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The Veggie's Blog: March 2009
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Thursday, March 26, 2009. The Tortilla Curtain Assignment. A novel by T.C. Boyle, chronicles the very different lives of two couples living in California. One couple, white and upper class, struggle with the impact of illegal immigrants on their daily lives. América and Cándido, the other couple who are illegal aliens, try to overcome stereotypes that are preventing them from achieving the American dream. The Tortilla Curtain. Wednesday, March 11, 2009. The Grass Isn't Always Greener. Every day, countles...
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The Veggie's Blog: February 2009
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Thursday, February 26, 2009. 1) . The main character, David James Fisher, struggles whether or not to come out to his family. Why do you think people have such a fear to come out to the ones who love them the most? 2) . Can he really believe that when he is with his boyfriend? 3) . What was the impact of the death scene to homosexuals viewing it at home? Do you think that was part of their reality, or made them more afraid? 1) . How do these kinds of pressures from society affect us today?
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The Veggie's Blog: Socratic Seminar #2
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Thursday, February 26, 2009. 1) . The main character, David James Fisher, struggles whether or not to come out to his family. Why do you think people have such a fear to come out to the ones who love them the most? 2) . Can he really believe that when he is with his boyfriend? 3) . What was the impact of the death scene to homosexuals viewing it at home? Do you think that was part of their reality, or made them more afraid? 1) . How do these kinds of pressures from society affect us today?
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The Good Blog: America
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Wednesday, April 15, 2009. Our 5th blog post was to become the teacher and create a lesson plan for other students about the books we read. I chose to do. Which was to research about the book, "The Tortilla Curtain," and then rewrite a song explaining Mexican Immigration to the US. I rewrote Paul Simon's, "America." . Just give me a week or two and we’ll both be out of here.”. And you’ll have ten dresses, a whole closet full” . So we left our life in Mexico as we packed our bags. Owning our own house.
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The Good Blog: Don't Play With Boys
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Thursday, February 5, 2009. Don't Play With Boys. But I’m just one of the guys. 160;Walk onto the field with confidence and prove you belong here. What’s a girl doing here? Don’t listen to their parents. Don’t waste your time. Leave! You’re not good enough. You must still act somewhat feminine. You’ll never be able to keep up. We don’t want her playing with our sons. Qué es una chica haciendo aquí? I just struck you out! I just knocked a twelve-year-old boy on his ass. Does he respect me now? There was a...
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The Good Blog: April 2009
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Wednesday, April 15, 2009. Our 5th blog post was to become the teacher and create a lesson plan for other students about the books we read. I chose to do. Which was to research about the book, "The Tortilla Curtain," and then rewrite a song explaining Mexican Immigration to the US. I rewrote Paul Simon's, "America." . Just give me a week or two and we’ll both be out of here.”. And you’ll have ten dresses, a whole closet full” . So we left our life in Mexico as we packed our bags. Owning our own house.
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The Good Blog: "Native Son," by Richard Wright
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Thursday, April 2, 2009. 160; Native Son, by Richard Wright . 160; Your goal for this assignment is to determine what it means to be black in America. For the most part it is difficult for people from this area to truly understand and relate to Bigger's character, but through reading articles and watching podcasts I have selected for you, I think you will be able to make a deeper connection. . Go to my delicious. Watch the video, Tale of Two Brothers. You will need to find a blog another blog post ...
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The Good Blog: March 2009
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Friday, March 13, 2009. The Black Factor vs. White Privilege. According to S. Mary Wills, author of the blog site, The Black Factor. Privilege is the polar opposite of The Black Factor. White privilege. Is a positive. The Black Factor is a negative” (Wills paragraph. Is something that Blacks deal with everyday,. While a white person goes through life without ever questioning their. Race The so-called, white privilege acts as a foil for The Black. American, but in life in general. 8221; by Richard Wright,...
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The Good Blog: United States of Tara
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Tuesday, March 3, 2009. United States of Tara. After watching an episode of Six Feet Under in english class, and analyzing the closeted-homosexual character of David, it left us wondering: are there character on every television show who a homosexual can identify with? I chose to analyze the new showtime series, United States of Tara. Meet Tara: one woman with multiple personalities that she calls ‘alters.’ Toni. Collette stars in the new showtime twisted comedy, “United. Boys can comfortably relate to t...
