Revised Thesis Statement

Jazzlyn LaNier

Professor Young

November 16th,2015


                                                    Anaphylaxis

Because anaphylaxis is life threatening and kills millions of people per year
therefore there should be accommodations and a cure to help these individuals in everyday life.

10 research Questions about the Rare Seafood Allergy

Jazzlyn LaNier

10 Research Questions

English 1100_35

November 8th,2015

Anaphylaxis

1. Why is this rare seafood allergy not being taken seriously? 

2. Why is there no accommodations for this illness?

3. How many cases are recorded in the U.S. about this illness?

4.What is being done to cure this illness?

5.How can a person get this illness?

6.Is it genetic?

7.Black label medicine ,why is that allowed?

8.Why does someone important or a lot of people have to die from this allergy for people to start working?

9. How far back is this allergy dated?

10. Are there any organizations out there to help these people?

Still Separate, Still Unequal: America's Educational Apartheid 3 Quotes

1.Schools in which as few as 3 or 4 percent of students may be white or Southeast Asian or of Middle Eastern origin, for instance—and where every other child in the building is black or Hispanic—are referred to as "diverse."


2."It's as if you have been put in a garage where, if they don't have room for something but aren't sure if they should throw it out, they put it there where they don't need to think of it again."

3. I asked her if she thought America truly did not "have room" for her or other children of her race. "Think of it this way," said a sixteen-year-old girl sitting beside her. "If people in New York woke up one day and learned that we were gone, that we had simply died or left for somewhere else, how would they feel?"

"How do you think they'd feel?" I asked.

"I think they'd he relieved," this very solemn girl replied.

Agree or Disagree

Jazzlyn LaNier

English 1100_35

September 22nd, 2015

Professor Young 

  Do I Agree or Disagree?

            In “Social Class and the Hidden Curriculum of Work” by Jean Anyon where she observes five elementary schools over the course of a full school year and concluded that fifth-graders of different economic backgrounds are already being prepared to occupy particular rungs on the social ladder. The schools were broken up into different groups according to income, occupation, and other social characteristics.                                                                                                                                    According to Anyon’s logic I would be apart of the middle class school. I live in a single family home, my mother fits the description of the working-class and middle-class white-collar jobs because she is a school teacher. But other than those two characteristics I believe Jean Anyon’s essay “ Social Class and the Hidden Curriculum is outdated to this day and age when she described the different teaching styles. She describes it as ‘work is following the steps of a procedure”. Basically saying that the teachers teach the materials while the students just absorbed and do not ask any questions.  I disagree with the statement when she says that in middle class school the teachers rarely explain why the work is being assigned and what the idea is that lies behind the procedure. I went to a public school my entire life. In my classrooms the teachers taught and the students was encouraged to ask questions and to challenge what we were asked to absorb. We had textbooks and how the lesson was explained to us really depended on the teacher. Most teachers stuck to the curriculum and did it play by play but most teachers more than half  explained the lesson many times and in different ways to help the students grasp the concepts.  I believe no matter how much money you earned each year doesn’t matter , all that matters is if whether or not the teachers care. If they care to explain, care to go that extra mile and if they see their students as actual students than just a paycheck.

Response to "Should students have to the right to use their own language in an academic setting?"

Jazzlyn LaNier
English 1100_35
September 16th, 2015
Professor Young                                                    
        Your Native Tongue    

   Yes, I believe students should have the right to use their own language in an academic setting. Allowing a student to be able to open up and explore every opportunity that is given is a beautiful thing. Now adding that they can feel comfortable and supported in their own skin and speak their native language will only give them more confidence and encourage them to be proud of their backgrounds. In the article Students' Right to Their Own Language it states  “As English teachers, we are responsible for what our teaching does to the self-image and the self-esteem of our students. We must decide what elements of our discipline are really important to us, whether we want to share with our students the richness of all varieties of language, encourage linguistic virtuosity”. This mainly saying teachers may either support us or choose to keep us down.  Support us into wanting to identity ourselves from everyone else. Allowing the students to speak their native tongue will allow them to become more creative , more determined to be successful knowing that they no longer have to hide their true selves. Incorporating their own language into academics may possibly help them understand more and be able to relate and let others in on their way of thinking. Allowing students to feel free will always open more doors and have more opportunities than a student that is not allowed to express themselves in a controlled environment.

Identity

Jazzlyn LaNier

English 1100_35

September 2nd, 2015

Professor Young

                                                    What Identity Means to Me

        The definition of identity varies from person to person. To me identity is what you can obtain from someone without them speaking to you. Identity relates to you being unique , your religion culture, traditions, and how you and others perceive yourself. Identity also includes genders and race.By first glance you would be able to tell that I am a African american female. African american stereotype such as all black people love fried chicken , watermelon and drink kool-aid every single day is exactly what it is, a stereotype. Personally I do not like watermelon, but you would never know that such as you would never know that I love poetry, that I am naturally a quiet person. That I am an active member of my church and I love laughing. You would never know that I would do any and everything for my family. Identity to me is like your first impression with strangers whether its directly or indirectly. If some person took away everything materialistic to you ,they took away your academic starts and you're left knowing nothing but where you came from and how you were raised and that's all you had to rely on to survive then would you truly realize how important identity is. My identity is what I give to the world and it's what I defend and perfect every single day.

Quotes

Jazzlyn LaNier
English 1100_35
August 31st, 2015
Professor Young


                                                Eye Catching Quotes

Who is to say that robbing a people of its language is less violent than war

-Ray Gwyn Smith

This quote caught my attention because its raises a question. Who decides whats more violent than what? No one has the authority to say taking away someone's language , stripping them of their identity holds no value compared to a war. Both are powerful and violent and not needed in this world.

My fingers

move sly against your palm

Like women everywhere, we speak in code...

- Melanie Kaye/Kantrowitz

This was powerful because its speaking directly to women. That any woman anywhere knows what a man is capable of and we have to stand together and protect each other. Given a situation where we can not voice our pain or what we are going through that by a squeeze of the hand or a quick and focused eye contact could tell something more than words could. Physical contact in my opinion is greater than verbal because actions speak louder than words.

Dime con quien andas y te dire quien eres

(Tell me who your friends are and I'll tell you who you are)

- Mexican saying

I believe this not only a Mexican saying but a universal saying. Parents usually are usually the ones who introduces it to children. By saying I don't like you hanging out with those group of friends they give off a bad vibe to me. Throughout the world your identity is not yours to actually say what is right or wrong. From looking from the outside in, if you hang out with a bunch of people who smoke, you will automatically be looked at as a smoker even if you're not.  Although most people will ask why do you hang out with those "bad kids" I still would because you are only judging a book by its cover. You have no idea what this person has been through or going through and I may not even save their lives they will probably save mines.  

Work Cited

• Anzaldua, Gloria. " How to Tame a Wild Tongue." Teaching Development Writing. Ed. Susan Naomi Bernstein. Fourth ed. New York: Bedford/ St. Martin's, 2013. 245-255. Print.

Understanding "How To Tame a Wild Tongue"

Jazzlyn LaNier
English 1100_35
August 31st, 2015
Professor Young

                                        "How To Tame a Wild Tongue"

Question 1: The opening scene connects to the overall point because the dentist is becoming frustrated that he can not get Anzaldua's tongue to obey his command. The overall message is to strip the Spanish culture of their identity to completely control them.

Question 2: Anzaldua use of Spanish throughout the text is her placing her identity, her sense of self on paper. It made a lot of sense for her to put Spanish throughout the text because she was forced to read English and try to figure out what we were trying to say. Her purpose is to make us understand the frustration and struggle she had to go through to obtain her education. 

Question 3:In my opinion Academic English can not be defined as Spanish Standard and neither can Chicano Spanish be described as non standard. I do not know much about the Spanish language to make that assumption , and I don't think anyone does. They are two different languages and deserve to be treated as such.

Question 4: I do not believe it is necessary to speak/write in Academic English as a identity because it just results in us being close minded and hostile towards other languages.

Question 5: Various types of English are Standard English, Working class English and slang English. I use slang English and Standard English.

Question 6: Yes me and my best friend Christian have a secret language. We take references mainly from our favorite youtuber Dashie and have phrases or actions that only me and him know. The difference between us and most close minded people is that we don't poke fun at someone else trying to understand or even learn what we are talking about. We are open and accepting to new people.

Question 7: With my friends I speak non standard English because its a more relaxed atmosphere and I'm not being judged if I pronounce a word wrong or If i use slang. With my mother I speak non standard English because we have a close relationship and even she sometimes messes up words. So since she doesn't judge me I can not judge her.  With my professor, I speak standard/non standard English so I will not come off as disrespectful as though I do not acknowledge their status. I put non standard because some professor allow you to speak freely with them, so it becomes a calm environment in the classroom.

Question 8: " I am my language" How I articulate myself tells people a little bit about myself. You can get sense of my upbringing from how I carry myself and my culture and depending on you depends on whether or not you have a negative connotation about it.

Question 9: When Anzaldua is in the dentist chair being called stubborn relates to her culture. She states " Stubborn, persevering, impenetrable as stone, yet possessing a malleability that renders us unbreakable, we, the mestizas and mestizos, will remain. No matter what you say or try to do to her or her people she will not break, she refuses to accept that shes not normal. From the beginning to end she defended her culture and made us realize that there is nothing wrong with her but the people who are trying to strip her of her identity.

Question 10: Yes, the language I speak is a huge part of my Identity. When you speak freely without any hesitation , you feel comfortable and you slowly become more and more proud of where you are from and the person you are.

Question 11: Identity is very important to me. Its what makes Jazzlyn , Jazzlyn. Yes Anzaldua believe Identity is important. In the text she defends it at every crook and nanny that someone tried to take it from her. 

 

Facts About Me

Jazzlyn LaNier
English 1100_35
August 27th, 2015
Professor Young


                                         Getting To Know Me

Hello! My name is Jazzlyn , but everyone close to me calls me Jazz and my family calls me Jazzy Pooh. The nickname Jazz is easier to say for most people instead of my full name. While I got the nickname Jazzy Pooh
from my favorite aunt.
A little about me would be that I am very passionate about reading, a huge family orientated person and you can probably always catch me day dreaming about something. If you scrolled through the music on my phone you would find a lot of Hip Hop and R&B. Also, you would find my favorite artist of all time Kendrick Lamar.
I love science but I occasionally dabble in writing. Depending on what I'm writing for determines my writing process. For any school work I have to have a written outline before I start typing. On the other hand, when I write poetry I can sit in front of a laptop or a piece of paper and just let the thoughts flow to me. For me writing has changed a lot as the years went by.
Teachers said that we could pass in drafts but it wasn't mandatory, the five paragraph essay structure was basically drilled into my head for as long as I can remember.
As a writer I would rate myself a solid B simply because I have many good ideas but It takes me a while to pick the best one. I have the tendency to go off topic because I can relate the prompt to many things I don't know where to start or stop.
In high school I wasn't a very active person but I did enjoy Badminton and played in a club during school.
Social media doesn't interest me that much but when I do go on it just to check something , its usually at night for about 2 hours.

 What I would like to gain from semester would be for me to be able to explain myself better and clearer also have the ability to defend myself.