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Bryson McCartney

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In regards to a rhetoric memory, I have managed various instances in my life where I tried so hard to block out thoughts, I can no longer retain them. Some would say job well done, but now that I am past those difficult times, it would be nice to reflect upon them. There was a period of time in Middle School and High School when I was quite a bit heavier in weight than I am now, say 100 pounds heavier. The period of time in my life where I was most ridiculed for being as big as I was, during the fragile teen years was difficult. I went through a variety of hardships I never wanted to re-live again. I managed my memory so I would forget those thoughts and rough times, trying to recall them as little as possible. Now that I have lost over 100 pounds and have matured, I attempt to remember these times and seem to vaguely remember any experiences I went through. Of course I remember the big moments during that span, but little things my friends and family bring up in conversion never seem to have existed to me. It’s an incredible phenomenon how one can literally forget unwanted memories if they truly want to. Unfortunately I am living proof of this and would like to learn how I could remember all thoughts, even if they were difficult, I can still build upon.

Expiration dates for information is a good and bad idea. I feel as though with set expiration dates set after a period of time like months, years, etc would be a helpful way to rid possible problems like mentioned in the articles. I know taking LSD and having drunk pictures of oneself on the internet are not the best place for “private” information, but most would realize during this techno savvy generation, people can in fact find almost anything about you. Privacy over the internet is essentially non-existent, almost anyone can search someone’s name and find out too much information about someone. If someone wanted to put information that could be found on the internet, sure a deletion period would be nice so the data doesn’t come back and bite you (or hold you up at the Canadian border). Fact of the matter is, don’t put anything on the internet that may come back in your life negatively. 

Unfortunately, I can’t think of a specific article or document that could potentially cause problems for me. That being said I’m sure pictures of some sort could appear that would have a negative portrayal of me. Some of those situations and or pictures are out of my control when I put myself in those settings. The potential teacher was burned from her dreams because of a Halloween picture that was labeled, “drunken pirate”. Pictures themselves can be taken a variety of ways by assumption, but when they are captioned as such things, one can only rely on that image. Hopefully in my future I will not have a situation like these listed in the article. After reading the stories in delete 1 and 2, I want to search for and revamp the information I have on myself. Even what I have stated in this Blog could be reviewed and taken note that I ‘may have something out there on the web I’m trying to hide’. It’s Ridiculous how open the web is. Access is unlimited, passwords are made for personal information, not what can be viewed in the public eye. 

RACELESSNESSSSSSS

Villanueva is a writer that seems to love portraying the usage of slander and Mexican terminology. He incorporates the onset language used by either Mexican cultures manipulated into the American times. Many of the terms used by Villanueva are neither necessarily “new” nor inventive. I have heard many of these slang terms having working in various jobs throughout the Tri-Cities region. Having the slang words, comments, gestures and signs derived directly from the Mexican heritage make for interesting connections to how that race involves its own unique tendencies into the English language. I however love some of the terms derived from the Hispanic culture. When I was working younger, a group of us were coined terms as nick names. The oldest of our group of our works was coined, “Palamo” which from my understanding in their terminology as the “old pigeon”. The middle ages were tagged, “Palamos” = brown pigeon. I was lucky enough to have palomitas which was a group or many pigeons (since I was a bigger guy). After a few months I was led to believe that term also meant popcorn.. Lucky me.. J

        Villanueva had an interesting phrase, “English is even the language of the cosmos; Vulcan One’s message, representing the people of Earth, approved by the 147 members of the United Nations, is recorded in English (McCrum et al. 19)”. This message makes sense, it’s interesting how when you think of the entire world as a whole and the many diverse languages spoken, English being the most used. I can see how this is a norm for video games, and media rich cultures, being useful for the upcoming assignments to relate these facts. Racelessness is also a unique term Villanueva coined.

Multiple Choice:

Menu-Driven Identities –

Race and/or gender need not be known to others when they engage in web chat, post texts to websites or new groups, or send e-mail, some believe that users’ identities can be “________” from race when on the web?

A.   Exempt

B.   Stolen

C.  Freed

D.  Abused

True or False:

Biculturalism does not mean to be an equal ease with two cultures.

True

Cited:

Villanueva, Victor. "Spic in English!" Bootstraps: from an American Academic of Color.Urbana, IL: National Council of Teachers of English, 1993. 34-50. Print.

Nakamura, Lisa. Cybertypes:Race, Ethnicity, and Identity on the Internet. New York: Routledge, 2002. Print.