Thursday, 19 December 2013

Questions of Life



11.   What would you do with the last day of your life?
I would first begin by spending, as much time as I can with loved ones. The next thing that would be done on this day would be all the many things I enjoy doing. Remembering all of the memories that I have had and experienced would be another thing that occurs on this day.

21. What would your final words/ thoughts be?
My final words would be words along the lines of encouragement, thanks, and happiness. Everything that I have lived for and believed in would all be connected with the last words that I would have. Religion, family, friends, and everything I believe in would be my last words. 

Word Cloud Thoughts

Some of the major themes, symbols, and big ideas were quite obvious and did stand out. However the most unique ones are secretly hidden inside the text. Themes such as fear, gender, and fate stood out to me especially in this text. What the word cloud did was it truly portray these words as a whole. Once the image was created I found it actually made these words come to life. They were not just words anymore but actual physical problems and emotions that are represented in this book, A Thousand Splendid Suns. These are the secret words that are not written one paper that make up this book. Being a reader it allows us to really understand the overall picture and message the book is giving us. With out these key devices the readers are simply lost with how to perceive the book. This word cloud just allows the readers to see it more clear and to get the overall image. It is a powerful device, portraying the words in a picture. The image of a hand was selected for this word cloud to represent the laws that are enforced in Afghanistan at the time. The sign of a hand also represents stopping of something. The power of stopping something plays an important role in this book. All of these reasons are artistically shown in my word cloud.  

ISU Decision

After searching for an ISU for quite some time I finally decided on the book that I will be reading. There were many options to chose but after many discussions involving the ISU a final choice was made. The book that I will be reading for my ISU this year will be Cold Mountain by Charles Frazier. I decided to read this book for my ISU because the major theme in this book is similar to the major theme in the book A Thousand Splendid Suns. The theme of women appears in both books. The strength and struggle of women is huge in the novels. These two books are quite similar but still have their differences. This is the reason why these two novels will be excellent to compare and contrast. And this is my explanation for my novel.