Shane Brabant
Reading Response “Scenes of Writing”
English 100 Tu-Th 4:00-5:20
Anicca Cox
2-22-10
The “Title IX: Political Football” essay by Ruth Conniff, described the struggles and accomplishments women have had while attempting to become equally represented in sports in the USA sense the Title IX law was put into motion in 1972. Ruth delves deep into the controversies surrounding the issue of equality for men and women in the sports world. Male sports have always, and continue to have, more money for their liege than that of the women. Title IX is a law that makes it necessary for universities and high schools to attempt to equally represent both men and women. Sense the law has come about, the ration of women playing varsity level sports has jumped from 27 to 1, to almost 1 in 2. The argument for the removal of Title IX is made on the grounds that more money for women sports takes away money for male sports, which is true to some degree, and also now that men and women are almost equally represented in sports, there is no longer a need to put women into a special category or group. The law is still in action despite little Bush's attempt in 2002 to change it.
I am having a difficult time deciphering how to best describe what kind of genre the “Title IX: Political Football” essay would fit under using the “Scenes of Writing” guidelines. There is not a list of possible genre nor any indication about how to classify a piece of writing into a specific genre within the “Scenes of Writing” reading. I have read the entire “Scenes of Writing” reading and I am still confused as to how best to describe the genre of the “Title IX: Political Football” essay. I understand there are scenes, there are situations, but I do not understand how I am supposed to put this essay into a genre.
So, I will attempt to classify it with my own idea of what sort of genre it might fall under.
I would say that this essay would fall under the genre of informative, an informative essay. We are informed by Ruth on Title IX: how it effects women in sports, how it effects men in sports, controversy between male and female sport lieges. Ruth describes in detail the relationships between male and female sports teams and lieges. We learn about how the wrestlers feel they are being ripped-off because women are in a special interest group, we learned how football is where most of the money for sports goes. I would diffidently say that this essay falls under the genre of informative.
Monday, February 22, 2010
Sunday, February 7, 2010
Final Credo
Shane Brabant
Final Credo
Eng 100 Tu-Th 4:00-5:20
Anicca Cox
Life’s Good!
After reading over my other three credo’s, I decided that there was a theme to my writing. There is a common idea that flows throughout the three, and I believe that this message is something I can more easily relate to myself and my thoughts about life if I were to rewrite it with this main idea in mind.
The ideology that was prevalent throughout my credo writing was that I am blessed, fortunate, alive, happy, learning from my mistakes and turning the seed of regret into a blooming orchid of understanding. Although there are many trials in life, many difficult moments and situations, many emotions and feelings that can create inside one a feeling of hopelessness and disconnection from the divine. It is important to hold in my mind the reality that these feeling and thoughts are transitory in nature. They come and they go, no feeling is forever, no thought is permanent. As surely as the sun rises our beliefs and momentary negative situations, like shadows on my soul, will reach the horizon on the edge of our minds, and be out-shined by the beautiful light of the sunset of understanding and personal growth. It is true that many times the winds of change can feel as cold and terrible as a winters storm on the naked skin of my future, but we must remember the times when the moments pass us by and leave us refreshed, filling our lungs with warm sweet scents of summer, and the winds of change blow by a smiling face and whisper encouragement into the soul. Life’s Good. This simple truth is extremely important to remember. When I find the shadows of my minds sorrow begin to collect on the dark edges of my consciousness and the terrible, lonely feeling of helpless, hopeless despair wedges its way into my mind, clawing and scraping into my thoughts, killing my motivation and filling my heart with fear, I need remember the love, the light, and the wonders of every moment of life.
Final Credo
Eng 100 Tu-Th 4:00-5:20
Anicca Cox
Life’s Good!
After reading over my other three credo’s, I decided that there was a theme to my writing. There is a common idea that flows throughout the three, and I believe that this message is something I can more easily relate to myself and my thoughts about life if I were to rewrite it with this main idea in mind.
The ideology that was prevalent throughout my credo writing was that I am blessed, fortunate, alive, happy, learning from my mistakes and turning the seed of regret into a blooming orchid of understanding. Although there are many trials in life, many difficult moments and situations, many emotions and feelings that can create inside one a feeling of hopelessness and disconnection from the divine. It is important to hold in my mind the reality that these feeling and thoughts are transitory in nature. They come and they go, no feeling is forever, no thought is permanent. As surely as the sun rises our beliefs and momentary negative situations, like shadows on my soul, will reach the horizon on the edge of our minds, and be out-shined by the beautiful light of the sunset of understanding and personal growth. It is true that many times the winds of change can feel as cold and terrible as a winters storm on the naked skin of my future, but we must remember the times when the moments pass us by and leave us refreshed, filling our lungs with warm sweet scents of summer, and the winds of change blow by a smiling face and whisper encouragement into the soul. Life’s Good. This simple truth is extremely important to remember. When I find the shadows of my minds sorrow begin to collect on the dark edges of my consciousness and the terrible, lonely feeling of helpless, hopeless despair wedges its way into my mind, clawing and scraping into my thoughts, killing my motivation and filling my heart with fear, I need remember the love, the light, and the wonders of every moment of life.
Wednesday, February 3, 2010
Amy Tan
Shane Brabant
Eng 100 Tu-Th 4:00-5:20
Amy Tan: Mother Tongue
Anicca Cox
Although Amy Tan grew up speaking Chinese, she is now an accomplished and world renowned author. She begins by discussing the power language has on all of us, how the way you speak can determine what people think about you. She proves this point in her writing by explaining situations where her mother’s command of the English language inhibited her ability to get what she needed. Her mother spoke very choppy English, it was referred to as “broken”, “simple” English, and therefore her mother was thought of as simple, if not stupid. Amy tells us of how her mother’s ability to speak English affected her on an almost daily basis, and affected her negatively.
Mrs. Tan understands English very well, but her ability to speak has caused trouble for her and forced Amy to spe3ak for her in many cases she explains for us in the reading. I believe that because Amy needed to speak for her mother from a very early age, her command of the English language grew out of necessity. I really liked how she included her conversation with her mother in the text. Because the translation was verbatim I was able to grasp exactly what Amy meant when she attached “broken” to her mother’s speaking ability. This inclusion helped me to understand the concept of speaking different “Englishes”.
Amy explains how, growing up in a home with only her mother’s “broken” English to influence her affected her grades in school and her performance on tests. When Amy read about recent polls on Asian American’s and their preferred job choices, she found that there are very few Asian Americans in American Literature, and that there are not many Asian American writers. She attributes this fact to how mathematics, unlike English, has a definitive answer, whereas answers to English related questions are a “judgment call”. She supports this claim by giving us information about how Asian Americans often go into Engineering jobs, and jobs of that sort. Amy made the choice to decipher English and use her passion, imagery to seek out the internal intent of her words. In this way she was able to write the “Joy Luck Club”, using simple English, English that her mother was able to understand and enjoy.
To compare Amy Tans and Luc Sante’s narratives I would say that they both use real life stories to explain their points and ideas. The two grew up speaking a language other than English, yet English became their main language and the tool by which they are able to make money, be happy and generally prosper. The two writers emphasize the power of language and how it helped them throughout their very different lives. The two have strived to master the English language to better understand what it is they are saying and to help them speak to their audience with a clear and understandable voice. I would say the two narratives are of similar origin but like, for example, they are fruits, but Luc is an apple and Amy is a banana. The writing is from the same general category of literature, descriptive, based around stories and life experiences, but the twos journey into English were very different.
Eng 100 Tu-Th 4:00-5:20
Amy Tan: Mother Tongue
Anicca Cox
Although Amy Tan grew up speaking Chinese, she is now an accomplished and world renowned author. She begins by discussing the power language has on all of us, how the way you speak can determine what people think about you. She proves this point in her writing by explaining situations where her mother’s command of the English language inhibited her ability to get what she needed. Her mother spoke very choppy English, it was referred to as “broken”, “simple” English, and therefore her mother was thought of as simple, if not stupid. Amy tells us of how her mother’s ability to speak English affected her on an almost daily basis, and affected her negatively.
Mrs. Tan understands English very well, but her ability to speak has caused trouble for her and forced Amy to spe3ak for her in many cases she explains for us in the reading. I believe that because Amy needed to speak for her mother from a very early age, her command of the English language grew out of necessity. I really liked how she included her conversation with her mother in the text. Because the translation was verbatim I was able to grasp exactly what Amy meant when she attached “broken” to her mother’s speaking ability. This inclusion helped me to understand the concept of speaking different “Englishes”.
Amy explains how, growing up in a home with only her mother’s “broken” English to influence her affected her grades in school and her performance on tests. When Amy read about recent polls on Asian American’s and their preferred job choices, she found that there are very few Asian Americans in American Literature, and that there are not many Asian American writers. She attributes this fact to how mathematics, unlike English, has a definitive answer, whereas answers to English related questions are a “judgment call”. She supports this claim by giving us information about how Asian Americans often go into Engineering jobs, and jobs of that sort. Amy made the choice to decipher English and use her passion, imagery to seek out the internal intent of her words. In this way she was able to write the “Joy Luck Club”, using simple English, English that her mother was able to understand and enjoy.
To compare Amy Tans and Luc Sante’s narratives I would say that they both use real life stories to explain their points and ideas. The two grew up speaking a language other than English, yet English became their main language and the tool by which they are able to make money, be happy and generally prosper. The two writers emphasize the power of language and how it helped them throughout their very different lives. The two have strived to master the English language to better understand what it is they are saying and to help them speak to their audience with a clear and understandable voice. I would say the two narratives are of similar origin but like, for example, they are fruits, but Luc is an apple and Amy is a banana. The writing is from the same general category of literature, descriptive, based around stories and life experiences, but the twos journey into English were very different.
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