Bria's FNED blog!

REFLECTION:  At first, when I was reading Rodriguez’s story, I thought he was being dramatic. I know, very white and privileged thing to think,  I'll  admit that. However, the more and more I read, the more I was reminded of something, and the more and more my perspective changed. The more I thought about it, I began to realize that Ive noticed people are more alive and excited when speaking their native tongue, especially recently. Less than a  week  ago, I watched youtube videos about a man that knows a whole bunch of languages. One language specifically, and which he uses a lot, is Chinese. When he goes to Chinese restaurants, he takes out his camera, speaks the workers’ native tongue, and films them coming to life. (I'll post the link to one of his videos here. He starts speaking  English   around  5:15. He starts off by speaking  English  first, but  then  switches to Chinese.You can  just  see the woman's fa...

ARGUMENT: Each author argues, respectfully, about some form of privilege, wherever it be white privilege, male privilege, etc. In specific, McIntosh, who wrote “White Privilege Knapsack,” brings up specific points of privilege, such as how she, being a white person, go shopping alone without fear of being harassed or followed, or have her voice heard if she was the only member of her race in a group. McIntosh also brings up a good point by saying that white people may not recognize their privilege, as many males also may not recognize their privilege, because they are raised not to. I feel as though her argument is to bring awareness to white privilege, and argue for what it is. Many people may not see or understand their privilege, and McIntosh takes the time to explain just how privileged males and white people are, using specific examples. She argues that, while we may not see our privilege, that it is still there and we must make an effort to see it, and just how it affects t...

QUOTES This week, my blog post will be me choosing three quotes from the reading which particularly stood out to me, and what I think they mean.  The first quote I want to discuss is from the beginning of the text, when Kristof compares a child's chances of leaving the economic status of their parents to their height. He quotes Alan Krueger by saying,  “'The chance of a person who was born to a family in the bottom 10 percent of the income distribution rising to the top 10 percent as an adult is about the same as the chance that a dad who is 5 feet 6 inches tall having a son who grows up to be over 6 feet 1 inch tall'". This quote helped me put this comparison into perspective. The first question I asked myself was "how many people do you know that are taller than their parents? Or, at least their father?" After asking myself that question, the answer I came up with was "not many." This helps put this into perspective to me, as it helps me rea...

Hey everyone! Let's dive into a little bit of information about me, shall we? Firstly, my name is Brianna Ferreira, but I prefer to go by Bria. I'm 19 years old, born on March 21st 1999, and am in my second year here at RIC. I'm majoring in elementary ed, but I plan to have a content major in special ed. As funny as this may sound, growing up, I didn't have a nickname. This is because my mom was adamant about me not having a nickname (still dont know why, to this day). But anyway, my friend called me Bria one day, knowing very well that I didn't like Bri, and it just kind of stuck. So, having a nickname may not seem like a big deal, but it's something I'm so not used to, though it's a nice change. Next up, I really love the arts.  Any form of it, really. From poetry, to drawing, to music, and musical theatre. However, the last two are particularly close to my heart, I've always loved to perform. Ever since the young age of six, I have been o...