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Night Walker Response Questions
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Staples refers to the woman he encountered as his first victim due to the general stereotype that had engulfed the social setting at that moment in the society where he had found himself. The blacks were almost always seen from the negative light. He was also depicting how the woman saw herself in his presence, she saw herself as a victim especially because she was a young white well-dressed woman. Staples on the other hand did not have the most pleasing of appearances and would have easily passed off as a mugger, a rapist or even something worse than that. He was a six foot black man with a beard and wafting hair as he says.
The Unwieldy Inheritance he refers to is the awkward social position he found himself not of his own accord but as it seems it discreetly appears to be a form of inheritance accorded to him by the fact that he was a black. He was an innocent 22 year old graduate student who had newly arrived to the University of Chicago probably with a great vision only to face a society heavily puffed with various forms of racism. However, this is because his resided in a place where an affluent neighborhood occupied predominantly by whites was at very close proximity with the ghetto of Chicago which was highly impoverished at that time.
The language of fear is a phrase used by Staples to refer to the various forms of reactions of people to the presence of a young black man who appeared as suspicious. It is a language ingrained in to the mindsets of individuals by the society and is observed to be an almost spontaneous reaction to the presence of any suspicious character. The example he gives to illustrate this language is the crossing of people to the other side of a dark alley rather than passing by him. The locking of vehicle doors upon spotting him was also an expression of the language coupled with pleasantries with police, bouncers and others charged with the responsibility of screening out troublesome individuals.
The titles carry with them an aspect of the stereotype and they would rather render the piece to be perceived negatively upon the first judgment of the title. They appear to contradict the main reason for Staple’s writing especially because he is trying to paint the other side of the coin and show the society that not all young black men are gangsters seeking a way to express their anger and frustration. If given these titles, my perception of the purpose of his writing would be affected since it would appear as though the black men are trying to seize the public space to advance their sinister desires which is the exact opposite of why Staples wrote the essay.
Melodies from selections of Beethoven and Vivaldi would serve to ease the tension of the people around him because they could identify with the popular classical compositions. The compositions would provide a common platform for the lovers of the classical music and the common interests served to overshadow the racial differences. It was also highly unlikely for a mugger would not be the kind to sing such pieces of music and this went a long way to make the people less afraid.
Response Paper 3 The Great Water Highway through New York State
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Response Paper 3: The Great Water Highway through New York State
This book is written based on accounts by American travelers traveling through the country. This particular Chapter, in the first volume dubbed, “Life in the East”, narrates two accounts by two different travelers traversing the Erie Canal, seven years apart. This book details events during the formative first half of America’s history, just eight years after Washington’s inauguration. It describes a young nation whose democratic society is new, where the novel principles of representative- self-governance are just being put into practice. This period is characterized by events such as the economic augmentation due to the establishment of the first cotton mill, transportation had taken a gigantic step forward from the completion of the Erie Canal and in 1826, and the first railroad was being used in Massachusetts.
The author compiled these different takes to prove the benefits of the Erie canalway and its impact on the development of a nation. Built in the antebellum period, an era characterized by the union of the eastern states and the purchase of Louisiana in 1803, the Erie Canal expanded the United States trade from the Atlantic Coast to inland trade. Before the canal was built, the cost of overland movement of goods was too high and therefore prohibitive. It was difficult to penetrate the west of the thirteen original colonies since the land was heavily forested, the Appalachian Mountains were in the way, and these lands lacked an interconnected waterway. The New York officials saw these challenges as an opportunity, and with the leadership of the Governor, DeWitt Clinton, they focused in building a canal system across upper New York. The salt deposits at Syracuse also motivated the leaders, since it was difficult to transport the salt to the East Coast on horseback. The canal could also provide a western router for the nation.
The book, gives a picture of America by Americans themselves rather than by Britons or other authors. The purpose of this book is to reflect the everyday America life in terms of their national, social and cultural patterns in the period after the founding of the nation and at the end of the Civil war. The purpose of this book is to inform Americans about their own history. This particular chapter, Chapter VII, is a description of the tremendous improvements made in the Erie Canal. The Chapter allows the reader to understand the development of the Erie Canal way, a National Heritage Corridor. The differences between the two accounts in this chapter explicitly show the fast rate of development in this era. The first account uses the canal and horses for travel, while in the second account, just seven years later, the author, Thomas S. Woodcock, uses the canal, horses, and steam engines (Tyron, 112). The author is pinpointing the development of transport in this era.
The author aims to show the impact of technological innovation on American life. It particularly shows the benefits of the steam engine. Despite the authors of the two accounts both travelling the same distance, from Albany to Schenectady, the author on the second account arrives much faster (Tyron, 107). It is also interesting to note, that during that era, the steam engines could not travel via steep areas, as this problem had not been figured out yet. The passengers therefore alight the train, then board horses, for two miles, to another steam engine. While the first traveler took four hours to travel, the second one took two. Today, this journey takes 25 minutes by car. The author therefore aims to underscore the tremendous progress man has taken especially in the field of transportation in the early nineteenth century.
Not only did the Erie Canal promote trade, travel and the opening up of the Far West regions (now the mid-west) it was also a major factor in the growth of New York City. From the first author, the Erie Canal had contributed to the growth of Albany into a thriving condition. Before the construction of the Erie Canal, port cities such as Baltimore, Philadelphia, and New Orleans, were bigger than New City. The canal gave New City access to the Midwest, and therefore, became a primary port in the nation. It became the nation’s commercial capital and later, the main port of entry by immigrants from Europe (Shaw, 133). Due to the construction of the canal, the population of New York City quadrupled and made it an attractive venue for the financing industry. By 1850, New York City had surpassed Philadelphia to be the nation’s distinguished banking center.
In conclusion, the article discusses the infrastructural developments of the early nineteenth century, in particular, the Erie Canal. From the two accounts by the different authors there seems to be a difference in developments. These accounts prove the fact that the early nineteenth century was a period for rapid development for the nation. By compiling these two articles, the author communicates to the modern-day reader the vast improvement of the canal and its effects on trade and urbanization.
Works Cited
BIBLIOGRAPHY Shaw, Ronald. Erie Water West. Lexington: University of Kentucky Press, 1966.
Tyron, Warren. “A Mirror for Americans: Life and Manners in the United States 1790-1870 as Recorded by American Travelers.” Volume I: Life in the East. The University of Chicago Press, 1952.
Liszt – Sonnet 104 and Clara Schumann’s Liebst du um Schönheit
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Liszt – Sonnet 104 and Clara Schumann’s “Liebst du um Schönheit”
The two songs that I picked from the listening catalogue are, Liszt – Sonnet 104 and Clara Schumann’s “Liebst du um Schönheit” the two are interesting songs with an instrumental opening which soothes the mind. The two compare to my own listening first “Sonnet 104” is a musical poem and similar listening are found in my catalogue and happens to be the most listened/ Clara Schuman’s listening on the other hand is in form of a love song which I consider to have perfect knots and I like listening to music that takes similar form. In her vocal, Clara uses a lot of chromatics which draws the audience to repeatedly listen to it. Hearing the opening piano lines of the song, I am reminded of the wavelike sound experience I had in my first music class. The lyrics are simple but give profound take on romance or love. Sonnet 104 on the other hand has the effect of ‘abbaabba’ which is a commendable and a key factor towards bringing the audience closer. In sonnet 104, Petrarch introduces an octave and Volta which take the form of a sestet the later closes with a couplet. The two sound interesting and one cannot get bored listening to them.