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The issue is racial mixing and the audience is white Americans. He could also be talking to those who disagree with him, inter-racial couples. The gap was that he thinks they don’t understand how negative race amalgamation could be. His claim is that there are consequences to racial interbreeding. His reason for his claim beingContinue reading “CL 2/20”

Race Amalagamtion He believes that a civilized race does not mix with inferior races. He wants to emphasize the differences between the races, because he believes that is what will keep the races separate.The author believes that there are consequences to racial mixing, he excluded certain skulls from his data. He came to the conclusionContinue reading “HW 2/18”

The activities of the individuals in The Mismeasure of Man match Swales Benchmarks for a Discourse community. The scientific group that the author is talking about had a common set of goals. This group wanted people to see that African Americans were inferior to Whites. They wanted to promote ranking people racially. This discourse communityContinue reading “CL 2/18”

Plessy vs. Ferguson Laws were made to justify how Whites treat African Americans. This racial inferiority was taught in schools. The 13th amendment and the 14th amendment can be interpreted to support arguments. For example, the 14th amendment was interpreted in a way that supported the 1875 Civil Rights Act. Tourgee argued that Louisiana’s lawContinue reading “HW 1/13”

The Mismeasure of Man Gould defines biological determinism as “worth can be assigned to individuals and groups by measuring intelligence as a single quantity”. “It is shared behavioral norms, and the social and economic differences between human groups—primarily races, classes, and sexes—arise from inherited, inborn distinctions and that society.”(pg. 52) Craniometry and psychological testing. “Traditional prestigeContinue reading “CL 2/13”

Plessy vs. Ferguson There is a lot that goes into creating a law. Laws need to be specific, so that the meaning is clearly understood. Otherwise, someone can distort the law to mean something else. After Reconstruction, the Civil War Amendments affected African Americans rights. Plessy vs. Ferguson was the separate but equal law thatContinue reading “HW 2/11”

The purpose of the chapter is to explore the ways to read texts and customers. And to explore how waiters interact with their customers. This chapter’s purpose is also to shine a light on how hard waiters work. Being literate means knowing all of the dishes on the menu and understanding how the food isContinue reading “CL 2/11”

Swales’ article sucks because it does not use a lot of common language. It is really long and kind of boring and it is hard to follow. He speaks only to linguists as a discourse community. There’s good information, but it is hard to read. The audience of Swales is fellow colleagues. He is aContinue reading “CL 2/6”

“Learning To Serve: The Language and Literacy of Food Service Workers”, prepares the reader to be able to engage with the text. It asks the reader to think about their first job, and it asks the reader to compare their food service discourse with other friends. It also has questions for the reader to thinkContinue reading “HW 2/4”

I think the purpose of Stein’s article is to draw attention to how America acts towards other countries. He wants people to think about how other countries view America, he does this by writing a rhetorical essay that is really bold. He wants people to connect the dots that people are annoyed with America, theContinue reading “CL 2/4”