The Story of an Hour

The Story of an Hour by Kate Chopin (604-607) was about a woman, Mrs. Mallard found out the news of her husbands death. Her sister Josephine broke the news to her. Her husbands friend Richard was in the newspaper office when the intelligence of the railroad disaster was received. Like most people dealing with the loss of someone close to them grief sets in right away. Mrs. Mallard stormed to her room where she could be alone. As she peered out the window with head thrown back and upon a cushion sitting there motionless, taking it all in. Then all of a sudden something began to come over her. Her pulse beating fast and the coursing blood warmed and relaxed every inch of her body. She let out of her mouth a little whisper, "free, free, free!" It goes on and describes her real feelings towards her husband. There would be no one to live for during those coming years; she would live for herself. No powerful will bending her in that blind persistence with which men and woman believe in. She loved him, but she only says sometimes. It is like she grieved for him because he was her spouse and she cared for him, but then she felt a sense of freedom. It then takes a turn for the worse her sister gets her out of the room and she clasped to her sisters waist and together they descended down the stairs. Doctors came and said she had died of heart disease--of joy that kills.
This piece was very interesting to me, it had different Turing points in such a short story with a short timeline in the story. The woman's husband must have been controlling in a way, for her to feel so sad yet relived she could live for herself now and not him. I could understand someone feeling this way in a certain situation with there spouse or significant other. I like how they compared her death to a joy that kills.

Global Warming and Hot Air

Global warming everyone has heard about it for years, but truthfully I have never really read anything concerning global warming or looked more into depth about this situation. Some scientist have came to a 90 percent probability that human activity is warming the earth. The scary thing behind it is that there is no solution. It then goes into informing the reader about how the world receives its energy and that being by fossil fuels. There needs to be a way to replace fossil fuels or find practical ways to capture their emission. It discusses poor countries and how they wont sacrifice economic growth to placate the rich worlds global warming fears. In Africa, less than 40 percent of the population even has electricity (185).
Global warming has been a change. Temperatures have increased and sea levels have risen. People have yet to see how this will effect the future, they might easily adapt or there might be costly disruptions. I learned that this is not something easy the world is dealing with it is increasing going to get worse and worse. I truthfully did not understand half the things they were saying in this piece, but I do get the concept of it and it was more of an informative debate for me.

Vows

Vows, by Christopher Caldwell (171-175.)
The average American views same-sex marriage as a bad idea whose time has come. Solid majorities--generally around two-thirds--opposite it (171.) In this piece a journalist Jonathon Rauch argues for having gay marriage. This is something he feels strongly about, because gay himself, he seeks this because he wants to get married someday and thinks everyone should. " I mean two souls bonded in each other's eyes and together clasped to their community's bosom." (172) His idea of marriage goes along with what most people for gay marriage agree with. They want to be just like everyone else and go through lifes journeys just like every other person on this planet who is "normal". People look at same-sex marriage as un normal or gross in other words. Honestly if someone is happy and that is the way they feel, this is America why would you stop someone from being happy? Gay's getting married cause no harm to anyone and I think people that believe they are to good for there own good look down on people that are different. Its hard for me to believe that someone wakes up in the morning and wants to be teased and tortured and not live a normal life,by choosing to be gay. It is who they are and who they have become and it is not their fault. Rauch is a a confident man to stand up for his self and what he believes in, when so many people look down on his decisions it takes courage to do such a thing. There will always be two sides to this argument, for example traditionalist complain that marriage is embattled, and while gay activists complain that marriage is unfair. Rauch then goes into saying that marriage is embattled because it is unfair. (172) Traditional people choose to think that if gay marriage becomes available that marriage is only losing its old set of purposes and it becoming, irrevocably, something else. Yes marriage is between a man and a woman, and i know i will marry a man, but i could care less about a man and man getting married or vise verse it has nothing to do with me. People are to wrapped up in everyone Else's life's that they let this affect them. This is a life long debate and and in the end I hope everyone can be equal.