In class blog ( Untouchable)

In the novel " Untouchable", we see a world in where dominant culture is active. Throughout the book, the main character Bakha faces discrimination everywhere he goes simply because he is of  a lower caste than everyone else. Throughout the book we can also see ideology come into place when Bakha talks about himself wanting to be like the English people. Bakhas emotions are what causes to lead him to false consciousness.Bakha faces conflict when he doesnt know if he should follow his religious ways of living or try to become and English man. Bakha is living in a paradigm that he is not willing to accept.

Blog #4

Yay halfway through the semester! Just kidding. Well, i have had a rough first semester of college. I don't really know what to write about the connections i see in the cluster or the texts that speak from one class to another but yes, all the things I've learned about race and culture have made me see/think differently about everyone and everything around me. I've learned that race is not a biological thing but a culture one. I've learned the differences between race, ethnicity, and nationality. 

In Class Blog 4/16

From what Ive seen on Twitter, i found all the twitter handles important and interesting. There was one article from Prison watch network that was interesting to me. It was an article asking us if punishment in California prisons was based on race. It was talking about how inmates inside the California prisons were separated by color signs. Blue for black inmates, white for whites, red,green, or pink for Hispanics and yellow for everyone else.The California department of corrections and rehabilitation says that the signs are simply to prevent race violence, theft and assault, etc. I honestly do not like using twitter at all, but from the time that we've used it in class i think it's a pretty good source for finding useful information. I think it is very interesting as well and somewhat entertaining. Yes i guess twitter is a legitimate way of having a conversation. I think what it takes to have a good conversation is asking a good question/ topic..  

In Class Blog 4/9

Basically, what this chart is telling us i the anti-Islamic hate crime incident that occurred in the United States from 1995- 2008. I think the chart describes the data thoroughly.The chart shows that anti - Islamic crime incidents were at their highest during 2001, which was when 9/11 happened. The chart also shows how the incidents of anti- Islamic hate crime were pretty low before 9/11 and after 9/11 the incidents were much higher and stayed at a high rate. I think what this obviously tells us is that because of 9/11, it had a huge effect on the anti- Islamic crime incidents that occurred afterwards.  

English Major Event (Extra Credit)

Today I attended the "you can do anything with an English major" event. There was a different set of speakers all talking about how an English major give them different opportunities in life. I never really thought how important an English major was until the speakers that were there today really talked about it. I used to think that it was very boring and i really wasn't interested at all but now i am somewhat encouraged to do more with it. Their was this one speaker who was talking about how he was a first generation college student and how it can be stressful at times. I can relate to this because i too am a first generation college student. My parents never had the chance to go to high school. The whole thought that I'm the first in the family to go to college is hard to believe. Like the speaker was saying it can be stressful, and to be honest i really don't know why I'm here. I always thought i had to go to college but I'm not so sure if i really wanted to or if i was even ready. Heck i don't even know what i want to do in life right now. But after hearing the speakers share their stories about the different opportunities you can obtain with just an English major, it helped me realize i have to work harder and i have to do more with not just an English major but also with all the little things in life and make the most of them.