Gary Inman
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1. Tan, Amy "Fish Cheeks" Bedford Reader 122th Edition 110-11 2014
The article compares how Chinese traditions differ from American traditions. The little girl has a crush on an American boy and his dad is the minister. Her family invites the minister and his family over for Christmas Eve dinner and she gets worried that they will think her family is weird for being different. The Chinese family cooks all sorts of traditional Chinese food for the dinner. At the end of the night the mom tells the little girl that she noticed she was embarrassed by their different choice of food and cultural ways. The mom tells her to never be ashamed for who she is, she must be proud of being different and take pride in her culture.
2. Alexie, Sherman "Superman and Me" Bedford Reader 12th Edition 582-85 2014
A native boy from the Spokane Indian Reservation lived in poverty or middle class for his reservation. His father loves to read and like father like son, he also loves to read. There was still conflict between natives and non-natives there and the teachers were non-native at the school. When he showed interests in wanting to learn and help the teachers the other kids picked on him and tried to encourage him to not show that he was smart. It was looked down upon for some reason to show their knowledge to the non-natives. The little boy didn't let this hold him back. He would read every book he could get his hands on. Intrigued by every little thing he read. He went on to write his own book. He also got involved with the school systems teaching young natives how to write, short stories, novels, and poetry.
3. I choose "Superman and Me" by Sherman Alexie. I really like how he didn't succumb to the peer pressure of all the other kids telling him not to show the teachers he was smart. He wanted to learn and was very passionate about it. At such a young age it truly is remarkable to stand up like that and follow through with passion and love. To go on and get involved with young kids and teach them what he always wanted to be taught more of is true passion and courage.
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I have a different edition of the Bedford Reader, so I didn't read these articles, but the way you cleanly and clearly summarized them was perfect! Even though I didn't read them you accurately gave me a brief summary and the main purpose of each. I also like the fact that in "Superman and Me" the main character remained strong and held true to what he loved. Good job!
ReplyDeleteI also enjoyed hearing about the other articles and your descriptions. I liked your reasons for why you chose "Superman and Me" clearly showing the boys passion for learning!
ReplyDeleteI have the 11th edition of Bedford and did not read these articles but you described well and I understand what they were about from your summary.
ReplyDeleteSherman Alexie is one of my favorite author's. Both author's write from very personal perspectives about their own lives and I think your choice is great. You did such a thorough job of examining each article, as well as the authors purpose. I look forward to your analysis. Well done!
ReplyDeletei also haven't read those stories yet but after reading your summaries i have a clear idea on what they're about.
ReplyDeleteNo quotes though?? i personally enjoy reading direct quotes from the stories, but if thats not your thing i totally get it
I although have not read this stories since I do have the 11th edition but with your summaries I feel as though I fully understand both of the articles that you wrote about, although as another commenter said, using some direct quotes can help support your summery and give me further insight into what I'm reading about.
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