Summary
In "I Know Why The Caged Bird Sings", Chapter 23, Maya explains how being black, graduating the eight grade is a huge achievement in Stamps. Maya is supper excited to graduate until she takes her seat in the auditorium. A white man, Mr. Edward Donleavy gives a speech, not towards the graduating class but the achievements he has done and what others have accomplished. He talks about how white people will become scientists and have great minds but talks down on black people saying that Blacks only achieved greatness through sports not academics. Maya feels ashamed as well as the rest of the graduating class, having their heads down; she mourns over the fact that she has no control over her life and wishes everyone was dead. Mr. Donleavy then leaves and Valedictorian Henry Reeds makes his speech dismissing the shamed atmosphere, but Maya reacts with doubt and hopelessness. Henry continues to speak, turning his back to the audience, leading his graduating class in singing, "Lift Ev'ry Voice And Sing" a song known popularly as the Negro National Anthem. Maya listens to the words carefully and drops her doubt and hopelessness attitude and takes pride in her black community.
Response
I enjoyed this chapter because not only was it emotionally crazy with positive and negative moments but it was an important chapter because this is where Maya realizes her worth and takes great pride in her race and who she really is. This chapter has changed her outlook on everything through the last chapters of the book. I enjoyed this chapter because no one should be ashamed of their race and of who they are. I believe that everyone should take pride in where they come from and be happy for who they are, and look forward to who they can become in this world. As for myself, I take great pride in being Mexican/ Hispanic because we have the best of both worlds, being bilingual with a language that is one of the main big languages to know in the U.S. and having such great culture. In my opinion, "Mexicans Do It Better." (:
Monday, September 29, 2014
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Post 2, Virtual Popularity Isn't Cool- It's Pathetic
Summary
In Virtual Popularity Isn't Cool-It's Pathetic by Ian Daly, he talks about how being virtually popular isn't cool. Facebook has gone out of its way to make new friends easier. Social networks have made grown men giddy, spending most their time on Facebook instead of doing work. Men have been infected like if it was a rare tropical disease. People think that they are quasi-famous because they have 10,000 friends, but they're not really their friends. Men posting pictures half naked or drunk behaving like 13 year-old girls. Associating yourself with social networks makes you think that you are actually accomplishing something. Having a social network will make you lose control of your self-image. Many people have gotten fired over what they have posted on "their" social sites. Social networking sites have become an obsession that you have to update and take care of.
Response
What Ian Daly talks about in his article is so true. People have become so addicted to social networks not knowing it. I'm not even going to lie, when I was younger and had a Myspace, I loved having so many friends on there, even on Facebook. It would excite me knowing that I had that many "friends." I knew they weren't my actual friends but it felt good knowing that people liked what I posted and had comments on status's or pictures. Social media has expanded to Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, Snapchat, Kik, and many others. I have limited myself to just having Facebook and Instagram because I realized that I didn't really need all of them. When I first made my first Instagram I was sad that I didn't have that many followers but once I got up there in my followers I felt happy. I had over 6k followers and it made me feel some type of way, having so many likes on my pictures. It sounds crazy put it's true, it's like a competition in how many likes you can get on your pictures and how many followers you have. At one point I did delete my Instagram and deactivated my Facebook, and I can live without it. I came to realize, at the end o the day, none of those social networking sites are beneficial in any way. So with that being said, I can happily say I'm not an addict! lol
In Virtual Popularity Isn't Cool-It's Pathetic by Ian Daly, he talks about how being virtually popular isn't cool. Facebook has gone out of its way to make new friends easier. Social networks have made grown men giddy, spending most their time on Facebook instead of doing work. Men have been infected like if it was a rare tropical disease. People think that they are quasi-famous because they have 10,000 friends, but they're not really their friends. Men posting pictures half naked or drunk behaving like 13 year-old girls. Associating yourself with social networks makes you think that you are actually accomplishing something. Having a social network will make you lose control of your self-image. Many people have gotten fired over what they have posted on "their" social sites. Social networking sites have become an obsession that you have to update and take care of.
Response
What Ian Daly talks about in his article is so true. People have become so addicted to social networks not knowing it. I'm not even going to lie, when I was younger and had a Myspace, I loved having so many friends on there, even on Facebook. It would excite me knowing that I had that many "friends." I knew they weren't my actual friends but it felt good knowing that people liked what I posted and had comments on status's or pictures. Social media has expanded to Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, Snapchat, Kik, and many others. I have limited myself to just having Facebook and Instagram because I realized that I didn't really need all of them. When I first made my first Instagram I was sad that I didn't have that many followers but once I got up there in my followers I felt happy. I had over 6k followers and it made me feel some type of way, having so many likes on my pictures. It sounds crazy put it's true, it's like a competition in how many likes you can get on your pictures and how many followers you have. At one point I did delete my Instagram and deactivated my Facebook, and I can live without it. I came to realize, at the end o the day, none of those social networking sites are beneficial in any way. So with that being said, I can happily say I'm not an addict! lol
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