Gender differences?

Sally's father isn't just a sexist, strict, and unequal character in the book "The House on Mango Street", however, he's more of a symbol Cineros uses to show the non equivalence between what we know as differences between boys and girls within the novel. Instead, she uses Sally's father as a pro-figure of what she believes should be in her own expectations.

Table of Contents

November................................................................................................................................... 1

Unforgivable.............................................................................................................................. 2

The Room with the Puppets and Dolls.................................................................................. 3

Life within Regrets................................................................................................................... 4

Low Profile................................................................................................................................ 5

November

It's that time of the month where your average serial killer comes out to play. Knifes, guns, or even with unknown killing techniques, your killer walks and watches his pray. November.. November what a slaughter day. We close our banks, and few even close their schools, all for a man who slaughtered day and night claiming what isn't rightfully his. And we cheer him on, living out his legacy for he was a murderer on the month of November. We say live on Columbus, however some say.

November holds the two of the only four seasons. November holds the peaceful and dreadful days in every available month. November brings the blast,then the leaves are whirling fast.

Summer is the warmest of the four temperate seasons, between spring and autumn. At the summer solstice, the days are longest and the nights are shortest, with day-length decreasing as the season progresses after the solstice. The date of the beginning of summer varies according to climate, culture, and tradition, but when it is summer in the southern hemisphere it is winter in the northern hemisphere, and vice versa. In areas of the tropics and subtropics, the wet season occurs during the summer. Tropical cyclones develop and roam the tropical and subtropical oceans during the summer. In the interior of continents,thunderstorms can produce hail during the afternoon and evening. Schools and universities typically have a summer break to take advantage of the warmer weather and longer days.

Winter is the coldest season of the year in temperate climates, between autumn and spring. At the winter solstice, the days are shortest and the nights are longest, with days lengthening as the season progresses after the solstice.

"How silently they tumble down

And come to rest upon the ground

To lay a carpet, rich and rare,

Beneath the trees without a care,

Content to sleep, their work well done,

Colors gleaming in the sun.

At other times, they wildly fly

Until they nearly reach the sky.

Twisting, turning through the air

Till all the trees stand stark and bare.

Exhausted, drop to earth below

To wait, like children, for the snow."

- Elsie N. Brady, Leaves

Low Profile

Don't look up, don't even look around. Keep your eyes down and on the ground. Your almost there, don't give up now. You turn around, your identity is for sure found.

"An identity isn't a dam thing at all, if your just a tool awaiting the government." That's what she would say whenever we were alone.

You see, growing up in the projects has never been quite easy. My mother was never home, she had been hardest worker I knew growing up. She worked 3 jobs, and double shifts included in all. Days when my sister had to stay late after school due to her.

Unforgivable

I plead and plead for forgiveness and understanding, but she just simply nods with an it's o.k. Deep down inside it burns knowing the responds are lies, that every word is followed with hidden hate and unforgivable feelings. Deep down inside an unknown emotion seems to be eating me up. Regret, fear, sorrow, and the need of apologies doesn't seem to be the conflict. Although the only solution to this feeling of right and wrong doing seems to be forgiveness which in this case is inaccessible.

The Room with the Puppets and Dolls

Entering the front door, I notice the darkness and cold surroundings of what was once considered my grandmothers “fun house.” Momma always told me stories of how her mother had continuously tried and tried to encourage her to adapt to what I called “the mysteries and wonders” of the fun house. Momma always gave me the same answer once I asked what her reply to her mother was. My moms fear of her mothers hobby maker was far greater than real; I would ask her what frightens her so much about what she describes a room full of plain old dolls.

Regardless of what she told me about the place, she would send me in there anyways. Whenever it came to the point of were the place needed a dusting, I would have to go and face it. The first day I was told to take care of what is suppose to be her dirty work, I encountered the mystic fun house for my self. I walk threw the front door but nothing is in site. Afraid to close the door, I do it anyways for the feeling of Adrenalin rushing threw my veins. As soon as I close the door a single light bulb flickers back on and forth until a final flicker occurs and lets out an intensive but very weak light. All across the room dolls with fancy old dresses lay sitting down with eyes wide open. First thing I noticed was how they were all aliened to face the door, making it seem like the dolls were all face to look at the unexpected someone. Behind the shelves of the spooky dolls hung even creepier ones with ropes around their necks. What made the situation even more intense was the stuffed dolls that had their eyes and mouths sowed looked different then every other doll, indicating in my opinion tortured puppets and voodoo dolls.

Sources:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Summer

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Winter

The Symbolic Significance of "Names"

The symbolic significance of names in the book "The House on Mango Street" by Sandra Cisneros has a very strong and powerful meaning that in most cases isn't noticed by the reader. Compared to the most popular and noticed symbols Sandra has written, the symbolic of names is much more meaningful in my opinion. In the book, the narrator Esperanza. expresses how her name had such a significance and how it resembled a wild, free and loose horse girl. However, just like her grandmother had been spirit broken and forced into marriage looking through a window all her life Esperanza had felt like her name shifted a negative meaning rather than show its true colors.
In English my name means hope. In Spanish it means too many letters. It means sadness, it means waiting. It is the number nine. A muddy color. It is the Mexican records my father plays on Sunday mornings when he is shaving, songs like sobbing." ( My Name" pg.10)
This is the solid proof of how much Esperanza down shifts her name. Comparing her name to Spanish negative meanings and relation terms. She even describes her name as a song sobbing song that her father plays on the radio, giving it a despicable taste. Not signifying what her name truly means it and not describing it as it should be; Sandra takes the significance and symbolism from Esperanza's name, removing any attention from the readers.

Comparing Sandra's express of the symbolism of Clouds/sky, Rats, Bicycles, The color blue, The colors red/pink, Trees, Falling, and many others to the symbolism of Names. I noticed how every symbolism (especially windows and feet) is expressed and spread in noticeably spots throughout the whole book.It was my great-grandmother's name and now it is mine. She was a horse woman too, born like me in the Chinese year of the horse which is suppose to be bad luck if you're born female...... My great-grandmother. I would've like to have known her, a wild of horse of a woman, so wild she wouldn't marry. Until my great-grandfather threw a sack over her head and carried her off..... And the story goes she never forgave him. She looked out the window her whole life, the way so many women sit their sadness on a window. ( "My Name" pg.10-11)
Here is even a different meaning of what names means in terms of book significance. However, in this case the name is the first given its more about the last name which in many cases relates to identification.

And he was just someone she danced with. Somebody she met that night. That's right......That's the story. That's what she said again and again. Once to the hospital people and twice to the police. No address. No name. Nothing in his pockets. Ain't it a shame. ( "Geraldo No Last Name" pg.65)

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Low Profile

Don't look up, don't even look around. Keep your eyes down and on the ground. Your almost there, don't give up now. You turn around, your identity is forsure found.

"An idenity isn't a dam thing at all, if your just a tool awaiting the government." That's what she would say.

The Color Purple Final Essay

The Color Purple, written by Alice Walker was one of her third novels, published in 1982. The Color Purple is about the story and the experience of religious faith and sexual discrimination towards two African American sisters that are having to face throughout youth and premature adult hood. Celie, the protagonist and narrator of The Color Purple, is a poor, uneducated, fourteen-year-old black girl living in rural Georgia. Celie starts writing letters to God because her father, Alphonso, beats and rapes her. Although the both of these sisters witness these life changing moments, only one of the sisters truly lives through it, while the other experiences it through her sister and her stories.

In their experiences of religious spirituality, sexual discrimination, and gender inequality Celie and Nettie share a connection of differences and similarities. Nettie is more privileged, educated, and luckily escapes the worst of the abuse and awakening which Celie faces.

The Color Purple, Alice Walker's third novel, was published in 1982. The novel brought fame and financial success to its author. It also won her considerable praise and much criticism for its controversial themes. Many reviewers were disturbed by her portrayal of black males, which they found unduly negative.

When it comes done to the connections and differences of the two sisters from the book “The Color Purple”, Celie being the older, "experienced” sister, and Nettie who supposedly is the brains and confident one is one of the most touchiest and dramatical books ever to be written. They have many themes that connect and separate the sisters, however what mostly stands out is the relationship these sisters have with the all mighty “God” they seem to speak of.

But deep in my heart I care about God. What he going to think. And come to find out, he don't think. Just sit there, glorying in being deef.” (pg. 194)

Celie's belief and regards toward god is only as a protector and sign of hope. Faith only seems to remain in Celie because of just for two reasons. For one, she has an opinion of Nettie loving her for who she is and she finds that a reason to keep looking into answers beneath the inspiration of both Nettie and God. However, Celie's view toward god and his existence changed during the time Shug presented courage upon her. On top of that she found out that Mr.___ took away what she most cared about and felt was loved by the most.

Nettie unlike Celie had a stronger belief of God's presence and existence. Although Nettie truly didn't feel hell like Celie did, she still saw it through Nettie and knew it would once come to her. This in particular experience shaped Nettie to the aspects of her views in life and religion. She seen more beauty of the world, she seen powerful connections and bonds between family and friends. She took in Religion as a career. She got an opportunity to follow and understand her nephews as they returned to where their ancestors once lived and spread the teaching of their tradition and spiritual souls.

Dear Nettie, I don't write to God no more. I write to you. What happen to God? Ast Shug. Who that? I say. She look at me serious. Big a devil as you is, I say, you not worried bout no God, surely. She say, wait a minute. Hold on just a minute here. Just because I don't harass it like some peoples us know don't mean I ain't got religion. What God do for me? I ast. What God do for me? I ast. (pg. 193)

This happens to be the best solid proof of Celie still having thoughts about God concerning his existence. She may not seem to rub it in that she has a religion, but deep down inside when all her hope appears to be hell and lost to her, she still remains to have the faith and hope that she once looked up to as a child. The hope of God and all of Celie's inspirations.

Although Nettie is more educated and understands the life behind fields and work. It could never be a excuse for why Celie is less educated and fearful. Even if Nettie never had an education, she would have still fought for her rights and equality of her equality. Celie's fear and doubt towards everything held her back of continuing to fight and urge to her freedom as a child, that is until the arrival of Shug and the discovery of Nettie's existence and love for her sister.

Well, next time you come you can look at her. She ugly. Don't even look like she kin to Nettie. But she'll make the better wife. She aint smart either, and I'll just be fair, you have to watch her or she'll give away everything you own. But she can work like a man. (Pg. 18)

“Us both be hitting Nettie's schoolbooks pretty hard, Cause us we got to be smart to git away.” (pg. 9)

“I know I'm not as pretty or as smart as Nettie, but she say I ain't dumb.” (pg. 9)

This is the best proof available that supports my idea of Celie giving up her freedom to her fear of men. However, I don't blame her, being abused and raped since she was 14 gives her a pretty good dam reason to fear men. Although, I don't understand her plans of brain and escape. She had the same smarts (however not education) as Nettie, so why didn't she escape?

conclusion:

• Restate (rephrase but don't repeat) your thesis statement.

• Summarize the main points of your analysis.

• Don't add new evidence/analysis.

• What can we learn about religious faith/gender discrimination (or whatever points you used in your comparison) from these characters in this novel? In other words, what do you suppose is Alice Walker's "point"?

Sources:

http://www.enotes.com/color-purple

SparkNotes Editors. “SparkNote on The Color Purple.” SparkNotes.com. SparkNotes LLC. 2003. Web. 24 Feb. 2011.

Rebuttal: Is Wikileaks overall more harmful or more beneficial to society?

First things first, this subject of rebuttal is toward Elizabeth's WIKI Leaks Arguement post.

One of the arguments against what Wikileaks is doing is that it could be considered treasonous and a threat to national security. It is not considered treasonous because technically the Wikileaks team doesn't even operate in the United States. That's right, they don't live here! It is also not a threat to our national security because 1) there isn't actually any strategies of upcoming battles that the military uses churned into the cyberspace, and 2) if terrorists were going to attack America using information that Wikileaks releases, wouldn't they have done so already?

Okay, so here's the thing with your opening statement towards wiki leaks. Your debate questions, topics, and concern points towards what wiki leaks has caused is excellent, even beyond words. However, the only thing holding your points, and arguments back is the EVIDENCE!!!

You have no proof that terrorists are not planning some big surprise attack against America. after all the 9/11 incident was said to be hidden within the governments and Presidents knowledge. If you can pull up some article on why terrorists would be holding back against some big attack would be great for your backup evidence. Also, the same goes for your main points towards national security issues with wiki leaks.



However, if you focused on how you plan to back up your plans regarding the anger that the people of America will release if the truth remains hidden from the people. Then you would be going further into the debate rebuttal ( a level 3 concern and point towards wiki leaks).

You don't want a government lying to you right? If the government does something and doesn't tell it's people what's going on, you can imagine how peeved off people would be when they found out. Especially if it's not the actual government that tells them.

Just image the riots, protests, and conflicts that will be let out if the Government keeps up his crap of concealing documents from what he calls "the people" of America. Prove this point, and your debate will be off the hook! Not including the rest of the proof and evidence I recommended that you include. For the record, I totally agree with you, and will have your back when the debate upfront finally comes.

PROMPT: COLOR PURPLE

Prompt:

- What do Celie's letters to God tell you so far about

1. Her character traits 2. Her beliefs about and relationship with God?

1.) As a young girl, Celie is constantly subjected to abuse and told she is ugly. She decides therefore that she can best ensure her survival by making herself silent and invisible. Celie’s letters to God are her only outlet and means of self-expression. To Celie, God is a distant figure, who she doubts cares about her concerns. [1st link, First Par. ]

So far, this analysis of Celie is absolutely correct. She too does feel that the only way to bypass the cruelty in her life, is by avoiding everyone (with the exception of Nettie) and ignoring the comments of others by seeing her self as an invisible figure. However, I don't understand why Celie tends to keep relying and confessing to God about her problems, if she's came to the idea that God doesn't have a care in the world for what happens to her. Releasing her feelings and expressions of self understanding to God, I guess that I can understand. After all that she's been through, I don't blame her if she feels that she is alone in this world, and see's God as her personal Diary.

2.) Like her voice, Celie’s faith is prominent but underdeveloped. Celie relies heavily on God as her listener and source of strength, but she sometimes blurs the distinction between God’s authority and that of Alphonso. She confesses that God, rather than Alphonso, killed her baby, and she never makes any association between the injustice she experiences in her life and the ability of God to overturn or prevent this injustice. [Last Par. (analysis), 2nd link]

Celie's Faith is undeniable, her will to urge forward in my opinion can not be questioned. The courage that surpasses her fear, and act of coward-like behavior is superior compared to her doubts. Her outer beauty may be in doubt and questioned by her and others, but her inner beauty is priceless and undeniable. The only characteristic that halts her personality backwards is her blindness to reality and God. Her turning point towards her beliefs and independence makes her the Shug she want's to be.

"Well, next time you come you can look at her. She ugly. Don't even look like she kin to Nettie. But she'll make the better wife. She aint smart either, and I'll just be fair, you have to watch her or she'll give away everything you own. But she can work like a man." -pg. 18

"Yeah, I say, and he give me a lynched daddy, a crazy mama, a lowdown dog of a step pa and a sister I probably won't ever see again. Anyhow, I say, the God I been praying and writing to is a man. And act just like all the other mens I know. Trifling, forgetful and lowdown." -pg. 175

Sources:

http://www.sparknotes.com/lit/purple/canalysis.html

http://www.sparknotes.com/lit/purple/section1.rhtml