Monday, April 16, 2007
Point of View: Shooting an Elephant
“seemingly the lead actor”
“an absurd puppet”
“he wears a mask”
“a conjurer about to perform a trick”
“posing dummy”
He uses these metaphors in order to describe a people, represent the scene as a theater where cultural characteristics play a fundamental role. Finally, he handle with irony when he explain that he was forced to shot the elephant, but if anything went wrong and then he describes what was in his mind in an irony manner. In summary, I liked because the event happened is represented with persuasives arguments using convincing techniques.
Television Addiction
Sunday, April 15, 2007
Observations: Two views of the Mississippi
Wednesday, April 11, 2007
Desmond Morris and Visual Sings
Sunday, March 25, 2007
Summary: “A Modest Proposal” by Jonathan Swift
About Property
Saturday, February 17, 2007
Symbol
Reality about Environmental Pollution
Suitable System
*Do a Reinforcement List or Procrastination List.
*Organize the list in order of the importance.
*Scheduling the task in order of the severity of the penalty.
*Set a goal.
Step by step she gives extraordinary examples with very good details. Also, she explains little tricks that people can use in order to obtain better result. I like the system that she has of the three “To Do” baskets because of her tendency to procrastinate. I think is a genial idea. She details what she does. It is amazing how these three baskets are a useful tool to obtain appropriate effectiveness. She explains that the first basket is for things for today. The second one is for after emergencies. And the third one is for everything else. She ends the essay with a subtitle “The Glorious sense of Accomplishment.” This part is an important advice that people should do. Reward yourself when something is done!
A Little Mess is OK!
Restorative Artist
In the essay “Embalming in the U.S.A.” J. Mitford explains the process what is done in order to prepare a body before it is held open house for a few days and then buried. In summary, the process is performed in several steps by the embalmer who the author refers to “restorative artist.” The author presents very good description of the following steps:
*Lay the body in the morgue or in the preparation room.
*Remove all the blood.
*Replaced the blood by the embalming fluid which is pumped through the arteries.
*The trocar is done.
*Restoration, the author classify this step in a way that the embalmer plays a roll of sculptor and cosmetician .
Step by step she explains every thing in great details. She develops a great process essay that the reader can become aware of surrounding embalming. And its execution involves steps that most people are unaware of this natural event, but it is probable that most reader would feel something uncomfortable due to it is extremely details. “A most extraordinary procedure” she refers to embalming. I really thing so!
Spectacular Turkey
Friday, January 26, 2007
Obervations
Tuesday, January 23, 2007
Reflexion
Thinking about "The Way to Rainy Mountain" by N. Scoot Momaday
Similarities and Differences Between two Great Essays
The major difference is in their plots. In “Salvation” the main character is a twelve-year-old boy, the scenario is a religious family, and the main message refers to the child’s mind that the can not do a just interpretation of metaphors as adult assume. On the other hand, in “A chase” the plot happens in the city, in the winter, and the main character is a seven-year-old girl who looking for actions on the street. She thinks and expresses her feelings of exhilaration and fear refers to the infant’s mind.