Grayson English Blog

 Prompt: I found the Latina women project the most interesting. I think this is interesting because the group explained how in so many different films the Latino women are always seen as helpless, bad at English, cleaning, and always willing to do the work no one wants to do. On the other hand Latino women are seen as fiery and always loud. I found this interesting because it showed me some aspects of Latino women that I had seen in the past but never really noticed before. I found how even though this is such a common portrayal of that culture, it is so normalized that no one thinks about it. I just over all thought that their presentation was really well made in helping me better understand the effect of this stereotype on those women.  Summary: Today we watched our presentations.  Reflection: Better understanding other cultures is an amazing way to reduce the effect that a certain stereotype has on a culture. if you know that they commonly say things about a culture th...

 Prompt: I think that one culture that really stood out to me was learning about the culture of African Americans through reading the color purple and fences. This lesson showed me more about African American culture that I didn't know about before. I had heard about the struggles that the community had to go through in the past, but reading those works showed me a first person perspective about what truly happened. I think that in my personal experience I have never had to experience that, but learning about it from a detailed perspective is very important. I think that over all learning about all of the cultures that we learned about in this course is so important to people. In the last couple weeks we talked a lot about stereotypes and how they affect people, so taking this class has shown me different aspects of cultures that I didn't know about before. This has over all helped me better understand what it is like for other people and how their culture should be treated as ...

 Prompt: I think that it is a mix of both my passions and my desire to be financially stable. In my opinion I think that when I plan to choose a career I want to do something that I am interested in. This is because if I choose a job that I have no interest in, I will be miserable for the rest of my time at that job. I think that following a path that I am interested in will make it so that I actually want to come to work. Though financial issues are a problem they are something that I can always work around, unlike my enjoyment which I can't just work around.  Summary: Today we worked on our projects. Reflection: I think it is important to follow a career that you find interest in because your job is something that you will be in for a long time. This is something that if you don't enjoy coming to your life will become miserable. If you hate where you work, you won't want to go there, and thus you won't make money. 

 Prompt: I think the most exciting part for me is being able to have more freedom. In the recent years of high school I have felt like I was in a prison and being able to graduate is like being set free. Along with that I like that I am able to make more choices on what I want to do in school based on my interests rather than being forced to follow a certain path. I am looking forwards to a new change of scenery while also being able to meet new people! I think this matters to me so much because it allows for me to experience things I wish to do! Summary: Today we worked on the project.  Reflection: Freedom is something I have always wanted and in many cases I am able to get it, but there are times where the freedom I want is not given to me and that causes me to feel like I am trapped until I am able to gain control again. 

 Prompt: I love clothing with a lot of layers and different types and styles of fabric. Many people don't think that I would like this style of clothing because of the way I act and dress, but I still love it. When I would occasionally wear that style of clothing people would not give me a lot of stares or anything but they would ask about it and why I was wearing a whole different style of clothing. This shows that even in a society where the things that people wear are judged there can still be times where the clothing a person wears is not.  Summary: Today we worked on our project.  Reflection: Clothing is such a huge part of my life and who I am, but the only problem I face is a lot of the clothing I want to wear doesn't look good on me or is too expensive. This causes me to stick to the clothing that I normally wear. 

 Prompt: Fried Green Tomatoes is a great movie that describes the southern culture in a positive light. This film captures the southern essence of hospitality and kindness to your neighbors while at the same time showing the positive light that southern people are often missed. The film follows the path of a middle-aged housewife who befriends an elderly woman named Ninny in the nursing home. Throughout the movie the story shows the friendship between the two while also showing how they grow as people from one another  Summary: Today we worked on our projects Reflection: It can be hard in many cases to find films that fully show the culture that you follow in a fully positive light. This is because even though films can have a positive light, movies often still show the negative side of a culture.