Villanueva

Villanueva:

3. What does it mean that this piece starts with a memory and not a synthesis or thesis like we're used to in this class? What do you think starting with this memory does for this text?

This piece starts out with a memory which means that the piece starts out with something that the writer has written in relation to his thoughts and experience. I believe this helps the reader understand the piece because they are on the same level as the writer and I also believe it is more interesting because it is something which actually happened therefore it s realistic. I also believe it is interesting because it is something different compared to just having an intro or synthesis.

4. How do the different poems and passages contribute to Villanueva's point?

I found the poems quite confusing to begin with, then I realized how he was using the poems to express his thoughts and I found it quite interesting because I believe it helps the reader engage with the writer’s piece and his thoughts.

8. Villanueva's article deals mostly with how people of color employ memoria in their writing. What should students who don't identify as people of color take away from this reading?

People who do not identify as people of color can relate to those of color by understanding their experiences and what they go through. This may also help society because people not of color will not treat people of colour in a certain way because they now know what they feel and experiences they have gone through.

A&E:

2. What role does Porter's idea of intertextuality play in this piece? How is intertextuality important to memoria? Have traces of memories or other texts appeared in or affected your writing and how?

I believe that in this piece intertextuality really helps the reader understand the readers ideas on memoria which therefore makes us think about what we are reading and helps us understand different people’s thoughts. I enjoy writing best when I can involve my previous experiences because I can have a detailed idea about what im writing about and I understand what I am trying to say.