Movie Montage: Women's Rights

The Slave Narrative

Over time, racism has evolved and changed to form equal rights, yet some people use the past as a form of spite against the other race. In the political cartoon, Obama is shown with another man labeled "Skip Gates" and Gates is saying "Racist! Do you know who I am? This is what heppens to black men in America. Yo Mamma!" to a woman saying "Can I see your I.D. please?" Obviously back during the narration of "The Middle Passage", racism was a common seperation which has been carried onto today with pointed fingers and accusations of racism just over something simple. Obama is seen saying "Stupid! Well, not you, but your actions... mumble...uh calibrations?" and the little girl is telling him "Why don't you just show your I.D." Powerful positions back in the days of slavery took charge by passing laws of equal rights in which America hopes to see in Obama's diversity of being African American yet this cartoon shows him as putting on a front of innocence yet believing what Skip Gates claims. Over all, the past is the past and politics shouldn't get itsself raveled into something that has been passed as a law and done with.

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A. William Bradford

Thesis

In an excerpt from William Bradford's Of Plymouth Plantation, although the puritans experience hardship in their voyage to America, in their initial arrival and in their dealings with the Indians, they still maintain their reverence to God and to one another (their initial reason for fleeing England).


Impressive Literary Passage

A passage that enthused me the most from Of Plymouth Plantation is about the Indians shooting their arrows at a sneak attack at the English men but the men were able to keep safe and take cover miraculously.

"Thus it pleased God to vanquish their enemies and give them deliverance; and by His special providence so to dispose that not any one of them were either hurt or hit, though their arrows came close by them and on every side [of] them; and sundry of their coats, which hung up in the barricade, were shot through and through. Afterwards they gave God solemn thanks and praise for their deliverance, and gathered up a bundle of their arrows and sent them into England afterward by the master of the ship, and called that place the First Encounter."

Reflection

This passage from Of Plymouth Plantation by A. William Bradford enthused me more than the others, because of the circumstances the English were put in and how through the brutality, they survived. Through the confrontation with the Indians, the English men gave lofty thanks to their God for "vanquishing their enemies". Faith is such an important factor in their lives to the point of belief in protection through out there ventures. Because of this attack the English men decided to dispatch a bundle of arrows from the attack with a succinct note atached to the bundle saying "First Encounter". This was sent to England to show everyone what they have gone through in this period of time since departing which I feel was a cry for succor. Over all, this passage galvanized my interest in the faith and courage of the English puritans that came to the New World.


Diary Entry

Dear Diary,

Tribulation has overcome the ship as sickness spreads through out. My Mother heaves her dinner into the bucket as she grips her stomach like she can save her unborn baby; my brother. I don't know how we will make this voyage, but I do know that the irascible man who paces the ship complaining is someone I wish we were with out. I try to console my Mother as the man gripes about her being seasick but she just lies there like no one is talking to her. My father is out securing the beam on the ship for he is the craftsmen that everyone seems to need at any part of the day. May God bring us to shore with a whole ship and delirium through out! Also, may God save my family from any imperilment that comes to us. Amen.

William A. Bradford compared with a Political Cartoon

The Economy in present-day America is in such poor condition, that once immigrants, thinking to enter the US realize this poor economy, they retreat. In the political cartoon shown, there is a Hispanic man walking like he is going to traverse the Mexico border over to the United States yet turns around. This indicates the decreasing foreign imigration after it at one time, was a growing problem. To relate with William A. Bradfords essay "Of Plymouth Plantation",the puritans came to America not knowing what to expect yet many didn't go at first like the Hispanics did; none turned back. The cause of this "turn around" in the political cartoon is a buletin board that shows the economic down-fall with American jobs, homes, etc. and the parole offices stating "A line of bulletin boards turned out to be cheaper than the border fence". This represents how even through the decreasing outcome of immigration, the reason why the immigrants are turning around is the American economy that has blundered; basically showing the economy in Mexico, even though it's more penurious, it's better than our falling economy here in America. To relate to Bradford's essay, the Puritans came over to America with nothing and had to raise the economy on their own and it was failing at times before the Indians were discovered. Overall, the opinion of the "American Dream" may be delayed for now as the ever-falling economy races towards its lowest peak.

Anne Bradstreet

Reflection

"In Reference to Her Children" by Anne Bradstreet would have to be my personal favorite out of all her works we have studied. This is because of the strong metaphors she uses through out the poem like describing her eight children as "birds". I would also say in this poem there is a little bit of "motherly bragging" which I think is actually an emotion that helps me understand my own Mother and how she brage to her co-workers (haha). This for me cam in the line "No cost or labour did I spare" showing her pride and effort in raising her children well. Three of her children are to young to leave the "nest" yet five have gine and then her emotions really spill. I feel like this poem shows emotion to its fullest from Anne and if anything, it has helped me understand my own Mother a little bit more.


Diary Entry (s)


Dear Diary,

I have now stepped on to this soil of what they call the "New World"; truly disgusting! Even though this is hard to say, I have to make the best of my new life. My husband won't be around as much but it's something I am willing to try so I don't have to go back to England... alone.


Dear Diary,

Sorry the time has passed. Eight years does a lot to a woman; I never really had anytime to write until now. All of my writing time have gone into my poems. Well, currentely I am raising 8 children. That's not my problem though. I am not even supposed to be writing poems. All the woman would scorn me and the men would spit. I don't belong here, I already know that, yet my freedom is limited. I love my husband not like a Puritan should so let me be different! Or let me just hide and write another poem...

Sincerely,
Anne B.

Anne Bradstreet Political Cartoon Comparison

Woman's intense diligence in being a Mother while the Men are gone to work or any other engagement, has made woman more prudent to woman suffrage by standing up for their own prerogatives. In the political cartoon, a black and white scene is shown with a frantic man holding two weeping babies while the Mother is shown looking back with a smirk while walking out the door to a women's suffrage march. This shows how the man can not seem to take the tough work load that an every day mother can deal with; it's like a switch in roles. This compares to Anne Bradstreet because she is the caretaker of the family and is usually taking care of the children and the husband is always "walking out" but this cartoon puts things in an inverse perspective. Another detail in the cartoon is a sign hanging on the wall in the kitchen that says "Votes for Woman" and a banner on the bottom of the cartoon says "Election Day". This gives the message that this particular mother now has the right to vote and takes advantage of this because she feels like she has more of a duty and a say in politics then the typical working man does. As a mother, Anne Bradstreet wishes she could have a say in voting because I am sure she would go out and share her opinions like she does in her poems. Over all, woman are showing their power through voting for stronger roles outside the home.

Edward Taylor

Reflection

I think the poem "huswifery" by Edward Taylor is odd only because in the olden times, being a minister and writing about household tasks done by woman? Using thid comparison is different but the way he used it was great! He wanted to be a tool for God's use in this case making himself a spinning wheel. He says he need this in order to make "the spinning wheel complete". Very metaphorically savy which I definentely like in poems (referencing back to my metaphoric reflection of anne bradstreet). I loved analyzing the poem and basically solving the puzzle of what he meant by all of this metaphoric talk. He wants to be made holy so he can get into heaven. That's simply awesome!

Thesis Statement

In the poem "Huswifery" by Edward Taylor, diction, rhyme, and literary conceit are emphasized to show the speaker's cleansing process for his soul metaphorically as he compares caring for the soul to insure heaven with the caring for the home to insure safety.

Jonathan Edwards-1741 "Sinners at the Hands of an Angry God"

Imagery from the "Sermon"

Power of Figurative Language

Passage that most impresses me

Collage: How I see the sermon

Reflection: Significance of these photos