All I Asking For Is My Body Part 3 Dialogue

What Is The Meaning of The Title?
The title of the novel is "All I Asking For Is My Body" I believe what that mean is living on the plantation your life and destiny has been setup for you. They lived in poverty so all they do is work for a very little salary just to get through the day. Almost every child that lives in the reservation are used as slaves. They work and bring money home so their parents can used it to help pay their parents debt. Couples that lived in the reservation have many children even though they cannot afford to support them. They believe that having a lot of children would help they out. They used them as servant. The children have to stop and leave everything they have dream of behind to work and help pay their parents debt. They cannot make their own decisions, everything has been setup for them. All they have is their body.

Writing Topic Chapter 17

Chapter 17 talks about how to choose appropriate language. Language is appropriate when it suits your subject, engages your audience, and blends naturally with your own voice. If possible try to stay away from jargon because not all readers are familiar with that language. Jargon is a specialized language used among members of a trade, profession, or group. Even though we all want to sound intelligent in our writing you don't want to overdue it because it is so ornate and often so wordy that it obscures the thought that lies beneath. Another thing that you also want to avoid is using obsolete and invented words. They said even though you come across these words in the dictionary but it does not necessary mean that it is appropriate for current use.

What I have learn from this chapter is to be wise on what language I decide to used in my writing. Not all readers understand your language especially when it is not everyday common English. What I also found that I thought was interested is to not used new words in dictionary that is not a current language in today's society.

All I Asking For Is My Body Part 2 Dialogue

Why does Kiyoshi believe Obaban is a substitute for his mom?

Kiyoshi believe that Obaban is a substitute for his mother is because his mother is very superstitious. When they eat his mother insisted that rice should always be scooped at least twice from the bowl to the individual even if the second scoop was a token one without any rice on the ladle. Her believe is that by scooping the rice twice it would protect her family from a second mother which means the mother would not die or run away. She believed that number four is a bad luck number because it is pronounced "shi." Shi can mean four or death. When her husband turned forty-two years old she was worried because it was pronounced "shi-ni" which had the same sound as "shi-ni-iku" which means to go to die. Even though her husband didn't believed it he almost had two fatal accidents when he was at sea. She also believe that any debts that is owed needs to be paid by the end of the year to avoid bad luck. She was so superstitious that she believed she was a substitute for someone elses sin. She had bad luck ever since she moved to Hawaii. She lost all of her teeth due to decays and that lead to other illness. She was thinking that she was dying, while she was at the hospital she wanted to see her friend Obaban. Kiyoshi went and got her shortly after while Kiyoshi was in school his Dad arrived at his school. He was very nervous because his dad never show up at school unless its a parents conference. He taught that his mother was dead but he got the news that Obaban died of a stroke. He was so happy inside and at that moment he believes that Obaban had substitute for his mother's death.

Writing Topic Chapter 52

In chapter 52 it explain the importance of a thesis and how it is used in a research paper. What is a thesis? A thesis is a one-sentence or occasionally a two-sentence statement of your central idea. In a research paper follow after an introduction would be the body of your paper. The body would consist information that would support your thesis. You want to make sure that the information that you are providing is accurate and convincing to the readers. Most of the time thesis are used in the beginning of a paper but not necessary. Some people would tie it in the ending.
What I had learn from chapter 52 is the importance of a thesis. I would make sure that the body of my paper support my thesis and that the information that I'm providing is convincing to the reader.

All I Asking For Is My Body Dialogue

Who is Makot? Do you feel sorry for him? What are your thoughts about him and the way he copes with his parents?

Makot is a young teenager whom only plays with kids younger than him. His family was the only Japanese family in Filipino Camp. In a sense I do feel sorry for him and the other hand I don't. The reasons why I feel sorry for him is because none of the older boys his age is willing to play with him. They make fun of him and they make it clear that he is not wanted in their group. Makot have no choice but to play with the younger kids. In a way it seems like he have to brie them to be friends with him by buying them chow mein, ice cream, etc. The reason why I don't feel sorry for him is because of the behavior that he carries with his mother. I do not like how he speaks and treat his mother. No child should shove their mother and tell them to shut up. He is very disrespectful, that is probably the reasons why the older kids don't want to play with him. Or maybe that is why Kiyo's parents don't want him to play or be around Makot. It was shoking to me that Makot's mother did not react to the way Makot was disrespecting her. The relationship that Makot and Kiyo have with their parents are opposite. Even though Kiyo does not obey everything that his parents tell him to do but he would never dear to disrespect his parents.

Essay 3 Rough Draft

What's the importance of forgiveness in "Smoke Signals"? How does Victor learn to forgive his father?

To forgive someone is to forswear resentment, anger, or other reactions to their having done something that justifies such responses. In the film "Smoke Signals" Victor was living a life fill of anger and resentment cause by his father who left him and his Mom when he was very young. He see his Dad as an abusive, alcoholic person. Throughout his childhood and early teens Victor basically shut everyone out of his world. He had his guards up, just having a really hard time trusting others and being able to be himself. Through his journey to Arizona to pick up his father ashes we went with one of neighbor which is soon to be his friend Thomas. Thomas tried very hard to get better relationship with Victor. Victor just did not seem to have a personality. Even though Thomas can seem to be annoying but he was always there to lend a hand. On their trip there they met someone on the bus at the moment he was already saying she is a liar. He have a problem trusting people from his own personal experience. When they arrived to the trailer where his father passed away he spent a moment thinking and looking around. He saw a picture of him and his family that his father had kept. Written on the back was the word "home." That moment Victor was starting to loosen up about how he felt for his father. He was starting to let his guards down. Victor learn to forgive his father by cutting his hair which is a symbolic sign of forgiveness. He is cutting out the past and looking towards the future. He can finally be himself and not have his past memories haunt him and stop him from being the person who he wants to be.

Smoke Signal Dialoge

What do you think of the reationship between Thomas and Victor?
The movie Smoke Signal is about two boys named Victor and Thomas. Victor' father Joseph saved Thomas from dying. He saved Thomas life by getting him out of his burning house where both of his parents died because they didn't escape from the burning house. Victor's father was an alcoholic and was abusive towards his wife. He left his family when Victor was very young. After Joseph died of a heart attack Victor was sent to Phoenix, Arizona to go and pick up his father ashes and belongings. Victor does not have enough money to go on the trip to Arizona, but his neighbor Thomas does. Thomas and Victor went on the trip by a bus, when they were on the bus people where looking at them like they were from a different planet. At that time Thomas met a girl and she was telling him false stories. Victor told Thomas not to trust people. Thomas and Victor did not had such a good relationship prior to the road trip. Victor taught that Thomas was very annoying and I guess you can say weird. He also follow and ask Victor questions. The road trip had made them became very good friends, they learn to understand each other.
Its amazing how one trip can changed the way a person feels or think about an individual. I feel like I can relate to them, I had a classmate which at first I thought was the annoyingest person I have ever met end up being one of my closest friend. We shouldn't judge anyone before we really get to know them.

Writing topic for chapter 51

Chapter 51 focuses on managing information; avoiding plagiarism. They say effective researchers is a good record keeper. Keep a record of any sources you decide to consult. You want to give credit to those who offered the information you don't want to plagiarism which is another term for stealing. A good way to keep track of source materials is by photo coping them or print them out. Be careful when you take notes because you don't want to plagiarism language from your sources. When summarizing your sources always make sure that its in your own words so your not plagiarizing. Lastly, if you're going to use an exact word from you source make sure you use quotation marks.
I need to work on giving credit to my sources. I sometimes forget where I get my sources from. In the future I would learn to either photocopy or jog do the information.

Writing topic for chapter 50

Chapter 50 talks about how to evaluate sources. Hundreds of potential sources can be found by using an electronic search engine but are they all quality sources? Not all sources are reliable and accurate, so you would need to decided on some sources worth consulting. A few steps that you'll need to take to have a successful source would be to determine how a source will contribute to your writing, select sources worth your time and attention, read with an open mind and a critical eye and assess web sources with special care. Before you begin you need to do some research on your topic you want to make sure that the source that you're collecting is going to help you make your argument. Make sure you select sources that is worth your time and attention. A book's title and date of publication will often be the first clues as to whether the book is worth consulting. Some older sources might not have up to date accurate information. The next step you want to take is to read with an open mind and a critical eye. Make sure you don't let your personal beliefs over come or prevent you from seeking new ideas and viewpoints. In your reading try to distinguish from a primary or secondary source. Primary sources are original documents such as letters, diaries, legislative bills, laboratory studies, field research reports, and eyewitness accounts. Secondary sources are commentaries on primary sources. Keep in mind that a primary source does not necessary mean that its a more reliable source. Lastly, assess web sources with special care. Sources on the web might not be reliable sources so be very careful.
What I will take back with me from this chapter is to be careful on using web information. I tend to google everything that I don't have an answer for. Also another thing is that I sometime should not be so narrow minded. I need to learn to view things in a different aspect.

Happy Endings, Obituary, and Oompah Loompah Dialogue

What's your response to Mr. Harvey?

Mr. Harvey seems to be very straight forward to his students. He address his feelings and thoughts very negatively. Instead of in a professional way its more of a personal level. It seems like he wants his students to be speaking proper English which is great because in a professional society when you're working you shouldn't be using slang. I don't believe his method of teaching is too successful because he's not inspiring the kids but putting them down.
It makes me wonder how Mr. Harvey was brought up or what make him think this is the right way to educate your student. Teachers needs to learn to be very patient because not all students are on the same learning level, some might take longer than others to understand something. Mr. Harvey needs to understand that if he wants to help his students he needs to learn to help himself first. Obviously his method is not working but instead is scaring his students away.

Writing topic for chapter 48

Chapter 48 focuses on evaluating arguments. There are many ways we can evaluate arguments but does not necessarily mean that everyway is correct and fair to others. We all like to think that our argument is always correct but that's not good enough we need to get details and proof. An argument as first seems to be reasonable but turns out to be fallacious, unfair, or both. Unreasonable arguments are known as logical fallacies which is misguided or dishonest uses of legitimate argumentative strategies. When you write an argument make sure you're quoting opposing views to show some level of fairness.
When I start writing an argument I will make sure that I have enough supporting evidence to the readers. I don't want them to think that I'm just assuming. Another thing that I felt like was a great idea was that I should always quote the opposing sides view/argument. So that it shows that I'm being fair.

Essay 2 Dialogue

"The Joy of Reading and Writing: Superman and Me"and "Coming Home Again" both have been similarity and differences. Both "The Joy of Reading and Writing: Superman and Me and "Coming Home Again" both authors are male, they both lived with their parents and both stories have something to do with schooling and education. " The Joy of Reading and Writing: Superman and Me" they are Indians that lives on the reservations they were brought up that schooling and education is not important. They are supposedly to be dumb. Alexie sure did not believed in that he wanted to be different, he wanted to be somebody. "Coming Home Again" the family strongly believed in school they know that schooling is important and that's the place to go to get a education to pursued a good career. Alexie were not sent away to go to school because he went to school on the reservation while Chang-rae Lee were sent away to go to school being away from home and family. Both of authors parents died. Alexie was his Dad and Chang-rae Lee loss his mother. Both stories share many similarity and differences but towards the end they both were able to achieve their dreams.

Shooting Dad Dialogue

How is the narrator able to arrive at her own identity especially given her dad's values?

The narrator was able to arrive at her own identity because her dad gave her the freedom to make her own choices at a very young age. Her father has a strong passion for firearms and no one can do or say anything to change that. He taught his girls to pursued in what they strongly believe in, don't let your surroundings make your decisions. The narrator and her father disagree on almost everything but he did not try to changed her point of view but instead he respect it. When she was at the age of six he took her out for the first time to shoot a gun which she did not like because she do not believe in firearms. After the cannon experience that was when she realized that she was like her father standing strong in what she believe.

Writing topic for chapter 47

Chapter 47 explains how to construct a reasonable arguments. There are many steps on how to prepare yourself. Some of the steps are constructing reasonable arguments, view your audience as a panel of jurors, establish credibility and state your position and support your claims with specific evidence. Reasonable arguments is taking stand on a debatable issue. You want to be able to explain your understanding of the subject or purpose. Very importantly view your audience as a panel of jurors, never assumed that your audience is agreeing with you. Establish your credibility with your audiences by showing them that you are knowledgeable and fair-minded also be sure to include your thesis sentence in your introduction. Don't just provide information on your argument but also the opposing side. With every successful argument you need to have supportive evidence. Evidence includes facts, statistics, examples and illustrations, expert opinion and sources if its based on reading.
I like to start up an argument but most of the time I never have supporting evidence or sources. What I'm going to take with me from chapter 47 is that if I want to have a successful arguments I need to have reliable evidence/sources. And the next time I write an argument paper I will include the opposing side argument.

Coming Home Again Dialogue

Why does his mother regret allowing him to attend boarding school?

There are a few reasons why his mom regrets sending him to boarding school. One of the main reason why his mom regrets sending him to boarding school its because she found out that she had cancer in her stomach and that she was going to die. In this case it limits her the ability to spend quality time with him and showing or doing things that she didn't have the opportunity to do with him when he was home. The other reasons why she regret sending him to boarding school is that he's her only son and he's the one that spends time with her in the kitchen when she's cooking. In an Asian family its important to have a male child. They only want a baby boy so when he gets older and have his own family he can carry on the last name. But with a female they would take over their husband's last name.

Writing topic for chapter 46

Chapter 46 explain how to write and response to text. The word text can be define in many different ways. The word text is used to refer to essays, periodical articles, government reports, books, and even visuals such as advertisements and photographs. To better understand how to write and response to text these are the techniques that should be done: read actively, sketching a brief outline, summarize to demonstrate understanding, analyze to demonstrate critical thinking, and understand the types of texts analyzed in different disciplines. Read actively means jotting down questions and thoughts, because you want to engage in the writing not just reading it. Sketching a brief outline of the text helps you understand it better. Summarize to demonstrate understanding state the work's main ideas and key points. You want to make sure that you look for information that explains it purpose. When you analyze you study the parts, how a text makes its point. Lastly, understanding the types of texts analyzed in different disciplines. Each field has its own questions but they all share certain exceptions.
After reading chapter 46 I have understand that to be a good reading we need to engage in our reading. Don't just read the text but also understand what it means. We should picture our self as the writer, asking questions and understanding its point. I find myself reading something over a few times because I don't understand it the first time. I like the idea of jotting down questions and important points so I don't have to read it multiple times.

Essay 1:

This little girl right here is my niece. Her name is Oilivia. She was born on April 25, 2007. She will be turning three pretty soon. I was born to a family of five children, I'm the second oldest. I have one older sister and three younger siblings. I don't have any relatives here besides my immediate family. Olivia is the first grandchild in the family. Since she was born she changed our live. She brought us happiness, joy, laughter, a child can over. Before Olivia was born our family was quiet, but after she was born it gets loud everyday. Especially now, during the holidays, I always wanted to see her face because she's the only grandchild. I'm so surprised that a child can change so much in someone's live. Overall, the reason why I choose this picture is because she's important in my life and not just to me, but to all of the family members. Everyone loves her and adores her.

The Joy of Reading and Writing Dialogue

How is educational a means to save one's life: How is Alexie attempting to save the life of the students he works with? How did Alexie save his own life?

Educational is a means to save one's life its because educational gives individuals more opportunities. With more opportunity you're able to do more of what you want to do and not being limited or stuck to what someone else decides or think its good for you. In Alexie story, educational gave him an opportunity to be who he wants to be, not a typical Indian boy that lives on the reservation and have his life predetermined for him. Alexie attempt to change the lives of the students he works with by visiting them and educating them how important education is. With the reservation school system he was never taught how to write poetry, short stories, or novels. He wants to inspire them to become what they want to be, not be what other chose for them to be. Alexie saved his own life by following his dream. He knows that he's not stupid so he's not going to pretend that he is. He has a passion for reading, he read everything including cereal box. If Alexie didn't do what he did and went along with the reservation school system by following the foot step of those before him, he would never be where he is now by this Alexie saved his own life.

Writing topic for chapter 4

Chapter 4 covers how to organized and/or prepare a paragraph. A paragraph should focus around a main point, which should be clear to the readers. There are many things to consider while writing; you want to make sure that you focus on a main point, develop the main point, be organized, make sure the paragraphs coherent, and make any adjustments to the paragraph length. A topic sentence acts as a summary that provides the readers the writers main ideas that will follow in the paragraph. Some writers may not include a topic sentence in the beginning of their writing but will wait til the end. Its crucial for business writers to have their topic sentence along with the headings, since readers often scan for information. In the body of the paragraph you want to make sure that you have enough supporting information to convince the readers your main point but make sure that you're organized if not you'll lose the reader. Paragraph coherent can be done by strengthening the ties between old information and new. Lastly, the chapter concludes the possible needs of adjusting the paragraph length. Depending on what you're writing about you don't want it to be too short or too long.
Chapter 4 is very useful to me because it shows me step by step directions on how to be a better writer. I didn't know that there are so many different ways on writing. I find myself many times struggling on organizing and providing information to support my ideas. Now when I write and find myself running into a speed bump, I would reference back to this chapter.

Writing topic for chapters 2 & 3

Chapter 2 & 3 from Rules for Writers focuses on drafting and revising. Drafting is basically brain storming. Putting all your ideas together on how to hook the reader, by having a good introduction and thesis. The introduction focuses on the main points you're going to talk about in your paper. You want to make sure that your paper is interesting to keep the reader curious wanting to know more so they can continue reading. After drafting your writing its important to revised it to check for any typos, grammar, punctuation, and mechanics. Often time its good to proof read your paper out loud or have someone else proof read it because they might find an error that you might not caught.
I find it very useful to gather as much information on your topic before putting it in writing. When I start writing I tend to find myself pausing/stopping frequently due to not knowing what else to write or where I should start. Also, it makes your writing more organized then you would know exactly what you're going to talk about next. I like proof reading my draft out loud so then I can hear it to see if it make sense, another think I like to do is have someone else read it because it might make sense to me, but not to the readers and they can give me some good feed backs.

All About Me

Hello All,
My named is Sophay Chhin, I been a resident of Santa Rosa ever since I can remember. I have been attending SRJC since late 2006 after getting out of the Marines. I served in the Marines for four years stationed in 29 Palms, out in the desert. I am a full-time Banker at Wells Fargo Bank in Santa Rosa. I have been with the company for about two years now. So if any of you needs an account or currently bank with Wells Fargo, and have questions let me know and I'll try my best to assist you.
I'm working towards to getting my AA degree, it has been taking me awhile due to work and not being able to attend school every semester. This is my first online class I have taken, I hope I do well. Its probably going to take me some time to get us to it. I'm looking forward to read everyone's blog.