Comments by Asher Merchent Most recent public comments by Asher Merchent https://nowcomment.com/users/32383 This whole article is about things that should never have the ability to offend. The fact that this article offends someone, proves the articles point. https://nowcomment.com/documents/78250?scroll_to=901471 https://nowcomment.com/documents/78250?scroll_to=901471 Mon, 17 Sep 2018 15:23:25 -0500 Humor fits the paragraph well. https://nowcomment.com/documents/78250?scroll_to=901468 https://nowcomment.com/documents/78250?scroll_to=901468 I feel like this paragraph is the strongest out of them all. The language is very very strong and the sarcasm fits here. This is the best use of humor. This really whole paragraph could really upset someone who doesn't get the humor. Mon, 11 Jun 2018 14:22:29 -0500 This just goes to show that anyone can be bullied, even the bullies themselves. https://nowcomment.com/documents/78250?scroll_to=901467 https://nowcomment.com/documents/78250?scroll_to=901467 Mon, 11 Dec 2017 10:45:31 -0600 I feel like this is persuasive argument that isn't very persuasive. The overall tone of this argument is snarky and condescending which does not help persuade people from the other side to want to play dodge ball. https://nowcomment.com/documents/78250?scroll_to=901456 https://nowcomment.com/documents/78250?scroll_to=901456 When you talk down to people, it really doesn't make them want to support you or your claims no matter how persuasive you are. I feel this person is very opinionated. The humor usage in this argument isn't very well thought out. You shouldn't always use humor, especially when the humor you are using doesn't match with the tone. Mon, 11 Dec 2017 10:35:34 -0600 This sentence a good demonstration of humor. It surprised the reader with a funny statement that also has some truth to it. Using this in the very first sentences, catches the readers attention. https://nowcomment.com/documents/78250?scroll_to=901446 https://nowcomment.com/documents/78250?scroll_to=901446 Mon, 11 Dec 2017 10:22:31 -0600 This is a good use of surprise because I think he has lost, but he really catch the ball and won. People laugh at this because he is hurting and they are in shock. https://nowcomment.com/documents/78248?scroll_to=901394 https://nowcomment.com/documents/78248?scroll_to=901394 Mon, 11 Dec 2017 09:04:08 -0600 This is accurate. Normally in stories like this when do the final catch your status goes up. You should become automatically cool, but that didn't happen here. https://nowcomment.com/documents/78248?scroll_to=901393 https://nowcomment.com/documents/78248?scroll_to=901393 Mon, 11 Dec 2017 09:02:36 -0600 I like the used of the word "survived". It tells us how seriously the boys take this event. https://nowcomment.com/documents/78248?scroll_to=901374 https://nowcomment.com/documents/78248?scroll_to=901374 Mon, 11 Dec 2017 08:55:12 -0600 This is humor. This comparison to something that is easy and destructive highlights how easy it is to destroy someone in dodgeball. https://nowcomment.com/documents/78248?scroll_to=901371 https://nowcomment.com/documents/78248?scroll_to=901371 Mon, 11 Dec 2017 08:53:59 -0600 By saying this it makes the readers question "why?" or "how?" which keeps them reading. https://nowcomment.com/documents/78248?scroll_to=901362 https://nowcomment.com/documents/78248?scroll_to=901362 Thu, 21 Dec 2017 14:03:32 -0600 I agree. I don't like sports nor dodgeball. https://nowcomment.com/documents/78248?scroll_to=901357 https://nowcomment.com/documents/78248?scroll_to=901357 Mon, 11 Dec 2017 08:46:42 -0600 I find it hard to call this story, "magical realism," because if you take out all the parts about God and Satan, it would just seem like a regular story with an unlucky main character. https://nowcomment.com/documents/78247?scroll_to=898799 https://nowcomment.com/documents/78247?scroll_to=898799 Thu, 21 Dec 2017 14:26:59 -0600 From this, we can say that God cares deeply about his followers, as we can tell from the dialogue. He is telling Satan that he can take away everything from this man, but do not actually hurt the man, himself. https://nowcomment.com/documents/78247?scroll_to=898771 https://nowcomment.com/documents/78247?scroll_to=898771 Mon, 05 Feb 2018 02:42:46 -0600 I definitely agree. Where as most people would get angry with the Lord, Job stayed faithful and did not blame this on the lord. He is very accepting of how everything he had owned came from the lord, and that it was okay he took it back. https://nowcomment.com/documents/78247?scroll_to=898751 https://nowcomment.com/documents/78247?scroll_to=898751 Tue, 05 Dec 2017 11:35:04 -0600 I think you are right about that. It seems strange to treat something holy with such disregard. They seemed to treat themselves and their child well. They didn't even clean the coop for the angel's benefit, only so they wouldn't have to smell it. https://nowcomment.com/documents/78245?scroll_to=894833 https://nowcomment.com/documents/78245?scroll_to=894833 Fri, 02 Feb 2018 12:53:42 -0600 A lot of the words and actions reminded me of how people would treat an animal they did not care about. They caged him in, branded him, and fed him things no human would eat. It was like they were running a zoo, charging people to come see him. https://nowcomment.com/documents/78245?scroll_to=894831 https://nowcomment.com/documents/78245?scroll_to=894831 Thu, 30 Nov 2017 11:51:39 -0600 Maybe the angel had come to Earth as part of his punishment. It had been mentioned earlier that he might be a fallen angel. His endurance and patience may have been enough to earn his place back in Heaven. https://nowcomment.com/documents/78245?scroll_to=894828 https://nowcomment.com/documents/78245?scroll_to=894828 Mon, 05 Feb 2018 02:35:29 -0600 These lines really sum up the concept of magical realism, the idea that there is something logical and natural (the design of his wings) mixed with something fantastic (that a man would even have wings). https://nowcomment.com/documents/78245?scroll_to=894824 https://nowcomment.com/documents/78245?scroll_to=894824 Thu, 30 Nov 2017 11:43:56 -0600 By comparing the angel a "circus animal", we get a real sense of how the people viewed and treated him. https://nowcomment.com/documents/78245?scroll_to=894805 https://nowcomment.com/documents/78245?scroll_to=894805 Tue, 12 Dec 2017 22:04:37 -0600 P: What this tells us is that, normally, this is a very peaceful town and this is the first time something like this has happened in a while, https://nowcomment.com/documents/78241?scroll_to=885983 https://nowcomment.com/documents/78241?scroll_to=885983 Wed, 15 Nov 2017 08:57:53 -0600 P: Maybe this is the reason why Gary was drinking at the start? Maybe he was upset at himself because he didn't realize that it was a body and blames himself for the death of this kid. https://nowcomment.com/documents/78241?scroll_to=885982 https://nowcomment.com/documents/78241?scroll_to=885982 Mon, 08 Jan 2018 15:57:51 -0600 C: Gary is the father of the two girls featured in the story, but the boy was not related to them. If he was related to them, they would tell us when the grandmother tucked the kids in. https://nowcomment.com/documents/78241?scroll_to=885975 https://nowcomment.com/documents/78241?scroll_to=885975 Wed, 15 Nov 2017 08:43:56 -0600 S: The use of reverse-chronology helps tell the story in a more interesting way, starting with the end of the day and going further and further back telling what happened. https://nowcomment.com/documents/78241?scroll_to=885972 https://nowcomment.com/documents/78241?scroll_to=885972 Tue, 23 Jan 2018 10:35:40 -0600 P: Because the story is telling itself backwards, I believe that something will happen to the girls that has to do with water. https://nowcomment.com/documents/78241?scroll_to=885970 https://nowcomment.com/documents/78241?scroll_to=885970 Wed, 15 Nov 2017 08:24:18 -0600