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Annotated Bibliography-
Watson,William. The Keyboard. 1936.Literature Online/UTK Databases.03/27/08.
This cite was actually a poem written by someone who had experienced being a slave, and was expressing the way he felt through writing. The poem was very moving because it made you realize that he was held against his will and forced to do things that people would never do now and things were done to him that were so cruel and inhuman. It helped a lot with the subject I choose.
Williams, Carla and Deborah.The Black Female Body: A Photographic History. Phila. Temple University. 2002.
This was a book a photos that told a story. It showed how slaves lived, worked and did odd jobs for nothing. Pictures express things that writing can not tell and they show pain, and these pictures were filled with different emotions. It helped me better understand the time of slavery and some of the pictures described the trade and sale.
Melton, Alonza. A Slave: A True Story of Violence and retribution in Antebellum, Missouri. Athens. University of GA. 1991
This book told the real life story of what it was like to be a slave, how hard it was and of how the slavery seemed to be never ending. They went through many trials and suffered many times but knew that they had to stay strong for each other. This resource helped me a lot and just like the other sources painted me a mental picture.
In my blogging experience I have noticed that the tone and style I write in is more influenced by how I feel that day.I feel this is a very good way to reflect on the day I had which is what Emerson was trying to do, use his writing as a way to reflect on not only his day but also his past, and in doing weblogs you try to write bout some of the more interesting things that have happened to you in your lifetime and as you write you start to reminisce on what was actually going on, how you felt at the time, and maybe even your surroundings. With every memory there is something that triggers a mental picture to go off in your mind, like waves to an old television, it may take a while but the picture will become clearer with a little bit of time. The way we write is also very closely related with the fact that we take our own personal morals in to mind when coming up with something to write about and make public because when someone reads what you have written you do not want them to get the feeling that you are too personal or even inappropriate. What you write says a lot about you as a person making everything you post a political discussion and the transcendentalist found that being virtuous is more than a physical aspect it is also a mental one and by being able to decide if something is politically correct or appropriate for the world to be able to view about you is a easy way to be virtuous.
The main differences between today's world and then is we are not afraid to speak what is actually on our minds and this is how we are defined as a more modern people. We feel that our opinion is more than just merely a thought. It is a silent voice that no one will ever hear if we do not speak up, and writing down our opinions is a way that we can tell how we personally feel about our issues and making those writings public is something that just was not done back then they were of earth and soil and felt that if they felt a certain way about an issue God would already know and would take care of the problem in his own time, which is true, but writing is a way for us to vent, work things out, and a numerous amount of other things$. We rely on our ability to focus our energy in writing to allow us to express feelings of compassion, hatred, and sorrow. When they used it as a tool to map out their spiritual lives and write poems and stories that had elements of the earth and God.
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In conclusion, the reason the Trascendentalists were so into writing about the earthly elements is because they based their lives n their faith and being honest to themselves and the elements were thought to be very pure to them and that is where they got their inspiration to write some of the poems and books that can out during this movement and had strong reference to God and the plants and animals. We in this day and age are more critical and tend to feel that those things re not always realistic inspirtations and tend to focus more on the things we know rather that the things we dream about,unless the topic is fictional and made up.
A grade school teacher in Kentucky asked her
students to use the word "fascinate" in a sentence.
Molly put up her hand and said, "My family went to
my granddad's farm, and we all saw his pet sheep. It was
fascinating."
This is really dumb but I found it very funny, It is amazing what kids really do say to their teachers.
The teacher said, "That was good, but I wanted you
to use the word "fascinate, not fascinating".
Sally raised her hand. She said, "My family went to
see Rock City and I was fascinated."
The teacher said, "Well, that was good Sally, but I
wanted you to use the word "fascinate."
Little Johnny raised his hand. The teacher hesitated
because she had been burned by Little Johnny before. She finally
decided there was no way he could damage the word
"fascinate", so she called on him.
Johnny said, "My aunt Gina has a sweater with ten
buttons, but her boobs are so big she can only fasten eight."
The teacher sat down and cried
OKitay...I am back, we don't really have a list of things to do and I know we will just berunning around this "bigger" city like baby birds looking for worms, but We are here. This is actually the very first time I havebeen here without my parents. Everytime I said I was going in the past they were like hey we want to go too, and yoju know whaI didn't care because that meant I didn't have to drive. Well I guess I have to stop typing because my boyfriend is waiting on me to get out of the car so he can take in our luggage. TTYL.
Phew, we finally lost him I can't believe that cop almost caught us.
I guess we shouldn't try to sneak into another club with or parents ID's.
Yeah, your probably right, we don't even look like these people; and they call their selves our parents some nerve.
Hey I have and Idea...
Wait does it involve another club because I can't run another thirteen blocks in a full sprint.
No no no, how about we call our friends and tell them to meet us at pizza hut and I will tell you the rest when we are all together.
I don't think I like the sound of this plan and you haven't even told me yet.
Don't worry I have everything under control.
Isn't that what you just said about us getting in to the club with these busted ID's.....
Well that was different I have a sure fire plan that is guaranteed to work.So just call everybody. I will be back in ten minutes
But but, what am I supposed to do until then?
I don't know count or see how a=many times you can say your ABC's before I get back.
- Ten minutes go by and the other kids begin to show up but still no sign of the plans initiator. Then as the other kids began to become impatient here he comes popping out of the bushes with a shopping cart full of all the right thing needed to vandalize even the biggest house.
*&^^&* Okay I think I will stop here stay tuned for the rest.
Obituary of the late Mr. Common Sense:
Today we mourn the passing of a beloved old friend, Common Sense, who
has been with us for many years. No one knows for sure how old he was,
since his birth records were long ago lost in bureaucratic red tape. He
will be remembered as having cultivated such valuable lessons as:Knowing
when to come in out of the rain; Why the early bird gets the worm; Life
isn't always fair; and Maybe it was my fault.
Common Sense lived by simple, sound financial policies (e.g., don't
spend more than you can earn) and reliable strategies (e.g., adults, not
children, are in charge).
His health began to deteriorate rapidly when well-intentioned but
overbearing regulations were set in place. Reports of a 6 -year-old boy
charged with sexual harassment for kissing a classmate; teens suspended
from school for using mouthwash after lunch; and a teacher fired for
reprimanding an unruly student, only worsened his condition.
Common Sense lost ground when parents attacked teachers for doing the
job that they themselves had failed to do in disciplining their unruly
children. It declined even further when schools were required to get
parental consent to administer Tylenol, sun lotion or a Band-Aid to
a student; but could not inform parents when a student became pregnant
and wanted to have an abortion.
Common Sense lost the will to live as the Ten Commandments became
contraband; churches became businesses; and criminals received better
treatment than their victims.
Common Sense took a beating when you couldn't defend yourself from a
burglar in your own home and the burglar could sue you for assault.
Common Sense finally gave up the will to live, after a woman failed to
realize that a steaming cup of coffee was hot. She spilled a little in
her lap, and was promptly awarded a huge settlement.
Common Sense was preceded in death by his parents, Truth and Trust; his
wife, Discretion; his daughter, Responsibility; and his son, Reason.
He is survived by his 3 step-brothers; I Know My Rights, Someone Else Is
To Blame, and I Am A Victim.
Not many attended Common Sense's funeral because so few people realized
he was gone.
If you still remember him, pass this on. If not, join the majority and
do nothing except witness the continuation of idiocy in our country.
In this section weblogs came in handy and had some very important and interesting ways of being maintained. The benefits and non beneficial ways of maintaining a weblog are very easy to explain, but can be difficult to catch if you haven't read up on the online etiquette. I am going to explain how maintaining a web journal can make you a better writer and how not to go about expressing yourself to an audience of people you don't know. One of the first ways weblogs were beneficial were they allowed people to share their opinion in an open fashion without being ridiculed for their thoughts and personal experiences helped pave the way journals were ordered. Either by formal writings of reoccurring events or informal entries of things that have happened that day that someone else might find interesting. Maintaining a weblog can be very simple. It can be written in everyday and the entries could be the short and simple or they could be written in as things happen. They are al very good ways to share things you find on the internet and think that your viewing audience might have some intrest in the subjects. You could attach links, pictures, feeds, and videos to your weblog journals if those are the kinds of things you are in to. There are also some very poor ways of maintaining a weblog. In the book "Weblog Handbook" by Rebecca Blood she explains the way things should and shouldn't be done. One of the first things she says is you should not write about things that only you find interesting. I think she said this because you do not have a general audience and the people that read your weblog is forever changing and just because one person finds what you wrote is great one day you could write on that same topic the next day and someone tell you how they feel, this is also important to know because it is very important that you watch the things you write because people get to know you by your thoughts and if you write something offensive your online reputation will be tarnished because that is how your audience is trying to get to know you.Personally, I think these exercises can make you a better writer by making you aware of the things you write and how to word them so that they appeal to the people that read it. As a student assignments get harder as you progress in school and the way you look on paper tell your teacher a lot about you as an individual. I hope that in your own weblog you take these things into consideration and write your feelings as they come while trying to entertain and audience.
