The most important thing I learned in Unit 3 was to pay attention to the reading assignment dates. I need to read ahead of time instead of waiting. I’m not the fastest reader so reading early and understanding everything would be really good for me. I’ll just be honest but I struggled with this essay. I was confused about it because I just wasn't sure what was needed for this essay. I didn't have a full understanding of the meaning rhetorical. After talking with you after class and knowing what I needed made it easier. I still can’t get out of the habit of procrastinating. I like the idea you said about setting your own date on an assignment so a person can get it done ahead of time and then go back to it to revise and edit before the actual due date. I really enjoy writing the comments to other students about their essays. It’s a great thing to do to give other people feedback on their essay and also receive feedback on my essay to have it be improved. I hope in Unit 4 I can really pull it together and do assignments before they are due. I plan to read early into the new unit to get it out of the way and to also have a better understanding with the story. I also plan to set my own due date to get an assignment done before the actual due date so it gives me time to revise and edit early. I wouldn't change anything about Unit 3; I feel like everything that needed to be talked about was, but it was my fault for not asking the questions that I was confused about. I still need to start speaking up in class instead of just listening to the conversation that others are providing.
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The connection between memory and place is that in "The Memory Palace" from Moonwalking with Einstein, anything can be remembered if it is stored properly. If someone can put a list of items in a special spot in their memory, they could remember anything. In "Village 113" from Memory Wall, the village which contained many memories got washed away from a new dam. "Every memory everyone has ever had will eventually be underwater" (Doerr 151). Memories might be washed away but they will always still be there.
The connection between memory and place impacts the rhetorical effectiveness of my chosen memorial by seeing what can make a memory. A "So What" for my essay could be that; the war might not be well known to everyone, but The Korean War will never be forgotten. The Korean War is known as "The Forgotten War" or "The Unknown War." The statues in the memorial are all dressed to what they would have worn during their time in battle. Also the pictures that are sandblasted onto the wall show the memories of all the lives lost in battle, soldiers and families. Doerr, Anthony. Memory Wall: Stories. New York: Scribner, 2012. Kindle e-book. Foer, Joshua. Moonwalking With Einstein: The Art and Science of Remembering Everything. New York: The Penguin Press, 2011. Kindle e-book. The Korean War Veterans Memorials was confirmed by the U.S Congress on October 28th, 1986. The design was created by a team of four architects from The Pennsylvania State University but the team dropped out because changes would have been need to satisfy the advisory board. The design changes were dropped and the eventual design was by Cooper-Lecky architects who saw collaboration between several designers. The design is to commemorate those who served in the Korean War. The figures represent a squad on patrol, drawn from each branch of the armed forces.
Works Cited: "Korean War." History.com. A&E Television Networks, n.d. Web. 28 Feb. 2014. Http://dcmemorials.com/index_indiv0001210.htm. N.p., n.d. Web "Find Quotes." Showing All Quotes That Contain 'the Korean War'. N.p., n.d. Web. Http://web.b.ebscohost.com/ehost/detail?vid=4&sid=ac324ae5-d313-4a6d-ac37-3e8ef42ec5b0%40sessionmgr110&hid=118&bdata=JnNpdGU9ZWhvc3QtbGl2ZQ%3d%3d#db=a9h&AN=9508047588. N.p., n.d. Web. Korean War Veterans Memorial was confirmed by the U.S Congress on October 28, 1986. It is located in Washington, D.C.'s West Potomac Park, southeast of the Lincoln Memorial and just south of the Reflecting Pool on the National Mall. The memorial is in the form of a triangle intersecting a circle. Within the walled triangle there are 19 stainless steel statues, each larger than life-size! between 7 feet and 3 inches and 7 feet and 6 inches tall. Each statue weighs nearly 1,000 pounds . To the north of the statues is a path, forming one side of the triangle. Behind, to the south, is a 164-foot long black granite wall, with photographic images sandblasted into it depicting soldiers, equipment and people involved in the war. This forms the second side of the triangle. The third side of the triangle, facing towards the Lincoln Memorial is open.
The greatest thing I learned was how bad I am at actually procrastinating. I worked all day Friday trying to get my essay and some of my blogs finished before they were due. For unit three I'm going to try my hardest to just get my work out of the way because it is not fun trying to get everything finished in one day. It would be a lot nicer getting something done ahead of time and not stressing over it at the last minute. Another thing I learned was how important discussions are in class. Class can be pretty boring if students are not participating in answering questions provided by the teacher. I was one who didn't say anything on Thursday and I am going to try to be more spoken in class to try and not make it so quiet. Something that I was a little disappointed at was, Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind wasn't on Netflix anymore. I think it was on there awhile ago but they must have taken it off recently. I was going to watch it again to get a better understanding on it; knowing that it wasn't on Netflix anymore, I would have taken better notes while watching the movie during class. I'm still really liking getting put into groups because it's nice getting other peoples opinion on my essay. It helps for understanding of what I need to have to create a better essay for the final. I really hope the other group members start commenting on unit three because most didn't on unit two. I'd hate to have something get changed up to something we wouldn't like. Your emails are really nice to get too. I like knowing what's coming up or getting informed on something on your mind about the class.
FedEx. 2009. Photograph. Http://www.webdesignbooth.com/80-smart-and-creative-advertisements-that-you-should-bookmark-and-stumble/, n.p.
As soon as FedEx puts something into their box to ship, you will have your hands on it before you know it. In the advertisement there is a vase with two hands putting a vase into a FedEx box with two hands grabbing it on the other end of the box. The main part of the image is the vase going into the box and that is in the center of the picture. The only words in the picture are "FedEx Express" on the box. The color of the background is a dull tan. The idea behind this advertisement is that as soon as FedEx puts something in its box to ship, theres hands on the other side already grabbing it. It shows how fast FedEx's shipping is, as soon as they put it into the box, you'll have your hands on it before you know it. I think FedEx knows how impatient people can be so they used pathos to grab the audiences attention of their emotional need to have something right now and here in their grasp. If FedEx can send you your item as soon as they put it in the box then why not go with their service instead of their competitors? Characters from Moonwalking with Einstein S, or "The Man Who Remembered Too Much": S is at war with remembering to much, he doesn't forget things, he has a photographic memory. The only down side to this is his memory is like a photo album and some things he has trouble comprehending. "Words like "infinity" and "nothing" were beyond his grasp" (Foer 33). EP, or "The Most Forgetful Man in the World": EP struggles with remembering the past as well as the present. He can't make new memories or remember to old of memories. He deals with this by just going about his day and trying to function. "'He's happy all the time. Very happy. I guess it'd because he doesn't have any stress in his life,'" ( Foer 74). We can learn from this by enjoying ourselves each and everyday while trying to make new memories because we don't know when we could forget them or it's our time to pass on. Characters from "Memory Wall" Alma: She struggles with trying to remember so much that it could be life and death. “A moment ago Alma was, she is certain, doing something very important. Something life- and -death. but now she cannot remember what is was” (Doerr 2). Alma deals with it by using the memory cartridges daily to try and keep her memories in tack. We can learn that just because your memories are gone doesn't mean there aren't ways of getting them back. We also need to know that people may try and stop us from achieving our goals because they think it's to late. Dr. Amnesty: Dr. Amnesty struggles with helping people with the desire to remember. He had to see people all the time who lose their memory and he tries to help them keep it. He deals with this by making memory cartridges for them so they can get hooked up to a machine to replay their old memories as far back as to when they were kids. A lesson from this is to not be afraid to help people even when it might be emotionally hard for you. Pheko: Pheko struggles with seeing alma lose her memory. He takes care of her everyday and everyday he is polite and understanding of her condition. He deals with all of this by just being there for Alma. Being someone who takes care of her and loves her. A lesson we can learn here is to never give up on the ones we love; even when it seems they've lost everything, you can still be there for them. Roger: Roger struggles with trying to access the memories of Alma. He needs her memories to find a rare fossil that her husband found right before he died. He deals with this by having a friend he met named Luvo access her memory cartridges to see if Luvo can find where the fossil is located. We can learn to not give up on a task of finding something because we never know how close we could be but also learn to not go to such lengths to make those findings possible. Luvo: Luvo is at war with trying to remember because he has no idea who he is or any old memories about himself. The only thing he does know is the basic things, how to talk, eat and read. Luvo tries to find memories however he can by going places or the things he sees. We can learn to not give up on trying to find memories about ourselves even when it could take the rest of our lives. Characters from Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind Joel: Joel struggles with trying to forget memories while trying to remember those memories toward the end. He deals with losing his memories by trying to hold onto them by hiding his memories in a different location to not get deleted. We can learn that we might think we want to forget something but in truth, it could be the wrong decision. Clementine: Clementine struggles with trying to remember her past, she realizes that something isn't right with Patrick but she can't remember anything about why it doesn't feel right. She deals with this by going places where she feels have some importance in her life to maybe bring back memories. We can learn to not jump the gun to change something like Clementine did. Patrick: Patrick struggles with making new memories from someone else's past. He deals with this by trying to make Clementine fall in love with him from how Joel made her fall in love. A lesson we can learn from this is to not steal someone else's ideas or actions to succeed in your own life to create your own outcome. Mary: Mary struggles with trying to forget her past all over again. She got her memories deleted from her only to find her love again and find out that she already got her memories deleted from her relationship. She deals with this by sending everyone who ever got there memories deleted their info, telling them what happened with a disk that has their interview on it. We can learn to accept the changes and to also warn people to not make the same mistakes twice. Howard: Howard struggles with trying to forget. He remembered everything with Mary and can't lose his memories of it but Mary can. He's stuck with having those painful heart loving memories. He deals with this by just going about his normal routines and acting like there isn't anything going on with Mary. We can learn from this by trying to be strong mentally and not let it ruin your work area. Also maybe it isn't the best to make things seem like they never happened because history has a way of repeating itself. Work Cited: Doerr, Anthony. Memory Wall: Stories. New York: Scribner, 2012. Kindle e-book. Foer, Joshua. Moonwalking With Einstein: The Art and Science of Remembering Everything. New York: The Penguin Press, 2011. Kindle e-book. Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind. Dir. Michel. Gondry. Perf. Jim Carrey, and Kate Winslet. 2004. DVD. |
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