and portions of skin, meaning that their clothing covered their necks, arms, and legs. They were not allowed to speak their mind on matters that they felt were wrong. They were not allowed to carry out the tasks that were commonly assigned to the man of that time era. Taking care of their children was the main and sometimes only job that the woman of that time was allowed and expected to do as their job. These changes have gradual come to be over a large and long period of time and life. One of the things that have developed differences over a large period of time is the way a women acts towards others, portrays her own self towards others, and views her own self towards others. In today’s society, the average view of a modern day women has come to be more strong in will, courage, and thoughts. If a man asks a woman to assistance in the production of building a skyscraper for him, then the woman would have been willing to do so as long as they are educated in the field of architecture. They would not have been unwilling to do this activity for any reason other than the lack of education on the field of work that is asked of them to do. If a group of men or a single man wants to adhere to their perverted needs, wants, or wishes and decides that they want to rape, assault, or forcibly make a woman be part of a sexual interaction or intercourse with them, then the woman would not simply remain still, scared, or silent. The woman would be yelling at this person or group, fighting this person or group, and objecting to be forced to participate in this activity. They would lack the quality of fear and replace it with courage. If a man or woman tries to convince a woman that they are too inferior, dumb, or naïve to possibly be correct about a certain situation, problem, or equation, then the woman would not simply accept their word as a true fact. The woman would use their individual thoughts, knowledge, and experience to discover if they are indeed correct, completely wrong, or partially close to being right about what they were told by another person as being wrong in total. A modern day woman has come to be known as a more out-spoken person who will not be allowed to be easily pushed around. They will speak up if they are feeling put down. They will not remain quiet if an individual decides to not give a woman the respect that they have come to deserve over the many generations that the female race has come to live on this earth. Every individual woman does not want to always be like each other but unique in their own personal ways. They may choose to dress differently than other women. They may choose to talk differently than other women. They may choose to represent themselves differently than other women.
In doing so, he demonstrated the point that every single woman is in fact her own women through his literary work, Bernice Bobs Her Hair. This gave the author’s literary work a sense of understanding towards how women do not behave or act all the same. Even though every individual woman or lady are all classified and placed under the category of the female race, they all have their own personal appearances, attitudes, characters, traits, and minds.
Thursday, January 15, 2009
Love Story
If someone were to be locked in a small closet without any source of light, they may become scared of both darkness and of small places where they feel trapped or limited from moving to a certain extent. If someone is being physically or mentally abused over and over again by a particular person, then they may tend to slowly come to grow a grudge or possible hatred towards the person that hurts them. If someone is a young child and obviously is too little and naive to understand that they are not supposed to ever run with a pair a scissors in their hands, then they may end up being scared of sharp objects because of the fact that they ended up hurting themselves while running with a pair of dangerous scissors. There are many different, various, and individual people that happen to be very frightened of an extremely large variety of different living things and non-living things. Fear can very well have a major factor in preventing or slowing the progress of a person from doing something that could possibly result in benefiting, changing, or affecting their life for what would be best for them in the final outcome. Since T. S. Eliot happened to be a normal human being, just like everyone else on this earth, he had to have a fear all of his own. T. S. Eliot’s fear was to be rejected by all of his generation’s society. During the time that he was on the planet Earth, T. S. Eliot also had a reasonable excuse for fearing extreme rejection and denial of his new ideas because of the generation that he had been unfortunate to be placed in. Throughout that specific time era, many different people who had wanted and wished about letting their ideas be publicly stated and be possibly accepted was generally considered as an outrageous task and request to be even trying to think and especially ask. With the fear of being harshly, abruptly, and ridiculously rejected by his fellow society members, T. S. Eliot gave fear the opportunity and permission to place certain restraints on exactly he could say around other people of his time.
T. S. Eliot was placed in a time period where new ideas, thoughts, or inventions simply were not accepted with open arms. Since this indeed can be considered as a true and reliable fact, T. S. Eliot resulted in growing a gigantic fear of being rejected by all of fellow human beings that he came to live amongst. Throughout this poem, T. S. Eliot writes about this certain fear he has. “Do I dare disturb the universe?” (Eliot, 45-46) T. S. Eliot did not want to ruin the process of learning that was already in effect with the new amount of knowledge, ideas, and thoughts that he had to offer. T. S. Eliot said, “ with a bald spot in the middle of my hair.” T. S. Eliot believed that he would not accumulate a very large or even a small amount of people to listen to and accept his newly found ideas. He did not contain the amount of courage and self-confidence to try and talk a chance of putting himself out there in fear of rejection. Since did not have the pleasure of having someone to encourage him to take a risk in life, and he was not confident in his own self, T. S. Eliot did not have the opportunity to put himself out on the line and take a chance with rejection.
With the fear of being harshly, abruptly, and ridiculously rejected by his fellow society members, T. S. Eliot gave fear the opportunity and permission to place certain restraints on exactly he could say around other people of his time. Even though T. S. Eliot may have to have dealt with a large amount of fear of rejection, and this great amount happened to slowly decrease over time, the presence of fear itself will never ever truly disappear as a whole. It will always linger among every single human being that happens to inhabit this earth.
T. S. Eliot was placed in a time period where new ideas, thoughts, or inventions simply were not accepted with open arms. Since this indeed can be considered as a true and reliable fact, T. S. Eliot resulted in growing a gigantic fear of being rejected by all of fellow human beings that he came to live amongst. Throughout this poem, T. S. Eliot writes about this certain fear he has. “Do I dare disturb the universe?” (Eliot, 45-46) T. S. Eliot did not want to ruin the process of learning that was already in effect with the new amount of knowledge, ideas, and thoughts that he had to offer. T. S. Eliot said, “ with a bald spot in the middle of my hair.” T. S. Eliot believed that he would not accumulate a very large or even a small amount of people to listen to and accept his newly found ideas. He did not contain the amount of courage and self-confidence to try and talk a chance of putting himself out there in fear of rejection. Since did not have the pleasure of having someone to encourage him to take a risk in life, and he was not confident in his own self, T. S. Eliot did not have the opportunity to put himself out on the line and take a chance with rejection.
With the fear of being harshly, abruptly, and ridiculously rejected by his fellow society members, T. S. Eliot gave fear the opportunity and permission to place certain restraints on exactly he could say around other people of his time. Even though T. S. Eliot may have to have dealt with a large amount of fear of rejection, and this great amount happened to slowly decrease over time, the presence of fear itself will never ever truly disappear as a whole. It will always linger among every single human being that happens to inhabit this earth.
Wednesday, January 14, 2009
Salvation Questions
Meaning
1. Since "Salvation" was a chapter in his autobiography, it's main point was to show his audience how he was a normal being because he chose to lie about a very important matter. He decides that he doesn't believe in god anymore because god didn't come to him at such a time of need. He also felt very guilty about the fact that he made many people happy through a lie, and if they were to find out, then it would disappoint them all.
2. He didn't want to waste anymore of anyone's time or patience. Also, since Westley didn't die or get severely punished for simply lying about being saved, he thought that it would be alright for him to lie as well. Since he knows that he made many people happy from a lie, he felt guilty, very ashamed of himself, and unfaithful to god.
3. The title relates to how the whole story has to deal with Hughes experience of being saved. The first two sentences have to deal with how many people thought he was saved because of the fact that he stood up, was saved, and was blessed. In all technicality though, he wasn't saved because of the fact that he didn't see god. Hughes is stating that salvation isn't possibly for everyone or that there is no such thing as salvation because he doesn't believe there is a god.
Purpose and Audience
1. He might have wanted to not tell everyone the truth about his significant lie anytime close to the time of it's origination. He might have wanted to express his idea of why he thought god didn't exist and how foolish many of the clergy members were acting about a possible false figure with there shouting, singing, rejoicing, and moaning. I think he wanted to explain something about childhood because it was his autobiography. It was about distance between generations because the autobiography told of what it was like for hughes as a child. Since an autobiography tells the story of someone's life through there mind alone, it had to include a chapter that told of his childhood and how it was like to be a child such as himself in that time era.
2. He assumes that the audience is aware of how many enthusiastic church members act when it comes to important church events. "Suddenly the whole room broke into a sea of shouting, as they saw me rise." (Hughes, 13) The clergy was so excited that Hughes had finally seen god and was about to be saved. He would then be able to engage in worshiping god with them and would be saved from infinite damnation. "Women leaped in the air." (Hughes, 13) These church members were too happy and affected by someone else receiving god then themselves receiving anything. They weren't selfish but cared about others more than themselves.
3. These things allow the audience to be able to imagine what happened to Hughes as if they were in his place at the time it occurred. They are able to view the story not only through words but imagination. Since they are able to view what Hughes went through, they are able to better interpret, analyze, and discover how he felt throughout the entire experience. "My aunt threw her arms around me." (Hughes, 13) His aunt was an important person to him, and he wanted to make her happy and proud to have a nephew that was saved. When he lied and stated that his aunt threw her arms around him, he showed how his initial little lie could end up hurting and disappointing his aunt greatly.
Method and Structure
1. It provided his chapter to have order. With this order, he would be able to successfully describe to his audience how being a child was like in that generation, how he didn't believe in god, and how he was a human for lying. It's title could be "To Lie or Not to Lie."
2. When his aunt describes what the true definition of being saved is, he is inserting an explanation. Instead of stating exactly how he got up to be saved, he simply said, "so i got up." He didn't describe how every single child went up to go be saved. He skipped to where only a boy and him were left. He deeply explains how he felt bad about lying and how he dealt with it. They all depict his main point of how he lied about being saved.
3. He says things such as: "suddenly", "when things quieted down", and "then."
4. Without this information, the audience would be unaware of the background information needed for the audience to be able to understand what Hughes is talking about. It allows the audience to be up-to-date with Hughes throughout his chapter and will prevent his audience from getting lost or confused.
Language
1. He felt really bad for lying to so many people and especially his aunt. He also sounded really serious because of the fact that he was finally presenting all those he lied to with the truth. Meaning that he wanted to sound sincere in order to portray his guilt for lying in the first place. He feels somewhat angry because of the fact that god didn't show up to him when he needed him most. "I was really crying because... I had lied,... deceived everybody in the church... and... I didn't believe there was a Jesus anymore." (Hughes, 15) In this quote, he feels sorrow for lying, guilt for his deception, and anger at jesus.
2. He is trying to keep the experience true to its time of origin. Since he was a kid at the time, this use of childish diction keeps the story in the same generation that it came from. It gives the chapter a realistic view of how Hughes might have told this story when it happened.
3. They all believed that Hughes should have been able to have Jesus appear to him in his mind when he was saved. Since he and the boy were not able to view Jesus, it gave his audience proof of the fact that not everyone is able to simply see Jesus when they want to. He will come to you when he finds it suitable to.
1. Since "Salvation" was a chapter in his autobiography, it's main point was to show his audience how he was a normal being because he chose to lie about a very important matter. He decides that he doesn't believe in god anymore because god didn't come to him at such a time of need. He also felt very guilty about the fact that he made many people happy through a lie, and if they were to find out, then it would disappoint them all.
2. He didn't want to waste anymore of anyone's time or patience. Also, since Westley didn't die or get severely punished for simply lying about being saved, he thought that it would be alright for him to lie as well. Since he knows that he made many people happy from a lie, he felt guilty, very ashamed of himself, and unfaithful to god.
3. The title relates to how the whole story has to deal with Hughes experience of being saved. The first two sentences have to deal with how many people thought he was saved because of the fact that he stood up, was saved, and was blessed. In all technicality though, he wasn't saved because of the fact that he didn't see god. Hughes is stating that salvation isn't possibly for everyone or that there is no such thing as salvation because he doesn't believe there is a god.
Purpose and Audience
1. He might have wanted to not tell everyone the truth about his significant lie anytime close to the time of it's origination. He might have wanted to express his idea of why he thought god didn't exist and how foolish many of the clergy members were acting about a possible false figure with there shouting, singing, rejoicing, and moaning. I think he wanted to explain something about childhood because it was his autobiography. It was about distance between generations because the autobiography told of what it was like for hughes as a child. Since an autobiography tells the story of someone's life through there mind alone, it had to include a chapter that told of his childhood and how it was like to be a child such as himself in that time era.
2. He assumes that the audience is aware of how many enthusiastic church members act when it comes to important church events. "Suddenly the whole room broke into a sea of shouting, as they saw me rise." (Hughes, 13) The clergy was so excited that Hughes had finally seen god and was about to be saved. He would then be able to engage in worshiping god with them and would be saved from infinite damnation. "Women leaped in the air." (Hughes, 13) These church members were too happy and affected by someone else receiving god then themselves receiving anything. They weren't selfish but cared about others more than themselves.
3. These things allow the audience to be able to imagine what happened to Hughes as if they were in his place at the time it occurred. They are able to view the story not only through words but imagination. Since they are able to view what Hughes went through, they are able to better interpret, analyze, and discover how he felt throughout the entire experience. "My aunt threw her arms around me." (Hughes, 13) His aunt was an important person to him, and he wanted to make her happy and proud to have a nephew that was saved. When he lied and stated that his aunt threw her arms around him, he showed how his initial little lie could end up hurting and disappointing his aunt greatly.
Method and Structure
1. It provided his chapter to have order. With this order, he would be able to successfully describe to his audience how being a child was like in that generation, how he didn't believe in god, and how he was a human for lying. It's title could be "To Lie or Not to Lie."
2. When his aunt describes what the true definition of being saved is, he is inserting an explanation. Instead of stating exactly how he got up to be saved, he simply said, "so i got up." He didn't describe how every single child went up to go be saved. He skipped to where only a boy and him were left. He deeply explains how he felt bad about lying and how he dealt with it. They all depict his main point of how he lied about being saved.
3. He says things such as: "suddenly", "when things quieted down", and "then."
4. Without this information, the audience would be unaware of the background information needed for the audience to be able to understand what Hughes is talking about. It allows the audience to be up-to-date with Hughes throughout his chapter and will prevent his audience from getting lost or confused.
Language
1. He felt really bad for lying to so many people and especially his aunt. He also sounded really serious because of the fact that he was finally presenting all those he lied to with the truth. Meaning that he wanted to sound sincere in order to portray his guilt for lying in the first place. He feels somewhat angry because of the fact that god didn't show up to him when he needed him most. "I was really crying because... I had lied,... deceived everybody in the church... and... I didn't believe there was a Jesus anymore." (Hughes, 15) In this quote, he feels sorrow for lying, guilt for his deception, and anger at jesus.
2. He is trying to keep the experience true to its time of origin. Since he was a kid at the time, this use of childish diction keeps the story in the same generation that it came from. It gives the chapter a realistic view of how Hughes might have told this story when it happened.
3. They all believed that Hughes should have been able to have Jesus appear to him in his mind when he was saved. Since he and the boy were not able to view Jesus, it gave his audience proof of the fact that not everyone is able to simply see Jesus when they want to. He will come to you when he finds it suitable to.
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