http://eds.b.ebscohost.com/ehost/detail/detail?vid=13&sid=2e5313cd-9f78-4486-bfa8-76a5b5a3239a%40sessionmgr113&hid=122&bdata=JnNpdGU9ZWhvc3QtbGl2ZQ%3d%3d#db=aph&AN=85488886
The article that I selected, pertains to prescription drug use amongst West Virginians.
Thursday, March 12, 2015
The Article I decided to look up was a document stating the reason why the EPA vetoed the renewal of mining permits to the company Mingo Logan Coal Co. due to it's negative impact on the environment.
http://library.foothill.edu:2048/login?url=http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=aph&AN=99389137&site=ehost-live
http://library.foothill.edu:2048/login?url=http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=aph&AN=99389137&site=ehost-live
Depression and Its Association with Pesticide exposure
http://eds.b.ebscohost.com/ehost/pdfviewer/pdfviewer?sid=24afa0be-f9bf-4ca1-9c4d-cb7ac5655bce%40sessionmgr110&vid=9&hid=113
This article is about the field workers and the pesticides they are exposed to while working under these industries.
This article is about the field workers and the pesticides they are exposed to while working under these industries.
Pollution in West Virginia will do some harmful effects to both the environment and the Earth overall
http://eds.b.ebscohost.com/ehost/detail/detail?vid=5&sid=dea7beab-7dee-44f6-a0a5-42a50a4246c4%40sessionmgr112&hid=119&bdata=JnNpdGU9ZWhvc3QtbGl2ZQ%3d%3d#db=aph&AN=32115033
coal town
http://eds.a.ebscohost.com/ehost/pdfviewer/pdfviewer?sid=5523bd56-44f8-4bb7-919d-a5af22c5448a%40sessionmgr4003&vid=4&hid=4211
this article has information on towns that have a coal company in it and all of the affects it has on the city.
this article has information on towns that have a coal company in it and all of the affects it has on the city.
Link
http://eds.a.ebscohost.com/ehost/pdfviewer/pdfviewer?sid=c4282a81-b2f9-449c-ba69-1c0d97731fee%40sessionmgr4002&vid=16&hid=4213
The link provides a brief overview of sacrifice zones and how it can be toxic to the environment. It is related to Welch, West Virginia when the coal companies are polluting the city.
The link provides a brief overview of sacrifice zones and how it can be toxic to the environment. It is related to Welch, West Virginia when the coal companies are polluting the city.
Library Research Article
Chapter 3: Days of Devastation
Topic: Corporate Manipulation and Economic Identity in West Virginia
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Topic: Corporate Manipulation and Economic Identity in West Virginia
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Is Detroit Dead?
http://eds.a.ebscohost.com/ehost/pdfviewer/pdfviewer?sid=6f797339-c5e7-46f4-8f65-7190b655fbcf%40sessionmgr4002&vid=10&hid=4202
This article details the fall of Detroit, once a beautiful motor city, now a city facing bankruptcy. Similar to Camden, where the American Dream thrived, Detroit had the American Dream, but was immediately taken away from them.
This article details the fall of Detroit, once a beautiful motor city, now a city facing bankruptcy. Similar to Camden, where the American Dream thrived, Detroit had the American Dream, but was immediately taken away from them.
Library Research
http://eds.a.ebscohost.com/ehost/detail/detail?vid=7&sid=30c9592f-18b1-4eab-aaf7-c2181a442f81%40sessionmgr4003&hid=4213&bdata=JnNpdGU9ZWhvc3QtbGl2ZQ%3d%3d#db=e000xna&AN=467485
This library research shows how opiate addiction is shown throughout the world and how it has affected many lives.
This library research shows how opiate addiction is shown throughout the world and how it has affected many lives.
Links to Library Research
Post a quick description and a link to your article found through library research.
Thursday, February 5, 2015
Creating conditions
By making myself motivated it strides me to do better and also influences me to become a better person all around, because without being motivated it would lead yourself to not do anything in life. And with motivation it makes you become more successful to what you want to achieve.
Creating Good Conditions
I think to have determination and motivation can cultivate a good condition. When you are determined you get work done more easily and the work doesn't come out half done. Without the motivation, I feel like learning would be really tiring.
In order to create the best conditions for learning in my life, I must remain focused internally. By remaining focused and determined, I can ultimately shape my future and attain any goal I set up for myself. I must be aware of my flaws so I can improve, understand my strengths so I can grow, and never give up. This will benefit my success in the long run.
I think having the right positive mindset will help me with learning conditions in life. If I feel determined and motivated, that attitude will help me not only in school but in my work, social and personal life as well. Additionally, I also believe the right environment will help me learn as well. A quiet and peaceful environment will allow me to think and focus on goals/work that I need to achieve.
My good conditions to learn well in life
I can go to the gym and get a great workout in to clear my mind of all of the homework and assignments to study for and by the time I get home, I can focus on getting it all done. If I have the right mindset set up for myself to be able to succeed everyday through support from others, It will keep me motivated to continue to be a hard worker in college and determined to to let any classes get in the way of my learning environment.
Productivity in Progress
One way to make me be more of a productive learner is if I get to class on time and in order for me to do that is to sleep earlier, so I can wake up on time.
Implementing Success into Learning.
In order for me to try and be successful, I need to make sure that I have the motivation and desire to want to learn for a bigger outcome in the future. Also need to be focused, engaged, respectful, and attentive during all learning. Making sure I am on time, prepared, and ready.
I think what helps people learn is being able to connect
with others as well as being able to share good ideas and points. I mostly see
this working in an English class rather than a class where such things have
only one answer to each question. Although the connecting with others piece
does help in any class out there. Learning also is about being able to grasp
the concepts being handed to you. Not only being able to understand it, but to
also be able to explain it to others.
Good conditions for learning
A good way to learn would be listening to music while learning since it relaxes a lot of people and it makes people forget about their troubles in life.
good conditions for learning
The best way I learn is an environment that best suits me and just the personal drive I have to better myself as a student and my personals goals really keep me going towards my overall goals as a learner.
How to Biuld a successful Enviorment
In order for me to be successful and implement
these keys to success, I can start off by being energized. Studying or doing
homework on an empty stomach will only lead you to think about food instead of
actually working. Also if it is super cold, or super hot, my focus will waver
and an uncomfortable feeling will start to sink in, hindering my focus and
attention span. To solve this I crack open a window so fresh air can cloud the
atmosphere of my parking area
Creating good conditions for learning in your own life
Post a response that describes how you can or will cultivate the best conditions for learning in your life. What can you do, specifically, to create these conditions (either externally, or internally)?
Thursday, January 15, 2015
Always Running: Mexican Stereotypes
This poem has to do with all of the stereotypes that are automatically put upon mexicans. People feel as if they don't belong because they don't know the language and can provide services that others would not normally do themselves for a cheap price. Mexicans are no different than anyone else in this world because besides the Native Americans, everybody in the U.S. is an immigrant but many feel that they are superior because of what they have or how much more education one has than another. http://poemjustice.blogspot.com/2005/08/mexican-stereotype.html
An issue that I see in "Always Running" is poverty, which is seen constantly in the book when the author makes a reference to the Hills or South San Gabriel. I remember there was this quote I heard that makes a lot of sense now that I think of it, "You create enough starving people and you would be surprised at how far they would go to survive." That we also see in the book when Luis resorts to stealing. A book that always keeps coming back to be is "A long way gone", I keep making references to it but it's really the only clear connection to "Always Running". Both are a true story and they involve the character going through poverty, violence, and death to the point where they get involved in causing it but they eventually make it out and tell their story.
The article I decided to share pertains relevance to a major theme in the book, which is segregation. In Luis Rodriguez's Always Running he describes his up brining as mexican american growing up in the gang ridden low income neighborhoods of the greater Los Angeles area. Additionally Rodriguez describes particular instances where he encounters segregation. In the article that I will be sharing, two brave Georgia high school students address segregation in a brilliant and subtly confrontational way. The two high school seniors decided to organize their high schools first racially integrated prom, in hopes to terminate their high school's facility and student body's regressive and racially intolerant approach to organizing school social events.
http://www.nydailynews.com/news/national/ga-high-school-seniors-fight-racial-segregation-integrated-prom-article-1.1307821
http://www.nydailynews.com/news/national/ga-high-school-seniors-fight-racial-segregation-integrated-prom-article-1.1307821
Sense of Belonging
I chose this article because the author, Stephen Schettini talks about losing his support from his community, where he thought he belonged, and finding his own place where he does belongs. This relates to Always Running because Luis joined a group called Thee Impersonations where he felt a sense of protection and where he thought he belonged. In the article the author states that "Abandoning the sense of belonging to a group that held the key to enlightenment was a wrenching experience that left me feeling isolated for years, but once made, the decision proved irreversible."
http://www.tricycle.com/feature/sense-belonging
http://www.tricycle.com/feature/sense-belonging
Quest for Power
Just recently, there was a terrorist attack on France. The link below demonstrates the idea of how a group of terrorist use violence in order to gain power. This closely meshes with the book, Always Running by Luis Rodriguez because it reveals the similar situation of a dominant group attempting to promote violence in order to gain power within their community.
Being from The Hood
Lots of young followed by the cops
just because of colored skins
many killed, many brutally attacked
most run, most hide, ALL the time
Living in the hood is no good
they all want better lives
but no cares to save their lives
so they run and hide all the time
Stealing from the wealthy
To pay and stay healthy
They turn into violence;
because they are always getting attacked
No one believes in them
so why believe in themselves?
They turn into thugs
I wrote this poem because a lot of teens from low income communities don't have the opportunities wealthier teens have. They get easily influenced into joining gangs. I can relate this poem to the book "Always Running" by Luis J. Rodriguez because Luis and his homies from the "Animal Tribe" were going through segregation from the white communities and white law enforcement.
Lots of young followed by the cops
just because of colored skins
many killed, many brutally attacked
most run, most hide, ALL the time
Living in the hood is no good
they all want better lives
but no cares to save their lives
so they run and hide all the time
Stealing from the wealthy
To pay and stay healthy
They turn into violence;
because they are always getting attacked
No one believes in them
so why believe in themselves?
They turn into thugs
I wrote this poem because a lot of teens from low income communities don't have the opportunities wealthier teens have. They get easily influenced into joining gangs. I can relate this poem to the book "Always Running" by Luis J. Rodriguez because Luis and his homies from the "Animal Tribe" were going through segregation from the white communities and white law enforcement.
The police and race relations - Always Running
There has been a lot of crimes towards the law and crime enforcement where racism has been involved and one example of this is the death of Eric Garner. Where a white police officer chokes him to death and is not sentenced to jail for it. Heres the link to the article http://www.nydailynews.com/new-york/brooklyn/funeral-today-eric-garner-article-1.1877381 in which they held a funeral for his death and explains what happened. I felt like this related to Always Running because the white male officers treated Luis and his club disrespectfully.
Violent Affairs
Gang violence seems to be a trending issue that is gradually becoming worse. I particularly live in a small town called East Palo Alto, a town in which once had the highest murder rate in the United States. The violence in this city mostly reverts back to drugs and gangs. As the police department strives to make a difference in the community, they aren't as successful due to the lack of sufficient funds and staffing shortages. There is not one weekend night where I wont hear gunshots tearing up the sky. The violence is shredding this community apart. This connects to the violence in Always Running because many kids are at-risk, joining gangs, doing drugs, committing crimes, and becoming violent, because they feel that's all they know how to do.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mBLEMhDMQho
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mBLEMhDMQho
Always Running: Segregation
“All good people agree,
And all good people say,
All nice people, like Us, are We
And every one else is They:
But if you cross over the sea,
Instead of over the way,
You may end by looking on We
As only a sort of They!”
-Rudyard Kipling, Debits and Credits
I chose this quote because it explains how people are "they" and people like us are "we" and how we will always find someone else who you caterogize as "they" but "they" are and for always be "we". haha if that make sense I chose this quote because the cops started antagonizing Luis and his crew for being "beaners" but in reality the cops are just like then or if not worse in behavior.
And all good people say,
All nice people, like Us, are We
And every one else is They:
But if you cross over the sea,
Instead of over the way,
You may end by looking on We
As only a sort of They!”
-Rudyard Kipling, Debits and Credits
I chose this quote because it explains how people are "they" and people like us are "we" and how we will always find someone else who you caterogize as "they" but "they" are and for always be "we". haha if that make sense I chose this quote because the cops started antagonizing Luis and his crew for being "beaners" but in reality the cops are just like then or if not worse in behavior.
The article below shows the outcome of all the gang violence in the last couple decades. In December of 2014, L.A. and it's police department has declared that the gang violence has come to a halt. Homicides, robberies, assaults, and other crimes has decreased.
http://www.psmag.com/navigation/politics-and-law/the-end-of-gangs-los-angeles-southern-california-epidemic-crime-95498/
Black and Whites Divided
Here is a link to an article that discusses about how Minorities have a different view on how they are treated in the criminal justice system and on how police officers respond to them. This does relate to Always Running because the people who are abused by the police in the book do show the same belief on how some officers treat people now.
http://www.washingtonpost.com
http://www.washingtonpost.com
I Did Too
Marissa
You only know what you learn
I was so young and had no where to turn
Growing up I said I wouldn't do that to my kid
I repeated the cycle and I did
I left her alone I let her down
just like my mother I was never around
my daughter cries the same way I used to
I wonder if my mom ever hurt like I do
I miss my little girl so much
and now I'm on the right track
I wish they would give her back
I did to her what was done to me
I wish I could tell her I'm sorry
I was so young and had no where to turn
Growing up I said I wouldn't do that to my kid
I repeated the cycle and I did
I left her alone I let her down
just like my mother I was never around
my daughter cries the same way I used to
I wonder if my mom ever hurt like I do
I miss my little girl so much
and now I'm on the right track
I wish they would give her back
I did to her what was done to me
I wish I could tell her I'm sorry
This poem is about a mother who struggles with drug addiction, and after finally getting out, her daughter suffers from the same problem. This just shows how influential you can be to someone that looks up to you, if this mom was there for her kid, or if this lady's mom was there for her then there wouldn't be this cycle of anguish.
Source: http://www.familyfriendpoems.com/poem/regretting-past-with-drugs#ixzz3Ovt1P2aJ
Family Friend Poems
Police mistakes
this video that i found in an article shows how police over use their power and that person cant really do anything since police have access to more resources when it comes to court. The way police poorly treat luis and his friends just goes to show the abusiveness of bad cops.
http://www.ctpost.com/news/article/Man-who-shot-Bridgeport-police-brutality-video-6009997.php
http://www.ctpost.com/news/article/Man-who-shot-Bridgeport-police-brutality-video-6009997.php
I found a song that talks about police brutality. If the song lyrics don't appeal then the videos will grab your attention. The video is somewhat disturbing. This connects with Always Running because of the police brutality Luis and his vatos face when being held by the police.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IlY9C6pzxKc
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IlY9C6pzxKc
Creative Connections to Always Running - Tupac Shakurs Message
There has been a lot of crime on the streets of America through out the years including a lot of gang rivalry's. Some have been in the spotlight of the media including the music industry. Most memorably, the war between the East Coast and West Coat rappers or more specifically, Biggie vs. Tupac. In the midst of these wars, artists have expressed their feelings of being trapped with no outlets. Much like Luis's character in Always Running, gangsters in East L.A. lived lives marginalized by society and always at war with different groups as well as facing racism by law enforcement.
I see no changes. Wake up in the morning and I ask myself,
"Is life worth living? Should I blast myself?"
I'm tired of bein' poor and even worse I'm black.
My stomach hurts, so I'm lookin' for a purse to snatch.
Cops give a damn about a negro? Pull the trigger, kill a nigga, he's a hero.
Give the crack to the kids who the hell cares? One less hungry mouth on the welfare.
First ship 'em dope and let 'em deal to brothers.
Give 'em guns, step back, and watch 'em kill each other.
"It's time to fight back", that's what Huey said.
2 shots in the dark now Huey's dead.
Song: Changes by Tupac Shakur
I see no changes. Wake up in the morning and I ask myself,
"Is life worth living? Should I blast myself?"
I'm tired of bein' poor and even worse I'm black.
My stomach hurts, so I'm lookin' for a purse to snatch.
Cops give a damn about a negro? Pull the trigger, kill a nigga, he's a hero.
Give the crack to the kids who the hell cares? One less hungry mouth on the welfare.
First ship 'em dope and let 'em deal to brothers.
Give 'em guns, step back, and watch 'em kill each other.
"It's time to fight back", that's what Huey said.
2 shots in the dark now Huey's dead.
Song: Changes by Tupac Shakur
Creative Connections to Always Running
Select an issue from Always Running and come up with a creative response to discuss this issue. For example, you could write a poem, find a song or movie, link to a current event, or draw an image that relates to this issue from the book. Post a response on the blog with a link to the issue, or write about it directly in the post (if it's a poem that you create, for example).
Then comment on two other students' posts, sharing your feedback on the connections they came up with.
Issues to connect to:
segregation
racism
poverty
prejudice and stereotypes
misunderstandings
a sense of worthlessness
the quest for power when disempowered
violence
drug use
the police and race relations,
the search for meaning in life and knowing one's purpose versus feeling aimless
the search for a sense of belonging
My Example:
Here is a link to a video and opinion article about the actor Mark Wahlberg's recent attempt to receive a "pardon" for his criminal record in order to erase the fact that he was charged for brutally assaulting two Vietnamese men as a teenager. The author brings up the idea that white privilege plays a role in how we view Wahlberg's hate crime, and it's interesting to compare this to how Luis and other gang members are treated by police and authorities for their crimes:
http://www.cnn.com/2014/12/09/opinion/yang-mark-wahlberg/index.html
Issues to connect to:
segregation
racism
poverty
prejudice and stereotypes
misunderstandings
a sense of worthlessness
the quest for power when disempowered
violence
drug use
the police and race relations,
the search for meaning in life and knowing one's purpose versus feeling aimless
the search for a sense of belonging
My Example:
Here is a link to a video and opinion article about the actor Mark Wahlberg's recent attempt to receive a "pardon" for his criminal record in order to erase the fact that he was charged for brutally assaulting two Vietnamese men as a teenager. The author brings up the idea that white privilege plays a role in how we view Wahlberg's hate crime, and it's interesting to compare this to how Luis and other gang members are treated by police and authorities for their crimes:
http://www.cnn.com/2014/12/09/opinion/yang-mark-wahlberg/index.html
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