PW: Essay 2 was a little harder than Essay 1 but still very interesting. By "reading the picture" it made it clear that the picture was very powerful and sends an important message to the reader. In my opinion it was very smart to make us focus in-depth to understand more about the book itself and the story. Actually, I would be super interested to go to Malawi, meet Biti Rose and see with my own eye her improvements and her motivation to success.

Comments

Post a Comment

Popular posts from this blog

BLOG 13 : Chapter 23 - Capitalism and Culture (The Acceleration of Globalization since 1945)

Sam Pastol Chapter 23 highlights about Reglobalization, World of Economy and Capitalism: Reglobalization was the quickening of global economic transactions after World War II, whcih resulted in total world output returning to the levels established before the Great Depression and moving beyond them. From the viewpoint of world history, the genealogy of globalization reached far into the past. Reglobalization had to do with a massive global trade since 1945: "World Trade, for example, skyrocketed from a value of some $57 billion in 1947 to about $18.3 trillion in 2012." (STRAYER pg. 1026) In addition, there was foreign direct investment, capital and personal credit. Where money comes from and where it is going is a major part of history because it moves as investments for example in industrial projects in other countries. Finally, new patterns of humans migration was present as well. Like I said previously, money moves but people too. The chapter talks about Capitalism, s...
Read more
ESSAY #2 DRAFT Intro  - Explaining A Path Appear Book in 1 to 3 sentences. - Picking specific story (pg.42) and summarize it These This photograph works with the text because of it's caption, detailed imaginary and the moment it was taken. #P1 - Caption - Caption in Italic as well as the Title (related) - Placed under the picture - 3 main words in the caption (Biti Rose Nasoni/Doughnuts/CARE micro savings) => gives hint to the reader what the story is going to talk about. #P2 - Detailed Imaginary - Image in Black and White - House not fully build that makes a wall of bricks - Ground looks like dirt & sand - Lady behind Biti seems curious - Selling a doughnut to a stranger that might be looking at another camera - Biti smiling while selling her doughnut - Women behind doesn't have shoes - Name of the photographer outside of the image on the top right side. - (+) Where was it placed and for what reason #P3 - The moment it was taken. - Picture taken...
Read more
Annotated Bibliography Understanding Terrorism in America (From Klan to al Qaeda) Christopher Hewitt's comprehensive book surveys the characteristics and causes of terrorism and governmental responses to it. He also examines the organization structure of terrorist networks, how they are financed and their ideological agendas. Groups covered include: Islamic fundamentalists, white and black racists, black nationalists, revolutionary communists, Neo-Nazis, militant Jewish groups, anti-abortionists and emigre groups. This book is essential reading for students of American politics and terrorism. It also provides a highly readable account for interested readers wishing to know more about a topic which has recently become tragically relevant to world affairs. Hewitt, Christopher. Understanding terrorism in America: From the Klan to al Qaeda . Psychology Press, 2003. "Law enforcement may engage in heavy surveillance or virtually ignore extremist groups. Arrests may ...
Read more