Joe

I’d say that this semester was pretty fresh overall. I liked the books we read, especially Macbeth. I really enjoyed acting it out. I thought the midterm was kind of fun. It was the first time I can remember actually enjoying doing creative writing.

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Once again, another example of racism close to home was found at http://www.connpost.com/fastsearchresults/ci_4939493.
Mel Thompson, a black, active-retired member of the Derby fire department claims that he responded to a local fire on Monday morning and was “ostracized and ignored” by some firefighters on account of his race. He said that he asked other firefighters how he could […]

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I heard the interview with Sacha Baron Cohen when it was on the radio, and even though I have not seen Borat, I found the interview very interesting. What I didn’t know about the movie is that it was filmed “on the street” with real people, not actors. There was an excerpt from the scene […]

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 Reading these definately enhanced my understanding of slavery. It especially woke me up to how important freedom was, and how they would do anything to gain it. I was especially impressed by Louis Hughes, who tried five times before actually gaining his freedom. It made me appreciate Jim’s journey to slavery and the way Huck […]

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It will be interesting to read these naratives because while I have read a lot about slavery, I have not read much from the point of view of actual slaves. I wonder if these peoples’ experiences are at all contrary to the information I have already read.

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I found an article called “Racism in the Workplace” by Aaron Bernstein at http://www.keepmedia.com/pubs/BusinessWeek/2001/07/30/24759. Obviously, it is about racism in the workplace. It tells about two people in particular: a factory worker, Wayne Elliott, and a businesswoman, Linda Johnson, and the racial harassment and discrimination they experienced at work. I think it is rediculous that people would harass […]

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I was kind of lost after watching that. I wasn’t really sure what Colbert was trying to say. However, it seemed like he was using a method similar to that of the Irish guy with the eating babies idea. He would say he was in favor of something, and then give a rediculous reason why he thought […]

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Today in class we discussed some the Iraq Study Group’s plans about what to do in Iraq. Many people think that the best thing to do would be to leave. I think that that would be a good idea, but it is not as easy as it sounds. We have kind of made a mess over there, and I […]

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There has been quite a controversy regarding racism here in Greenwich for some time now. Three women who live in town claim that they were denied access to Tod’s Point over the summer because they are black. They have been trying to get the town to apologize and adapt racial acceptance policies and provide diversity […]

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Before this lesson, I had heard of satire, but I never really understood what it was. Now it all makes sense. I think satire is a very clever way to get your point across, because people will understand what you are trying to say if they can relate to it. In my opinion, it is […]

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