Response to Is writing a memoir therapeutic?
More than memoirs itself, Jerry Waxler seems to describe more on how words itself have an effect on the human mind. It is very interesting on how Jerry looks back into the process of who influenced him and motivated him to create the charactersitics of who he is. Jerry makes memoir writing seem more like a way to connect the emotions and the mind to cause shifts. Almost seems that it is his way of meditation or his zone to relax. Jerry states tha t reading a memoir is like having another person describe how they feel, the power of telling someone how they feel can cause a change in the emotion of the person. Jerry finally states and answers the question that he opened with saying that writing memoirs is therapeutic and it can cause a change into healing the emotions and mind of the human body. Jerry concludes the blog by describing how all his years of research and studying on the connections of wiriting memoirs has led him to the same conclusions as other writers have also found. If I could ask Jerry some questions I would first ask him
Response to Hurricane Katrina Witness
As Antoinette and Iriel Franklin discuss their experience from Hurricane Katrina, the first question that they responded was not how the hurricane was or how they are living now, it was looking back and asking what was the hardest part that Hurricane Katrina brought to them. The reaction of Antoinette was very deep on how she described that her mother broke down and cried and showed that even the strongest of people in families can not stay strong all the time. Then Antoinette showed her emotional side of her family, she also noticed that she still has her family with her and that is the most important thing. So the worst experience of Antoinette then becomes how Katrina destroyed the historical city of New Orleans and it was no longer there. Antoinette also expresses her most important lesson she learned which was "that love, family and faith is the most important thing in the whole world". Antoinette and Iriel express how important they mean to eachother and how much they have grown into the people who they are now.
After listening this very emotional clip I noticed how strong love, life and faith can be to a human being. I can compare my views with Antoinette and agree on how important it is to have that strong connection with family. Antoinette talked about how she cried when she saw her mother break down and mentioned that if the strong back of the family broke down how could anyone else stand up. It reminded me of when my God father died and at the funeral I saw my father cry for the first time, I personally did not cry because I set my mind to stand as a strong family like my God father would have wanted but the view of my father crying was the sign that even the strongest of the strong in the family can not hold in the emotions that can come in a tragedy. I can compare myself more with Antoinette than Iriel because of our views and I enjoyed hearing her story more because I learned the very important lesson about how important family is.
I would want to ask Antoinette that although the most important part she misses of New Orleans is the city itself, has she played her role in repairing the city so it can be once like it used to be? To Iriel I would ask that after seeing what happened to the city does she plan on helping repair the city and spend her life in New Orleans? To Iriel and Antoinette I would want to ask how did they personally escape and survive the actual hurricane itself and what has been the most inspirational stories of people coming from their background who also experienced Katrina?
- How does it feel to finally find an answer to what he has been researching for all that time?
- Writing memoirs is therapeutic, what shifts did writing memoirs personally do to Jerry?
- Has Jerry found a way to show his view on how writing memoirs is therapeutic in a unique way unlike the other authors to spread this personal view on writing memoirs?
Response to Hurricane Katrina Witness
As Antoinette and Iriel Franklin discuss their experience from Hurricane Katrina, the first question that they responded was not how the hurricane was or how they are living now, it was looking back and asking what was the hardest part that Hurricane Katrina brought to them. The reaction of Antoinette was very deep on how she described that her mother broke down and cried and showed that even the strongest of people in families can not stay strong all the time. Then Antoinette showed her emotional side of her family, she also noticed that she still has her family with her and that is the most important thing. So the worst experience of Antoinette then becomes how Katrina destroyed the historical city of New Orleans and it was no longer there. Antoinette also expresses her most important lesson she learned which was "that love, family and faith is the most important thing in the whole world". Antoinette and Iriel express how important they mean to eachother and how much they have grown into the people who they are now.
After listening this very emotional clip I noticed how strong love, life and faith can be to a human being. I can compare my views with Antoinette and agree on how important it is to have that strong connection with family. Antoinette talked about how she cried when she saw her mother break down and mentioned that if the strong back of the family broke down how could anyone else stand up. It reminded me of when my God father died and at the funeral I saw my father cry for the first time, I personally did not cry because I set my mind to stand as a strong family like my God father would have wanted but the view of my father crying was the sign that even the strongest of the strong in the family can not hold in the emotions that can come in a tragedy. I can compare myself more with Antoinette than Iriel because of our views and I enjoyed hearing her story more because I learned the very important lesson about how important family is.
I would want to ask Antoinette that although the most important part she misses of New Orleans is the city itself, has she played her role in repairing the city so it can be once like it used to be? To Iriel I would ask that after seeing what happened to the city does she plan on helping repair the city and spend her life in New Orleans? To Iriel and Antoinette I would want to ask how did they personally escape and survive the actual hurricane itself and what has been the most inspirational stories of people coming from their background who also experienced Katrina?
