Third Posting

William Blake was another interesting writer. I really don't know how to take him. He is peaceful and dark, he is heavenly and hell, and he is happy and sad. William Blake has no formal education he became a excellent poet and writer from being an avid reader. I thought this was very interesting I love how some people are just gifted to write. I really wish that I was gifted and able to write I am a horrible writer. "With precocious talent as a sketcher, he hoped to become a painter, but his father could not afford the tuition, and so apprenticed him at fourteen as an engraver" this was very interesting information to know. I think it is neat how he wanted to become a painter and instead became a poet.

"The Lamb" is an interesting poem I think it is peaceful and dark. I feel that the Lamb represents Christ. This poem gave me a sense of peace, but at the same time was dark and deep. It implicates innocence with dangerous ignorance and vulnerability to oppression.

"The Fly" is very interesting and in a sense sad and depressing. The person is depressed and thinks that everything about his life is pointless. It is almost as if the person wants to be the fly or is comparing life to the fly. It to me it a bit disturbing.

These are just two of Blake's poems that I enjoyed and thought were interesting. I think Blake was inspired in writing his poems by his childhood and his experiences in life. Blake uses a lot of innocence in his writings. I really like how he doesn't strictly write about one type of topic, but a variety of topics and idea.

Second Posting

Mary Wollstonecraft is a hard writer to understand until you kind of get into her readings and realize that she is basically talking about Burke. Burke and Wollstonecraft have view opposing views. She refutes Burke's views. "Concerned chiefly to refute Burke's arguments for the heredity succession of the crown, the inviolability of a national constitution, and the necessary alliance of church and state..." Almost everything that Burke wrote she refutes and has an opposite view. I feel that the different views and how she goes about talking about her views of Burke is very entertaining. Burke seems to be the one who doesn't want things to change at all. Wollstonecraft wants to explore. She wants oppression to end. She seems to want people who are interested in the revolution to read her ideas.

Wollstonecraft is against Burke's views and feels as if he makes up arguments because he wants attention from the readers as mentioned in the Podcast. I would have to agree with her. After reading Burke he does seem to try and get attention from the readers and has an argument about everything.

In the section "The Rich and The Poor" Wollstonecraft raises a lot of questions in the sixth paragraph. She also answers the questions her language in this paragraph is very confusing and kind of hard to interpret. She seems to basically be taking the rich and the poor and comparing there lives to other forms of nature. Like the Peasant stealing the farm she then uses the cow, children, and the hut and so on. I had to read this paragraph several times.

I felt that Wollstonecraft was hard to understand, but I really enjoyed reading her work. She is very forward about how she feels about Burke. Burke and Wollstonecraft seemed to have one thing in common and that would be appealing to the audience and keeping their attention. They definitely had different views, but they both had understanding views. I enjoyed both views and readings. They both seemed to keep me on my toes and wanting to read a little more.

First Posting

This reading was difficult to understand. I really am happy about the Podcast they helped a lot. The language used just seems a little hard to interpret.

After listening to the second podcast about the background information. I found it very interesting that the 1800s was when trends started and the democratic political power came into view. People got excited about new opportunities. There were new jobs available and families started to live in the cities instead of in the countries. There were tons of questions then about life and society and til this day there still are questions. This information was very informative and helped with the understanding of the reading.

I enjoyed Edmond Burke's sections. Burke uses a lot of satire and sarcasm in his writings. Burke's views are different from the other writers Williams, Wollstonecrest and Paine all agreed with the end of the French Monarchy while Burke opposed the French Revolution he favored the American Revolution. Burke views the French Revolution as unnatural because it is none traditional. On page 47 Burke states "Everything seems out of nature in this strange chaos of levity and ferocity, and of all sorts of crimes jumbled together with all sorts of follies."

Burke states how he feels about the rights of men and says "men have the right to live by the rule; they have a right to do justice, as between their fellows are in public function or in ordinary occupation." He continues on he thinks that men can do whatever they want as long as they don't disrespect another man. Burke definitely makes it clear on what he thinks the real rights of men are.

Burke seems to want the readers to agree with him. There is several parts where I felt like I was being spoken to directly. Burke jokes and uses sarcasm. As mentioned in the podcast he uses a lot of sarcasm in the section "The Arrest and Imprisonment of the King and the Queen" on page 52 he is trying the associate with the readers and on page 53 there is a whole section that he uses sarcasm and satire. These types of writing can keep a reader reading and interested. I am sure that this allows the reader to agree with Burke and his views most of the time.

I really enjoyed the reading and views of Burke. Burke is a very interesting writer he is not afraid t say exactly what he thinks. I also enjoy his sarcasm and satire. This makes it easier to read and relate too. Burke definitely knows how to hold the attention of his audience.

Hello

Hey my name is Krista Sitten. I am a Business Major. I will be a senior after this summer. I am taking 2 online courses and 2 night courses. I just recently got a job at BB&T Bank and I love it.

I am new to the online course world and I really struggle with English it is one of my worst subjects, but I hope to learn alot and grow in my reading and writting skills. I am ready to get started.