blog post #5 "What is Poverty?" response to 'in your journal'

Poverty to me seemed like someone who wasn't trying hard enough and that needed to get rid of their pride and ask for help. But after reading "What is poverty?" I realized that most people that are stricken by poverty can't help it. They are trying as hard as they can but they aren't able to keep a job or eat every day. It's amazing the stories that where in the article. They really made me look at it differently and more respectfully. Because maybe the people that are in poverty, are the ones that are trying the hardest.

journal response to "Just walk on by"

Appearance can be very deceiving and sometimes it causes us to be more cautious about who we associate with. People in general have basically steered clear of big men, men with a excessive amount of piercings and tattoos and also select races. Especially after 9/11, Arabs are stopped at air ports and other places to be asked questions just because of how they look.
some think that is is wrong to accuse everyone of a certain rave when that one person may be perfectly harmless. but some people go to far... i have a good friend whose father refuses to let her good friend into his home because he is Arab. Even though he was born in Iran, he was raised in america and he even grew up with the same spiritual beliefs as her family. Simply because of how he looks, he isn't aloud in the home.
I believe that as Americans, we should take precautions, but when we are dealing with people who are clearly not bad people, that is when we need to be more understanding and trusting.

response blog post #6 "Never Do That To a Book"

'Carnal readers' are people to love the books, but not for the appearance. They love them for their content and the experiences that they bring. They do no care if the book has become unbound, or the pages have been stained or bent. They don't care about the condition in anyway, as long as they have read it. But they do cherish the books greatly for their words and the things they learn from them.

'Courtly readers' are ones who love their books so much, that they will go to great lengths to preserve them. One example in the writing was that you are not supposed to put a book face down to preserve your place. This might harm the books. Some Courtly readers never even open books they buy for fear that it might harm the binding or bend the pages. 

blog post # 5 "science: its just not fair"

It was hard to relate to the reading because i am home schooled, but it was funny in some parts. It was hard to follow at the end because the writer seemed to jump all over the place, talking about his wife's lame science project and then his lame science project and then then it seemed like he just brought up random things about a science fair. I didn't really understand the purpose of the article. He seemed very bored by the whole science project thing, but i guess that was the point he was trying to get across?

Blog post #4...My three answers from "The Untouchables" reading

Questions and answers:

#1 According to Kozol, what are the prevailing attitudes toward the homeless?

Response: That they are scum, that they are no better then the rats on the street. they have no place in cities and they need to be 'taken care of'.

#3 In paragraph 38, Kozol says that we are afraid of homeless children. What are we afraid of?
Response: 
 They are afraid that they carry diseases, that they are afraid to touch them, they are afraid of the people they might become.

#5 Has your perception of the homeless changed as a result of this reading?

Response: I believe that most homeless around my town, are homeless because they have mental issues. I feel very bad that there are homeless people that aren't being helped and that are being looked at as hopeless and helpless. Although, some homeless i have talked to are homeless because they want to be, Which is a weird concept, why would they want to be out in the cold or blazing heat looking for food? some have said its because they wont accept social security, they don't want to be around people and that they are afraid of the government.

blog post #3 my narrative essay will be about...Scenic Painting

i had fun with this project because it was very important to me. I worked as a scenic painter for four years, I worked with people I loved and that really took care of me, that respected my opinion and that loved my painting style. my essay is about the trials of set design and painting and why it is so important.

English blog post #2

I like where chapter 4 on page 93 said "A personal response essay can also inform your instructor about how you are reacting to a text and the understandings you are taking from it"  it reassures  that the teacher is actually trying to help us grow and wants to know our personal opinions.

In chapter 5 it talks about expressive details. They allow us to put our own two cents and reaction. I love this  about writing, how expressive and free it is. I also liked page 139 where it brings up Description in Corporate Logos. I think how people respond to visual descriptions is interesting and understanding how to give a visual description is vital in writing.