A modest proposal
By Jonathan Swift
As this author starts out he has a tone towards which it seems he hates the beggars and he thinks they should be doing something else. He begins by showing the example of a mother with five or six children begging at a certain place and that it really doesn’t matter because what her children are growing up to be is useless thieves, soldiers or even sell themselves as servants. Once that introduction is done I as the reader noticed his sarcasm as he begins to talk about his proposal about making children food. Through his proposal he explains many voluntary abortions will be prevented. He continues to say that he has been told that a child at a year old is most delicious, nourishing, and wholesome food, whether stewed, roasted, baked, or broiled; and I make no doubt that it will equally serve in franchise or a ragout. The author really makes his point and usually even adds statistical fact like actually convincing these people eat children. In the end he concludes that he is only trying to do a service for his country and helping the poor, while at the same time giving a little pleasure to the rich. Then he says that he has no child to sell and that wife is no longer of breeding age.
Thursday, December 18, 2008
Growing up old
Growing up old
By Richard Rodriguez
The author starts out by explaining that in American the teenagers are taught to be old too early and are taught to live by themselves, to grow apart from their families. As he begins to discuss his topic he uses an example of a city, Los Angeles, as he explains this is the capital of adolescence. After this he uses another supporting example through which he was present. He saw a seventeen year old girl give her mother away, but this was her fourth marriage. He ends this example by saying, “The dry-eye daughter has seen it all before.” Then he changes to talk about the fact that he knows some children who actually carry knives or guns because the walk from and to school is more dangerous than many realize. He also sees how instead of the parents nurturing their children the bigger brother or sister is now taking that role. He explains that he knows a girl who stays home to protect her younger sister, who is being pursued by a teenage stalker. Not telling their parents because they do not know how they will react. As it turns out he makes a valid point, “‘Children grow up too quickly.’ American parents sigh. And yet nothing troubles an American parent so much as the teenager who won’t move out.”He finishes his essay by criticizing American literature which usually has a better beginning than end.
By Richard Rodriguez
The author starts out by explaining that in American the teenagers are taught to be old too early and are taught to live by themselves, to grow apart from their families. As he begins to discuss his topic he uses an example of a city, Los Angeles, as he explains this is the capital of adolescence. After this he uses another supporting example through which he was present. He saw a seventeen year old girl give her mother away, but this was her fourth marriage. He ends this example by saying, “The dry-eye daughter has seen it all before.” Then he changes to talk about the fact that he knows some children who actually carry knives or guns because the walk from and to school is more dangerous than many realize. He also sees how instead of the parents nurturing their children the bigger brother or sister is now taking that role. He explains that he knows a girl who stays home to protect her younger sister, who is being pursued by a teenage stalker. Not telling their parents because they do not know how they will react. As it turns out he makes a valid point, “‘Children grow up too quickly.’ American parents sigh. And yet nothing troubles an American parent so much as the teenager who won’t move out.”He finishes his essay by criticizing American literature which usually has a better beginning than end.
Cultural Baggage
Cultural Baggage
By Barbara Ehrenreich
The author of this essay is really telling the reader that there can be an ethnicity of none. People don’t have to act like their ancestors used to, people can chose to have their own then ethnicity and culture. These are our rights and we as people should embrace them, not hide them by just saying, “Oh, my ancestors did this and this so I will continue to do it that way.” That is not the way to do things, unfortunately that is how it works even our author who has an ethnicity of none still displays an ethnicity because she is fallowing down. She glad her children inherited this way of thinking, but is she really considering the fact that indeed she has just created another ethnicity through which they may have numerous rituals. By rituals I mean Friday is pizza night, or other things that are done as a family groups and bonds that would never be broken. Fortunately for me I admit I have created my own culture through which I included pieces of the two I know about American and Cuban. It is hard to know where to draw the line because every time something is created this other is has a name so it really isn’t changing much.
By Barbara Ehrenreich
The author of this essay is really telling the reader that there can be an ethnicity of none. People don’t have to act like their ancestors used to, people can chose to have their own then ethnicity and culture. These are our rights and we as people should embrace them, not hide them by just saying, “Oh, my ancestors did this and this so I will continue to do it that way.” That is not the way to do things, unfortunately that is how it works even our author who has an ethnicity of none still displays an ethnicity because she is fallowing down. She glad her children inherited this way of thinking, but is she really considering the fact that indeed she has just created another ethnicity through which they may have numerous rituals. By rituals I mean Friday is pizza night, or other things that are done as a family groups and bonds that would never be broken. Fortunately for me I admit I have created my own culture through which I included pieces of the two I know about American and Cuban. It is hard to know where to draw the line because every time something is created this other is has a name so it really isn’t changing much.
TheLie Detector
The Lie Detector
By Lewis Thomas
In my point of view lie detectors are useful. Although they should be the last measure because they aren't one hundred percent efficient, they may sometimes or most of the times do their job. In other words, I disagree with Lewis Thomas. People can’t be trusted most of the time, most importantly those who would get penalized for it. Very good examples of this would be rapists, murderers, and those who are unfaithful to their wife or husband. Although this may be considered inhuman, it is sometimes necessary because if people were to always tell the truth and wouldn’t betray a trust, our society would be perfect, but it isn’t. Obviously this is because we are humans bound to lie whether for our own good, to protect someone or to just tell a plain lie to get the rush of it. People lie for all reasons and trust me if their life or their money depends in it they will lie double if they have to in order to save themselves. As I have said before we are selfish little animals and the only things that separates us from those living in the wild is our clothes and coordination. We are humans and as humans we are bound to make mistakes and this is one of our most common one.
By Lewis Thomas
In my point of view lie detectors are useful. Although they should be the last measure because they aren't one hundred percent efficient, they may sometimes or most of the times do their job. In other words, I disagree with Lewis Thomas. People can’t be trusted most of the time, most importantly those who would get penalized for it. Very good examples of this would be rapists, murderers, and those who are unfaithful to their wife or husband. Although this may be considered inhuman, it is sometimes necessary because if people were to always tell the truth and wouldn’t betray a trust, our society would be perfect, but it isn’t. Obviously this is because we are humans bound to lie whether for our own good, to protect someone or to just tell a plain lie to get the rush of it. People lie for all reasons and trust me if their life or their money depends in it they will lie double if they have to in order to save themselves. As I have said before we are selfish little animals and the only things that separates us from those living in the wild is our clothes and coordination. We are humans and as humans we are bound to make mistakes and this is one of our most common one.
Cinematypes
Cinematypes
By Susan Allen Tooth
The writer chose to start the essay with the name of a person and continues to talk about him through the rest of the paragraph. She spoke about Aaron who only takes her to see art films. When they do go to the movie theater they drive separate cars and Aaron is always distant from her. Then she continues to talk about Pete who is very different from Aaron, Pete likes to watch movies that have redeeming social value. Pete and our author usually take turns on driving to the movie theater and they park far away from the theater in order not to pay for parking. If it is raining he offer to leave her at the door, but looks at her as if he didn’t want to be the only one wet, so she usually stays with him. One night she asked Pete to go have a drink with her and he said, “Relationships today, have a tendency to move too quickly.” Lastly she introduces Sam, who she seems to like. Sam pays for everything at the movie theater because he thinks that’s what a man has to do. Throughout the whole movie he plays with her hand and puts his arm around her. By the end of the night, he takes her home and kisses her long and hard. Once they are at the door step he explains he would like to come in, but his steady girlfriend wouldn’t like that. In the end she talks about her own companionship, and the movies she likes. The movies with happy endings, such as love movies. She usually dresses up baggy and eats big chunks of popcorn. In the end she concludes that in all the movies she goes to all the men and the women like each other.
By Susan Allen Tooth
The writer chose to start the essay with the name of a person and continues to talk about him through the rest of the paragraph. She spoke about Aaron who only takes her to see art films. When they do go to the movie theater they drive separate cars and Aaron is always distant from her. Then she continues to talk about Pete who is very different from Aaron, Pete likes to watch movies that have redeeming social value. Pete and our author usually take turns on driving to the movie theater and they park far away from the theater in order not to pay for parking. If it is raining he offer to leave her at the door, but looks at her as if he didn’t want to be the only one wet, so she usually stays with him. One night she asked Pete to go have a drink with her and he said, “Relationships today, have a tendency to move too quickly.” Lastly she introduces Sam, who she seems to like. Sam pays for everything at the movie theater because he thinks that’s what a man has to do. Throughout the whole movie he plays with her hand and puts his arm around her. By the end of the night, he takes her home and kisses her long and hard. Once they are at the door step he explains he would like to come in, but his steady girlfriend wouldn’t like that. In the end she talks about her own companionship, and the movies she likes. The movies with happy endings, such as love movies. She usually dresses up baggy and eats big chunks of popcorn. In the end she concludes that in all the movies she goes to all the men and the women like each other.
Wednesday, December 17, 2008
Why we crave horror movies!
Why we crave horror movies!
By Stephen king
By Stephen king
To begin the story Stephen King chose a very good starting sentence through which he tells the reader that we are all mentally ill, the only difference is that some of us are better at hiding it, or are we? He carries on by telling the reader about scary movies and how we feel better about watching others get tortured or killed. He compares scary movies to a roller coaster with double twists and 360 degree loops. Through this he introduces an age groups people over 40 who no longer get a jolly out of riding roller coaster and chose instead the ride of their life scary movies. He says, “Our emotions and our fears form their own body and we recognize that it demands its own exercise to maintain proper muscle tone.” He says it is all in order to maintain the status quo of civilization. Mr. King also uses a metaphor through which he explains that the bad side of people, the one that does or thinks the nasty things, is a gator and it has to be kept fed and best way to throw a raw piece of meat is by watching a horror movie. I believe this may be true, but I as an individual do not like watching horror movies and I am doing fine without them, it is something I like to keep out of my life.
Slice Of Life
Slice of Life
By Russel Baker
This essay talk about the process of how to carve a turkey, as the writer explains the process he throws in some jokes in order to make the reading entertaining to the reader. He makes remarks all through his essay beginning with the first on where he tells the reader that if he/she notices that the knife is not cutting right, to give up and ask someone in the house why their knives are not kept in better carving conditions. Mr. Baker continuous speaks in sarcastic ways like when he tell the carver, that other options to rather than sharpening the knife is going around the neighborhood looking for one which is unlikely buy through this action the person may gain certain amount of things. First he says that the carver may indeed get to watch a football game at a neighbor TV set, as this creates the probably of someone back home getting tired of waiting and actually doing it him/her self. He then sarcastically talks about how badly cut the meat must be once the person arrived, if indeed the people got tired and cut it themselves. This was a very good essay through which a person can really enjoy the sarcasm as soeme things are learned through the process.
By Russel Baker
This essay talk about the process of how to carve a turkey, as the writer explains the process he throws in some jokes in order to make the reading entertaining to the reader. He makes remarks all through his essay beginning with the first on where he tells the reader that if he/she notices that the knife is not cutting right, to give up and ask someone in the house why their knives are not kept in better carving conditions. Mr. Baker continuous speaks in sarcastic ways like when he tell the carver, that other options to rather than sharpening the knife is going around the neighborhood looking for one which is unlikely buy through this action the person may gain certain amount of things. First he says that the carver may indeed get to watch a football game at a neighbor TV set, as this creates the probably of someone back home getting tired of waiting and actually doing it him/her self. He then sarcastically talks about how badly cut the meat must be once the person arrived, if indeed the people got tired and cut it themselves. This was a very good essay through which a person can really enjoy the sarcasm as soeme things are learned through the process.
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