Comments for Jmault's Weblog http://jmault.wordpress.com Just another WordPress.com weblog Sun, 11 May 2008 19:08:59 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 Comment on Blog Post #3: The Menace Alien by Lucaves http://jmault.wordpress.com/2008/04/06/blog-post-3-the-menace-alien/#comment-14 Lucaves Sun, 11 May 2008 19:08:59 +0000 http://jmault.wordpress.com/?p=24#comment-14 Hi Jordan, I liked your approach in comparing how the Irish stereotype has changed over time. You point out some interesting facts, such as the perception of facial structure determining intelligence, and its role in advertising today. I find it interesting to point out in this regard, how a physical aspect that used to be associated with intelligence, has become associated with beauty, and what this implies about the evolution of both science and society’s values. Another good point you make is the comparison with the Mexican stereotypes. I would have added how two cultures that used to be diminished in terms of their capabilities and social perception, have now taken so much importance in American society that we find, not only the St. Patrick’s Day that you mention in your post, but also “5 de Mayo” being celebrated in the United States with great popularity. Finally, the fact that you mention first the low-intelligence stereotype on the Irish, and finally the fact that they have won Nobel Prizes and have a prestigious university in their name, which clearly shows how their stereotype has changed and evolved. Including the photos of Nobel Prize winning Irish at the beginning was a powerful choice that stresses this point. Hi Jordan,
I liked your approach in comparing how the Irish stereotype has changed over time. You point out some interesting facts, such as the perception of facial structure determining intelligence, and its role in advertising today. I find it interesting to point out in this regard, how a physical aspect that used to be associated with intelligence, has become associated with beauty, and what this implies about the evolution of both science and society’s values.

Another good point you make is the comparison with the Mexican stereotypes. I would have added how two cultures that used to be diminished in terms of their capabilities and social perception, have now taken so much importance in American society that we find, not only the St. Patrick’s Day that you mention in your post, but also “5 de Mayo” being celebrated in the United States with great popularity.

Finally, the fact that you mention first the low-intelligence stereotype on the Irish, and finally the fact that they have won Nobel Prizes and have a prestigious university in their name, which clearly shows how their stereotype has changed and evolved. Including the photos of Nobel Prize winning Irish at the beginning was a powerful choice that stresses this point.

]]> Comment on Blog Post #3: The Menace Alien by btbamaspirations19 http://jmault.wordpress.com/2008/04/06/blog-post-3-the-menace-alien/#comment-13 btbamaspirations19 Mon, 14 Apr 2008 19:47:09 +0000 http://jmault.wordpress.com/?p=24#comment-13 Hey Jordan, I thought that your blog post about stereotypes was pretty interesting. You demonstrated how the stereotypes about certain people, most specifically the Irish, have changed over time in a pretty effective way. I also liked it how you brought in other groups that have stereotypes like Mexicans and Germans to better prove your point. The evidence that you used to prove your point was good, and the ones that stand out are the fact that the sharp bone structures that Irish were once ridiculed for are ideal for models in the present day, and the fact that there are a good deal of Nobel Prize winners who were Irish. The only criticism I have is that your thesis wasn't that clear in your blog, but I could assume what it was while I was reading it. Hey Jordan,
I thought that your blog post about stereotypes was pretty interesting. You demonstrated how the stereotypes about certain people, most specifically the Irish, have changed over time in a pretty effective way. I also liked it how you brought in other groups that have stereotypes like Mexicans and Germans to better prove your point. The evidence that you used to prove your point was good, and the ones that stand out are the fact that the sharp bone structures that Irish were once ridiculed for are ideal for models in the present day, and the fact that there are a good deal of Nobel Prize winners who were Irish. The only criticism I have is that your thesis wasn’t that clear in your blog, but I could assume what it was while I was reading it.

]]> Comment on Post #2: Jordania by anneka486 http://jmault.wordpress.com/2008/03/03/post-2-jordania/#comment-9 anneka486 Mon, 17 Mar 2008 16:31:22 +0000 http://jmault.wordpress.com/?p=16#comment-9 hey, i like your layout for your community. i like how spaced out the houses are and how far away the factories are. i like how you used the otherside of the river, it works well for your community, as you describe the residents needing or wanting a change of scenery, and crossing the river to the park is a good way of doing that. in response to your comment on my post... i'm not really sure why i didn't use the other side of the river. i just like how things looked and didn't feel i really needed to use the extra land. i was born in england, and everything is close together within walking distance, and i feel over here everything requires a car to get to, so i guess that is why i kept my community so close together! hey,
i like your layout for your community. i like how spaced out the houses are and how far away the factories are. i like how you used the otherside of the river, it works well for your community, as you describe the residents needing or wanting a change of scenery, and crossing the river to the park is a good way of doing that.
in response to your comment on my post… i’m not really sure why i didn’t use the other side of the river. i just like how things looked and didn’t feel i really needed to use the extra land. i was born in england, and everything is close together within walking distance, and i feel over here everything requires a car to get to, so i guess that is why i kept my community so close together!

]]> Comment on MY WEEK OFF!!! :-( by anneka486 http://jmault.wordpress.com/2008/03/10/my-week-off/#comment-8 anneka486 Mon, 17 Mar 2008 16:25:02 +0000 http://jmault.wordpress.com/?p=18#comment-8 haha, jordan you make me laugh. if it makes you feel better, i spent my whole spring break sick at home with the flu. i couldn't even go to work and make money! lol haha, jordan you make me laugh. if it makes you feel better, i spent my whole spring break sick at home with the flu. i couldn’t even go to work and make money! lol

]]> Comment on Post #2: Jordania by Matt O'Keefe http://jmault.wordpress.com/2008/03/03/post-2-jordania/#comment-6 Matt O'Keefe Mon, 03 Mar 2008 17:34:06 +0000 http://jmault.wordpress.com/?p=16#comment-6 I like the way your community offers different choices such as where people live and what they can do. The park and public buildings being on the other side of the river is also a good idea because it gives people a change in their surroundings. It would be nice to know what kind of work people do in the community. Good job. I like the way your community offers different choices such as where people live and what they can do. The park and public buildings being on the other side of the river is also a good idea because it gives people a change in their surroundings. It would be nice to know what kind of work people do in the community. Good job.

]]> Comment on Post #1: In the Month of September by anneka486 http://jmault.wordpress.com/2008/02/18/in-the-month-of-september/#comment-5 anneka486 Mon, 03 Mar 2008 06:47:07 +0000 http://jmault.wordpress.com/?p=8#comment-5 i thought this post was very well written, but a little on the longer side. i really liked how you put in a lot of what your thoughts were on what things might have meant. i actually enjoy your writing style. you write as though you are having a conversation with someone, and just writing out thoughts as they come to mind. i liked that you mentioned the issue of race in your post, because honestly, it really made me think. when someone mentions slavery, i tend to only think of one race, which, is horrible of me to say, i know... anyways, good job, it was very good. i thought this post was very well written, but a little on the longer side. i really liked how you put in a lot of what your thoughts were on what things might have meant. i actually enjoy your writing style. you write as though you are having a conversation with someone, and just writing out thoughts as they come to mind. i liked that you mentioned the issue of race in your post, because honestly, it really made me think. when someone mentions slavery, i tend to only think of one race, which, is horrible of me to say, i know… anyways, good job, it was very good.

]]> Comment on My Day Off 2/25/08 by Jeremy Boggs http://jmault.wordpress.com/2008/03/01/my-day-off-22508/#comment-4 Jeremy Boggs Sun, 02 Mar 2008 23:13:38 +0000 http://jmault.wordpress.com/2008/03/01/my-day-off-22508/#comment-4 Best of luck on the exam, Jordan. I'm glad to see you used your night off productively, even if it wasn't for this class! :) Best of luck on the exam, Jordan. I’m glad to see you used your night off productively, even if it wasn’t for this class! :)

]]> Comment on Post #1: In the Month of September by lucaves http://jmault.wordpress.com/2008/02/18/in-the-month-of-september/#comment-3 lucaves Tue, 26 Feb 2008 03:21:13 +0000 http://jmault.wordpress.com/?p=8#comment-3 Hi Jordan, Its a really interesting approach you took on your post. I enjoyed your empathic approach as well as the desire to try to better understand an era we know so little about in terms of individuals, their feelings, their motivations, their lifestyles. I like that you focused on the oddities instead of the general info. I personally wasn't aware Irishmen were also captured as slaves. Also, regarding the indian looking runaway, Thomas Valentine, I was quite surprised to find a slave with two names, since one of the things I found most disturbing in a sense about the slave ads, is there being identified by first name only, stripping them of identity in a sense. I feel the same way you do about these ads. They give us an incredible, if jaded, since its from the viewpoint of the owners, perspective on the life at the time. It is quite interesting to try to understand the meanings and connotations of the terms used to describe the runaways. As you mention, the ad describing the slave's "“dejected countenance,” which i agree with you, is weird, and seems useless information to be included in an ad. It is actually really interesting to read about other students' posts since each of us chose a different perspective, and analyzed different ads. The amount of information on all the ads is so huge that reading about what others have investigated gives me a broader view on this time in history which I honestly knew very little about and find fascinating. Thanks for your input. I really enjoyed reading Lu Hi Jordan,
Its a really interesting approach you took on your post. I enjoyed your empathic approach as well as the desire to try to better understand an era we know so little about in terms of individuals, their feelings, their motivations, their lifestyles.

I like that you focused on the oddities instead of the general info. I personally wasn’t aware Irishmen were also captured as slaves. Also, regarding the indian looking runaway, Thomas Valentine, I was quite surprised to find a slave with two names, since one of the things I found most disturbing in a sense about the slave ads, is there being identified by first name only, stripping them of identity in a sense.

I feel the same way you do about these ads. They give us an incredible, if jaded, since its from the viewpoint of the owners, perspective on the life at the time. It is quite interesting to try to understand the meanings and connotations of the terms used to describe the runaways. As you mention, the ad describing the slave’s ““dejected countenance,” which i agree with you, is weird, and seems useless information to be included in an ad.

It is actually really interesting to read about other students’ posts since each of us chose a different perspective, and analyzed different ads. The amount of information on all the ads is so huge that reading about what others have investigated gives me a broader view on this time in history which I honestly knew very little about and find fascinating.

Thanks for your input. I really enjoyed reading
Lu

]]> Comment on Post #1: In the Month of September by btbamaspirations19 http://jmault.wordpress.com/2008/02/18/in-the-month-of-september/#comment-2 btbamaspirations19 Mon, 25 Feb 2008 21:14:55 +0000 http://jmault.wordpress.com/?p=8#comment-2 Jordan, Your post was very informative and was well structured and well written. You examined each slave by analyzing their ads pretty effectively, and I liked it how you analyzed slaves that strayed away from what someone's natural assumptions would be, like the Irish one for example. I liked your intro and conclusion and it was an interesting analysis overall. I also liked how you raised questions for the reader to think about, like how the master proves their ownership to the slave. Just watch the length because your blog is at least two times longer than the requirement. Jordan,
Your post was very informative and was well structured and well written. You examined each slave by analyzing their ads pretty effectively, and I liked it how you analyzed slaves that strayed away from what someone’s natural assumptions would be, like the Irish one for example. I liked your intro and conclusion and it was an interesting analysis overall. I also liked how you raised questions for the reader to think about, like how the master proves their ownership to the slave. Just watch the length because your blog is at least two times longer than the requirement.

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