When was the poem "Her Kind" by anne sexton was written/published?
Sexton's poem "Her Kind" was published in 1960 in her first collection of poems entitled _To Bedlam and Partway Back_ . However, I'm not sure of the date when the individual poem was first published, because poets often publish individual poems in various literary journals before collecting them into one book. As for obtaining meaning from the poem, when you first read it, don't get too hung up on specific meaning or overall significance. Just read it straight through taking in whatever initial impressions you get. The second time you read it through, think of specific details. You might notice that she repeats the statement, "I have been her kind" at the end of each stanza. So it appears she is declaring some kind of kinship or commonality with "her kind." The question is, who us she talking about? Think of the historical context of religious persecution (such as the Salem witch trials) that executed woman for being witches (such as burning at the stake alluded to in the third stanza). Accusing woman as witches was a patriarchal tool to oppress any perceived differences from the norm. Obviously this was a horrible miscarriage of justice for women who weren't able to fit in. Some of those persecuted women may have merely suffered from mental illness, while others from the stigma of perceived sexual misconduct, and others yet perhaps victims of someone else's political agenda. As you interpret the poem, it also helps to know a little bit about Anne Sexton's personal history, where she chafed against the 1950s sensibility that had certain rigid expectations of a woman's role in society, i.e., wife and mother. YouTube has a video documentary of old footage of Sexton herself reciting "Her Kind." The documentary clip also provides biographical information on Sexton. I highly recommend checking it out if you want a greater understanding of her poetry! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UfvS_fgbu...
Being someone who doesn't have a lot of experience speaking in public and who has been invited to read poetry and speak to a college class, should I do an interview format with the instructor or write out what I need to say and practice it?
AshleyTo start with I would find a poet or a piece of poetry that really lights you up which you believe will be very relevant to the class.I would then do a mind map on the poet, research his/her life and document every bit of information on the mind map, just a couple of words with a reference page if your need to go back and get more detail. Try and find out where the poem was written and why it was written and check out any of the reviews to see if there are similar poets/poems you can use as comparisons.Check out the date of the material and the place and see if there is any interesting material that you could incorporate. Were they married, single bohemian have a family. You need to make this poet so real the audience can almost reach out and touch him.When you start your presentation give them the why, Why do you love poetry? Why did you pick your poet? Why did you pick the poem? What did you learn on your journey of discovery that has changed you?Then go into your poetry, I would have no trouble if you had a couple of palm cards with excerpts. I would prefer you focused on the whole presentation, not be worried if your muck up the reading of the poem.At the end do a summary and challenge the audience to immerse themselves in the material and get out of it what you got.Good luck
How do I propose to a girl in India? What is the best way?
Hey!First of all make sure that it is the right time to propose to her. When you've finally made up your mind, just call her for a meet at a decent place or somewhere both of you enjoy spending time.Make it as special as you can because girls love it when someone takes efforts for them :)Don't rush things, don't be nervous Infront of her. Be confident and have a smiling face.Don't directly get to the point, Tell her the things you love about her and most importantly make her realize that you love her for what she is. Note small things about her, like the way she laughs when you crack a joke and tell her about it all. She'll be amazed to see that you notice her and know her well. Tell her what she means to you but please don't be cheasy! Please. If you want to make it more special, gather a bunch of common friends around and propose to her on your knees down in front of them *_* she'll love it. Tell her how lucky you'd be if she gets committed with you. Also, don't force her if she's not willing to say yes, just give her some time and leave a lasting impression on her so that she can't stop thinking about you.Love yourself first and be confident!All the best.
Symbolism in martial arts forms?
In your school, do you teach, or are you taught, that there are symbolic elements that pertain to ideals rather than technical defense? For instance, consider this example: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BSDUQxu1... ...ITF Taekwondo's Kwang Gae hyung. From 6 seconds to about 9 seconds, the movement of moving the hands from above your head, around to your sides (right hand is a fist, the left is wide open). My instructor recently mentioned that this is symbolic - that one hand (open) represents peace, while the other hand (a closed fist) represents ready to fight in case peace isn't accepted. We got into a lengthy philosophical discussion about why the left and right hands were used, the meaning of the fist and open palm, the meaning of the speed at which they are moved, the stance, and the eye line. First... if you have any comments about this movement in Kwang Gae, I'm all ears. But in general, it struck me as unusual that this movement is defined as a symbolism of an ideal that is related to defense, but not technically applicable. In all my years of training, symbolism has never once been discussed in the context of forms. Always, the movements have been defined as having a practical defensive application. In this case, like many others, this always seemed awkward, and I never really bought into the technical application of defense for these kinds of movements. But the symbolism makes more sense to me, it's just a new concept to me. Now, I'm well aware that forms (kata, taolu, hyung) are like libraries for the style. If this metaphor were to be further used, one notes that libraries often contain poetry, bibliographies, dictionaries, and such. Why, then, can't forms be more than just "libraries of techniques" - often meant as a means to hold a list of techniques and applied applications to them? Or have I been missing something all these years? Opinions?
What is the best way to memorize major and minor scales?
By doing them. Playing them. Writing them. Just repetition in whichever way you favor. I learned them mostly from piano, even though I primarily and originally learned guitar. Piano is like music theory laid flat. Accidentals are black, while the C scale is in white. Take the circle of fifths (which you should learn if you want to learn scales). Play, write, or do the scale. Move a fifth up to G, with one sharp at F. Run up the white keys, subbing the black key at F. Do this all the way around the circle. It's nice to have some resources while starting. So grab this circle of fifths (and if you go counter-clockwise, we call it the circle of fourths):Outer ring is Major, inner is Minor. Notice that accidentals build on a foundation. If you have sharps, then you at least have F#, if you have flats, you have at least Bb.Now, also keep in mind that a major scale is made up of a Whole step, Whole step, Half Step, Whole Step, Whole Step, Whole Step, Half Step (WWHWWWH), while the Natural minor scale is WHWWHWW (or think of it as starting from that last W of the major, and circling around).There is also the Harmonic minor scale, which creates a WHWWHA2H pattern. That A2 is an augmented second, which is like three half steps (semitones). This makes up for having three half steps, instead of the two the other scales have. It sounds really nice.Lastly there's the Melodic minor. This one is different, because it's WHWWWWH up, but you switch to a WHWWHWW when descending. These formulae are what you need to learn the scales, BUT, I actually recommend just learning chords. It's more fun, so you're more likely to keep up with it, and you're just essentially learning the scale three notes (or 4, 5, etc) at a time. Learning chords is pretty similar, just go around that circle of fifths, using this pattern. In short, practice. I know, that's what everyone says. But that's what it takes.