September 2020

An analysis of a text is how understanding the parts allow one to have a clear understanding of the whole text. An analysis usually asks how?, so what?, & why?. It helps you understand the storyline better. The biggest thing with an analysis is to eliminate opinions and base it solely upon facts. An analysis is efficient for explaining what you read and explaining it flat out to others for better understanding.

A way to use this outside of class is to use reliable sources and to not spread “fake news” or stuff that hasn’t been announced officially by the source. It can also be used by explaining a problem in parts or giving specific details so others could understand or catch up on what’s going on. Analysis could mostly be used in cases of which others will not understand what is being talked about and how to make them have a better understanding of a topic.

In my hometown, problems aren’t normally faced directly and sometimes, they aren’t faced at all. However, that’s the case in most towns. In Flint, they obviously didn’t believe in “what’s right” hence Governor Murphy, the believer of a just world, did not get re-elected. It also took the solution of workers going on strike to try to be heard.

The biggest issue in my town is racism. Even though segregation ended 60 years ago, the problem still exists today. At my recent school, majority of the students in my honor classes were white however people of a darker skin tone wouldn’t receive the other privileges as the white kids even though we were technically on the same level academically. Even the kids are allowed to disrespect teachers and not even receive punishment as little as a warning.

The rhetorical reading assignment is an overview of how one should read on a college based level. Two important concepts that I’ve learned was to how to understand the meaning of the text and what actions should be taken while reading.

While reading, it is often difficult to understand the meaning of the passages that we read. These difficulties could come from unknown terminology of certain things to even not knowing the definition of words. Both problems could be solved from annotating while reading passages. It is important to be an active reader. Annotating consists of denoting unknown words and phrases and even underlining lines that may seem like context clues then come back later to handle any bumps.

Rhetorical reading consists of making sure that the text is understood. Questions that should be asked while reading is the reasoning behind it, who’s the audience, and what is it about.

The evaluating sources module was really helpful in my opinion. I think that it will avoid any errors that I make it when it comes to choosing sources for my topic that will be reliable and up-to-date. One thing that I have learned is to not believe everything that’s on the internet without taking the proper precautions because people can post incorrect information all the time. I get a lot of my information from news sites so it really helps to look over sources and to make sure that they’re reliable.

A way that I can use these concepts outside of class is to not believe posts on social media. On Facebook, there are always news advertisements with false information. Sometimes, they seem as if it can be true but it will tend to be overly dramatic. Social media is always a source of fake news and people tend to listen to it and spread the word.

What the Eyes Don’t See is based upon research of contaminated water in a community. Personally, I think that it is very much related to the Erin Brockovich story. Dr. Hanna-Attisha’s research came from the reports of her patients. Over time, she examined the lead levels of her patients which then lead to the theory of Flint’s water being contaminated. She also observed the levels of things that accessed water such as plants. Plants died and kids obtained skin conditions.

In response to how Dr. Hanna-Attisha’s research process went, I did notice that research takes up a lot of time and observation in order to receive the best results for the solution to the problem. For her research, she also came in touch with a lot of people in order to ensure that the problem is from a certain source: the water. When researching, it was all in the matter of finding a solution that will be helpful for everyone that was taking in the contaminated water.