What vision of the future have academics and scholars pinned on Hawaii’s high-rate of intermarriage? On what facts and hopes have they based this vision? In Olson’s view, how likely is their vision of a racially-mixed future to be accurate? Many people in Hawaii come from the island and have been there for generations and generations. But after much contact with people, tourists and ships, the island has gained so many nationalities. Olson also comments on the “beautifulness” of the…
Race is real and relevant to every single person on this world considering we are all part of one. But with race comes racism and there are many people who seem to be racist. An end to the problem would not be simple. It would require every racist human being to get on board and realize we are all equal and to have them stop being verbal with their hurtful remarks. In my opinion I truthfully do not see there…
Plans for improvement on paper 4: pay more attention to paper guidelines: include… . pages numbered, double spaced, works cited page, parenthetical citations. Also pay more attention to integrating my own ideas with others by better explaining my quote and choosing better passages for my quotes. Maintain quote file and annotations DAILY! Don’t be afraid to ask Dr. Drown or Michaela for help.
Joey Abely 3/4/2019 Dr. Drown ELA-123 Have you ever thought about what shaped your very own personal identity? Actually our social identity and the way we interact with others affects our personal identity. Now this may be a fetch to understand but famous writer and critical thinker Ta-Nehisi Coates illustrates this perfectly when he says, “The streets were not my only problem. If the streets shackled my right leg, the schools shackled my left. Fail to comprehend the streets…
Joey Abely 3/4/2019 Dr. Drown ELA-123 Have you ever thought about what shaped your very own personal identity? Actually our social identity and the way we interact with others affects our personal identity. Now this may be a fetch to understand but famous writer and critical thinker Ta-Nehisi Coates illustrates this perfectly when he says, “The streets were not my only problem. If the streets shackled my right leg, the schools shackled my left. Fail to comprehend the streets…
Rose and Coates both went to seriously different schools while growing up. Coates school taught him about having a safe place off the street to occupy during the school day teaching him literacy and life skills. On the other hand Rose is actually going to school to learn. They sit down and do worksheets and actually try to work during the school day even though it doesn’t seem to be catching on to Rose. The rules of Rose’s Catholic school…
Joey Abely I have learned many writing processes in my life as a student but the writing process I used to write both formal essays this semester is simple. First all I do is sit down and during my draft of the essay I get all of the words down onto the paper. I try to meet at least ¾ if not all of the word count in the draft. Then after I am done with the draft I…
Appiah illustrates this by saying, “If you allow your identity to be totally shaped by your opposition to a dominant culture, as many racial groups have done because of the history of racism and xenophobia, you can become locked into that minority status. The first time a group becomes conscious of itself as an important social group, it is because they realize that they’re all being subjected to something. But if you define yourself through the act of opposition, then…
