Tupuc was a man who loved to get an education. One reason I believe he reached for higher heights was because of the childhood he had. He had to learn everything the hard way. His mom gave him a home, but didn't seem to care what he did. She was dealing with her issues through his childhood. That is the point in your life when everything is supposed to fall in place.
Tupuc moved a total of twenty times by the time he was a junior in high school. When he lived in Baltimore he realized how bad the conditions were.
In conclusion, Tupuc was always willing to learn something new. I believe he was very talented. I wish he was still with us and he was a type of artist that likes changing the world for the better.
Monday, September 28, 2009
Thursday, September 24, 2009
Sacrifice
Tupuc says when he cries I am alone. His life was all about sacrifing. His childhood was pretty much shot. He had to learn life the hard way. His mother was addicted to drugs and had no concern for him as a young boy. He disowned hos mother due to the life style she had. When some people cry there is not a sholder to lean on. At times you may find it difficult to carry on with their lives. His mother was an ex-panther. No one seemed to care if you cry.
In chapter two of "Holler If You Hear Me" Dyson writes, about how Tupuc had to be so independent as a young boy and dont ever depends on anyone. His mother taught him somethings a young boy should not know just yet. Also seeing your mom getting arrested was tough too.
One sacrifice Tupuc was to be around his family, eventhough he loved them. Tupuc could not handle seeing his mom as a drug addict. Tupuc surrounded himself with people who struggled with black freedom and some died for it. He wanted to start an improved version of The Black Panthers group. As time went by he cant believe what he went through.
In conclusion, his mother was not fit to be a parent. All she thought of was herself. Once you have children it is no long just about you. It's all about the child and what he or she needs.
In chapter two of "Holler If You Hear Me" Dyson writes, about how Tupuc had to be so independent as a young boy and dont ever depends on anyone. His mother taught him somethings a young boy should not know just yet. Also seeing your mom getting arrested was tough too.
One sacrifice Tupuc was to be around his family, eventhough he loved them. Tupuc could not handle seeing his mom as a drug addict. Tupuc surrounded himself with people who struggled with black freedom and some died for it. He wanted to start an improved version of The Black Panthers group. As time went by he cant believe what he went through.
In conclusion, his mother was not fit to be a parent. All she thought of was herself. Once you have children it is no long just about you. It's all about the child and what he or she needs.
response to the sylibus
My five goals in this class are: 1. To get a good grade in the class. 2. To make sure I understand the vocabulary words a their meanings. 3. To become a better writer. 4. Get better on essay writing and get better at understanding how to do it without any errors. 5. Become more helpful to my classmates if they need any help.
Brendas Baby
Brenda is a twelve year old girl whos was having a baby. Brenda could barely spell her name. When the community heard that she was having a baby they were in a dissapproval mood. She was left to raise this chilld all by herself. She should of never gotten pregnant.
On this disturbing note, her cousin was her boyfriend. I guess you cant grow when you live in the ghetto. When she gave birth to the baby she was on the bathroom floor. How sad is that? At one point she felt liker her life was out of control.
In conckusion, this should of never happened to a twelve year old girl. It is very sad when something like this comes out in the open. Living in the ghetto as a twelve year old girl is pretty rough.
On this disturbing note, her cousin was her boyfriend. I guess you cant grow when you live in the ghetto. When she gave birth to the baby she was on the bathroom floor. How sad is that? At one point she felt liker her life was out of control.
In conckusion, this should of never happened to a twelve year old girl. It is very sad when something like this comes out in the open. Living in the ghetto as a twelve year old girl is pretty rough.
Tuesday, September 22, 2009
Dent essay
Dents Essay
Stewart Pidd hates English the following information about Pronouns: Pronouns function as replacement words for long noun phrases and nouns. Three common types of pronouns give writers trouble are pronouns, personal, and possessive. Pronouns have different functions: Pronouns that do not refer to an object or a particular person are indefinite pronouns; possessive pronouns show ownership; personal pronouns replace an object or a verb. Pronouns can prevent unnecessary repetition. An antecedent is the noun that comes before or after the pronouns that reference it (Politt and Baker 70-83). Faulty pronoun agreement is a common writing error. In “Go big or go home”, Jimmy Dent fails to make his pronouns agree with their antecedents.
Dent makes a pronoun/antecedent agreement error. He writes, “Hey, Stewie, when a skater dude goes to Ludville Pipe they need to go big or go home. So you better go home ha”. The singular antecedent does not agree with the plural pronoun “they”. To fix the error Dent needs to change the plural pronoun “they” to the singular pronoun “he”. The revised sentence will read, “Hey, Stewie, when a skater dude goes to Ludville Pipe he needs to go big or go home.”
Dent makes another pronoun/antecedent error. He writes, nobody wants to put their relatives in a home. The singular antecedent “nobody” does not agree with the plural possessive pronoun “their”. To fix the error Dent needs to replace the indefinite pronoun “nobody” with the pronoun like “in laws”. The revised sentence will read, nobody like putting their in laws in a home.
Dent makes a collective pronoun/ plural pronoun error. He writes, “the Dent clan will unite to make their relatives like chewed-up gym. The singular antecedent “clan” does not agree with the plural possessive pronoun “their”. The single pronoun clan can function all by itself. To fix this error Dent needs to replace the possessive pronoun “their” with a single possessive pronoun. The revised sentence will read, “on a good day The Dent clan will unite to make their relatives feel liked chewed up gym.
Untrained writers and speakers who make pronoun agreement errors should consider the wise word of Thomas Browne: “There is good music wherever there is harmony, order or Proportion. Good writing is like good music. Having pronoun agreement brings harmony, order and proportion to ones writing. Having harmony, order or proportion creates good writing.
Work cited
Title: Stewart Pidd Hates English
Authors: Politt, Gary and Baker, Craig
Publisher: Attack Text Publishing
City of Publication: Fullerton, ca
Year Published: 2009
Stewart Pidd hates English the following information about Pronouns: Pronouns function as replacement words for long noun phrases and nouns. Three common types of pronouns give writers trouble are pronouns, personal, and possessive. Pronouns have different functions: Pronouns that do not refer to an object or a particular person are indefinite pronouns; possessive pronouns show ownership; personal pronouns replace an object or a verb. Pronouns can prevent unnecessary repetition. An antecedent is the noun that comes before or after the pronouns that reference it (Politt and Baker 70-83). Faulty pronoun agreement is a common writing error. In “Go big or go home”, Jimmy Dent fails to make his pronouns agree with their antecedents.
Dent makes a pronoun/antecedent agreement error. He writes, “Hey, Stewie, when a skater dude goes to Ludville Pipe they need to go big or go home. So you better go home ha”. The singular antecedent does not agree with the plural pronoun “they”. To fix the error Dent needs to change the plural pronoun “they” to the singular pronoun “he”. The revised sentence will read, “Hey, Stewie, when a skater dude goes to Ludville Pipe he needs to go big or go home.”
Dent makes another pronoun/antecedent error. He writes, nobody wants to put their relatives in a home. The singular antecedent “nobody” does not agree with the plural possessive pronoun “their”. To fix the error Dent needs to replace the indefinite pronoun “nobody” with the pronoun like “in laws”. The revised sentence will read, nobody like putting their in laws in a home.
Dent makes a collective pronoun/ plural pronoun error. He writes, “the Dent clan will unite to make their relatives like chewed-up gym. The singular antecedent “clan” does not agree with the plural possessive pronoun “their”. The single pronoun clan can function all by itself. To fix this error Dent needs to replace the possessive pronoun “their” with a single possessive pronoun. The revised sentence will read, “on a good day The Dent clan will unite to make their relatives feel liked chewed up gym.
Untrained writers and speakers who make pronoun agreement errors should consider the wise word of Thomas Browne: “There is good music wherever there is harmony, order or Proportion. Good writing is like good music. Having pronoun agreement brings harmony, order and proportion to ones writing. Having harmony, order or proportion creates good writing.
Work cited
Title: Stewart Pidd Hates English
Authors: Politt, Gary and Baker, Craig
Publisher: Attack Text Publishing
City of Publication: Fullerton, ca
Year Published: 2009
Saturday, September 19, 2009
Chapter 1 and 2 of Holler if you hear me
Chapter one sentences:
1. Tupuc suggests that he is not alone in his adoration of his mother. " Ithink all young black males and all Hispanic males, all males period, but especial from the ghetto... we have a deep love for our mothers, because they usually raised us by themselves. (pg 21-22)
Analogies: the way he felt about his mother, and the bond that was there.
2. If the mother is central in black life, she also made a scapegoat for the social disintegration of black culture. (page 22)
Analogies: The mother's viewpoint about integration.
3. Alice revoked her"slave mame" and was reborn as Afeni Shakur member of the Black Panthers. (pg 24)
Analogies: Her slave name was released and later caused her to feel like a complete different person.
4. After the Ku Klux Klan imposed a ten o'clock curfew on the black and Indian communities, the Indians soundly thrashed the Klan, liberting the blacks from their fear of white supremacy. (pg 26)
Analogies: The Ku Klux Klan was trying to scare of the Indians and Black people. Their speech was basic white supremacy always rules.
5. Tupuc's father, Billy Garland, abanded his seed and left Afeni to raise him alone. (pg 30)
Analogies: Tupucs father Billy wanted nothing to do with him, so he left.
Capter 2 sentences
1. As he won fame and money, he brooked no ideological limits on what he could say and how he could live. (pg 48)
Analogies: How fame and money changes a lifestyle.
2. The Panthers' example inspired Tupuc to address racial confliicts. ( pg 53)
Analogies: He was all the great things the Panthers were doing and wanted to help himself.
3. He was surrounded by figures that lived and died the struggle for black freedom. (pg 50)
Analogies: He put himself with people who wanted the same thing as him.
4. Afeni remembers that her children inherited her sacrificial spirit. (pg 55)
Analogies: Afeni was glad that her children inherited her type of spirit.
5. Tupuc's spilt conscience reflected that confusion. Raper and actor Mos Def empathizes with the delimma. (pg 67)
Analogies: Tupucs friend Mos Def helped him through his rough confusing time in his life.
1. Tupuc suggests that he is not alone in his adoration of his mother. " Ithink all young black males and all Hispanic males, all males period, but especial from the ghetto... we have a deep love for our mothers, because they usually raised us by themselves. (pg 21-22)
Analogies: the way he felt about his mother, and the bond that was there.
2. If the mother is central in black life, she also made a scapegoat for the social disintegration of black culture. (page 22)
Analogies: The mother's viewpoint about integration.
3. Alice revoked her"slave mame" and was reborn as Afeni Shakur member of the Black Panthers. (pg 24)
Analogies: Her slave name was released and later caused her to feel like a complete different person.
4. After the Ku Klux Klan imposed a ten o'clock curfew on the black and Indian communities, the Indians soundly thrashed the Klan, liberting the blacks from their fear of white supremacy. (pg 26)
Analogies: The Ku Klux Klan was trying to scare of the Indians and Black people. Their speech was basic white supremacy always rules.
5. Tupuc's father, Billy Garland, abanded his seed and left Afeni to raise him alone. (pg 30)
Analogies: Tupucs father Billy wanted nothing to do with him, so he left.
Capter 2 sentences
1. As he won fame and money, he brooked no ideological limits on what he could say and how he could live. (pg 48)
Analogies: How fame and money changes a lifestyle.
2. The Panthers' example inspired Tupuc to address racial confliicts. ( pg 53)
Analogies: He was all the great things the Panthers were doing and wanted to help himself.
3. He was surrounded by figures that lived and died the struggle for black freedom. (pg 50)
Analogies: He put himself with people who wanted the same thing as him.
4. Afeni remembers that her children inherited her sacrificial spirit. (pg 55)
Analogies: Afeni was glad that her children inherited her type of spirit.
5. Tupuc's spilt conscience reflected that confusion. Raper and actor Mos Def empathizes with the delimma. (pg 67)
Analogies: Tupucs friend Mos Def helped him through his rough confusing time in his life.
Sunday, September 13, 2009
Stewart Pidd's Essay
In order to punctuate sentences correctly the writers must understand the rules and concepts of writing. A clause is a group of words containing a subject and a verb. The two types of clauses are independent and subordinate clauses. An independent clause can stand alone as a complete sentence, while a dependent clause needs a subordinate to help it stand as a complete sentence. A phrase is a group of words that do not contain a subject or a verb. There are three common sentence errors and they are a fragment, a comma splice and a run-on sentence. A fragment is a sentence that is missing a verb or subject. A comma splice is a sentence that is only punctuated with a comma. Now thirdly a run-on sentence consist of two independent clauses without the correct punctuation. As i read the essay i found way to many errors and that's why I think Stewart deserves a "D" not a passing grade.
The first error was a run-on sentence. This happens between skating rules and I rock. Beside having a bad sentence structure he is sounding pretty cocky to me about his skating skills. This sentence seems to have nothing to do with the rest of the essay.
The second error that Stewart makes is between these two sentences If I skate. I win. These are both independent clauses. The way i would fix it is by the taking away the period from the first independent clause and put a comma there so the two sentences become one. You should always combine the two sentences that go together, because it makes your writing look better.
The third error that Stewart made was when he said I don't like coach T's learning methods. The error in my opinion occurred between the second and last sentence of the first paragraph. The way he would have to fix the error is by take the period out and connect the sentence with a conjunction.
The fourth eror was a sentence with a subordinate clause punctuated as a sentence. He needs to look out is the next sentence he made an error. He brought his car in the picture which again had to do with nothing he said previously.
The fifth error is when he says mr. T called him his little drama queen it made him very upset. He says he has a lot of drama in his life but he's dealing with it.
The final error is in the last sentence, when he says i deserve a "C" when he did poorly on the essay. I think the teacher didn't care about his situation.
In conclusion, Stewart deserves a non-passing grade due to all the errors he made in his essay. He needs to work on the punctuation part in the english language. Just because you can speak english doesn't mean you can write it. His writing was very much a rough draft. His writing could of been better if he revised it a few times first.
The first error was a run-on sentence. This happens between skating rules and I rock. Beside having a bad sentence structure he is sounding pretty cocky to me about his skating skills. This sentence seems to have nothing to do with the rest of the essay.
The second error that Stewart makes is between these two sentences If I skate. I win. These are both independent clauses. The way i would fix it is by the taking away the period from the first independent clause and put a comma there so the two sentences become one. You should always combine the two sentences that go together, because it makes your writing look better.
The third error that Stewart made was when he said I don't like coach T's learning methods. The error in my opinion occurred between the second and last sentence of the first paragraph. The way he would have to fix the error is by take the period out and connect the sentence with a conjunction.
The fourth eror was a sentence with a subordinate clause punctuated as a sentence. He needs to look out is the next sentence he made an error. He brought his car in the picture which again had to do with nothing he said previously.
The fifth error is when he says mr. T called him his little drama queen it made him very upset. He says he has a lot of drama in his life but he's dealing with it.
The final error is in the last sentence, when he says i deserve a "C" when he did poorly on the essay. I think the teacher didn't care about his situation.
In conclusion, Stewart deserves a non-passing grade due to all the errors he made in his essay. He needs to work on the punctuation part in the english language. Just because you can speak english doesn't mean you can write it. His writing was very much a rough draft. His writing could of been better if he revised it a few times first.
Saturday, September 5, 2009
essay #2
The case could be made, certainly that art is powerful, that it changes and can be a change agent. Dyson argues Tupac’s legend it what it is precisely because of his foresight and visionary words. In fact, Dyson calls Tupac on a number of occasions a prophet. How does Dyson do this so eloquently? Discuss the author’s craft and skillful use of his material. Discuss his resources and scholarship. How do you know Dyson is an expert?
Introduction: Tupuc changed the art of rap music. In my opinion rap music used to mean something, but now all I ever hear is curse words and the sentences dont make any sence to me. His lyrics were so powereful you could feel the pain of the words he was singing. He definitely spoke from the heart. I t hik the lyrics were also tied to what he saw everyday.
Body: I beive Dyson calls Tupuc a prophet, because to he spoke to his fans regularly and was able to send a message behind his music. When you are a great artist you are able to send secret messages behind your lyrics. Sometimes the message is hard to find, but if listen long enough you will find it.
Body continued: The reason i think Dyson knew Tupuc so well is because he had to a lot of research and g ather evidence to write his book about him. The more you know about your subject the better your book or paper is going to be. Dyson did a good with Tupuc so I guess I can consider Dyson an expert on Tupuc. I also think it is not easy to write a book about someone.
Conclusion: In my conclusion I just like to how well Dyson expressed his feelings for Tupuc. He is a great artist. He is one for the ages. Dyson considered him the best of all time. The man will never be forgotten.
Introduction: Tupuc changed the art of rap music. In my opinion rap music used to mean something, but now all I ever hear is curse words and the sentences dont make any sence to me. His lyrics were so powereful you could feel the pain of the words he was singing. He definitely spoke from the heart. I t hik the lyrics were also tied to what he saw everyday.
Body: I beive Dyson calls Tupuc a prophet, because to he spoke to his fans regularly and was able to send a message behind his music. When you are a great artist you are able to send secret messages behind your lyrics. Sometimes the message is hard to find, but if listen long enough you will find it.
Body continued: The reason i think Dyson knew Tupuc so well is because he had to a lot of research and g ather evidence to write his book about him. The more you know about your subject the better your book or paper is going to be. Dyson did a good with Tupuc so I guess I can consider Dyson an expert on Tupuc. I also think it is not easy to write a book about someone.
Conclusion: In my conclusion I just like to how well Dyson expressed his feelings for Tupuc. He is a great artist. He is one for the ages. Dyson considered him the best of all time. The man will never be forgotten.
essay question #1
When one reads the Introduction, Michael Eric Dyson certainly presents a case for Tupac—the scholar. Discuss the author’s use of the subject’s work and public response, his comparisons of Tupac to other great writers and finally his references to others who carry the torch now that Tupac is gone.
Introduction: Tupuc is one of the greatest rappers of all time. Dyson decided to write a book about Tupucs life. I believe Tupuc would be pleased if he could see the book that Dyson wrote about him. Tupc was a public icon without a doubt. He cared a lot about people.
Body: With Tupuc being a big icon as he was it was hard for people to hate him. He made his peers work harder due to the great things he accomplished. His music was inspirational to the countless thousands. He spoke from his heart and just went with the flow. Some felt like he was like Dr. King when he spoke. Every word he spoke seemed to have a meaning behind it.
Conclusion: I believe that Tupuc is going to be serverly missed. To this day people still talk about his music. Sadly to say their will never be anyone like him ever again.
Introduction: Tupuc is one of the greatest rappers of all time. Dyson decided to write a book about Tupucs life. I believe Tupuc would be pleased if he could see the book that Dyson wrote about him. Tupc was a public icon without a doubt. He cared a lot about people.
Body: With Tupuc being a big icon as he was it was hard for people to hate him. He made his peers work harder due to the great things he accomplished. His music was inspirational to the countless thousands. He spoke from his heart and just went with the flow. Some felt like he was like Dr. King when he spoke. Every word he spoke seemed to have a meaning behind it.
Conclusion: I believe that Tupuc is going to be serverly missed. To this day people still talk about his music. Sadly to say their will never be anyone like him ever again.
Wednesday, September 2, 2009
Holler if You Hear Me
1. Tupuc's words would prove more prophetic than anyone could have guessed starting at the University of California, Berkeley, in 1998, a slew of college courses dedicated to studing Tupuc's body of work cropped up after his death.
Paraphrase sentence: Tupuc's work was so important to college students that studied him many years after he had passed away.
2. His language was inflamed with love for the desperately poor; Tupuc was a ghetto Dickens who explained the plight of the downtrodden in rebellious rhyme.
Paraphrase sentence: The words that Tupuc spoke were loved by countless thousands.
3. Tupuc is widely regarded as the most influential rapper ever-"I put Tupuc beyond Shakesphere" says legendary rapper Nas-and one of the most important figures in music history.
Paraphrase sentence: Since Tupuc was such an icon he will never be forgotten and he will always be a music legend.
4. The vibrant immagination that fueled Tupuc's gift was often dismissed, perhaps because it was too dark and too dangerous.
Paraphrase sentence: The way Tupuc was expressing himself was through his music which seemed dark and dangerous at times.
5. His eager embrace of ethical ambivalence came off to the critics as mere hypocrisy.
Paraphrase sentence: He proved his critics wrong which was his goal from the begining.
Paraphrase sentence: Tupuc's work was so important to college students that studied him many years after he had passed away.
2. His language was inflamed with love for the desperately poor; Tupuc was a ghetto Dickens who explained the plight of the downtrodden in rebellious rhyme.
Paraphrase sentence: The words that Tupuc spoke were loved by countless thousands.
3. Tupuc is widely regarded as the most influential rapper ever-"I put Tupuc beyond Shakesphere" says legendary rapper Nas-and one of the most important figures in music history.
Paraphrase sentence: Since Tupuc was such an icon he will never be forgotten and he will always be a music legend.
4. The vibrant immagination that fueled Tupuc's gift was often dismissed, perhaps because it was too dark and too dangerous.
Paraphrase sentence: The way Tupuc was expressing himself was through his music which seemed dark and dangerous at times.
5. His eager embrace of ethical ambivalence came off to the critics as mere hypocrisy.
Paraphrase sentence: He proved his critics wrong which was his goal from the begining.
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