Pre-Reading:
I have herd the word ethnocentrism before from my Sociology class. I think it is an important word to understand because if you do understand this word and believe in it, it can make you a more rounded person as well as making you less judgmental to other cultures.
Questions for Discussion and Journaling
1: When authors don't clue you in to there discourse community I think it makes the reader think harder and deeper about trying to understand the discourse community. Its almost a tool that an author can use to make a reader have a latent ability. The reader might not see themselves learning the discourse community, but in essence they really are because there putting some much though into it. I know it worked on me because I went through this whole process that I just explained.
3: I definitely believe that the author has to trust and believe herself to be a successful writer. If you don't I really don't see how far you can go in writing. If you don't trust yourself I don't know what that would do to you, but it just wouldn't make sense, it's kind of a hard aspect to understand..
Applying and Exploring
2: No, I believe if you preform in less common ways it gets the point across better because it's not the same old format. I believe that were more inclined to understand something if it's presented in a way were not used to and when we see something were not used to it grabs our attention.
3: I agree that images are more direct than words. I always like the saying "a picture is worth a thousand words" and that quote makes sense to me because I feel that you can connect in more ways with an image rather than words. I see a lot of commercials about raising money for starving kids and when I see an image of a starving kid it hits me harder than when I look at words about starving kids. I think an image gives you different reactions in your brain than words do and because of this we can get more emotional out of pictures. As for a specific situation for using images rather than words would be when your trying to hit someones emotional spot because images can say a lot
Friday, November 30, 2012
Sunday, November 18, 2012
Jonathan Alexander Reading
Questions for Discussion and Journaling
6: Well as a male some people might say its hard for us to get in touch with our feminine side when we talk or more importantly write. Its restricted because society restricts us to it. As a guy when you talk about something that may be "girly" it is looked down upon by males. For example if men wrote something about how much fun shopping is, we might do a double take because something like that would be pretty feminine. Its almost vise-versa with females. They wont really want to write about "guy" things or women might look down on them. For example if your a women with a bunch of your girl friends you wont talk about football, you will probably talk about your feelings or whatever girls talk about.
7: Student narratives reinforce gender stereotypes by "encouraging students to undertake an exploration not only empowers them and promotes their own agency but also potentially extends critical awareness to all students of how writing can be used to explore the interaction between the seemingly personal and the political expectations". This is very encouraging news because students are starting to understand different discourse communities and can write about them more. If we didn't allow for the students to be more open then gender communities would be generalized and stereotyped.
Applying and Exploring
3: As for "normal gendered" students whether your learning about the transgender community or any other minority discourse community its broadens our thoughts, ideas, values, and beliefs. It gives us more knowledge to learn about a community and accept it and not quickly generalize that community. If we herd about a discourse community that is a minority and we stereotype it right away were not being much of a critical thinker. We need more critical thinkers in this world because there are too many people in this world that just look at something or someone and generalize from the get go.
6: Well as a male some people might say its hard for us to get in touch with our feminine side when we talk or more importantly write. Its restricted because society restricts us to it. As a guy when you talk about something that may be "girly" it is looked down upon by males. For example if men wrote something about how much fun shopping is, we might do a double take because something like that would be pretty feminine. Its almost vise-versa with females. They wont really want to write about "guy" things or women might look down on them. For example if your a women with a bunch of your girl friends you wont talk about football, you will probably talk about your feelings or whatever girls talk about.
7: Student narratives reinforce gender stereotypes by "encouraging students to undertake an exploration not only empowers them and promotes their own agency but also potentially extends critical awareness to all students of how writing can be used to explore the interaction between the seemingly personal and the political expectations". This is very encouraging news because students are starting to understand different discourse communities and can write about them more. If we didn't allow for the students to be more open then gender communities would be generalized and stereotyped.
Applying and Exploring
3: As for "normal gendered" students whether your learning about the transgender community or any other minority discourse community its broadens our thoughts, ideas, values, and beliefs. It gives us more knowledge to learn about a community and accept it and not quickly generalize that community. If we herd about a discourse community that is a minority and we stereotype it right away were not being much of a critical thinker. We need more critical thinkers in this world because there are too many people in this world that just look at something or someone and generalize from the get go.
Thursday, November 15, 2012
Delpit and Smitherman Reading
Deplit
Questions for Discussion and Journaling
1: It doesn't matter to me that Deplit doesn't identify her race because sometimes that shouldn't matter because when you do find out the identity of the author you might start to generalize what the article might be about or ask yourself since it's coming from a person with this race, should I believe it or not. It kind of goes against what I'm saying but for this article you might want to know the race of the author to see where they're coming from. I don't think the my perception of her identity changes. I find the last question kind of confusing because it is worded quite differently.
3: I agree with the statement Deplit makes about all discourses not being equal in status. I believe that argument where your are really just born into certain discourse communities is valid because people cant't help that they are born then pushed towards a discourse communities whether it be a middle class, upper class or even lower class. I believe that one of the shortcoming of the argument is that you should be able to get out of a certain discourse community if you want to, your not always stuck there if you try hard enough you can be accepted somewhere else.
Applying and Exploring
3: I do see generalizations in this article specifically when it talks about not being born into a dominant discourse and it being very difficult to join one if not impossible. It may seem that way, but with out a doubt I think you should be able to join any discourse you want, now it may be hard, but if you try hard enough to join a realistic discourse that has to do with you, you will be able to join it. Overall I think generalizations are problematic because when people generalize something they don't look at the big picture and when you dont look at the big picture you miss specific details.
Smitherman Reading
Before you read: Yes I have judged someone when I here them speak and I dont know what they look like. This will normally happen over a telephone call. If they have a southern accent I may say to myself, well this person could be a hick. I know it sounds bad, but almost everyone does it.
Questions for Discussion and Journaling
2: I noticed that Smitherman uses "BI" over and over again through the article. Sometimes when this happens and you see it and start to hear it all the time you usually start to understand it. This actually works for me most of the time because it becomes such a repetition I will understand it because its drilled into my head so many times.
Applying and Exploring
5: God don't never change isn't about being formatted or spelled correctly but more about the meaning/culture behind it that Smitherman tried to display. Our language doesn't always have to be correct and here is the perfect situation. For most people the second saying may sound confusing, but for some it sounds more correct. It really just depends on how deep you look into it. I'm still quite confused from the two saying but if I think about it for long enough I should understand it.
Questions for Discussion and Journaling
1: It doesn't matter to me that Deplit doesn't identify her race because sometimes that shouldn't matter because when you do find out the identity of the author you might start to generalize what the article might be about or ask yourself since it's coming from a person with this race, should I believe it or not. It kind of goes against what I'm saying but for this article you might want to know the race of the author to see where they're coming from. I don't think the my perception of her identity changes. I find the last question kind of confusing because it is worded quite differently.
3: I agree with the statement Deplit makes about all discourses not being equal in status. I believe that argument where your are really just born into certain discourse communities is valid because people cant't help that they are born then pushed towards a discourse communities whether it be a middle class, upper class or even lower class. I believe that one of the shortcoming of the argument is that you should be able to get out of a certain discourse community if you want to, your not always stuck there if you try hard enough you can be accepted somewhere else.
Applying and Exploring
3: I do see generalizations in this article specifically when it talks about not being born into a dominant discourse and it being very difficult to join one if not impossible. It may seem that way, but with out a doubt I think you should be able to join any discourse you want, now it may be hard, but if you try hard enough to join a realistic discourse that has to do with you, you will be able to join it. Overall I think generalizations are problematic because when people generalize something they don't look at the big picture and when you dont look at the big picture you miss specific details.
Smitherman Reading
Before you read: Yes I have judged someone when I here them speak and I dont know what they look like. This will normally happen over a telephone call. If they have a southern accent I may say to myself, well this person could be a hick. I know it sounds bad, but almost everyone does it.
Questions for Discussion and Journaling
2: I noticed that Smitherman uses "BI" over and over again through the article. Sometimes when this happens and you see it and start to hear it all the time you usually start to understand it. This actually works for me most of the time because it becomes such a repetition I will understand it because its drilled into my head so many times.
Applying and Exploring
5: God don't never change isn't about being formatted or spelled correctly but more about the meaning/culture behind it that Smitherman tried to display. Our language doesn't always have to be correct and here is the perfect situation. For most people the second saying may sound confusing, but for some it sounds more correct. It really just depends on how deep you look into it. I'm still quite confused from the two saying but if I think about it for long enough I should understand it.
Tuesday, November 13, 2012
Flynn Reading
Questions for Discussion and Journaling
2: I think we should consider the time in which a piece of work was written because style, ideas, and language change all the time. For example when Shakespeare wrote the play Romeo and Juliet the language was completely different than the language we use today, so when it's evaluated you can take that into consideration. Another idea is something can be written and be accepted now today that was not accepted in the earlier years of life.
3: I think that quote means that the Women's voice is not being hear and pushed aside. This is unfair to women because their ideas can be just as good or if not better than a Man's thought. We can see this with other minorities also. When this happens and marginalization of the voices of other minorities cant be heard it makes for not such a peaceful place because everyone should have the opportunity to be heard.
5: I find Chodorow's claims against feminine vs. masculine identification process quite convincing. It almost looks like a sociologist way of thinking was gone about this because when you look at the claims its all about the behavior of a boy or girl when they grow up and how they are socialized to become the way they are. The claims are pretty much facts instead of opinions so its kind of hard to disagree with the statements.
Applying and Exploring
4: Flynn's claims may have been convincing but there were some limitations on research, If I remember correctly she even said it herself. I don't think generalization serves any benefits because when you generalize something you don't look at the attention to detail or any specifics, so we can miss alot of things when we generalize people or ideas. I myself try not to generalize people or ideas because that can be a bad habit and will hinder you from being a critical thinker.
5: I think gender has an enormous amount of influence on how writers use language. Sometimes as a guy you might you slang that only guys would know or even use vulgar words that a women wouldn't even come close to using. Women may use a softer and more descriptive language than men would use. Obviously women would have more of a feminine language toward their writing while men will have a more masculine language in theirs. Overall I think men and women use close to completely different languages.
2: I think we should consider the time in which a piece of work was written because style, ideas, and language change all the time. For example when Shakespeare wrote the play Romeo and Juliet the language was completely different than the language we use today, so when it's evaluated you can take that into consideration. Another idea is something can be written and be accepted now today that was not accepted in the earlier years of life.
3: I think that quote means that the Women's voice is not being hear and pushed aside. This is unfair to women because their ideas can be just as good or if not better than a Man's thought. We can see this with other minorities also. When this happens and marginalization of the voices of other minorities cant be heard it makes for not such a peaceful place because everyone should have the opportunity to be heard.
5: I find Chodorow's claims against feminine vs. masculine identification process quite convincing. It almost looks like a sociologist way of thinking was gone about this because when you look at the claims its all about the behavior of a boy or girl when they grow up and how they are socialized to become the way they are. The claims are pretty much facts instead of opinions so its kind of hard to disagree with the statements.
Applying and Exploring
4: Flynn's claims may have been convincing but there were some limitations on research, If I remember correctly she even said it herself. I don't think generalization serves any benefits because when you generalize something you don't look at the attention to detail or any specifics, so we can miss alot of things when we generalize people or ideas. I myself try not to generalize people or ideas because that can be a bad habit and will hinder you from being a critical thinker.
5: I think gender has an enormous amount of influence on how writers use language. Sometimes as a guy you might you slang that only guys would know or even use vulgar words that a women wouldn't even come close to using. Women may use a softer and more descriptive language than men would use. Obviously women would have more of a feminine language toward their writing while men will have a more masculine language in theirs. Overall I think men and women use close to completely different languages.
Tuesday, November 6, 2012
Villanueva Reading
Questions for discussion and Journaling
3: I think when you start of a piece with a memory it is more interesting than how a normal paper would start off with a hook and a thesis. Unless you think the hook can be a memory then Im all for it because you can relate to the piece more because this memory may have a connection with you. When you start out with a thesis or synthesis you almost are like "here we go again" kind of feeling rather than reading an anecdote that you might relate to and keep you interested in the article.
4: These poems were tough to understand and interpret and I don't think they did the best job clearing up Villanueva point. I couldn't really find out how the memories had to do with these poems because the poems were just memories themselves. The passages I could understand a little better and they helped me understand the point more than the poems. I think it would help if Villanueva just listed his main points and talked about them more in depth.
8: Students who don't identify people of color in their writing are losing a sense of interpretation in their writing. It might give the reader a better understanding of what someone might be going through when they know their color. That way some students/readers might also be able to relate to the situation if they know what the color of the character is. I know if I was reading something and the color of the character had to do something with the story I would want to know.
Applying and Exploring
2: Porter's idea of intertexuality is important because I believe it can affect us in the role of color. We realize that memoria can be translated from writting into speaking terms and help us connect to it more because we can talk about it, just like we will in class. Intertexuality have affected me in other texts because its hard to get away with it, because its always around us and you cant find a way around it. When I write I always get my research from a previous source so the information will always be the same just in a different form.
3: I think when you start of a piece with a memory it is more interesting than how a normal paper would start off with a hook and a thesis. Unless you think the hook can be a memory then Im all for it because you can relate to the piece more because this memory may have a connection with you. When you start out with a thesis or synthesis you almost are like "here we go again" kind of feeling rather than reading an anecdote that you might relate to and keep you interested in the article.
4: These poems were tough to understand and interpret and I don't think they did the best job clearing up Villanueva point. I couldn't really find out how the memories had to do with these poems because the poems were just memories themselves. The passages I could understand a little better and they helped me understand the point more than the poems. I think it would help if Villanueva just listed his main points and talked about them more in depth.
8: Students who don't identify people of color in their writing are losing a sense of interpretation in their writing. It might give the reader a better understanding of what someone might be going through when they know their color. That way some students/readers might also be able to relate to the situation if they know what the color of the character is. I know if I was reading something and the color of the character had to do something with the story I would want to know.
Applying and Exploring
2: Porter's idea of intertexuality is important because I believe it can affect us in the role of color. We realize that memoria can be translated from writting into speaking terms and help us connect to it more because we can talk about it, just like we will in class. Intertexuality have affected me in other texts because its hard to get away with it, because its always around us and you cant find a way around it. When I write I always get my research from a previous source so the information will always be the same just in a different form.
Monday, November 5, 2012
Heilker and Yerbeau
"In the past two years, corporations such as Barnes & Noble, Toys "R" Us, Lindt chocolates, and Starbucks have publicly promoted the fight against autism"
-I think in the past couple of years people have become more aware of autism and its discourse. I know at our high school we had a basketball games the promoted autism and raised money for autism. We sold shirts and raised a ton of money and from that I have become more aware about autism. The shirt that we wore had 1 and 110 which means every 110 children born one is autistic. That really shows you that it can affect someone you might know.
"The National Institute of Health defines autism as a "spectrum that encompasses a wide range of behavior" bu t whose "common features include impaired social interactions, impaired verbal and nonverbal communication, and restricted and repetitive patterns of behavior"
- Some people think autistic people cant do anything because they have impaired social interactions, but in reality they can do just as much as we can if they put their mind to it. for example Temple Grandin designed a slaughter house for cows because she realized how bad of a process they went through and her design was successful.
"Understanding autism as a rhertoric brings a certain level of legitimacy to what I might consider my commonplaces-repetitive hand movements, rocking, literal interpretation, brazen honestly, long silence".
We have to understand that we cant look at autistic people as different human beings although they may display there mannerisms differently than us doesn't mean they should be treated differently. I think the biggest thing about this is just understanding what they go through and understand how they act.
"Talking with Eli was like listening to an old eight track tape player"
Autistic need a different type of help through school you need to very patient with them because they can change topics very quickly. I think the education systems are doing very well with this, at my school there was help from students and teachers and they made a group effort to make sure students could reach their highest potential. I think that is great because they should be treated like everyone else is and it also makes everyone come closer together when we have the same common goals.
"In the past two years, corporations such as Barnes & Noble, Toys "R" Us, Lindt chocolates, and Starbucks have publicly promoted the fight against autism"
-I think in the past couple of years people have become more aware of autism and its discourse. I know at our high school we had a basketball games the promoted autism and raised money for autism. We sold shirts and raised a ton of money and from that I have become more aware about autism. The shirt that we wore had 1 and 110 which means every 110 children born one is autistic. That really shows you that it can affect someone you might know.
"The National Institute of Health defines autism as a "spectrum that encompasses a wide range of behavior" bu t whose "common features include impaired social interactions, impaired verbal and nonverbal communication, and restricted and repetitive patterns of behavior"
- Some people think autistic people cant do anything because they have impaired social interactions, but in reality they can do just as much as we can if they put their mind to it. for example Temple Grandin designed a slaughter house for cows because she realized how bad of a process they went through and her design was successful.
"Understanding autism as a rhertoric brings a certain level of legitimacy to what I might consider my commonplaces-repetitive hand movements, rocking, literal interpretation, brazen honestly, long silence".
We have to understand that we cant look at autistic people as different human beings although they may display there mannerisms differently than us doesn't mean they should be treated differently. I think the biggest thing about this is just understanding what they go through and understand how they act.
"Talking with Eli was like listening to an old eight track tape player"
Autistic need a different type of help through school you need to very patient with them because they can change topics very quickly. I think the education systems are doing very well with this, at my school there was help from students and teachers and they made a group effort to make sure students could reach their highest potential. I think that is great because they should be treated like everyone else is and it also makes everyone come closer together when we have the same common goals.
Thursday, November 1, 2012
Intro
Intro
Usually misinterpreted as a "frat" a fraternity is a group of men who share a bond that no one else can understand besides the people inside that group. It can be seen as a family in most instances. Everyday you grow stronger with your brothers because your always with them, you can count on them to have your back at anytime because you go through so much with them. This is a great example of a discourse community, a group of people who share a common set of goals, values, and beliefs. I will be talking about how a fraternity works together such as communicating, learning history of the fraternity, networking etc. I will share a few example of the fraternity I am in the process of joining.
Synthesis
My essay will be talking about the different goals, beliefs, and values a fraternity can share at the Ohio University campus. This should be intriguing to me to reflect on because I am in the steps of joining this discourse community. It will be nice to display what we do on paper because not to many people know what goes on in a fraternity. There is alot more meaning to a fraternity than you think and almost like the Malinowitz article some people just have a perception that they see when they here about fraternity's.
Usually misinterpreted as a "frat" a fraternity is a group of men who share a bond that no one else can understand besides the people inside that group. It can be seen as a family in most instances. Everyday you grow stronger with your brothers because your always with them, you can count on them to have your back at anytime because you go through so much with them. This is a great example of a discourse community, a group of people who share a common set of goals, values, and beliefs. I will be talking about how a fraternity works together such as communicating, learning history of the fraternity, networking etc. I will share a few example of the fraternity I am in the process of joining.
Synthesis
My essay will be talking about the different goals, beliefs, and values a fraternity can share at the Ohio University campus. This should be intriguing to me to reflect on because I am in the steps of joining this discourse community. It will be nice to display what we do on paper because not to many people know what goes on in a fraternity. There is alot more meaning to a fraternity than you think and almost like the Malinowitz article some people just have a perception that they see when they here about fraternity's.
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