Caught between discourses of disease, health, and nation

In reading the chapter of caught between discourses of disease, health and nation on pg 47 second paragraph down I found my self very confused as to why they would appoint experts to study this problem. They were allowing immigrants to come in even though they knew it was going to be socially and economic draining. They knew their answer before it was going to happen but they still let it happen. I wonder why?

12th grade reading response #1

During the seminar I was interested in the topic of equality. I instantly was thinking about school today. Are kids today in are school equal? I think on the level of respect that we are because we almost dress the same, men wear collared shirts and slacks and women wear dresses or collared shirts. Clothing is something that we use today to show if we are of equal standing or not. I believe that we no longer look at the colors of peoples skin but instead we look at the way they are dress. The way they are dressed shows that they are clean and they want to show their best effort in any way shape or form. We find this not to be true during the time that Jim Crow lived. "But the colored of a Negros skin makes him easily recognizable, makes him suspect, converts him into a defenseless target." Jim often felt the lack of equality do to the color of his skin. Equality is something that has not come easy for our country because of slavery, women's rights, workers right and many other things. We are in a constant battle.

Equality did not come cheap nor does it come cheap today. I have experienced people trying to buy my friendship just to be equal. They wanted to be cool and strong with hanging out with other people that were cool from the start. These people were willing to sell their self respect just to be apart of the cool crowd. When I read, From Stride Toward Freedom, I was able to connect this though to a statement in this story. "The Negro cannot win the respect of the white people of the South or the people of the world if he is willing to sell the future of his children for his own personal and immediate comfort and safety." It is expense to have the things that are most important to us in life. Whether its buying friendship or jeopardizing safety history has shown us equality comes with a high price. I enjoyed this seminar because it allowed me to think freely and focus on an important topic like equality.

blog #12

Dear Adam,

All is well here in Oklahoma. We miss you and looking forward to seeing you soon. I hope you get this letter and hopefully to have not gotten shot at in the process of your work. Also we are dressed back here because the only person that makes use happy is you. When will you send use more of the picture of Japan we kind of want to see them. Do you need any help up there if you just tell us. When do you think that the war will be over. Hope to see you soon.

Sincerly,
              Catherine

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If I was president what would I do about the Genveas convention. I would change it to everyone should have the right to be treat the way I wanted to be treat. And that is with respect and not being torture to do things that they mostly don't want to do. I would also want them to be health so they should be feed feel. Also for there medical needs and what not's.

life the book old

Life the Book

1. What are you most proud of in your Life: The Book writing? Try to describe this is detail!
Well I though I did better this time than I did last time. Well I put a lot of though into it because it was going to be a life story about someone I know and I knew I had to do my best.
2. What are some changes or new ideas that you have developed in your writing through the course of this semester?
Well writing out side and writing with friends are fun and we bounce off each other and it is sometime quieter when i am outside by myself.

3. If you had a little more time to work on your writing for LifE: The Book, what would you do differently? What would you change about your writing?

Well I think I would not change much but I would have a lot big essay than I have now.
4. How has the additional element of publication in a book affected the way you approach writing?
This make me work harder to get it done and a lot of people can see it and I am going to bring a copy to my old school so they can see what i am doing now.

internship

1. What are you excited about, nervous about and wondering about?

Well I was excited to start internship with caterpillar because its a lot of fun and I get a lot out of it. I was nervous a little because I didn't know a lot of people. I am wondering if i will be helping them in the world of concrete which it the 17 - 21 of January.

2. Describe the project you'll do at internship, including the skills and technology you need to do it and what you hope your project looks like as a final product.

The project that i am going to be presenting will be a lot fun to do. I am going to build a mini bill board and advertising for the company and then I am going to make a power point to show what I did each day and describe it in a lot of info. 

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3. This was the bombing of Iwo Jima. Wow that is a big explosion that did kill a lot of people. My great grandpa was in the Marine corps and was at


 2. Artist/ photographer is Andrew. The photo are flags of Great Britain, Japan, Serbia, Italy, Belgium, Montenegro, Russia and France. This was in 1914- 1916.