The Obsidian Mirror : The Consequences Of The Mirror

Walls and Mirrors: Mexican Americans, Mexican Immigrants, and the Politics of Ethnicity. By David G Gutiérrez. (Berkeley: University of California Press, 1995).

     Sure, some of us have this great confidence within ourselves about looking great, but that does not hold true for everyone. I understand the pain or disgust, or even disappointment one feels when they look in the mirror and say, “I wish I could change this or that about myself”. Although this piece is written about the author’s life, it holds meaning and connects with for many people; one only has to dig deep enough to find one. For me, it was to realize what is important in life can change, adapt and that we must explore our inner selves and find our own path in life.

Takaki’s book, A Different Mirror, offers the multicultural history of the United States. This book provides the reader with the American experience of Native Americans, African Americans, Mexican Americans, Irish Americans, Chinese Americans, Japanese Americans, and Jewish Americans. During this time, America demonstrated manifest destiny and the Master Narrative. They were led by the belief of “white purity,” which these ethnic groups threatened. America exhibited supremacy over all of these ethnic groups. Takaki’s work allows me to become aware of the history and the outcomes of manifest destiny and the Master Narrative.

John Szarkowski is an American photographer and curator, whose opinions on a photograph’s narrative and direction are highly valued. In his time he analyzed many works of art, and produced many different interpretations, one being the ideals of mirrors and windows.

Marjane Satrapi’s Persepolis recounts the conflicts and disillusionment as a result of living through the tyrannies of the Shah’s and the Islamic regimes. Her main motive was to keep alive the spirit of those Iranians who lost their lives in wars fought for freedom, suffered under repressive regimes or who were forced to leave their families. It highlights the daily conflict between tradition and modernity, West and East, dictatorship and individual freedom. Marjane has used several motifs, such as the veil, the mirror, background panels to emphasize on the situation in Iran and this essay focuses on how the veil becomes the dominant motif for portraying the suppression of individual freedom, knowledge

He tried to remain calm, but a panic was taking hold of Jim at his very core. Susan and her safety played on his mind, regardless of the danger he was currently facing. Jim shook his head back and forth as a means of clearing away the mental fog. He refused to remain trapped in an “inescapable” room of mirrors.

In chapter 2 of the book, A Different Mirror, written by Ronald Takaki, the culture being represented are the Indians. While in chapter 3 of the book, Takkaki mainly discusses the cultures of the African American and English settlers of early America. Furthermore, in chapter 6 of the book, Takkaki explains the culture of the Irish and their migration to the United States. In a relevant lecture, which includes keywords such as: privilege, marginalization, and minoritization. In chapter 2, the material Takkaki discusses shows examples of how the Indians have shaped America into what it is today. In this chapter, Takkaki discusses how the English forced the Indians off their land and killing them in the process. While doing this, the English learned

In the second part, “High SchooI,” Anne starts becoming more politically active. She develops a new understanding of race in the south, something that is kicked into high gear with the murder of Emmett Till, supposedly for whistling at a white woman. His death becomes a defining moment for Moody. Her mother tells her that an evil spirit killed Till, but Moody realizes just how far white people in Mississippi will go to protect their way of life, and how powerless black people are. In Chapter 6 of “A Different Mirror” by Ronald Takaki, the account of the Irish migration to the United States is discussed. The beginning of the chapter tells of the horrid conditions that the people of Ireland faced when it became colonized by the British. Takaki describes how the people of Ireland were so poor that they lived in mud huts that were one room and wore rags for clothing. These hardships were the cause for many Irish to look for new opportunities in America.

During Nat’s journey, as stated before, he was met by a lot of whites and he had to fight back with his own weapons with the other fellow slaves. For example, Turner is met by a white man who had a gun pointing straight at him, telling him to go back wherever he came from or else he’s gonna get killed. Nat was very well-prepared and had a knife in his hand making it look like a fight was going to happen and a life or death situation is happening. This proves that Turner isn’t going to let anyone or anything get in his of way, he is going to do whatever it takes to accomplish his plan.

* Character~ Cecilia has changed/developed more powerful actions and bravery. She has turned from being too shy to ask if she is the real princess and instead she quotes, “Sir Stephen are you Desmia’s tutor too?” on page 6 which is showing us that she was too scared to ask . Then in the middle she was turned into someone who thought they knew everything but she really didn’t on page 171 she says, “I am the real princess.” when she actually doesn’t know. During the end Cecilia was brave enough to tell all the girls that they could rule as equals. As in the book it says on page 283, “ Of course we could all rule as equals-there thirteen of us ,so there’d always be someone to break the tie”. Which had showed that she was brave enough to say

“A zipper, zip, fly, or zip fastener, formerly known as a clasp locker, is a commonly used device for binding the edges of an opening of fabric or other flexible materials, like on a garment or a bag.” -wikipedia -Caleb

"New Science, Old Magic" speaks of a mirror described as "…a large round disc of highly polished black stone [obsidian]" by its speakers. This object was said to have belonged to Dr. John Dee, a man told to have been "…extremely highly educated in mathematics, in astronomy, in probably languages…" according to the speakers in "New Science, Old Magic." In fact, Dee was so intellectually advanced that Queen Elizabeth I of England would regularly talk to Dee about issues facing England! Dr. Dee's mirror is related to Shakespeare because it represents the use of "magic" in plays performed by the Royal Shakespeare Company. Once the Royal Shakespeare Company began using the indoor Blackfriars theatre, they were able to use

In the beginning of the story obsidian mirror by Catherine Fisher Sarah arrives at Venns manor. Next Jake and his teacher Wharton arrive. Jake came to Venns manor trying to figure out what happened to his dad(Venns best friend and lab partner).Sarah and Jake find out about Venns obsidian mirror that can be used as a time machine if you are wearing one of the two snake bracelets. Jake also finds out that his dad traveled in the mirror and never came out. Venn is determined to get the mirror to work and be able to set the time he wants to go back to, the reason Venn is so determined is that his wife died in a car crash that he caused and he thinks that if he an go back in time he could prevent that from happening. Jake try to go in the mirror

The lecturer puts forth the three aspects to prove that the burning mirror- a weapon- is not the myth , each of which has dismisses the all three points that are presented in the reading passage by the author to show that the Greek of the syracues never built that weapon- the burning mirrors-.

Linah ( Lie - AH ) woke up to the sound of her mother and her twin brother arguing. She decided to get up and hear what they were arguing about, so she pressed her head against her room’s door. Linah could hear them fighting over her rift mirror, a rift mirror is a tool used to see your past and future, but can be used only occasionally. She could hear Jay, her brother, being mad about how Linah had a rift mirror but he doesn't. She would open the door to them still arguing not knowing she was there.