In english class we are now reading extremely complex pieces of writing. With reading all of these writings I had to develop a new reading process to be able to understand and get as much out of the reading as I can. I start off by skimming the reading looking for things that initially catch me eyes, words in bold or italics or in margins, then I open the reading and slowly skim over every paragraph paying close attention to…
Joey Abely Dr. Drown English 122 February 4, 2019 Hiding From The Truth In recent discussions of identity, a controversial issue has been whether people have abused their power to hide identity. On the one hand, somer argue that identity can be whatever you make them and hidden when needed, however, others argue that identities should be kept true throughout one’s life. In the words off Appiah one of this view’s main proponents,”we have multiple identities and multiple points…
Joey Abely Dr. Drown English 122 February 4, 2019 Hiding From The Truth In what kinds of circumstances would a person need (or want) to hide a part of their identity? What might hiding a part of their identity do to and for a person – both in those particular circumstances and over time? What might a society gain and lose when a person (or type of person) covers a part of their identity over time? Identities are given to…
Joey Abely Dr. Drown ELA-123 January 28, 2019 Who Are We? Every single person in the world no matter race, skin color, or origin all share something in common; we all have identities. Identities are essential to our salvation as human beings. They separate us from the other 7.5 billion people who inhabit the world with us. Identities make us unique from other people and are used to define who we are and often are given to us based off…
Intro: Every single person in the world no matter race, skin color, or origin all share something in common; we all have identities. Identities are essential to our salvation as human beings. They separate us from the other 7.5 billion people who inhabit the world with us. Identities make us unique from other people but they change based off of many things including location, the government, sports, jobs, etc… Include More details Be more specific Go more in…
So I find myself again in another free write on a different Article about identity, and yet again I was given the instructions to write about three different concepts of the article that related to identity and basically explain them. But after reading this article, so moved and so touched, I realized that I would be unable to do so. This article touches basically all of the edges surrounding identity and what it is and how to find it in…
Quotes: “… we have multiple identities and multiple points of contact with other people, and it’s almost never true that there is no shared ground at all.” (Appiah) “IF YOU DEFINE YOURSELF THROUGH THE ACT OF OPPOSITION, THEN YOU’RE LETTING THE OPPRESSORS SET THE TERMS” (Appiah) “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…
Joey Abely After reading A Toast Story there were certain concepts that pointed me in the right direction about finding my identity. One of those concepts included perseverance. Giulietta Carrelli had shown that after persevering through tough times to find her identity. She would often have to sleep at her work, in her own coffee shop, and even sometimes on the beach just to make it to the next day. But finally after all of that perseverance her boss…
