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Writing my autobiography was interesting, because I was forced to immerse myself in the culture of my past in a combined effort of my personal object from Ethnography: my instrument. Let me explain. I choose to personify my alto saxophone, which had a black body, gold highlights and silver keys. My late band teacher had given me that saxophone for a short time coming up to my first solo-lead performance of Isfahan by Duke Ellington at the Apollo Theatre. At the time, I suffered from stage fright where I often froze (even on stage mid performance) and it took a lot of hard work and practice for my band teacher…

In English Composition II we worked more on our writing pieces while exploring the concept of art, meaning and its association to us. I particularly enjoyed the small debate we had in Intro to Ethnography because it forced me to actively recognize the difference in academic, ethnographic and cultural perspectives, and how data itself won’t always contradict one another but it is important to apply our academic data in context to the circumstance.

In Composition II, we mostly went over how to structure an academic essay. I learned NOT to underline titles (which is honestly my first reflex) and how to actually build a thorough and consistent outline for my writing. Regarding an arguable claim that’s both specific and broad enough to explore without being incontrovertible. In Intro to Ethnography, I honestly enjoyed the class reading of the interviews of the workers from Idorca. Although ethnography is terrible, I did enjoy the concept of interviewing others to gain their individual perspectives on a matter. It let us see the heart and personalities behind the people subjected to the research.

Blog #4No blog for Composition II; No classFollow up on Week 3 – For Intro to Ethnography, the pictures related to my FACIL Map are attached in the link to google drive: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1osGPemMn4XqHZr7DO6JaStoE3bAdRG3O/view?usp=drive_link Blog #5In Intro to Ethnography, we learned the definition of auto-ethnography, which is a form of research that uses experiences from your own life to relate, observe, and document the culture and life around you. It can take the form of music, food, clothing, or a particular group relative to your own experiences. I always thought research had to be black-and-white. Factual. I never truly appreciated the place subjectivity has in legitimate research, providing context and a…

From English 101 the poem we read about grief stuck with me because it’s a concept that no humans can illustrate alone in words, but an enemy more common than any thief. And its impact as it warps our perceptive of reality remains undetectable, unpreventable and undeniable. Because it deals with memories of our loved ones. Memories in our lives we cannot erase. Which ties me into the start of our ethnography maps in Intro to Ethnography. Turning a racist scientific career path into maps that reflect the memories of our own lives and the memories we have yet to make. That make us value the place, to deem it…

In English Composition II and Ethnographic methods at work, we were able to explore the implications of society’s biases on our perceptions and employment. The first day we discussed the labels and static boxes society tries to impose on us, people with dynamic histories and personalities. What’s more, is that these same boxes are built upon by ethnographic, a racist and biased critical analyzation of minority groups or people with dynamic backgrounds and cultures foreign to the caucus populus. Their entire careers are dedicated to shifting and stuffing these communities in boxes, making a living off of the suffering caused by their made-made philosophies. This left a real impact on…