Follis.Jordyn.Abstract.

The purpose of this paper is to inform the readers about Leukemia and how it affects the fighter and the fighters family. Leukemia is a type of blood cancer that begins in the bone marrow. White blood cells (known as leukocytes) are used by the body to fight infections and other foreign substances. This paper is going to include both a cause and effect, and a narrative point of stand. A cause and effect will be displayed by educating the readers how leukemia forms in the body and the effect it has on the patient and family. The narrative part of this paper will include sharing the story about my cousin, Hannah, who is currently battling this disease. I will share how she was diagnosed with Leukemia, what kind of treatment she went through, how the treatment effects Hannah. Interview subjects will be my uncle, the father of my 7 year old cousin who is currently battling leukemia. He will be questioned about my cousin specifically. What kind of leukemia was she diagnosed with? What was her chances of winning the battle? He will also be questioned about the effect that the whole situation has had on him, hannah, her siblings, and other relatives. From the interview, the readers will get informed from a more narrative not just a research point of view.

Research Paper RD Proposal

For my research paper I want to go more in dept about cancer and how it affect the fighter and the fighters families. This was my Ted talk topic and I want to go more in depth about it. I want to start with talking about what cancer is and the different types and go into the different types. And then talk more specifically about leukemia. I want to do my essay a narrative but also a cause and effect. The cause of cancer and then the effect cancer has on the patient and all the family members of the fighter. For this paper I am thinking about interviewing my uncle, he could tell me a lot of details about how Hannah's daily life has changed dramatically and what she has to do every day from the start of her treatment, to the end, and for the test of her life. He will also tell me more on how it effects the family as well. I recently talked to my uncle and asked him about how Hannah was doing and I also asked him how Nick and Ella were doing (Hannah's siblings). And he told me how much it has affected them too as a person. It has changed how they see life. It has effected my uncle and aunt dramatically as parents I know that. They have had their hardships since the Hannah was diagnosed, and they have to do what's best for Hannah not exactly for them. Their first thought is how will this effect Hannah and is this a good choice? I want to show throughtout my essay not only the effect on cancer patients but also the effect on family members. 

*Anybody that have any ideas or comments please comment I would really appreciate it!"*

Heart of Darkness Thesis

In my essay I want to talk and show the readers how Conrad displays darkness thoughout the book. Throughout my paper I want to answer my thesis which is, How does Conrad display the darkness contemporary features to the readers throughout the book Heart of Darkness? The first quote I would use to show the darkness that is displayed by the river is  “Going up the river was like traveling back to the earliest beginnings of the world” (105). I would explain by saying how in the start of the book the only darkness that was identified was slavery. As Marlow goes up stream, more darkness is displayed, for example the sickness that the people conjure that Kurtz have. The second quote I would use would be “He allowed his 'boy' -- an overfed young negro from the coast -- to treat the white men, under his very eyes, with provoking insolence." (90) I would go into this saying the evil shown here is how Conrad displays the readers to look at the African Americans as animals. The last quote I would use to display to the readers how Conrad signified darkness through out his novel is “The offing was barred by a black bank of clouds, and the tranquil waterway leading to the uttermost ends of the earth flowed sombre under an overcast sky - it seemed to lead into the heart of an immense darkness.” (164) This quote shows the darkness through the weather that is displayed throughtout the book.

Follis.Jordyn.HeartofDarkness.

          In Heart of Darkness, the author Jospeh Conrad, displays to the readers how low the black African Americans are in the capitalist system. "He allowed his 'boy' -- an overfed young negro from the coast -- to treat the white men, under his very eyes, with provoking insolence." (90) Through this quote, the readers get opened up too the situation about how animalish the black African Americans are looked at by the society through the Conrad's thoughts and opinions. In the book the readers were introduced to the manager. The manager is a powerful man who all the guys have to listen too. The manager gets to own his own slave. This quote demonstrates exactly how the slaves are the domination of another person higher up in the socialist order. The words Conrad uses his story "his 'boy'..." Reference how the black African American is the managers property. Back then when slavery was a issue, slaves were peoples property. Slaves weren't just original people they were owned by the richer people. The dominant class could treat them however they wanted to. When owning a animal, you get to choose how they are treated, for example if you feed them or not. Animals are known to be overfed when it is about the time for being bouchered. The quote displays to the viewers how the manager can order the slaves around like a animal with rude behavior or speech. It also demonstrates how the slave is being referenced to be a animal by being overfed. Throughout the book Heart of Darkness, Joseph portrays the black African Americans to be weak to the rest of the society and to be apart of the lower social class. 

3StoryGenderLens

Throughout the short stories Agatha McGee and the St. Isidore Seven, Nancy Clancy's Nephew, and Rufus at the Door, looking through the gender lens Jon Hassler displays the female characters to be masculine and hold power over the male characters. Hassler would let us meet a dynamic character who starts out to be a stereotypical female who contains all the roles of a female and them changes into a bold aggressive masculine character. In Agatha McGee and the St. Isidore Seven the character is Agatha McGee. Throughout the short story Nancy Clancy's Nephew, George's Aunt Nancy Clancy shows masculine traits and in Rufus at the Door, Rufus's mom arrays being the masculine character in their household. 

Follis.Jordyn.Revise

       Throughout the short story Winning Sarah Spooner, the characteristics of stereotypical male and females are exhibited. From the beginning of the story, Sarah Spooner is the caring and friendly main female role who goes to her next door neighbors and brings them some home cooked food items. Her action of doing this shows how a stereotypical women should act. "She had once tried to make their acquaintance. She had gone to their backdoor with six fresh-baked buns and knocked several times."(44) From this quote, it can be concluded that Sarah is expected to be the sweet lady who cooks for her neighbors and makes friends. Being the nice lady who brings good over to her neighbors shows us exactly what a stereotypical female should do when new neighbors arrive. Then Emmett Heed shows the readers how a stereotypical male should act. He takes the first step by coming over and meeting the lady. By doing so, Emmett shows his masculinity. It shows that he has the guts to come over and introduce himself first to some women he has never met before. In the story when Sarah is talking to the Oriole Bird and telling it not to be scared of the Firecracker because there used to be so many around, it foreshadows how she is trying to tell her herself not to be scared to go over and meet Emmett her neighbor who just moved in just because she has experienced a bad situation with other people who have been her neighbors. Every time Emmett comes over, Sarah shows what female roles are suppose to be like. For example, she makes food in her kitchen and whenever he is over she always gives him some. It shows how women are suppose to be the cooks and be the person the men to depend on for their needs. When Emmett comes over he always is wearing a dirty shirt. She takes notice of that and asks him if he wants her to clean his clothes for him. Her actions show that stereotypical women are suppose to mother and clean things that are dirty. The male and female roles are specifically pointed out throughout this story by looking through the Gender Lens. 

When I read through all the comment from the peer review, I revised a few things in this three hundred word paragraph. One thing that I changed was how I started my paragraph. I have a flow now when starting them, they aren't so awkward. In my first paragraph I don't say the lens I'm using I just point out which one I'm using with my thesis. Another thing I changed was analyzing my thoughts more, go into dept when I say things. Don't just do a quick thought of something, explain your thought. The last thing I changed around in my paragraph was I included a quote that connected what I analyzed and displayed it from the words in the short story. 

Follis.Jordyn.SnowWhite.Blog5

Looking through the Gender lens, anyone who watches the Disney production of Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs can see that Snow White is an example of what a female is. From the very start you can see exactly what a women should look like by her clothes, she is wearing a pretty little dress with a bow in her hair and she is wearing grown up lipstick. Through the cinematic techniques the audience notices how Snow White possesses the stereotypical characteristics a women should maintain. Snow White is caring, gentle, extremely nurturing, wants things clean, and wants to find a prince who will love her. Snow Whites soft voice shows how caring and gentle she is. Her voice is also at a stereotypical women's pitch. It isn't a low scratchy sound, it is a high suprano pitch. The lighting encompassing Snow White brings out the warm yellow color of her clothes to give the entire atmosphere a calm feel to it. From the beginning of the movie it shows how all the animals in the woods trust and like Snow White. They surround her whenever she is outside. For example when she is sitting on the ground scrubbing the steps with soapy water, birds land on all the tree branches around Snow White and sing along with her. A stereotypical women is supposed to be gentle and sweet to everything around her. The animals trust Snow White so much, when she gets caught in a horrible situation they lead her straight to the seven dwarfs home. The first thing Snow White notices when she takes a step into the little cottage is how dirty it is. The audience is shown this my how the camera is being tilted all over the house showing the dirty dishes and dusty shelves. Snow White automatically   starts cleaning the entire house. Her actions show how her character is identical of how a stereotypical women should act.