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I. To Johnny,

I would like to focus on the depth of your post. You start with several good bullet points. All of which focus on a different detail in Eriks story. While writing about these points you continuously express how they must felt, like in the line "this Must've been very stressful ... not knowing if Erik would get medical help. " In addition you include you own personal experiences similar to Beth's, you said it " reminded me of all the family members I had lost." You really seemed to make a deep connect with Beth's story. Through your writing you were able to show that you understood the perspective she was coming from and that you were able take away from the discussion with some deeper insight. Your detailed deep thinking made for an overall good blog post.

II. Sharif,

I really enjoyed reading your post. Your post addressed this topic from many different perspectives. You managed to take the basics of Beths story and create a deeper understanding for yourself through connected it to class and other aspects of life. You were able to find the parallels in her story to your own personal experience. I appreciate your honesty and thoughtfulness through out the post. I particularly like line when you said "I tried to keep my self away from the illness by keeping myself away from the ill." Which helps explain why the ill are so isolated. It seems as though the ill want to isolated, but others do not want to be around them either. This is what puts a stress on peoples relationships.
great job!

Had said...

I think the way you added your feeling into your writing, is what really made it powerful. Your writing is beautiful and makes me connect to my own life. I loved how you said "it’s the people who are alive who get most effected by death." I liked this quote because its true. When people die, it greatly affects the people who are living. I think by using a story to convey your ideas it makes the reader more interested in the meaning of it. Another quote i like is " Being someone who has no close personal experiences death seems unworldly" because this quote is so honest. And even though you dont have any personal experience to death, you seem like you can really relate to those people who have experienced death, which is very impressive.

Guy said...

Thinking about dying or losing a loved one is uncomfortable and so ignoring signs that expose one's sense of mortality often becomes a preferred course. Once death or fatal illness becomes evident the mourning process begins. Everyone mourns differently: some cry, some give thanks for the person's impact on their lives, and some throw a wild party like in New Orleans. Since death is a part of life, maybe more time should be spent developing a philosophy about life, so that when it ends, we can put it into better context and be less surprised, and thus, less effected. Maybe, just maybe, life is "Hell", and "Heaven" is the place you go to when you die. Maybe, just maybe, when you die, you go "home". Maybe the tough part is the lessons each person learns as they travel through the winding paths that are life. If true, shouldn't we be celebrating their return "home"? Maybe, just maybe, we feel sad only because we selfishly know that we have to complete our journey without the presence of the one who died. If we were truly thinking about them, then maybe we should celebrating the time we had together; celebrating their return home; and be happy to know they will be waiting for us when its our turn.