Today in class we started reading the introduction. Complete the reading and read ahead to chapter 3 (46). For Wednesday read (47-69), Thursday, (70-81). Keep electronic or typed logs for each chapter.
Most students had their books, but many didn't bring their books or do the homework assignment from last week. Only one student commented on the student post. These assignments are not busy work.
We will read about 80-100 pages a week. The book is 254 pages. It is not a fast read, but it is also not a long book.
Homework, due March 7. Prepare to share in class.
Most students had their books, but many didn't bring their books or do the homework assignment from last week. Only one student commented on the student post. These assignments are not busy work.
We will read about 80-100 pages a week. The book is 254 pages. It is not a fast read, but it is also not a long book.
Homework, due March 7. Prepare to share in class.
Note the signal phrases and block quotes. For homework due Wednesday, March 7, read They Say (42-51). Give three examples of effective use of signal phrases by the authors and post here.
Couch the examples in a short prose narrative which speaks to why this signal phrase caught your attention and what the author(s), does well here. Look at the other questions asked in the exercise and respond to them as well (They Say 50:1).
For Thursday, March 8, reflect on your Mighty essay (51:2). Be prepared to share Thursday in class. Bring this exercise into class. Post both assignments here.
Couch the examples in a short prose narrative which speaks to why this signal phrase caught your attention and what the author(s), does well here. Look at the other questions asked in the exercise and respond to them as well (They Say 50:1).
For Thursday, March 8, reflect on your Mighty essay (51:2). Be prepared to share Thursday in class. Bring this exercise into class. Post both assignments here.
Future They Say Assignments
Homework for Monday, March 12, Read They Say, 55-67; for Tuesday, March 13, 68-77. Read an essay referenced in Half the Sky or the essay you summarized in the Cyber-Assignment. The exercises 67:1 & 2 are due Tuesday; Exercises 75-76:1 & 2 are due Wednesday, March 14.
Homework for Monday, March 12, Read They Say, 55-67; for Tuesday, March 13, 68-77. Read an essay referenced in Half the Sky or the essay you summarized in the Cyber-Assignment. The exercises 67:1 & 2 are due Tuesday; Exercises 75-76:1 & 2 are due Wednesday, March 14.
Post assignments here. Students do not have to post the response to 75-76:1. Write in the book.
Reading 78-91. Thursday in class we will complete Exercise 1 (90). Bring Mighty to class for (2:91). It can be brought electronically.
Reading 78-91. Thursday in class we will complete Exercise 1 (90). Bring Mighty to class for (2:91). It can be brought electronically.
Homework: Reading 92-101. Exercises 100:1 and 101:2 (use "Mighty" essay). Bring to class Monday, March 19, to share.
Week March 19-22 Chapters 8-9; March 26-29 Chapters 9-11; April 9-12 Chapters 11-12; April 16-19 Chapters 13-14. The assignments will be given during class.
We will probably do all the exercises. Students can print them out and turn them in for credit where applicable.
Week March 19-22 Chapters 8-9; March 26-29 Chapters 9-11; April 9-12 Chapters 11-12; April 16-19 Chapters 13-14. The assignments will be given during class.
We will probably do all the exercises. Students can print them out and turn them in for credit where applicable.
Essay due dates:
Half the Sky Essay due week of March 26.
Book Report Essay due week of April 16.
Book Report Essay due week of April 16.
Social Entrepreneur Essay due week of May 7 followed by presentations.
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Jovita Wechsler
Prof. Wanda Sabir
English 1A
3/6/2012
They Say/ I Say p. 50-51 excercises: 1 and 2
Excercise #1:
In the book Half the Sky, in the introduction, there is a part where they start talking about the research of a Nobel Prize-winning economist, Amartya Sen, who developed a basis of gender inequality. As they introduce her work, they quote a phrase in her essay that states about how many women are missing. Seeing as the book is about, gender based violence, forced prostitution and goes over illegal trafficking of girls, the quote has everything to do with what the book is about, and they tie it in nicely, because they explain how in most of the world there are more women than men, but in places where there is a huge bias against the female gender, women simply disappear. I wouldn’t suggest any changes in the way the authors quoted and used the economist’s work, they tie it in very nicely and it doesn’t diverge from the book’s range of topics.
Excercise #2:
Yes I have quoted sources in my papers, recently I wrote an essay based on a topic I choose from a book, Mighty Be Our Powers. My topic was about the negligence of society towards child soldiers in Liberia. I chose quotes that either talked about what the soldiers had been through to show that they were victims of the war as well, or quotes that showed how they were viewed by society. I would either use a quote in the middle of a sentence because the words were perfect just the way they were, or as proof to what I had been arguing and to show why my argument is right.
Hoan Vu
Professor Wanda Sabir
English 1A
7 March 2012
The introduction of Half the Sky Nicholas D. Kristof and sheryl Wu Dunn Emphasizing the oppression of the other half of the society. Which females are the victims of gender inequality and often went unnoticed, on page xiv the authors point out that the incident at the Tiananmen square that the troop fired automatic weapons at the prodemocracy and kill hundreds of protesters. the story became headline of the human right violation of the year, but on the other hand far more infant girls in China die because of gender inequality and went unnoticed "...demographic study that outline a human rights violation...thirty-nine thousands baby girls die annually in China because parents don't give them the same medical cares and attentions that boy receive". I think this is one of a perfect example of how females in other parts of the world are often view as less important as male in their society, and consequently they suffer gender discriminations.
Exercise #2
In Mighty be Our Powers, women in Africa were the main casualties of the civil wars, especially in Liberia human right violations against women such as rapes were common practiced among soldiers. The number of women that had been raped were unimaginable. Leymah and her coactivists encountered victims in numbers day-in and day-out. This show us that one of the worst of humanity is bias gender violence.
Analise Bostrom
Professor Wanda Sabir
English 1A
7 March 2012
They Say I Say p 50-51 #1-2
1. In our book Half the Sky, the first chapter starts with a quote. “Women might just have something to contribute to civilization other than their vaginas.” –CHRISTOPHER BUCKLY, Florence of Arabia. It’s interesting because this is the very first thing written in this chapter. There was absolutely no introduction to the quote. In fact I would say that the writer makes no attempt to tie it to his own text. Sure, this whole chapter is about women’s oppression and “contributing their vaginas” but this section doesn’t quite go into what else they have to contribute. They mostly discuss what women are trapped into and how they escape it. They also touch upon how other people help the women out, but hardly do they delve into what else women have to offer…. At one point they mention how if women get back on their feet they end up helping the community as well, but I feel like this is hardly a sufficient amount of material to dedicate this chapter to this quote. So, yes, I would find another quote to introduce this chapter with, maybe a quote that has more to do with the horrors women deal with, and what we can do to help.
2. In my Mighty essay I quoted from the book. “For the Lord has called thee as a woman forsaken and grieved in spirit…O thou afflicted, tossed with tempest, and not comforted, behold, I will lay thy stones with fair colors, and lay thy foundations with sapphires….” (p. 47) I integrated the quote into my text and introduced it by writing “One night she escapes to the bathroom and pulls out her bible which falls open to Isaiah 54.” This gives the quote some background where it’s coming from. I think quote relates perfectly to my text (that’s why I chose it). The point I was addressing from my thesis was that Leymah needed to find reconciliation with god, and this quote seemed perfect. It was her promise from god, and by that promise Leymah found her faith.
They Say 50:1
Susan Kelly
Professor Wanda Sabir
English 1A
07 March 2012
1) Block Quote
Nick criticized DMSC on his blog, an Indian responded:
It never ceases to amaze me how supposedly feminist, progressive thinkers like you often get weak-kneed at the prospect of women actually owning decisions about sex and work….It is highly unsavory of you to exploit the difficult stories of sex workers as an argument against sex work as a profession at a time when sex workers are finally making some headway in creating safety for themselves. Your stance…smacks of the Western missionary position of rescuing brown savages from their fate. (28)
2) Paraphrase
As Martin Luther King Jr. put it during the American civil rights struggle: “We must straighten our backs and work for our freedom. A man can’t ride you unless your back is bent.”(47)
3) Paraphrase
A retired high court judge, Bhau Vahane, publicly sided with the women, saying: “In the circumstances they underwent, they were left with no alternative but to finish Akku. The women repeatedly pleaded with the police for their security. But the police failed to protect them.”(52)
In the first paraphrase, Sheryl includes an opposing opinion as part of her argument. Sheryl explains that the sex workers union (DMSC), while helping encourage condom use in the brothels of Sonagachi, they did little to stop trafficking of young women. The writer introduced this quote by first giving background on the group then admitting that the quote was in response to their possible provocation.
The Martin Luther King Jr. quote was included in this chapter to support the author’s opinion that sex trafficking of young women in developing countries, which they call modern day slavery, can be compared to slavery that existed in the world 200 years ago. The lines introducing the quote encourage women and girls to fight back, as this might discourage those predators. To follow the quote she includes a story of what happened when someone did straighten their back.
In my opinion this quote by the higher court judge was used to emphasize the extremes this group of women tolerated. Not only the torments this despicable man inflicted, but also the lack of aid by the police force. To introduce this quote the writer tells us that the events created so much attention that people were upset and started to speak out. It was a good transition between the stabbing of Akku Yadav to the women taking responsibility as a whole.
Colleen Low
Professor Wanda Sabir
English 1A.
6 March 2012
“They Say I Say” Three examples in book of signal phrases…
In the introduction of Susan Bordo’s writing, it explains or builds to the quote, by using the phrase, “Her complaint is the increasing numbers of women across the globe are being led to see themselves fat and in need of a diet. This signal phrase states what she believes.
Secondly, Border demonstrates evidence using a quote for explanation; “Citing the islands of Fuji as a case in point, Bordo notes…” is an excellent phrase to show evidence or explanation (backup).
Thirdly, blending the author’s words with you own is an example using effective phrases such as, “Bordo’s point is that Western cult of dieting is spreading even to remote places across the globe.” Ultimately, Bondo complains, the culture of dieting will find you regardless of where you live. So the writer uses summary or paraphrase and restates the author’s quote. This shows what the author means but using your words that blends the same idea and emphasizes what is introduced.
page 50 exercise 1 using Half the Sky.
Example of blending the author’s words:
More and more, the influential scholars of development and public health… are calling for much greater attention to women development. Private aid groups and foundations have shifted gears as well. “Women are the key to ending hunger in Africa,” declared the Hunger Project…so and so bluntly declared of development.” Progress is achieved through women.” The Center for Global Development issued a major report explaining, “why and how to put girls at the center of development... “ The NoVo Foundation are both focusing on building opportunities for girls in the developing world.
Example of introducing quote and sandwich method:
In the early 1990’s, the United Nations and the World Bank began to appreciate the potential resource that women and girls represent. “Investment in girls’ education may well be the highest-returns investment available in the developing world,” Lawrence Summers wrote when he was economist of the World Bank. “The question is not whether countries can afford this investment, but whether countries can afford not to educate more girls.” In 2001 the World Bank produced an influential study, Engendering Development Through Gender Equality in Rights, Resources, and Voice, arguing that promoting gender quality is crucial to combat global poverty.
Example of explaining quote:
UNICEF issued a major report arguing that gender equality yields a “double dividend,” by elevating not only women but also their children and communities. The United Nations Development Program summed up the mounting research this way: “Women’s empowerment helps raise economic productivity and reduce infant mortality. (It contributes to improved health and nutrition. It increases the chances of education for the next generation). Explanation
Colleen Low
Professor Sabir
English 1A
7 March 2012
Exercise 2 page 51
From the Mighty Essay signaling phrase explaining
It is a paradox, to which women are so strong, however lack the empowerment to speak and Leymah expounds, “We hold it all because we need to be strong, and complaining or even sharing-is a sign of weakness. (107). As an example, Leymah recounts the shame and helplessness she felt when the hospital placed her in the hallway for a week with her newborn son because Daniel, the father had not come back for them and she could not pay the bill; it was a very low point in her life. These are Leymah’s feelings after she speaks, “I was purged of shame. Like the women in groups I’d led myself, I felt as if a great wound in me had healed. (113). Leymah offers the process, so that they may see the commonalities and different situations that caused these feelings during their struggles, which will give them strength to take action within themselves and to better their lives and their environment.
Allison
Courtney
De’Janae
Mark
Kathleen
English 1 A
7 March 2012
They Say I Say #1
“Women might just have something to contribute to civilization other than their vaginas”
The essence of the author’s argument explains how girls are enslaved and controlled in a docile manner. The girls were groomed by their mothers who sold them to become prostitutes. He also goes into detail about slavery in the 1780’s and compared it with today sex slavery which has exacerbated. He questioned the freedom of the country. I would not change anything that I read nor would I suggest any changes.
In today’s society girls should know their rights and what role they play based on their history. In order for a girl to properly grow into a woman she must understand herself and acquire knowledge of her culture, religion and history. Therefore, to improve in the essential of life, she must be educated from birth.
Allison
Courtney
De’Janae
Kathleen
Mark
7 March 2012
Mighty Be Our Powers
In her book Mighty Be Our Powers, Leymah was brave and strong yet weak, with everything she had been through thus far.Then, a woman appears from her private room in the hospital, and confronts Leymah in a tone that may have been harsh, but necessary to snap Leymah out of her worthless feeling. “Shut up, she said. “Stop your crying. You can’t give up. You may not have anything, but you can read and write. You can educate your children.” What a powerful statement! Leymah had everything she needed within herself to be strong again, she had to find a way to renew her self-esteem.
Daniel Escudero-Whitney
Professor Wanda Sabir
English 1A
8 March 2012
In my essay, Domestic Violence Around the World, I have used several quotations. I would like to highlight the first one, on page 1. I started this block quote by explaining my current theory on cohabitation, and how it should be based on love, and not financial security. This relates to the topic of domestic violence directly because the theory is that most women who suffer from domestic violence are engaged in cohabitation with men they do not love, or who do not love them.
The quote I chose was from Mighty Be Our Powers by Leymah Gbowee. This quote, from page 42, shows how Leymah was engaged in a relationship with her lover, Daniel, for reasons other than love. Later on in the book Daniel abused Leymah greatly.
I was able to tie this quote in with the main theme of the essay with the paragraph right before it.
Ana Vasquez
Professor Wanda Sabir
March 7, 2012
They Say I say Exercise 1&2:
Exercise 1) The book Half the Sky, itself, is already talking about the issue of women being trafficked and used as sex slaves all around the country. Not only do the authors interpret other women’s stories, but there also good at it. “Naseem told us: I want you to know that no matter how we are killed, even if it looks like an accident, it isn’t. So if we die in a train accident, or a bus accident, or a fire- then tells the world that it was not actually an accident.” We know this wasn’t something that the authors said because they said Naseem told us. It fits right in because we know the topic is women who are being used and abused. The chapter I have read so far doesn’t need any changes I would leave it the way it is.
Exercise 2) For the essay I wrote for Mighty be our Powers, I did quote a lot from the memoir. I tried to integrate the quotes as smoothly as I could, to make them fit in to what I was writing about. In my essay the quotes are obvious and you could tell where they are written in my essay.
They Say 51:2
Susan Kelly
Professor Wanda Sabir
English 1A
10 March 2012
Re: Mighty Essay Spring 2012
Block Quote
Despite how difficult the task became, Leymah stood up to them in a sort of macho way, hiding her emotions and remaining calm in a moment of threat:
He rushed to my side and raised his fist to strike me. I can’t tell you why or how, but I didn’t flinch, just looked in his eyes. Coldly. Daring him. He started laughing wildly. ‘This woman!’ he said. ‘She doesn’t even shake!’ ‘If she had carried a gun she would have been a killer!’ This woman is a general!’(91)
While a woman can be a general, and can also carry a gun and be a killer, these are typically seen as masculine behaviors.
This quote was integrated to further support the evidence of my thesis for the essay, which states that Leymah in ways emulates men. I first gave some background on the confrontation which took place and an introduction that connected with the sentence to follow the quotation.
Paraphrase
However, as Leymah grew more ambitious she realized that she needed to be, in her own words, “…more than a mother”,(96) eventually becoming less present as a partner in this arrangement. Leymah defines this as “…two single women forming a family unit and a relationship that in some ways was like a marriage. I would work and support us; she would take on most of the work of child-rearing…”(96) There is a common phrase that says “ That behind every great man there is a great woman”; in this case that great man is Leymah, and the great woman is her older sister Geneva.
This quotation was integrated into my text to describe Leymah’s direct thoughts regarding her relationship with her older sister which they call a “marriage”. I described Leymah as becoming more ambitious and less of a presence which would somewhat explain why in the relationship she was the husband and the sister the wife. The following sentence suggests the same.
Savannah Conley
Professor Wanda Sabir
English 1A
March 6th, 2012
They Say, I Say
Pg 50&51
Exercise #1
In Half the Sky, written by Nicholas D. Kristof, and Sheryl WuDunn, they integrate quotes often through telling the story of the victim or heroine. The authors use quotes to make the situations the real life stories real and more powerful for the readers, but instead of having each chapter or section be entirely the girl’s first hand story, they tell the majority of her story and link in the quotes from the girls throughout the story that is being told. Often there isn't an introduction or opening for the quote, the quotes just flow into the text as if the quotes could be written by the authors who give the context and background story. I think that for the purpose of this novel and from the way they write the way they incorporate the quotes into the text really works. They structure their points and stories around the tone of the quote and so when they place quotes into their context it flows and integrates well.
Exercise #2
The way I integrated quotes from Mighty into my text was by introducing the quotes by giving lead ons, I basically, in my own words started the sentence or the story I was about to quote and when the text had given enough context and lead in, I would input the quote. I often try to place, especially short citations and free paraphrase, into my text where they would naturally fall if they were my own words. In my opinion, unless you are doing narrative style writing, quotes should fall and flow in the text in a way that it all sounds like one person not patches from various sources.
Sulekha Yussuf
Professor Sabir Wanda
English 1A
March 1, 2012
Half the Sky:Turning Oppression Into Opportunity for Women Worldwide
Half the Sky, address the knowledge of knowing,that education is key to fighting global problems.The authors wrote a book to give us a call.They tell us the problem and how we can be part of the solution.No matter who you are, weather your rich ,poor ,women or man,we all have a part to play to end the oppressions.The introduction describe different oppression women are facing . The authors husband-wife, Nicholas D. Kristof and Sheryl WuDunn, journalists, outline the real world that more often people don't want to speak out loud. They tell women who betrayed in the process of direct struggle of life and end up sold into sexual slavery.This give us the idea that even though the slavery was abolished but there are new idea of slavery and women are the big suffers or target group.These women don't receive any protections from their authority.They explain how these women lives end up in the hands of sexual abusers who rape them and beaten to death.They also, describe the aspects of culture that also emphasize the process,like a culture that allows women to be married by her rapist.There are downside of culture and religion too.As result of this, women find refugee to their faith alongside with corrupted people who use culture or religion to oppress women. The book work together to let know the reader what specific issues are going to be discuss.I red this book before, and I found very fascinate stories. In some countries, women bear the double burden of paid work and domestic labour to slavery. The poverty, isolation and oppression facing women around the world today remains a knowledge to humanity inversters.Even though I am women, but reading this book I found how powerful women are and at the same time how less empower we are. Thus why, we see there are places with less oppression.And is true women are empowered in some part of the world than some other part of the world.That shows hope in relation to women empowerment. And gives a chance to everyone to empower at least one women at a time.Also, emphasize hope in the eyes of gender equality in our society.
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