Ground Zero

Please respond to each question in a full paragraph and to two of your peer's comments for a total of 6 posts. Please also post each question as you answer them.

1. Explore the statement that Berne's makes that ''nothing' becomes something much more potent, which is absence." (3) 
2. How does Berne stating that this was her first time to Ground Zero/The Financial District affect you as a reader? As a NYC area resident? 
3. Select a portion of text with visual details that strikes you as intriguing and analyze why it is effective and what impact it has on you as the reader. 
4. Compare your experience of visiting Ground Zero or your view as someone who has first-hand experience with the 9/11 tragedy with the author's. Does having this first hand experience influence your reading of the text? 

Thirty-Eight Who Saw Murder Didn't Call Police

Please respond to each of the following questions in 4-6 sentences per response. Then, respond specifically to at least  one of your peers' answers for a total of 6 posts. Remember to explain your answers fully and provide evidence when appropriate.

1. Gansburg's article first appeared in 1964-- how do you think the article, and the events it describes, would be received by readers if it were published today? Explain your rationale.
2. How would you explain the witnesses' abstention from action in calling the police, based on the evidence in the text and your understanding of human behavior? 
3. What is Gansburg's purpose in writing the piece and who is his audience? Is he writing towards a bias or opinion? Provide textual evidence.
4. What was your initial reaction to the text? What caused that reaction and how did the author's writing technique influence your feelings about the text. 
5. What effect do the descriptions and dialogue have on the overall message the text delivers?  Are there any words, phrases, ideas that stood out to you while reading the text? Explore why they had an impact.