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week 7 reply
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hey joanna, i completly agree with your entry. there is not enough time to do everything you want to do! i also havent been able to create that balance and i think its much easier said then done. with all of the events in our lives and commitments we have there really isnt a moment we are able to sit and have a little bit ( Read more... ) -
week 7 entry
Ater reading "Miss Brill" this week i observed it was written sometime between 1888 and 1923. I read the story and thought about how long ago it was written but how much stays the same within society ( Read more... ) -
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week 6 entry
After watching a movie called "when harry met sally" i was forced to create my own opinion about a matter discussed in the film. this question is "can guys and girls be just friends"?
in the film, harry states that women and men cannot be friends "because no man can be friends with a woman that he finds attractive. He always wants to have sex with ( Read more... ) -
week 5 reply
I have to say i thought the same thing when i read the story- if we define ourselves by stereotypes. it was great to see that you broadened your search and explored other means to come to a conclusion. the picture stood out to me the most and as sad as it is, i think some girls- and boys- act in a certain way to gain acceptance and fit into a ( Read more... ) -
week 5 entry
after reading stories on "people and cultures in conflict anc change" i decided to do a bit of creative writing myself on the same topic. my story explores issues with racism, societys assumptions and change in attitudes.
The sound of my morning homeroom teacher has always given me the ability to talk to anyone that surrounds my unstable desk in the ( Read more... ) -
week 4 response
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stephyy_x wrote:
Mar. 21st, 2009 04:25 am (UTC)
hi laura, i really liked what you did with the picture, i found it amazing how much you could actually come up with from a simple picture where the woman was such a small part of it!
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week 4 entry
bat mitzvah dance..
She hitched her fine ash stockings
and peered across the room.
He adjusted his hand-me-down tie,
as he stood up from his chair
Gawping fathers and
Pressuring mothers
Time seemed to stand still.
He cleared his throat
And made a move.
She looked the other way.
He extended his arm
To reach for hers
Reluctantly she responded.
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week 3 response
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hey steph, glad your feeling much better! i thought about that quote as well and i know exactly how u felt. Sometimes you just feel like staying in bed and seem to be annoyed by everyone for no reason. but its true, you just got to push through whatever it is and you will be fine! hope the quote helped.
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WEEK THREE ENTRY ONE: the importance of family
After reading what was assigned for us for this week on the topic of “families”, I thought about my own. I thought about my big, deafening, devoted Italian family. As I read through the stories I compared myself to the characters in them. I reflected
on my relationship with each member of my own family and finally came to one unanswerable question ( Read more... )