Comments by Ryan Spindler Most recent public comments by Ryan Spindler https://nowcomment.com/users/94517 The fact that just because yo work hard does not mean you will succeed is really sad to me. https://nowcomment.com/documents/263250?scroll_to=2380200 https://nowcomment.com/documents/263250?scroll_to=2380200 Thu, 18 Mar 2021 02:59:58 +0800 The fat that a student can be held back simply due to their test scores doesn't make any sense to me A person's capabilities cannot be determined by a simple test. https://nowcomment.com/documents/263250?scroll_to=2380191 https://nowcomment.com/documents/263250?scroll_to=2380191 Thu, 18 Mar 2021 02:59:58 +0800 The fact that students should not stop daydreaming is very important because as w grow older people tell you almost continuously to grow up and to give up on your dreams to just get an ordinary job. https://nowcomment.com/documents/263250?scroll_to=2380181 https://nowcomment.com/documents/263250?scroll_to=2380181 Thu, 18 Mar 2021 02:59:58 +0800 This girl wants to do nothing accept give up which is something nearly all students can relate to feeling. https://nowcomment.com/documents/263250?scroll_to=2380156 https://nowcomment.com/documents/263250?scroll_to=2380156 Thu, 18 Mar 2021 02:59:58 +0800 A mother has a deep love and attachment to their children before the are even born that cannot be replicated. https://nowcomment.com/documents/263250?scroll_to=2380146 https://nowcomment.com/documents/263250?scroll_to=2380146 Thu, 18 Mar 2021 02:59:57 +0800 It seems this poem is taking about a point before the daughter was born. https://nowcomment.com/documents/263250?scroll_to=2380131 https://nowcomment.com/documents/263250?scroll_to=2380131 Thu, 18 Mar 2021 02:59:57 +0800 This poem describes a typical child's excitement for summer. https://nowcomment.com/documents/263250?scroll_to=2380112 https://nowcomment.com/documents/263250?scroll_to=2380112 Thu, 18 Mar 2021 02:59:57 +0800 This poem goes along with what many students nowadays already believe and it is very sad that so man people can understand this fact yet nothing i done to change it. https://nowcomment.com/documents/263250?scroll_to=2380083 https://nowcomment.com/documents/263250?scroll_to=2380083 Thu, 18 Mar 2021 02:59:56 +0800 The word Alive in his poem could be referring back to the front cover. https://nowcomment.com/documents/263250?scroll_to=2380079 https://nowcomment.com/documents/263250?scroll_to=2380079 Thu, 18 Mar 2021 02:59:56 +0800 The fact that all the letter within this poem are lowercase is an interesting rhetorical choice. https://nowcomment.com/documents/263250?scroll_to=2380067 https://nowcomment.com/documents/263250?scroll_to=2380067 Thu, 18 Mar 2021 02:59:56 +0800 The fact the title draws your attention to the word alive could mean it tells the story of someone who's life is in danger. https://nowcomment.com/documents/263250?scroll_to=2380049 https://nowcomment.com/documents/263250?scroll_to=2380049 Thu, 18 Mar 2021 02:59:55 +0800 Since the butterfly wings come back in a later poem within the book I wonder if other imagery seen on the cover will as well. https://nowcomment.com/documents/263250?scroll_to=2380025 https://nowcomment.com/documents/263250?scroll_to=2380025 Thu, 18 Mar 2021 02:59:55 +0800 The clothes the boys are wearing could symbolize their social status or living situation https://nowcomment.com/documents/263250?scroll_to=2379994 https://nowcomment.com/documents/263250?scroll_to=2379994 Thu, 18 Mar 2021 02:59:55 +0800 The fact that the word alive is bold and red draws emphasis to the word https://nowcomment.com/documents/263250?scroll_to=2379986 https://nowcomment.com/documents/263250?scroll_to=2379986 Thu, 18 Mar 2021 02:59:55 +0800 The cover of this book allows us to infer what the contents of the book may be https://nowcomment.com/documents/263250?scroll_to=2379963 https://nowcomment.com/documents/263250?scroll_to=2379963 Thu, 18 Mar 2021 02:59:54 +0800 Unintelligible https://nowcomment.com/documents/263224?scroll_to=2376453 https://nowcomment.com/documents/263224?scroll_to=2376453 The author uses jumbled letters to represent words he is unable to understand. This choice not only sets a more comedic tone, but it allows the readers to understand at least slightly how difficult it was for him being unable to completely understand. This is a scenario not everyone has undergone, so this choice allows us to better relate to the story he is portraying. Fri, 12 Mar 2021 23:06:19 +0800 Audience/Speaker https://nowcomment.com/documents/263224?scroll_to=2376449 https://nowcomment.com/documents/263224?scroll_to=2376449 In this first statement the author establishes who the speaker is and his situation, and in doing this he also shows that this essay seems to be for anyone who may find themselves in a similar situation. Fri, 12 Mar 2021 23:01:18 +0800 Despair https://nowcomment.com/documents/263224?scroll_to=2376443 https://nowcomment.com/documents/263224?scroll_to=2376443 Here he begins to show that he is starting to lose hope. He has worked so incredibly hard and it seems as if it is all pointless which sends him into a state of despair. This state of despair is the reason for his later excitement over being able to understand his teacher. He had lost all hope and saw his hard work as pointless, and he finally was able to see the fruit of his labor. Fri, 12 Mar 2021 22:57:37 +0800 Intoxicating https://nowcomment.com/documents/263224?scroll_to=2376440 https://nowcomment.com/documents/263224?scroll_to=2376440 His choice in using the word intoxicating really interests me. The definition of intoxicating is " cause someone to lose control of their faculties or behavior." The fact that being able to understand what his teacher is saying made him so incredibly excited and happy really seems to set the mood of this essay. No matter how much his teacher yelled or insulted him he continued to work incredibly hard to get better and his hard work ultimately payed off. Fri, 12 Mar 2021 22:54:31 +0800 Pathos https://nowcomment.com/documents/263224?scroll_to=2376430 https://nowcomment.com/documents/263224?scroll_to=2376430 The phrase " My only comfort was the knowledge that I was not alone." is excellent for establishing pathos due to the fact most people feel comfort knowing others are going through the same thing they are. The vast majority truly detest being alone, so they automatically will pity anyone who seems totally alone. Fri, 12 Mar 2021 22:45:19 +0800 "I open the doors to a building dedicated to building, yet only breaks me down." https://nowcomment.com/documents/262700?scroll_to=2373515 https://nowcomment.com/documents/262700?scroll_to=2373515 Malcolm London starts off with the statement "At 7:45 a.m., I open the doors to a building dedicated to building, yet only breaks me down." This powerful statement is one that many understand very well today. A place meant for learning and growth has become a haven for creating stress and anxiety over tasks that have no real value in measuring our intelligence. Throughout his discussion he uses the phrase " Oceans of adolescents come here to receive lessons but never learn to swim." This phrase coincides with the previous one very well. It discusses the fact that schools have failed in the task they were originally created to do. They are meant to teach us to swim, but most end up just drowning along the way. Wed, 10 Mar 2021 21:02:43 +0800 Hope https://nowcomment.com/documents/260957?scroll_to=2359631 https://nowcomment.com/documents/260957?scroll_to=2359631 Frederick believed his life was so terrible and miserable that the only reason he had for not dying right then and there was the hope that his life might change one day. All he had ever known was the pain and suffering of slavery and it is very apparent that these pains were taking their toll. Tue, 14 Sep 2021 04:02:10 +0800 I'm three https://nowcomment.com/documents/260283?scroll_to=2354457 https://nowcomment.com/documents/260283?scroll_to=2354457 I think it's interesting how when the narrator undergoes different emotions or in doing different actions she assigns them with a specific age. Such as how she says she is crying like she's three in front of everyone. Fri, 26 Feb 2021 03:01:32 +0800 Agree https://nowcomment.com/documents/260283?scroll_to=2354448 https://nowcomment.com/documents/260283?scroll_to=2354448 I agree with this as even though we call ourselves an entire year older than we would have the day before our birthday we still have only aged a single day. Fri, 26 Feb 2021 02:58:54 +0800 Comfort https://nowcomment.com/documents/260279?scroll_to=2354428 https://nowcomment.com/documents/260279?scroll_to=2354428 To me she seemed to be attempting to allow he boy to not feel pressured or stress him out. She was allowing the boy to comfortably just eat and relax. Wed, 21 Apr 2021 10:01:28 +0800 Lessons https://nowcomment.com/documents/260279?scroll_to=2354405 https://nowcomment.com/documents/260279?scroll_to=2354405 The women seemed to be attempting to teach the child a lesson. She never punishes the boy for attempting to rob her and does not even seem to panic which makes me wonder if this sort of interaction might have happened previously. Wed, 21 Apr 2021 10:01:28 +0800 The grandmother https://nowcomment.com/documents/257626?scroll_to=2326780 https://nowcomment.com/documents/257626?scroll_to=2326780 The grandmother believes that he tears and emotions have been foretold which could mean she has the same feelings at this time of the year every year Wed, 10 Feb 2021 02:31:38 +0800 Trust https://nowcomment.com/documents/246954?scroll_to=2269342 https://nowcomment.com/documents/246954?scroll_to=2269342 I thought it was interesting that this exercise demonstrates the natural reaction for most people is to not trust one another. Almost the entire class wasn't even able to fall back and trust a classmate to catch them. Tue, 12 Jan 2021 02:56:34 +0800 Arnold convincing https://nowcomment.com/documents/240008?scroll_to=2191284 https://nowcomment.com/documents/240008?scroll_to=2191284 The members of the house have been conditioned all their lives that they are inferior and should look up and follow whoever seems most capable. At this time the most capable one being Arnold I doubt he had to do much convincing to get the rest to follow. Just like when they were trying to catch the rat and everyone decided rats couldn't see in the dark simply because Barry said so. They all saw themselves as less mentally capable than Barry, so whatever he says must be correct. Tue, 10 Nov 2020 21:18:27 +0800 Jack and Barry golf scene https://nowcomment.com/documents/240008?scroll_to=2191251 https://nowcomment.com/documents/240008?scroll_to=2191251 This particular scene is an incredibly powerful one. It shows how comfortable Barry is with Jack and how much he trusts him. Barry sees Jack as more of a father figure than his own dad, and I believe Barry decided to show Jack his "shot" at this time as a final goodbye. It seems as though Barry wanted to show Jack that he shouldn't worry about him or feel bad for leaving. I believe Barry could see how much this whole situation was hurting Jack just like Jack's wife was able to, and I think Barry wanted to show Jack he was making the right decision. Thu, 12 Nov 2020 07:21:24 +0800 Continuation https://nowcomment.com/documents/240008?scroll_to=2191211 https://nowcomment.com/documents/240008?scroll_to=2191211 I also felt the same about the ending being a cliff-hanger, however i believe this also allows for us to use our imagination to continue the story ourselves. The ending allows for us to decide how we would like the story to continue ourselves and I personally enjoy endings such as this. Tue, 10 Nov 2020 21:04:53 +0800 We https://nowcomment.com/documents/238472?scroll_to=2170573 https://nowcomment.com/documents/238472?scroll_to=2170573 One question I had about this poem is the author’s reference to “we”. Would that simply be your friends and loved ones to go along with the universal “you”? With that we is he also implying that this poem’s narrators is a universal us. Thu, 29 Oct 2020 02:07:11 +0800