At the begginning I hate Eliezer for since they had been told the stories of the war and all, why wouldn't the believe Moshe the Beadle? After all, he had been there and you would have to concider that although his story might sound a little exagerated for they weren't, the people of Sighet had been told creepy horrible facts. Why wouldn't they believe in a witness then? Well, before anything, all the stories of the holocaust remind me of some very gore and twisted stories that I've read before now, I never stop feeling impressed by the torture that has been applyed to others throughout history and I'm gonna continue reading this novel now.
Hopefully his fathers dies in Buna for I dont like the way he acts so protuberant and fair yet he cares more about appereceses with the community than about spending time with his family being a loving emotional father.
martes
jueves
Paraphrasing ♥♠
Original text:
1. "The Antarctic is the vast source of cold on our planet, just as the sun is the source of our heat, and it exerts tremendous control on our climate," [Jacques] Cousteau told the camera. "The cold ocean water around Antarctica flows north to mix with warmer water from the tropics, and its upwellings help to cool both the surface water and our atmosphere. Yet the fragility of this regulating system is now threatened by human activity." From "Captain Cousteau," Audubon (May 1990):17.
Paraphrased text:
1. Captain Cousteau said in tape that just like the sun is a source of heat, the Antartic is a source of cold for our planet. The cold ocean around the Atlantic, he explain, flows north so that it can mix with warmer waters but since we, the human kind, are contaminating and ruining the earth, this cycle is becoming endagered. (Audbon May 1990)
Original Text:
2. The twenties were the years when drinking was against the law, and the law was a bad joke because everyone knew of a local bar where liquor could be had. They were the years when organized crime ruled the cities, and the police seemed powerless to do anything against it. Classical music was forgotten while jazz spread throughout the land, and men like Bix Beiderbecke, Louis Armstrong, and Count Basie became the heroes of the young. The flapper was born in the twenties, and with her bobbed hair and short skirts, she symbolized, perhaps more than anyone or anything else, America's break with the past. From Kathleen Yancey, English 102 Supplemental Guide (1989): 25.
Paraphrased text:
2. The twenties where years of change around the United States. Back then, the organized criminal groups, mafias, where in charge of the cities. The law was also disrespected and the authorities lost their power over the people. Jazz had come in sweeping away classical music, Louise Armstrong and Bix Beiderbecke became role models to the eyes of the youth, and woman responded and started wearing short skirts as well as bobbed hair and became in a way more open with the "flapper" movement. Maybe the tweinties have more to do with the United States' lost of their past roots. (Kathleen Yancey, 1985)
Original text:
3. Of the more than 1000 bicycling deaths each year, three-fourths are caused by head injuries. Half of those killed are school-age children. One study concluded that wearing a bike helmet can reduce the risk of head injury by 85 percent. In an accident, a bike helmet absorbs the shock and cushions the head. From "Bike Helmets: Unused Lifesavers," Consumer Reports (May 1990): 348.
Paraphrasing text:
3. There are many bicycle deaths each year and studies say that half of these deaths are school children. Also, many deaths are cause by head injuries yet there are ways to reduce the probability of getting a head injury while riding bikes. Study's concluded that wearing a bicycle helmet reduce by a high percentage the risk of a head injury since if an accident is to happen, the helmet protects the head and stops the shock of the hit. ("Bike Helmets: Unused Lifesavers" May 1990)
Original Text:
4. Matisse is the best painter ever at putting the viewer at the scene. He's the most realistic of all modern artists, if you admit the feel of the breeze as necessary to a landscape and the smell of oranges as essential to a still life. " depicts the well-known gateway Bab el Aassa, which pierces the southern wall of the city near the sultan's palace. With scrubby coats of ivory, aqua, blue, and rose delicately fenced by the liveliest gray outline in art history, Matisse gets the essence of a Tangier afternoon, including the subtle presence of the bowaab, the sentry who sits and surveys those who pass through the gate. From Peter Plagens, "Bright Lights." Newsweek (26 March 1990): 50.
Paraphrasing Text:
4. Matisse can be considered the best painter at creating image reality and he's the most sentimental and realistic modern painter. His work, "The Casbah Gate", inspired in a gateway near a Sultan's palace, with so many thoughtful and delightfully alive colours yet with dark lovely colours. Matisse has a dash of a inspiration and live in his paintings and the essence as well as the message of nature itself. ("Bright Lights" March 1990)
Original Text:
5. While the Sears Tower is arguably the greatest achievement in skyscraper engineering so far, it's unlikely that architects and engineers have abandoned the quest for the world's tallest building. The question is: Just how high can a building go? Structural engineer William LeMessurier has designed a skyscraper nearly one-half mile high, twice as tall as the Sears Tower. And architect Robert Sobel claims that existing technology could produce a 500-story building. From Ron Bachman, "Reaching for the Sky." Dial (May 1990): 15.
Paraphrased text:
5. The Sears towers might be considered one of the greatest goals in arquitecture till today.
1. "The Antarctic is the vast source of cold on our planet, just as the sun is the source of our heat, and it exerts tremendous control on our climate," [Jacques] Cousteau told the camera. "The cold ocean water around Antarctica flows north to mix with warmer water from the tropics, and its upwellings help to cool both the surface water and our atmosphere. Yet the fragility of this regulating system is now threatened by human activity." From "Captain Cousteau," Audubon (May 1990):17.
Paraphrased text:
1. Captain Cousteau said in tape that just like the sun is a source of heat, the Antartic is a source of cold for our planet. The cold ocean around the Atlantic, he explain, flows north so that it can mix with warmer waters but since we, the human kind, are contaminating and ruining the earth, this cycle is becoming endagered. (Audbon May 1990)
Original Text:
2. The twenties were the years when drinking was against the law, and the law was a bad joke because everyone knew of a local bar where liquor could be had. They were the years when organized crime ruled the cities, and the police seemed powerless to do anything against it. Classical music was forgotten while jazz spread throughout the land, and men like Bix Beiderbecke, Louis Armstrong, and Count Basie became the heroes of the young. The flapper was born in the twenties, and with her bobbed hair and short skirts, she symbolized, perhaps more than anyone or anything else, America's break with the past. From Kathleen Yancey, English 102 Supplemental Guide (1989): 25.
Paraphrased text:
2. The twenties where years of change around the United States. Back then, the organized criminal groups, mafias, where in charge of the cities. The law was also disrespected and the authorities lost their power over the people. Jazz had come in sweeping away classical music, Louise Armstrong and Bix Beiderbecke became role models to the eyes of the youth, and woman responded and started wearing short skirts as well as bobbed hair and became in a way more open with the "flapper" movement. Maybe the tweinties have more to do with the United States' lost of their past roots. (Kathleen Yancey, 1985)
Original text:
3. Of the more than 1000 bicycling deaths each year, three-fourths are caused by head injuries. Half of those killed are school-age children. One study concluded that wearing a bike helmet can reduce the risk of head injury by 85 percent. In an accident, a bike helmet absorbs the shock and cushions the head. From "Bike Helmets: Unused Lifesavers," Consumer Reports (May 1990): 348.
Paraphrasing text:
3. There are many bicycle deaths each year and studies say that half of these deaths are school children. Also, many deaths are cause by head injuries yet there are ways to reduce the probability of getting a head injury while riding bikes. Study's concluded that wearing a bicycle helmet reduce by a high percentage the risk of a head injury since if an accident is to happen, the helmet protects the head and stops the shock of the hit. ("Bike Helmets: Unused Lifesavers" May 1990)
Original Text:
4. Matisse is the best painter ever at putting the viewer at the scene. He's the most realistic of all modern artists, if you admit the feel of the breeze as necessary to a landscape and the smell of oranges as essential to a still life. " depicts the well-known gateway Bab el Aassa, which pierces the southern wall of the city near the sultan's palace. With scrubby coats of ivory, aqua, blue, and rose delicately fenced by the liveliest gray outline in art history, Matisse gets the essence of a Tangier afternoon, including the subtle presence of the bowaab, the sentry who sits and surveys those who pass through the gate. From Peter Plagens, "Bright Lights." Newsweek (26 March 1990): 50.
Paraphrasing Text:
4. Matisse can be considered the best painter at creating image reality and he's the most sentimental and realistic modern painter. His work, "The Casbah Gate", inspired in a gateway near a Sultan's palace, with so many thoughtful and delightfully alive colours yet with dark lovely colours. Matisse has a dash of a inspiration and live in his paintings and the essence as well as the message of nature itself. ("Bright Lights" March 1990)
Original Text:
5. While the Sears Tower is arguably the greatest achievement in skyscraper engineering so far, it's unlikely that architects and engineers have abandoned the quest for the world's tallest building. The question is: Just how high can a building go? Structural engineer William LeMessurier has designed a skyscraper nearly one-half mile high, twice as tall as the Sears Tower. And architect Robert Sobel claims that existing technology could produce a 500-story building. From Ron Bachman, "Reaching for the Sky." Dial (May 1990): 15.
Paraphrased text:
5. The Sears towers might be considered one of the greatest goals in arquitecture till today.
sábado
Exodus ♥♠
Exodus can also be interpreted as the liberation of the masses. The pharaoh was infested by plagues. The slaves where freed, and here Aaron and Moses where guiding them all to the promissed land that god made.
The story of the liberation of the choosen people following Moses trying to free themselves from the Pharaoh and the egyptians in general seemed to me very interesting since it infuences the religious beliefs strongly. Since a young age, we have been taught about Creationism and Evolution and the co-existing hate and like Adam and Eve, Moses is one of the most important beliefs of this theory but science has disproved things like "Moses broke the sea in two" and the like.
Well, I enjoyed the Exodus chapter since I believe alot in revolution and freedom which are in a way inspired in Moses and the Pharaoh. Also I have a deep seated disgust of slavery and forced labor because its not fair to discriminate people based on stereotypes.
The story of the liberation of the choosen people following Moses trying to free themselves from the Pharaoh and the egyptians in general seemed to me very interesting since it infuences the religious beliefs strongly. Since a young age, we have been taught about Creationism and Evolution and the co-existing hate and like Adam and Eve, Moses is one of the most important beliefs of this theory but science has disproved things like "Moses broke the sea in two" and the like.
Well, I enjoyed the Exodus chapter since I believe alot in revolution and freedom which are in a way inspired in Moses and the Pharaoh. Also I have a deep seated disgust of slavery and forced labor because its not fair to discriminate people based on stereotypes.
Genesis ♥♠
I've accidentally fallen behing on my blogs so I will create one for all of Genesis. The main idea of the complilations of Genesis is that God created it all and we must fallow that he intended us to follow. But it also reflects the flaws of
the human nature itself. For example, there are Adam and Eve are Cain and Abel. But it also shows the devotion and love there is with chapter's like those of Abram.
I really enjoyed the part of God wanting Abram to sacrifice Isaac to him since it shows a more evil true side of god as him instead of just giving also demanding from them something the cherish. It is also a defect on humans wanting to feel supperior and I guess we inherit it from god himself.
This reminds me of Noah's story which I liked since I find the particular story of the creator wanting to destroy his creations inoder of him to be able to be supperior again. Possibly this can be interpreted as God being afraid of his creation and wanted to stop harm b destroying it but yet he feels proud of a part of his creation so he lets some save themself from the faith of those who have sinned.
Then I remembered the story of Babel. I hated this story cause in addittion of not understanding it, it also confused everything I had read before. If it first says that humans are useless and we should kill them all accept for those few who haven't sinned, then why is it that these humans are so devoted if they knew not about Noah's story?
Anyway, I liked Adam and Eve story best. It was entretaing for some reason.
the human nature itself. For example, there are Adam and Eve are Cain and Abel. But it also shows the devotion and love there is with chapter's like those of Abram.
I really enjoyed the part of God wanting Abram to sacrifice Isaac to him since it shows a more evil true side of god as him instead of just giving also demanding from them something the cherish. It is also a defect on humans wanting to feel supperior and I guess we inherit it from god himself.
This reminds me of Noah's story which I liked since I find the particular story of the creator wanting to destroy his creations inoder of him to be able to be supperior again. Possibly this can be interpreted as God being afraid of his creation and wanted to stop harm b destroying it but yet he feels proud of a part of his creation so he lets some save themself from the faith of those who have sinned.
Then I remembered the story of Babel. I hated this story cause in addittion of not understanding it, it also confused everything I had read before. If it first says that humans are useless and we should kill them all accept for those few who haven't sinned, then why is it that these humans are so devoted if they knew not about Noah's story?
Anyway, I liked Adam and Eve story best. It was entretaing for some reason.
viernes
Myths 15 ♥♠
I read the Olympic Games, Daedalus, and Castor and Pollux. I didn't find anything of the olympic games that isn't still mentioned nowadays
Daedalus was the example of how important it was to have sharp wit and that even if you are gifted you should not try to be more than what you can be, or let your ego grow too high. The dangers of being better are increadible while as Castor and Pollux are heroes and are said to have bravety and great celestial connections. In other words, they were so praised the were linked to the divine and so it was not a strech tthat they became constellations.
Daedalus was the example of how important it was to have sharp wit and that even if you are gifted you should not try to be more than what you can be, or let your ego grow too high. The dangers of being better are increadible while as Castor and Pollux are heroes and are said to have bravety and great celestial connections. In other words, they were so praised the were linked to the divine and so it was not a strech tthat they became constellations.
martes
Myths 14 ♥♠
The myths I have read today are those of Pomona, Bacchus, and Adriane. Now the first and the last show how or what the "mytologers" imagened were the minds of woman;
- manipulative
- lovers
- complicated
- maleficious yet compasive
- imagineative
On the other hand you can compare it to the idea of man and to thought of the man ruling over woman and having the liberty to fool around in every sense without being aware or actualy caring about the consequences. Bacchus was the god of wine and in short words, parties. Here you see an underestimation of the women for if a woman commited adultery it wasn't well seem but if man did, well he was celbrated.
- manipulative
- lovers
- complicated
- maleficious yet compasive
- imagineative
On the other hand you can compare it to the idea of man and to thought of the man ruling over woman and having the liberty to fool around in every sense without being aware or actualy caring about the consequences. Bacchus was the god of wine and in short words, parties. Here you see an underestimation of the women for if a woman commited adultery it wasn't well seem but if man did, well he was celbrated.
jueves
Myths 13 ♥♠
I have read the myths of Callisto, Clymie and The Myrmidons. After taking the main idea of each you can see how important it was both for the romans and the greeks love, beauty, and honor.
Callisto was turned into a bear since June was "defending" her honor for she feared her husband would fall in love with Callisto's omnipotent beauty and Callisto then after years saw her son and remembered how much she love him because he was part of her family.
Clymtie was a gorgeous water nymph who fell in love with Apollo but since he was a god he didn't see her of honorable enough to behold and captivate the beauty of Apollo who dicided to pay no attention to her. Yet she pretty much starved herself from everything and sat on a rock to cry over her beloved forever being only able to see him when he took the sun out.
The Myrmidons were a group of people who at the end created a sociey yet they faced may obstacles regarding honor and still made it on to create a stable noticable.
Callisto was turned into a bear since June was "defending" her honor for she feared her husband would fall in love with Callisto's omnipotent beauty and Callisto then after years saw her son and remembered how much she love him because he was part of her family.
Clymtie was a gorgeous water nymph who fell in love with Apollo but since he was a god he didn't see her of honorable enough to behold and captivate the beauty of Apollo who dicided to pay no attention to her. Yet she pretty much starved herself from everything and sat on a rock to cry over her beloved forever being only able to see him when he took the sun out.
The Myrmidons were a group of people who at the end created a sociey yet they faced may obstacles regarding honor and still made it on to create a stable noticable.
Myths 12 ♥♠
I have read the myths of The Pygmies, The Griffin, and The Golden Fleece. Usually I make comparrisions between them and come down to a bottom line which is the argument of my blog but to relate these myths I would en up with a communal blog post but reading these myths I see that th Roman and the Greeks didn't inted for them to be realted and compared. The were intended to give them, the people, a sense of security and peace since they would feel that these gods and majestic creatures were looking up at them and they were beeing taken care of every moment.
Myths 11 ♥♠
I have read the myths of Hero and Leander, Minerva, and The wedding feast and made conections between them that I found very interesting. The thought of Minerva defending hermself and being stronger than many man by going to war giving up on the support of a male y amusing as well as in Hero and Leander, love is coming in the way of their destiny's causing them to change somewhat lots and finally, at the wedding feast, it shows the power and commitment of war and love since I see they always relate. Lovers lost their couples in wars and nowaday also and it will continue happening since for World Peace there would be a war ironically.
miércoles
Myths 10 ♥♠
Phaeton, Midas, and Latona And The Rustics have in common all that punishment and hate from the god and goddessses towards the humans. These comes down to what we call today a "Popularity Contest". Back then, if a god was imponent and adoreded it was acceptable for these to punish the human race who were those who gave them so much power and importance to the gods.
I compare it to:
- If there is a really girl who has a curious peculiar beauty who isn't very social and a gorggeus girl who isn't very bright but has many friends which were you to pick to spend a day with?? Probably the pretty girl since because she has so many friends she must be really nice but you find out after she speaks only about herslef for 24 hours straight that at least half of her "friends" are people who just worship her beauty. And probably you realize the smart girl is an awesome person. Yet still, you will care more for the pretty girl and thus for her happiness.
Why??
Because you see something in the pretty girl that makes you want to make her happy since she is "better" than you.
And sadly, this won't ever change. Life itself is a popularity contest.
I compare it to:
- If there is a really girl who has a curious peculiar beauty who isn't very social and a gorggeus girl who isn't very bright but has many friends which were you to pick to spend a day with?? Probably the pretty girl since because she has so many friends she must be really nice but you find out after she speaks only about herslef for 24 hours straight that at least half of her "friends" are people who just worship her beauty. And probably you realize the smart girl is an awesome person. Yet still, you will care more for the pretty girl and thus for her happiness.
Why??
Because you see something in the pretty girl that makes you want to make her happy since she is "better" than you.
And sadly, this won't ever change. Life itself is a popularity contest.
domingo
Myths 9 ♥♠
Today I read the myths of Nisus and Scylla, Echo and Narcissus, and Clytie and I once again found they connect it all thru love. But in these you can see who when what you love the most is put to a test of danger which they must overcome.
I mostly liked the ideas of platonic love like the flower and the sun captives me and makes me see how much the greeks and romans influenced us in modern day ideas such as books, music, and even sayings.
jueves
Myths 8 ♥♠
I read the myths of Dryope, Venus and Adonis, and Cupid and Psyche. I found that between these myths and as well as in all the other ones there is always a notacable speck of irony. William Shakespeare's stories and plays base themselves on an ironic event or happening and you can see that many of his writting relate to myths and ancient stories and characters. For example, you can see a similiarity between the stories of "Romeo and Juliet" and "Pyramus and Thisbe" as well as in these stories which have alot to do with modern day tales.
Elements like jelousy, love, hate, vengance, punishment, and belief are used as much and as well now as then.
Elements like jelousy, love, hate, vengance, punishment, and belief are used as much and as well now as then.
viernes
Myths 7 ♥♠
The myths I read are Prometheus and Pandora, Pyramus and Thysbe, and Cephalus and Procis. What I most noticed about these stories is that the idea and importance of love back then and now hasn't changed. Since always it has been said that love can take anything and that everyone has an equal that will fullfill them and make them "whole".
Love has always given people hope and in a way throught history everywhere people have died in the name of love for there are also gods and goddesses of love so this made me think alot about how culture has changed from then to today and how the importance of feelings has changed but neverless lost its importance.
Myths 6 ♥♠
I read the first myths that base themselves on prohibited love and the one I most enjoyed was Apollo and Daphne. The way Apollo thinks he is unvincible and insults a smaller and physically weaker being who has a greater power than him and can make him loose his mind.
I find it so peculiar and interesting the way Cupid act so calm and sweet, like a child and then attacks Apollo back because of the insults not physicaly but mentally and crushing his heart to shreds. When Cupid sends his arrow to Apollo, he intends for Apollo to fall in love and not be conressponded to prove his supperiority to his family member as I found out after creating the god's family tree but anyway, when he, Cupid, sends an arrow to Apollo's beloved so she would reject Apollo I interpret this as the strenght of the small.
It is the law of life in a sentence, survival of the fittess. But in this story you can see that they fittess won't always be the one you expect. In the animal kingdom, the lion is thought to be the king of the jungle but the mouse in common folk tales saves the lion from its undefiable death. Yet, what if the mouse doesn't want to save the lion and preffers to run off?
Life is like a box of chocolates... you never know what you're gonna get..
I find it so peculiar and interesting the way Cupid act so calm and sweet, like a child and then attacks Apollo back because of the insults not physicaly but mentally and crushing his heart to shreds. When Cupid sends his arrow to Apollo, he intends for Apollo to fall in love and not be conressponded to prove his supperiority to his family member as I found out after creating the god's family tree but anyway, when he, Cupid, sends an arrow to Apollo's beloved so she would reject Apollo I interpret this as the strenght of the small.
It is the law of life in a sentence, survival of the fittess. But in this story you can see that they fittess won't always be the one you expect. In the animal kingdom, the lion is thought to be the king of the jungle but the mouse in common folk tales saves the lion from its undefiable death. Yet, what if the mouse doesn't want to save the lion and preffers to run off?
Life is like a box of chocolates... you never know what you're gonna get..
jueves
Myths 5 ♥♠
I read the myths of Troy, its fall, and the Illiad. It made me think alot about Social Studies last year where we studied these stories and I recalled a discussion that lasted a few clases to know if Homer was real and his story should be reliable. This I began thinking again and since we have been working with the thoughts of rhetoric arguments I can find both pros and cons to trust and distrust this story.
Using logic, the story has changed alot throughout the years and the authors that have re-told it may have changed it to fit their idea of troy making me think that maybe Homer was told this story and wrote it or you can see it as Homer living at the time and the writting being passed down to everyone being a very antique and historical text. But this also has its catch: translations aren't always exact and Homer might not even be a real person.
Using ethos, the story changes alot in the diferent versions of it and appeals to each "kind" of person. For example, there are very romantic versions of Paris and Helen for romantic people while there are very action versions of the story for those who like thrills but in the end my question is, what really happened?
And with pathos they make you feel a splash of emotions which are constantly changing like if the story was written by different people with different points of view.
In a short conclusion Troy was an empire, the prince stole the queen os Greece's heart, she eloped with him to Troy, her husband followed her and attacked the kingdom of Troy, Troy lost the battle because of Greece's trickery, Homer heard and saw it all and wrote it down.
Using logic, the story has changed alot throughout the years and the authors that have re-told it may have changed it to fit their idea of troy making me think that maybe Homer was told this story and wrote it or you can see it as Homer living at the time and the writting being passed down to everyone being a very antique and historical text. But this also has its catch: translations aren't always exact and Homer might not even be a real person.
Using ethos, the story changes alot in the diferent versions of it and appeals to each "kind" of person. For example, there are very romantic versions of Paris and Helen for romantic people while there are very action versions of the story for those who like thrills but in the end my question is, what really happened?
And with pathos they make you feel a splash of emotions which are constantly changing like if the story was written by different people with different points of view.
In a short conclusion Troy was an empire, the prince stole the queen os Greece's heart, she eloped with him to Troy, her husband followed her and attacked the kingdom of Troy, Troy lost the battle because of Greece's trickery, Homer heard and saw it all and wrote it down.
Rhethoric ♥♠
From: http://www.nytimes.com/2007/09/14/washington/14prexy.html?hp
“Once again, the president failed to provide either a plan to successfully end the war or a convincing rationale to continue it,” said Mr. Reed, an author of a Democratic proposal that would withdraw most combat troops by next spring, but still leave a significant force in Iraq to provide training and security.
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This part is more emotional and arguing with someone's point of view about something.
From: http://www.nytimes.com/2007/09/14/travel/escapes/14YOUR.html?ref?8dpc
"Second-home owners should take extra care when winterizing a swimming pool."
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This is arguing with logic because it says why someone should do something that seams pretty reasonable and is backed up by other statements wich are convincing.
From: http://www.nytimes.com/2007/09/14/business/14econ.html?hp
"There are signs that consumers are beginning to be more cautious as a result of the turmoil in the credit markets."
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I would have to say this is mostly anti-rhethoric because it bases itself on a data that is not confirmed and it doesn't give a persuasive opinion.
From: http://www.nytimes.com/2007/09/12/books/12grimes.html?_r=1&ref=books&oref=slogin
"In this fevered atmosphere Mr. Chapman flourished like an exotic flower."
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This part of the writting intends for the reader to understand because of common knowledge what it means logically.
From: http://travel.nytimes.com/2007/09/14/travel/escapes/14revel.html?8dpc
"In the Canadian mountains, plenty of wide-open spaces remain within reach."
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This plays with logic and emotion since it gives a feeling of trust and knows what the people want and like as well as the people infere from the quote and understand it by contrasting it to other knowledge.
“Once again, the president failed to provide either a plan to successfully end the war or a convincing rationale to continue it,” said Mr. Reed, an author of a Democratic proposal that would withdraw most combat troops by next spring, but still leave a significant force in Iraq to provide training and security.
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This part is more emotional and arguing with someone's point of view about something.
From: http://www.nytimes.com/2007/09/14/travel/escapes/14YOUR.html?ref?8dpc
"Second-home owners should take extra care when winterizing a swimming pool."
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This is arguing with logic because it says why someone should do something that seams pretty reasonable and is backed up by other statements wich are convincing.
From: http://www.nytimes.com/2007/09/14/business/14econ.html?hp
"There are signs that consumers are beginning to be more cautious as a result of the turmoil in the credit markets."
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I would have to say this is mostly anti-rhethoric because it bases itself on a data that is not confirmed and it doesn't give a persuasive opinion.
From: http://www.nytimes.com/2007/09/12/books/12grimes.html?_r=1&ref=books&oref=slogin
"In this fevered atmosphere Mr. Chapman flourished like an exotic flower."
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This part of the writting intends for the reader to understand because of common knowledge what it means logically.
From: http://travel.nytimes.com/2007/09/14/travel/escapes/14revel.html?8dpc
"In the Canadian mountains, plenty of wide-open spaces remain within reach."
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This plays with logic and emotion since it gives a feeling of trust and knows what the people want and like as well as the people infere from the quote and understand it by contrasting it to other knowledge.
Myths 4 ♥♠
I have read the stories of Atalanta, Meleager, and Hercules and I would like to speak about their inclinations of the femenine power and female revolution. But also I thought of the oppsression to the women. For example, Atalanta and Meleanger sufferend and went trhew much more than Hercules being mortals who had the power of the gods in them but anyway Hercules is thought as more important since he is a guy and he is Zeus son and is even made into a Disney movie.
The role of women today in some places is as much as it used to be back then and even less. They saw them as baby-makers and maids that where there to cook, clean and fornicate with and for men but if you see it today, some girls are brought up with the idea that women must get married and be house-maids for their children.
I believe in the revolution of the femenine power like if a man can be a lawyer or a doctor, why can't a woman do the same? I quote an unkown artist:
- "A woman can do all a man can and do it in high heels."
The role of women today in some places is as much as it used to be back then and even less. They saw them as baby-makers and maids that where there to cook, clean and fornicate with and for men but if you see it today, some girls are brought up with the idea that women must get married and be house-maids for their children.
I believe in the revolution of the femenine power like if a man can be a lawyer or a doctor, why can't a woman do the same? I quote an unkown artist:
- "A woman can do all a man can and do it in high heels."
Myths 3 ♥♠
I read the myths of Marsyas, Linus, and Thamyris in page 155 and notice something that I believe is unfair, cruel, and classist in all senses. In the myths they give a lot of importance to the titans, the gods, the monsters, the evil creatures, the children of the gods, the magical beings, are given alot of importance and are seen as imponent creatures that must be respected by humans.
But I think to myself, if humans dont respoect themselves, why respect greatures we are unsure if are real_ In fact, if humans dont respect themselves making the human specie look as a mindless follower, then why should the gods respect us?
The humans made the gods seem so invencible why did they hate us so much that they destroyed our selfestem and beliefs making us give up so much for them when it is because of us that they were so powerful.
But I think to myself, if humans dont respoect themselves, why respect greatures we are unsure if are real_ In fact, if humans dont respect themselves making the human specie look as a mindless follower, then why should the gods respect us?
The humans made the gods seem so invencible why did they hate us so much that they destroyed our selfestem and beliefs making us give up so much for them when it is because of us that they were so powerful.
Myths 2 ♥♠
I read Perseus' myths. Perseus is the image of a socially accepted young man and met the standars the society had put up back then. I compared it to the today status quo between the people and what the society, as well as all of those around, expect from teenagers. Perseus could be thought of a today role model:
- pleased the gods
- pleased his parents
- married a wonderful lady
- was accepted by those they looked up to
- endangered himself for everyone else and the nation
Nowadays, as the thoughts of revolution and evolution have come so fast to youngsters, these are no longer their main goals even thought they are similar to that of the oppresing community that surrounds us all. For example, today the teenagers no longer care about religion as much and dont necesarily believe the same as their parents even if those are the same thoughts they were brought up with.
I thought also of a modern day Perseus and it probably he would be dead. Group Presure, psycological presure, family and social pressure is so high now and so different each from each it would have killed him. I mean, a person cannot have flawless grades as well as being accepted by those around him as an equal and be the role model example for his siblings who have different thoughts and believes.
- pleased the gods
- pleased his parents
- married a wonderful lady
- was accepted by those they looked up to
- endangered himself for everyone else and the nation
Nowadays, as the thoughts of revolution and evolution have come so fast to youngsters, these are no longer their main goals even thought they are similar to that of the oppresing community that surrounds us all. For example, today the teenagers no longer care about religion as much and dont necesarily believe the same as their parents even if those are the same thoughts they were brought up with.
I thought also of a modern day Perseus and it probably he would be dead. Group Presure, psycological presure, family and social pressure is so high now and so different each from each it would have killed him. I mean, a person cannot have flawless grades as well as being accepted by those around him as an equal and be the role model example for his siblings who have different thoughts and believes.
lunes
Myths ♥♠
I read the stories of what the people thought where the "monsters" and the most important where the sphynx, the elfs, and the sea creatures. I think this is because they represent freedom and fear since the sphynx was huge, the elfs when angered could be tricky and the sea creatures when they felt danger could attack and cause disgrace to the people, especially the sailors and travelers.
The giatns, centaurus, and pegasus were looked up to more as creatures of good fortune and, in the language of Mythology, they were more respected and accepted by the people since they where noble for strange reasons like being a part human or being able to give wealth and health to those that encountered them.
The giatns, centaurus, and pegasus were looked up to more as creatures of good fortune and, in the language of Mythology, they were more respected and accepted by the people since they where noble for strange reasons like being a part human or being able to give wealth and health to those that encountered them.
domingo
Gilgamesh 4 and Final ♥♠
At the beggining of this reading you can sense Gilgamesh selfish worries of his mortal side which can die. His fear of ending his life because of his mortal side being attacked were continuosly growing reflecting on his dreams so he does a very socity thing which is go for help to the gods as religion and society teach us since we are young since superiors can do everything for us.
This fills Gilgamesh with a desire to become a god so he can be granted immortality. I would think that all this argument between the gods was to enphizises the point of Gilgamesh was remembering Endiku and thats the reason he was choking, even though they weren't real brothers, they had made a commitment to each other and Gilgamesh had failed both Endiku and himself in the darkness were he could finally accept it and understand his mortal human side.
When Gilgamesh ends his grieveing of Endiku, he still cannot answer to himself if he must also end like that, if he must also die which I think is the reason he asks why in the first place is he here if he will have to leave which is something he and the tavern keeper, Veiled, and the boatman, Urshànabi, in between lines explain to him.
"Two people, who are companions, they..."
The end of Gilgamesh from page 62 to 85 and the rest I found confussing since you see then the real Gilgamesh and how sensible he is to all that around him like death and love. I recalled how at the beggining he felt so brave and powerful but after seeing that he wasn't completly god as he thought he could get to be, Gilgamesh I believe falls into a complete depression causing Endiku to come back from the dead where he has been and save him, Gilgamesh that had been the ruler of rulers and king from kings, from himself.
This fills Gilgamesh with a desire to become a god so he can be granted immortality. I would think that all this argument between the gods was to enphizises the point of Gilgamesh was remembering Endiku and thats the reason he was choking, even though they weren't real brothers, they had made a commitment to each other and Gilgamesh had failed both Endiku and himself in the darkness were he could finally accept it and understand his mortal human side.
When Gilgamesh ends his grieveing of Endiku, he still cannot answer to himself if he must also end like that, if he must also die which I think is the reason he asks why in the first place is he here if he will have to leave which is something he and the tavern keeper, Veiled, and the boatman, Urshànabi, in between lines explain to him.
"Two people, who are companions, they..."
The end of Gilgamesh from page 62 to 85 and the rest I found confussing since you see then the real Gilgamesh and how sensible he is to all that around him like death and love. I recalled how at the beggining he felt so brave and powerful but after seeing that he wasn't completly god as he thought he could get to be, Gilgamesh I believe falls into a complete depression causing Endiku to come back from the dead where he has been and save him, Gilgamesh that had been the ruler of rulers and king from kings, from himself.
Gilgamesh 3 ♥♠
What I most enjoyed from this part of the reading was the simple way Endiku died and you he takes the feeling of fear towards death humanity has developed and he interprets it against the human nature. I think the reason Gilgamesh feels very alone after Endiku's death and decides to compasate his depression by showing his wealth in honor of Endiku for this is the noble way Gilgamesh was brought up.
I was impressed by the way Endiku at the feels so in a way surprised and dissapointed when the gods decide he should die for fullfilling a mission that was commanded by one of those gods itself. By the way Endiku cursed the people that took him to Endiku, especially to the temple prostitude where once again the story changes to show that she was "special" since she brought him to Gilgamesh, showing him as the center of everything even in Endiku's moment.
I was impressed by the way Endiku at the feels so in a way surprised and dissapointed when the gods decide he should die for fullfilling a mission that was commanded by one of those gods itself. By the way Endiku cursed the people that took him to Endiku, especially to the temple prostitude where once again the story changes to show that she was "special" since she brought him to Gilgamesh, showing him as the center of everything even in Endiku's moment.
jueves
Gilgamesh 2 ♥♠
Since the beggining of the trip Gilgamesh and Endiku started, Gilgamesh had those strange yet forgunate dreams but he had already "seen" when Endiku would appear so al these dreams become more occurent everytime Gilgamesh sleeps I believe they will develop an important role in the story. This part of the you notice also enphazises alot on the gods and the demons in a very existencialist way, very religious also. For example, when Gilgamesh calls Shamash for bravery as he passes the demond of fear Huwawa and who these control al the natural phenomenas.
But you must also notice the way that Endiku is still attached to his wild roots. When Gilgamesh is "attacked" by the demon in the forest Endiku new he was evil even if he said everything to Gilgamesh. This part might also have alot to do with knowing your culture, where you are from, and remembering this.
I also thought alot about Ishtar the goddess of love. Religion always gives the idea of love very tender and sweet but she being the goddess of it can be shown to be very cold and cruel, even very luxurious for she didn't love Giglamesh, I believe she thought she did just like she thought she loved Tammuz the slain. My conclusion about her is that she was so filled with hate for having to love it all good and evil she stopped loving herself and had to protect her image, her feelings, her identidy somehow, maybe by asking Anu the Bull of Heaven to destroy Gilgamesh. Ishtar can represet, I think, the cruelty of love when its gone and turns into hate of itself.
But you must also notice the way that Endiku is still attached to his wild roots. When Gilgamesh is "attacked" by the demon in the forest Endiku new he was evil even if he said everything to Gilgamesh. This part might also have alot to do with knowing your culture, where you are from, and remembering this.
I also thought alot about Ishtar the goddess of love. Religion always gives the idea of love very tender and sweet but she being the goddess of it can be shown to be very cold and cruel, even very luxurious for she didn't love Giglamesh, I believe she thought she did just like she thought she loved Tammuz the slain. My conclusion about her is that she was so filled with hate for having to love it all good and evil she stopped loving herself and had to protect her image, her feelings, her identidy somehow, maybe by asking Anu the Bull of Heaven to destroy Gilgamesh. Ishtar can represet, I think, the cruelty of love when its gone and turns into hate of itself.
Gilgamesh 1 ♥♠
I interpreted the first part of Enkidu as the counter part of Gilgamesh, instead of being royalty being himself in the wild, but when they reacted to each other as they did wresteling trying to defeat its equal but then noticing they were both "part of the same person" and boarding into such a dangerous trip I think will make them realize who much more they are alike. Endiku seems to complement the lack of Gilgamesh in nature and wild spirit but, likewise, Gilgamesh seems to be the part of Endiku that should have been broght up in a civilized kingdom.
lunes
Welcome.. ♥♠
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