Benjamin DeMott

In this article he describes how the relationships between blacks and white.  He makes many references to movies that where white people have long lasting relationships with blacks.  He demonstrates that when whites are friends with blacks others will treat them differently.  

In the article he repeats himself a lot when describing certain movies and other sections of articles describing that people perceive that blacks are the dangerous ones and why white people befriend them.  When he is making examples he goes through all times of history looking at what higher authority has said about blacks and from articles that he has read.  

"What you Eat"

In the story "What You Eat" is about the relationship between a father and his son.  The father is very stern with his son and makes him do what he says.  His father's rule is what ever you kill you have to eat, therefore when the son kills a bird he has to eat it.  On one occasion the son accidentally killed his pet dog and in return his father expected his son to eat him, but he refused.  After the awhile the father started drinking a lot and coming home drunk.  The son was trying to prevent this from happening by standing in the road waiting for his drunk father and drive home drunk.  On one occasion the father hit the son, but the son didn't die.   The son is trying to prove to his father that obviously he doesn't like him drinking and that he is very unhappy.  The son is trying to get killed by his father and wanting him to eat him afterwards, teaching the father his lesson.  

Observations from gallery

From the piece Sunday Morning she used very bright colors especially green, brown and red.  In the painting there an older man on his way to church in the early morning.  He is dressed up and is walking alone, his cloths are detailed but not so much detailed as the objects in his surroundings.  The chickens and the dog are very detailed, but the sticks and the house in the background seem to be very plain and not very detailed.  It seems that the painter wanted your eyes to focus on him which is in the center of the painting and the chickens and dog which seem to be in almost all of her paintings.  

The painting Full Litter with Pigs is a picture with two mother pigs feeding their piglets.  There is a man on the other side of the fence with a pipe and watching them, he is in a lot of the paintings and is the painters husband.  He is always painted in the same cloths which are brown and almost always has a pipe.  The sticks and twigs are not very detailed and the grass isn't detailed either. There is a small shed or house in the background which is very detailed and drawing your attention towards it, and the shed is in the center of the picture behind the pigs.  She uses very bright colors in the background showing fields and mountains. 

 

Address to the nation post 9/11- analysis

In George Bush's address to the nation he includes very brief but detailed of the events that happened about the buildings that collapsed and about the people who's lives ended because of an evil act.  In the speech he mentions America and Americans a lot putting emphasis that we are a nation together and that we should all remain close together in helping to protect each other. He talks about how our main focus is finding whoever caused this disaster and the people who helped them with the act.  In his speech even though there is some detail I think that there could have been more in detailing more what he as the president is going to do in fixing what has been done. Also in the speech he mentions that we are going to stand up against the war against terrorism.  In that he is demonstrating that there is going to be a war and that the American people should not be afraid.  

Writing Analytically with Readings/Cell Phones

This generation is always using their cell phones or always have them with them.  It is rare that someone would leave the house to go to school or work with out one.  The reading is showing examples of how much Americans rely on their cell phones and how much people use them.  Even though cell phones are much apart of out everyday life they are useful to have.  Such as in emergencies which is often sometimes why people buy them in the first place even though they will use them all the time and not just for emergencies.  In the reading he touches on giving cell phones to kids and how the parent's excuses is that in case of emergencies and so they know where there kid is at all times.  In that the parents are not trusting their kids that they won't get into any trouble or that they are lying to their parents about where they are going.  I do have to agree that I find it very annoying when others are on there phone if you are trying to talk to them or they are in a quiet area.  However I do own one myself and I think in the appropriate setting they are useful and can help you with emergencies. 

Writing Analytically with Readings/ Importance of details

Details are very often not noticed when you are performing your everyday activities. Getting up and going to and from class is often all that I am focused on at the time, I rarely focus on every detail that is happening around me.  Some people will pass by you not even noticing you which puts to point that details are not often noticed.  In some cases while listening in class I will look at details such as if I am in a new room that I have never been in before I will look around and see what is in the room and look at my surroundings, such as if there are any pictures or how many windows.  Seeing detail is very important it helps you in observing what is happening around you and taking in the information that you are seeing.