CUNY Academic Commons | Rebeca Aragon | Activity https://commons.gc.cuny.edu/members/rebecaaragon/activity/ Activity feed for Rebeca Aragon. Sat, 01 Jan 2050 18:00:18 -0500 https://buddypress.org/?v= en 30 hourly 2 9c2ce597a4c2c72d59b65f298a1dc4fb Rebeca Aragon commented on the post, Final Post, on the site English Composition 121 https://english121.commons.gc.cuny.edu/2018/11/27/final-post/#comment-2968 Tue, 11 Dec 2018 14:08:50 -0500 The quote, “Writing is really a way of thinking — not just feeling but thinking about things that are disparate, unresolved, mysterious, problematic or just sweet.” by Toni Morrison is important when it comes to […]

]]> 0168c1906bde28ec401df70a7a0f4fdc Rebeca Aragon commented on the post, Towards your own project (inspiration: Academic Tourist), on the site English Composition 121 https://english121.commons.gc.cuny.edu/2018/11/20/towards-your-own-project-inspiration-academic-tourist/#comment-2812 Thu, 29 Nov 2018 02:55:20 -0500 “Run! Run!”, your friend yelled at you as the class raced to the classroom to see who could get there first. Your teacher waited by the classroom door and she quietly told the stampede of students to be quiet and […]

]]> 916c163ea9cda6a1596adc1cbde11dd8 Rebeca Aragon commented on the post, The Academic Tourist Freewrite, on the site English Composition 121 https://english121.commons.gc.cuny.edu/2018/11/20/the-academic-tourist-freewrite/#comment-2771 Tue, 27 Nov 2018 15:00:39 -0500 In his auto ethnography “The Academic Tourist: An Autoethnography”, , Ronald Pelias (2003) provides experiences as a teacher and the process of writing research papers. One personal experience that Ronald Pelias […]

]]> 37fc34697d5fc14fdd1b5019a8ad5b59 Rebeca Aragon commented on the post, Autethnography Prewriting 11/20, on the site English Composition 121 https://english121.commons.gc.cuny.edu/2018/11/15/autethnography-prewriting-11-20/#comment-2633 Tue, 20 Nov 2018 14:15:50 -0500 I am a female student. How does music impact students? Why is music important when it comes to studying? Does music have a negative impact when students are studying? What music is best when it comes to focusing […]

]]> 7ff9d4054d8503546b394d9631a51f5e Rebeca Aragon commented on the post, Standard American English, on the site English Composition 121 https://english121.commons.gc.cuny.edu/2018/11/12/standard-american-english/#comment-2566 Tue, 13 Nov 2018 14:34:09 -0500 We should have Standard form of American English because it is essential when it comes to the outside world. In terms of the professional world, Standard form of American English is needed to find jobs, write […]

]]> 77d13ccc8928adb754ad63343255355a Rebeca Aragon commented on the post, Post your children's book paragraph here!, on the site English Composition 121 https://english121.commons.gc.cuny.edu/2018/11/01/post-your-childrens-book-paragraph-here/#comment-2375 Thu, 01 Nov 2018 14:27:52 -0400 Children’s books are essential in the growth of a child because they teach children important morals, values and skills. Many authors use similar formatting in their books such as mechanics, the simplicity of […]

]]> 4f75b1885a35539a5f27dc19bc55a2dc Rebeca Aragon commented on the post, Diss track paragraph!, on the site English Composition 121 https://english121.commons.gc.cuny.edu/2018/10/25/diss-track-paragraph/#comment-2314 Thu, 25 Oct 2018 14:36:26 -0400 The intentions of diss tracks is to be aggressive towards the subject they’re addressing. A diss track isn’t supposed to be a pretty poem, it’s all about using aggressive language to look strong and superior. For […]

]]> 09931d1c91f722719660280c4c85841a Rebeca Aragon commented on the post, Integrate a quote from The Guardian article, on the site English Composition 121 https://english121.commons.gc.cuny.edu/2018/10/18/integrate-a-quote-from-the-guardian-article/#comment-2235 Thu, 18 Oct 2018 22:03:19 -0400 Languages are essential for communication hence the controversial topic of whether Jamaica should have two national languages. In Jamaica Debates ‘Queen’s English’, Caroline Turriff reports on the contr […]

]]> e8b431919d026885e472131059a96aaf Rebeca Aragon commented on the post, Literacy Campaign Report: India, on the site English Composition 121 https://english121.commons.gc.cuny.edu/2018/10/11/998/#comment-2196 Tue, 16 Oct 2018 13:18:08 -0400 By reading this report, I learned that India is receiving assistance by the government in order to increase the literacy rates resulting in an increase in the economy. A writing technique they used that I […]

]]> f06efffae1cbdbaea96cf87858086438 Rebeca Aragon wrote a new post on the site English Composition 121 https://english121.commons.gc.cuny.edu/?p=1008 Mon, 15 Oct 2018 19:21:28 -0400 Rich people receive more academic opportunities leading them to their great success. They are provided with opportunities such as private tutors. On the other hand, minorities struggle academically due to several […]

]]> ee1d1e8c4a7d51b53ee7d99f61e6ec4b Rebeca Aragon commented on the post, post your literacy campaign paragraphs, on the site English Composition 121 https://english121.commons.gc.cuny.edu/2018/10/02/backup-space-to-post-your-literacy-campaign-paragraphs/#comment-2102 Tue, 02 Oct 2018 22:31:16 -0400 New York City is known to be one of the most diverse cities in the world. However, just a couple decades ago it wasn’t as diverse as it is today, especially in CUNY schools. Before the 1970s, CUNY schools were […]

]]> 63ca6da7d9c6c463d35111bb611162a4 Rebeca Aragon commented on the post, OPEN ADMISSIONS, on the site English Composition 121 https://english121.commons.gc.cuny.edu/2018/09/27/open-admissions/#comment-2052 Thu, 27 Sep 2018 14:15:25 -0400 Rebeca Aragon and Prince Boakye

The Open Admission of CUNY was a campaign that the black and Puerto Rican community protested for equal admission opportunities in colleges. The black and Puerto Rican community […]

]]> 32388d2e4ac0c73b38f738ef8d3646be Rebeca Aragon commented on the post, Analysis of Child's drawing, on the site English Composition 121 https://english121.commons.gc.cuny.edu/2018/09/13/analysis-of-childs-drawing/#comment-1996 Thu, 20 Sep 2018 13:24:24 -0400 Most people think Franyelis’s drawing is about random letters written on the page, what they don’t know is it’s actually about Franyelis’s parents calling her grandmother due to a happy occasion. This news could h […]

]]> 3eeebb582508fcf5fb8247dffa814b3a Rebeca Aragon commented on the post, Summarize your children's book, on the site English Composition 121 https://english121.commons.gc.cuny.edu/2018/09/06/summarize-your-childrens-book/#comment-1814 Thu, 06 Sep 2018 14:30:11 -0400 Bree Finds A Friend by Mike Huber focuses on the idea of friendships when we are children. In his book, children play on the playground together while Bree was “playing by herself” (Huber 4). Essentially, Bree is […]

]]> 642a4c92be1fe656682a3a71020c4b9c Rebeca Aragon commented on the post, Summarize Harriet the Spy, on the site English Composition 121 https://english121.commons.gc.cuny.edu/2018/09/03/summarize-harriet-the-spy/#comment-1782 Wed, 05 Sep 2018 00:17:11 -0400 The movie Harriet The Spy explores curiosity of children through Harriet and sometimes that can get them in trouble. Harriet’s nanny Golly encourages Harriet to write about everything in her book on a daily basis. […]

]]> e5aeb379a4059cd5c8727624a7b806ee Rebeca Aragon commented on the post, Literacy Sponsor and Deborah Brandt, on the site English Composition 121 https://english121.commons.gc.cuny.edu/2018/09/03/literacy-sponsor-and-harriet-the-spy/#comment-1742 Tue, 04 Sep 2018 13:34:26 -0400 In Deborah Brandt’s text “Sponsors of Literacy” she explores the influence someone can have in one’s writing. As technology evolved, literacy looms were created and became “great engines” in the writing industry […]

]]> 842f6a82b67f4cfe17b7a52c90997184 Rebeca Aragon commented on the post, Autoethnography-- "My Struggles with American Small Talk", on the site English Composition 121 https://english121.commons.gc.cuny.edu/2018/08/30/autoethnography-my-struggles-with-american-small-talk/#comment-1727 Tue, 04 Sep 2018 01:05:02 -0400 In his autoethnography, “My Struggle With American Small Talk”, Karan Mahajan writes about the challenges of small talk in the United States. He states how “small talk” is “dishonest” (2). Personally, I believe […]

]]> ae0b0fb73ebdc781d56f4babd3eff567 Rebeca Aragon commented on the post, Homemade Love (extra credit), on the site English Composition 121 https://english121.commons.gc.cuny.edu/2018/08/30/skin-again/#comment-1716 Mon, 03 Sep 2018 17:27:45 -0400 In her book “Homemade Love”, Bell Hooks explores the ideas of love and comfort through a child who’s mother refers to as “Girlpie”. For instance, when Girlpie goes to bed alone, she remembers “arms that hold” her […]

]]> 94123afbf91f1c5848ced4dd43a30c8d Rebeca Aragon commented on the post, Alexander Chee's "The Writing Life", on the site English Composition 121 https://english121.commons.gc.cuny.edu/2018/08/30/alexander-chees-the-writing-life/#comment-1648 Thu, 30 Aug 2018 13:42:13 -0400 In the chapter “The Writing Life” on page 44 the paragraph begins with “After I hung up the phone…I could write in a way that those other things had not” (44). This paragraph is saying that many events had […]

]]> 7f0dbb677a8925cff8b1f5bce3ff891a Rebeca Aragon became a registered member https://commons.gc.cuny.edu/activity/p/513953/ Tue, 28 Aug 2018 21:33:23 -0400