Today in class we began our discussion groups or Literature Circles. Students who'd read chapter 1 in Dreams decided who would take on what responsibility in the group, whether that was Summarizer/Clarifier or Discussion Director, the second class seemed more inclined to the process. I definitely see potential in the earlier class once everyone is caught up on the work.
In the second class we spoke about the book project and Jeremy volunteered to do the cover. We'll miss Gerrell who will be attending Chabot College next semester after he moves to Union City.
The homework is to post your reflections on your experience this morning in the Literature Circles. If you are not prepared do not waste your classmates' time pretending to be on task when you are not. It's not fair and I want students to tell me when there are people in your group not participating. You will remain anonymous. The paraphrase exercise we will do in class as a free write on Monday will take into consideration students' completion of homework over the weekend (Stewart Pidd pp. 330-347 and Part 1, Confused Words).
Additional homework
Quiz 1 (29) and the analysis (30) come from Part 2. Go over the Sentence Punctuation 2, just like you did Confused Words 1 (pp. 2-15).
Okay, post your responses to the question about the Lit Circle here. Respond to your classmates, especially those in your circle, but you are not limited to just responding to those in your group. You only have to respond to one classmate.
Assignment Recap
1. Post a reflection on the Literature Circle Experience re: Chapter 1. Discuss parts of the text you didn't talk about which found important. Share how the conversation with peers expanded your perception on issues or themes raised by the author, President Barack Hussein Obama.
2. Read and do the exercises in Pidd, Part 1 Confused Words and Part 2 (1-15) Sentence Punctuation 1.
3. Keep reading and annotating and taking notes and preparing for discussion. Remember to note vocabulary you are familiar with and themes. Put page numbers next to the themes you have identified and are following.
In the second class we spoke about the book project and Jeremy volunteered to do the cover. We'll miss Gerrell who will be attending Chabot College next semester after he moves to Union City.
The homework is to post your reflections on your experience this morning in the Literature Circles. If you are not prepared do not waste your classmates' time pretending to be on task when you are not. It's not fair and I want students to tell me when there are people in your group not participating. You will remain anonymous. The paraphrase exercise we will do in class as a free write on Monday will take into consideration students' completion of homework over the weekend (Stewart Pidd pp. 330-347 and Part 1, Confused Words).
Additional homework
Quiz 1 (29) and the analysis (30) come from Part 2. Go over the Sentence Punctuation 2, just like you did Confused Words 1 (pp. 2-15).
Okay, post your responses to the question about the Lit Circle here. Respond to your classmates, especially those in your circle, but you are not limited to just responding to those in your group. You only have to respond to one classmate.
Assignment Recap
1. Post a reflection on the Literature Circle Experience re: Chapter 1. Discuss parts of the text you didn't talk about which found important. Share how the conversation with peers expanded your perception on issues or themes raised by the author, President Barack Hussein Obama.
2. Read and do the exercises in Pidd, Part 1 Confused Words and Part 2 (1-15) Sentence Punctuation 1.
3. Keep reading and annotating and taking notes and preparing for discussion. Remember to note vocabulary you are familiar with and themes. Put page numbers next to the themes you have identified and are following.
posted by Professor Wanda's Posse at 9:45 AM
25 Comments:
Nely Ruiz
English 1A
9:00am -10:00am
1.29.09
Thank you for the handout we received before we separated into our Literature study group. The detailed descriptions help to organize our group. We were able to discuss most of chapter 1 of Barack Obama’s “Dreams from My Father. “ We just have to make sure that we stay on task and let everyone have a turn to speak. We had a very productive discussion. We went over some of the major themes that are carried through from the preface, intro and chapter 1. We discussed Obama’s style of writing, as well as his frankness about his own actions in the book. We connected some of the issues that are still relevant in 2009.
Carla Poindexter
Eng 1A 9-10
In our literature circle we did not have an in depth conversation about the fact that Obama's Father was African. What if Obama's Father was African-American? If Obama's Father was African-American would the maternal grandparents have been as welcomimg and accepting of him as they were? Did Obama's maternal family accept the Father only because he was African and not African-American? Did it make a difference?
Also, we did not discuss the educational opportunities made availible to Obama's Father. Obama's Father was a student at the University of Hawaii. At the University of Hawaii he was the top student in his class. He also had the opportunity to attend Harvard Law School. Perhaps, this is why Obama himself choose to attend Harvard Law School.
In the group we covered the following themes or real world circumstances. Interment camps, world view, cultured people, and friendship. We spoke of how Hawaiian people were held in internment camps. The same thing happened to the Japanese people in America. We decided perhaps Obama's maternal family had a broad world view. A broad world view may be why they were able to accept Obama's Father for who he was and not the color of his skin. Being a cultured individual may also help in accepting someone whom is different from yourself.Finally, we talked about when Ann, Obama's mother befriended a young lady whom was of a different race that herself.
Jose Vasquez
English 1A 9:00-9:50
January 29, 2009
In chapter 1 in the book Dreams from my father Barack Obama starts by talking about his life. He lived in New York, in a pretty rough neighborhood. Obama talks about living in some old apartments. He described his experience living in the apartments as always feeling sad and lonely. One day Obama received a phone call from his aunty from Kenya. The reason why she called him was to tell him that his father had died in a car accident.
Although Barack Obama did not know his father personally, his father left to Africa when Barack was two years old. Barack Obama only knew his father from stories that his grandparents and mother used to tell him when he was younger. Barack’s father came to the United States to attend the University of Hawaii. His father was able to come to the United States on a scholarship he won while he attended school in Kenya. At the time when he came to the University of Hawaii he was the first African student to attend the school. Barack’s father met his mother while attending the University at the time his father was twenty-three and his mother was eighteen.
Obama also talks about his mother’s family. He talks about his grandfather and grandmother. His grandfather was a soldier and after coming back from duty he moved the family around. His grandfather moved the family far west to Hawaii because he received an opportunity to become a store manager. The reason why Obama talks about his mother’s family is because he wants to know why his grandparents allowed his mother to marry a black man during those days. Obama explains many situations that his grandparents had to face because they interacted with black people. Obama feels that his grandparents allowed their daughter to get marry with his father because he was African and not African American.
Mesha Shavers
Sabir 9-10
Today I had a beautiful experience discussing chapter1 in Dreams of My Father. My literature circle was on point because over half of us read the book and completed the entire chapter. In our literature circle we discussed how Barack Obama stated, “I was too young to know that I needed a race.”(Obama DOMF p27.) Which was a good point Gerrell brought up? When do you really know you need a race? Children are so oblivious to the outside world that if racism was not taught children would not even care what color or race they are.
Talking in the literature circle truly helps you to get answers to any questions you may have had about the passages in the story. You get to hear how others interpret what were reading, and compare views. It’s helpful to share ideas because after hearing someone else’s observation you actually begin to think in depth about the discussion.
Andre Stephens
English 1A – 9:00 – 9:50
Literature Circle Experience
I feel that the literature circle is a good thing. I have been in these groups before because I’ve had Ms. Sabir in prior classes. It is good being able to hear other people’s interpretations of the book. The circle gives you an opportunity to learn/talk about the book, and also interact with other students. My group is energetic and intelligent when it comes to dialogue and discussion. Each person has something unique and different to bring to the table. Some of the themes we discussed were travel, childhood, and single parenting.
Paola Garcia
English 1A 8:00 8:50
After reading chapter one of Dreams From my father, I thought it was great how he started the book. Because he introduced us his family, this is very important because throughout the prolog and the introduction he states very clearly how important they are for them. As well he mentions again how he only met his father by all the stories that his mom and grandparents told him.
Even though Barak Obama didn’t have a close relationship with his dad, I can see the affect of the stories on him. For example, his grandfather tells him that something he could learn about his father was to be confident (pg 8). Being confident is a very strong quality Obama has. He always talks very sure, with a very strong voice, his arguments are precise and his body language agrees with this as well. As well there are many stories that can be compared with Obama’s character. The one that most stood out was when his father put in place the men at the bar described in page 11. Here you see how can you make somebody not only be ashamed for his actions but change his attitude as well. The important part of this is the elegance and the manners Barak Obama’s father used.
This chapter was very interesting and very descriptive. It informed us very well about the past of his grandparents and his parents, how they met and how they function as a family.
Bridgette Copprue
Eng1A 9-10
31 January 2009
Reflecting on Literary Circle...
Our circle, consists of Mesha, the Discussion Director, myoi (Bridgette)Summarizer, Chris and Andre' are Connectors, Muno, the Vocabulary Enricher and last but not least, is Gerrell, our Literary Luminary.
Although, we all had read the chapter, I admitted that I wanted to read it again because I read it before we started disecting the Preface or the Intro of "Dreams from My Father" and quite frankly, I had forgotten or thought that I had forgotten some important points. One main point is what was Barack's main reason for writing this book? and I believe that it was to learn more about the father he never really knew, but felt his presence within him and could not explain it from his Mother's or Grandparents' points of views. This is something that I have never been involved in so thoroughly as in an English class, and I must say, I like it. I get carried away when I began to freewrite and forget that I am only to make a comment and not another essay on certain assignments! Now, I have to complete Stewart Pidd's assignment. Sorry
Bridgette Copprue
Eng 1A 9-10
31 January 2009
Comment to Jose Vasquez...
Fellow classmate, I have a question to ask of you after reading your comments about chapter1 in "Dreams..., how did you infer that Barack's grandparents allowed their daughter to marry his father (Barack's) because he was African only? I saw where his grandfather, particularly, showed the reactions most white people would towards black folk and thought that they were being kind, when in all reality, they were being snubbish, if you know what I mean by this. Check out pg21, the beginning of par.3, where Barack is sizing up what his grandmother had said about why they left Texas and what his "Gramps" would say to try and clean up how he felt..."another act of white revisionism".(Barack)
Hassan Moore
(Discussion Director)
Eng. 1A
My reflections on the Literature Circle experience:
I enjoy the literature circle very much, it definitely improves efficiency and allows all the members to consider each others point of view. The interaction between members and division of roles has been very effective in completing assignments, and I’m very happy with the efforts and style of my team.
We discussed the main points of the chapter, and how we would format our summary.
We highlighted key phrases and ideas we wanted to speak about from the text.
I also had the opportunity to meet with Ezra (Literary Luminary) and Jeremy (Connector) yesterday and discuss the text a bit more.
I look forward to working with the full group again.
Jennifer Gonzales
Eng 1A 9-950a
My Reflections on Literature Circle
I enjoy being in a literature circle. It is an effective way for each person in the group to not only interact with each other but to also bring various ideas to the table. Like the saying goes, "five heads are better than one." I also feel that it is a fun way to do assignments because it beats working alone. If I have any questions or comments then I can share them with my group instead of keeping them to myself. I am very pleased with my job as the vocabulary enricher. I hope we all can succeed in doing our jobs well. I look forward to working with my group.
Rebecca Evans eng. 1a 9-10 2/1/09
Response to literature circles:
The literature circles were an excellent way to structure a discussion. Having different jobs helped to keep everyone on topic and focused. So far, discussions in class have been light-years away from those in high school, how refreshing! Having different people with different ethnicities in my group as we are reading a story of “race and inheritance” brought a well rounded perspective.
Carla talked about her surprise when reading, “walk their dogs down our block to let their animals shit on our curbs,” (Obama ch. 2, pg 4). Others in the group including myself were welcomed to the fact that Obama was reveling himself as an equal human, flaws in language and all. He is not an untouchable “god” who is the picture of perfection.
Jason brought up the fact that Obama is not only black but he is also half white and it doesn’t matter the color of our skin but the ideals and actions we believe in and work toward. We were amazed at the triumphs Obama has overcome to reach the statue he holds today. He is blind to many of his roots, in terms of his missing father, but is working his way though stories and intuition to guide him to his true self.
One small piece which I found intriguing was the death of the elderly man in the beginning of the chapter. “The old man was whispering an untold history, telling me things I preferred not to hear, “(Obama ch. 1, pg 5). Obama’s relationship with this man was a subtle acquaintance, much like the relationship he held with his father. I wonder if this spurred him on to question more of his father especially with his father’s death and the neighbor’s death falling at close intervals.
We also touched on the topic of race but I thought it deserved more attention. Racial inequality is going to be a key theme in this book; Obama’s challenge will be to not become influenced by others. To instead Obama needs to keep and create his own morals and values regarding racial equality and equal opportunities.
Further analysis of points not discussed in groups
A number of schools districts are confronting a situation of desegregation. Federal judges are determining the “ethic balance”(Campbell) of schools. Districts include those in Georgia, Mississippi, Alabama, Louisiana, Arizona, Connecticut, Indiana, and Illinois. These districts are forced to work toward racial integration. “A district must show compliance in six areas: student body composition, faculty, staff, facilities, extra curricular activities, and transporting” (Campbell).
In Shelby County, Tennessee only 17 out of the 46 schools follow the above laws and guidelines. While the schools reflect the population reflecting the white and black pockets of the country the system is still biased. The board of education is implementing a plan to bus black students in from other parts of the county to socially and racially integrate the schools.
In Tuscan Arizona “1,108 transfer requests were denied because they would have upset the racial balance” (Campbell). It was uncovered that the schools had only sent 695 invitations to black students.
In Huntsville Alabama, “the student population is 43% black…nine schools are above 90% black” (Campbell). A judge ruled that “a district cannot be held responsible for maintaining such a balance” (Campbell). The board of education is frustrated with the many changes ahead. Studies have shown that a more racially diverse population can actually aid a student’s academic prosperity.
This segregation in schools today is a cruel example that just because a “board” is overseeing a system it does not necessarily make the system just.
Campbell, Greg. “High court ruling leaks into desegregation cases” MSNBC News. Nov. 12 2007. MSNBC. Jan 30. 2009 www.msnbc.msn.com/id/21744696
The typical human is bound to stereotype and discriminate. As thinking beings, we have beliefs and opinions. We are also attracted to power, to rule and control our surroundings. With the unequal distribution of power and wealth in today's society, it’s only natural to stereotype and discriminate.
History has shown how men fight among themselves for power and wealth. Men have learned that with great power, comes great wealth. To maintain their power, and thus wealth, we saw how men created racism as a tool to oppress the powerless.
Today, it is not much different. Racial inequality works in a much subtle way, usually undetected or ignored because we are so used to it that we are blinded. Going to a store be different experiences for whites from blacks.
In 1991, the beating of Rodney King by Los Angeles police was publicly and nationally televised. A more recent example is the beating of Robert Davis during the Hurricane Katrina in New Orleans on October 2005, also caught on tape. The video footages are loud proofs that racial inequality and oppression still exist in today's society.
So why have things not changed, because we are in denial. Many of us are ignorant about the daily discriminations that happen sometimes right under our noses. We refuse to acknowledge that such uncivilized treatments exist in our developed society. We prefer to believe that the crude acts of oppressions were left behind in history texts, that we are in fact much civilized and cultured today. The truth is, we are still the same. The discrimination and oppression are the fundamentals of how our society functions. Until everyone of us acknowledge our actions, things will not change.
Looking back into the 1960’s and the civil right movement I evaluate: How far have we come? Honestly not that far. Sure, there is not as strong of an inequality as there was in the 1960's, but one can see just by watching their local evening news that inequality still exist. It is not just whites trying to be over blacks, but both sides are equally responsible for treating the other in a sense that they would not treat their friends.
Racial inequality truly does exist in today's society, but as we are forced to live closer together in this growing world, we must learn how to treat each other equally. As the actions of the past are quickly growing further away, the actions of the future are growing nearer. We can change, and we can all be equal.
There is no reason in today's society to be unequal, especially in the United States. WE are the most progressive country in the world in so many aspects; let it carry on in terms of racial justice!
Response to ch. 1 literary circles 2.1.09 In response to Bridgette and Jose
I too noticed that Jose inferred that Ann’s parents were accepting of Obama Sr. only because he was African. We touched on this very question in our group. Because, he was African were people more accepting? Considering he was an exchange student, we as a country technically invited him into our country. We knew the limitations and the possible consequences of having a foreigner in America. There was perhaps an invisible bubble of protection around Obama Sr.
Hong Tang
English 1A
9-10AM
Dreams From My Father is a remarkable story, beautifully told, and inspired by Obama's divided family history. The son of a black African farmer from Kenya and a white American mother from Midwest. Chapter one talks about race and exploration of Obama's family history and identity. The literature circle discussion makes it more appealing. While reading chapter one, it opens the world to reality and at the same time teaches us to be more considerate. The part about his father is so dramatic yet inspiring. I will never know the feelings that is brought to Obama during his childhood because it is something that I've never experienced.
Anna Trinh
English 1A
8 - 8:50 am
I think that literature circles are a great activity. I enjoyed hearing my classmates' opinions and analysis. Our group was quite small which was good because there werent a lot of side talking, but there was also a limit of the different opinions that a bigger group might have had.
Our group talked about the bar scene where Barack Obama's father approached a racist man who said, "I shouldnt have to drink good liquor next to a nigger." We felt that Barack Sr. was similar to Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. in his approach to fighting racism; it was a calm and peaceful attitude and at the end, the man paid for all Barack Sr.'s drinks. I felt that it shows that a nonviolent approach to things are usually better in combating ignorance.
Our group also discussed how it must have been hard for Barack Obama to grow up without really knowing his father. The stories that his grandparents and mother told him did not seem real to him; he felt that they were just putting his father up on a pedestal, but then he later finds out that the stories were not exaggerated and that they were true. It probably confused him even more as to what type of person his father truly was. The only views that he has of his father were from the tales his family told.
Will Matteucci
1A 8-850
Literature Circles
During my senior year in high school my english class used to do literature circles, and i find that it is a really good way to help understand material. The way we did it was a little different there was an illustrator and things like that, but all in all it helped me understand the material and im glad that we are using it in our class this semester.
Anthony Dominguez Eng 1A 8-8:50am
My Reflections on Literature Circle
Ms Sabir you said our group wasn't very productive and you kept nagging us about talking, but i feel that we had a good discussion about the book. I'll admit it started slow but i think we all had to get used to the idea of assigned roles because for me it was new. It's always nice to hear what other people have to say about a book because everyone relates to the book in a different way so i enjoy the Literature cirles and hope we continue with them.
I was late attending class on Thursday so I didn't have much time in the literature circle. However, in our group one student was reflecting on her encounter with racism while she was somewhere in the south. And she was comparing it to Baracks actions in the bar when he verbally abused. It just go to show you, racism still exist today and not only towards African-Americans but everyone. Today, its not only the color of your skin, people are discriminated by the gender you chose to spend your life with.
And I also liked how one of the group members compared Baracks reaction to the white man in the bar to Dr. Martin Luther King's non-violent protest to racism. Violence can only go so far, but words can alter a persons perception or view the other side of the argument.
One thing I did not get to mention in the literature circle was the geographical issue. Barack notes that his grandparents lived in Kansas and did not view a lot of discrimination there. But Kansas had a lot of historic events; Brown v. Board of Education, "separate but equal," and the first integrated high school. I found that really surprising that his grandparents did not encounter a lot of racism where they were from.
The lit circle we havd on friday was a success in my mind. i especially liked how each member in the circle was given a specific task. my job was to connect the experiences from dreams of my father to my life. for exaple when barack's father dies, he reflects and finds out that he really didnt know his father. i can relate to that, except for the part about someone passing. you see for a long time i didnt know much about my extended family. i had heard so much about them through my father but never met any of them. i got the chance last summer to do so when we had the wood family reunion. then i discovered all the interesting people that were in one way or another related to me. so that was cool
Your experiences with the Literature Circles was certainly varied; however, I am left with the impression that the experience was a positive one--except for the nagging (smile) and one you'd like to repeat.
I think the issues raised regarding Obama's grandparents experiences with racism one that a lot of privileged people experience, by priviledged I mean "white skin privileged," but I also mean economically and class privileged. Obama was somewhat shielded from certain racist encounters as a child becasue he was often the "only black kid," the exception, so in reponse to Aiko's comment, Obama's grandparents might have been oblivious to the racism in their community because it didn't touch them.
Often, Africans were seen as honorary white people, different from African American, descendants of enslaved Africans. There is still a distinction made, once it is known, once the person speaks and an accent is heard.
There are a lot of other roles students can take on as a part of the Literature Circles. If anyone wants to add Illustrator back to the list, please feel free to do so. The illustrator is a visual literary luminary. The illustrator highlights important scenes and characters, dilemmas and key issues.
Reflections on “Dreams From My Father” chapter one.
First, I had read the preface to the 2004 edition of the book and it was in many ways overwhelming to read what he felt about the book at that time. To consider where he had arrived now. As I began the story it was very emotional for me. I have been planning on reading both of Barack Obamas books for some time now, life just had a way of getting in the way. I was very thrilled to begin the book knowing that I would be working on such a substantial analysis and observation of the story.
I felt that the Barack was setting the stage for the story about his history and his families history by telling us about the old man next door, who died. To give us an understanding of what he felt about the idea that the man was whispering an untold history to him. That story prefacing the beginning of his own story was very potent. Illustrating the idea of a man whose story was never known to him and the sadness of lost possibilities. What an interesting lead in to the story of his life and his father.
The way he paints the characters of his Grandparents and his mother was so very vivid. I could imagine them sitting around the living room while Barack sat wide eyed and rapt. Reading these ideas about his fathers personality and perspective I couldn't help but relate them to the man Barack Obama is today. The intense personalities of each of his relatives surely shaping this young boy into the man he is now.
The story about his mother talking to the janitor and getting reprimanded for calling im Mister made me burst into tears and say out loud “why”? I was born only a year after Barack Obama so we grew up in the same era yet I am a white woman. I still never saw that kind of direct hatred in my life until I was older. Maybe I was just too young to notice. Perhaps growing up in the diverse bay area prevented me from exposure to such acrimony.
I couldn't help but think about the line John McCain used during the debates. “That one” when I read the line in the book “but would you let your daughter marry one.” I cringed in disgust as I had not given it as much potency until that moment. Its hard for me to imagine that an intelligent man such as McCain (value system not withstanding yet I do believe he is capable of intelligent thought...at times) had not read this book while campaigning against Obama. What a lurid slip of the tongue that speaks volumes about his generation. Just sad.
I found it odd that Barack made apologies in the preface for his writing. I love his evocative style. It is so richly textured and vivid. You can feel the respect and devotion and understanding with the dance of words he chose. I couldn't help myself and read forward to the middle. This is quickly becoming a favorite book and I am madly in love with our new President. Its so amazing to read the honest life story of what could possibly end up being one of the most important leaders of our time, let alone the history of the United States, possibly the world. To imagine a story teller such as this rising to such heights is a grand tale indeed.
Whitney Felton
English 1A
8-9am
The first chapter of Dreams of my Father was very entertaining to me. I enjoy Barack Obama’s writing style; it paints a picture of every sentence, making the reader feel as if they were there. The first description of Obama sr. was such a strong image, matching his personality. Soon, the stories of his father show me the connection president Obama shares with his father. Testimonies of strength and patience strung along the words “your father”, and the similarities of greatness could not be ignored, even at such an early start in the book. When Obama sr. is called a nigger by another man in the bar, Obama sr. sits down with the man and explains to him the ignorance of his ways. It was said that by the time the discussion was over, the man felt horrible about what he said and gave Obama sr. 100 dollars. Having the ability to rise above racism is a very important trait that everyone should have, but staring racism in the face, and confronting it is the bravest thing that anyone could ever do. Obama tells us that these stories were told to him constantly, and that at times he was skeptical with the tales that where being told. Our president, however skeptical of his father, shares these very same qualities of strength and patience. How else can a black man make southern blue collar workers to vote for him? How can a democrat get republicans to work alongside him? These are all things that Obama has achieved, and according to the stories of his father’s behavior, they are also things that are shadowed from his father.
Mokhtar Mo0hamed
In the class i and other students in my group read the rest of the first chapter and we discussed the story step by step. When we were reading the story we stopped to laugh about the short story that the author included. The story of Obama’s dad and the man who threw his pipe. It is really funny.
Additionally I really felt excited to read more and more in this book about and his family and I infer a lot of lessons from this chapter such as adapting my self in horride situations and to treat other based on respect and love.
Carmen Truong
Professor Sabir
English 1A
9-9:50
By reading the first chapter about Obama, I learn a bit of his character. Throughout the young age of Obama’s life, it seems to be somewhat amazement. His dad who married a white woman has divorced. Though he never has the chance to spent time with his dad, he has heard many stories about his dad’s integrity. After his mother met a man in her life, Obama was very intelligible. He accepts the fact that has to deal with. Due to his father’s life style, it may change a different perspective on him, because he knows that discrimination has been a big issue for his past life. I just believe that it made him a better person and what he is today simply because he has experienced a good life style with his family during the past.
Reading chapter one Dreams From My Father Barrack Obama, I thought oh here is another boring book, after the first two pages I was hooked. On page eleven his grandpa was at a bar and was verbally assaulted by a white man, instead of getting nasty with him his grandpa showed his intelligence. The man was taken aback he paid for his drinks and rent, I said to myself between his grandpa, mother and father I see where he gets is calm demeanor from. Obama uses a wide variety of vocabulary that makes me want to go read the dictionary. I will enjoy reading this book.
English 1A
Tipton
Mokhtar Mohamed
English 1A 8-8:50
Love is a strong romantic feeling for someone or something. Love is the grease that allows the wheel of life to continue turning. For when we love we look beyond ourselves, beyond our needs and desires. We sacrifice our time, our energy, our wishes, and sometimes even ourselves because of love. Sometimes it is for an immediate person or group that we know intimately and love completely, but other times it is for a larger group of people that we don't really know or perhaps even like. It is love that allows law enforcement and emergency services personnel to face danger. It is love that allows soldiers to risk everything. Love makes heroes every day in every corner of the world. As Thomas ã Kempis said: "Love feels no burden, thinks nothing of trouble, attempts what is above its strength... It is therefore able to undertake all things, and it completes many things, and warrants them to take effect, where he who does not love would faint and lie down."
Additionally Martin Luther King shows that we should love our enemy. I agree with him that we should love our enemy but not deep love in which we give up on our rights or positions for this enemy.
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