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I keep forgetting to write on here so I made a sticky not reminder on my desk...hopefully that works. During the class when we read Singapore I expressed it in class but I think it is extremely important that when we read poetry about cultures other than the authors, especially poetry that seems to be an observation, it is important to remember that it is not always an accurate depiction of a culture or a person but merely the writers perception. A lot of times I tend to take writings as truths, especially when it is a revered author and I would venture to guess I am not the only student or person that does so. It takes a conscious effort to remind ourselves that it is a work from the author's cultural perspective. Unless the author is educated in anthropology or makes a concerted effort to gain knowledge of the culture he is writing about I think people should be weary of taking writings, no matter how famed the writer, as accurate cultural depictions.