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Monday, March 22, 2010
Blog 4: Reflection 1
Although I don't mind English classes and writing, when I first found out I had to take ENG 102 I was thinking to myself, "Oh no, not another English class this is going to be so boring." But I was actually plesently surprised the first day after reading the syllibis and finding out the theme of the class and using blogs. As far a classes go, I have really enjoyed the past two weeks and definately can't complain. I really like how the class is very self paced and we can work however fast or slow we need to that day if were having a blah kind of day. I really like the theme because I also like supernatural. I also really like the fact that we are using the blog accounts. I have never done this in a class before and now I think that it's so much better because communication between the class is so much better and we can bring our class work back and fourth between home and school with out any books and papers (which is really helping out my back!). I wasn't really into too much poetry before, but this class has shown me a side of poetry that I didn't know. I'm just glad we were not required to write poetry. I cannot stand that; one of my teachers in high school made me do that as an assignment once and it was horrific. I am interested to know what we will be doing the rest of the semester and this class really make my Monday mornings much less Monday morning like!
Monday, March 15, 2010
Blog 3: Tone and Symbols in Window of Time by Patricia Walter
The Poem I chose for my assignment is called "Window of Time" by Patricia Walter. Patricia Walter is a poet and artist who loves animals which have been a major influence in her artwork. I decided to choose this poem because I love animals too, especially cats. I really like the way she described the cat and how she made them seem almost clarvoyent. I have also found myself asking this same question she is asking in the poem. I also really liked Patricia Walters writing style. Tone and symbolism are both important elements in poetry and I think that she used both of these elements in her poem very well.
The tone in literature is usually described as the writers attitude towards the material they are writing or the readers. It is not talking about a charecter in the writing but the whole story in general. Tone is very significant writing element and is very often used in poems. Some examples of tone are seriousness, happiness, loving, humorous and sadness. Tone is usually found through the writers choice of words and sometimes also smaller details in the writing. The tone that I believe is being used in "Window of Time" by Patricia Walter is curiosity and a little bit of mystery. The reason why I believe that the poem has a curious and mysterious tone is because she asks so many questions about what the cat can really see. For example, she has lines in her poem such as, "What does she really see?" and "what stories unfold out of sight?" The poem also uses words such as intense, window of time, and mesmerized to make the tone seem very curious and mysterious.
The other significant literary element mentioned was symbolism. Symbolism is defined as something used for or regarded as representing something else; a material object representing something, often something immaterial; emblem, token, or sign. Very often, poems are not written out in plain English for someone to understand. Instead, the writer uses symbolism in their poems to have the reader think into what they're trying to say. The writer could also use symbolism to have the reader use their mind to be able to imagine and visualize what they are reading. One line in the poem that I believe is using symbolism is, "or shadows from wind blown trees." In this line the writer is talking about what the cat might be seeing through the window. The shadows from the windblown trees could just merely be the shadows of the trees from the sunlight, but it could also be shadows as in spirits or a type of ghost which is lingering near the trees. Another part of the poem that symbolism is being used is when the poem mentions the "window of time." The writer is speaking of how the cat sits by what seems to be just a window all the time. But she mentions the cat is "frozen in time" and wonders what the cat is really seeing. Is the cat just really sitting by some window, or does she see through time and see things that people cannot see?
Not only does Patricia Walter use tone and symbolism in her poems, but many writers of poetry and other kinds of literature use them to improve and enhance their writing. I believe that Patricia Walter used tone and symbolism very well in her poem "Window of Time." I think what this poem says to us is that there may be more out there than meets the eye-- or human eye at least. Is it possible that cats or even another kind of animal can see something that humans cannot?
The tone in literature is usually described as the writers attitude towards the material they are writing or the readers. It is not talking about a charecter in the writing but the whole story in general. Tone is very significant writing element and is very often used in poems. Some examples of tone are seriousness, happiness, loving, humorous and sadness. Tone is usually found through the writers choice of words and sometimes also smaller details in the writing. The tone that I believe is being used in "Window of Time" by Patricia Walter is curiosity and a little bit of mystery. The reason why I believe that the poem has a curious and mysterious tone is because she asks so many questions about what the cat can really see. For example, she has lines in her poem such as, "What does she really see?" and "what stories unfold out of sight?" The poem also uses words such as intense, window of time, and mesmerized to make the tone seem very curious and mysterious.
The other significant literary element mentioned was symbolism. Symbolism is defined as something used for or regarded as representing something else; a material object representing something, often something immaterial; emblem, token, or sign. Very often, poems are not written out in plain English for someone to understand. Instead, the writer uses symbolism in their poems to have the reader think into what they're trying to say. The writer could also use symbolism to have the reader use their mind to be able to imagine and visualize what they are reading. One line in the poem that I believe is using symbolism is, "or shadows from wind blown trees." In this line the writer is talking about what the cat might be seeing through the window. The shadows from the windblown trees could just merely be the shadows of the trees from the sunlight, but it could also be shadows as in spirits or a type of ghost which is lingering near the trees. Another part of the poem that symbolism is being used is when the poem mentions the "window of time." The writer is speaking of how the cat sits by what seems to be just a window all the time. But she mentions the cat is "frozen in time" and wonders what the cat is really seeing. Is the cat just really sitting by some window, or does she see through time and see things that people cannot see?
Not only does Patricia Walter use tone and symbolism in her poems, but many writers of poetry and other kinds of literature use them to improve and enhance their writing. I believe that Patricia Walter used tone and symbolism very well in her poem "Window of Time." I think what this poem says to us is that there may be more out there than meets the eye-- or human eye at least. Is it possible that cats or even another kind of animal can see something that humans cannot?
Definition of Symbolism-http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/symbol.
Definition of Tone-http://www.orangeusd.k12.ca.us/yorba/literary_elements.htm.
Sunday, March 14, 2010
Blog 2: Poetry
At first when we were given this assignment, I was really at a loss as to what kind of poem to look for as far as subjects go. I made a list of several different things but nothing really appealed to me or popped out. I didn't want to find a poem just for the sake of getting the assignment done; I wanted to find one that I actually liked and understood. I used the search engine google and came across blackcatpoems.com. I found this website appealing because it had a wide range of supernatural poems with a wide variety of poets; I also just liked the little black cat that is on top of the page. After browsing the website for some time I found a poem I really liked. I really enjoyed this poem because I love cats and I have always wondered the same thing that this poem is talking about. The poem is called Window of Time by Patricia Walter. Here is the link: http://www.blackcatpoems.com/w/window_of_time.html
Window of Time
by: Patricia Walter (1944- )
She sits at the window
frozen in time.
What does she really see?
Ghosts from the past
a thousand years old
creatures we don't understand.
Tail twitching, body poised
not moving an inch
mesmerized by the world outside.
A quiet little mouse,
white tailed deer,
or shadows from wind blown trees.
I look, I stare
but I just don't see
the view from cat's eyes so intense.
Hours pass, the cat stande guard,
sky bleeding night black to dawn gray.
Night after night
at the window of time
what stories unfold out of sight?
This poem is talking about one particular cat but I believe that this poem applies to all cats in general. In the poem, it says that the cat is staring through the window staring at something. Could it be a ghost or maybe just a mouse? We cannot tell what the cat can really see no matter how hard we look. Cats can stare at what seems to be absolutely nothing for hours, but is there really nothing there? The cat seems to be so focused on something which we can only see as nothing. Is it possible that a cat see ghosts or spirits? Do they hold that kind of powers?
My favorite line in the poem is "the view from cat's eyes so intense." I like it because it made me feel a sense of power in the cats eyes and how they can focus so well on something that is not there to us. I know that personally my cat will sometimes do the same thing that this poem is describing. Sometimes he will sit about 2 feet away from a wall or a corner in the room and just stare at it. I will walk over to where he is and check for a bug on the wall or something but I just can't figure out what he is looking at. I would really like to know what it is that he is staring at and also if they can really see something which humans cannot.
Window of Time
by: Patricia Walter (1944- )
She sits at the window
frozen in time.
What does she really see?
Ghosts from the past
a thousand years old
creatures we don't understand.
Tail twitching, body poised
not moving an inch
mesmerized by the world outside.
A quiet little mouse,
white tailed deer,
or shadows from wind blown trees.
I look, I stare
but I just don't see
the view from cat's eyes so intense.
Hours pass, the cat stande guard,
sky bleeding night black to dawn gray.
Night after night
at the window of time
what stories unfold out of sight?
This poem is talking about one particular cat but I believe that this poem applies to all cats in general. In the poem, it says that the cat is staring through the window staring at something. Could it be a ghost or maybe just a mouse? We cannot tell what the cat can really see no matter how hard we look. Cats can stare at what seems to be absolutely nothing for hours, but is there really nothing there? The cat seems to be so focused on something which we can only see as nothing. Is it possible that a cat see ghosts or spirits? Do they hold that kind of powers?
My favorite line in the poem is "the view from cat's eyes so intense." I like it because it made me feel a sense of power in the cats eyes and how they can focus so well on something that is not there to us. I know that personally my cat will sometimes do the same thing that this poem is describing. Sometimes he will sit about 2 feet away from a wall or a corner in the room and just stare at it. I will walk over to where he is and check for a bug on the wall or something but I just can't figure out what he is looking at. I would really like to know what it is that he is staring at and also if they can really see something which humans cannot.
Monday, March 8, 2010
Blog 1: About Me
Hi, my name is Stephanie Filiberto. I'm a second semester freshman at LaGuardia Community College. I'm currently going to LaGuardia for my A.A.S. for Paramedic now, but when I'm done with that I plan to transfer to either Stony Brook University or Touro College and apply to Physician's Assistant school.
I actually do not live in the city, I live in the middle of Suffolk County on Long Island. A lot of people ask me why I am going to school so far away. Well, the main reason is because LaGuardia is the only school in the area that offers a degree for paramedic, while every other school just offers a certificate. The other reason is that I just wanted to try something different. Last year I went to Suffolk County Community College and it was absolutely terrible. Because I was an incoming student and had last pick at classes, I literally had a class 7 days a week. So between school, EMT class, work, and volunteering I overloaded from the stress and needless to say I didn't finish the semester there.
I have been an EMT for about a year and a half now. It is not only my job but I also volunteer as an EMT. Volunteering is what actually got me started in Emergency Medical Services. I was really interested in becoming an EMT all through out high school. A friend who is in another ambulance company told me that if I volunteer for a fire department or ambulance company that they would pay for my EMT class. So, as soon as I turned 18 I joined South Country Ambulance Company. I'm part of the Friday night duty crew where I am required to stay there every Friday night from 7pm-5am Saturday morning. I also work part time with a private ambulance company called Emergency Ambulance Service. Since I joined South Country, EMS has become a huge part of my life. Not only do you learn how so save someone, but the people you work with become a second family; much closer than friends from a regular job. A lot of times we have to go to calls where it could potentially be life threatening to ourselves just to save someone we don't even know.
Between school, work, and volunteering I find that I hardly have any time to see my friends and family. Sometimes I even have to work overnights and holidays. Even though I do have goals, with everything thats going on in my busy life right now I just try to take it one day at a time and see where life takes me.
I actually do not live in the city, I live in the middle of Suffolk County on Long Island. A lot of people ask me why I am going to school so far away. Well, the main reason is because LaGuardia is the only school in the area that offers a degree for paramedic, while every other school just offers a certificate. The other reason is that I just wanted to try something different. Last year I went to Suffolk County Community College and it was absolutely terrible. Because I was an incoming student and had last pick at classes, I literally had a class 7 days a week. So between school, EMT class, work, and volunteering I overloaded from the stress and needless to say I didn't finish the semester there.
I have been an EMT for about a year and a half now. It is not only my job but I also volunteer as an EMT. Volunteering is what actually got me started in Emergency Medical Services. I was really interested in becoming an EMT all through out high school. A friend who is in another ambulance company told me that if I volunteer for a fire department or ambulance company that they would pay for my EMT class. So, as soon as I turned 18 I joined South Country Ambulance Company. I'm part of the Friday night duty crew where I am required to stay there every Friday night from 7pm-5am Saturday morning. I also work part time with a private ambulance company called Emergency Ambulance Service. Since I joined South Country, EMS has become a huge part of my life. Not only do you learn how so save someone, but the people you work with become a second family; much closer than friends from a regular job. A lot of times we have to go to calls where it could potentially be life threatening to ourselves just to save someone we don't even know.
Between school, work, and volunteering I find that I hardly have any time to see my friends and family. Sometimes I even have to work overnights and holidays. Even though I do have goals, with everything thats going on in my busy life right now I just try to take it one day at a time and see where life takes me.
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