Question to ask yourself:
1) How did this letter made you feel?
This letter made me feel sad and depressed. Sullivan Ballou love for his wife, Sarah, but still, he's willing to die for his country.
2) Why do you think Sullivan Ballou wrote this letter?I think Sullivan Ballou wrote this letter because he probably knows that this is the last chance to write to his wife. He want his family to know that he really love them, but he can die for the country.
3) If you were Sullivan's wife or children, would you plead with him not to enlist in the Union Army? Why or why not?
I am a selfish person. To me, family are the most important of all. I love Taiwan, that doesn't need to be question, but will I die for it? The answer is no. I will not let my family members to die for things that country.
4) In how many ways does Sullivan comfort his wife by what he writes to her?
He said that they will meet again, and his spirit is always there with her in the brightest day and the darkest night.
5) Does he have regrets for himself, or only for his wife and children?I think he felt sorry for his family, but he have no regrets for himself. To him, to die for country is a symbol of honor.
6) Sullivan writes that he is "communing with God, my country, and thee." What is his relationship to the claims that each of these make upon his life?
I think he is trying to say that God, his country, and his wife (familiy) are the most important part of his life. And that he is really thankful to have them around, who always loves him, and takes care of him.
7) Images of "wind' and "breath" appear and reappear in the letter. How are these images related at different times to "God, my country, and thee"?
The love between their family are strong, and he loved the God, he country and also his family, who are always there for him.8) Sullivan says that he is perfectly willing to die to pay the debt owed to those who fell in the American Revolution. What debt, if any, do you feel we owe to Sullivan Ballou and other men like him?
He felt really sorry, and honor to people who had died in the war of the American Revolution. So, that he wanted to be in the battlefield to thank them, however, his family didn't really him to go. BUT, he still want to help his country.
Reflections
1.) a. Which main topic does it relate to? In what ways?
This artifact is related to the Race Relations-The Abolition of Slavery. Since Civil War was the war that are cause of mainly slavery, this had a relationship with it.
b. Which other main topic does it also relate to?
I think it also related to the topic about freedom.
1.) a. Which main topic does it relate to? In what ways?
This artifact is related to the Race Relations-The Abolition of Slavery. Since Civil War was the war that are cause of mainly slavery, this had a relationship with it.
b. Which other main topic does it also relate to?
I think it also related to the topic about freedom.
2.) Why did you choose this artifact, and how much time did you spent on creating it? Well, the teacher chose the artifact. I spend about 20 minutes to finish it.
3.) What insights and understanding have you gained from this artifact?
I learn that everyonw is born to be equal. There there should be such a thing as "slaveary".
4.) Does the artifact reflect your best work? Why or why not?
No, I wasn't in a good mood.
No, I wasn't in a good mood.
5.) Impact on quality: 4
Impact on my level of happiness/ enjoyment: 4
Impact on my learning: 5
Level of creativity and originality: 4
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