51 Birch Street Family

51 Birch Street is a documentary film about a family where the mother just goes through an unexpected death just three weeks after having pneumonia. After watching the family you ask yourself many questions about your parents. Are they really happy with each other? If everything a cover up? Are they actually loyal? Is there anything we as kids should know about our parents if they are hiding anything? You also see many close end tied themes as well such as love, loyalty, hatred, adultery(I guess indirectly) and mainly commitment. What do you all think are the main goals of the film. What are they trying to tell us even I don’t know because I think of it as a point where they are just talking about one family, it doesn’t happen to all families. But basically what did you all learn from this short film. 

51 Birch Street

51 Birch Street is a documentary film detailing the lives of the suburban Block family before and after the sudden passing of the family's mother/wife. In watching, the film seems poised to address many different themes ranging from love, marriage, fidelity, to the underlying mystery regarding parents and family. Not only does it settle these themes upon itself, but I think the film also seeks to get the viewer to address some of the difficult questions that it proposes. Can we really resolve our problems with our parents? If so, when is the right time, is there a right time? How much can we really focus on the past, and what aspects of it should we focus on? How much of our past should we ignore? Do we really want to know "the truth," how much of the truth can we really be ok with if any at all? There are many more questions that are asked and that can be interpreted, but these are some of the main ones I got. Either address some of the questions if you want, or speak about what you think is the purpose of the film. What sort of things the film make you think about or what did you think the film was asking or trying to get across?

6 Word Memoirs

After reading the 6 word memoirs reading, you can see how much it actually grew from when it first started. Not only that but people who participate in these 6 word memoirs aren't always the same as you would think they are based on their 6 words. If you were to write a 6 word memoir right now, what would it be? It could be about anything now, before, or even in your future.

6 Word Memoirs

What literary techniques do these six word memoirs all have in common? Do they tell a story? Are they nonsense? Pointless to write?

How To Make a March/Spectacle

In How To Make a March/Spectacle, Allen Ginsberg uses to strong tone to persuade people on how to make a march. His Writing style really confused me because of how the writing was written. Did you get the main point of march? Do you like his writing style? What where some literary devices used during this literary piece?

"Love is An Act of Listening" (StoryCorps)

"Love is An Act of Listening" presents a tapestry of American stories, commemorating and reflecting the oral history of America with the voices of everyday people. Each one captures a moment in time whether it is historical, emotional, or personal, which defines who we are. The foundation and purpose of StoryCorps was to shed some light on the untold stories, unsung heroes, untold tales and anecdotes of everyday people to reflect experiences and wisdom that are just as compelling and relevant as compared to those of celebrities. We get an insightful snapshot into everyday people's lives and how they are shaped by the events and people around them. Why is it important to share narrations and stories of other people's lives? Do you believe the foundation and enterprise of StoryCorps helps people get an insightful glimpse into the perspective of other people's lives
and take something away from it, or perceive it as a maudlin way of somber and pointless tales to which we are all indifferent to?