SOCI 3422 - 009 Blog

grade for the poem

nobody@nfomedia.com (Lawrence W.) — Thu, 15 Dec 2011 12:36:27 -0600

Ms. Warren will we get credit for the paper on the poem.

Grades

nobody@nfomedia.com (Tierra J.) — Tue, 13 Dec 2011 16:44:39 -0600

Will the extra credit for the poem be posted when test III grades are posted?

Blogging Has Ended for Test III

nobody@nfomedia.com (Stella W.) — Tue, 13 Dec 2011 12:21:38 -0600

Have a great New Year everyone!

Test/Eyes On The Prize

nobody@nfomedia.com (Sitoria T.) — Tue, 13 Dec 2011 09:40:39 -0600

This is semester had to be one of my best thus far in my academic years. It made you think about how society works and your role in society. Better yet, our history. The tests weren't that hard if you studied and read the material. If you shared the same passion as you did with Professor Warren, you were in good standing in the class. My favorite part of this chapter was the poem we interpreted written by Langston Hughes. These were my thoughts on it: Langston Hughes knew the meaning of adversity firsthand. As a black man living in the early twentieth century, he encountered many different struggles on a daily basis. Though he could have easily become jaded by this, he instead strived to overcome and led others to do the same through his contributions to the literary world Langston Hughes is writing a poem of someone who feels that America is a lad that lives up to begin to add up to that. The tone is angry and resentful. In this poem itâ??s not representing the point of view of one particular group. Itâ??s saying that there are many people whoâ??ve come here with hopes and dreams and theyâ??re being let down. Heâ??s also saying that there is an economic disparity (difference) between people. In essence the rich get richer, and the poor get poorer, because there is not equal opportunity.

Test/Eyes on the Prize

nobody@nfomedia.com (ThanhThao D.) — Tue, 13 Dec 2011 09:22:07 -0600

So the final exam covered a lot of the materials we learned in class and from the movies. I enjoyed this section section of the class most. I learned a lot of things I did by learned before. We have always heard about Rosa Parks and Dr. Martin Luther King, who are both influential. It was refreshing to learn about othe activists such as Jo Ann Robinson, Fannie Hamer, and Diane Nash, who surprisingly are all women.

Eyes on the Prize

nobody@nfomedia.com (Elina T.) — Tue, 13 Dec 2011 09:06:38 -0600

This class was very effective in teaching and reminding us of the injustices that minorities have faced in the past and continue to face today. The book as well as the films were very informative. I was privileged enough to have many teachers throughout grade school that were very passionate about the Civil Rights Movement and adament about teaching it to us. Thus, I learned more about the Civil Rights Movement than most students. Yet, I learned so much during this semester in this class, especially about the role of women in the Civil Rights Movement. I vaguely remember the names of some of the women, but they were never taught in detail. I am grateful for this new education I have received.

Class

nobody@nfomedia.com (Jasmine M.) — Tue, 13 Dec 2011 08:03:41 -0600

It was good to be informed about people we generally didn't know or learn about in previous years of school. It was also good to learn about people that was actually involved or the main persons in the civil rights movement that never got recognition.

History

nobody@nfomedia.com (Jasmine M.) — Tue, 13 Dec 2011 08:00:09 -0600

This was one of the most interesting history classes I've had.

class.

nobody@nfomedia.com (Molly R.) — Tue, 13 Dec 2011 07:36:41 -0600

This has been a very interesting class. Growing up in the south my whole life, I've always been taught to kind of have this one way of thinking about everything. This class opened up my eyes to alot. I never really realized everything people went through and to what extent that they did. History is an amazing thing and this class showed it.

Class

nobody@nfomedia.com (Alexis A.) — Tue, 13 Dec 2011 07:18:26 -0600

This class has really opened my eyes a lot. Being from a primarily white town, I never learned a lot about the civil rights movement. We only learned the major things, like about Rosa Parks and Martin Luther King, Jr. I'm glad I chose this class to take this semester. The book, Eyes on the Prize, was really helpful in my learning about the civil rights movement. It all touched me, but the story that really caught my attention was the Till case. It just shocks me that those men were found not guilty for murdering this young boy. Those people apart of the movement were so strong to have to go through all the things they endured throughout this time. Even though people treated them wrong they were determined to get their rights. Every person apart of the movement made it possible for me to be able to sit wherever I want in a restaurant, use the same bathroom for whites, and to go to school wherever I want as well. I really appreciate all those people and I believe all schools, high schools and middle, should really go into depth about the civil rights movement so children will know the whole story and not just the key parts.