Mother Tongue

Being an  emigrant can be a hard challenge adjusting to the new life style. English is a complex language to learn and even people living in the United States have trouble learning it. Tan's teachers encourage her to be a science or math major because Asian-Americans tend to test higher in those subjects. Asians have a difficult time learning and understanding English. Tan's story is showing people that even though people doubt you you shouldn't stop trying. Tan wanted to prove her teachers wrong that even though she is an Asian-American she can still learn, talk, and write English. Her mother was raised in Asia most of her life before coming to America which is why she had such a hard time understanding and speaking English. This point fits in with the argument "Mother Tongue" because her mother understands everything she read in English, when she tries and speaks English she has a difficulty speaking.

A Friend for a Life Time

Amelia has been my best friend since I was five years old. My digital story is going to be how we grew and where we are now. I will relive some of the best memories I had with her.

Digital Story Telling

Digital storytelling can "revolutionize" the narratives experience in many ways. We as narratives, have to pick out the importance of the story, relive the experience, and tell the audience the significance of the story. Each time we go to tell the story we rethink about what happened. When I tell my friends stories about our past we all contribute to the story. I might leave out details I forgot and when one of my friends add that detail I say to myself "how could I forget that". I believe each time we tell the same story it changes our experiences because each time we tell it differently. When creating my digital story I have to pick the most important about my best friend and I's life long friendship. This will change my experience because I get to relive all the precious memories I had with her and change the way I thought about them memories because I am older now.

Outline

"Student Metaphors of Themselves as Writers"

Introduction:

            -Reason of assignment 

            -Affects

            - How it helps 

Body 1:

            - Process and Speed metaphors

                  - Examples of process and speed metaphors

            - Why they chose the animal or thing

                  - What affect the animal or thing has on their writing

Body 2: 

            - Fear and Courage metaphors 

                  - Examples of fear and courage metaphors

            - Why they chose the animal or thing

                  - What affect the animal or thing has on their writing

Body 3: 

            - Controlled metaphors

                   - Examples of controlled metaphors 

            - Why they chose the animal or thing 

                   - What affect the animal or thing has on their writing

Body 4:

            - Silence metaphors

                    - Examples of controlled metaphors 

            - Why they chose the animal or thing 

                   - What affect the animal or thing has on their writing

Conclusion:

           - What other literary figures have to say about metaphors

           - How student metaphors are implications and assumptions

           - Their opinions on writing through metaphors

           - Metaphors help find and see yourself 

The article is organized to help show us understand our own writing. People wrote metaphors about themselves then explained why they chose the metaphor they did. It helped them see who they really are when they write. The central claim of each section of the article is to realize who or what you identify your writing as. Each section contributes to the thesis because each student is revealing their personally through metaphor. This helps the student and teacher to get a better understand of who you are or they are.  

Wikipedia

Wikipedia should be used as a last resort. I agree with Middlebury College's policy because we are in college and should be using reasonable sources. With Wikipedia anyone could something about a topic whether it is write or wrong, we wouldn't know.  Other schools in the article agree with Middlebury's policy, students should use primary source or a scholar website. Wikipedia is trying to be more sufficient with their information by having many historians edit the old information. I think students in college should listen to their professor the first time. If a professor says not to use Wikipedia don't use it. Creating a policy to ban Wikipedia would be a waste of time because students are going to do what they want in the end. If the school has a to ban it from the school's network do what you have to do but students will find away around it. Therefore, I don't think there is a way a school could create a policy banning Wikipedia.

-Rachel

The End

The film and novel Into the Wild are very similar. The character the plays Chris does a great job showing the audience Chris's true personality. I think the film give Chris justice. Many viewers that read Chris's story thought he was dope or a whack job, but after seeing this film I think it give the audience a better feel for what Chris was aiming for. Chris was his own individual and lived his life as he wanted. I think the film gives us a better understanding of what Chris went through. For example, when he killed the moose and wasn't able to eat it. The character in the film wrote journals, cried, and struggled as Chris did in the novel. I believe the film helps us get a better sense of what Chris went through on his journey. Chris in the movie hitched hiked, met lots of new people, worked different places, hunted, traveled down the river, and road the trains which all gave us a new image in our heads of what he really went through. Although, some films skew our sense of reality and romanticize tragedy. Films that aren't real but wished they were. Into the Wild was a real adventure that more then one person can relate too.

-Rachel

Perceptions

Chris McCandless was always a man I adored He was young, open-minded, ambitious, creative, and adventurous. My perceptions never changed. McCandless followed his dream and you can not blame him for that. People in today's society sit around at home wishing they would have did something different with their life. When McCandless's family visited the bus they were a little scared and didn't know what to expect but once they got their they understood why their son has come to Alaska for his journey. If I wasn't so scared to follow my dream I would go on an expedition like Chris did. I plan to go to Africa for a few month to help the families with illnesses and starvation. Since I attend Juniata I can do the study of broad to Africa. Once I have visited and got a feel for the country I plan on going back for years to come. Everyone has dream but they are to scared to actually do them. Follow your dreams and do something new with your life.

-Rachel