Comments by Marisa De Astis Most recent public comments by Marisa De Astis https://nowcomment.com/users/112704 "heaven looks just like Clover, Virginia." is interesting way thing to add because of clover being gone https://nowcomment.com/documents/263709?scroll_to=2737457 https://nowcomment.com/documents/263709?scroll_to=2737457 Tue, 08 Mar 2022 11:04:02 -0500 this is the climax of the build-up is simple and the serious tone elevates the message in a somber way that isn't dramatic https://nowcomment.com/documents/263709?scroll_to=2737452 https://nowcomment.com/documents/263709?scroll_to=2737452 Tue, 08 Mar 2022 11:01:14 -0500 the build-up to the reveal makes you more attached to the people before the bombshell is dropped https://nowcomment.com/documents/263709?scroll_to=2737441 https://nowcomment.com/documents/263709?scroll_to=2737441 Tue, 08 Mar 2022 10:58:20 -0500 this is a foreshadowing and refrencing the "death" of clover as well as Deborah's death https://nowcomment.com/documents/263709?scroll_to=2737437 https://nowcomment.com/documents/263709?scroll_to=2737437 Tue, 08 Mar 2022 10:57:33 -0500 Using blunt terms and seriousness about the situation creates a tone that makes the reader understand what's coming (me and Penelope). https://nowcomment.com/documents/263709?scroll_to=2737433 https://nowcomment.com/documents/263709?scroll_to=2737433 Tue, 08 Mar 2022 10:56:06 -0500 Here is another instance where Skloot doesn't outwardly say her opinions but the reader can understand how she felt towards the town of clover https://nowcomment.com/documents/304185?scroll_to=2706547 https://nowcomment.com/documents/304185?scroll_to=2706547 Tue, 08 Feb 2022 10:47:36 -0500 I think that despite not outwardly saying her opinions on Clover there are ways that elude to what she truly saw in these places, such as starting it with "river of death" https://nowcomment.com/documents/304185?scroll_to=2706543 https://nowcomment.com/documents/304185?scroll_to=2706543 Tue, 08 Feb 2022 10:46:49 -0500 Henrietta's family wasn't aware of her situation until it was so far along that she was in dire need of her help, when they did know they did support her but initially they couldn't have because she kept it a secret https://nowcomment.com/documents/303660?scroll_to=2701622 https://nowcomment.com/documents/303660?scroll_to=2701622 Wed, 02 Feb 2022 16:02:38 -0500 This is also very concerning because i would think that the doctors might be concern with the fact that they were literally burning her skin by doing radiation and not telling her how to care fo rit or if there was a diffrent way to treat it https://nowcomment.com/documents/303660?scroll_to=2701613 https://nowcomment.com/documents/303660?scroll_to=2701613 Wed, 02 Feb 2022 16:01:25 -0500 This goes to show that there wasn't really any normal protocol followed when it come to Henrietta's first introduction to treatment. This is concerning because it raises the question of what other things was she not told https://nowcomment.com/documents/303660?scroll_to=2701606 https://nowcomment.com/documents/303660?scroll_to=2701606 Wed, 02 Feb 2022 16:00:29 -0500 talking like this shows that he's human. hes not anything better or that everyone have the same discussions or options. This makes him human and shows to everyone being equal. https://nowcomment.com/documents/227745?scroll_to=2646069 https://nowcomment.com/documents/227745?scroll_to=2646069 Wed, 24 Nov 2021 00:24:06 -0500 having this idea of creating while others see it as destroying speaks as a sense of preminition or even metaphor for a lot of things in this book. https://nowcomment.com/documents/227745?scroll_to=2646067 https://nowcomment.com/documents/227745?scroll_to=2646067 Wed, 24 Nov 2021 00:23:17 -0500 Having a moment where he was able to feel accomplished by defending his reasoning for enjoying his passion of reading despite having Christ figures (that he mom didn't like) https://nowcomment.com/documents/227745?scroll_to=2646063 https://nowcomment.com/documents/227745?scroll_to=2646063 Wed, 24 Nov 2021 00:21:13 -0500 This is a good example of keeping with identity, in this book identity is a strong theme. He is trying to explain to people that those who are mixed are still black and fit in https://nowcomment.com/documents/227745?scroll_to=2646061 https://nowcomment.com/documents/227745?scroll_to=2646061 Wed, 24 Nov 2021 00:19:47 -0500 noah is saying that he needs Jesus more because of his situation which provides the reader with another interpratation of how he is experincing the world https://nowcomment.com/documents/227673?scroll_to=2613468 https://nowcomment.com/documents/227673?scroll_to=2613468 Fri, 29 Oct 2021 11:28:11 -0400 this is a good way to express that he wasn't angry so much about having to read the Bible instead he created it and formed it into something he understood in relation to pop culture https://nowcomment.com/documents/227673?scroll_to=2613467 https://nowcomment.com/documents/227673?scroll_to=2613467 Fri, 29 Oct 2021 11:24:33 -0400 each church brought something different into his mothers life and you can see the difference in what it brought her in correlation to the community to she was around https://nowcomment.com/documents/227673?scroll_to=2613466 https://nowcomment.com/documents/227673?scroll_to=2613466 Fri, 29 Oct 2021 11:23:03 -0400 This references a bigger idea, in this case its if you're not Christian then you're a savage which is somewhat of a foreshadowing to being white in a America verses being a person of color. https://nowcomment.com/documents/227673?scroll_to=2613465 https://nowcomment.com/documents/227673?scroll_to=2613465 Fri, 29 Oct 2021 11:21:43 -0400 another issue that is addressed (this links to an article that is the evidence for the claim). https://nowcomment.com/documents/294073?scroll_to=2612882 https://nowcomment.com/documents/294073?scroll_to=2612882 Fri, 29 Oct 2021 00:09:37 -0400 credible source, the literal vice-president of the organization, that explains the importance of sustainable reform on housing. https://nowcomment.com/documents/294073?scroll_to=2612466 https://nowcomment.com/documents/294073?scroll_to=2612466 Thu, 28 Oct 2021 13:35:03 -0400 not everything is perfect and the author admits that with this story, however, the overwhelming answer is "yes this works" with some personal drawbacks and opinions based on people. https://nowcomment.com/documents/294073?scroll_to=2612175 https://nowcomment.com/documents/294073?scroll_to=2612175 Thu, 28 Oct 2021 11:12:39 -0400 establishes the possibility of the question of "what do those who live there think" and further sentences provide answers to this question https://nowcomment.com/documents/294073?scroll_to=2612173 https://nowcomment.com/documents/294073?scroll_to=2612173 Thu, 28 Oct 2021 11:11:56 -0400 provides an example of growth once new standards are met https://nowcomment.com/documents/294073?scroll_to=2612170 https://nowcomment.com/documents/294073?scroll_to=2612170 Thu, 28 Oct 2021 11:10:53 -0400 The author understands that the reader my be wondering what proof is there that these sustainable ideas work, so they offer up an example of Paris's housing reform https://nowcomment.com/documents/294073?scroll_to=2612168 https://nowcomment.com/documents/294073?scroll_to=2612168 Thu, 28 Oct 2021 11:10:11 -0400 This is the solution to the issue prosed by the author, it provides a reliable source that promotes sutianablity and health within affordable living and asks that those who are in charge in America take this in stride to provide a better environment https://nowcomment.com/documents/294073?scroll_to=2612165 https://nowcomment.com/documents/294073?scroll_to=2612165 Thu, 28 Oct 2021 11:09:10 -0400 The author also comments on how it isn't just a one time issue in New York it is also happening in Atlanta, which adds more credibility to the argument because its happening in more then one place https://nowcomment.com/documents/294073?scroll_to=2612161 https://nowcomment.com/documents/294073?scroll_to=2612161 Thu, 28 Oct 2021 11:06:44 -0400 The claim the author is making is that (for specifics) New York is in need of affordable housing reform that is more sustainable and comfortable for tenants. https://nowcomment.com/documents/294073?scroll_to=2612158 https://nowcomment.com/documents/294073?scroll_to=2612158 Thu, 28 Oct 2021 11:05:50 -0400 this appeals to emotions because she is talking about how she finally realized that it wasn't all about being this extravagant person it was just about being a person. https://nowcomment.com/documents/293736?scroll_to=2610078 https://nowcomment.com/documents/293736?scroll_to=2610078 Tue, 26 Oct 2021 11:14:20 -0400 The author acknowledges the flaws within her plan to become this wonderful person created on lies, because she is in fact created by lies that can be destroyed at any moment. This appeals to logic https://nowcomment.com/documents/293736?scroll_to=2610070 https://nowcomment.com/documents/293736?scroll_to=2610070 Tue, 26 Oct 2021 11:13:13 -0400 Using this word, this imagery creates a understanding for the reader to know the feeling know how she is addicted to lying, similar to the way an addict is with their drug https://nowcomment.com/documents/293736?scroll_to=2610057 https://nowcomment.com/documents/293736?scroll_to=2610057 Tue, 26 Oct 2021 11:11:58 -0400 emotion. Talking about how he would ask people if his freedom was not equal to theirs would create them to sympathize with slavery because they would want him to be free. https://nowcomment.com/documents/290222?scroll_to=2587690 https://nowcomment.com/documents/290222?scroll_to=2587690 Mon, 04 Oct 2021 14:55:43 -0400 appeals to emotion again. He talks about the kindness of others providing him with the opportunity to read. https://nowcomment.com/documents/290222?scroll_to=2587689 https://nowcomment.com/documents/290222?scroll_to=2587689 Mon, 11 Oct 2021 08:42:17 -0400 Douglas talks about how slavery turns the kindest people into stone-cold heartless people. Appealing to pathos https://nowcomment.com/documents/290222?scroll_to=2587688 https://nowcomment.com/documents/290222?scroll_to=2587688 Mon, 04 Oct 2021 14:49:20 -0400