Comments by Emma Holland Most recent public comments by Emma Holland https://nowcomment.com/users/94497 Visibility https://nowcomment.com/documents/253210?scroll_to=2306562 https://nowcomment.com/documents/253210?scroll_to=2306562 The narrator here tires to gain visibility for himself but the others like him in his community that have lost their visibility as well. The narrator is making a claim to his life and how he wants to regain control of his visibility and bring his community into the light as well. Mon, 01 Feb 2021 17:39:51 -0500 Emma (Room 407:Indiana) https://nowcomment.com/documents/247448?scroll_to=2299023 https://nowcomment.com/documents/247448?scroll_to=2299023 In the past week I have started track conditioning. We have a new coach so this comes with new rules and new techniques. So without realizing it I have been using the fourth of the 16 habits, "thinking flexibly." I have been changing my perspective on what it means to train speed. This season has been much different than any other season. It has been difficult adjusting, but by "thinking flexibly" I have opened my mind to a new way of thinking and new possibilities. Thu, 28 Jan 2021 12:07:16 -0500 Persisting https://nowcomment.com/documents/247448?scroll_to=2298992 https://nowcomment.com/documents/247448?scroll_to=2298992 I find that being persistent has always been on of my key attributes. Whether it is in school, sports, or extracurricular activities I have always been describes as persistent. Being a gymnast at a young age taught me to not give up when things get tough. To push through and persevere was the best way to accomplish your goals. Thu, 28 Jan 2021 11:52:55 -0500 Connection https://nowcomment.com/documents/252045?scroll_to=2294682 https://nowcomment.com/documents/252045?scroll_to=2294682 I found my connection to Joy Harjo's "American Sunrise" in "Welcome Home Living Beings" by Susan Shown Harjo. When reading Joy Harjo's poem i was drawn to the line: We/were heathens, but needed to be saved from the- thin/chance. In history we are told of how early settlers tried to "save" the natives, but they only needed to be saved from the settlers themselves. And I found similar themes in Susan Harjo's poem. The line in particular that struck me was: Yesterday, they were alone, many generations ago/Today, we welcomed home beloved Living Beings. As is the case of many times throughout history when a people were treated with cruelty they were not seen as people. Natives were "savages" and were put in camps to save the man inside the "savage." Both poems express the idea of being saved and being seen as savages or heathens rather than man, a living being. https://tile.loc.gov/storage-services/service/afc/afc2020004/afc2020004_44/afc2020004_44_ms01.pdf (Link to "Welcome Home Living Beings") Tue, 26 Jan 2021 21:35:41 -0500 Heathens saved from "them" https://nowcomment.com/documents/252045?scroll_to=2292906 https://nowcomment.com/documents/252045?scroll_to=2292906 Elizabeth, I think that we interpreted this line differently. When I first read it I understood it as you presented it in your comment. The indigenous being saved by the white settlers. Bur after another slow read through I now see it as the indigenous needed saved from the white settlers. And adding to your comment about the settlers wanting to keep them seems off. The indigenous of our country were pushed to isolated areas and were almost eliminated in the process. Also they were not counted as citizens until 1924. Tue, 26 Jan 2021 12:00:51 -0500 Hearts https://nowcomment.com/documents/251070?scroll_to=2286815 https://nowcomment.com/documents/251070?scroll_to=2286815 It is the hearts of us that will be the change. The empathy. The compassion. The sentiments of one another that will change our world. Fri, 22 Jan 2021 21:48:08 -0500 Listening https://nowcomment.com/documents/251070?scroll_to=2286808 https://nowcomment.com/documents/251070?scroll_to=2286808 If we want a better world we must stop and listen to what is wrong. Only then can we begin to understand the problem and find a way to fix it. Ignoring problems and wishing for a better world only works if you have a glass slipper and a fairy godmother. Fri, 22 Jan 2021 21:41:55 -0500 Essential https://nowcomment.com/documents/251070?scroll_to=2286803 https://nowcomment.com/documents/251070?scroll_to=2286803 Many things today have been deemed essential, but have we considered that people are essential? Our unique views and beliefs throughout time have allowed s to adapt and survive. Acknowledging. Listening. Understanding one another is still what will allow us to survive. You, me; we are what is essential for all our survival. Fri, 22 Jan 2021 21:38:43 -0500 Unprecedented https://nowcomment.com/documents/251070?scroll_to=2286799 https://nowcomment.com/documents/251070?scroll_to=2286799 The first thought I am sure most have when reading this sentence is the events of 2020 and 2021. But the world was perplexing before 2020. The events that have happened are extreme and frightening, but not entirely new. But now we can see how the events of the past year are effecting not only our community, but the world around us. And this can bring out the best in some or the worst. Is the world perplexing or are the people on this earth perplexing? Fri, 22 Jan 2021 21:33:59 -0500 Happiness lies in the uncertain https://nowcomment.com/documents/251070?scroll_to=2286790 https://nowcomment.com/documents/251070?scroll_to=2286790 We spend so much time planning out our lives we forget to live our lives. Sometimes the best experiences in life are the ones you never thought you would do, or even planned on doing. We need to start remembering to live and enjoy the experiences life throws at us rather than dodging them all to push forward to what we believe will bring us the most happiness. A job, a trip, a boy, a girl. The thing in life that brings the most happiness is life itself. Sat, 23 Jan 2021 02:56:32 -0500 How do you understand you? https://nowcomment.com/documents/251070?scroll_to=2286786 https://nowcomment.com/documents/251070?scroll_to=2286786 We know we are biologically and psychologically different and this impacts how we see the world. So many unique perspectives and ever changing at that. If there are billion of views never perfectly aligned with one another why do we believe we understand who people are after a week of knowing them. Or even assuming about other after passing them on the street. Learning to understand you is difficult enough without the world also trying to define you a billion different ways even when we learned humans defy definition. Fri, 22 Jan 2021 21:16:00 -0500 The "right" answers and certainty https://nowcomment.com/documents/251070?scroll_to=2286740 https://nowcomment.com/documents/251070?scroll_to=2286740 Even in uncertain times we collectively as a society seem to want the "right" answer. Because the right answer is certain, we now it to be true. We fear the uncertainty of new questions because they no longer fit the mold of our perfectly created answer and allows disturbance back in to force thinking and change. Fri, 22 Jan 2021 21:04:49 -0500 Disturbances role https://nowcomment.com/documents/251070?scroll_to=2286738 https://nowcomment.com/documents/251070?scroll_to=2286738 Disturbance plays an important role in society. Disturbance brings the uncomfortable to the table to it can be improved. Disturbance is what allows for progress to be made. If humans forever stuck to what they knew, mindsets forever undisturbed how many events in history would not have happened. Anything new, unpopular, or uncomfortable at the time would have went unchanged and unspoken. Fri, 22 Jan 2021 20:58:02 -0500 The boys and Mr. Kelmper https://nowcomment.com/documents/240008?scroll_to=2187400 https://nowcomment.com/documents/240008?scroll_to=2187400 I think that it is a fair assumption Barry was nervous of how his father would treat his friends/roommates because he hides them away before his father comes. And even with this Mr. Kelmper still demeans them without ever seeing them. Fri, 06 Nov 2020 18:48:04 -0500 Extending https://nowcomment.com/documents/240008?scroll_to=2187399 https://nowcomment.com/documents/240008?scroll_to=2187399 Mr. Kelmper treats his son, and his roommates/friends in such a demeaning was even when he has never met the other men who live in the house. And although he shows Jack more respect than he did his son he still acts entitled. He felt he was entitled to a ride to the golf range and back although he must have known Jack saw his interaction with his son. Fri, 06 Nov 2020 18:44:51 -0500 The visit with Barry´s caused stress to build up in the household for each of the boys. Although all but Barry´s stress was relieved. Norman had a good time with Shelia. Lucian testified, and Arnold returned his groceries. https://nowcomment.com/documents/240008?scroll_to=2187393 https://nowcomment.com/documents/240008?scroll_to=2187393 Fri, 06 Nov 2020 18:36:34 -0500 Notable Rhythm and Flow of the Poem https://nowcomment.com/documents/238340?scroll_to=2169210 https://nowcomment.com/documents/238340?scroll_to=2169210 Each stanza is broken into two parts. The period after "look at you" creates emphasis while the rest of the stanza flows together. Fri, 03 Sep 2021 09:47:15 -0400