Monday, October 13, 2008
Observations
Right now, I sit in the Martin Luther King Cultural Center in the Student Center. It feels like a living room, or study hall. Myself, and five young black females are studying for upcoming assignments and studying for upcoming tests. On this monday morning, the occasional conversation sparks as to what the other is studying, what is events are on the horizon, and what has happened this past weekend. A 32" television plays cartoon network, with no one engaged to its content at all. When I asked one of the young ladies why she chose to study here in the morning as opposed to anyone else she said "It's not the quietest place, but it's comfortable." Another young woman said "because it's pretty much where we all come, so when i want to take a break, I'm already here." There is construction work going on outside, and with every opening of the door, there is a "hey, hello, how are you".. mostly hugs.. In this cultural center, meant to be one of diversity and the understanding of all culture, Everyone is Black.
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I like the power and style of that last part; you have a good sense of emphasis. Can you deepen this observations by trying the "O" / "O about O" / "O about O about O" exercise we tried today? I think you can uncover a lot of interesting questions and reflections through that process.
What happened to your last two blog updates? Unfortunately, that's 2 missing WJs. I hope you have done enough investigating to write a solid draft...
I like how descriptive your observations are, but I noticed that you just wrote exactly what was in your essay word for word. I am wondering whether you took a lot of time to reflect on your observations.
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