Study hour with Dominique is Monday 12-1 PM (D-229) and Wednesday 1-2 PM (L-202E) in the library.
We met Thursdays from now forward in A232. I will pick students up the first day. If you are late we will be in A232. If you know where A232 you don't have to wait for me.
We reviewed Confused Words and Sentence Punctuation in the later class, and just Sentence Punctuation in the early class. There will be a quiz on Monday for both. We will also review MLA on Monday. Homework was to continue in SPHE chapters 1-2. We also reviewed Essay 1: Sentence Punctuation.
We will write the essay on Monday-Tuesday.
For the field trip we will meet at the church. I will be there by 6:30 PM. It is first come first serve, so I'd like to get seats close to the front of the sanctuary. Sometimes it gets cold in the church, so dress warmly. The talk will probably be over by 9 PM.
We met Thursdays from now forward in A232. I will pick students up the first day. If you are late we will be in A232. If you know where A232 you don't have to wait for me.
We reviewed Confused Words and Sentence Punctuation in the later class, and just Sentence Punctuation in the early class. There will be a quiz on Monday for both. We will also review MLA on Monday. Homework was to continue in SPHE chapters 1-2. We also reviewed Essay 1: Sentence Punctuation.
We will write the essay on Monday-Tuesday.
For the field trip we will meet at the church. I will be there by 6:30 PM. It is first come first serve, so I'd like to get seats close to the front of the sanctuary. Sometimes it gets cold in the church, so dress warmly. The talk will probably be over by 9 PM.
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Juan Li
English 1A
Feb/04/2010
Black History Month essay
The Rule of Freedom
In my poor knowledge of black history, the most important contribution that black people have made--and which has influenced many people’s lives all over the world--was their attaining freedom. What does freedom mean? Does it mean we don’t have to follow rules? On February 2, 2010, I attended a black history month celebration at the College of Alameda. Therefore, I got a chance to know a little bit about black history by finding out about some of the first things which black people did in America. The history of black people in America is like a mirror that has reflected onto women’s issues, children’s issues, and minority group issues, all of which are still important today. Attending this celebration made me think about what freedom means for us. Does freedom only work for the individual? Does freedom also have rules?
As I walked into student lounge, there was a black singer who was starting to sing with her beautiful voice, “Sing a song full of the faith that the dark past has taught us, Sing a song full of the hope that the present has brought us---.” My heart was moved by every word which she sang. I clapped to rhythm of the music which they played. When she was singing, “I am singing because I am happy. I am happy because today I am free!” my eyes felt warm and some happy tears were around my eyes. I am an international student from China. Our national anthem began with the similar sentence, “Get up if you don’t want to be a slave.” No matter what color your skin is, freedom is always what people have wanted. There were so many people who have fought to attain freedom, and even died for freedom. Freedom is everyone’s basic right.
Juan Li
Black History Month essay
As an individual, feeling free has always been important to me. However, sometimes some misunderstandings will give people less freedom. For example, once I took bus to school, and I sat close to the door calmly. I saw a fashionable African American girl who got on the bus. She was thin and short. Her whole body type looked fine and beautiful, but somehow her earrings were really caught my attention. They were big and looked so heavy. I was wondering that if she would feel comfortable wearing them. As I was thinking about this, she walked close to me and gave me a very angry expression. She said to me, “What are you looking at, you are stupid Chinese.” I couldn’t even believe what I heard, and I was shocked. I turned to face her and this time I really looked in her eyes. Then, I gave her my back and ignored her completely. However, later I began to think about how this experience was connected to freedom. I started to think about why did she get so angry if someone just looked at her? Did she think that I interfered with her freedom? Did she think that as a Chinese I don’t have freedom to even look at other people? Does freedom only belong to some people and it is not include others? It reminded of something I had researched on the internet. It was something called the Camden Principles on freedom of expression and equality.
http://www.article19.org/advocacy/campaigns/camden-principles/index.html
The Camden Principles on Freedom of Expression and Equality are founded on the understanding that freedom of expression and equality are foundational rights.
The Camden Principles reaffirm the perspective that the rights to freedom
of expression and equality are mutually supportive rights that play a vital role in safeguarding human dignity, ensuring democracy and promoting international peace and security.
The Camden Principles represent a progressive interpretation of international law and standards, accepted State practice and the general principles of law recognised by the community of nations. The Principles were prepared by ARTICLE 19, in consultation with high-level UN and other officials, and civil society and academic experts. This document was created to promote greater global consensus about the relationship between respect for freedom of expression and the promotion of equality.
Juan Li
Black History Month essay
I would like to believe that freedom is not just about individual freedom. Giving other people freedom is also a part of freedom. Human beings are a big family who live on this earth together, and we share everything; therefore, in order to be free, we have to understand each other.
There also is a question which people are always discussing. That is, does freedom also have rules? I had an interesting experience in my ESL class a year ago. Because ESL students are often from other countries, our teacher told us that in America students would be allowed to bring food and drink into the classroom. She said if anybody wants to bring their coffee or a little snack into her morning class, that it was ok. The next morning, when I walked into classroom, some strong noodle soup smell surprised me. I saw my classmate, a Chinese woman who brought a cup of noodle soup and wanted to enjoy her breakfast during the class. Finally, teacher didn’t allow this student to feel free to have her breakfast during the class. In fact, freedom seems have its own rules. In Standford, a university philosopher wrote about “Causation and Control” and he came up with a theory.
http://plato.stanford.edu/entries/freewill/#3.1
Causation and Control
Our survey of several themes in philosophical accounts of free will suggests that a—perhaps the—root issue is that of control. Clearly, our capacity for deliberation and the potential sophistication of some of our practical reflections are important conditions on freedom of will. But any proposed analysis of free will must also ensure that the process it describes is one that was up to, or controlled by, the agent.
People usually like to make connection between freedom and ego. Actually, one person’s behavior can affect another’s freedom, and also is an important condition on freedom of his own. Rather then thinking about freedom is no rule, we like to emphasize that the rule of freedom is to make connection between oneself and the other.
Attending black history celebration gave me a chance to think about the deep meaning of freedom, about how we understand each other, and about the rules of freedom. Freedom is a big project which people have to work on. After emancipation, freedom became a more complicated word which people have had to study more thoroughly. As that black singer was singing, “We have come over a way that with tears has been watered. We have come, treading our path through the blood of the slaughtered. Shadowed beneath thy hand, may we forever stand. Keep us forever in the path, we pray.”
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