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Friday, June 5, 2009
Introduction to Piece Four
For the writer’s choice piece I chose our first times write. This short essay was based on the intermission unit we had. We were to watch Remember the Titans and at the end of the week we had a time write about the movie. In this short essay we were asked to write a thesis-driven discussion that demonstrates how the film defines what it is to be an outsider. I feel my short essay followed the prompt and is a great example of the progress I have made in my writing this quarter.” In one game Ray chose not to block for one of his own teammates. After the game one of the captains, Gerry, had to tell him to leave the team because of that decision he made in that play. At this point the team had really come together despite their differences. Ray was unwilling to accept the change that was occurring to the team, and for that he quickly became the outsider.” This was one of my paragraphs in my essay that demonstrates the prompt.
Introduction to Piece Three
For the piece of writing that best shows audience and voice I chose the third blog about tradition. We were asked to write about traditions that our families have that the central focus is food. I feel my blog entry relates to many families and the traditions they have. In this blog I use voice to give my opinion of food and traditions.” Although sometimes times doesn’t allow, I do think it's important to have family dinners together. It gives a chance for your family to catch up with each other, especially since we are all so busy with work, school, and other activities.”
Introduction to Piece Two
The piece of writing that best shows my ability to make revisions is essay #1. This essay we were asked to identify the relationship between identity and culture. I feel my essay is much stronger and clearer now that I went back and made the necessary revisions. There were many great ideas but the organization of the essay wasn’t quite there. For example my first thesis was “Society today has portrayed a certain image that ordinary people in their everyday lives think they need to use as guidelines for themselves.” I have changed my thesis to include something about conformity.” Society today has portrayed a certain image that ordinary people in their everyday lives think they need to conform to.” This second thesis contains the word conformity, which is the title of my essay.
Introduction to Piece One
The piece of writing that best demonstrates my critical thinking is essay #3. The assignment for this essay was to analyze how a specific pop culture trend has challenged a tradition and impacted society as a whole. For this essay I chose to write about the traditional family dinner and how it was being challenged by the trend of eating out. Although the topic for my essay was pleasing to write about, it was a challenging essay to write. I felt myself slipping into comparison and contrast at times instead of analyzing the tradition being challenged. "One tradition that would be challenged by pop culture is family recipes. If a family eats out all of the time, there is neither a favorite recipe nor the chance to teach a son or daughter how to make it. “I feel this sentence shows the type of analytical thinking that was put into my essay.
Reflection Letter
I can’t believe I am already writing a reflection letter about this past quarter. It seems like just yesterday when we were all just trying to get used to discussion boards. This is my 2nd year at EvCC. I am hoping to be accepted in to Paramedic school within the next year and start a new journey towards the road to a career. This quarter has been the most challenging of all for me. Not only did I take this English class but I took chemistry, and had to move in the middle of the quarter. This made for a rough couple of months trying to find the time to sit down at the computer and be able to relax and just write. Plus I thought taking an online class would be more convenient with my busy schedule, but I found out online classes probably weren’t the best
choice for me.
Although enligh isn't my favorite subject, in this class we explored many different topics that weren't in your average english class. I enjoyed the different sections about identity, community, and tradition. I also thought it was great that we had two weeks where we were given the opportunity to watch a movie and discuss and analyze it. After taking this English class I feel more educated about the people I am constantly surrounded by. I never stopped to think about the identity of a person or mine for that matter.
My thoughts on identity have grown throughout this quarter tremendously. The different readings and posts from peers made me realized how important one’s identity is. Identity is influenced by so many things such as society, different communities your involved in, and your family. You express it through the clothing you choose to wear, piercings and tattoos, and the communities you are involved with. Without identity people might all be the same and our world wouldn't be very interesting.
Community was another topic we explored. I didn't realize that a community is basically a group of people that have a common interest. A person can be included in so many different communities. When you go to work that is a community or when you go on Face book that's a community. I learned a lot in this section because I knew very little about communities until I realized just how many I was involved with. When I work at the fire house, go to the gym, and even being involved with this online English diversity class have proven to all be communites.
Then there was tradition which I thought was the best one. This was my favorite because most of the traditions I have are with my family. Family is the most important thing in the world to me so the traditions linked to family are just as important. Although I do realize some traditions are being influenced by society so much that the actual tradition is being altered. This section challenged my thinking on the idea behind traditions. In my last essay I wrote about the traditional family dinner being challenged by pop culture and the fad to eating out.
For my first piece of writing I have chosen Essay #3(this may change after being graded and viewing my comments). I feel this essay really demonstrates how much thought I gave the topic. I gave specific examples of how the tradition I chose was being challenged by popular culture.
For my second pieces I chose essay #1. I think my essay on identity has great potential. The first essay is always a warm up for the rest of the quarter so I will be revisiting this one with revisions and changes.
My next piece will be the blog on food and traditions. I feel the audience is clear in my blog posting and I give my opinion on the importance of a traditions and food.
Finally writer’s choice, I chose a timed write. I really enjoyed the intermission week and my chosen movie. I feel this timed write shows the improvements I have made as a writer so I included it.
Even though I struggled in this english class, it was a great learning experience. I learned a significant amount about myself through the topics of identity, community, and tradition. Not only did this class teach me a lot about myself, but it gave me a sense of how different people are and how accepting society can or cannot be.
choice for me.
Although enligh isn't my favorite subject, in this class we explored many different topics that weren't in your average english class. I enjoyed the different sections about identity, community, and tradition. I also thought it was great that we had two weeks where we were given the opportunity to watch a movie and discuss and analyze it. After taking this English class I feel more educated about the people I am constantly surrounded by. I never stopped to think about the identity of a person or mine for that matter.
My thoughts on identity have grown throughout this quarter tremendously. The different readings and posts from peers made me realized how important one’s identity is. Identity is influenced by so many things such as society, different communities your involved in, and your family. You express it through the clothing you choose to wear, piercings and tattoos, and the communities you are involved with. Without identity people might all be the same and our world wouldn't be very interesting.
Community was another topic we explored. I didn't realize that a community is basically a group of people that have a common interest. A person can be included in so many different communities. When you go to work that is a community or when you go on Face book that's a community. I learned a lot in this section because I knew very little about communities until I realized just how many I was involved with. When I work at the fire house, go to the gym, and even being involved with this online English diversity class have proven to all be communites.
Then there was tradition which I thought was the best one. This was my favorite because most of the traditions I have are with my family. Family is the most important thing in the world to me so the traditions linked to family are just as important. Although I do realize some traditions are being influenced by society so much that the actual tradition is being altered. This section challenged my thinking on the idea behind traditions. In my last essay I wrote about the traditional family dinner being challenged by pop culture and the fad to eating out.
For my first piece of writing I have chosen Essay #3(this may change after being graded and viewing my comments). I feel this essay really demonstrates how much thought I gave the topic. I gave specific examples of how the tradition I chose was being challenged by popular culture.
For my second pieces I chose essay #1. I think my essay on identity has great potential. The first essay is always a warm up for the rest of the quarter so I will be revisiting this one with revisions and changes.
My next piece will be the blog on food and traditions. I feel the audience is clear in my blog posting and I give my opinion on the importance of a traditions and food.
Finally writer’s choice, I chose a timed write. I really enjoyed the intermission week and my chosen movie. I feel this timed write shows the improvements I have made as a writer so I included it.
Even though I struggled in this english class, it was a great learning experience. I learned a significant amount about myself through the topics of identity, community, and tradition. Not only did this class teach me a lot about myself, but it gave me a sense of how different people are and how accepting society can or cannot be.
Traditional Dinners
Ashley Clifton Clifton 1
Professors Wells-Edwards and Smith
English 101 OL
27 May 2009
Traditional Dinners
The days of eating a home-cooked meal with the family are fading fast. It seems like families only take the time for a home cooked meal on the holidays. With both parents working and kids being more active with school activities, it seems impossible to round up the family to sit down together for a meal. The traditional family dinner has taken a back seat to the convenience of eating out.
The traditional family dinner consisted of a huge meal with a lot of time and effort put into it. Now holidays are the only time when most families eat a home-cooked meal together. This used to be an everyday occurrence for families but now that most members of the family must work, less time is spent at the dinner table. For example, mom may not get home until after seven o’clock from an exhausting day at work and the prospect of preparing a full meal may seem too strenuous. This is what has lead many families to eating out.
At home dinner time is a chance to be with family and connect through conversation. I can’t imagine having a wholesome conversation about work and school while trying to figure out who ordered what. Traditional meal time also consisted of quality conversation. In the fast pace of today’s world, time doesn’t allow families to connect as well. The relationship between parents and their children start to suffer because of the lack of communication.
Traditions make a family unique from other families. A certain dish may be made every holiday or have a special celebration for birthdays. One tradition that would be challenged by pop culture is family recipes. If a family eats out all of the time, there is neither a favorite recipe nor the chance to teach a son or daughter how to make it. When 20-year-old son wants to cook a nice meal for his girlfriend, he won’t know how because all he knows is fast food and eating out.
While eating out is not sufficient for wallet, nutrition, or afamily’s conversation, can’t argue the fact that it is convenient. After a long day at work it’s much easier to go through a drive thru than cook a full meal. It’s especially easier when you have picky children that won’t eat what you make for dinner. Going out gives them the option to eat what they want.
In conclusion, the shift from traditional family dinners to restaurant dining is inevitable with today’s fast pace. Instead of abandoning the traditional family dinner all together, families could attempt one or two quality meals a week. This would allow the family to stay in touch with each others’ lives while keeping up with the demands of life. This is a good compromise between the growing trend and the traditional style.
Professors Wells-Edwards and Smith
English 101 OL
27 May 2009
Traditional Dinners
The days of eating a home-cooked meal with the family are fading fast. It seems like families only take the time for a home cooked meal on the holidays. With both parents working and kids being more active with school activities, it seems impossible to round up the family to sit down together for a meal. The traditional family dinner has taken a back seat to the convenience of eating out.
The traditional family dinner consisted of a huge meal with a lot of time and effort put into it. Now holidays are the only time when most families eat a home-cooked meal together. This used to be an everyday occurrence for families but now that most members of the family must work, less time is spent at the dinner table. For example, mom may not get home until after seven o’clock from an exhausting day at work and the prospect of preparing a full meal may seem too strenuous. This is what has lead many families to eating out.
At home dinner time is a chance to be with family and connect through conversation. I can’t imagine having a wholesome conversation about work and school while trying to figure out who ordered what. Traditional meal time also consisted of quality conversation. In the fast pace of today’s world, time doesn’t allow families to connect as well. The relationship between parents and their children start to suffer because of the lack of communication.
Traditions make a family unique from other families. A certain dish may be made every holiday or have a special celebration for birthdays. One tradition that would be challenged by pop culture is family recipes. If a family eats out all of the time, there is neither a favorite recipe nor the chance to teach a son or daughter how to make it. When 20-year-old son wants to cook a nice meal for his girlfriend, he won’t know how because all he knows is fast food and eating out.
While eating out is not sufficient for wallet, nutrition, or afamily’s conversation, can’t argue the fact that it is convenient. After a long day at work it’s much easier to go through a drive thru than cook a full meal. It’s especially easier when you have picky children that won’t eat what you make for dinner. Going out gives them the option to eat what they want.
In conclusion, the shift from traditional family dinners to restaurant dining is inevitable with today’s fast pace. Instead of abandoning the traditional family dinner all together, families could attempt one or two quality meals a week. This would allow the family to stay in touch with each others’ lives while keeping up with the demands of life. This is a good compromise between the growing trend and the traditional style.
Conformity
Ashley Clifton Clifton 1
Andrea Wells-Edwards/ Lolly Smith
English 101 online
17 April 2009
Conformity
Every part of Society has molded our identities. Anything from how we dress to the cars we drive. There is no right or wrong way to how we should dress, nor is there a certain vehicle everyone has to drive. Society today has portrayed a certain image that ordinary people in their everyday lives think they need to use as guidelines for themselves.
In the essay “Dude looks like a lady”, the author tells us that she loves the way she looks. She cut her hair short because she was lazy, plus she thought it was cute. “What can I get ya sir”( Wilson 22)? The man at the ice cream counter automatically thought she was a man because of his image of women and she didn’t fit into that look. Wilson is strong though and doesn’t let anything make her change who she is. No one should be made fun of because of how they dress or what their hair looks like. If more people were like Wilson and didn’t let society conform her, there would be more individualists.
“Take your boy-lookin’ ass on somewhere”(Wilson 23)! That was a comment yelled to Wilson while walking down the street. This man doesn’t know Wilson, yet he pursues to judge her by the way she chooses to cut her hair. She thinks for a minute that she maybe shouldn’t continue to cut her hair. She feels like she is unadorned, but the she realizes she can’t let somebody have power over her. If she had made the decision to stop cutting her hair, she would
have been like many other people in this world. They give up on what they like to fit in to what others think you should look like.
In the essay “The F-word”, Dumas is debating on whether she should change her name so that it is more memorable and appealing to other people. She decides to change it to Julie and for awhile she likes that her name wasn’t mispronounced and people didn’t make fun of her for it. When she started college, she began using her real name again.”After three months of rejections, I added “Julie” to my resume. Call it coincidence, but the job offers started coming in”(Dumas 62). People think that because her name was different than most, that she must not be right for the job.
Once again Dumas was discriminated against just like Wilson was in her story. Society believes since there isn’t anything on T.V. or in a magazine that looks like they do or has a name like they do that it isn’t right. Having a name that you can’t pronounce shouldn’t be the deciding factor on whether or not you would get hired somewhere. Being a women and having short hair shouldn’t be a crime. Just like our teachers taught us in grade school “If you don’t have anything nice to say, don’t say anything at all”.
Our young generations of kids are being affected the most. They have grown up hearing and seeing all of these sorts of horrible things in the media, especially young girls. They see a 5’ 10’’ model that weighs 90 pounds and strives to be her. This isn’t realistic for these girls and this is why there is a problem with anorexia and bulimia. Just the other day on American idol there was a woman that didn’t “fit” into what a typical singer should look like. She was immediately criticized for what she looked like, but when she began to sing, everyone was stunned. They began apologizing for the horrible thing they said to her. This just goes to show how people are so quick to judge someone. Why can’t people just accept the fact that not everyone wants to look like a movie star or wear the “in” clothing items?
Conforming to society is all a choice people make. If no one were to ever stand out and go against the grain, everyone would look the same. Your identity is what you make of it, but the society we live in today has a massive impact on it. Wilson and Dumas rose above there problems and stood strong to what they felt was their own identity and not what other people wanted it to be. Don’t be afraid to stand out, you don’t have to justify to anyone why you are who you are. Society just needs to learn how to accept everyone without judgment.
Revised Essay
Ashley Clifton Clifton 1
Andrea Wells-Edwards/ Lolly Smith
English 101 online
17 April 2009
Conformity
In today’s society there are many different factors that may sway our identities. Choices such as the car we choose to drive, the clothes we like to wear, and even how we do our hair. There is no right or wrong way to how we should dress, nor is there a certain vehicle everyone has to drive. Society today has portrayed a certain image that ordinary people in their everyday lives think they need to conform to.”
In the essay “Dude Looks Like a Lady,”, the author tells us that she loves the way she looks. She cut her hair short because she was lazy, plus she thought it was cute. “What can I get ya sir”( Wilson 22)? The man at the ice cream counter automatically thought she was a man because of his image of women and she didn’t fit into that look. Wilson is strong though, and doesn’t let anyone’s opinions of her change who she is. Society gets images in their head of what a woman and a man should looks like. These false images come from magazines, tv shows, and movies. When a person doesn’t fit into the “look”, they are considered to be not so normal.
“Take your boy-lookin’ ass on somewhere”(Wilson 23)! That was a comment yelled to Wilson while walking down the street. This man doesn’t know Wilson, yet he still chooses to pass judgment on the way she cuts her hair. She thinks for a minute that she shouldn’t continue
to cut her hair. She feels like she is unadorned, but she quickly realizes she can’t let somebody have power over her. If she had made the decision to stop cutting her hair, she would have, once again, been conforming to what society thinks is “normal”. By not falling into the trap of conformity, Wilson has discovered her identity.
In the essay “The F-word,” Dumas debates whether she should change her name so that it is more memorable and appealing to other people. She decides to change it to Julie. For a short period of time she likes that her name wasn’t mispronounced and people didn’t make fun of her for it. When she started college and the hunt for a job, she began using her real name again.”After three months of rejections, I added “Julie” to my resume. Call it coincidence, but the job offers started coming in”(Dumas 62). Because of her identity, Dumas was declined for several jobs and it wasn’t until she added “Julie” to the resume that she was given job offers.
Dumas was discriminated against just like Wilson was in her story because of the identity that was presented to society. Society believes since there isn’t anything on T.V. or in a magazine that looks like they do or has a name like they do that it isn’t right. Having a name that can’t be pronounced shouldn’t be the deciding factor on whether or not you would get hired somewhere. Just like being a woman and having short hair shouldn’t be a crime.
The kids of this generation are being affected the most. They have grown up hearing and seeing all of these sorts of horrible things in the media, especially young girls. They see a 5’ 10’’ model who weighs 90 pounds and strives to be her. This isn’t realistic for these girls which is why more eating disorders are developing in our youth. Just the other day on Britain’s Got Talent there was a woman that didn’t “fit” into what a typical singer should look like. She was immediately criticized for her appearance, but when she began to sing, everyone was stunned. The judges franticly began apologizing for the horrible things they thought of her. This just goes to show how people are so quick to judge someone. Society as a whole can’t accept that not everyone wants their identity to be similar to those in the spot light.
Conforming to society is a choice people make. If no one were to ever stand out and go against the grain, everyone would look and act the same. One’s identity is what you make of it, but the society we live in today has a massive impact on it. Wilson and Dumas rose above their problems and stood strong to what they felt was their own identity and not what is acceptable in society.
Andrea Wells-Edwards/ Lolly Smith
English 101 online
17 April 2009
Conformity
Every part of Society has molded our identities. Anything from how we dress to the cars we drive. There is no right or wrong way to how we should dress, nor is there a certain vehicle everyone has to drive. Society today has portrayed a certain image that ordinary people in their everyday lives think they need to use as guidelines for themselves.
In the essay “Dude looks like a lady”, the author tells us that she loves the way she looks. She cut her hair short because she was lazy, plus she thought it was cute. “What can I get ya sir”( Wilson 22)? The man at the ice cream counter automatically thought she was a man because of his image of women and she didn’t fit into that look. Wilson is strong though and doesn’t let anything make her change who she is. No one should be made fun of because of how they dress or what their hair looks like. If more people were like Wilson and didn’t let society conform her, there would be more individualists.
“Take your boy-lookin’ ass on somewhere”(Wilson 23)! That was a comment yelled to Wilson while walking down the street. This man doesn’t know Wilson, yet he pursues to judge her by the way she chooses to cut her hair. She thinks for a minute that she maybe shouldn’t continue to cut her hair. She feels like she is unadorned, but the she realizes she can’t let somebody have power over her. If she had made the decision to stop cutting her hair, she would
have been like many other people in this world. They give up on what they like to fit in to what others think you should look like.
In the essay “The F-word”, Dumas is debating on whether she should change her name so that it is more memorable and appealing to other people. She decides to change it to Julie and for awhile she likes that her name wasn’t mispronounced and people didn’t make fun of her for it. When she started college, she began using her real name again.”After three months of rejections, I added “Julie” to my resume. Call it coincidence, but the job offers started coming in”(Dumas 62). People think that because her name was different than most, that she must not be right for the job.
Once again Dumas was discriminated against just like Wilson was in her story. Society believes since there isn’t anything on T.V. or in a magazine that looks like they do or has a name like they do that it isn’t right. Having a name that you can’t pronounce shouldn’t be the deciding factor on whether or not you would get hired somewhere. Being a women and having short hair shouldn’t be a crime. Just like our teachers taught us in grade school “If you don’t have anything nice to say, don’t say anything at all”.
Our young generations of kids are being affected the most. They have grown up hearing and seeing all of these sorts of horrible things in the media, especially young girls. They see a 5’ 10’’ model that weighs 90 pounds and strives to be her. This isn’t realistic for these girls and this is why there is a problem with anorexia and bulimia. Just the other day on American idol there was a woman that didn’t “fit” into what a typical singer should look like. She was immediately criticized for what she looked like, but when she began to sing, everyone was stunned. They began apologizing for the horrible thing they said to her. This just goes to show how people are so quick to judge someone. Why can’t people just accept the fact that not everyone wants to look like a movie star or wear the “in” clothing items?
Conforming to society is all a choice people make. If no one were to ever stand out and go against the grain, everyone would look the same. Your identity is what you make of it, but the society we live in today has a massive impact on it. Wilson and Dumas rose above there problems and stood strong to what they felt was their own identity and not what other people wanted it to be. Don’t be afraid to stand out, you don’t have to justify to anyone why you are who you are. Society just needs to learn how to accept everyone without judgment.
Revised Essay
Ashley Clifton Clifton 1
Andrea Wells-Edwards/ Lolly Smith
English 101 online
17 April 2009
Conformity
In today’s society there are many different factors that may sway our identities. Choices such as the car we choose to drive, the clothes we like to wear, and even how we do our hair. There is no right or wrong way to how we should dress, nor is there a certain vehicle everyone has to drive. Society today has portrayed a certain image that ordinary people in their everyday lives think they need to conform to.”
In the essay “Dude Looks Like a Lady,”, the author tells us that she loves the way she looks. She cut her hair short because she was lazy, plus she thought it was cute. “What can I get ya sir”( Wilson 22)? The man at the ice cream counter automatically thought she was a man because of his image of women and she didn’t fit into that look. Wilson is strong though, and doesn’t let anyone’s opinions of her change who she is. Society gets images in their head of what a woman and a man should looks like. These false images come from magazines, tv shows, and movies. When a person doesn’t fit into the “look”, they are considered to be not so normal.
“Take your boy-lookin’ ass on somewhere”(Wilson 23)! That was a comment yelled to Wilson while walking down the street. This man doesn’t know Wilson, yet he still chooses to pass judgment on the way she cuts her hair. She thinks for a minute that she shouldn’t continue
to cut her hair. She feels like she is unadorned, but she quickly realizes she can’t let somebody have power over her. If she had made the decision to stop cutting her hair, she would have, once again, been conforming to what society thinks is “normal”. By not falling into the trap of conformity, Wilson has discovered her identity.
In the essay “The F-word,” Dumas debates whether she should change her name so that it is more memorable and appealing to other people. She decides to change it to Julie. For a short period of time she likes that her name wasn’t mispronounced and people didn’t make fun of her for it. When she started college and the hunt for a job, she began using her real name again.”After three months of rejections, I added “Julie” to my resume. Call it coincidence, but the job offers started coming in”(Dumas 62). Because of her identity, Dumas was declined for several jobs and it wasn’t until she added “Julie” to the resume that she was given job offers.
Dumas was discriminated against just like Wilson was in her story because of the identity that was presented to society. Society believes since there isn’t anything on T.V. or in a magazine that looks like they do or has a name like they do that it isn’t right. Having a name that can’t be pronounced shouldn’t be the deciding factor on whether or not you would get hired somewhere. Just like being a woman and having short hair shouldn’t be a crime.
The kids of this generation are being affected the most. They have grown up hearing and seeing all of these sorts of horrible things in the media, especially young girls. They see a 5’ 10’’ model who weighs 90 pounds and strives to be her. This isn’t realistic for these girls which is why more eating disorders are developing in our youth. Just the other day on Britain’s Got Talent there was a woman that didn’t “fit” into what a typical singer should look like. She was immediately criticized for her appearance, but when she began to sing, everyone was stunned. The judges franticly began apologizing for the horrible things they thought of her. This just goes to show how people are so quick to judge someone. Society as a whole can’t accept that not everyone wants their identity to be similar to those in the spot light.
Conforming to society is a choice people make. If no one were to ever stand out and go against the grain, everyone would look and act the same. One’s identity is what you make of it, but the society we live in today has a massive impact on it. Wilson and Dumas rose above their problems and stood strong to what they felt was their own identity and not what is acceptable in society.
Food and Traditions
In my family, like most, all holidays are mostly centered around food. I can't think of a time when my relatives have gotten together and there hasn't been at least dessert. The thing that has changed in my family is we don’t take the time to eat dinner as much with each other. When I was younger we all at least ate dinner together at the dinner table. My mom cooked dinner and as soon as my dad got home from work it was dinner time. No matter what part of a video game you were at or if your favorite TV show was on, it was dinner time end of story.
Now my family rarely eats dinner together. We are all older and have other priorities such as jobs, school, and boyfriends or girlfriends. My parents however, are always home for dinner and eat at the same time every night. I think it's a generational thing. My siblings and I will grab something to eat on our way out the door, and just eat in the car. Although sometimes times doesn’t allow, I do think it's important to have family dinners together. It gives a chance for your family to catch up with each other, especially since we are all so busy with work, school, and other activities. Now every Sunday my family always has breakfast. It might not be a gourmet meal every weekend, but we still all sit down with one another. This way if we missed dinner time most of the week, we can visit with each other before another busy week starts.
Now my family rarely eats dinner together. We are all older and have other priorities such as jobs, school, and boyfriends or girlfriends. My parents however, are always home for dinner and eat at the same time every night. I think it's a generational thing. My siblings and I will grab something to eat on our way out the door, and just eat in the car. Although sometimes times doesn’t allow, I do think it's important to have family dinners together. It gives a chance for your family to catch up with each other, especially since we are all so busy with work, school, and other activities. Now every Sunday my family always has breakfast. It might not be a gourmet meal every weekend, but we still all sit down with one another. This way if we missed dinner time most of the week, we can visit with each other before another busy week starts.
Writer's Choice
Remember the Titans defined what it meant to be an outsider in many different ways. The two main ways were to be an African American in a town so unaccepting. The second being to be the person who becomes an outsider after not accepting the change brought forth. Both of theses instances were huge changes in the movie that the characters had to overcome.
At the beginning of the movie, Julius came to the school among many other African Americans. This was the first time African Americans were introduced to this tight knit community, so it was very unwelcoming. Julius was one of the main actors that was African American. When he first arrived at football camp he was automatically an outsider because of his color. Another example is when Sunshine was with three of his teammates and wanted to celebrate one of their victories. All four of them go into a bar and were told by the owner that the bar was full when there were only a couple of people there. In both examples the African Americans were the outsiders only because of their color.
In one game Ray chose not to block for one of his own teammates. After the game one of the captains, Gerry, had to tell him to leave the team because of that decision he made in that play. At this point the team had really come together despite their differences. Ray was unwilling to accept the change that was occurring to the team, and for that he quickly became the outsider.
This definition of an outsider does support my cultural understanding. I would never choose to not talk to someone or treat them poorly simply because of their ethnicity. I think people are more accepting of such things now more than they used to be. Everyone should accept people for who they are just as the Titans learned to do.
At the beginning of the movie, Julius came to the school among many other African Americans. This was the first time African Americans were introduced to this tight knit community, so it was very unwelcoming. Julius was one of the main actors that was African American. When he first arrived at football camp he was automatically an outsider because of his color. Another example is when Sunshine was with three of his teammates and wanted to celebrate one of their victories. All four of them go into a bar and were told by the owner that the bar was full when there were only a couple of people there. In both examples the African Americans were the outsiders only because of their color.
In one game Ray chose not to block for one of his own teammates. After the game one of the captains, Gerry, had to tell him to leave the team because of that decision he made in that play. At this point the team had really come together despite their differences. Ray was unwilling to accept the change that was occurring to the team, and for that he quickly became the outsider.
This definition of an outsider does support my cultural understanding. I would never choose to not talk to someone or treat them poorly simply because of their ethnicity. I think people are more accepting of such things now more than they used to be. Everyone should accept people for who they are just as the Titans learned to do.
Wednesday, June 3, 2009
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