Family Dynamics

12/17/2015

Family: Like branches on a tree, we all grow in different directions, yet our roots remain as one.

Instructions: Briefly respond to the questions below in paragraph form.

1. Analyze the image.

2. What can you conclude about the artist’s motive?

INCLUDE: First initial AND last name AND class period.

Respond in no more than 10 sentences and no less than five. You must also reply to a classmate's post. You cannot post identical comments on different classmates' posts. Posting shallow comments such as "I agree" or "I disagree" will not earn you a passing grade. Make sure your posts address the reply that you are responding to.

Be sure to--

Be clear about your position
Provide specific support for your argument
Use rhetorical devices and other grammar elements
Write EPIC Content-Engaging, Powerful, Informative, Creative

CAUTION!! Do NOT embarrass me, yourself, your class, the English department, the school or your parents with tasteless, meaningless comments. This is for a grade.

Due: Fri., Dec. 18, 2015 11:59 p.m. CST

Emanuel Sandoval 2nd period

12/17/2015 04:51:50 pm

The image is showing a family hugging one another, staying together in stress enducing times and creating memories with one another. As a matter of fact a family should stay together for as long as posible. Parents should also do their best to be with their children. In conclusion this picture is showing that a family has hardships to go through, but sometimes you just got to go throught it. This is what it means to be a family.

Christian Cordero 2nd period

12/17/2015 05:40:55 pm

I agree with that because family is one of the most important things. Family will always be there for you more than anyone else, and there the only people that would always love you no matter what.

Z. James 1st

12/17/2015 10:02:04 pm

Indeed, many families may bicker at one point, but that's what family is. Sometimes your going to disagree, although at the end of the day family comes first before everything.

Z. James 1st

12/17/2015 09:58:33 pm

This image shows the strong relationship between a family. The sign on the kid shirts represent whatever happens in life they'll always be a family. For instance, on the little girls pants have hearts which must mean if she goes off and finds love then her family will always love her. If you look deeper the mother being pregnant is the same sign as the kids shirt. Her pregnancy represents no matter how this baby changes us, she'll always love her kids equally. You have to stay together no matter how much the going gets rough, but you also have to love while your at it.

J Wolfe 1st Period

12/17/2015 10:56:43 pm

This is agreeable because families have to stay together through good and bad. We have unconditional love toward each other and we will come together strong to defeat any problem in our way.

Gabrielle Sharp 2nd period

12/18/2015 09:49:18 pm

The observation you made may be vague, but I can see where you're coming from. I also believe that the picture shows a strong bind between the family.

I. Chancellor 2nd period

12/18/2015 11:47:48 pm

Indeed, this image does show a strong relationship between family in the picture. In agreement,the girl's pants does show she is loved because she has hearts on them,and hearts represents love to a person. Also, the mother does show that when she has her baby,she is going to keep the baby and the kids on the same stature. Because if you look at their shirts ,it is the same color as everyone else. With all honesty, it's important to stick together when times get tough,because at the end of the day,family is all you have.

J Wolfe 1st Period

12/17/2015 10:54:24 pm

This image shows a whole family being one all. Each person on the bed are different shapes and sizes, which is like the uneven branches on a tree. The parents are like the strong bark that are connected to the roots. They are together as one and strong together. The bed represents the whole family or the entire tree that are made of diverse but equal people that are called genuine family.

K. Allen 1st period

12/18/2015 04:25:53 pm

I agree with this because a family will always be connected even though they all go their own way. No matter what they will always have the parents to lean on just as branches have bark to leave on.

J. James

12/18/2015 12:52:38 pm

This statement is very true because everyone comes from something. It's not that we just papered on earth one day. That root is where your heritage is .

K. Allen 1st period

12/18/2015 04:24:11 pm

This image is showing a family all sleeping in bed together. Each person is different in their own way that is represented by the position they are laying in, which is the same thing as a tree. The children are connected at a starting point which are the parents just as a tree is connected at the roots. The parents are the roots and they kids are the branches that are growing and spreading but no matter what they are still connected to their roots. The parents hold the family together with out them then the kids wouldn't be able to grow and experience new things. In conclusion, this image represents a growing family that will always be connected.

Gabrielle Sharp 2nd period

12/18/2015 09:46:29 pm

I think this picture shows a healthy family dynamic. I think the artist who created this picture wanted to show how much the children needed their parents. They all are connected in some sort of what showing that the children feel safer when they're with their parents. Together they look like a healthy, loving family.Overall, I feel as though the parents represent the strong force keeping the family safe and together and the children are the people that need them.

Z.Aziz 2nd period

12/18/2015 11:57:38 pm

I agree with the part where you say that the children need their parents. The kids are around the parents to show that the parents are the centerpieces of the family.

I. Chancellor 2nd period

12/18/2015 11:25:01 pm

The definition of family is a group of individuals united by certain convictions and common characteristics;sharing,similar roots ,goals,and values. I believe the artist's motive is to demonstrate how all the members of the family represent branches that will eventually have different ideas and goals. The branches represent brothers,and sisters, who share mutular parents. The santity of family is nurtured and strethened baby roots. As family grow and flourish and take different paths in life ,the share a common bond,their roots. So no matter where they branch out in life ,they are still connected by the roots."In every conceivable manner ,the family is link to our past,bridge to our future" ,a quote by Alex Haley.

Z.Aziz 2nd period

12/18/2015 11:54:29 pm

I think the authours motive was to show you how close a family can be. Also to show you a family is one being, and they stay together. He has them all together in the bed, to show their unity. He might also ne tring to show origin and roots. He has the kids all around the mother and father, to show who they came from.

Y'anakeysha oatman

1/15/2016 01:02:13 pm

I agree with this picture family is more important then anything else. The family are really close .This picture is goals which meaning that the family has been through something but they made it work. The motivation of this picture shows that the children need they family.

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