Derek Bok in Lunsford et al. revised

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Hope you all had a good weekend, I sure did! J

 

Here is the revised blog.

 

For this blog, I decided to read Protecting Freedom of Expression at Harvard (Lunsford et al) and it was very biased in my option. I think Bok just gave us all of the information and leaves it up to our thoughts but biased at the same time. He is hoping to achieve his hope of making all of us think and come up with our conclusion about this argument. It presented information heavily on how he felt about the situation. Bok did explain how the meaning “Free Speech” is confused because some lines were crossed but people say it is just freedom to speech. Bok believes that everyone should be able to voice whatever he or she believe in, but to put flag out there to show everyone is crossing the line. It is tough situation because if the university decided not to allow that, then the students would feel that their right to voice their option is prevented.

            There was one situation that happened in 2005 with one public figure- Prince Harry. Prince Harry is the son of the late Princess Diana, so he is a huge public figure and he shocked the world with what he did. Prince Harry went to one party wearing Nazi armband. People all over the world were outraged, because here he is- one of the greatest public figure of all times wearing a Nazi armband. His mother was a huge public figure, and she helped so many people all over the world so people did not expect that coming from him. It was tough to judge because he is allowed to wear and voice whatever he wants to, but is something like that considered “Free Speech” ? He should be allowed to wear the armband, but where is his respect? I think we all are allowed to voice our beliefs and options but there are a line that we should not cross.

            It is really hard to judge situations like this, and I thought that Bok presented his options and facts very well. He seemed very trustworthy because he used situations as the Harvard University incident. People can relate to the situation, since it happened at really reliable place. If you Google up the Harvard incident; I’m sure there would be a lot of reliable stories that applied to Bok’s argument. I felt like I believed and agreed with what he said. What happened in Harvard is something that happens everywhere in this world, and basically we cannot find any solutions to those situations because it is really hard to measure if it is right or wrong.

Bok said, “For several years, universities have been struggling with the problem of trying to reconcile the rights of free speech with the desire to avoid racial tension.” That’s what I’m trying to say. It is hard to abide by the First Amendment when there are situations like this where it is really tough. You cannot measure the situation and decide if it is not following the first Amendment or if it does abide by the First Amendment.

            I thought that Bok presented this situation and provided two sides to this argument and the same time, be biased. That’s when you know you are a great writer; when you type a paper presenting your side and your enemy’s side also. 

Derek Bok in Lunsford et al.

I decided to read Protecting Freedom of Expression at Harvard (Lunsford et al) and it was very biased in my option. It presented information heavily on how he felt about the situation. Bok did explain how the meaning “Free Speech” is confused because some lines were crossed but people say it is just freedom to speech. Bok believes that everyone should be able to voice whatever he or she believe in, but to put flag out there to show everyone is crossing the line. It is tough situation because if the university decided not to allow that, then the students would feel that their right to voice their option is prevented.

            There was one situation that happened in 2005 with one public figure- Prince Harry. Prince Harry is the son of the late Princess Diana, so he is a huge public figure and he shocked the world with what he did. Prince Harry went to one party wearing Nazi armband. People all over the world were outraged, because here he is- one of the greatest public figure of all times wearing a Nazi armband. His mother was a huge public figure, and she helped so many people all over the world so people did not expect that coming from him. It was tough to judge because he is allowed to wear and voice whatever he wants to, but is something like that considered “Free Speech” ? He should be allowed to wear the armband, but where is his respect? I think we all are allowed to voice our beliefs and options but there are a line that we should not cross.

            It is really hard to judge situations like this, and I thought that Bok presented his options and facts very well. I felt like I believed and agreed with what he said. What happened in Harvard is something that happens everywhere in this world, and basically we cannot find any solutions to those situations because it is really hard to measure if it is right or wrong. 

Bok said, “For several years, universities have been struggling with the problem of trying to reconcile the rights of free speech with the desire to avoid racial tension.” That’s what I’m trying to say. It is hard to abide by the First Amendment when there are situations like this where it is really tough. You cannot measure the situation and decide if it is not following the first Amendment or if it is all right.

            I thought that Bok presented this situation and provided two sides to this argument and the same time, be biased. That’s when you know you are a great writer; when you type a paper presenting your side and your enemy’s side also. 

List of things I believe in

Ten things I believe in….

 

I believe that nothing lasts forever. Everything must come to an end.

I believe in karma. What comes around goes around.

I believe every single person deserves a chance at everything.

I believe in “ I am the master of my fate: I am the captain of my soul.”

I believe in love, I believe in having a soul mate.

I believe everyone should stop and smell the roses.

I believe that life is beautiful. Maybe the most beautiful thing there is.

I believe in Santa Claus, I believe in fairies, and I believe in aliens. I think they exist somewhere, and we will find them someday. :D

I believe most people are mediocre, and will put themselves first before anyone else.

Most of all.. I believe in myself. J

I like this assignment, its pretty cool! J  

oxoxoxoo Martha xxooxox

Nafsi in Lunsford

 

Azar Nafisi believes that empathy is very important, because if we did not have it then this world would be a much lesser place. We all might not realize it but we do use empathy every single day. There are many events where we encounter empathy whether if it is a big situation or a little situation. My friend showed empathy last week when she saw a girl sitting in cafeteria alone, and she told me that she felt bad for her. She decided to sit with her and have her lunch with that girl. I could tell that it made a big difference; I could tell that the girl’s day got whole lot better. My friend showed empathy, and it changed the outcome of that girl’s day. If we did not have empathy in our world, our nation will not be strong. We understand people’s feelings and it brings us all closer. Azar Nafisi’s commentary played a big part in the argument of emotion. When I read the commentary, I connected my emotions to it. The author is trying to tell us how much of impact empathy makes. The author used his personal experiences to bring some icing to the commentary. He used points from the famous book- Huckleberry Finn where empathy played a big part. I watched one grand movie named “The Boy in Striped Pajamas” where empathy took place. It was during the period where Hilter took control, and this boy who grew up having everything- perfect family, perfect clothes, basically perfect life. His father worked for Hilter and the boy thought his job was really helping so many people. He did not realize that he’s killing innocent Jewish people, and one day his father told him that they are moving to new place. They moved, but the boy felt that there isn’t something right about the location they moved to. He did not realize that they moved so that his father could work closely to a concentration camp, which was like literally their backyard. The boy went over by the barbed fence and watched people working, he thought they were in their pajamas. One boy who was in the camp saw him watching everyday, so he came up to the fence. They started to meet everyday and talked. He started to feel that there was something fishy about the camp, because the boy always seemed so scared and alone. He finally figured out that his father’s job wasn’t helping anyone. He got really angry at his father but knew he couldn’t tell his father that he knew because he would try to stop him from doing what he believed in. He decided to bring food to feed that boy everyday, and when his father found out- he did not care. He kept on believing that it was not right and what he is doing is right. The empathy in this story was so powerful, and it is hard to believe because that boy is actually only ten years old. He is so young, but that says a lot about how powerful empathy is. It connects to your emotions beyond words. This world would be cruel, awful, and ugly place if empathy did not exist.

Your feedbacks would be awesome!  :)

oxox Martha

Paul & Elder

After reading all of the Paul and Elder readings, I decided to go to Intellectual Standards because it was something that I would not pick.  The reason I picked this reading because it was complicating the most for me. I could not decide whether if I disagree or agreed with what the book because there were a lot of points that I did not agree and a lot of points I agreed with. I definitely agree with the statement “It is through careful application of intellectual standards to our thinking that we create high-quality reasoning.” I think it is really important if you spend your time thinking about the specific subject, because the result you would get from thinking carefully is more likely the best result possible. That is something that is really obvious because if you do not do that, you might get an answer that is not outside of box. It could be something that is just good enough. I didn’t agree with the statement “The logical of the question, “Is Jack a selfish person?” is implicit in the established use of word selfish. Unless we have a good reason to stipulate a special meaning for the term, we need to apply terms in keeping with educated usage, and thus to be accurate in our use of words.” I do not agree with the statement previous because if a person said that then that person obviously had a reason to say that. I think it is basic commonsense for someone to know the meaning of selfish. If the person did not know the meaning of selfish then that person would not even bring up the word in the conversation. It is tough reading this reading because there’s points where I’m like “Yeah, I agree with that! I never thought of that before!” but then comes some points where I’m like “No, that reason does not make sense? I do not understand why the book pointed that out.” Overall, I can say that this book made me think outside of the box whether if I agreed with it or not. I also always believed that if you want to think well, then you have to come up with so many different logics and then settle with one. But, I feel that this book suggests us to think outside of the box but not too outside because that way, we would get lost in our thinking. I never once thought that it could be true, but when I think about it- it does make sense. You would get lost in your thinking and come up with something you could have done better. This book sure makes me think in a different way, but yet in a good way. 

See you all soon, my friends!

MARTHA xoxo

Amy Tan

There’s only one thing I can say about the story I just read- wow. I really loved how she expressed her thoughts through her writing, and I sure wish I were able to write the way she wrote. By the end of the story, she had me hooked. I love stories that have beautiful ending, and that’s what I thought. “Apart from what any critic had to say about my writing, I knew I had succeeded where it counted when my mother finished reading my book, and gave me her verdict: “So easy to read.”” I gasped at the ending because I believe that the ending was the most perfect ending she could ever give us. Amy Tan had me convicted and I agreed with everything she said. Her points were really strong, and I really believed what she is saying is absolutely correct. In the chapter one, it stated that arguments can be previewed in so many different ways, but this story presents one, I believe. You cannot think any other way after reading the story. Amy Tan gave us so many things to think, but they all provides us to think how much our language can be previewed in so many ways. She was so right, and I believe people would look at this story the same way as I did. It was beautifully written, and it was something that everyone could understand. I think that is really important because nowadays people’s writing really varieties so her writing applies everyone. Sometimes people needs to think outside of the box, and Amy Tan’s writing went way out of the box. I thought it was great because it’s hard to find. A writer who gives out their time making sure its beautifully written for everyone, is impossible to find. I loved the story and I knew that everyone would agree with me right there. It was one remarkable story. 

reaction/reflection

September 3, 2009

 

Using language to inform-

I think you could use language to inform in so many ways. You could do this or that, because to inform using language is endless. In technology world, you could email someone and inform him or her something. In a deaf world, you could call them through videophone and inform something. You could post something on the internet to spread the information. The list goes on and on, especially in technology world because it is enormous. (argument)

 

Using language to convince-

To convince someone using language is really uncomplicated because you could use persuasive words and convince someone that way. When I see the word convince, I think of persuasive essay. You use beautiful, powerful words and you’ll just convince someone easily. I think using language to convince is the easiest method you could use with the language itself. (persuasive)

 

Using language to explore-

I think this way is by far, the hardest way to use language with. When I think of exploring using language, I’m thinking too literal which is to explore places. But, when I really think about it- you could explore using language by exploring search websites like google. You google something and the computer will explore, present you with the answer. Other way you could explore is through crossword puzzles. You explore to find the words. To explore using language is not easy to me, because I couldn’t really think of many ways. (arguments)

 

Using language to make decisions-

Midst of making an important decision, you would have tough time deciding which way to go. Using language to make decision is really vital because you would have all information needed to make a decision. For example, if you had a choice to do a big surgery- you would need to collect all information. I think using language will basically decide your final answer. (both)

 

Using language to mediate or pray-

This is sure interesting. I would never think you would be able to use language to mediate or pray. I spent like good twenty minutes thinking. It popped up in my head, and I finally figured it out. There are plenty of yoga books out there that teach and guide you through yoga movements. You could use the bible book to guide you through a prayer. Wow, language is involved with almost everything. (arguments)

Martha!

All About Me

Hello! 

This is my first time blogging, so I'm really new to this. Blogging sure looks like it would be fun, and I'm excited to see what you guys have wrote. My name is Martha, but as you all know that is not my real name anyway. :)

I was born and raised in Frederick, Maryland. I don't think I could ever be able to call other

 place home because I lived there my whole life. The closest mall is only one floor, the nearest beach is three hours away, and there are so many times where you're bored out of your mind because there's nothing to do. (the mall on right) 

 I've gotten used to all of that and just grew to love the place. I lived in the same house for fifteen years, and it is only five minutes away from my school where I attended my whole life- Maryland School for the Deaf. I have a big family with the most loving, amazing parents. I have three siblings, the oldest who's twenty three, second one who's twenty-two, and a brother who's nineteen. I'm the baby of the family and I'm seventeen. I have two cats who is currently at Frederick, Trix and Chex. Yes, we named them after our favorite cereals. :)

 I'm at my first year at Gallaudet, and I'm thinking of majoring in Early Childhood Education. My mother works in Family Education at Maryland School for the Deaf, and I went to her office so many times and I just simply fell in love with her job. I worship television and you will find me often in my room watching television. My other love is movies, I don't collect movies but I love to keep updated with movies and watch them often. 

I'm really excited for this class, but I'm a bit nervous because it looks like it's going to have a lot of homeworks. I have to expect that anyway, this is college! :P

 I'll be back soon!

XoXo,

Martha