Most recent public comments by Emma Pfeifer https://nowcomment.com/users/93909 https://nowcomment.com/documents/231819?scroll_to=2529907 https://nowcomment.com/documents/231819?scroll_to=2529907 The author uses imagery in this sentence to enhance the readers mental picture of the book. Mon, 30 Aug 2021 09:44:11 -0400 https://nowcomment.com/documents/231819?scroll_to=2529905 https://nowcomment.com/documents/231819?scroll_to=2529905 I think it is really interesting the way the author continues to write how they would be saying it in real life. I feel it adds character to the story based on the accent presented in the text. Mon, 30 Aug 2021 09:42:37 -0400 https://nowcomment.com/documents/231819?scroll_to=2529903 https://nowcomment.com/documents/231819?scroll_to=2529903 Heather, I agree with you. A women should not have to deal with that much guilt, but I think burying those feelings and finally putting them aside would definitely be in her favor Mon, 30 Aug 2021 09:40:19 -0400 https://nowcomment.com/documents/231819?scroll_to=2529899 https://nowcomment.com/documents/231819?scroll_to=2529899 This quote in particular stood out to me because someone that has a dream could make it the truth if they put enough work into it. Mon, 30 Aug 2021 09:37:50 -0400 https://nowcomment.com/documents/263250?scroll_to=2377608 https://nowcomment.com/documents/263250?scroll_to=2377608 The author of the poetry book above talks about the dehumanization black students have to face on a day-to-day basis. Wed, 17 Mar 2021 14:59:51 -0400 https://nowcomment.com/documents/263250?scroll_to=2377605 https://nowcomment.com/documents/263250?scroll_to=2377605 the author allows the reader to experience the same amount of hope and relief the teacher feels during this moment. Wed, 17 Mar 2021 14:59:51 -0400 https://nowcomment.com/documents/263250?scroll_to=2377602 https://nowcomment.com/documents/263250?scroll_to=2377602 the title of this page symbolizes the openness of going to school. The vast feeling the ocean gives many individuals offers a sense of unknown to the children's future in the book. Wed, 17 Mar 2021 14:59:51 -0400 https://nowcomment.com/documents/263250?scroll_to=2377601 https://nowcomment.com/documents/263250?scroll_to=2377601 James Baldwin is an novelist, poet, essayist and overall writer focusing on racial, sexual, and class distinctions in the 20th century. Wed, 17 Mar 2021 14:59:51 -0400 https://nowcomment.com/documents/263250?scroll_to=2377597 https://nowcomment.com/documents/263250?scroll_to=2377597 The cover image can show the reader what the book is going to be about young African American kids living life and having fun. Wed, 17 Mar 2021 14:59:51 -0400 https://nowcomment.com/documents/263250?scroll_to=2377595 https://nowcomment.com/documents/263250?scroll_to=2377595 Quartez Harris is a renowned poet and especially popular for his poetry book called We Made it to School Alive. Wed, 17 Mar 2021 14:59:51 -0400 https://nowcomment.com/documents/263250?scroll_to=2377593 https://nowcomment.com/documents/263250?scroll_to=2377593 the dialogue between the students gives the reader a feel of who they are. It allows them to put personality to the characters in the book. Wed, 17 Mar 2021 14:59:51 -0400 https://nowcomment.com/documents/263250?scroll_to=2377592 https://nowcomment.com/documents/263250?scroll_to=2377592 the tone of this stanza is sort of a mix between hope and sadness. In the beginning the sadness tone appears with it saying "I laid my tears across his desk." The hopeful side of the ton is when it said "defying the sun's power." Both these tones give the stanza an powerful message. Wed, 17 Mar 2021 14:59:51 -0400 https://nowcomment.com/documents/263250?scroll_to=2377590 https://nowcomment.com/documents/263250?scroll_to=2377590 The symbol of a window shows a spiritual awakening in the body in which the soul can travel between. On this page the title can predict a sense of longing for the soul to travel outside the classroom and live life. Wed, 17 Mar 2021 14:59:51 -0400 https://nowcomment.com/documents/263250?scroll_to=2377589 https://nowcomment.com/documents/263250?scroll_to=2377589 This stanza shows the hardships of being a teacher. The students hating the idea of learning and reading while they make out their students holding torches towards them in rage. Wed, 17 Mar 2021 14:59:51 -0400 https://nowcomment.com/documents/263250?scroll_to=2377588 https://nowcomment.com/documents/263250?scroll_to=2377588 The author uses the sense of our first "home" in reference of feeling safe from the outside world. The womb is the first sense of closure and comfort we receive. Wed, 17 Mar 2021 14:59:51 -0400 https://nowcomment.com/documents/263250?scroll_to=2377587 https://nowcomment.com/documents/263250?scroll_to=2377587 The amount of stress students endure during state tests is awful. Especially for a 7 year old feeling this way at such a young age is not mentally stable for the individual. Wed, 17 Mar 2021 14:59:51 -0400 https://nowcomment.com/documents/263250?scroll_to=2377585 https://nowcomment.com/documents/263250?scroll_to=2377585 The overall tone of this page of the book is a sense of hope and relief. He is relieved his black students are able to have a normal childhood of blowing bubbles and playing hide-and-seek. Wed, 17 Mar 2021 14:59:51 -0400 https://nowcomment.com/documents/263250?scroll_to=2377584 https://nowcomment.com/documents/263250?scroll_to=2377584 The author read this phrase in the classroom as a kid and seemed to lose faith in the sentence as he grew older. Wed, 17 Mar 2021 14:59:51 -0400 https://nowcomment.com/documents/263250?scroll_to=2377583 https://nowcomment.com/documents/263250?scroll_to=2377583 School is supposed to be a safe place for students and they should not be burdened by oppression when in school. Wed, 17 Mar 2021 14:59:55 -0400 https://nowcomment.com/documents/263250?scroll_to=2377581 https://nowcomment.com/documents/263250?scroll_to=2377581 The butterfly normal symbolizes personal growth or just growth in general. Since the butterflies look like wings on the children they could possibly symbolize a sort way to keep the young children safe to school; like a guardian angel. Wed, 17 Mar 2021 14:59:51 -0400 https://nowcomment.com/documents/263224?scroll_to=2375579 https://nowcomment.com/documents/263224?scroll_to=2375579 This sentence depicts a certain tone in the dialogue between the teacher and David. The tone in this sentence seems to be harsh, annoyed and intimidating. Thu, 11 Mar 2021 18:25:41 -0500 https://nowcomment.com/documents/263224?scroll_to=2375574 https://nowcomment.com/documents/263224?scroll_to=2375574 I have a connection to this sentence of the excerpt because I have taken almost 4 years of Spanish class and there were definitely times where, in the beginning, I had no idea what was being said. Now that I have four years of experience I know understand some of the language, which will eventually happen for David Sedaris. Thu, 11 Mar 2021 18:14:03 -0500 https://nowcomment.com/documents/263224?scroll_to=2375556 https://nowcomment.com/documents/263224?scroll_to=2375556 This paragraph demonstrates the purpose of this excerpt. The purpose of the excerpt is showing life as a non-fluent individual in a new country, along with the hardships they might face. Thu, 11 Mar 2021 18:09:49 -0500 https://nowcomment.com/documents/263224?scroll_to=2375552 https://nowcomment.com/documents/263224?scroll_to=2375552 The title brings off a sense of confusion for the readers. With the title not having proper English,one can infer that the author is learning a new language whether it is English or another language. Thu, 11 Mar 2021 18:04:02 -0500 https://nowcomment.com/documents/263224?scroll_to=2373737 https://nowcomment.com/documents/263224?scroll_to=2373737 David Sedaris uses incomprehensible languages to describe him knowing some of the language being said but there are some words that are not being comprehended in his brain. He does this in his article to show the audience the misunderstanding he experienced in his new school. I can relate to this in my Spanish class; there are sometimes I understand some of what the teacher is saying but other times I don't. I cannot imagine living in a whole new country without knowing the language fluently like David did. Sat, 13 Mar 2021 13:37:13 -0500 https://nowcomment.com/documents/262700?scroll_to=2371268 https://nowcomment.com/documents/262700?scroll_to=2371268 Malcolm London uses repetition to get his point across. He says throughout the talk "This is a training ground." He is saying this is a training ground because everything is staying the same; there is no change happening for the students. Fri, 12 Mar 2021 10:00:24 -0500 https://nowcomment.com/documents/260957?scroll_to=2356123 https://nowcomment.com/documents/260957?scroll_to=2356123 In Mr. Hankin's sample work he mentioned that in the essay by Malcolm X, it said a "stock of knowledge," correlating with the theme category of ECONOMY. In this sentence it said "... bread of knowledge," resembling the same thing just said in the other essay. Fredrick called it the bread of knowledge because he would trade bread he got from the house for knowledge from the homeless boys on the street. This sentence matches in the theme categories of CLASS/CLASS SYSTEMS and SOCIETY/COMMUNITY. Mon, 13 Sep 2021 16:02:09 -0400 https://nowcomment.com/documents/260283?scroll_to=2351545 https://nowcomment.com/documents/260283?scroll_to=2351545 In the first paragraph, Sandra Cisneros talks about waking up and not feeling like your eleven years old on your birthday. The sadness of never experiencing that feeling on your special day can make someone feel down. It can make someone feel like it's not going to change from one year to another, like it said in the last line of the paragraph. Wed, 24 Feb 2021 12:13:56 -0500 https://nowcomment.com/documents/260279?scroll_to=2351532 https://nowcomment.com/documents/260279?scroll_to=2351532 While the boy was leaving the house after Mrs. Luella Bates Washington Jones made him dinner, gave him a place to rest and wash his face, he was left speechless at the front door. With all the thankfulness and gratitude left in his body from this one woman, he could only manage to say "Thank you, ma'am," but never got the chance. The boy was only able to let out "Thank you" before Mrs. Jones closed the door. Tue, 20 Apr 2021 22:01:28 -0400 https://nowcomment.com/documents/258458?scroll_to=2334752 https://nowcomment.com/documents/258458?scroll_to=2334752 I agree with you Brianna. The author is using the botanical garden as her comforting past life. She goes away for awhile, but when she returns it has completely changed from when she was used to. Fri, 12 Feb 2021 12:00:45 -0500 https://nowcomment.com/documents/258111?scroll_to=2334730 https://nowcomment.com/documents/258111?scroll_to=2334730 The meaning of this stanza is to show the corrupt police force against people of color. This collection of lines in the Tanka is written in the perspective of police brutality people of color face on a day-to-day basis. During the BLM movements they are trying to bring awareness to others with the racial bias certain police officers hold against people of color. When it says "fixin to burn black people," I think the author is trying to make others feel how they feel, enraged with what is happening to people of their own. Fri, 12 Feb 2021 11:50:18 -0500 https://nowcomment.com/documents/246973?scroll_to=2301625 https://nowcomment.com/documents/246973?scroll_to=2301625 I love the way Morrie cares about his students with so much remorse that he would walk up to the University President and got everything the protesters needed. Fri, 29 Jan 2021 12:09:58 -0500 https://nowcomment.com/documents/246973?scroll_to=2301587 https://nowcomment.com/documents/246973?scroll_to=2301587 I liked the way Morrie explained the cycle of detaching the feeling of loneliness. He made it seem like it was rising to one and falling to the other. Like taking a deep breath and letting it all go, finally detaching from the reality and knowing how loneliness feels. Fri, 29 Jan 2021 11:52:45 -0500 https://nowcomment.com/documents/246060?scroll_to=2261195 https://nowcomment.com/documents/246060?scroll_to=2261195 I do not understand why people refuse to wear masks. It shows that the person is being selfish and unwilling to protect themselves and others during the pandemic. Even when someone sees a sign that says "Masks Required" and the blatantly ignore the sign. Especially with Trump supporters thinking the virus is not real. Wed, 06 Jan 2021 12:15:08 -0500 https://nowcomment.com/documents/246060?scroll_to=2261177 https://nowcomment.com/documents/246060?scroll_to=2261177 This powerful picture depicts the severity of COVID-19. This is a very real, terrifying disease that is taking the lives of so many people. It's scary seeing this actually happening to people, while there are others refusing to wear masks and putting people's lives at stake for their own benefit. Wed, 06 Jan 2021 12:10:50 -0500 https://nowcomment.com/documents/240008?scroll_to=2184684 https://nowcomment.com/documents/240008?scroll_to=2184684 I agree with you on how Arnold is not saying he hates Jack, but how he hates the idea. I also believe with Arnold saying "We hate you," emphasizing the "We," I think he is basically dragging the "boys" down with him. I think this because on everyone's facial expressions are saying otherwise. Lucien and Norman do not look like they hate Jack, they might just not like what he is doing. Mon, 09 Nov 2020 11:23:39 -0500 https://nowcomment.com/documents/240008?scroll_to=2181684 https://nowcomment.com/documents/240008?scroll_to=2181684 I think Norman and Sheila's dance warmed the audience's hearts while watching. The dance had underlying symbolism, showing there is no difference between the disabled and not disabled. During the dance one can see the pure happiness on both of their faces, just like any other person in that very room. Sheila and Norman are resembling the article read two weeks ago called "Defying Definition," by Shaun David Hutchinson. The dance correlates with article by saying there is no one certain look to someone who has a disability. Fri, 03 Sep 2021 09:47:18 -0400 https://nowcomment.com/documents/238756?scroll_to=2166312 https://nowcomment.com/documents/238756?scroll_to=2166312 I connect with this last stanza because I believe getting mental help is extremely important. I personally have gotten professional help for my mental health. Mental health is just as important as physical health Everyone should not be afraid or embarrassed to receive or seek for mental help. We all need a reminder that having mental heath trouble is completely normal and we shouldn't bury it inside. Mon, 09 Nov 2020 11:23:39 -0500