A girl who was not satisfied with simple things

I like reading this story as the character as the girl in the story has very similar personality to me. The girl has rejected few men in her life and I done the same thing. In a way, I think that she is doing the right thing. Which is to select her future husband wisely, but she is doing it a little bit too harsh. I think that she should be more satisfied with what she has. She needs to be aware that not everyone is as fortunate as her. The moral of the story is simply” be satisfied with simple things”…

Presentation on position paper

Each of us were given about 10-15 minutes to present our position paper in class. Personally I think that Ira’s position paper is interesting. Her position paper deals with the issue of religion. She has explained it in a brilliant way. She has linked the symbolism in the text to Christianity. I think it captured most of our attention because her topic was totally different from the rest of us. Now, I would like to comment on my own presentation. One of my course mate told me that they liked my thesis statement because it is different form the others as I have looked at the story, “A Great Injustice” in a different point of view. I think that the society should not be blame for the abortion, as what the text says. I think that Ah Nya should be blame because she would not get pregnant if she did not submit herself to Steven in the first place. It was a relief that my friends liked it…

position paper

Initially,i think that writing a position paper would be tough as i have never done it before. Thinking of a thesis statement was not as easy as it sounds. I have chosen to analyze the short story entitled "A Great Injustice".The reason that i have chosen this text is that the story deals with an interesting issue and besides that, it is an interesting story. The text deals with the issue of inequality in life and the dilemma of a girl who gets pregnant out of wedlock. Initially, i would like to analyze on how the society have effected Ah Nya in committing the abortion. My first thesis statement was "internal conflict that Ah Nya faced due to society's reaction towards unmarried mother forces her to commit abortion".Later i realized that most of my fellow course mates have a similar thesis statement. Then, in order to have an interesting thesis statement, i need to think different from others. I need to see the text in a different point of view. Then i decided to see the text from Ah Nya's perspective. My thesis statement was later changed into "Society did not cause the abortion but it was Ah Nya". I have analyzed the reason of why Ah Nya is guilty by deciding to abort the baby.During teh presentation, my friends told me that they liked my thesis statement as i see things from different from point of view. Let us just hope that Mr Omit enjoy reading it...

the fall of icarus

We have been assigned to search the painting entitled ‘The Fall of Icarus’ and also search for a poem by W.H.Auden that has a link to the painting. Lots of painting popped up when I goggled for ‘the painting of The Fall Of Icarus’. Some were very interesting but I realized that it always consist of two man with wings falling from the sky. I guess I was in the right path. But trying to determine which painting was the right one was a little problem. Later, after discussing with my friends, I found out about a poem entitled ‘Musee’ des Beaux Arts’. The poem touches on the story of Icarus. It described on the surrounding where Icarus had fall; “…where the dogs go on with their doggy life…”, “…the plaughman may have heard the splash….for him it was not an important failure…”. The poem matches on ob the painting that I have searched. It was a painting by Peter Brueghal. At that moment I realized that I have found the right painting. The poem was written based on the painting, it touches on the theme of how ‘life goes on’. Later, after discussing about the painting in class that I understand the significance of Brueghal painting only the leg of Icarus, emphasizing more on the surroundings of where he fall.

ovid metamorphosis

Dr Edwin has been assigning us to search information on Ovid Metamorphosis since last semester, in EDU3067 subject. But this issue was not emphasized then. In this semester, we were asked again to search information on Ovid. Initially, I did not have a clue who he was. After reading his works and searching more information on the internet that I found out he has such a big influence in medieval poetry. Other than that, it was interesting to know that William Shakespeare’s writing was influenced by Ovid. I have not had the chance to read the complete Metamorphoses yet, but I think I will want to read it one day. Dr Edwin has included ‘Deadalus and Icarus’ and also ‘Pyramus and Thisbe’ as a compulsory reading in this subject. Personally, I enjoyed reading both stories. It has its own moral value and novelty touch. I have also realized that Romeo and Juliet has slightly a similar plot to ‘Pyramus and Thisbe’.