Researcher and writer Samuel Arbesman filed with NASA to name an asteroid after Plimpton; NASA issued the certificate 7932 Plimpton in 2009.
An honor that was well deserved. He seemed to be a very creative, intelligent writer.
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He had a small role in the Oscar-winning film Good Will Hunting,[21] playing a psychologist. Plimpton played Tom Hanks's antagonistic father in Volunteers.[
Plimpton really did it all, which I think made it possible for him to have such a successful writing career. It amazes me that he took the time and put so much effort in order to understand what he was writing about.
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A November 6, 1971, cartoon in The New Yorker by Whitney Darrow Jr. shows a cleaning lady on her hands and knees scrubbing an office floor while saying to another one: "I'd like to see George Plimpton do this sometime."
The character in the cartoon describes how Plimpton wrote his narratives, by putting himself in the shoes of who or what he is writing about.
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His mother was Pauline Ames,[12] the daughter of botanist Oakes Ames and artist Blanche Ames. Both of Plimpton's maternal grandparents were born with the surname Ames; his mother was the granddaughter of Medal of Honor recipient Adelbert Ames (1835-1933), an American sailor, soldier, and politician, and Oliver Ames, a US political figure and the 35th Governor of Massachusetts (1887–1890). She was also the great-granddaughter on her father's side of Oakes Ames (1804–1873), an industrialist and congressman who was implicated in the Crédit Mobilier railroad scandal of 1872; and Governor-General of New Orleans Benjamin Franklin Butler, an American lawyer and politician who represented Massachusetts in the United States House of Representatives and later served as the 33rd Governor of Massachusetts.[13]
Plimpton is the character of this story and this opening describes that he came from what seems to have been a successful family. This sets the stage for the success that he would have in his career and life.
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In the April 1, 1985 issue of Sports Illustrated, Plimpton pulled off a widely reported April Fools' Day prank. With the help of the New York Mets organization and several Mets players, Plimpton wrote a convincing account of a new unknown pitcher in the Mets spring training camp named Siddhartha Finch who threw a baseball over 160 mph, wore a heavy boot on one foot, and was a practicing Buddhist with a largely unknown background
The narrative of this work by Plimpton was created as a prank. By following sports like I do, I could see how this work could be taken as real by other teams and fans and I am sure it caused quite the fear amongst other teams.
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An oral biography titled George, Being George was edited by Nelson W. Aldrich Jr., and released on October 21, 2008.
Plimpton sounds like an interesting figure in his era. As a writer, he seemed to want to be able to speak from personal experiences, despite the fact that many of his works seemed to be non-fiction. To understand something fully, you have to put yourself in the shoes of who you are writing about and it seems as if Plimpton achieved this.
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andthesecular....I hopethisletterfindsyou stronginthefaith. I alsohopethatcircumstanceswill soonmakeit possibleformetomeeteachofyou,notasan integrationistoracivilrightsleader,butasa fellow clergymananda Christianbrother.Letusall hopethatthedarkcloudsofracialprejudicewill soon passawayand thedeepfogofmisunderstandingwillbe liftedfromourfear-drenchedcommunities and insomenot toodistanttomorrowtheradiantstarsofloveandbrotherhoodwillshineoverou
I think this closing paragraph shows that MLK was very educated, very firm in his beliefs, and the fact that he did not sign with his title shows that he doesn't view himself as above anybody, but only equal. This, to me, reaffirmed my belief that he was / is one of the most powerful figures in American history.
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Inspite ofmyshattereddreamsofthepast,I cametoBirminghamwiththehopethatthewhite religiousleadershipinthecommunitywouldseethejusticeofourcauseand,withdeepmoral concern,serveasthechannel throughwhichourjustgrievancescouldget tothepowerstructure.
MLK lays out his reason to why he came to Birmingham, with hopes of seeing equality through.
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ThencametheopportunitylastSeptembertotalk withsomeoftheleadersoftheeconomic community.In thesenegotiatingsessionscertainpromisesweremadebythemerchants—suchas thepromisetoremovethehumiliatingracialsignsfromthestores.
MLK begins the story regarding this letter. He starts to lay out the justification for his beliefs.
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You spokeofouractivityinBirminghamasextreme.At firstI wasratherdisappointedthat fellow clergymenwouldseemynonviolenteffortsasthoseofanextremist
The introduction to this paragraph addresses his audience directly. It shows that he is not afraid of the opinions of others and is willing to stand up for his beliefs.
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We should neverforget thateverythingAdolfHitlerdid inGermanywas “legal”and everythingthe HungarianfreedomfightersdidinHungarywas “illegal.”Itwas “illegal”toaid andcomforta Jew in Hitler’sGermany.Even so,I amsure that, had Ilived inGerman at thetime,I would have aided and comfortedmyJewishbrothers.IftodayI livedina Communistcountrywherecertainprinciples deartotheChristian faith are suppressed,Iwould openlyadvocate disobeyingthatcountry’s antireligiouslaws
MLK provides powerful examples in this paragraph by citing history. This paragraph may have swayed the opinions of some of his audience by opening their eyes to the facts of history.
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Ofcourse,thereisnothingnew aboutthiskindofcivildisobedience.It wasevidencedsublimelyin therefusalofShadrach,MeshachandAbednegotoobeythelawsofNebuchadnezzar,ontheground thata highermorallawwas atstake.
MLK introduces this paragraph by showing that going against the rule of law has been used for centuries as a way to disrupt the norm and push for change.
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WhileconfinedhereintheBirminghamCityJail,I cameacrossyourrecentstatementcallingour presentactivities “unwise and untimely.”Seldom,if ever, doI pause toanswercriticismofmywork and ideas ... But sinceI feelthatyouaremenofgenuinegoodwillandyourcriticismsaresincerely setforth,I wouldliketoansweryourstatementinwhatI hopewill be patientand reasonableterms
This introduction to his audience is powerful. It shows that he has a strong belief system and shows that he isn't phased by the opinions of others. It also gives a preview of what's to come in his letter.
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In literary theoretic approach, narrative is being narrowly defined as fiction-writing mode in which the narrator is communicating directly to the reader.
The person is telling the story directly to the listener. I agree with this in the fact that the narrator is telling the story directly to the reader, but believe it is up to the reader to decipher exactly what is meant by the story and to form their own opinions and judgments about the story.
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"Evidence strongly suggests that humans in all cultures come to cast their own identity in some sort of narrative form. We are inveterate storytellers."
We as individuals form our own narratives as to why and how we came to be where we are. We tell our own stories to other's.
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This cosmological worldview in myth is what provides all mythological narratives credence, and since they are easily communicated and modified through oral tradition amongst various cultures, they help solidify the cultural identity of a civilization and contribute to the notion of a collective human consciousness that continues to help shape our own understanding of the world.[42]
Our own culture shapes the narrative of the past. For example, the Aztecs had different cultural values and traditions then we do to this day. But, as we read and learn about the cultures of the past, we can take what we learn and form our own opinion on their own narrative of life and the world.
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These cinematic devices, among others, contribute to the unique blend of visual and auditory storytelling that culminates to what Jose Landa refers to as a "visual narrative instance".
In film, the narrative is depicted on the screen by the characters, settings, plots, and other factors decided by the production. It is project in a visual and auditory sense.
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Various theorists share this view of narrative appearing in disruptive rather than normative moments in music. The final word is yet to be said, regarding narratives in music, as there is still much to be determined
Many believe that a narrative in music is determined by the listener, while others believe that the artist determines the narrative of the music.
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Due to indigenous narratives leaving room for open-ended interpretation, native stories often engage children in the storytelling process so that they can make their own meaning and explanations within the story.
In culture, when we tell our children stories of our past, we instill in them a sense of pride of the culture and allow them to become their own narrators for future generations. It establishes a sense of belonging to a group that they feel empowered by.
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Haring analyzes the use of framing in oral narratives, and how the usage of multiple perspectives provides the audience with a greater historical and cultural background of the narrative.
When using more than one perspective in a story, it allows the reader / listener to gain more information about the story. It allows them to understand what other characters felt or knew during the incident, as opposed to what only one character's thoughts and feelings were.
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A heterodiegetic narrator, in contrast, describes the experiences of the characters that appear in the story in which he or she does not participate.
Meaning the person telling the story was not present during the incident and only knows what he/she has learned about the incident from the accounts of others who were present.
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Intradiagetic narrators are of two types: a homodiegetic narrator participates as a character in the story.
Meaning the person telling the story is a character in the story. An example of this would be me telling a story about something I was a part of to somebody who was or was not present during the incident.
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A narrative, story or tale is any account of a series of related events or experiences,[1] whether nonfictional (memoir, biography, news report, documentary, travelogue, etc.) or fictional (fairy tale, fable, legend, thriller, novel, etc.).
How a piece of writing is organized, meaning the sequence of events written about, and how it is shared (Told, read about, etc).
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