“The Yellow Wallpaper” by Charlotte Perkins Gilman deals with a woman whose husband and brother believes that she has a temporary nervous depression. As she stands in an old children’s playroom inside an abandoned house, this particular yellow wallpaper catches her eyes and mysteriously keep her attention.
As the story progresses, the yellow wallpaper symbolizes the main female character’s situation in her state of mind. “There is a recurrent spot where the pattern looks like a broken neck ad two bulbous eyes stare at you upside down. I get positively angry with the impertinence of it and the everlastingness.” (Gilman, pg.5) The yellow wallpaper is what is making the narrator going crazy. It keep drawing in her attention and making her upset when she, not only can’t figure out the pattern, but can’t figure out why it has such an attraction to her. She knows that it must have a special meaning behind it, since her mind keeps referring back to it. “At night in any kind of light, in twilight, candle light, lamplight, and worst of all by moonlight, it becomes bars! The outside pattern I mean, and the woman behind it is as plain as can be.” (Gilman, pg.9) AT this point, the wallpaper is a representation of the narrator. Throughout the story, the narrator has asked her husband if they could leave from the house but he insists that it’s going o make her “better” from her depression. When the narrator saw the woman behind bars, it represents herself because she feels trapped. She’s not able to walk around without her husband or his sister behind her back. She’s not able to write freely; she has to sneak and write when nobody is around. Her husband checks up on her to make sure she has taken her naps like she’s young child. She’s not able to release her true self because she constantly has someone watching over her. “I’ve got out at last,” said I, “in spite of you and Jane. And I’ve pulled off most of the paper, so you can’t put me back!” (Gilman, pg.15) This quote is important because it’s almost as though the narrator is claiming her independence. Every time she would look at the wallpaper, she would see the woman behind bars, reminding herself of her own situation. Ripping the yellow wallpaper up is like a release from her husband’s ways to keep her closed.

Job Articles

Kiesha Garret
November 16, 2008
Bibliography

Blatter, M., & Monk, B. (2008). The pediatrician's role in preventing cervical cancer.
Clinical Pediatrics, 47(7), 627-638. Abstract retrieved from EBSCO Host database.
The actual article was unavailable, but I did manage to get the abstract from the authors themselves. This article deals with oncogenic human papillomavirus (HPV) virus types and precancerous lesions and cervical cancer. It states that women have are already sexually active are at risk of catching an ocogenic HPV infection. As young as fifteen years old, girls have already been observed to have the presence of abnormal and precancerous cells. Fortunately, there is vaccination for protection against the infection. As a future pediatrician, I have to have knowledge and information about different types of infections, such HPV. Young girls and their parents are going to expect to me to educate them on cervical cancer and know the exact vaccination for them. One mistake can not only lead to a law suit, but serious health issues. I already heard about cervical cancer from my own pediatrician and from the commercial that has pills for it. My friends and I may even joke around, chanting the popular phrase from the memorable commercial, “I want to be one less,” but we understand the seriousness from this infection. Even though I may have heard about cervical cancer, this abstract inspires me to look for more information to not only benefit myself, but the girls around me. Awareness can lead to the decrease of young girls and women getting infected and have them get vaccination for something that can easily be avoided. I love the fact that men wrote this article. Usually infections that mainly affect women are talked about by other women. This shows that gender doesn’t matter when it comes to the awareness of others and the health of the infected. The world does not need another type of viruses that affect our generation and new generations to come later in life.

Borchers, D., Johnson, C., English, K., Glassy, D., High, P., Romano, J., Szilagyi, M.,
Vickers, D., Gorski, P., & Palmer, D. (2003). Families and adoption: The pediatrician’s role in supporting communication [Abstract]. Pediatrics, 112(6), 1437-1441. Retrieved from EBSCO Host database.
This article is about pediatricians being able to use their knowledge of adoption and sharing it with adoptive families to promote positive emotional growth within the family. The article starts by giving the various types of adoption. Some children may be adopted into a family with the same or different ethnicity as theirs. They may even be adopted by their own family members. However, some children are put in single-parent families, families with gay or lesbian parents, or families with older parents. The article states that medical problems, vision and hearing loss, and development delays should be addressed. Also, behavioral and emotional concerns need to be addressed with appropriate therapy. Up to age three, children do not know the difference between a kid that was adopted and a kid that is with his biological family. When they do realize the difference, separation issues might evolve, especially the ones who remember their biological family. They fear that they adoptive family will abandon them. When adoptive children begin school, they realize that most of their peers are not adopted. That may lead to other issues such as self-esteem and doing school assignments like family trees. Children may lose a sense of identity and don’t know whether to celebrate their birthday or their “adoption day.” The kids adopted in a different culture or race than their own may experience racist remarks for the first time in situations where they are not protected by their guardian. It is important for the family to acknowledge openly the differences between themselves and the child. It is also important for the child to have the opportunity to learn about the country of his birth and his heritage. It is the pediatrician’s job to encourage positive adoption language for all families. Pediatrician’s play an important role in helping families deal with the differences, losses, and other issues surrounding the adoption of a child; that’s why they have to informed and knowledgeable about adoption. It is also the pediatrician’s role to promote the importance of communication about adoption; it helps to reassure the child’s self-esteem issues and provide a healthy environment in the home. This helps me because I know that sometimes I will have to gain knowledge of something that may not be medical related.

Bravender, T. (2008). School Performance: The pediatrician's role.
Clinical Pediatrics, 47(6), 535-545. Abstract retrieved from EBSCO Host database.
This is another article in which I couldn’t receive the actual article but was able to find the abstract from the author. It states that a pediatrician should be able to know what to do when a parent comes to them and talk about their child’s difficulties in school. It is imperative for a pediatrician to be familiar with cognitive, emotional, and development problems that could possibly affect school performance. This article helps me realize that I need to get informed on the types of problems that can mess up a child’s education. I have to be able to assist a distraught parent in desperate need to figure out why their child does not own up their best ability when it comes to education and schooling. I have to be able to recognize the signs and symptoms of any medical issues that may be taking the child’s performance. I’m now learning that a pediatrician not the stereotypical physician that just hand nurses vaccines to give to the patients and don’t do anything after that. A pediatrician actually communicates with the parents and kids and gives helpful advice to them. A pediatrician has to be up-to-date with things and have to be quick and accurate with decisions.

Brent, R., & Weitzman, M. (2004). The pediatrician’s role and responsibility in educating
parents about environmental risks [Abstract]. Pediatrics, 113, 1167-1172. Retrieved from EBSCO Host database.
This article is pretty self-explanatory from looking at the title. It is about educating parents about environmental risks that can harm the health and safety of your child. What I like about this article is that it lists the different problems in different ages. The particular age groups that were the longest were the first year and ten years to eighteen years. I believe that the first year has one of the longest lists because babies are so fragile at that age and almost everything can harm them. One of the problems are trauma from numerous of falls. Babies have the tendency to fall from places such the bed or the crib. This is a message to parents to keep an eye on their child at all times because one second of absence can lead to tragedy. Another problem is parents refusing give vaccination to their children. This was one of the problems that I didn’t know existed. Not giving your child their scheduled vaccination can result in illnesses that could have been easily avoided. The parents are basically spending more money sending their child back and front to the hospital to treat the illness that they caught. Ages from the ages of ten to eighteen years has the other longer list of problems. One of the problems listed were smoking and drug use, including alcohol. Around this age, kids are likely to be outside with their friends then at home with their parents. This is also the stage where peer pressure is really high. This article states that parents should really start paying attention with their child’s behavior, personality, and friends. Missing money and valuable items can be from your teenager stealing them. Other problem that was important was sexually transmitted diseases and pregnancy. It is important that parents should be able to talk to their kids about sex and the consequences that come with it. It is also essential that parents should be able to set an example. Unfortunately, suicide is another dilemma among teenagers. Suicide is the number one cause among teens. This is another reason why parents should start paying attention to their child’s behavior and any changes in their personality. The problems from ages one to nine are similar. Obesity is a serious problem in the United States. From ages one to four, habits of eating and exercise are developed. Parents need to realize that proper amounts of foods and exercise are needed or their child will experience serious health issues. This article is very helpful for me to educate myself about problems so I could be ready when I’m a real pediatrician.

Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Department of Labor (2007). Physicians and surgeons.
Occupational Outlook Handbook. Retrieved November 14, 2008, from
http://www.bls.gov/oco/oco074.htm
This particular article was very helpful for me. It literally tells everything about a pediatrician, from the qualifications to the job outlook. Pediatricians generally care for the health of infants, children, teenagers, and young adults. Some pediatricians treat things such as minor injuries, infectious diseases, and immunizations. Others specialize in pediatric surgery or other serious conditions, such as life-threatening diseases. This article also talks about the work environment. Pediatricians, as well as other physicians, work as a team; that let’s me know that working in groups at school is actually going to help me when I’m starting my career. The training, qualifications, and the working hours let’s me know that this job is not easy. I have to accomplish four years of undergraduate school, four years of graduate (medical) school, and at least three years of internship and residency. After all that, I still have to become a licensed physician. Of course, I have to have the education to become a pediatrician, but I also have to have the personality. I have to be motivated, kind to other people, and be able to work under pressure. Even though all of the schooling might put me in debt, it’s all going to pay off. The article states that physicians usually work 60 or more hours a week, but the earnings are among the highest of any other occupation. Another thing I like about this article is that it has other types of physicians and surgeons. This way, I’m able to compare and contrast with the other careers.

Dan, B. (2008). The role of pediatricians in support groups for rare diseases.
Acta Paediatricia, 97(11), 1510-1511. Abstract retrieved from EBSCO Host database.
This abstract states that the article is about pediatricians coming together and forming support groups to provide guidance and promote research funding and development for rare diseases. Another name for rare diseases is orphan disease. I like this particle article because I think that it is very important for pediatricians, as well as the patients’ families, to be involved in this kind of positive situation. This not only helps the current patients, but also any future kids. Awareness is the key for prevention. If other families knew about these particular rare diseases, they can educate their peers and children and save another child’s life by recognizing the possible symptoms. Finding ways to fund this development could save so many children’s lives. It could make a difference in the community and in the world. As a future pediatrician, it is important for me to inform myself about the different types of rare diseases that is affecting our world more often than we think. I could be saving my niece’s life or my cousin’s life. I could be even saving my own existence and health. As a human being, I could help spread awareness by educating my family and peers about different diseases that can affect someone close to them.

Glassy, D., & Romano, J. (2003). Selecting appropriate toys for young children:
The pediatrician’s role [Abstract]. Pediatrics, 111(4), 911. Retrieved from EBSCO Host database.
This article is about what appropriate toys pediatricians can suggest to parents for their children. It is important to interact with their child while they are playing with their toys. When the adults participate, learning is increased. A child’s self-esteem and level of skillfulness and knowledge is also increased. The article states that my job as a pediatrician is to stress that toys are a supportive role in enhancing a child’s development. Graphic representations of violence, such as computer or video games, can lead to acts of violence by the child. Toy guns and other violent toys should be encouraged. The article also states that parents should also consider whether a toy promotes negative racial, ethnic, cultural, or gender stereotypes. It also affirms that some toys that advertise that it could assist specific development goals could be misleading. It could also ignite guilt in the parents that can not afford those toys. Another thing that the article states is that even though toys are on the market, it does not mean that it is safe for your child. Parents should consider the characteristics of the toy, how might it be used, and how much supervision is needed. No only is the toys at home should be safe, but also the toys at a pediatric office. The main thing about the toys in pediatric offices is that it should be safe for all ages and it should encourage creativity. Some advice is for the parent or guardian is that they should participate in their children’s playing. A toy does not have to be expensive for it to promote learning and growth in all areas of development and be an overall good toy. The most expensive toy may be the ones that discourage children to use their imaginations. Another advice is to limit computer game, video game, and television use. This article prepares me for any future concerned parents asking me for advice for the right toy to give to their kids. I can also use this for my niece and little cousins when I’m buying them toys for Christmas and birthdays.

Howard, B., & Broughton, D. (2004). The pediatrician’s role in the prevention of missing
Children [Abstract]. Pediatrics, 114(4), 1100-1105. Retrieved from EBSCO Host database.
In 2001, out of the 837,055 people who went missing, eighty percent were children. Although ninety-nine percent were found within hours or days of their disappearance, 7,115 to 7,534 were missing for prolonged periods. This article is about what a pediatrician can do to help prevent missing children. It puts the missing children in categories: non-family abductions; family abductions; runaways or throwaways; and missing benign explanation. Most of the non-family abductions were girls, and most of them were twelve years of older. About forty-six percent of the victims were sexually assaulted while missing. However, non-family abductions are less common. As human beings, we were taught not to talk to strangers. However, eight-five percent of kidnapping victims did not consider the kidnapper to be a stranger. These are usually a neighbor, a family friend, or a family member. Another category is runaways and throwaways. Children who run away live in difficult situations such as poverty. Runaways are at risk of disease, crime, injuries, alcohol use, drug use and selling, sexual contact, and death. Missing with benign explanations is the second largest category of missing children. It occurs when the child’s location are unknown to the guardian, which causes the guardian to be worried, try to locate the child, and contact the police. The article states that pedophiles and child molesters are approaching children more often by the Internet. Parents need to educate their children about the dangers of the Internet and use blocking devices to back them up. They also need to monitor what their children are doing. This article helps me because it states what pediatricians should do. The main thing is to give advice to the parents without igniting fear or panic. Some of the advice is to encourage families to keep up-to-date photos and teach their kids of inappropriate touches, rather it is from a relative or not. It not only helps me know what to do as a future pediatrician, but it also helps me when I become a parent in the future.

Knapp, J., & Mulligan-Smith, D. (2005). Death of a child in the emergency department
[Abstract]. Pediatrics, 115(5), 1432-1437. Retrieved from EBSCO Host database.
In 1997, data showed that sixteen percent of deaths in children younger than nineteen years old happened in outpatient hospital sites, mostly the ED (emergency department). Another five percent were announced dead on arrival at a hospital. A child’s death not only affects the family, but the emergency physician and the pediatrician. It greatly affects the pediatrician who specialized in pediatric surgery or other serious conditions, because they are the ones who cared for the child before death. That is the doctor that grew a special relationship with the child as he or she was at the hospital. The article states that the child’s pediatrician should be modified of the death. They could be the source of support and counsel for the family. However, this article didn’t really give me a great amount of help. I now know that a death of a young child can occur and it will affect me, especially if I had a loving relationship with that particular child, but that is what I really got out of the article.

Weindling, M. (2008). Nose bleeds, child protection and the difficulties faced by
pediatricians. Acta Paediatricia, 97(10), 1318-1320. Abstract retrieved from EBSCO Host database.
This was another abstract that I was unable to receive the actual article, but I was able to get the overall summary of it. Just by reading the title, the article is about the difficulties and the troubles a pediatrician have to go through to protect a child from something that happens to millions of children, abuse. Since it is rare for babies to have nosebleeds during their first years of life, pediatricians have suspected the possibility of attempted suffocation. This article teaches me that, as a pediatrician, I have to be observant and alert. If I feel like a child is in harm I have the right to be suspicious and look farther in the situation. My overall job is to care for the children and young adults. I have to be observant and notice any discomfort or unusual injuries. As a teenager right now, I don’t like the idea abuse at all. I don’t see how adults can do that to their own children or even other adults. It would feel my heart up if I know that I saved one child from their abusive parent or guardian.

Disturbia

A character in the movie Disturbia that is like a realistic human being is the Spanish teacher. One thing the teacher uses is sarcasm. A lot of teachers love to use sarcasm to be funny; sometimes, it actually works like it does in the movie. When the Spanish teacher started walking toward Shia Lebolf’s character, you can feel a sense of intimidation. The teacher asked questions to make Lebolf’s character start stuttering. Some teachers have that intimidation atmosphere around them. Sometimes when they comment or ask questions on why some students don’t get that subject they’re trying to teach, it makes the students feel dumb. After that confrontation, that same student and others may never ask the teacher another question.

Ain't I a Woman

The original copy of “Ain’t I a Woman” gives Soujner Truth more character than the edited version. Even though the edited version tells the crowd’s reaction during the speech, it doesn’t give their reaction before and after the speech like the original does. In the original, it shows the transition of the crowd from rejection to acceptance. At first the people didn’t even want Truth to go on stage to speak. One even said, “Every newspaper in the land will have our cause mixed up with abolition and niggers, and we shall be utterly denounced.” Every though Truth was an ex-slave and an African American, she was still a woman and wanted rights like any other white woman. Some people were throwing insults such as, “darkey.” The fact that she stood on stage with no fear and her head up straight, looking at directly at the audience, shows that she is a woman of strength, who has high self-esteem and doesn’t care what others think. After the speech, the women realized that she is a golden individual to the women’s rights movement and should be respected as one.

Response

“Aren’t I a Woman?”

Sexism and the struggle for women’s rights have been around for centuries; it still exists today. Sojouner Truth took a big step when she gave her “Aren’t I a Woman” speech, not only as an African American ex-slave, but as a woman. Even though it was short, “Aren’t I a Woman” still reveals the struggle for women as they are always counted as second best next men.

The one thing that Sojouner Truth used a lot was rhetorical questions, specifically “aren’t I a woman?” The repetition of that question was used to make her point. She stated, “I have plowed, and planted, and gathered into barns, and no man could head me- aren’t I a woman?” You could hear her sarcasm in that one repeated word. Men have always thought that, by nature, women were weaker than them. However, Truth was there to say that she has done all these things that relied on physical strength without the help of any man. Women could work just as hard as any man and probably could do it better. Truth goes on to say, “…he says women can’t have as much rights as men, ‘cause Christ wasn’t a woman. Where did your Christ come from?” Truth is saying that even though Christ wasn’t a woman, he came from one. The woman had to be powerful to give birth to a powerful Jesus. That was a technique used to lower a man’s ego. “If the first woman God ever made was strong enough to turn the world upside down…together, ought t be able to turn it back and get it right side up again…” (Truth, pg.424) Since men aren’t willing enough to change things, women have to do it themselves. To prove themselves, women are determined to fight for their rights and identity as a lady. Even in this so-called “man’s world,” women are prepared to rise up and take a stand without the help of men.

“Aren’t I a Woman” Questions

“Aren’t I a Woman” Questions

1.Truth is responding to the government’s law and the minister at the end. She is responding to the notion that woman is weak and don’t need rights.

2.The examples she used was basically saying that women are weak. Truth is saying that women like her are strong enough to handle things on their own and they could do anything a man could do.

4.If I was there in person, I would have thought of Truth as a strong individual. The fact that she’s delivering this speech makes her a role-model to women across the land. The rhetorical questions popped out to me. I felt the sarcasm and strength in her voice as if I was there myself.

Verse to "Let My People Go"

I’m tired of staying in on the weekend
Please let me go
I wish your strict ways would bend
Please let me go
Why can’t I go out, ma?
Please let me go
I wish you would loosen up like pa
Please let me go
I’m tired of watching my little brother
Please let me go
I need luck like a three-leaf clover
Please let me go
(Sorry, I didn’t know I had to post it)

Jacobs & Douglass

Reading about the treatment of slaves from their white slave masters is about as hard as actually going through it. What makes this possible is the author’s use of techniques that conveys the type of the emotions and pain the slaves went through. The pieces written by Harriet Jacobs and Frederick Douglass both use pathos to appeal to the reader.
On the subject of slavery alone, people may feel sympathetic on the whole idea and how it developed to become part of American history. When Jacobs and Douglass actually write about some of these horrific experiences, readers could feel how they felt at that time. One thing that stood out in Jacobs’s piece is that she didn’t even know she was a slave until she was about six years old. Could you imagine living the life you thought you had but finds out you are property of another human being? Even though a child may not understand the full concept of slavery, they’re going to realize that their life is different than the white children. In the Frederick Douglass’s narrative, his parents wasn’t in his life. His father was an unknown white male, who was rumored to be his master. His mother was living with her master about twelve miles away. It’s sad that when she died, Douglass felt like he was mourning over a stranger. As depressing as it may be, some people can relate to that. This particular event can appeal to the reader’s emotions because they can recall about their own personal experiences and understand Douglass’s hardships a little better. Another passage in Douglass’s piece describes the punishment his Aunt Hester and other slaves had to face. From the whips striking on their bare backs to the constant name-calling, the slaves were obviously being degraded and dishonored. The louder they screamed, the more the whips smack their backs. The way Douglass describes the scene makes people angry at the injustice; it makes them feel compassionate toward the slaves.
When the hardships of slavery are articulated, whether it’s through art, literature, or film, it is bound to appeal to the audience’s emotions.

links

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Romanticism
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gothic_architecture
http://encarta.msn.com/encyclopedia_761552472/realism_(art_and_literature).html

the gettysburg address

Question #1
Stay unified
Don’t give up on your mission
Keep your rights in mind

Question #2
Abraham Lincoln’s main points and the reason for this speech is basically piled up in one long sentence. The amazing thing is that it still makes sense. I think it makes his audience more motivated to complete their mission.
It is best for us to stay focus at the task ahead of us-that from the honored dead we take their devotion and increased it-under God, we shall have victory-and that government of the people, by the people, for the people, shall not die.

Question #3
The Gettysburg Address was written for the people to stay dedicated to the war for that their liberties and rights are threatened. The Declaration Of Independence was written to explain why the colonies rebelled against Britain and Parliament.
The Declaration of Independence actually listed the things Parliament has done to the colonists. The Gettysburg Address mentions the people who died from the civil war and how they stayed devoted to the end.

Question #4
Although the speeches I heard were a little longer, they still got straight to the point and motivate you to take action.

desiree's baby link

http://www.eastoftheweb.com/cgi-bin/version_printable.pl?story_id=DesiBaby.shtml

The Custom House

Question #1:

The primary purpose for the Custom House introduction is to give the readers a preview of what’s going to happen in the novel. “And yet it strangely interested me. My eyes fastened themselves upon the old scarlet letter, and would not be turned aside.” (Hawthorne, pg.31) The narrator has taken a great interest in the letter he has found. Seeing how the author describes the physical condition of the letter and how the author has the narrator so mesmerized by it, readers can assumed that the letter has some significance in the story. Hawthorne put the discovery of the letter in there for a reason. Readers should know that the same letter or even the contents within it may pop up again in later chapter. That is the meaning of a preview before the first chapter.

In order for readers to understand a book and have a preview of what they think is going to happen, they are going to need background information. A lot of things were mentioned in the introductory chapter such as, the Custom House, Jonathon Pue, Hester Prynne, and the scarlet letter. Let’s say the Custom House chapter was omitted. When a person reads the rest of the book, they are going to be confused. All these different places and names are coming out of nowhere without any information behind it. That is exactly where the introduction comes in.

Question #2:

The significant change Hawthorne admits to making is the new found interest in writing. “I have invariably confined myself within the limits of the old Surveyor’s half a dozen sheets of foolscap. On the contrary, I have allowed myself, as to such points, nearly or although as much license as if the facts had been entirely of my own invention.” (Hawthorne, pg.32) Hawthorne, or the narrator, finds Jonathon Pue’s old letters about the life of Hester Prynne. He makes the decision to write his own version of the story. When he says, “as if the facts had been entirely of my own invention,” he means that the contents are going to be similar but he’s going to add more things and write it in his own particular style. Jonathon Pue’s version is like a source that Hawthorne is using to write his own piece.

Hawthorne’s interest in writing caused him to forget other things, such as the Custom House. “The life of the Custom House lies like a dream behind me.” (Hawthorne, pg.43) It’s ironic how Hawthorne talks so bad about the Custom House now. Before, he took great pride as the “chief executive officer.” Some may even say he was a little cocky and conceited about it. Now it is just a thing in the past. Writing was probably something he had desires to do, so when he finally does something about it, nothing can get in his way.

Question #3:

This change may impact more stress onto Hawthorne and his writing process. “A writer of story-books! What kind of a business in life…may that be? Why, the degenerate fellow might as well have been a fiddler!” (Hawthorne, pg.10) His forefathers look down upon of making a living as an author. It’s crazy how they would prefer him to be a fraud than a writer of books. That puts a huge amount of pressure on Hawthorne’s shoulders. Not only does his family disapprove of his choice, but he has to prove himself worthy of an author.

Hawthorne may also become stressed in the process of completing his work. For example, a person may come into a class where he has no experience of doing the type of work the teacher is making them do. He may become overwhelmed because he is not used to doing this type of work. Hawthorne is similar to that. Writing is not something he’s used to so he may have the urged to give up. That’s when the stress starts to build up.

Anne Bradstreet Response

Everybody has a talent in which they want to make a good first impression when they show it off to other people. Anne Bradstreet was no different, especially in a time where women are only looked upon as taking care of the kids and cleaning around the house. “The Author to Her Book” portrays Bradstreet’s love for her work and the internal struggle of embarrassment and shame when it was published. This could be shown through her use of diction, pathos, and figurative language.

There are some parts of the poem where Anne Bradstreet expresses her love for writing and creating new ideas. “Thou ill-formed offspring of my feeble brain, who after birth didst by my side remain…” (Bradstreet, lines 1-2) This is just the beginning of new ideas that she wants to write about. Bradstreet is already calling it her “offspring” or her “child.” When individuals have a possession that they cherish and have great value to them, they often give it a nickname of some sort. For example, when a man has a prize possession, such a car, he refers to it as “baby” or actually gives it a real name. Anne Bradstreet is very similar to that. Her poetry is very valuable to her; it’s what helps her get through the day. Since it’s something she came up with and created from her mind, writing down her ideas in a form of poetry is like giving birth to a child.

There more parts of the poem where Bradstreet is having a conflict involving embarrassment and shame. “Till snatched from thence by friends, less wise than true, who thee abroad, exposed to public view…” (Bradstreet, lines 3-4) Some friends of hers took her writings and published it without her permission. People would define “snatched” as something that’s rude and not the proper way to grab something. Bradstreet used that to convey a sense of betrayal that she may have felt when her work was published. “Made thee in rags, halting to th’ press to trudge, where errors were not lessoned (all may judge). At thy blushing was not small…” (Bradstreet, lines 5-7) She compares her work to rags because it was not finished. There were so many changes and errors she had to correct for it to be “from rags to riches.” Because Bradstreet is a woman, critics are hard on her as it is. Once they look at her unfinished work, they’re going to be even harder on her and completely just put her down. For that, she is “blushing” because she is embarrassed that is was published before she did any editing to it. People may have sympathy towards her because first impressions are everything and her chance of that with that particular piece is over. “My rambling brat (in print) should mother call, I cast thee by as one unfit for light…” (Bradstreet, lines 8-9) The word “rambling” suggests that she had so many thoughts waiting to be expressed in literary excellence but she never got the chance. It wasn’t ready for public view at that moment; therefore, it was “unfit for light.” “I washed thy face, but more defects I saw, and rubbing off a spot still made a flaw.” (Bradstreet, lines 13-14) Bradstreet has a burning desire to erase any errors that was in her published poetry. It still made a flaw because it was already printed. There was nothing she can do because people have already seen her mistakes. Critics were already judging.

Anne Bradstreet has her own unique way to express her feelings through the art of poetry. When you really take the time to study it, you will learn that even you may be able to relate.

Anne Bradstreet Bio

Anne Bradstreet was born in 1612 in Northampton, England. Her father, Thomas Dudley, managed the affairs of the Earl of Lincoln and was also the leader of volunteer soldiers to Queen Elizabeth. Her mother, Dorothy Yorke, was a well-mannered woman, who was highly educated. Anne married an assistant in the Massachusetts Bay Company named Simon Bradstreet. He was 25 years old: she was only 16. Anne and her family migrated on a three month journey to America in 1630.

While Simon was away on political duties as Chief-Administrator, Anne read her father’s collection of books and educated her children. When she wrote poetry, it was kept private. One day, her brother-in-law copied her work and brought it back to England to have it published in 1650. Her first collection was called “The Tenth Muse Lately sprung up in America, By a Gentlewoman of Those Parts,” which was also the only one to be published during her lifetime. Her poetry was mostly based on life experience and her love for her husband and family. Anne battled with illness and finally died on September 16, 1672 in Massachusetts.

http://www.annebradstreet.com/anne_bradstreet_bio_001.htm

Cabeza de Vaca picture

This picture is a perfect example of bad decisions. A moth is an insect closely related to a butterfly. Obviously, by its small body, a moth is not fit for the job of steering a boat. That decision eventually leads to a horrific result. A boat is now destroyed, the moth is most likely dead, and the supplies or the valuable belongings on that ship are destroyed along with the boat. Another thing is that too many animals are on that one boat. That little boat can not hold up all that weight. That’s another disaster waiting to happen.

This image is related to the Cabeza de Vaca article because the article also has a part where bad decisions are made. Cabeza de Vaca was part of the Narvaez expedition. Narvaez was considered to be a self-centered man and a poor leader. Despite of that, he was the captain of the whole journey. The crew made the bad decision to place him as the leader or even joining the expedition in the first place. Like the picture above, ships were destroyed and eventually it was every man for himself. Only four survived, including Cabeza de Vace. The article and the picture is a perfect example of “think before you act.”

christopher columbus picture

As students learned in their history books, settlers who came to the new world took land from the Native Americans. Christopher Columbus was no different.
In this picture, Columbus is portrayed as a real-estate agent. He is basically trying to "buy" the land from the Native American people. The picture adds a comedic feel to the overall visual. In the text, there was a part where it says Columbus was actually friendly to the Taino Indians at one point. "Apparently friendly relations with the Taino Indians on the island of Hispaniola in 1492..." In the visual, Columbus approaches the Indian people in a nice way. This shows how Columbus first makes the Indians trust him, making them believe that he is no harm to them. Once he gets to the point where he has the Indian's full trust, he turns against them. Unfortunately for Columbus, that didn't happen to him at that particular time.

Christopher Columbus Response

Kiesha Garrett

September 7, 2008

Christopher Columbus Response

When you think about explorers, what comes to mind? Christopher Columbus will probably be one of the most common responses. On his four voyages, Columbus had continuous events of disasters. This article appeals to pathos to catch the reader’s attention.

Some things did not go Christopher Columbus’s way throughout his four voyages between 1492 and 1504. “Apparently friendly relations with the Taino Indians on the island of Hispaniola in 1492 turned sour as the settlers Columbus left behind demanded gold and sexual partners from their hosts; on his return there in 1494, none of the Europeans were alive.” (Paragraph 1) When a person reads this, they would probably show some sympathy for Columbus. Just when he thought everything was good between the settlers and the Indians, he sees that it wasn’t. Rather his motives was to really get along with the Indians or to slowly ease his way into getting what he wants, his settlers messed that up for him. The reader can feel the disappointment when he discovers that all his followers were dead. “…he encountered Spanish setters there in open rebellion against his authority.” (Paragraph 1) It’s hard to find out that people, who you thought was on your side, is now against you. That’s a major blow to your heart because now you feel alone and betrayed. “His last voyage, intended to recoup his tarnished reputation, resulted in a long period of suffering in Panama and shipwreck in Jamaica, and these outer woes were accompanied by nearly delusional periods as Columbus underwent a virtual breakdown.” (Paragraph 1) His last chance to prove himself ended in a horrible disaster. Columbus’s last chance to recover his reputation ended up making it worse than it already was. It’s difficult to go through that kind of embarrassment. There has been a time when some people have tried to do something to better themselves but ends up failing. Those people can relate to Columbus and feel bad for him because they went through the same thing.

Christopher Columbus went through some difficult times during his four voyages at sea. This article uses pathos to drill in the reader's full attention.

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