Rewriting conclusion of project one

In conclusion, I think the director has managed to prove a point and it is that being mentally retarded can help you get away with almost anything, but on the other hand, can cause you to lose a lot of other things, like losing custody of his/her children, which can be an important part in people’s life.  However, being mentally retarded is not a choice. Some people are more unfortunate than others; therefore, although this show is ridiculous and is unreasonable in many different ways, it helped to raise awareness of how people with mental retardation are living their lives and encourage us to think of ways in helping them by showing how metal retardation affect a person's life. In addition, it is an honor to be supporting people with intellectual and developmental disabilities and help them develop their own unique talent and skills.

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There is the link to my HW:

https://www.dropbox.com/sh/y6s15nfx0adb2u9/AABdIDVTfzvL4XuispUQCypra?dl=0

Ideas for Project

Here are my ideas for the project:
1) NASA fundings (call for attention)
2) Heavy metal pollutions (call for attention/fix it)
3) How global warming affects marine life (call for attention)

Summary of "Body in Trouble"

Nancy writes how how she is seen as and feel as a disabled person and how certain words rob her of her ability to be a good woman. As a disabled person, she questions why good physical strength and posture relates to good morals, such as, keep your chin up means having courage, while bad physical vigor relates to bad morals, like, sit on your ass means laziness. She also mentioned how she is looked (not looked) by other people as she is confined by a wheelchair. Moreover, she expressed that she doesn't want her moral life to be drag down by her appearance and physical constraints, and that she and many other just want to be accepted in the world.

Summary of "How to Tame a Wild Tongue"

The writer wanted to show how his people (the Chicanos) are despised because of their language, and how he struggles to fit into America, the "mainstream", and how he wanted retain his own language because it is a part of who he is. He was exposed to Spanish when he was young, but that type of Spanish is not what people regard as "real" Spanish, it was seen as a slang. Moreover, he told us how he picked up different language, for example,  he picked up standard working class English when he was in school and Chicano Texas Spanish when he speaks with his family members to show how much Chicanos have to learn in order fit into the diverse cultures.He also expressed that his identity value is kind of in a grey area because he doesn't belong with neither the Anglo-american values nor the Mexican cultural values. At the end, he said that he will patiently wait for the day when he can take pride in his language, as well as his identity.

Summary of "If Black English Isn't a Language, Then Tell Me, What Is?"

This essay by James Baldwin talks about how language are not merely used for communication, it can be used to classify people with different social backgrounds and class, moreover, it can be used as a tool to judge people based on their accents. He used examples like how people in England talk make sense to their own people and not everyone else to demonstrate his thought of why Black English is not recognized as a real language. The reason is that Black English is creation of the black diaspora. In addition, he thinks that white man never meant to teach the Blacks English, the sole purpose of it was for the blacks to understand with the white people are saying so they can serve the white people. That is also the reason why he thinks black child are lost is that children can't be taught by people who despise them.

Analyzing "Prison Studies"

The thesis of "Prison Studies" is to say why he wanted to learn and his method of learning because he wanted to inspire people to learn. The ethos used here is how he prepared himself for the transformation from an inmate to a religious activist and civil leader. He also stated how his life has changed since he picked up reading. He is now a bookworm(in a good way) and reads as much as eh can due to his love for learning. Logos are presented in the article. He brought up definitions from the dictionary and mentioned how many hours he devoted to reading. Pathos here are not clearly shown. But i think how his attitude change as he reads more and more counts. He became more knowledgeable and wanted to spend more and more time reading as he wanted to broaden his horizon and expand his universe of knowledge.