9-9:50 a.m. class
Today in class we continued in They Say, chapter 4. Using Rubin we filled in the templates beginning on pp. 64-66. This was both an individual and group activity. Student choice. Students posted in the same place we posted yesterday. Students were reminded to make sure they included in-text citations and a Works Cited section of the post.
We used Hacker (497) to compose together:
Works Cited
Rubin, Gretchen. The Happiness Project. New York: Harper, 2011. Print.
Homework:
Continue reading Rubin. Chose between the James Baldwin essay, "Notes of a Native Son" or Martin King's "Letter from a Birmingham Jail" (both in 50 Essays) and respond to 4 templates minimally in They Say (pp. 64-66).
Post this assignment here. We will continue tomorrow. We listen to a recording set to Avery Sharpe's interpretation musically of "Ain't I a Woman" Thursday, March 6, 2013, together (Cohen 410). See http://www.averysharpe.com/
I found this recording of Kerry Washington reading the speech: http://www.history.com/shows/the-people-speak/videos/aint-i-a-woman#aint-i-a-woman (from The People Speak). (No longer available as of March 7, 2013). See later post for another site.
The late historian, Howard Zinn, would host these programs where celebrities performed Voices of the People's History of the United States.
We used Hacker (497) to compose together:
Works Cited
Rubin, Gretchen. The Happiness Project. New York: Harper, 2011. Print.
Homework:
Continue reading Rubin. Chose between the James Baldwin essay, "Notes of a Native Son" or Martin King's "Letter from a Birmingham Jail" (both in 50 Essays) and respond to 4 templates minimally in They Say (pp. 64-66).
Post this assignment here. We will continue tomorrow. We listen to a recording set to Avery Sharpe's interpretation musically of "Ain't I a Woman" Thursday, March 6, 2013, together (Cohen 410). See http://www.averysharpe.com/
I found this recording of Kerry Washington reading the speech: http://www.history.com/shows/the-people-speak/videos/aint-i-a-woman#aint-i-a-woman (from The People Speak). (No longer available as of March 7, 2013). See later post for another site.
The late historian, Howard Zinn, would host these programs where celebrities performed Voices of the People's History of the United States.
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Professor Wanda Sabir
English 1A, 9-9:50am
5 March 2013
Templates for Baldwin
1. If Baldwin is right that his white friends can be trusted, as I think they are, then we need to reassess the popular assumption that people shouldn't judge others to begin with, no matter who they are and what their ethnicity is (55).
2. Baldwin agrees that whites should be equals with blacks, a point that needs emphasizing since so many people still believe that it is okay to express prejudice to a person simply because of their ethnicity (57).
3. While Baldwin's father is probably wrong when he claims that all white people cannot be trusted, he is right that some can actually be nice, friendly people (56).
4. Though I concede that Baldwin isn't afraid to go to bars or restaurants at night with friends, I still insist that he take precautions because during his time, black people were victims of racial violence and they were also forced to experience every cruel form of prejudice (58).
Aaron Chung
Professor Sabir
English 1A 9-9:50am
5 March 2013
They Say/I Say pp64-66
I agree that everyone is equal, a point that needs emphasizing since so many people still believe that order is looked over instead of justice. (208)
If the White race is right that Blacks are not equal, then we need to reassess the popular assumption that all men are created equal.
Although I agree with Martin Luther King up to a point, I cannot accept his overriding assumption that "Shallow understanding from people of good will is more frustrating than absolute misunderstanding from people of ill will." (210).
Garyn Calvin
Corina Guerra
Ravi Thapaliya
Miguel Becerra
Manny
Aaron Chung
Professor Sabir
English 1A 9-9:50am
5 March 2013
They Say/I Say pp64-66 Group Project
Although I concede that generous acts strengthen the bonds of friendship, still I insist that generosity starts with being generous to yourself. (145)
While Rubin is probably wrong when she claims that her parents wanted her to be "fake", she is right that she needs to be more positive and enthusiastic. (241)
Although I disagree with much that Rubin says, I fully endorse her final conclusion that happiness is a critical factor for work. (69)
If Western tradition is right that the way to mindfulness is to "emphasize the expression and the perfection of each unique, individual soul; not so in the Eastern tradition" as Gretchen Rubin thinks they are then we need to reassess the popular assumption that the Western traditions is one that is not accepting of other faiths and the Eastern traditions has a deep focus in being at one with the universe. (236)
Although Rubin agrees with herself I cannot accept her overriding assumption that no matter what people tend to feel happier when they're with other people. (142)
Although I disagree with much that Rubin says, I accept that making other people happy will fulfill my own happiness. (216)
Rubin, Gretchen. The Happiness Project: New York: Harper Collins, 2011. Print.
Cedrina Brooks
John Sengmany
Professor Sabir
English 1A 9-9:50am
5 March 2013
They Say/I Say pp64-66 Group Project
Although I agree with Rubin up to a point I cannot accept her overall conclusion that a golden star is going to set the example she wishes for. (44-45)
Although I disagree with much that Rubin says, I fully endorse her final conclusion, "Don't expect praise or appreciation. (45)
Though I concede that Rubin feeds off attention, I still insist that she does not need approval to do something right. (February)
Rubin is right that nagging doesn't work (42), but she seems on more dubious grounds when she claims that simply asking Jamie instead of the usual nagging, she'd get a better response. Then she realizes nothing changes. (February)
Rubin, Gretchen. The Happiness Project: New York: Harper Collins, 2011. Print.
Princess Espinosa
Professor Wanda
English 1A 9-9:50am
5 March 2013
Homework assignment:
50 Essays/They Say pg.64-66
"Letter From Birmingham Jail"
Agreeing:
1. I agree that Martin Luther Jr. replies to people in such a professional way even when it may be someone who has offended him. A point that needs emphasizing since so many people still believe that King is "unwise and untimely" (203).
2. If the affiliates of Alabama Christian Movement is right when they called King and his colleagues to help "engage in a nonviolent direction-action program [...]", as i think they are. Then we need to reassess the popular assumption that people like Clergymen are wrong (204).
3. Marin Luther Kind Jr's theory of "Anyone who lives inside the United States can never be considered an outsider anyways within its bounds" is extremely useful because it sheds the light on the difficult problem of discrimination and segregation (204).
4. Although I disagree with much that King says about marches and sit-ins, I fully endorse his final conclusion about "Direct-Action" (206).
Works cited:
Cohen, Samuel. 50 Essays: A Portable Anthology. New York: Bedford/St. Martin, 2011. Print.
Miguel Becerra
Engl 1A 9-9:50am
Prof. W.Sabir
50 Essays/MLK Letter
They say/I say
1) - I disagree with MLK's view "This 'wait'almost always means never" because, as recent research has shown, waiting for the elction to pass and to postpone his march was plausible at some time, so why not wait for an even greater election in the mind of his lord.
2) - MLK's theory that "Nonviolent direct action seeks to create such a crisis and establish such creative tension that a community that has consistently refused to negotiate is forced to confront the issue" because it sheds light on the difficult problem of gaining mass public notoriety and informing the public of problems.
3) - I agree that "An unjust law is a code inflicted upon a minority which that minority had no part in enacting or creating because it did not have the unhampered right to vote", a point that needs emphasizing since so many people still believe they have no say-so in matters.
4) - ny feelings on the issue are mixed. I do support MLK's position that "...it is wrong to use immoral means to attain moral ends", but I find Elijah Muhammed's argument about keeping community within the community and Malcolm X's research on sovereignty to be equally persuasive.
Works cited:
Cohen, Samuel. 50 essays: A Portable Anthology. New York: Bedford/ St.Martin, 2011. Print.
Jarunee Lepnark
Professor Wanda Sabir
English 1A 20131 4pm-5:50pm
7 March 2013
Individual Assignment They Say Page 62 Templates for Agreeing
Bharati Mukherjee is surely right about how her sister Mira is not the only immigrant who stayed true to their culture while living in America because, as she may not be aware, recent studies have shown that millions of immigrants have stayed rooted in one job, one city, one house, one ancestral culture, one cuisine, for the entirety of their productive years. (Page 282)
Bharati Mukherjee’s theory of the debate over the status of immigrants is extremely useful because it sheds light on the difficult problem of America making new rules curtailing benefits of legal immigrants, when they should apply only to immigrants who arrive after those rules are already in place. (Page 282)
It all boils down to when the government officially turned against its immigrant communities, particularly those from South Asia. (Page 283)
WORKS CITED
Mukherjee, Bharati. Ed. Samuel Cohen. 3rd ed. Boston and New York: Bedford/St, Martin's, 2011. Print.
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