Journal 3: Respond to Rosa Alexander’s ‘The Meme-ing of Trigger Warnings,’ A) Do you believe that there is a backlash against trigger warnings much as there is a backlash against political correctness? In other words, are people worried that ‘words, ideas, and subjects that might cause discomfort or give offense’ are taken to a level […]

Journal 1: Responding to Ta-Nehisi Coates’ ‘Losing My Innocence,’ pp. 26-28Coates describes his neighborhood as ‘a world apart’ from that ‘other world’ he witnessed on television, in particular the world that belonged to the idealized white, middle-class, suburban family of Mr. Belvedere, a popular television sitcom at the time: ‘There were little white boys with […]

Journal 1: Read to Ta-Nehisi Coates”Losing My Innocence,’ (attached) and respond to the following promptquestions in 250 words. Prompt: Coates describes hisneighborhood as ‘a world apart’ from that ‘other world’ hewitnessed on television, in particular the world that belonged to the idealizedwhite, middle-class, suburban family of Mr. Belvedere, a populartelevision sitcom at the time: ‘There […]

John Smith has just arrived in New York from China. He is seeking asylum on his well-founded fear that the Chinese government is persecuting him because he is a member of the Uighur ethnic minority which practices Islam and opposes the Communist Party of China.The Chinese government has a different story. They say John is […]

John Coltrane is an undisputed giant of jazz. There was an evolution in his creative style-both as composer and performer-from 1957 to 1964. Yet, there is an aspect of Coltrane’s performance artistry that remains distinctly identifiable throughout his career. Remarkably, his music would evolve further in the last three years of his life (1964-1967) into […]