SELF-REFERENTIAL REFLECTION
COMMENT:
1) read all the comments in posting n. 8. Avoid commenting on the information reported in the comments. Rather: what are the major themes running through them? And what does it tell you about the need/desire to know more that people express?
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2) Go over YOUR OWN comment in n. 8. How does it compare to the general quality of other comments (be honest, if your is the best, say so.)
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AND: after reading them all, what is the comment that you liked the most and why. (This is not a beauty contest: talk about the aspects you care about the most while your were reading your classmates reflections.)
In the last blog posts, a lot of people were "surprised" or "shocked" in their research of the information on the comics of their choice. Classmates look on if they're interested on the topic at hand and find why these comics are created so that they may express their desire. We live in a world where our society "frowns" upon racism now, but these comics portray a different story that other find. People desire to learn about a culture and why certain cultures treat things or are treated a certain way.
ReplyDeleteComparing my comment to others, I find myself overwhelmed by other peoples comment. I honestly had no interest in the comics so I decided to just go look at images and once in a while in my comment just referenced the comics I found. Other people on the other hand, went on to do research beyond the images and found that other worked hard than mine. I found that Paulina's comment stood out to me the most because of her details, I found myself imagining what an Irish in her comments looked like.
After reading the last weeks blog posts I found that people felt empathy/sorrow from the research they did because of what they learned. Most of the topics that were researched had to do with something negative happening toward a specific tribe so it makes sense to me how that was a reoccurring theme. I feel the reason why people desired to learn about the topic they chose had to do with learning from histories past mistakes and, to provide recognition of how good life is for us currently compared to how bad it used to be or could be.
ReplyDeleteComparing my comment to the rest of the classes comment I feel that mine was similar in theme and structure of ideas.
The comment that stood out the most to me was Isaiah's because I feel the same way about the barrier between Northern and Southern Italians. I agree with how both sides should not focus on that. I found the comment was very informative and it was good to hear someone else viewpoint on the same topic I researched.
one major theme i’m getting from everyone’s reponces is a lack of initial surprise in our research but as we all started comprehending the gravity of these insidious works, we all realized that they’re created out of fear of the unknown and malignant violence. I definitely see the value in comparing and analyzing our peers responses as it’s like spark-notes for the material not researched.
ReplyDeleteIt doesn’t necessarily provide as much as the other responses, i could improve my response with more factual evaluation.
The comment that appealed to me most is actually the one i most dreaded as to its length. Hanna Kryvonos’ middle paragraph thought me an interesting fact that made me ponder the gravity of Englands plundered riches in its history, as well as who and how they affected the world.
I noticed that everyone is focusing on the oppression aspect of all of the subjects in question. I think it's good to hear peoples opinions and personal experience with oppression in everyday life.
ReplyDeleteI feel that my comment was a little too brief and I could've went deeper into the significance of the issue instead of the main points.
I liked Joseph's comment the best because it highlights the randomness to hatred towards a certain people. Who knows who will the be the next target of prejudice.
After reading the blog posts from last weeks class, one theme that kept appearing was that of surprise at how openly some groups were oppressed in the past. Obviously there are still minority groups that are the targets of hate but I think people were surprised in their research because of how "acceptable" it was in American society to spew hatred and violence toward people based on race.
ReplyDeleteAfter reading my comment from last weeks blog, I am satisfied with the quality of my work. Admittedly my post was not quite as long as some of the blogs from other students but I believe that the content is very good. I used several examples from the book "Son of Italy" and even made a point about topics that we discussed in class.
I found Isaiahs comments about Northern Italians hatred for Souther Italians pretty compelling. Honestly I had no idea that Italians hated other Italians based on where they are from but after reading Isaiahs comments, I agreed with what he said about how they should be sticking together with their fellow country men because everyone else already hated them anyway.
ReplyDeleteWhile I read all blogs I noticed that starting from the first blog and in many others the major themes that my classmates highlighted are racism and discrimination between Northern Italians and Southern Italians or on Anti Semitic , Anti Irish and Anti Chinese cartoons and espacially during African Americans Great Migration.
My comment is mostly based on my search because this is the first time I learned about the history of Irish Potato Famine and it is close to me because in my country’s history also was a period of famine which was called Great Famine in Ukraine. I think I could write less historical facts and add a couple sentences of my own thoughts.
I like the point that Thu brought up in her blog when she mentioned that immigrants enriched American culture. I agree with this point because as we discussed in class for example due to African Americans Great Migration we have such a variety in music styles and Harlem Renaissance period which is considered a golden age in African American culture, manifesting in literature, music, stage performance and art.
After going back and rereading the comments on n. 8, I notice one of the major themes being devastation and surprise, some of us not knowing exactly the details of some of these events beforehand. But going into research really takes you deeper.
ReplyDeleteI can say the same for me. I wasn't too familiar with the Great Migration but I had a similar reaction to those in the class. But reading all the person stories is interesting too because it shows how some things in history can be easily related to things in our own lives.
Looking back upon the previous blog, many people expressed empathy towards the people that were impacted. Common emotions were sadness and shock. I noticed that many people were upset at the injustice that the groups faced. This tells me that people might want to learn more about history since they are surprised about what occurred. If you already know about something then you wouldn't be shocked when reading about it again.
ReplyDeleteI guess that my comment was average. I just gave a general overview and my reaction. Some people actually give specific examples and anecdotes, therefore I thought that their comments were better.
I like Ifakat’s comment because she gave a specific anecdote. She talked about Thomas Nast’s cartoons and it was very informative. She analyzed the cartoon and drew an interesting parallel between the Anti-Irish and Anti-Italian cartoons.
After reading all of the comments in posting n. 8 I could say the major themes running through them were that their authors were shocked and surprised by what they saw after searching one of the strings from the blog prompt. I think that their shock and surprise fueled their interest to learn more about the topic.
ReplyDeleteWhen looking at my own comment I think that it does compare to the general quality of other comments and I can see that it fits in with the general theme of all of the comments.
The comment I liked most was the comment made by Isaiah Evangelista. Having a little bit of prior information on the topic, reading his comment caused me to smile. I also chose this comment because he finds himself in the same place I find myself on the topic
As far as I can see, most people are attracted to the theme "African Americans Great Migration." In my opinion, this topic appeals to people because they are curious about why Africans came to America to settle down. Besides, I feel that most people pay little attention to the topic of "Anti-Chinese," probably because they are not really familiar with Asian culture. Therefore they are not interested in the topic. As for me, just seeing that topic is that it has caught my attention. And I'm excited to learn about that topic probably because I'm Asian, so I feel somewhat more connected to that topic than my other classmates.
ReplyDeleteI think that each person's comments have great points in their views and opinions. Reading people's comments made me understand their views better. And I find that not everyone has the same opinion as me. I feel other people's comments are good and my comments are good so it's hard to compare who is better than who.
Isaiah Evangelista's comment is my favorite because she clearly summarized the content of the topic she wanted to talk about. And that made it easier for me to understand why North and South Italians hated each other.
After reviewing Blog number 8, I found the comments, to be very informative. I felt my fellow classmates were able to discuss their research effectively, and express their thoughts clearly. I read several comments that stated the words “surprised” or “shocked”, which to me, meant the research conducted was successful and enlightening. Regardless of the topic, one theme seemed to reappear throughout all the comments, which was the subject of emotion. I felt everyone offered an honest, and emotional response to their research.
ReplyDeleteI felt my own comment was informative and precise. I attempted to condense my research, and focused more on my immediate response. I was able to build a connection between the information I had already recognized and the information I had just obtained.
I enjoyed reading all of the comments posted by my classmates. However, one comment that truly caught my attention was posted by Nicholas D. I felt Nicholas provided a clear and honest message within his post. I enjoyed reading the last section of his post, where he mentions the future of our world, and how “technologically advanced, but morally antiquated” it will be, if we continue to discriminate against others. I agree with Nicholas, and believe we need to make a change, and respect others for their differences. Overall, I great post, with a meaningful message.
A common denominator throughout most of my fellow classmates’ findings, was that America was at the forefront of the vast majority of racist/prejudice behavior throughout history. It is baffling, but at the same time unsurprising to read about how America treated other races/ethnicities/religions with such vile hatred when America was founded on those exact principles. Baffling in that despite the amount of time that has passed since Christopher Columbus “discovered” America how little Americans morals have evolved back then and for the most part still to this day. Unsurprising in that our country was founded on those principles of hatred so it isn’t too much of a shock to see how we treat each other. I don’t think I want to know more about my country’s history. The more I learn about what America was like back then, the more embarrassed I am to be a 3rd generation American and again, to this day, how far we still have to go from a moral standpoint.
ReplyDeleteAll that being said, my comment was more focused on Italy as a whole. What stands out moreso from my comment was that I touched on how we live in a world that doesn’t encourage comradery, but encourages difference and more specifically a world that doesn’t celebrate those differences, instead celebrates division. We are all obviously unique in our own ways, but at the end of the day we are all human. Our differences must and should be celebrated, but they shouldn’t divide us. Unfortunately, that is what our world does today especially given our current political climate here in America.
I enjoyed reading Niyah Knight’s comment because I feel we touched on similar ideologies despite our differences in location. I enjoyed the way she drew a connection between history and her life. And I have to agree, our society is still antiquated in many ways especially in regards to women, more specifically, women of color.
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ReplyDelete1) One of the major themes I noticed while reading everyone’s response was that many people were shocked and confused to see how far racism went, even within one's community such as Italians dividing themselves between regions. Many people were saying how they were confused and shocked on how you can be born in the same country, with the same beliefs and still be completely divided.
ReplyDelete2) Being an italian born in Italy and visiting almost every year, the things I researched were no shock to me since my family has experienced it first hand. I was born in Naples, Italy but my family quickly moved to the south near Torino. Although a lot of the criticism between the north and south has died down, you do notice people making small remarks and saying “oh makes sense now that i know you’re from the south”. The other comments are understandable to be shocking and confusing towards what my classmates have researched but to me it was just something i was diving deeper to understand.
I really enjoyed reading Nicholas’ response because i was in the same predicament trying to understand where the division between Italians actually lie, what the issue actually is? Yes we were all born in the same place, have the same mind set and raised the same way, but there’s a sense of patriarchy that people try to pursue and make superior between themselves. The division has died down more as the years go by because of marriages and technology bringing the two sections together.
The major themes with all the blog posts are the surprising responses to all the racism exposed during the Great Migration, Northern and Southern Italians, Irish, etc. I think many were surprised to see that racism occurred within the white race since that is not spoken of too often. It tells me that students do care about this issue and take this history seriously by applying it or comparing this information to present day.
ReplyDeleteI think my comment was a little more brief than the others but I still included important details about my topic. I don’t like to sound repetitive so I usually keep things short but clear. I think my quality was good but I could have included a quote or speak about a political cartoon about what I wrote.
I liked Nicholas’s comment because he wrote about the North vs Southern Italians and reminded me that this situation is very similar to how Northern Americans view people in the Southern states as rednecks or hillbillies. He was very clear and explained exactly how he felt about it which we had both agreed on.