Tuesday, April 01, 2008

 

Sample Outline for Stephen Smitherman

Here is a sample outline I developed for a student. Use it if it helps.

Thesis: Stephen Smitherman is a staunch supporter of his father Joe Smitherman because if he wasn't he would have to face aspects of his life and privilege of -- this is assuming he his conscience.

Paragraph 1: In the introduction, give an overview of the essay and who Joe S. is and how he feels about his dad. Take a few moments to tell the reader who Smitherman Sr. is and the role he played during the Civil Rights Movement to hinder and stop the Movement from achieving its goals. End the paragraph with the thesis sentence above.

Paragraph 2: In this paragraph, talk about Joe's counterarguments, his and his sisters, to John Blake's questions about his dad's track record. I'm speaking of his father's civic or political track record. Rose Sanders would be good to quote here.

Paragraph 3: Conclusion: Look at Joe's life and his difficulties, especially those he blames on society and other people, namely black people. Look at the benefits his father's long career afforded him. Talk about what he is doing now and the shape his town is in now that his dad is gone. What does he mean when he says, he's a "realist"?

Comments:
Erik Del Nero
4/1/08
English 201 B
Stephen Smitherman

Stephen Smitherman is a staunch supporter of his father Joe Smitherman because if he wasn't he would have to face aspects of his life and privilege of this is assuming he his conscience.
Stephen says he’s a realist, not a racist yeah right! To him he’s telling the truth. What he did was he followed his father’s footsteps. Stephen and Joe Smitherman were both segregationists, which means they were for segregation. Stephen father Joe was one of the segregation leaders. His father mocked Martin Luther King Jr. almost at will, because he did not believe in what he was saying.
Stephen was always eager to defend his father, because they believed in the same thing. Stephen said that Selma’s most powerful black politician is to dumb to graduate from Harvard. Now tell me that’s not racist. One reason he is the way he is, because he calls things as he sees them no matter what the situation is. He believes that the slaves were not treated as bad as people might think. The reason for that is, because they got to learn English. In other -words, someone had to work the fields.
In Conclusion I believe if Stephen had a different point of view him and his father would but heads all the time. He never wanted the blacks to be free and be able to vote. I don’t even know how the United States even allowed this to happen, because wasn’t this supposed to be a free country.
 
English 201, 10-12

Stephen Smitherman

Stephen Smitherman is son of Joe Smitherman who is a former segregationist and the white mayor of Selma, Alabama where the bloodiest campaigns in the civil rights movement were ignited. Joe was person who ran as a segregationist and constructed arrests of marchers. Even though four decades are passed and all of the suspicious facts that covered by structural violence which was involved in the death of activists in Selma are revealed, from Stephern’s story, I found “History not lives in Selma: it refused to die”(143).

Civil rights history acknowledges Selma campaign as an awakening movement of American history and the author summarized it in the story:
The Selma campaign was arguably the civil rights movement’s greatest triumph. The dramatic Edmund Pettus Bridge march and the deaths of activists such as James Reeb awakened the conscience of the United States. That same year, Congress passed the Voting Rights Act, which opened political offices to a new generation of black leaders.(146)
However, Stephen Smitherman and his sister Dianne’s perspectives toward Selma campaign were totally different. They think the demonstration as black retribution and described the marchers as invader who intruded on peaceful town, Selma.(145) Also, they are staunch supporters of his father, segregationist Joe Smitherman. Stephen did not think slavery was an inhumane culture but necessity system for the South, and Dianne said that there was no desperation or outcry of black people in Selma.

Another fact that is perplexing to me is Joe Smitherman’s political longevity. He abandoned segregationist politics and embraced black voter; he was elected by all white to sixty-five percent black to remain mayor for another thirty-six years. In 2000, though Joe was defeated by first black mayor, James Perkins, Selma is not peaceful since there were racial skirmishes: vandalism at the Voting Rights Museum and white citizen’s attempting to erect the founder of the Ku Klux Klan’s statue in Selma.

Although civil rights history portrayed Joe and Stephen as racists, Stephen firmly states “I’m just a realist, I see things the way I see them”(152). It seems like a realistic view in Selma that refused to face history. Joe Smitherman and his family’s segregated perspective of the events in Selma seems may common in certain circle in the Selma.
 
Chesi Brown
English 201B
Instructor: Ms. Sabir
April 2, 2008



Stephen Smitherman



Stephen Smitherman claims “he is a realist,” when it comes to taking about his father’s Joe Smitherman past as a segregationist. Back in 1965, Joe Smitherman was the orchestrated of the arrest on Black marcher demonstriaghter’s for voting. However, it seems he is a compulsive, in denial, and ignorant.

When Stephen Smitherman was asking about his father’s behavior in Selma 1965, he acts as if he done nothing wrong. He thinks it was ok for his father to discriminate on people because of the color of their skin. Joe Smitherman whole objective was to make black feel unequal, and have know privilege as a white man. Stephen says: “he doubt if sanders is intelligent enough to actually have graduated from Harvard. ‘He could have, but I don’t see it.’ “He would have been smarter then I.”

Stephen Smitherman is a compulsive liar. He knows what his father did to black people was wrong. He tried to act like a big shoot, to prove to his father that he is loyal to the cause they started. Stephen pretend to act like he has feeling, but he doesn’t show them because he want people to see the real and what he call the truth, When it comes to the movement in Selma in 1965.
 
Great response Erik! You answer the question well. The only thing you didn't do was use direct quotes to support your position. Look at the essay again and see where you could incorporate support from the text. If you like I could help you. Let me know.

The grade is 4/5.
 
GREAT COMMENTS. NOTE MY SUGGESTIONS. YOU HAVE A 4/5 AND POSSIBLY A 6 AFTER REVISIONS. I'M GOING TO START DOCKING YOU IF YOU CONTINUE TO MAKE THE SAME GRAMMATICAL ERRORS: PREPOSITIONS, ARTICLES OR PRONOUNS. YOUR FLUENCY HAS IMPROVED A LOT...KEEP UP THE GOOD WORK!

seonhea said...
English 201, 10-12

Stephen Smitherman

Stephen Smitherman is son of Joe Smitherman who is a former segregationist and the white mayor of Selma, Alabama where the bloodiest campaigns in the civil rights movement were ignited. Joe was person who ran FOR MAYOR OF SELMA ON THE SEGREGATION TICKET, AND IN OFFICE HE SAW TO THE arrests of marchers. Even though four decades HAVE passed and all of the suspicious facts that ARE covered by structural AND PHYSICAL violence which was involved in the death of activists in Selma are revealed, from Stephern’s story, I found “History now lives in Selma: it refused to die”(143).

Civil rights history acknowledges THE Selma campaign as an awakening movement IN American history and JOHN BLAKE IN CHILDREN OF THE MOVEMENT summarized it in the story WHEN HE SAID:

The Selma campaign was arguably the civil rights movement’s greatest triumph. The dramatic Edmund Pettus Bridge march and the deaths of activists such as James Reeb awakened the conscience of the United States. That same year, Congress passed the Voting Rights Act, which opened political offices to a new generation of black leaders.(146)

However, Stephen Smitherman and his sister Dianne’s perspectives toward THE Selma (SEE HACKER, DEFINITE AND INDEFINITE PRONOUNS OR ARTICLES) campaign were totally different. They think the demonstration IS black retribution and described the marchers as invaderS who intruded on peaceful town, Selma.(145) Also, they-WHO? are staunch supporters of his father, segregationist Joe Smitherman. Stephen did not think slavery was an inhumane PRACTICE but AN ECONOMIC necessity for the South. Dianne said that there was no desperation or outcry FROM (SEE PREPOSITIONS) black people in Selma.

Another fact that is perplexing to me is Joe Smitherman’s political longevity. He abandoned segregationist politics and embraced black voter; he was elected by all white to sixty-five percent black to remain mayor for another thirty-six years. In 2000, though Joe was defeated by first black mayor, James Perkins, Selma is not peaceful since there were racial skirmishes: vandalism at the Voting Rights Museum and white citizen’s attempting to erect the founder of the Ku Klux Klan’s statue in Selma.

Although civil rights history portrayed Joe and Stephen as racists, Stephen firmly states “I’m just a realist, I see things the way I see them”(152). It seems like a realistic view in Selma that refused to face history. Joe Smitherman and his family’s segregated perspective ON the events in Selma seems may common in certain circle in the Selma, BUT NOT EVERYWHERE ACCORDING TO.... (USE SANDERS' STATEMENTS TO CONCLUDE THIS ESSAY.)
 
Sophia Andrews
Stephen Smitherman is a staunch supporter of his father Joe Smitherman because if he wasn’t he would have to face aspects of his life and privelage of this is assuming is assuming he is conscience. joe Smitherman Sr. was a segregationalist who lead his son Stephen Smitherman to also be a segregationalist. Joe Smitherman was the towns last major, and opposed completley to Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and his beliefs. Stephen Smitherman his son was nothing but a ginuine supporter of his father, and his fathers belifs “And so is Stephen a man so eager to defend his father…” (pg 143)
Stephen however claims that he is a realist, not a racist because he “ calls things how he sees them” but how is this so when stephen says that if he was in power the the south will still be segregated “ if smitherman had a choice, the south would still be segregated to this day and his daddy would still be in power” ( pg 152) with his father’s lead of major and a “yes” on segregation, Stephen Smitherman’s views, and commens on the issue were not going to change even with his sister Rose Sanders oppposing them.
Stephen Smitherman thanks to his father never felt the need for blacks to be free, and they both obviously did not want the term equality to have to actually exsist as well as be acted upon.
 
Theresa Smith
English 201a
April 5, 2008
Stephen Smitherman
This essay was about segregation that happen in Birmingham Alabama, in 1965 the blacks were treated badly they had to pick cotton to make money; they were not allowed to vote for equal rights. They were beaten if they went in the wrong areas of the south, the schools were also segregated. The black people had to come together they formed a march that was lead by Dr Martin Luther King, Dr King got involved with the march to help black people vote in 1965 the white people did not want black people in their community there were surprised when Dr Martin Luther King rounded up 20,000 people. Joe Smitherman is a former segregation his son Stephen is also a segregationist, Stephen speaks constantly about black people and how they were treated he felt as if they were doing good for themselves as long as they were not being beaten. Picking cotton was not bad to Stephen he agreed with his father, if he didn’t he never had any bad things to say about how his father felt. Stephen Smitherman is a stanch supporter of his father Joe Smitherman because if he wasn’t he would have to face aspects of his like and privilege of …this is assuming he has a conscience.


Joe Smitherman was a sneaky old man he would con people into doing what he wanted them to do if they didn’t he would threaten them. Joe new how to deal with people it say’s he learned at an early age. Joe had black friends that would always make fun of him and call him the N word. Joe was a mayor for twenty years and he did not want any one else going in the office changing his politic. He ran for mayor again when Rose Sanders tried to get into office he won even though he spoke bad about the black people he got then to turn there vote around and keep him in office.

Joe’s role was to hinder black people he wanted them to stay in slavery let life stay segregated and white people continue to rule the world. Joe once threatened Rose Sander a woman just because she stood up to him. What type of positive remodel threatens a woman because of her words? Joe hired people who looked like they could take on an army thuggish men, he was very selfish with the black people and putting there bad times behind them or just a little healing he allowed the statue to go up in honor of the KKK in a predominately black neighborhood after everything they were going through. Rose Sanders “If Smitherman had a choice, the South would still be segregated to this day and his daddy would still be in power.

Joe Smitherman was in office thirty six years less blacks voted then white voted, Joe was mayor for two terms he learned from George Wallace how to deal with politics. Diane recalls that she does not feel like her father is a racist Diane said the media portrayed her father as a racist he was no more racist than a Mexican from Mexico, or any other person that has racial issues.

Stephen is still in politics he is not happy with the people they have in office he is looking for someone to take his father’s place he do not care about their nationality he just wants someone that is as eager as his father “I’m looking for some one like my dad to come up from the streets white or black it doesn’t matter” he says. (152)
When Joe expresses he is not a racist he is a realist he says he just keeps it real and if it hurts some one feelings o well he is not afraid to hurt some feelings as long as he is being honest with them.
 
Kay Kaunda
English 201 B
Stephen Smitherman

Stephen Smitherman the son of Joe Smitherman is a strong supporter of his father as he has been privileged as a result for the position he held within his community. This is assuming he his conscience.

Through Stephen Smitherman constantly defends what happened in History and his fathers views, One argument that he defends is his father calling Martin Luther King jr ‘Martin Luther Coon’ he defends his father by saying ‘He was going to a meeting with Martin Coon and they asked him an off-the-side question and he said ‘Martin Luther Coon’ That’s what that cane from. It had nothing to do with the word coon’ (146). Not only was Stephen one to defend is dad also his sister Diana. She says ‘The term racist is overused… no, he’s not. I don’t believe he was ever a bigot. He was a segregationist’ (145) Stephen being a strong supporter of his dad was also shown when he shows little respect for his father’s successor James Perkins the first black mayor. When talking about how it was unlikely that James Perkins had every graduated from Harvard University his response with ‘He could have but I don’t see it. He would be smarter than I’ (151) Yet another example probably the most shocking defense Stephen Has for his father when a statue of founding member of the Ku Klux Klan was placed in a predominantly black neighborhood and was approved by his Father the mayor Joe Smitherman. as a result many black people were angry by this and attempted to knock it down but to Stephen he saw the black people as the problem and they cause trouble. He responds with ‘They believe in violence. They believe in agitating people’ (151) for Stephen to even say this would show that he has some racial believes as he can’t seem to see the issue and justify why the black community were outraged by this. For him to even try defending his father decision would show to many people that his father was a racist.

For Joe Smitherman his views and actions to him and his family are seen as valid and un-racist but to many in the world where living in would view all this as racist. Stephen explains his father’s upbringing and that the age of 14 he was by himself, for anyone this would be tough so it’s not surprising that his father wanted to find someone to blame maybe for his bad situation. Though one positive thing that he could see was some positive qualities of Martin Luther King what deep down he may have envied. Definitely he hated him as before King and other marchers had come to Selma it was mostly full of whites. In conclusion my belief is that Stephen Smitherman has no choice but to defend is father. Stephen himself has made many mistakes in his life like calling a woman the ‘n-word’ if it was not for his father’s position of mayor he would have been fired. For him not to defend him may cause offense to his father
 
The kid does not command the English language. Give him an F and send him back to Latin America.

Shame on you, "professor", you probably don't know English either.
 
This is ridiculous! Are you people in college? How did you make it past eighth grade with the grammatical errors in your writing?
 
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