Chapter saved response

In the chapter saved when Malcolm was coming to the question wether Paul was black same as Jesus’s I took it as a geographical stand point rather than religious. No matter how you look at it Jesus would have been a person of color being born in Africa( not saying everyone; skin color is up to genetics this is based on the area he was born) , Egypt. The sun on that side of the world is significantly stronger so more melanin would natural be produced. I see Jesus as a person of color due to him being born in Africa . Since everyone has a different interpretation of Jesus and you couldn’t really tell what color of skin he had if there’s no documentation of it. Personally it doesn’t affect my view of him based on all the good he has done as Christ and how people worship him. In the Bible Jesus is described to help the ones in need and give to others which is what made to be human. And to me that’s what makes up a person not skin color it’s his actions

Chapter 9

I wonder if some people after reading chapter 9 of Malcolm X people thought it was easy to burglarize. Malcolm X gives such a deep description to the point of thinking that it's possible to do. Im wondering if crime rates went up, maybe it's ridiculous but not impossible.

Conversation Hours

If you need practice working on your English, I recommend the CTAS conversation hours. Although I won't give extra credit for attending these, you will get free food! See below:

Race and Religion

At the end of the chapter, "Saved," Malcolm is in a religion class in jail w/ a white teacher. Malcolm asks "What color was Paul?" This leads toward a discussion of whether Paul was black or not, and then what color Jesus was. How did you react toward this scene? Regardless of your own faith, or lack thereof, how do you see Jesus when you imagine him, if indeed you do? Why do you think you see Jesus the way you do? How do you know what he's supposed to look like?

Other questions:

• It's Malcolm X's feeling that he and Shorty got ten years for robbery because they were working w/ white women, not because of the robbery. Why would they get a stiffer sentence for that?
• Why did Bimbi (ch. 10) make such an impression upon Malcolm? 
• Why does Elijah Muhammad teach that white people are devils?
• In what ways has history been "whitened" according to the Nation of Islam? 

What other things did you notice? What questions does the reading raise for you?

（free writing)Why are you here?

  This free writing about last Thursday, I think the reason why I'm here in Qcc because I want a degree and I was never been to any school in other country, it was a challenge for me, study in an other language. My major it's computer science, because I want to create an robot can help me to get sneaker or some other limit stuff more easier that's why I choose CS, and I believe that science and technology it's very important in the future. If it possible but it sound impossible, the first choice after Qcc it will be Columbia University and the second will be City Collage of New York. At first I need to try my best in every class, try to get full credit, and try to understand everything on class.

Thursday September 19th, 2019

Last class, we where able to say one quote from our essay. The quote I've chosen was for other people to get inspired to not loose hope on there current major or class. The new essay assignment includes interviewing of a professor of our choosing which I have two in mind already. I am a bit worried about the whole citing evidence thing because if done wrong I could get expelled. However, I'm pretty shore that someone would pointed it out in a group section before my final draft. Finally I was recommended a Netflix series called "catch fire" by my professor which actually has to do with my major. This helped me out a lot of whats it's like to me a computer engineer in the real world.

NY Times Editorial

I thought you guys might like to see this editorial by Charles Blow that came out a couple days ago. He quotes Malcolm X. Reactions?

The movies

The movies are important for Malcolm b/c he needs something to do in the daytime.
As a dealer, his work is at night, so he spends the day watching films. (This is '43 before TV is invented.) However, I think it's interesting that all of the films he mentions have important black actors, even Casablanca w/ Dooley Wilson. However, Stormy Weather and Cabin in the Sky were both anomalies. They had majority-black casts, something nearly unheard of at mid-century. Usually, you only saw blacks playing servants at this time in film history even though as many blacks as whites went to see the films (in the South they had to sit in the balcony).

Malcolm X Week 2

Some questions I have about the reading this week:

• On p. 88, Malcolm X write about African Americans being "both servants and psychologists." What does that mean?
• What is the significance of the white patrons in bars who would go up to black patrons and say, "You're just as good as I am--I want you to know that!" Why does Malcolm X tell this story? (p. 129). 
• Malcolm X writes of the riots in Harlem in 1935. Why do you think people riot? Why do they destroy the businesses and property in their own neighborhoods? 
• Malcolm X writes of how mathematical geniuses like West Indian Archie became numbers runners and writes that, "in another kind of society, their exceptional mathematical talents might have been better used" (135). Why didn't mid-century America better use their talents? 
• What questions does the reading raise for you so far?

Malcolm X- Interesting Reading

I am starting to read the additional chapters from our assignment.
Looking forward to learning how his public voice helps civil rights.
Learning about the Muslin Population is a new experience for me and I want to get more
information on the rights of blacks.

I am finding reading the  Maxcolm X book very interesting.
It is sad that it took place at a time when there was so much discrimination and
racial violence. Glad that Maxcolm X is a strong public voice to make the world a
a better place.

Spike Lee's Quote on Malcolm X

I found it:

“The most important book I’ll ever read, it changed the way I thought, it changed the way I acted. It has given me courage I didn’t know I had inside me. I’m one of hundreds of thousands whose lives were changed for the better

Beginning Malcolm X

As we start reading The Autobiography of Malcolm X, I'd like us to think about the following questions:

• In what way(s) does Malcolm X connect his personal story to a critique of race in the US?
• He critiques white people, of course, but he also critiques some black people. Whom and why? 
• He also critiques systems--capitalism, social mores, etc. Did you notice examples of this? Where? 
• Malcolm X spends some time discussing interracial dating. How did you react to these scenes? 
• Why do you think it made such a big impact when his teacher, Mr. Ostrowski, tells Malcolm that it's "unrealistic" to want to be a lawyer?
• What role does slang play in the book? 
• What is the significance of hair-straightening in the book? 
• What role does Laura play in the book? Why does Malcolm X devote a chapter to her? 
• What questions do you have about the book so far? What direction do you predict it will take?

About last class & Group Work

The class so far is great as the book I'm currently reading for homework is pretty good so far. The group work was something to behold because the unique take of the assignment that is more incline with the social part rather than the written part which is good. Most public school & colleges nowadays would had students like us work similarly to an industrial work factory like in the 1820s to 1840s where little to no social interaction is needed to work on projects which of cores is outdated. One thing I would like to point out is that the way the classroom is structured and how it's design is kinda questionable but pretty shore the classroom is shared. Overall this was a good activity to push me more to doing better both academically and socially.

Working in a group

I have been work in a group during in CUNY START.That's was really helpful to figure out what we confuse,And we can discuss questions together, get different idea on it.It's hard to get in a group at the first time, but when you get in would be very helpful, everyone might be shy at the beginning,but it's fine, we need the processing.At last work in a group I can know everyone who in class together and make friend.

I am reflecting on my time with studying and my learning new ventures in class.
It is important to work hard and be dedicated. Group studies are great, and working independently
is also a key factor to success.  Studying isn't always easy with deadlines and assignments. The key element I feel is to make the time and get organized. Staying focused is the way to succeed.
Dedication and hard work to pay off.

I am enjoying working as a group team player. Getting every ones views on each others work is very helpful to becoming a successful writer and improve our communication skills.
Learning different views from each other, is amazing in our journey.
The writing center is a nice place for us to meet up and continue to work as team.

Writing Center Extra Credit

As I said, you can earn extra credit (one quiz per week) by going to the Writing Center. They no longer send me reports so you should ask your tutor for an attendance slip and then pass that slip along to me.

         this is the first time i have done a group critic and i found it very helpful for me because i can see other peoples perspectives on how my work is with people commenting what i wrote is good what can get left out and what can be added to make the essay better. I also saw how others wrote their narratives and i could use their advice to build up my writing.
I learned from the group season the i need to make the story flow better. i found this very helpful for the future.

I haven't participated in group activities such as this before. I have done something similar such as what we did at the beginning of class today rather than having to read it with everyone else and get feedback there and then. This experience helped me because I was able to get more ideas from everyone else of what else I could add, such as more stories or being more personal. In my revision i'll be sure to be more personal and not be afraid to as many of my classmates were.

         



               Today was my first time ever doing a group critique like i did  today, usually i would just hand my first draft to my teacher and they would be the only person to give me feedback. Today i had 3 other people give me comments on my work. that helped me a lot. it was new for me because, i never read my draft to anyone, and while reading it, i noticed some grammatical errors. Going forward, we should have an open class critique, volunteers read their story out loud for feed back from the professor and classmates.
 I learned several things today from literacy, everyone struggles with it, so there is  no need to be ashamed. Everyone in my group, had some sort of trouble with expressing themselves and how they overcame that struggle. My best advice is to continue to try your best, and push yourself, some days you may feel like giving up but, you'll be able to lean about literacy and about your abilities to expand.

Syllabus

After looking at the syllabus, I've now know of what's expected of me. However I do want to know how long certain essays are going to be on average just so I can paste myself the best way possible. This can also be great to track of what's being graded at what percentage and have many ways to turn in essays both digital and physical. Looking forward to this class.

ENGL 101 Blog First Week

For this first week of the blog, I would like you to write about your experience in the group critique on Tuesday. Some questions I have:

• Have you ever participated in an activity like this before? In what ways was it new for you? What did you find helpful about it? What was less helpful? How would you suggest we change it going forward, if at all? 
• What did you learn about your literacy narrative from your group? What steps do you need to take next in composition and/or revision?

For one of your responses this week, I would like you to respond to a classmate's post about their draft. What bit of advice can you give them?

You may also write about Malcolm X if you've begun reading. 

Syllabus

  When I read the syllabus everything it's very detail for me.I know what I'm going to do in Eng101.I'm expect to read Malcolm X's story.And improve me English reading and writing skill in class and finish assignment on time, past the class and go to Eng102.Prof.John Talbird was gave us and very good example of his essay, and I were learn a lot in it.Blogger it's a very good place to share our essay and I'm expect to read my classmate essay and your comment of my essay.Let's study together in class.