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Jordan Myrow Hodge English 9a "Before Hip-Hop Was Hip-Hop" 1. According to Walker, why did P.S. 141 "crackle" with energy? In what ways did hip-hop help Walker and her friends bridge differences? Due to the multicultural backgrounds in the school, there was a lot of separation between cultures. The differences were bridged through diversity in the school. 2. Why is it so important for Walker and her friends to define themselves through dress, special language, dance, and music? What do teenagers use today to express themselves? It helps them make a statement, and show who they really are as individuals. Today teens express their true selves through clothing, music, etc. 3. Is the tone of Walker's essay personal or impersonal? What other adjectives …show more content…

2. Using a chart, identify three passages in which Dolan argues for "the 'carry your own skis' mentality." In the right-hand column, indicate whether each passage is an appeal to reason or to emotion, and explain your ideas. Which kind of appeals does the author seem to favor--appeals to reason or appeals to emotion? Explain. “My mother didn't teach us to ski until we could carry our own skis from the car to the lodge in the morning and, this is key, from the lodge back to the car at the end of the day. “ The authors mother was teaching her to be independent, and self reliant, without her “I would sign up to make the PB&Js and to clean up the mess. I'd load the canoes onto the truck and take 'em off again. And the tent? I'd put it up and I'd take it down. “ She was raised and taught to do everything on his own “In high school, the kids who didn't carry their own skis called their parents to bring in assignments they'd forgotten or to ask for a ride home instead of walking or taking the late bus.” She is basically saying that everyone else was babied as a child, while she was to be groomed as a young independent

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