CUNY Academic Commons | Milton Isaiah Rivera | Activity https://commons.gc.cuny.edu/members/milton121/activity/ Activity feed for Milton Isaiah Rivera. Sat, 01 Jan 2050 18:00:18 -0500 https://buddypress.org/?v= en 30 hourly 2 aca0dcd66fbc820ef5354646142b6fe2 Milton Isaiah Rivera commented on the post, Discussion Post# 5, on the site Writing for the Social Sciences - Online Hybrid https://21002hybrid.commons.gc.cuny.edu/discussion-post-5/#comment-290 Wed, 13 May 2020 22:19:28 -0400 I agree that this course is making me better at organizing my thoughts, and while I am not achieving the best grade I can since I’ve been procrastinating, I still feel like I’m on my way to becoming a better […]

]]> 6cd3f20dd1210748b8f2635c3c54fc89 Milton Isaiah Rivera commented on the post, Discussion post #5, on the site Writing for the Social Sciences - Online Hybrid https://21002hybrid.commons.gc.cuny.edu/discussion-post-5-2/#comment-289 Wed, 13 May 2020 22:15:01 -0400 I agree with you 100% when it comes to the quarantine, and staying home doing this class online is making me lazy. I feel like my potential isn’t being met since I’ve been slacking off. Nonetheless, you have given […]

]]> 716ba3dffc44d827a04c48423f3b6f71 Milton Isaiah Rivera wrote a new post on the site Writing for the Social Sciences - Online Hybrid https://21002hybrid.commons.gc.cuny.edu/?p=1003 Wed, 13 May 2020 22:10:23 -0400 Whenever I have to prepare myself to do written tasks/assignments I usually read the background information beforehand, and make sure I familiarize myself with whatever reading that has been given to me. After I […]

]]> d9068b251400c64eb024bf4a05531f92 Milton Isaiah Rivera commented on the post, Response Three, on the site Writing for the Social Sciences - Online Hybrid https://21002hybrid.commons.gc.cuny.edu/reading-response-three/#comment-253 Tue, 07 Apr 2020 23:34:46 -0400 I really like how you brought up the fact that the introduction and conclusion are vital to an essay. I even find myself lacking in that department, but reading your response gave me a fresh outlook on how I […]

]]> ecd8f9531d8d94e36402b90f2156ceb7 Milton Isaiah Rivera commented on the post, Reading Response #3, on the site Writing for the Social Sciences - Online Hybrid https://21002hybrid.commons.gc.cuny.edu/reading-response-3-4/#comment-252 Tue, 07 Apr 2020 23:32:15 -0400 I agree with you, and when thinking about our topics we need to think about it as a whole rather than just a small piece. You can focus on just the group itself, but it would be a more rounded essay if it […]

]]> 2d860040090db8a78cc8a9dd978f75d1 Milton Isaiah Rivera wrote a new post on the site Writing for the Social Sciences - Online Hybrid https://21002hybrid.commons.gc.cuny.edu/?p=912 Tue, 07 Apr 2020 23:30:52 -0400 While I do like the premise of the essay, and how it introduces a new aspect of a woman’s thoughts on her society and how she should behave in it, I found this essay lacked some credibility. I didn’t really pay […]

]]> 9e7476d2bc2a4043f0280beecc84762c Milton Isaiah Rivera commented on the post, Reading Response #2, on the site Writing for the Social Sciences - Online Hybrid https://21002hybrid.commons.gc.cuny.edu/reading-response-2-2/#comment-227 Tue, 07 Apr 2020 00:12:55 -0400 I feel like Incels have been divided into a spectrum in today’s age, we have the radicals on one side and the ones who just have anger about their features not being good enough for women. But when we have this […]

]]> 879d27f7bef06bd2d4e28cc1dedb067a Milton Isaiah Rivera commented on the post, Response to "Our Incel Problem", on the site Writing for the Social Sciences - Online Hybrid https://21002hybrid.commons.gc.cuny.edu/response-to-our-incel-problem/#comment-226 Tue, 07 Apr 2020 00:07:36 -0400 I like how you mentioned the fact that these incels also have the same views of Western people, it is almost like they are putting a mirror on society, and their beliefs while also hyper exaggerating these views […]

]]> a6550ca4cbe162dd8b184fb7bd997fe3 Milton Isaiah Rivera wrote a new post on the site Writing for the Social Sciences - Online Hybrid https://21002hybrid.commons.gc.cuny.edu/?p=827 Sun, 05 Apr 2020 18:38:36 -0400 While reading Beauchamp’s essay I noticed a big trend within the incel community, which is these men are unattractive, insecure, and bullied (she also notes that some of these men may have autism). These traits, i […]

]]> f0c4998cb5f220e9cdf0654a81987e6e Milton Isaiah Rivera commented on the post, Post #4, on the site Writing for the Social Sciences - Online Hybrid https://21002hybrid.commons.gc.cuny.edu/post-4/#comment-205 Thu, 26 Mar 2020 03:50:40 -0400 Your research topic seems very interesting, especially since you are a soccer fan/player yourself so you will better understand the discussions within the hashtag. It’s very interesting, and intense when people […]

]]> 5004d4494b67b667d3fe4e29918f5abf Milton Isaiah Rivera commented on the post, Discussion Post 4, on the site Writing for the Social Sciences - Online Hybrid https://21002hybrid.commons.gc.cuny.edu/discussion-post-4-12/#comment-203 Thu, 26 Mar 2020 03:44:48 -0400 I really enjoyed reading your post, I think privilege is about exercising what you have gained through race/age/etc. and helping people who don’t have these privileges. I myself am a Bernie supporter, and have […]

]]> c50be9aa4a264ee36990a40b2dec9197 Milton Isaiah Rivera wrote a new post on the site Writing for the Social Sciences - Online Hybrid https://21002hybrid.commons.gc.cuny.edu/?p=777 Wed, 25 Mar 2020 23:48:08 -0400 For my fieldwork I chose a group of Satanists in a book club Facebook chat, I don’t know why I chose that group, but I’ve always been fascinated with the idea of Satanism because they don’t worship Satan rathe […]

]]> 38f63bf38f85b05e41490c4c06782e5e Milton Isaiah Rivera commented on the post, "Out Patients" - Elise Wu, on the site Writing for the Social Sciences - Online Hybrid https://21002hybrid.commons.gc.cuny.edu/out-patients-elise-wu-2/#comment-169 Tue, 24 Mar 2020 02:57:35 -0400 I agree with you, and I like the way she switches from subjective and objective in her essay so that she isn’t always talking about herself, but rather highlighting other people in this community.

]]> 105764af50659c7f75fe59ad53c870ce Milton Isaiah Rivera commented on the post, "Out Patients", on the site Writing for the Social Sciences - Online Hybrid https://21002hybrid.commons.gc.cuny.edu/out-patients-2/#comment-167 Tue, 24 Mar 2020 02:46:50 -0400 I like how you mentioned that what connected her to this essay was her own experience with FD, and not only did but how she walked away from this condition. Also, it is interesting that you spoke about people with […]

]]> ac6f779ee529acb0b31cb0f7674e3fcf Milton Isaiah Rivera wrote a new post on the site Writing for the Social Sciences - Online Hybrid https://21002hybrid.commons.gc.cuny.edu/?p=737 Tue, 24 Mar 2020 02:30:47 -0400 While Ms. Wu was trying to find an online community that catered to her specific psychological disability, what she found was the people who were annoyed by these people with FD. When portraying this community she […]

]]> 1799ced99cadaf47388dbaf509906dfe Milton Isaiah Rivera commented on the post, Discussion Post #3, on the site Writing for the Social Sciences - Online Hybrid https://21002hybrid.commons.gc.cuny.edu/discussion-post-3-6/#comment-104 Thu, 12 Mar 2020 00:57:11 -0400 I feel like your description is the perfect way to describe New Yorkers, everyone just does their own thing and tries to mind their business, unlike those small towns where they know each other’s names/age/etc. […]

]]> 85f7a342cdea298eaadd2e2c55541f18 Milton Isaiah Rivera commented on the post, DISCUSSION POST #3, on the site Writing for the Social Sciences - Online Hybrid https://21002hybrid.commons.gc.cuny.edu/discussion-post-3-4/#comment-103 Thu, 12 Mar 2020 00:51:52 -0400 Your observation was really interesting to read since I haven’t been “apocalypse shopping” myself, but now when I read/watch videos about these people with mass hysteria I can apply all dimensions. The security […]

]]> b10d43c97d29f8f4ac33799e4a0b8404 Milton Isaiah Rivera wrote a new post on the site Writing for the Social Sciences - Online Hybrid https://21002hybrid.commons.gc.cuny.edu/?p=616 Thu, 12 Mar 2020 00:35:29 -0400 Noticing how attitudes towards Asians have changed I decided to go to a place I have never been before: Chinatown. Specifically, I went to Columbus Park around 5 PM where I noticed I could find a seat with no […]

]]> d812a9e812fc94a3311434e0b8232c29 Milton Isaiah Rivera commented on the post, Discussion Post #2 - Hustlers, on the site Writing for the Social Sciences - Online Hybrid https://21002hybrid.commons.gc.cuny.edu/discussion-post-2-hustlers/#comment-51 Wed, 26 Feb 2020 23:08:13 -0500 To add to what you’re saying it feels almost like Pressler is making the looks of these women vital to their jobs. Almost, as though if they weren’t attractive they wouldn’t have these jobs and they would instead […]

]]> 60e27eae2b14161d497bd5220233776c Milton Isaiah Rivera commented on the post, Response to "The Hustlers at Scores", on the site Writing for the Social Sciences - Online Hybrid https://21002hybrid.commons.gc.cuny.edu/the-hustlers-the-real-story-behind-the-movie/#comment-49 Wed, 26 Feb 2020 23:02:14 -0500 I find this response really interesting, and it opened my eyes to things that I may have glossed over as unimportant but I’m glad to see that someone is bringing it up. I completely missed the whole plastic […]

]]> f704853a43b963b50bee8f638b05489c Milton Isaiah Rivera wrote a new post on the site Writing for the Social Sciences - Online Hybrid https://21002hybrid.commons.gc.cuny.edu/?p=498 Wed, 26 Feb 2020 22:55:20 -0500 There were a plethora of shared beliefs in this article; women should look out for themselves, men are to be manipulated for money, rich men especially, among other things. Specifically, I would like to focus on […]

]]> 1f73fa99446c492f4a515e79055825ad Milton Isaiah Rivera commented on the post, A Report from Occupied Territory, on the site Writing for the Social Sciences - Online Hybrid https://21002hybrid.commons.gc.cuny.edu/a-report-from-occupied-territory-2/#comment-11 Mon, 10 Feb 2020 18:52:41 -0500 The last question you asked (if you have any problems are you willing to go to the police for help) really stuck out to me, it feels ironic in a sense. It reminded me of the book Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury in […]

]]> 9572ee8b721afb4b45834130fc34923e Milton Isaiah Rivera commented on the post, A Report from Occupied Territory, A Feild Worker's Response, on the site Writing for the Social Sciences - Online Hybrid https://21002hybrid.commons.gc.cuny.edu/a-report-from-occupied-territory-a-feild-workers-response/#comment-9 Mon, 10 Feb 2020 18:41:12 -0500 I really enjoyed reading your response! It brings to light that things in the past can be seen in the present. I especially liked the second question you asked because it exposes the fact that everything is based […]

]]> 4ef737717f266f9e25532f24cec3ffdd Milton Isaiah Rivera wrote a new post on the site Writing for the Social Sciences - Online Hybrid https://21002hybrid.commons.gc.cuny.edu/?p=401 Mon, 10 Feb 2020 16:57:32 -0500 In Baldwin’s essay readers are introduced to a variety of cultural information, such as when the older man (Fecundo Acion) called a policeman ‘sir’ in order to show him respect. In this readers see that there […]

]]> a15955d2d3a9a207c658e5de711a804c Milton Isaiah Rivera wrote a new post on the site Milton Rivera FIQWS portfolio https://riveraportfolio.commons.gc.cuny.edu/?p=121 Thu, 05 Dec 2019 21:24:21 -0500 ada4c58531ff6be3e770651b374fa967 Milton Isaiah Rivera wrote a new post on the site Milton Rivera FIQWS portfolio https://riveraportfolio.commons.gc.cuny.edu/?p=112 Thu, 14 Nov 2019 21:34:08 -0500 c9918fb991206228ccfd5e45759a3bba Milton Isaiah Rivera created the site Milton Rivera FIQWS portfolio https://commons.gc.cuny.edu/activity/p/596867/ Thu, 19 Sep 2019 20:08:52 -0400 aea0a8b12052d79b8aea33063a167905 Milton Isaiah Rivera became a registered member https://commons.gc.cuny.edu/activity/p/596824/ Thu, 19 Sep 2019 20:00:01 -0400