Discussion The Best Argumentation
Laura Catalina Arias Barragรกn
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The Vindication of Poetry
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Solving the Urban Sprawl
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The Perks of Having a Sibling
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The Vindication of Poetry the
Poetry reveals this world; it creates another…”
disenchantment of poetry in our time. The
(p. 3). But this creative capacity relies on the
misconception that poetry is an easy activity,
language, as it is the one in charge of the creation
limited to the briefness of feelings and
and composition of the world within, the
experiences of the author expressed with a certain
manifestation of the poet’s spirit. Therefore, even
type of language and structure considered
if a poem begins as the result of a brief emotion
"poetical", without a provided level of rationality
or sensation, to make it poetry it needs to use the
or depth to its content, has been spread widely
precise images, the correct words, the most
and has discourage both poets and their
accurate composition to give it transcendence, to
audiences. However, it is in their hands to
print rationality in the creation in order to share it
vindicate poetry as a rational perspective of
successfully with the readers. This process is
passion and emotion, primarily as a result of the
definitely not easy or ephemeral, but it is born
internalization of the individual, of the contact
from a particular place and it becomes complex
with its intimacy.
as it carries along several significations within
We
are
not
indifferent
to
itself. This is why we can consider that language First, let’s consider what it means to
settles both form and content in poetry.
make poetry. I recall Octavio Paz’ statement in The Bow and The Lyre (1973): “Poetry is
According to the previous statement, we
knowledge, salvation, power, abandonment. An
could consider the poet as some sort of sorcerer
operation capable of changing the world, poetic
capable of creating new worlds and evoking
activity is revolutionary by nature; a spiritual
through them many experiences in the readers. As
exercise, it is a means of interior liberation.
Cardoza y Aragón said: “With my imagination I
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set another ones in motion” (Cited by Gallón,
Some may argue that every poet initiates
Free translation, 2011). But the true poetic
with poems that might not fulfill what I have
manifestation is a product of the complicity
presented and that censuring them would mislead
between author and reader, since both get
and probably extinguish poetry, but that is not my
involved in it and give several meanings based on
concern. When talking about vindication, I refer
their individual and collective experience:
to the creation of a more critic spirit when facing poetry, from the creative point of view, as well as
[The poem] happens during a comingfrom the reader’s perspective. Let the emotions together, a compenetration, of a reader and feelings flow, but revisit them and make the and a text. The reader brings to the text best use of language to create true poetry, and his
past
experience
and
present look for poetry that really contains in itself a
personality. Under the magnetism of the world that you, with your experience and ordered symbols of the text, he marshals knowledge, can fill with meaning. his resources and crystallizes out from the stuff of memory, thought, and feeling
Poetry
should
connect
sensibilities
a new order, a new experience, which he
through the
accurate words and
images,
sees as the poem (Rosenblatt, 1994: 12).
expressed in the most careful and thought language. If we do not get involved in the
Therefore, poetry’s merit not only relies on the
vindication of poetry, of its language, of its place
poet’s invention, but also in the symbolic
in the human genius sphere, we will adopt an interchange made between poet and reader incapacity to create, or as Rodolfo Alonso states, through the poem. Therefore, both poets and “The current crisis of poetry is perhaps not only readers must be the critics of poetry in order to the one of a simple literary genre but, something claim and defend the place where it should stand, much worse, the greatest manifestation of a deep as an inexhaustible and outstanding creation of lack in the spontaneous creative capacity of mankind. language from men” (as cited in Pallaoro, Free 4
translation, 2008). Likewise, poets should take
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into account that poetry should not serve any Gallón, A. (August, 2011). 'La poesía no es la further factors than poetry itself. To sum up,
Cruz Roja del espíritu' [Poetry is not the
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Red Cross of the spirit] (Free translation). El Espectador. Retrieved March 10,
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Pallaoro, J. M. (August, 2008). ¿Para qué sirve
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Solving the Urban Sprawl The urban sprawl of some cities have
reduces the amount of pollution created.
led to the creation of anti-sprawl movements
Moreover, the New Urbanism proposes the
such as the New Urbanism. This movement’s
environmental preservation of the area thanks
principles offer certain solutions to this
to the creation the green zones, taking into
matter both in the social and environmental
account the native wildlife and animals, just
aspects.
as it happens in Celebration with the greenbelt that surrounds the city.
The social benefits of the proposal of the New Urbanism are emphasized on
Finally, the urban sprawl would be
socialization and civic interaction. As the
reduced thanks to the architectural designs,
downtown becomes the central area for
which focus on having high-density office
events, institutions and businesses, and single
and residential space in a small area.
and multi-familiar residences are built close
Furthermore, like in Celebration, buildings
to it, people would gather more frequently
use energy-efficient systems that minimize
when buying their groceries or attending to
the environmental impact.
different events. This situations are manifest
All in all, the New Urbanism
in Celebration, Florida, where this kind of
principles allow the consolidation of cities
distribution can be found.
with a planned growth, thinking about the community
As for the environmental benefits, the
and
the
environment
that
New Urbanism proposes compact cities that
surrounds them, avoiding the negative effects
encourage bicycling and walking, which
of urban sprawl.
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The Perks of Having a Sibling The presence of a sibling as growing
college, in the professional life or in the love
up provides certain benefits, since a sibling
and social life. We are always in a “race� to
can offer company and support, creates a
get what we want, and growing up with a
sense of competition and avoids the raise of
sibling can develop the competitive attitude
spoiled children.
in a controlled space and under certain rules.
In an environment of love and respect,
Lastly, it has been proven in many
a sibling can become a friend for a lifetime.
studies that children without siblings tend to
As they spend most of their time together as
be more spoiled that those who are raised
they grow up, they could not only share their
with one or more. In this respect, parents with
bloodline but also their hobbies and passions
an only child are more likely to give in to the
and become the biggest support to each other.
demands of the kid, while parents of more
In my case, for instance, I have found in my
children are less likely to make the same
brother one of my best friends to whom I
mistake twice and tend to give them equal
have shared both good and bad times and I
benefits.
have found in him the support I needed.
In brief, growing up with a sibling is
Equally important, having a sibling
full of benefits, as long as the parents raise
will most likely create a sense of competition
and educate them in a responsible way and in
among them, and this must be taken as a
a healthy environment where the best
benefit for them. Competition is basic for
attitudes can be developed.
everyone’s lives, whether is in school, in 7
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