Rhetorical Analysis Thoreau

     Thoreau expresses how an individual must follow himself and not others through his usage of questions and comparisons to fully show the importance of independence from a society. 

     Thoreau begins with a question asking the reader, "Why should we be in such a desperate haste to succeed and in such desperate enterprises?" By starting off with this question, it causes the reader to really think about success and the rush to achieve or even to maintain it. He then causes the reader to think even more about success by including companions in the next sentence that follows. By including this word, it causes the reader to see that the rush of trying to gain success is caused by trying to keep up with society. Thoreau sternly advices not to "keep pace with his companion" because he knows that the individual will not go farther than he is but following others. Instead, he encourages the reader to "step to the music in which he hears, however measured or far away". By doing such, the reader will have more independence within himself and know how to reach his own success instead of trying to reach his companion's success. Thoreau expands this even more by asking more questions about how an individual can not be like someone he is not. It causes the reader to really comprehend that he is oh himself and success won't come to him until he understands his own purpose and not others. 

     Thoreau not only asks but also shows through comparisons that being independent is better than following the crowd. Of course, one of his  comparisons includes nature by showing how man can not "maître as soon as an apple tree or an oak". It isn't important that the man follows the path of the tree but it is important that he follows his own path. Thoreau is showing the reader that everyone has their own paths to take and follow and it only hurts them self to follow the wrong path that the crowd and his companions are taking. It only benefits someone if they try to do what they are suppose to do and not what others are doing. Thoreau really stresses that independence is key it finding someone's own success. 

     Through this, Thoreau really hammers into the reader's mind that he shouldn't try to achieve the success of society but instead try to achieve his own success. 

Customer Service Calls Routed to India Rhetorical Analysis

    Many Americans know that when they complain on the phone to their phone company or other companies they may be associated with, some of these calls are not taken by Americans but by people in other countries, most likely India. Outsourcing of service jobs has been more apparent in this time because of the benefits it has on the company. Though some Americans believe that outsourcing is taking away jobs from America and sending it to other places, others do not completely agree with this. Many Indians do not agree with this as well. Beth Duff-Brown, bureau chief of India and Pakistan for the Associated Press, believes that these outsourced service jobs help both America and India and writes about it in an article. Thorough Duff-Brown’s earnest and informative tone, and rebuttal at the end of her article,  she persuades the reader to believe that outsourced service jobs help Indian workers and American companies to strive instead of to take away jobs that are thought to be needed in America.

    Throughout the article, Duff-Brown uses logos to strengthen her argument of Indians and American companies achieving from outsourcing. Her informative tone in these parts of the article cause the reader to be lead to understand more about the benefits in outsourcing. She uses statistics such as “labor can be 70 percent cheaper” in the article to let the readers see that companies are gaining from this. She uses the experience of an Indian who has a service job, Savitha Balasubramanyam, to increase her argument and to make it more valid. Balasubramanyam says continuously in this article how much she is dedicated to this job because of her want to help others. Duff-Brown uses this to let the reader not only believe her and the facts that she gives but to also understand the benefits from an Indian who has an outsourced job as well. She also uses words such as “bone up” and “accelerating” to contribute to her earnest tone in this article. The pay that the workers receive and the experiences they acquire by getting to work in these service jobs enhances her earnest tone and lets the reader see the advantages that Indians get. She also uses bits of metaphors to compare the outsourcing of jobs to being a good thing for business. She uses the metaphor of cooking to show that Indian is an important ingredient that is needed to make companies a world-class business. With this, it shows the reader the importance of Indians having these outsourced jobs and how it helps companies.

    But, Duff-Brown knows that not everyone is accepting of her argument. By ending the article with a rebuttal, it lets the reader have all these good ideas of outsourcing but also acknowledge that there is criticism as well. She uses Arundhati Roy to show that some people believe that outsourcing these jobs to places like India are causing Indians to convert to a culture that is not like their own. It is causing them to have to be a whole different person, which in Roy’s eyes, is not acceptable. The rebuttal at the end really causes the reader to think about both sides and come up with their own opinion on the matter.

    With this article, Duff-Brown really tries to persuade the reader to see that outsourcing has its benefits and isn’t entirely about taking away jobs. It is effective because of her tone and the rebuttal used and really causes the reader to stop and think about what they believe to be true about outsourcing service jobs to countries such as India.

 

Japanese Crisis

     If someone put Japan and economy in the same sentence, they will most likely have something positive to say. Japan is slowly climbing the economic ladder. They are now the third country with the largest free market. Butt off course, they couldn't do it by themselves. Japan has many companies that are in other countries such as China, Malaysia, and India. They even have some companies in America. But, Japan hasn't always carried their companies to other countries. Having many economic troubles especially after World War II, Japan had to go out to help improve their economy. Japan also has many earthquakes and tsunamis that cause it to have to reshape their economy especially after big ones that create huge dilemmas. Although Japan has been rising in their economic status, their increasing actions in offshoring and outsourcing has occurred because of the devastations that  happen in the country. 

      Japan is a country of hard working people.  But, these hard working people are either replaced or put in other countries to be payed less. Though cheaper and more efficient for Japan as a whole, it isn't always the best for the individual person. What is suppose Japan do though. With the recent tsunami that has occurred, many terrible events happened such as "displaced or injured workers, damaged factories, crippled infrastructure and an electricity shortage" (Wall Street Journal). Japan has to send people out or give jobs away to other countries just to build up all they lost. Just from this recent tsunami, "Japan lost about 5% of its capital stock" (Wall Street Journal) which is more than past tsunamis that caused Japan to lose capital stock. With offshoring and outsourcing, Japan has sent most of their companies to close relatives such as China, Malaysia, and India. Japan has also slowly moved to the West to distribute their items to other countries outside of Asia as well. Many IT technology companies, banks, and insurance companies have left Japan and gone to other places. It is great for Japanese students who just graduated from college because they are able to get a new job quickly and travel as well. It is also better for the company to have actual Japanese speaking people who cause the product to be the way that the company would want it to be instead of Japanese speaking Chinese people doing it the wrong way. Though it seems to helps, it can very much also destroy the Japanese economy.  The Japanese Government sees this "as a long-term problem that will require government attention and financial support for years to come" (Trade Reforms). Though Japan needs to go out to other places to help their economy to continue to rise from all the chaos that has been happening, they are still struggling to keep themselves together. 

     Japan is doing well inside of their country and exporting their goods out instead of their jobs. Because of the problems that happen with Japan, it just compels them to have to go out to other countries. They should keep their jobs and people inside of their country. But, that won't be as cheap as sending them out. Because of this conflicting point, they take the easy route and send it out. Though seems like the best thing to do, Japan is so fast in their industry and can make it with less offshoring and outsourcing. 

Works Cited

"MBA in Japan - GLOBIS University - Tokyo." GLOBIS Talks: "Outsourcing and Offshoring Strategies for Japan: Find the Right Path for You and Your Business" Dr. Mark Lee Ford, Mr. Edward Hall & Mr. Houston Ross. N.p., n.d. Web. 27 Mar. 2014.

"The Outsourcing Institute." The Outsourcing Institute. N.p., n.d. Web. 27 Mar. 2014.

The Wall Street Journal. Dow Jones & Company, n.d. Web. 27 Mar. 2014.

 

Wa Ya Say

     Watta gwan mi youth. Every ting irrie mon. Wa ya mean. Respect. I can hear it and understand it but speaking it is a whole different ball field. Being the first generation in my mother and father's family to be born in America limits me from being able to communicate with my family. I can understand all that my mother yells at me or all that my grandfather says but trying to say it the same way back is a challenge. You come from foreign. You nah a true Jamaican. And I guess it is true. I am from America and wasn't born in Jamaica but I know so much about it. It is my parents homeland and is in my blood. It is my life but by not being able to speak it stops me from gaining that satisfaction of truly inheriting that part of me. Me nah chat to ya. Just because I can't speak it I get singled out. I can listen to any Jamaican and be able to understand all that they say but since me come from foreign me to good. Me can't chat like dem. So dem use dat to chat bout me.  And it's hard to explain that I understand. Say somethin den. And that's were my mouth shuts. 

      Being able to speak in your mother language is key. If me nah chat like dem who am I talking like. I barely understand English let alone patwah. Fi mi language is who I am. So if I don't speak English the way it was made to be spoken, then I'm barely American. If I can't speak patwah, den mi nah Jamaican. It's hard. I want to be both since I was born in America and have Jamaican ancestry.  It would probably take me all my life to learn one or the other. Languages nah come like dat. Mi have fe work fa dat. And to be honest, I don't know if I want to. I mean, I want to be apart of one but I feel like I would be giving up the other if I do. It is like the light skin people who were passing. It's either they chose white or black. And they must fully engross dem self inna de culture. It's the same with me. If I fully learn English correctly and push away the incorrect nature of patwah, then I am choosing a culture that really isn't mine but I was born into to. If I decide to choose patwah and completely learn dat, den mi a tek way de English mi have. Since patwah is broken English, I will probably not even try to understand proper English. But the thing is, I want to be both and not have to choose. But people make me feel like if I don't chose one language then I'm truly not apart of that culture. 

     Language defines your culture. The language you speak tells others who you are. If mi a chat like a Jamaican, then people will see me as a Jamaican. If I speak like an American, then people will see me as American. The language you speak really defines wa culture you a part of. It shouldn't be that way though. I still mainly eat Jamaican food at home. I still root for Jamaica in the Olympics. I support the country mi nah born in. Mi have respect fa it. But I still speak English in school. I speak English when I met a stranger. I say the Pledge of Allegiance every morning. Language only shows others what culture you are affiliated with but there are much more important aspects of culture than language that really defines the culture you are. And even though I can't speak or proper English, I am proud to be a Jamarican. 

Newspapers Around the World

Throughout all the many conflicts that the US has been involved in, none have involved Europe for a long period of time. The US has been focusing more on the Middle East and the conflicts they are dealing with there. Yet, with this uprising of the conflict in the Ukraine, the US has stepped into another continent. With not having the best past with Russia, this could lead to hidden conflicts appearing. Trying to be the good guy, the US is trying to help the Ukraine from the promises that were broken and the violence that is occurring. With every big event that occurs in the US, the press must get involved to inform everyone else. Not only does the US press let their people know what is going on but countries that have no participation must do the same as well. With this being a national issue and can affect other countries in the future, it is important for countries to be up to date on the situation.

            With all the press on the Ukraine, they all are similar in the news they are reporting. They all speak of the president and what his influence is on the situation. They all discuss about Moscow in some kind of way. They are all in depth about the conflict between Russia and Ukraine. But, every country is different on the way that they address the situation. Some take it into affect differently than others. For example, China focuses more on how they will be affected by the whole thing. They try to figure out how their trade and other parts that is connected with Russia or the Ukraine will be to them. This isn’t as true for India. India is focusing more on what Russia will do to the Ukraine. They aren’t really in depth with how other countries are involved such as the US but are more involved with how the issue will be resolved. Then with the Middle East, they are more focused on certain parts of the conflict. For example, they focus on the protests that are occurring that has been taking the attention of everyone. With every country, they say what is going on in the Ukraine but they focus on different aspects of it. In the US, it is a bit like all of these. The US focuses on how it will be affected by it all since we will get involved in some kind of way. We also focus on key aspects and other things.

            With this issue, it is big to know what is going on. Since it can be detrimental for later on, we must know and have an understanding on what is going on so that we will be able to make decisions if that were to happen. With all the press around the world, it is still doing its job of informing the people and making it known on what is going on around the world.

http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/world/europe/Ukraine-puts-army-on-high-combat-alert-as-Putin-prepares-to-invade/articleshow/31257485.cms?

http://www.atimes.com/atimes/Central_Asia/CEN-02-050314.html

http://www.arabiangazette.com/protests-kiev-ukraine-20140221/

Blues of Pecola

     Blues is different than any other type of music. In blues, notes aren't played at the pitch you would expect. Also, blues has this distinctive solid but plaintive sound. This sound resonates from the use of a minor-based scale over the top of a major-based chord. Pecola's life worked in this way. Her story in the book is solid from the beginning. You know what is going to happen to her and that the book tells how it will happen. It is also very plaintive. No one is happy when thinking about the troubles that Pecola had to go through. Her story is a sad and mournful one that isn't hidden but is set up to where you know her life is crummy. Her miserable life comes from people trying to do things that they shouldn't be. Just as these minor-based scales are put on major-based chords, people in her life, which in a usual situation, are put in things that they normally shouldn't be. Like her father for example. Dad's don't normally rape their daughters when they see them washing dishes and look miserable. They don't think about harming her in a gentle way. They don't think he way that Pecola's dad did in a normal situation. Yet, because of what her father did that isn't normal, it created this new misery in her life. 

      What is conflicting is the part about notes played at the pitch you wouldn't expect. In Pecola's situation, you would expect a little girl that presumes she is ugly to want blue eyes to fit in and be beautiful. She is young and thinks that by having this thing that is unimaginable would cause her problems to be fixed. But, Pecola's life is full of parts that aren't expected. I know that I was surprised by all that happened in this book to her. She goes through so much that you wouldn't expect a little girl to go through. The bullying and teasing are expected since everyone thought she was ugly but a boy tricking her into his house and her harming a cat. That is unexpected. Her life isn't predictable at all. Yes, we know she will be raped and the baby will die. But the stuff that leads up to that is so unexpected. 

     This could very much contradict with the statement said before that her life is solid. If it's solid then you would know what to expect, but you don't. What is to happen to her is solid but her life getting here isn't really so. So in a way, Cat Moses is right. Pecola's life resembles a blues song in how the distinct sounds are made in a blues song and the plaintive, unexpected nature of it.

Brand for the Wealthy? Or for My Family Too?

    Every family is different. Yet, with all families, nothing is perfect. There is always a problem or conflict that the family must solve. Knowing that families aren't perfect, Dolce and Gabbana tries to use that aspect to sell to middle class families. By having seven children playing around in what seems to be the parent's room, Dolce and Gabbana tries to show that they understand about families. But come on, what real family can afford Dolce and Gabbana? They would much rather focus on food and their house before buying this brand. It shows, even in this ad, that only families of wealth or can afford what Dolce and Gabbana is selling. 

     The heavenly colors of gold and beige shows off wealth and perfection. Nothing homely or bright is shown. Even the reds of the fruits and flowers aren't bright but dulled down. The colors worn by the children aren't bright either. Their clothes show no real differentiation  but instead causes them to be similar. In all this, it shows that Dolce and Gabbana only really reach out to families that aren't different in huge ways but instead are the same in their high wealthy statuses. 

     Looking at the mother, it is evident that their clothes only reach out to model like mothers. Her pearly white teeth, curvy body, and perfectly fixed hair isn't the first thing someone thinks of when thinking of a mother with seven children. Her black dress hugs onto her tightly and slims her down more than she already is. The position of her body is away from the playing children. This shows that she has no real concern for being with her children but instead looking beautiful. Even the child in her lap doesn't look to happy to be with her. This image of a mother is more of a wealthy mother than one of a moderate income. When thinking of wealthy mother, we usually think of mother who are thin, beautiful, and don't take too much time to think of their children. Dolce and Gabbana shows that type of mother her perfectly. 

     Even with all these aspects, there is the father. His face is scrunched up into a hilarious way and his outfit isn't really one thought to be worn by a wealthy man. Most of the children are crowded around him and he seems to be interacting with them in a childish fashion. His plain white shirt, black pants, and bare feet don't really shout out wealth but instead a hard working man. By Dolce and Gabbana putting in the father like this, it still in a way reaches out to the working families instead of the wealthy families that actually buy their products. 

     But still, everything else put in the ad doesn't agree with the families they are trying to reach out to. The spacious room, huge bed, and long brightly lit windows show off wealth more than a moderate family. Though they tried, it is evident that they didn't really succeed. 

"Normal" Family and Dolce&Gabbanna

     In a Dolce and Gabbanna ad marketing there new line for 2014, it is full of pictures that show "average" scenarios in a hectic life of average people. In one picture particular, it shows a family in a bedroom. There is seven children playing around in the room happily with one being held by an overly cheerful grandfather, two either sitting or holding onto their father who is making an outragious face, and one sitting innocently on their mother. Though Dolce and Gabbanna are trying to appeal to the family man and women, many already know (who may possibly be in this situation of having so many kids) that they are unable to be close to afford Dolce and Gabbanna for themselved much less all seven of their kids, their partner, and their father. Besides this aspect, the mother portrayed in this picture doesn't look like she had seven kids. She looks like a model instead of a mother which so many kids. Her thin, curvy body is slimmed very more with the black dress she is wearing. This makes women feel that they must reach this figure after having kids though it is one of a model and not one of normalcy. This whole picture moves far away from the realities of real life that Dolce and Gabbanna is trying to sell. If they wanted to reach this state of a normal life, they would have made the room much more messier since all these children are playing in it. The mother and father wouldn't look as perfect as they do in this picture. The grandfather as well wouldn't look as kept together and happy as he does. Yet, this false reality is pushed into our minds to be reachable and we don't stop to notice that this is not what a "normal" life looks like.

Conclusion

     With all these observations, I have realized that our society now focuses on things that are not that important. Houses, money,mad things of that nature are the primary focus of our lives. We want to make a lot of money so we go on reality television shows or game shows to gain money or win money in a way where we don't have to go to school to earn this money. We have cities such as Bridgeport that do not have a strive for education and are lacking in that area earning them less money in their households. Our focus isn't on the things that will bring us far in life like our education,creativity, and other factors of like that isn't tangible. Fosters Home for Imaginary Friends promotes creativity and individuality that is need to be taught since we are slowly losing the importance of those things. We need to teach our children and people of our age that it is better to be in school than to go on television. It will gain us the houses and the money but we must first focus on what is important in life. We are losing our focus slowly and it is affecting our generation. It is causing us to be less than we are and is polluting our minds to not be as significance as it should be. By watching shows such as Bad Girls Club, we are exposing ourselves to violence and accepting what shouldn't be accepted. By not having a bachelors degree, we are putting ourselves in a situation where we must work harder than others to make money. We are selling ourselves short and we must step away from all that is corrupting us and instead focus on what will help us in life. 

Creativity and Individuality

     Fosters Home for Imaginary Friends promotes individuality and creativity. In the show, there is all types of imaginary for ends that are seen and are made by children for a purpose. The show either reminds teenagers or adults of imaginary friend they used to have or tells a child now that it is okay for them to have an imaginary friend. It enhances the child to have an imagination which can die out quickly if not used. The show promotes making imaginary friends that make you happy whether that means making an all blue on or making one that doesn't really make sense to others but does to you. The show shows that being different is okay and that not everyone's imagination will be the same. Everyone has their own interests and  who they are. All the imaginary friend are different, none of them are the same in anyway. This is like our human race. We are all different and no one is going to be the same. It shows children that being different isn't wrong but they should embrace it. Even the boy in the show, Mac, is suppose to not believe in imaginary friends anymore which shows how our society tried to take away creativity and imagination from our children but Mac still decides to hold into his imaginary friend and in return becomes friends with other imaginary friends. The show also tells us not to judge a book by its cover. One of the imaginary friends, Eduardo, is a huge monster like imaginary friend. Though he looks tough on the outside, he is soft and weak on the inside. It shows that some people are not what they look like. You mist get to know them and understand who they are before you can judge. These themes should be thought to our children more often since it seems that individuality and creativity is dying slowly and we are all slowly beginning to be the same and do the same thing. There should be more shows as this one that teaches that creativity isn't a crime and being who you are is okay. This show teaches that everyone has a meaning and that no matter how different you look, you are this way for a reason and that creativity is key to a better view of the world. 

Shows Now

     Game shows and reality television promotes easy money and embracing the worse side of yourself. By running an obstacle course or fighting with someone on television, money is made without needing an education or working. Easy money is something that many of us want now. We all want to do nothing but make a lot of money. Even jumping from slippery courses is better than sitting in a classroom and preparing yourself for a job. It is about getting money fast and now. The wait isn't necessary when you have all these simple ways to make money on television. With shows such as American Idol or X Factor promotes making money of of your talent instead of going to school. It is fine to make moe y off of what you can do but education should be more of a primary focus and can enhance your talent to be more advanced than it is now. These shows influence making money is the easiest ways possible by using our talents, winning a game, or doing really nothing at all. It promotes a lack of excitement for going to school and making money by working at a job that you love. Instead it promotes to go on televisions and embarrass yourself or move on to not be as successful as you would hope. Shows such as Bad Girls Club really promote becoming famous by fighting and making a girls reputation sink terribly. It makes girls feel that they can do all that these girls do and it is okay. It is okay to curse like a sailor and to fight whoever doesn't feel the same that you do. It lets them feel that they need to party and not have much care about their future. Television now with these type of shows doesn't help our younger generation at all. It doesn't teach them anything beneficial at all. 

      Also, by making these shows entertainment, it makes it okay to those who watch it. So when a fight breaks out at school, they think it is fine and encourage the fight instead of doing the appropriate thing of getting a teacher. People watch someone slip and fall, they laugh instead of help them up. It is making our generation incapable of doing the right thing. It makes us more violent and accustomed to being lazy in a way. Though doing insane stunts isn't really being lazy, it is taking the easy way out which is in turn being lazy. These shows do not help our generation to strive but it is helping them to not work as hard in school and to be the next doctors, lawyers, or other jobs that can make them more successful in life than what these television shows promote. 

Big House, Small House

     Going through Greenwich today, I was surprised by how gigantic the houses were in the part of Greenwich I was in. Most if not all of these houses had a tennis court in front and had lavish gates that enclosed these mansion like houses and the long, swerved driveways that lead up to them. These are not the type of houses that someone would expect to find in Bridgeport. There is more multi-family homes and apartment buildings than huge, luxurious homes. It is fascinating to see how houses throughout the Fairfield County change throughout each town. The obvious reason is population. If there is more people in a city, then of course this town will have to make previsions for the people who are living there. But, the people who live there is the real reason to why there is such a huge difference when someone looks at the homes of each city in Fairfield  County.

      There is more African Americans and Hispanics in Bridgeport than any other city or town in Fairfield County. The household income is less as well compared to places such as Stratford, Cos Cobs, and other Cities and towns in Fairfield County. Does this lack of money and races play a factor in the different houses? It can play a huge factor. Overhearing my mom, "Greenwich is full of rich people." Of course, you have to be rich to have a tennis court in your yard but when looking at the census of Greenwich, there is a limited amount of African Americans and Hispanics. Where there is over $50,000 in income of the household, there is a gap of whites and African Americans and Hispanics. With Bridgeport being below, there is a very close amount of whites, African Americans, and Hispanics. Education is a factor as well. With Bridgeport, there isn't many people who have past their bachelor's degree making it harder for them to strive. 

       Yet, can this all be seen as cultural? In a sense it could be. If many people of a certain race isn't going to college, then they children and children afterwards won't do so as well. It leads a trend in the culture because soon many of these people are not going to college. With this lack of education leads to a lack of money. I feel that because these races do not take great pride in moving forward, they settle to what is out there for them which is a multi-family home and not a gigantic house with a tennis court. I am not saying that they must live as so or that they are comfortable with living as so. Who wouldn't want an enormous house? But to get there, education is needed and since there is a lack within the people then there is a lack of the houses with so much luxuries. The people who live in these towns and cities really determine what kind of houses are there in the towns and cities. 

Meaning of Ownership

     Houses are owned. Clothes are owned. The computer that I use to write this essay is owned. Ownership is possession of an object. It is the process of seeing and taking. It is making something your own. When someone owns an object, it shows who they are and what they want. Aristotle states that ownership of tangible goods helps to develop moral character. This can be seen as true. For example, owning a phone will build a much different moral character than owning a book.  But, are objects the only thing that someone can own that builds their characters? Jean-Paul Sartre argues that ownership extends beyond objects to include intangible things as well. Can someone own love? Own peace? Or maybe even own the feeling they get when we see their favorite dessert? If ownership is possession of an object and is seeing and taking then the answer to these would be yes. People can have possession over love and peace. They have the power to own the feelings they have each day. Ownership branches out much more than objects but is rooted by our own characteristics and is built from there. 

     As no one is the same, no one will own the same thing. A football player will not own the same equipment as a soccer player. They are two different types of sports having two different types of rules enforced in the game. As people's characteristics are different, what they own will definitely be different as well. Someone who is playful and active may own a dog while someone who is more serious and laid back will probably own a cat. What people have shows how different everyone is. Also, people's actions show this. When someone gives away their last pencil, it shows that they are selfless and willing to help. These actions show the intangible ownership that they possess. Not everyone will study for a test a week in advance, but for people who do then they own the ability to be studious and prepared.  Not everyone can play an instrument, but for those who can may own dedication and a love for music. There also is the factor of two or more people that own some things that are the same but not everything that they own will be the same. With both tangible and intangible, there are many different types and people choose the type that fits them and who the are.    

     Characteristics don't just appear after we own something though. They must be there from before. Notice how Aristotle says develop and not make. It isn't that characteristics come with ownership but that ownership comes with characteristics. Someone who is peaceful may not own a rifle. It wouldn't fit with their characteristics and the way theta they want to live. Who someone is plays a big part in what they will own. Ownership isn't random. Everything from the type of sheets someone buys for the bed to the house they own to live in all follows suit with what who they are. The characteristics are the base and ownership only moves from that base.

     Characteristics and ownership work hand in hand with each other. Though one comes before the other, someone really can't have characteristics and own nothing at all. Everyone have emotions and feelings at they possess inside of them. Ownership isn't just things that someone see but is also the unseen as well. So when people look at all that they own, they find who they truly are. Because ownership means to express the characteristics that someone has.