Pg 91 Seeing #1&2

1. Cole does an amazing job on bringing things down to scale. Focusing on the smaller things that we seem to overlook, our perception is what deceives us in the end. Cole is is infatuated with the scale on which we look at things and how they would look to others, imagine what the world is to an ant, or how gargantuan the sea or sky is. Cole's essay changed my perception in the manner that what humans see is microscopic compared to what really is going on. Microorganisms living all over our bodies and inhabiting the earth that we can barely see let alone probably see our bodies as walking planets. To experience things in a different manner we have films like "Honey I Shrunk The Kids" that puts the viewer in shoes of a human that sees blades of grass as skyscrapers. Yet to some extent Cole's essay doesn't necessarily change my outlook, what isn't seen isn't known, well at least until you bring a high powered microscope.

2. I believe that Cole ends her essay with a quote to set a familiar tone, if the reader is familiar with the authors work they would relate the ideals of the other work with Cole's. Maybe she was influenced heavily by the author and believed that it set the tone in closing. If she didn't use a quote, maybe the reader wouldn't relate her ending point with another author and it could've been stronger maybe if it were her words. Schrodinger's paragraph runs a little long but the first sentence embodies the thesis of the essay perfectly and would've fitted better. Throughout the entire essay certain things are noted and summarized, it gives a little more insight to what influenced the essay, and what work went into it. Some of the notes being her own, some of the references very recognizable and insightful, and they all make the reading easier.