Breanna Manjarres' Course Blog for English 101, Section 99, Fall 2022

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on December 20, 2022

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Ashly A, Simerjot K, Sara Michele, Breanna Manjarres

race

motherhood

education

background

justice

crime

discrimination

regret

childhood

achievement

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The article "From Prison to Ph.D.: The Redemption and Rejection of Michelle Jones" by Eli Hager (2017) discusses the life story of Michelle Jones and her journey towards education herself during her 20-year prison sentence. After being convicted of murder and serving a lengthy sentence in Indiana State Prison and getting rejected from both Harvard and Yale, Jones was able to face her obstacles resiliently and is now completing her Ph.D in American Studies at NYU. In an interview, Jones stated, "But for 20 years, I've tried to do right, because I was still interested in the world, and because I didn't believe my past made me somehow cosmically un-educatable forever." Jones expresses that despite her circumstances and choices she made over 20 years ago, she still deserves the opportunity to receive an education just like everybody else. She faced the consequences of her actions, and during her sentence, she very clearly demonstrated signs of wanting to ...

In Class Writing, September 6th

Knowing two or more languages is very beneficial in more than way. Mia Nacamulli talks about how bilingualism helps the human brain have more activity and how it decreases the likelihood of developing diseases like Alzheimer's and dementia. Amy Tan and Richard Rodriguez both emphasize that learning their second language helped them become more fluent in their thoughts and the way communicate with people. Amy also discusses that knowing both English and Chinese helped her assist her mom in public situations where her mother wasn't able to articulate herself clearly.

In-Class Writing, September 1st

A.) Some advantages he encountered with Spanish was that he felt more connected and bonded with his family because it is the language they all grew up with. Some of the disadvantages were that he felt alienated by the church and by his peers because he wasn't fluent in English and he became insecure about it. With English, the advantages were that as he grew he was able to understand his peers more and communicate with them better. The disadvantages were that as him and his family had to start speaking English, he grew more distant from them and from his culture. B.) My brother faced a similar situation when he first arrived to the United States. He came here not knowing a bit of English and his peers at school would make fun of him because of it since he barely knew the language. He was able to overcome it because he learned the language more and more as he grew older. He was able to become fluent in English while still preserving his Spanish and not straying from the culture. C.)...

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