Reading Response #2

"Yes/No/Okay, But"

Exercise #1:

I believe that Jean Anyon shows a mixture of both agreeing and disagreeing with those she summarizes.

Examples of agree/disagree-
1) "...have argued that knowledge and skills leading to social power and regard are made available to the advantaged social groups but are withheld from the working classes, to whom a more 'practical' curriculum is offered."

2) "While there has been considerable argumentation..."

3) "...there has been little or no attempt to investigate these ideas empirically in elementary and secondary schools and classrooms in this country."

4) "...by providing illustrative examples of differences in student work in classrooms in contrasting social-class communities..."

In my opinion, I think Jean Anyon both agrees and disagrees with the articles she summarizes. However, it is difficult to identify her position based on the minute amount of information given. I believe she has a combined standpoint with the articles because she states the positive and negative points of each article. She sounds like she is agreeing with the article when she says "while there has been considerable argumentation of these points regarding education." However, she shows a disagreeing stand point when she says "there has been little or no attempt to investigate these ideas..." Altogether, I believe Jean Anyon displays a combination of disagreeing and agreeing with the articles she summarizes.

Exercise #2:

In David Zinczenko's "Don't Blame the Eater," Zinczenko gives a solid explanation about his opinion on child obesity by expressing his personal experiences and overall view points on the subject. "They've crossed under the golden arches to a likely fate of lifetime obesity and the problem isn't just theirs-it's all of ours." I agree with this idea because I do believe that it is impossible to blame just one person for a child's obesity problem. In order to be able to defeat the issue of obesity, it is important that people accept the fact that this issue is no one person's problem. "Complicating the lack of alternatives is the lack of infomation about what, exactly, we're consuming." I agree with this statement also because there definitely is a lack of information given to those who decide to eat fast food. "Advertisements don't carry warning labels the way tobacco ads do." In refrence to the last quotation, my opinion on this one is likewise. Although it is their decision to consume these potentially harmful food products, they are also left with the mystery of what those products may contain. "Without such warnings, we'll see more sick, obese children and more angry, litigious, parents." Zinczenko is surely right about what will be seen in the future because the ratings of obesity will sky-rocket within the next few years if the industry and the government, together do not inform the population of the harmful affects of fast food in the long run. Altogether I do agree with Zinczenko's ideas and arguments, and I believe that his effort to express his overall viewpoints are very informative and true.

Reading Response #1

"They Say"

Exercise 1:

A) Many scientists' experiments suggest that there are dangerous levels of Chemical X in the Ohio groundwater.

B) Some critics would say that this novel has certain flaws.

C) Women are more likely to think football is boring, rather than men.

D) Most teachers and students believe that male students often dominate class discussions.

E) Many film critics have said that this film is really about the problems of romantic relationships.

F) Certain people may think that templates like the ones in this book will stifle their creativity.

Exercise 2:

If ever there was an idea custom-made for a Jay Leno monologue, this was it: dressing up your dog. Isn't that like putting a collar on your baby? Whatever happened to animal rights?
I happen to sympathize with pet owners, though, perhaps because although I would rather not see my dog dressed up in ridiculous ensembles, it is quite amusing to see them dressed up as a pumpkin or a bunny.

Screenshot

SCREENSHOT ASSIGNMENT:
This composition inparticular was especially difficult in terms of vocabulary, format, and overall construction. When this assignment was brought to my attention, I realized that the required format for the paper was one that I had never been taught in highschool. When I saw my composition as a screenshot, I thought it was very interesting that I can view and save some of my most difficult assignments just by the press of a button. Now I realize that as I view multiple internet pages, I can save them as a screenshot if I'm in a hurry, allowing me to take a look back at what I had previously been doing, had I forgotten. To me, composing changes shape in digital spaces because it allows us to see what was written, and at what point in time it was written. Digital spaces bring somewhat of an interesting point by allowing the reader to predict what was on the writer's mind at that particular moment. By picking out details from a specific work, we can better understand digital composing. By looking at different details from a specific work, we can better understand digital composing. By looking at different details in a composition, one can determine the author's writing style, tone, and overall main message that is being written about. Overall, I believe that pictures can make the composition easier to understand to fellow readers. With the addition of pictures, it is more likely that the reader will better understand the concept of the work. In my opinion, screenshots can be very useful and informational in times of stress or struggle.