Most recent public comments by Madelynn Keinath https://nowcomment.com/users/94491 https://nowcomment.com/documents/231819?scroll_to=2339952 https://nowcomment.com/documents/231819?scroll_to=2339952 "They made burning statements with questions, and killing tools out of laughs." For discussion thread Wed, 17 Feb 2021 11:52:07 -0500 https://nowcomment.com/documents/253210?scroll_to=2305276 https://nowcomment.com/documents/253210?scroll_to=2305276 Brother Jack had been the most excited to have the narrator speak and be a part of their group, but he seems to be the only one. The narrator wanted to make his speech powerful, moving, influential, or maybe at least a good start, but the other members of the group thought it was none of the above. Brother Jack, however, seemed to have loved it and was very enthusiastic over the result. Mon, 01 Feb 2021 11:32:45 -0500 https://nowcomment.com/documents/247448?scroll_to=2298915 https://nowcomment.com/documents/247448?scroll_to=2298915 I consider myself a math person, but this year I'm taking Calculus, which has truly been challenging me. There have been many moments where I don't understand the lesson at first, so I won't get the assignment done until the last minute simply because I am not understanding it in the moment. Before my next test, I must practice the first of the 16 Habits of Mind: Persisting. I'm always trying to get things done as soon as possible so I can have more free time, but Calculus ends up taking a lot more time than I am willing to give. All in all, I need to allow myself a lot of time to figure out the lesson while also getting my assignment done. Thu, 28 Jan 2021 11:14:12 -0500 https://nowcomment.com/documents/247448?scroll_to=2298817 https://nowcomment.com/documents/247448?scroll_to=2298817 There have been plenty of moments in the classroom where I was talking to someone and we came to a disagreement or making a decision, and they barely bothered to listen to me. Their idea or thought could have been organized poorly, yet they wouldn't imagine changing their mind and doing something different. This is often a problem with group projects. A lot of students do not want to listen to anyone in general, let alone their partner's ideas for a project when they have their own idea. Thu, 28 Jan 2021 10:57:07 -0500 https://nowcomment.com/documents/252045?scroll_to=2292963 https://nowcomment.com/documents/252045?scroll_to=2292963 Tiffany Midge's poem, "Antiquing with Indians," has an ironic tone, as if making fun of the Native American branding of items. Companies and sellers have appropriated indigenous people, trying to describe their products using brand names related to their culture. Many brand names have changed and have been "retired," though. This can be connected to Joy Harjo's "An American Sunrise." Towards the end of the poem, she wrote, "We know the rumors of our demise. We spit them out. They die soon." The brands representing rumors of their culture were soon brought down from the shelves and renamed, or possibly retired. The company died out.https://www.loc.gov/item/2020785247/ Tue, 26 Jan 2021 12:16:23 -0500 https://nowcomment.com/documents/252045?scroll_to=2292881 https://nowcomment.com/documents/252045?scroll_to=2292881 Joy Harjo writes this poem for the indigenous people who have become invisible and not seen as human. They have become invisible because of these rumors Harjo includes in this line of the poem. Rumors can destroy reputations and tear people down, just because of a few words of misinformation. Though she says, "We spit them out," indicating they will fight those rumors until those words have been invisible instead of the people. They will not let harmful words and history tear them down for the future. Tue, 26 Jan 2021 11:52:09 -0500 https://nowcomment.com/documents/251070?scroll_to=2285839 https://nowcomment.com/documents/251070?scroll_to=2285839 Reassurance can benefit one in countless ways because it leads to a positive mindset, but what about disturbance? It would create an open mindset, but it can still be positive, depending on how one would look at the disturbances, like how Wheatley is describing. Disturbances leads to change and embraces people having different values than oneself. Fri, 22 Jan 2021 13:46:13 -0500 https://nowcomment.com/documents/251070?scroll_to=2285791 https://nowcomment.com/documents/251070?scroll_to=2285791 Maddy, I felt the same way reading this essay. I feel very strongly about my beliefs and stick close to them. They make up who I am and what I believe is right and wrong. It would take endless convincing for me to even consider changing what I think. Is she talking about the beliefs you listed or small things that do not get challenged as much? Fri, 22 Jan 2021 13:37:12 -0500 https://nowcomment.com/documents/251070?scroll_to=2285765 https://nowcomment.com/documents/251070?scroll_to=2285765 Savannah, I agree. Failure comes in many ways. It can be losing an important game or getting a bad grade on a test. It allows us to grow, though. If we did not have failure, what would we be labeling as exceptional or decent? Failure is necessary in this world, even if it does not feel good in the moment. Fri, 22 Jan 2021 16:40:35 -0500 https://nowcomment.com/documents/251070?scroll_to=2285746 https://nowcomment.com/documents/251070?scroll_to=2285746 Sarah, I feel the same way. I am good at math, but there have been countless occasions where I did not get as good of a grade as I was expecting. I end up getting upset over the grade, especially if that test weighs a lot in my class. It may look bad on my report card, but it does not mean I am not smart enough. It just happened to be something I was not the strongest at. Fri, 22 Jan 2021 13:29:11 -0500 https://nowcomment.com/documents/251070?scroll_to=2285716 https://nowcomment.com/documents/251070?scroll_to=2285716 If I met someone that had been the exact places as me, we would have hundreds of different stories to tell that the other did not have. We would not love the same places or have the same favorites. We may prefer a different trip than another. Everyone leads different lives and has different memories. Fri, 22 Jan 2021 13:25:08 -0500 https://nowcomment.com/documents/251070?scroll_to=2285577 https://nowcomment.com/documents/251070?scroll_to=2285577 Makenzie, speaking of a world full of the unknown, we never knew we would be experiencing almost half of our high school years through a global pandemic. We are currently adapting in the moment with online school and wearing masks when we are around other people. Fri, 22 Jan 2021 13:12:57 -0500 https://nowcomment.com/documents/251070?scroll_to=2285410 https://nowcomment.com/documents/251070?scroll_to=2285410 I feel that a lot of students may feel annoying asking questions after questions just because they do not get the material. I know someone who did not get a certain math class and the teacher ended up getting annoyed of them. And it was because they simply were confused. Have we ever been rewarded? What was the reward? Fri, 22 Jan 2021 13:06:30 -0500 https://nowcomment.com/documents/251070?scroll_to=2285330 https://nowcomment.com/documents/251070?scroll_to=2285330 Natalie, I think it could be a sound belief. Someone can have a belief, have it challenged, then change what they were originally thinking. They could have not much to go by because they were closed off from the real world while growing up or maybe they do not have as many experiences as someone else. That person could have very little perspectives to go by, also. Fri, 22 Jan 2021 13:00:59 -0500 https://nowcomment.com/documents/240008?scroll_to=2186812 https://nowcomment.com/documents/240008?scroll_to=2186812 Jack is the caregiver archetype in this film. He tends to pay attention to Norman, Lucien, Barry, and Arnold more than himself that Jack's wife had to remind him he could not take care of them forever. His job was not making him happy and it was stressing him out too much that he forgot his own birthday. His wife even took them to a marriage counselor. He knew he had to leave them for a new job, but he did not have the heart to tell them right away as he got a new job offer. The new job would allow him to grow beyond himself and be better to his own needs rather than someone else. It was hard for Jack to tell them because he loved them and wanted to continue to take care of them. The boys did not see Jack as just a caregiver or someone to look over them. They looked up to him, like Mrs. Tracy says, "You're their angel. Protector. Friend." Jack sees them as his friends, as well, and they are more than a job too. Fri, 06 Nov 2020 13:45:58 -0500 https://nowcomment.com/documents/240008?scroll_to=2186790 https://nowcomment.com/documents/240008?scroll_to=2186790 Barry's father invalidates Barry without saying anything to him. The saying, "Actions speak louder than words," applies here. His father brushes Barry off to shake Jack's hand because he did not seem to have a disability with first glance, he was a "normal" adult. It would be easy for Barry to feel neglected and to feel that his dad did not care to shake his hand before shaking hands with Jack who was just a stranger. Also at the golfing range, like Meredith mentions, Barry's father grabs Barry by the shoulders and by the shirt to yell at him. When he lets him go, he starts to leave and says he will be waiting in the van to Jack as he saw he was in his path. He did not yell at him like he just had at Barry, though. Fri, 06 Nov 2020 13:30:13 -0500 https://nowcomment.com/documents/240008?scroll_to=2186782 https://nowcomment.com/documents/240008?scroll_to=2186782 Barry was noticeably anxious when he appeared in a scene ever since his dad called him to tell him he was going to visit. Barry seemed to be thinking about all of the things that could happen to him. When he wanted the other guys to give him and his dad space, he was almost hiding them away. Was he ashamed of them or did he just want to talk to his dad alone? His dad was ashamed of him, and Barry knew that, so maybe he thought his dad would be ashamed of his son's friends too. Maybe Barry feared what his dad would do to them like what he does to him. Fri, 06 Nov 2020 18:48:04 -0500 https://nowcomment.com/documents/238340?scroll_to=2173630 https://nowcomment.com/documents/238340?scroll_to=2173630 I agree with this. These stanzas are comforting and have an act of resilience, or toughness. It shows that the author is acknowledging how strong the reader is. Alex Elle does not know the hardships and obstacles the reader has been through, but they know that since the reader is here and reading the poem, they have resilience. They have the strength to overcome anything that comes their way. Thu, 29 Oct 2020 14:08:45 -0400