Getting To Know The Real Jazz!

Jazzlyn LaNier

English 1101

January 31st,2016

Professor Young

                                    Who Am I? I am Jazzlyn! The Mario Master

1. Currently, I do not play a sport but when I was a child I was considered a "TomBoy" because I played all the tough sports with my guy cousins such as football, basketball, soccer, dodgeball, the sky was the limit for me.

2. I am passionate about my family and keeping them happy is my top priority. In my free time with my friends, I usually listen to some music, play video games ( Mario games are my favorite ) or just have a random discussion with them about anything that comes to our heads. In my free time by myself, you could always catch me reading some mystery novel or watching Youtube videos.

3.  I don't really have a ridiculous lie I have ever told. I rarely lie because I feel as though it's not needed to lie to anyone.  On the other hand, a ridiculous lie that was ever told to me is that I have a twin sister name Jazzlyn and she lives in New York with my Aunt Sally. I'm 98% certain that I don't. 

4. Writing comes more natural to me when I have a set topic and a brief outcome and then in each paragraph I can just let all of my million of ideas flow.

5. My writing experience has been very informational from the constructive criticism I receive each time. From this course, I would like to learn how to elaborate more on my details and learn how to properly support them. 

6. The book Inkheart was the most recent book I have read from cover to cover. It is by far my favorite book.

7. I scroll on Facebook about every day just stay up to date with what's going on because I hate watching the news. Twitter, Snapchat and Instagram I barely use. 

8. The most important thing for me to learn this semester would be how to cite my sources properly. 

9. My definition of a hero is someone who does what is right even when no one is looking and they will get no credit for it. But they still continue to do it each time with no hesitation. 

10. The last time I failed at something that I consider huge was in high school when I had to present a poem by Hamlet and I went up there and completely forgot everything and was asked to sit back down. Very embarrassing moment for me. 

11. As a writer, I would rate myself a B writer. Simply because I have the ideas, I will gladly take the criticism but I still lack in applying it. 

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.