An Interspecies Friendship
Before I even open the door, I can hear his tail wagging excitedly and a loud sniff follows. As I open the door, my wet nosed friend shuffles over to give me a small kiss on my hand. He then snuggles up to me and starts chewing on my sleeve for a good belly rub. Sammy has always greeted me this way, with absolutely unconditional love. A quality unique to dogs
I've always liked animals I had some gold fish, a turtle, guinea pig, and even a crayfish (who ate all of my fish), but what I always asked my parents for was a dog. My parents wouldn't budge on that one; absolutely no dog. So it was definitely a shock to me when they sat me down one day and said that we were getting one. It was very surreal. In light of recently being diagnosed with OCD, They wanted to do all they could to help; and that was turning to alternative treatments. They learned through researching that dogs help mental illnesses. So come eighth grade, we took a trip to the Milo foundation
There were definitely a lot of cute dogs but none of them really stood out to me. But unexpectedly, my mother calls me from the corner. In the last kennel, there was the cutest dog ever, no exaggeration. He looked like the mixture between a dachshund and a border collie. What really stood out though, were his eyes. They were a beautiful chestnut which matched his coat perfectly.
We took him out of the kennel, and we all knew immediately he was the one. He eagerly got out of the kennel and gave me a kiss on my hand then proceeded to roll on his belly to invite me to give him a belly rub. He then did the same for my parents, meanwhile his tail was wagging so hard that his butt was wagging too. When we walked him to the car, he wasn’t sniffing around like most dogs do. He was looking us at us his tongue hanging out of his mouth, giving us that precious doggy smile.
Five years later, He is one of the best friends I have. Yes he may only be a dog, but for something that doesn’t talk he makes up for it in companionship, and value his life and mindset more than many people. The simplicity of being a dog allows them to not be corrupted; their only drive is food and love. This is why I love dogs and especially mine; he values love and gives it too us unconditionally.
Socratic Seminar reflection: All Together Now
For this Socratic, I felt I was well prepared; it’s easier to notice visual details over literature details. Also, the main idea in the illustration was pretty straight forward. For my personal performance, this was my best Socratic yet. Not only did I talk more than once, but I also tried to include others in the conversation as well. I also wondered aloud and guided the conversation about the topic of the illustration. However, my great performance was limited to the inner circle. As an outer circle member I felt that my feedback was mediocre; I only gave the group positive feedback not constructive. Even though I did well there is always room for improvement. Next time there are awkward pauses or unanswered questions I will say something. If there is another Socratic, I will make sure I answer more questions thoughtfully.
Our group performance was mediocre at best. WE tried to have intellectual conversation and dig below the surface to find deeper meaning in the image. However, often times the topics were shallow and random. Also whenever a group member would ask a thoughtful question, they were seldom answered and by passed to start a new topic. The feedback of the outer circle was definitely accurate; they touched on all of the problems I had, and also the positive qualities. When my group was in the outer circle, we only reflected on the positive and not the negative.
In “All Together Now” by Chris Ware conveys the message that while technology allows us to save precious memories it isolates us from the real experience. One point I would use to prove this would be the phones themselves. All of the cameras are focused on one particular child, not the whole picture. This takes away their ability to enjoy the whole play. I believe that the play is a metaphor for life, and that the phones essentially create tunnel vision. Another argument I could make could be the age of the parents. Most of the time when we think of someone addicted to technology we think teenager, however all of these people I would assume are older than adolescences. This shows that anyone can be sucked into technology and most already have.
Before I even open the door, I can hear his tail wagging excitedly and a loud sniff follows. As I open the door, my wet nosed friend shuffles over to give me a small kiss on my hand. He then snuggles up to me and starts chewing on my sleeve for a good belly rub. Sammy has always greeted me this way, with absolutely unconditional love. A quality unique to dogs
I've always liked animals I had some gold fish, a turtle, guinea pig, and even a crayfish (who ate all of my fish), but what I always asked my parents for was a dog. My parents wouldn't budge on that one; absolutely no dog. So it was definitely a shock to me when they sat me down one day and said that we were getting one. It was very surreal. In light of recently being diagnosed with OCD, They wanted to do all they could to help; and that was turning to alternative treatments. They learned through researching that dogs help mental illnesses. So come eighth grade, we took a trip to the Milo foundation
There were definitely a lot of cute dogs but none of them really stood out to me. But unexpectedly, my mother calls me from the corner. In the last kennel, there was the cutest dog ever, no exaggeration. He looked like the mixture between a dachshund and a border collie. What really stood out though, were his eyes. They were a beautiful chestnut which matched his coat perfectly.
We took him out of the kennel, and we all knew immediately he was the one. He eagerly got out of the kennel and gave me a kiss on my hand then proceeded to roll on his belly to invite me to give him a belly rub. He then did the same for my parents, meanwhile his tail was wagging so hard that his butt was wagging too. When we walked him to the car, he wasn’t sniffing around like most dogs do. He was looking us at us his tongue hanging out of his mouth, giving us that precious doggy smile.
Five years later, He is one of the best friends I have. Yes he may only be a dog, but for something that doesn’t talk he makes up for it in companionship, and value his life and mindset more than many people. The simplicity of being a dog allows them to not be corrupted; their only drive is food and love. This is why I love dogs and especially mine; he values love and gives it too us unconditionally.
Socratic Seminar reflection: All Together Now
For this Socratic, I felt I was well prepared; it’s easier to notice visual details over literature details. Also, the main idea in the illustration was pretty straight forward. For my personal performance, this was my best Socratic yet. Not only did I talk more than once, but I also tried to include others in the conversation as well. I also wondered aloud and guided the conversation about the topic of the illustration. However, my great performance was limited to the inner circle. As an outer circle member I felt that my feedback was mediocre; I only gave the group positive feedback not constructive. Even though I did well there is always room for improvement. Next time there are awkward pauses or unanswered questions I will say something. If there is another Socratic, I will make sure I answer more questions thoughtfully.
Our group performance was mediocre at best. WE tried to have intellectual conversation and dig below the surface to find deeper meaning in the image. However, often times the topics were shallow and random. Also whenever a group member would ask a thoughtful question, they were seldom answered and by passed to start a new topic. The feedback of the outer circle was definitely accurate; they touched on all of the problems I had, and also the positive qualities. When my group was in the outer circle, we only reflected on the positive and not the negative.
In “All Together Now” by Chris Ware conveys the message that while technology allows us to save precious memories it isolates us from the real experience. One point I would use to prove this would be the phones themselves. All of the cameras are focused on one particular child, not the whole picture. This takes away their ability to enjoy the whole play. I believe that the play is a metaphor for life, and that the phones essentially create tunnel vision. Another argument I could make could be the age of the parents. Most of the time when we think of someone addicted to technology we think teenager, however all of these people I would assume are older than adolescences. This shows that anyone can be sucked into technology and most already have.