Of the two readings that you were assigned for homework, what resonated with you? In other words, what did you take away from the readings and why? What part of the reading did you feel? Your response should be 4-5 sentences long.
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What resonated with me was the multiple identity because I feel like no one really has just one identity.For example,I am Dominican but my some of my family are Americans or I’m 18 but my sisters are 21 and 20.I feel like not one person can really say they have one identity or that they define themselves as one because we are multiple.Another thing I find interesting
is that language is not only grammar, it is also images, gestures, and even emojis.The language always evolves, it will always change with each new generation.For example I speak Spanish one way and my parents speak it another way.
I like this point that you reiterated about no one having just one identity, Clariliz. Sometimes, our multiple identities are based on our speaking more than one language, and sometimes it is based on other ways in which we define ourselves, like as a “student”, or a “sibling” or a “musician”.
What really resonates with me is the Suffer Less: On writing as a process, I have for almost my whole life been a huge procrastinator and I have hated it because it’s torture. But for my Senior year of high school, I had decided to sit down and take a look at my habits and learn proper time management. That investment in time management really paid off because I began doing all my work early and I even had time to do all of my work in advance. I remember I was so caught up that I was caught up for at least a month. That helped me to make more time to do work for other classes and get better grades.
I give you a lot of credit for developing better habits in your senior year of high school, Elijah. I am happy to hear that you saw the benefits almost immediately. When we take the time to develop a system (or a plan) we tend to save a lot of otherwise wasted time and energy.
One thing I remember about reading is that learning a new language is like a system. Adults learn through grammar, all the words must be studied and then transmitted in the correct order. Curiously in children, none of that rules matters, they are like bath sponges, they ABSORB everything they hear around them. Then they put it into practice. That’s how they learn a new language.
Yes, learning a new language is surely learning a new system, Daniela. As you mentioned, children tend to be able to just absorb this new system, where, as adults, we become more conscious of how each part of the system works as we learn it (at least in a school setting).
Caught between two worlds really resonates me because I felt same thing on my first day school in Spain, everything was so overwhelming to me. As a foreigner, I feel that I doesn’t be long here because I don’t fit in anywhere. One thing really kills me was I do not know how to deal with people who came from different country.
I agree that it can be overwhelming to be new to a country and its educational system, Jia. When we are children or adolescents, we sometimes don’t have the emotional ability to calm ourselves when we are in these new environments, and this can make adapting even more difficult. I give you a lot of credit for starting over again and again in new environments.
After reading Suffer Less: On Writing is a process, One thing that I have come to finally acknowledge is that I have been procrastinaning troughtout my entire educational life. Whilst I was reading, I could not help it but recall every single time I did an assignment just one day before its due date. Whilst it might have never cause great impact on my scores, now I see it has definitely affected my persona. Thoughts like: ” If I start a paper early, I will waste a lot of time working on it endlessly.” were certainly passing trough my head, and I would use that thought as an excuse to stop myself from actually putting an effort and time on my assignment. However, I know this is something I know I can improve. It will not be an easy skill to add, but it is worth to have and be conscious about always strengthen it
I am glad to hear that the “Suffer Less” piece resonated deeply with you, Chelsie. I think we all procrastinate to various degrees. The goal is figuring out how to bypass thoughts like “If I start a paper early, I will waste a lot of time working on it endlessly” and to get to work despite these thoughts. Remember that this isn’t an all or nothing game. Even if you sit down to write for 20 minutes despite wanting to procrastinate, you are beginning to turn the tide. Small victories are key in making bigger changes.
Something that resonated with me from the reading, “Suffer Less: On Writing is a Process”, is that the reasonings behind procrastinating can be used to my advantage. I can set my own due dates a few days before the actually due date assigned by the professor in order to avoid the stress that I experience after procrastinating. From the readings, “Caught Between Two Worlds”, most of the story was relatable because even though I was an immigrant I had to become “Americanized” in order to fit in society. However, I also I have to stay connected to my culture because my parents expect me to stay true to my heritage, so I can definitely relate to the how the author feels caught between being Asian and American.
I love that you learned that you can set your own due dates for assignments, Sadika. If you can get into this habit, you will likely alleviate a lot of stress from your life. Also, the tension that arises from remaining connected to your cultural heritage and becoming “Americanized” can be daunting. This is surely something that you might want to explore in your literacy narrative.
What resonated with me from the two articles is “Intentionally assigning times to tasks is a useful life skill to learn in college; the reward is more time to Netflix and chill in the long run” (Pg.21). This is true because depending on how one uses their time to dedicated hard work will show how successful you can be in the future. Procrastination can be something that can get in the way of one succeeding in their future. For example, I could have done this assignment way before hand but I procastinated and waited on the day before. Which I will try to make sure it does not happen again. Something else I felt from these reading is when Lucia Ku describes how it was growing up in the Elmhurst community and how the majority of the people in elementary school were Asian. Compared to when she went to junior high and she was the only Asian in her classroom. Therefore I can relate in a way because the majority in my elementary was hispanic and then when I went to junior high the majroity were white people.
You share some great points about both of these pieces, Derek. Procrastination can definitely get in the way of success. It’s best to start today and to develop a system that helps you to bypass your tendencies to procrastinate. Regarding what you took from the Ku piece, I am curious to hear more about how your elementary and middle school experiences were different as a result of the racial make up of the class cohorts.
After read through those 2 readings, something resonated me was the multi-identity in passage “My journey towards self-acceptance.” As an immigrant, I believed most of us can related to the author when he/she realized that he/she is the only “Asian” in that class. For me, I really felt insecure when I couldn’t see anybody who has similar culture background like me because no one wanted to be the only exception in that class.
I wouldn’t assume that all immigrants can relate to being “the only Asian in the class”, Rongxin. Sometimes, immigrants move to neighborhoods in which most of the residents share your cultural heritage. However, to acknowledge your experience, it must have been challenging to be a part of a group of students with different cultural backgrounds from your own.
What resonated with me is that am a big procrastinator I always leave things last minute which then causes me to be stressed out. However I learned that it doesn’t have to be this way I could spend a few minutes a day doing the assignment and in the long run I will finish the work on time and be less worried. If I gave my self more time to do the assignments I could ask question when I don’t understand something. In the reading “caught between two worlds” I could relate to Lucia Ku because I never feel part of a culture.
I like that you recognized that “it doesn’t have to be this way” when it comes it comes to procrastination, Ashley. Sometimes, we feel that we should wait for the inspiration to work or that we need the pressure to work, but this often is not the case. Usually, we just need to do the work, and setting up a good system that carves out time for you to do the work can be very helpful.
What really resonated with me is the “Suffer Less: On Writing is a Process”. This reading made me really think about how I handle my time management. I am a huge procrastinator especially on big assignments and I have no idea why I choose to stress myself out. Since little I left things for the last minute and pull my hair out trying to finish the assignments. The reading made me realize I need to pace myself and make plans on when I should do and finish assignments by. To actually work on assignments weeks prior instead of the day prior to when the assignment is due.
Personally I believe I have writing style some people describe as depressing since I believe I write realistically and also language is not only grammar it is gestures, emojis and images. For different discourse communities we use different type of speaking. Example can be grandma u won’t speak to her the same way as your best friend.
I can relate to procrastination. A little secret, please do not tell anyone, it is about my literacy narrative; I did it at the last minute, well I started it three days ago but then decided “I have enough time left” and ended up finishing it last night. Although many people justify procrastination with “I work better under pressure,” as the text mentions, I do not function very well under pressure, so I do not have an exact justification for why I procrastinate.
Also, the text made me realize that if you keep procrastinating, “you’ll be training your brain to depend on adrenaline.” But, of course, I do not want that to be my case. Thus, I will take into consideration all the advice on page 23, and the advice I liked the most was, “Make sure you understand it and ask questions about it then and there, or at the next opportunity.” Sometimes I procrastinate because I find the assignment complicated or I do not understand it very well.
I sympathize with Lucia Ku when she states, “However, socially, I was not prepared for the difference of environment that my high school had to offer me.” In the high school I was in, all students were Latinos, and most of them were Dominicans. However, it is not a secret that Baruch is very diverse, so I knew socializing would not be easy for me because I talk more when people from my culture surround me.