They Say I Say Analysis

Many are rich many are poor many have money many don’t. Have you ever had a moment where you did something selfish for desperation of money and karma hit you right back with a right hook?. And felt regret towards yourself. In the short story “Why, You Reckon” the author uses irony and dialogue, to show the audience that money can't buy happiness.

“Hell You Talmbout”, a new protest song from Janelle Monáe’s Wondaland collective, is striking in its simplicity. Monáe (along with fellow Wondaland member Jidenna) made headlines yesterday for marching in Philadelphia against police brutality, and this song sounds like an extension of that march. Drums dominate the scene; they are at once tribal but organized, like a powerfully primal marching band. The lyrics are simple as well, but there’s nothing more to say - “Walter Scott - say his name! Jerame Reid - say his name! Philip White - say his name!” Three men who died at the hands of police, all in the last year; all three are widely considered to have been unfairly killed. These are not the only three, either. Eric Garner, Trayvon Martin, Sean Bell, Freddie Gray, Aiyana Jones, Sandra Bland, Kimani Grey, John Crawford, Michael Brown, Miriam Carey, Sharonda Singleton, Emmett Till, Tommy Yancy, Jordan Baker, and Amadou Diallo make up the rest of the verses. Their deaths range from days gone by, where racism

Every record put out by the world-class jazz bassist Christian McBride is well worth checking out. After digging Live at the Village Vanguard with his trio, the bassist returns to the big band format with Bringin’ It, an honorable follow-up to the 2011 Grammy Award winner The Good Feeling.

When talking about American history most begin with the coming of the Mayflower, when the Europeans arrive. Why is that? Maybe it’s because that’s the easiest way to explain our history or because we don’t seem to understand the importance of The Natives?

Technology is something we use every day, we use it to research we use it to communicate with people. Though some people can be skeptical and on the fence with technology, they want to know if it helps us or hurts us. They want to know if we can do anything on our own without the help of technology. Even though that people feel like that Michaela Cullington author of “Does Texting Affect Writing?” looks at both sides of the argument surrounding technology effect on writing and ultimately shows how it doesn’t affect writing. Likewise, Clive Thompson author of “Smarter Than You Think” also has a stand point on how technology and shows it helps us not harm us in the way people think. After reading Cullington’s article it provides example of how

Do some of y'all be responsible for y'all stuff well i am not responsible because i loose all my stuff. Well in the movie smalls wasn’t because he took his stepfather ball without permission. The other thing is that some people need to be responsible for the things that the got.Some of the people don’t have they parents to tell them when they can get out the house and when they can’t get out the house. I know some of y'all can answer to this because some of y'all loose all of y'all stuff.

Domestic violence happens more than we know. It can range from physical violence to emotional abuse. It also does not occur only to the women in the relationship but to the men as well. Melody Graulich writes about how she never knew her grandfather was abusive to her grandmother until after he passed away. Graulich turns to different literature of domestic violence to understand what her mother and grandmother went through and sees her grandfather in a different light.

What persuades you is factual evidence, sometimes personal accounts as well as logical statements. Drawbacks are also a part of understanding both sides of an argument. Being biased and aggressive in writing takes your voice away from actual persuasion to help the reader understand what point you are making. In everyday communication with others, you do not yell or berate someone else, so why do it in writing? Therefore, the author’s intentions on the first-hand experience towards his audience are persuaded.

My favorite quote from “They Say/I Say” belonged to the ‘Agree -But with a Difference’ section: “In a culture like America’s that prizes originality, independence, and competitive individualism, writers sometimes don’t like to admit that anyone else has made the same point, seemingly beating them to the punch. In our view, however, as long as you can support a view taken by someone else without merely restating what he or she has said, there is no reason to worry about being original.” I purposefully chose this quote because I believe that I can share some significant knowledge from my field, and support this statement.

People have different opinions about facts, people and other things. They might have come from different background, but they might have same judgement on somethings. In the article, the author used Bill O’Reilly and bell hooks (She does not her name to be the focus. Instead she wants her work to be noticed.) Bill O’Reilly is a host of Fox News Channel and The O’Reilly Factor. On the other hand bell hooks is known for being a feminist and social activist. Both of them have different point of view on somethings, but they definitely have similar perspective towards Beyoncé. O’Reilly has stated that a lot of teenagers, especially Black teenagers, make Beyoncé their idol. They want to do what she is showing and reviling about

Just as Afflitto (2015) says, Coyle believed the better we understand the language of the people, the better we understand the links between race and crime. We cannot understand their problems if we do not understand what they are saying. Coyle (2010) believes the criminal justice system is racially biased because of this disconnection. From what I have seen in my 18 years in law enforcement, the system is not as racially biased, but is socially economically biased because of language. I have seen those with different language skills and dress treated much different regardless of their race.

I meant to say “when I said I am really lucky for you are mine,”

“When I Was a Child, I Lived as a Child, I Said to My Dad” uses comparisons to imply backstory to the reader. One of these comparison is between piloting a drone and playing a video game. Although the similarities between the two are not directly presented, Metres implied it indirectly through his word choice. In line seven, the word joysticks was used as a verb despite it being noun to describe the way Jonah maneuvered his predator drone. Although joysticks are found on planes, they are also commonly used as video game controllers. The term digital will was used in line ten to suggest that his actions are virtual. This comparison reveals the purpose of the first section of the poem, where Jonah was playing “The Mother of All Tank Battles”.

Ruthless and scheming opportunist Curtis Taylor Jr. (Jamie Foxx) is understandably considered the villain in this story, but in actuality, all of the characters are truly awful people, haha. Birds of a selfish feather flock together. Let's start with Ms. Jones: Deena pretended to resist being lead of The Dreams and in Curtis' bed, but early-on during "Love You I Do," she's too elated to catch his eye while trying on a gown. Guess she made up her mind in that moment to sleep her way to the top, 'round and around. Like the poltroon she was, she continued to play coy when Effie called her out for "stealing her dream and her man." I was like "Bish, whatchu' still lying for?! Might as well own it!" Later, Deena watches her bio-reel and has this disgusting look of pride on her face when her wedding to Curtis is covered. I wanted to slap her so hard. She only tries to right her wrongs with Effie when she's had enough of Curtis' controlling ways. Though it's saying the least that Effie was slighted, she was no bag of sugar herself beforehand. She constantly bossed around and belittled her group-mates, Deena and Lorrell, and was only concerned with what was best for her. Not to mention, she had a horrible attitude: even after falling completely down on her luck, she still needed to be scolded by Marty (Danny Glover) to shape up. C.C. (Keith Robinson; what does C.C. stand for, anyway?) was a gullible,

#*When you’re researching or discussing views that differ from your own, work to find some aspect of the point that makes sense to you. You may be surprised to find that stances you once openly rejected have some credible points.