Martin Luther King Jr.'s "I have a dream" speech is one of the most prominent events during the Civil Rights Movement in on August 28th 1963, this speech contained power symbolic language that figuratively echoed throughout history and was heard across the nation. Whether if the location was intentional or not the Lincoln Memorial in Washington D.C. served as a natural visual aid for King's speech by using 16th president Lincoln as a reference to the Emancipation Proclamation which abolished slavery on January 1st 1863, one hundred years before King's speech and stated that African-Americans are still not free.
Had King chosen to make his speech in a different location his above statement would more than likely had less momentum for his speech, but he chose the capital of America in order to be heard throughout the nation and to attract attention to the capital's activity. This speech served as a major tool for the Civil Rights Movement, had this speech never been created then Civil Rights Movement would have more than likely failed to change America.
Fortunately this speech did help by serving as a major tool of momentum of the Civil Rights Movement to change America. King also used symbolic yet reality instilled language in his speech such as, "the Negro lives on a lonely island of poverty in the midst of a vast ocean of material prosperity", which outlined the harsh yet actual reality of the African-American population during that time. He also stated the injustices that African-Americans were dubbed upon by America and King said, "America has given the Negro people a bad check, a check which has come back marked 'insufficient funds.' But we refuse to believe that the bank of justice is bankrupt. We refuse to believe that there are insufficient funds in the great vaults of opportunity of this nation. And so, we've come to cash this check, a check that will give us upon demand the riches of freedom and the security of justice."
This speech has made it's mark in American History and shall remain so throughout the time of the world, this speech shall be remembered as the speech that changed America.
Friday, February 25, 2011
Friday, February 18, 2011
Literary Barriers
I was raised to be able to basic tasks, such as reading and writing. However if I grew up never learning such important abilites I would be labeled as an "illiterate". If I truly was an illiterate I would not be able to discern words that were in text form and would not be able to get through school or accomplish simple everyday tasks that require being able to read. Being unable to read would be dangerous too, because if I could not read a saftey sign I would not know what to do, for example: I see a "Do Not Cross" sign and I walk not knowing what that sign meant, causing chaos for on coming cars.
If I was an illiterate, I would not be able to follow certain instructions that require reading them, such as how to set up a computer or how to put gas in car. Such simple tasks to a majority of people would become a tribulation due to illiteracy and would make me feel regret and anger for not learning how to read and would forever hang over my head like a curse that cast upon me.
If I were illiterate my job opprotunities would be next to zero due to illiteracy, and being able to read is a critical ability a person must retain in order achieve a job. Let alone getting a job, if I were not able to read I would not know how to get to the designated meeting place because I would not be able to read the directions as well, I would not be allowed to get driver's license as well because there are a written portion that requires reading and if I were illiterate I can just forget about being allowed to drive.
Illiteracy is a very impeding handicap to have throughout one's life and being so does not bring any fortune what-so-ever. If I had a child now and still remained illiterate I would not be able to properly provide for my child due to my illiteracy. There would be so many things I could do but they would be vastly outside of my grasp due to illiteracy, and if I truly were illiterate I would not even be typing this blog right now. I would not even know how to use a computer or the internet if I were truly illiterate.
However, I am not illiterate. As I said in the beginning in this blog post; I was raised to be able to do basic tasks such as reading and writing, and I am able to utilize such skills to accomplish tasks in my everyday life and overcome seemingly insurmountable tasks that involve being literate and I admit I do not express appreciation for having these important skills, but if I were illiterate, I would think much more differently than I am now and would give anything in the world just to be able to read and write as a "literate person" and understand words that are written for a reason.
If I was an illiterate, I would not be able to follow certain instructions that require reading them, such as how to set up a computer or how to put gas in car. Such simple tasks to a majority of people would become a tribulation due to illiteracy and would make me feel regret and anger for not learning how to read and would forever hang over my head like a curse that cast upon me.
If I were illiterate my job opprotunities would be next to zero due to illiteracy, and being able to read is a critical ability a person must retain in order achieve a job. Let alone getting a job, if I were not able to read I would not know how to get to the designated meeting place because I would not be able to read the directions as well, I would not be allowed to get driver's license as well because there are a written portion that requires reading and if I were illiterate I can just forget about being allowed to drive.
Illiteracy is a very impeding handicap to have throughout one's life and being so does not bring any fortune what-so-ever. If I had a child now and still remained illiterate I would not be able to properly provide for my child due to my illiteracy. There would be so many things I could do but they would be vastly outside of my grasp due to illiteracy, and if I truly were illiterate I would not even be typing this blog right now. I would not even know how to use a computer or the internet if I were truly illiterate.
However, I am not illiterate. As I said in the beginning in this blog post; I was raised to be able to do basic tasks such as reading and writing, and I am able to utilize such skills to accomplish tasks in my everyday life and overcome seemingly insurmountable tasks that involve being literate and I admit I do not express appreciation for having these important skills, but if I were illiterate, I would think much more differently than I am now and would give anything in the world just to be able to read and write as a "literate person" and understand words that are written for a reason.
Sunday, February 13, 2011
Critical Thinking
To me, critical thinking means using your own analyitcal techniques to discern a certain question in a given assignment or just using said analytical techniques to solve everyday problems. When I use my critical thinking techniques I usually either use logical reasoning or the process of elimination in order to solve my everyday problems and my assignments. The certain aspects of my critical thinking skills were developed as I grew up learning how certain things worked and how to analyze certain people in order to get around in life while understanding what is going on around me.
As I use my critical thinking skills to advance in my life because I always find the results more satisfying that I achieved so using my abilities in opposed to acting upon emotions. To me acting upon one's emotions is an unsightly thing to do, and before you start jumping on me I will give you my opinion why it is unsightly. In contrast to my beliefs upon critical thinking, acting upon one's emotions is similar to playing a game of risk because one can only assume what the results can produce, not providing a guaranteed outcome. For me acting upon my emotions usually provides me with results I do not want and has been a recurring issue growing up. But as I matured so did my abilities to use critical thinking or my logical reasoning, enabling me to decipher which method I use will produce the closest to ideal result.
My use of critical thinking in media involves seeing through the implications or lies that the media attempts to instill upon those who view their material. For example; fast food industries making people obese, which is incorrect. The correct answer is that people who are not physically active and do not eat a healthy diet are the reasons why people are becoming obese. That is only one of many reasons why I turn away from media and retain my own critical thinking skills over accepting the media's empty lies. Politics use similar tactics as well in order to persuade people to vote for a certain canidate.
As for this class English 103 Online, I more than highly doubt that it will change any of my current perspective that I retain. I have three reasons why I say this: the first is that I grew up in a rather undesirable manner and knowing how ugly people can be, the second is that I choose to use my own techniques when dealing with issues that require analysis and dislike when other people "suggest" things for me, the third is that I'm just plain stubborn. I went through a lot of good and bad things in my life and wish to remain as I am regardless of what others wish for me to be because in the end the only one who truly can define your character, is yourself.
As I use my critical thinking skills to advance in my life because I always find the results more satisfying that I achieved so using my abilities in opposed to acting upon emotions. To me acting upon one's emotions is an unsightly thing to do, and before you start jumping on me I will give you my opinion why it is unsightly. In contrast to my beliefs upon critical thinking, acting upon one's emotions is similar to playing a game of risk because one can only assume what the results can produce, not providing a guaranteed outcome. For me acting upon my emotions usually provides me with results I do not want and has been a recurring issue growing up. But as I matured so did my abilities to use critical thinking or my logical reasoning, enabling me to decipher which method I use will produce the closest to ideal result.
My use of critical thinking in media involves seeing through the implications or lies that the media attempts to instill upon those who view their material. For example; fast food industries making people obese, which is incorrect. The correct answer is that people who are not physically active and do not eat a healthy diet are the reasons why people are becoming obese. That is only one of many reasons why I turn away from media and retain my own critical thinking skills over accepting the media's empty lies. Politics use similar tactics as well in order to persuade people to vote for a certain canidate.
As for this class English 103 Online, I more than highly doubt that it will change any of my current perspective that I retain. I have three reasons why I say this: the first is that I grew up in a rather undesirable manner and knowing how ugly people can be, the second is that I choose to use my own techniques when dealing with issues that require analysis and dislike when other people "suggest" things for me, the third is that I'm just plain stubborn. I went through a lot of good and bad things in my life and wish to remain as I am regardless of what others wish for me to be because in the end the only one who truly can define your character, is yourself.
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