Read through all these questions; then, choose two to focus on for your first post. Shoot for 100 words.
a) How can fences both protect and prohibit?
b) How can fences both empower and oppress?
c) What cultural/social/political message do fences convey?
d) Can fences be invisible?
e) How are different cultural groups affected differently by fences – do different groups have different fences? Can someone have access to “both sides of the fence” – how?
f) What are your barrier fences (when you look out at the world, out at your dreams, what is standing in your way)?
g) What are your protection fences (when the world is trying to get you, to pull you down, what do you use to protect you)?
a) How can fences both protect and prohibit?
b) How can fences both empower and oppress?
c) What cultural/social/political message do fences convey?
d) Can fences be invisible?
e) How are different cultural groups affected differently by fences – do different groups have different fences? Can someone have access to “both sides of the fence” – how?
f) What are your barrier fences (when you look out at the world, out at your dreams, what is standing in your way)?
g) What are your protection fences (when the world is trying to get you, to pull you down, what do you use to protect you)?
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Honors English I
Fences Blog Post #1
Fences have the capability of both shielding, and restricting. In society, people who want to "fit in," put a metaphorical fence, or "fake mask," around them. This could be a result of their fear of what people may think of them if they reveal their true selves. Simultaneously, fences can rid one of countless opportunities. For instance, suppose someone wants to join a club, but is afraid of what his friends will think of him if he does so. This person would conceal their true character and construct a fence around him by not joining the club. No one should have to build a fence around them to hide their personality or character; people have to be more accepting of different backgrounds.
Allegorical fences can also be similar among a particular cultural group. Social groups can make these fences to hide bad experiences they have been through, like poverty or crime. These barriers make it hard for people of different environments to empathize.
d) Fences can be invisible. There are fences separating certain parts of a city from one another, there are fences separating different social groups, and, most relevantly, there are fences separating races. They are not "fences" technically, but they are barriers we put up in between ourselves and others. This is something everyone does, weather they realize it or not.
ReplyDeletee) Different cultural groups are affected by different metaphorical fences that are put up by certain groups of people. For people of color, and especially black people, "fences" are usually used by white people to keep them out of certain communities or events. White people use these same fences as what they believe is "protection" from black and poc communities and neighborhoods which they often see as "dangerous." Sometimes groups have different fences within their own communities to keep certain members blocked out or cut off. These fences don't cut off just people from one another, they also block off housing, food, recreation, and schools. I do believe people can have access to "both sides of the fence." It is just a matter of the communities being able to communicate effectively and honestly and allowing one another access of the stuff that is on their "side of the fence." It is not complicated or hard to do this, it is just that people refuse to.
a) Fences can both protect and prohibit depending on which views you have on them. Fences protect gardens from being eaten by deer or land that wants protection from being trespassed on. Fences can also help you stay safe if what's on the other side is dangerous (like animals in a zoo). Fences also have a negative side to them. They can restrict certain people from getting to where they should be allowed to go. For example, during WW2, fences blocked the Jewish from escaping concentration camps, or during the civil rights movement when white schools put up fences to shut down integration.
ReplyDeletef) A huge fence in my life would be money. I want to do so much in my life, but I can't afford it. I wish I could travel and see things to have incredible experiences without worrying about the cost. I wish that college didn't cost huge amounts because it causes people to waste most of their lives saving for it, while they could be using that money for other benefits.
Catalina Dorfman
ReplyDeleteb) Fences can both empower and oppress individuals and cultural groups in many ways. If you realize that their is a barrier keeping you from accomplishing all you want to, some people with decide to fight with all their might to knock the fence down. Often when people do this, they are extremely satisfied with the rusults. On the other hand, others with just accept that their is a wall keeping them from doing what they really want to. This can be dangerous because the person will not be happy with their life, and they will not have achieved all they are capable of.
f) When I look in the future, I see two major fences that will try to keep me back from achieving everything I want to. For example, in neuroscience men are more likely to be hired then women. I am going to have to fight a lot harder for a job than a man, but I wont let that stop me. Another barrier that I face is money. I am going to have a much harder time paying for college expenses that other families.
Zoe Vickers
ReplyDelete10/21/17
Honors English 1
Fences blog post #1
A)Fences can both protect and prohibit. Fences can protect a house from robbers. Fences can protect a garden from a unwanted animal. But in many ways fences can prohibit and oppress. A large enough fence is considered a wall, which could block people from entering a place that could benefit them. Building a fence creates a barrier that divides people one way or another, for good or bad.
D)Can fences be invisible? Most definitely yes. In perspective, think about Chicago. The south side of Chicago is a very dangerous and poverty ridden place. People that have grown up in the south side can find it very hard to get jobs and live anywhere else in Chicago. That is due to the invisible "fence" the confines everyone in that area to stay there.
Chelsea Rose
ReplyDeleteA) Fences do protect and prohibit. Fences are barriers that make sure whoever or whatever is inside of them, is protected and housed. But fences also know how to keep certain things out. Fences mark the border of that territory and let other know that that is the bordered territory.
E) Cultural groups are affected differently by fences. For example, Blacks are still racially oppressed because the are prohibited by social issue fences everyday. Fences like racial prejudice and segregation definitely can separate and define people's place in the world and where they stand. And yes, some people do have access to both side of the fence. An upper-class wealthy Black can still racially judged while a lower class white person can still be looked at as superior.
Shane Dias
ReplyDeleteA. Fences can both serve as a protective barrier and a inhibiting barrier. Fences can keep the things we love and care about inside while also protecting the same things and people from the dangers of the outside world. Fences allow the danger of the unknown to stay outside but they also keep people and things from going outside. Fences inhibit people and things from exploring the outside world. They inhibit people from moving forward and keep people stuck in one place. Fences have both a negative and a positive influence on things and the perspective that you look at the fence can change what it does for you.
D. Fences can be invisible. You can have the standard physical fence or have a invisible fence placed by you or someone else. The best example of a invisible fence is racism. Racism is a invisible fence places by a country that stop a entire race of people from getting ahead in life. Invisible fences can also be placed by you when you stop yourself from doing something. Invisible fences are everywhere and can be harmful of helpful.
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ReplyDeletea) Fences can both protect and prohibit. They can keep threatening things from getting in, but they can also prohibit good things from getting out or from coming in. Things like different opinions or new ideas can be blocked from being shared. Also, fences can protect you from harmful people or ideas. Literal or figurative fences can be used for defense or for blocking things out.
f) An important fence that others and I definitely face is money. I want to do so many things like travel and buy things for pleasure, but the money is used for things that I need before spending on pleasures. Nobody has unlimited money, but others have more access to it than others.
Nicole Yap
ReplyDeletec. A fence's sole purpose is to divide people or ideas from each other. In this case, social fences often separate people based on their looks, how they dress, what they act like, etc. Sometimes, one side of the fence has a sense of superiority over the other. A good example of this social fence could be hierarchies in a civilization; a higher class, a middle class, and a lower class. Cultural fences also display differences between communities. They tell a message that, "We're different from you, so you can do your own thing over there, and we'll do our own over here." This cultural separation creates a rift that gets harder and harder to restore as time goes on. And in political fences, there's an ongoing competition for power. This hunger for power splits us up into groups based on our position. For example, the political parties in an election lead people to be very separated from each other.
d. Yes, fences can be invisible. There are physical fences that have the ability to block/protect, and there are invisible fences that are unofficial but are definitely there metaphorically. Arguably, there are more invisible fences then there are physical fences. These invisible fences can act as figures/goals/aspirations, a barrier that contains things inside, a wall that protects, etc. One fitting metaphor would be a goal that lies on one side of the fence and someone who lies on the other side. The fence would be the obstacle that person faces before they reach their goal. They'd have to "climb" the fence to finally reach their goal.
You're an amazing writer!
DeleteA. Fences can protect and prohibit us. We just kind of don't realize it. In many examples like being at the Zoo; probably not the best example, but at the Zoo; animals are behind fences to keep us safe from them harming us. These fences also prohibit us from crossing into the habitats of these animals. Also, fences for many backyards kind of have the same meaning behind it; to keep unwanted people or wild animals out and I guess outside dogs from escaping as well as keep these outside dogs safe from dangerous wild animals.
ReplyDeleteD. Many fences are very invisible. They're so invisible sometimes we don't even know they're there until you slam your face into one. Invisible fences are kind of like a way of sugar coating something for a young child who doesn't understand a lot yet. Fences can also try to stop you from reaching something. My French teacher calls it a wall instead of a fence and says that we have the capability to run until we hit it; then it's up to us with as much help as we can to break or in this case climb over it, so we can keep going. This process happens over and over again, but there's always a way to solve it.
Love how you put this: "They're so invisible sometimes we don't even know they're there until you slam your face into one."
DeleteRuby Ashman
ReplyDeletea) Fences can both protect and prohibit because not only do they keep people out, they keep people in as well. Many people have fences to keep the animals out, however some have fences to keep them in. Whether those animals are literal, or metaphoric.
d) Fences can be invisible, we all have internal fences that keep us from doing the things we want or need to do. These fences can be fears, beliefs, or even insecurities. We often allow these things to keep us from doing things we don't know the consequences of.
Yessssssssssss - "we all have internal fences that keep us from doing the things we want or need to do. These fences can be fears, beliefs, or even insecurities."
DeleteKatie Hervey
ReplyDeletePeriod Seven
A. Fences can protect what is in the inside of the fence. For example, if one's house was encircled by a fence, it would help protect a dog from escaping the backyard. It could also prevent a robber from coming directly into the house, therefore protecting the contents of the house. Fences can also prohibit one from entering a restricted area. For example, area 51 would have a fence so one could not enter a top secret area. The White House also has a fence, so that no one can enter the property and cause havoc.
F. My personal barrier fences are my age, money (and lack thereof), and location. In places like New York or Los Angeles, there are more opportunities to pursue my dream, but because I am too young to get a job, drive, or live without my parents, I cannot travel or live there. Since I am too young to get a full or part time job, I don't have a steady income of money which also prohibits me from pursuing my dreams. These factors protect me from making choices I might regret in the long term, but mainly they just prohibit me from pursuing my dream.
Maiya Weaver
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a. Fences can both protect and prohibit. To protect a fence can keep a particular thing inside the targeted area, it can also prohibit. Fences can prohibit by keeping something out of the specific area, this contributes to protecting.
b. Fences can be invisible. You could say barriers are the same as fences, so things that hold you back from doing something could be fences. For example, your age or race could be a fence for you.
Try for 100 words.
Deletea) There are many ways fences can both protect and prohibit people and their community. People will put up fences, sometimes not even knowing the effect they will have. People will put up fences in their backyard to protect their dog, knowing that it may run off. Or, a fence may be put up around someone's gardening bed, so the plants will be protected from hungry animals. But if fences protect on one side, what does it do on the other? It does the opposite; it prohibits. Even if you think you're keeping something safe, when you make a fence, you take away some freedom of whatever lies on the other side. Whether it's an animal trying to get into your garden, or if it's someone of another culture just trying to have a better life. We put up fences to block someone or something out.
ReplyDeletef) Everybody has "fences" or obstacles in their life. They are a pain, and they always will be as long as they exist. Some of these things that may get in the way for me and other people are usually caused by society. If I wanted to go to a really nice college, or if I wanted to become my dream job, money would end up getting in the way. Colleges can be unnecessarily expensive, and as a result, are nearly impossible to get into. And if I wanted to become my dream job, it might not pay as well as I need it to, so I'd have do deal with an economic fence. If I wanted to do certain things or work at certain places, I couldn't, because of an age barrier. If I wanted to express any idea of mine without being judged, I couldn't, because of social fences. I, along with many others, have social, economic, and other kinds of fences. And unfortunately, some of those fences will always hold.
This idea is so deeeeeeeep: "But if fences protect on one side, what does it do on the other? It does the opposite; it prohibits. Even if you think you're keeping something safe, when you make a fence, you take away some freedom of whatever lies on the other side."
DeleteD. Yes many fences are invisible. Fences are to keep some form of energy in, while forcing another out. I think the largest fence put up by the human race is prejudice. Prejudice is making an assumption about a strangers life and actions, a judgement based on stereotypes that will affect your relationship with that person by either letting them in or forcing them away. Witnessing one persons prejudice being pushed upon another makes the bystander of this situation either invite that person into their life because of shared ignorance, or they may distance them self from them because of different beliefs This is how fences are created, they are divisions between humans.
ReplyDeleteG. I think the greatest fence that lies between myself and my own goals is my constant fear of the unknown. I am petrified by my own "what-if"questions. I dont know what the future holds or what is out there in the world that could possibly do anything to me. I like to scare myself half to death by reading, listening, or watching anything on the supernatural to help educate myself on the unknown as a sort of submersion therapy into my own fears. I think in some cases there definitely are forces that hold people back from the accomplishments they wish to seek, but it some ways the only person holding you back is yourself.
Isabella Gregory
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a) Fences can both protect and prohibit, but your position determines whether the fence is protecting or prohibiting you. An example of this is a garden fence. A garden has a fence around it to protect it from being eaten and to keep it safe. A deer outside the fence needs food to eat but the fence prohibits it this from happening. This is an example of a literal fence but in real life these fences are protecting and prohibiting much more.
d) Yes, fences can be invisible, one example of an invisible fence is fear. Fear keeps everything of what your afraid of out and protects you, but then prohibits all the new possibilities and opportunities from coming in. Fear isn't the only example of an invisible fence, other examples are money, age and race.
D) Yes, fences can be invisible because they can be things that may limit you mentally, emotionally, academically, etc. They can be limitations that your parent(s)/guardian(s) put on you will you live in their household, they could be a set of social norms, or something you feel pressured to do/think in a certain way. Sometimes these invisible fences are good, because they protect you from harm, but other times, these fences are bad, because they can make a society think in a backwards way, or prevent true progressiveness in a society.
ReplyDeleteG)My protection "fence," (it's really not a fence because it doesn't prohibit much) is the fact that I know I am loved and cared for, by yes my family, but mostly by God. (If you didn't already guess, yes I am a Christian. No, I am not a part of a hate group. That is the opposite of what Christians are told to do.) This fact really liberates me from caring TOO much about what the world says I "am" and what I "am not," and also gives me a perspective to most new, societal issues that not a lot of my friends at school have.
I know I am loved and cared for, by yes my family, but mostly by God. (If you didn't already guess, yes I am a Christian. No, I am not a part of a hate group. That is the opposite of what Christians are told to do.) This fact really liberates me from caring TOO much about what the world says I "am" and what I "am not,"
DeleteThat's so ... beautiful.
Elena Holder's "Fences" Question Response:
ReplyDeleteb) Fences are walls that can stop people from getting where they need to go. They can be used by different people for different things. Countries use fences to block out people that they don't like or don't want coming inside. That is one way that fences can be used to empower. Though, they can also be used to oppress. In segregation people used fences to stop people from doing things that they should have been able to do. Fences are a good thing but segregation is an example of the fact that when they are used by the wrong people they can be terrible.
d) Fences can most certainly be invisible. When you meet a person for the first time you put up fences in your mind based on how the person is. These fences dictate how well this person will ever really get to know you. These fences aren't physical fences, they are simply mental boundaries.
Leila
ReplyDeletea. Fences can protect because they can keep dangerous or unwanted things out. A fence around a house could keep trespassers or animals out for example. fences can protect the people inside the fence from outside dangers. Fences can also prohibit. Fences keep people from what is inside the fence. They block things from getting with in and out, and can be exclusive. If you are stuck inside a fence, then you are isolated from the outside world, and if you are stuck outside the fence, then you do not have access to whatever is inside. Fences can make people feel left out.
f. I think my biggest barrier fence is the fence to my backyard, because the gate always sticks and is really hard to open. When I want to go to the backyard from my driveway, I have to go all the way onto my porch to get out, because the fence gate directly from my driveway to my backyard is really sticky. I feel that a lot of my time and energy is taken up by walking the twenty feet that it takes to get to my other gate on my porch. I wish my dad would make the driveway fence gate easier to open and close. I don't really go outside much, but when I do that is really annoying.
A) Fences can protect by keeping danngerous things away from the people inside. They make it so you can keep anyone you want away from you especially if you find them to be a threat. Fences can also prevent, on the other side of the fence anyone who might be prejudice against you can keep you out and away from the opportunitys that might be inside.
ReplyDeleteD) Yes, fences can be invisible and metaphorical in many ways. These unseeable barriers can range anywhere from cultural differences like race, nationality, or simply having other differences, to something like not having enough money to do things. These barriers are something that some of us have to deal with on a daily basis, not given the privilege that some other were that forces them to work ten times harder.
a) fences can protect by providing a barrier between one thing and another. for example a fence can protect your yard from outside things like stray animals. fences can prohibit by not allowing you to pass through something, for example a fence can hold your dog back from going and exploring the world.
ReplyDeleted)fences can definitely be invisible. I think that things that we may not see could be holding us back, almost like a mental block. I think that we also may not see those fences coming, so they might catch us by surprise and hold us back even more.
Jenna Hawkins 7th Period :)
Stella Domec:
ReplyDeleteA. Fences can protect and prohibit by keeping some people in and some people out. For example, a fence can keep someone out of a yard or area, which in turn can protect whoever is inside the fence. But sometimes the metaphorical fences can protect or prohibit people as well, and the “fence” might be open to one person but closed for another.
D. Fences can most definitely be invisible; they can be metaphorical barriers blocking someone from entering a place or achieving something. An invisible fence could be someone’s hatred towards a certain group, which keeps them from going near that person. An invisible fence could also be in someone’s head; they could have a block on something that makes them not try to achieve their goal.
Lys Franklin
ReplyDeleteEnglish I Honors
10/23/17
B. Fences are usually seen as something that would empower someone, by showing that they are taking control of that space, and they are the leader. However, fences can also oppress. By building up these walls, you are shutting out people that may need your help, and are therefor segregating them from the rest of the world. They are being persecuted more and more with every post that is built.
D. It is entirely possible for fences to be invisible. Fences can be those metaphorical walls put up to shut someone out, or to keep yourself from getting hurt. For example, let's say you were in a serious relationship, and it ended. You might choose to build up these fences around yourself, as a means of never falling in love again, so that you never have to be hurt.
Jadyn Duncan
ReplyDeleteFences can both protect and prohibit. A fence can be any mental or physical barrier, that can be manipulated. Fences block things off creating two side to something that was once one whole thing. Sometimes this is good, because it can protect you from dangerous or pesky things. A fence can also keep you isolated which can stop you from doing things that might benefit you.
One of my protection fences is music. Music has the power to change my mood completely. I feel like artist or rappers know how to read minds and hearts, and they write down the emotions we listened feel.
Oooooooh ... love how you put this: "One of my protection fences is music. Music has the power to change my mood completely. I feel like artist or rappers know how to read minds and hearts, and they write down the emotions we listened feel."
DeleteJordan Hersh
ReplyDeletea) Fences can both protect and prohibit. A fence is a mental or physical block, this block can be blocking out someone, a feeling, etc. Fences block things that you associate with fear or anxiety. Fences can protect by keeping out unwanted feelings, such as the feeling out being an outsider or not belonging. Fences can also protect someone from getting bullied, this would be a physical barrier. Fences can prohibit growth and change, if someone is going through something and is feeling down or depressed, if someone else wants to help them they can't due to this barrier.
c) Fences can convey many different messages depending on the crowd that is receiving the messages or on the topic they are conveyed through. Cultural fences represent different cultures not interacting due to different beliefs. Political fences can convey a message of someone being secretive. Social fences convey that someone wants to be left alone or comforted.
Jay Baker
ReplyDeleteA. Fences can both protect and prohibit. For example fences can protect an area from unwanted intruders, or the fence could prohibit the people on the inside from leaving.
B. Fences can also empower and oppress, for example if someone puts a fence around their yard that lets outsiders know that this is theirs and only guests of their choosing are allowed inside. A good example of how fences oppress is when farmers put up fences around their crops this stops animals who may need food from stealing their crops.
Fuller sasser
ReplyDeleteA.) fences can both protect and prohibit. The deffinition of a fence is: a barrier, railing, or other upright structure, typically of wood or wire, enclosing an area of ground to mark a boundary, control access, or prevent escape. In a general, modern setting fences are used to keep dogs inside of your property. Fences are used that way to protect the dog from the outside world and to prohibit people from stealing the doggies bone. This is an example of the protective and prohibitive capibilitys of a fence.
D.) many people in my neighborhood have invisible fences. These fences are buried underground so they are not visible to a bypasser but if that said person is wearing a special collar that comes with the fence, they will get shocked when they are trying to go in or out of the fence. There can also be metaphorical fences or barriers. For example there is a fence or barrier between someone that speaks Somalian and someone that speaks French. This is called a language barrier and It is an example of an invisible fence.
Thank you.
Amare Hicks
ReplyDeleteFences can both protect and prohibit in many ways. They prohibit by keeping things out. Fences can keep you from reaching your goals. They are the things that hold you back in life. They get in your way and create obstacles, making it harder for tou to escape. In some situations this can be good. Fences can even be life threatening. For obvious reasons fences protect by keeping things out. Fences protect you from bad decisions, mistakes, and so on. More important, they give you a sense of saftiness and protection. Yes; fences can be in invisible. These invisible fences are the hardest to get past. They are the things you think aren't holding you back or keeping you in but deep down inside you know that they or it is. These can be from people all the way to emotions.
Mmmmmmmm, yes - "Yes; fences can be in invisible. These invisible fences are the hardest to get past. They are the things you think aren't holding you back or keeping you in but deep down inside you know that they or it is. These can be from people all the way to emotions."
DeleteGabi Battaglini
ReplyDeleteA.) Fences can both protect and prohibit people by keeping what’s “desirable” in and what’s not out. To the people on the inside they feel protected and safe from the dangers on the outside. But in the same way, the people on the outside are prohibited from coming in. Instead of feeling protected those people feel restricted and unwanted from the inside community.
D.) Fences can be invisible both literally and figuratively. Literally, there are electric fences for dogs that cannot be seen, they’re invisible. Figuratively, even if there isn’t an official law or rule against someone, prejudice can act like an involuntary fence that keeps “less desired” people out.
Simone Grose
ReplyDelete6th Period
English I Honors
D.) Fences can be invisible both physically and mentally. When a fence is invisible physically it could be lasers that are blocking your way to something. Also on certain types of animals they have collars and flags that prevent the animal from getting away. In a mental kind of way, there can be something that is preventing you from getting what want or you need. These can also be called mental blocks or mental obstacles.
F.) Barrier fences are fences that interfere with your goals or dreams. This usually applies with life goals or dreams but can also apply when you can something short term. For example if you want to pick a flower but a fence is the obstacle in the way of you picking this flower.
Ericka Malott
ReplyDelete6th Period
English I Honers
a) Fences can protect almost anything. If you have a animal, some people put a fence around there yard so they can protect there pet from other animals or from people. A fence can protect your territory. If there is a fence around your house, people will know not to invade your property.
d) Fences can also prohibit, which in some ways is also like protect. For example, the fence around your house will prohibit others coming in or going out, But it can also protect anything inside of the fence from the outside. Fences can be invisible. You could have personal fences, which only you would know about. You could be trying to break a habit and you could put a "fence" around you to not go near that addiction.
Yes - interesting connection - "You could be trying to break a habit and you could put a "fence" around you to not go near that addiction."
DeleteAnna Kelley, 7th Period
ReplyDeletea) Fences can protect you by keeping unwanted things away, and can prohibit by preventing bad or dangerous things from happening. Fences can prohibit by keeping you in, and holding you back from doing something. They can also prohibit by isolating you from the rest of the world.
d) Yes, fences can be invisible. Fences can be boundaries either emotionally, physically, or mentally. Mental and emotional fences can limit you from doing something you love, learning, or just something you want to do. A Fence can also be something that is hard for you to get rid of.
Xia Zipper
ReplyDelete10/23/17
Pd.7
C) Fences convey an overall emotional and literal separation, containment, or protection from something or someone else. Culturally, different fences have shaped our world to what it is today. From the borders that separated my land from yours in 600 BCE to the rules confining certain cultures based on the color of your skin or the religion you worship in the 1900’s to the harsh stereotypes that confine us today, these “fences” have always seemed to be present. When all these boundaries have been present all these years, they become integrated into how we interact socially. Stereotyping is a great example of how past fences have been imprinted on how we should communicate, act, and think about certain cultures, people, rituals, and ability. A combination of social and cultural fences create the political fences that seem to rage rampant in this country. Whether it’s democratic/republican or refusing to see the other side of the argument or the ability to compromise, people create their own fences with their own views and opinions that get sheltered by surrounding themselves with people with the same fence. By having these cultural, social, and political fences, we, as a society, contain ourselves from moving forward and progressing to solve our problems.
G) As an artist, Art has always been a huge protective fence for me. There have been countless times when life gets in the way of living and being able to just pour your heart and soul into a beautiful creation can help your fences seem less oppressive. Art acts like small fenced in area that I can go visit when I need to run away from my problems and be connected back again to who I am. It provides a protected place where I can express myself, my thoughts, opinions, and a way to change the world.
DeleteLove this idea of art as your refuge and protection.
Arienna Whittick
ReplyDelete4th period
English 1 Honors
c) When some people think about fences, they might think that fences separate the different cultures from each other. Since there are many cultural, social and political differences in the world, "fences" are put up. Since there are so many fences separating others, this is what causes others not to accept other beliefs.
d)Fences can be invisible,to the naked eye, but can be a huge obstacle when it comes to internal conflict. An example is an emotional fence. Its a personal fence, that can sometimes be sensed by another person. Even if you cant see it, you can feel the emotional barriers pushing away.
This! - "An example is an emotional fence. Its a personal fence, that can sometimes be sensed by another person. Even if you cant see it, you can feel the emotional barriers pushing away."
DeleteSara Williams
ReplyDelete6th period
English 1 Honors
a) Fences can both protect and prohibit people from outside forces in many ways. Fences protect people from intruders and other potentially dangerous things. They also protect people from the world and all the frightening things this world holds, giving a sense of safety to the people inside of them. Fences may also prohibit outside forces by keeping dangerous things out the same way they protect people and things inside them. They also prohibit in ways of dominance, making people stay out because they are not worthy in one way or another.
d) Yes, fences can be invisible. Invisible fences are the ones kept around people. The people who guard themselves with these fences want to keep their ignorance about the world and they don't want to see whats truly happening. As well, people with these unseen fences are protecting themselves from getting to close to other people and getting hurt by them. People with strong invisible fences are truly trying to stay in isolation from the world.
America Lopez Montoya
ReplyDeleted) Can fences be invisible?
Yes, fences can be invisible. Every country has borders. Some have walls while others don’t. Those are invisible. The U.S. has 50 states. Each state has an invisible border. People do that to show how much land they have and to show power. It’s like experience: would you work with someone who has more experience is doing something or someone who has no experience. Fences are invisible because humans put them there. Humans put them here for their benefit. You wouldn’t go into your neighbor's yard because there is an invisible fence there. It is their property not yours.
a) How can fences both protect and prohibit?
A fence tells you how far you can go. That helps protect your dog. Your dog will not get run over because the fence is protecting it. A fence will keep you in your comfort zone. Most fences have a entrance with a lock. People can’t go into your property if there is a fence. A fence could also prohibited you from exploring. You can only see so far. In some cities the police make fences to keep people in. People try so hard to get out but can’t. A fence can do both. It depends on the person’s perspective.
A) Fences can protect people by sheltering them from cruel fates in this world such as offensive people. They can also prohibit people by putting a barrier between possibilities to improve one's standing by using opinions to stop a certain race, culture, and sex.
ReplyDeleteC) Fences portray a place that either keeps something out, or locking something inside. That goes in real life too, where an invisible fence can keep a person from attaining their dreams. A fence can also keep hatred and bigotry from entering life today.
Dana Navarro
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D. Fences can be invisible in a figurative matter. Fences that are invisible can be a barrier of various different reasons/purposes. A fence can simply be invisible in dividing up communities, to where each community has different customs and views from outsiders because all the different groups are isolated with only their ideas and people. In another perspective, fences can also act as a “personal bubble” for a person where the fence serves as a border (that isn’t necessarily seen by the public eye) around yourself to where you feel comfortable and safe in your surroundings.
F. A barrier that I face is my lack of confidence in certain situations. I always tell myself to strive for the best and become more open to new things, but sooner or later I lack the confidence in to endure that goal. Just the fear of not reaching my goals and failing to do so makes it harder for me to believe I could ever achieve such a thing. Because of my lack of confidence in some situations, I failed to even try and even possibly succeed in a goal I strives for. In retrospect, I probably should have at least tried to overcome this barrier because I know confidence is a essential part of becoming a successful person.
Love your honesty here! (and that vocab. word:-)
DeleteB) Fences protect by creating a barrier around you so nothing can get to you. The bad part is that if you are enclosed so you can not get out and live life to the fullest. Fences prohibit by making an enclosed area where no one can get in. This shows that it is keeping you away from something you want to achieve.
ReplyDeleteF) Your barrier fences are the fences that keep you away from your hopes and dreams. When you have a dream there will always be something or someone in your way. You will have to fight for what you believe in no matter how much it hurts. Break down the fence and let your dreams come to you.
Important! - "the bad part is that if you are enclosed so you can not get out and live life to the fullest."
DeleteElla Nunez
ReplyDelete7th Period
English 1 Honors
A) Fences can protect by keeping literal things out such as animals like wolves, deer, rabbits (gardens). They protect the thing inside by shielding it from the outside. They can also prohibit by keeping things in, like a chicken in a chicken coop, or a dog in a kennel, or a baby in its crib.
D) Yes. Fences can be invisible, which means that everything is metaphorical, so some examples would be people not being able to get a job, wear certain things, go somewhere, or do certain things because of some feature, whether is is the color of your skin, your religion, your sexuality, or your gender.
Wa'el Ally, 6th Period
ReplyDeleted)Yes, Fenes can be invisible because fences are not exclusively physical especially in the figurative sense. Studies have shown that after fences (mostly electric or barbed) are removed the animals that were previously affected still cannot help but avoid the space.
a) Fences can both prohibit and protect by keeping outside things out an inside things in. This in turn means that the fence dominates those affected especially inside but, if those inside control the fence then they can prohibit those outside from coming in.
Caroline Nicholson
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c). cultural messages they convey would be that we are in a society where we want to keep our valuables more secure. A political message it conveys is that we get along with others in our neighborhoods, but it’s just a type of protection towards the house just in case. A social message a fence would convey is that the person with the fence wouldn’t be that social because they are blocking people around them.
a). Fences protect people by providing them with a barrier around them that ensures their safety. They can prevent you from feeling good or bad by dividing space between them, and enabling who you allow to enter in. It provides safeness, and security for someone.
Jessie Foday
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a.) Fences are a simple invention usually consisting of planks of wood lined next to each other or metal weaved together into a chain masterpiece. These are mostly stationed in “closed” or “protected” areas with the sole purpose to keep things in and keep things out. That can boil down to protecting and prohibiting. A majority, when they think of protective fences, would fathom white picket hugging the perimeter of a yard in order to keep the kids and dogs safe when they play outside. Ask them to think of a fence that prohibits, one might say a chain link fence keeping incompetent people off of a construction site. Neither of these is wrong. But when one erects a fence you must wonder why. Why do fences separate communities? What about fences put up to intentionally keep out certain people? What are you protecting and prohibiting then? The fence builders are sending a passive-aggressive message that they can afford the resources to exclude themselves, creating a barrier. An outside vs. inside scenario where the outsiders get prohibited from entering and are left feeling unwelcomed and resentful towards the straight planks of wood in neat rows.
d.) Fences are physical objects dividing places. Since they physically exist it’s not possible for a fence to be invisible unless one was to build a fence from glass or plastic. However this is unlikely and most definitely not what the question is referring to. If you were to think of fences in the mental state, as a synonym for barrier, then they would classify as invisible since that type of fence is not a tangible thing. In order to answer the question “can fences be invisible” we had to broaden the spectrum because yes, invisible mental fences can restrict us from achieving our goals by placing self doubt in our way. This acts as a fence that prohibits us from crossing into fulfillment. Many people forget that all fences have a gate that you must look for to overcome your invisible obstacle.
Love your questions here: "But when one erects a fence you must wonder why. Why do fences separate communities? What about fences put up to intentionally keep out certain people? What are you protecting and prohibiting then?"
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ReplyDeleteHannah Ettu
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B) Fences can both empower and oppress by keeping people out and securing the people inside. This is because when you have a barrier and you're inside the barrier, you can choose to keep certain people out. The people who are being left out are being oppressed because they're being discriminated against for whatever reason since the inside people are also excluding them.
E) Different cultural groups are affected by fences because it gives a message saying, "You can/can't be this to be us," or "You can/can't do/say this to be us,". Different groups do have different fences and it doesn't have anything to do with being oppressed or not. Someone can have access to both sides of the fence by being able to fit in with both sides of the fence or have a familial relation to both sides of the fence, like mixed people.
Lilly Overton
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C). Fences can convey endless amounts of social, cultural, and political messages. Take our president's idea of a wall to keep illegal immigrants out. While this may not exactly be a fence, it conveys the political message that America doesn't want to even help these poor immigrants only hoping for a new life in the USA. This is a way fences can prohibit from people or ideas.
F). My barrier fence is my lack of confidence in myself and overall social anxiety. I overthink things way too much which prohibits me from doing things I want to do or say. My dream is to become an inspiration to people I meet and I fear I cannot do that when my fence blocks me from my view. I have gotten a lot better though and I have been able to climb over the tall fence but I am still quite not there yet. I soon hope to one day see what's over the fence and how beautiful it must be.
Love your introspection and honesty here.
Deletetesting
ReplyDeleteQuinn McGuire
ReplyDelete7th period
10/23/17
a) Fences exist to keep unwanted things out, or wanted things in. they can have other purposes such as decoration or privacy, but the main purposes are out of necessity. A fence is a wall between things, it is intended to separate and divide people, animals, areas, things, and beyond. a fence may provide security or a sense of it, but how does it feel to be the one shut in or out. We keep the mentally ill and criminals locked away, hidden behind different fences. We keep people out of our lawns with fences, we block ourselves out, hiding. We don't want to be seen, what are we hiding, ourselves?
f) I know I have privilege, but I still struggle with societal barriers, I'm female, lesbian, mixed race, non neurotypical, and generally not conforming to how people think I should be. A lot of people will try to pick on me for my tail or shame me for being queer. These things do put me at a lower view I some peoples minds, but whatever, I can make my own way, I have privilege enough to do so.
Love your honesty here!
DeleteMulu Kidanu here, My barrier fences when I look out into the world especially at this paticular age and grade is that I am very mature for my age and It can be very hard to find friends who I can relate to and are on the same level on their maturaty. Most times I feel like I am so grown and I feel so egar to finish school and explore what life offers for me. Also I love shcool very much due to growing up in a place where education was not provided and all the luxturies that are in it. Like desks, books, penciels and lights. Its hard to find someone at this age who loves school. Also I am from a different country that has its own beliefs, dances, foood and evrything. Its been very hard to assimulate to a whole new culture. Moving here is of course very wonderful but the languge English is so domient that I have already forgotten my laguge inorder to be able to survive and communicate with others.
ReplyDeleteMy Protection fences when I am looking into world and it is trying very hard to pull me down is knowing that I have achieved so much in such little time. Been here five years and already I can speak English fluently when first coming speaking not a word of English. I believe that when I grow up I will make a difference in peoples lives and I will give them the education I have gotton here. When the world tries to pull me down, I tell my self I fought bigger, bader things. Like moving here and getting adopted, and having new set of parents that amazing and absolutly loving. I tell myself that me and the world will become best freiends for life and when it pulls me down I let it a little and get my emotions out a bit be human for a seciond. But I will not let it take control of my life. I take controll.
You are such a beautiful human being.
DeleteE)Different culture groups are affected by different fences because all cultures have different struggles from other cultures but within the culture has similar problems. The African American race are always going to have problems just like the Hispanic or Mexican race. But the problems of these to different races will never be the same because each race have been thrown different struggles and handles them totally different ways from each other. I feel someone can access both sides of the fence because every person has succeeded and every person has failed. I feel that's what can differentiate the sides of the fences which is if you choose to succeed or fail.
ReplyDeleteF) My barrier fences are definitely laziness, my attitude and how much I care about how people think about me. I've been told I'm very lazy and I can low key see it. I will wait to the last minute to do something such as this blog and that's a terrible characteristic to have because it prohibits me from doing fun things. My second fence is my attitude, I'm so quick to get an attitude when I don't get my way. I've always been treated as if the world revolves around me and that's still what I think so when I don't get my way, it's over. And my last one fence is caring about what people think about me. Everyone always says that they don't care knowing that they really do. In society today the "it thing" is doing stuff to get you notice. So wearing the most expensive thing or setting yourself on fire is what you have to do to be famous people will do it. I do because I love being told I'm beautiful and you can dress because it lifts my self esteem.
You're very introspective and honest!
DeleteGracelyn M
ReplyDeleteb) Fences can empower people by making them feel better because of the side of the "fence" they are on. A rich white person may be on a better side then a poor Hispanic person.It can oppress people by putting them on the "bad" side of the fence.
c)For the cultural message, I think that the fences are dividing people by their culture and what they believe in. For the political message, there are different sides of the fences for different views of political things. For example, there is a fence dividing the people who support Trump and the people that don't. For social, people are divided into different social groups and it seems like there is a fence around each one because they want to keep a certain type of people inside the fence
a) Fences can prohibit unwanted things from coming 'in', and protect the wanted things that are already 'in'. Fences can also prevent the wanted things from coming 'in' by acting like a barrier. What I mean by 'in' is your personality or yourself. The good things would be good attributes and the bad things would be the bad attributes.One kind of fence can also be a barrier that prevents you from reaching your goals and dreams. The fence, so to say, could be your gender, sexuality, race, or religion (which shouldn't be happening, but sadly is). The fence could also be even yourself and others. These fences prevent some people from reaching their goals and dreams, so it is important to break down these fences.A different kind of fence could be the protecting kind, it keeps what is dear to you protected. These fences should stay up and be strong.
ReplyDeleteg) My protection fences are the things that I keep dear and close to me. My family is an example of one of my protection fences. I keep my family close do when the world gets me down my family will be there to lift me up. Anathor one of my protection fences are my friends, while they aren't as important as family, they are still very important and neccassary. I keep my friends close to me and make sure they are also feeling protected. As much as I want to be protected, being the protection fence is also really important. For all you know, you could be the protection fence for someone close to you.
That's Leel⤴
DeleteJessica Mathew
ReplyDeleted) I think fences can be invisible. You may not be able to see the thing that is blocking your dreams and ambitions. If you are able to see the fence, you know where your barriers are and relate your life to that. You may not know what comes your way with an invisible fence.
f) One of my barrier fences is my lack of self confidence and not believing in me. I want to become an orthodontist but once I think of all the school and how great my studies have to be, my confidence goes down and I then always think I won’t be able to do it. I am always told that I can do it if I really put my mind to it and that’s what keeps me going.
Kassandra F.
ReplyDeleteD) I definitely think that fences can be invisible, just like how people buy invisible fences to protect their houses secretly and to control who comes and out of their house. So it would work the same way just with people in the picture. Meaning that people can have invisible barriers around them trying to hide/control who knows/sees them to protect themselves to what they think is invisible.
C) Cultural messages that fences can convey are that they can hide one culture to another preventing them from knowing anything else about their own culture. For the social message that fences can convey are that people can be afraid of talking to other people or fear of getting hurt by others so they create a barrier around themselves to keep from getting hurt by other people and just talking to people in general. Lastly for the political message fences can convey is that one group of people could be unaware of political views as a whole, but another group could only see one side of politics. All of those can be due to people hiding them or protecting them from what they don’t want that person to know. So then they have a barrier keeping them from knowing the full truth.
Fences brings to mind a quote from David Duchovny’s first book, Holy Cow: A Modern-Day Dairy Tale:
ReplyDelete“There is something in man that loves a wall, but what wall menders and fence builders do not get is that when they fence something out, they are also fencing themselves in. Not one but two prisons are made by one wall.”
This quote, I think, applies quite well to the idea that walls can be either protective or used to fence things out. It is my opinion that inevitably, and in any case, really, a wall is just a divide. The purpose of that divide, whether to protect or to fence, is a matter of perspective and perspective alone: in other words, from which side of the wall is the point of view coming? Even when you are protecting yourself, you are just shutting out the things you are trying to protect yourself from. When you are shut out, it is a measure of protection against you. Thinking of these scenarios separately is just another way to fuel fear for the ‘other’: the person on the opposite side.
Perfect quote!!
Deleted.) I think that fences can be invisible. For instance, someone mind have a learning disability that is their fence because it makes it harder for them to learn or learn at the speed other kids learn at. You might not be able to tell that they have a learning disability there for it’s invisible. There are also visible fences like race and gender. Women are paid less than men, it is harder for women to get jobs, and in society women are not treated with as much respect as men. Race, people of color have it harder than white people in this world. For people of color, it is harder to get jobs and get paid less as well. People are judged instantly by their race. Sometimes, that is a phyisal/visible fence. Those are ones you can’t hide.
ReplyDeleteg.) I think my protection fences are definitly my family and freinds. I also fall back on music. Those are the main ones for me. My freinds always have my back and my family had always been there for me. Music is also my protection fence because it makes me forget about what’s got me down. It’s my outlet.
D. I personally think that fences can be invisible; i think of social norms as fences they are unspoken implicit rules that we are not taught we just automatically know them. When we break these "fences" we (the people of the world) are looked at as strange. I also believe that every person has been on each side of the fence at least on one occasion. Its just human nature
ReplyDeleteF I would say my barrier fences is social media, the perception of african americans in mainstream media, and also the pressures of family and social groups. All of these fences affect me on a daily basis.
Amare Hicks
ReplyDeleteTroy is a fence for Cory. Cory wants to become a football player but Troy doesn't believe in him. Troy keeps saying it's not possible and that it's a waste of time because Cory is African-American. Cory thinks that his father doesn't care about his dreams.
Fences are defense against offense. Who’s that? Well, it could be your family, your boyfriend, girlfriend, yourself, or your pet🤓. They make up a part of our heart, and stand solid as a steel beam together. Sometimes they get knocked over, but can get up again. They protect you from the nastiness and the dangerous corners of your world. They know when it’s safe to open, and when to close. Fences can sometimes fail by effort to keep you safe, due to the decisions you make. Idiotic, radical, determined, or wanting to set out on your own. The fences know you will be vulnerable once outside. There’s nothing they could do, but to wish you the best, love, and encouragement. Sometimes you don’t see these fences as a worthy tool to your life. If I was to start a new family, I would bring them into my previous, and protect them. I would stand high as a Great Wall. Fences and walls can protect and prevent our way. You know our life has to take a lot of curves and turns to make it possible. Without our fences, we would be preyed already.
ReplyDeleteMy protection fences are my home and family. My home is my hq, and my family is a battleship. They shoot down any hostility that threatens my future. People say racist things everyday, judges that and this, and who’s hot and ugly. My brain and heart are also my protection fences. Nobody can tell me what I can’t do, because I got guts like them. I’m not a machine or cattle, I’m a human. My fences don’t always work together. Sometimes me and grandma or mom would disagree on how things should work, like handling love how to live the true style. I know, they are protective!🤣 I honestly have to say my family used to be the fence, but now I have to be the fence. The family future is relying on me.
Brandon Ford
ReplyDeleteFences can protect and prohibit at the same times. Fences protect by keep foreign objects like predators from coming near. They can prohibit; however, by not allowing anything to come in they are usually preventing those in from coming out of the area. Therefore, a fence prohibits someone from leaving and using their freedom.
A fence can also be invisible. This shown when others use the term "invisible fence" for dogs with a shock collar. It may not seem to be there, but when a dog tries to leave a certain area they are immediately shocked to keep them within a area
Fences play as defense against offense. They protect and prevent the whole time. It can be your family, your boyfriend, girlfriend, mama, or even your pet dog! They stand as a great wall, protecting what goes in and out of your life. Sometimes it fails by effort to keep you safe. Decisions made by you, or hard times can be a factor. They always stand up, because they want a future for you. Sometimes you agree, other times you don't. When you leave outside the fence, there's nothing they could do but wish you luck, love, strength, and faith in you.
ReplyDeleteI would say my family, friends, and my determination protects me from failing and depression. I know, they are very effective, and appreciated the hard work they went through. They were the reasons that kept me afloat from sinking. But later on, my family would change, age and health would prevent them from doing what they used to do. Now, I have to be the fence of my family. I have to raise, care, and protect their living. Family was more important than money after all.
Fences can protect people by keeping bad things out but can also hold the people inside, making them not able to do things also. These fences can hold the things inside from progressing in life or anything else. In some cases or for some people, the fence actually becomes a problem for them as they can't or at least feel they can't advance. Some fences also can be invisible or even unnoticed because of just social thing that stop people from being able to or doing things maybe because of race or gender.
ReplyDeleteFences are very symbolic in many different ways. Fences can protect the people that are inside the fence by keeping them safe from danger. Fences can also prohibit people by keeping people out of a certain area. On to a different question, fences can be invisible. Not just an invisible fence that sends an electrical pulse when you try to pass it, but a metaphorical fence. Just like a physical fence, a metaphorical fence has all of the same properties listed above. It has the power to protect and prohibit.
ReplyDeleted) I think that fences can be invisible. A fence in your mindset can be a block to what you're aiming for. It may be something that isn't allowing you to grow to your full potential. A fence can also be invisible because you might not even know you have one. This may be blocking what you really think and influencing your thoughts and actions in good or bad ways (depending on the type of fence you may be having).
ReplyDeleteg) A lot of people may tell you things that you don't want to hear. A lot of times for me, it's that I'm not good enough or that there's something wrong with me. I set up s type of "block" or barrier that allows me to keep those things from reaching my mind and feelings. Most times though, there are repercussions. I keep it in and don't talk about it or face it so in the end it still ends up hurting me/bringing me down. I don't think people should be hurting so much to hurt others but there are cases where they need to... it may be a mental or physical type of hurt that comes to hurt you.
November 15, 2017 at 10:12 AM was Hanna Geissler
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Mrs.Braker
A.) A fence is a barrier, railing, or other upright structure, typically of wood or wire, enclosing an area of ground to mark a boundary, control access, or prevent escape. A fence can protect people from the dangers of the outside world and give them the comfort of safety. A fence is something that people surround themselves with to keep their boundary and property protected. Fences can also prohibit people from exploring the real world and keep them bottled up in one area. A fence can do this by making people feel like the only way they can be safe with themselves is by being covered with that fence.
E.) The reason why different cultural groups are affected differently by different fences is because not every cultural group has the same fences. A fence in the terms of a cultural group is the setbacks that they are given due to stereotypes and different forms of racism. These different cultural fences can lead to other people not knowing the full truth about the beauty of each culture. These different cultural fences can also prohibit people from those certain cultures with being comfortable with themselves. So different cultural group fences hinder people from wanting to be the full extent of themselves and is not a good thing for our society.