Last Suppers

http://motherjones.com/photoessays/2004/01/last-suppers

An Identity Reduced to a Burka

Read "An Identity Reduced to a Burka." What is the argument that the authors make in this article?

http://www.mwlusa.org/topics/dress/burka.html

How does this article compare with Gelareh Asayesh's article "Shrouded in Contradiction"?

What is the purpose of each article? Who is the audience for each article? What is the tone or mood of each article?

Post a response on your blog to both articles, pointing out the similarities and differences between the two viewpoints.

For Class on Tuesday, April 6th

Here is a link to the reading for Tuesday, April 6th. Please print this article and bring it to class on Tuesday.

http://facstaff.uww.edu/carlberj/Journal3.htm

Community Colleges Are Disappointed by Reduced Funds in Student-Loan Bill

The House just passed legislation that will give $2-billion to community colleges: Though this is less money than what was promised, it is still a significant contribution from the federal government: "This is the very first time that the federal government is providing direct aid to community colleges," said Eduardo J. Martí, president of Queensborough Community College, also part of the City University of New York. "So even though $2-billion is one-sixth of what we were hoping for, it's really welcome."

Click on the link to read more of our president's thoughts on the issue as well as other perspectives:

http://chronicle.com/article/Community-Colleges-Are/64796/?sid=at&utm_so

Report Finds Undocumented Students Face Roadblocks

Link this article on your blog, summarize it, and post a response. What should be done for undocumented college students, who do not have social security numbers, but want to attend institutions of higher education?

http://www.cnn.com/2009/US/04/22/undocumented.students/

Strong Introductory Paragraph

Here is an example of a strong introductory paragraph for the Understanding Emotion assignment.

This was written by Sarah Leggette from 101 M24c.

Everyone has it; your family members, your friends, your neighbors, the stranger on the street, even you, you've all got it. We all have and exercise it constantly each and every day. No matter who you are: girl, man, woman, or boy, no matter your status, background, IQ, or even your shoe size, you were all born with and possess the power of choice, and truly, choice is a powerful commodity to have. Choice is the decisions we make all the time, from as simple as which shirt to wear to more complex as which college to attend or if you'll attend one at all. Our lives are built around the choices we make, but fear also plays a vital role in choice; it can propel good choices, force bad choices or paralyze our ability to choose altogether.

Sarah clearly uses what Trimble terms the "front door" approach to opening her paper. She jumps right in to her topic and evokes the reader's interest. She also has a strong thesis statement that explores the relationship between fear and choice, and the body of her paper goes on to support this claim.

Learning to Read and Write

Here is the reading for Thursday, March 4th. There will be a quiz in both T/H classes.

http://sunsite.berkeley.edu/Literature/Douglass/Autobiography/07.html