Madison Seibert

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@sklink20 I also agree that Jack is insecure and is not fully accepting of himself yet. I think he has this reaction because he doesn’t understand his own sexuality and he is jealous that Michael has a better understanding of his and can openly express and accept himself. #XUEngl205

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#xuengl205 Michael dressing as a ghost for Halloween depicts where he is in life at that moment. He feels unseen and wants to disappear from reality. He is stressed with school, family, relationships, and who he is. What other moments depict where he stands with his identity?

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@acarrico13 I really liked this section of the book as well. I think many people have this issue of not being able to find one place to fit in. This part of the book is definitely difficult for Michael to accept his identity. #XUEngl205

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I found the placements of the poems about flamingos to be fitting with Michael’s introduction to college. He wants to blend in and fit in somewhere, but he is a mix of many things and does not fit in just one spot. He can’t blend in like a pink flamingo #Xuengl205

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@BenSeibert16 I think Michael’s mom is very accepting of who he is and does not hold him back from expressing himself. For example, She didn’t care if he got locs as long as he was doing well in school. I think she is starting to realize his sexuality and she is accepting #xuengl205

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At the beginning of the book, Michael has reoccurring dreams of a plane crash. Dreams of plane crashes are often associated with mental conflict and stress. How do you interpret these dreams in relation to the story? #xuengl205

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@alexapmitchell This also emphasizes how important it is to understand microaggressions. They are not always intentional, but our language and actions are what form microaggressions and can really hurt people.#Xuengl205

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At the end of part VII, two images are shown. It is a slave ship going into a storm and fish attacking the slave ship. This ending ties in how Rankine views the world. I think she believes the fish are microaggressions attacking POC and resembles how POC are treated #xuengl205

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@FBiffENGL205 Similar to Julia’s post, the names seem to blur together. We tend to forget that each name has a family and friends that have been wronged and now they have one less person in their lives. We forget that each name has a traumatic story. The list is way too long. #XUEngl205

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This quote stuck out to me while reading part V. It shows how she wants the reader to feel what she feels. She wants to be heard and seen, but she doesn’t feel as if anyone will listen. This is how our society treats those lower on the “racial hierarchy”. #xuengl205

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@alexapmitchell I agree. I don’t think many people understand microagressions and do not intentionally mean to use them. If there was more education and awareness then this may not be as big of an issue.

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Whether we realize it or not, microaggressions are everywhere. I did not realize how small things can make a huge impact on someone. Rankine shared many stories concerning this topic. Which was most shocking to you? Mine was the story about the new therapist. #xuengl205

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@FBiffENGL205 I also found this to be a common theme throughout the stories. I felt like the children benefited from being told about their cultures and were able to gain confidence and self knowledge when their parents shared their experience and meaning behind their culture. #XUEngl205

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Some of the main difficulties the authors had that stood out to me was when the authors were scared to use their names or eat their foods. I can’t imagine a world where I would have to do that. What difficulties with blending in stood out to you the most?#XUEngl205

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@sklink20 A misconception people still have is that they believe Native Americans only dress in traditional clothing. However, the episode shows they wear modern clothing. Also, there are often misconceptions about what a reservation looks like and where Native Americans live.#xuengl205

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In the third episode of “Reservation Dogs”, a nonnative couple hit a deer and left it in the road. However, the children happily took the deer because their culture valued it as food. What other cultural differences were seen in this episode? #xuengl205