Krista: Mining the Blog

Krista:

Hi! It’s so nice to be in a group with you again!

Your post “In a Materialistic World” was great! You used such awesome support from that article to back up all of your points. Not only did you use great quotes, but you integrated them very well into the overall post. I thought that the way that you brought up America’s current debt crisis in your blog was very interesting. If you went on to develop this into an essay, I think that you could pull up a lot of information on this and have a great paper. I think that the way that you pulled in the idea of what you would save in a fire was fantastic! It’s such a classic question that fits in perfectly with the theme. It also supports your point perfectly and in an innovative way!

“Moving Forward” is another fantastic post. I liked the way that you started off your post by comparing and contrasting the immigration of Europeans and Asians with that of African Americans forced displacement to America. I really liked how you pulled in statistics about current demographics; it set the stage for the modern day very well. I also thought that bringing up education statistics was an innovative and such a great addition to the prompt. Education and economic condition are so closely intertwined! The way that you tied in the recent Presidential election to close out your article was great. It highlighted your point about how African Americans have struggled since first arriving in America and are really just beginning to recognize how integral they are to the American economy.

I also really enjoyed your post “Some Kind of Purple.” I liked the way that you applied the old adage “to much of a anything is never a good thing” to the government. Even better was how you pulled in the Patriot Act! Wow, it’s so relevant but also very innovative. You did a great job providing an overview of the Patriot Act as well as what it means to American Citizens. I thought that your point about having to “give to get” was really powerful. I also really liked your cry for both sides to “meet in the middle.” It’s so true, and I like that you presented it so simply! Really a great post.