Sunday, November 16, 2008

EvaluaTioN of TraMmEL pArK!

Some people love to visit Centennial Olympic Park for the historic feel and on going entertainment, while others love to visit Piedmont Park to roller skate and observe the arts. I have found one of Atlanta’s best kept secrets – Trammel Park in Southwest Atlanta.

At Trammel Park, you will find children playing on the swings and merry go round, athletes playing tennis and jogging, while you view lovers of all ages – young and old – walking hand in hand. This is the most peaceful park I’ve visited so far in Georgia. It often reminds me of a park back home in Tacoma, Washington and I suppose that’s why I like to visit it whenever I can.

My life is so busy with academic classes, basketball practice and games, and my social life. Sometimes, I just want to be alone and have time to myself to think about things. When I feel like this, I get in my car and go to Trammel Park. It feels good from time to time to get away from it all and just be somewhere where no one knows me or what I do. I sit and smile at the children running around and strike up conversations here and there with people sitting on the park benches next to me. Trammel Park is my outlet for keeping my sanity in an insane world.

Thursday, November 6, 2008

EvaLuaTioN of UsHeR RayMonD!

Claim: Usher's claim in "Here I stand" is convincing every man out in the world that it is better to express yourself to a women through music. He also acknowlegdes that confessing up to his mistakes are better than keeping them bottled in, and telling his girlfriend the truth. He basically expresses hisself throughout the whole album.Usher's album is more about teaching men that at some point, you gotta grow up, and growing up is respecting a woman and having a woman in your life and taking care of your her.

Contextual Evidence: The author provides some contextual evidence by providing information from his personal life, such as love and his new family. He writes a song called 'Love you gently' and 'BEst Thing'. This song is basically addressing that his love is very strong for his wife and he wants to give her everything that she is wishing for without asking.The other song is 'Prayer for You', and that song is related to his family.

Attention Holder: The author grabs my attention by his album cover. He specifically has a car in the background with the license plate number of his newborn sons birthday. He also makes his title two toned to make sure the audience knows that this is him and here he stands giving his all to the world.

The image of the album is what the author provides.

Specialized language: In this album Usher Raymond does not use any other language by any means. He explains the meaning of love and thats prety easy to understand

This whole album allows me to agree with the review, because the songs that Usher made makes me understand the meaning of living life truthfully and to also have faith in the one you truely love.