In December of 2016, an article appeared in The New York Times about the protests at Standing Rock reservation that asks the question about who has right to tell a people's stories. Recently, the Queensborough Community College Kupferberg Holocaust Center hosted a lecture series, "Survivance on Turtle Island:Engaging with Native American Cultural Survival, Resistance, and Allyship," as part of their KHC/NEH 2018-19 Colloquium. Their March event featured an event "Standing With Standing Rock: Allyship And The Environment,' about the protests at the Standing Rock Indian reservation over the building of a pipeline near their land. We might ask ourselves the question about to what extent our stories from our own cultures and religions impact how we see real events happening in the world today. In the comments section below, write about how a story or legend that you are familiar influences how you think about a specific issue that has cultural, political, or religious significance.
References: Interactive map: https://native-land.ca/
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I've taken many years of literature courses and if there is one consistent factor, it's that we are always looking for the "right" answer. Some people believe that the correct interpretation of a literary work lies with the author's intention. Others think that the text holds a secret and if only we could unlock it, we'll know the true meaning.
Take the poem "Daddy" by Sylvia Plath. As you read, you might have made annotations in the margins of your book or in your notebook. Did you consider your emotional response to the poem? What you didn't understand? Did you give into temptation and search for the poem on the internet? Did you take a peek at Sparknotes? After making your notes, post your response comparing your initial reaction to the poem with what you found on the internet. How closely did they correspond? Who was “right?” Include a link to your internet sources. I'm relatively new to New York. Where I'm from there are mostly towns and malls. What I love about New York City is that each neighborhood has its own personality. I'm still getting to know mine. For this post, I'd like you to share a picture that you feel represents your neighborhood. Of course, you shouldn't post a picture of someone else if you don't have their permission and the image should be PG, meaning that if you wouldn't share it with your grandmother, please don't share it here! Describe your picture and why you chose it. Consider the five senses, the place, and/or the time of year. Remember to keep specific addresses out of your description; you still need to honor and respect your privacy. Here: I'll get us started. I took this picture as I was walking to my favorite bakery in Whitestone. It was a few days before Halloween and one of my daughter's friends had just told me that she wouldn't be going out on Halloween because of the Crazy Clowns. I had heard of the Crazy Clowns, but I didn't know that they were actually a thing. Then I saw this hat. It was stuck into the chain link fence and surrounded by ivy. The fence itself was topped with barbed wire, which I found threatening and odd since the fence was only about four feet high and would be easy to climb over even with the barbed wire. Although it had recently rained, the colors of the hat were bright and the fabric looked clean. Had some child who hated hats stuck it there when his caregiver wasn't looking? Had a tiny Crazy Clown left it as a warning for trick-or-treaters? Or had it blown out of the window of a clown car full of regular clowns on their way to a circus? Now it's your turn. Try to include the actual picture if you can. If not, make sure your description lets us "see" it by clicking the COMMENT box below. Use words, but if so moved, it's okay to post a picture as well. Make sure to explain how the picture connects to the statements about the picture. To participate, register for a free Disqus account first at https://disqus.com/ to be all set to go! In my years of teaching college writing and literature, sometimes students tell me, “I don’t like to read” (the actual word they use is “hate”), or simply: “I don’t read.”
You don’t read? I point out that you’re actually reading every day: text messages, emails, social network posts, news alerts, and more. “But,” a student might say, “that’s not reading reading.” So what do we mean by reading reading? In 2018, is it even necessary to read beyond a headline, a text message, or an alert? I’m going to argue that, yes, it is necessary. For one, there are so many accusations of “fake news,” that it’s easy, at least for me, to disregard a shocking headline and just scroll down the page to that story about the birth of a baby giraffe. For this blog, I’m asking you to make an argument for or against reading reading (in other words, reading an entire text, whether it’s an article, a chapter in a textbook, or a novel). Take into consideration the kinds of reading you do on a daily basis. Queensborough Community College, Bayside, NY: On May 10, 2019, The English Department at QCC held a live literary event featuring writers who read from their published creative works of poetry and fiction. Published creative works by Queensborough Community College |
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In the video above, Ellen Gustafson talks about hunger and obesity as issues that have global significance, but hunger is a problem right here in the United States; in fact, right here on campus. Gustafson asks us to consider how the food we eat nourishes us and also points out that while poverty and hunger are inextricably linked, so are poverty and obesity. Take a look around your own neighborhood. Where can one buy an inexpensive, healthy meal? How many restaurants serve fast food or “junk” food? Finally, consider your own eating habits. When you’re busy and hungry, what are you likely to eat? | Food insecurity affects many in our campus community. |
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