Monday, March 28, 2011
Poetry?
Everyone has their own interpretations of poetry, and mine is that poetry is a creative method to communicate passionately or to send a message indirectly. I just love the thought of poetry. You can use poetry to send a message, without having to say it straight up, or directly. It's just fancier, sweet, and more mind-engaging. Sometimes people use poetry to teach a lesson or just write it for fun, but it expresses many different kinds of emotions and creativity. Poetry is like a literary art, beautiful and precise to its words. It's just so wonderful because it allows you to think critically and express life.
Tuesday, March 15, 2011
.Marriage&&Relationships.
"A Jury of Her Peers" and "The Story of an Hour"
In "A Jury of Her Peers," the relationships between the husbands and wives were not perfect, compatible relationships. At the time this story was written, there was still a gender inequality with men being superior to women. Women were not allowed on juries or to forcefully express their opinions. As the story begins, Mrs. Hale is rushed by her impatient husband to hurry and join the others to the Wright's home, forcing her to leave the unsifted flour behind. As she and Mrs. Peters eventually find the clues and motives to why Minnie Foster had murdered her husband. At the time, women were oppressed by men, not being entirely respected. This affected the wives and made them sad, and in Minnie Foster's case--fed up. The "mistreatment" of Minnie Foster by her husband is not specific to her situation only, for Mrs. Hale also understands her position. The evidence of the sheriff speaking "lowly" to the women about how they could not find any evidence for the case shows that Mrs. Peters herself, does not get the greatest treatment. The relationships are not strong, loving relationships due to the gender inequality and men being superior to women.
In "The Story of an Hour," Louise dies of happiness along with her heart disease. She cries when she hears that her husband dies, but finds that she is now on the way to freedom and ponders about her future life. When she sees that he is alive, she suddenly dies. This relationship, unlike the marriage in "A Jury of Her Peers" is about the feelings of love from the individual. The wife, Josephine, is not oppressed by her husband like how Minnie Foster was oppressed during their marriage when she couldn't do anything about it. There is no evidence of gender inequality in "The Story of an Hour" that lead to the mistreatment of the wives.
In "A Jury of Her Peers," the relationships between the husbands and wives were not perfect, compatible relationships. At the time this story was written, there was still a gender inequality with men being superior to women. Women were not allowed on juries or to forcefully express their opinions. As the story begins, Mrs. Hale is rushed by her impatient husband to hurry and join the others to the Wright's home, forcing her to leave the unsifted flour behind. As she and Mrs. Peters eventually find the clues and motives to why Minnie Foster had murdered her husband. At the time, women were oppressed by men, not being entirely respected. This affected the wives and made them sad, and in Minnie Foster's case--fed up. The "mistreatment" of Minnie Foster by her husband is not specific to her situation only, for Mrs. Hale also understands her position. The evidence of the sheriff speaking "lowly" to the women about how they could not find any evidence for the case shows that Mrs. Peters herself, does not get the greatest treatment. The relationships are not strong, loving relationships due to the gender inequality and men being superior to women.
In "The Story of an Hour," Louise dies of happiness along with her heart disease. She cries when she hears that her husband dies, but finds that she is now on the way to freedom and ponders about her future life. When she sees that he is alive, she suddenly dies. This relationship, unlike the marriage in "A Jury of Her Peers" is about the feelings of love from the individual. The wife, Josephine, is not oppressed by her husband like how Minnie Foster was oppressed during their marriage when she couldn't do anything about it. There is no evidence of gender inequality in "The Story of an Hour" that lead to the mistreatment of the wives.
Monday, March 14, 2011
Cathedral - - LifeLessons
An important life lesson I've learned was the importance of patience. I would describe myself to be slightly short-tempered--I do find some people with a shorter fuse than mine. I don't think I'm very short-tempered to where every little thing gets on my nerves, but I do find myself pretty annoyed with certain things like when people don't behave properly. If I see a little kid throwing a tantrum in a restaurant and their parents don't do anything about it I get pretty annoyed. I've tried to better myself to be more patient and let some things go, but I've learned to be, if possible, the "better person." If someone treats me badly, I keep telling myself that it'll be ok because if you do wrong yourself, you are also a bad person.
A lesson I've learned with my fiance is learning how to be a patient adult when we have problems. I used to shout back a lot and say whatever I wanted, but lately I've learned to be more patient and let things fold together. You would not get anywhere if the two of you are always shouting back at one another. I've learn to not get so angry when I get treated badly because I believe in doing good, so good will return to you. Being patient with others could also help them be more patient with you and other people. Not retorting something back in an argument says more than all the fuss and shouting. An important life lesson of being a good person has opened my eyes.I believe people should do good, at least so there will be less bad people in the world.
A lesson I've learned with my fiance is learning how to be a patient adult when we have problems. I used to shout back a lot and say whatever I wanted, but lately I've learned to be more patient and let things fold together. You would not get anywhere if the two of you are always shouting back at one another. I've learn to not get so angry when I get treated badly because I believe in doing good, so good will return to you. Being patient with others could also help them be more patient with you and other people. Not retorting something back in an argument says more than all the fuss and shouting. An important life lesson of being a good person has opened my eyes.I believe people should do good, at least so there will be less bad people in the world.
Thursday, March 3, 2011
-Short.Story.Blog#1
A Rose For Emily
I really thought this story was interesting because I liked the weird and surprising ending. I thought the smell of the house was from it getting old and she was an old woman and didn't get around to cleaning it up much. I kind of felt bad for Miss Emily and how she was lonely because of the way she was raised. I guess having been under such tight restrictions with her father, she never had the chance to experience a variety of emotions and adventures a young girl, teenager, or woman could experience in a lifetime. This, I believe, just turned her into a bitter old woman. It's a shame she couldn't marry Homer, because if they did get marry, maybe her life would turn around and she could be happy. I know she loved him, but her killing him and keeping his corpse in her room on a bed with wedding stuff is super creepy. I know, Love is Love, but I guess she really loved him there. It's weird how the Negro didn't say anything, I mean, he must have known about it, but then again, what could he do? I really wish I could find out the perspective of the Negro, because then it will give us an insight, being a close party of Miss Emily, and we could find out more information about her interesting life.
Wednesday, March 2, 2011
Neighbors
Minimalism is a style or technique that uses simple, straight-forward ideas to stress the importance of a message. It's kind of like a riddle, something clear and superficial, but having a deeper meaning to be solved. As a young child repeatedly throws his or her toys on the floor, a parent will ask them to pick it up and put it away. Each time this happens, the child of course learns to put his toys away, but he also learns to be responsible.
The Miller's always watch over the Stone's home whenever they go out of town. Bill goes to feed the cat everyday and water the plants. In doing so he also looks around the home, going through the medicine cabinet, and using the toilet. Bill also tries on their clothes. One night, Arlene goes to the home to feed the cat and water the plants but ends up looking at pictures. As Bill goes to see what's taking her so long, they realize she has locked the key inside the Stone's residence. Throughout the entire story, Carver presents us with the Miller's actions in an unbiased way, allowing the reader to analyze and interpret the story.
The Miller's always watch over the Stone's home whenever they go out of town. Bill goes to feed the cat everyday and water the plants. In doing so he also looks around the home, going through the medicine cabinet, and using the toilet. Bill also tries on their clothes. One night, Arlene goes to the home to feed the cat and water the plants but ends up looking at pictures. As Bill goes to see what's taking her so long, they realize she has locked the key inside the Stone's residence. Throughout the entire story, Carver presents us with the Miller's actions in an unbiased way, allowing the reader to analyze and interpret the story.
A Rose for Emily
temerity
–noun
reckless boldness; rashness
"A few of the ladies had the temerity to call, but were not received, and the only sign of life about the place was the Negro man--a young man then--going in and out with a market basket." [p. 91]
The women of the town found the bold courage to call Miss Emily in attempt to satisfy their curiosity. Despite all the efforts of the town to contact her, especially the ladies, Miss Emily rarely contacts anyone. The meaning of temerity helps us understand the personalities and behaviors of the ladies, largely as an effect of Miss Emily's oddness. Miss Emily's uniqueness and distance from the community makes her a vulnerable topic of gossip. A simple comparison for temerity is "guts"--the ladies had the "guts" to call her. Knowing the definition of the word helps me understand the sentence because it tells you the significance of the call. Contacting Miss Emily is not always successful, but the ladies had the boldness and rashness to do so and they call her even though she doesn't pick up.
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