ucor-1100

[ucor-1100]

Week 8 - required post 5

This is one of my favorite works I have done in high school. It was a slam poem I wrote and preformed in 10th grade.

Also I wanted to thank you for your class! You seriously opened my eyes and perspective to the world. I thank you for teaching me about things I would have never learned otherwise.

[ucor-1100]

Week 8 - required post 4

^^ these are some food pics i found in my camera roll, some of my favorite meals.

[ucor-1100]

Week 8 - required post 3

I could not find the list of last week's reading, however I really enjoyed the media shown to us in our last class together. In the first movie, I found beauty in the simple plot line that spoke for itself. The act of buying a fridge or even groceries is a privilege that I take advantage of every single day. In the animated piece, its art style caught my attention. I liked the mix between reality and animation that balanced one another. Looking at the two films side by side, they both have an underlying wish for escape. The father wishes for a better society to raise his daughter in while the lead teen wishes to be free from what seems like an endless day.

[ucor-1100]

Week 8 - required post 2

This film was very interesting. Its cinematography caught my attention the most, as it reminded me a lot of the works of Wes Anderson. One of my favorite scenes is when the mayor is seated to sign the formal document. They found a way to bring humor as when the photo was taken, the reverse was shown: all of the grown men looking at the photographer's butt. In regards to the historical documentary we have been following in class, I enjoyed learning about the content in a more lighthearted manner.

[ucor-1100]

Week 8 - required post 1

I really enjoyed reading the works in Lena Khalaf Thuffaha’s Water & Salt. My favorite in particular was the poem titled Immigrant. I liked her use of comparison of her home to toys so it feels nostalgic, like something that was in the past. It also made the US feel a lot more powerful and like the kid who “creates their own universe.” I also like the use of imagery in the car as she leaves everything behind. I cannot relate to this poem personally, however, it reminds me of a certain feeling. One that I get when something fun is over and you know that it will only be a memory.

[ucor-1100]

Week 7 - Required post 4

I am just stressed about the future of myself and the next generation. It feels as if we are only regressing and reverting after so many years of progress. So many people are dying and suffering EVERYDAY!!??!?!??? And folks do not care.

[ucor-1100]

Week 7 - Required post 3

Works Cited

Grech, Victor, et al. “Artificial Intelligence in Medicine and Research – the Good, the Bad, and the Ugly.” Saudi Journal of Anesthesia, vol. 17, no. 3, 1 Jan. 2023, pp. 401–401, https://doi.org/10.4103/sja.sja_344_23.

Metz, Cade, and Craig Smith. “Warnings of a Dark Side to A.I. In Health Care.” The New York Times, 21 Mar. 2019, www.nytimes.com/2019/03/21/science/health-medicine-artificial-intelligence.html.

Sloane, Mona. “Controversies, Contradiction, and “Participation” in AI.” Big Data & Society, vol. 11, no. 1, 25 Feb. 2024, https://doi.org/10.1177/20539517241235862.

Xu, Yongjun, et al. “Artificial Intelligence: A Powerful Paradigm for Scientific Research.” The Innovation, vol. 2, no. 4, 28 Oct. 2021. Sciencedirect, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.xinn.2021.100179.

Many of the articles I’ve found on the subject of artificial intelligence contrast the positives with the negatives. It was difficult to find scholarly articles that would only side with one. The negatives were usually found in sources like the new york times or other easy access websites. Looking at the sources before me I can understand both sides of the argument. AI can be used to help the healthcare industry, helping doctors prescribe the correct medication. It can also be used to help push scientific research past what humans are even capable of. Many of the claims between articles overlap with one another and do not share contradiction. I think it is too early to be able to determine if the effects of AI will be detrimental or beneficial to society.

[ucor-1100]

Week 7 - Required post 2

Der Judenstaat by Theodor Herzl

These sources are mostly examples of primary sources with the exception of “The Jewish State” written by Theodor Herzl. In these documents I have found the exact words of officials of the time. It shows me how in depth this conflict goes as there are likely hundreds of other documents that say similar things about control over land. It also provides credibility to the documentary, showing that the primary documents are the true story.

[ucor-1100]

Week 7 - Required post 1

Works Cited

George Fletcher MacMunn, and Cyril Falls. Military Operations. 1928.

Macmillan, Margaret. Paris 1919 : Six Months That Changed the World. 2001. New York, Random House Trade Paperbacks, 1 Jan. 2003.

Rashid Khalidi. The Origins of Arab Nationalism. New York, Columbia Univ. Press, 1991.

His cousin who emailed him

Military operations give almost a play by play scene of what happened through the different military operations of Egypt and Palestine. It feels like a primary source as the accounts are written in order. In six months that changed the world, the view seems to shift to an American perspective looking into the war. The Origins of Arab Nationalism gives a background to all of the conflict going on. One of the many primary sources listed by Khalidi was an email that was written to him by his cousin. It stood out to me as a factor of authentication to what he was talking about. To me, it shows how connected he is to the subject through the accounts of his family. Looking at the sources together, it tells me that I only know the very surface level about global events around me. There are so many perspectives, and countless amounts of essays and books that the news articles we read are not even half of the story.

[ucor-1100]

Week 6 - Required post 5

This is just what I am learning in my biology class. This video is of a bacteria displaying phagocytosis, which is just how they eat.

[ucor-1100]

Week 6 - Required post 4

I thought the film was interesting. The first part reminded me of Brothers of the Gun where they were learning about Hafez al-Assad and were taught to salute and praise him– so much so that they often confused him for a God. The gender dynamic reminded me of Where do we go now? in the sense that men deal with their emotions physically. There was a lot of violence in the cartoon for one side trying to assert their dominance. It's interesting to see an animated show that was written through the lens of its own culture. For example, the text and voicing is done in its native tongue. Many shows I watch today are obviously written for an American audience as characters speak in English while the villains speak another language.

[ucor-1100]

Week 6- Required post 3

Maybe it's because I’m writing this before lunch but these images are making my mouth water. I can smell and taste them as I look and only wish that they could be here in my presence. These are all foods I consider my favorites from back home in Hawaii. The interesting part is each of their narratives as they all come from very different cultures. Listed in order we have pork adobo from the Philippines, jook from China, katsu curry from Japan, Hawaiian plate from Hawaii, and spam musubi also from Hawaii. This simple array of nostalgia for me perfectly displays the “melting pot” analogy Hawaii is always compared to. There are so many people who come from so many places that we all just get along and eat one anothers food. Food is a great source for community and some of these dishes perfectly communicate that (as they are fusions!). For example, the spam musubi, a dish of Japanese descent, managed to touch the hearts of almost every single family in Hawaii. No matter your race or ethnicity, every kid had a musubi in their lunch box. It was never embarrassing at home to have “foreign food” because all we ate was foreign. The beauty of Hawaii is not seeing divisions between people. Everyone is mixed, and everyone eats the same food. An open mindset starts with what you surround yourself with, and at home, I was lucky enough to be surrounded by a little bit of everything.

[ucor-1100]

Week 6 - Required blog post 1

Intersectionalities is the intersection or overlapping of two or more identities that may cause a disadvantage in our society. Many movements in our time do not support intersectionalities but rather a single identity only. An example of this is the Women's rights movement that supports typically the women with the highest privilege (white women), excluding those of color and even those who weren't assigned female at birth. It is important to understand this concept so that these groups are not continuously ignored and pushed back in this flawed society. 

Some intersectionalities that apply to me are being a woman, Japanese, and of Native Hawaiian descent. Although I have intersectionalities, I’ve been privileged to not personally experience any serious feelings of oppression because of it. My school only admitted children of Native Hawaiian blood, so I never felt isolated or excluded. I am forever grateful to have been surrounded by my own culture in the place that it originated.

[ucor-1100]

this is a painting i did of my cat

[ucor-1100]

Week 5 - required post 3

Works Cited

Asfour, Nana. ““Where Do We Go Now?” Asks Nadine Labaki.” The New Yorker, 25 Mar. 2012, www.newyorker.com/culture/culture-desk/where-do-we-go-now-asks-nadine-labaki.

Ghazi, Ayman. “Lebanon’s History: Civil War.” Www.ghazi.de, 30 Sept. 1997, www.ghazi.de/civwar.html.

Office of the Historian. “Milestones: 1981–1988 - Office of the Historian.” History.state.gov, history.state.gov/milestones/1981-1988/lebanon.

The film Where do we go now? is based on the real Lebanese civil war conflict. I now understand why the internal conflict got to the point of paranoia and panic. The lack of political intervention allowed the conflict to escalate to war. Knowing how violent the war was, it makes sense why the women of the movie would go out of their way to distract the men of the village as much as possible.

[ucor-1100]

Week 5 - required post 2

Works Cited

Krieg, Gregory. “Bernie Sanders Makes the Case for Kamala Harris to Pro-Palestinian Critics.” CNN, 29 Oct. 2024, www.cnn.com/2024/10/28/politics/bernie-sanders-kamala-harris-israel-gaza/index.html.

Ott, Haley. “Israel’s Potential Ban on Palestinian Aid Agency UNRWA Raises Concerns in U.S., Europe.” Cbsnews.com, CBS News, 29 Oct. 2024, www.cbsnews.com/news/israel-potential-ban-unrwa-concerns-us-europe/.

Pomeroy, Gabriela. “At Least 93 Killed and Missing in Israeli Strike on Gaza, Health Ministry Says.” BBC, 29 Oct. 2024, www.bbc.com/news/articles/clydngkv3xko.

I chose to look at the conflict between Israel and Palesitne. Two of the news sources I chose had a very American perspective of the situation while the BBC did not involve politics in their article. In terms of believability, they all seem to be truthful. However, they do not all share the same amount of information. The two American articles are very politically heavy, speaking on the efforts of politicians trying to sway your vote to bring an end to this violence. The BBC article did mention that journalists are not permitted in the Gaza area, so the information may not be entirely accurate. The BBC article contains a multitude of primary sources such as the Hamas-run health ministry, Israeli military, and even The director of the nearby Kamal Adwan hospital in Jabalia, making the information more reliable than that of CNN and CBS news.

[ucor-1100]

Week 5 - required post 1

Both of these materials work hand in hand with one another. I find it interesting and refreshing to hear these raw stories from the people themselves. In most global events, it is from a secondary or even tertiary source, which warps the story. When it comes from the people in distress, it takes out the politics and feelings of pity and rather hits you with the reality. In their eyes, it is their everyday life rather than a “horrific” peak into their lives. Where do we go now? focuses on the gender division (of adults) while Brothers of the Gun look at the lives of the children. It is interesting to see how perspectives change the story. It seems that there is a lot of pressure on the kids to not grow up like their parents. Brother of the Gun feels almost like an “aftermath” of Where do we go now? as in how the actions of an older generation affects the next.