Sunday, May 18, 2008

Snow Ball Paper - Introduction (Final Edits)

A Revelation is described as a disclosure of which reveals something that was previously unaware of. A revelation can reveal itself in different ways, revealing the truth, a new insight changes a person’s perspective of what one previously have thought compared to what he/she now knows. A revelation is not always revealed at an instant, though it can also be a process in which it takes duration of time. A revelation can take a day or a year to discover that was not recognized before. A trope is a familiar person, place or thing that one may see as repeated, similar to a cliché. An example of a revelation trope would be a realization of one’s sexual orientation after experiencing some form of affection towards the same sex. It is a trope because it is common for a person to recognize his/her own sexual orientation whether one is straight, gay/Lesbian or Bi. Revelation tropes are introduced by a revealer, whom he/she tries to uncover the truth about an unacceptable situation, seen in their own perception. It delivers a message in which a majority of people might not accept because it reveals a fact that most people do not want to hear for it might not have a kind of benefit for ones self. A revelation is usually exposed in this kind of order:
1. The ignorant masses are in a
2. Unacceptable/oppressive situation
3. Prophet/revealer tries to
4. Share the message
5. That connects the dots in a new way
6. And offers a vision of a redeemed world
7. But there is opposition to the _______.
8. Drama Occurs.
A person can recognize a revelation, given in different stories, by trying to figure out what the message the story may be.

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