Most recent public comments by Oscar Coreas Otero https://nowcomment.com/users/87916 https://nowcomment.com/documents/235790?scroll_to=2152077 https://nowcomment.com/documents/235790?scroll_to=2152077 Wed, 21 Oct 2020 17:48:59 -0400 https://nowcomment.com/documents/235790?scroll_to=2152012 https://nowcomment.com/documents/235790?scroll_to=2152012 The source is sad to say true. People have an image on people because of stereotypes. Richard Wright's life is definitely difficult. I liked how honest the speaker makes it seem and doesn't make his life look great even thought in reality to me it looks very sad. This relates to Native Son because you can see the influence to Native Son. Wright grew in poverty and couldn't get the education he needed. It shows what whites think of black people which is big in Native Son. I see that he also got newspaper a lot which can explain the reason why Bigger always looked for them in Native Son. There is also the view on communism which is in Native Son. Wed, 21 Oct 2020 17:41:08 -0400 https://nowcomment.com/documents/235790?scroll_to=2151979 https://nowcomment.com/documents/235790?scroll_to=2151979 I enjoyed learning about this topic because it explains not only Bigger's stress but human stress in general. Bigger might have toxic stress which might be why he acts the way he does. This can influence his social interactions with his friends and Bessie. This also shows how Bigger feels, wanting to runaway and his behavior. Wed, 21 Oct 2020 17:29:55 -0400 https://nowcomment.com/documents/235790?scroll_to=2151940 https://nowcomment.com/documents/235790?scroll_to=2151940 I can definitely agree with the speaker. The speaker makes the argument from nothing besides facts and it isn't opinionated in my opinion. This relates to Native Son because Bigger was not only coming from a low income environment, he was doing crime and maybe wasn't expected to get education how the author states. This can make him achieve less than Mary because looking at how much money Mr Dalton has he probably had a good education which made Mary be expected to do more. This can make achieve more or less depending on their community. Bigger was also black which could have cause disadvantage with disciplinary issues which could have developed why he didn't want education and what he did besides that. Wed, 21 Oct 2020 17:17:23 -0400 https://nowcomment.com/documents/235790?scroll_to=2151917 https://nowcomment.com/documents/235790?scroll_to=2151917 The source is not credible. It is someone's opinion. The author may refer to other things but it is just them making connections and that is the limitation as well. Wed, 21 Oct 2020 17:04:53 -0400 https://nowcomment.com/documents/235790?scroll_to=2151916 https://nowcomment.com/documents/235790?scroll_to=2151916 It shows how Bigger was an example of how people saw a black man. What they thought a black man would do. This was all stereotypes that have been developed and put into Bigger as a character. Wed, 21 Oct 2020 17:03:06 -0400 https://nowcomment.com/documents/235790?scroll_to=2151906 https://nowcomment.com/documents/235790?scroll_to=2151906 This definitely helped me understand why Native Son was wrote how it was wrote. Wright meant to describe Bigger the way he did because of stereotypes. Wed, 21 Oct 2020 16:58:51 -0400 https://nowcomment.com/documents/235790?scroll_to=2151884 https://nowcomment.com/documents/235790?scroll_to=2151884 The author talks about how Native Son is purposely exaggerated. It also talks about who they think was the targeted audience was for the book. Wed, 21 Oct 2020 16:53:42 -0400 https://nowcomment.com/documents/235790?scroll_to=2151844 https://nowcomment.com/documents/235790?scroll_to=2151844 Robust means to be strong and healthy. Bleak means to be exposed to. I can use these words to describe what the author says is the opposite of Bigger and what the author thinks of Richard Wright. Wed, 21 Oct 2020 16:45:59 -0400 https://nowcomment.com/documents/235790?scroll_to=2151837 https://nowcomment.com/documents/235790?scroll_to=2151837 I don't think the source is credible but it might have some facts in it. There were no sources in and there were no specific people mentions writing the source. The website also has ads. It might be biased because there was a link where people can contact the author if something was wrong. The source also speaks about communism which can definitely be opinion based. Wed, 21 Oct 2020 16:38:58 -0400 https://nowcomment.com/documents/235790?scroll_to=2151829 https://nowcomment.com/documents/235790?scroll_to=2151829 This definitely relates to Native Son because he lived how Bigger lived with some differences. He was raised in poverty with a single mother and didn't have a full education. I am not sure if the part where he expatriates was supposed to be something that related to Native Son but Bigger did have the idea to move somewhere else besides the place he was currently living in. Wed, 21 Oct 2020 16:34:33 -0400 https://nowcomment.com/documents/235790?scroll_to=2151816 https://nowcomment.com/documents/235790?scroll_to=2151816 His biography can definitely show what has influenced him to right the book such as falling into poverty and communism. It helps me understand why he talked about the communist party which wasn't really clear to me at first. I understand how he incorporated his feelings into a book which was a little bit related to him. Wed, 21 Oct 2020 16:29:37 -0400 https://nowcomment.com/documents/235790?scroll_to=2151760 https://nowcomment.com/documents/235790?scroll_to=2151760 The topics covered were Richard Wright early life, the communist party, success in publishing and after his publishings. Wed, 21 Oct 2020 16:21:04 -0400 https://nowcomment.com/documents/235790?scroll_to=2151754 https://nowcomment.com/documents/235790?scroll_to=2151754 Expatriate is a person living outside their native country. Disillusioned means to be disappointed in someone or something that wasn't as expected. I don't think I will use this that much in a discussion but I can see myself using these words in future conversations. Maybe I can use disillusioned to describe how Richard Wright felt but that's about it. Wed, 21 Oct 2020 16:19:21 -0400 https://nowcomment.com/documents/235790?scroll_to=2151718 https://nowcomment.com/documents/235790?scroll_to=2151718 The source is credible. There are so many voices from people. They also use primary sources which show racial wealth gap. There might be bias but they still look at how the other people would think if they didn't agree with them. Wed, 21 Oct 2020 16:07:57 -0400 https://nowcomment.com/documents/235790?scroll_to=2151704 https://nowcomment.com/documents/235790?scroll_to=2151704 In the video it talks about how black people were most like to get help by other people in the family who have a job or graduated. Bigger had a job and his check was split into 20 and 5 dollars.20 dollars would go to his family and he could keep the 5. Mr Dalton however, had less priorities to give money to. He donated money. Donations are optional but Bigger had the necessity to give money to his family. Of course Bigger was making less money than Mr Dalton which was because of the different jobs they could have had but even then, Bigger had to provide for his family. Wed, 21 Oct 2020 16:05:14 -0400 https://nowcomment.com/documents/235790?scroll_to=2151666 https://nowcomment.com/documents/235790?scroll_to=2151666 It helps me understand how Bigger might have trouble obtaining money whereas Mr Dalton was rich and is only getting richer. Bigger was in a terrible start because of his race and it isn't his fault for the most part if he didn't get a job or if he didn't get a job that can make as much as a white person. Wed, 21 Oct 2020 15:58:08 -0400 https://nowcomment.com/documents/235790?scroll_to=2151639 https://nowcomment.com/documents/235790?scroll_to=2151639 The topics covered were the wage gap, discrimination because of race, and discrimination when it came to housing. Wed, 21 Oct 2020 15:52:31 -0400 https://nowcomment.com/documents/235790?scroll_to=2151631 https://nowcomment.com/documents/235790?scroll_to=2151631 Compounding interest is money you get from putting money into something else. I could used this to show how the people with wealth, which were mostly white people, could build their money easier than other who may have not had that money to begin with. Wed, 21 Oct 2020 15:50:55 -0400 https://nowcomment.com/documents/235790?scroll_to=2151592 https://nowcomment.com/documents/235790?scroll_to=2151592 I think the source is credible. The video does not show sources but it give time periods when the laws are made. NPR is a .org website which means it is non profit. There is some bias because of the people being interviewed. The limitations are that there's very few people being talked to which might not be enough to represent the area. The title is relevant to what the speaker talks about. I think it might not be the most credible source there is but NPR definitely gives it some credibility. Wed, 21 Oct 2020 15:38:35 -0400 https://nowcomment.com/documents/235790?scroll_to=2151545 https://nowcomment.com/documents/235790?scroll_to=2151545 The video talks about how the government, which was most likely majority white, influences how people look at minority groups. The video shows how people in the red area are more likely to be convicted of crimes. This makes minority groups look terrible. This is why people in these groups didn't get the same treatment as high income people. The people in the text are those minority groups. The governments makes them be portrayed worse than they actually are because of what they can afford rather than helping them afford what others who might be more privileged can. This relates to how Bigger might have wanted to be a pilot but couldn't because of where he was and how he was looked at. This can also relate to lynching. Rape is terrible of course but some people who were convicted really didn't do it. It is sad how they can be killed because of where they lived. Race was also influencing lynching but I am not sure if it would be the same if the person was making as much money or had the same education as a high income person. Wed, 21 Oct 2020 15:29:49 -0400 https://nowcomment.com/documents/235790?scroll_to=2151513 https://nowcomment.com/documents/235790?scroll_to=2151513 This helps me understand Bigger´s situation and how he might have been in danger because of where he lived. Now that I have watched the video, I see that Bigger was showing most fear when he was in his own community instead of the Dalton´s. This may have been because of the murder but some of it might be because of where he lived. Even when the murder is being put aside, Bigger was scared to rob the store. This may have been because of the policing in the community he was in. Wed, 21 Oct 2020 15:11:21 -0400 https://nowcomment.com/documents/235790?scroll_to=2151507 https://nowcomment.com/documents/235790?scroll_to=2151507 Topics covered were redlining, and housing and how people are segregated by it. The video also talks about how the government views housing and how they group people. Wed, 21 Oct 2020 15:02:29 -0400 https://nowcomment.com/documents/235790?scroll_to=2151464 https://nowcomment.com/documents/235790?scroll_to=2151464 I have learned that the National Housing Act was passed to help low income people to afford home with low fixed interests rates. Home loaners corporation made residential security map. I could use this vocabulary when talking about how the government makes it harder for people getting low income to make it out because of how and what they are surrounded by such as schools, policing, and health. Wed, 21 Oct 2020 14:58:31 -0400