Welcome to the blog for Prof. John Talbird's English 102 class. The purpose of this site is two-fold: 1) to continue the conversations we start in class (and to start conversations BEFORE we get to class) and 2) to practice our writing/reading on a weekly basis in an informal forum. You are required to write AT LEAST two paragraphs a week (in one or more postings).
Sunday, November 28, 2010
An intangible whose value is omnipoent
Reading "Freedom" wasn't like reading one of Bar-Nadav's poems, as it didn't require me to decrypt it. Its purpose was as clear as crystal and reminded me of why the best things in life do not possess a physical. We go to war to defend our freedom but when each of us are asked to describe what it looks like, the answer will vary. The only answer which we all would have in common would be to the question of "Is freedom necessary in the pursuit of happiness?" In this poem, the poet shows how those who wish to deny others of that pursuit of happiness will try to take away the "idea" of freedom from people by trying to physically impede them of this pursuit. This is an appropriate representation of the stupidity and ignorance of these villains freedom is an intangible whose value is omnipotent, therefore how can you try to objectify such a thing? Why do you think the author writes about " Freedom standing up and laughing in their faces" for if he didn't feel the same way? He reminds us all that freedom lies within us and that no one can enter this place of solitude because it is our own. That is why such a poem is powerful and and reaches out to all regardless of race or gender, a calling to take heed to the greatest gift we can hope to acquire in the upcoming holiday season.
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