Monday, September 24, 2012
blog 3
A persons' cultural heritage can completely make or break who they are. How you are raised plays a big role in who you grow up to become. For example, at family gatherings and parties that a family has, if there is constantly alcohol and you are being offered a drink at all of these you may think that theres nothing wrong with drinking around your own friends as well. If your family is so against it and never offers a drink and make sure that you know how against it they are, when you go out you will have your parents words in your head and you will know right from wrong. Kids seem to grow up being who their parents are. This shows that depending on your family and their culutre, it plays a huge part in who you are. Drinking can either be nothing in a culture, or it can become a serious problem.
Wednesday, September 19, 2012
blog 2
I believe that "I Stand Here Ironing" was a very good story. It had emotion and interest in it. I liked reading it because you truly didn't know what would happen next. The story was a bit sad to see a family so torn up like that. However, it ended good and it made me realize to always rememer what i have and how happy and thankful I am to have it.
Thursday, September 13, 2012
blog #1 Man in the well
I chose to write about the story "The Man in the Well" because I felt that it had many different emotions and opinions on what was going on. I liked how it was one of those stories that you have to read multiple times to really understand what was going on. It made me think and wonder what was going on in the childrens minds.
1. The psychological reality of children and adults is a deep well within themselves that they cannot see into.
2. Even in their later years, people may have trouble forgiving themselves for bad things they did when they were young.
3. Within groups, people may engage in conduct that is wilder, stranger, or more uncivilized than their usual behavior when alone.
4. Children may have difficulty sharing the perspective of another person.
5. We should be more compassionate toward people who are trapped.
6. When dealing with an adult, even a helpless one, children may have in their minds images of parental authority that affect how they treat the person.
7. People project their fears or suspicions onto others, even those who do not actually pose a threat to them.
8. Children may fail to understand when an adult is in danger.
9. Children are capable of conspiring with one another against the adult world.
10. People need to see one another's faces if they are to trust one another.
I felt that the most important theme out of the 10 of these was "The psychological reality of children and adults is a deep well within themselves that they cannot see into." The reason that I picked this one is because it seemed to be the most logical. While I read the story I thought that there seemed to be a hidden message behind it that you had to determine yourself. Once I read the themes and saw this one, it made a lot of sence to me. Adults and children have two completely different lifestyles and thoughts and although they can sometimes understand one another, they view life in completely different ways. Children look at adults and can't completely read them or comprehend the way they think. If an adult walked past this well and heard the man, their first reaction would be to get help and do something to save him. Children get scared because they didn't really understand what happened to the man and they most likely weren't sure what to do. Their maturity isn't as high as an adults so they thought keeping this a secret would be the best idea.
This stuck out to be the next most important to me because of that fact that we all have regrets in life. Most of us have that one thing we've done that we always think about and can't let it go. The narrator of this story clearly was never comfertable with the situation. Even when he was little and discorvered this man in the well it was clear that at some points he wanted to get help because he was scared. Not getting help most likely made that man die. That's at least what I got out of reading this! As he grows up he has to always relive that moment and hold that terrible memory with him. That is one thing that is so important in life because doing something terrible can haunt you for years and start to tear you apart emotionally.
This third pick, was because through teenage years I've watched people change because of the peers they were around. Personal expieriance is always the best way to link yourself to a story. The narrator seemed as if he wanted to help this poor innocent man, yet everyone around him refused. He changed what his heart and mind said because of what other people thought and wanted. When your younger especially, you need to learn and remember to always be yourself. Letting the people you engage in conversation with change you and make you who you are is one of the worst things you can do. In the end, when your alone, that's who you are. Your always going to have the roots of where you came from. This is why its so important to not let people affect your personality.
"Children may have difficulty sharing the perspective of another person." This quote stuck out to me to be more important then other themes because as you get older is when you really know who you are and you start to understand yourself and other people. You start to learn more about life and trust and how to treat other people. When a situation like this appeared, the kids seemed like they didn't understand if this man was really in danger or if he was just a stranger that could have tried to harm them. They were terrified when he learned their names which shows us they clearly were scared of him.
I feel as if 'we should have more compassion to people who are trapped' explains itself. Whenever someone is in danger I wouldn't even double think if I should help them or not. It becomes common sence and common courtesy to me. The children may not have understood, but I truly don't believe theres any reason why they shouldn't of helped save this poor man.
This next theme was on the less important side for this particular story. They heard this helpless man and didn't really think of him as anything other than helpless. I feel like they assumed since he was an adult that couldn't do anything they didn't have to really treat him with respect. Also, if they grew up with a bad family that never really cared or helped them, they could have took after that and started treating people the same way which is why they didn't help the man.
The theme 'people project their fears or suspicions onto others, even those who do not actually pose a threat to them' is another less important theme for this story. Although the story did show fear with the children as well as the man, there was a bit of threat from the man to the kids. He tried to scare them and get them a bit freaked out once he realized they weren't going to help him.
Children may fail to understand when an adult is in anger is very logical in some situations, but in this story the kids were specifically told to get help. Even if they didn't get what was going on there is no reason why they didn't listen and grab one of their parents for some help. This theme didn't relate to much to the story because it seems to me that no matter what age you are, if someone is begging for help, you should have the respect and courtesy to help!
Children are capable of conspiring with one another against the adult world is very true! They always seem to gang up because it's more "fun" to them and they want to stick together for eachother. Although this theme makes very much sense, it isn't that relevant to the story and the other ones seemed much more important.
I do not agree with this last theme which is why I made it last. In order to trust you don't necissarily need to see the person face to face. Trust is formed however you make it, not by looking at one another. If you were to meet someone online and started really getting to know them and talking to them more and more every day you could eventually trust the person because they're still a big part of your life. Each theme in the order I wrote, to me, was important to semi-important to nothing.
1. The psychological reality of children and adults is a deep well within themselves that they cannot see into.
2. Even in their later years, people may have trouble forgiving themselves for bad things they did when they were young.
3. Within groups, people may engage in conduct that is wilder, stranger, or more uncivilized than their usual behavior when alone.
4. Children may have difficulty sharing the perspective of another person.
5. We should be more compassionate toward people who are trapped.
6. When dealing with an adult, even a helpless one, children may have in their minds images of parental authority that affect how they treat the person.
7. People project their fears or suspicions onto others, even those who do not actually pose a threat to them.
8. Children may fail to understand when an adult is in danger.
9. Children are capable of conspiring with one another against the adult world.
10. People need to see one another's faces if they are to trust one another.
I felt that the most important theme out of the 10 of these was "The psychological reality of children and adults is a deep well within themselves that they cannot see into." The reason that I picked this one is because it seemed to be the most logical. While I read the story I thought that there seemed to be a hidden message behind it that you had to determine yourself. Once I read the themes and saw this one, it made a lot of sence to me. Adults and children have two completely different lifestyles and thoughts and although they can sometimes understand one another, they view life in completely different ways. Children look at adults and can't completely read them or comprehend the way they think. If an adult walked past this well and heard the man, their first reaction would be to get help and do something to save him. Children get scared because they didn't really understand what happened to the man and they most likely weren't sure what to do. Their maturity isn't as high as an adults so they thought keeping this a secret would be the best idea.
This stuck out to be the next most important to me because of that fact that we all have regrets in life. Most of us have that one thing we've done that we always think about and can't let it go. The narrator of this story clearly was never comfertable with the situation. Even when he was little and discorvered this man in the well it was clear that at some points he wanted to get help because he was scared. Not getting help most likely made that man die. That's at least what I got out of reading this! As he grows up he has to always relive that moment and hold that terrible memory with him. That is one thing that is so important in life because doing something terrible can haunt you for years and start to tear you apart emotionally.
This third pick, was because through teenage years I've watched people change because of the peers they were around. Personal expieriance is always the best way to link yourself to a story. The narrator seemed as if he wanted to help this poor innocent man, yet everyone around him refused. He changed what his heart and mind said because of what other people thought and wanted. When your younger especially, you need to learn and remember to always be yourself. Letting the people you engage in conversation with change you and make you who you are is one of the worst things you can do. In the end, when your alone, that's who you are. Your always going to have the roots of where you came from. This is why its so important to not let people affect your personality.
"Children may have difficulty sharing the perspective of another person." This quote stuck out to me to be more important then other themes because as you get older is when you really know who you are and you start to understand yourself and other people. You start to learn more about life and trust and how to treat other people. When a situation like this appeared, the kids seemed like they didn't understand if this man was really in danger or if he was just a stranger that could have tried to harm them. They were terrified when he learned their names which shows us they clearly were scared of him.
I feel as if 'we should have more compassion to people who are trapped' explains itself. Whenever someone is in danger I wouldn't even double think if I should help them or not. It becomes common sence and common courtesy to me. The children may not have understood, but I truly don't believe theres any reason why they shouldn't of helped save this poor man.
This next theme was on the less important side for this particular story. They heard this helpless man and didn't really think of him as anything other than helpless. I feel like they assumed since he was an adult that couldn't do anything they didn't have to really treat him with respect. Also, if they grew up with a bad family that never really cared or helped them, they could have took after that and started treating people the same way which is why they didn't help the man.
The theme 'people project their fears or suspicions onto others, even those who do not actually pose a threat to them' is another less important theme for this story. Although the story did show fear with the children as well as the man, there was a bit of threat from the man to the kids. He tried to scare them and get them a bit freaked out once he realized they weren't going to help him.
Children may fail to understand when an adult is in anger is very logical in some situations, but in this story the kids were specifically told to get help. Even if they didn't get what was going on there is no reason why they didn't listen and grab one of their parents for some help. This theme didn't relate to much to the story because it seems to me that no matter what age you are, if someone is begging for help, you should have the respect and courtesy to help!
Children are capable of conspiring with one another against the adult world is very true! They always seem to gang up because it's more "fun" to them and they want to stick together for eachother. Although this theme makes very much sense, it isn't that relevant to the story and the other ones seemed much more important.
I do not agree with this last theme which is why I made it last. In order to trust you don't necissarily need to see the person face to face. Trust is formed however you make it, not by looking at one another. If you were to meet someone online and started really getting to know them and talking to them more and more every day you could eventually trust the person because they're still a big part of your life. Each theme in the order I wrote, to me, was important to semi-important to nothing.
Monday, September 10, 2012
I'm hoping that I get through all my college courses with an A average. All through highschool I did very well, but I know that in college 'well' isn't enough. I'm glad that I'm here at Stockton College because I really am enjoying it and love it. Hopefully things will keep going how they are now! My toughest class will most likely be this one because I'm not the best with research papers and writing. I will most likely have to try a lot harder and study a lot more for this class more so than any others.
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