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| The Kid I'm Babysitting in a Nutshell... |
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Before I begin this blog, I would like to share with whoever is reading this, that I am currently babysitting a 3 year old child... who is from France (barely knows english, let alone still learning how to talk), met the kid 2 hours ago... and to say the least... based on his stamina of screaming, it's going to be a long night. I was in the gym two nights ago, and this random mom ran up to me saying "OH MY GOSH! ARE YOU KATIE?!" and I said "That depends..." and somehow she found out I nanny my coache's niece and what not and somehow she managed to sign me up to babysit her son...
with that being said, i sincerely apologize if my opinion for this blog is a little stronger than what it should be.
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| These Poor Parents... |
moving on! The next JSTOR i read was "the black death, why we must watch citizen videos of police violence." based on the title, I'm not sure about you, but I watched a single video a few months back, and I cannot get myself to watch another. its too heartbreaking for me, it makes me nauseous. But the author is right on a few things, society today is still notorious for stereotyping specific nationalities and cultures, we all do it. the author uses pathos greatly here defining the history of violence, and it is something we should all be aware of.
the final JSTOR i read was "stronger things" and the psychic nosebleed. what was interesting to me in this one takes me back to another class i am currently taking, HIST 406, History of Sexuality, and we currently are talking about the patriarchy society, where men overpower women. at the end of the article, the author acknowledges that in all three sources, men overpower young women to take over the world. and it made me realize that even though women have a lot more power in todays world. men still are seen as superior and the ones who hold their ground, and women are seen as people who need to be protected. definitely an interesting article.
Update.. he is still screaming...
Moving on to the editorials, i started with "Liberals are the start of people who..." I had to click on it because below it says "this is a very conservative website..." I was already laughing when the editorial started off with how Liberals are the type of people who eat cheese burgers and are simultaneously writing a hate letter to a person who killed an animal.." classic. I am personally a liberal, and to see an outside point of view from a conservative member, I obviously do not disagree with any of what is said here; however, I did find it extremely entertaining. At the end, we are asked "who ruined america? The liberals..." and it goes on and on, and I am proud that this author is capable of taking his feelings onto paper and find some common ground with what is bothering him... and as a Liberal, I shall take the higher road, and I apologize for my people.
Moving on! On a more serious note, next editorial I read was "Criminal rape cases should not be on a ticking clock" The author explains how there were over 50 women who came out and reports their assaults, yet they have not been filed completely. The editorial argues that the statutes of limitations should be eliminated by all states, and not all states have taken this step by signing. I agree with this because sexual assault is serious crime and all individuals who are victims should have the right to stand up for what happened to them and make peace to the situation.
last but not least, "donald trump's bet: we are all chumps" is a great title for starters. to put this editorial in a nutshell, Trump should probably get his life together and get that paperwork so people can stop complaining about his lack of documentation. ]
That is all! Time to see if coloring with the little guy will make him happy :)
have a good weekend everybody!
I sincerely sympathize with your babysitting scenario. However, you are much braver than I, as there is not enough money in the world to convince me to spend an evening watching a three-year-old. Back to the subject at hand, I enjoyed your blog. I particularly appreciate that you mentioned the JSTOR article which referenced the show, Stranger Things. I was not expecting anything from this article, but I was pleasantly surprised with how it related elements of the show to social phenomena. This article definitely raised questions I would be interested in researching later. I also enjoyed some of the commentary you provided on the editorials. I found some of them very entertaining too. Hope your evening of babysitting was not as bad as I imagine an evening with a screaming toddler would be.
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Hey Katie,
ReplyDeleteOh my goodness. It really looks like you had a handful last night. I have had my babysitting horrors too. For reasons like the night that you had, I have cut ties with my babysitting duties haha. It is a hard job!
Anywaaayysss! I had a fun time reading your blog. It was very well written. I agree too that the JSTOR articles used credible sources. The authors of those articles created incredible ethos that really make them trustworthy. I did read the stranger things article, and I really like your insight on that. I was not even thinking about it that way. Great connection.
See you in class!!
Allison Starr
Hiiii,
ReplyDeleteI'm so sorry for your babysitting troubles. It was funny how you started reading about the Kindness article and realized it was more political then about being kind. That's something i would do. But I wont baby sit if they are older then 2 years old lol
I like that you were able to connect with a lot of the readings you read, because when I read them I only connected with 1. Specifically about the liberals. Your connection to the article made it more amusing. I feel like having common ground between the author and the reader makes it 100X more easier for the author to gain their readers trust, or persuade readers to agree with they are trying to say.
I caught that some of the articles have an ongoing theme of superiority. I don't know if that was a coincidence or that's just how JSTOR and Op-ed articles are written but I found that interesting
Brenda
If you ever need someone to babysit for you, I’d be more than happy to! I love children. Even the difficult ones, because it makes me a better person when I have to deal with outpouring emotions coming from another human being.
ReplyDeleteI enjoyed reading your responses to the different JSTOR articles. You gave really good examples of pathos, logos, and ethos. I was just a little to scatter-brained to be analyzing the articles I read to that extent. The point you brought up about men’s power over women is such a relevant point that the Stranger Things article glazes over. When I first started reading that JSTOR Daily Article, I was immediately captured by the fact that I had just watched the entire first season recently. The double standard between men and women is still so apparent, and that particular op-ed mentioned it to bring it into the conversation again.
I’m surprised that you also went into depth about the op-eds. I’m not sure I could focus and complete my homework while babysitting a screaming child.
I commend you Katie!
Erin de Leon