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Quote. - Author
Analysis of subtext (one paragraph).
Then,
comment on a peer's response. You may comment on how they helped you
understand their quote better OR disagree with their analysis and write a
brief (one-two liner) counter-analysis with your own idea of what the
author means. However, these are only suggestions.
Due: Wednesday January 30th
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Kyle Moore
ReplyDeleteSubtext is the meaning behind what is being said.
"Power is much more easily manifested in destroying than in creating" -Wordsworth
I think this means that power is more of a destructive force than a creating force. Powerful things such as explosives use power to destroy, but can't be used to create. Many people in positions of power, like dictators, use the power they have to build weapons to destroy things and not to create things to benefit other people.
Brandon Gomez
DeleteI agree with you on your analysis, but I think that the quote goes more along the lines of expression since manifest means to show or to express.
WOn JOo
DeleteI think it means if you are stronger than another then do not use that power to destroy things. It doesn't have to be about wars and bombs
I agree with you, Kyle, because some leaders in the modern world leaders are mad with power and use it for themselves instead of other people and instead of helping their people they they hurt them.
DeleteWon, I really like the idea that if you're stronger than others, it's easier to show your power in a negative way (like manipulation or taking advantage of people), but it shows greater integrity to use your power in a positive way (to create and to bring about a greater good) - even though it requires taking the hard road. Kyle, this is an undertone of what your last sentence stated (and what Grey's comment implied)! Good job.
DeleteMatthew Rutherford
ReplyDeleteSubtext is the meaning behind a word, phrase, or object that the author is portraying at a deeper level than what the word/phrase actually means.
"An aspiration is a joy for ever, a possession as solid as a landed estate."-Robert Louis Stevenson
I think this meaans that someone's greatest wish or desire to do something will mean just as much to them in their head as buying a house. When kids are growing up, one of the main things they talk about is the thing they aspire to be. Whether it be a teacher, doctor, or professional athlete, that person will still think about it in happiness. It can help them get through the day by just thinking "What if?". This kind of fictional happiness can mean just as much as happiness in reality
Kyle Moore
DeleteThis helped me understand your qoute more because of how you explained it by comparing it to kids growing up and what they want to be when they grow up.
Cynthia Nguyen
DeleteI agree with your statement. I like how you spoke of fictional happiness. The dream may not be real, but the happiness it brings you is real. It doesn't matter if it's for something physical or in your imagination; happiness is happiness.
Good ideas. You got really creative on this one!
DeleteAnother way to look at this quote is to think about an aspiration versus an achievement. An aspiration has more of an appeal because it is continual - you have a continuous desire/excitement for something. When you reach an aspiration, the chase is over and some of the excitement leaves. Thus, "an aspiration is a joy for ever."
Brandon Gomez
ReplyDeleteSubtext is basically the hidden meaning behind the given text.
"Power is much more easily manifested in destroying than creating."
-Wordsworth
I believe that this quote is saying that we use our strengths and our talents for the wrong reasons. We express our dominance with violence and destruction rather than actually helping anyone. Instead of working together to build a better empire for the people, we are in war with nations. We attack with bombs and nuclear weapons, but we never actually use any of the power we have to benefit the society we live in.
Chris Luke
DeleteI think your description of the quote is correct. Since the quote basically says that more power is put into destroying things than creating things. The examples you gave were also good.
Mark Thomas
Deletethat is true and it is not yes some people do not use power like that, but some dont. It is just harder to use it for good and then for the worse reason.
Matthew Rutherford
DeleteI like the stance you took on this by focusing on talents that are abusively used instead of focusing on how it seems that machines are the reasons that so much destruction is made. People with the talent to get leadership and use these machines for evil and war are the real problem, like you said.
Sophia Craft
DeleteI think you are 100% correct. Today, people don't always utilize their power to help others. Many of us use our "power" to breakdown and harm the people that surround us. We take the easiest path instead of working hard to help positively impact each other.
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DeleteI agree with you because some of the people use talents to destroy other peoples careers. I think if people share their talents more it would be more people in the world that is smart and talented.
Your insight is great! Nice analysis of subtext; I think you're absolutely right. As a whole, mankind definitely uses it's talents and strengths for negative things, such as domination, manipulation, and self-serving agendas. However, there are MANY people out there who defy this negative power - the world isn't all bad (:
DeleteWon Joo
ReplyDeleteSubtext is what a text really means behind its literal meaning.
"Anger always thinks it has power beyond its power."-Publilius Syrus
I think it means that one shall not react immedately upon anger and shall think before acting
Kenneth Tinsley
DeleteI agree with you 100%. When I read your quote I thought it meant, that we shouldn't let our anger control us. You basically said the same thing. You did a great job.
I wish you had thought a little more deeply about this one - I know you could've come up with much more! We think anger has more power than it actually does. For example, think of how people react in traffic. Car horns are blowing, fingers are flipping, angry words are flying - and none of it is doing anything.
DeleteChris Luke
ReplyDeleteSubtext is the concealed meaning in text.
Anger is better sign of the heart than of the head;it is a breaking out of the disease of honesty.- Marquess of Halifax
The first part of this quote is saying that anger is not there randomly. It is saying that anger builds up over time. The second part of the quote I think is talking about how people want to be "honest" but in reality they are just lying. I think this is stating that anger that has built up is for taking out on the people that lie.
I'm a bit confused on your analysis (especially the first part). I don't understand your connection between your words and the author's words. The second part of your analysis I do understand. It is a bit surface level, but I understand where you are coming from.
DeleteAnger shows we are human. Sometimes, we hold in anger and save face because it's polite or we don't want to offend. But when we hold anger in, does that really show any honesty about where we stand? Not at all. Anger shows we are human and can represent life, passion, and emotion. It certainly shouldn't be hidden.
Mark Thomas
ReplyDeleteAnger thinks it has power byond its power.Publilius Syrus
I think that it is saying that anger is has some power but it thinks that has more then it does.
Kyle Hall
DeleteI think that this quote is saying that people use anger for their answer on everything. People overuse this power that is so big, and people never realize that they should think about their actions first. That makes anger more powerful than it really is.
Yes, this is true. What you are saying is consistent with the surface level of the quotes meaning. Let's dig a little deeper. Think of when people in traffic. Frustration is high, fists are shaking, angry words are flying, horns are blaring. None of these things are helping the situation. The point? Often we use anger to try to express a point or make something happen, but our efforts are to no avail - anger has really doesn't have much power beyond being an expression and emotion.
DeleteJoseph Cho
ReplyDeleteSubtext is the true meaning to a sentence.
Are we to look at cherry blossoms only in full bloom, the moon only when it is cloudless? To long for the moon while looking on the rain, to lower the blinds and be unaware of the passing of the spring - these are even more deeply moving.
- Yoshida Kenko
I believe the quote is saying that we are selfish and that we only want the things we want.Later on we get greedy and greedy, and we are soon blinded by greed. We are unware of the good things that happened in life, and later on you soon see that the things that are free (family) is the best thing in life.
Interesting ideas. I see what you're saying here, and I like the point you make about the best things in life becoming the backdrop to distracting desires.
DeleteAnother way to look at the quote is this: when waiting for an end product (cherry blossoms in full bloom), often there are beautiful things along the way. We tend to not enjoy the things in between the beginning and end. We don't realize that the end is not the only satisfying thing.
Morgan Biehl
ReplyDeleteSubtext is an underlying theme. Or a meaning behind something.
Anger is a sign of the heart than of the head; it is breaking out of the disease of honesty. -Marquess of Halifax
I think that this means the anger will build up and eventually letting it all out on the people who have lied. I think they all want to be honest and trustworthy.
JiN ChOi
DeleteWhat if, instead of other people, it was referring to yourself? In that case, wanting to break the lies, anger builds and reveals the truth by yourself.
If you'd like more insight into this quote, go look at what I've posted on Chris' post!
DeleteKenneth Tinsley
ReplyDeleteSubtext is the true meaning behind the author or speaker's words.
"Power is much more easily manifested in destroying than in creating."-Wordsworth
I think that it means when people gain power they use it for their own needs,rather than the creation of something better. For example,a tyrant attacking county A so he can have gold. The tyrant does not care about county A's needs. He is only caring for himself.
Gabriel Williams
DeleteI agree with you for the most part. Although I think that the writter could also mean is that, having power can go to a person head and in that, it can destroy or hurt people in their path.
Tae Um
DeleteI agree with you, and I like your example of a tyrant. Having power that destroys more than creating is shown in a tyranny.
Good points. If people gain power, is it always used for destruction, though?
DeleteIf you'd like more insight into this quote, refer to my comment on Kyle's post!
JiN ChOi
ReplyDeleteSubtext is the hidden meaning behind words. It's the actual theme trying to input underneath the metaphors given.
"Anger is a better sign of the heart than of the head; it is a breaking out of the disease of honesty." -Marquess of Halifax
The quote states that compared to the mind of the head, the heart (symbolizing the emotions and characteristic of a person) is a better fit for anger. It can support your thoughts of honesty in a confident manner while through the mind can be looked as being a hot-headed or mean. The "disease" part can mean the spreading until the full, "all-out" that ends the chain.
I love your analysis of this quote; you brought a different viewpoint that I had never thought of before. Great job! If you'd like more insight into this quote, refer to Chris' post.
DeleteI especially enjoyed reading your second sentence.
DeleteKyle Hall
ReplyDeleteSubtext is the meaning behind the actual text.
"Are we to look at cherry blossoms only in full bloom, the moon only when it is cloudless? To long for the moon while looking on the rain, to lower the blinds and be unaware of the passing of the spring - these are even more deeply moving." -Yoshida Kenko
I think this quote is saying that people wait to long for an opportunity. If people wait to long for an opportunity in life, it might end up passing them by. People like to stay and wait for something to happen, but if they want something, then they should go and get it for themselves. People can't wait for the opportunity to come to them because they might just end up wishing they wouldn't have waited, and end up regretting it.
I like your out-of-the-box thinking. Very creative! I like your ideas a lot - I didn't initially think of this quote in terms of opportunity. Nice job! If you'd like more insight into this quote, refer to Joseph's post.
DeleteCaren Punnoose
ReplyDeleteSubtext is the meaning beneath a word, phrase, or the given text but is not directly given to the reader.
"If merely 'feeling good' could decide, drunkenness would be the supremely valid human experience." -William Jones
In my opinion, I think this quote means that 'feeling good' is one of the most valid human experiences. Drunkenness, initially, makes a person feel good or feel happy which is a good experience for a human. So if 'feeling good' could decide, 'drunkenness' would be a good, valid experience that a human can have, since it makes you feel good about the experience.
Amy Thomas
DeleteI agree with this. Drunkenness makes you feel good, but should you decide on a decision just because it "feels good", then you have as lot of problems coming.
Interesting. I would think that this quote was inferring that "feeling good" is an insignificant part of decision making or life experiences. By comparing "feeling good" to drunkenness, Jones is saying that just because something feels right doesn't mean it's a good founding for a decision (drunkenness = loss of faculties, inability to think clearly, feels good but isn't necessarily safe or good for you). Make sure you aren't just restating the obvious - look for the meaning beneath the words (I'm referring to your last two sentences).
DeleteKenneth Tinsley
ReplyDeleteI agree with you 100%. When I read your quote I thought it meant, that we shouldn't let our anger control us. You basically said the same thing. You did a great job.
Kenneth Tinsley
DeleteI meant to comment this please don't grade.
No worries, KJ (:
DeleteSophia Craft
ReplyDeleteSubtext is a thought that is not directly expressed through a phrase.
"Anger is a better sign of the heart than of the head; it is a breaking out of the disease of honesty." - Marguess of Halifax
I think that this quote means that it is good to be angry from your heart because it's a passion related anger you're trying to release. However, if it's from your head it's logical and normally we don't keep that bundled inside of us.
Brandon Tran
DeleteI agree with your subtext of the quote. I feel like the anger from your heart is passionate, and that the anger that we let get to our heads comes out, almost all of the time. Thats probably where the quote, "Don't say everything that pops-into your head, come out.", came from.
Emily Ranney
DeleteI agree with your subtext of this quote. We let all the anger in our head out of our system in a way of complaining or something of that nature due to the logic of what we are thinking. In our hearts, you can't block out the feeling. As you said, it's "passion", and I believe that is why we keep it in our hearts, and don't let it go like we do with our minds. So all in all, I do agree with you.
I really like your definition of subtext. When you talk about anger from your head, I'm not sure how your explanation differs from your heart explanation because you mention that both are released; how does the release differ between the two? Nevertheless, this shows great insight into the subtext!
DeleteBrandon and Emily, you guys really shaped and supported Sophia's idea. I'm really impressed with both of your insights as well. I agree with all three of you!
If you'd like more insight into this quote, please refer to Chris' post!
Cynthia Nguyen
ReplyDeleteSubtext is the meaning hidden underneath the actual text.
"The eagle never lost so much time as when he submitted to learn of the crow." - Blake
If you excel at something, then you should not lower yourself to fit in with the rest of the crowd. Nowadays, people are constantly trying to find ways to fit in with society when they should express their individualism and talents. Fitting in would just hold them back and waste their time.
Jigar Patel
DeleteI totally agree with your analysis of this quote. If you are good at something that is different from others, don't submit to "their ways" and try to be like them. You should be unique and continue to express what you are good at rather than waste your time by trying to fit in.
Caren Punnoose
DeletePeople should just try expressing themselves other than trying to fit in with society. I agree with what you said, a lot.
I didn't look at this quote from the perspective of trying to fit in. I like the idea! You're exactly right in analyzing the subtext of this as you did. Also, we are all gifted in different ways. Some are great at drawing, some are musically talented, others are athletic. The point is, you just can't be good at everything (just like the eagle can't be every other kind of bird). Stick with what you're good at and foster those skills - don't waste time doing things you aren't meant to do or be just because others are good at those things!
DeleteBrandon Tran
ReplyDeletesubtext is the hidden meaning behind a text.
"Power is much more easily manifested in destroying than in creating."- Wordsworth
I think what this quote is trying to say is that "Power" is better being found (manifested) and destroyed, than created. This makes sense in a way that the more power created the more conflicts that will arise, so we go and destroy all the power we can find.
This quote isn't really saying that power should be destroyed; it's saying that power is most easily seen in destructive action rather than in creative action. Make sure you're thinking deeply when you read!
DeleteJigar Patel
ReplyDeleteSubtext is the hidden meaning behind the actual text given.
"Anger always thinks it has power beyond its power."-Publilius Syrus
I think that this quote means then when anger takes control of somebody, the person may think that they have the ability to do things that are beyond their limits. Anger causes people to perform irrational actions and a lot of angry people suffer consequences because of this influence. It is basically saying that anger influences people to think that they have more power than they actually do.
Esther Park
DeleteI agree because sometimes people who are angry feel the need to do things way beyond their limits. They end up hurting themselves and the people around them. You worded it perfectly.
Sareena Contractor
DeleteI agree with what you said. There are always people who think that anger gives them the power to do whatever they want, but at the end of the day their anger doesn't give them the power to face the consequences of their choices. Anger does have a big influence on the actions of people.
Make sure you aren't stating what the quote already directly says (see your last sentence). If you'd like more insight into this quote, refer to what I commented on Mark's post!
DeleteGabriel Williams
ReplyDeleteSubtext is the hidden messege that the writer is trying to get across.
"If merely 'feeling good' could decide, drunkenness would be the supremely valid human experience.-William James
I think this quote means that drunkenness is not what people see as feeling good. Some people feel otherwise that is who he is refering to in this quote, because they see it as an excape which in there mind feels good.
make sure you're making your ideas clear for your reader. I am slightly confused on the second sentence. Try to look more deeply into the subtext - for more insight, refer to my comment on Caren's post!
DeleteEsther Park
ReplyDeleteSubtext is the hidden meaning in a word or sentence.
"All we really want is otherness, tossing from side to side, and greeting every toss with shouts of welcome, and of contempt for the previous toss." -Bernard Berenson
I think this means that people like friendship. We enjoy other people's company and everytime we get a "new toss" or a "new friend," we greet them with open arms. We welcome them and introduce them to our "previous toss" or our "old friends."
I like your insight! I would've never interpreted this quote like you did, so thank you for that original idea.
DeleteYou could also look at the quote like this: we are constantly looking for something else. We are always wanting something new. Berenson is saying something significant about our human condition: we are never satisfied with what we receive. Once something new comes along, it doesn't take long for that new thing to fade into an old, boring thing. Think about Christmas. We open our gifts with great excitement. How long does it take for our gifts to lose their excitement and for us to long for other things?
ReplyDeleteGrey Davis
Subtext is the deeper meaning of a phrase or words
"All we really want is otherness, tossing from side to side, every toss with shouts of welcome, and of contempt for the previous toss." - Bernard Berenson
I beleive that Bernard Berenson was trying to say that you have a choice every and at the time you may think that the choice is right, but by the end of the day you will be regretting the choice you made.
So, what is Berenson saying when he refers to "otherness"? Refer to my comment on Esther's post if you want more insight into this quote! You're wording is a bit awkward; my advice to you is to break up your sentence into multiple and to expand your ideas.
DeleteTae Um
ReplyDeleteSubtext is a meaning behind the actual text.
"A person may be indebted for a nose or an eye, for a graceful carriage or a voluble discourse, to a great-aunt or uncle, whose existence he has scarcely heard of." -Hazlitt
I think this quote means that you can owe a huge debt to people you barely know. People tend to treat other people with disrespect because they barely know them. We can get help from other unknown people, so we have to treat each other with respect.
Yes, but why does Hazlitt reference family members? Why does he speak of a nose or an eye?
DeleteCome see me if you want more insight into this quote; Hazlitt is saying something really significant and interesting!
Emily Ranney
ReplyDeleteSubtext is a deeper meaning and the actual meaning behind a text.
"If merely 'feeling good' could decide, drunkenness would be the supremely valid human experience." -William James
I believe that this quote means that if being drunk could not harm you then it would be a good and valid way to make someone feel good, but since it does harm you don't drink because in the end it will harm you.
Linda Nguyen
DeleteI agree with your subtext.When you are drunk you are happy because you can let run away from your problems and not really worry about anything,but when your a normal and sober you have to deal with reality/problems in your life(which most people don't want to face).
If you'd like more insight on this quote, refer to my comment on Caren's post.
DeleteIs this quote really talking about drinking? Or, is James making a statement about decision-making?
Linda Nguyen
ReplyDeleteSubtext is the true meaning hidden underneath the text.
"A person may be indebted for a nose or an eye, for a graceful carriage or a voluble discourse, to a great-aunt or uncle, whose existence he has scarcely heard of." -Hazlitt
In today's society,people such as workaholic or teenager who neglect their family for money/friends doesn't realize about the importance of people/family.I think the subtext of this quote is saying that because people are so caught up in their lives,they don't focus enough on the existence towards the other people around them(mostly family).
Helen Hsu
DeleteI agree with everything that you have stated. Our generation doesn't realize the importance of keeping contact with others. They don't take the time to appreciate every little thing that everyone has. People don't realize that family is the best thing that they could have in life.
Interesting point...Hazlitt is saying something else that is very profound about our existence beyond our tendency to ignore family. Come see me for more insight (if you would like it)!
DeleteSareena Contractor
ReplyDeleteSubtext is the deeper meaning underneath the actual words on a page.
"A person may be indebted for a nose or an eye, for a graceful carriage or a voluble discourse, to a great-aunt or uncle, whose existence he has scarcely heard of." - Hazlitt
I think the subtext is that not only may we owe some part of our life to the people we do know, we also owe another part of our life to the people we don't know. Most people believe that it is their frieds, and family who have an ability to affect their life, but there are other people who can affect their life just as easily. When we apply to colleges the administrators who choose whether we make it into the college are most likely strangers to us, yet we owe a big part of our life to them. I think people don't realize that there are people outside of their social circle who can affect their life.
Great insight! You might also think of this quote in terms of what we've inherited from people down our family line. The crook in your nose, for example, might be a trait from a relative five generations before you! You might have the compassion of a relative who lived in the 1800's.
DeleteAmy Thomas
ReplyDeleteIn my personal opinion,subtext is the hidden message that the author gives to the reader.
"Anger always thinks it has power beyond its power". -Publilius Syrus
This quote tells you that when you feel angry, you feel powerful, but you really aren't powerful. You just intimidating others to get you're way. Anger is not a person, it's not something that can think.This quote gives an emotion,human like characteristics. This shows that anger is a very human emotion and we all feel angry and powerful, even when we're not. True power comes with self-control.
Alexis Salazar
DeleteI totally agree with your reasoning for this quote, and your right anger isn't a person that can think its a feeling that needs to be controlled or it can get you in situations you probably don't want to be in.
Interesting insight. What kind of power do we have when we're angry? Do we actually have any power? Make sure you're thinking deeply! For more insight, go see what I've written on Won's post.
DeleteDacarius creer
ReplyDeletesubtext means the secret meaning in an message.
popularity is a crime from the moment it is sought; it is only a virtue where men have whether they will or no. - Marquess of Halifax
I think it means that popularity is just in the mind and let goodness of yourself determine what you are. I also think that it says popularity set you away from others and that it's a bad thing.
I need more response from you to see that you are analyzing the subtext deeply. Nevertheless, I appreciate what you've said in the first sentence (although some of what you've said isn't clear). What does Marquess mean when he says "whether they will or no"?
DeleteHelen Hsu
ReplyDeleteSubtext is a hidden meaning or message behind the actual text that an author has written.
"Are we to look at cherry blossoms only in full bloom, the moon only when it is cloudless? To long for the moon while looking on the rain, to lower the blinds and be unaware of the passing of the spring-these are even more deeply moving. -Yoshida Kenko
I strongly believe that this quote is stating that we, as humans, don't know how to appreciate the little things in life. We become selfish in life and take everything for granted. Soon, we become so enhanced in our own greed and selfishness that we end up wanting more. People only take things in life and see it's appearance instead of taking the time to appreciate it's true meaning. We don't take the time to really enjoy and notice that the things you can't buy with money in life, are truly the best that anyone could have.
Jacob Winkler
DeleteI agree with your analysis of the quote. because the quote is saying that we need to "lower the blinds" and appreciate the little things.
For more insight on this quote, refer to what I said in response to Joseph's post!
DeleteJacob Winkler
ReplyDeleteSubtext is a hidden message that an author puts into the text
"You miss 100% of the shots you don't take" -Wayne Gretzky
I believe that this quote is stating that you won't ever succeed if you don't ever make an effort to do so. The word "shots" in this quote is referring more to the opportunities that you get in life and it is saying that if you don't ever take a "shot" at something, there is no way you will ever succeed at it.
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DeleteAshton Deloach
DeleteI agree with this quote a lot, because if you never take any chances or "shots" there's no way to know if you will accomplish it or not.
Please follow directions next time (: You've described what Gretzky is actually saying; now what is he saying behind his words? (I have to say that there isn't much subtext to be found in this quote, however!)
DeleteAshton Deloach
ReplyDeletesubtext is the hidden meaning behind the actual text.
In the song "Not Over You" by Miranda Lambert. When it says "weatherman said its gonna snow, by now I should be used to the cold", it really means that hard times have passed and that she should be over it, but she still isn't.
Please remember to follow directions(: Make sure you're taking time to edit!
DeleteAlexis Salazar
ReplyDeleteIn my opinion subtext is the meaning behind words, what the person is really trying to say or show without actually saying or showing the emotion.
"Just as people find water whenever they dig, man everywhere finds the incomprehensible. sooner or later." -Lichtenberg
I think this quote means just as people go digging for water and find it, the harder you get to know people the more things you you find impossible or hard to understand.
What does Lichtenberg mean when he says "the incomprehensible"?
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