Ways of Seeing

A year later at the end of Love is Never Silent, Janice had a retirement party at the factory where she worked since she was seventeen (Love is never silent). She invited all the staffs, friends and family members to come (Love is never silent). With a pastor’s translation, her stand in the middle among the people and had a speech using American Sign Language. The speech was a conclusion of her work journey in the factory. She informed everyone in the party that “The word silent, for us, is…

She did what she had to do and Alyss “watched with disbelieving eyes as Redd launched herself into the Heart Crystal”(347). Redd did this because she knew it was the only way to survive and to come back and be queen again. She took a serious risk by doing this. She didn’t know what would happen, she just knew that it was the only way she had a chance at staying…

In the “Culturally Variable Ways of Seeing: Art and Literature,” Mary Beard talks about the rules of looking. According to Beard, the rules of looking are used to determine things like “our classification of artistic production, the language we use to discuss this production, and the value we choose to give it.” These rules really impact our understanding of art and literature. They help us understand the meaning and value of art and literature. They make us focus on the history of the pieces of…

and plans to continue on with it as she says “’I can ‘member Grandma Dee without the quilts’” (par. 74) showing that she will always remember the times they had together. Mama is also seen as a character of symbolic importance because of her ways of seeing situations throughout the story. She talks about a dream she had, going on a game show and re-uniting with her daughter when she herself weighs one hundred pounds lighter. Farrell reminds us, “It is important to remember, thought, that…

of two things who we are and were we came from this just a normal way that humankind has always thought of themselves. Firstly they ask who they are as if there very exsitence may not be valid even though there right in front of you flesh and bone. Everyone has a purpose in life but believe that if they dont do anything remarkable that stands out that there mere life is just that nothing. We as homosapiens believe in a convaluded way of reasoning and since the dawn of time imiagine that without…

that these are complicated issues and they are not going to go away. As that affects the way that we think about generating curriculum and what kind of learning experience we are creating, it is incumbent upon you guys to think about that. What are your programs and how are they responsive to that? How seriously do you want to take those concerns? How might we direct those conversations in productive ways, reflecting on those aspects of their criticisms that might have legitimacy and…

dinner, ran errands, keep the house clean and make sure my mother knew he was there to help. I did little things too. I would make my mom coffee, watch a movie with her each week and I would have her help me on my homework even if I knew how to do it. Seeing the love that Jason had for my mom when she was hurt meant a lot to me. It showed me I could cope with the hardships that life threw at me. On the Healthy Living website it states, “In today’s environment, children and teens need to develop…

I hate writing about myself. It’s typical, but it’s true. I always try to bend the rules to write about anything else. So when I saw this prompt, I had no idea what to write about. At first it was just that I didn’t want to write about things from my past, especially unpleasant things. However, I soon realised that the problem with this paper was that I wasn’t over most of my struggles—or rather, I wasn’t in a position to write about them well. I sat down and thought about what I could possibly…

motivation to push through it. They quickly became my in-group, and I started noticing the other adult students in some of my classes and we were able to become friends. I started this new college experience unsure of whether I could find a place and only seeing the differences between the students and myself to starting to spot similarities and learning to ignore some of the immaturity that comes with being a young college student. My in-group, the adult learners, really helped to alter my view…

Conversational Style Makes or Breaks Relationships,” at some of the concepts in Tannen’s chapter “The World of Conversational Style” it is clear to say that there are different ways a person can convey a conversation and the way a person carries their communication style. Tannen connects some concepts that can relate to the way communicating with technology can affect our skill with one another. For example, the effects behind a screen like a text message or an email to being in-person can…