Open Vs Genesis

      Genesis and open both have significant language and tone that differ and appeal to their group of readers in different ways. Genesis is unique in the sense that it is written with parallel language throughout the entire passage. Every single paragraph starts with "and god said" and then is followed by a quote from god all starting with the word "let." The repetition of this phrase helps affir, gods authority and power over the world. It shows that god is the creator of this world and has had the final say in everything. The first quote, "let there be light, and ther was light" proves gods power completely. It illustrates the fact that whatever god says to, as he says there will be light, then there is light. Genesis is geared towards appealing a religious audience or people thAt seek knowledge on how the world was created in a religious sense.

       Open is much different than genesis as the language is much more casual and therefore heard towards appealing to a much different audience. Open is a autobiography so it is written from a very personal. Andre Agassi speaks to the audience with a very personal tone in order to really reveal his true emotions about his career and tennis. Agassi writes in very choppy sentences, which helps create that personal and casual feel, as if he were In an actual conversation with person. This writing technique helps the book appeal to a much different audience than that of genesis; open's audience is a younger one as well as many tennis players and athletes who are interested into diving into themind of one of the greatest players of all time.

Genesis/Darwin

The text of the Genesis and Darwin himself are both different in their tones. Genesis illustrates God listing short commands. It is made up of very choppy sentences, in a more simplistic manner than the text of Darwin. God's power and dominance is conveyed through the simple commands making up Genesis, as every sentence also begins with the word "let." In genesis, there is no question of God's commands, they are the answers. These commands and language confirm God's authority as the creator of the entire world. On the other hand, Darwin's writing is much more complex than that of Genesis. Darwin explores his ideas through a much more scientific approach, and mosty likely attracts intellectual readers more often. He displays his idea of natural selection and the survival of the fittest, and provides readers with a scientific take on evolution and the creation of our world. I personally enjed reading Genesis much more than the Darwin piece, because it was a much easier read and i didnt get lost at all. Darwin's writing is very complex and scientific and can be boring at times. The list of God's commands in Genesis go much quicker than the writing of Darwin.

Metamorphosis Graphic novel

Reading the graphic novel was a very interesting experience for me. I actually enjoyed it alot more than  just reading and it went by so quick. I finished the entire novel in about 20 minutes and i never lost interest. It was also cool to see it in a different way after reading the entire novel already and knowing what happens. I really liked using the graphic novel and I hope we get to do it again!

Writing in class assignment

I think the ending if metaphorphasis was interesting, but disappointing at the same time. The whole novel I was kind of hoping fr a happy and hopeful ending that would display Gregor undergo another miraculous transformation back into a human. Unfortunately, that was not the case at all. The end if the novel has Gregor dying, in the same bug form. Kafka does not go for a happy ending at all as Gregor ends his life as a bug. I think the ending is also very ironic in the sense that the Samsa family's life seems to get better with Gregor gone. While he was alive, Gregor gave everything for his family and always put them before anything else. He worked a job that he absolutely hated in order to support the family as well as pay off his parents' debt, and did everything he could to support them. All that hard work and dedication to his family never was appreciated by his parents, who selfishly did not understand that without Gregor, their lives would be much worse. After Gregor's death, his parents carry on with their lives and have the maid dispose of the body. Gregor's body is thrown out like he meant nothing to the family, even though he did everything for each member to help however he could. It seems almost as if Gregor's parents believe their lives have gotten much better following the death of their son as a bug, even though they always needed Gregor but just never appreciated what he meant to everyone in the family. They didn't undertsnd that even when he was a bug, Gregor still wanted to find any way to help his family, even though his parents couldn't stand it. I think the last word in the novel "body" is interesting because it connects to the first line on the first page. The novel opens up with a statement explaining that Gregor has transformed into a bug, and ends witha statement claiming his sister has stood up to stretch out her body. Unlike Gregor after he turned not s bug, his sister is able to stretch out her legs and body since she is a human physically. Although Gregor transformed into a bug and was not able to move his body like a human physically, he still remained a human on the inside but couldn't show it enough.

Metamporphasis

I thoguht the end of the book was okay. Gregor dies and its not really how I expected the book to end. At gfirst when i started reading this book in class, i thought somehow maybe Gregor would transform back into a human being, but I was wrong. After Gregor dies, the family does a lot to make their lives better. I think its ironic because when Gregor was alive, he honestly gave everything for his family and put them before him, and they never appreciated his help. Now, after Gregor has died, their lives are better to them, which doesnt make sense at all.

In class assignment

I am actually really happy with my writing this year and how it's continued to improve. I've definitely gotten better with formulating ideas and narrowing several ideas into one specific topic. For me, the easiest essay to write was the Austen essay. I think that may have been my best essay and was probably the easiest one for me to narrow down my ideas into one clear and specific topic. I think the hamlet essay turned out really well for me, but when thinking of my ideas for the topic, I was really lost. I had a lot f ideas and didn't really know how I could put it all into one topic, but finally it hit me and from there the writing came to me and was pretty easy. By far e hardest essay for me to write is year though was the Conrad essay. Maybe it's the fact that heart of darkness was a very hard read for e or maybe just because I couldn't initially narrow my ideas with Freud into one specific topic that related to heart of darkness. After I started writing though, I think my essay did turn out well it was just harder for me for sure. I ink I need to continue working on coming up with specific ideas and working on my thesis as well, and that will definitely help ,e alot as I go to college.

Metamorphasis

Still, money and his work continues to be the biggest priority in Gregor's life. He works to support his family and even though he hates working at his job, he still does it and takes on that responsibility for his family. He does find out that his parents did save some money though, so thats good. Gregor listens to his parents talk around the house as he hides sohe hears them talk about money and the ecxonomic situation. He has started to adapt more to this new life as a bug but he continues to try and live his old life and help his family.