Wednesday, October 15, 2008

 

Awesome! More cyber-homework...

Today the writing team (ENG 201 1-3 p.m. class) featuring: Treana, Renee, Vonreesha, and Monique, wrote their entire scene and performed it for the class. I made copies for all the students present. It was a great model.

Continue reading Dyson and write your logs. You will turn them in at the end of the month, when we complete the book. Post the scenes at the posted assignment below before Monday, preferably by Friday. We'll be performing the plays, October 27. We'll do a run through October 20, maybe, and complete the Writing with a Thesis package. Finish it before class 10/20.

Paraphrase the following sentences. See Hacker page 417 (6th edition).

1. "Tupac squeezed the various vulnerabilities of black life into verse without smothering its defiant hope" (Introduction 2).

2. "While he often decried racism and spoke about blacks and whites, Tupac rarely thought in black and white terms" (Introduction 3).

3. "Tupac's budding erudition only strengthened his suspicion of authority" (Introduction 4).

4. "...Tupac's lyrical and immortality are secure" (Introduction 5).

5. "The question of black authenticity haunts the culture; within hip-hop it is especially vicious, with artists often adopting a stance as a thug or gangsta to prove their bona fides and their ability to represent the street" (15).

6. "If the mother is central in black life, she is also made a scapegoat for the social disintegration of black culture" (22).

Define the words or phrases in context: autodidactic rumination(34); delegitimaized counterculture (34); black track...white flight (34); domestic pedagogy (37); gargantuan (41); fatally tethered to badness (45); presciently (51); heinous contradictions (58)

More to come later...

Comments:
Dalena Tran
English 201A
MW 1:00-2:50 PM

Note: Paraphrasing in Hacker for 5th edition is under Avoiding Plagiarism, specifically pg. 405.

1."Tupac squeezed the various vulnerabilities of black life into verse without smothering its defiant hope" (Introduction 2).

* As an artist, Tupac demonstrated the life of a black man through his lyrics without resisting for hope.

2. "While he often decried racism and spoke about blacks and whites, Tupac rarely thought in black and white terms" (Introduction 3).

* Although, his topics related to the descrimination between blacks and whites, Tupic had an equal overview between the two race.

3. "Tupac's budding erudition only strengthened his suspicion of authority" (Introduction 4).

* Due to the small amount of education that Tupac was provided with, it had increased his questions of authority.

4. "...Tupac's lyrical and immortality are secure" (Introduction 5).

* The stories of Tupac's music and life will never be replaced or forgotten.

5. "The question of black authenticity haunts the culture; within hip-hop it is especially vicious, with artists often adopting a stance as a thug or gangsta to prove their bona fides and their ability to represent the street" (15).

* The culture of a black male and female has questions many, especially throughout the media. Hip-hop artists are often judged to live a thug or gangster background and must represent where they were originated.

6. "If the mother is central in black life, she is also made a scapegoat for the social disintegration of black culture" (22).

* Not only is a mother as important in the African American culture, she is a revolutionary leader for the rights of black culture.

Definition:

1. autodidactic rumination - A pondered person that teaches him/herself.

2. delegitimized counterculture - To remove the legitimate people who oppose the dominant value of society.

3. black track...white flight - To move away/ back from the black dominante culture and into the whites territory/society.

4. domestic pedagogy - The knowledge/ ability of consisting a household.

5. gargantuan - huge; gigantic

6. fatally tethered to badness - the closeness to death to badness

7. presciently- to foresee; knowing what will happen before it happens

8. heinous contradictions - hateful denial
 
Renee D.

Professor Sabir...are we suppose to paraphrase the 6 sentences given?
 
Tupac brought positive music to the scene not really caring about what people think; he challenged people’s minds with his strong lyrics.

He addressed the world as a whole and not by skin color.

Although Tupac never finished high school he read anything he could get his hands on. That later on in life, it gave him the initiative to ask questions about authority.

Tupac never had to act like he was a thug or present himself to the media something he wasn’t, unlike most rappers today. He was real.

All mothers are the glue to their own culture, in no way shape or form are they to blame for society and its out comes.


Autodidactic~ self taught person

Rumination~ repeatedly going over something in your head slowly

Delegitimize Counterculture~ to diminish government or authority

Black Track…White Flight~ to flee from the black and brown cultures and into the dominate (White) cultures

Domestic Pedagogy~ obtaining household or family knowledge

Gargantuan~ tremendous in size

Fatally Tethered to Badness~ inches from dying

Presciently~ having the ability to predict the forth coming

Heinous Contradictions~ evil

English 201B
Tipton
 
Lou Saechao
Eng. 201A
8-8:50am

Paraphrasing
1."Tupac squeezed the various vulnerabilities of black life into verse without smothering its defiant hope" (Introduction 2).

-Tupac who is a an easy target to the life of his ownwent against his weakness to gain success.

2."While he often decried racism and spoke about blacks and whites, Tupac rarely thought in black and white terms" (Introduction 3).

-when he talk about the two race of black and white, he uses the words of the black and white way of language as an expression to defind the situation.
 
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dung nguyen
english 201a
800.-850
(paraphrase-not done yet)

1.tupac put all the values of African Americans into his song and represent it.

2.eventhough tupac's songs talk about the racism but he has equal view to other races
 
Andrew Nguyen
English 201
8-8:50AM

1) 1. "Tupac squeezed the various vulnerabilities of black life into verse without smothering its defiant hope" (Introduction 2).

Through his music and with hope, Tupac enlightened people of different issues within his community.

2) "While he often decried racism and spoke about blacks and whites, Tupac rarely thought in black and white terms" (Introduction 3).

Even though his mindset was on racism of Blacks and Whites, he mostly thought in a grey area, and never a separate black and white side.

3) "Tupac's budding erudition only strengthened his suspicion of authority" (Introduction 4).

While developing his education and knowledge, he began question authority.

4) "...Tupac's lyrical and literary immortality are secure" (Introduction 5).

Even after death, Tupac's music and words remain forever, and will never be removed from people's lives.

5) "The question of black authenticity haunts the culture; within hip-hop it is especially vicious, with artists often adopting a stance as a thug or gangsta to prove their bona fides and their ability to represent the street" (15).
 
Ernest Davis
English 201A
M-T 8:00-9:00


Paraphrasing hacker 6th edition.

1."Tupac squeezed the various vulnerabilities of black life into verse without smothering its defiant hope"

* Tupac demonstrated the life as a colored person in his music without resisting for hope.

2. "While he often decried racism and spoke about blacks and whites, Tupac rarely thought in black and white terms"

*Tupac addressed the world as a whole not by race or color.

3. "Tupac's budding erudition only strengthened his suspicion of authority"

*Even though tupac never finished school, the knowledge he recieved increased his questions of authority.

4. "...Tupac's lyrical and immortality are secure"

* Tupac's music and life will never be forgotten.

5. "The question of black authenticity haunts the culture; within hip-hop it is especially vicious, with artists often adopting a stance as a thug or gangsta to prove their bona fides and their ability to represent the street"


Definitions:
Autodidactic~ self taught person

Rumination~ repeatedly going over something in your head slowly

Delegitimize Counterculture~ to diminish government or authority

Black Track…White Flight~ to flee from the black and brown cultures and into the dominate (White) cultures

Domestic Pedagogy~ obtaining household or family knowledge

Gargantuan~ tremendous in size

Fatally Tethered to Badness~ inches from dying

Presciently~ having the ability to predict the forth coming

Heinous Contradictions~ evil
 
Dion Cade
Eng 201b

1. "Tupac squeezed the various vulnerabilities of black life into verse without smothering its defiant hope" (Introduction 2).

Means he gave more information for black culture while not messing up its desire to succeed

2. "While he often decried racism and spoke about blacks and whites, Tupac rarely thought in black and white terms" (Introduction 3).

Even though race relations are obviously different, Tupac didnt think about race when it came to certain situations.

3. "Tupac's budding erudition only strengthened his suspicion of authority" (Introduction 4).

Means that his deep learning has made him more interested in having some form of power.

4. "...Tupac's lyrical and immortality are secure" (Introduction 5).

Even though Tupac is dead, he still lives on because of his poetry and thirst for knowledge.

5. "The question of black authenticity haunts the culture; within hip-hop it is especially vicious, with artists often adopting a stance as a thug or gangsta to prove their bona fides and their ability to represent the street" (15).

The fact that some artists in black music are damaging it because some of them only portray the people that they wish and society wishes them to be. They have no originality.

6. "If the mother is central in black life, she is also made a scapegoat for the social disintegration of black culture" (22).

Since the mother is represented so much in black culture, she will be the one blamed if the black society is demolished.

autodidactic rumination(34);
self-taught meditation or consideration

delegitimaized counterculture (34); revoking the status of a culture that is different from an original form of culture.

black track...white flight (34); its like back tracking, staying in the past... white flight is moving forward very successfully.

domestic pedagogy (37); household art of teaching

gargantuan (41); very large or enormous

fatally tethered to badness (45); someone who is addicted to being evil and heartless

presciently (51); possesing knowledge of event that will come. Future sight

heinous contradictions (58) wicked or unacceptable denial
 
Sara Yusufi
English 201A
MW 1-2:50 PM

1. Tupac, as an artist, was able to demonstrate the life of black men through music.

2. Even though racism was common back then, Tupac never showed it.

3. Although Tupac may have not gotten much education he still had a curious mind.

4. Tupac will be always remembered for who he was.

5. Hip hop is used to represent different lifestyles and actions of the African American race.

6. Mothers have in an important role in the life of African American boys.

1 autodidactic rumination - A pondered person that teaches him/herself.
2 delegitimized counterculture - To remove the legitimate people who oppose the dominant value of society.
3 black track...white flight - To move away/ back from the black dominante culture and into the whites territory/society.
4 domestic pedagogy - The knowledge/ ability of consisting a household.
5 gargantuan - huge; gigantic
6 fatally tethered to badness - the closeness to death to badness
7 presciently- to foresee; knowing what will happen before it happens
8 heinous contradictions - hateful denial
 
Melissa Mah
English 201A
Professor Sabir
1-2:50 pm

1. "Tupac squeezed the various vulnerabilities of black life into verse without smothering its defiant hope" (Introduction 2).

- Tupac illustrated the life of a black citizen in his songs without diminishing the image of hope.

2. "While he often decried racism and spoke about blacks and whites, Tupac rarely thought in black and white terms" (Introduction 3).

- Because Tupac was against racism, he barely discriminated the other race.

3. "Tupac's budding erudition only strengthened his suspicion of authority" (Introduction 4).

- Tupac's lack of knowledge strengthen his commanding power.

4. "...Tupac's lyrical and immortality are secure" (Introduction 5).

- Tupac's songs will always be known.

5. "The question of black authenticity haunts the culture; within hip-hop it is especially vicious, with artists often adopting a stance as a thug or gangsta to prove their bona fides and their ability to represent the street" (15).

- African American's are portrayed in songs, portraying their knowledge of poverty.


6. "If the mother is central in black life, she is also made a scapegoat for the social disintegration of black culture" (22).

- Since the mother is the concentric base of this culture, mothers are to blame for their drifting society.

Vocab

1. autodidactic rumination: a person who learns/realizes things on his/her own.

2. delegitimaized counterculture:ignore the people who are against the dominant culture

3. black track...white flight:leaving the inferior and converting to the dominant culture

4. domestic pedagogy: learning family/ home information

5. gargantuan: big in size

6. fatally tethered to badness: one who enjoys badness

7. presciently: ability to see into the future

8. heinous contradictions: malicious
 
Renee Dumaguit
Eng201B
1-2:50pm

Paraphrased Sentences:

1.) Tupac condensed a range of weaknesses of black life into rhymes that avoid rebellious faith (Introduction 2).

2.) As Tupac criticize racial discrimination, he hardly thought in colored or white terminology (Introduction 3).

3.) Tupac’s friendly knowledge made his disbelief of power stronger (Introduction 4).

4.) Tupac’s poetry and ability to have life long existence are protected (Introduction 5).

5.) The inquiry of black genuineness scares the culture inside of hip hop; it’s extremely fierce for rappers who embrace a position like a thug or gangster to ascertain their trueness and capability of representing the hood (15).

6.) Assuming the mom is most important in black life, then she, too, is the one who takes the blame for the breaking up black culture (22).




Defining Words/Phrases:

autodidactic rumination(34) - someone confused who taught themselves something

delegitimized counterculture(34) - taking away legal rights of a culture that has their own ideas and ways of behaving culturally

black track…white fight(34) - the dark pathway of a pale dispute

domestic pedagogy(37) - a household teaching

gargantuan(41) - an incredibly large amount

fatally tethered to badness(45) - causing destruction by restricting the unskillful at the other end

presciently(51) - having knowledge of events before they take place

heinous contradiction(58) - shockingly evil aspects that are inconsistent with each other
 
Joshua Brown-James
English 201A
1-2:50pm

1) Tupac told black peoples problems through his music and told just the right amount he wanted people to know.

2)Tupac hated the racism in America and tried to treat everyone equal.

3)Tupac's learning abilities always made him wise of his surroundings.

4)Tupac will live forever through his music.

5)Blacks are scared the hip-hop might not be real because to many artist take on fake roles for their music.

6)A mother has many roles in black life that people often turn to for their advice and leadership.

Definitions:
Autodidactic rumination - A pondered person that teaches him/herself.

Delegitimized counterculture - To remove the legitimate people who oppose the dominant value of society.

Black track...white flight - To move away/ back from the black

Dominante culture and into the whites territory/society.
domestic pedagogy - The knowledge/ ability of consisting a household.

Gargantuan - huge; gigantic

Fatally tethered to badness - the closeness to death to badness

7. presciently- to foresee; knowing what will happen before it happens

8. heinous contradictions - hateful denial
 
Lisa Ryan
English 201A
MW 1:00-2:50

Tupac squeezed the various vulnerabilities of black life into verse without smothering its defiant hope" (Introduction 2).

Paraphase:

Tupac spoke the truth in his messages including the strengths as well as the weaknesses of being black, but he never displayed a sign of giving up.

2. "While he often decried racism and spoke about blacks and whites, Tupac rarely thought in black and white terms" (Introduction 3).

Paraphase:

Although Tupac took a stand against racism most of the time as it related to blacks and whites, his intentions and messages went beyond race.

3. "Tupac's budding erudition only strengthened his suspicion of authority" (Introduction 4).

Paraphase:

Because of Tupac intellect and his abundance of knowledge he was naturally leary of people in power.

4. "...Tupac's lyrical and immortality are secure" (Introduction 5).

Paraphase:

Tupac's words and the strength in his music will live for ever.

5. "The question of black authenticity haunts the culture; within hip-hop it is especially vicious, with artists often adopting a stance as a thug or gangsta to prove their bona fides and their ability to represent the street" (15).

Paraphase:

People continue to be suspicious of which artist are true to their lyrics. Hip Hop artist are somewhat forced into representing a persona of street life. This is their badge to proof that their lyrics and demeanor represent their lifestyle.

6. "If the mother is central in black life, she is also made a scapegoat for the social disintegration of black culture."

Paraphase:

Because the black mother is seen as the the leader and the educator of the black family, society also holds her responsible for the ills that plague the black family.

Definitions:

autodidactic rumination- A self taught person who studies at length.

delegitimaized counterculture- To take away the validity of a culture that stand against the establishment.

black track..white flight- To leave the ghetto and relocate to the suburbs.

domestic pedagogy- homelife teachings.

gargantuan-Immense Size,Large.

fatally tethered to badness- Someone who feels trapped into being bad to the day he/she dies.

presciently- Knowledge of events or acts before they occur.

heinous contradictions- Wicked inconsistencies.
 
) 1. "Tupac squeezed the various vulnerabilities of black life into verse without smothering its defiant hope" (Introduction 2).

-Tupac showed people that he was capable of composing messages to empower people that know what it means to struggle. Also Tupac maintained a sense of dignity to empower people which consisted of formal messages of confidence.

2) "While he often decried racism and spoke about blacks and whites, Tupac rarely thought in black and white terms" (Introduction 3).

-Tupac viewed everyone as a whole. Race wasn't something he was focused on. His focus was to encourage people from all over the world, because anyone can struggle regardless of ethnicity.



3) "Tupac's budding erudition only strengthened his suspicion of authority" (Introduction 4).

-Meaning, Tupac questioned why things were happening in communities. Why don't people care about things that are going on right down the block from where they live. Why don't the government do anything to help people in poverty by giving them a chance to redeem and better themselves, fair opportunity for people in poverty isn't avaliable.

4) "...Tupac's lyrical and literary immortality are secure" (Introduction 5).

-Tupac music lives hereafter.

5) "The question of black authenticity haunts the culture; within hip-hop it is especially vicious, with artists often adopting a stance as a thug or gangsta to prove their bona fides and their ability to represent the street" (15).

-Many artist carry the image of being a gansta just to get more record sales even when their music has no quality of empowering listeners.

-Sameela Smith eng201A M,W 1-3
 
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