In response to Brianne's post about stuttering, i must say that i agree with what she is saying. It would drive me insane to not be heard as i want people to hear me. I know there are other ways to say how you feel through writing but it isnt the same as speaking what is on your mind. Sometimes it isnt what you say but how you say it. That is something i think i forget sometimes and i take for granted that i do not stutter. I dont know what i would do if i stuttered and it must take a lot of work to keep it under control.

I thought that writing this first essay was pretty difficult. It's hard to write about some part of your body because of all the memories that are tied to it. It was a personal journey for me and a big step in accepting a lot of things in life. Sometimes you put some of these memories in the back of your mind and forget them. Writing this piece brought those memories out, both good and bad. It is important to never forget your past experiences even if they are not the greatest. Those experiences are what shape and define you as a person. To forget your past is to forget yourself.

In response to Danielle's blog, it is very true that we rush life away at times..It is hard to take the time and enjoy life because we are all so young and want to move on to the next point in our life. We want to grow up. We should be enjoying every moment that we have because you cannot get yesterday back. Time is one of the hardest things to cope with because there never is enough of it. I think that at times we need to just take a step back and enjoy the moment, even if that means not doing anything at all. I think it is important to enjoy the time that you have with your family too. Regardless of whether or not you agree with them, they still are your family...

One of the hardest things in life is becoming an orphan....enjoy every day like its the last time you'll be with them...

Andre Breton response

I thought that Free Union by Andre Breton was interesting and thoughtprovoking. The objects and situations Andre used to describe his wife are very different compared to the normal way that people describe someone they love. I personally would not have described my wife this way, for fear of losing my bed for the night/indefinitely. It makes me wonder if he really wrote this about his wife or actually was writing about women in a more general sense. Upon further research, I noticed that he was married three times throughout his life. Although it may be interesting and funny to read, it obviously did not help his love life out at all.

Silence question

The question of silence, as we talked about in class, was pretty interesting to think about..I never thought of the word silence as being negative but i can definitly see how it can be taken that way...i dont think that silence is always a bad thing but being silenced is definitly something that is not good...By personal experience, i have been brought up under the thought that "talk is cheap...silence is golden"...so if i have nothing to say, i generally do not try and say something that does not pertain to the situation..that does not mean i will not speak what is on my mind...i just try and think before i speak...sometimes i feel that silence is more comforting than anything else..words have a tendency to do certain situations injustice...so why say anything when the silence screams volumes?