Power/course

Power. It is a word that has many different meanings. It can mean strength and effectiveness. I think Power deals with both meanings of this word. Strength in the meaning of Omishto's decision of joining the old or new world and to pick the old world and to carry on her tribe. That is a lot of pressure for a young woman to deal with, not many would choose the hard way compared to the easier route. I wish we could have found out what happend to Omishto as she got older. Did she keep on the path that she set out and believed that was her destiny? Another strength, which could also be linked with effectiveness would be giving her testimony in the courts. Either way Omishto proves herself to be a strong woman in the end.

This course has taught me some different things that I thought I would have never needed post-paper 1. I learned how to close read. Not only did I learn what it was but also how to do it. I've used close reading in my other classes and used them to help me write and extend my papers. I never would have thought it was possible to analyze on so many different levels. The close reading really teaches others to view not only books but also life at many different angles. With the study of place and why it matters, I've come to fully appreciate the city to which I grew up in. I cannot imagine my life any other way, nor do I want to. I think of all of my memories and the effect that they have had on me and the lessons that go along with them. I really enjoyed reading "This Blessed House" and I wished it was longer. I really disliked "A Room Of One's Own", I thought it was repetitive of the short excerpts that we got in the binder. However, if one thinks about it, I guess they just re-affirmed what all of the short essays were trying to explain.