Page 100, Strategies:
I think it is very true that culture affects what people say or write about. Also, culture has an affect on how people analyze or understand certain texts and the point they are trying to get across. A person that lives in Iraq has a different lifestyle, obviously, than a person living in America, or Australia. And even a person who lives in South Carolina has a different aspect on life than a person who lives in New York City. Living in different areas and having different views is what makes everyone in the world unique and different.
Solider, CR, Page 327:
Reading about when this poem was written helps the reader to know that this poem was probably written during World War I. By simply reading the title, I had a general knowledge of what this poem would be about or touch on. Reading the way that this soldier writes allows the reader to get inside his head and feel as he feels because he writes so intentively and with feeling and passion. This was obviously a tough time for this soldier and he does a good job of getting his feelings through to the reader.
Anthem for Doomed Youth, CR, Page 429:
This poem seems to be taken place in a war setting as well. This poem was more emotional than the first about war. Reading this poem gave me such a different perspective on war in general. Since it was so emotional it helped to see the other side of war that the general public does not see. We all know that war is a terrible, awful thing, but we never know just what its like, and this poem helps to see. In the line, "No mockeries now for them; no prayers nor bells,
Nor any voice of mourning save the choirs,-" I took this part of the poem as, no more help for them, they are on their own now.
Dulce et Decorum Est, CR, Page 430
This poem was kind of confusing for me. I did noticed that this poem was more vivid about people dying. It mentions the views that older people have on war, as in comparison to the view that younger people have on the war.
Glory of Women, CR, page 445
Again, another poem on war. This is coming from the view of women. I think the views don't really matter if they have a husband, boyfriend, brother, friend, or cousin in the war. The women are always supportive and scared. There was a very touching ending that made an impression in my mind because it talked about a mother doing something that she wont have to do again.
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I agree that culture reflects on almost everything you do including what you say, or what you write about. Also culture reflects how you act in front of people because different cultures have different expectations.
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