Analysis Of Dedication By Baudelaire

While discussing a question in the blue book about somethings Darwin might has not included in his book, I told my group my opinion on how his thoughts and writing may have dismissed the Eastern culture. He may not have the knowledge or culture background that could have helped him write a better-rounded book instead of something that is so Western focused. However, although his book is limited to Western ideologies, his theory changed the entire world’s think on evolution. The comment on how Darwin may have dismissed the Eastern culture encouraged the group to think about how modernity may not be specifically for the West only when in fact there are a lot of places other than the UK and US that are trying to modernize themselves.

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I shared the poem “Dedication.” I commented on how dedication was depicted in Baudelaire’s view- dedicating some “unhealthy flowers” to someone who was “very dear and very revered/ Master and friend.” I thought this poem was very interesting because dedication to me, has always meant the person you dedicate deserves a lot of respect. However, Baudelaire’s poem proves different. Also, if one were to look at the length of the poem, as it is something noteworthy, it relatively short compared to all his other poems. This is also interesting because again, if something or someone is dedicated, there would be pages on this dedicated item. This comment may have helped my group look at Baudelaire …show more content…
This may be because of the Chinese culture I grew up learning- we can never challenge an idea and neither should we try to do something like that. In addition, at the beginning of the class, I quickly learned that in Modernity, most of the works we discuss are writing by Anglos. To make it worse, there are only two Asians in the class dominated by the wealthy and elite class. As a result, I have always thought that it was awkward to share my opinions and views. However, after expressing my concern to Prof. Lee, I learned that as long as I share my opinion, even if it may disrupt the class’s progress in the discussion, I am offering a different perspective of how we should few some of the topics. Although I cannot say I am fully confident with my ability to speak in the class, I think I have much improved from what I originally started at. I have participated more often in group discussions, expressing valuable views that I firmly believe in despite being challenged by my peers. This class has been very challenging in this aspect of speaking and communicating my opinions, however, I think it’s a good challenge because I can see some of the improvement I have made to make myself more comfortable in the discussion space. For the further, I will continue to listen actively to see how I can jump in on the conversation in addition to trying to express myself more often, even if I feel like everyone will disagree