My artifact that I am going to analyze us the American Flag that my father received after serving his twenty=three years in the Marine Corps. We keep the flag on a shelf in our house that is among many of his other great accomplishments in the service. However the shelf does have it's own shelf in a closed case because of how much it means. Glancing at the flag now has made me realize the significance of it, and therefore lead me to make it my artifact.
One major feature of my artifact is patriotism. When any person is handed an American Flag it is because they have shown honor for their country. The have demostrated dedication is supporting the country and their country's decisions rather they believed in them or not. Courage is also a great attribute that comes along with getting the flag. My father served overseas many times, and the lasr time he served was during Bush's administration in which he has to go to Iraq. It had to take ample amounts of courage to literally lay your life on the line everyday, as well as protecting the lives of others. The most important feature that I think comes with it is strength; both for being in the military for those years and maintaing a family at the same time. In the Marine Corps one of the phrases they live by is "Pain is Weakness Leaving the Body", so they look at strength as a core concept to be able to make it day to day in the Marines.
I am beginning to understand this ideological criticism method more than I have before, but I am still a little confused on the perfected way to do so. Therefore I looked in the book at the bottom of page 218 and applied two of the different categories listed that I felt fit best with my artifact. In forming my ideology the core belief behind the American Flag is Dedication. My father was dedicated through the Marines and his family through all of the ups and downs. But the underlining feature or the defining moment of my artifact is my father's retirement ceremony where he received the flag. My mother, sister, grandmother and a host of cousins drove down to Camp LeJune in North Carolina for the ceremony, and I had yet to understand the effect it would have on my life, and I have realized I have never felt more proud to say "That's my Dad." In his speech he acknowledged the commitment of his Marines and his family for being with him through everything. During the ceremony there were atleas one hundred-fifty people in attendance who were in support of him and his career, everyone recognized the positive aspects he brought to the core and his personal life.
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Daria,
ReplyDeleteIt seems that you have already made a decision for which article to use for your first essay! I would recommend using the American flag your dad received because it appears that you are the most passionate about this article the most so it will be easier and more exciting for you to write a paper and presentation on this topic. I think you should definitely use an ideological analysis since you already have your main points of "patriotism" and "dedication." To help understand this method better, you might want to check out a bunch of classmate's blogs and see how they formed their methods. I really like this idea and supporting evidence to back up your ideologies is the most important factor. Good Luck!
Alexandra Samsell
Daria,
ReplyDeleteI can really relate to why you chose to analyze your father's flag because my dad also served for 23 years, but he was in the Navy. He also had to serve in Iraq and was also given a flag at his retirement ceremony. You seem to have a good understanding of your ideologies and this would have made a great essay.
Ashley Sapp