In this excerpt historian Julie Charlip uses many techniques to distinguish what she is saying from what others are saying. It starts off with her clearly stating "Marx and Engels wrote..." which clearly shows she is sourcing someone else. There is a transition to her own opinion when she says "it seems..." because it's showing that she is using her personal thoughts. Another example of a They Say is "His definition..." when referring to an opinion of a professor. A very clear example of an I Say is "I always felt" which transitions into her own feelings.
Overall, she does a great job letting the reader know who is saying what. You know when she is trying to show others opinions while at the same time letting you know which is her own thoughts. Also, I noticed that she does a great job of using other people's quotes to strengthen her own. This gives her quotes much more power within her paper.
Tuesday, March 24, 2009
Sunday, March 22, 2009
They Say, I Say: Chpt. 4, Exer. 1
Jane Anyon uses other sources to discuss the affect of diversity within various educational facilities. It is very hard to distinguish whether she disagreed or agreed on the subject in the beginning because she didn't put what she thought in between the quotes. It awkwardly ends with her stating that even though there has been much argumentation over the matter, very little research has actually taken place. Overall, I feel she does not sufficiently discuss her view on the subject.
Tuesday, March 17, 2009
Exercise 7.j
1. This layout and design closely resembles that of a magazine or even a newspaper. The use of headlines really gives it a newspaper feel because the text is broken up into sections. Also, the use of multiple pictures to give the reader a more visual understanding of the topic gives it a magazine feel. Overall, this is very different from the the average research paper. Nobody reading this would ever get bored which breaks the monotone stereotype that is usually associated with research papers.
2. The appearance of this paper would greatly influence the way her audience approaches it. When I first glanced over it I wasn't dreading reading it at all since it had cool pictures and headlines which make it seem shorter. By giving it a more inviting layout and design she already gave herself a little boost before her audience even reads the first word. This gives the audience a more positive outlook which in turns helps out the author get the message across easier.
3. If this paper was changed to look more like a typical research paper she would have lost what I talked about in the previous question. She wouldn't get the optimistic feeling of the reader prior to reading it. If I were to see this paper without the pictures and headlines I would have dreaded reading it. Like I said earlier, the design gives her an edge from the start.
2. The appearance of this paper would greatly influence the way her audience approaches it. When I first glanced over it I wasn't dreading reading it at all since it had cool pictures and headlines which make it seem shorter. By giving it a more inviting layout and design she already gave herself a little boost before her audience even reads the first word. This gives the audience a more positive outlook which in turns helps out the author get the message across easier.
3. If this paper was changed to look more like a typical research paper she would have lost what I talked about in the previous question. She wouldn't get the optimistic feeling of the reader prior to reading it. If I were to see this paper without the pictures and headlines I would have dreaded reading it. Like I said earlier, the design gives her an edge from the start.
Thursday, February 19, 2009
Persepolis -- Draft 2
The graphic novel Persepolis is a graphic representation about the Iranian Revolution through the eyes of a little girl names Marjane Satrapi. This story was developed into a movie that closely resembled that of the graphic novel. Many of the movie characteristics are directly from the graphic novel.
The graphic novel used simple images with great dialogue to tell the story. The novel is in black and white, as is the majority of the movie, leaving much of the detail to the imagination of the viewer. Leaving room for the viewer’s imagination to go to work allows the viewer to feel a part of the story. Famous movie critic Robert Ebert agrees when he states, “The style is deliberately two-dimensional, avoiding the illusion of depth in current animation. This approach may sound spartan, but it is surprisingly involving, wrapping us in this autobiography that distills an epoch into a young women's life”. Satrapi forces the reader to focus on the ideas of the comics rather than the elaborate illustrations as does the movie. McCloud agrees when he states, “The ability of cartoons to focus our attention on an idea is, I think, an important part of their special power”. The movie seemed to be fast paced and moved quickly through the frames found in the comic book. Though it takes getting used to, it moves at the same pace as the comic book does as you read it. The movie is shown like a comic book should be shown. The comic book feel makes the movie much more “cartoony” and the author can do much more with the cinematography. The movie used no flashy special effects and really made me feel like I was back in time in the Iranian Revolution.
Overall, the movie is a good representation of the graphic novel. The movie’s beginning differs from the novel in that it begins in present day represented in color. The novel jumps right into the young girl’s life in a less dramatic fashion. The movie adds more scenes and makes other scenes from the novel shorter. This makes it easier for the reader to imagine what Marjane was going through using easier images. The grandma plays a key role in both works because she is the anchor for Marjane. She is always the person that Marjane goes to for advice and is always on Marjane’s conscience. The movie and the novel greatly represented the moments when the feeling was somber or happy through sound or the lack of sound. By the overall demeanor of the dialogue the reader knows what the tone is supposed to be. Marjane is known to not hold back her feelings.
Both the graphic novel and the film inform the reader about the Iranian Revolution in a different perspective from that of the history books. Marjane achieved her purpose to show people that all Iranian people aren’t crazy radicals. She showed a different side of a Revolution that had many world-wide influences. The film accurately portrays what the novel was trying to do. Even thought the film left a few elements out, it still accomplished the overall purpose.
The graphic novel used simple images with great dialogue to tell the story. The novel is in black and white, as is the majority of the movie, leaving much of the detail to the imagination of the viewer. Leaving room for the viewer’s imagination to go to work allows the viewer to feel a part of the story. Famous movie critic Robert Ebert agrees when he states, “The style is deliberately two-dimensional, avoiding the illusion of depth in current animation. This approach may sound spartan, but it is surprisingly involving, wrapping us in this autobiography that distills an epoch into a young women's life”. Satrapi forces the reader to focus on the ideas of the comics rather than the elaborate illustrations as does the movie. McCloud agrees when he states, “The ability of cartoons to focus our attention on an idea is, I think, an important part of their special power”. The movie seemed to be fast paced and moved quickly through the frames found in the comic book. Though it takes getting used to, it moves at the same pace as the comic book does as you read it. The movie is shown like a comic book should be shown. The comic book feel makes the movie much more “cartoony” and the author can do much more with the cinematography. The movie used no flashy special effects and really made me feel like I was back in time in the Iranian Revolution.
Overall, the movie is a good representation of the graphic novel. The movie’s beginning differs from the novel in that it begins in present day represented in color. The novel jumps right into the young girl’s life in a less dramatic fashion. The movie adds more scenes and makes other scenes from the novel shorter. This makes it easier for the reader to imagine what Marjane was going through using easier images. The grandma plays a key role in both works because she is the anchor for Marjane. She is always the person that Marjane goes to for advice and is always on Marjane’s conscience. The movie and the novel greatly represented the moments when the feeling was somber or happy through sound or the lack of sound. By the overall demeanor of the dialogue the reader knows what the tone is supposed to be. Marjane is known to not hold back her feelings.
Both the graphic novel and the film inform the reader about the Iranian Revolution in a different perspective from that of the history books. Marjane achieved her purpose to show people that all Iranian people aren’t crazy radicals. She showed a different side of a Revolution that had many world-wide influences. The film accurately portrays what the novel was trying to do. Even thought the film left a few elements out, it still accomplished the overall purpose.
Persepolis -- Draft 1
The graphic novel Persepolis is a graphic representation about the Iranian Revolution through the eyes of a little girl names Marjane Satrapi. This story was developed into a movie that closely resembled that of the graphic novel. There are many characteristics of the graphic novel and how it compares to the movie.
The graphic novel used simple images with great dialogue to tell the story. The novel was in black and white leaving much of the detail to the imagination of the reader. Leaving room for the reader’s imagination to go to work allows the reader to feel a part of the story. Like all comic books, Satrapi used the framing to her advantage. She used larger frames to emphasize importance and grab the reader’s attention. A lot of the frames that took up an entire page were dedicated to show imaginary images that were usually in Marjane’s head. The novel is split up into chapters to inform the reader what he/she should be looking for in that section. For example, the chapter F-14’s title was used to let the reader know that the importance is placed on the F-14’s that bombed Iraq.
The movie is a good representation of the graphic novel. The movie starts out in color and moves into black and white when talking about the past. This allows the reader to easily differentiate between the two time periods. The movie adds more scenes and makes other scenes from the novel shorter. This makes it easier for the reader to imagine what Marjane was going through. The movie is also portrayed in simple images in order to leave a lot of the imaging up to the reader. The grandma plays a key role in both works because she is the anchor for Marjane. She is always the person that Marjane goes to for advice and is always on Marjane’s conscience. The movie and the novel greatly represented the moments when the feeling was somber or happy. By the overall demeanor of the dialogue the reader knows what the tone is supposed to be.
Both the graphic novel and the film inform the reader about the Iranian Revolution in a different perspective from that of the history books. Marjane achieved her purpose to show people that all Iranian people aren’t crazy radicals. She showed a different side of a Revolution that had many world-wide influences. The film accurately portrays what the novel was trying to do. Even thought the film left a few elements out, it still accomplished the overall purpose.
The graphic novel used simple images with great dialogue to tell the story. The novel was in black and white leaving much of the detail to the imagination of the reader. Leaving room for the reader’s imagination to go to work allows the reader to feel a part of the story. Like all comic books, Satrapi used the framing to her advantage. She used larger frames to emphasize importance and grab the reader’s attention. A lot of the frames that took up an entire page were dedicated to show imaginary images that were usually in Marjane’s head. The novel is split up into chapters to inform the reader what he/she should be looking for in that section. For example, the chapter F-14’s title was used to let the reader know that the importance is placed on the F-14’s that bombed Iraq.
The movie is a good representation of the graphic novel. The movie starts out in color and moves into black and white when talking about the past. This allows the reader to easily differentiate between the two time periods. The movie adds more scenes and makes other scenes from the novel shorter. This makes it easier for the reader to imagine what Marjane was going through. The movie is also portrayed in simple images in order to leave a lot of the imaging up to the reader. The grandma plays a key role in both works because she is the anchor for Marjane. She is always the person that Marjane goes to for advice and is always on Marjane’s conscience. The movie and the novel greatly represented the moments when the feeling was somber or happy. By the overall demeanor of the dialogue the reader knows what the tone is supposed to be.
Both the graphic novel and the film inform the reader about the Iranian Revolution in a different perspective from that of the history books. Marjane achieved her purpose to show people that all Iranian people aren’t crazy radicals. She showed a different side of a Revolution that had many world-wide influences. The film accurately portrays what the novel was trying to do. Even thought the film left a few elements out, it still accomplished the overall purpose.
Sunday, February 15, 2009
Persepolis
I really enjoyed getting the chance to be introduced to graphic novels. This graphic novel was great because it gave a first hand account to the Iranian revolution. I really felt connected to Marjane and the movement itself after reading and watching it. My roommate is actually Iranian so it was good to have him as a reference while reading it. For people to band to together and at least attempt to overcome evil is always good to hear about. Makes me feel like no matter what people can always rely on each other. Since the movie was basically the comic book I felt it did a good job leaving a lot of the story to the readers imagination. The plain pictures made the reader/viewer really dive into the story and make it their own. They did leave out certain parts and cut some corners, but nothing that made me feel like it should be in there. Overall, I really enjoyed the "Persepolis experience".
Spiderman 2 critics
After reading both critics I think it's amazing that people can watch the same movie as me and come out with a completely different view. I have seen Spiderman 2 and agree with each person. I guess it's true that every person has a mind of their own.
I felt that Gilchrist focused a lot on the physical aspects of the movie. For most of his article he talked about how many of the scenes were too drawn out. He thought that a lot of the plot was beat into the audience while leaving out more important moments in the movie. He said that the first movie was a much better adaptation of the comic, in contrast to Ebert who thought the opposite. Gilchrist did say he liked the movie but couldn't help but be critical of it.
Ebert thought the movie was a masterpiece. He said that after he saw the first movie he was disappointed but after seeing this movie he thought that Raimi, movies director, did a marvelous job. He said that he thought the action and adventure depicted the characters dreams and wishes as does the comic. He was estastic about the fact that the movie concentrated more on the superheroes personal feelings rather than the superpowers. For example, he says the movie does a great job showing that the superpowers are actually a burden on Peter Parker. One of his last points was that the special effects were great. They made him feel apart of the movie and the action.
I felt that Gilchrist focused a lot on the physical aspects of the movie. For most of his article he talked about how many of the scenes were too drawn out. He thought that a lot of the plot was beat into the audience while leaving out more important moments in the movie. He said that the first movie was a much better adaptation of the comic, in contrast to Ebert who thought the opposite. Gilchrist did say he liked the movie but couldn't help but be critical of it.
Ebert thought the movie was a masterpiece. He said that after he saw the first movie he was disappointed but after seeing this movie he thought that Raimi, movies director, did a marvelous job. He said that he thought the action and adventure depicted the characters dreams and wishes as does the comic. He was estastic about the fact that the movie concentrated more on the superheroes personal feelings rather than the superpowers. For example, he says the movie does a great job showing that the superpowers are actually a burden on Peter Parker. One of his last points was that the special effects were great. They made him feel apart of the movie and the action.
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