Summary

Jackie Robinson was an African American baseball player who went through discrimination. Jackie Robinson became a professional black baseball player who made the Brooklyn Dodgers because of Branch Rickey. Branch Rickey noticed that he wanted to change racism since there was a lot of discrimination against black players but even Charley Thomas who was one of the baseball players; he wasn't able to sleep in a hotel because of the color of his skin. Branch Rickey then took some notes on how the special baseball player should be; he included that the person needed to have the guts to take all the insults but not do anything about it. This was the Noble Experiment. Branch Rickey then went on a look out for this special person, until he found it and it was Jackie Robinson. Branch Rickey asked Jackie Robinson if he would like to be in the Brooklyn Dodgers but before that he told him a little lie. Rickey talked to Jackie about the requirements of being in the Brooklyn Dodgers. Jackie agreed but Branch Rickey wanted to make sure, so he tested Rickey by talking bad about his family and his skin color. Branch Rickey realized that Jackie did have the guts to stay calm when he was discriminated by whites.

Theme

The book I listened to was Thank You, Mr. Falker.  The conflict of Thank You, Mr. Falker is that Trisha wasn't able to read. The more she tried to read the less she was able too. Trisha reacted to her conflict very badly. She thought of herself as being a really dumb person and that only made it worse because she didn't believe in herself and so that made it even worse. The theme of the story was that you should always believe in yourself so that you have the positivity to be able to do what ever you wanted to do.

Paper Reflection

Reflection



        While I was doing my research paper something that I struggled doing was paraphrasing the notes. I also struggled with adding transition words. Something I found easy was putting my notes into complete sentences. Another thing I found easy was making my sentences make sense and that there weren't any run-on sentences. Something I want to improve in my paper is find better websites for my notes.

Research

Notes:

Physical Features

• Flattened bodies
• Pointy tail
• Jaw teeth

Paraphrase: 

Stingrays have many characteristics. They have a very flat body and at the end of their body there is a very sharp tail that can even kill a human being. The stingrays have jaw teeth to be able to attack their prey, and to protect themselves. (National Geographic) 

Paraphrasing

Step 1: Notes 

Main Idea: People wanted the "Shamu" show to end the orca's show.

• Prefer seeing killer whales act naturally rather than doing tricks
• SeaWorld Entertainment Inc. announced that the shows were ending.
• 2017 there will be a different kind of orca shows
• New show = whale's natural environment, and behavior in wild

Step 2: Paraphrase Paragraph

Many people decided that they would rather watch whales act naturally than doing tricks. Therefore SeaWorld Entertainment Inc. made public that the whale shows were going to end. Many people wanted a new show about the whales natural environment and the behavior they had in the wild. In 2017 there will be a different kind of orca shows.

Step 1: Notes

• Adam Schiff introduced a law to end breeding orcas in captivity
• This is a good first step however it doesn't go far enough.
• Adam Schiff said that as long as SeaWorld holds orcas in captivity, the problems caused by trapping the whales will continue.
• Whales in aquariums = stress, broken teeth.

Step 2: Paraphrase Paragraph 

Adam Schiff presented a law to end mating orcas in confinement. This is a good step, however it doesn't go far enough. Adam explained that as long as SeaWorld holds orcas in confinement, the conflicts caused by trapping the whales will continue. Also, whales in aquarium result of stress, and broken teeth. 

Topic and Main Idea

Topic: Kenya/Paris Attack



Heading 1- "Finding Out About Older Attack For First Time"
Main Idea: In fact, the old article was the first time many people had heard about the Kenya attack.

Heading 2- "Different Victims Spark Our Different Reactions"
Main Idea: Many people feel that we react o react to terrible events differently depending on whom the victims are.

Heading 3- "Caring Tied To Our Feelings Of Closeness"
Main Idea: People are more likely to care when terrible things happen to people and places to which they feel close.

Heading 4- "Americans Hold Paris Dear"
Main Idea: It is that closeness to Paris that made so many Americans express their sadness and shock on Facebook and Twitter.

Author's Point of View and Purpose

Tittle: Opinion: We didn't care about attack in Kenya until tragedy hit Paris

1) What it the author's point of view?

The author's point of view is that people didn't really care about Kenya until Paris was almost destroyed. The first evidence is, " The attack in Kenya was just as terrible as what happened in Paris. Fighters killed students and others at Kenya's Garissa University College. Yet back in April there was almost nothing about it on Facebook or Twitter." The second evidence is, "In face, the old article was the first time many people had heard about the Kenya attack."There was no outpouring of sadness and support, as there was for Paris."

2) Do you agree or disagree with the author's point of view? Why?

I agree with the article because I don't think its fair for the people from Kenya because as much as we want to support France we also need to support Kenya even though it is less likely for us to go to Kenya than to France. But I still think that they need support to get through what they are going through.

3) What is the author's purpose?

The author's purpose is to inform the reader about how Americans help/support France more than Kenya. The evidence is that "It is perhaps only natural that most Americans were more upset by the attack in Paris. Many Americans know Paris in a way they do not know Kenya and Beirnut."