response to kilbourne

it's amazing because i never thought about advertising like that. the messages started out subliminal but now they are much more blatant. there were a few times when i would see seductive obviously nasty advertisments and get grossed out. people thought i was being too Christian. i've never seen any of these ads before but i still dont think my reaction would have been drawing the conclusions she draws. the conclusion scared me "the advertisers are ready for her" like they're sharks or some other wild beasts waiting to eat her alive...like in the Bible "your enemy the devil walks around like a lion seekiang who he may devour" (I Peter 5:8) its so sad how her mind has been so twisted or that she interprets all this from advertisements...i'm by no means saying she's wrong...in fact, she reiterates her own point by her thinking changing so drastically. i'm sure she didn't always think like this, there must have been some occurance or realization to make her realize all this. but obviuosly i dont know. but that's why i'm so glad i know Jesus because he's the only hope this world has left. after all the objectifiying abuse and whatever else people go through the only poerson who can keep you sane is Jesus. he's always there form me to love and talk to. he's not going to objectify and subject women and men and children to any abuse or psychotic behavior. he's just awesome.

response to jjjoanna

i had a similar problem when trying to figure out what to write about. it was either going to be the chicken pox mark under my left eye, my second ear hole or my feet. now that i think about it, i could have done a lot with each of those but with the feet, it was easier to remember the memories than with the other two. and i never really thought about writing about my eyes, but now that you mention it, that might have been interesting. i feel the same way about hating them at first and being able to live with it in the end. ...i wonder if everyone who gets glasses hates them at first and accepts them later.

i responded to this posting....http://jjjoanna.blogspot.com/

writing about my feet

i had fun writing the essay. it was definitely awkward to say some of the descriptions that i always associated with feet though. writing helped me sort out the thoughts and the way i felt when all the situations were happening "so long ago". i know that there are people who are less fortunate than me and less (or more) toes, or have one foot, or no feet. it soudns really strange, i guess but it did make me realize how blessed i am to have both feet and the right amount of toes and all the muscles working properly. i really do need my feet to have fun go everywhere and live a full life. i almost feel bad beacause there are plenty of people who have just as fulfilling a life without parts of their body.

i guess people make the best of what they were given or they sulk and become depressed. i imagine it's easier to do the latter but i feel that no matter what we go through, catestrophic messes or diminuitive situations we must try with all we are to do the former.

response to brianne L aka brilista4

i never thought about it that way. but now that you mention it, our voice is a pretty important part of our lives and i'm not sure how i would handle having a stutter either. it seems that because i'm such a joking, never-take-anything-seriously kind of person, i'd find some way to cope with it. but one can only tell when the situation is in effect. i also have to agree with you in complementing hoagland for being so strong. just like walker and updike said kids are cruel, so i know that going to school in the earlier years (with even less control over the stutter, i imagine) must have been challenging. but that's why his story is so great to me: he still became a huge success. and, like we discussed in class i feel a little guilty for crying over the petty things that get in my way and for those days that i have such a lack of motivation. its good to be taught a lesson.

i'm responding to this article -~->http://brilista4.blogspot.com/

response to ed. hoagland

i enjoyed Hoagland's piece very much. i felt like i could read more of his work if the opportunity arose. anyway, i do know a few people who stutter and i could empathize with what he was saying. i loved the line in the beginning about people who think they can calm someone down in order to stop the stuttering. in some cases this is true, but it would only be temporary and it doesn't help everyone. it was also pretty funny/strange that he's a genius because one of the people who stuttered graduated from my high school a year ahead of me was also brilliant and also went to an "ivy league" school. hoagland is eloquent on paper, and i'm quite sure he is in person, just like my older friend. even with a stutter, the high schooler would stand up and speak in a crowd & he always had great insight on whatever topic we were discussing. i'm not saying that all people who stutter are insanely smart or not, i'm just reemphasizng the fact that a stutter is exactly what is it and nothing more: a stutter. it potentially has no effect on the well-being of a students academic career, or his/her ability to get a job. even though on the other side of that, you can be the smartest in the world, but there are still peope who judge by those standards, and therefore, there is no guarantee that you will get the job, but neither is anyone else technically speaking....this could go on for a while.....