W9 Survey on Progress

W9 Survey on Progress

• So far, I feel that I was able to catch on the assignment without being late. All the assigned reading was interesting and make you think of the world they live in during the time they wrote their novel. I was able to talk about the stories I have read to my husband and it open both our eyes especially when I discussed the Four Poems of Angel Island and Chinatown. We both never knew the story of Angel Island immigration station. We both knew about the Ellis Island and the stories that comes along with it. I also like the story of Wallace Thurman (1902-1934) “The Blacker Berry”, where light skinned African American can discriminate to darker skinned African American. They feel that they were above them because of their skin complexion. The discrimination against your own people still linger to this day. This philosophy dates back centuries old that came from the notion that light-skinned people are almost white and should be respected and be accepted by white.

• I know that I always submit all my homework on time, but I will try to take advantage on all the extra credit that professor graciously want us to received. It is there to take advantage and take the opportunities to have extra points just in case I miss an assignment.

W9- Analysis

W9- Analysis

• On the story of Wallace Thurman’s “From the Blacker Berry”, tells the life of Emma Lou, a young college freshman student with dark skin. Her Journey to college at University of Southern California was not as what he hopes and anticipated. She remembered what Uncle Joe said that she should not worry about the prejudice of the color of their skin, which was apparent in their hometown of Boise Idaho. Her grandmother and mother mentioned to her the creed of “blue veins”, where “whiter” skin have more change to received respect from white people.
• Emma Lou spend her time looking, roaming around the campus, familiarizing herself with the layout of the school. She also intends to meet the some of her fellow Negro student but she met Hazel Mason, African American dark skin that has loud voice, rich and sarcastic. Emma Lou disgust Hazel Mason vulgarity, loud voice, her raucous laughter and her flagrant disregard or ignorance of English grammar seemed inexcusable to Emma Lou and made comment such that “sort of people”. Emma Lou met Verne, light skin African American, a bishop’s daughter with plenty of coin and money. She also met Grace Giles, dark skin African American, who like Emma Lou would be never be invited to join a sorority because they are not wealthy, light-skinned and upper class.
• Emma Lou did not want to believe that the same color prejudice which existed among “blue veins” in Boise, Idaho, also existed among colored college students.
• I think prejudice of a person’s look is everywhere you go and will never go away. We are society that looks and skin color is always a big factor and impact on how society treat us. We cannot deny that, we us society sees people on their appearance and how they present themselves. This novel was written in 1929 and to this day, the impact of appearance is very important when looking for jobs, or being accepted by sorority or other places. Discrimination by lighter-skinned is a reality that we need to learn to come to terms and accept our skin color will never change and should find satisfaction from it. “Beauty is in the eye of the beholder”.

W9 Part B M.F. K Fisher (1902-1992)

W9 Part B M.F. K Fisher (1902-1992)

• M.F.K. Fisher was born in Albion Michigan. She was four years old when she came to Whittier California, where her father, Rex Kennedy, owned, edited and published the Whittier News. She earned her baccalaureate at the University of Dijon in 1931 and lived for more than twenty years in Europe. She was immersed in French culture and returned to American to write articles and essay about food, region and human foibles in four different books. “The First Oyster” based on her experience at Bishop’s Preparatory School in 1925 where she discussed sensuality, gastronomic initiation with an adolescent’s first erotic experience. She continued to write until her death from Parkinson’s disease in 1992. She was considered the dean of American food writers, worked with Jack Shoemaker-an eminent editor of many California writers.
• The First Oyster.
• It is a story of Mary Frances Kennedy (M.F.K) of experience of sensuality, erotic, love notes, gifts, holding hands, cuddled and shared bed. She experiences this sensuality during her stay at Miss Huntingdon’s School for Girls. Many of these girls where curios about culture of romance and interested in their own sexuality. On eve of their Christmas Party, Fisher recounts that all girls were dressed in evening gowns and waiters brought out a hundred raw oysters for the girls. Fisher was shocked because she had eaten cooked oyster before, but never a raw one. They showed her how to eat oysters with sophistication and bravado. Fisher tried to sucks into her mouth but she needing a final push. She was surprised that two girls want to dance with her and realized that they were just pretending. Fisher felt that having sexual encounter with a woman was not allowed by saying “if I could I still taste my first oyster, if my tongue still felt fresh and excited, it was perhaps too bad. Although things are different now. I hoped then, suddenly and violently, that I would never see one again” (p. 575)

Reference:

Hicks, J., Houston, J., Kingston, M., & Young, A., (2000). The literature of California. Writing from the golden state. University Of California Press Berkley and Los Angeles California

W9- Part A Wallace Thurman (1902-1934)

W9- Part A Wallace Thurman (1902-1934)

• Wallace Thurman was a native of Salt Lake City, where he decided to move to Southern California to attend University of Southern California, where he started his first novel. He tried to open a magazine but it only survived for a year and a half. Discouraged, he decided to move to New York in 1925, where he became a major figure in the black art, drama, music, and literary movement that established African American arts in many forms. He went to California and earn huge salary as a screenwriter, where he wrote two scripts “Tomorrow’s Children (1934) and High School Girls (1935).
• From the Blacker Berry
• Emma Lou, African American young college freshman, eager to meet many suitable companies, intelligent, broad minded people of all complexions. But she remembers that her Uncle Joe said that Negros were Negros whether they happened to be yellow., brown or black and continuous effort to eliminate the darker element would neither prove or solve anything. Her mom and grandmother said that the whiter Negros marries light Negros to be accepted by white people.
• On registration day, Emma Lou tries so hard to meet or see African American college students like her, unfortunately she met Hazel Mason, African American dark skin that has loud voice, rich and sarcastic. Emma Lou disgust Hazel Mason vulgarity, loud voice, her raucous laughter and her flagrant disregard or ignorance of English grammar seemed inexcusable to Emma Lou and made comment such that “sort of people”.
• Emma Lou was discouraged and depressed that she thought that dark skin people also have the opportunity to be accepted, but she was mistaken and the reality was you have to be accomplished dark skin African American like Verne to be accepted by the sorority and famous. Her Uncle Joe had been wrong-her mother and grandmother had been right. There was no place in the world for a dark girl

W8: Project Feedback

W8: Project Feedback

• #1. I will choose as a Project is Gertrude Atherton and her story “From Chapter 6 of the Californians”

I will discuss and explore the story of women and their contribution to history. Gertrude Atherton explore that women in this era and time were naïve, timid, innocent and some rebellions. This story can teach us the nature of how we perceived women and their role to the society on that time. This story can open up a discussion that the role of women in a privilege life can be different or can make a difference in terms of their influence from society can make changes to role and how we see women at home and at workforce. History tells us that women in this time have different role and responsibilities. Today, women can now tackle and have equal opportunity to explore education and work and succeed in life. Women cannot just be at home and be called a “homemaker” and “wife”. Women of today have more complex responsibilities equal to men

• #2. I will choose as a Project is Gertrude Atherton and her story “From Chapter 6 of the Californians”

I will discuss and explore the class difference presented in the work of the story. How the different characters were aware of their economic and social difference that affect their lives. How the social setting and environment have distinction from rich to poor. How the characters of the story such as Magdalena, Helena, their fathers and the cops, know where their social class belongs. To this day, we still see social distinction especially giving preferential treatment to the rich and famous. We see that they argue the way of it on many mistake or unlawful action they did. We see that they can manipulate the system by bribing or giving favor to any request they make. Social distinction is apparent where ever we go. It affects people lives especially if we want justice serve or equal opportunity to everyone.

• #3. I will explore the following: In what ways could this story be considered an artifact of history? What does this story teach us about history? How does a story teach us about a time or place differently than a history book?

I will discuss the story of Four Poems of Angel Island and Chinatown, where four poems are stories of suffering that many Chinese immigrants endured during the time they were detained at Angel Island in San Francisco. This poem teaches us memories of oppression and mistreatment of many Chinese immigrants, shows on all these Chinese characters and symbols they wrote on the walls. They want everyone to know that hate and desire to avenge their unfair treatment by saying “Lazy, remiss, he won’t move even if you drag him. He’s about to meet King Yimlo at Hell’s tenth palace”

Week 8 Reading and Writing

Week 8 Reading and Writing

• It is so interesting after reading the Four Poems of Angel Island and Chinatown by selection of poetry by anonymous Chinese writers from two sources: Island (1980), edited by Him Mark Lai, Genny Lim, and Judy Yung: and Gold Mountains (1987), edited by Marlon K. Hom and Robinson Jeffers (1887-1962) different poems has similarities of telling life stories through wall writing and carving on the stone.
• In the Four Poems of Angel Island and Chinatown (354-355), it is the suffering that many Chinese immigrants endured during the time they were detained at Angel Island in San Francisco. On this poem, “Over a hundred poems are on the walls”, this suggest that many Chinese immigrants used the walls as memories and notebook to remember the suffering and express hatred and resentment for the immigration. The dismal treatment and conditions that resembled prison “Why should one complain if he is detained and imprisoned here”. You would think that all these Chinese immigrants were furious and would think and desire to avenge unfair treatment, but unfortunately, they come to America to change their lives for better.
• In Robinson Jeffers poems “To the Stone Cutters”, he discussed that carving their legacy in “stone” so that people remember them when they are gone saying, “Stone-cutters fighting time with marble, you fore defeated/ Challengers of oblivion I think what Jeffers tries to describe in this poem was fighting time to cherish life and were concerned with what they left for people after them. Jeffers make that a clear point for the people in this time period that we do not want to “builds his monument mockingly. Jeffers was describing his life of being ridicule for all the poems that he had written.
• It is amazing the tenacity of people on every unfortunate circumstance happens to their lives. We endure the suffering and mistreatment because we know we are better what other people think we are. Centuries of stories through carving on the stone and wall writing gives us the clue of people lives they experience. Our ancestors leave notes because we want people to remember them when they are gone and cherished the memories and lives they experience and learn from it. Lesson that we can learn from it or can make improvement out of it. It is telling us future generation that this writing and memories is a legacy that we can always use to teach our children a life lesson of success, failure, injustice, and mistreatment,  

W8: Analysis

W8: Analysis

• Four Poems of Angel Island and Chinatown
• Over hundreds of poems are carved on the walls of Angel Island where hundreds of Chinese detainees awaiting permission to stay in the United States. Newspaper columnist Marlon Hom drew a collection of unsigned poems and songs of many of these Chinese immigrants who’s anger, frustration and desperation were all written in Chinese characters that carries vivid memories of hardship they endured.
• It is so unfortunate to see the pain and mistreatment they suffered through their writing on the walls. These people would not think to come to America and be put in an isolated island and be discriminated because of race, color and their language. They come to America because of they want to improve their lives, their promise land that they long dreamed of.
• They endure endless and undetermined detention in Angel Island by “I count on my fingers: a year is about to end. In the embroidery room, a young woman laments: I am still somewhat young and yet times passes ever so quickly, in the blink of an eye”.
• It is sad the evidence of history that shows that racism can make people act as savages and unkind. How can they see and tolerate the brutally of putting people in isolation, and interrogated who has done nothing wrong? How can these people denied their freedom to find opportunities and better life? The reality of it, the government was allowed and permitted the isolation and interrogation because for obvious reason was “they can do whatever they want”. Any race that is not “white” were considered different and have the right to be slave, tortured and even killed. This was no different to African American slavery. It is no different to American Indian stealing their land and properties. It is no difference that they can dictate who would be allowed to stay and deported back to China through decision of the government.
• These poems echoed to the long history of abuse of the system, that nobody can questions the injustice they do these people. These poems were the voices of suffering, anger and pain with no open ears to listen to. To this day, there is little impact of these story on the government policies of immigration and exclusion criteria of many people who wants to try to call America home.

W8: Part B- Robinson Jeffers (1887-1962)

W8: Part B- Robinson Jeffers (1887-1962)

• Robinson Jeffers was born to an educated family in Pennsylvania.  Attended Occidental College and graduated at seventeen. Married to Una Call Kuster where he met when he was attending University of Southern California. After great success in the 1920’s and 1930’s, he lost public favor with “inhumanism”, a “shifting of emphasis from man to not-man” and condemned Western society as anthropocentric, introverted and attack on Roosevelt and Churchill as the moral peers of Hitler and Mussolini outrage many.
• In the Continent’s End: Jeffers describe the ocean as harsh that swelled for a far storm and beats its boundary “. It seems he was describing ocean experience to life experience in “hard life”.  The struggle of ocean and the struggle of mother to give love and raise her children are all in one. Ocean is like a mother’s womb “where over your flood the life that sought the sunrise faces ours that has followed the evening star (p. 408).
• To the Stone Cutters:Jeffers discussed that carving their legacy in “stone” so that people remember them when they are gone saying, “Stone-cutters fighting time with marble, you fore defeated/ Challengers of oblivion I think what Jeffers tries to describe in this poem was fighting time to cherish life and were concerned with what they left for people after them. Jeffers make that a clear point for the people in this time period that we do not want to “builds his monument mockingly. Jeffers was describing his life of being ridicule for all the poems that he had written.
• Tor House: Jeffers seems to describe his home by saying “my ghost you needn’t not look for: it is probably” (p. 409). In detailed on how the landscape, the stone work, the fireplace, the weather and surrounding coast. He was the ghost walking and weaving a dance over the blue water and his wife as his dance companion in the Tor House.
• It seems that Jeffers writing was used of comparison to life from ocean, rock, hardship, famine, animals and hard work people do every day with some success and failure “when we have geared the machines and locked all together into interdependence; we have built a great cities “ (p. 412)

Reference:

• Hicks, J., Houston, J., Kingston, M., & Young, A., (2000). The literature of California. Writing from the golden state. University Of California Press Berkeley and Los Angeles California

W8: Part A Four Poems of Angel Island and Chinatown (354-355)

W8: Part A Four Poems of Angel Island and Chinatown (354-355)

• This is a selection of poetry by anonymous Chinese writers from two sources: Island (1980), edited by Him Mark Lai, Genny Lim, and Judy Yung: and Gold Mountains (1987), edited by Marlon K. Hom.
• It looks like the four poems are stories of suffering that many Chinese immigrants endured during the time they were detained at Angel Island in San Francisco. On the first poem, “Over a hundred poems are on the walls”, this suggest that many Chinese immigrants used the walls as memories and notebook to remember the suffering and express hatred and resentment for the immigration.
• The dismal treatment and conditions that resembled prison “Why should one complain if he is detained and imprisoned here”. You would think that all these Chinese immigrants were furious and would think and desire to avenge unfair treatment, but unfortunately, they come to America to change their lives for better.
• They endure endless and undetermined detention in Angel Island by “I count on my fingers: a year is about to end. In the embroidery room, a young woman laments: I am still somewhat young and yet times passes ever so quickly, in the blink of an eye”.
• When they hear that they were being deported, “Gone and never return: No one can detain it”. Their fate was determined by the immigration whether they were allowed to stay or be deported and return back to China “Enjoy life when the time is right, don’t ever delay”
• Some elder Chinese immigrants or sick young ones dies from waiting and being detained “Lying on his side next to a small lit lamp, He holds the pipe as his family fortune goes down the its hole, soon he will be six feet underground
• Memories of oppression and mistreatment of many Chinese immigrants, shows on all these Chinese characters and symbols they wrote on the walls. They want everyone to know that hate and desire to avenge their unfair treatment by saying “Lazy, remiss, he won’t move even if you drag him. He’s about to meet King Yimlo at Hell’s tenth palace”

W7: PF Project Action Plan #2

W7: PF Project Action Plan #2

• I will choose as a Project is Gertrude Atherton and her story “From Chapter 6 of the Californians”
• I will discuss and explore the class difference presented in the work of the story. 
• How the different characters were aware of their economic and social difference that affect their lives. 
• Gertrude Atherton was good on describing the distinction how social class  on poor and privilege in the story.
• She describe the social setting and environment have distinction from rich to poor.
• How the characters of the story such as Magdalena, Helena, their fathers and the cops, know where their social class belongs. 
• Gertrude was married to a son of affluent merchant and an aristocratic Chilean Mother.
• This experience probably gave her the knowledge of writing and capturing privileged and poor life in San Francisco between 1890 and 1910 
• To this day, we still see social distinction especially giving preferential treatment to the rich and famous. We see that they argue the way of it on many mistake or unlawful action they did. 
• We see that they can manipulate the system by bribing or giving favor to any request they make. 
• Social distinction is apparent where ever we go. It affects people lives especially if we want justice serve or equal opportunity to everyone.

Thank you

Ginalyn

W7: Project Action Plan #1

W7: Project Action Plan #1

• I will do my final revision for my Project work. I will try to discussed my own interpretation of the significance of those themes in the stories, in order to make my argument that is crucial to the literary analysis. I like what Prof. Hiltbrand mentioned on his feedback regarding the reader needs to see what I think through writing. The reader will not necessarily come up with the same conclusion that I want them to know or acknowledge or understand how I came up to arrive at that conclusions I will try to explained what those quotes and I will support those through my analysis of the stories. Often it is hard to compare and contrast two stories with significant difference on the layout of the stories. I will try to have the readers to understand the idea why I think Maria Amparo Ruiz De Burton wrote a story of “From the Squatter and the Don”, and Ambrose Bierce wrote a story of “Moxon’s Master” have one theme and handled in similar ways in these two different texts.

Thank you

Ginalyn

W7: Analysis

W7: Analysis

• Part A Gertrude Atherton Chapter 6 of The Californians and Part B L. Frank Baum: From Dorothy and the Wizard in Oz: The Earthquake
• The two stories were somewhat an adventure, fantasy and dream. On the story of Gertrude Atherton, “The Californians” The two young beautiful girls named Magdalena and Helena, who came from privileged families that has full of adventure and excitement to explore the other side of San Francisco.  Magdalena and Helena saw that there was large fire on the “South of Market Street” where warehouse, depots and street of the poor were the source of fire. Helena, who are more adventurous than Magdalena, wanted to see the fire and excited to wear boy’s clothes. Helena said “Boys’ clothes. Can’t you see for yourself? I am going to the fire, and you are going with me” Magdalena answered “Of course I shall not. What possessed you” (p.312). On the story of B L. Frank Baum: From Dorothy and the Wizard in Oz: The Earthquake. Dorothy realized that death was not in store for her after all, but merely started upon another adventure, which was unusual as were those she had been encountered. The story of fantasy of rainbow, glowing balls suspended in the air, horse talking, and flaming colored sun that light was then so bright that it dazzled their eyes and they covered their faces with their hands to escape being blinded (p.252). It is like a dream that they floating and seeing houses that seemed made of clear glass where they realized they are in glass city.
• Baum was also descriptive of the environment and you can feel the earthquake when he describes the “sky had grown darker again and the wind made strange sobbing sounds as it swept over the valley. Suddenly there was a rending, tearing sound, and the earth split into another great crack just beneath the spot where the horse was standing” (p.350). Atherton describe the fire as “the girls, careless of the severe jostling they received, stared in fascinated amazements at the red tongues darting among the blackened shells, the crashing roof, the black masses of smoke above, cut with narrow swords of flame, the futile streams of water, the gallant efforts of the firemen (p. 314)

Reference:

Hicks, J., Houston, J., Kingston, M., & Young, A., (2000). The literature of California. Writing from the golden state. University Of California Press Berkley and Los Angeles California

W7: Part B L. Frank Baum

W7: Part B L. Frank Baum

• From Dorothy and the Wizard in Oz: The Earthquake
• L. Frank Baum was born in New York State, and he was a traveling actor and producer, salesman and journalist.
• When he published his first children’s book, it met with such financial success that he began to write and including his most enduring, The Wonderful Wizard of Oz.
• The story of “Dorothy and the Wizard in Oz: The Earthquake” is a story of a girl, and Zebediah where they go through some earthquake “where bother neither Zeb and Dorothy say anything for some minutes and wait for the earthquake subside.
• The sky had grown darker again and the wind made strange sobbing sounds as it swept over the valley. Suddenly there was a rending, tearing sound, and the earth split into another great crack just beneath the spot where the horse was standing (p.350).
• The horrible sensation of falling, the darkness and the terrifying noises, proved more than Dorothy could endure and for a few moments the little girl lost consciousness. Zeb, being a boy, did not faint, but he was badly frightened, and clung to the buggy seat with a tight grip, expecting every moment would be his last. (p.351)
• When Dorothy recovered her senses, they were still falling, but not so fast. The worst thing was their terror of reaching the bottom of this great crack in the earth, and the natural fear that sudden death was about to overtake them at the moment (p.351).
• Then, Dorothy realized that death was not in store for her after all, but merely started upon another adventure, which was unusual as were those she had been encountered.
• The story of fantasy of rainbow, glowing balls suspended in the air, horse talking, and flaming colored sun that light was then so bright that it dazzled their eyes and they covered their faces with their hands to escape being blinded (p.252).
• It is like a dream that they floating and seeing houses that seemed made of clear glass where they realized they are in glass city.

Reference:

Hicks, J., Houston, J., Kingston, M., & Young, A., (2000). The literature of California. Writing from the golden state. University Of California Press Berkley and Los Angeles California

W7: Part A Gertrude Atherton

W7: Part A Gertrude Atherton

• Gertrude Atherton was born in San Francisco and unhappy married to George Atherton who died at sea. Gertrude Atherton wrote fifty books between 1888 and 1946, best seller writer, and often remembered as the author of the “The Splendid Idle Forties”. Atherton also have best works were her novels captures privileged and middle-class life in San Francisco such as the book “The Californians”. (p. 311)
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• Chapter 6 of The Californians
• This is a story of two young beautiful girls named Magdalena and Helena, who came from privileged families that has full of adventure and excitement to explore the other side of San Francisco.  Magdalena and Helena saw that there was large fire on the “South of Market Street” where warehouse, depots and street of the poor were the source of fire. Helena, who are more adventurous than Magdalena, wanted to see the fire and excited to wear boy’s clothes. Helena said “Boys’ clothes. Can’t you see for yourself? I am going to the fire, and you are going with me” Magdalena answered “Of course I shall not. What possessed you” (p.312)
• Helena knew Magdalena wanted to go close to the fire and explore the idea of going to “South of Market Street”- city of poor. As the two girls reached the fire, they sprang out of the hack and walked rapidly to the edge of the crowd, which filled the street in spite of the warning cries of the firemen and angry shouts of the policemen. The girls, careless of the severe jostling they received, stared in fascinated amazements at the red tongues darting among the blackened shells, the crashing roof, the black masses of smoke above, cut with narrow swords of flame, the futile streams of water, the gallant efforts of the firemen (p. 314)
• It is so interesting that these two girls were mesmerized of looking and watching building on fire and unfortunate people were crying loudly from loss of their property and belongings. Magdalena even asked Helena “What is the matter with those people?”
• Whether they grew up not knowing or oblivious to unfortunate circumstances in life. I do believe people with privileged life should have sympathy and empathy to unfortunate and poor people. I am not sure whether they were “naïve” or simple have no experience about the situation and do not know how to react from it. All they know in life is to know how to act as young women and no care or sympathy outside the circle of their privileged life
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• Reference:
• Hicks, J., Houston, J., Kingston, M., & Young, A., (2000). The literature of California. Writing from the golden state. University Of California Press Berkeley and Los Angeles California

W6: Weekly Review- Extra Credit

W6: Weekly Review

• Surviving Midterm was a difficult task for me this week. I was having problems with my project work and what help go through this rough week was the feedback I got from my classmate and Prof. Hiltbrand. I was able to focus on my discussion and able to come up with the theme that discuss the book I have chosen. I was able to give quote and scenarios that can relate from the book and circumstances to my writing. I was able to give more focus on what I want to discuss and relationship of the two books. Sometimes we are too focus on the material we want to discussed, we ignored the important part of what we need to discuss or the theme of what we want to write. I like how Prof. Hiltbrand guide us on how to give more focus on the materials we really want to talked about. I have read so much stories from this semester. At one point, I was confused on which Literary Analysis I want to write about. I just need to give myself time to take one story at a time and give focus so I discuss about the true analogy of a particular story I want to discuss.
• Another thing that I have missed opportunities was not able to finish all the Extra Credit that the Professor posted. As everyone aware, we have to work, family, kids to take care and other responsibilities in life. I will my best to get those Extra Credit posted to give me a boost on my writing skills.

Thank you

Gina

W6: PF Project Action Plan #2

W6: PF Project Action Plan #2

• I will choose as a Project is Gertrude Atherton and her story “From Chapter 6 of the Californians”
• I will discuss and explore the class difference presented in the work of the story. How the different characters were aware of their economic and social difference that affect their lives. How the social setting and environment have distinction from rich to poor. How the characters of the story such as Magdalena, Helena, their fathers and the cops, know where their social class belongs. To this day, we still see social distinction especially giving preferential treatment to the rich and famous. We see that they argue the way of it on many mistake or unlawful action they did. We see that they can manipulate the system by bribing or giving favor to any request they make. Social distinction is apparent where ever we go. It affects people lives especially if we want justice serve or equal opportunity to everyone.

Thank you

Ginalyn

W6: PF Project Action Plan

W6: PF Project Action Plan

• I will choose as a Project is Gertrude Atherton and her story “From Chapter 6 of the Californians”
• I will discuss and explore the story of women and their contribution to history. Gertrude Atherton explore that women in this era and time were naïve, timid, innocent and some rebellions. This story can teach us the nature of how we perceived women and their role to the society on that time. This story can open up a discussion that the role of women in a privilege life can be different or can make a difference in terms of their influence from society can make changes to role and how we see women at home and at workforce. History tells us that women in this time have different role and responsibilities. Today, women can now tackle and have equal opportunity to explore education and work and succeed in life. Women cannot just be at home and be called a “homemaker” and “wife”. Women of today have more complex responsibilities equal to men

Thank you

Ginalyn

W6: Analysis

W6: Analysis

• It is fascinating stories from Edwin Markham and John Muir. Both authors are both famous in their own rights. Edwin Markham begun writing poetry while teaching in Placerville and Oakland. In 1899, Markham wrote a poetry titled “The Man with the hoe”, which made him famous overnight and made a four-page leaflet by William Randolph Hearst of San Francisco Examiner on Sunday, January 15, 1899. John Muir, studied chemistry, geology, and botany at the University of Wisconsin and began the extended explorations of the natural world from his famous journey. His writing such as “The mountains of California (1894) and “The Yosemite” (1921)” and his public advocacy has important and great influence on United States environmental policy. Part of his effort, the Yosemite area was named a national park, and a portion of the Grand Canyon was set aside as a National Monument.
• Both of these authors show a great deal of inspiration from painting and nature. In the poem of Edwin Markham, he gave meaning to the painting “The Man with the how”. He did not just the meaning to the painting but generated much debate and controversy concerning the labor practices of the time. As you read the poem, “Bowed by the weight of centuries he leans”, “emptiness of ages in his face”, and “on his back the burden of the world”. You will feel the struggles, tiredness, the loneliness of injustice that many laborer and farmers suffers from greedy landowners or corporations. It made it a popular poem many readers because it shows the true nature and describes exploitation of many and different cultures worldwide. Its shows that laborers and farmers do not have the power over landowner and corporations when Markham said “O masters, lord and rulers in all lands” and “Is this the handiwork you give to God”. Edwin Markham wants his reader to see what he sees in the painting.
• In John Muir story, he exposes in details the beautiful nature of California through his writing. describes the bounds of California as “charming and glorifying every landscape”. He describes the mountains, the terrains and every rock seems to glow with LIFE (p.300) He is an inspiration to many nature lover and the epitome of modern environmentalism. He describes the plains and spacious valleys with charming groves, meadows and thickets of blooming blushes (p.300). He describes the early springs as paradise of bees and flowers, and birds are busy building their nests and the sunshine is balmy and delightful (p.302)
• Like Edwin Markham, John Muir wants the reader to see what he sees. He wants the reader to capture the essence of different terrains, mountains and valley and appreciate the human experience and emotional attachment that John Muir dedicated his life to the preservation of natural process.

Reference:

Hicks, J., Houston, J., Kingston, M., & Young, A., (2000). The literature of California. Writing from the golden state. University of California Press Berkley and Los Angeles California