American Dream Response

The author in American Dream had the goal to live out this so called American Dream. He wanted to grow up like millions before him living life to its fullest. He has gone through many different types of social and cultural revelations. For example, he had to endure a very tough childhood. Also, he had to somewhat hide being a gay individual because he felt it would effect what others had to say about him. I think the quote on page 6 is very inspiring. It really shows what he feels about being a gay individual and that living the so called dream can't happen until you accept who you are as a person. Also, this can't happen until others accept who you are. I agree with the author on this point. If you are living with a burden on your shoulder you are not living the dream.

Defining Racism

White guilt is not something that can be changed overnight. From our Grandparents to our parents this white guilt has been going on for generations. It is something that needs to be talked about in school at an early age. We need to address this so that this guilt can be stopped. Here are somethings that I think need to be done.

Get Info: If we inform people this is a guilt that can be reversed. I think this is probably one of the biggest ways white guilt can be stopped.

Do Something: Doing something is what this class is all about. If we do something, such as putting flyers out or you tube clips is one simple way that white guilt can be reversed.

Listen: Like many things in life listening is the key to success. Listening will help in more ways than one. It will get you more informed and it will help get your point across more effectively also if you know what other people have to say.

Talk: Talking helps increase people's knowledge about what you have to say. It also helps increase peoples thought and gets them thinking what they can do about the topic.

Back to the Past and Heroes and Sheroes: Look at the past and see what people have done. From Martin Luther King to Rosa Parks there are people in the past that have things to say. Also, the past can help you find a hero or shero who made an impact.

paraphrasing activity

When writing a final paper students use quotes far to often. According to James Lester, "only 10 percent of the final manuscript" should be put right in to the paper(Lester 1976, 46-47). He also believes that the writer use as few direct quotations as possible when note taking.

Child Traf in Cambodia

I thought this article was very shocking. It is terrible that children are put out and sold. You do not realize how good of world we live in until you see what other children in the world go through. Also, it is shocking to me about all the stats that were given. One strength I see with her writing is it really got me fired up and wanting to do something about this. That is what i believe she wanted to have happen. She wants people to see that this is going on and try and fix this problem.

Reflections on Breaking the Code

I found Breaking the Code to be a good activity. It helped being in groups talking about the article because we could bounce ideas off one another. Also, I found it good because sometimes when I read an article it passes right over my head. However, with being in groups it was easy to ask questions if I found something confusing. Last, I gained experience in reading and analyzing a scholarly research article.

exercise 3.4

The author in this paragraph is stating the difference between serious and polular music. Moreover, there are comparions of how serious and polular music can be examples of society. Last, the author insist that in order to explain musi, so called social forces must be taken into consideration.

Sources for paper

From the library database:
Gazette, The: Blogs (Colorado Springs, CO), August 20, 2010 The Pulpit, 2pp Mark Barna
Olga. "There is Only One God." Newstex Blogs (USA) 02 Sept. 2010: NewsBank. EBSCO. Web. 8 Sept. 2010.
MICHAEL HINKELMAN hinkelm; @phillynews.com, 215-854-2656. "'Islamaphobia' is on the rise, group says." Philadelphia Daily News (PA) 03 May 2007: 35. NewsBank. EBSCO. Web. 8 Sept. 2010.


These are just 3 sources that I have found for my topic, I plan to find more. 

Here are 3 more sources I found on EBSCOhost
Patterson, Margot. "Muslims in America. (Cover story)." National Catholic Reporter 42.33 (2006): 11-12. Academic Search Complete. EBSCO. Web. 9 Sept. 2010.
Spencer, Robert. "Why I Am Not Anti-Muslim." Human Events 60.35 (2004): 23. Academic Search Complete. EBSCO. Web. 9 Sept. 2010. Khalid, Elmasry. "Tolerance takes a back seat." USA Today n.d.: Academic Search Complete. EBSCO. Web. 9 Sept. 2010.

Free write 1.5

Step 1. How has islamaphobia increased since 9/11
Step 2. Are conservatives the only ones who oppose the mosque?
What is there main arguement against the building?
Who are major proponets against muslims in america?
Did the Glen Beck rally play a role in getting more people to go against mosque?
What has President Obama said about the mosque in New York?
What is the fear american conservitaves have with the proposed mosque near the world trade center site?