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Submit a 2-page Reading Response that uses either "The Latino
Threat Narrative" OR
Deported
to interpret the example of Carlos from
A Better Life.
As before, this is a mini-essay that offers a reading of the work
and supports that reading. Begin with your
Sentence Summary
instead of your Literary Analysis. Make sure to include the
following:
1. Paragraph 1--A one-sentence summary of the work, following
the Sentence Summary template below:
Sentence Summary Template
: In [title of work], [author's first and last name], [author's job
title], argues that because [cause of trend], [main idea or
problematic trend], leading to [effects of problematic trend],
citing [author's main source of evidence], such as [specific
example from the author's evidence].
Sample Sentence Summary
: In
Kids for Cash
, Robert May, Academy Award-winning filmmaker, reveals that
because schools have adopted zero-tolerance policies in fear of
school shootings, schools, police, and courts are criminalizing
youth for minor offenses, leading to the mass incarceration of
youth, their separation from their families, disenfranchisement
from educational opportunities, mental and emotional health
problems such as PTSD, anxiety, and depression, and even
overdose and suicide, citing data on national incarceration rates
of youth, such as 2.2 million youth are incarcerated every year,
95 percent of which are for non-violent offenses and 66 percent
of whom will not graduate.
2. Paragraph 2--A
body paragraph
that interprets the example of Luis offered in A Better Life
through the lens of "Cultural Misframing" or "Multiple
Manhoods" by going through the following moves:
Quoting or paraphrasing scenes or examples from the film and
the essay (specifying or detailing)
Interpreting the scenes, examples, or passages you quote
(interpreting)
Analyzing the takeaway significance of the examples
(generalizing or analyzing)
Sample Reading Response:
Victoria Valdovinos
Dr. Stevenson
English 1B
20 March, 2019
Reading Response #5 ("Alienable")
In "Alienable" about a young woman in her 20s who has
recently ended a two-year relationship and is trying to console
with her friend, Jay, until she realizes people are shielding
themselves from the sun like they do not know it is not raining,
Yuko Sakata suggests that in relationships it, at times, can be
difficult to connect with the other person since people often
have differing desires and can change in ways that become
incompatible with each other.
In any type of relationship, people will often times have trouble
connecting with the other person for several reason, and one is
having not only what you yearn for in the present, but what you
will long for in the future. In a romantic relationship this can
certainly be the make it or break it point. If the partners
recognize that they have common goals and similar desires then
the relationship could be nascent However, when the partners
realize they have different aspirations and desires in life they
may begin fighting, arguing, blaming each other that their life is
not as they wish it was. They will not feel fulfilled in life, they
regret decisions, and blame their partner for everything. All that
is left is anger, disappointment, and frustration. Most likely,
sooner or later, the partners will separate. In " Alienable," the
young woman explains how she broke up with her boyfriend of
two years when the conversation of marriage and family was
brought up. The "conversation" ended being an argument where
he accused her of "misleading him, claiming that early on [they]
had confirmed [their] mutual disdain for the institution
ofmarriage and for the idea of delivering any more children into
this messed up world." Yet her views of wanting children
changed saying she is "pretty sure" she wants a child now
because her parents are getting old. This passage helps show
how contradicting desires can make it hard for people to
connect and break up relationships.
In relationships people can often change in ways that become
incompatible with one another, making it difficult to connect.
While some changes can alter and improve the dynamics of a
relationship, for example being considerably thoughtful and
becoming a better communicator, other changes can be off-
putting. In "Alienable," Jay begins telling his heartbroken
friend about a couple he knew that recently got divorced. The
couple fell in love and got married. The husband was always
protective of his timid wife, however, the wife soon began
bodybuilding. The husband tried to understand and be
supportive, but soon enough he "could no longer touch her. He
could no longer sleep with her." This shows how the wife
changing her appearance made it hard for the husband to
connect with her physically. Moreover, the wife' s personality
changed which was presumably the driving point of their
divorce. After bodybuilding the wife was doubtlessly less timid
and did not need protection, which protective is what the
husband always was of her. The husband claimed that "he still
loved the idea of her, but she was no longer there." This shows
that the change greatly impacted him as he could no longer be
the defensive person he wanted to be for her; she could no
longer provide this subconscious desire of his.
We seek different types of relationships for a variety of
purposes—safety and security, love and intimacy, to satisfy
physical, emotional, and spiritual needs, to name a few—and it
is through our connection with others that we come to shape our
view of the world around us.
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  • 2. youth for minor offenses, leading to the mass incarceration of youth, their separation from their families, disenfranchisement from educational opportunities, mental and emotional health problems such as PTSD, anxiety, and depression, and even overdose and suicide, citing data on national incarceration rates of youth, such as 2.2 million youth are incarcerated every year, 95 percent of which are for non-violent offenses and 66 percent of whom will not graduate. 2. Paragraph 2--A body paragraph that interprets the example of Luis offered in A Better Life through the lens of "Cultural Misframing" or "Multiple Manhoods" by going through the following moves: Quoting or paraphrasing scenes or examples from the film and the essay (specifying or detailing) Interpreting the scenes, examples, or passages you quote (interpreting) Analyzing the takeaway significance of the examples (generalizing or analyzing) Sample Reading Response: Victoria Valdovinos Dr. Stevenson English 1B
  • 3. 20 March, 2019 Reading Response #5 ("Alienable") In "Alienable" about a young woman in her 20s who has recently ended a two-year relationship and is trying to console with her friend, Jay, until she realizes people are shielding themselves from the sun like they do not know it is not raining, Yuko Sakata suggests that in relationships it, at times, can be difficult to connect with the other person since people often have differing desires and can change in ways that become incompatible with each other. In any type of relationship, people will often times have trouble connecting with the other person for several reason, and one is having not only what you yearn for in the present, but what you will long for in the future. In a romantic relationship this can certainly be the make it or break it point. If the partners recognize that they have common goals and similar desires then the relationship could be nascent However, when the partners realize they have different aspirations and desires in life they may begin fighting, arguing, blaming each other that their life is not as they wish it was. They will not feel fulfilled in life, they regret decisions, and blame their partner for everything. All that is left is anger, disappointment, and frustration. Most likely, sooner or later, the partners will separate. In " Alienable," the young woman explains how she broke up with her boyfriend of two years when the conversation of marriage and family was brought up. The "conversation" ended being an argument where he accused her of "misleading him, claiming that early on [they] had confirmed [their] mutual disdain for the institution ofmarriage and for the idea of delivering any more children into this messed up world." Yet her views of wanting children changed saying she is "pretty sure" she wants a child now because her parents are getting old. This passage helps show how contradicting desires can make it hard for people to
  • 4. connect and break up relationships. In relationships people can often change in ways that become incompatible with one another, making it difficult to connect. While some changes can alter and improve the dynamics of a relationship, for example being considerably thoughtful and becoming a better communicator, other changes can be off- putting. In "Alienable," Jay begins telling his heartbroken friend about a couple he knew that recently got divorced. The couple fell in love and got married. The husband was always protective of his timid wife, however, the wife soon began bodybuilding. The husband tried to understand and be supportive, but soon enough he "could no longer touch her. He could no longer sleep with her." This shows how the wife changing her appearance made it hard for the husband to connect with her physically. Moreover, the wife' s personality changed which was presumably the driving point of their divorce. After bodybuilding the wife was doubtlessly less timid and did not need protection, which protective is what the husband always was of her. The husband claimed that "he still loved the idea of her, but she was no longer there." This shows that the change greatly impacted him as he could no longer be the defensive person he wanted to be for her; she could no longer provide this subconscious desire of his. We seek different types of relationships for a variety of purposes—safety and security, love and intimacy, to satisfy physical, emotional, and spiritual needs, to name a few—and it is through our connection with others that we come to shape our view of the world around us.