Summary:
The blog about memoir writing and the listening exercise are both about self reflection on their lives.In the memoir blog the writer starts off about how he was trying to understand how his own mind work by reading Freud and taking psychology in his first year of college.He finally figure out how to make sense of his own mind by reviewing who he is by writing memoirs.He goes on to explain how different authors prove that memoirs help to reveal certain moments in our lifes more clearly.Antoinette and Iriel talk about there experiences about what happen to them during hurricane katrina.The two speakers make sense of their situation during katrina by telling or reviewing the events that happen to them during the hurricane.They go on to explain how there lives was change by these certain events, how the their families are important to them, and how the things they take for granted are precious to them.
Reaction:
I felt that both of the stories have a valid point to them.That writing our stories of our lives in memoirs help to unlock secrets thet we do not know that we had. Also, that writing about are stories help to soothe us. The story of the katrina victims struck home with me because my cousin was living up in New Orleans when the hurricane hit so I get the point of view that they are coming from.
Questions:
What makes Jerry Wexler want to unlock his own mind from such a young age?
Why did he went through 15 years years of therapy?
What would Antoinette and Iriel tell other hurricane victims to help them through the hard times?
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I like that you can personally connect to the stories. Sometimes the ability to relate to a story is through direct connection, like you and your cousin.
Nice work.
Matt your summary was very well written. It was very organized and it had some very good points. I loved your reaction. i completly agrre with what you said, were the stories showed a very good image.
Now on your questions i think i can answer 1 or 2 of them. when you ask why jerry wants to unlock his mind, i believe that he wants to know more about him on the inside and not just the outside. About the 15 years of therapy I cant help you there. Now for the hurricane victims they would give support to other victims so it is easier on them. So i hope these help answer your questions and like i said you did a good job summarizing the two readings.
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