Most recent public comments by Emily Weber https://nowcomment.com/users/94349 https://nowcomment.com/documents/295851?scroll_to=2627658 https://nowcomment.com/documents/295851?scroll_to=2627658 She uses being an introvert to connect to everyone who is watching Tue, 23 Nov 2021 07:41:35 +0530 https://nowcomment.com/documents/295851?scroll_to=2627655 https://nowcomment.com/documents/295851?scroll_to=2627655 she makes eye contact with the audience and looks around at them Tue, 23 Nov 2021 07:41:35 +0530 https://nowcomment.com/documents/295851?scroll_to=2627653 https://nowcomment.com/documents/295851?scroll_to=2627653 she used both of her hands and waved them to show a gathering motion while telling a story Tue, 23 Nov 2021 07:41:35 +0530 https://nowcomment.com/documents/295851?scroll_to=2627652 https://nowcomment.com/documents/295851?scroll_to=2627652 When she gets passionate about what she is talking about, she speeds up the flow of her words to help express it. Tue, 23 Nov 2021 07:41:35 +0530 https://nowcomment.com/documents/295851?scroll_to=2627651 https://nowcomment.com/documents/295851?scroll_to=2627651 “Much better for everybody to go off by themselves, generate their own ideas, freed from the distortions of group dynamics, and then come together as a team to talk them through in a well managed environment and take it from there" Tue, 23 Nov 2021 07:41:35 +0530 https://nowcomment.com/documents/295851?scroll_to=2627650 https://nowcomment.com/documents/295851?scroll_to=2627650 The moves that support her through the line are her three calls to action: stop the madness for constant group work, go to the wilderness and have your own revelations, and take a good look at what is inside your own suitcase and why you put it there. Tue, 23 Nov 2021 07:41:35 +0530 https://nowcomment.com/documents/295851?scroll_to=2627648 https://nowcomment.com/documents/295851?scroll_to=2627648 P- 0:00-19:05 nicely dressed, relates to audience, makes jokes, knows when to pause to let audience think, knows how to grab attention V- 0:00-19:05 Enunciated every word clearly, good volume, good projection, and enthusiastic Tue, 23 Nov 2021 07:41:35 +0530 https://nowcomment.com/documents/288499?scroll_to=2564130 https://nowcomment.com/documents/288499?scroll_to=2564130 She assigned the students to take an index card with a hole cut in the middle and look through it at certain things. She was teaching them how important parts of the world are and how to see beneath the surface to see the tiny details. Tue, 23 Nov 2021 07:44:45 +0530 https://nowcomment.com/documents/288499?scroll_to=2564129 https://nowcomment.com/documents/288499?scroll_to=2564129 She taught her students to be able to look at things differently and she changed the way that they see the world by making them be persistent with their work. Tue, 23 Nov 2021 07:44:45 +0530 https://nowcomment.com/documents/247448?scroll_to=2548670 https://nowcomment.com/documents/247448?scroll_to=2548670 This is a very useful tool that we have and are able to use. The ability to think about our thoughts and why we are having them enables us to dig deeper into out minds and better understand ourselves, which promotes personal growth. Sat, 11 Sep 2021 07:31:26 +0530 https://nowcomment.com/documents/247448?scroll_to=2548664 https://nowcomment.com/documents/247448?scroll_to=2548664 You have no idea how much knowledge you can actually learn if you would just open up your mind and listen to the people around you. You can learn so many different things that you would've had no clue about if you had not been listening. In order to gain wisdom from listening to someone talk, you do not even have to agree with what they are saying, you just have to be listening intently. Sat, 11 Sep 2021 07:25:31 +0530 https://nowcomment.com/documents/247448?scroll_to=2548658 https://nowcomment.com/documents/247448?scroll_to=2548658 A lot of people, myself included, struggle with persistence and trying to keep going when met with struggles and mistakes. With persistence, one will eventually find success. Sat, 16 Jul 2022 02:30:03 +0530 https://nowcomment.com/documents/247448?scroll_to=2548654 https://nowcomment.com/documents/247448?scroll_to=2548654 This makes me wonder if there are certain habits of mind that are better in these situations or if it ultimately depends on the person and what works best for them Sat, 11 Sep 2021 07:12:39 +0530 https://nowcomment.com/documents/247448?scroll_to=2548652 https://nowcomment.com/documents/247448?scroll_to=2548652 I don't think the habits of minds list will every be complete because we all think differently and the way we think will continue to develop. Tue, 12 Jul 2022 03:16:51 +0530 https://nowcomment.com/documents/247448?scroll_to=2548651 https://nowcomment.com/documents/247448?scroll_to=2548651 its interesting that the habits of mind can be used together almost like multitasking for you thoughts Sat, 11 Sep 2021 07:03:02 +0530 https://nowcomment.com/documents/231819?scroll_to=2548633 https://nowcomment.com/documents/231819?scroll_to=2548633 This means that if you are jealous of someone, all you are going to want to hear about them is the bad things that will make you feel better. If you only want to hear and only listen for the bad, that is all you will hear and remember. Sat, 11 Sep 2021 05:28:31 +0530 https://nowcomment.com/documents/231819?scroll_to=2548632 https://nowcomment.com/documents/231819?scroll_to=2548632 The fact that these women think that she owes them anything blows my mind. She is not obligated to share anything she doesn't want to. Sat, 11 Sep 2021 05:18:03 +0530 https://nowcomment.com/documents/231819?scroll_to=2548630 https://nowcomment.com/documents/231819?scroll_to=2548630 Before, when she could not hear them, people were so quick to talk about her looks and what they think she should be doing. When they get the chance to actually say it to her, they stay completely silent which proves that scared to say something to her face because of who she is. Sat, 11 Sep 2021 05:06:36 +0530 https://nowcomment.com/documents/231819?scroll_to=2548629 https://nowcomment.com/documents/231819?scroll_to=2548629 It is pretty obvious that these women are jealous of her and are insecure about themselves. It sounds pretty malicious and pathetic to use that as "a weapon against her strength" as if the way a person dresses has anything to do with how strong they are mentally or physically. Sat, 11 Sep 2021 05:00:46 +0530 https://nowcomment.com/documents/260283?scroll_to=2378282 https://nowcomment.com/documents/260283?scroll_to=2378282 I believe that the theme for this article would be growing up, but never really feeling grown up. Sandra describes growing old as like "an onion or like rings inside a tree trunk" because even though one is getting older, they still have all the other years inside of them. Mon, 15 Mar 2021 01:14:35 +0530 https://nowcomment.com/documents/260279?scroll_to=2378274 https://nowcomment.com/documents/260279?scroll_to=2378274 This sentence is not just talking about shoes. Mrs. Luella Bates Washington Jones is tying to teach the boy a lesson that stealing is not the way you get things. Working hard for something is the only way and if you stealing will only get you in trouble. Wed, 21 Apr 2021 07:31:29 +0530 https://nowcomment.com/documents/263224?scroll_to=2378266 https://nowcomment.com/documents/263224?scroll_to=2378266 Here, instead of being upset or offended that his teacher called him foolish, he chose to see it as the world "opening up" and was just happy that he understood. One can almost feel his happiness when reading this. Sun, 14 Mar 2021 23:08:39 +0530 https://nowcomment.com/documents/263224?scroll_to=2378265 https://nowcomment.com/documents/263224?scroll_to=2378265 This proves that all of his hard work and extra studying has payed off and that he is improving. In the first sentence of this paragraph he said, "Over time it became impossible to believe that any of us would ever improve." He then said this and showed that he had proved himself wrong. Sun, 14 Mar 2021 22:55:46 +0530 https://nowcomment.com/documents/263224?scroll_to=2378263 https://nowcomment.com/documents/263224?scroll_to=2378263 The tone here implies that he knows if he keeps working at learning french, then he knows one day he will be able to talk "pretty". One can tell that he really wants to be successful in learning french, but for now he is using the words that he knows to make the best sentences that he can. Sun, 14 Mar 2021 22:43:27 +0530 https://nowcomment.com/documents/263224?scroll_to=2378259 https://nowcomment.com/documents/263224?scroll_to=2378259 In this paragraph, David explains the context of this essay. He explains that he is going to a school in Paris for the first time, while other students are returning. He says that his school is a ten minute walk from his apartment and that it seemed like everyone was speaking perfect french. He also says that he felt intimidated because they were all "young, attractive, and well-dressed". Sun, 14 Mar 2021 22:28:46 +0530 https://nowcomment.com/documents/263224?scroll_to=2378241 https://nowcomment.com/documents/263224?scroll_to=2378241 When David says, "I suppose I could have gotten by with less, but I was determined to create some sort of identity for myself" it really shows his character. He is willing to work very hard to show himself and his teacher that he is competent and able. Sun, 14 Mar 2021 22:18:24 +0530 https://nowcomment.com/documents/263250?scroll_to=2376833 https://nowcomment.com/documents/263250?scroll_to=2376833 I thought this was a very interesting comparison Thu, 18 Mar 2021 00:29:45 +0530 https://nowcomment.com/documents/263250?scroll_to=2376790 https://nowcomment.com/documents/263250?scroll_to=2376790 I think this is a very powerful and sad line that is also very real. Thu, 18 Mar 2021 00:29:44 +0530 https://nowcomment.com/documents/263250?scroll_to=2376784 https://nowcomment.com/documents/263250?scroll_to=2376784 She was just preparing her for what her life would probably like instead of trying to change it. Thu, 18 Mar 2021 00:29:44 +0530 https://nowcomment.com/documents/263250?scroll_to=2376726 https://nowcomment.com/documents/263250?scroll_to=2376726 This is so sad because this is what so many student everywhere are feeling. Thu, 18 Mar 2021 00:29:44 +0530 https://nowcomment.com/documents/263250?scroll_to=2376711 https://nowcomment.com/documents/263250?scroll_to=2376711 I feel like this is forgotten and it needs to be remembered that kids are more than their test scores. Thu, 18 Mar 2021 00:29:44 +0530 https://nowcomment.com/documents/263250?scroll_to=2376686 https://nowcomment.com/documents/263250?scroll_to=2376686 It is so sad that he is relieved that they are just alive. One would think that this is just expected, but it is obviously different here. Thu, 18 Mar 2021 00:29:44 +0530 https://nowcomment.com/documents/263250?scroll_to=2376632 https://nowcomment.com/documents/263250?scroll_to=2376632 The "poster" won't make your life better, you have to work hard to make your life better. Thu, 18 Mar 2021 00:29:43 +0530 https://nowcomment.com/documents/263250?scroll_to=2376614 https://nowcomment.com/documents/263250?scroll_to=2376614 Everyone wants the best for their child and wants them to succeed. Thu, 18 Mar 2021 00:29:43 +0530 https://nowcomment.com/documents/263250?scroll_to=2376524 https://nowcomment.com/documents/263250?scroll_to=2376524 To me, it sounds like he wants his child to take control of his education and use all the resources the teacher gives him. Thu, 18 Mar 2021 00:29:42 +0530 https://nowcomment.com/documents/263250?scroll_to=2376479 https://nowcomment.com/documents/263250?scroll_to=2376479 This poem has a very powerful message and can make people feel understood. Thu, 18 Mar 2021 00:29:42 +0530 https://nowcomment.com/documents/263250?scroll_to=2376478 https://nowcomment.com/documents/263250?scroll_to=2376478 As a student, I can say that it definitely feels like this and I am surprised that a teacher is recognizing it. Thu, 18 Mar 2021 00:29:42 +0530 https://nowcomment.com/documents/263250?scroll_to=2376455 https://nowcomment.com/documents/263250?scroll_to=2376455 This is true. We more than often do not see what happens behind the scenes to inspire the writers. Thu, 18 Mar 2021 00:29:42 +0530 https://nowcomment.com/documents/263250?scroll_to=2376450 https://nowcomment.com/documents/263250?scroll_to=2376450 I think this has a lot to do with growth and seeing/ thinking of things a different way than the first time it was written. Thu, 18 Mar 2021 00:29:42 +0530 https://nowcomment.com/documents/263250?scroll_to=2376447 https://nowcomment.com/documents/263250?scroll_to=2376447 Thu, 18 Mar 2021 00:29:42 +0530 https://nowcomment.com/documents/263250?scroll_to=2376437 https://nowcomment.com/documents/263250?scroll_to=2376437 I feel it is also important that schools are not overcrowded so that the students can receive ample instruction that they need to effectively learn. Thu, 18 Mar 2021 00:29:42 +0530 https://nowcomment.com/documents/263250?scroll_to=2376434 https://nowcomment.com/documents/263250?scroll_to=2376434 I think he is saying here what a lot of people don't want to say or face. There were and are without a doubt instructional barriers before covid and I think it is important that this is recognized. Thu, 18 Mar 2021 00:29:42 +0530 https://nowcomment.com/documents/263250?scroll_to=2376427 https://nowcomment.com/documents/263250?scroll_to=2376427 I feel like this statement is how many have felt throughout this whole pandemic from to the action (or lack of action) taken by the government and how people are acting as well. Thu, 18 Mar 2021 00:29:42 +0530 https://nowcomment.com/documents/263250?scroll_to=2376394 https://nowcomment.com/documents/263250?scroll_to=2376394 Harris says, "A lot of my text is extracted from conversations I've had with students". He also said that a lot of students gravitate to his classroom and and he writes notes about their conversations then converts it into a poem. It is amazing that so many of these poems are from kids who are given a voice by his poems. It is so important that he is doing what he is doing so everyone can learn and hear things from a perspective other than his. Thu, 18 Mar 2021 00:29:41 +0530 https://nowcomment.com/documents/263250?scroll_to=2376384 https://nowcomment.com/documents/263250?scroll_to=2376384 It honestly shocked me that the advice to not smile on the first day of school is given to teachers. I would never think to take advantage of a teacher just because they smiled or showed a "weakness" but I guess that shows how much I don't know about the world and how little experiences I truly have. Thu, 18 Mar 2021 00:29:41 +0530 https://nowcomment.com/documents/263250?scroll_to=2376330 https://nowcomment.com/documents/263250?scroll_to=2376330 Harris explains how he sent his kid to the same school that he dropped out of in hopes that he would get everything he can out of it, unlike his dad. It is clear that Harris just wants the best for his son, as almost any parent would agree. Thu, 18 Mar 2021 00:29:40 +0530 https://nowcomment.com/documents/263250?scroll_to=2376299 https://nowcomment.com/documents/263250?scroll_to=2376299 Since this interview is taking place when we didn't know much about covid, we are getting to see how pretty much everyone was feeling around that time. We didn't really know anything about it and Harris saying "I am afraid" pretty much sums up what we were all feeling. Thu, 18 Mar 2021 00:29:40 +0530 https://nowcomment.com/documents/263250?scroll_to=2376251 https://nowcomment.com/documents/263250?scroll_to=2376251 It is interesting to hear how other people perceive things and to have all of these different perspectives on one thing such as a rainbow. Personally, I never would have thought of it like that until hearing her explain it. Thu, 18 Mar 2021 00:29:39 +0530 https://nowcomment.com/documents/262700?scroll_to=2369918 https://nowcomment.com/documents/262700?scroll_to=2369918 When London says, "The need for degrees has left so many people frozen", it really stuck with me. So much work is put on us no matter what is going on and it is so stressful. We are told that we need degrees to make a living in this world, so it starts to weigh very heavy on us. This unimaginable stress has left so many people lost and not knowing what to do. It is difficult to manage all of this especially with minimal guidance. Fri, 12 Mar 2021 23:46:02 +0530 https://nowcomment.com/documents/262700?scroll_to=2369815 https://nowcomment.com/documents/262700?scroll_to=2369815 I thought this quote where he says, "To keep you on track, to track down an American dream that has failed so many of us" was a very powerful quote that is not talked about as much as it should be. Schools push us and try to form us to be the same as everyone else. They encourage us to grow up and have a 9-5 job and this is just unrealistic because this is not the lifestyle that works for everyone and it has already failed so many people. People talk about the "American Dream", but what even is it? Fri, 17 Sep 2021 20:54:25 +0530 https://nowcomment.com/documents/260957?scroll_to=2357105 https://nowcomment.com/documents/260957?scroll_to=2357105 I agree. I think he was finally understanding what that really meant and what it would entail. Tue, 14 Sep 2021 01:32:09 +0530 https://nowcomment.com/documents/260957?scroll_to=2357101 https://nowcomment.com/documents/260957?scroll_to=2357101 Fredrick Douglas was already intelligent enough to know how to use the resources that he had available to him. He learned from people who didn't even know they were teaching him. He took every bit of information that he could get because he was so eager to learn. Tue, 14 Sep 2021 01:32:09 +0530 https://nowcomment.com/documents/258458?scroll_to=2334125 https://nowcomment.com/documents/258458?scroll_to=2334125 I agree. I think this shows that hiking is truly her happy place and she is constantly searching for nature to show her any type of sign. It is what she yearns for. Fri, 12 Feb 2021 19:27:37 +0530 https://nowcomment.com/documents/258111?scroll_to=2334108 https://nowcomment.com/documents/258111?scroll_to=2334108 Personally, I took this as she has no wish to escape her sex and the skin that she is in. I think she she is content with the way that she looks and would never want to change that. Fri, 12 Feb 2021 19:13:46 +0530 https://nowcomment.com/documents/246973?scroll_to=2301288 https://nowcomment.com/documents/246973?scroll_to=2301288 It's understandable to think that Morrie has imagined how he wants to die. He has a lot of time to think an it reminded of it every day. I get why he would want to die peacefully instead of during a coughing fit where he is fighting for air. Some people may think it's abnormal to think of how you want to die but when you're faced with it you don't really have another option. Fri, 29 Jan 2021 19:21:20 +0530 https://nowcomment.com/documents/246973?scroll_to=2301228 https://nowcomment.com/documents/246973?scroll_to=2301228 It's odd that his brother and uncle got the same type of rare cancer. I also find it odd that Mitch always felt the cancer coming and thought it should be him. It seems like he feels guilty that his brother got the cancer and not him. Sat, 30 Jan 2021 00:14:02 +0530 https://nowcomment.com/documents/246060?scroll_to=2265131 https://nowcomment.com/documents/246060?scroll_to=2265131 People are still saying that it is not that big of a deal and that we don't need to wear masks just because their life isn't as threatened by the virus as someone else's. The ignorance is unbelievable. Everyone needs to realize just how badly this can affect some people, especially those who are immunocompromised. Fri, 08 Jan 2021 19:20:58 +0530 https://nowcomment.com/documents/246060?scroll_to=2260309 https://nowcomment.com/documents/246060?scroll_to=2260309 I agree that it did feel like the unthinkable happened. I think his death just left everyone silent for a while. It affected everyone whether you were in the basketball community or not. Sat, 09 Jan 2021 00:13:24 +0530 https://nowcomment.com/documents/246060?scroll_to=2260290 https://nowcomment.com/documents/246060?scroll_to=2260290 I completely agree with this. So many things were ignored and not reported this year due to the Coronavirus always being the main topic on any news channel. Wed, 06 Jan 2021 19:14:26 +0530 https://nowcomment.com/documents/246060?scroll_to=2260271 https://nowcomment.com/documents/246060?scroll_to=2260271 I completely understand what you're saying. Every time I look at a picture and see that people are not wearing masks, it immediately feels so weird and illegal. It is going to feel so surreal to finally go somewhere without a mask when it comes time. Fri, 08 Jan 2021 19:15:26 +0530 https://nowcomment.com/documents/240008?scroll_to=2184370 https://nowcomment.com/documents/240008?scroll_to=2184370 After everyone stood around the toilet flushing the rat that they all collectively worked to kill, Barry seems to bring in some of his coaching side when he tells Arnold, "Anyone who can flush a rat, can do just about anything". Arnold takes this inspiration from Barry and really reflects and thinks about returning the groceries to the store. It appears that returning the groceries is giving Arnold some anxiety and he is having trouble getting himself to do it. Mon, 09 Nov 2020 18:57:15 +0530 https://nowcomment.com/documents/240008?scroll_to=2184343 https://nowcomment.com/documents/240008?scroll_to=2184343 When Jack's wife Rena says that he forgot a birthday, he thinks it is her birthday that he forgot when it is actually his. This just proves Rena's point about him not mentally being present because he was so distracted by everything else that he could not even remember that it was his own birthday.Jack seems to be in shock when he realizes what he has done because he knows that she is right. Sat, 07 Nov 2020 09:12:48 +0530 https://nowcomment.com/documents/240008?scroll_to=2184286 https://nowcomment.com/documents/240008?scroll_to=2184286 This scene helps illuminate how much time Jack really spends with and thinks about "the boys". His wife even explains how when he is physically home, he is mentally somewhere else. Jack's original response to the call from Dr.Racine's office was that it was an appointment for his wife because he was only halfway paying attention, as he had two other calls going on at the same time. After asking his wife if she was okay because she had an appointment, she informed him that the appointment was for both of them for marriage counseling. Jack now realizes that he has to balance his time between "the boys" and his own life better. Thu, 05 Nov 2020 20:59:21 +0530 https://nowcomment.com/documents/240008?scroll_to=2184055 https://nowcomment.com/documents/240008?scroll_to=2184055 In this scene where Jack is trying to get a hold of all of the boys and find out what is going on, we see Mrs. Tracy standing on the stairs, watching this situation go down. This shows that she just wants to see how Jack handles things and that she trusts that he can resolve this on his own. She doesn't really know how exactly to interact with all of the boys yet so shes learning from Jack and seeing if it works. Mrs. Tracy inputs herself into the conversation when she sees things are getting out of hand. Maybe Jack is getting a little too comfortable with the boys and letting his temper get the best of him. Thu, 05 Nov 2020 19:49:49 +0530 https://nowcomment.com/documents/240008?scroll_to=2183951 https://nowcomment.com/documents/240008?scroll_to=2183951 This situation says that Arnold is trusting in what others say and that he likes to see the good in people. The thought didn't even cross his mind that they were trying to sell him too many and trying to take advantage of him. This shows that the business that he visits knows that he has a disability and that he will buy what they think is necessary. Jacks response helps to foster the independence in Arnold by helping him think in a different way and not letting people take advantage of him. Thu, 05 Nov 2020 19:15:37 +0530 https://nowcomment.com/documents/240008?scroll_to=2183949 https://nowcomment.com/documents/240008?scroll_to=2183949 This scene helps to illuminate exactly what not to do when presented with this situation. For the past two weeks, we have been reading about people with disabilities and how they are and should be treated just like everyone else, with a few exceptions. They are humans and deserve respect, not to be looked down upon just because of something they cannot control. This scene is shows that not everyone knows or cares about how to treat people with disabilities. The disrespect that the woman has clearly shows that she thinks she is better than the "boys" just because if their disabilities. Jack takes the time and the courtesy to walk over there and try to explain to her and she, who moved in after they have been living there, says that it might be a problem. She then calls herself a "rebel" and compares them to the Three Stooges. I feel that she has the has views as her husband, she just doesn't want to be seen as the bad guy. Sat, 07 Nov 2020 02:12:45 +0530 https://nowcomment.com/documents/240008?scroll_to=2183942 https://nowcomment.com/documents/240008?scroll_to=2183942 Although Jack Palmer just said that the "boys" get nervous around new people, Arnold comes out of the door excited and nervous to tell someone about his trip to the grocery store. I don't think he cared who, it was just that someone was listening. For just meeting Mrs. Tracy, he seems to be pretty comfortable with talking to her because he knows that she is "Jack's friend" and she is calming him down. He then holds off on telling her another piece of information, saying, "We're not gonna tell her before we tell Jack". Fri, 03 Sep 2021 19:17:19 +0530