Most recent public comments by Student Gabriel Bey https://nowcomment.com/users/133749 https://nowcomment.com/documents/346612?scroll_to=3068199 https://nowcomment.com/documents/346612?scroll_to=3068199 Reading it really take me outta my own world. It used the idea of a book within a book that felt like video game levels; as I read and progressed further, the difficulty would kinda increase as I got more confused. It made stopping and appreciating the language super worthwhile. Like, take this line: "It ain't no game I'm playin' no more." (Kiese Laymon). Yeah, I said that out loud too. It's deep. It made me *feel* the game, the writer's certainty in their words, powerful and infinite as it reverberated through my veins. And this line: "His thirty-five-year-old chest swelled with a promise for the future of the last of the living and the first of the dead" (Kiese Laymon). This rhythmical line is like *poetry* and it sent chills down my spine. Reading Long Division make me appreciate language, its versatility and its depth for sure. And just like with a video game, reading it again would make me get more immersed in the words, learn more, understand deeper. So go ahead, let Long Division take you on an amazing journey and bear witness to its masterful use of language. Tue, 16 May 2023 21:44:12 -0400 https://nowcomment.com/documents/347061?scroll_to=3066096 https://nowcomment.com/documents/347061?scroll_to=3066096 Ya feel me? This image of the shed was so powerful, it made me think of my Grandma’s house and all her stuff she’s accumulated over the years. Like, the author perfectly captures these feelings through the descriptions in the text. For example, they write: “There was something almost alive in the shed—a collection of sounds, each with its own volume, cadence and relevance”. This passage gives me the chills—just picture how full this shed was with untold stories and memories. As a reader, it made me want to take the time to really imagine and appreciate all the details in the text. It’s worth revisiting the paragraph again to really paint a mental image of the dusty shed and the secret it holds. Let the words transport you to a different world, and think of what it means to you. It's like you're there in the shed with Grandma and all her memories. Thu, 11 May 2023 09:18:56 -0400 https://nowcomment.com/documents/346612?scroll_to=3066084 https://nowcomment.com/documents/346612?scroll_to=3066084 He knew that he would no longer be able to outrun the punishment.City didn't know that running and dodging a beating makes the person beating you even more livid about it then they were before. Thu, 11 May 2023 09:08:11 -0400 https://nowcomment.com/documents/346612?scroll_to=3066065 https://nowcomment.com/documents/346612?scroll_to=3066065 Go get my switch is Something I have not heard in awhile and my Great grandma would always say it to people if she felt like there was too much playing around.so I was in shock to see it in something I am reading. Thu, 11 May 2023 08:58:41 -0400 https://nowcomment.com/documents/346612?scroll_to=3066057 https://nowcomment.com/documents/346612?scroll_to=3066057 We have to ask ourselves why City's Grandma and other black people code switch in situations involving white people. Does City's Grandma feel like her true self is not appropriate for white people? Is she obligated to act in a certain way? Is this social pressure from the outside or within our community? These questions have to be brought to the surface and discussed. Reread the text and see what other connections you can make. Discuss the ways we can understand code switching within the context of gender/feminism. Thu, 11 May 2023 08:42:54 -0400 https://nowcomment.com/documents/347061?scroll_to=3064668 https://nowcomment.com/documents/347061?scroll_to=3064668 Citoyen feels weird about reading the Gospel out loud because of the things he said on video, and the way that everybody knows the predicament that he got himself into Mon, 08 May 2023 14:16:26 -0400 https://nowcomment.com/documents/347064?scroll_to=3064667 https://nowcomment.com/documents/347064?scroll_to=3064667 This reminds me of the first chapter one sentence. Mon, 08 May 2023 14:13:34 -0400 https://nowcomment.com/documents/347061?scroll_to=3062915 https://nowcomment.com/documents/347061?scroll_to=3062915 Grandma has a unique way of doing things, she removed all of the dangerous things from the shed, but did not clean up the mess that was made by grandpa,I feel like this is her way of having something to remind her of him. because she isn't really a Lazy person from what i've gathered so far in the book. Thu, 04 May 2023 08:49:54 -0400 https://nowcomment.com/documents/343951?scroll_to=3059102 https://nowcomment.com/documents/343951?scroll_to=3059102 Thu, 27 Apr 2023 08:58:23 -0400 https://nowcomment.com/documents/343951?scroll_to=3059101 https://nowcomment.com/documents/343951?scroll_to=3059101 Thu, 27 Apr 2023 08:56:43 -0400 https://nowcomment.com/documents/346612?scroll_to=3057054 https://nowcomment.com/documents/346612?scroll_to=3057054 I took at as, there is a lot of pros and cons to things in life, sometimes you can’t even see those cons but at the end of the day those risk may be worth taking. Sun, 23 Apr 2023 23:07:54 -0400 https://nowcomment.com/documents/346612?scroll_to=3057053 https://nowcomment.com/documents/346612?scroll_to=3057053 Sun, 23 Apr 2023 23:06:58 -0400 https://nowcomment.com/documents/346612?scroll_to=3057052 https://nowcomment.com/documents/346612?scroll_to=3057052 I was just as clueless as what the word was until I looked it up. Here is the definition:ungenerous/Stingy example:“serving out the rations with a niggardly hand” Sun, 23 Apr 2023 23:06:09 -0400 https://nowcomment.com/documents/343951?scroll_to=3053945 https://nowcomment.com/documents/343951?scroll_to=3053945 Mon, 17 Apr 2023 14:08:57 -0400 https://nowcomment.com/documents/343951?scroll_to=3051757 https://nowcomment.com/documents/343951?scroll_to=3051757 Fri, 14 Apr 2023 15:19:05 -0400 https://nowcomment.com/documents/343951?scroll_to=3051756 https://nowcomment.com/documents/343951?scroll_to=3051756 Fri, 14 Apr 2023 15:18:41 -0400 https://nowcomment.com/documents/343951?scroll_to=3051755 https://nowcomment.com/documents/343951?scroll_to=3051755 Fri, 14 Apr 2023 15:17:48 -0400