Thursday, October 6, 2011
Feedback
Well done. You understand the quote . I like the insight you have brought to this answer. The idea of connecting what he says to the painiting was very original and helped express your point. Next time inorder to go deeper, how do you see this connecting wih ones identity? Overall, you have good insight and a strong grasp of the topic.
Sunday, October 2, 2011
Identity Song
Lady Gaga's Born This Way
I chose this song because it tells you that who ever you are to just be who you are no matter who that is.
I chose this song because it tells you that who ever you are to just be who you are no matter who that is.
Poem Responce
The poem that meant the most to me personally was "Alone" by Maya Angelou. It is, as the title suggests, about feeling alone. This connects back to my previous blog entry about Frida Kahlo and how her paintings express the universal secret that no matter who we are or who we are with we will still feel alone. "Alone" expresses this feeling also, but takes it a step further and talks about the paradox of being alone, "but nobody can make it out here alone".
The group of "I am" poems resonated with my own experiences because they were so simple. Some of the things mentioned in these poems I could easily relate to and if I were to write a similar poem would include too. There were also things that I could relate to, but it would never occur to me to identify myself with that thing. There were also a few things that I couldn't understand at all, what they meant or why they were important.
The group of "I am" poems resonated with my own experiences because they were so simple. Some of the things mentioned in these poems I could easily relate to and if I were to write a similar poem would include too. There were also things that I could relate to, but it would never occur to me to identify myself with that thing. There were also a few things that I couldn't understand at all, what they meant or why they were important.
Ralph Waldo Emerson Quote Response Redone
"To believe your own thought, to believe that what is true for you in your private heart is true for all men, -- that is genius."
"Trust thyself: every heart vibrates to that iron string."
~R. W. Emerson
I believe both quotes to be true, but they are very hard to take truly to heart. We only know our own feelings and thoughts, and often the thoughts and feelings of others are much harder to comprehend. Many of the paintings of the female painter Frida Kahlo express the feeling that we all feel, that we are alone and in pain. I believe that this is what Emerson is talking about when he talks about the genius of "believing that what is true for you in your private heart is true for all men". It is very difficult for us as human beings to accept that anyone else is feeling what we feel especially when we are in pain, of any variety.
The Little Deer, 1946 by Frida Kahlo is a good example of this. In this painting she, after suffering of a personal nature, painted her head on the body of a wounded deer expressing her pain and loneliness.
What I don't agree with though is that he says to believe that makes you a genius. Maybe when he wrote this the word had a slightly different practical meaning. Genius now means some sort of outside acknowledgement of your success not the completely individual and private success that realizing this would give.
"Trust thyself: every heart vibrates to that iron string."
~R. W. Emerson
I believe both quotes to be true, but they are very hard to take truly to heart. We only know our own feelings and thoughts, and often the thoughts and feelings of others are much harder to comprehend. Many of the paintings of the female painter Frida Kahlo express the feeling that we all feel, that we are alone and in pain. I believe that this is what Emerson is talking about when he talks about the genius of "believing that what is true for you in your private heart is true for all men". It is very difficult for us as human beings to accept that anyone else is feeling what we feel especially when we are in pain, of any variety.
What I don't agree with though is that he says to believe that makes you a genius. Maybe when he wrote this the word had a slightly different practical meaning. Genius now means some sort of outside acknowledgement of your success not the completely individual and private success that realizing this would give.
Wednesday, September 21, 2011
Ralph Waldo Emerson Quotes Response
"To believe your own thought, to believe that what is true for you in your private heart is true for all men, -- that is genius."
"Trust thyself: every heart vibrates to that iron string."
~R. W. Emerson
I believe both quotes to be true, but they are very hard to take truly to heart. We only know our own feelings and thoughts, and often the thoughts and feelings of others are much harder to comprehend. Many of the paintings of the female painter Frida Kahlo express the feeling that we all feel, that we are alone and in pain. I believe that this is what Emerson is talking about when he talks about the genius of "believing that what is true for you in your private heart is true for all men". It is very difficult for us as human beings to accept that anyone else is feeling what we feel especially when we are in pain, of any variety.
The Little Deer, 1946 by Frida Kahlo is a good example of this. In this painting she, after suffering of a personal nature, painted her head on the body of a wounded deer expressing her pain and loneliness.
"Trust thyself: every heart vibrates to that iron string."
~R. W. Emerson
I believe both quotes to be true, but they are very hard to take truly to heart. We only know our own feelings and thoughts, and often the thoughts and feelings of others are much harder to comprehend. Many of the paintings of the female painter Frida Kahlo express the feeling that we all feel, that we are alone and in pain. I believe that this is what Emerson is talking about when he talks about the genius of "believing that what is true for you in your private heart is true for all men". It is very difficult for us as human beings to accept that anyone else is feeling what we feel especially when we are in pain, of any variety.
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