Dirty Harry meets Dirtier Edgar
Maureen Dowd used Clint Eastwood's new movie to essentially address gay pride and freedom. she shows how the definition of gay has changed. she wrote “For a much older generation, gay is the act of having sex with someone of the same gender. But the post-sexual-revolution, post-Stonewall generation defines gay or lesbian as someone’s nature. Who they are attracted to, who they connect with. It’s something much deeper than just a sexual act. And when you define it like that, Hoover is a gay man.”. she essentially helps redefine "gay". in addition, she addresses the movie's plot line about gay FBI agents ans that whole scandal. not to mention that Adlai Stevenson was mentioned in the article as one of the men Hoover had tried to say was gay. she also found lots of information from the screenwriter concerning what it was like to be gay at different time periods.
Tuesday, December 13, 2011
Silence is Golden
NY times: Silence is Golden
Maureen Dowd wrote “I compare it to the zero in mathematics. People think it’s nothing, but actually it’s not. It can be very powerful.”; she uses this piece to discuss the wonder and beauty of silence. she explains how technology can so easily dominate our lives and stop use from "stopping and smelling the roses". she is really trying to use this piece to make her audience see that they have been taken over by technology and "sound". she uses a silent movie that was made this year to show how silence truly is golden and we never really get the chance to experience it very often. she uses a quote from the movie's director to show what an impact silence can have, “They thanked me for letting them hear the silence,” he said. “It was touching to discover that these young people, always with their iPods, could like real silence". however, she also uses this piece to explain how silence has changed. not only have the sounds changed over time, but what was once silence is ow just quiet. it is very difficult to actually ind complete silence our buy world. she quotes Max Picard, a Swiss philosopher, “Nothing has changed the nature of man so much as the loss of silence,”. Dowd appreciates silence and wants her audience to too.
Maureen Dowd wrote “I compare it to the zero in mathematics. People think it’s nothing, but actually it’s not. It can be very powerful.”; she uses this piece to discuss the wonder and beauty of silence. she explains how technology can so easily dominate our lives and stop use from "stopping and smelling the roses". she is really trying to use this piece to make her audience see that they have been taken over by technology and "sound". she uses a silent movie that was made this year to show how silence truly is golden and we never really get the chance to experience it very often. she uses a quote from the movie's director to show what an impact silence can have, “They thanked me for letting them hear the silence,” he said. “It was touching to discover that these young people, always with their iPods, could like real silence". however, she also uses this piece to explain how silence has changed. not only have the sounds changed over time, but what was once silence is ow just quiet. it is very difficult to actually ind complete silence our buy world. she quotes Max Picard, a Swiss philosopher, “Nothing has changed the nature of man so much as the loss of silence,”. Dowd appreciates silence and wants her audience to too.
Fire and Ice
NY times: Fire and Ice
Maureen Dowd uses this column to give an overview of what Newt Gingrich is doing with his campaign. although she finds it interesting when he and Obama debate, mostly because their debates are similar to those that Douglas and Lincoln had during Lincoln's first campaign in 1860. however, she also demonstrates how drastically different these two men are and what that does for the campaign. the immense difference between the men makes for a very interesting campaign. she tries to show how different these men are by using parallel syntax and presenting numerous analogies: "One hot, one cold. One struggles to stop setting fires as the other struggles to get fiery. One who’s always veering out of control, one who’s too tightly controlled. One reining it in, one letting it rip. One tamping down his pugilistic side, the other rampin it up. One channeling Ronald Reagan to seem more genial; the other channeling Harry Truman to have more spine.". these two men are total opposites: fire and ice. however, Dowd doesn't respect Gingrich as much as she does Obama. throughout the vast majority of the piece, she addresses Gingrich by his first name, Newt. she also uses numerous quotes from fellow Congressmen to show how Gingrich isn't ready to run a country yet and needs to gin some self control. Congress men have said Gingrich is “a human hand grenade who walks around with his hand on the pin, saying, ‘Watch this!’ ”, “Let me just say, if Newt Gingrich is the smartest guy in the room, leave that room.”, and “He’s a guy of 1,000 ideas and the attention span of a 1-year-old.”. although Gingrich may have potential, Dowd doesn't believe he is ready or the presidency just yet.
Maureen Dowd uses this column to give an overview of what Newt Gingrich is doing with his campaign. although she finds it interesting when he and Obama debate, mostly because their debates are similar to those that Douglas and Lincoln had during Lincoln's first campaign in 1860. however, she also demonstrates how drastically different these two men are and what that does for the campaign. the immense difference between the men makes for a very interesting campaign. she tries to show how different these men are by using parallel syntax and presenting numerous analogies: "One hot, one cold. One struggles to stop setting fires as the other struggles to get fiery. One who’s always veering out of control, one who’s too tightly controlled. One reining it in, one letting it rip. One tamping down his pugilistic side, the other rampin it up. One channeling Ronald Reagan to seem more genial; the other channeling Harry Truman to have more spine.". these two men are total opposites: fire and ice. however, Dowd doesn't respect Gingrich as much as she does Obama. throughout the vast majority of the piece, she addresses Gingrich by his first name, Newt. she also uses numerous quotes from fellow Congressmen to show how Gingrich isn't ready to run a country yet and needs to gin some self control. Congress men have said Gingrich is “a human hand grenade who walks around with his hand on the pin, saying, ‘Watch this!’ ”, “Let me just say, if Newt Gingrich is the smartest guy in the room, leave that room.”, and “He’s a guy of 1,000 ideas and the attention span of a 1-year-old.”. although Gingrich may have potential, Dowd doesn't believe he is ready or the presidency just yet.
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