Most recent public comments by K Burris https://nowcomment.com/users/94403 https://nowcomment.com/documents/231819?scroll_to=2539932 https://nowcomment.com/documents/231819?scroll_to=2539932 Only a mother could relate to that, couldn't they? Fri, 03 Sep 2021 09:42:12 -0400 https://nowcomment.com/documents/231819?scroll_to=2539931 https://nowcomment.com/documents/231819?scroll_to=2539931 Marriage was never about love back in the day. Only about money. Fri, 03 Sep 2021 09:41:27 -0400 https://nowcomment.com/documents/231819?scroll_to=2539871 https://nowcomment.com/documents/231819?scroll_to=2539871 Who's Tea Cake? Why are they called that? Fri, 03 Sep 2021 09:09:41 -0400 https://nowcomment.com/documents/231819?scroll_to=2539856 https://nowcomment.com/documents/231819?scroll_to=2539856 The use of region-specific dialect in the text adds to the feeling of immersion. Fri, 03 Sep 2021 09:07:07 -0400 https://nowcomment.com/documents/263250?scroll_to=2376987 https://nowcomment.com/documents/263250?scroll_to=2376987 They won't need to open a window, nor worry about that boy being without sunshine Wed, 11 Aug 2021 11:25:37 -0400 https://nowcomment.com/documents/263250?scroll_to=2376982 https://nowcomment.com/documents/263250?scroll_to=2376982 Wed, 11 Aug 2021 11:25:37 -0400 https://nowcomment.com/documents/263250?scroll_to=2376976 https://nowcomment.com/documents/263250?scroll_to=2376976 Wed, 11 Aug 2021 11:25:37 -0400 https://nowcomment.com/documents/263250?scroll_to=2376971 https://nowcomment.com/documents/263250?scroll_to=2376971 The detail of the room burning paints a vivid picture Wed, 11 Aug 2021 11:25:37 -0400 https://nowcomment.com/documents/263250?scroll_to=2376949 https://nowcomment.com/documents/263250?scroll_to=2376949 A rather modern idea, I suppose. Wed, 11 Aug 2021 11:25:37 -0400 https://nowcomment.com/documents/263250?scroll_to=2376938 https://nowcomment.com/documents/263250?scroll_to=2376938 The entire poem is formatted to resemble a page out of a test. The text within the square is a graphic, The text below the line a question, and the A, B, C, and D lines multiple choice answers. Wed, 11 Aug 2021 11:25:37 -0400 https://nowcomment.com/documents/263250?scroll_to=2376930 https://nowcomment.com/documents/263250?scroll_to=2376930 The title directly refers back to the last word of the poem Wed, 11 Aug 2021 11:25:37 -0400 https://nowcomment.com/documents/263250?scroll_to=2376927 https://nowcomment.com/documents/263250?scroll_to=2376927 It isn't until the last sentence here that the gravity of the students' actions are realized. They aren't doing anything "special", but the author must see that as a way of realizing how special it is for things to be so normal. Wed, 11 Aug 2021 11:25:37 -0400 https://nowcomment.com/documents/263250?scroll_to=2376910 https://nowcomment.com/documents/263250?scroll_to=2376910 Again, water is treated as the product of great motive and drive. Wed, 11 Aug 2021 11:25:37 -0400 https://nowcomment.com/documents/263250?scroll_to=2376905 https://nowcomment.com/documents/263250?scroll_to=2376905 Making a comparison of his son's mind to a grenade Wed, 11 Aug 2021 11:25:37 -0400 https://nowcomment.com/documents/263250?scroll_to=2376899 https://nowcomment.com/documents/263250?scroll_to=2376899 The word "YouTube" is the only word capitalized in the entire poem. Though normally this would just be a proper way to label a brand, a few stanzas down, "U-Haul" is not capitalized, despite that it too is a brand. Wed, 11 Aug 2021 11:25:37 -0400 https://nowcomment.com/documents/263250?scroll_to=2376893 https://nowcomment.com/documents/263250?scroll_to=2376893 Water in all its forms is sort of personified here, implying it is more than what Harris says it is—merely water. Wed, 11 Aug 2021 11:25:37 -0400 https://nowcomment.com/documents/263250?scroll_to=2376858 https://nowcomment.com/documents/263250?scroll_to=2376858 Who is "we"? Harris's fellow classmates? Siblings? Us? Wed, 11 Aug 2021 11:25:37 -0400 https://nowcomment.com/documents/263250?scroll_to=2376856 https://nowcomment.com/documents/263250?scroll_to=2376856 What is "oppression" shaped like? Is it the same for everyone? Is it different? Wed, 11 Aug 2021 11:25:37 -0400 https://nowcomment.com/documents/263250?scroll_to=2376851 https://nowcomment.com/documents/263250?scroll_to=2376851 Wonder if there's a reason that the subject has been identified as a "he" Wed, 11 Aug 2021 11:25:37 -0400 https://nowcomment.com/documents/263250?scroll_to=2376849 https://nowcomment.com/documents/263250?scroll_to=2376849 The children having butterfly wings in this cover here can tell the reader about a sense of freedom and the childlike wonder adults usually lose when they get older. Wed, 11 Aug 2021 11:25:37 -0400 https://nowcomment.com/documents/263224?scroll_to=2373940 https://nowcomment.com/documents/263224?scroll_to=2373940 Though we can't know exactly what Sedaris's teacher says here, we can infer that it is not the friendliest comment towards him. Wed, 11 Aug 2021 11:25:37 -0400 https://nowcomment.com/documents/263224?scroll_to=2373938 https://nowcomment.com/documents/263224?scroll_to=2373938 As someone who also wishes to learn multiple languages, this I feel is certainly a common fear among multi-linguists. Most people don't want to feel stupid, but when you're limited to only a small pool of words, you feel cheated. You know an entire language already. Even if you're good at said language, you second-learnt will probably not be your strongest. Wed, 11 Aug 2021 11:25:37 -0400 https://nowcomment.com/documents/263224?scroll_to=2373936 https://nowcomment.com/documents/263224?scroll_to=2373936 Moved to a foreign country that predominantly speaks a language you are less than fluent in? Goodness. That's certainly a difficult situation to put yourself in, but I do hear that immersive learning is quite effective. Wed, 11 Aug 2021 11:25:37 -0400 https://nowcomment.com/documents/263224?scroll_to=2373935 https://nowcomment.com/documents/263224?scroll_to=2373935 The phrase "a true debutant" refers to someone who is a "new adult"; a person making a debut into whatever they've wandered into. Sedaris sets himself up here to be a newbie. Wed, 11 Aug 2021 11:25:37 -0400 https://nowcomment.com/documents/263224?scroll_to=2373921 https://nowcomment.com/documents/263224?scroll_to=2373921 The decision here to convey words that Sedaris didn't understand as pure unfiltered gibberish reflects really well how lost hearing those foreign words must've felt. Wed, 11 Aug 2021 11:25:37 -0400 https://nowcomment.com/documents/262700?scroll_to=2373200 https://nowcomment.com/documents/262700?scroll_to=2373200 This line here I believe speaks about the emphasized need and want for competition in American schools. It's never about working together, and on the occasion that it is, it's about being the best group. We're trained to be the best. Anyone who falls behind is left behind. Wed, 11 Aug 2021 11:25:37 -0400 https://nowcomment.com/documents/260954?scroll_to=2356370 https://nowcomment.com/documents/260954?scroll_to=2356370 X's drive here to get better at English, both speaking and written, was the kicker in getting him to learning English so well. Wed, 11 Aug 2021 11:25:37 -0400 https://nowcomment.com/documents/260954?scroll_to=2356366 https://nowcomment.com/documents/260954?scroll_to=2356366 Though most people would see being imprisoned as a bad thing, X found that his years in prison were the most enriching. Something that was framed as bad turned out to have a good effect. Wed, 11 Aug 2021 11:25:37 -0400 https://nowcomment.com/documents/260283?scroll_to=2353412 https://nowcomment.com/documents/260283?scroll_to=2353412 As if it were an official title Wed, 11 Aug 2021 11:25:37 -0400 https://nowcomment.com/documents/260279?scroll_to=2353407 https://nowcomment.com/documents/260279?scroll_to=2353407 Wed, 11 Aug 2021 11:25:37 -0400 https://nowcomment.com/documents/260279?scroll_to=2353406 https://nowcomment.com/documents/260279?scroll_to=2353406 We love some good honesty. Wed, 11 Aug 2021 11:25:37 -0400 https://nowcomment.com/documents/260279?scroll_to=2353404 https://nowcomment.com/documents/260279?scroll_to=2353404 The characters here both have a very adamant accent and dialogue here. Paints a clearer picture of where/when this story takes place. Wed, 11 Aug 2021 11:25:37 -0400 https://nowcomment.com/documents/258458?scroll_to=2335008 https://nowcomment.com/documents/258458?scroll_to=2335008 I feel like this stanza depicts a feeling similar to how nostalgia feels. Visiting things from the past that you remember so fondly, and they are still the same, but feel so different. Vice versa. Wed, 11 Aug 2021 11:25:37 -0400 https://nowcomment.com/documents/258111?scroll_to=2335007 https://nowcomment.com/documents/258111?scroll_to=2335007 This stanza here depicts the author's fighting spirit. Wed, 11 Aug 2021 11:25:37 -0400 https://nowcomment.com/documents/246973?scroll_to=2301930 https://nowcomment.com/documents/246973?scroll_to=2301930 Morrie's go-get-it attitude is evident here, as even before he opens his eyes, he's ready to talk with Mitch. Wed, 11 Aug 2021 11:25:37 -0400 https://nowcomment.com/documents/246973?scroll_to=2301842 https://nowcomment.com/documents/246973?scroll_to=2301842 Morrie's respect for his children and wanting for them to keep their lives moving whilst he is barred to his house shows just how much he loves them. Wed, 11 Aug 2021 11:25:37 -0400 https://nowcomment.com/documents/246973?scroll_to=2301838 https://nowcomment.com/documents/246973?scroll_to=2301838 Even though Morrie wasn't the original source of this quote, it holds a great message. Love is one of, if not the most important thing in human society. Without it we are meaningless. Wed, 11 Aug 2021 11:25:37 -0400 https://nowcomment.com/documents/248259?scroll_to=2266531 https://nowcomment.com/documents/248259?scroll_to=2266531 Wed, 11 Aug 2021 11:25:37 -0400 https://nowcomment.com/documents/248259?scroll_to=2266525 https://nowcomment.com/documents/248259?scroll_to=2266525 This man had the audacity to waltz into the Capitol like he owned the place, put his dirty feet on the Speaker of the House's desk, sit in her chair, and consider that reasonable. I am. Infuriated. Wed, 11 Aug 2021 11:25:37 -0400 https://nowcomment.com/documents/246060?scroll_to=2266515 https://nowcomment.com/documents/246060?scroll_to=2266515 Wed, 11 Aug 2021 11:25:37 -0400 https://nowcomment.com/documents/246060?scroll_to=2266512 https://nowcomment.com/documents/246060?scroll_to=2266512 Wed, 11 Aug 2021 11:25:37 -0400 https://nowcomment.com/documents/246060?scroll_to=2266509 https://nowcomment.com/documents/246060?scroll_to=2266509 Wed, 11 Aug 2021 11:25:37 -0400 https://nowcomment.com/documents/246060?scroll_to=2266502 https://nowcomment.com/documents/246060?scroll_to=2266502 Wed, 11 Aug 2021 11:25:37 -0400 https://nowcomment.com/documents/240008?scroll_to=2195763 https://nowcomment.com/documents/240008?scroll_to=2195763 After the counselling scene, the one proceeding it has a high contrast when compared to it. We go from a strained, depressing setting to a more "normalized" one, which also gives us insight on how the guys are when Jack isn't around. Wed, 11 Aug 2021 11:25:36 -0400 https://nowcomment.com/documents/240008?scroll_to=2195761 https://nowcomment.com/documents/240008?scroll_to=2195761 I like that the counselor points out the subjective rules that Jack has set in place for himself. Jack has fully fabricated the belief that he has no choice in all this. Wed, 11 Aug 2021 11:25:36 -0400 https://nowcomment.com/documents/240008?scroll_to=2195745 https://nowcomment.com/documents/240008?scroll_to=2195745 I find it interesting Jack has decided that no matter what he does here, it's a lose-lose situation both ways. The guys he lives with are making him miserable, but he thinks that leaving them won't do any good either. Wed, 11 Aug 2021 11:25:36 -0400 https://nowcomment.com/documents/238756?scroll_to=2176008 https://nowcomment.com/documents/238756?scroll_to=2176008 This part here resonates with me because I've struggled with a sort of insomnia on and off for a while now. Losing sleep is such a draining thing. It literally pulls you down and keeps you from doing the things you love, but you sometimes can't understand why you're so tired all the time. Sometimes you can't understand why you're losing so much sleep in the first place, either. It's a harrowing thing. Feeling like crap is bad enough on it's own, but adding exhaustion to the mix makes it even worse. Wed, 11 Aug 2021 11:25:36 -0400