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Beginning The Alchemist - Liying Wang

The king of Salem says that the world's greatest lie is that at a certain point in our lives we lose control of what's happening to us and we're controlled by fate (20). Do you agree or disagree? Explain.
1.Alchemist is one who versed in the practice of alchemy and who transforms or creates something through a seemingly magical process.
2. The significance of Santiago's journey is to enjoy every moments on the road  while he's traveling and learned something from it. Because  the way he traveled from Spain to Egypt shows that the journey wasn't that easy and looks like a challenge for him, and he took it difficulty by experienced a new life in order to grow up and to be independent.
3. These sample shifts in perspective are trying to explain the  main character, the young man Santiago, is realizing that the world isn't as small as what he have seen and there are many thing he haven't known yet. But now, through the journey he gave up his stereotype thinking and started to accept new stuff. More importantly, that's telling readers that he is more like what he's doing in the story now and looking forward to it.
4. The novel is open with a myth is because the author wants the readers have a first impression of how important those sheep to Santiago. They were go through some difficult time together, and I think that's going to connect and impact how the story is going in the end.
5. I do agree with him.I have heard that a lot of times which is people can't change their own fate because that's inevitable. What's inevitable?  If we stay there and doing nothing to make a change then things just go on the way it should be, I think that's what inevitable is. However, that doesn't we can't control our life, if we are not fight to it.

ENGL 102
Raiana Rosa

The story ends this way because the author wants the readers to understand that life doesn't always go as planned. I believe that is the whole point of the story. Since the beginning of the story the boy is going through constant trials and tribulations. By doing this the author captivates the readers attention in a way that there's always hope for the success of the character. It also makes it relatable to the reader because in real life nothing ever goes as planned. Especially trying to be successful and follow your dreams. By the end of the first part, he's going through a hard time and essentially he wants to quit. However given the details about his personality, I doubt he will give up so easy. Its probably the hardest thing in life, but what we learn from this story is to not give up and if one thing fails, its not to say that everything will fail.

I expect him to continue his journey. He doesn't seem like a quitter, and is brave enough to fight through his struggles.

Why does part 1 end this way?
- I believe that the story ended this way because it was some type of foreshadowing. Readers can also see what the sheep means to the boy, comfort, some form of security, and ultimately makes him feel like he's at home.

What do you expect to to happen?
- I expect the boy to end up going back home because at the end of the story he says "I need money to buy some sheep" which means home to him, Spain, because at the beginning of the story the sheep are there throughout his journey.                                                    

Why does part one end this way?

I think this part end this way because the boy have in adventure to follow he doesn't take No as in answer ,he knows what he want in life. instead of ask he give , he want to give his energy to get some money in order to move forward.




What do you expect to happen next?

I feel like he going to work so hard to achieve his dreams.

The Alchemist ( Class)

Why does part 1 end this way?

Part 1 ends this way since Santiago gets robbed he is now penny less. Santiago is desperate for cash and he knows what he has to do to get it, work. Santiago with out question cleans the crystal without conforming with the man later to find out his efforts are wasted. The merchant offers Santiago money to hes back home but he knows he wants to embark on the journey to Egypt and insists on working for the merchant. Santiago wants to find his personal legend and would do whatever it takes.


What do you expect to happen next?

Next in the story I believe we follow Santiago and his journey to Egypt. But before he continues his journey he will work for the merchant man and as part 1 ends he asks for money to buy some sheep. As told in the story from the beginning hes a Shepherd so hes probably planing to use the sheep to make up the money he would owe the man or make his own for the trip. During this time while working for the merchant Santiago will find more of his purpose or have a better sense of self before going to Egypt. Maybe in the story its not about the destination but the journey it takes to get there.

The Alchemist

I think part one ended that way because the author want to show how his plan disappeared right in front of him. In that few seconds of a pause he thought of a brand new plan that he think will help him in getting to Egypt. The next chapter will most likely go into his new plan and what he'll do with the sheep he plans to get.We would see the many hardships he'll go through to accomplish his desire.

Alchemist, ending of part I

I think the novel ends this way b/c he has to suffer a setback. Like the video we watched last week argues, the hero always suffers a setback. Obviously, if it were easy to get your "treasure" everyone would have one and treasure would be less valuable. We want our hero to struggle and prevail. This is his first real challenge. Everything has pretty much gone his way to this point (although, as it's pointed out, he hasn't traveled too far yet). He needs to suffer. He's is only heroic if, after suffering, he perseveres and continues on his quest. The second part of the book will be about that quest.

The Alchemist

-I think that part one ended this way because it's the being of the story and i don't think that the author want to share about hes journey to Egypt yet. Also in part one it does say that he got rob so he needs some way to make up the money. I also think that the man that he works for is going to go with him.


-I think that in part two it going to talk about him working at the shop with the man and also him making up the money to go to Egypt.i also think it going to talk about him and his beginning process of going to Egypt.

Why do you think part one of the alchemist end the way that it did?

I think that part one of the alchemist ends the way it does to give some suspense. As a reader, I was left wondering why Santiago would need any sheep in Africa. I think he may be trying to use his sheep for travel. The book mentions a few times that Santiago becomes a shepherd because he wants to travel around. After his dream, his visiting with the gypsy, and meeting the King of Salem, he now wants to travel to Egypt to find the hidden treasure at the pyramids. While he does this, he gets robbed in Africa and he is scared because he doesn't seem to know what he is doing. I think he asks for money to buy sheep because it is something that he is familiar with. Maybe the sheep will help him travel to Egypt at last.

I honestly don't know what to expect. I think that the sheep could possibly be a guide for Santiago. I also think that the crystal merchant is a genuine ally to Santiago, as he feeds him and offers him money to travel back to Spain.

Beginning The Alchemist

I think that part one ends the way that it does because the boy doesnt know what to do. He travels all this way with his sheep to sell wool, but along the way he meets a few people that tell him he needs to find his own fate. After a short amount of time of the boy trying to get to his fate in Egypt, he has already been tricked and robbed, and he had  to give away a tenth of his sheep. Feeling discouraged by all this, part one ends with him trying to earn money to get new sheep, showing he wants to go back to the life style he is accustomed to.

I expect that next the boy will try to buy more sheep and go back to his original life style, but as he tries to do this some obstacles stop him in his path. Something that tells him he cant just go back and that if he truly wants to know his personal legend that he needs o go after it. The good omens might lead him in the right direction.

Part 1 response: The Alchemist

Why does part one end this way?

The way that part one ends gives the reader an impression that the boy gave up on his dream to discover the buried treasure beings that he agrees to work until he can afford to buy sheep again. His hopes vanished hen he suddenly got robbed due to his trust in "omens" which alters the boy's course within the first part. I think the authors intention is to change the mood of the text temporarily to intrigue the reader only to come back to the previous goal earlier on to find treasure from this new goal become a shepherd again. Reading this section steered me in one direction the entire time until the boy gets robbed and loses hope/ focus on the faith in "omens"  he's supposed to have.

What do you expect to happen next?

In the next section I believe the boy will be working for the crystal store owner and probably return to his goal toward the treasure after he makes enough money to travel to Egypt. When he makes enough money for a new flock of sheep he will either go straight to Egypt or return home where he met the king in the first place.

Beginning The Alchemist

What is alchemy (or alchemists)? (If you don't know, Google it.)

Santiago (the boy) endeavors to travel from Spain to Egypt. This is evidently before trains, cars, or planes. What is the significance of this journey?

Often, the events in The Alchemist will repeat and offer new interpretations of old experiences. So, although the boy hates the tea at first, he likes it later. Or he realizes that Northern Africa (Morocco) is not a "strange" place, but a "new" one. What do you think these simple shifts in perspective are trying to tell the reader?

Why does the novel open w/ a myth (in the Prologue)?

The king of Salem says that the world's greatest lie is that at a certain point in our lives we lose control of what's happening to us and we're controlled by fate (20). Do you agree or disagree? Explain.

What questions do you have so far?

“Fat swim “ and “the entertainer” Questions

The Entertainer":

• What do you think of Devlin and Davenport? (What about their names?)
• Why do they want to watch Rachel eat?
• What is the significance of their game of "talking poor"? What does this say about them?
• Who is the entertainer? 

The entertainer 
My options on Devin and Davenport is there both girls who were rich and had no control over it, they had to live and fit into this life style and maintain it. Rachel to them is what they wish they could be . The sisters names sound powerful in my opinion like they hold significants rather than a typical name anyone could have, much like a last name.
Both of them watch Rachel eat foods they wish they could eat. For example in the scene where Rachel is eating and can see their pupils dilate the food stimulates this.
The significance of their game of “talking poor” say about them is there completely offed from the outside world and to them its just a game, but that isn’t their reality much like as kids you would play dress up or a celebrity ( being something you aren’t )
The entertainer in the story is Rachel she provides a different perspective to the story and the people in it. Rachel to them is a outsider when to us she’s like any other girl.

 "Fat Swim":

• Why is Alice drawn to the women at the pool?
• What's wrong with her father?
• What is Alice like?
• We learn that the women at the pool are a mix of white and black, something unusual for that neighborhood. What ethnicity did you picture Alice as? 
• Did you notice that none of the dialogue has quotation marks ("") around it in this story? The convention is to put quotes around dialogue as it is in "The Entertainer": "'Fuck men,' Devlin says" (180). Why do you think Eisenberg doesn't use quotation marks?

Fat swim 

Alice is drawn to the women to the pool since she finds them attractive and wants to be just like them when she grows up. Alices father is depressed and both him and is daughter is aware of it yet they don’t confront each other on it.Alice is like a little girl looking for role models In her life and finds these women at the pool where they teach her and show her things as a parent would.I pictured Alice as a freckled red head since there is a similar movie called “ eight grade “ the story made me think of the main girl and the changes and struggles she had with her body in the movie taking place at a pool.Eisenberg doesn’t use quotation marks since it wouldn’t have let the story flow the way it did. Everything was described so you can see the image in your head with that there was no need for quotations since the characters were already imagined.

Liying Wang

 The story " The entertainer" is begin with a plan to the beach. Rachel's mother is a woman in divorce, so she really want Rachel go to the beach. Because she wants Rachel to learn something by herself and be grow up fast. However, it's complex than it looks. In the end of the story, Rachel's father shows up. He is a entertainer and poor guy with no future. So that's the reason why her mother expect her to marry a rich man in order to get both Rachel and her mother's life more easy and happy. It's kind of entertaining to put people's happiness on others. That's kind of weird and stupid.

In the introduction of "The Entertainer" by Whitney Collins, readers can see how Rachel's mom is almost controlling her, and answering questions for her. You can see how Rachel's mother gives bad advice on eating' "think  of your hunger as a wheelchair". The introduction gives a foreshadowing on how the mother's personality is. Also you can see how the Billingsley family just uses Rachel like a puppet, for entertainment.

In the end of the story, Mrs. Billingsley is drunk in her bad and talks poorly about her daughters, saying that if they weren't rich they would be dead. Mrs. Billingsley just wants her kids to live a normal life, you can tell her kids are spoiled. Readers see that Mrs. Billingsley want to go back to her middle class life, and she also gives Rachel tips about relationships, she opens up and tells rachel that she isn't happy, he just had money.

The Entertainer

In the beginning of the story Mrs. Billingsley asked Rachel's mother if she can go to the beach for two weeks. without asking Rachel shes says yes at when Rachel finds out she didn't want to go. Also Rachel's mom is starting to look down on her as her own child. but Mrs. Billingsley thinks that she is a entertainer.

At the end of the story Mrs. Billingsley talks to Rachel about her life story of how her life us to be at her age. she also claims that Rachel will be a good role model towards them because she did not grow up in the rich life. she tells Rachel to teach her kids the basic stuff of what they need to know how to do when they get  older. Rachel also refer back to the sounds of the ocean because it reminds her of something in her past.

ENGL 102
Raiana Rosa
Prof. Tailbird

INRO: In the intro of the entertainer, it is clear that Rachel's mom cares strongly about the judgment of her vanity. She volunteers Rachel to go on vacation with this rich family for 2 whole weeks without asking her first. Because the mother's life has gone down the drain, she pushes her daughter to attend events like this, so that she can possibly meet people to get her mom out of the gutter. Honestly I do not think that this is fair to Rachel, especially knowing how dysfunctional this family is. She's only e teen and should have the liberty of making her own decisions to hang out with who she wants. The fact that her mom is forcing her to do these things for her own vanity and not even looking out for the well-being of her daughter shows a lot. It shows what type of parent she is and what type of life Rachel has to live.

CONCLUSION: By the end of the story, you get a good feel for the type of person Rachel is. She seems to be very passive and wants to satisfy everyone. Even though she knows that this family is messed up, she listens to her mother and does what she's told, even if its not what she wants. I feel like she almost has a sense of compassion for Mrs. Billingsley and that's why she agrees to be there. The conclusion pretty much sums up the story in the way that we understand why the story is called the entertainer. All the little things add up, like how she just wants to go to bed, however Mrs. Billingsley is in her bed and start venting to her about how her kids aren't the best. Instead of ignoring her, Rachel sits there and listens and by the end of the story, she finally realizes that the clashing of the waves reminded her of an applause. This directly relates to the title "The Entertainer" After she was forced to go on this trip and plays her part as this family's entertainer, she is applauded by the ocean.

( class) the entertainer

The introduction to " The Entertainer" is in 3rd person narrative, it starts off with a phone call to Rachel's mother and with that its a introduction to her. Rachel is being put into a situation she doesn't fit into and would have to learn and adapt to with the Billingsley family. Rachel mothers life is failing apart on her own and tries to live vicariously through her daughter. Rachel is clearly uncomfortable with the idea of going on a two week vacation to the beach with the family and wasn't even asked if she wanted to got. Rachel's mother starts to name off the things she would have to do to fit into there lifestyle.

The conclusion sets the mood that Rachel is resentful but still respectful of Mrs billingsley. Rachel is clearly exhausted and wants to be alone but she is still in the room. Mrs billingsley looks at Rachel as herself to when she was 13 offering a opportunity to her like the golf job she had. She tells Rachel how in order to be rich you'd have to sacrifice things and that anything. She also sees more in Rachel than her own daughters asking Rachel to help them on how to do anything. Mrs Billingsley showed Rachel the rich lifestyle and how she could get it to just like her. The purpose of the trip was to entertain her daughters which is showing them how to behavior like any other  girl and with that Rachel says she can and the shows over .

Introduction to "The Entertainer"

I think the introduction for "The Entertainer" shows the perspective of Rachel and her Mother. Rachel is young. She has her own plans and aspirations. On the other hand, her mother feels like her time is up. The story mentions that she was recently divorced from Rachel's father, and it is hitting her hard. When Mrs. Billingsley offers Rachel's mother an opportunity for Rachel to join them on a trip to an island for a bit, Rachel and her mother have different reactions. Rachel's mother is eager to send her off and she wants her to go. Rachel's mother wants her to impress the Billingsley family so that way Rachel can live a wealthy life.


i think the conclusion goes to show that Rachel's mother was wrong. In the conclusion, Mrs. Billingsley opens up to Rachel about her life. She was similar to Rachel in the sense that they were both middle-class girls. But Mrs. Billingsley wanted to change her life when she was 13. She wanted to get Mr. Billingsley to marry her. She just wanted to be married into a rich family. Mrs. Billingsley eventually marries Mr. Billingsley and they have a family. Although Mrs. Billingsley got her wishes of marrying someone rich, she feels a lot of regret as her life goes on. She realizes that she truly doesn't love Mr. Billingsley and she feels as though her children are spoiled rotten. She feels upset at this and she looks at Rachel with amazement. Rachel is a normal person. She isn't wealthy, and she isn't poor. rachel has had a normal life, and she knows how to function well. Mrs. Billingsley wishes the same for her daughters.

"The Entertainer"

Intro:

I think the concept of "the entertainer" is very interesting in this story and it's introduced immediately, Mrs. Billingsley says that Rachel is so "entertaining." It seems that this is one way that women who aren't beauties, who aren't rich or skinny, can get into society. They can cut up for the rich people, entertain them. And Rachel has this skill. We also learn that her mother is pretty jaded ("operate aging dick" is pretty cold) and not a good role model. But then her father seems to be caught up in his own personal fantasy world too.

Conclusion:

It's interesting that Rachel wants to climb into bed and think up catchphrases for her father. In some ways, the absent father is the better of the two role models Rachel has. The mention of his deserving applause is delivered as an absurdity, an immature thing for a grown man w/ a wife and daughter to do. However, by the end of the story, you almost think that it might be the better of two choices, esp. if the other choice is just to find someone rich.

The introduction of The Entertainer is showing the correlation of this lower middle class family and a family that is very high class. While Rachel's Mom wants to hide her life or as she says it her divorce, hatchback, and teeth even though we know it goes deeper then that, Mrs. Billingsley wants to show or expose her life but not directly. This is why Rachel's mom is contacted about the trip not Rachel. Because Mrs. Billingsley wants to let someone new into her life and family. And she knows if its up to the daughter she wont want to go she doesn't think she will fit in. But the mother would push her to go trying to fit her daughter into that higher class of society which is why the offer seems so innocent.
The conclusion has a similar effect of the correlation between Rachel's mom and Mrs. Billingsly. Mrs. Billingsly went through exactly what Rachel's mom wants to happen to Rachel. Except with a twist to the readers. It inst as nice of a dream as Rachel's mom told us it would be. Mrs. Billingsly only got married for her husbands money. Even though everyone else loved him she didn't. But because of everyone else she also decided to love him. She had to work for a bit to get him to fall for her then after that she didn't have to work for anything at all. Exactly what Rachel's mom had described. But where she said it in a way to make Rachel life seem easy from that point, Mrs. Billingsly said it in away that made it seem terrible. She talks as if being in Rachel's position in the middle class was better. As if working that sandwich shop was better then doing nothing. As if working towards something was better then not working at all. And the final point is made that Mrs. Billingsly wants here daughters to be normal which is something they are not. Just like Rachel's mom wanting her to be something she is not.   

THE ENTERTAINER intro

The introduction stood out to me. The author made it very obvious that the mother feels like a failure within herself. She has a divorce, she doesnt like her teeth, and shes embarrassed of her car, and she feels as if the Billingsley's are too high class for her and they look down on her. She is so embarrassed of herself that she wants her daughter to make up for it. Her daughter could have it all, she could be one of them, if she plays by the rules so she is able to fit in. This shows already how selfish the mother is, and she cares about material things.

The conclusion got the point of the story across. At first the the mother wants her to go because it could be a good opportunity for Rachel. But in the end its quite the opposite. Mrs. Bilingsley enjoys Rachel so much because she reminds her of herself when she was young. She was middle class and she lived a simple life ad the only thing she dreamed for was to marry this older rich man so she can live a good life. But her perfect life didn't go as planned when her daughters dont know how to do simple tasks because they are so spoiled. She applauds Rachel for being a smart girl who knew how to do things for herself, and asked her to teach her daughters do something as simple as fold a towel. And in the end when Rachel didn't know what the waves reminded her of, but she realized it reminded her of applause; that was the sound of Rachel knowing she won.

the entertainer intro and conclusion

Intro;
"The Entertainer" has an impactful introduction which provides us readers with the mood for the rest of the story. it gives the impression that Alice doesn't always get to make her own decisions and is immediately set to have little to no value in her family. The value she is given is compared to a "jester for the elite" - a clown that is only invited on this trip to entertain or 'fix' the boring situation the Billingsley's find themselves in. Just this first paragraph makes the audience feel bad for Rachel and the way that she is treated, but curious to find out how this emotional roller coaster will actually go.

Conclusion;
The conclusion of this text satisfied my hunger for Rachel's purpose. She seems to become almost at peace with her placement with the Billingsley's as an entertainer/teacher when Mrs. Billingsley asks rachel to teach her girls something and reachel thinks of food. The fact that she can do something and actually feel useful at this point makes Rachel seem relieved and can finally hear the ocean and draw a laughter applause from it. In this sense the author also leaves the audience with a sense of relief from the empathy we have for rachel in the beginning of the text.

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The Entertainer & Fat Swim

What characteristics do these stories share? How are they different?

"The Entertainer":

• What do you think of Devlin and Davenport? (What about their names?)
• Why do they want to watch Rachel eat?
• What is the significance of their game of "talking poor"? What does this say about them?
• Who is the entertainer? 

 "Fat Swim":

• Why is Alice drawn to the women at the pool?
• What's wrong with her father?
• What is Alice like?
• We learn that the women at the pool are a mix of white and black, something unusual for that neighborhood. What ethnicity did you picture Alice as? 
• Did you notice that none of the dialogue has quotation marks ("") around it in this story? The convention is to put quotes around dialogue as it is in "The Entertainer": "'Fuck men,' Devlin says" (180). Why do you think Eisenberg doesn't use quotation marks?

Liying Wang

English 102

The essay of "The cure of racism is cancer" is written by an African American about the race discrimination between white and black people in America. More likely, it's saying that America has cancer which is racism, and when that cure, America will change in the way. Also, he is judging that American should stop being like racism, that's one of the reason why America can't go better.

The cure for racism is cancer

     This essay is about the issue of racism in America. But more specifically how it is a pointless and an outdated issue. Something that is only still in place because of the history it has. But it needs to change because this is a different world and we cant be worrying about something so trivial. The essay describes a hospital in Houston and one that is a cancer center. And Hoagland makes the point that America needs cancer to cure racism. He describes what he means by this saying there are many different races of people at the hospital working and getting treated. And because they either have cancer or are trying to treat it the last thing they are worrying about is race, and in most cases you wont even be able to argue about race even if you wanted to. Because at the end of the day race issues are very trivial especially compared to something life of death like cancer. The point to take away from this is everyone is human and their race shouldn't be the determining factor in your opinions towards them. Because at the end of the day everyone experiences the same things no matter what race they are.

Eng 102
Conrad Belizaire
John Talbird


In the of the short story " The Cure For Racism is Cancer" by Tony Hoagland, readers visualize that he is a patient at MD Anderson Cancer Center in Houston Texas. He describes the different people he sees in the waiting room at the hospital, he sees all different kinds of people. Tony quoted " This room.... is full of people of different ages, body types, skin colors, religious preferences, and cultural backgrounds". Tony goes into detail about what he sees the people around him are doing, so that readers could really picture what is around him. He made an appointment for a cat scan on friday at 8am, he describes the lady, Natasha, who is the lady at the front desk. Tony does a good job is in describing people he sees around him. He really does show people that at the end of the day we are all the same.

The cure of Racism is Cancer

Stacy Grant


What he is saying in the essay is about if america can get cancer to cure racism . He explains  By picking up the way that people are looking based on different body types, age, skin color etc. He goes on by talking about how people like to judge other people based on how they look and how they present themself and that how it should be. This is why he thinks everyone should get cancer so that everyone can come together. he explains about how we view people different than others.

ENG 102

Raiana Rosa

Prof. Tailbird

The Cure for Racism is Cancer

This story is about a man who presumes to be a cancer patient. It becomes evident to him that all the other patients are people of all different races. I think the idea of the story is that it doesn't matter who you are, what you have, or where you come from, at the end of the day we are all human. The metaphor he uses "the cure for racism is cancer" basically means that when you have this disease and you are in a room full of people who also have this disease there is no judgement. When you have cancer most people's lives begin to go downhill and realize that the things they thought were important aren't really important at all. We live in a country where racism is still a very big problem, however the author explains his story about how when everyone in the same room is sick with cancer, it doesn't matter what color skin the person next to you has. He also realizes that majority of the people who help him through this time are people of all races. As he sits during treatment he has all the time in the world to think about what is going on around him, and he comes to the conclusion that the only way to cure racism is when you, as a human being, are deathly sick and need someone, another human being to help/guide you through this.

The cure for racism is cancer

In the first few pages of the text Hoagland explains what its like for people who have cancer. He explains how it can happen to anyone. He believes that if in america those who are racist or believe their better then everyone should get cancer. He thinks that if everyone has cancer they would all be experiencing the same thing. He goes on to say how you would have more in common with them rather then your childhood friend. Cancer is a hard thing someone goes through that not many people understand if you don't have it. They are able to relate to the same experience and share that. Whether you black, Hispanic or white you would be able to bond through that experience because you seen each other weak and in a vulnerable position. 

the cure for racism is cancer

In The cure for cancer is racism by Tony Hoagland  the beginning of the essay is a position of being in a hospital for cancer patients and the idea of how cancer does not discriminate. Described in the text America puts white people on top weather they deserve it or not but that not the reality when your sick. When you have cancer its least expected to think one race , religion etc is higher status than another. Hoagland plays with the idea that with cancer that not how you identify people and america is better off with it making the truly see a person for who they are not what that are.In the text it states 292 " frankly your immune system seems to be the problem. installed by history and maintained by privilege, its too robust,too entrenched to be undone by anything less than a disaster". This statement shows us another perspective of america one being as a body that racism is the illness and that cancer would be the disaster that wold cure it.

the cure for racism is cancer

The Cure For Racism is Cancer, by Tony Hoagland is an excerpt explaining that Americas racism is out of hand. There is no respect towards any ones culture and he thinks there is only one way to cure it; cancer. Such a touchy and hostile approach to open ones eye about the racism might be the only way to open peoples eyes, that everyone no matter the race is still a human being.
Hoagland goes on to explain that cancer is the cure for racism. When someone has cancer they need to be treated, they have time to sit and think, Hoagland goes on to say that once youre sitting there you think about all of your lifes choices. The good and the bad always comes back to you and once your so sick that you cant do anything the people who are helping you through it are all different races, the people who sit in theroom with you are different races. This makes a person think deeply, and they start to appreciate all these people from different backgrounds around them because this is their new normal. These people have no one else to relate to except for the people around them opens their eyes to see that everyone is human no matter race or color or gender.

the cure for racism is cancer

Tony Hoagland is using personification to give America a realistic aspect of a living being who can indeed catch cancer. He is using cancer as a synonym for a disease that humbles a person into considering all people to be equal. Beings that America itself is considered a white-american country by Hoagland he is hoping that something like cancer which has opened the cancer patients minds wide enough to ignore segregation  he is presuming that this too can happen to America. Cancer itself something incurable and deadly may be the only hope in Hoagland's eyes to get the American style take on life to change into something more formidable like the views these cancer patients develop after going through this traumatic experience. From his point of view people in the American society might need something horrific to force each-other to begin to love and appreciate considering we aren't so different after all as each and every one of us can end up in the same place being treated by people unlike us on the outside but going through the same problems on the inside.

Cancer

This is clearly one person's experience although Hoagland is urging America to "get" cancer. He writes about a specific phlebotomist w/ a specific pink radio playing gospel music. Clearly, America can't get cancer. So what is he doing? It seems that getting sick has made him confront the humanity in all of his fellow sufferers no matter how different they might seem to him--either based on ethnicity or just the way they dress. Perhaps all of these people are too ill to create conflict. Or maybe since everyone has to depend on others here--often people who look very differently than themselves--they start to see their shared humanity. The truth is that even in a city as diverse as NYC, people often live in segregated neighborhoods, that they work w/ people who look a lot like them. This gets even worse the farther away from urban centers we move. Maybe people who get sick w/ cancer are having to confront difference for the first time in their lives.

The cure to racism is cancer.

This essay describes Cancer as a cure for racism. Many people in the world get cancer. Most Americans get cancer. The author describes cancer as a cure for racism through their own experience as a cancer patient. While they are at the hospital, and they are sick, they look around and make observations. The author notices that there are plenty of people here, and they are all from different backgrounds. Despite the fact that all of these people are different from one another, there is one thing that they definitely have in common; it's cancer. Since they have cancer, they are all sharing a painful experience. They are all being cared fro in the same way. These people have the same fears and worries in regards to their disease. The author sees this as a way to connect with others despite their backgrounds. Additionally, Tony Hogland goes on to mention that a lot of the nurses and doctors at the hospital will be of different racial backgrounds. These doctors and nurses are often kind and patient. This also gives people, specifically cancer patients gratitude for the doctors and nurses that they meet, regardless of their race.

Is All Writing Environmental Writing?

What is environmental writing? Do you agree that all writing is environmental?

Dungy writes, "Our environments are always both human and other than human." She gives examples of both natural environments and built environments. How would you describe your own environment? Have you thought about the ecosystem of Queens or NYC as being an environment before? What kinds of non-human creatures live in your neighborhood? What kind of vegetation is there?

At the halfway point, Dungy brings in the topic of race. Was this surprising to you? How is race and environment related? How do African Americans, according to Dungy, view the environment differently that others might? How does this information change our understanding of her early childhood experiences w/ Jeff Blumenthal and his Dobermans?

Also at the halfway point, Dungy inserts a poem. What does her poem do to the essay? How would the essay be different if it didn't include the poem? What does it mean to "de-pristine" our environmental imagination? Why is it necessary?

Old school week 2

Old School

The relationship between Allen Gee and James Alan Mcperson can be shown in the book as the perfect friendship but I see it as Allen and James like shadowing or an apprenticeship. Allen works under James and looks up to him early on in the book but James takes him under his wing. with that their friendship grows and they end up sharing ideas and companionship.
 The essay is called " Old School" since at the end of the book of Mcpersons death Gee wanted him to be reminded if the things he loved in his life , and ended up reading the books just like they first did in the past.
it significant that Allen Gee's first submission to McPherson's workshop is about a character who is "virtually white" since throughout the story they show how being a person of color is not depicted in his literature and because of this society non expectancy of it.
I do think its fair of the relationship established between them because both of them share the same ideology and take time to listen to another, to what they call a perfect friendship is hard to find and with that it shouldn't be lost.The other students didn't have the same connection they did and the efforts put on both party flourished the friendship rather than with the other students
The perfect friendship according to Aristotle "this degree of friend ship is attained when one person wants for the other is good for him simply because its good for him."
The essay conclude the way it does since the beginning it was a bout Allen as a writer and James taking him in as a friend and mentor , the story takes place throughout the years of there lives and i see it as a writing piece that marked the begin and end of a friendship when James died.

Why is it significant that Allen Gee's first submission to McPherson's workshop is about a character who is "virtually white" (122)?

It is significant that Alan gee's first submission to McPherson's workshop is about a character that is virtually white because this is what sparks McPherson's interest in Gee as a writer. Racial issues are very important to McPherson. Especially racial issues with African-Americans. These issues are important to McPherson because he grew up in Savannah when it was segregated. He faced racial issues first hand, and he knows how bad the world can be.

Gee writes about a character that is virtually white as a substitute on what he is really writing, which is a book about a Chinese restaurant in New York. I think this is important because it leads to the development of gee and McPherson's friendship. I think they were able to bond over the racial injustices that they have each faced as people of color. Although their experiences might be very different, McPherson took this as a means to connect with Gee.

Old School

 What is the relationship between Allen Gee and James Alan McPherson like? Other questions I have:

• Why is this essay called "Old School"?
• Why is it significant that Allen Gee's first submission to McPherson's workshop is about a character who is "virtually white" (122)?
• Why is McPherson's home referred to by its address?
• Is it fair that McPherson established such a close friendship with Gee when he had a bunch of other students whom he kept at arm's distance?  Why or why not? 
• What is "perfected friendship" according to Aristotle? 
• What's the difference between the melting pot and omni-Americanism (137)? 
• Why does the essay conclude the way it does?
• What questions do you have about it?

Week 1

What I would like my classmates and professor would be interested in knowing about me is I’m open-minded to new ideas and pretty creative since my major needs it in graphic design. The attitude I have about reading, writing, literature is I find it as another way of creative expressions and that it inspired me to write down in journals more often, softly about little things like my day to day mundane life but on occasion, I can write chapters carrying on about nothing but, I’m not a writer but I have an appreciation for it.

Thinking about the reading “ if you find a mouse..” made me realize how different people react and interpret things based on their morals. The reading had me thinking about my own experiences with a mouse. To cut the long story short the mouse ended up in a glue trap in the state of my panic to clam it down I knew there was nothing I could do to save it so ultimately the mouse dyed. I felt the sense of guilt like I killed the mouse itself but there was nothing I could do the reading made me realize that it’s not a silly thing to cry over. The perspective of the text had me rethinking how I handled the mouse situation. With the wife leaving the mouse snacks I could compare it to me covering up the mouse with a cup to claim it down from tweaking. Knowing that the mouse was dying made me feel helpless and connected to the characters in the sTory more with the empathy shown towards living things. As the narrator and I see it as if I was helpless and in a state of panic, you would at least like a calming stage to be in as if you were in the mouse's position.