Blog #9 "George Barich"

It's a difficult one.... I can see this case from both points of views, as bad and good. But i will go with the negative aspect of it. I don't agree with the council member just for the only reason that this can cause a huge controversy, which it all ready has! I think that having used the logo was a wrong idea. I mean come on there are many more things out there that can be fun or funky, but why necessary this black face? We need to be aware of what we use and where, maybe this guy have a good heart but he didn't see a consequence by doing this. I do see his point of view when he says he is not the only one doing this, actors and other people uses this for several reasons, movies, entertainment, etc., Although, just for the fact that this has to do with our present president Obama has maybe cause a double effect among the people that have seen it.

Topic #1 "The N-Word"...

Words can have a strong effect on people and can provoke a powerful feeling with in them. For example the N-word is a very strong word that can be very challenging to use. The cause and effect of such word can be very significant to people. I think that the use of the N-word in the book is used too many times. In my point of view it should only be included in the beginning of the book, maybe just the first couple chapters. Its unnecessary to mention it over and over.

Points I will include in my Essay about the N-word:
* It is demeaning.
*It is racist.
*The way it is being used in the book? Examples...

Blog #7 "SATIRE"...

Satire is its strong vein of irony or sarcasm, but parody, burlesque, exaggeration, anddouble entendre are all frequently used in satirical speech and writing. This word is full of negatism which I Interprete as a disrespectful way of talking about someone or something. An example I found in you tube was about a religion aspect where there are asking if... Satire of religious leaders should be allowed? In this video I was able to see how they where using several religious leaders and making fun of them. Although some peoples opinion in this same video was that satire can be used with anybody and there where no excusess for other people. The link to this video is http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VG-SFbjSxuo where you can see it and give your own opinion about.