Theme Statement:
Drugs negatively affected many communities.
Literary Device: Diction
"But crack was different. After it officialy introduced itslef in the early 1980s, it didn't take long for crack to place a stranglehold on many communities." p.51
Analysis:
The author Wes Moore first introduces drugs by mentioning the terrible stories he heard about crack and how crack negatively influenced the Bronx by increasing the murder rate by 61%. The author also states how drug gangs rapidly expanded and even recruited some of his friends. In this quote, the author uses the word "stranglehold" to show cracks great amount of control on the community. This message is given throughout the chapter. The other Wes Moores brother, Tony, was sent to the hospital after a serious injury due to his existance in the drug world. Even the other Wes Moore mentions his bad experience with drugs and how they made him feel vunerable and uncomfortable. Abusing drugs started chaos and disorder in communities all around the world and is still an active battle we fight to this day.
Sunday, September 27, 2015
Sunday, September 20, 2015
Socratic Seminar Final Reflection
Peri Bright
The socratic seminar influenced my thinking on maternal roles in households. This is because the conversation that was held during the socratic seminar about mothers roles in The Other Wes Moore. I remember hearing my peer saying that even though mothers can go through so much chaos, society still expects them to raise perfect children. In The Other Wes Moore, although the author Wes Moores father dies, the mother is still held to the expectation and job of taking care of her children. Also, even though the other Wes Moore's mothers Pell Grant is cut and she can no longer attend college and complete her education, she is still expected to raise her children perfectly.
A statement that I agreed with the most was that women and men should be held to the same expectations of raising children. I believe this because it is not fair for women to be given more pressure than men to raise good children. A statement that I disagreed with is that people who are in poverty and raised in bad conditions have the excuse to not be succsessful in the future. I believe your success depends on the oppurtunities and risk you take. Although some people have to put in more work to be succsessful then others, everyone is capable of doing anything through hard work and dedication. During the seminar I wish I brung up this opinion because it could have shifted the discussions and maybe changed the opinions of my peers.
During the seminar I believe having a dicussion leader really helped the disscussion flow. The disscussion leader made sure we set goals for us to accomplish and that everyone had the oppurtunity to speak. Also, the discussion leader made sure we weren't on one topic for to long and connected the text to our disscussions. Half time also worked very well for the seminar, during half time we were able to get advice from our peers and also give advice to our peers. Also during half time I was able to have some time to think about maybe what I needed to change and do during the next portion of the seminar.
Our oppurtunities for improvement were that more people could have spoken more. Some people only spoke because they were prompted to. Many people were too intimidated to speak as much as the could have. If we had more opinions from different people, that could have completely changed our disscussion. Also many of the questions that were being asked were off topic and not related to the theme of maternal roles. If our questions were more on topic that could've resulted in everyone getting higher grades and understanding the topic more.
The socratic seminar influenced my thinking on maternal roles in households. This is because the conversation that was held during the socratic seminar about mothers roles in The Other Wes Moore. I remember hearing my peer saying that even though mothers can go through so much chaos, society still expects them to raise perfect children. In The Other Wes Moore, although the author Wes Moores father dies, the mother is still held to the expectation and job of taking care of her children. Also, even though the other Wes Moore's mothers Pell Grant is cut and she can no longer attend college and complete her education, she is still expected to raise her children perfectly.
A statement that I agreed with the most was that women and men should be held to the same expectations of raising children. I believe this because it is not fair for women to be given more pressure than men to raise good children. A statement that I disagreed with is that people who are in poverty and raised in bad conditions have the excuse to not be succsessful in the future. I believe your success depends on the oppurtunities and risk you take. Although some people have to put in more work to be succsessful then others, everyone is capable of doing anything through hard work and dedication. During the seminar I wish I brung up this opinion because it could have shifted the discussions and maybe changed the opinions of my peers.
During the seminar I believe having a dicussion leader really helped the disscussion flow. The disscussion leader made sure we set goals for us to accomplish and that everyone had the oppurtunity to speak. Also, the discussion leader made sure we weren't on one topic for to long and connected the text to our disscussions. Half time also worked very well for the seminar, during half time we were able to get advice from our peers and also give advice to our peers. Also during half time I was able to have some time to think about maybe what I needed to change and do during the next portion of the seminar.
Our oppurtunities for improvement were that more people could have spoken more. Some people only spoke because they were prompted to. Many people were too intimidated to speak as much as the could have. If we had more opinions from different people, that could have completely changed our disscussion. Also many of the questions that were being asked were off topic and not related to the theme of maternal roles. If our questions were more on topic that could've resulted in everyone getting higher grades and understanding the topic more.
Chapter 2
Peri Bright
Theme statement:
Single mothers take risks to keep their childrens life secure.
Literary Device: Diction
"Her protective vigilance for her surving family had overtaken rationality. For the past two years, she'd slept on the couch, listening, waiting, protecting." p.36
Analysis:
The author Wes's mother was always protective of her children, but after her husband died and the neighborhood became more dangerous, she became a serious safe guard for her children. In this quote Wes Moore uses words like "protetive vigilance" "listening, waiting, protecting" to give the reader the feeling that his mother became over protective. This theme and mood is set throughout the whole chapter. The author states that other Wes Moore's mother moves their family from the chaotic Cherry Hill Apartments to a surburben area, Northwood, to keep her family away from the citys imploding center. Since single mothers do not have a partner to help them with the heavy weight of having children, they will often go to any limit to make sure that the absence of a father will not negatively effect their children.
Theme statement:
Single mothers take risks to keep their childrens life secure.
Literary Device: Diction
"Her protective vigilance for her surving family had overtaken rationality. For the past two years, she'd slept on the couch, listening, waiting, protecting." p.36
Analysis:
The author Wes's mother was always protective of her children, but after her husband died and the neighborhood became more dangerous, she became a serious safe guard for her children. In this quote Wes Moore uses words like "protetive vigilance" "listening, waiting, protecting" to give the reader the feeling that his mother became over protective. This theme and mood is set throughout the whole chapter. The author states that other Wes Moore's mother moves their family from the chaotic Cherry Hill Apartments to a surburben area, Northwood, to keep her family away from the citys imploding center. Since single mothers do not have a partner to help them with the heavy weight of having children, they will often go to any limit to make sure that the absence of a father will not negatively effect their children.
Sunday, September 13, 2015
Chapter 1
Peri Bright
Theme Statement:
Deaths in a family heavily impacts the family.
Literary Device: Simile
" It was like standing in a field when a powerful gust of wind suddenly blows: everything around you vanishes, all you hear is the wind filling your ears, all you feel is the wind on your skin. Your eyes tear, and sight blurs. Your mind all but empties." p.14
Analysis:
Wes's family was painfully effected by his fathers death. This simile shows how powerful the news was when Wes's family found out. Wes comparing that feeling to a field when a powerful gust of wind suddenly blows shows how lonely and sad he felt in that moment. The rest of the family was also affected. Wes tells the reader this by explaing how his mother passed out moments after getting the news and how Nikki took his death bad as well. Although Wes was too young to completely understand what was going on, this simile shows he was still impacted and he had a feeling that something wasn't right. Family of the deceased usually have a hard time copping with the death because of their emotions, this can be hard for anyone outside of the family to undertand. Wes Moores simile can help the reader understand exactly how the family is feeling during this time.
Theme Statement:
Deaths in a family heavily impacts the family.
Literary Device: Simile
" It was like standing in a field when a powerful gust of wind suddenly blows: everything around you vanishes, all you hear is the wind filling your ears, all you feel is the wind on your skin. Your eyes tear, and sight blurs. Your mind all but empties." p.14
Analysis:
Wes's family was painfully effected by his fathers death. This simile shows how powerful the news was when Wes's family found out. Wes comparing that feeling to a field when a powerful gust of wind suddenly blows shows how lonely and sad he felt in that moment. The rest of the family was also affected. Wes tells the reader this by explaing how his mother passed out moments after getting the news and how Nikki took his death bad as well. Although Wes was too young to completely understand what was going on, this simile shows he was still impacted and he had a feeling that something wasn't right. Family of the deceased usually have a hard time copping with the death because of their emotions, this can be hard for anyone outside of the family to undertand. Wes Moores simile can help the reader understand exactly how the family is feeling during this time.
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