POST #8
After you complete the readings listed on the calendar for this weekend, please write your blog response on the following question:
How do aspects of Ortiz Cofer's and Haydar's appearances affect how they are treated by other people?
Lenth: one well-developed paragraph
Due: before our next class meeting
REMINDER:
Bring THREE PRINT-OUTS of your annotated bibliography rough draft (all citations, annotations, and a working thesis statement) on Monday. We'll be doing our workshop slightly differently so you will need three copies.
If you're feeling stuck somewhere in your research process, e-mail me right away and I can start helping you.
SAMPLE SUMMARY
By the way, here's a sample summary of "Framing Class."
This excerpt is from a book that analyzes how the media influences popular attitudes towards class in America. In her critique, Kendall argues that the media either minimizes the reality of class difference or it creates and reinforces inaccurate stereotypes about the different classes. Furthermore, she draws a clear link between media portrayals of the rich and unwise spending choices of the average American. Kendall repeatedly supports her argument by referring to the findings of other scholars. This selection concludes with a few solutions that Kendall proposes, the most significant one being an approach to journalism that presents issues that are relevant to the average American’s life.
Remember these guidelines for summaries:
Main idea & purpose
Important sub-points
Type of article
Type of evidence
No need for specific detailed examples
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Both Cofer and Haydar are looked down upon because of their appearances. Cofer, a Puerto Rican, first experiences problems with her color in America when she was in a supermarket around 8 or 9 years old. She went to touch a doll and the owner yelled at her, thinking she was going to steal it. He said she had dirty hands and dirty skin color too. Haydar was judged because of the hijab, or headscarf, that she wore for her Muslim religion. When she decided to start wearing one at the age of 12, the boys looked at her differently in school. She is older now but still gets looked at like she could be a terrorist by people on the subway.
ReplyDeleteBoth Ortiz Cofer and Haydar are treated differently as a result of their appearances. Ortiz is treated more negatively because of her skin color, her size, and her looks. Haydar on the other hand, experiences benefits when wearing her veil. Although she was judged and misinterpreted sometimes, she says that it had a positive effect on how people viewed her and her goals. She also says that because she chose to wear the veil she "got to bypass a lot of damaging experieces" (405). Ortiz spent most of her childhood, it seems, focusing on how other people viewed her which had a negative impact on her self image.
ReplyDeleteSince Ortiz Cofer moved to the United States being a Puerto Rican, she was judged by the color of her skin and size. Her appearance of small and dark seemed to give her classmates, or so they thought, the right to judge her just because she was different. After her chicken pox scars she also felt ugly casting out herself even moreso than before. Her appearance in others' eyes gave her a negative experience until college. Haydar's choice in wearing the veil gave her the appearance of respect. Boys repsected her more which in turn helped her gain more self-respect and worth in her body and personality. She did get suspicious looks but over all, since she wore the veil she had a more positive experience.
ReplyDeleteBoth Ortiz Cofer and Haydar were treated differently from the girls around them because of how the looked and the stereotypes their looks entailed. Ortiz was looked down upon by society because of her skin color and that her "kind" were dirty and lived like rats. Ortiz was also looked down upon because she was skinny and short and unable to preform well in athletic sports. Haydar on the other hand showed how she chose to be different and that being different in her case improved her life for the most part, even though she was prejudged and misunderstood a couple of times. Haydar said that because of her headscarf she was able to form true friendships based on who she was and that she didn't have to go through the sexual harassment other women speak about. Ortiz saw herself through how other viewed her and Haydar made other people view her with respect.
ReplyDeleteOrtiz Cofer was constantly reminded of her skin color, size, and looks as an adolescent. She experienced many years of put-downs and outcasting by her peers as well as her teachers. From being picked last in P.E. to being denied the guy of her dreams, Cofer found her teen years to be unfavorable towards her self-esteem. Focusing mainly on her studies, Cofer made it to college where she felt more accepted for her looks. Since age twelve, Maysan Haydar has lived her life in a hijab. She made this commitment only to recieve one thing: the board game Girl Talk. Even though she is sometimes viewed as different, she explains how it made her life easier as she matured into an adult, not having to deal with harassments as other women have. Now twenty-five, she "embraces the veil's modesty" and looks back at her life with satisfication.
ReplyDeleteOrtiz Cofer described her appearance negatively. Her skin color was little darker than her friends because she was from Puerto Rican. Her first experience of her color happened at a supermarket. She wanted to touch a doll, but the owner yelled at and teased her about her skin color because he thought she was trying to steal it. She was described small and thin. She always had problem with P.E class because her inappropriate size for physical education. Her friends and teachers treaded her as an outsider. On the other hand, Haydar introduced herself as a Muslim woman. Even though people thought she had difficulties to express because of her covering for her religion, she explained her aspects in a good way. People looked at her as a stranger when she was young because of her clothing which covered her body, but in her opinion, appearance is not enough to judge the person.
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