Comments by Jessica HernandezSpeer Most recent public comments by Jessica HernandezSpeer https://nowcomment.com/users/80180 It means he’s thinking about basketball during school. Finger rolls are a basketball move. https://nowcomment.com/documents/346434?scroll_to=3064589 https://nowcomment.com/documents/346434?scroll_to=3064589 Mon, 08 May 2023 12:56:35 -0400 Cranky and not behaving nicely https://nowcomment.com/documents/346374?scroll_to=3058404 https://nowcomment.com/documents/346374?scroll_to=3058404 Wed, 26 Apr 2023 13:44:39 -0400 Definition: Thorax https://nowcomment.com/documents/346374?scroll_to=3055075 https://nowcomment.com/documents/346374?scroll_to=3055075 Midsection; where the heart, stomach, chest, vital organs are located. The center. Wed, 19 Apr 2023 10:59:35 -0400 POINT OF VIEW https://nowcomment.com/documents/342566?scroll_to=3040504 https://nowcomment.com/documents/342566?scroll_to=3040504 Anyone notice that Thomas Frank is always talking to “YOU”? He is using the SECOND-PERSON point of view, which is not very common. He is the only character who does this. Also….his name is Thomas. The author’s name is Tommy. COINCIDENCE?? What do you think? Mon, 27 Mar 2023 13:30:27 -0400 Periphery https://nowcomment.com/documents/344501?scroll_to=3040475 https://nowcomment.com/documents/344501?scroll_to=3040475 The edges or outside of something; your peripheral vision is what you can see out of the corner of your eye without looking straight at it. Mon, 27 Mar 2023 13:04:07 -0400 I guess she was tired of getting beat. https://nowcomment.com/documents/342566?scroll_to=3037914 https://nowcomment.com/documents/342566?scroll_to=3037914 Thu, 23 Mar 2023 13:33:27 -0400 He found a way to connect to being Indian, but he didn’t discuss it with Opal. https://nowcomment.com/documents/342566?scroll_to=3036806 https://nowcomment.com/documents/342566?scroll_to=3036806 Wed, 22 Mar 2023 13:11:23 -0400 Religious feelings come out in all sorts of ways. https://nowcomment.com/documents/342566?scroll_to=3036805 https://nowcomment.com/documents/342566?scroll_to=3036805 Wed, 22 Mar 2023 13:10:05 -0400 Why would an Indian (Cheyenne) kid be mistaken for a Mexican kid? https://nowcomment.com/documents/343710?scroll_to=3032388 https://nowcomment.com/documents/343710?scroll_to=3032388 Thu, 23 Mar 2023 12:56:35 -0400 Fry Bread https://nowcomment.com/documents/343710?scroll_to=3032387 https://nowcomment.com/documents/343710?scroll_to=3032387 https://lilluna.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/fry-bread2-resize-6.jpg And then when you put cooked meat in it, it's an Indian taco. Wed, 15 Mar 2023 09:49:16 -0400 look at the word again https://nowcomment.com/documents/342566?scroll_to=3032386 https://nowcomment.com/documents/342566?scroll_to=3032386 hypERcritical = overly critical, too critical hypOcritical = having a double standard, saying one thing and doing another, etc. Wed, 15 Mar 2023 09:45:59 -0400 There was definitely science and technology happening in 1939! https://nowcomment.com/documents/311567?scroll_to=3008992 https://nowcomment.com/documents/311567?scroll_to=3008992 Tue, 14 Feb 2023 13:28:12 -0500 Ralph Steadman https://nowcomment.com/documents/311567?scroll_to=3005106 https://nowcomment.com/documents/311567?scroll_to=3005106 He’s an illustrator from Britain. The speaker must be into animation or graphic novels. Wed, 08 Feb 2023 13:06:19 -0500 Hair was very important to the Native Americans - it was a symbol of strength and health. So to take it was particularly disrespectful. https://nowcomment.com/documents/311567?scroll_to=3003680 https://nowcomment.com/documents/311567?scroll_to=3003680 Tue, 07 Feb 2023 10:36:06 -0500 They really were intent on wiping them out. So you better get the kids before they grow up. I don’t blame anyone if they refuse to celebrate thanksgiving. https://nowcomment.com/documents/311567?scroll_to=3003678 https://nowcomment.com/documents/311567?scroll_to=3003678 Tue, 07 Feb 2023 10:35:04 -0500 They took fingers to show that the person was dead, or at least hurt so bad they couldn’t work any more. https://nowcomment.com/documents/311567?scroll_to=3003677 https://nowcomment.com/documents/311567?scroll_to=3003677 Tue, 07 Feb 2023 10:33:35 -0500 Hair was very important to the Native Americans - it was a symbol of strength and health. So to take it was particularly disrespectful. https://nowcomment.com/documents/311567?scroll_to=3003674 https://nowcomment.com/documents/311567?scroll_to=3003674 Tue, 07 Feb 2023 10:32:55 -0500 It may not matter which one…both took place around the harvest time in the Northeast, which is late summer through fall. In that sense, there was always thanksgiving, especially if the harvest was good, to show gratitude to the gods. https://nowcomment.com/documents/311567?scroll_to=3003670 https://nowcomment.com/documents/311567?scroll_to=3003670 Tue, 07 Feb 2023 10:31:32 -0500 BART = Bay Area Rapid Transit https://nowcomment.com/documents/311567?scroll_to=3003668 https://nowcomment.com/documents/311567?scroll_to=3003668 BART is the train system around San Francisco, California. It goes to Oakland, Berkeley, Richmond, and other places. It’s almost all outside, except in the city centers, where it goes underground. Tue, 07 Feb 2023 10:28:29 -0500 Chemo=Chemotherapy. When someone has cancer, doctors give them chemicals to destroy the cancer. https://nowcomment.com/documents/220334?scroll_to=2967274 https://nowcomment.com/documents/220334?scroll_to=2967274 Wed, 07 Dec 2022 14:17:36 -0500 Add as many Notice & Note comments and replies as you can as you read & listen to Twenty-One to Twenty-Six. Watch this GIF (1min 20secs) to see 6 reasons to pause your reading, double-click on a sentence or paragraph & comment using the sentence starters. https://nowcomment.com/documents/223153?scroll_to=2963610 https://nowcomment.com/documents/223153?scroll_to=2963610 <iframe src="https://www.youthvoices.live/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/NoticeandNote.gif" height="866" width="395"></iframe> <u><a href="https://www.youthvoices.live/guides/literature/noticeandnote/" target="_blank">See more about how to Notice & Note</a></u>. Wed, 30 Nov 2022 11:25:23 -0500 Add as many Notice & Note comments and replies as you can as you read & listen to Sixteen to Twenty-One. Watch this GIF (1 min 20 secs) to see 6 reasons to pause your reading, double-click on a sentence or paragraph & comment using the sentence starters. https://nowcomment.com/documents/222970?scroll_to=2963609 https://nowcomment.com/documents/222970?scroll_to=2963609 <iframe src="https://www.youthvoices.live/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/NoticeandNote.gif" height="866" width="395"></iframe> <u><a href="https://www.youthvoices.live/guides/literature/noticeandnote/" target="_blank">See more about how to Notice & Note</a></u>. Wed, 30 Nov 2022 11:19:01 -0500 Add as many Notice & Note comments & replies as you can as you read & listen to parts Eleven to Fifteen. Watch this GIF (1 min 20 secs) to see 6 reasons to pause your reading, double-click on a sentence or paragraph & comment using the sentence starters. https://nowcomment.com/documents/222225?scroll_to=2963608 https://nowcomment.com/documents/222225?scroll_to=2963608 <iframe src="https://www.youthvoices.live/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/NoticeandNote.gif" height="866" width="395"></iframe> <u><a href="https://www.youthvoices.live/guides/literature/noticeandnote/" target="_blank">See more about how to Notice & Note</a></u>. Wed, 30 Nov 2022 11:10:40 -0500 Add as many Notice & Note comments and replies as you can as you read and listen to parts Six to Ten. Watch this GIF (1 min 20 secs) to see 6 reasons to pause your reading, double-click on a sentence or paragraph and comment using the sentence starters. https://nowcomment.com/documents/222070?scroll_to=2963607 https://nowcomment.com/documents/222070?scroll_to=2963607 <iframe src="https://www.youthvoices.live/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/NoticeandNote.gif" height="866" width="395"></iframe> <u><a href="https://www.youthvoices.live/guides/literature/noticeandnote/" target="_blank">See more about how to Notice & Note</a></u>. Wed, 30 Nov 2022 10:59:19 -0500 Add as many Notice & Note comments and replies as you can as you read and listen to parts One to Five. 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Wed, 30 Nov 2022 10:48:22 -0500 Cheongsam: A type of silk dress from China. https://nowcomment.com/documents/241253?scroll_to=2930864 https://nowcomment.com/documents/241253?scroll_to=2930864 Wed, 26 Oct 2022 21:26:09 -0400 Meaning, one story about the Plains Indian is made up; maybe a little romanticized, and one is true, but we don’t know which. https://nowcomment.com/documents/90783?scroll_to=2928394 https://nowcomment.com/documents/90783?scroll_to=2928394 Wed, 26 Oct 2022 21:26:09 -0400 Look at paragraph 40. What is the name that Ms. Moore calls the narrator? https://nowcomment.com/documents/158324?scroll_to=2899239 https://nowcomment.com/documents/158324?scroll_to=2899239 Wed, 26 Oct 2022 21:26:09 -0400 Connected https://nowcomment.com/documents/227673?scroll_to=2809829 https://nowcomment.com/documents/227673?scroll_to=2809829 Wed, 26 Oct 2022 21:26:09 -0400 Nice https://nowcomment.com/documents/227673?scroll_to=2809827 https://nowcomment.com/documents/227673?scroll_to=2809827 Wed, 26 Oct 2022 21:26:09 -0400 Why where they fighting they should be one https://nowcomment.com/documents/227673?scroll_to=2809813 https://nowcomment.com/documents/227673?scroll_to=2809813 Wed, 26 Oct 2022 21:26:09 -0400 It means: organized according to a specific method https://nowcomment.com/documents/227673?scroll_to=2807900 https://nowcomment.com/documents/227673?scroll_to=2807900 Wed, 26 Oct 2022 21:26:09 -0400 Dana woke up and was told that her punishment was over https://nowcomment.com/documents/266487?scroll_to=2758657 https://nowcomment.com/documents/266487?scroll_to=2758657 Wed, 26 Oct 2022 21:26:09 -0400 And that's the sickening thing. It was legal. But legal definitely does not mean right. https://nowcomment.com/documents/233907?scroll_to=2743959 https://nowcomment.com/documents/233907?scroll_to=2743959 Wed, 26 Oct 2022 21:26:09 -0400 Why doesn't Sarah want to hear any more about it? https://nowcomment.com/documents/233907?scroll_to=2743955 https://nowcomment.com/documents/233907?scroll_to=2743955 Wed, 26 Oct 2022 21:26:09 -0400 Did you know that many of the books we read in this class are banned in other states, even in 2022? What do you think about that? https://nowcomment.com/documents/233907?scroll_to=2743946 https://nowcomment.com/documents/233907?scroll_to=2743946 Wed, 26 Oct 2022 21:26:09 -0400 Why doesn't Dana want Rufus to read about Frederick Douglass or Harriet Tubman? https://nowcomment.com/documents/233907?scroll_to=2743943 https://nowcomment.com/documents/233907?scroll_to=2743943 Wed, 26 Oct 2022 21:26:08 -0400 "Bleed him" https://nowcomment.com/documents/233907?scroll_to=2743895 https://nowcomment.com/documents/233907?scroll_to=2743895 In that era, doctors would cut patients in order to empty out the "bad" blood that had a fever, or even apply leeches to suck it out...by the way, what causes fever? Wed, 26 Oct 2022 21:26:08 -0400 Why does Dana know so much about health and first aid? https://nowcomment.com/documents/233907?scroll_to=2743893 https://nowcomment.com/documents/233907?scroll_to=2743893 Wed, 26 Oct 2022 21:26:08 -0400 What is Mr. Weylin INFERRING at this point? https://nowcomment.com/documents/233907?scroll_to=2743882 https://nowcomment.com/documents/233907?scroll_to=2743882 Wed, 26 Oct 2022 21:26:08 -0400 What does Rufus mean by this? https://nowcomment.com/documents/233907?scroll_to=2743878 https://nowcomment.com/documents/233907?scroll_to=2743878 Wed, 26 Oct 2022 21:26:08 -0400 TRISTAN M https://nowcomment.com/documents/233863?scroll_to=2734911 https://nowcomment.com/documents/233863?scroll_to=2734911 She thought that With the environment Kevin will adapte “too casually’ and even become as cruel as the white men present at this time Wed, 26 Oct 2022 21:26:08 -0400 Tristan M https://nowcomment.com/documents/233863?scroll_to=2734906 https://nowcomment.com/documents/233863?scroll_to=2734906 I think that he is too harsh and cruel Wed, 26 Oct 2022 21:26:08 -0400 Tristan M https://nowcomment.com/documents/233863?scroll_to=2734886 https://nowcomment.com/documents/233863?scroll_to=2734886 She had to say that she was a slave and that Kevin was her Master so as to be in “safety” Wed, 26 Oct 2022 21:26:08 -0400 Opium is the main ingredient in heroin. https://nowcomment.com/documents/233863?scroll_to=2731434 https://nowcomment.com/documents/233863?scroll_to=2731434 Wed, 26 Oct 2022 21:26:08 -0400 Question https://nowcomment.com/documents/233863?scroll_to=2731433 https://nowcomment.com/documents/233863?scroll_to=2731433 What does Dana mean by this? What is she really afraid of if Kevin has to stay in the past? Wed, 26 Oct 2022 21:26:08 -0400 Explanation https://nowcomment.com/documents/233863?scroll_to=2731432 https://nowcomment.com/documents/233863?scroll_to=2731432 The phrase "for good" in this case means "forever". Example: This spring, people are starting to hope that COVID will be gone for good. Wed, 26 Oct 2022 21:26:08 -0400 Question https://nowcomment.com/documents/233863?scroll_to=2731429 https://nowcomment.com/documents/233863?scroll_to=2731429 What are some advances in health and sanitation that they didn't know about yet in the 1800s? Wed, 26 Oct 2022 21:26:08 -0400 Question https://nowcomment.com/documents/233863?scroll_to=2731426 https://nowcomment.com/documents/233863?scroll_to=2731426 Why don't they know what polyester is? Wed, 26 Oct 2022 21:26:08 -0400 Explanation https://nowcomment.com/documents/233851?scroll_to=2694953 https://nowcomment.com/documents/233851?scroll_to=2694953 A long time ago, people from Missouri were famous for not believing anything they couldn’t see right in front of them. They’d say, “oh yeah? Show me.” So it became known as the “Show Me State”. Wed, 26 Oct 2022 21:26:08 -0400 Definition: demote https://nowcomment.com/documents/233851?scroll_to=2694938 https://nowcomment.com/documents/233851?scroll_to=2694938 Demote (verb): to put in a lower rank or position; to make less important Wed, 26 Oct 2022 21:26:08 -0400 Definition: Streaked https://nowcomment.com/documents/233851?scroll_to=2694932 https://nowcomment.com/documents/233851?scroll_to=2694932 Streaked (adjective): marked with stripes or lines Wed, 26 Oct 2022 21:26:08 -0400 Definition: sprawled https://nowcomment.com/documents/233851?scroll_to=2694927 https://nowcomment.com/documents/233851?scroll_to=2694927 Sprawled (verb): lying with your arms and legs out Wed, 26 Oct 2022 21:26:08 -0400 Definition: Tactlessly https://nowcomment.com/documents/233851?scroll_to=2694916 https://nowcomment.com/documents/233851?scroll_to=2694916 Tactlessly (adverb): done or said without thinking about the receiver’s feelings Wed, 26 Oct 2022 21:26:08 -0400 Definition: KINDRED https://nowcomment.com/documents/233851?scroll_to=2694911 https://nowcomment.com/documents/233851?scroll_to=2694911 Kindred (adjective) 1. of a similar nature or character 2. of the same ancestry Wed, 26 Oct 2022 21:26:08 -0400 Definition: jittery and surly https://nowcomment.com/documents/233851?scroll_to=2694879 https://nowcomment.com/documents/233851?scroll_to=2694879 Jittery (adjective): nervous and jumpy Surly (adjective): cranky; bad-tempered Wed, 26 Oct 2022 21:26:08 -0400 Explanation: Minimum wage in 1976 https://nowcomment.com/documents/233851?scroll_to=2694572 https://nowcomment.com/documents/233851?scroll_to=2694572 $2.30 an hour. Wed, 26 Oct 2022 21:26:08 -0400 Definition: leaf through https://nowcomment.com/documents/233851?scroll_to=2694568 https://nowcomment.com/documents/233851?scroll_to=2694568 Leaf through (phrasal verb): to turn the pages of a book while skimming through it Wed, 26 Oct 2022 21:26:08 -0400 Definition: Grudging https://nowcomment.com/documents/233851?scroll_to=2694567 https://nowcomment.com/documents/233851?scroll_to=2694567 Grudging (adjective): unwilling; reluctant; not wanting to Wed, 26 Oct 2022 21:26:08 -0400 Definition: Squeamishness https://nowcomment.com/documents/233851?scroll_to=2694563 https://nowcomment.com/documents/233851?scroll_to=2694563 Squeamishness (noun): disgust; nausea Wed, 26 Oct 2022 21:26:08 -0400 Definition: indignant https://nowcomment.com/documents/233851?scroll_to=2694562 https://nowcomment.com/documents/233851?scroll_to=2694562 Indignant (adjective): feeling or showing anger because of something unfair or disrespectful Wed, 26 Oct 2022 21:26:08 -0400 Definition: contrite https://nowcomment.com/documents/233851?scroll_to=2694561 https://nowcomment.com/documents/233851?scroll_to=2694561 Contrite (adjective): sorry, regretful Wed, 26 Oct 2022 21:26:08 -0400 Definition: gourd https://nowcomment.com/documents/233851?scroll_to=2694558 https://nowcomment.com/documents/233851?scroll_to=2694558 Gourd (noun) a vegetable, related to a pumpkin or a squash. It can be used as a water container: Wed, 26 Oct 2022 21:26:08 -0400 Definition: ante bellum https://nowcomment.com/documents/233851?scroll_to=2694555 https://nowcomment.com/documents/233851?scroll_to=2694555 Antebellum: Latin for “before the war”. When authors use this term, they almost always mean the time before the American Civil war, which lasted from 1861-1865. Therefore, “antebellum” means “before 1861.” Wed, 26 Oct 2022 21:26:08 -0400 Definition: cowardice https://nowcomment.com/documents/233851?scroll_to=2694551 https://nowcomment.com/documents/233851?scroll_to=2694551 Cowardice (noun): lack of courage Wed, 26 Oct 2022 21:26:08 -0400 Definition: obscenities https://nowcomment.com/documents/233851?scroll_to=2692965 https://nowcomment.com/documents/233851?scroll_to=2692965 Obscenities (plural noun): bad words Wed, 26 Oct 2022 21:26:08 -0400 Definition: Raucous https://nowcomment.com/documents/233851?scroll_to=2692961 https://nowcomment.com/documents/233851?scroll_to=2692961 Raucous (adjective): loud and hard-sounding Wed, 26 Oct 2022 21:26:08 -0400 Definition: veered https://nowcomment.com/documents/233851?scroll_to=2692942 https://nowcomment.com/documents/233851?scroll_to=2692942 Veered (verb): changed direction quickly and sharply Wed, 26 Oct 2022 21:26:08 -0400 Definition: eager https://nowcomment.com/documents/233851?scroll_to=2692935 https://nowcomment.com/documents/233851?scroll_to=2692935 Eager (adjective): enthusiastic; wanting to do something Wed, 26 Oct 2022 21:26:07 -0400 Definition: abruptly https://nowcomment.com/documents/233851?scroll_to=2692933 https://nowcomment.com/documents/233851?scroll_to=2692933 Abruptly (adverb): quickly and unexpectedly Wed, 26 Oct 2022 21:26:07 -0400 Definition: script https://nowcomment.com/documents/233851?scroll_to=2692931 https://nowcomment.com/documents/233851?scroll_to=2692931 Script (noun): formal handwriting Wed, 26 Oct 2022 21:26:07 -0400 Definition: Ornately https://nowcomment.com/documents/233851?scroll_to=2692913 https://nowcomment.com/documents/233851?scroll_to=2692913 Ornately (adverb): over-decorated with a lot of small details Wed, 26 Oct 2022 21:26:07 -0400 Definition: welt https://nowcomment.com/documents/233851?scroll_to=2692881 https://nowcomment.com/documents/233851?scroll_to=2692881 Welt (noun): A red mark on the body resulting from a hard hit Wed, 26 Oct 2022 21:26:07 -0400 Definition: sooty; soot https://nowcomment.com/documents/233851?scroll_to=2692880 https://nowcomment.com/documents/233851?scroll_to=2692880 Sooty (adjective): covered with soot Soot (noun): ashes and burned material; the residual material from a fire Wed, 26 Oct 2022 21:26:07 -0400 Definition: bitterly https://nowcomment.com/documents/233851?scroll_to=2692877 https://nowcomment.com/documents/233851?scroll_to=2692877 Bitterly (Adverb): angrily; resentfully Wed, 26 Oct 2022 21:26:07 -0400 Definition: Deflate https://nowcomment.com/documents/233851?scroll_to=2692876 https://nowcomment.com/documents/233851?scroll_to=2692876 Deflate (verb): to take all the air out of something Wed, 26 Oct 2022 21:26:07 -0400 Definition: Smothered https://nowcomment.com/documents/233851?scroll_to=2692860 https://nowcomment.com/documents/233851?scroll_to=2692860 Smothered (verb): killed by depriving of air Wed, 26 Oct 2022 21:26:07 -0400 Definition: vulnerable https://nowcomment.com/documents/233851?scroll_to=2692858 https://nowcomment.com/documents/233851?scroll_to=2692858 Vulnerable (adjective): open to attack or damage Wed, 26 Oct 2022 21:26:07 -0400 Definition: Brackish https://nowcomment.com/documents/233851?scroll_to=2692857 https://nowcomment.com/documents/233851?scroll_to=2692857 Brackish (adjective): somewhat salty Wed, 26 Oct 2022 21:26:07 -0400 Definition: residual https://nowcomment.com/documents/233851?scroll_to=2692855 https://nowcomment.com/documents/233851?scroll_to=2692855 Residual (adjective): left over; remaining Wed, 26 Oct 2022 21:26:07 -0400 Definition: Tentatively https://nowcomment.com/documents/233851?scroll_to=2692854 https://nowcomment.com/documents/233851?scroll_to=2692854 Tentatively (adverb): uncertainly; hesitantly Wed, 26 Oct 2022 21:26:07 -0400 Definition: Malevolent https://nowcomment.com/documents/233851?scroll_to=2692853 https://nowcomment.com/documents/233851?scroll_to=2692853 Malevolent (adjective): causing harm or evil Wed, 26 Oct 2022 21:26:07 -0400 Definition: Perversity https://nowcomment.com/documents/233851?scroll_to=2692852 https://nowcomment.com/documents/233851?scroll_to=2692852 Perversity (noun): stubbornness about what is right and wrong; crankiness Wed, 26 Oct 2022 21:26:07 -0400 Definition: throbbing https://nowcomment.com/documents/233851?scroll_to=2692841 https://nowcomment.com/documents/233851?scroll_to=2692841 Throbbing (v): pulsating, following a rhythm like a heart beat. Wed, 26 Oct 2022 21:26:07 -0400 Definition: blur https://nowcomment.com/documents/233851?scroll_to=2692839 https://nowcomment.com/documents/233851?scroll_to=2692839 blur (v): to become cloudy and unclear Wed, 26 Oct 2022 21:26:07 -0400 The cops are trying to make Julio feel bad with ethnic group nonsense: Cubans vs Puerto Ricans. https://nowcomment.com/documents/297966?scroll_to=2692806 https://nowcomment.com/documents/297966?scroll_to=2692806 Wed, 26 Oct 2022 21:26:07 -0400 the reporter who was killed https://nowcomment.com/documents/297966?scroll_to=2692805 https://nowcomment.com/documents/297966?scroll_to=2692805 Wed, 26 Oct 2022 21:26:07 -0400 There was a fire in their building and the water from the hoses made the mess. https://nowcomment.com/documents/297966?scroll_to=2692803 https://nowcomment.com/documents/297966?scroll_to=2692803 Wed, 26 Oct 2022 21:26:07 -0400 keep reading... https://nowcomment.com/documents/297064?scroll_to=2684070 https://nowcomment.com/documents/297064?scroll_to=2684070 Wed, 26 Oct 2022 21:26:07 -0400 A poem by Julia de Burgos: https://nowcomment.com/documents/297374?scroll_to=2675633 https://nowcomment.com/documents/297374?scroll_to=2675633 Farewell in Welfare Island" By: Julia de Burgos It has to be from here, right this instance, my cry into the world. My cry that is no more mine, but hers and his forever, the comrades of my silence, the phantoms of my grave. Wed, 26 Oct 2022 21:26:07 -0400 Piri Thomas was a Puerto Rican/Cuban New Yorker who wrote “Down These Mean Streets” in 1967. It also takes place in EL Barrio/Spanish Harlem. https://nowcomment.com/documents/297374?scroll_to=2668916 https://nowcomment.com/documents/297374?scroll_to=2668916 Wed, 26 Oct 2022 21:26:07 -0400 No, Freddy was just an example for that story. He’s not an actual character in the story. https://nowcomment.com/documents/296941?scroll_to=2667679 https://nowcomment.com/documents/296941?scroll_to=2667679 Wed, 26 Oct 2022 21:26:07 -0400 Because he said he was coming to school today, but he DIDN’T. https://nowcomment.com/documents/297064?scroll_to=2665635 https://nowcomment.com/documents/297064?scroll_to=2665635 Wed, 26 Oct 2022 21:26:07 -0400 If you've never been to the Metropolitan Museum of Art, you should try to go (they can look at you all you want. You have a right to be there.) https://nowcomment.com/documents/297064?scroll_to=2664850 https://nowcomment.com/documents/297064?scroll_to=2664850 https://www.metmuseum.org/ Wed, 26 Oct 2022 21:26:06 -0400 If you haven't been to El Museo del Barrio, you should go: https://nowcomment.com/documents/297064?scroll_to=2664846 https://nowcomment.com/documents/297064?scroll_to=2664846 https://www.elmuseo.org/ Wed, 26 Oct 2022 21:26:06 -0400 https://www.mcny.org/ https://nowcomment.com/documents/297064?scroll_to=2660968 https://nowcomment.com/documents/297064?scroll_to=2660968 Wed, 26 Oct 2022 21:26:06 -0400 What did Bodega's dream mean to Spanish Harlem? https://nowcomment.com/documents/296941?scroll_to=2651339 https://nowcomment.com/documents/296941?scroll_to=2651339 Wed, 26 Oct 2022 21:26:06 -0400 What do you think about Chino's desire to reinvent himself? https://nowcomment.com/documents/296941?scroll_to=2651330 https://nowcomment.com/documents/296941?scroll_to=2651330 Wed, 26 Oct 2022 21:26:06 -0400 Have you ever spoken up for someone and then had them not live up to your recommendation? What happened? https://nowcomment.com/documents/296941?scroll_to=2651298 https://nowcomment.com/documents/296941?scroll_to=2651298 Wed, 26 Oct 2022 21:26:06 -0400 What is a blueprint? What does Bodega mean by this? https://nowcomment.com/documents/296941?scroll_to=2651281 https://nowcomment.com/documents/296941?scroll_to=2651281 Wed, 26 Oct 2022 21:26:06 -0400