p. # 184
"All you have is this steely gray ache, spread out in a star shape-"
This is Bobo talking about what I interperet as finally getting what you have been waiting to get. You are so exited and so happy when you get it, and you feel like you have everything. However, when all is said and done, you really have nothing, and you just have this empty spot inside you.
p. #175
"That's when I noticed the tiny mustache on George."
This is talking about George Washington on the $1 bill. It is in the poem Juantoomany which I think is talking about a drinking problem. What he is saying is that his drinking problem is so bad that Juan from the phrase Juantoomany is on his money and that he is seeing things.
Wednesday, May 23, 2007
Monday, May 21, 2007
Chile Verde Quote Response #7
p. #165
"You must remember, it wasn't that long ago we stopped cooking with Crisco."
I found this quote to be very interesting. Throughout this story he repeatedly says you must remember. I believe that keeps saying it because the things he talks about are things commonly forgotten or not realized. The Crisco thing I found interesting too because it is one of those things he uses that has no connection with the story at all. I think he is stating that whatever he is talking about is something new to them.
p. #163
"or like when I stood up at St. Anthony's and my pantalones had eaten themselves into my cuchi-cuchi and everyone in the back rows, especially Dona Aguado, La Catolica, looked at it. Like that."
This whole segment was interesting because it took past experiences that were embarassing or bad, and made light of him. What he is saying is that in the end, you will laugh at it, even if it seems awful when it happens. The continual use of spanish throughout his poems is also interesting.
"You must remember, it wasn't that long ago we stopped cooking with Crisco."
I found this quote to be very interesting. Throughout this story he repeatedly says you must remember. I believe that keeps saying it because the things he talks about are things commonly forgotten or not realized. The Crisco thing I found interesting too because it is one of those things he uses that has no connection with the story at all. I think he is stating that whatever he is talking about is something new to them.
p. #163
"or like when I stood up at St. Anthony's and my pantalones had eaten themselves into my cuchi-cuchi and everyone in the back rows, especially Dona Aguado, La Catolica, looked at it. Like that."
This whole segment was interesting because it took past experiences that were embarassing or bad, and made light of him. What he is saying is that in the end, you will laugh at it, even if it seems awful when it happens. The continual use of spanish throughout his poems is also interesting.
Sunday, May 20, 2007
Chile Verde Quote Response #6
p. #135
"Can you alter its passage through my city, this umbral specter of sleeping moth figures."
This quote is talking about some sort of machine, but I am not sure what. I believe that it is saying that something terrible has gone through his city, or maybe he is just froma poor neighborhood. He wants to know if the mans machine can fix the city and make it so it never happened.
p. #136
"We've conned ourselves into a crazier gear than the one we were living in."
He is saying that when they finally got some money, they realized that they did not need it. They conned themselves into thinking that they did. They were perfectly happy finding entertainment watching people get on buses, and the money is not important to them anymore.
"Can you alter its passage through my city, this umbral specter of sleeping moth figures."
This quote is talking about some sort of machine, but I am not sure what. I believe that it is saying that something terrible has gone through his city, or maybe he is just froma poor neighborhood. He wants to know if the mans machine can fix the city and make it so it never happened.
p. #136
"We've conned ourselves into a crazier gear than the one we were living in."
He is saying that when they finally got some money, they realized that they did not need it. They conned themselves into thinking that they did. They were perfectly happy finding entertainment watching people get on buses, and the money is not important to them anymore.
Thursday, May 17, 2007
Chile Verde Quote Response #5
p. #124
"or she finds his torn fingers at the bottom of a cup of coffee."
This quote is speaking of the woman whse brother was murdered on the streets. It is significant because it is stating that she still remebers her brothers death, and can still picture the incident even though it happened 13 years later. She still horrors over it, and 'sees his fingers in her coffee' which is a metaphor for her still remembering what happened.
p. #119
"For years, in that wild shadow, she smoked and kissed a stray that crossed our window."
I do not understand why she kisses the stray every night. Her husband died, and I think that she kisses the stray because she needs something to be there and to love to replace what she lost. Also, she smokes because it is a way to relieve her stress from her husband dying, and it is addictive so she continues to do it.
"or she finds his torn fingers at the bottom of a cup of coffee."
This quote is speaking of the woman whse brother was murdered on the streets. It is significant because it is stating that she still remebers her brothers death, and can still picture the incident even though it happened 13 years later. She still horrors over it, and 'sees his fingers in her coffee' which is a metaphor for her still remembering what happened.
p. #119
"For years, in that wild shadow, she smoked and kissed a stray that crossed our window."
I do not understand why she kisses the stray every night. Her husband died, and I think that she kisses the stray because she needs something to be there and to love to replace what she lost. Also, she smokes because it is a way to relieve her stress from her husband dying, and it is addictive so she continues to do it.
Thesis
There have been many great American novels written in it’s very short history. Some of the most famous include Gone With the Wind, The Grapes of Wrath, and Of Mice and Men. While these books are all classics, there are only two books that have incorporated the most moral issues of their time period into a well thought out plot. These two books are Huckleberry Finn, by Mark Twain, and The Great Gatsby, by F. Scott Fitzgerald. These books are so different in the morals they incorporate, but have had such similar effects on America.
Wednesday, May 16, 2007
Chile Verde Quote Response #4
p. #85
"Are we are the letters, Mamita?"
I found this quote to be interesting because of the manner in which it was stated. It taskes a simple phrase and idea that would be in the first paragraph of the story, and contorts them to give it a different twist. It also steers away from the conventiaonal.
p. #91
"No Bible in the tribe keep the culture alive. While dreaming, eyebrows float as sheep grazing on cinammon cliff."
This quote is important because it is criticizing American culture today. He is saying that we are drifting away from religion, and that it is seen as uncultured. The second half of the quote I do not really understand, I believe that it is saying that when we dream we still exist and are still functional, we just don't realize it.
"Are we are the letters, Mamita?"
I found this quote to be interesting because of the manner in which it was stated. It taskes a simple phrase and idea that would be in the first paragraph of the story, and contorts them to give it a different twist. It also steers away from the conventiaonal.
p. #91
"No Bible in the tribe keep the culture alive. While dreaming, eyebrows float as sheep grazing on cinammon cliff."
This quote is important because it is criticizing American culture today. He is saying that we are drifting away from religion, and that it is seen as uncultured. The second half of the quote I do not really understand, I believe that it is saying that when we dream we still exist and are still functional, we just don't realize it.
Monday, May 14, 2007
Chile Verde Quote Response #3
p. #79
"And maybe, if we are here, unshackled, in this aura of the awakened present and its chambers of gnashing trade systems, global and virulent, in every maquila shoe, aesthete cafe cup and Madras shirt, we can now ask ourselves, well, what is foreign and distant?"
This is a very important quote because it takes into perspective, Western ideals. The most important part is the question of what is foreign and distant. This could have multiple conotations. I believe that it is talking about how the U.S. and other countires see eachother as foreign countires, and completely different from themselves, but really, they are neighbors and the universe aroud them is foreign.
p. #76
"If you throw a chicken bone over your shoulder, he'll call
If you spit into his black olive twice, he'll choke on your name
If you memorize a license plate a day, you won't crash
If you wrap a green tie around your ankle, he'll give you the money"
I am confused about whether or not this poem has any religious conotation. I believe that it does because it is entitled, It Is Said, and it keep mentioning "he", but doesn't explain who "he" is. I believe that he is referring to God, and the poem is stating that there are so many new rediculous things being mentioned about the Bible and religion that make absolutely no sense, and that people should just interperet things how they feel and not allow people to do it for them.
"And maybe, if we are here, unshackled, in this aura of the awakened present and its chambers of gnashing trade systems, global and virulent, in every maquila shoe, aesthete cafe cup and Madras shirt, we can now ask ourselves, well, what is foreign and distant?"
This is a very important quote because it takes into perspective, Western ideals. The most important part is the question of what is foreign and distant. This could have multiple conotations. I believe that it is talking about how the U.S. and other countires see eachother as foreign countires, and completely different from themselves, but really, they are neighbors and the universe aroud them is foreign.
p. #76
"If you throw a chicken bone over your shoulder, he'll call
If you spit into his black olive twice, he'll choke on your name
If you memorize a license plate a day, you won't crash
If you wrap a green tie around your ankle, he'll give you the money"
I am confused about whether or not this poem has any religious conotation. I believe that it does because it is entitled, It Is Said, and it keep mentioning "he", but doesn't explain who "he" is. I believe that he is referring to God, and the poem is stating that there are so many new rediculous things being mentioned about the Bible and religion that make absolutely no sense, and that people should just interperet things how they feel and not allow people to do it for them.
Chile Verde Quote Response #3
p. #79
"And maybe, if we are here, unshackled, in this aura of the awakened present and its chambers of gnashing trade systems, global and virulent, in every maquila shoe, aesthete cafe cup and Madras shirt, we can now ask ourselves, well, what is foreign and distant?"
This is a very important quote because it takes into perspective, Western ideals. The most important part is the question of what is foreign and distant. This could have multiple conotations. I believe that it is talking about how the U.S. and other countires see eachother as foreign countires, and completely different from themselves, but really, they are neighbors and the universe aroud them is foreign.
p. #76
"If you throw a chicken bone over your shoulder, he'll call
If you spit into his black olive twice, he'll choke on your name
If you memorize a license plate a day, you won't crash
If you wrap a green tie around your ankle, he'll give you the money"
I am confused about whether or not this poem has any religious conotation. I believe that it does because it is entitled, It Is Said, and it keep mentioning "he", but doesn't explain who "he" is. I believe that he is referring to God, and the poem is stating that there are so many new rediculous things being mentioned about the Bible and religion that make absolutely no sense, and that people should just interperet things how they feel and not allow people to do it for them.
"And maybe, if we are here, unshackled, in this aura of the awakened present and its chambers of gnashing trade systems, global and virulent, in every maquila shoe, aesthete cafe cup and Madras shirt, we can now ask ourselves, well, what is foreign and distant?"
This is a very important quote because it takes into perspective, Western ideals. The most important part is the question of what is foreign and distant. This could have multiple conotations. I believe that it is talking about how the U.S. and other countires see eachother as foreign countires, and completely different from themselves, but really, they are neighbors and the universe aroud them is foreign.
p. #76
"If you throw a chicken bone over your shoulder, he'll call
If you spit into his black olive twice, he'll choke on your name
If you memorize a license plate a day, you won't crash
If you wrap a green tie around your ankle, he'll give you the money"
I am confused about whether or not this poem has any religious conotation. I believe that it does because it is entitled, It Is Said, and it keep mentioning "he", but doesn't explain who "he" is. I believe that he is referring to God, and the poem is stating that there are so many new rediculous things being mentioned about the Bible and religion that make absolutely no sense, and that people should just interperet things how they feel and not allow people to do it for them.
Sunday, May 13, 2007
Chile Verde Quote Response #2
p. #49
"Redwwods rolling over Universal Studios
Shoe salami sandwich,
A grizzly making porno faces on Wall Street
White Owl cigar"
This selection comes from the segment talking about "Events and Found Objects After The Blast." This title is referring to what is going to happen when nuclear war happens all around the world, and there is just one big blast. It is not important for the things he describes, but the message he conveys in that nuclear weapons are dangerous and are going to destroy everything.
p. #54
"When he ordrs a filafel and calls it Phil
When he comes home and cleans his lips
When he refers to his socks during an interview"
This selection comes from the segment "Man Goes Woman." What it is saying is that every day, men are becoming more efeminate. That the two sexes are blending together, and you are losing the most iportant attributes from both sides that set them apart, and soon there will be no difference between the two.
"Redwwods rolling over Universal Studios
Shoe salami sandwich,
A grizzly making porno faces on Wall Street
White Owl cigar"
This selection comes from the segment talking about "Events and Found Objects After The Blast." This title is referring to what is going to happen when nuclear war happens all around the world, and there is just one big blast. It is not important for the things he describes, but the message he conveys in that nuclear weapons are dangerous and are going to destroy everything.
p. #54
"When he ordrs a filafel and calls it Phil
When he comes home and cleans his lips
When he refers to his socks during an interview"
This selection comes from the segment "Man Goes Woman." What it is saying is that every day, men are becoming more efeminate. That the two sexes are blending together, and you are losing the most iportant attributes from both sides that set them apart, and soon there will be no difference between the two.
Saturday, May 12, 2007
CCC Interview
What is your normal daily routine on a weekday?
"The men get up at 4 o’clock in the morning to go outside and do farm work. This includes milking cows, planting in the fields, harvesting crops, feeding chickens, or running their business. The women and children will stay at home and do housework, cleaning, cooking, and sewing quilts. Sometimes young boys will go out to work with their fathers in the fields if they are old enough and strong enough.”
On a Sunday?
“Every other Sunday, the Amish worship, and after the three hour service, they will go back to their homes for a small meal. They will then go out in the fields and work, while the women do housework. Sometimes they will go visit friends or family."
Why is it that the Amish remain almost colonial in their way of life?
“When they came over from Europe, they did not have tractors, telephones, or any type of technology, and they choose to stay away from becoming worldly. They try to live life the same ways that their ancestors did.”
Why are certain forms of technology forbidden in Amish communities?
“The government would not take milk from their cows because it wasn’t cooled, so they had to begin using refrigerators. They also have computers if they own a business so they can keep track of things, and contact other businesses or suppliers.”
Do the Amish pay taxes?
“Many people believe that the Amish do not pay taxes, but that is incorrect. They pay all of the taxes that everyone else does. However, if they are self-employed, they do not pay Social Security, or receive it when they retire.”
Do the Amish participate in Presidential elections?
“The Amish are very politically active, especially if someone they like is running. I say politically active meaning they will go vote, not that they attempt to run for any sort of government (local or national) positions. They participate in local and presidential elections very often. They were very supportive of President Bush the last two elections.”
Are there any people in your community who have left their families and gone to live in a city, or anywhere outside of an Amish community?
Yes, but it is a very rare occurrence. 92% of their children maintain in the church, and with their families, while only 8% move on to live a mainstream life.”
Do children attend public schools, or do you have schools in town designated completely to Amish children?
“They have their own schools, and have to be 15 when they graduate the eighth grade. This is the only restriction placed on the Amish educationally by the government. They must go to school at least until the 8th grade, and if they are not fifteen when they graduate, they must attend Saturday school until they are fifteen.”
Why is it forbidden for the Amish to enter the military?
“It is set down in the Mennonite religion that they are forbidden to kill, and that they shall love their enemies. Therefore, they are just exempted from entering into action in the military, although they have served in other ways in the past, such as during WWII.”
Are they exempt from the draft?
“Our country maintains provisions for the Amish, and it is law that the Amish cannot be drafted into the Army or any other combat involved division of the military. However, they can still be drafted and placed in non-violent positions.”
"The men get up at 4 o’clock in the morning to go outside and do farm work. This includes milking cows, planting in the fields, harvesting crops, feeding chickens, or running their business. The women and children will stay at home and do housework, cleaning, cooking, and sewing quilts. Sometimes young boys will go out to work with their fathers in the fields if they are old enough and strong enough.”
On a Sunday?
“Every other Sunday, the Amish worship, and after the three hour service, they will go back to their homes for a small meal. They will then go out in the fields and work, while the women do housework. Sometimes they will go visit friends or family."
Why is it that the Amish remain almost colonial in their way of life?
“When they came over from Europe, they did not have tractors, telephones, or any type of technology, and they choose to stay away from becoming worldly. They try to live life the same ways that their ancestors did.”
Why are certain forms of technology forbidden in Amish communities?
“The government would not take milk from their cows because it wasn’t cooled, so they had to begin using refrigerators. They also have computers if they own a business so they can keep track of things, and contact other businesses or suppliers.”
Do the Amish pay taxes?
“Many people believe that the Amish do not pay taxes, but that is incorrect. They pay all of the taxes that everyone else does. However, if they are self-employed, they do not pay Social Security, or receive it when they retire.”
Do the Amish participate in Presidential elections?
“The Amish are very politically active, especially if someone they like is running. I say politically active meaning they will go vote, not that they attempt to run for any sort of government (local or national) positions. They participate in local and presidential elections very often. They were very supportive of President Bush the last two elections.”
Are there any people in your community who have left their families and gone to live in a city, or anywhere outside of an Amish community?
Yes, but it is a very rare occurrence. 92% of their children maintain in the church, and with their families, while only 8% move on to live a mainstream life.”
Do children attend public schools, or do you have schools in town designated completely to Amish children?
“They have their own schools, and have to be 15 when they graduate the eighth grade. This is the only restriction placed on the Amish educationally by the government. They must go to school at least until the 8th grade, and if they are not fifteen when they graduate, they must attend Saturday school until they are fifteen.”
Why is it forbidden for the Amish to enter the military?
“It is set down in the Mennonite religion that they are forbidden to kill, and that they shall love their enemies. Therefore, they are just exempted from entering into action in the military, although they have served in other ways in the past, such as during WWII.”
Are they exempt from the draft?
“Our country maintains provisions for the Amish, and it is law that the Amish cannot be drafted into the Army or any other combat involved division of the military. However, they can still be drafted and placed in non-violent positions.”
Friday, May 11, 2007
Chile Verde Quote Response
pg. # 9
"Toss out your old coins, your mama ashes, your papa whips, yo bad boyh lover pill-poppin games an mos of all your fast talkin total whack communicating genius girl self out the door!"
This is a very meaningful quote because it doesn't up front tell you what it means. It is very simple, it means to start your life over. However, it puts it in a way that makes the reader think about the meaning of it. It says to throw away all the bad things you've done and start over in life, leaving it all behind.
pg. # 24
"Eat Union strawberries. Eat Union grapes. Fondle your water."
This is also a very meaningful quote. It tells you to be average, and to do the normal American things, enjoy life, and don't be bothered about doing things that arte mainstream. But also to cherish it which is the meaning of fondling the water.
"Toss out your old coins, your mama ashes, your papa whips, yo bad boyh lover pill-poppin games an mos of all your fast talkin total whack communicating genius girl self out the door!"
This is a very meaningful quote because it doesn't up front tell you what it means. It is very simple, it means to start your life over. However, it puts it in a way that makes the reader think about the meaning of it. It says to throw away all the bad things you've done and start over in life, leaving it all behind.
pg. # 24
"Eat Union strawberries. Eat Union grapes. Fondle your water."
This is also a very meaningful quote. It tells you to be average, and to do the normal American things, enjoy life, and don't be bothered about doing things that arte mainstream. But also to cherish it which is the meaning of fondling the water.
Wednesday, May 9, 2007
CCC Interview
Daniel Esh
What is your normal daily routine on a weekday?
On a Sunday?
Why is it that the Amish remain almost colonial in their way of life?
Why are certain forms of technology forbidden in Amish communities?
Do the Amish pay taxes?
Do the Amish participate in Presidential elections?
Are there any people in your community who have left their families and gone to live in a city, or anywhere outside of an Amish community?
Do children attend public schools, or do you have schools in town designated completely to Amish children?
Does anyone you know ever talk about what’s going on in Iraq, or about a big event that has happened in the U.S.?
Why is it forbidden for the Amish to enter the military, and are the Amish as people exempted from the draft?
What is your normal daily routine on a weekday?
On a Sunday?
Why is it that the Amish remain almost colonial in their way of life?
Why are certain forms of technology forbidden in Amish communities?
Do the Amish pay taxes?
Do the Amish participate in Presidential elections?
Are there any people in your community who have left their families and gone to live in a city, or anywhere outside of an Amish community?
Do children attend public schools, or do you have schools in town designated completely to Amish children?
Does anyone you know ever talk about what’s going on in Iraq, or about a big event that has happened in the U.S.?
Why is it forbidden for the Amish to enter the military, and are the Amish as people exempted from the draft?
Tuesday, May 8, 2007
paper topic # 2
comparing and contasting the arguabley two greatest books in American history Huck Finn, and The Great Gatsby
paper topic # 2
comparing and contasting the arguabley two greatest books in American history Huck Finn, and The Great Gatsby
Monday, May 7, 2007
House on Mango Street
p. # 748
"The way she said it made me feel like nothing. There. I lived there. I nodded."
This quote is important because it explains how the narrator feels about the homes that she has lived in. It seems like she is so upset that she is living in these dilapitated houses, not even realizing that she could have it worse. She doesn't realize that she could not even have enough. Who cares if people criticize you for living in a shack.
p. # 749
"Only a house quiet as snow, a space for myself to go, clean as paper before the poem."
This is a very poetic line. It is saying that the only house, the only place that the narrator wants to be is in a quiet place, that is in solitude. The paper before the poem is saying that before a poem is written, there is only paper, and that's what she wants, the paper not the poem.
"The way she said it made me feel like nothing. There. I lived there. I nodded."
This quote is important because it explains how the narrator feels about the homes that she has lived in. It seems like she is so upset that she is living in these dilapitated houses, not even realizing that she could have it worse. She doesn't realize that she could not even have enough. Who cares if people criticize you for living in a shack.
p. # 749
"Only a house quiet as snow, a space for myself to go, clean as paper before the poem."
This is a very poetic line. It is saying that the only house, the only place that the narrator wants to be is in a quiet place, that is in solitude. The paper before the poem is saying that before a poem is written, there is only paper, and that's what she wants, the paper not the poem.
Seeing Quote Response #2
Dillard, Seeing
p. # 702
"He dresses up, grooms himself, and tries to make a good impression. When he was blind he was indifferent to objects unless they were edible"
This quote is important because it shows how something like being able to see affects a persons behaviors. When he couldn't see, he did not care about his appearance because he could not see himself. When he finally saw himself, he tried to clean up. this is true in normal life too, when we do something but can't see what we did, we generally do not care until we realize what we did.
p. # 701
"It oppresses them to realize, if they ever do at all, the tremendous size of the world, which they had previously concieved as something touchingly manageable."
This quote is another one of those true to scenario and life quotes. It deals with life in general because when a person has a life-altering revelation, they realize something they didn't know before and have this new thing to look forward to or awe over. It also works in the context of this story.
p. # 702
"He dresses up, grooms himself, and tries to make a good impression. When he was blind he was indifferent to objects unless they were edible"
This quote is important because it shows how something like being able to see affects a persons behaviors. When he couldn't see, he did not care about his appearance because he could not see himself. When he finally saw himself, he tried to clean up. this is true in normal life too, when we do something but can't see what we did, we generally do not care until we realize what we did.
p. # 701
"It oppresses them to realize, if they ever do at all, the tremendous size of the world, which they had previously concieved as something touchingly manageable."
This quote is another one of those true to scenario and life quotes. It deals with life in general because when a person has a life-altering revelation, they realize something they didn't know before and have this new thing to look forward to or awe over. It also works in the context of this story.
Thursday, May 3, 2007
Seeing Quote Response
Dillard, Seeing
p. #693
"But if you cultivate a healthy poverty and simplicity, so that finding a penny will literally make your day, then, since the world is in fact planted in pennies, you have with your poverty bought a lifetime of days."
This is a very meaningful quote. What it is saying is that if you make it so finding a penny makes your day, you can have a great day every day because there are pennies all over the place. In larger context, if you make the simple everyday things in life make you happy, you will always be happy, and sometimes that's all you can do.
Dillard, Seeing
p. #694
"These appearances catch at my throat; they are the free gifts, the bright coppers at the roots of trees."
She is speaking of the birds she sees flying around. What she is saying is that being able to see these birds fly is a gift of nature, and a great treasure. The bright copper may mean that there is still beauty at the bottom of the tree, or for those who experience poverty.
p. #693
"But if you cultivate a healthy poverty and simplicity, so that finding a penny will literally make your day, then, since the world is in fact planted in pennies, you have with your poverty bought a lifetime of days."
This is a very meaningful quote. What it is saying is that if you make it so finding a penny makes your day, you can have a great day every day because there are pennies all over the place. In larger context, if you make the simple everyday things in life make you happy, you will always be happy, and sometimes that's all you can do.
Dillard, Seeing
p. #694
"These appearances catch at my throat; they are the free gifts, the bright coppers at the roots of trees."
She is speaking of the birds she sees flying around. What she is saying is that being able to see these birds fly is a gift of nature, and a great treasure. The bright copper may mean that there is still beauty at the bottom of the tree, or for those who experience poverty.
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