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      Hass says the problem of describing trees is that they cant be described. He appears to be doing a good job at first but on the third stanza he goes into what seems to be a "you had to be there moment."  Then he just gives up trying to describe it, so since his argument is that he cant describe trees; he succeeds. He goes from "the aspen glitters in the wind" in the first line to "the aspen doing something in the wind" in the last line. He could have tried to continue to describe it but he just stopped trying in the middle. His description is worthless because he is limited in his words. Only Hass knows exactly what hes seeing, are the trees dancing ball room style or hip hop? Or are they just swaying in the wind like two awkward teenagers at a middle school dance?
      After Hass shifts from his descriptive language to saying "No." the tree speaks to him. His words may not speak to us but the tree is talking to him. It is interesting that he chooses to use the word "desenchant" in the preceding line because according to Webster it means to free from illusion. But the next line creates an illusion, an illusion of a tree speaking to the writer.

Talk

Can images do what words do? Can words do what images do?

The answer to both of these quesitons are no. Thats why there are two seperate words for them. They can both create arguments but one is through visuals and the other through words. Both can be just as moving as the other and not necessarily more effective. Words can paint a picture but that picture isnt the same in everyones mind. A picture is a clear representation of what the person wants you to see, nothing is wavering about what can be seen. Whats there is there. Now a picture is also worth a thousand words but not everyone feels the same way about a picture so it can be described in different ways.  

"A Vision of Students Today"

Michael Wesch's argument is that technology isnt the answer to the worlds problems. That sometimes students do better with a chalkboard. They have so much to do in so little time. Though they didnt create the worlds problems its their job to fix them. 

Relationship with my Reader

My relationship with my reader is that they can read my innermost thoughts on my blog. They can see the ins and outs of my organized essays and my "blog this" babblings. I give my readers credit for sticking through to the end of what they read of mine because sometimes I don't even know what I'm trying to say. But you need the reader just like the reader needs the writer. If  no one reads what youre writing then whats the point of writing. And the reader couldnt be a reader if theres nothing to read. The reationship is symbiotic, one cant survive without the other. But to be completely honest im not writing for an audience, im writing for a grade. If i didnt have to blog i wouldnt be "inventing" myself. Im comfortable with who i am.

Boys and Girls

Boy:

• soldier
• baseball
• blue
• brother
• father
• football
• husband
• President
• Priest
• wrestling

Girl:

• cheerleader
• dancer
• Kitchen
• Mother
• nun
• nurse
• Pink
• secretary
• sister
• softball
• wife