English Post 9/26/12, "Shame"

The subject is the author's previous treatment of his love. The tone is a feeling of remorse. The author is regretting a past action or actions. In the refrain, the repetition and magnitude (boatloads) of shame demonstrates a regret of past actions.

English Post 9/6/12 "Semeadores"

S - Workers/ Farmers

N - The artist (Diego Rivera)

A - The people who don't work in the fields (middle, upper classes)

P - To portray workers working, perhaps who are working to hard, as one of them is bent double from the strain of his work

English Journal 9/5/12 "Good Old Desk"

Subject - His desk and its many good qualities

Narrator - Harry Nilsson; his only bias appears to be towards his desk

Audience - Anyone who will listen to his praise of his desk

Purpose - To laud an everyday object that's dependable


The Desk is a symbol for God (Good Old Desk)??
Originally, I thought it was a silly song that was just for fun, but now that I know about the symbolism, it makes a little more sense and is a great deal more meaningful.

English Journal 9/4/12

The Pinch of Poverty
(Painting)

Subject-
Poverty; affected families

Narrator-
(No narrator)
Bias; cares about poverty

Audience-
Middle to Upper classes which either ignore, glaze over, or don't know about poverty

Purpose-
To expose the world, specifically the wealthier parts of it, to poverty and its affects.


2 Artistic Choices:
-The brighter colors of the flowers and the baby wrap contrast sharply with the rest of the painting, which has much duller colors, which I think is used to draw attention to this presumably impoverished family, and how it should be noticed.
-The positioning of the girl in the foreground, who is stepping forward and away from the rest of the family, shows how much independence many children in poverty must show to support their family, further exposing the affects of poverty.