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What is the purpose?  Do we truly want to help others, or are we partially (or fully) doing this to help ourselves?  What are your thoughts/comments regarding the  article     The Problem With Little White Girls, Boys and Voluntourism 02/23/2014 11:01 am ET Updated Dec 06, 2017 ·           ·           ·           ·           ·           White people aren’t told that the color of their skin is a problem very often. We sail through police check points, don’t garner sideways glances in affluent neighborhoods, and are generally understood to be predispositioned for success based on a physical characteristic (the color of our skin) we have little control over beyond sunscreen and tanning oil. After six years of working in and traveling through a number of different countries where white people are in the numerical minority, I’ve come to realize that there is one place being white is not only a hindrance, but negative — most of the developing world. Removing rocks from buckets of beans in Tanzania. In high school, I travelled to Tanzania as part of a school trip. There were 14 white girls, 1 black girl who, to her frustration, was called white by almost everyone we met in Tanzania, and a few teachers/chaperones. $3000 bought us a week at an orphanage, a half built library, and a few pickup soccer games, followed by a week long safari. Our mission while at the orphanage was to build a library. Turns out that we, a group of highly educated private boarding school students were so bad at the most basic construction work that each night the men had to take down the structurally unsound bricks we had laid and rebuild the structure so that, when we woke up in the morning, we would be unaware of our failure. It is likely that this was a daily ritual. Us mixing cement and laying bricks for 6+ hours, them undoing our work after the sun set, re-laying the bricks, and then acting as if nothing had happened so that the cycle could continue. Basically, we failed at the sole purpose of our being there. It would have been more cost effective, stimulative of the local economy, and efficient for the orphanage to take our money and hire locals to do the work, but there we were trying to build straight walls without a level. Tying friendship bracelets during my first trip to the Dominican Republic in 2009. That same summer, I started working in the Dominican Republic at a summer camp I helped organize for HIV+ children. Within days, it was obvious that my rudimentary Spanish set me so far apart from the local Dominican staff that I might as well have been an alien. Try caring for children who have a serious medical condition, and are not inclined to listen, in a language that you barely speak. It isn’t easy. Now, 6 years later, I am much better at spanish and am still highly involved with the camp programing, fundraising, and leadership. However, I have stopped attending having finally accepting that my presence is not the godsend I was coached by non-profits, documentaries, and service programs to believe it would be. This New World The current capitalist system is broken. Get updates on our progress toward building a fairer world. You see, the work we were doing in both the DR and Tanzania was good. The orphanage needed a library so that they could be accredited to a higher level as a school, and the camp in the DR needed funding and supplies so that it could provide HIV+ children with programs integral to their mental and physical health. It wasn’t the work that was bad. It was me being there. It turns out that I, a little white girl, am good at a lot of things. I am good at raising money, training volunteers, collecting items, coordinating programs, and telling stories. I am flexible, creative, and able to think on my feet. On paper I am, by most people’s standards, highly qualified to do international aid. But I shouldn’t be. I am not a teacher, a doctor, a carpenter, a scientist, an engineer, or any other professional that could provide concrete support and long-term solutions to communities in developing countries. I am a 5? 4? white girl who can carry bags of moderately heavy stuff, horse around with kids, attempt to teach a class, tell the story of how I found myself (with accompanying powerpoint) to a few thousand people and not much else. Some might say that that’s enough. That as long as I go to X country with an open mind and a good heart I’ll leave at least one child so uplifted and emboldened by my short stay that they will, for years, think of me every morning. I don’t want a little girl in Ghana, or Sri Lanka, or Indonesia to think of me when she wakes up each morning. I don’t want her to thank me for her education or medical care or new clothes. Even if I am providing the funds to get the ball rolling, I want her to think about her teacher, community leader, or mother. I want her to have a hero who she can relate to – who looks like her, is part of her culture, speaks her language, and who she might bump into on the way to school one morning. After my first trip to the Dominican Republic, I pledged to myself that we would, one day, have a camp run and executed by Dominicans. Now, about seven years later, the camp director, program leaders and all but a handful of counselors are Dominican. Each year we bring in a few Peace Corps Volunteers and highly-skilled volunteers from the USA who add value to our program, but they are not the ones in charge. I think we’re finally doing aid right, and I’m not there. Before you sign up for a volunteer trip anywhere in the world this summer, consider whether you possess the skill set necessary for that trip to be successful. If yes, awesome. If not, it might be a good idea to reconsider your trip. Sadly, taking part in international aid where you aren’t particularly helpful is not benign. It’s detrimental. It slows down positive growth and perpetuates the “white savior” complex that, for hundreds of years, has haunted both the countries we are trying to ‘save’ and our (more recently) own psyches. Be smart about traveling and strive to be informed and culturally aware. It’s only through an understanding of the problems communities are facing, and the continued development of skills within that community, that long-term solutions will be created. Originally posted on PippaBiddle.com. 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This assignment has two parts. First you will write one original none plagiarized sentence for each seven sentence pattern. If you are not familiar with the seven sentence patterns go over the screenshots for help. The second part is Variety in writing which is the 400 word essay, you will develop each paragraph fully using a variety of sentence patterns and proper subordination. (if confused about proper subordination don’t be foolish, ask please ! ) Each sentence pattern should be used at least once and use the verbal types and dependent clause types at least once.

1) Choose two of the three films we are watching for this essay cycle to watch . One will serve as the basis for your response and the other for your reply to a peer. 2) Before you view the film, be sure to review the lessons on the critical lenses we are using for this paper (located here: Feminist/Gender Studies & Ethnic Literary Studies- Critical Theory Lecture). 3) As you have view the film, consider take notes on aspects of the film that could be interpreted through the critical lenses we are using for Essay 3. 4) Once you have finished viewing the film, choose a critical lens & key question to serve as the basis for a 2 paragraph (300-500 word) response. Be sure to use specific details (try to quote if you can using the closed captioning and transcript options available through the Kanopy database). Be sure to carefully proofread your composition. 5) Review the responses of your peers in the discussion board and choose ONE peer response based on the second film you watched to reply to. Compose a 1 paragraph reply where you seek to expand on your peer’s argument by presenting additional evidence and insight. NOTE: Be sure to carefully proofread all your work for this discussion board. ============================== For reference, here are the key questions from the critical lenses we are using for this essay. Feminist Criticism, Gender Studies, Queer Theory How are the sexes depicted in the text? What are the power relations between the sexes? How is sex and sexual identity depicted in the text? What sorts of dualisms are present in the text (man/woman, straight/gay)? Does the text present identities that are alternative to the gendered or sexual norms? Does the text present these depictions as accepted or abnormal? In either case, how does the depiction complicate our understanding of gendered and sexual “norms.” Ethnic Literary Studies How does race appear in the text and how does it shape the way we interact with one another? What is the significance of depictions race in the text? How does the text reflect or undermine dominant cultural perceptions of race? How does the text depict a distinct ethnic identity? How does the text depict the lived experience of an ethnic identity in American society? How does the text depict racism as a persistent force in American society? How does the text accurately reflect the experiences of victims of racism?

The reasons students choose to attend college have been steadily shifting over the course of the last half-century. Ira Harkavy and Matthew Hartley of the University of Pennsylvania write, “In 1900, barely 4 percent of all high school graduates attended college. By 1970, that number had grown more than tenfold (45 percent). The reasons for attending college began to shift. Economic purposes gained ascendancy. Data from an annual survey of more that 200,000 incoming freshman by the Higher Education Research Institute (HERI) at UCLA show that in 1969, 80 percent of incoming freshman believed that developing a meaningful philosophy of life was a very important goal; by 1996, that percentage diminished to 42 percent. In 1979, half of the students (49 percent) said they were attending college “to be able to make more money: by 1991, that figure had climbed to three-quarters (74.7 percent). Increasingly, the public came to view a college education as a ticket to securing a good job – a private rather than a good public good.”   Question: What does this passage suggest about your own goals for a college education? Explain how your goals would look to a college student in 1969, a student in 1991, and to Harkavy and Hartley.   Instructions Using Word or another computer program, please answer this question. Include specifics from the passage, and use examples from your reading or experience. Your short essay should be approximately 300-600 words. Take a few minutes to plan before you write.

Overview: The first final project for this course is a writing plan. The writing plan will guide you through the first steps of drafting the critical analysis essay that is the final project for this course.Prompt: For this writing plan, you will analyze your selected reading and state an opinion or evaluation about the author’s claim. You will then use evidence or key points from the selected reading to back-up your evaluation.Each response should be one fully developed paragraph in length (5-8 sentences). Specifically, the following critical elements must be addressed:What is the author’s claim in the selected reading? In other words, what do you believe the author wants their audience to learn or understand better once they’ve finished reading?Have you identified new key points that the author uses to support their claim in the selected reading? If so, include them here. If not, restate the key points you uncovered in your Writing Notes assignment and explain why the key points from your Writing Notes have remained the same, even after conducting an active reading of the article.Describe the author’s target audience: what group or groups of people is the author trying to reach with their message?What choices does the author make within their writing to connect with this target audience? Explain your evaluation of the author’s claim: is the claim strong or weak? What evidence or key points from the writing best support the author’s claim? If you found the claim to be weak, explain why the evidence or key points provided did not effectively support the author’s claim.Guidelines for Submission: Save your work in a Word document with double spacing, 12-point Times New Roman font, and one-inch margins.

Choose one of the following prompts to get you started (and let me know which prompt you used when you post your work):1. Write a place poem: “Yellow Light” is a place poem. Location location location. Sometimes it takes precedence over the action in a poem – the poem revolves around its setting. The trick is to find ways to energize the landscape, filling it with vibrancy and life, engage with it like you would a character. Hongo brings life to the poem through contrasts (nature and urban images, nostalgia mixed with anger/violence).Write a poem where the setting is the focus. The place doesn’t need to be the focus of every word in the poem, but it should be way more than a backdrop. The place has to determine the poem, even if that place is the leaping off point to something new.How to start? Write for 15 minutes about a room or a place in which something has happened. Use the details of the room/place itself to tell the story, rather than any characters doing action.2. Take another look at “A Bullet in the Brain.” Reread the long list of what Anders “did not remember” in that final moment. Try writing a fictional scene where you describe someone entirely in negatives: what they do not do, do not look like, what they do not remember; how they do not look, dress, sound, etc. Your goal here is to let us know who this character is through this description of what they are not.3. Play with the repetition used in “Girl.” Write your own scene where one character scolds another with a specific list of complaints. Can we (the readers) get a sense of who these characters are through such a list?

How has affect been conceptualised in cinema and television studies? Compare and contrast two or three theories of affect. In the conclusion of your essay you may want to make a judgement on which approach you find more convincing.

Active listening and reiteration:For this exercise you will once more have to find someone who would be willing to help you. Anyone who is willing to give you about 10 minutes of their time. The goal of this exercise is to reflect on how much you retain when listening to others.Step one:Ask your volunteer to tell you the story of a time when they felt like an outsider. Frame it by letting them know that they have two minutes to tell you the story with every detail they can imagine. They will talk for two minutes and you may ask two clarifying questions. The questions should tie directly with what your volunteer is saying. For example: Can you tell me more about that… What was that like for you?Make sure you time yourself (a good use of your cell phone).After you are done please say thank you to your volunteer.Step two:Ask your volunteer to tell you about the person who has always been there for them. They will speak again for two minutes and you will listen. You will not speak, but this time you may ask two clarifying questions.Once you are done you will tell them what you hear. You will start with: “This is what I hear you say…”Ask them how well you got their story.Now please write a small reflection on your experience. Think about what that was like for you and also evaluate how well you think you listen and retained the telling.

Write a clear, well-organized response to each of the following prompts. Each of your responses should be a minimum of 250 words in length. Your responses should balance personal reflection with information from the lesson materials and required readings.You must use at least three resources, one of which must be the online lesson. Include in-text citations and a reference list in APA format.I attached the readings from the Modules that is needed.1. Both Cattell and Eysenck include introversion/extraversion as a factor central to the development of personality. Review Cattell’s Big 5 Theory and Eysenck’s super factors in your modules, then watch the TED Talks video Susan Cain: The Power of Introverts (link above).a. Eysenck and Cattell’s theory of extraversion to Susan Cain’s perspective. Are they similar or different? Explain.b. Some would argue that being an introvert was a sign of weakness or deficiency in personality. Do you agree or disagree? Why or why not?2. After reading about Grit and watching Teaching Grit Cultivates Resilience and Perseverance (link above), discuss what can interfere with one’s ability and/or motivation to continue striving toward one’s goals. What are some obstacles in achieving grit?

Complete your Module 1 Assignment by the end of Week 1. The purpose of this assignment is to help you synthesize course concepts and apply them to research in your particular field of interest. You are to go to the National FORUM Journals (Links to an external site.) or the College Library (Links to an external site.) database, and locate a published research article. It must be empirical; that is, it must contain data used to answer a research question or test a research hypothesis. The inclusion of data and its analysis (quantitative or mixed methods) is a requirement, so that excludes mere reviews of research or opinions from consideration. Write a 1- to 2-page analysis of the research article that includes, when appropriate: A description of the type of research, the purpose, the sample, the instrumentation (measures), the constructs (if any) and their operational definitions, and variables (as relevant, including independent, dependent, attribute, and key extraneous ones) A description of the research hypothesis or question, the type of research design used, and how researchers collected the data How the researchers addressed validity, reliability, bias, and control (Very briefly) how researchers analyzed their data (the type of statistical tests, qualitative approaches, etc.) A description of the researchers’ results A description of the researchers’ conclusions and study limitations if applicable A complete reference for the research (including the author, title, journal, pages, and doi and URL, if applicable) A sample article and analysis are provided as a template.