Wednesday, September 1, 2010
Dear Students: I want to encourage you to send me your blog addresses so I can visit your personal blog. One student in the M/W/F class has already had me as a visitor! I also would like to receive either on the class blog--this blog--your first reading response on the articles we read in class on the mosque controversy, or a hard copy by this Friday or next Tuesday. Remember, we do not have class on Monday. If you did not take notes to write a reading response to the article in class, you can google, mosque controversy ground zero and you will be offered hundreds of articles to read and review. Remember, 250 words on your blog and another 250 on the class blog or hard copy for the 500 word requirement this week. S
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Last Thursday, I read an untitled article on the mosque that might be built by the Twin Towers in New York, and I have to say that I am still neutral about it. The author of the article listed a bunch of facts and percentages. I felt that the author should have given his opinion about the issue rather than have numbers speak for them. Also, the author should have had more refered more sources in the article.People are saying that building this mosque near ground zero is like allowing Nazi's to build a building next to a Holocaust museum. But its not. The Muslim religion didn't attack this country, a group of radicals did. How can we punish American-Muslims for something they didn't do? Everyday people visit the Pearl Harbor Memorial. I know for a fact that many Japanese people visit this place every year. Do we sit there and say "I'm sorry but we can't allow you to visit this place because it just so happens that it was your peoples fire power that killed all these Americans." Exactly my point, we don't. What happened that day at Pearl Harbor is just as much apart of any Americans or Japanese persons history. September 11, 2001 was a horrible day. Nearly 3,000 people lost their lives. Those people lost their lives because a small group of ignorant people decided they hated this country and wanted to see it fall to the ground. But we didn't fall. We are standing stronger than ever because of that. Now not allowing that mosque to be built would be in vain of all those people that lost their lives for this country that stands for freedom. All in all I am still neutral on the issue.
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On Thursday I read an article about the mosque that might be built by Ground Zero in New York City. My opinion on this issue is that i think there are plenty of places in New York where the mosque could be built, not a block from the once known World Trade Center. The author of the untitled article stated a lot of supporting facts as well as some facts against the issue. In the beginning of the article there was a lot of names of businesses and organizations and it was more of facts from other sources. In the second half of the article it was more emotional and had some stories. Also it was about how the people will be affected by the mosque and how they feel. Although it was kind of hard to tell what side this article was on most of the time. In the end they were against the idea building of the mosque. The author should have made it more clear what side they were on from the beginning. Other than that it was a very informational article on this matter of building the mosque. When it comes to this issue I am still against it, but I am opened minded into hearing the opinions of other people that are against the issue. I just feel that to build something that huge for the Muslim Religion right down the block from the place where we lost over 3,000 Americans on one of the most devastating days in the United States just doesn't seem right at all. But who am I to say what is right or not; In the end our government is going to do what they feel is right and constitutional. I do think that things should be fair and religious freedom is something our country was built on, but i still feel that being so close to Ground Zero is kind of like slapping our country in the face, like laughing at us or something.
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ReplyDeletei read the article Right Wing:mosque at ground zero "slap in the Face". i can pretty safely say that they were completely against the issue of building a 15 story mosque community recreational building close to the site of the world trade centers. These writers argued that the islamic culture will laugh at being able to build a mosque next to their greatest military achievement. They also think it will serve as a nice terrorist meeting spot for future plans. Going off the recent times square car bomb. But what these writers don't talk about is that there are 17 mosques in manhattan one of which only being four blocks away from ground zero and that it has been there for years until being shut down very recently. As i read this i am pushed to the other side of this issue mainly because they single a culture out as bad because a select group of individuals with the same beliefs did terrible things. but christians, catholics and many other religions have done terrible things in the past just because its not in the history books doesn't mean it didn't happen. all in all these writers had great emotion i just wanted to hear more about the other side and if there are any benefits to this idea so i could weigh out the pros and cons of this topic to make a clearer decision.
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After reading an article on the controversial "mosque" issue, it is apparent that many have strong opinions on its location and purpose. The author of the article presents bold facts that are insightful for the reader. He offers information from both points of view but clearly sways towards constructing the mosque. As an author, I think that he wrote a high-quality article presenting solid facts about the actual construction of the mosque. He speaks about our first amendment rights as Americans, the freedom of religion. He even comments on Obama's statement that caused much controversy, agreeing that as Americans we have the right to practice any religion we chose. Although the author is clearly pro mosque, he also offers opposing arguments that help round out his article. He notes how many people disagree with the production of the mosque and believe that its location is inappropriate. Those who have lost loved ones in the tragic event on 9/11 feel almost insulted that people would even think about building a mosque so close to ground zero. Throughout the article I begin to take sides with the author and agree with the construction of the mosque. His sentence structure had unique flow to it which adds to his piece, making it easier to read and comprehend. He was able to convey his point of view while still providing both sides of the story. As a whole this piece was convincing with a well rounded feel to it.
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I read the untitled article that listed statistics. It was very neutral and listed most of it's stats from one primary source, and from a small group of people. Had the author acquired more information, I would've been swayed a little more. However, I'm still very divided on the situation. People are saying that the building is offensive and basically a slap in the face to the nation. I can see how it can be offensive, but denying it would be against our first amendment rights, freedom of religion.
ReplyDeleteThe article pointed out that it's being built to honor some of the dead. Some people found this really offensive, rather than honoring. Some of the of the citizens who lost loved ones were Muslim. So it technically would be honoring some of the dead. I'm still divided, but I can see why it's such a controversy.
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Recently in my English class, my teacher read an article about the big time square mosque debate. I forgot what the articles message was so I read another article about the time square mosque debate. It was titled “the real issue in the mosque debate” and was written by Michael Goodwin. The article acknowledges that Mayor Bloomberg of New York City sees the issue as a right to freedom of religion. The author of the article shows a lot of compassion towards the families of 9/11 and the supporters of the anti mosques groups. I fell he even went off topic with his rants about President Obama and his views. This can hint that the author is Republican, or at least not a fan of Obama, and his view on this issue is more on the emotional side of things and not to the law.
Legally the mosque has every right to build wherever they want to in accordance. But morally it is testing the victims and their families. It is really too soon? It is about to be the 9th anniversary of the tragedy. I personally think that there really should be no big issue here. If the Muslims want to build a mosque, let them. Stopping them would go against the Constitution. Sure it is hard to not do anything about it, especially for the people connected to 9/11 but showing heated tensions over nothing more than emotions of the past is not the right thing. This issue shows how ignorant some Americans really are. With attitudes like the one of the author of the article, it’s no wonder why the world hates us. This kind of attitude brings up wars. So that’s why things like 9/11 happen. Then, invading a couple of countries in retaliation, won’t solve anything ether. And now look what happened, just more death, over things of the past. Plus nothing is really resolved permanently over there. This issue I find to be silly, because if we could get over the past, we can look towards the future, where Muslims, Christians, Hindus, Mormons, even Scientologists and whoever else coincide in society peacefully along side each other, without war and prejudice. I think this was the whole reason why most of us are here today, because of freedom of religion.
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ReplyDeleteLast Thursday we read an article on a mosque being built near 9/11's tragic ground zero. The article went on to talk about how it is perfectly legal for a mosque to be built near ground zero, but instead it is morally wrong. It talked about what happened on that tragic day, and they believe that building the mosque would be wrong on all parts. I personally think the mosque will be built, because it is perfectly legal to put it there and also I don’t think these people should be punished for what a group of radical extremists did. The article went on to say that 52% of the people they asked in New York were completely against the building of the mosque, but on the other hand the mayor Bloomberg encourages the mosque being built by saying in a recent speech, "In rushing into those burning buildings, not one of them asked: 'What God do you pray to? What beliefs do you hold? We do not honor their lives by denying the very constitutional rights they died protecting." People can say and do what they want against the building of the mosque but what it comes down to is that by not building it denies the exact reason why the pilgrims fled from Europe to come to America and pursue their religion without persecution, and that sure seems similar to what is happening now.
Last Thursday, we all read different articles about the mosque being built at ground zero, and after hearing about the different article’s everyone read and hearing all of the different opinions lead me to believe that people have no right to not let them build the mosque. But one thing that irked me about one of the articles was the fact that after 9/11 there were people who had to change their names due to the fact that they were being harassed in school. But it doesn’t stop there; families of the victims of Islamic decent were being harassed and accused of being involved in the attack. The author of the article brought up one more interesting point, people wouldn’t make a big deal out of building a Christian church near the Oklahoma City bombing because the bomber was a Christian. So why should we make a big deal out of people wanting to build a mosque near ground zero? The mosque would not only be used as a place where people could go and pray, but also as a community center where other people of different religions could go to as well. But the fact that this is such a big deal in today’s society is something that I frown upon, seeing as how we pride ourselves for coming such a long way, but at the same time we show acts of racial and social inequality. The different authors and articles all bring up valid points, but in my opinion, I think that they should be allowed to build a mosque near and around ground zero.
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Ah well, my thoughts on the universal health care article is that money and profit is worth more than a human's life and well being. If we as a society have become so advance then why do we act so primitive and ruthless towards our fellow man? The big company's have total control over this issue and there is little we can do. Sure we can shout and yell outside the capital, but what would it accomplish? Nothing, Obama is already on the job but to no avail.He can not out this wonderful idea into play.The argument that was presented in the article was great, it made me feel guilty for having health insurance. Did anyone else feel this??? I SURE DID!!! I mean, i understand people will loose billions of money but how many people loose their lives because they have inadequate insurance. This crazy, Greed does consume all and it when it affects progress the government should ban this or do something cray to stop it. I think Obama, Congress, or someone with legitimate power should step in and disband big medical companies. Well thats just my take on things.
ReplyDeleteWell all the writers that it be a mosque not only for the people of Islam, but for all people looking for place to pray, eat,or play. This complex in reality will be a community center for everyone to enjoy. It just so happens that the person who proposed this was Islamic, if it were any other person from any other religion this wouldn't be as big as it is now.
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I found a lot of good articles on the internet about my topic for the position paper. For my paper, I am dicussing the problems of the typical american diet. One article I found was about the salt intake of an average american. It had some useful statistics. It said that the human body should only be taking in less than a teaspoon of salt every day. Only about 1 in 18 people meet this standard of health. If most people could take in less that a teaspoon of salt a day, this would reduce the yearly number of heart disease by 60,000, and the number of strokes by 32,000. The majority of people asked took in most of their salts from grains, then poultry and fish, then vegetables.
ReplyDeleteAfter reading “9 Years Gone, Everyone’s A Ground Zero Stakeholder” by
ReplyDeleteSamantha Gross of the Associated Press Writer, I was left rather confused. She began the
article talking about how after everything that took place on the grounds of the world
trade center, everything is still the same, and everyone still walks by it everyday just
minding their own business. She describes that life goes on, and trying to show that
American values are jumbled, so to speak. Another thing Gross does is compare pictures
to a hotdog at a baseball game. She goes on to list examples of everyday activities to
make a point that either nothing has changed since then or people have just gotten over it.
In Gross’ next paragraph, she totally switches gears and starts talking about how
the victims’ families have lost someone special in their lives, and that this is still a time of
grieving. My Opinion is this, quoted by Samantha Gross: “Although the rules haven’t
been finalized, one could imagine a jogger passing through and pausing to take a drag off
her water bottle, a group of kids break dancing for tips, business man unwrapping his
sandwhich for lunch on a sunny bench.” I am not against having the mosque built at
ground zero. It has been 9 years since it happened, and I believe it’s time to move on.
According to this article, a lot of people, if not all people have gotten over it and have
gone on with their lives. I felt that parts of this article also stated that this is not a sacred
place because everyone is just simply distracted by everything else in their lives.
Samantha Gross had some confusing arguments at the beginning of the article, but
as I read the whole thing numerous times, I felt I understood it more. This is the only
article I have read about this subject, and from it, I am convinced that there shouldn’t be a
problem with the mosque being built. The area cannot be dead and desolate forever, it
needs to be brought back to life. This is a way of letting go of the past, and welcoming the future for all Americans.
Recently I was given the persuasion essay in my English class. I chose my topic on graffiti, persuading the reader to be in favor for graffiti, viewing it as an art and not a crime. I researched the topic and found an article over the Internet discussing the subject. The article is called “Graffiti-an Art or Crime” This article was very helpful for my essay, and me, even though it is six years old and is from Britain. But it proves how the issue is global and been ongoing. I like how the author gives the definition for graffiti, and how he explains how graffiti is not a crime but the location of the place where it does occur determines if there is a crime. I learned that what makes a "graffiti" a crime is not its content, but the fact that in most cases "graffiti" is written or painted on an item of property that belongs not to the author of the "graffiti", but to somebody else, and this somebody else had not given to the "graffiti" writer permission to use his property for the purpose of "graffiti". So its pretty much the case of trespassing and damaging of other people’s property. Also from the article, the author explains how he thinks the issue in the UK has developed, mainly blaming Former Prime Minister Tony Blair. But he acknowledges that its mainly kids doing it. I thought the article was a big help to me.
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Health Care reading response
John and Judith Glass' article Unprotected Californians: Health Care as the New Civil Rights Issue illustrates the difficulties of not being able to afford health care adn proposes that universal health care is in dire need. According to the article the United States is ranked 37th in quality of coverage with 45 million US citizens uninsured, seven million of them being Californians. From these statistics it is safe to say that the Glass' were right when they called this lack of care a crisis.
The article proceeds to give information on how health care such as it being first provided by employers during World War II in order to recruit more workers. But as the Glass' point out, times change. The economy is worsening and people are struggling to maintain a balance between their health and career. The only fault of this article is that it does not give the reader a sense of the other side of the argument or really go into detail on why such little action has been taken to reform health care in America. If the writers took the time to state the other side of the argument and why it is incorrect the piece would be stronger as a whole and would give readers a better sense of the topic and allow them to make their own decisions on the topic.
Because of the bias nature of this piece it is hard for readers to not be manipulated into having their opinion swayed. Health care is a controversial issue so both sides of the argument should be looked at before a decision is made.
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In class, we were read several personal essays explaining topics that revealed insecurities and personal insight into each persons life struggles and how they over came them. In one of the essays a man who once struggled with always being short wrote about how he over came his insecurities and grew from the experience. Towards the beginning of the essay he talked about how he he was made fun of because of his height and how he tried anything he could to make himself physically taller. His height so greatly affected him that he would try drastic measures to alter his appearance. But then things changed for him and he miraculously grew and was no longer short. Although he is no longer seen as a short man he will always feel that he is because he grew up with such an insecurity that it will never fully leave his mind. I feel that this essay was a good example to learn from and helped give me good ideas on what i could write for my essay.
ReplyDeleteIn class we were given an assingment to evaluate Stanly Fish's paper.One of the topics was to evaluate the title of the essay."Why We Built The Ivory Tower" in my opinion it is built to help the students that are enrolling in to school become a smart individual member of society that can fit in and be productive.As the paper states we are here to intepret the world not to change it. Not so long ago only the wealthiest went to school and it was impossible for someone of the lower class familys to reach a higher education.In todays age that is not neccesarily the case. I think today there are many reasons why we built the ivory tower for many it is a once in a lifetime experiance,many go because there familys force them to go.But there are some legitimate reasons as well; many go to recieve a higher education to get better jobs to support their family and there are many who do go to school to change the world.
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ReplyDeleteTo help us come uo with a topic for our auto ethnography Mrs. Bennet read us two different types of autoethnographies. One was about being a Japanese American and the other was about a man who was permanently scarred from being extremely small as a child. The Japanese one was interesting to me because i was amazed at all the different issues and facts that the girl could identify herself having a problem with. She knew exactly what it was about her life that she didn't like. She knew what embarrased her about her parents and her heritage, she recognized what made here different from other children and how exactly it affected her life. She didn't like it that her parents made her go to chinese school six days a week while other kids got to have fun on weekends. She didn't understand why her parents dressed her like a queen to go to a high school dance and she definately didn't like it that other chinese immigrants tried to talk to her at school. She was ashamed of who she was and where she came from, and she resented the fact that it made her stick out a little bit in American society. I think the coolest thing about this story was how she ended up coming to terms with herself. She went on a school trip to Mexico where they visited a school that had every child labeled with a name tag on their chest. Their faamily names were on their chest for everyone to see, that was the only thing to make them different frome ach other were their names, and they were all proud to show the chinese girl their name tags, and talk about their families and what their home lives were like. Meeting new and friendly people in Mexico that treated her like family from the first really changed her view. She decided that it was ok to be different, you could still fit in. Or rather, you could always make a place for yourself.
The doonsbury guy wrote an autoethnography about how being short marred him for life. Although i can connect with his story because i am a small person, i think that his story was a little bit pathetic. Being short was something that he never grew out of, and he always regarded it as being a serious handicap. I didn't really see how someone could let that happen to them, how they could do that to themselves. It was an ok story, but not one that i would care to emulate. However, i did get a good idea about a layout for an autoethnography, which is what i needed.
Stanley Fish: Why We Built The Ivory Tower
ReplyDeleteToday i read fish's analytical and critical opinion/review on college and what its purpose is. While some people believe that the purpose of college is to prepare individuals for the outside world by exposing them to political or controversial issues Fish believes that universites' and teachers' jobs is to interpret the world, not make attempts to change it. Fish believes that the academic world should not really be mixed unless political issues focus on or have a direct affect on academics or education.
Fish said that after working for five decades in acadamia he acquired three pieces of wisdom: do your job, don't try to do someone else's, and don't let anyone else try to do your job. He believes that there are definite boundaries between academics and the rest of the world and that they should not be crossed. They should have nothing to do with each other. Politics distract schools and their students from doing what they should be doing, which is the search for truth and its divulsion through teaching.
While i agree with Fish in the sense that academics should not be tainted by political biased or opinions i do not think it is realistic to say that the two should not be mixed at all. If we as students are to learn what we need to in order to suceed in this world, then that means also learning about politics and taking a stand on issues that concern us or have an impact on us. While it is also true that the job of universities is not to change the world but to interpret it, it is the job of the adults that emerge from those universities to take an active role in society and do something to change the world. Where are we learn about these things if not from school? Where are we to get the tools we need in order to do these things?
I do not think that it is too much to ask that we are given a rounded education. We should be given choices and options as to whether politics should or can be apart of our education. If we choose it to be, then it should be made availabe to us.
While Fish makes a good point in saying that politics should not be so important as to take away from people's education I think that he has gone overboard and that it needs to be made available to people, and that it does have a certain place in education. As it has a place in the rest of the world, so should it have a place in universities.