Montage

The Slave Narrative

Political Cartoon:




Paragraph:

Women’s plight of unfair treatment continues to be unappreciated by women in business. In this political cartoon, two businesswomen are shown talking, and the one speaking is depicted as being very angry. This shows that something has annoyed her. She is saying, “I didn’t get the promotion. The interviews took place in the men’s room.” This furthermore shows how this woman doesn’t get a fair chance because of her gender. All in all, this cartoon portrays the harsh reality that women are not seen as equals to men.



Essential Question:

What does it mean to be an american?

Through Olaudah Equiano's eyes, to be an american is to be a cruel, wretched, human with selfish morals.

Jonathan Edwards

Paragraph:

The God that holds you over the pit of hell, much as one holds a spider, or some loathsome insect over a fire, abhors you, and is dreadfully provoked: his wrath towards you burns like fire; he looks upon you as worthy of nothing else but to be cast into the fire; he is of purer eyes than to bear to have you in his sight; you are ten thousand times more abominable in his eyes, than the most hateful venomous serpent is in ours. You have offended him infinitely more than ever a stubborn rebel did his prince; and yet it is nothing but his hand that holds you from falling into the fire every moment. It is to be ascribed to nothing else, that you did not go to hell last night; that you was suffered to wake again in this world, after you closed your eyes to sleep. And there is no other reason to be given, why have not dropped into hell since you arose in the morning, but that God’s hand has held you up. There is no reason to be given why you have not gone to hell, since you have sat here in the house of God, provoking his pure eyes by your sinful wicked manner of attending his solemn worship. Yea, there is nothing else that is to be given as a reason why you do not this very moment drop down into hell.

Reflection on the Paragraph:

I chose this paragraph because it showed mainly what Edwards was saying: You deserve to go to hell. It also displays the most imagery Edwards uses to get his point across. Plus I like how it describes how God is provoked and his pure eyes can no longer bear the sight of you. Then he says there is no reason you should not drop down to hell this very moment.

Picture:

Picture Analysis:

This picture display all kinds of imagery used in this part of the sermon. The pit of hell is shown with a mouth for hells gaping mouth and the pit of hell described in the sermon. The fire in the background displays God’s anger towards the person. The person is being held by a thread like the slender thread in the sermon. The spider is the insect over the fire. There is a bow and the arrow is notched and it is pointed towards the person. The tsunami is the flood God no longer holds back. And the My Little Pony with guns displays how Edwards conveys one of his points: God is not the nice person everyone thinks he is.

Edward Taylor

Thesis:



In the poem "Huswifery" Edward Taylor utilizes imagery, extended metaphor, and rhyme to convey his sincere obligation to God and full appreciation for God's Grace.



Reflection:



This poem was impressive because of it's use of personification; it was very deep and meaningful. I really had to think on what it would mean, but when I got it's meaning, it was powerful. It also impressed me as to how his devotion to God is so strong, and how much God's Grace means to him.

Anne Bradstreet

Reflection:


Upon the Burning of my House by Anne Bradstreet was the most impressing out of the three poems. Bradstreet debated between morning her memories and her "earthly possessions" versus following her religion. This shows how religion can force you into doing something you do not completely agree with. Also, Bradstreet doesn't cut out any forethoughts, and in a way shows the before and after. This furthermore shows how religion can be ignored but will come back to make you second guess yourself. Altogether this portrays how religion can contribute to shape a person.



Diary Entry:



Saturday May 9,

Today I finally finished the quilt I've been working on since Tuesday. It is hard to make time for quilting and poems with all the farming I have to do; I hate farming, but I have to help. I know I work harder than the other colonists, but they still somehow get a better harvest. I wish I could follow them, but every time I go to church I am reminded how we shouldn't copy their styles. Tomorrow is a nice breather because we are not supposed to work on Sundays. I got two more lines to my new poem about my husband; I hope he likes it. My stomach keeps growling. I never liked fasting. I am going t/ Thunder just rumbled outside I better get the clothes outside.

Of Plymouth Plantation by William Bradford

Thesis:
In an excerpt from William Bradford's Of Plymouth Plantation although the puritans experienced hardship in their voyaga to America, in their initial arrival and in their dealings with the Indians, they still maintain their reverence to God and to one another.

Paragraph:
Being thus arrived at Cape Cod the 11th of November , and necessity called them to look out a place for habitation (as well as the master’s and mariners’ importunity); they having brought a large shallop with them out of England, stowed in quarters in the ship, they now got her out and set their carpenters to work to trim her up; but being much bruised and shattered in the ship with foul weather, they saw she would be long in mending. Whereupon a few of them tendered themselves to go by land and discover those nearest places, whilst the shallop was in mending; and the rather because as they went into that harbor there seemed to be an opening some two or three leagues off, which the master judged to be a river. It was conceived there might be some danger in the attempt, yet seeing them resolute, they were permitted to go, being sixteen of them well armed under the conduct of Captain Standish, having such instructions given them as was thought meet. They set forth the 15th of November; and when they had marched about the space of a mile by the seaside, they espied five or six persons with a dog coming towards them, who were savages; but they fled from them and ran up into the woods, and the English followed them, partly to see if they could speak with them, and partly to discover if there might not be more of them lying in ambush. But the Indians seeing themselves thus followed, they again forsook the woods and ran away on the sands as hard as they could, so as they could not come near them but followed them by the track of their feet sundry miles and saw that they had come the same way. So, night coming on, they made their rendezvous and set out their sentinels, and rested in quiet that night; and the next morning followed their track till they had headed a great creek and so left the sands, and turned another way into the woods. But they still followed them by guess, hoping to find their dwellings; but they soon lost both them and themselves, falling into such thickets as were ready to tear their clothes and armor in pieces; but were most distressed for want of drink. But at length they found water and refreshed themselves, being the first New England water they drunk of, and was now in great thirst as pleasant unto them as wine or beer had been in foretimes.

Reflection:
I like this paragraph because it is where they first land and find Indians, who run away; when they get lost and finally found water, it was as pleasant as wine or beer.

Diary Entry:

November 11

We have arrived at Cape Cod today. The ship needed repairs, and I, not being a skilled craftsperson, explored with some other men. I wasn't sure what we were looking for as we trudged though the woods. I saw a movement in the trees and walked towards it. In a clearing stood six Indians talking with a dog beside the tallest one. The other men came up behind me and the Indians heard the many feet trampling on the dry leaves. The quicky whirled around, looked at us for a minute, then fled into the forest. We dashed after them. Thickets were tearing at our sides but we were determined to find them. After a good amount of time, we admitted we lost them, and ourselves. By then we were thirsty, with the Indians on our mind we looked for water. We found a small pool of water by some rocks, for it pleased God for us to live.

Political Cartoon Paragraph:
This political cartoon and the story Of Plymouth Plantation portray the difference between invasion and immivasion. In the story, the puritans came to America and settled in the Indian's land; in the cartoon, it shows many immigrants coming into America. This shows how people think it's ok to merge with other groups of people without asking (illegally). However, like in the cartoon, invasion is when you use force to take over land; like when then puritans had to shoot at the Indians to drive them off. This furthermore shows the use of violence to control land. This This all shows how land can be overtaken, with or without force.