Entry A. William Bradford: Passage

After some hours' sailing it began to snow and rain, and about the middle of the afternoon the wind increased and the sea became very rough, and they broke their rudder, and it was as much as two men could do to steer her with a couple of oars. But their pilot bade them be of good cheer for he saw the harbor; but the storm increasing, and night drawing on, they bore what sail they could to get in, while they could see. But herewith they broke their mast in three pieces and their sail fell overboard in a very grown sea, so as they had like to have been cast away. Yet by God's mercy they recovered themselves, and having the flood' with them, struck into the harbor. But when it came to, the pilot was deceived in the place, and said the Lord be merciful unto them for his eyes never saw that place before; and he and the master's mate would have run her ashore in a cove full of breakers before the wind. But a lusty seaman which steered bade those which rowed, if they were men, about with her or else they were all cast away; the which they did, with speed. So he bid them be of good cheer and row lustily, for there was a fair sound before them, and he doubted not but they should find one place or other where they might ride in safety. And though it was very dark and rained sore, yet in the end they got under the lee of a small island and remained there all that night in safety. But they knew not this to be an island till morning, but were divided in their minds; some would keep the boat for fear they might be amongst the Indians, others were so wet and cold they could not endure but got ashore, and with much ado got fire (all things being so wet); and the rest were glad to come to them, for after midnight, the wind shifted to the northwest and it froze hard.

But though this had been a day and night of much trouble and danger unto them, yet God gave them a morning of comfort and refreshing (as usually He doth to His children) for the next day was a fair, sunshining day, and they found themselves to be on an island secure from the Indians, where they might dry their stuff, fix their pieces and rest themselves; and gave God thanks for His mercies in their manifold deliverances. And this being the last day of the week, they prepared there to keep the Sabbath.

http://www.georgetowncollege.edu/Departments/English/coke/bradford.htm

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Entry A. William Bradford, Reflection/ Essential Question

Of Plymouth Plantation

Reflection

What is America? What was America? Of Plymouth Plantation by William Bradford shows a side of immigration that is not often shown in traditional history based stories like that of the Pilgrims and Thanksgiving. This novel shows the fact that they had to travel thousands of miles to get to their destination. Even when they were within a mile or closer they have a chance of not making it. The sea could be calm one minute and raging the next. Many immigrants came to America in search of freedom. They either wanted freedom or wanted gold. America was thought to be so much better than other places by a lot of people and that is definitely an understatement. Through the excerpt that I read, I was able to see just a glimpse of what they had to go through. The Puritans came to America and the only person they depended on in whatever circumstance was God.

Entry A. William Bradford: Cartoon

The novel Of Plymouth Plantation by William Bradford connects to the Rio Grande cartoon because of the connections in immigration. In Of Plymouth Plantation the passengers on the Mayflower come to America to get away from persucution in England. This relates to the cartoon because Mexicans are coming over to America. Furthermore, the Indians did not accept the passengers on the Mayflower. Today, illustrated in the cartoon, this is like a lot of the Americans that do not like immigrants. The novel and cartoon are similar because immigration is thought to be a good thing to the immigrants to get a better lifestyle and then it is thought to be bad by some Americans who lose their jobs but never stop to think about what others have to go through.

Entry A: William Bradford: Thesis

In a selection from Of Plymouth Plantation by William Bradford, the Puritans experience hardship in their voyage to America, in their capital arrival and in their dealings with the Indians,they still maintain their reverence to god and to one another (their initial reason for leaving England).

Anne Bradstreet Extension Cartoon

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In society, men tend to be elevated to a higher power in the government and everyday life. This political cartoon shows congressmen saying that they are going with "All men are created equal" and that nobody is interested in your rating system for women. This illustrates how the world was and continues to concentrate their focus more on men. In reference to Anne Bradstreet, Bradstreet writes her poetry in secret and it doesn't get famous until after she dies. Furthermore, in this cartoon, the congressmen say "your rating system for women." This demonstrates how men have cast women off to the side in their rise to power as with the belief that women can not be as effective as men. By relating the cartoon to Amme Bradstreet, Anne stands out among her people because she strays from Puritan doctrine just like women try to rise above the expectations that are set. The world has set low expectations for men; now what will you rise the bar to?

Poem that most impressed

After reading three of Anne Bradstreet's poems "In Reference to her Children" is the one that stood out or impressed me the most. However, before I had time to comment on why it did, I read some else's blog on Anne Bradstreet who chose "To My Dear and Loving Husband" as the poem that stood out the most to that person. The viewpoint that was described and worded incredibly was like I was shocked. Through some events in my life, the person's viewpoint connected me to the "To My Dear and Loving Husband" poem. It was then that I had a hard time choosing which poem to reflect on. After a little while I just decided to go with "In Reference to Her Children" because it had been my choice at first.

65 O to your safety have an eye,
66 So happy may you live and die.
67 Mean while, my days in tunes I'll spend
68 Till my weak lays with me shall end.
69 In shady woods I'll sit and sing
70 And things that past, to mind I'll bring.
71 Once young and pleasant, as are you,
72 But former toys (no joys) adieu!
73 My age I will not once lament
74 But sing, my time so near is spent,
75 And from the top bough take my flight
76 Into a country beyond sight
77 Where old ones instantly grow young
78 And there with seraphims set song.
79 No seasons cold, nor storms they see
80 But spring lasts to eternity.
81 When each of you shall in your nest
82 Among your young ones take your rest,
83 In chirping languages oft them tell
84 You had a Dame that lov'd you well,
85 That did what could be done for young
86 And nurst you up till you were strong
87 And 'fore she once would let you fly
88 She shew'd you joy and misery,
89 Taught what was good, and what was ill,
90 What would save life, and what would kill.
91 Thus gone, amongst you I may live,
92 And dead, yet speak and counsel give.
93 Farewell, my birds, farewell, adieu,
94 I happy am, if well with you.

This poem effected me the most at first because of the simplicity yet depth in which it was written. A mother and her nest is a very common metaphor but the way in which the metaphor connects to the imagery and rhyme (octosyllabic couplets) has a resonating impact.

Entry C. Edward Taylor

Thesis: "Huswifery" by Edward Taylor uses literary conceit, imagery, and rhyme to convey that cleaning ones house is like taking care of ones soul and gaining God's grace in the end.

"Housewifery" just like struck me down as I began to realize how similar two things can be that seem to be worlds apart. Just in the way that the cleaning of ones house and the loom was compared to the different stages in following God.

Essential Question

Americans started out as wanting freedom and running away from persecution. Now as the world continues turning we have started persecuting each other. Whether it's by prejudice, gender, or something as simple as teasing. The littlest tease that someone may not have thought would have made such a difference can make a whole turn around of a difference. If we don't like certain people all we're doing is making trouble for us or someone else. Just like the saying "Treat others the way you wish to be treated." If we just stop to explain our feelings or thoughts then we could live a much happier life. If we just realize that we are all Americans deep down then the world would be so much better. Also that we aren't really any different from people in other countries. This just my opinion...one of trillions. This is so opposite of what the Puritans would say. The Puritans didn't like anyone who wasn't like them. They needed to realize that they are not perfect just like everyone else is not perfect either. If something happens then they're just like "if it happens then it pleases God." While for all they know God may want them to band together to help out each other. As a connection from today, when Hurricane Katrina came lots of us banded together to help out. Here's a last thought...Maybe if we banded together then we could help so many people out and grow closer at the same time. For instance, there are people starving and dying in Africa and all over the world. What if we could stop that?

Jonathan Edwards

"O sinner! Consider the fearful danger you are in: it is a great furnace of wrath, a wide and bottomless pit, full of the fire of wrath, that you are held over in the hand of that God, whose wrath is provoked and incensed as much against you, as against many of the damned in hell. You hand by a slender thread, with the flames of divine wrath flashing about it, and ready every moment to singe it, and burn it asunder; and you have no interest in any Mediator, and nothing lay down of to save yourself, nothing to keep off the flames of wrath, nothing of your own, nothing that you ever have done, nothing that you can do, to induce God to spare you one moment."

Through the Jonathan Edward's sermon "Sinners in the Hands of An Angry God" he relates three key images. The first is the image of fire and hell. This provokes a fear in the audience of his speech. The second is the mention of spiders (webs) resisting against a falling rock to sinners falling into hell. He also compares us to a spider dangling just being held by a single thread (God's pleasure). The third image is is water. Edwards uses floods, thunderclouds, and a variety of descriptive imagery to instate a fear and anxiety in the reader. The sermon was well written to be persuasive during that time period. In the collage I took a picture of Niagra Falls and turned it red to symbolize the flood and hell at the same time. Then I added the flames in the extend how the falls can be viewed as a flood but also compared to hell with the flames and color. One of the other images used was a broken spider web that symbolizes how the thread the Edwards saus sinners are hanging by could smap at any moment. Lastly, I took a picture of an actual flood and made flames cover most of it to symbolize destruction.

Story Corps

With my mom...

Hello,
so
what is your biggest achievement?
getting married and having my two lovely girls
have you ever had a loss?
my brother, he died in the Vietnam War
what was it like to live with 9 brothers and sisters?
a pain but great, i love them all so much and wish i could visit them more
thanks


I was finally able to upload my storycorps and then I could not find the first one I made which is so much better than this one (I think so at least and you can probably hear why). One of the major mistakes in interviewing I made was saying "um" about a billion times. (exaggerating of course but I sai d"um" a lot!) Also I did not really make any specific introduction in this recording and when I listened to it after I uploaded the video I realized that. I decided to leave it since it was already uploaded and I'll just make a kind of intro in type...

Hi this I'm Mary Zielonka and I will be interviewing my mom Lanece.


*just a side note: I definitely need to work on those "ums"! Also She forgot Old Rugged Cross! Of course, If I interview her again, she'll probably say Old Rugged Cross and not Amazing Grace.

Patrick Henry

In Patrick Henry’s “Give Me Liberty or Give Me Death” speech to the Virginia Convention he uses charged words, God references, and inductive reasoning to display pathos, ethos, and logos.

Patrick Henry eases into his controversial message by appealing to the assembly’s emotions or pathos. Henry clearly states “I hope it will not be thought disrespectful to those gentlemen if, entertaining as I do opinions of a character very opposite to theirs.” This is used to show respect to the VA Convention and to get them to listen to his ideas without being massively offended. Also, Patrick Henry uses charged words like “freedom” or “slavery.” This stirs up the mood of the speech by igniting the feelings of the assembly. In order for Henry to get his message across he appeals to the emotion of the Virginia Convention.

Henry tries to connect his speech to the ethics or ethos within each person of the assembly by referencing God and talking about moral issues. Within his speech Henry states, “Besides, sir, we shall not fight our battles alone. There is a just God who presides over the destinies of nations, and who will raise up friends to fight our battles for us. The battle, sir, is not to the strong alone; it is to the vigilant, the active, the brave.” This is said to persuade the assembly that when they have a war then God will be with them. Further on in the speech, Henry says, “Besides, sir, we have no election. If we were base enough to desire it, it is now too late to retire from the contest. There is no retreat but in submission and slavery! Our chains are forged! Their clanking may be heard on the plains of Boston! The war is inevitable--and let it come! I repeat it, sir, let it come.” The assembly is told directly through this excerpt flat out that there is no other path to take than to go to war. Patrick Henry appeals to the ethics of the assembly to persuade them that there is no other course other than war.

Patrick Henry uses logic or logos to tie both pathos and ethos into his speech while displaying logos at the same time. Throughout Henry’s speech, he uses a variety of facts to convince the delegates at the Virginia Convention that they should go to war as it is inevitable. In his speech, Henry states, “And judging by the past, I wish to know what there has been in the conduct of the British ministry for the last ten years to justify those hopes with which gentlemen have been pleased to solace themselves and the House. Is it that insidious smile with which our petition has been lately received?” Henry uses inductive reasoning to say that since the British have basically been, as an understatement no help at all within the past ten years then they we will not be able to create peace between the U.S. and new England. Another logical idea that Henry states is, “I have but one lamp by which my feet are guided, and that is the lamp of experience. I know of no way of judging of the future but by the past.” Patrick Henry asserts this to “give a backbone” to his arguments that he claims within his speech “Give Me Liberty or Give Me Death.” The facts that are used with Henry’s speech verify why the Virginia Convention should go to war.

Thomas Paine

In an extract from "The Crisis, No. 1", Thomas Paine articulates argumentatively to prove to the typical soldier that the overall goal of the war is worthy of fighting for. As an example, Paine states, "Britain, with an army to enofre her tyranny, has declared that she has a right (not only to TAX) but "to BIND us in ALL CASES WHATSOEVER," and if being bound in that manner, is not slavery, then is there not such a thing as slavery upon the earth. Even the expression is impious; for so unlimited a power can belong only to God." THrough this charged quote Henry shows the soldiers their monumental responsibility. Further on in the excerot, Henbry states, "It matters not where you live, or what rank of life you hold, the evil or the blessing will reach you all. The far and the near, the home countries and the back, the rich and the poor, will suffer or rejoice alike." Henry manages through this quote to lift at least a fraction of the soldiers' burden by letting them know that they will not be suffering in solitude. This strengthens bonds between soldiers across America as they join together for a common cause. Henry encourages American soldiers in the Revolution with his plain yet fiery argument that strengthens and unifies soldiers across America in the fight for FREEDOM.

Montage

A. Kenya Poverty
a. Also needs to be changed
B. U.S. Homeless
a. What needs to be changed
C. Legally Blonde
a. “normal” U.S. people

B. The sort of overall historic in the montage is poverty/slavery which as an enormous connotation. The homelessness and poverty shown contrasts with the “normal” U.S.A. people that I use the Kuleshov effect to convey how American’s have and should continue to have compassion on the homeless and poor. There is a clip within the montage that is repeated because I felt that it really drew out pathos (emotion). The compassion sign at the very end was meant to show change being done.

C. American’s have and should continue to have compassion on the homeless and poor. They should realize how much they really have and not try not to take it forgrantted.

D. Sad, sympathy
Because of having compassion on the world around us, nationally and globally.

E. The Kuleshov Effect done with the clips, and the song “Hold” by Superchick

F. Since the main subject of my montage is homeless people and poverty I used the Kuleshov Effect by showing around 1-4 clips of the homeless/poor and then showing our idea of rich people.

G. It shows people having fun and shopping while there are homeless people and poor people that can survive on a fraction of the life expense of the U.S. people.

H. “Hold” By Superchick

I. The lyrics talk about helping

How has moviemaking deepened your understanding of revolutionary change depicted throughout time?
As a result of making this moviemaker montage, I have gained a better understanding of revolutionary change. I chose this topic to do my montage on because my church has and is helping with people here and around the world that have nothing compared us. I get hurt when I think about how much I have and then there is a girl somewhere my age that would love even a fraction of what I have. There are so many people that are neglected each day while we might be out partying and they are dying.