Here is a recap of the essay assignment due Monday, January 31, 2011. This is pulled from the letter. Bring in a paper copy of the essay to share. Today in class we practiced signing on and posting to the clog. If students didn't write their essay response to the assignment posted, Tuesday, January 25, 2011, post it before class on Monday, January 31, 2011.
I forgot that I listed Alice Walker's book, We Are the Ones We Have Been Waiting For as a required book (smile). It is optional. I will make copies of the essays for freewrites during the semester, especially when students are doing their own reading.
For the essay due Money, January 31, one student chose a woman who will work for three assignments: the Getting to Know You Essay, the Book Report Essay and the Social Entrepreneur Essay.
For Monday, January 31, 2011, students need to have Stewart Pidd Hates English and Have the Sky. We will review Pidd and divide the class into Literature Circles for book discussions. Again, if Pidd is not review, but new information talk to me and make sure you get a tutor (in LRC) to review the work with you so you don't get behind.
I also forgot to mention that on Thursdays from 10-11 AM and from 12-1 most Thursdays, I will be in A-232 for office hours and for students who want to work on assignments connected to the class, so come back if your schedule allows. This is in addition to office hours posted: MW 10:30 AM to 12:30 PM, MW 3-4 PM. On Wednesday, I will be in A-205 until 4 PM most afternoons (I have a class there on Wednesdays, 1-2:50 PM).
I don't have a location for the other office hours yet, so call me to see where I am.
Getting to Know You Essay (smile)
Your first essay assignment is to look in your life for a woman you admire. In a short essay, 4-8 paragraphs, about 250 to 500 words, tell your audience a little about her, your relationship, that is, how you met, what you admire, and list four qualities or strengths you find inspiring about this woman and how knowing her has changed you for the better.
Be descriptive, we want to see, hear and feel this woman’s spirit. This paper is due January 31, 2011. This essay needs to be typed, 12 pt. font, double spaced, 1-inch margins. Bring in a printed copy of the essay to class to share. Oh, for the creative writers in the class, if you want to personify an inanimate object with female references like the planet earth or your favorite car, you can.
I forgot that I listed Alice Walker's book, We Are the Ones We Have Been Waiting For as a required book (smile). It is optional. I will make copies of the essays for freewrites during the semester, especially when students are doing their own reading.
For the essay due Money, January 31, one student chose a woman who will work for three assignments: the Getting to Know You Essay, the Book Report Essay and the Social Entrepreneur Essay.
For Monday, January 31, 2011, students need to have Stewart Pidd Hates English and Have the Sky. We will review Pidd and divide the class into Literature Circles for book discussions. Again, if Pidd is not review, but new information talk to me and make sure you get a tutor (in LRC) to review the work with you so you don't get behind.
I also forgot to mention that on Thursdays from 10-11 AM and from 12-1 most Thursdays, I will be in A-232 for office hours and for students who want to work on assignments connected to the class, so come back if your schedule allows. This is in addition to office hours posted: MW 10:30 AM to 12:30 PM, MW 3-4 PM. On Wednesday, I will be in A-205 until 4 PM most afternoons (I have a class there on Wednesdays, 1-2:50 PM).
I don't have a location for the other office hours yet, so call me to see where I am.
Getting to Know You Essay (smile)
Your first essay assignment is to look in your life for a woman you admire. In a short essay, 4-8 paragraphs, about 250 to 500 words, tell your audience a little about her, your relationship, that is, how you met, what you admire, and list four qualities or strengths you find inspiring about this woman and how knowing her has changed you for the better.
Be descriptive, we want to see, hear and feel this woman’s spirit. This paper is due January 31, 2011. This essay needs to be typed, 12 pt. font, double spaced, 1-inch margins. Bring in a printed copy of the essay to class to share. Oh, for the creative writers in the class, if you want to personify an inanimate object with female references like the planet earth or your favorite car, you can.
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Tyrone Jackson
Professor Sabir
English1A
1/27/11
Syllabus respond
I really like hoe the syllabus is broke down, I can say it’s a lot of work to look after, but I’m in the class so I can manage. First off I like the way you give us ideas to accomplish the class without working so hard busting my brain, like forming study groups, exchange numbers for any reason, because I have already been calling some of my classmates for understanding. You tell us to make goals for ourselves. I believe that’s the key to stay ahead of the game, make short terms goals just for the class and don’t make so hard on myself just take it one day at a time, that’s how I take that fact. You talked about researching before you just put something on a piece of paper and turning it in. I think this whole class is about researching, I like the way you make us read and research on your page to get a better understanding of assignment and other project, sometimes it get confusing but the more I read the more I can understand what needs to be done, I like your format.
To me its put in away where everything you have to do is on the syllabus, but you really have to master this syllabus to understand, there’s know way around it. I have to read over the syllabus everyday, and every time I read over it I found something new, then I look at myself and say, I didn’t even see this the last time I went over this, it really makes you develop your brain.
The books I don’t know too much about, everything else is understandable but very challenging, I see it’s a lot of writing and I see you’re getting us ready like now. The project and the additional reading are very interesting; we have to found a book written by a woman, I have someone in mind a nice lady and I know her. Professor Sabir I can say it’s a lot of work and I’m a student where I don’t want to get behind I have to stay ahead, so if you can help me accomplish this it would keep the pressor off me. The syllabus itself is wonderful except the things that were incorrect, but it’s the best organized syllabus and the hardest syllabus I had to do.
Tyrone Jackson
Professor Sabir
English 1A 9 to 9:50 m thru th
1/28/11
Getting to know you essay
I looked deep in my life and choose this woman from my heart. This will lift a lot of stress off my chest and hopefully she can understand how I feel about her. The woman I choose was my mom, her name is, Yolanda Jackson and I have admired her since I was a little boy. My mother is a mother of 6 kids, 3 boys and 3 girls. I always say 7 because I had a brother that died at birth, I still wonder what he would have been like. My mom is a very strong woman, not just because she is my mom but of things she had to go through, and the things she is going through now.
My mom was raised in the era where drugs hit hard, so in away being in the drug community it hit her hard. My mom was a user when I was born so she was always on the go, place to place living that real street life. I stayed with a lot of family members growing up, but when the childcare system came in the picture it change my whole life. Me and my brothers where taking away from my mom like around the age of 4 or 5, we had to stay with my mom little sister my aunt bobby. We stayed a few years with my aunt then we where sent to foster care.
Tell this day I don’t blame my mom for giving up on us as kids, I didn’t understand why for a long time, but as life with on I experience things I would have never seen if I wasn’t in the system. I wouldn’t have the proper education if it wasn’t for the system. My mom tell me she still feel wrong for a banding us but I always tell her you had to do what you had to do. Her decision made me a better person, because I know I had to become a man faster then the average man have to, that’s what I admire about my mom. I didn’t live with my mom till I was 18 years old, and even then she still showed me tough love, kicked me out when I wasn’t doing right, that’s another strong point about my mom, she don’t hold back she keep it straight forward.
My mom is a strong woman. She is strong in away where she love me for me and at the same time she don’t care. It’s hard to explain, but my mom can tell me something that might upset me but it’s going to help me become a better person. She loves me very much but don’t have a problem turning me down. That have made me a man, I know if I want something I have to work and get it. Moms’ ant going to be around all the time, she has made me into a leader without even raising me. Now my mom is off drugs I have a job and my own place, and what every I need my mom is there for me today, and at this time in my life this is when I need her the most.
My mom has made me a strong man. I feel like if my mom can make it I know I can succeed in this world. Drugs have made my mom do a lot of evil things in life, but god still has her here and I’m here as well. I didn’t want to see myself like my mom so that’s what changed me to be productive in life. Now I look at my mom and I feel good about knowing when she get older I’m going to take care of her.
Cherefah Obad
January 29, 2011
English 1A 8:00 -8:50
Professor Wanda Sabir
[Insert World’s Best Mother Name Here]
Imagine yourself always having
someone there to support you
through you’re triumphs and
downfalls. Having someone actually
listen to your thoughts and give
you there input. My mother is the
most humble and honest person that
I have ever had the pleasure of
knowing. Although I don’t give her
as much credit that I should, she
knows that there is no way I can
ever live without her in my life.
My mother is the backbone
for my family. When a situation
gets out of hand between us
siblings, we go to her for input.
We know that she knows what’s best,
and what’s best is all she ever
wants for us. Our family is made up
of my parents and 3 adults, and two
teens including myself and my
younger fifteen year old brother.
Just like any typical family, there
is always chaos when we get
together. When night time rolls
around, we try to get together and
get her to tell us stories of when
we were children. Of course most of
the time she declines the offer,
but on rare occasions she agrees!
I have known my mother for
approximately seventeen years, nine
days, and 8 hours. She is the best
friend I’ve always wanted. I tell
her all of my secrets and she tells
me hers. We can talk for hours on
end and never grow tired. You
would think seeing the same person
throughout one’s life over and over
you would grow tired of them and
find a way out, but my mother and i
are just the opposite. I’ve grown
fond of her and her witty remarks;
her thoughtful advice. Her sweet
smile just brightens my day. I’m
dreading the day I move out or find
someone else to steal me away from
my mother (Just joking). She knows
me as well as I know myself. She
can tell when something isn’t quite
right. I bet you’re thinking “what
about the girls’ father?” But this
essay is about a woman I admire. So
sorry daddy!
My mother is the kind of person who
will always make time for her kids
no matter what. She gives it to
you straightforward. She doesn’t
lie to you just to make you like
her more, she tells you the truth
whether you want to hear it or not.
I find my mother very interesting
and at the same time confusing. She
gives so much to this family of
mine, yet she doesn’t expect
anything in return. As her
children, we try to give her
surprise gifts and what not every
now and then because my mother is
too humble not to ask. She tries
not to exert any pressure on me,
but rather easily guides me to the
path she wants me on. One of our
favorite things to do together is
cook and watch Arabic soap operas.
My mother is by far the best cook
and I just try to learn as much as
possible! We talk about how the
actresses can’t act, or how much
makeup they have on and we just
laugh for hours on end. Every day
with her is a gift. I just hope
this can last forever.
Eman Obad
January 29, 2011
English 1A 8:00 -8:50
Professor Wanda Sabir
Essay about a woman I admire.
Growing up I never knew that one person can have such a huge impact on ones life. Now I
look back and wonder what I would have been without that one person. And just the thought of
losing her makes me sick to my stomach. Yeah I know I’m not perfect and sometimes I feel like
I don’t deserve her but I pray that god keeps her in my life. I admire everything about my
mother. She’s the strongest person, let alone women, I have ever met.
Amina aka mommy has always been a there for me when I needed her. As I was growing up I
never really appreciated my mom. In fact my mom and I didn’t really see eye to eye on a lot of
issues. Maybe it was puberty or maybe just bad luck or maybe I was just the rebellious one in the
family, my mom and I had our differences. But now that I’m grown and have a daughter of my
own, I know my mom was right about everything.
I, myself wish one day I could gain my mother’s strength. That one day I would be able to
take care of her like she took care of me. Though I doubt I can do that, I can only try my best. I
know I gave my mother a hard time when I was younger but I hope one day she forgives me for
the pain that I have caused . She means the world to me and life without her life would have no
meaning.
If I could list all my mother’s qualities it wouldn’t fit this paper (smile), but I’ll try to keep it
simple and short. My mother is strong, sweet, protective, respectful, courageous, responsible,
funny, loving, intelligent, and very beautiful. Yeah like I said she one of the best mothers out
there. Never have met, never will meet anyone that could compare to my mom. I wish one day I
could be just like my mother. I love my mom more then I love myself and without my mom, I
would probably lose myself. Sounds scary believe me it is. That’s because for my 22 years alive,
she has been the most influential person in my life. LOVE YOU MOMMY!!!
Eman Obad
January 29, 2011
English 1A 8:00 -8:50
Professor Wanda Sabir
Essay about a woman I admire.
Growing up I never knew that one person can have such a huge impact on ones life. Now I
look back and wonder what I would have been without that one person. And just the thought of
losing her makes me sick to my stomach. Yeah I know I’m not perfect and sometimes I feel like
I don’t deserve her but I pray that god keeps her in my life. I admire everything about my
mother. She’s the strongest person, let alone women, I have ever met.
Amina aka mommy has always been a there for me when I needed her. As I was growing up I
never really appreciated my mom. In fact my mom and I didn’t really see eye to eye on a lot of
issues. Maybe it was puberty or maybe just bad luck or maybe I was just the rebellious one in the
family, my mom and I had our differences. But now that I’m grown and have a daughter of my
own, I know my mom was right about everything.
I, myself wish one day I could gain my mother’s strength. That one day I would be able to
take care of her like she took care of me. Though I doubt I can do that, I can only try my best.I
know I gave my mother a hard time when I was younger but I hope one day she forgives me for
the pain that I have caused . She means the world to me and life without her life would have no
meaning.
If I could list all my mother’s qualities it wouldn’t fit this paper (smile), but I’ll try to
keep it simple and short. My mother is strong, sweet, protective, respectful, courageous, responsible,
funny, loving, intelligent, and very beautiful. Yeah like I said she one of the best mothers out
there. Never have met, never will meet anyone that could compare to my mom. I wish one day I
could be just like my mother. I love my mom more then I love myself and without my mom, I
would probably lose myself. Sounds scary believe me it is. That’s because for my 22 years alive,
she has been the most influential person in my life. LOVE YOU MOMMY!!!
Morgan LaPorte-Hilliard
1/29/11
English 1A 9:00-9:50
My Mom
The woman in my life that has most inspired me is my Mother. Being that this woman is my mom there is no need to explain how we met. I’m sure that process was rather messy and not something everyone wants to ear in detail. My mom has always been there for my sisters and I. My mom has been a married twice; she married my father and had my self and my younger sister Monroe. From her second marriage she had my little sister Katherine and she recently had my youngest sister Meya with her fiancé. Meanwhile my mother has started her own business. My Mom has been an estitician for many years and has finally created her own salon. On top of all this she still finds time to take care of the house and all of my sisters’ needs. My Mom is amazing.
My Mom is wonderful woman with a great personality. She has been through so much in her life and she never fails to come out on top no matter what the situation. My Mom is a hard worker and is very determined to see things done right. This applies to her work and her home life. My Mom is very sweet and is really very kind to everyone until you force her to be otherwise. My Mother is also very practical; she stays down to earth and takes care of business. My Mom is a very resilient woman, she always has so much to handle in her life but she never gives up and manages to get it all done.
My mother inspires me. I look at her and I see every day all she accomplishes and all that she has accomplished already. She is an amazing woman. My Mom currently has a ten month old baby and she still runs the house and her business, I just sit and wonder how she does it all. My mo inspires me because she gives me the courage to live my life. She sets a wonderful example for all of her kids.
About two years ago, I was really struggling trying to stay in school, have a decent job, and just to be a little more independent. I was just about to give up on school to work a full-time job when out of nowhere, this very sweet lady came to my father who works here at COA, and asked him if he knew any students looking for work. She explained the job and duties to him and when he told me about it I thought I wasn't capable to do the job with no experience.
The job title was assistant researcher which researched the different demographics in the peralta community colleges. I agreed to fill out the application and the next day I had an interview with her. In the interview I thought I was going to have it hard because she was a tough cookie. She was about her work and was dedicated to it. She has been a researcher for 30 years.
I ended up getting the job and I loved it. I learned alot from this woman. There were plenty of times I wanted give up on everything like school, work, and even family and I didn't because of what she taught me. She always enlighten me with inspiring words to get me through the day.
I was taught that life can be filled with challenges and sometimes you just feel totally beaten up and need comforting arms and encouraging thoughts to soothe my soul. We laughed and cried together at times and she really opened a lot of doors for me and my family.
My parents always talked to me about loving myself, bit I didn't feel that way maybe it was that I had to hear it from somebody else. She made me look within myself to find my strength and also how to gain strength through practice and making efforts to learn from mistakes. Debra Banks, I want to thank you for everything you have done for me and my family, you are the best. Love ya!
Vanessa P. Rocha
Professor Sabir
English 1A- 8AM
31 January 2011
Getting to Know You (Essay)
When I was very little, my favorite hero was “Wonder Women”, actually, I confess it is till this day. But time passed by and technology came, so did She-Ha, I could spend a whole day just watching it. I think all of that caused me such an admiration because they were so independent and capable of doing anything, and were always looking pretty and no tired at all. I know it is a tale, but it creates a totally different expectative than the other stories that we hear, where the princess always awaits for the prince. Well, what I am trying to say is, I admire who conquers, who can do anything, who believes, and that someone is my mother, the person who I admire the most in my life.
I know it may sound cliché but I am so lucky to have the best mother in the world. The one who raised me, who cares about me, gave me an education and is always there to guide me. Even though I did not listen most of the times. Well, my mom and I have a strong relationship that only gets better and better with time. She is the rock that I stand on. When I was younger I did not think much of my mom, not that she was not present in my life or anything, I was just very busy spending my time with my so called “friends“, that I did not give her the attention and love that she deserved. It was not until we moved to United States that I realized how strong and dedicated to our family she is.
I guess is this so called “maternal instinct” that keeps mother’s going when things do not go so well. I admire the disposition that my mother has to learn a new language at age 46, after living most of her life in her native country, I admire that she has kept her head high and still fights her everyday battles in a foreign country, even when her only wish is to be in her homeland with her only granddaughter that she has never met.
I admire her positive mind, her passionate heart, her endless strength and the most important is her love, that keep our family going. I am married now, I have a new point of view of her, I do not see her anymore as the person that has to pay the bills, cleans the house, makes the meal, has a tiring job and still has time to take care of me and my sister. I also see her as my best friend, the only one I can always count on, and the one who will love me for who I am. She is the only one who will fight my battles and will be there for better and worst. She is the only one who inspires me to be the best I can be, to live on another day, to be me. That’s why I admire her.
Audrey Topacio
Professor Wanda Sabir
English 1A 8:00-8:50 am
31 January 2011
Getting to Know You Essay
She is the source of my strength. Never a day she has let me down to live my life accordingly to what I have dreamt it would be at some point. When life gets out of hand, she is always there to pick me up and keep my head held high. She is always there for me through thick or thin, so patient and so kind. With her tender words, she can make me see a brighter side of what seems to be a gloomy day. What will I do without her? Not a thing I should worry about because she never comes and goes. You can say she’s stuck with me as I with her. She is my muse, the lady that shows me the beauty of the world even how distorted it may be as the years progress. She is the inspiration that I find no matter what circumstances I am in.
Music. She came into my life the day I was able to hear. Early, she might have been with me but not ‘till late have I noticed and appreciated her presence in my life. I was seven when this happened. I was watching a show and a song came along. I liked it, thought it was related to my current emotion – happy. The melody! Oh, the melody of the song. I can still remember the joyful tune that made me get up on my feet and dance. The words, the words were incredible! I was so dumbfounded that the song described how I exactly felt. From them on, I never felt alone. Music made me feel not alone.
As life changes, never does she. She is never stiff but versatile, being able to relate to our different emotions, be it anger or joy. This quality of hers teaches me to be versatile with my judgments. Crazy, isn’t it? She makes me feel connected with the billions of people in this world, somehow. I like it because it makes me become more hopeful about situations. If a lot of people feel the same way, we can help each other make a brighter future or something like that. She is dependable. Being dependable makes me admire her more. Change is the only thing constant in this world. It’s nice to know that there’s someone you can rely on. And her grace and spontaneity. Her grace and spontaneity are admirable. She comes in your life so gracefully in unexpected ways. It’s amusing. It’s amusing how she helps you out day to day without asking for it. She just does it.
Music. Without her I wouldn’t have been able to keep things in order with my life. She is a gift, she is a blessing.
Audrey Topacio
Professor Wanda Sabir
English 1A 8:00-8:50 am
31 January 2011
Getting to Know You Essay
She is the source of my strength. Never a day she has let me down to live my life accordingly to what I have dreamt it would be at some point. When life gets out of hand, she is always there to pick me up and keep my head held high. She is always there for me through thick or thin, so patient and so kind. With her tender words, she can make me see a brighter side of what seems to be a gloomy day. What will I do without her? Not a thing I should worry about because she never comes and goes. You can say she’s stuck with me as I with her. She is my muse, the lady that shows me the beauty of the world even how distorted it may be as the years progress. She is the inspiration that I find no matter what circumstances I am in.
Music. She came into my life the day I was able to hear. Early, she might have been with me but not ‘till late have I noticed and appreciated her presence in my life. I was seven when this happened. I was watching a show and a song came along. I liked it, thought it was related to my current emotion – happy. The melody! Oh, the melody of the song. I can still remember the joyful tune that made me get up on my feet and dance. The words, the words were incredible! I was so dumbfounded that the song described how I exactly felt. From them on, I never felt alone. Music made me feel not alone.
As life changes, never does she. She is never stiff but versatile, being able to relate to our different emotions, be it anger or joy. This quality of hers teaches me to be versatile with my judgments. Crazy, isn’t it? She makes me feel connected with the billions of people in this world, somehow. I like it because it makes me become more hopeful about situations. If a lot of people feel the same way, we can help each other make a brighter future or something like that. She is dependable. Being dependable makes me admire her more. Change is the only thing constant in this world. It’s nice to know that there’s someone you can rely on. And her grace and spontaneity. Her grace and spontaneity are admirable. She comes in your life so gracefully in unexpected ways. It’s amusing. It’s amusing how she helps you out day to day without asking for it. She just does it.
Music. Without her I wouldn’t have been able to keep things in order with my life. She is a gift, she is a blessing.
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