blog 8

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      Barbara Graham's article "Confessions of a Quit Addict" spoke more to me than David brook's article "It's Not About You" because she uses real life examples that are every day things and that I have seen in people or have happen to me. Such as when she states in the second paragraph that even as a little girl her views and how she felt about things didn't change. As for me when I set my mind on a idea or belief that's what I am going to think or believe. Whereas in David Brooks article he gives ideas that are more complicated and even difficult to understand. He talked about how children were structured growing up and how that no one would prepare them for reality of a "wide open and unstructured" then he goes on to compare this generation to the past generations, who went off and got married, bought houses and had kids. Which I have never liked the idea of comparing to the past of others because I could not have changed or impacted their decisions or choices. As Walt Disney once said, "it's not my fault but it's my problem" which is a motto I have liked and tried to keep true too. Also in Brooks article he italicizes the word your in the entire paragraph the starts with "worst of all" these it italics symbolizes that he does not agree with this philosophy. Plus, Brooks starts off the next paragraph with "But, of course" which implies that what Brooks is about to say is what happens. But Grahams article is easy to relate to and to comprehend, as well as she gives her life example which is more on a personal scale. Brooks says exactly what Graham is doing with her life. he just portrays it in a confusing way. which i why i feel that Barbara Graham's article was easier to understand and comprehend. the bottom line of both of these article, "It's Not About You" and "Confessions of a Quit Addict", is trying to say that you need to lose yourself in order to fine your purpose in life. It's just that Barbara Graham puts it in terms that I can personally  relate to and understand more easily. this is a big deal for readers. how can you truly understand what a author is trying to convey if you can not find a connection and relate to what they are saying. 




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  1. UnknownDecember 6, 2017 at 6:09 PM

    David is hard to understand, i agree. And good job with writing more.

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  2. UnknownDecember 10, 2017 at 9:36 PM

    Honestly, I did not understand Grahams' article at first, but we started discussing it in class and I understand when you say her article is easier to understand.

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