1. Write the story title and author name. .25 point
909
By: Percival Everett
2. Summarize the reading in one brief paragraph; be specific in your summary. Remember that your classmates will rely on you for this information. 2 percent
This story is about a lady who has lived in between L.A. and Palm Springs in Riverside County for over ten years. It is also referred to as the Badlands. She refers to it the whole time as 909 and how it is like a guy named Bob, familiar and simple. She relates everyone to there zip codes and how people care what zip code they live in. She likes in the 909m cause everything is so simple, non hectic, and open. She rides her mule, Monk, up the hills where there are all sorts of animals and just wide open land of small trees and brush. She talks about how at the top of the hills she can see Lake Perris and the 60 freeway. She discusses how it is always so pact with cars on Sundays, and how people sit in traffic and how she would never do that.
3. Which was your favorite sentence or paragraph (include entire quote; use quote marks and page number)? 1 percent
“People in Los Angeles fight over area codes. They care what their codes are. I understand that the best one to have is 310 or maybe 213. But out here we don’t care.” (121)
4. What did the reading make you think of? (be specific eg "There is a bridge in SF that spans 4 miles from SF to Oakland and in the middle of the bridge it crosses an island called Treasure Island. This story makes me think of that specific little island where I can see the entire city and bay area. That city was also in the news recently where .... ) .75 percent
It made me think of a ranch I used to go to when I was younger where I felt so far away from everyone and everything, even though it was only 5 minutes to town. When you climbed the hills you could see everything below it, sort of like she described in her story.
5. What is one thing you did not know before you started the reading that you now know (again, be specific using concrete examples)? 1 percent
I didn’t know that before people called Palm Springs a vacation spot that they used to call Riverside County the vacation spot that was closed to home. I also didn’t know everything that the county was about and he temperature and animals. I though it was interesting the angles that she wrote her story at.
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The Line
By: Ruben Martinez
2. Summarize the reading in one brief paragraph; be specific in your summary. Remember that your classmates will rely on you for this information. 2 percent
He writes about the line between Tijuana and the United States. He says families, men, women, elderly, all kinds of people from more then just Mexico, would line up and get ready to cross the line. He says that years ago, before the ‘90’s it used to be really easy to get in to the United States. It would only take one or two tries before you got in. They all used to gather and music was played, soccer games were ran, everyone celebrated what was about to happen. Now, things are different because Border Control has expanded and there is a twelve foot steel wall blocking immigrants. When they try to get over now they have to go east and travel in the complete dark, where as before they had light and other amenities.
3. Which was your favorite sentence or paragraph (include entire quote; use quote marks and page number)? 1 percent
“The migrants came from all over Mexico and Central America, and as far away as China, Iran, Pakistan. Packs of lone men, unshaved, dusty-haired, carrying only the clothes on their back or small, cheap vinyl bags filled with just a handful of belongings. And families, entire families, from grandmothers with crinkled faces and braided white hair down to wide-eyed tots in arms.” (127)
4. What did the reading make you think of? (be specific eg "There is a bridge in SF that spans 4 miles from SF to Oakland and in the middle of the bridge it crosses an island called Treasure Island. This story makes me think of that specific little island where I can see the entire city and bay area. That city was also in the news recently where .... ) .75 percent
For the most part it made me think of history classes in high school when I was learning about immigration. It made me remember what I learned, but expanded on what I had learned, I didn’t know a lot of what used to go on with immigrants. It also made me think deeper into when my grandparents immigrated here. It wasn’t through Mexico it was from Italy, but it still made me think of what they would have had to go through to live in the United States.
5. What is one thing you did not know before you started the reading that you now know (again, be specific using concrete examples)? 1 percent
I actually learned a lot from reading this. I had no idea what immigrants did while waiting and preparing for the walk across the border to the United States. I knew it used to be pretty easy to get in, but no its not, but I liked how they put the detail in on what they used to call the governor of California and how now they have to walk in the dark. I also found this story very interesting.
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Flirting with Urbanismo
By: Patt Morrison
2. Summarize the reading in one brief paragraph; be specific in your summary. Remember that your classmates will rely on you for this information. 2 percent
Morrison talks about L.A. and what the city really is through their eyes. They say that people always say they have never seen downtown L.A. when in reality they have in movies and shows. Morrison acts as if the city is no big deal and just with people that have money and are using it. They talks about how no one lives in downtown L.A., they only work there, and how everyone lives in the surrounding areas in the suburbs. They seem to talk down about people who actually do live in the downtown region. Morrison talks about the shopping, the people that visit, and comparing it to places such as New York, Chicago, etc. They seem to write it very stereotypical and near minded.
3. Which was your favorite sentence or paragraph (include entire quote; use quote marks and page number)? 1 percent
“To all of you who say—with an annoying tone of pride, I must add—‘Oh, I’ve never seen downtown Los Angeles,’ I say, ‘Oh yes you have.’” (133)
4. What did the reading make you think of? (be specific eg "There is a bridge in SF that spans 4 miles from SF to Oakland and in the middle of the bridge it crosses an island called Treasure Island. This story makes me think of that specific little island where I can see the entire city and bay area. That city was also in the news recently where .... ) .75 percent
The reading made me think of when I went to L.A. last summer on a trip. I didn’t see all of L.A., but I saw a few of the buildings. The author describes things that I don’t really know if I saw, but they described them in a way that made me think of all the things I saw in L.A., the beaches, malls, skyscraper buildings, and the houses and mansions right outside the city in the suburbs.
5. What is one thing you did not know before you started the reading that you now know (again, be specific using concrete examples)? 1 percent
I think the author makes to big of a deal out of little things, almost as if they just don’t like L.A., so there going to talk down about it. I learned what buildings and streets certain shows and movies were filmed on, such as seeing City Hall in Superman. I learned a little bit about the history of different parts of L.A. and even though it seemed biased to me, I thought it was pretty interesting.
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Waters of Tranquility
By: Carolyn See
2. Summarize the reading in one brief paragraph; be specific in your summary. Remember that your classmates will rely on you for this information. 2 percent
See writes about The Lake Shrine of the Self-Realization Fellowship on Sunset Boulevard that was created by Paramahansa Yogananda. It has a garden lake, swans, a rowboat, a temple, etc. It has monuments for the four major religions in the U.S., Islam, Christianity, Judaism, Buddhism, and Hinduism. It is a place that was created to feel world peace and where many lovers walk and talk, and people just walk around the lake. She said that when her partner got sick she used to walk around there to get a peace of mind back after fighting with their family. After a few times around she would get the calm peace and courage to continue back.
3. Which was your favorite sentence or paragraph (include entire quote; use quote marks and page number)? 1 percent
“In the Scheme of things where a major religion only rates a four-foot monument, a single human death may be no more than a fall of one flower, one tweaked leaf. There are so many more! And life itself may be no more than a play toy, a few Burma-Shave signs in the universe. But blazing, amazing, for all that. You can see that at the Lake Shrine. I know I did.” (145)
4. What did the reading make you think of? (be specific eg "There is a bridge in SF that spans 4 miles from SF to Oakland and in the middle of the bridge it crosses an island called Treasure Island. This story makes me think of that specific little island where I can see the entire city and bay area. That city was also in the news recently where .... ) .75 percent
It reminded me of walking around Howarth Park, where you’re in the city, but all that surrounds you is the lake, nature and animals. After walking around the lake you have cleared your mind and you feel better. Its like a little sanctuary to me at time where I can and clear my head and feel better about life, with new perspectives.
5. What is one thing you did not know before you started the reading that you now know (again, be specific using concrete examples)? 1 percent
I actually wasn’t even aware that this place existed in California. After reading about it, it really made me want to visit it one day and see if all she said is true. I liked how even if people weren’t one of the major four religions it had the monuments for it didn’t stop them from going.
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