this shows how circumstantial (and maybe insignificant) authenticity judgements can be.

this could be used in my essay as it relates to how people use their family backgrounds- real or imagined- to enhance their own identity / justify their actions

the idea of group identity is really complicated because people can try to claim authenticity in some field (music, restaurants, etc) just because of they identify with a certain group. And then there's the question of who is actually authentically in that group/ can people achieve authenticity without bring born into the group?

also could relate to my essay. Interesting how people change their perceptions of the past to fit more coherently with how they perceive or want to perceive the present. also goes with the idea that people only want to remember the details that make the best story

this relates to my essay regarding how people make up an ancestry to identify with but justify it with something that seems "authentic" like a clan tartan or a family crest or some other symbol of their "heritage"

authentic fakeness is still perceived as authentic in this case because of the ties to some type of "history"

authentication by location was used to prove the superior quality of the wine.

This sentence seems like an extreme generalization, but it effectively emphasizes the unique role of wine in French culture.

This association between the "prestige" of eating steak and its rawness supports the argument that Trump's well-done steak habits are somehow un-sophisticated. It seems ironic that eating bloody meat is considered more authentic and prestigious than eating cooked meat, since the invention of cooking food is commonly associated with the beginning of civilization- essentially separating us from cavemen. Perhaps eating a more raw steak feels more authentic because of our uncivilized caveman roots.

This reinforces what he said earlier about the status of food reflecting the status of that culture, but I don't think anybody consciously says, "Let's go get some fancy Chinese food because they statistically score high on tests." It's interesting how we subconsciously judge all the people of a culture based on generalizations such as economics or academics. I think that it is true that we have "revised our opinion" but I don't think it's as deliberate or intentional as Ray makes it seem.

If Americans don't actually know the difference between authentic ethnic food and cheap Americanized food, then are they really pretending to love ethnic foods or are they just happy with whatever is in front of them? If somebody doesn't have any experience with real Indian food, how are they supposed to know that what they are eating was made by Bangladeshis and why should they even care in the first place?

Here the author is making the claim that the authenticity of a rapper's music comes from their identity. In order to gain the "stamp of authenticity" a rapper must already possess certain qualities of urban identification and successfully represent the cultures associated with rap music.

I think that the author is making a bit of a stretch here. The emotions of nostalgia or the "good 'ol days" feeling is easy for a wide variety of listeners to relate to not in reference to a certain time or in fear of social advancements, but simply because people easily relate to the feeling of "i'm getting old, i wish I were young again" not necesarily "take me back to when I was viewed superior because i'm white" The author is making country music overly complicated here as he has been in other aspects throughout this article.

the author here is saying that white culture falls into the values and lifestyle represented by country music. This assertion sums up what he has been trying to say up until this point, but it still doesn't completely support his main argument that country music is "white". To me is just seems that he is able to tie the music to the southern-working class-whites.

The author is claiming that since country songs appeal to nostalgia, they are automatically appealing to a racist past in which it was more advantageous to be white? I'm confused as to why nostalgia would be classified as white. Other genres sing of the past as well, so why would this make country "white"?

I was not aware that such a thing existed. The idea of "whiteness" as a tangible idea to be written about seems strange. The term "whiteness" also comes off as negative in someway here, although I don't think the author intends to have negative connotation in this instance.

The song I chose is Rehab by Amy Winehouse. I have always liked this song because of the catchy chorus and the authentic emotions conveyed through the spirit in her voice. While I don't exactly personally relate to the problems in the song, the honesty with which she presents this sad true story in her life makes it very relevant for me. This is a very good example of an autobiographical song because Amy is opening up about an extremely personal part of her life. It is especially chilling and emotional to listen to now, after the singer has been gone for so long. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KUmZp8pR1uc

The concept of individuality paired with authenticity is presented very effectively in this paragraph and the author uses the context of Rousseau and Herder pretty well as evidence.

Rhetorical note: Taylor is bringing together authenticity and morals to highlight the significance of morals within our current society, although they do not always align with our feelings/authenticity.

Hegel was a German philosopher who became very well renowned during his lifetime and is universally recognized for his work.

this comparison between poetry and prose during wordsworth's time could be useful to understanding the word choice in his poetry and thus what emotions he hoped to evoke by choosing words that could also be used in normal prose.

this could be used to explain the intense emotions portrayed in both solitary reaper and lonely as a cloud and why he chooses those specific episodes to convey those emotions.

also points out that wordsworth is trying to answer the question of the relationship between words and feelings

by referring to himself as a little architect, Rousseau removes himself from the story and comments as a spectator and somewhat more objectively on his past. (type two)

The author is effectively tying the two themes together with this comparison and makes readers think deeply about the relationship between the themes. He does near near the end of this chapter to make us think about the points made in the beginning and does so very effectively.

These people wrote about the topic before the author and were regarded as experts. Krafft-Ebing was an Austro-German psychiatrist and wrote the Psychopathia Sexualis which was a foundation for the topic in the 1800s.<br> (type one)

This statement is kind of a paradox, but makes a very good point regarding what confession is in the context of society.

Wordsworth is citing an extremely long novel written in 1748 about a young girl whose wealth is tragically taken. (#1)

Wordsworth believed that his poems would make a lasting impression on people in his time and in future times. He thought that emotions and themes of his poems would be permanent.(#3)

Wordsworth is trying to convince his readers that his poetry is not worse than other poems, but very different. His whole preface is written to prevent critics from thinking he has failed in his new poems. (#2)

When I analyzed this quote in class, I said that I thought it was referring more to the process of growing up and learning what a woman should be in order to fit into society's mold of a woman. Upon reflecting further, I think that this quote is not only discussing the process of a woman herself adjusting her life to fit the stereotypes but also the world around her beginning to treat her as a woman. One "becomes a woman" not only in her own actions, but in the actions of others and how others perceive her.

In this way, one is not born a woman because the pressures of the outside world have not yet reached her, and she has not yet learned what she is supposed to be. As time goes on, both personal and societal actions cause her to become a woman.

Will the topic of the paper also be provided or will have some to chose from?