Change of Plans

It's a little ate, but I have decided to write my paper about Cody High School. I know about this place inside and out, so it will make my paper a bit easier to write. If you read my earlier blogs, you would have known that I was going to write about U-D Mercy, because it was across the street from where I live. So far, the process is going rather smoothly, and I'm eager to finish to see the responses I get from my peers and my professor.

Progress on my Paper

The whole process for me is going quite smoothly. I have mostly everything that I need to complete it. There is just one problem though, I might change my subject (place). I know that people may say "why change your place if you've already started?", and I would respond by saying that I love to write, and that changing a topic is really not a big deal to me. I still may write about U-D Mercy, but I think that I may have some better/interesting ideas. Only God knows, and only time will tell.Stay tuned.

Jiving With Java

I thought Jiving with Java was really interesting because it touched on some facts that are true, and some that I felt were a little bit false. On the second page of this article, it stated that "Americans still want their MTV, too, but after a decade of cocooning and silent night of cruising the internet, they've begun to crave for real convversation". I don't know about anybody else, but to me , that quote is very true. Everyday of my life I have some kind of genuine conversation with someone, rather it be a family member or sometimes a stranger.

This article also made me want to experience a coffeehouse for myself because I never drink coffe or even been in a coffehouse for that matter. I just wanted to see if the stuff that was being said was true or false. When I dragged a few of my friends out to a coffehouse, I was so surprised because mostly everything that the people were saying in the article were true. There were people just as young as I was in their drinking coffee, as well as the older people reading their newspaper. I asked one lady how many times did she come in here, and she said everyday.

Coffeehouses are a good place to study because it's a quiet and relaxing place, even though there were alot of people in there. Maybe I found myself a new study place, but I will never drink coffee.

Homeplace

I really enjoyed reading this particular piece of writing. I liked the fact that she was very focused on Homepalce and the fact that she tells the reader what it really is about. The only problem I had was that it was a little repetitive in terms of what was trying to be said. I'm sure that every reader will get a firm grasp on how important this place was, without talking too much about the same thing.


Other than that I thought that it was very interesting. I am an African American, so maybe that's why I think so highly of it. The writer brought up the issue of sexism, and I really don't understand why. At the same time, I'm glad the author did because it really made me think about the subject alot more than I ever have. The more I thought about it, the more I disagreed with what she was talking about. I say that because I'd much rather have a female caregiver/provider, than a male one. Not to say that women are suppose to do it, but because they are better at it. Back then, certain women wanted to be the caregiver, not a worker, because working is what men had to do because not too many opportunities were available for women as far as jobs are concerned. I may be wrong , but this is my opinion.

As far as African American women are concerned, I don't think that African American women would be as strong as they are now without the struggles from the past. Not saying that I'm glad that Black women had to face those struggles, but to overcome those struggles is something that they can all draw back to, and become more stronger than they already are.

DDD

Detroit Demolition Disneyland was the image that affected me the most. I say that because I have seen this image in person and the photos do not do them justice. It begs the question to why do the city allow these biuldings to just sit, collect dust and make the city look worse. http://www.detroitfunk.com/2006/01/tiggeriffic.html

Visiting Sonic

On Detroit Funk, there is a very weird image called Visiting Sonic. It's so werd that i don'y even know why it was posted. It can poosibly make people look at Detroit worse than what some already do. But if you think about the word funk, you probably would think that some of these posts are suppose to be on this site. It's a must see!!

gaming world

There is a big debate going on about the newest gaming consoles. The debate is, which system is better? Is is the Sony Playstation 3 or the Nintendo Wii. In my personal opinion, the ps3's graphics are not that much better than the xbox 360's, but they are far superior to the Nintendo Wii. Why pay 600 dollars for a ps3, when you can buy the xbox 360 for 200 dollars cheaper. On the other hand, the Nintendo Wii is fantastic. It's something that every gamer should experience. It's also far cheaper, only costing 250 dollars. I have a Wii, but I'm not the biggest Nintendo fan. If you are going to get a console, get a Wii, it's cheaper, but alot more fun to play. Pass on the ps3, and get both the WII and the xbox 360.

artifact possibilities

The process of finding an artifact is really harder than I previously thought. I live in a nice neighborhood, but I can't quite figure out what to choose. I could possibly write about the University of Detroit Mercy because I reside directly across from their campus. The problem is that their campus doesn't interest me at all, and it's kind of dirty. There are some other possible locations that might seem interesting, but I want one that I could discuss in detail. Stay tuned.

Niki's Window

In Niki's Window, Jerry Herron argues that the citizens of Detroit are constantly reshaping its past. Herron stated that not too many Greeks resided in the city of Greektown. The question is why is it called Greektown when so many other cultures resided there? Jerry Herron uses the word pastness to refer to the quality of being past. For example, he referred to Trapper's Alley as being pastness. He says that because that specific part of Greektown went through reproduction fittings, which shows shows how they have changed the actuality of Greektown into a marketplace. Herron also used the word nostalgia. Nostalgia means longing or desire for the something past. Once again referring to Trapper's Alley, the text says that it's a place where the past gets interpreted into a carnival. Nostalgia is used in this case to explain the way the visitors long for the past, or possible ways to return home through history sharing. They basically want to learn more about the past. Humiliation is also a word that Herron utilized. It's used to show how some people consider Detroit to be a disgraceful city. I may be wrong, but it also is used to show the false version of the actual place. But why should it be considered humiliation? It's a great place to visit and it's actually good for the city of Detroit, in my opinion.