After watching both the Precious Knowledge and Waiting for Superman documentary I was left with an overwhelming feeling of not only sadness, but disappointment. In both circumstances I felt as though students were being ripped away from what could have been a brighter future. In the Precious Knowledge documentary, the opportunity to take part in the ethnic studies program was taken away from future generations. As for the Waiting for Superman documentary, it was heartbreaking to see young children crying
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What would you do if your teacher died on school grounds? On April 17 2018, Jessica L Deidrick was found dead at 5:00 pm at Newton High School. Max Gilman was sent to Newton High School to conduct an incident response. Using encase acquisition into the target system, files were extracted. Recent emails, web search history, and a list of running processes for the user Jessica L Deidrick were taken. We also received evidence from prime subjects being interviewed on paper. What could of happened to
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films, there seems to be many superhero movies being produced. History has shown, that superheroes like Superman were created after the depression and World War I when the country needed a heroic figure in time of hardship. Along with every superhero, there is also a villain or monster, in which case the depression was, since it was what society had to overcome as nation. The image of Superman was used to uplift society and showing what America should represent. Through the readings, heroes and monsters
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prioritize other things such as land, wealth, and power they forget about the people around them and treat them as if they are not of the same species. The same idea is shared by the author Sherman Alexie in his essay “The Joy of Reading and Writing: Superman and Me”. The essay reflects upon the life of an Indian boy living in a reservation in today’s America. His main argument highlights how determination is a useful weapon when it comes to facing segregation in a society, and offers insight of how he
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can be a bad thing because fans that want to be like their favorite idol may not know what or how the celebrities are like in reality. Like what King stated, fans are more attracted to idols that have a negative impact, which cannot be good. In "Superman
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He describes his childhood home on the Spokane Indian Reservation, where he was introduced to literature by his father, an avid book collector, and a Superman comic book, both of which played important parts in the development of Alexie’s obsession with reading and knowledge. Alexie explains that in his mixed-heritage school, Indian children were expected to be quiet and simple, and give no indication
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THE BIG BOLD BRASS On Tuesday, November the 3rd, the grade 9 music band went to the Roy Thomson Hall to see the Toronto symphony orchestra: The Big Bold Brass. The first music piece played in the orchestra was the “Festive Overture” composed by Shostakovich. Shostakovich is a Russian pianist and composer and he is well known for his impressive skilled musical talents at a young age. The Second piece presented to us, is called the “Fanfare from la Pe ́rie” by Paul Dukas. It was composed in1911.
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As displayed in both Sherman Alexie’s “Superman & Me” and James Baldwin’s “A Talk To Teachers”, children of minority are not given the same opportunities as white children and it is almost predetermined that black or indian children cannot be successful in school. While both essays argued the same general point about education, the way each point was presented contained differed tones and styles, setting the two pieces apart. In Sherman Alexie’s “Superman & Me”, Alexie begins his story by introducing
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Yuan 1 Poe Yuan Professor Bento Course Title November 30, 2015 “Waiting for superman” Journal “Waiting for superman” is such an interesting documentary that letting me know about the American public school system and its influences of the students and their parents. The film interviewed five students had been negatively affected by the public school system. Because of low quality teachers, these children and their parents were unwilling being taught by their current school, they rather entering
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Have you ever been in a situation where you wanted to give up because of how exhausted you were, but you kept on going anyways? If so then you could be a hero! Through thick, thin, and the most trying of circumstances; heroes keep going with their heart in it to put forward their best effort. That’s what being a hero is, doing tasks whole-heartedly to provide their best work, and to not give up. Depending on the person, ‘hero’ can mean something different. Including how they function in our world
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