Harris Green's Lit (& Lang) Blog

Step 1: When going through Whitman's notebook, I noticed his concern with the divide that was growing (and still continues to grow) in the United States. With this concern on his mind, he developed a "third religion" embracing “that which is not conscience, but against it,”. I believe this gives insight to Whitman's inner thoughts that he wants humanity to come together and create a third party so the divide in politics to be so great. This concept of saving America from ruin is found in one of this letters to the Congress where he writes, "“We shall nobly save, or meanly lose, the last best hope of earth,”. Here you can see that Whitman believes that the success of the United States is to be the last hope for the world because it is the leader of the free world. You can also gain insight to Whitman's thoughts on the two possibilities that could arise from the turbulent political time he was living in at the time. America could either come together and save...

I would describe the "American Dream" as the backbone to America's culture. This phrase embodies the hard work ethic the majority of Americans value. "The American Dream" means that it is up to you and how hard you work, that determines your success in life. Success can mean many things of course depending on the individual. The term success could mean quantitatively how much money you are making or in contrast, qualitatively, how you are doing what makes you happy and fulfilled. To go further, I believe that in America, your life is full of choices. Choices which determine your future. Of course their are mandated laws which you must follow and paths that are highly recommended to lead you to success but there are other ways to live. In America, the "American Dream" is flexible in the sense that you can make it be whatever you'd like it to be.  For me, the "American Dream" means wealth. This because once I obtain the "American ...

Planning: IOC RECORDING LINK Grading: A: 5- I think I showed a good understanding of the text when explaining the major themes and the context of the passage however I could have incorporated more well chosen references to the text B: 6- I think I did a good job when explaining the effect on the reader when I discussed how the motif of fate created confusion, but I could have been more detailed. C: 3- I think generally, the IOC was coherent but I don't think that it was entirely effective. D: 3- My language was adequate but not formal and I should have used more literary terms when analyzing the text. I also did not reach the time mark because my language was limited.

Translation as a whole: Original Sentence:  Als Gregor Samsa eines Morgens aus unruhigen Träumen erwachte, fand er sich in seinem Bett zu einem ungeheuren Ungeziefer verwandelt.  Translations:   #1:Gregory Samsa woke from uneasy dreams one morning to find himself changed into a giant bug. This translation has a simplistic structure, with limited use of imagery. The bug is described as giant and his dreams as uneasy however that is the only descriptions given to the author. In addition, the type of syntax used is general for the sentence follows the structure of subject + verb + object. As a result of the translation's limited use of imagery and general syntax, the sentence has a simple tone.  #2:When Gregor Samsa awoke from troubled dreams one morning he found he had been transformed in his bed into an enormous bug. By this translation starting off with the words, "When Gregor Samsa awoke.." it creates the tone that a story is being told beca...

1) TedTalk Analyzed: https://www.ted.com/talks/naomi_mcdougall_jones_what_it_s_like_to_be_a_woman_in_hollywood#t-1008788 2) The purpose of Naomi McDougall Jones' TedTalk is to bring awareness to the inequality present within the production of movies in Hollywood. She invites others to take part in the revolution to bring equality to the women working in the field of film. In the Ted Talk, she discussed how not only are women given minor and simple roles in films but are actively discouraged from producing films just because of their gender. Jones brings another issue to light being how all of this affects our view of ourselves and the world around us. By watching films where the main character is a male and is also produced by a male, we are limited to one viewpoint. Jones gets her point across that women are not given the same opportunity as men to express their ideas through the art of film first, by using personal experience to intrigue her audience. In the beginning of the ...