There are many stages of writing in which have great techniques to use but global revision definitely seems to be the most under used correctly and overlooked. I have realized a different concept of how global revision is used than I had prior to chapter three reading. We all know that writing never emerges perfectly from our minds with clarity and organization and we must travel through a series of stages to the final product. I also see how global revision and proofreading can be thought of as one in the same and I think it is important to separate these processes of revising and editing. There is definitely an overlap in the two but revision is a continual process of writing and re-writing where editing or proofreading focuses on grammar once you have a draft.
Global revision is revising and redrafting a paper till its right, you review the overall paper looking at the bigger picture, how it flows and the main point having clarity which may mean changing the direction of the paper. In a nutshell I see this as a revision where you review and change the ideas, reasoning and conclusions of a paper which it is mentioned is the process that is often resisted. This is important in clarifying the introduction, thesis and main point of a paper so that it is clear enough.
Editing is proofreading attending to the detail and usually this is done once you are happy with the idea and flow of the paper. This is done after you have done everything else; this is also the integral part of the paper. I learned great techniques on how to proofread properly in this chapter and wished I would have known them when I was doing the first essay. They include: don’t read large sections because you will miss a lot, read the paper aloud to find repetitions and missing links, use a hard copy to proofread rather than a computer screen it is useful!! Spell check is not your best friend although useful it cannot be relied on alone, because if you don’t have the right word it may not catch this.
My last point is that global revision in the book suggests that in this revising process we look at the paper fresh so that we see it again but in the view of our audience to make our point consistent. Going forward I will definitely attempt to use global revision to my advantage with more clarity of how the process is used.
Wednesday, February 23, 2011
Week Six "Coming Home Again"
“Coming Home Again” response: c. what’s the importance of food in this essay?
This story was so real…about a man whose family is united through his mother, who dies of stomach cancer and the family seems to fall apart.
Lee shares the food his mother cooks throughout the story as the symbolism of his mother’s tool to keep the family together. Lee knows that even when he is at boarding school, knowing he hates to be with his parents when he tastes his mother’s food he feels happy. Lee felt he bonded with his mother when he watched her cook this food was the force that brought the family together.
Everyone had their own seat at the dining table, this was the time the family came together in order. Lee’s mother always sat next to the stove as he mentioned in the story, his father on her right, on his father’s right he sat Chang-Rae Lee and then his sister sat to the right of him. The table filled with food and plates, everything seeming right as they ate and conversed together.
When Lee’s mother was stricken with cancer and could no longer sit and eat the food with the family they seemed to separate, especially after she died his sister moved back out of the house. Lee stayed in the house with his father and they continued sharing the meals now Lee made from watching his mother all those years. Nothing seemed the same, he states the color of the food was wrong and so was the taste…the touch of his mother was gone, he realized she was more than the family cook, she was their bond that kept them as a family unit, that connected them through food she made everything taste delectable.
This story was so real…about a man whose family is united through his mother, who dies of stomach cancer and the family seems to fall apart.
Lee shares the food his mother cooks throughout the story as the symbolism of his mother’s tool to keep the family together. Lee knows that even when he is at boarding school, knowing he hates to be with his parents when he tastes his mother’s food he feels happy. Lee felt he bonded with his mother when he watched her cook this food was the force that brought the family together.
Everyone had their own seat at the dining table, this was the time the family came together in order. Lee’s mother always sat next to the stove as he mentioned in the story, his father on her right, on his father’s right he sat Chang-Rae Lee and then his sister sat to the right of him. The table filled with food and plates, everything seeming right as they ate and conversed together.
When Lee’s mother was stricken with cancer and could no longer sit and eat the food with the family they seemed to separate, especially after she died his sister moved back out of the house. Lee stayed in the house with his father and they continued sharing the meals now Lee made from watching his mother all those years. Nothing seemed the same, he states the color of the food was wrong and so was the taste…the touch of his mother was gone, he realized she was more than the family cook, she was their bond that kept them as a family unit, that connected them through food she made everything taste delectable.
Thursday, February 17, 2011
Week five Chapter two Rules for Writer's
A rough draft is a collaboration of ideas and thoughts you gather and flesh out on paper, you add and delete material until you are satisfied that your work is complete and then you write your final draft.
You start a rough draft out with a good thesis statement including a summary of what my paper is about; this forms your topic paragraph or your introduction. This was also the main point of this section of the chapter. The chapter also mentioned a few common mistakes that are made when writing good thesis statements. Hacker suggested that your thesis is as specific as possible with good supporting detail making the topic clear.
The next point of the chapter was the body of the rough draft which is developed to support your thesis in a clear concise structure so that the readers understand your point. I found it interesting to learn to approach my rough draft in sections meaning not pay as much attention to the flow in the beginning and that these sections of paragraphs will be grouped or clustered together through the revision process toward writing my final draft.
Basically the rough draft is the place to only worry about focusing on your ideas from your research not to worry about sentence structure, punctuation, spelling or logical statements.
The last point was to attempt a conclusion or summarize the essay’s key points by wrapping up the essay. Also it was suggested to come back to review my introduction and conclusion after I have written them and see how my thesis statement is supported and concluded and I may need to slightly make changes to my thesis statement at this point.
I will use the information I learned this week in my rough draft by clustering and grouping the information in the body of my rough draft and then create an outline to follow and start placing the clusters and groups into the outline as I build my rough draft.
You start a rough draft out with a good thesis statement including a summary of what my paper is about; this forms your topic paragraph or your introduction. This was also the main point of this section of the chapter. The chapter also mentioned a few common mistakes that are made when writing good thesis statements. Hacker suggested that your thesis is as specific as possible with good supporting detail making the topic clear.
The next point of the chapter was the body of the rough draft which is developed to support your thesis in a clear concise structure so that the readers understand your point. I found it interesting to learn to approach my rough draft in sections meaning not pay as much attention to the flow in the beginning and that these sections of paragraphs will be grouped or clustered together through the revision process toward writing my final draft.
Basically the rough draft is the place to only worry about focusing on your ideas from your research not to worry about sentence structure, punctuation, spelling or logical statements.
The last point was to attempt a conclusion or summarize the essay’s key points by wrapping up the essay. Also it was suggested to come back to review my introduction and conclusion after I have written them and see how my thesis statement is supported and concluded and I may need to slightly make changes to my thesis statement at this point.
I will use the information I learned this week in my rough draft by clustering and grouping the information in the body of my rough draft and then create an outline to follow and start placing the clusters and groups into the outline as I build my rough draft.
Thursday, February 10, 2011
Essay 1 Image Rough Draft
A rainbow image will appear as a mirror image in the voluminous down fall of this water.
So, how do you create a magic moment or describe an image or modeling of language to someone as if their blindfolded, I would do it something like this…
This water is sometimes called cataracts that arise from an abrupt steepening of a river channel which causes the flow of water to drop vertically into a good size body of water. A waterfall is characterized as a great erosive power with a downward flow.
Another option is to just hand them a book without any words just pictures…Waterfalls offer a unique opportunity although I have been told they are a more challenging image to capture a picture of. Their image gives me a gentle attitude with an aggressive natural look that is strong and forceful.
Some of the most beautiful places on earth are the mountains of western North Carolina where there are miles and miles of hundreds of waterfalls, most high up in the mountains that you have to hike to see. The rocks are slippery and you wouldn’t want to attempt to climb the ones around the waterfalls, or cross the streams or swim at the top of a waterfall it is too dangerous.
I still remember the Catawba Falls it’s a very steep tricky goat trail down to the base of the lower drop, as you come to the creek crossing where you get your feet wet there are fallen trees with big rocks which make it a bit easier to cross. At the base there is another trail heading up the right side of the waterfall that is very steep but gives you a closer view of parts of the waterfall it is an amazing as it cascades for more than 100 feet. Look for the rope part way up as well as solid roots and rocks to hold onto they will assist the hike. Keep in mind though going down is trickier than coming up, I use to go every year and hoped that they would build a trail that swings around which would make the access to the upper fall much safer.
Although, since I was a teenager Wachlella Falls in the Columbia River Gorge in Oregon has been my favorite. It’s usually not very crowded and one of the most beautiful in this area, there are many good view points of these falls but my preference is from up high where you see the water plunge down into the canyon into fountains of pools. There is also a huge cave behind the waterfall which gives it a dark shadow, mysterious feel with a steep canyon background a thundering sound of the water hitting bottom and it is all well worth the hike and the view. The sound of this waterfall you can hear from a mile away, the splashing water you feel as if you were standing in front of it.
What is the meaning of a waterfall, a rebirth that offers a rejuvenating cleansing or a dream interpretation of falling water that is a phenomenon of water flowing in a river channel encountering a vertical drop. The deeper meaning of a waterfall is the dream interpretation I mentioned which one becomes curious of this mass water and goes after it or pursues it and it is not going to last a long time till the next downfall and it will end abruptly to me this is the image of a waterfall.
For instance, I ask you to remember the word “waterfall” you automatically envision a mental image of a waterfall. But, suppose you didn’t have that mental image to envision you would need to rely on my efforts to identify the mental image for you. So, I will continue doing this with my words as I have been above.
There are definitely much smaller images of waterfalls then what I have displayed in my interpretation and descriptions, these are called cascades and these are waterfalls that are lesser steepness and smaller in height traveling down the same type of river channel and encounters a vertical drop in the channel bed just as a more massive waterfall would. There are many shapes and sizes of waterfalls or these massive downward flows of water but everyone fits either of two categories the first is a river waterfall which it wider than tall and handles a high volume of water and never goes dry. The other is a steam waterfall found on a mountain stream it is higher than it is wide, its flow is small to medium and it does go dry during certain months of the year. Whichever type the waterfall the features is what gives the significant image and description of a waterfall.
A waterfall to me is calming, spectacular, magnificent, powerful and breathtaking, even majestically tranquil and peaceful if you will, but it is continuous as it tumbles, spills and cascades like an intense freedom of water with a sound that is roaring, thunderous, loud and pounding as it rushes down with force.
There is a mystical amusement a waterfall represents to me, an exuberance that is an uninhibited outpour of creative energy that celebrates life. I dream of them, have passion for them, my interpretation is a magic melody of mother nature that at times gives an excitement of emotional overwhelm but yet a subtle touch of comfort. This is the significant connection waterfalls have to my identity and sense of self. There are also so many dimensions to a waterfall as well as myself, spiritually searching for peace and finding it within a waterfall it has time and rhythm which is my connection to earth. All my experiences in life I can portray as a huge waterfall recording my life events as a waterfall paves its path of its life I shall as well through my life. There is a strong healing that a moving waterfall has that is so realistic and similar to my-self healing of mind and body from its soothing sounds of nature that calms and relaxes me. These are reasons I can see myself mirrored as a waterfall in a euphoric feeling. Waterfalls are competent, capable; they are responsible in their collaboration much the same way my sense of self is to me. They have a strength and optimism of possibilities which provokes their movement, change, power, flow, potential, creativity and freedom just as I have in myself identity.
Waterfalls have central frameworks similar to myself, they are natural and build environments that are connected to the past and present the same way I am.
I believe in the meaning of waterfall dreaming…I interpretate it an emotional release, a fulfillment of deserving what you are wishing for. The meaning to me represents an unconscious emotion that is positive but suggesting to cleanse psychological issues which is what the water of the waterfall represents to me. This cleansing makes me think of a new beginning a fresh start a new surface or identity. I also feel waterfall dreams bring a sign of fierce passion which is what the water also reflects a longing and yearning in your heart. As though you really want something but you can’t have it. These waterfall dreams are symbolic to letting go of pent up emotions and negative feelings and going for your goals and secure your desires as you heal energies within. These are powerful feelings and emotions, that draw energy with beauty and grace in changing way that expresses emotion.
These gentle flowing waters in your dreams of waterfalls signify contentment and peace of mind; you will stop drifting and feel the movement of energy as you visualize it pouring through you from your head out your feet. This is also where I see waterfalls that others may not which is why I carefully described what it is in my dreams waterfalls bring to me so I could share them in this writing.
I conclude with my image of the significance of waterfalls as being tied to a backdrop or a wall of historic and cultural significance that gives natural lighting that has simplicity of a diminished impact which are pooled together by streams and brooks running down mountains bubbling and roaring sounds that surround our souls on a journey of paradise. Uninterrupted the splashing water is a steady path and endless rhythm; this is a meaning of a natural course of a stream or narrow stretch of water between two larger bodies of water giving a path or passage of the soul from this world to a better one. There is a true quality of the waterfall, I believe a fulfillment of the soul through its fall or passage to heaven. There is a significance of a waterfalls goal compared to the goal of a person’s mortal life. A waterfall paints a scene so perfectly a moment captured.
My journey in life is still a discovery of possibilities just as similar to that of a waterfall, I simply lofe the sight sound and relaxation a waterfall brings me.
References:
1. Sorenson, C. (2009, April 10). Love or Hate Valentine's Day with EHow. In How to
create a magic moment (ehow) [Article ]. Retrieved from
http://www.ehow.com/how_4747985_create-magic-moment.html
2. Corrigan, C. (2010, August 23). Alive in the process of Arts. In An invitation
to go over the waterfall (art of hosting, bc, collaboration, community,
facilitation, leadership, open space, organization) [article ]. Retrieved
August 23, 2010, from WordPress & Atahualpa website:
http://chriscorrigan.com/parkinglot/?p=2893
3. Hamilton-Parker, C. (1999). Waterfall Dreams the hidden meaning. In
Waterfall Dream Meaning (psychics & mediums) [Text & images].
Retrieved from Craig Hamilton-Parker T/A Q.K.E. Ltd. website:
http://www.dreamsleep.net/waterfall_dream_meaning.html
4. Stevenson, R. (1998). Waterfall Springs. In North Carolina waterfalls [Website
photo fest]. Retrieved 2011, from WebRing website:
http://ncwaterfalls.com/
So, how do you create a magic moment or describe an image or modeling of language to someone as if their blindfolded, I would do it something like this…
This water is sometimes called cataracts that arise from an abrupt steepening of a river channel which causes the flow of water to drop vertically into a good size body of water. A waterfall is characterized as a great erosive power with a downward flow.
Another option is to just hand them a book without any words just pictures…Waterfalls offer a unique opportunity although I have been told they are a more challenging image to capture a picture of. Their image gives me a gentle attitude with an aggressive natural look that is strong and forceful.
Some of the most beautiful places on earth are the mountains of western North Carolina where there are miles and miles of hundreds of waterfalls, most high up in the mountains that you have to hike to see. The rocks are slippery and you wouldn’t want to attempt to climb the ones around the waterfalls, or cross the streams or swim at the top of a waterfall it is too dangerous.
I still remember the Catawba Falls it’s a very steep tricky goat trail down to the base of the lower drop, as you come to the creek crossing where you get your feet wet there are fallen trees with big rocks which make it a bit easier to cross. At the base there is another trail heading up the right side of the waterfall that is very steep but gives you a closer view of parts of the waterfall it is an amazing as it cascades for more than 100 feet. Look for the rope part way up as well as solid roots and rocks to hold onto they will assist the hike. Keep in mind though going down is trickier than coming up, I use to go every year and hoped that they would build a trail that swings around which would make the access to the upper fall much safer.
Although, since I was a teenager Wachlella Falls in the Columbia River Gorge in Oregon has been my favorite. It’s usually not very crowded and one of the most beautiful in this area, there are many good view points of these falls but my preference is from up high where you see the water plunge down into the canyon into fountains of pools. There is also a huge cave behind the waterfall which gives it a dark shadow, mysterious feel with a steep canyon background a thundering sound of the water hitting bottom and it is all well worth the hike and the view. The sound of this waterfall you can hear from a mile away, the splashing water you feel as if you were standing in front of it.
What is the meaning of a waterfall, a rebirth that offers a rejuvenating cleansing or a dream interpretation of falling water that is a phenomenon of water flowing in a river channel encountering a vertical drop. The deeper meaning of a waterfall is the dream interpretation I mentioned which one becomes curious of this mass water and goes after it or pursues it and it is not going to last a long time till the next downfall and it will end abruptly to me this is the image of a waterfall.
For instance, I ask you to remember the word “waterfall” you automatically envision a mental image of a waterfall. But, suppose you didn’t have that mental image to envision you would need to rely on my efforts to identify the mental image for you. So, I will continue doing this with my words as I have been above.
There are definitely much smaller images of waterfalls then what I have displayed in my interpretation and descriptions, these are called cascades and these are waterfalls that are lesser steepness and smaller in height traveling down the same type of river channel and encounters a vertical drop in the channel bed just as a more massive waterfall would. There are many shapes and sizes of waterfalls or these massive downward flows of water but everyone fits either of two categories the first is a river waterfall which it wider than tall and handles a high volume of water and never goes dry. The other is a steam waterfall found on a mountain stream it is higher than it is wide, its flow is small to medium and it does go dry during certain months of the year. Whichever type the waterfall the features is what gives the significant image and description of a waterfall.
A waterfall to me is calming, spectacular, magnificent, powerful and breathtaking, even majestically tranquil and peaceful if you will, but it is continuous as it tumbles, spills and cascades like an intense freedom of water with a sound that is roaring, thunderous, loud and pounding as it rushes down with force.
There is a mystical amusement a waterfall represents to me, an exuberance that is an uninhibited outpour of creative energy that celebrates life. I dream of them, have passion for them, my interpretation is a magic melody of mother nature that at times gives an excitement of emotional overwhelm but yet a subtle touch of comfort. This is the significant connection waterfalls have to my identity and sense of self. There are also so many dimensions to a waterfall as well as myself, spiritually searching for peace and finding it within a waterfall it has time and rhythm which is my connection to earth. All my experiences in life I can portray as a huge waterfall recording my life events as a waterfall paves its path of its life I shall as well through my life. There is a strong healing that a moving waterfall has that is so realistic and similar to my-self healing of mind and body from its soothing sounds of nature that calms and relaxes me. These are reasons I can see myself mirrored as a waterfall in a euphoric feeling. Waterfalls are competent, capable; they are responsible in their collaboration much the same way my sense of self is to me. They have a strength and optimism of possibilities which provokes their movement, change, power, flow, potential, creativity and freedom just as I have in myself identity.
Waterfalls have central frameworks similar to myself, they are natural and build environments that are connected to the past and present the same way I am.
I believe in the meaning of waterfall dreaming…I interpretate it an emotional release, a fulfillment of deserving what you are wishing for. The meaning to me represents an unconscious emotion that is positive but suggesting to cleanse psychological issues which is what the water of the waterfall represents to me. This cleansing makes me think of a new beginning a fresh start a new surface or identity. I also feel waterfall dreams bring a sign of fierce passion which is what the water also reflects a longing and yearning in your heart. As though you really want something but you can’t have it. These waterfall dreams are symbolic to letting go of pent up emotions and negative feelings and going for your goals and secure your desires as you heal energies within. These are powerful feelings and emotions, that draw energy with beauty and grace in changing way that expresses emotion.
These gentle flowing waters in your dreams of waterfalls signify contentment and peace of mind; you will stop drifting and feel the movement of energy as you visualize it pouring through you from your head out your feet. This is also where I see waterfalls that others may not which is why I carefully described what it is in my dreams waterfalls bring to me so I could share them in this writing.
I conclude with my image of the significance of waterfalls as being tied to a backdrop or a wall of historic and cultural significance that gives natural lighting that has simplicity of a diminished impact which are pooled together by streams and brooks running down mountains bubbling and roaring sounds that surround our souls on a journey of paradise. Uninterrupted the splashing water is a steady path and endless rhythm; this is a meaning of a natural course of a stream or narrow stretch of water between two larger bodies of water giving a path or passage of the soul from this world to a better one. There is a true quality of the waterfall, I believe a fulfillment of the soul through its fall or passage to heaven. There is a significance of a waterfalls goal compared to the goal of a person’s mortal life. A waterfall paints a scene so perfectly a moment captured.
My journey in life is still a discovery of possibilities just as similar to that of a waterfall, I simply lofe the sight sound and relaxation a waterfall brings me.
References:
1. Sorenson, C. (2009, April 10). Love or Hate Valentine's Day with EHow. In How to
create a magic moment (ehow) [Article ]. Retrieved from
http://www.ehow.com/how_4747985_create-magic-moment.html
2. Corrigan, C. (2010, August 23). Alive in the process of Arts. In An invitation
to go over the waterfall (art of hosting, bc, collaboration, community,
facilitation, leadership, open space, organization) [article ]. Retrieved
August 23, 2010, from WordPress & Atahualpa website:
http://chriscorrigan.com/parkinglot/?p=2893
3. Hamilton-Parker, C. (1999). Waterfall Dreams the hidden meaning. In
Waterfall Dream Meaning (psychics & mediums) [Text & images].
Retrieved from Craig Hamilton-Parker T/A Q.K.E. Ltd. website:
http://www.dreamsleep.net/waterfall_dream_meaning.html
4. Stevenson, R. (1998). Waterfall Springs. In North Carolina waterfalls [Website
photo fest]. Retrieved 2011, from WebRing website:
http://ncwaterfalls.com/
The Ways We Lie
We lie, we all do, exaggerate, minimize, partly I think it is because we engage in certain life choices that we think are unacceptable to our family, friends or in other’s views. I think this defines who we are and our goals as individuals, this can be destructive in my opinion and I think it is something we should really pay attention to how we speak even if we have champagne dreams on beer pocket books. At any extent we compromise our integrity in my belief when we engage in any form of lying because it is the Law of attraction that you draw to your environment how you interact with people is what you draw into your life.
I think lying boils down to the self and our self esteem we try to look good both to ourselves and others, when we are threatened our lies are at higher levels. I don’t feel all lies are harmful and at times it protects our privacy. I look at boasting can be less serious than bald-faced lies when you leave out the truth or put in something false is harmful and corrode trust and intimacy.
We are so engrossed in how others perceive us that we end up often unable to separate truth from fiction in our minds and it becomes almost reflexively as though it is part of our normal social discourse. I think we try to hard to impress other people that we are inconsistent with the way we are viewed by others.
I think nearly anyone may tell you lying is wrong, but when it comes to avoiding trouble or saving face or sparing another’s feelings, self-preservation many of us find ourselves lying anyway. I don’t believe that most lies are meant to be hurtful but meant to help or benefit the person fibbing and so often this turns into an instinctual frequent error that we give ourselves permission to do and be irresponsible with deception.
I think many times lying eventually hinders people from having close connections and relationships with people. I do not think that you can tell lies habitually which could potentially to diminishing a person’s ability to deal with bigger problems in life and still maintain being an honest person. I believe people become resentful and burdened when continually lied to.
I think when we are tempted to lie or be less than truthful we need to ask ourselves to dig deep and accept responsibility for our actions and not give away our power and control by lying to avoid our mistakes or short comings or afraid of what people may think of you.
The temptation is unbearable at times but resorting to dishonesty teaches us and others we are unworthy and weak. Ask yourself will you be comfortable and happy or upset with the lie or are you defining yourself according to another person. I agree with Ericsson that we tell lies when we are afraid and I think people lie more often than they realize partly because white lies are socially acceptable and bald-faced lies are not.
I love the saying, “It’s not a lie if you believe it.” Unknown~
I think we need to consider these examples: we lie to impress, we lie to be polite, to avoid punishment, to flatter and most are not intended to harm anyone and at times the truth hurts…I do believe that honesty is an overrated virtue and there are tricky situations and sometimes things are not black and white but I think everyone needs to give their selves a chance to be 100% honest at any cost and to any extent. Lies are falsities, but is it possible to always tell the truth well I do think that honesty is what makes love possible and I do think to be an honest person we should always try to be true, humble and courageous.
We also must know that to avoid tension in families at times it may be a problem to tell all truth. Remember before we judge or critize others to any extent we must think before we answer or speak untruth.
Honesty is about learning how to express openly to another person and setting aside your defenses. I encourage each person to be aware and recognize dishonesty in yourself and others when you see it and don’t be afraid to call it as it is dishonesty.
I think lying boils down to the self and our self esteem we try to look good both to ourselves and others, when we are threatened our lies are at higher levels. I don’t feel all lies are harmful and at times it protects our privacy. I look at boasting can be less serious than bald-faced lies when you leave out the truth or put in something false is harmful and corrode trust and intimacy.
We are so engrossed in how others perceive us that we end up often unable to separate truth from fiction in our minds and it becomes almost reflexively as though it is part of our normal social discourse. I think we try to hard to impress other people that we are inconsistent with the way we are viewed by others.
I think nearly anyone may tell you lying is wrong, but when it comes to avoiding trouble or saving face or sparing another’s feelings, self-preservation many of us find ourselves lying anyway. I don’t believe that most lies are meant to be hurtful but meant to help or benefit the person fibbing and so often this turns into an instinctual frequent error that we give ourselves permission to do and be irresponsible with deception.
I think many times lying eventually hinders people from having close connections and relationships with people. I do not think that you can tell lies habitually which could potentially to diminishing a person’s ability to deal with bigger problems in life and still maintain being an honest person. I believe people become resentful and burdened when continually lied to.
I think when we are tempted to lie or be less than truthful we need to ask ourselves to dig deep and accept responsibility for our actions and not give away our power and control by lying to avoid our mistakes or short comings or afraid of what people may think of you.
The temptation is unbearable at times but resorting to dishonesty teaches us and others we are unworthy and weak. Ask yourself will you be comfortable and happy or upset with the lie or are you defining yourself according to another person. I agree with Ericsson that we tell lies when we are afraid and I think people lie more often than they realize partly because white lies are socially acceptable and bald-faced lies are not.
I love the saying, “It’s not a lie if you believe it.” Unknown~
I think we need to consider these examples: we lie to impress, we lie to be polite, to avoid punishment, to flatter and most are not intended to harm anyone and at times the truth hurts…I do believe that honesty is an overrated virtue and there are tricky situations and sometimes things are not black and white but I think everyone needs to give their selves a chance to be 100% honest at any cost and to any extent. Lies are falsities, but is it possible to always tell the truth well I do think that honesty is what makes love possible and I do think to be an honest person we should always try to be true, humble and courageous.
We also must know that to avoid tension in families at times it may be a problem to tell all truth. Remember before we judge or critize others to any extent we must think before we answer or speak untruth.
Honesty is about learning how to express openly to another person and setting aside your defenses. I encourage each person to be aware and recognize dishonesty in yourself and others when you see it and don’t be afraid to call it as it is dishonesty.
Thursday, February 3, 2011
Chapter One rules for Writers Week 3
Diana Hacker, expresses concepts on “The Writing Process” and how to write a well written paper, develop a subject, determine the type of paper being asked to write, the purpose the paper will have and making sure that your reader’s understand the message you are trying to deliver in your writing.
First, start with a subject, come up with ideas such as brainstorming and ask yourself questions about these thoughts and ideas. Hacker explains there is two styles of writing one is an essay the other a research paper. These both have their own characteristics which identify them. Either one you write you must read about the topic you are writing about so you understand it, annotating the text as you do, make an outline of your reading and begin a rough draft from this outline. Lastly thoroughly revise your paper until reaching the final draft. The difference between the two styles is an essay requires reading the text closely and writing to support the text and in my reading of this it suggested the page number is referred to from the text. In a research paper you must gather information from many resources on your topic and have a bibliography of the resources you used. The final step in this writing process is to sketch an outline or plan about your subject with the sources of information you used.
Hacker, suggested communicating to your reader’s and that they can understand specifically what you are saying. Also answer the questions that may be most important to the audience adequately by asking who, what, where, why and how about the topic.
I feel I will use this writing process in conversation with people as well as my writing that way I can expand my thoughts and ideas by conversing with other people. Other people are a great source of other opinions and thoughts to brainstorm in writing papers. I will definitely utilize the outline tool, I never really have done this but I feel starting out by annotating as you read and then going back and being able to outline from that is an excellent way to have a organized paper and find things you may have missed your first time through. I will also have a plan so that my writing will flow with understanding and interest.
First, start with a subject, come up with ideas such as brainstorming and ask yourself questions about these thoughts and ideas. Hacker explains there is two styles of writing one is an essay the other a research paper. These both have their own characteristics which identify them. Either one you write you must read about the topic you are writing about so you understand it, annotating the text as you do, make an outline of your reading and begin a rough draft from this outline. Lastly thoroughly revise your paper until reaching the final draft. The difference between the two styles is an essay requires reading the text closely and writing to support the text and in my reading of this it suggested the page number is referred to from the text. In a research paper you must gather information from many resources on your topic and have a bibliography of the resources you used. The final step in this writing process is to sketch an outline or plan about your subject with the sources of information you used.
Hacker, suggested communicating to your reader’s and that they can understand specifically what you are saying. Also answer the questions that may be most important to the audience adequately by asking who, what, where, why and how about the topic.
I feel I will use this writing process in conversation with people as well as my writing that way I can expand my thoughts and ideas by conversing with other people. Other people are a great source of other opinions and thoughts to brainstorm in writing papers. I will definitely utilize the outline tool, I never really have done this but I feel starting out by annotating as you read and then going back and being able to outline from that is an excellent way to have a organized paper and find things you may have missed your first time through. I will also have a plan so that my writing will flow with understanding and interest.
The Joy of Reading and Writing Superman and Me Week 3
a. Why is a “smart Indian” dangerous?
A smart Indian is widely feared and ridiculed by Indians and non-Indians who fight with their classmates on a daily basis. They were expected to be stupid and struggled with basic reading in school. Possibly being educated about their rights and changing the culture of Indian reservations as they are known to be ill-literate uneducated and stupid. They are taught to keep their heads low and expected not to speak up or answer.
Because education doesn’t stop smart Indians like Alexie from achieving their hopes and dreams in life such as he did becoming a writer and educator.
b. Dangerous to whom?
Indians because of the potential that they know it gives them to be an educated smart Indian. They are not stupid as expected and so they stand out among their people and probably ridiculed and feared or even threatened.
Non-Indians because they don’t keep quite anymore they become curious to explore their learning potentials and are not typical stereotype Indians that are stupid. This would definitely be highly threatened to their own people and non-Indians to continue to exceed and be smart.
c. How could it be dangerous to be smart?
Because they are ridiculed and feared and don’t stay quiet when non-Indian teachers ask for answers which causes their classmates fight with them. Knowledge is power, its gives you the ability to advance in life without many restrictions.
d. What does it mean to be smart in contemporary U.S. society?
Being school educated, provided common sense and to save your life being educated opens the door to anything you want in life. You can have a career toward financial success. Also having a college degree you are not stereotyped as ignorant but educated and with the ability to have an opinion and earning potential.
e. What do people need to know and/or be able to do, and where is all of this learned? I believe that people need to be able to read, write and communicate and they learn this through some form of school education. They need to know that they have the right and can be educated to become successful. They need to know the resources available to them to pursue their success. Yet I also want to state that not going to school or college or being educated today doesn’t make you stupid, but it does have its limitations that may be harder obstacles to overcome. Anyone can become successful with knowledge and personal effort to learn and educate themselves.
f. How is education a means to save one’s life?
Education empowers people with hope, inspiration and drive to succeed in life to be a better person with inner self confidence. This education is a building of self reliance, image and meaning to one’s self.
g. How is Alexie attempting to save the life of the students he works with?
Alexie visits the schools frequently, tells stories with learning meaning and value to the students and encouraging them to be what they want to be in life. He is teaching these kids to write poems, short stories and novels. They are reading more advanced then they may have without him who gives not arrogance or worthlessness but meaning.
How did Alexie save his own life?
Alexie did not give up, he wasn’t quite when expected to be, he had curious eager to learn and didn’t give up on his goal and kept reading as his father did but till he fell asleep which helped his brain keep the attention of his readings in the most peaceful time when he rested so he was able to take that to his conscious in the days. Most important he didn’t let anyone tell him or stop him by telling him he was stupid and he spoke out!
h. Choose a quote from the reading and share your critical thinking in response.
“I refused to fail I was smart. I was arrogant. I was lucky.” Alexie used these words in his story depicting that Indian children were suppose to fail in school, most did. He loved to read everything and I think he shows how easy it is to teach young children how to read with enjoyment. Alexie pursued as a writer in life because of his eager determination to not fail or give up. He gives back to children who weren’t as lucky as he was and doesn’t give up on them even though they may not be trying to save their lives as he did. He really states how the world can be viewed as a book “we are all just paragraphs in one big long essay.”
i. Come up with your own question/topic on the reading.
I would possibly ask what literacy means to Sherman Alexie.
My first topic would be ways of not struggling with English and writing and replacing them with singing powwow songs.
How can be placing a comic book in every child’s hands educating them to read or as an inspiration to conquer and achieve in life.
A smart Indian is widely feared and ridiculed by Indians and non-Indians who fight with their classmates on a daily basis. They were expected to be stupid and struggled with basic reading in school. Possibly being educated about their rights and changing the culture of Indian reservations as they are known to be ill-literate uneducated and stupid. They are taught to keep their heads low and expected not to speak up or answer.
Because education doesn’t stop smart Indians like Alexie from achieving their hopes and dreams in life such as he did becoming a writer and educator.
b. Dangerous to whom?
Indians because of the potential that they know it gives them to be an educated smart Indian. They are not stupid as expected and so they stand out among their people and probably ridiculed and feared or even threatened.
Non-Indians because they don’t keep quite anymore they become curious to explore their learning potentials and are not typical stereotype Indians that are stupid. This would definitely be highly threatened to their own people and non-Indians to continue to exceed and be smart.
c. How could it be dangerous to be smart?
Because they are ridiculed and feared and don’t stay quiet when non-Indian teachers ask for answers which causes their classmates fight with them. Knowledge is power, its gives you the ability to advance in life without many restrictions.
d. What does it mean to be smart in contemporary U.S. society?
Being school educated, provided common sense and to save your life being educated opens the door to anything you want in life. You can have a career toward financial success. Also having a college degree you are not stereotyped as ignorant but educated and with the ability to have an opinion and earning potential.
e. What do people need to know and/or be able to do, and where is all of this learned? I believe that people need to be able to read, write and communicate and they learn this through some form of school education. They need to know that they have the right and can be educated to become successful. They need to know the resources available to them to pursue their success. Yet I also want to state that not going to school or college or being educated today doesn’t make you stupid, but it does have its limitations that may be harder obstacles to overcome. Anyone can become successful with knowledge and personal effort to learn and educate themselves.
f. How is education a means to save one’s life?
Education empowers people with hope, inspiration and drive to succeed in life to be a better person with inner self confidence. This education is a building of self reliance, image and meaning to one’s self.
g. How is Alexie attempting to save the life of the students he works with?
Alexie visits the schools frequently, tells stories with learning meaning and value to the students and encouraging them to be what they want to be in life. He is teaching these kids to write poems, short stories and novels. They are reading more advanced then they may have without him who gives not arrogance or worthlessness but meaning.
How did Alexie save his own life?
Alexie did not give up, he wasn’t quite when expected to be, he had curious eager to learn and didn’t give up on his goal and kept reading as his father did but till he fell asleep which helped his brain keep the attention of his readings in the most peaceful time when he rested so he was able to take that to his conscious in the days. Most important he didn’t let anyone tell him or stop him by telling him he was stupid and he spoke out!
h. Choose a quote from the reading and share your critical thinking in response.
“I refused to fail I was smart. I was arrogant. I was lucky.” Alexie used these words in his story depicting that Indian children were suppose to fail in school, most did. He loved to read everything and I think he shows how easy it is to teach young children how to read with enjoyment. Alexie pursued as a writer in life because of his eager determination to not fail or give up. He gives back to children who weren’t as lucky as he was and doesn’t give up on them even though they may not be trying to save their lives as he did. He really states how the world can be viewed as a book “we are all just paragraphs in one big long essay.”
i. Come up with your own question/topic on the reading.
I would possibly ask what literacy means to Sherman Alexie.
My first topic would be ways of not struggling with English and writing and replacing them with singing powwow songs.
How can be placing a comic book in every child’s hands educating them to read or as an inspiration to conquer and achieve in life.
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