Step 1- Read all the comments from the previous assignment.
Step 2- Choose one comment which is thoughtful.
Step 3-
First, paraphrase the comment you are responding to: For example: “Mr. Baalbaki thinks that…”
Then, write a question about the chosen comment. The question must be: clear, sincere, useful and be the sort of question which leads to more questions. The question you write must complicate the comment’s argument, make the reader of the comment you are questioning think deeper. Stir up some intellectual trouble. Find an example from US history which disproves their theory.
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My comment is for Tina. You didn't explain enough. Why is it true that in every war they kill you in a new way? How is it possible?
My question is for Andrew. When I was reading your entry, i noticed that it sounded alot like mine but rephrased. But ignoring that, you have flaws in your comment. Like the theme statement you made. What is that suppose to mean? You didn't have anything to support that statement and that left me confused and probably many other readers.
My question is for Michelle tsvitman, she said:The theme is "“We veneer civilization by doing unkind things in a kind way" My question is if they do unkind things in a kind way, what about the indian removal act, they did it in a harsh way. And what about slavery, that was an unkind thing done in a unkind way. I think that maybe they do kind things in an unkind way, like for instance, the african american society strarted to help free enslaved africans and help stop slavery. But they did it in an unkind way, because there werent many people joining and helping in the stop of slavery. So they all depended on one another for it to stop, but in a way if everyone depended on someone else, noone did it. I think that the quote should be paraphrased to say that. So my question is what exactly did they do unkind in a kind way?
My question is for Andrew Yee. Andrew said that none of these authors disagree. Andrew also said that America is not a good place because something good leads to something bad. My question is can you name a time america did something good that led to something bad. Also, your own theme says " Whatever you do give it to ameraica to make it worse" what do you mean by that theme. Are you saying that america steals people ideas that lead them to fighting between the ideas. Or do you mean that just give your ideas to america before they try and take it so you wont have to deal with the constant fighting between countries?
My question is for Tina. She said that "they all seem to think that America [in the 1700s] was somewhat destructive and they wanted a new America in the future [now]." And that Americas struggles kept it balanced. Maybe all of these authors didnt want a new America. Do you think they wanted America to stay the same by keep fighting and not changing life in it?
My question is for Sharena, you say that "America should not go to war and i don't think that war is the only way to settle our differences.", tell me about the other ways. What are they? Explain how it will settle our differences.
My question is for Sharena Austin. You said that your favorite quotes is by Will Rogers. He says that civilization advances in war. You stated that you'd rather choose other methods to settle differences. How would our civilization advance with no war?
[Brian's comment]
My comment is for Andrew. Why do you think these authors don't disagree with each other? What is "good" to you? Some of those comments don't talk about America.
My question is for Elizabeth. YOu said that as "our race is a destructive race and we as time progresses so does our technology. We find more and more ways of killing each other." But then what is the nobel peace prize for? Isn't that for peace making. Our technology may be going in a killing spree, but the technology may bring us a lesson. It will show us the terror of what we are doing to our neighboring countrys. It will also guide us towards the light instead of the dark. The technology will show us our faults, and we learn from them.
It will not always be a tool for killing each other.
My question is for Tina. She said in every way they kill you in a new way. She also said that slavery was an event that proves her statement. But how does slavery prove that the civilization kills you in a new way? Slavery was a time when people captured other people and used them for labor. But it wasn't a way to kill someone in war.
My comment is for Michael Eberman. Michael said “I agree with Emily Dickinson. I think that by the word "meet" she means "better". If so, her quote means that we must better our self as a country first and then try to help others. I agree with that quote because it not only refers to politics but also to every other living and breathing thing in the world.” My question is, don’t you think that by trying to help others, we would better our selves as a country?
In American history, America has tried helping there own country by the removal of innocent people from their homes. This event was called the Indian Removal Act. The Indian Removal Act took place in 1830. Andrew Jackson wanted the Naive American land of Georgia to Mississippi to be open for settlement by American farmers. Andrew Jackson had no sympathy with Native Americans’ claim to the lands where they had already lived. Instead of Andrew Jackson helping the Native Americans make a better living, he just cared about making his country better, but it was done in a wrong way. Native Americans were removed from the Mississippi River. This act was called the 1830 Indian Removal Act. Because of this, many fights took place. These fights lead to the death of hundreds of Seminole. If we helped Native Americans find at least a new home instead of just removing them, America would have probably been considered a nice and better country.
Another event that proves this quote wrong was the act of slavery. America was trying to make a better country for themselves by having people work for them. Instead of trying to help them live a better life, they treated them really badly. People thought that having slaves would make a better country, but they ruined the lives of innocent people that they were supposed to help by torturing them and have them do all the work. Slaves worked for them on plantations, specific jobs, farms, and more. This resulted in violent slave revolts and resulted in the death of 60 white people and the death of 100 innocent slaves.
So as you can see, if we try helping people, we might better our selves as a country because bettering ourselves as a country may lead to wrong mistakes, as the removal and torture of people that need help the most
My question is for Alex D. You said that it would have been better to miss America so many bad things would'nt have happened. But if we didn't find America, we wouldn't have many things we have today. When you go through hardships, at the end don't you emerge as a better person? And if bad things didn't happen, how would we learn from our mistakes?
My comment is for Oznur Gul. She stated the authors that she thought disagreed with each other and what their quotes meant. She said that Arthur Arnold Toynbee's quote meant that America is trying to help, but in the end it unintentionally ends up causing more damage than good and Abigail Adams' quote is saying how America is just trying to get more power and trying to rule over smaller places. So Oznur, how exactly are these two authors disagreeing with each other?
I disagree with Brian Ng. He stated that Goerge Santyana disagrees with Thomas Jefferson. However the statement that Thomas Jefferson wrote is that he likes the future better then the past. Note he does not say anything about not remembering the past. He could have known what happened in the past. He migh not like it so he thinks about whats going to happen next. George Santyana says that if you don't know what happened in the past you will not be prepared for the future to see it happen again.
My comment is for Sharena.She said she wouldn't want our country to go to war and that their should be other methods.What methods?In every war people die but its for a purpose.
My question is for Sharena Austin. You said that your favorite quotes is by Will Rogers. He says that civilization advances in war. You stated that you'd rather choose other methods to settle differences. How would our civilization advance with no war?
My comment is for Ian. Ian said that Will Rodgers thinks that America is advancing but in the wrong way, towards war. But what i believe you have forgotten is that America's civilization has already been through war, the question is that if America is inventing new strategies and weapons to win wars as life goes on. Which do you believe is most likely?
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