UNE portfolio
1. “I knew that Prince was not killed by a single officer so much as her was murdered by his country and all the fears that have marked it from birth,” (Coates 78). Why might Coates see the killing of Prince Jones in this way? Or, how does shifting the focus from the actions of …
1. Three photos of annotations: 2. Why does Coates refer to Howard University as his Mecca? What does mean by “the crossroads of the black diaspora,” (40)? Coates refers to Howard University as his Mecca because it is where his world opened up. Coates describes Mecca as “a machine, crafted to capture and concentrate the …
1. “Race is the child of racism, not the father,” (Coates 7). What does Coates mean by this? Why does Coats use language like “believing themselves white” or “raised to be white” What Coates could mean by “Race is the child or racism, not the father,” (Coates 7), was that racism is not only is …
Peer Feedback: One strength in my essay was providing textual evidence and points. This helped me with providing the evidence portion of my essay, which is important when backing up the commentary and claims. The evidence is a strong base on how I usually develop my paragraphs, so it is good to know that the …
For the major project, I chose Marine Science for the field of study. One of the learning outcomes was that people people in the major will be able to “communicate effectively in both oral and written format to convey their scientific knowledge,” (Major Page 4). This shows part of an enriched major perspective to the …
The major I chose to explore was Marine Biology/Sciences. Parts of this track connects well with Boyer’s enriched major idea, while other parts do not. The Marine Sciences track seems more like a career education rather than a broad education due to the course requirements. Most of the classes students have to take are science …
For this event, I went to the George and Barbra Bush Distinguished Lecture Series. Jean Becker was the main speaker for the event, she wrote a book on George Bush, documenting their time when she was his Chief of Staff. In this lecture, Jean Becker shared many great stories and highlighted President Bush’s time out …
