Engaging the text # 2

According to Cose, official investigation, apology, and restitution are very important  to the victims of great historic injustices or to their descendants for many reasons. One of the main reasons that this is important is because it allows the victims of traumatic historical injustices, or their descendants to receive the closure that they need in order to move past a specific horrific event in their life. 

Cose says that not only are official investigation, apology. and restitution important to the victim but that it is also important to the community which bestowed the injustice on the victim. it is important for this community to accept the wrong doing that they participated in so that they can learn from their mistake. On page 494 Cose states, "By finally admitting a wrong, a nation does not destroy its integrity, but rather reinforces the sincerity of its commitment to the Constitution , and hence to its people."

These three things are important to both the victim and nation who harmed the victim because it allows the parties to either move forward and start a life over or to own up to the pain that they caused and learn from their mistakes.

Cora vs. Willy

 I think that Cora Tucker and Willy Loman are completely opposite in the way that they view success and in the way that one obtains success. As we read over Fall Break, Willy Loman is a man who likes to play by the rules in order to get ahead. He does not question what his superiors say, even though he may be opposed to what it is that they are stating. To Willy Loman Success is defined as wealth and popularity. But that is not helpful towards the success of a community, it is only helpful to the success of and individual. 

Cora Tucker on the other hand strives for the success of a community as a whole as opposed to the success of an individual.  Cora did not play by the rules what so ever. When she grew tired of her housewife days Cora began to make a difference in the world. Cora helped those who could not help themselves and she did this by breaking the confinement that she was put in and by speaking out to those who surrounded her. 

I think that Willy Loman's idea of success fails in comparison to Cora Tucker's idea of success because Cora is attempting to make the community more aware of what was wrong, she did this so that they community (no matter how small) would become successful, while Willy Loman was sully focused on himself and his sons. 

Death of a Salesman response

Willy Loman believes that individual opportunity and success comes when an individual is smart and works hard for what he or she wants. In order to be a success, according to Willy Loman, you must be well liked and it is incredibly important to be well known in not only the area you are from but in all areas. In his opinion this is a large definition of success. We see this numerous times throughout the book. For example, when Biff attempts to get a job the first time. He goes through all of the stages that becoming successful entails. He begins in a low position and seems to work his way up. His father Willy was happy when his son did this because he created his name in his industry and he showed that he earned the success that he would one day receive. We also see this when Willy discusses how many people "know" him in other areas of town and in other cities. 

On the other hand, the author, Arthur Miller, shows in  almost every other character that they are given the success that they obtain. Whether it  was based on who they know or where they came from the other characters get the things that they want. It is because of this that they are considered successful. For  example, Willy's boss obtained his position as the head of the company because he was the son of the owner of the company. The company was not passed on to the person with the most skill, but rather it was passed on to the next generation of the family. Being a smart and successful person had nothing to do with who would obtain this company and it was very evident that they author believed that success is simply given to individuals rather than to individuals who truly deserve the success. 

Death of a Salesman

Throughout the entire play Biff and Willy don't get along. In my opinion it seems as though all Willy wants is the connection that he and Biff had before Biff found Willy having an affair. After this key moment in the play, Biff and Willy no longer have the loving father son relationship that they once had. In the end of the novel Biff and Willy finally make up. It is right after this that Willy gets in his car and kills himself. Why did he want to kill himself when he and his son finally made up? 

Speech Presentations 2

I felt that Matt's speech about School on Wheels was a very good speech. I felt a connection to the organization and I was encouraged to volunteer my time and to donate money. I think that Matt did a very good job persuading me to volunteer, he looked calm and at the same time he was incredibly persuasive. The organization was also one in which I would want to donate my time to. 

I also enjoyed Cate's speech. I thought that the organization that she chose, Big Brothers and Big Sisters, is one that I have always wanted to find time to be apart of. Cate's speech helped to remind me why I wanted to be a part of it. The success stories from this organization are incredible. I think that Cate did a very good job using statistics in her presentation, this appeal to logos persuaded me even further. The speeches today were very good and I was persuaded by many of them. 

Speech presentations

I felt that Jim's speech was one of the best presentations today. His speech affected me because not only did he have statistics and a calm way of speaking but Jim also used personal stories to influence the listener. I think that this was a very good way to go about the speech. Jim started by discussing that 9 individuals arrived at University on Saturday morning. This attacked my emotions because I immediately felt guilty that I did not show up to help at the Lord's Pantry. Jim also included many personal details which strengthened his speech greatly. 

Erin's speech also affected me greatly. I think that Erin's speech motivated me because I volunteer for both the bowling and track and field special olympics. Erin discussed the affects that her experience in the Track and Field olympics brought to her. Her speech was motivational and it brought me back to the times when I first began volunteering. I was able to see the faces of the competitors and that proved that her speech appealed to my emotions. I really enjoyed that Erin discussed that she did not only want money for the Special Olympics but that Time was also valuable. Both of these speeches strongly appealed to my emotions. 

Speech reflection 2

My speech seems to be moving along. I wrote out the claim, reasons, grounds, warrant, backing, rebuttal, and qualifier. 

I decided to go for the angle in which the appeal to pathos is very evident. Because the Julian center is a center which was developed by influential women in the State of Indiana for victims of domestic violence i decided that one of the major hooks for the donation of time and money to the center would be to make the listener feel something for the victims. I think that by appealing to the listeners emotions they will want to donate money and they will want to help the victims of domestic violence. 

Domestic violence is very prominent in our society today. I think that because there is a desperate need for help when it comes to domestic violence the listeners will feel a connection to the issue and they will want to help those who deal with fighting for their own safety on a daily basis. 

The Julian center provides therapy, community, and love to the victims of domestic violence. The center is very helpful but it needs more money so that it can help more victims. Hopefully my speech will get it just that. 

Speech Reflection

For my speech I chose to discuss the Julian Center in downtown Indianapolis. The Julian Center is a place for women and children to go if they have been abused or harassed. The center is safe and has cameras surrounding all entrances and exits. The woman feel safe in the Julian center and it was set up so that abused women and children could begin a new life. 

I chose to make my speech about the Julian Center because i did a seminar there my freshmen year. When I went we heard stories from some of the women who were in the center and hearing their stories impacted my life greatly. I also had the opportunity to sit down with some of the children in the shelter and I was able to connect with them and hear how they survived. 

I learned from this that the Julian Center is a place of rebirth for the people who are in desperate need of a safe house which will allow them to start over. It is necessary for many to donate money to the Julian Center because it goes straight to the advancement of those truly in need. 

Self Reliance

Emerson writes that the only way to be successful in life is to put yourself above all else. He says that you must reject everyone else and there beliefs and work solely to further yourself. Emerson thinks that if you put people down along the way and your actions are solely for yourself than you will be successful over all. 

I disagree that this is the way to be successful. If you only work for yourself then you may become successful but that success will only benefit you and it will not help others around you. Personally, I think that it is more important for a person to work with others while he or she is trying to become successful. Success is important in our society but not success which only helps the individual. I think that the only important success comes from the person who helps others through his or her success. 

Success through only improving yourself and not others is not easy to achieve. You can not simply step on others and magically become successful. In order to be successful you must demand respect from others. In order to get that respect you have to be liked and appreciated and if you step on others constantly just to better yourself you will not be respected. Which in turn, means that you will not become successful. 

Class In America

 I think that this article is saying that the wealthy take advantage of the poor. In a way it is saying that many of the wealthy do not understand how good they have it in relationship to the poor. It also discussed the idea that all Americans do not have a level playing field when it comes to achieving the American Dream. I think that the wealthy exploit the poor with the assumption that they had to work as hard as the poor did to obtain what they have. The article also says, "when social commentators or liberal politicians draw attention to the plight  of the poor, they do so in a manner that obscures the class structure and denies class exploitations." (309) This proves that the wealthy know how the poor are treated but that they simply ignore it. 

Some could read this article and think that the wealthy are just clueless as to what the poor have to endure, and how hard the poor have to work to get to were the wealthy are. However, I think that this article clearly states that the wealthy truly believe there is a level playing field and feel as though they have worked as hard as someone who began with nothing.