Floyds English Blog

  Prompt Response:  Growing up with two older brothers I had a very negative view on boys as a young child, I assumed that they were all idiotic, messy, annoying, and/or mean because thats how my child brain viewed my older brothers. When I began to become friends with boys in elementary school I began to realize that not every boy was like my brother, while some definitely were, many of them were more like me who also saw other boys as intimidating. My perspective about boys due to my brothers caused me to reject male friendships for many years and view boys as "inferior" or "worse" than girls. Summary: We completed designing our cultural masks Reflection:  I learned more about how to portray my culture through visuals and symbols

Prompt Response:  Class discussions have been going very well in class for me as its one of the things I really enjoy in class. Funnily enough blog posts have been the most difficult as I find them hard to remember. One thing i'll need to improve on is writing down my assignments and spending an adequate amount of time on them at home. Summary: We began working on our cultural identity masks Reflection:  I learned more about how to portray my culture visually

  Prompt Response:  A part of my culture that follows me everywhere I go is how I view relationships as a queer person. I often forget that unfortunately many people in America and the world still view queer relationships as morally wrong or outright illegal. Having to face the harsh reality that many people don't view me or other queer people as deserving of love often makes me uncomfortable in real life. Summary: We read a common-lit and answered questions about it Reflection:  I learned more about how a single story of a group of people negatively impacts how others view that group of people

Prompt Response:  I enjoy small group hands on activities because working with other people helps me learn and understand the subject better and I focus better on hands on activities vs worksheets. Summary: We read an article and wrote about the stereotypes portrayed in the text. Reflection:  I learned more about Latina stereotypes

  Prompt Response:  Someone once assumed that just because I was non-binary that I would be stuck up / annoying about how I identify and how I expect people to respect my identity. I could immediately tell that this person had these beliefs so I simply  preemptively informed them that in reality most non-binary people are quite patient and accepting of those who don't immediately understand queer identities  Summary: we listed positive, neutral, and negative stereotypes about different groups of people Reflection:  I learned more about how different groups of people are stereotyped

Prompt Response:  A specific gender expectation in my culture is that women are expected to dress a certain way especially at formal events. Growing up i never liked wearing frilly "girly" clothing and especially hated being forced to wear dresses to weddings and the like. Even now with my more open style I rarely ever wear dresses only making exceptions for events like homecoming and prom. I only own 1 skirt and its a very non-traditional skirt as it is very long, colorful/wildly patterned, and covered in real seashells. Summary: We wrote a list of stereotypical things we would expect from a husband Reflection:  I learned more about mens stereotypical roles

 1. I too am Agnostic 2. the old disagree 3. they insist I am not 4. that I will believe 5. But I do believe  6. I believe in me 7. I believe in the earth 8. I believe in the sky 9. They say "god will judge" 10. but he's never judged me 11. only my mother 12. can be the judge of me 13. so when I look to the sky 14. I see no god 15. all I see 16. is me

Prompt Response:  a time I did something out of the norm was when at a family friends wedding all of the women wore simple light dresses I wore a dark patterned dress. I got a lot of compliments on the outfit mostly about how unique the outfit was for the occasion  Summary: We discussed questions about gender roles and societal expectations  Reflection:  I learned more about societal expectations of gender roles

Prompt Response:  A time I felt completely lost was on my first day of freshman year. I didn't know if I would have friends in my classes and I didn't know the layout of the building. Summary: We read slides and answered questions relating to gender roles Reflection:  I learned more about how my classmates view gender roles

  Prompt Response:  If someone tried to understand me by only using the fact that im white they would miss the struggles i experience as a young, queer, neurodivergent person. Summary: we watched videos about race and cultural identity and answered questions about them Reflection:  I learned more about the intricacies of race and cultural identities   

Prompt Response:  The parts of my identity that have the greatest influence on who I am today would be my agnostic beliefs, being queer, and being American. I have often felt like I needed to hide the fact that I am apart of the lbtqia+ community as there are people and places in the south that are unaccepting and even dangerous for queer people. Summary: We read the Poem "A Korean Dream" Reflection:  I learned more about how nationality and ethnicity can cause conflict within someones identity

Prompt Response:  A meaningful family tradition in my culture is to always wear green on saint patricks day in honor of St Patrick. It mirrors the expectations in certain irish American families to hold onto their irish heritage while also being socially acceptable in modern america Summary: We watched and presented our "Origin of our Name" presentation  Reflection:  I learned more about the names of each of my classmates

 Prompt Response: I would like to be accepted into Missouri State University, get all A's and B's in my classes, and be exempt from all exams. Summary: We set up our blog in class today.