Thursday, April 23, 2009
HOOLIGAN-#2
Thursday, April 16, 2009
How Soccer Explains the World? Chunk #1
Discussion Questions:
1.Do you think Foer's idea on connecting globalization to soccer is a good one and is it working out so far?
2.What exactly is the "Sects"? I'm a bit confused on that chapter.
Thursday, April 9, 2009
But What Do You Mean?
Discussion Questions:
1.If women weren't so emotional would they be easier to talk to?
2.Why is it that women's emotions get in the way so much? Why do they always have to involve or bring their emotions in a conversation?
3.Does Tannen's excessive use anecdotes help prove her point or not? why?
Thursday, March 19, 2009
Sunshine Cleaning: The Bright Side of Suicide
Discussion Questions:
* What does it mean when Pols says that the movie set is an affirmation-hungry Hallmark?
* Does Alan Arkin's acting skills make him a bad choice or does his role make him a bad choice?
* Do you think if actor Alan Arkin was replaced by another actor to play the father of Rose and Norah, the part of the father would have been better as well as made the movie better?
Wednesday, January 7, 2009
And Still We Rise (blog numero 3) pgs.300-410
After reading And Still We Rise, I was able to see that nothing is just handed to anybody, you have to earn everything , no matter what you are going through. I was also able to see that there is people out there facing some really tough problems, but they still manage to achieve in life. I mean, for students to pass the AP exam without much preparation because their teacher was out for awhile or she was to busy complaining about being discriminated against and then while taking the exam the students are distracted by a fight; well it's overall unimaginable. Overall, the number one lesson I can take and I think many students should take from this wonderful / phenomenal text is that you should not let anything or anyone stand in the way of your success
Discussion Questions:
Application: What lesson or theme can you take from this text?
Application: What story made you feel the most? Which one inspired you more?
Application: Do you believe that each of these students are out now accomplishing great things?
Tuesday, December 30, 2008
And Still We Rise (blog numero 2) pgs.201-300
In the third chunk, Miles Corwin continues to address the problems of these inner city students and the insecurity of Ms. Little, by using anecdotes,description, and emotional appeal. He also uses imagery to describe the weather and the city. In this chunk many of the students are waiting to hear if they got accepted to the universities that they applied to, such as Danielle who is waiting to hear from Stanford and Willie from Morehouse, however there is also that one student, Olivia, who is waiting to hear from a judge. However, I think she probably would have rather kept on waiting for the judges decision than receiving the results she did; which was that she has stop attending Crenshaw and attend Dorothy Kirby Center for nonviolent offenders for the check hoax she was invloved in. After reading about Olivia we came across Ms. Little's breakdown, Princess and we run back into Toya. Ms. Little has officially lost it; after moving on from the dispute with Ms. Moultrie, she found something else to bicker about and make a big deal out of; she is now complaining about an offensive comment made about her and how nobody seems to care about it and take her side. She is so upset about this situation that she is looking for a new school to transfer to. The third chunk also introduces Princess, a student faced with financial problems. Princess was a student who went from a steady life style to a really poor life style. She and her mother were in a constant battle with financing, it was to the point that Princess' mother was not going to be able to pay for Princess' graduation; however her mother pulled through and got a full time job. Toya was a student who had left Crenshaw because she had baby and could not afford a day care center that would take care of her baby while she was at school, however that changed when she found a program that would pay for her day care center and allow her to attend the school she wished, as soon as she heard about this she immediately returned to Crenshaw. All of these students have one thing in common and that is their courage and ability to never give up . All of them have faced many problem and have still managed to overcome them, move on, and get the education they need so they will not have repeat those problems. For example, even though Latisha and Willie both had mothers addicted to cocaine and suffered a lot with them, they have managed to look past that and continue with their education so their kids, as well as them will not have to suffer.
Discussion Questions:
Clarification: Is Danielle upset that her father will not let her become and athlete?
Application: Do you think it is always better to stand up for what you believe in, rather than just stand around and go along with something that is against your morals? If so why?
Application: Have your parents ever done something that made you want to do better so you will not repeat what they did?
Tuesday, December 23, 2008
And Still We Rise (blog numero1!) pgs.101-200
*Discussion Question:
Clarification: Why and how did the battle between Miss Little and Moultrie begin?
Does a certain way/style of teaching have a greater affect in the way a student learns? If so why?
Application: How does the medias negative outlook on minorities and South Central affect the way society thinks?
Style:Does Corwin's understanding and compassionate tone towards these students and their obstacles help one feel more for them and their troubles?