The method of development in the first paragraph is a descriptive approach to an area of nature, Rainy Mountain, in which Momaday, his ancestors, and especially his grandmother deeply value. Rainy Mountain is where all his Kiowan ancestors originated and made it through the hardships of life. Home is where the heart is and this mountain was where his grandmothers, along with all the other Kiowan Native Americans, heart was set on.
"Transported so in the dancing light among the shadows of her room, she seemed beyond the reach of time," (pg. 817 paragraph 10) is a very powerful sensory statement in which his grandmother, in the Momadays' perception, is remembered in a meditative state of prayer in which she is in spirit inspired by the power and her experiences of Rocky Mountain.
One statement "The sun is at home on the plains. Precisely there does it have the certain character of a god," was written to express the the Kiowas strong feelings for how much they will yearn the lands of their origin. After being drawn away from their home, they are understanding and realizing how special that land was and will be to them in the future.
A symbolic statement located on pg. 818 just before tha last paragraph said "It had gone there, I thought, to live and die, for there, of all places, was its small definition made whole and eternal." This is describing a small, unimportant grasshopper being significantly enhanced in importance by standing in front of a moon completely overtaking Momadays view of the night sky. He says this to symbolize the meager existence of one person, Momadays Grandmother, and the huge impact that she has on him with her memories and stories brought to true life by the power of the Rainy Mountain in where she was buried.
And this is what ill post for now because i feel like im doing way too much.
Tuesday, January 27, 2009
Thursday, January 22, 2009
The Value of America
Todays culture is based around going green and you see it everywhere you turn. You cant get away from green and I think the vitamin waters caption that i am drinking as i write this says it best "Green is the new black." By the way, pink is the best, kiwi strawberry. I have for one have no problem with this and as Chief Seattle said we would be extinct soon enough I dont understand why we arent. There are so many people on this planet and to think about how much waste we generate and how much resources we engulf, I cant comprehend how we managed to keep on kickin this long.
Our values our taught to us by our elders, but now we have to think about the world around us in a new more innnovative way, so that we can continue to live on this earth. Like its been said many times before, "We are the future," and unless we do something about we are gone, and therefore no future. I, for one, support going green 100% and as these issues become more important to us, I believe that kids are stepping up to the challenge. Highschoolers, in my opinion, are far more involved with world affairs now than they ever have been. With this said, education is much more valued now, since it may be vital for our survival. We want to learn, we want to know and we want to be able to contribute to the Earth so it can support our ways just a little longer. (Or at least till the world ends by unrelated causes like metors slamming us in 2012.)
With this said, American Values may have been destructive in the past to get ahead, but we are learning to cope with the natural beauty around us. And there will always be people who value knowledge as much as Lopez, and hopefully, today the majority of humans, im not saying all, can respect our planets natural history and learn by it. On a side note, the way Lopez writes is like ADD (Attention Devicit Disorder) in writing but i like it.
Our values our taught to us by our elders, but now we have to think about the world around us in a new more innnovative way, so that we can continue to live on this earth. Like its been said many times before, "We are the future," and unless we do something about we are gone, and therefore no future. I, for one, support going green 100% and as these issues become more important to us, I believe that kids are stepping up to the challenge. Highschoolers, in my opinion, are far more involved with world affairs now than they ever have been. With this said, education is much more valued now, since it may be vital for our survival. We want to learn, we want to know and we want to be able to contribute to the Earth so it can support our ways just a little longer. (Or at least till the world ends by unrelated causes like metors slamming us in 2012.)
With this said, American Values may have been destructive in the past to get ahead, but we are learning to cope with the natural beauty around us. And there will always be people who value knowledge as much as Lopez, and hopefully, today the majority of humans, im not saying all, can respect our planets natural history and learn by it. On a side note, the way Lopez writes is like ADD (Attention Devicit Disorder) in writing but i like it.
Wednesday, January 14, 2009
Just Some Awesome Blogs I Found
Like i said in the blog before this, I am in an English class, and one of the assignments happens to be: to find interesting blogs out in the wide world of the web. Yeah, well I automatically went to Google of course (WHO wouldnt) to search for some blogs and knew "blogs" wouldnt have been enough so, instead, typed in marine biology blogs and happened to find a blog that goes by the name of MarineBio Blog. For those of you who dont know, I love fish and thats why i typed that in. This, coincidentally, was from a website that i am a member of and use its awesome pictures as wallpapers for my laptop. After all this time, I never knew that the website put out such a blog and was flabbergasted. The url is marinebio.org/blog.
The principal blog editor, Joni Lawrence, is a talented blogger, and the blog offers a wide variety of information. The key motives for this blog are to increase awareness about our wonderful blue planet...the ocean, and, in doing so, hopefully, get readers and followers to participate in marine conservation. Yes, yes, yes, its always about marine conservation with these kinds of organizations but this blog offers something else, maybe its the charm she puts into her posts when giving us fish recipes.
The url for the next blog i found was joeydevilla.com. I found this one by simply googling interesting blogs which brought me ironically to a blog which finds interesting blogs. And this blog was nothing less than interesting. The editor or author of the blogs' name is Joey Devilla and its called Adventures of Accordion Guy in the Twenty First Century. Joey just hapens to be an accrodion player and a great outlook on life. He explains, in one of his sidebars, the basic reason for wrting his blog is to entertain readers of events happening in his life by putting them in a comical perspective. Joey specifically says "We then made a solemn vow to live the kind of life that got high ratings." In a sense, the goal of his blog is not only to entertain, but also to inform. Many of his entries are about wolrd affairs or local events from his hometown and often twists the information so the reader will learn but still want to continue reading to see his perspective. I encourage you to visit this blog if you dont want to see the marine bio one, its worth a visit.
The principal blog editor, Joni Lawrence, is a talented blogger, and the blog offers a wide variety of information. The key motives for this blog are to increase awareness about our wonderful blue planet...the ocean, and, in doing so, hopefully, get readers and followers to participate in marine conservation. Yes, yes, yes, its always about marine conservation with these kinds of organizations but this blog offers something else, maybe its the charm she puts into her posts when giving us fish recipes.
The url for the next blog i found was joeydevilla.com. I found this one by simply googling interesting blogs which brought me ironically to a blog which finds interesting blogs. And this blog was nothing less than interesting. The editor or author of the blogs' name is Joey Devilla and its called Adventures of Accordion Guy in the Twenty First Century. Joey just hapens to be an accrodion player and a great outlook on life. He explains, in one of his sidebars, the basic reason for wrting his blog is to entertain readers of events happening in his life by putting them in a comical perspective. Joey specifically says "We then made a solemn vow to live the kind of life that got high ratings." In a sense, the goal of his blog is not only to entertain, but also to inform. Many of his entries are about wolrd affairs or local events from his hometown and often twists the information so the reader will learn but still want to continue reading to see his perspective. I encourage you to visit this blog if you dont want to see the marine bio one, its worth a visit.
Tuesday, January 13, 2009
Drizzly Day on Campus
So, I finally am writing my first blog for English 101. I was all excited when I saw that you could change the font, however, was quickly disappointed by the insufficeint choices given -_- That may sound weird to some but ever since I was first intoduced to the website, DaFont.com, I always go there immediately whenever assigned creative writing with no restrictions, like this assignment.
I am writing this while watching one of my favorite Travel Channel shows (you may find me talking a lot about that channel in the future along with Discovery Channel), Samantha Brown. She, basically, has the best job in the world and travels to every place imaginable, I find her sense of dry humor hilarious... She has the kind of job I would dream of having however taking place on the oceans of the planet. For those who dont know, I imagine everyone, I am majoring in Marine Biology and that is why i chose UNCW.
My transition on to UNCW campus has gone more smoothly than expected and am just starting to get the hang of things. The food on campus is great, quite the opposite of what my family and friends back in New York had expected, especially since I am a vegetarian. Yet i still find food, though, may it not be healthy, I find it consisting mainly of pizza. I also love the fact that I can get all my homework done during the day in between classes, that is a definite lifesaver.
I am writing this while watching one of my favorite Travel Channel shows (you may find me talking a lot about that channel in the future along with Discovery Channel), Samantha Brown. She, basically, has the best job in the world and travels to every place imaginable, I find her sense of dry humor hilarious... She has the kind of job I would dream of having however taking place on the oceans of the planet. For those who dont know, I imagine everyone, I am majoring in Marine Biology and that is why i chose UNCW.
My transition on to UNCW campus has gone more smoothly than expected and am just starting to get the hang of things. The food on campus is great, quite the opposite of what my family and friends back in New York had expected, especially since I am a vegetarian. Yet i still find food, though, may it not be healthy, I find it consisting mainly of pizza. I also love the fact that I can get all my homework done during the day in between classes, that is a definite lifesaver.
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