Thank You for a Great Class

Week 18: Minneapolis and St. Paul, Minnesota – The Twin Cities

Mill City Museum

Week 18: Minneapolis and St. Paul, Minnesota – The Twin Cities (FINALS WEEK 2)

Tue 5.21 – Thu 5.23

NO CLASS
Due: ENGLISH DEPARTMENT ASSESSMENT (TUE 5.21, SUBMIT VIA CANVAS BY 5 P.M. - BOTH SECTIONS)

Week 17: Nashville, Tennessee – Music City, USA

The Grand Ole Opry

WEEK 17: Nashville, Tennessee – Music City, USA (FINALS WEEK 1)

Sec. 2 final exam meeting time-

Wed 5.15 – 8:00-9:30 a.m. (Meet at Whispers, behind the Hammer Theater)             

DUE: RESEARCH PROJECT (THU 5.16, EMAIL BY 5 P.M. - BOTH SECTIONS)

Sec. 4 final exam meeting time-

Fri 5.17 – 8:00-9:30 a.m. (Meet at Whispers, behind the Hammer Theater)

Upcoming:

Week 18: Minneapolis and St. Paul, Minnesota – The Twin Cities (FINALS WEEK 2)

Tue 5.21 – Thu 5.23

NO CLASS
Due: ENGLISH DEPARTMENT ASSESSMENT (TUE 5.21, SUBMIT VIA CANVAS BY 5 P.M. - BOTH SECTIONS)

City News 5.8

• DENVER: Denver is first US city to decriminalize magic mushrooms (Denver Post)
• PORTLAND: Prison for man who offered ICE agent $4,000 to deport his estranged wife and daughter (The Oregonian)
• BALTIMORE: Gay pride flag burned at LGBTQ-themed shop (Baltimore Sun)
• PHILADELPHIA: New home-buyers may be eligible for $10,000 from city (NBC10 Philadelphia)
• LOS ANGELES: Renowned chef stopped at LAX with 40 vacuum-sealed piranhas (Los Angeles Times)
• NEW YORK CITY: All the looks at the 2019 Met Gala (Vogue)

Week 16: Austin, Texas – Bat City

Lake Austin

WEEK 16: Austin, Texas – Bat City

Tue 5.7/Thu 5.9*             

CLASS: Multimedia presentations; Writers workshop; Course review

*Final class meeting of the semester

Upcoming:

WEEK 17: Nashville, Tennessee – Music City, USA (FINALS WEEK 1)

Sec. 2 final exam meeting time-

Wed 5.15 – 8:00-9:30 a.m. (Meet at Whispers, behind the Hammer Theater)             

DUE: RESEARCH PROJECT (THU 5.16, EMAIL BY 5 P.M. - BOTH SECTIONS)

Sec. 4 final exam meeting time-

Fri 5.17 – 8:00-9:30 a.m. (Meet at Whispers, behind the Hammer Theater)

Week 18: Minneapolis and St. Paul, Minnesota – The Twin Cities (FINALS WEEK 2)

Tue 5.21 – Thu 5.23

NO CLASS
Due: ENGLISH DEPARTMENT ASSESSMENT (TUE 5.21, SUBMIT VIA CANVAS BY 5 P.M. - BOTH SECTIONS)

City News 5.1

• LONG BEACH: Feds thwart plot to commit SoCal terrorist attack (NPR News)
• PHILADELPHIA: Swarthmore College fraternities disband after sex assault investigation (Philadelphia Voice)
• MEMPHIS: Judge's anti-immigrant social media posts come under scrutiny (Commercial Appeal)
• NEW YORK CITY: Alcohol ads banned on most city property (ABC News)
• SAN JOSE: Sideshow watching is now illegal in San Jose (KRON-TV)
• SEATTLE: City abuzz talk of reviving the SuperSonics (Seattle Times)

Week 15: Washington, D.C. – The Nation’s Capital

The Washington Monument

WEEK 15: Washington, D.C. – The Nation’s Capital

Tue 4.30/Thu 5.2             

CLASS: Multimedia presentations; Writers workshop

DUE: ; REFLECTION 5 & 6 (TUESDAY); RESEARCH PROJECT (DRAFT 2—BRING ELECTRONIC VERSION)

Upcoming:

WEEK 16: Austin, Texas – Bat City

Tue 5.7/Thu 5.9*             

CLASS: Multimedia presentations; Writers workshop; Course review

DUE: RESEARCH PROJECT (FINAL DRAFT—EMAIL BY 5 P.M.)

*Final class meeting of the semester

WEEK 17: Nashville, Tennessee – Music City, USA (FINALS WEEK 1)

Sec. 2 final exam meeting time-

Wed 5.15 – 7:15-9:30 a.m. (Location TBD)             

CLASS: ENGLISH DEPARTMENT ASSESSMENT (SUBMIT VIA CANVAS BY 5 P.M.)

Sec. 4 final exam meeting time-

Fri 5.17 – 7:15-9:30 a.m. (Location TBD)

CLASS: ENGLISH DEPARTMENT ASSESSMENT (SUBMIT VIA CANVAS BY 5 P.M.)

Week 18: Minneapolis and St. Paul, Minnesota – The Twin Cities (FINALS WEEK 2)

Tue 5.21 – Thu 5.23

NO CLASS

Reflection 6: Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?—Reflecting on Our Attitudes Toward Homelessness

According to the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD),  there are currently over 500,000 homeless individuals in this country—and it's getting worse. This is most evident in our nation's biggest (and wealthiest) cities, where homelessness has become pervasive. And while many Americans consider homelessness to be a national shame, an increasing number of us are becoming indifferent, even hostile, toward the homeless. In surveys, Americans routinely say they are concerned about people living on the streets, but in practice, suggestions of a homeless shelter in our neighborhoods is often swiftly met with NIMBYism. Meanwhile, many cities, at a loss to deal with the epidemic, have fashioned anti-homeless laws, designed to curb the presence or behavior of homeless people. What are your own views of the homeless. Do you engage  with them? Do they scare you? How empathetic or indifferent do you find yourself being toward them?

Cite from at least two of the following:

• "Study Tracks Changing Perception of Homelessness" (Yale Daily News)
• "Americans Want to Help the Homeless—As Long as They Don't Get Too Close. This Explains Why" (Washington Post)
• "Rethinking Your Encounters With Homeless People" (Psychology Today)
• "Attitudes Toward the Homeless Affect Us All" (Daily Californian)
• "Homeless Deserve Opportunities, Not Contempt" (The Daily Texan)
• "The City That Will Never Let You Sleep" (Topic)

Required:

• MLA Style
• 250 words (one page)
• Works cited 

Due: Tue 4.30 (Note Tuesday due date)

Reflection 5: Talk of the Town—Exploring Local News

In the news landscape, local news is unique. It has, perhaps, the most precise  scope and audience, yet it is among the most important news reported. It is important because it is arguably the news that affects everyday people the most. Sometimes, a region's news concerns stay local. Other times, what concerns New Yorkers can eventually concern Portlanders, Angelinos, even Londoners, as well. For this reflection, pick one metro area from the 100 biggest in the US, outside the Bay Area, and examine 2-3 stories they are currently concerned with. What is this region talking about at the moment? Why is it important to them and might it have any implications for us?

Required:

• MLA Style
• 250 words (one page)
• Works cited 

Due: Tue 4.30 (Note Tuesday due date)
 

Week 14: Seattle, Washington – The Emerald City

The Space Needle

WEEK 14: Seattle, Washington – The Emerald City

Tue 4.23/Thu 4.25

CLASS: Multimedia presentations; Writers workshop

DUE: RESEARCH PROJECT (DRAFT 1—BRING ELECTRONIC VERSION)

Upcoming:

WEEK 15: Washington, D.C. – The Nation’s Capital

Tue 4.30/Thu 5.2             

CLASS: Multimedia presentations; Writers workshop

DUE: ; REFLECTION 5 & 6 (TUESDAY); RESEARCH PROJECT (DRAFT 2—BRING ELECTRONIC VERSION)

WEEK 16: Austin, Texas – Bat City

Tue 5.7/Thu 5.9*             

CLASS: Multimedia presentations; Writers workshop; Course review

DUE: RESEARCH PROJECT (FINAL DRAFT—EMAIL BY 5 P.M.)

*Final class meeting of the semester

WEEK 17: Nashville, Tennessee – Music City, USA (FINALS WEEK 1)

Sec. 2 final exam meeting time-

Wed 5.15 – 7:15-9:30 a.m. (Location TBD)             

CLASS: ENGLISH DEPARTMENT ASSESSMENT (SUBMIT VIA CANVAS BY 5 P.M.)

Sec. 4 final exam meeting time-

Fri 5.17 – 7:15-9:30 a.m. (Location TBD)

CLASS: ENGLISH DEPARTMENT ASSESSMENT (SUBMIT VIA CANVAS BY 5 P.M.)

Week 18: Minneapolis and St. Paul, Minnesota – The Twin Cities (FINALS WEEK 2)

Tue 5.21 – Thu 5.23

NO CLASS

City News 3.17

• SAN FRANCISCO: Iconic Lombard Street may soon charge drivers a toll (Travel+Leisure)
• SALT LAKE CITY: Amazon opens massive, highly mechanized distribution center in SLC (Salt Lake Tribune)
• LOUISVILLE: Google to pay city nearly $4 million as it pulls out Google Fiber (Geek)
• AUSTIN: Metro Austin seeing record housing prices (Austin American-Statesman)
• LOS ANGELES: Mayor promises to end homelessness in LA by 2028 (LAist)
• JACKSONVILLE: City named the Snoring Capital of America (WJXT-TV)