I think that this song is a persuasive literature because it speaks how slavery was in humane. It tells the listener how slaves were mistreated during slavery. It gives examples of the brutalities of the whites towards the blacks. The picture is relevant to the song because when I read the song I imagine just that picture of a slave being chained and whipped.
1. How is the art of rhetoric evident in Chief Joseph's speech?
The rhetoric is evident in Chief Joseph's speech because he is trying to let the US government see that he has as much right to be in this land as much as they do.
2. Who is he addressing in this speech?
He is addressing his speech to the people in congress and the government.
3. Who is he indicting and why?
Chief Joseph is indicting the American government because they are taking the Native Americans from their land and placing them in small reservations where they could not live with the great number of disease and the small living area.
4. Identify any heroic characteristics?
Chief Joseph was a hero because he contained himself from started a war with the Americans so that there would not be any bloodshed from his people and the Americans.
5. Why is this speech Protest Literature?
This speech is a Protest Literature because in it Chief Joseph is trying to show the Americans government that it is wrong that they are taking their land away. Also he is trying to tell his story so that people could see the injustice of the government towards the Native Americans.
Task- Wirte the definiton for the vocabulary words for "Ending poem"
1. Metiza- Person of mixed race
2. Diaspora- a dispersion of an originally homogeneous entity, such as language, or culture
3. Jibara- A rural inhabitant of Puerto Rico
4. Shtetl- a small Jewish town or villlage formerly found throughout Eastern Europe.
5. Forbears- a person from whom you are descended
6. Mija- a)word used to address younger girls by older. b)shorter way of saying my daughter in spanish
7. Caribena- a female born the Caribbeans
8. Boricua- a female born in Puerto Rico
Task- Write the definition for each word given in Legal Alien
1. Bi-Lingual- able to speak two languages with the facility of a native speaker
2. Bi-cultural- of, pertaining to, or combining two cultures.
3. Exotic- strikingly unusual or strange in effect or appearance
4. Inferior- less important, valuable, or worthy
5. Alien- a resident born in or belonging to another country who has not acquired citizenship by naturalization
6. Token- something serving to represent or indicate some fact, event, feeling
7. Bi-lateral- located on opposite sides of an axis
Task: Write the definition of all the vocabulary words for "I am Joaquin"
1. Gringo-a foreigner in Spain or Latin America especially when of English or American origin
2. Paradox-a statement or proposition that seems self-contradictory or absurd but in reality expresses a possible truth.
3. Neurosis-A mental disorder marked by anxiety or fear.
4. Sterilization-to make incapable of germination c: to make powerless or useless usually by restraining from a normal function, relation, or participation
5. Anguish-extreme distress of body or mind.
6. Clamouring- loud and persistent outcry from many people.
7. Barren-A tract of unproductive land
8. Endure-to continue to exist; last
9. Barrios- a Spanish-speaking quarter or neighborhood in a city or town in the United States especially in the Southwest
10. Bigotry- a person obstinately or intolerantly devoted to his or her own opinions and prejudices
11. Dejection- lowness of spirits
12. Exploitation- to make use of meanly or unfairly for one's own advantage
13. Fierce-violently hostile or aggressive in temperament
14. Mariachi- a Mexican street band
2/27/08
Do now: Do you consider yourself as having a mixture of roots? Why or Why not?
I do consider myself as having a mixture of roots. I am Dominican. I was born there however, I have different roots in me. Taino, Spanish, and African are some of my mixture that I know of for sure.
2/28/08
Do Now. Can you recall a time when you were prejudge? Give details in your journal
Though when I was prejudge it wasn't for anything bad. My friend told me that when she first saw me she thought I was a quiet person. Then when she met me she found out that I was actually loud.
2/29/08
Task:
1) Research the term "legal alien" as it pertains to immigration.
Legal alien is someone who is legally permitted to remain in a country which is foreign to him or her.
2) Which Latin American groups of people have the highest migration rate to the United States?
The Latin American groups of people that has the highest migration rate are Mexican.
3/4/08
What kind of revolution would you like to fight for and why? Explain in your journals.
I would like to fight for a revolution against war. It is somewhat confusing being that in a revolution usually people fight. However there could be a peaceful revolution where no blood is shed. I would like to fight for this revolution so that the world would not end due to a nuclear war. Also there would be less people dying for some people that can't put aside their difference.
3/5/08
Do Now:
1)What kind of revolution do you think the speaker is calling for? Explain
I think that the speaker is calling on a revolution for the right of equality and anti-racial
2)Who do you believe is the intended audience, and what do you think the poet wants the audience to do think and feel?
I think that the intended audience is all those immigrants or people that feel they don't belong in the society they live in. I think the poet wants the audience to think that they have just as much right as those who are of the "gringo society ". I think he wants them to feel that they are important.
3/7/08
Do Now: What is a myth? Do you know of any? What do you think is creation Mythology?
Myth is a story passed down in which it is fictional but many believe it as truth. I do know of a myth. Some myth are some of the stories in the bible. I think creation mythology is a story that explains how the universe earth and life began.