Comparisons:
Obviously Burning themselves.
Speaking against something or for something.
Causing tremendous effects on the world.
Doing it without fear to prove a point that they wanted everyone to see.
Contrasts:
Vietnam (Burning Man) Tunisia (Bouazizi)
1963 (Burning Man) 2011 (Bouazizi)
One did it for religious purposes (BM) Other did it for self rights (Bou)
One affected entire world politics (BM)
Other caused an entire revolution and impeachment almost of a president (for life)
One started with nothing at all (BM)
One started with a Woman slapping another man (Bou)
I thought that it was almost an outrage to for Negoda to believe that America played this out. To pay a man to set himself aflame! That would be political and social suicide if that was true in any way. I also thought that for a man to sit aflame for ten minutes without flinching is amazing, and that how almost nobody helped him. It almost seemed that the people were worshipping him. For the Tunisian Revolution now. How one man setting himself aflame start an entire revolution is astounding and entirely amazing to me. One man to undo a dictator that believed he would be president (for life). If you also happened to watch the 60 minutes episode that the reporter was interviewing the man who helped the revolution through radio was amazing because it almost seemed that he was proud and happy that his country was revolutionized for the good. It was something new for me. To actually see a man who is proud and happy about a revolution. It's really beyond words for me.
Discussion Q's
(BM)
Why do you think that people said that buddha almost was imaged into the smoke in the sky?
Was the man sacrificing himself for buddha?
Why and how do you believe this cause political controversy among the World?
Wednesday, February 23, 2011
Thursday, February 17, 2011
OPTION 1/Literary Analysis of WWI.
Mar 27, 1912, The first cherry blossom trees, a gift from Japan, were planted in Washington, D.C. First Lady Helen Herron Taft and the Viscountess Chinda, wife of the Japanese ambassador, planted two Yoshina cherry trees on the northern bank of the Potomac Tidal Basin, near the Jefferson Memorial. The event was held in celebration of a gift, by the Japanese government, of 3,020 trees to the US government for planting along Washington's Potomac River.
I chose this event because it seemed to me that this gift was almost a olive branch to the U.S. with which Japan wanted to be not just at peace with the U.S.A. but to be great allies for an immense amount of time. Which is almost a joke to think that just 29 years later we would attack them in self defense in World War II.
Loveliest of trees, the cherry now
Is hung with bloom along the bough,
And stands about the woodland ride
Wearing white for Eastertide.
Now, of my threescore years and ten,
Twenty will not come again,
And take from seventy springs a score,
It only leaves me fifty more.
And since to look at things in bloom
Fifty springs are little room,
About the woodlands I will go
To see the cherry hung with snow.
I chose this poem to go with this event because for the obvious it’s about cherry trees and the event has Japan’s ambassador’s wife giving First Lady Helen Herron Taft cherry trees. But if you were to give the poem a few more intersecting looks you would see that it is telling that life is to short and you should enjoy the little things now I mention this because our peace with Japan was short and we didn’t appreciate the little things like before I ever looked up nation to nation gifts you wouldn’t have ever seen this. For example “Now, of my threescore years and ten, Twenty will not come again,
And take from seventy springs a score, It only leaves me fifty more.” It shows that our time with Japan was precious and should have been appreciated to its fullest potential and maybe then the bombing 29 years later wouldn’t have happened. This line “Is hung with bloom along the bough, “ Is showing how with the gift of cherry trees shows how our relationship with Japan blossomed from this very moment. “Bloom along the bough” Could also be symbolizing the almost Olive branch diminishing any tensions before with the U.S.A and Japan.
I chose this event because it seemed to me that this gift was almost a olive branch to the U.S. with which Japan wanted to be not just at peace with the U.S.A. but to be great allies for an immense amount of time. Which is almost a joke to think that just 29 years later we would attack them in self defense in World War II.
Loveliest of trees, the cherry now
Is hung with bloom along the bough,
And stands about the woodland ride
Wearing white for Eastertide.
Now, of my threescore years and ten,
Twenty will not come again,
And take from seventy springs a score,
It only leaves me fifty more.
And since to look at things in bloom
Fifty springs are little room,
About the woodlands I will go
To see the cherry hung with snow.
I chose this poem to go with this event because for the obvious it’s about cherry trees and the event has Japan’s ambassador’s wife giving First Lady Helen Herron Taft cherry trees. But if you were to give the poem a few more intersecting looks you would see that it is telling that life is to short and you should enjoy the little things now I mention this because our peace with Japan was short and we didn’t appreciate the little things like before I ever looked up nation to nation gifts you wouldn’t have ever seen this. For example “Now, of my threescore years and ten, Twenty will not come again,
And take from seventy springs a score, It only leaves me fifty more.” It shows that our time with Japan was precious and should have been appreciated to its fullest potential and maybe then the bombing 29 years later wouldn’t have happened. This line “Is hung with bloom along the bough, “ Is showing how with the gift of cherry trees shows how our relationship with Japan blossomed from this very moment. “Bloom along the bough” Could also be symbolizing the almost Olive branch diminishing any tensions before with the U.S.A and Japan.
The White Man's Burden & Imperialism.
1. By context I believe that Rudyard Kipling means that The White Man's Burden IS the Imperialism. "No iron rule of kings, But toil of serf and sweeper, The tale of common things....." Here Kipling states that people are going through change in government from theirs to a now Industrial type classes (High, Middle, and Low) He also mentions that from once you were noble before the Imperialism of your country now you are to toil with serfs and sweepers (Lower classes).
2.) He in the last stanza's justifies Imperialism. He states to "Have done with childish days- The lightly-proffered laurel, The easy ungrudged praise." This is possibly the outcome of when a citizen that was in their country when it was Imperialized and now is has adjusted fully and is coming through it proud.
3.) It could be appealing to anyone that if they are even in the hardest situation like for example Imperialism (Your whole country changes). Your life could change and if it does go for the bad if you try hard enough to adjust you can adapt into a healthy and wealthy lifestyle once again.
2.) He in the last stanza's justifies Imperialism. He states to "Have done with childish days- The lightly-proffered laurel, The easy ungrudged praise." This is possibly the outcome of when a citizen that was in their country when it was Imperialized and now is has adjusted fully and is coming through it proud.
3.) It could be appealing to anyone that if they are even in the hardest situation like for example Imperialism (Your whole country changes). Your life could change and if it does go for the bad if you try hard enough to adjust you can adapt into a healthy and wealthy lifestyle once again.
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