Author Archives: johsaman

In my last blog I had mentioned that I would not be presenting my project the way I would prefer to through a video. I searched different websites and applications to create a story book but I could not find one fitting for my idea. So, to bring some life to my journal entries thatContinue reading “My Final Blog”

I had many ideas on how to present the journal entries that make up my final project. I thought about not only writing the journal entries but creating a video with audio of myself  reading each journal entry. I thought this form of presentation would be more intriguing. Unfortunately, I think my idea is tooContinue reading “A Slow but Steady Process”

I have been very eager to produce the work for my final project. While creating an outline I noticed how emotional I am about the pandemic. My family is struggling financially because unemployment was unprepared for the amount of people that would be filing. It seems like America was extremely unprepared. Not only are citizensContinue reading “I’m Concerned.”

As I did my freewriting I found that I had many more ideas than I had believed I would. Wow, that was a lot of I’s. Anyway, I was surprised by the ideas I had for the project. When I first read over the assignment I had ideas for both options and through my freewritingContinue reading “My Final Project”

I thought that composing this slide presentation would be easier but once I sat down I went blank. So, I did what I think I do best. I followed the directions on the assignment sheet. The whole time I was doing research on Michael Jackson I was finding interesting information, but it was not whatContinue reading “Presentation Progress”

It is no secret that Michael Jackson was a musical genius, but he also made great contributions to society! While researching Michael I did not focus much on his musical achievements though they played a hand in his fight for equality;  I was aware that many of his songs were about equality and making aContinue reading “The King of Contribution”

Deciding which artist that I would study for our Ethnic American Artist project was very difficult for me. I only had two people in mind, but I was torn between the two. When the project was assigned I immediately thought, Michael Jackson, but then my nosey wife suggested I focus on Tiffany Haddish, an actressContinue reading “Tiffany or Michael?”

I decided I would listen to the podcast Three Miles for this week’s blog because I was interested in hearing how different two schools that were so close to each other were. The story of the two opposite schools reminded me of the book The Hate U Give by Angie Thomas, except this was aContinue reading “Life Isn’t Fair”

If you asked me how I felt after reading Toni Morrison’s short story Sweetness, I would tell you that it made me angry, it also made sense, but it wasn’t right. Sweetness tells the sad story of raising a child that stands out in America. There is absolutely nothing wrong with Lula Ann, I doContinue reading “There Was Nothing Sweet About Her”

The Cats of Mirikitani documentary was an interesting look into the life of a Japanese American who was discriminated against in his own country. It was sad to see how Jimmy wanted nothing to do with America after his exhausting experience in the internment camps, but it was beautiful to see him build a lifeContinue reading “Jimmy and Linda”