Faith McCullough
November 23, 2008
Period 11
AP English III
The Atlanta Exposition Address
Booker T. Washington was a well respected man during his time, and the respect for him continues today. Many people, black and white, looked up to Washington because of the truthfulness in words, intelligence, and respect for all races. In The Atlanta Exposition Address, Booker T. Washington explains how the Negroes and the whites had to come together and unite to have any progress with the nation. He also explains how that this progression of change would not come about by forcing it; Negroes would have to endure some struggles and trials to get to the point of social equality. “I think that the according of the full exercise of political rights is…not an over-night, gourd-vine affair” (Page 7). Change would not come over night and Washington knew this. When doing anything, everyone has to wait for the right time to come.
Like stated before, Washington was well respected for the truthfulness in his words. Washington spoke his mind and that is what a lot of people liked about him. Though many people liked him for his truthfulness, a number of people didn’t. For example, when Washington was asked to give his “opinion of the exact condition, mental and moral, of the coloured ministers in the South…” (Page 5) Negroes began to get mad and stop sending their children to Tuskegee. Although this probably hindered Washington in some ways, it didn’t stop him from doing what he knew what he was supposed to do and that was to “speak in the interests of the Tuskegee school and my race…” (Page 4).
“In all things that are purely social we can be as separate as the fingers, yet one as the hand in all things essential to mutual progress” (Page 2). Washington respected all races because he knew that they would all have to come together for the nation to progress into a greater nation. Once this happens, Negroes would be given political rights just like whites and would now have a chance to be apart of society. Washington started this trend of becoming part of a white society when he became one of the jurors of the Atlanta Exposition. Just speaking at the exposition was a great privilege, but being able to judge others was an even greater privilege. This event proved that Negroes had to work their way up to the top. They more than an education now; they needed confidence to know that one day there would be equal opportunity for blacks.
Sunday, November 23, 2008
Tuesday, November 18, 2008
The Yellow Wallpaper
Faith McCullough
November 18, 2008
Period 11
AP English III
The Yellow Wallpaper
In the story The Yellow Wallpaper by Charlotte Perkins, the main character portrays a “true woman” who submissive, loyal, and faithful. She would be considered part of the cult of true womanhood. Though did all these things for her husband, John, he treated her as if she did not have any say or opinion at all, not even on her own health. John was certainly convinced that she was sick and had a nervous condition. It can be inferred that John made her obtain this nervous condition because being part of the cult of true womanhood could take a strain on one. She probably was just tired and exhausted from the work. Since he was a physician, everyone including their friends and family believed him. His wife did not even believe she was ill but he was the man of the household and the highest of authority, so she had no other choice but to go along with what he believed to true. Perkins reveals the woman’s separation but not entire divorce from the cult through the character’s diction and disobedience.
Throughout the story there were various moments, closer to the end, where the woman deliberately disobeys her husband because she is trying to find out different things about the nursery wallpaper. “He thought I was asleep first, but I wasn't…” (Page 9). When the woman was told to go to sleep she did not do as she was instructed. She was trying to expand her knowledge on what was on or in that wallpaper, and by making her go to sleep John was preventing this from happening. Another example of the woman defying her husband’s authority was when she creeps during the daylight just like the women in the wallpaper, knowing that she should not. “I always lock the door when I creep by daylight. I can't do it at night, for I know John would suspect something at once” (Page 13). Though she knows that her husband would be suspicious of her if he saw her creeping at night, she was willing to take that chance so she might find out more about the yellow wallpaper.
In addition to diction, Perkins’s main character conveys a tone of disobedience to disclose the woman’s separation with the cult of true womanhood. The main character’s tone suggest that she was ready find out things on her own and not have to rely on her husband. She was amenable to chance her relationship with her husband. He could have sent her to Weir Mitchell, a man that was just like her husband and her brother, but worse. Although she had to gamble her “freedom”, her disobedient behavior led her to a fascinating discovery that indeed shocked her husband.
In conclusion, Perkins uses the main character’s diction and tone to express her separation from the cult of true womanhood. She illustrates how being involved in the cult of true womanhood takes a toll on a woman and causes them to want to separate from the cult and become their own woman.
November 18, 2008
Period 11
AP English III
The Yellow Wallpaper
In the story The Yellow Wallpaper by Charlotte Perkins, the main character portrays a “true woman” who submissive, loyal, and faithful. She would be considered part of the cult of true womanhood. Though did all these things for her husband, John, he treated her as if she did not have any say or opinion at all, not even on her own health. John was certainly convinced that she was sick and had a nervous condition. It can be inferred that John made her obtain this nervous condition because being part of the cult of true womanhood could take a strain on one. She probably was just tired and exhausted from the work. Since he was a physician, everyone including their friends and family believed him. His wife did not even believe she was ill but he was the man of the household and the highest of authority, so she had no other choice but to go along with what he believed to true. Perkins reveals the woman’s separation but not entire divorce from the cult through the character’s diction and disobedience.
Throughout the story there were various moments, closer to the end, where the woman deliberately disobeys her husband because she is trying to find out different things about the nursery wallpaper. “He thought I was asleep first, but I wasn't…” (Page 9). When the woman was told to go to sleep she did not do as she was instructed. She was trying to expand her knowledge on what was on or in that wallpaper, and by making her go to sleep John was preventing this from happening. Another example of the woman defying her husband’s authority was when she creeps during the daylight just like the women in the wallpaper, knowing that she should not. “I always lock the door when I creep by daylight. I can't do it at night, for I know John would suspect something at once” (Page 13). Though she knows that her husband would be suspicious of her if he saw her creeping at night, she was willing to take that chance so she might find out more about the yellow wallpaper.
In addition to diction, Perkins’s main character conveys a tone of disobedience to disclose the woman’s separation with the cult of true womanhood. The main character’s tone suggest that she was ready find out things on her own and not have to rely on her husband. She was amenable to chance her relationship with her husband. He could have sent her to Weir Mitchell, a man that was just like her husband and her brother, but worse. Although she had to gamble her “freedom”, her disobedient behavior led her to a fascinating discovery that indeed shocked her husband.
In conclusion, Perkins uses the main character’s diction and tone to express her separation from the cult of true womanhood. She illustrates how being involved in the cult of true womanhood takes a toll on a woman and causes them to want to separate from the cult and become their own woman.
Monday, November 17, 2008
Annotated Bibliographies
Anonymous. (1975). Career Advice. Nursing, 5(12). Retrieved November 14, 2008,
from http://web.ebscohost.com.ezproxy1.lib.depaul.edu/ehost/pdf?vid=2&hid=103&sid=331f910f-0312-4b94-9f4f-12f1f93b1160%40sessionmgr104
This article “provides professional advises on problems connected with the nursing practice in the United States, particularly on career matters. The article explains the inquiry on work-study programs for pediatric nurse specialists; inquiry regarding nursery service offered by hospitals; educational requirements to advance from a graduate nurse into Public Health nurse.” These were the main points of the article. I really enjoyed this article because it gives real life examples with real people. It was something the author’s audience could relate to. Since the audience would be able to relate to the people in the article, it presents a pathos appeal. Rather than give fact after fact, the author decided to appeal to the emotion of his audience. One flaw that was identified was that there were no facts or statistics that may establish ethos. The authors credibility has been lost because his audience would not know if the information he was giving were true or not. This article helped me in determining my profession by showing me the downs of becoming a pediatric nurse. This article did not just tell about the good things about this career, it told about the bad as well. The argument could be made stronger by adding a little more statistics and facts.
Classick, S. (1999). News From the Society. Journal of the Society of Pediatric Nurses,
4(1). Retrieved November 14, 2008, from
http://web.ebscohost.com.ezproxy1.lib.depaul.edu/ehost/pdf?vid=2&hid=14&sid=f76a8b0b-b9ea-4285-9d9b-b6ffd4f117fa%40sessionmgr9
This article is about “the activities to standards for pediatric advanced practice nursing education (preparation), the scope and standards for pediatric advanced practice nursing (clinical), and certification needs of pediatric advanced practice nurses (competencies).” I chose this article because it gave a variety amount of information that I know will be useful to me choosing the career the suits me best. These are the three main points in the article. The article presented to me rhetorically by establishing ethos. It gives percentages on a survey concerning Pediatric Advancing Practice Nursing (PAPN) certification. The article also establishes the author’s credibility. The information becomes convincing and reliable to the audience. Though this was a good article, it had some flaws. One flaw that I recognized was that the author could have elaborated more on the factors regarding advanced certification. She only gave main points on the topic. For example, she gave three points on the internal factors and three points on the external factors. The three internal factors were “certification is a personal challenge, certification will be required in the future, and validity of current exams.” The external factors were “certification will increase salary, certification is required by employer, and cost of certification.” Although this was a flaw, this did not affect or change my decision in wanting to do this profession. Not only could the author have provided more examples, the author could have enlarged more on the preparation on becoming a PAPN rather than giving little detail at all. Not explaining the preparation was one flaw that made me not interested in the article, but it still did not change my mind on the profession that I have chosen.
Fitzpatrick, L. (1977). Nursing. Signs, 2. Retrieved November 14, 2008, from http://www.jstor.org.ezproxy2.lib.depaul.edu/stable/3173212?&Search=yes&term=united&term=pediatric&term=career&term=states&term=nursing&list=hide&searchUri=%2Faction%2FdoAdvancedSearch%3Fq0%3Dpediatric%2Bnursing%26f0%3Dall%26c0%3DAND%26q1%3Dunited%2Bstates%26f1%3Dall%26c1%3DAND%26q2%3Dcareer%26f2%3Dall%26c2%3DAND%26q3%3D%26f3%3Dall%26wc%3Don%26Search%3DSearch%26sd%3D%26ed%3D%26la%3Deng%26jo%3D&item=5&ttl=175&returnArticleService=showArticle
Foster, R. (2008). One Voice on the Scope and Standards for Pediatric Nursing Practice.
Journal for Specialists in Pediatric Nursing, 13(2). Retrieved November 14, 2008, from http://web.ebscohost.com.ezproxy1.lib.depaul.edu/ehost/pdf?vid=2&hid=102&sid=1a631c33-bdf4-45fa-86f8-7e85b5155312%40sessionmgr109
Heikes, J. (1991). When Men Are the Minority: The Case of Men in Nursing. The Sociological Quarterly, 32. Retrieved November 14, 2008, from http://www.jstor.org.ezproxy2.lib.depaul.edu/stable/4120914?&Search=yes&term=united&term=pediatric&term=career&term=states&term=nursing&list=hide&searchUri=%2Faction%2FdoAdvancedSearch%3Fq0%3Dpediatric%2Bnursing%26f0%3Dall%26c0%3DAND%26q1%3Dunited%2Bstates%26f1%3Dall%26c1%3DAND%26q2%3Dcareer%26f2%3Dall%26c2%3DAND%26q3%3D%26f3%3Dall%26wc%3Don%26Search%3DSearch%26sd%3D%26ed%3D%26la%3Deng%26jo%3D&item=11&ttl=175&returnArticleService=showArticle
Hoff, T., Nelson, J., Whitcomb, W. (2002). Thriving and Surviving in a New Medical Career: The Case of Hospitalist Physicians. Journal of Health and Social Behavior, 43. Retrieved Novemmber 14, 2008, from http://www.jstor.org.ezproxy2.lib.depaul.edu/stable/3090246?&Search=yes&term=united&term=pediatric&term=career&term=states&term=nursing&list=hide&searchUri=%2Faction%2FdoAdvancedSearch%3Fq0%3Dpediatric%2Bnursing%26f0%3Dall%26c0%3DAND%26q1%3Dunited%2Bstates%26f1%3Dall%26c1%3DAND%26q2%3Dcareer%26f2%3Dall%26c2%3DAND%26q3%3D%26f3%3Dall%26wc%3Don%26Search%3DSearch%26sd%3D%26ed%3D%26la%3Deng%26jo%3D&item=2&ttl=175&returnArticleService=showArticle&cookieSet=1
Graf, E., Halfer, D., Sullivan, C. (2008). The Organizational Impact of a New Graduate
Pediatric Nursing Mentoring Program. Nursing Economic$, 26(4). Retrieved November 14, 2008, from http://web.ebscohost.com.ezproxy1.lib.depaul.edu/ehost/pdf?vid=2&hid=16&sid=dc4797ca-35b1-4166-9d7f-b4a99ca23349%40sessionmgr2
Stone, E. (1995). Nurse Practitioners and Physician Assistants: Do They Have a Role in
Your Practice? Pediatrics, 96(4). Retrieved November 14, 2008, from
http://web.ebscohost.com.ezproxy1.lib.depaul.edu/ehost/pdf?vid=2&hid=9&sid=d9cd6b43-24dd-498d-9ca9-d99958b594a8%40SRCSM2
from http://web.ebscohost.com.ezproxy1.lib.depaul.edu/ehost/pdf?vid=2&hid=103&sid=331f910f-0312-4b94-9f4f-12f1f93b1160%40sessionmgr104
This article “provides professional advises on problems connected with the nursing practice in the United States, particularly on career matters. The article explains the inquiry on work-study programs for pediatric nurse specialists; inquiry regarding nursery service offered by hospitals; educational requirements to advance from a graduate nurse into Public Health nurse.” These were the main points of the article. I really enjoyed this article because it gives real life examples with real people. It was something the author’s audience could relate to. Since the audience would be able to relate to the people in the article, it presents a pathos appeal. Rather than give fact after fact, the author decided to appeal to the emotion of his audience. One flaw that was identified was that there were no facts or statistics that may establish ethos. The authors credibility has been lost because his audience would not know if the information he was giving were true or not. This article helped me in determining my profession by showing me the downs of becoming a pediatric nurse. This article did not just tell about the good things about this career, it told about the bad as well. The argument could be made stronger by adding a little more statistics and facts.
Classick, S. (1999). News From the Society. Journal of the Society of Pediatric Nurses,
4(1). Retrieved November 14, 2008, from
http://web.ebscohost.com.ezproxy1.lib.depaul.edu/ehost/pdf?vid=2&hid=14&sid=f76a8b0b-b9ea-4285-9d9b-b6ffd4f117fa%40sessionmgr9
This article is about “the activities to standards for pediatric advanced practice nursing education (preparation), the scope and standards for pediatric advanced practice nursing (clinical), and certification needs of pediatric advanced practice nurses (competencies).” I chose this article because it gave a variety amount of information that I know will be useful to me choosing the career the suits me best. These are the three main points in the article. The article presented to me rhetorically by establishing ethos. It gives percentages on a survey concerning Pediatric Advancing Practice Nursing (PAPN) certification. The article also establishes the author’s credibility. The information becomes convincing and reliable to the audience. Though this was a good article, it had some flaws. One flaw that I recognized was that the author could have elaborated more on the factors regarding advanced certification. She only gave main points on the topic. For example, she gave three points on the internal factors and three points on the external factors. The three internal factors were “certification is a personal challenge, certification will be required in the future, and validity of current exams.” The external factors were “certification will increase salary, certification is required by employer, and cost of certification.” Although this was a flaw, this did not affect or change my decision in wanting to do this profession. Not only could the author have provided more examples, the author could have enlarged more on the preparation on becoming a PAPN rather than giving little detail at all. Not explaining the preparation was one flaw that made me not interested in the article, but it still did not change my mind on the profession that I have chosen.
Fitzpatrick, L. (1977). Nursing. Signs, 2. Retrieved November 14, 2008, from http://www.jstor.org.ezproxy2.lib.depaul.edu/stable/3173212?&Search=yes&term=united&term=pediatric&term=career&term=states&term=nursing&list=hide&searchUri=%2Faction%2FdoAdvancedSearch%3Fq0%3Dpediatric%2Bnursing%26f0%3Dall%26c0%3DAND%26q1%3Dunited%2Bstates%26f1%3Dall%26c1%3DAND%26q2%3Dcareer%26f2%3Dall%26c2%3DAND%26q3%3D%26f3%3Dall%26wc%3Don%26Search%3DSearch%26sd%3D%26ed%3D%26la%3Deng%26jo%3D&item=5&ttl=175&returnArticleService=showArticle
Foster, R. (2008). One Voice on the Scope and Standards for Pediatric Nursing Practice.
Journal for Specialists in Pediatric Nursing, 13(2). Retrieved November 14, 2008, from http://web.ebscohost.com.ezproxy1.lib.depaul.edu/ehost/pdf?vid=2&hid=102&sid=1a631c33-bdf4-45fa-86f8-7e85b5155312%40sessionmgr109
Heikes, J. (1991). When Men Are the Minority: The Case of Men in Nursing. The Sociological Quarterly, 32. Retrieved November 14, 2008, from http://www.jstor.org.ezproxy2.lib.depaul.edu/stable/4120914?&Search=yes&term=united&term=pediatric&term=career&term=states&term=nursing&list=hide&searchUri=%2Faction%2FdoAdvancedSearch%3Fq0%3Dpediatric%2Bnursing%26f0%3Dall%26c0%3DAND%26q1%3Dunited%2Bstates%26f1%3Dall%26c1%3DAND%26q2%3Dcareer%26f2%3Dall%26c2%3DAND%26q3%3D%26f3%3Dall%26wc%3Don%26Search%3DSearch%26sd%3D%26ed%3D%26la%3Deng%26jo%3D&item=11&ttl=175&returnArticleService=showArticle
Hoff, T., Nelson, J., Whitcomb, W. (2002). Thriving and Surviving in a New Medical Career: The Case of Hospitalist Physicians. Journal of Health and Social Behavior, 43. Retrieved Novemmber 14, 2008, from http://www.jstor.org.ezproxy2.lib.depaul.edu/stable/3090246?&Search=yes&term=united&term=pediatric&term=career&term=states&term=nursing&list=hide&searchUri=%2Faction%2FdoAdvancedSearch%3Fq0%3Dpediatric%2Bnursing%26f0%3Dall%26c0%3DAND%26q1%3Dunited%2Bstates%26f1%3Dall%26c1%3DAND%26q2%3Dcareer%26f2%3Dall%26c2%3DAND%26q3%3D%26f3%3Dall%26wc%3Don%26Search%3DSearch%26sd%3D%26ed%3D%26la%3Deng%26jo%3D&item=2&ttl=175&returnArticleService=showArticle&cookieSet=1
Graf, E., Halfer, D., Sullivan, C. (2008). The Organizational Impact of a New Graduate
Pediatric Nursing Mentoring Program. Nursing Economic$, 26(4). Retrieved November 14, 2008, from http://web.ebscohost.com.ezproxy1.lib.depaul.edu/ehost/pdf?vid=2&hid=16&sid=dc4797ca-35b1-4166-9d7f-b4a99ca23349%40sessionmgr2
Stone, E. (1995). Nurse Practitioners and Physician Assistants: Do They Have a Role in
Your Practice? Pediatrics, 96(4). Retrieved November 14, 2008, from
http://web.ebscohost.com.ezproxy1.lib.depaul.edu/ehost/pdf?vid=2&hid=9&sid=d9cd6b43-24dd-498d-9ca9-d99958b594a8%40SRCSM2
Wednesday, November 12, 2008
The Pit and The Pendulum- Lit. Response
In Malloy’s analysis on The Pit and the Pendulum, she focuses on three main points on the story. The first main point is that Poe uses apocalyptic imagery to establish his narrative framework. A lot of Poe’s symbolism and allusions comes from biblical events or something pertaining to the bible. For example, by General LaSalle coming to save the narrator, LaSalle represented, somewhat, The Second Coming of Christ. The general was viewed as rescuer or sort of like a savior. The second main point was that “…Poe associates the divine in The Pit and the Pendulum not only with infancy, but also more generally with special states of consciousness” (Pg. 88). By falling in and out of consciousness, the reader interprets the narrator’s state of mind and being. The third main point was “the narrator’s consciousness promotes rather than eases his sense of isolation and terror” (Pg. 90). For instance, in the story the narrator tries to realize his true state, but before he thinks about it, he is afraid that he might be deceased. These three main points are heavily argued in the analysis and help prove Malloy’s argument.
Even though, Malloy proves her point very effectively, her analysis does contain some flaws. She tends to inform the audience of how other author’s do things, instead of focusing on Poe’s artistry. A reader can get easily confused on who or what she is trying to explain. If this happens Malloy will lose her audience’s attention and that is never a good thing to do. Malloy should concentrate more on Poe’s writing than the writing of other authors. Overall, Malloy did an excellent job establishing her purpose and proving it.
Even though, Malloy proves her point very effectively, her analysis does contain some flaws. She tends to inform the audience of how other author’s do things, instead of focusing on Poe’s artistry. A reader can get easily confused on who or what she is trying to explain. If this happens Malloy will lose her audience’s attention and that is never a good thing to do. Malloy should concentrate more on Poe’s writing than the writing of other authors. Overall, Malloy did an excellent job establishing her purpose and proving it.
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