!!BONUS!!
In the Thompson reading, what does the word "ottehgs" refer to? What is it an anagram of?
Refers to communities/suburbs. Anagram of 'ghettos'
What is Carter's perspective on courage and cowardice when it comes to her own abuse? How could it relate to real-life abuse situations?
"For me, courageous people are those who maintains their humility when they encounter positive situations and maintain that same integrity when facing painful situations. A coward is someone who cannot or does not act with integrity because of the threat of pain or the fear of pain" (p. 1198).
Points for a descriptive and logical answer.
How do you feel about the satire and irony in the Nacirema articles? Is the satire/critiques warranted? Please elaborate on your feelings of these readings.
Points for descriptive and logical answer.
How does the autoethnography genre impact topics like stalking or abuse? Give examples from the Carter and Highlighting Numbers readings.
Autoethnographical genre provides a personal experience as content, stories of stalking or abuse stem from author's own life --> makes a unique work
Highlighting Numbers --> illustrate hardships of author's attempts to receive protection from her new state
Subjectivity/Objectivity --> Personal voice gives deeper insight to impacts of abuse on someone
How does Carter's breakdown of words, like 'secret' and 'relationship', impact her meaning or purpose?
"The word secret can be traced to its Latin root secretus meaning 'alone,' 'special,' 'retired,' 'solitary,' 'hidden,' and 'secret.' Secrets allow us to keep our sense of being our very own'" (p. 1188).
- Secrets become a symbol of isolation for Carter.
"The etymology of the word relationship is 'that which we return to.' It is a derivative of the word relate (relatus), to carry back (Klein, 1971)" (p. 1190).
- Emphasize how families enter a cycle of abuse, thus something that is returned to.