Thursday, February 15, 2007
My Year of meats Question. P.15 #8
I think that the statement that Jane makes in the book about in the next millennium the idea of an indigenous person or plant or culture will seem quaint could be a scary truth. If this were to happen I think it would be a step away from a diverse well- textured world because people would forget about their cultures, languages and their traditions if people lost their traditions and culture it would make for a very boring would that lived only by one set of cultures and traditions. I do believe that it is possible to maintain cultural diversity without prejudice; however our society has not evolved that far. Each generation we become a little closer to no prejudice, we as a world need to come together and put skin color and fear of each other behind us and learn to get along together. I think and hope that one day our world will come to the point where prejudice no longer exists, I just hope that by that time we have not all assimilated into one culture.
Tuesday, February 13, 2007
Jane fights the American Family stereotypes
The families that the Japanese TV producers and the BEEF-EX executives want to see are those families that are seen as the stereotypical “American Family” which consists of a white man, a white woman, and 2-3 healthy white children. However because this is not the reality most American families Jane decides to pick families herself that do not necessarily meet those standards.
Jane’s first episode is with the Flower family who are white middle class family. When making this episode the only complaint about it was the meat which was too plain. The complaints were not about the family and they wanted Jane to continue with white middle class families, but she had other things in mind.
Jane chose the Martinez family and they were not the stereotypical American family because both the mother and the father were from Mexico and had made it in time to the U.S. for their son to be born. The Martinez family was the mark of a whole new beginning for “My American Wife!”
After the Martinez family it was the Beaudroux family from Louisiana. They were definitely not the stereotypical American family, despite the fact that they were white and had two white children; they also had ten adopted Korean children. This really made them stand out and made Jane interested in them.
Next Jane had wanted to do an episode with the Dawes family. They were not the stereotypical American family either because mom and dad were black and had nine black children. They were ultimately vetoed by “John” Ueno because they were not white and they were not making a beef dish. They ended up filming a stereotypical American family instead who made beef.
The Bukowskys seemed to be a stereotypical American family, both parents were white and the daughter was white, however the daughter was in a wheelchair because of a motorcycle accident. Due to the daughter’s disability they were no longer seen as a stereotypical American family. Jane had taken interest in them and did an episode with them that turned out to be the highest rated episode in Japan so far.
Lara and Dyann were the next non-stereotypical American family that Jane did an episode with. They were a lesbian couple with two children. On top of not being the stereotypical American they were also vegetarians so they did not make meat on the show. This episode upset many people and Jane apologized for it, but I think she was still pleased that it made it on the air.
Jane chose to make the episodes about the non-stereotypical American families because she wanted to show Japan that America was not full of white people who always eat beef. Jane wanted to show Japan the diversities of America and the realities of what are real American families.
Jane’s first episode is with the Flower family who are white middle class family. When making this episode the only complaint about it was the meat which was too plain. The complaints were not about the family and they wanted Jane to continue with white middle class families, but she had other things in mind.
Jane chose the Martinez family and they were not the stereotypical American family because both the mother and the father were from Mexico and had made it in time to the U.S. for their son to be born. The Martinez family was the mark of a whole new beginning for “My American Wife!”
After the Martinez family it was the Beaudroux family from Louisiana. They were definitely not the stereotypical American family, despite the fact that they were white and had two white children; they also had ten adopted Korean children. This really made them stand out and made Jane interested in them.
Next Jane had wanted to do an episode with the Dawes family. They were not the stereotypical American family either because mom and dad were black and had nine black children. They were ultimately vetoed by “John” Ueno because they were not white and they were not making a beef dish. They ended up filming a stereotypical American family instead who made beef.
The Bukowskys seemed to be a stereotypical American family, both parents were white and the daughter was white, however the daughter was in a wheelchair because of a motorcycle accident. Due to the daughter’s disability they were no longer seen as a stereotypical American family. Jane had taken interest in them and did an episode with them that turned out to be the highest rated episode in Japan so far.
Lara and Dyann were the next non-stereotypical American family that Jane did an episode with. They were a lesbian couple with two children. On top of not being the stereotypical American they were also vegetarians so they did not make meat on the show. This episode upset many people and Jane apologized for it, but I think she was still pleased that it made it on the air.
Jane chose to make the episodes about the non-stereotypical American families because she wanted to show Japan that America was not full of white people who always eat beef. Jane wanted to show Japan the diversities of America and the realities of what are real American families.
Sunday, February 11, 2007
Akiko, Jane and Sei Shonagon: Similarities and dissimilarities
The three main characters of this novel have both similarities and dissimilarities. When first introduced to these characters one might think that they are all complete opposites but when you read further on you see that they all have something in common with each other.
Jane wants to be a documentary filmmaker and lives in a small apartment in New York City. She is struggling to survive until one day she gets a call to help with the production of “My American Wife!” Jane is an independent woman who does not need a man to take care of her and give meaning to her life.
Akiko on the surface seems to be Jane’s complete opposite. She is an abused housewife who does everything her husband “John” tells her to, besides buying him the right type of condoms. However Akiko was not always this way, she herself used to be an independent woman who made her living by writing copy for comic books. In a way Akiko and Jane were very alike before Akiko got married. They were both independent and they both worship the writings of Sei Shonagon. I believe Akiko wishes she was still writing copy for comic books because she seems very unhappy in her marriage. I believe Jane was also unhappy in her previous marriage and that is why she decided to get out of it.
Sei Shonagon was a very independent woman and very ahead of her times. She learned how to write with the bold characters that were only used by men at that time. She inspired Jane to use men’s Japanese and to be different. In many ways Jane has become a lot like Shonagon. Akiko herself also admires Shonagon, she inspired Akiko to make the lists like she herself had made.
When given a first glance at the three main characters of this book one would think that they had absolutely nothing in common, one was a housewife, one was a filmmaker, and the other was from a whole different century. However once you dig deeper into the story you see that Jane, Akiko, and Sei Shonagon all have certain qualities in common.
Jane wants to be a documentary filmmaker and lives in a small apartment in New York City. She is struggling to survive until one day she gets a call to help with the production of “My American Wife!” Jane is an independent woman who does not need a man to take care of her and give meaning to her life.
Akiko on the surface seems to be Jane’s complete opposite. She is an abused housewife who does everything her husband “John” tells her to, besides buying him the right type of condoms. However Akiko was not always this way, she herself used to be an independent woman who made her living by writing copy for comic books. In a way Akiko and Jane were very alike before Akiko got married. They were both independent and they both worship the writings of Sei Shonagon. I believe Akiko wishes she was still writing copy for comic books because she seems very unhappy in her marriage. I believe Jane was also unhappy in her previous marriage and that is why she decided to get out of it.
Sei Shonagon was a very independent woman and very ahead of her times. She learned how to write with the bold characters that were only used by men at that time. She inspired Jane to use men’s Japanese and to be different. In many ways Jane has become a lot like Shonagon. Akiko herself also admires Shonagon, she inspired Akiko to make the lists like she herself had made.
When given a first glance at the three main characters of this book one would think that they had absolutely nothing in common, one was a housewife, one was a filmmaker, and the other was from a whole different century. However once you dig deeper into the story you see that Jane, Akiko, and Sei Shonagon all have certain qualities in common.
Thursday, February 8, 2007
Non-traditional rhetorical analysis of "Red Shoes"
Dear Susan Griffin,I just finished reading your “Red Shoes” essay and might I just say I have never read an essay like that before. It was truly wonderful. It was almost as if I was reading two essays at once, but yet they were completely connected, this was very ingenious of you!
I felt as though you essay consisted of both private and public parts. The parts in Roman type seemed to be the public parts of the essay that would be the sort of things that a writer would not be shy about sharing with others. I really enjoyed the way you would always have the public parts and the private parts, that were in the italics, connected. It was confusing what exactly you were doing in this essay at first, but in the end it all came together and made perfect sense.
I like the way you used color in this essay. The red in the essay represented different things for the different people of this essay, for you as a little girl you liked red because it was your mother’s favorite color and it seemed as though your grandmother did not like it. As a child red meant different things to you, such violence, whereas for the woman smelling roses in the park it seemed to be a happy color for her. I think the black robe in you story represents the way your grandmother tried to cover up her wrong doings to you. The peach I believe is supposed to represent calm in the story because it is the color of the sheets and in bed is where most people seem to be the calmest.
I really enjoyed your essay; it was beautifully laid out and had such a fresh format which allowed you to intertwine public and private. I appreciate it that you took the time to read this letter and I hope to read something else of yours very soon.
Sincerely,
Melissa Mooney
Monday, February 5, 2007
Postcard analysis: Kelsey Rubbo, Peter Goodwin and Melissa Mooney
Not your daughter: The background of the postcard is a family photo of a little girl on a bumper boat. Her face is blackened out because she does not know her own identity. This shows that she could have been adopted. The words at the bottom that say “I know I’m not your daughter” are hand-written making it more personable.
Shredding work: This postcard has the shredded work in the background that the person did not want to do helping visualize the work that they shred. The text is official text that is typed out, like the text that they use in the documents that were shredded. The happy face at the end of the text shows that the person found it humorous and did not care that what they were doing was wrong. The postcard is neat and well put together which is strange because it seems like this person is lazy when it comes to work.
Tough with tattoo: This postcard has a picture of a girl’s back with a tattoo and typed words glued to the picture. The tattoo says “be tough” to remind her to be tough so she can stop cutting herself. However the text says that this did not help her and under the second line of text there is blood dripping symbolizing her still cutting herself.
Shredding work: This postcard has the shredded work in the background that the person did not want to do helping visualize the work that they shred. The text is official text that is typed out, like the text that they use in the documents that were shredded. The happy face at the end of the text shows that the person found it humorous and did not care that what they were doing was wrong. The postcard is neat and well put together which is strange because it seems like this person is lazy when it comes to work.
Tough with tattoo: This postcard has a picture of a girl’s back with a tattoo and typed words glued to the picture. The tattoo says “be tough” to remind her to be tough so she can stop cutting herself. However the text says that this did not help her and under the second line of text there is blood dripping symbolizing her still cutting herself.
Sunday, February 4, 2007
Representaion of Elements
Elements Discovery Dates:
This table focuses on the dates that the elements were discovered. This table was made so the audience could see when these elements were discovered and relate the element and the groups they are in to the dates in which they were discovered.Elements' Melting Points:
This table focuses on melting points of the chemical elements. This table wants the audience to see what the melting points are for the elements and how elements that are in the same group have similar melting points.
Thursday, February 1, 2007
Postsecret Analysis
Pregnant: This postcard gives the viewer a very sad feeling. There is a picture of a couple cutting their wedding cake and at the bottom of the card it says “I’m not really pregnant.” This makes the viewer assume that perhaps she had told him that she was pregnant so that he would marry her. Both of the faces are crossed out in the picture because maybe she did not want people to recognize her or maybe she did not want people to be able to put a face to a person who is so deceptive. She may have crossed the faces out because she was happy that day and now she feels guilt so she is erasing the happiness.
I didn’t vote but I told everyone I did: This postcard is very bright giving the feeling that the person who made it was not really sad when they made it. The colors used are red and blue which are patriotic colors and maybe the person feels as though they did not fulfill their duties as a citizen to vote. The person who made this card is a dishonest person because they told everyone that they had voted when they really hadn’t.
Here: This postcard has a happy vibe to it because it is a pretty picture of Chicago and then the whole tone of the card changes when you look in the lower left-hand corner which says “I fucked you wife here.” This turns the card into something about deception, rather than sharing a picture of a fun vacation, it becomes sharing a deep dark secret. It is not something that one would expect when they first look at the postcard. The black small black type on the bottom left hand corner makes the message straight forward and is not in fancy or fun writing to make the message less serious.
Thanksgiving pic: The picture on the postcard is of a turkey and the words around the picture read “We’re only coming out of guilt.” First you believe that it is just a Thanksgiving postcard but then you read the text and it totally changes the mood of the card. Perhaps the person who made this is going to Thanksgiving dinner because they felt bad for the person who was making it, or perhaps the person made them feel guilty for not wanting to come. The text is in black on a white background to make it straight forward because what they have to say is not something that is happy news.
I didn’t vote but I told everyone I did: This postcard is very bright giving the feeling that the person who made it was not really sad when they made it. The colors used are red and blue which are patriotic colors and maybe the person feels as though they did not fulfill their duties as a citizen to vote. The person who made this card is a dishonest person because they told everyone that they had voted when they really hadn’t.
Here: This postcard has a happy vibe to it because it is a pretty picture of Chicago and then the whole tone of the card changes when you look in the lower left-hand corner which says “I fucked you wife here.” This turns the card into something about deception, rather than sharing a picture of a fun vacation, it becomes sharing a deep dark secret. It is not something that one would expect when they first look at the postcard. The black small black type on the bottom left hand corner makes the message straight forward and is not in fancy or fun writing to make the message less serious.
Thanksgiving pic: The picture on the postcard is of a turkey and the words around the picture read “We’re only coming out of guilt.” First you believe that it is just a Thanksgiving postcard but then you read the text and it totally changes the mood of the card. Perhaps the person who made this is going to Thanksgiving dinner because they felt bad for the person who was making it, or perhaps the person made them feel guilty for not wanting to come. The text is in black on a white background to make it straight forward because what they have to say is not something that is happy news.
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