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May 11
Janet I: I am just starting to read from this genre, it is interesting finding the story path in this format.
on History of Manga, by Jake Jacobs
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May 11
Janet I: It is really interesting that the drawings of today look very similar to those of today.
on History of Manga, by Jake Jacobs
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May 11
Julia V: Some places, I'm not sure if it apply to Japan, have a month to feed the hungry ghost so that they don't cause trouble.
on History of Manga, by Jake Jacobs
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May 11
Tristan M: I learned that Dee doesn't have fear and can confront to any one
on "Everyday Use," by Alice Walker (1973)
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May 11
Tristan M: She Imagines A life that is completely opposed to the real life
on "Everyday Use," by Alice Walker (1973)
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May 11
Tristan M: the mother knew that it will be only a dream because her situation made it impossible for them to get into a TV. As shown on the image that was surely where there lived
on "Everyday Use," by Alice Walker (1973)
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May 11
Tristan M: I totally agree because Maggie really think that she will always be behind her sister because she thinks(her sister) she's perfect
on "Everyday Use," by Alice Walker (1973)
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May 10
Lucia D: I agree.
on Competencies
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May 10
Lucia D: Amazing point of view.
on Competencies
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May 10
Dewry C: connection
on "Everyday Use," by Alice Walker (1973)

this story is similar to the book of thank you ma’n because they are to strong women.

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May 10
Dawry C: summary
on "Everyday Use," by Alice Walker (1973)

she is a hard working women that take care of her children.

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May 8
Harry B: Who is "We"?
on A Proclamation on Asian American and Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander Heritage Month, 2021 (April 30, 2021)

What does this mean?

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May 8
Harry B: Fabric? Wow!
on Do Ho Suh: Almost Home

Fabric? Wow.

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May 8
Edwin P. R: The activity is very engaging
on Lines and Dimension
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May 7
Alvin Alberto M: I first learned about hela cells and the woman behind them in 1988.
on [1 of 5] The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks, Prologue to Chapter 7, by Rebecca Skloot (2010)

There’s no way of knowing exactly how many of henrietta’s cells are alive today.

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May 7
💅🏻 A: Why do u think couch make ghost work so hard?
on Ghost byJasonReynolds Comprehension Questions
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May 7
Dawry C: summary/question
on "Everyday Use," by Alice Walker (1973)

so this guy johnny carson is like a jimmy fallon before jimmy fallon wow

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May 7
Jessica H: Here's the thing: Dee had intellectual intelligence, and her mother and sister had practical intelligence.
on "Everyday Use," by Alice Walker (1973)

Both kinds are valuable, and both are necessary. But Dee didn’t know that at the time.

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May 7
Jessica H: They lived in Georgia, in the country, during segregation. There were no classes to take for Black girls to learn to be film stars.
on "Everyday Use," by Alice Walker (1973)

This might be what the house looked like:

https://images.app.goo.gl/uigrbGAXBDC3Xmhq8

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May 7
Dawry C: question
on "Everyday Use," by Alice Walker (1973)

why they not taking classes for then can become film stars because if they love tv shows take classes and learn.

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May 7
Jessica H: Since Dee was book-smart and world-smart, she read and saw TV about a world different from the way she lived, and started hating the way she lived.
on "Everyday Use," by Alice Walker (1973)

The house was a simple country house, and she wanted more than that.

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May 7
Jessica H: The mother is saying, you can dream all you want, but this is what I look like and what I do in my life.
on "Everyday Use," by Alice Walker (1973)

And she says it without judgment; just a statement of fact.

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May 7
Jessica H: This was back in the late 1960s, when television was working hard to create images of what people should want to be, want to do, want to have....
on "Everyday Use," by Alice Walker (1973)

…and there were not a lot of Black people seen on television yet.

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May 7
Dewry C: question
on "Everyday Use," by Alice Walker (1973)

why did she hated her house so much

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May 7
Jessica H: Maggie assumes everything has been easy, and therefore better, for her sister, but it's not necessarily true.
on "Everyday Use," by Alice Walker (1973)
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May 7
Jessica H: This really illustrates the difference between city and country living.
on "Everyday Use," by Alice Walker (1973)

You spend more time outside in the country, so outside spaces are also kept orderly for being in.

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May 6
Michael A: I agree
on Lorraine Hansberry, A Raisin in the Sun: A Ghetto Trap
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May 6
Michael A: I agree
on Lorraine Hansberry, A Raisin in the Sun: A Ghetto Trap
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May 6
Michael A: It's not right to not let someone in your neighborhood who legally bought the house.
on Lorraine Hansberry, A Raisin in the Sun: A Ghetto Trap
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May 6
Michael A: I agree
on Lorraine Hansberry, A Raisin in the Sun: A Ghetto Trap
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May 6
Michael A: Racism
on Lorraine Hansberry, A Raisin in the Sun: A Ghetto Trap

They do not want to move to an area where there is no other black families and the white people dont want them either.

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May 6
Michael A: Fighting to get a license
on Lorraine Hansberry, A Raisin in the Sun: A Ghetto Trap

I respect his hatred of government regulations on things that shouldn’t really be regulated.

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May 6
Dishawn B: he was organized
on Good & Bad Examples of Oral Presentation
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May 6
Antonia D: The last 2 C's were knew to me, and I believe that culture/citezenship + character education are revolutionary.
on Competencies
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May 6
Nico V: The rhythm of this poem is interesting and makes you feel like you are inside of the poem. The author makes you feel connected to the poem. The author also stops at certain points to emphasize what she is saying and to make the reader pause and think.
on "A Love Letter to Philadelphia," Yolanda Wisher
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May 6
Nico V: I think that the personification in this poem makes the poem seem like Philadelphia is a person. The author refers to Philadelphia as a "Girl" giving it personality. The author also refers to Philadelphia as "You" as if she was talking to a real person.
on "A Love Letter to Philadelphia," Yolanda Wisher
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May 6
Tristan M: The mother of Maggie compare her live with her children being together in a TV show
on "Everyday Use," by Alice Walker (1973)
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May 6
Tristan M: description of the Yard
on "Everyday Use," by Alice Walker (1973)

It’s being said that the Yard is not just as we can see, that it is like an extended living room

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May 6
Jessica H: He had Jimmy Fallon's job a long time ago.
on "Everyday Use," by Alice Walker (1973)
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May 6
Paul A: Wait... the narrator, the mother, is saying that Maggie thinks her sister could do anything she wants to do in life -- never accepting "no" from anybody. Do you see that?
on "Everyday Use," by Alice Walker (1973)
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May 6
Dewry C: summary
on "Everyday Use," by Alice Walker (1973)

i think miggie dont want her sister to control her future

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May 5
sephora b: related
on We Are Here, We Have Always Been Here: Bay Area Iranians

I felt the same way when I arrived at MLK everything was new, and all the kids knew each other. I didn’t know any English back then so everything felt alien I was in my own bubble.

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May 5
jayden p: i agree
on [1 of 5] If Beale Street Could Talk - Part One - James Baldwin (1974)

i agree because her mom is over protective. also her mom shows her that shoe love her

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May 5
jayden p: i agree
on [1 of 5] If Beale Street Could Talk - Part One - James Baldwin (1974)

i agree because she really showing like she likes him. also she shows him alot of attention

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May 5
Arooj S: Agree
on We Are Here, We Have Always Been Here: Bay Area Iranians

I think many rich people moved to USA during the Islamic Revolution.

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May 5
Arooj S: Question
on We Are Here, We Have Always Been Here: Bay Area Iranians

What kind of stories would We Are Here,We Have Always Been Here will include?

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May 5
Arooj S: Agree
on We Are Here, We Have Always Been Here: Bay Area Iranians

The same thing happened to me; I was terrified to see so many strangers. Since my home country is not diverse, it was difficult for me to adjust to different people and cultures.

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May 5
Arooj S: Inference
on We Are Here, We Have Always Been Here: Bay Area Iranians

From this information, I can infer that there are 100,000 Iranian people living in the Bay Area.

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May 4
Donald D: I thought of Walter as well when I read this
on Lorraine Hansberry, A Raisin in the Sun: A Ghetto Trap
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May 4
Donald D: I agree
on Lorraine Hansberry, A Raisin in the Sun: A Ghetto Trap

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