- In the book, _____ reminds me of _____ because...
- The argument in this book is similar to ____ because...
Think about what you have read so far in your nonfiction book. How do ideas there connect with something else you have read about, something you have experienced in your life, something that is occurring now in our world, or something that has occurred in the past in our world? You need to avoid "group think" when you post your comment. You all have had different life experiences, so you should be able to come up with your own original idea and not simply rehash the first commenter's thoughts. You must post at least one comment consisting of a well-organized paragraph or more. Use specific details to back up your opinion. You do not need to use direct quotations unless you choose to. Neither do you need to reply to others' comments, but feel free to do so. Due Wednesday, December 19 by the end of the day. If you're having trouble finding a way to begin, consider one of the following sentence starters:
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Kamryn W
12/18/2018 09:40:37 pm
While reading The Color of Water by James McBride, I can relate the chapter titled "Black Power" to another book I have read and enjoyed titled One Crazy Summer written by Rita Williams-Garcia. In McBride’s tribute to his mother, he expressed his worry for his mother’s safety during the 1960s; a time period where the African American group The Black Panthers thrived. James recalled a time where he sat on a bus ready to leave for camp while his mother, who is white, stood right next to a man that led many Black Panther rallies. He tried to warn his mother, which failed, and he immediately turned to fight the child of the Black Panther leader, who was coincidentally sitting right next to him. This incident and fear that were brought with The Black Panther gang correlates to the distraught state of three young girls in One Crazy Summer. In this story about three African American children living in the 60s, Vonetta, Delphine, and Fern visit their mother Cecil for a summer in Brooklyn. The girls soon learn that their mother prints newspaper articles and posters for The Black Panthers and they immediately fear for their mother’s life as well as the safety of not only her, but the three of them. Panther riots broke out during the 1960s and the police force arrested many people for their support of the group. The three young girls feared for their mother because three Panther members frequently visit Cecil’s house in order to talk and gather the newspapers that she printed for them. The uneasiness that comes to African Americans and white people when talking about the popular Black Panther gang is shown in both books, and all of the children are uncertain of the fate of their beloved mothers due to the capabilities of the gang.
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TJ D
12/19/2018 05:58:15 am
In the book, the obliviousness of McBride’s mother reminds me of the obliviousness in the world today. As the book goes on it tells how as a teenager James takes to a rougher path. Beginning when he first started to become ashamed he had a white mother he turned to drugs, alcohol and skipping school. Instead of keeping his grades up he would go out and get drunk while smoking reefer. When his mother doesn't realize he is in with the wrong crowd things do not get any better. Eventually feeling like he needs to be a constantly high from his addiction. Often times in the world today some parents do not realize what their child is doing behind closed doors. Being non-involved or not concerned with their child’s whereabouts allows that child to get away with drugs, alcohol, skipping school. I personally tend to see this in more high school students, where the parent gives too much freedom at a young age. If not for the book I do not think I would have realized the effect that a parents supervision for a child can have on that kid.
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Caris Cross
12/19/2018 07:01:32 pm
In the book, it reminds me of how race should not change how a person is viewed. As McBride tells the children's innocence to the outside world and the different color of skin from their mother, they are able to not judge their mother just because she is white. Thoughout my life I have been able to see how children are able to be more mature than adults when it comes to race and racism. Children (like the kids in the book) are more able to care about someone's own personality than how they look. In addition, in the book it also includes how many people scrutinize people for their race and this is still very present in the real world and for many people their everyday lives. McBride really showed me how innocent children were in many more ways than I could've imagined through this book.
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