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Ive decided to do a connection for blog post seven. The first article I would like to connect to is Kristof's Land of Limitations article. I chose this one because in my opinion they are kind of mirror images of each other. Kristof to some extent preached that hard work and effort did not effect the outcome of ones life. His friend was an excellent student, hardworking and yet always seemed to get the raw end of the deal. However "The service of what" article almost preaches the exact opposites. It tells us stories about Mrs.Adams class and Mrs.Johnson's that help show us that hard work can be beneficial it is just  how you use the hard work. "Working together, Ms. Adams and her students identified issues of common concern and then voted to focus their energy on the issue of homelessness." My second comparison is the the aria article we read in class. Service learning lets us experience the Aria article first hand. It helps us understand the issues and w...

For my social Justice event I watched a series of short videos that had to the topic of race. Most of the videos ended up being interviews with people of various ethnic backgrounds. One video in particular that struck me was an interview titled "A conversation about growing up black." A statement by a 17 year old boy struck me as odd. He and his brother had gone outside and he was wearing his snowman Pajamas, he hadn't even left the immediate area of his house and wasn't even dressed properly when a cop stopped them. This reminded me of the All lives matter article by Kevin Roose, while no one was injured in the boys story it struck me as odd. Why should be stopped when he is obviously not suspicious has no place to conceal weapons or anything that could be considered illegal. People should not be accused, stopped or persecuted for doing nothing wrong. Man shoots at boy asking for Directions  as I have named it is a story of a boy simply asking for directions and...

  Christensen , “Unlearning the Myths That Bind Us” Extended Comment to Blog post by  Alyssa Petrarca Reading the reflection she wrote on the text we read made me examine how I used to view cartoons as a kid. See I'm the weird person that re-watched some of the cartoons I used to enjoy as a kid. She had one comment " When I was a child I never saw the way media portrayed others, I thought I was just watching a cartoon or a show."  and it made me think about if my opinions I have on what I watched are muddled because I have watched the same cartoons again now that I am an adult. Nostalgia aside I can see some issues with things I used to watch as a kid but then again I never had issues with them because no matter what I saw in cartoons was nothing compared to what I saw in other forms of media. However after reading through Alyssa's Blog there was one thing that really got under my skin. " Their was never a black Disney princess until recently, which she bec...

11 and gender fluid  By Erin Zelle REFLECTION I love this article in comparison to everything else we read. Not only does it read more like someone of this generation would right it hits closer to home and is more relatable than our previous articles we have done. On a personal level I can relate to this mother of the eleven year old girl. She proudly supports and defends her daughter and lets her be who she is. In my personal life recently I have had two people close to me come out as transgender and I cant help but relate a but to this mother. My cousin who came out recently maybe a month ago was terrified at to what my families reaction might be. I was so happy to be one of the first people being told the information. I remember that my cousin made her first Facebook account the day she came out. Not seconds after I received the friend request J (Emily) B (Im using initials because he chose the name Emily and privacy reasons.) did his mother contact me in text...

  Rodriguez , “Aria;”   Collier , “Teaching Multilingual Children Quotes: 1.) "The odd truth is that my first-grade classmates could have become bilingual, in the conventional sense of that word, more easily than I. Had they been taught (as upper­ middle-class children are often taught early) a second language like Spanish or French, they could have regarded it simply as that: another public language." The author uses this quote to almost emphasize the importance of a secondary language in teaching. Not only does it make those who speak the binary language more comfortable in the class room it also can contribute to the overall education of the group. I can relate to this fact in a sense because going through the Middletown public school system I saw many military families come and go through the years. The kids that spoke a different language always seemed scared and excused. My schools offered a secondary language course but it was not required. I do believe however it...

Article: White Privilege:  Unpacking the Invisible Knapsack and The next time someone says 'all lives matter,' show them these 5 paragraphs Author: Peggy McIntosh and  Kevin Roose " I can be sure that if I need legal or medical help, my race will not work against me" This is one of the most interesting points on Peggy's list. Color, race, gender, finances or sexual orientation should never influence how or why you receive medical care. Doctors take an oath to do no harm and while they may never intend to if they choose their next patient by any other factor than "this person needs more immediate medical help" then they are not upholding the oath that they have taken.   https://www.britannica.com/topic/Hippocratic-oath   https://www.medicinenet.com/script/main/art.asp?articlekey=20909 " Just like asking dad for your fair share, the phrase "bl...