Literacy Narrative Readings: Nemat and X

Through Nemat writing I got that through reading she is herself. She enjoys it and it take her mind of the thing around her. She may live her life through readin. Malcolm X started reading because he wanted to be like Bimbi but instead he found himself. He saw it was time for a change and he worked hard to create change.

Literary Narritive

Ever since I was a little girl my Mama always told " You should always love yourself before you love somebody else." I never really understood what she meant and always brushed it off when she told me. I finally understood what she was talking about the first time I got my heart broken. We were together for almost a year and a half And I thought everything was great. We were both stars on the basketball team and everybody thought we were the dream couple to be. He was there for me when I was in the hospital for a week and doctors didn't know what was going on and he was there for me when me and my mom had our big blowups and I thought we was going to be together forever. Until things got bad on his side of the family. He was always mad and never want to be around people, the way he performed on the court was different and the way he treated me was different. The way he talk to me, the way he hug me, the way you say my name had all Changed. He had changed. He was the love of my life at least I thought and when our relationship ended I thought the world came to an end. I let this break up change me. Before I was always happy I love to make people laugh and there was never a doll moment with me but after our break up is seem like everything about me faded away. My family and friends could see the changed but I just couldn't see it. My heartbreak had blinded me, it had blinded me from seeing how he was mistreating me it had blinded me from seeing the things he was doing and is it had blinded me from seeing things that I was doing to myself. One day After I was fed up with trying to fix the relationship and tired of the pain and tired of the crying I tried to take my life and ended up in the hospital for two days. It was a shock to my whole family. If I would've known what I know now I promise you I would've never been in that predicament. I finally understood when my mother was talking about. She wasn't just trying to talk my head off with some stupid little things about how she lived in the old days. She was trying to make me into a proud woman. And what I mean is she was trying to get in my head that no one can ever put you in a bad place if you didn't want to be there. She was trying to tell me that Love and myself will make me see how I am supposed to be treated and it will make me see that I will not put up with just anything. My heartbreak was a lesson that just needed to be taught. I am so happy that I have that woman in my life because she has been there for me through everything she showed me that I do not need anybody to be happy I could be happy by myself. I have learned so much from this woman and I'm grateful to have her.

Writing Feedback Summary

Reading over the comments put on my paper and also the rubrics that went along with assignment really helped me understand what I needed to do in later papers. I had to many grammatical errors and I was a little to opinion based on my topics in the paper. I got a little sloppy at times in my paper and it effected my grade. Going to the walc and getting a few tips on how to better my paper would of helped.

“I makes you wonder why things are that way and how you can change them. I feel that this song did that for a lot of people.it made them really listen to the words of the song and think about the situations involved in the song.” This was a sentence I put into my Rhetorical Analysis Final Draft and you commented it was a run on. To change that I one’ should of went to the walc so they could of helped me out in some areas. I would change the sentence to “I makes you wonder why things are that way and how you can change them. I feel that this song did that for a lot of people. It made them really listen to the words of the song and think about the situations involved in the song.”

On my Midterm there was only one comment and i would change that by changing my in-text citation to (No Part for Racism, Hemmer) and (No Benefit of the Doubt, Hemmer).

Literary Narrative

Ever since I was a little girl my Mama always told me, “You should always love yourself before you try love somebody else." I never really understood what she meant and always brushed it off when she told me. My mother and I never had the best relationship so I really didn’t think I needed to listen to her. I wish I would have respected my mother’s word and took her advice at the time. I wish I would of asked questions and not let my young teenage attitude control my behavior. I finally understood what she was talking about the first time I got my heart broken. It was my junior year of high school and it seemed like it was one bad thing after another. We were together for almost a year and a half and I thought everything was great. We were both stars on the basketball team and everybody thought we were the dream couple to be. He was there for me when I was in the hospital for a weeks and doctors didn't know what was wrong with me and brushed it off when they saw I was getting better. My mom and I around that time did not have the best relationships. He was there for me when my mom and I had our big blowups. He treated me the way I wanted a boyfriend to and I was really happy. I thought we were going to be together forever; until things got bad on his side of the family. He was the class clown always wanting to be the center of attention but once that happened he was always mad and never wanted to be around people. The way he performed on the court was different and the way he treated me was different. The way he talked to me, the way he hugged me, the way you say my name had all changed. He had changed. He was the love of my life at least I thought and when our relationship ended I thought my world had come to an end. I let this break up change me. Before I was always happy I loved to make people laugh and there was never a dull moment with me but after our break up it seemed like everything about me faded away. My family and friends could see the changes but I just couldn't see it. My heartbreak had blinded me, it had blinded me from seeing how he was mistreating me, it had blinded me from seeing the things he was doing and it had blinded me from seeing things that I was doing to myself. One day after I was fed up with trying to fix the relationship and tired of the pain and tired of the crying I tried to take my life and ended up in the hospital for two days. It was a shock to my whole family. That was the lowest I had ever felt. It was a very scary time. My emotions were all over the place and I just could not find peace. Sitting on the uncomfortable hospital bed in a plain white room I just stared at the ceiling. The room was empty and had just enough space for the bed and a chair. It wasn’t pleasant and was very boring looking at four white walls. I was on watch for 24 hours. They didn’t let me wear anything but a white gown and some bright yellow socks I guess it was for my safety but wasn’t it a little too late for that. Everything was blurry. I was confused. I didn’t understand why I did it but I did. I could hear my mom and dad outside the door but I couldn’t make out what they were actually saying. I wondered what was on their mind. I felt bad I that I put them through this. We all were confused and didn’t know what to do next. My family was allowed to come sit with me after the first 24. My dad sat in the chair and my mom stood beside him. There was an awkward silence in the room. No one wanted to be this first to speak plus I don’t think anyone had anything to say. We stared at each other and I could see the pain a caused them. Their oldest child and only daughter sitting in a hospital bed because of her own doing. I had to apologize but I didn’t know how. So I sat there, another hour went by and I knew it was time to take action and break that silence. I straight out said “I’m sorry!” They looked at me, blank expressions on their face and tears forming in their eyes. They came closer to me and gave me a hug. I guess that was there way of accepting it. That hug was all I needed. It showed me they cared and that I was not by myself. Even though what I did was a bad thing I needed it to show me what I did have and what I needed. If I would've known what I know now I promise you I would've never been in that predicament. I finally understood when my mother was talking about. When I got through my head that she wasn't just trying to talk my head off with stupid little things about how she lived in the old days: she was trying to transform me into a proud woman. She was trying to get me to understand that no one can ever put you in a bad place if you didn't want to be there . She was trying to tell me that if I love myself it will make me see how I am supposed to be treated. It will make me see that I will not put up with just anything. My heartbreak was a lesson that just needed to be taught. I am so happy that I have that woman in my life because she has been there for me through everything. She showed me that I do not need anybody to be happy I could be happy by myself. I have learned so much from this woman and I'm grateful to have her. I don’t know what I would do without her. Even since then me and my mother’s relationship has gotten stronger.That experience made me a better person. It helped me mature and showed me right from  

Midterm Social Justice

Social Justice

In class we went on a field trip to see a skit called the “Tunnel of Oppression”. We viewed scenes dealing with situations that have happened on campus recently or in the past relating to religion, sexuality, and race. I was able to relate to each situation shown in many ways, but the one thing that stood out to me was the last scene about how my white classmate, the people that I am around everyday disrespect my race on social media and acted as if African Americans do not matter and do not belong here. So I decided to do my essay on racism because I was hurt and disappointed about the things I saw and heard. In the beginning of my freshman year I joined a club called Project Care and they told me that even though African Americans, Hispanics, and other non-white individuals are the minorities at this school we are treated equal and should not be threatened or uncomfortable at Western Carolina. They told me that I made the right choose, but the actions that have taken place since I have been here make me second guess my decision. This project gave me another reason to research and express my opinion about a situation that affects a lot of people and me, but it’s the situation most people are trying to ignore.

“The Cost of Balancing Academia and Racism” brings up the situation where minority feels disconnected from their school and their white peers.  This is happening at schools across the country, from the University of Missouri to Ithaca College to Stanford. This article gives you an explanation for the actions of the black students at these predominately white schools. “The Cost of Balancing Academia and Racism” gives you facts comparing the majority and minority, statements from students that have been protesting and quotes from famous people who have studied things that relate to the situation like W.E.B. Du Bois (the Cost and Bal...).

“The basic assimilationist offer that schools make to blacks: You can be valued and rewarded in school (and society), the schools say to these students, but you must first master the culture and ways of the American mainstream, and since that mainstream (as it is represented) is essentially white, this means you must give up many particulars of being black—styles of speech and appearance, value priorities, preferences—at least in mainstream settings. This is asking a lot … For too many black students school is simply the place where, more concertedly, persistently, and authoritatively than anywhere else in society, they learn how little valued they are.” (The Cost and Bal...). This was in a 1992 article in The Atlantic, “Race and the Schooling of Black Americans,” by Claude M. Steele (The Cost and Bal...). To get treated like an equal you need to act like something or someone you are not and that is black people need to act white and that may get you the approval of society. There is nothing equal or acceptable about that statement, Black people should not have to change themselves to get the acceptance of others.

“No Benefit of the Doubt” is about a Netflix documentary "Making a Murderer" that highlights the issues African Americans go through every day. This article talks about how the documentary talks about unfair police officers. In “Making a Murderer” it suggest that assuming that a police officer is honest, good and decent is not smart. Dean Strang, the attorney, is trying make an argument to defend his client who he believes was framed by the police. He says that it is hard to try to convince people that the police are not good. Then reading more into the article it talks about national black civil rights movements and the deaths of black men like Michael Brown, Tamir Rice, Eric Harris, Walter Scott, Freddie Gray and Laquan McDonald at the hands of police, followed by the non-indictment or non-conviction of those officers. It also says something about how it is not just with police but with society more broadly. We as Black Americans are not accorded the benefit of the doubt, not given a chance to explain themselves (No Benefit of the Doubt).

“Black Americans are not accorded the benefit of the doubt, not given a chance to explain themselves. Young black men are regarded as lethal criminals by the police, the courts, the public” (No Benefit of the Doubt). Nicole Hemmer has wrote a few articles for the US News and I think in every one of her articles she pulls the right information out that people do not want to say. Finally someone says that society as a whole thinks every black man in a murder. Hemmer also writes that the documentary was “disturbing”. It’s disturbing because it told the truth or you knew nothing about that situation and the visual shocked you. She was looking to get a point across and she publicized this documentary so now more poplar know about it. Now more people will be able to see what is going on and not just people like myself who use Netflix on occasion.

“No Part for Racism” talks about how republicans have a special obligation to denounce Donald Trump's blatant racism (No Part for Racism). This was another article written Nicole Hemmer. This article talked about when Dylann Storm Roof walked into Charleston's Emanuel AME Zion church and murdered nine people. Then it talks about Trump and how over the last eight months, Trump has shown that the racism in his announcement speech was just his opening bid. Hemmer writes how he has a national database of American Muslims and a visa ban for Muslim travelers. He has ridiculed women and people with disabilities, lauded Japanese internment, and goaded his supporters to violence. Towards the end she says that the party must take responsibility for cultivating a base receptive to Trump's message.

“Republicans have a special obligation to stand against Trump's racism. “ Trump should not be able to disrespect some many people and get away with it when he is a candidate running to become the president of the United States. That statement is very direct and is talking to republicans and the government saying that racism is not what you need in office.

These articles all go back to the main focus of racism and racial inequality. Each article was different and talked about different situations that are going on in today’s society. I think each article brings a good argument to the table that makes you think and help you understand where black people are coming from. One helps explain why we do the things we do meaning the protests and rallies we conduct in the streets and on campuses. These things make the situation known so people can’t say that didn’t know anything about it. Publicity and standing up and speaking out are the best things to do to better the situation to try and resolve it. Even if it doesn’t work completely you know you did everything possible and you got the point across.