After reading Jordan’s piece I feel a little depressed. The poem is like a huge run on sentence. She goes on and on about all the pain, suffering, and dying she witnessed. It makes you realize how gruesome the situation is regardless of how heroic they make it seem. If others read this poem and took some time to let it really sink in I think it could change many peoples opinions about the war.
Writing definitely has the power to enact social change. One thing you write down can completely change how people think of you, others, and themselves. For example, The Bible, This piece of writing has changed the world forever. This book has been the focal point of hundreds of religions, beliefs, and debates. This important piece of literature has affected the everyday lives of every human being.
Writing that is not as popular as the bible can also enact social change. If I post something about someone in a bulletin on Myspace™, all of my friends would know and talk about it the following day. Writing has the power to change people’s lives, I could affect someone’s reputation with one sentence. There is a huge difference between what you say and what you write. What you write is documented and you can’t undo it.
Overall, writing can affect one person, a small group, or the world. There’s never a case when no one is affected, it’s too powerful.
Thanks for the comment. I appreciate that you didnt just say something like "i liked it" because youre my friend. It would not had benefited me at all. As for your blog, i also like how we both used the bible as an example because i felt it was a really important factor in my essay. In the beginning when you said you felt depressed reading it. I could also relate because of how realistic the poem really is. Also, i loved how you compared it to a run on sentence. You did something else, which was looking into her style of writing. It was pretty much short and sweet, you could have maybe expressed yourself some more, but overall i enjoyed reading it.
ReplyDeleteGreat post and great response. I like how both of you talk about your experiences reading Jordan's poem especially with regard to the way she structures her verse. Alana, I like the notion that the way in which she writes contributes to the way in which her message is able to "sink in" to the reader's mind.
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