Dr. Kim DeVries ENG 5870 Spring 2009 I Don’t believe the hype, and because of the life I’ve had, and the way I was raised, I never did. The truth is, all of us are at risk in one…
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Power
by tbell • • 4 Comments
Tina Bell English 5870 4 May 2009 Power The struggle for power is everywhere. I can point to drastic examples such as slavery, child abuse, and animal cruelty, but I can also see examples of this struggle in the prison…
Research Draft
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Mike Calou Research Draft 5/7/09 Why is it Important to be Culturally Aware When We Teach English Composition? A New Composition Teacher’s Quest for Understanding The teaching of the writing can be compared to a dance; both partners have to…
Log for 4-28-09
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Joel Manfredi lipoma treatment Log for 4-28-09 Pryer, Memoirs, and Chocolate Strawberries 6:10– I showed up late. We get started at 6:11 and Keri hands out the log in small print and we go over the…
by mariashreve • • 1 Comment
The question is: when it comes to school, how did black boys end up getting a bad rap? Ann Arnett Ferguson explores this question in her book bad boys: Public Schools in the Making of Black Masculinity, which she…
Commentary of Ferguson: “Dont Believe the Hype”
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Maria J. Garcia Commentary for 5-5-09: Ferguson Ann Ferguson’s ethnographic research as participating observer highlights the stigmatization of Black males at Rosa Parks Elementary School. Ferguson details her observations over three years of field work at the school, where,…
Ferguson
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Joel Manfredi Journal– Ferguson Dr. De Vries English 5870 The first feeling I got after reading “bad boys,” by Ann Arnett Ferguson is that I wanted to read more. I was yearning for some of the stories that…
Commentary – Ferguson
by Amble • • 3 Comments
It’s a cliche in crime dramas to say that a murderer wasn’t a murderer until he killed someone, but it is true. The circumstances that led up to their decision can be traced back to the playground at school, or…
“Even my conditioning has been conditioned.”
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“You like what?” “I like girls with that light complexion look.” “You’re a moron.” “Man I can’t help it.” “What, being a moron?” “Yeah that too.” “You’re the first one out there with a dashiki talking that shit.” “I’m a…
Ferguson: Potato Chips & Jail Cells
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Ferguson’s article struck several cords in that I understand her point from a detached, academic way as well as from a more frustratingly personal viewpoint. She mentions that studies have shown that African American males in schools all over the…