Peer Responses Week 4
ENG 102 (MLA FORMAT)
After reading this week’s assigned literature as well as the online learning resource entitled “Style, Tone, and Mood,”
respond to
one of the following prompts:
1.
Tone: What one-word adjectives would you pick to describe the
tone in each of this week’s three assigned stories? List those three words in your main response (you can list more than three if you want). Then, defend your choices by discussing specific dialogue, word choice, or description in these stories that helps convey their respective tones.
2.
Style: Provide a specific example of
each week 4 author’s writing
style by selecting a specific sentence (or, specific words/phrases) from each story that you think best illustrates each author’s distinct style. Then, discuss the following: how does each author’s style best suit the content of the specific story they’re telling? How do you think one of these stories might be different if told by one of the
other week 4 authors? Explain.
3.
Mood: Make a 3-song soundtrack playlist for any of the assigned stories we have read this week (it could be one song for
each of the three stories, or three songs for
one story). List the title of each song you’ve chosen, the name of the artist, and provide a brief description of why you chose the songs you did, meaningfully connecting each song’s lyrics or music to a relevant theme, event, or mood in the story.
As you continue discussion with peers during the week, try to provide additional ideas or suggestions based on the option they chose above. For example, suggest at least one other one-word adjective as part of your reply to a classmate who chose option 1; if replying to a classmate who chose option #2, find one other sentence from one of these stories that you think supports your classmate’s views, and include that sentence as part of your reply to them. If replying to a student who wrote on option 3, try to name another appropriate song choice besides the ones they mentioned.
(This is the part you are doing. Above is for your reference).
1.
Response #1 (LAMAR): Mood: Make a 3-song soundtrack playlist for any of the assigned stories we have read this week (it could be one song for
each of the three stories, or three songs for
one story). List the title of each song you’ve chosen, the name of the artist, and provide a brief description of why you chose the songs you did, meaningfully connecting each song’s lyrics or music to a relevant theme, event, or mood in the story.
1 Song: “Blinding Lights”
Artist: The Weekend
Description: This song relates to the story “The Tell-Tale Heart” by Edgar Allan Poe. The song’s haunting and intense atmosphere mirrors the story’s dark and suspenseful tone. The lyrics, such as “The city cold and empty no one around to judge me oh I can’t see clearly when you’re gone, I said oh I’m blinded by the lights no, I can’t sleep until I feel your touch” capture the narrator’s paranoia and guilt, reflecting the psychological turmoil experienced in the story.
2. Song: “Not afraid”
Artist: Eminem
Description: “Not Afraid” connects with the story “Hills Like White Elephants” by Ernest Hemingway. The song’s sad and reflective tone reflects the emotional weight and complexities of the story. The lyrics, like “I’m not afraid to take a stand everybody come to take my hand we’ll walk this road together, through the storm whatever weather cold or warm just letting you know that you’re not alone holla at me if you feel like you’ve been down the same road” resonate with the character’s internal struggle and the difficult decisions they face.
3. Song: “Homecoming”
Artist: Kanye West
Description: “Homecoming” is a fitting choice for the story “Why I Live at the P.O.” by Eudora Welty. The song’s upbeat and nostalgic vibe captures the sense of belonging and the longing for a place to call home, which is a central theme in the story. The lyrics, such as “Every interview I’m representing you making you proud reach for the stars so if I fall you land on the cloud jump in sparks your light wave all around, and if you don’t know by now am taking chi town” resonate with the protagonist’s desire for acceptance and finding her place in her family and community.
Citation:
“The Weeknd – Blinding Lights (Official Video).”
YouTube, YouTube, 21 Jan. 2020,
www.youtube.com/watch?v=4NRXx6U8ABQ.
“Eminem – Not Afraid.”
YouTube, YouTube, 5 June 2010,
www.youtube.com/watch?v=j5-yKhDd64s.
“Kanye West – Homecoming.”
YouTube, YouTube, 17 June 2009,
www.youtube.com/watch?v=LQ488QrqGE4.
Response #2 (GABRIELLE): For “Why I Live at the P.O.” by Eudora Welty one adjective I would use is dishonest for the tone. In this story, almost every character lies instead of being honest and telling the truth. Throughout the story, the family lies to each other. For example, Stella-Rondo comes home with a child that she has out of wedlock. She decides to lie and introduce herself as her adopted daughter to keep her mother happy.
“The Tell-Tale Heart” is just creepy. Edgar Allan Poe always writes the creepiest stories. This story in particular is narrated creepy. It is full of paranoia. The narrator is also mentally ill.
The soundtrack I would play in “The Tell-Tale Heart” is Evil Eye by Black Sabbath. In the Beating Heart scene, I would play What Doesn’t Die by Anthrax. The next song I would play is Diary of a Madman by Ossy Osbourne.
Reference:
Poe, Edgar Allan. “The Tell-Tale
Heart.” The Works of Edgar Allan
Poe, Volume II, 1884. Project
Gutenberg,
https://www.gutenberg.org/files/21h/2148-h.htm#chap2.20
. Accessed 3 September 2023.
HSE-302 (APA FORMAT)
Response #1 (MICHAEL): After reviewing the Georgia Emergency Operations Plan (GEOP) 2017, some of the emergency services functions that I found for our local and state which I feel are essential are ESF #11 Transportation Coordinator. This function falls under the prevue of the Department of Transportation and includes intercostal waterway management and debris management. As with many hurricanes, we see surge of coastal waters and downed trees. Though all of the functions serve a vital role, in my opinion this one seems to have their work cut out for them.
ESF #11 in the aftermath will have to coordinate with other functions in order to get a clear understanding of the priorities to engage with first. In the realm of debris management, the vast amount of contractual removal will be a major feat, while emphasis placed on not getting gouged for contract agreements. With this function in action, there is also the need for clear routes for emergency service personnel attempting to recover or rescue, while allowing for faster, safer transit through affected areas, whether to expedite recovery operations or to simply get insurance adjusters to allow safe travel for claims.
Another function which I believe to be essential is ESF #61 Mass Care & Human services. This function is headed by GA Department of Human Services, and their role is the care of displaced personnel and shelter, with a responsibility for status reporting. Each incident or disaster poses its own detriment to displaced personnel. Whether single individuals up to large families being displaced. The role of this function is to provide for those who could have lost everything.
Some might disagree with these functions, and some might agree, but what I found to be interesting is the numbering of the ESF’s. Such as ESF #11 deals with transportation and all facets dealing in transportation to number 6 dealing with human care issues. I wouldn’t look at these as priorities per se. However, look at them as an organization chart which simplifies how the EM’s can call upon additional support. All of the functions are needed on a case-by-case basis and are instrumental in their activation and deactivation. As a time, phased approach, I could see these two functions as being some of the last functions to be deactivated during a disaster.
1Georgia Emergency Management and Homeland Security Agency;
Response | Georgia Emergency Management and Homeland Security Agency; PDF Georgia Emergency Operations Plan
Response #2 (WILLIAM): In central Georgia, the EOC would need to be prepared for bad weather, such as tornadoes and flooding. This would require the EOC to perform a few basic functions. These functions include communication, information management, situational awareness, and resource management. When it comes to communication and information management, the systems need to be interoperable so that communication and information sharing can be done across multiple jurisdictions. This would be important in the case of tornadoes because it would allow jurisdictions to share vital information with other jurisdictions in an attempt to be better prepared. The communication systems also need to be resilient and able to perform if it were to take damage from a tornado or heavy winds. There also needs to be a high level of situational awareness to be able to process the information and make the correct decisions in a timely matter. One other function of the EOC is resource management, which has six tasks to perform during an emergency. These tasks include identifying what resources are needed, ordering the resources, mobilizing the resources, tracking the resources, demobilizing the resources, and restocking resources for future emergencies (“NIMS Emergency Operations,” 2022).
Reference
NIMS Emergency Operations Center How-to Quick Reference Guide. (Oct 2022). How to Quick Reference Guide. www.fema.gov/sites/default/files/documents/fema_eoc-quick-reference-guide.pdf
HSE-480(APA FORMAT)
Response #1 (PAUL): If the Biden administration has the most foreign policy experience of any in recent decades, how then do we have all this turmoil in the Middle East and the world? Does any of this impact you or is it too far away?
Response #2 (MICHAEL): The U.S. Middle East policy during this period involved four key elements: 1) Ensuring the free flow of oil from the region to the West, 2) Supporting Israel as a strategic ally, 3) Containing Soviet influence in the region, and 4) Promoting regional stability and peace. The collapse of the four-pronged strategy occurred due to several factors. The U.S. support for Israel led to increased tensions with Arab states, undermining regional stability and peace. The U.S. containment policy against the Soviet Union was challenged by the Soviet Union’s support for Arab states, leading to proxy conflicts in the region. The U.S. focus on oil flow was seen as prioritizing economic interests over human rights, leading to anti-American sentiment in the region. The Soviet Union had a significant presence in the Middle East during this period. It supported Arab states both economically and militarily, and its goals included expanding its influence in the region, countering U.S. influence, and gaining access to Middle Eastern oil. The Soviet Union’s involvement in the Middle East posed several challenges to U.S. foreign policy. It undermined U.S. efforts to promote regional stability and peace, and it challenged U.S. containment policy. The Soviet Union’s support for Arab states also increased the risk of proxy conflicts and potentially direct military confrontation, posing a threat to U.S. homeland security.
Resources
International Legal Developments in Review: 2006. (2007).
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Remley, W. L. (2018). Jean-Paul Sartre’s Anarchist Philosophy.
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