In the chapter “Suburbia” in his book “City of Rhetoric,” David Fleming argues that suburban neighborhoods and edge cities are not effective solutions for fixing the population problems that occur in cities. He also argues that suburban housing encourages privatism which is danger when trying to create a democratic polis (Fleming 95). The main issue […]
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Reading Analysis 3
Rhetorically Weird In her Essay, “Unframing Models of Public Distribution:From Rhetorical Situation to Rhetorical Ecologies,” Jenny Rice argues that looking at rhetorical situations through outdated and static frameworks has caused static and outdated ways of thinking; instead of simply searching for a singular root of a situation, we should view rhetorical situations in a dynamic […]
The Dual Nature of the Mayflower Hotel
From shining beacon of affluence and exclusivity to the epitome of corruption and class discrimination, the Mayflower Hotel has developed many polar portrayals throughout its history. In my investigation of the hotel, I uncovered more and more moments in its history that led me to recognize the duality of its character. I was through this […]
Hiding Our Histories- Final
Communities are seldom stagnant or composed of a single element; instead, they are living, breathing, and ever changing reflections of the effort that we put into them. A grouping of office buildings will reflect the hard work poured out over their keyboards versus the aesthetic beauty of the parks where we spend precious hours of […]
You Can Lead A Horse to Water…
In the 1980’s, a new solution to urban poverty began to take shape: the construction of “mixed-income, urban townhouse communit[ies]” (Fleming 123). Given that past remodeling of metropolitan America ended up causing as many problems as they solved– with concentration of impoverished communities leading to more extreme poverty and dispersal of impoverished individuals throughout the country […]
Commonplace Book #12: A Religious Service Experience
On December 2, from 6:00-8:00pm I went to the Kay Spiritual Center to sit in on a conservative Jewish service, then to Hughes Hall to eat dinner and discuss with those who were in attendance. I was given a copy of the Hebrew Bible, which had the chants in Hebrew on the right side of the […]
Unedited Notes from Lecture on Combating Extremism in Islam
MORE THOUGHTS FROM ME ••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• Reasons for poor understanding of Islam Insufficient anthropological studies Confusion w definition of “culture” Not religion, ideology, etc. (But then what is culture?) fanatics→ generalizations Cultural religious and. ideological religion CR: Tolerant and diversified Innate, instinct Deals w spirituality, morals, values simple IR: Tyrant and totalitarian Mannerism, artificial, and inforce […]
Annotated Bibliography in Full
Barry Arrested on Cocaine Charges in Undercover FBI, Police Operation- Sharon LaFaniere Background In my first article chosen, a piece written by Sharon LaFraniere in 1990 on D.C. Mayor Marion Barry’s arrest at the Vista Hotel and subsequent tumult that followed, La Franiere quickly summarizes the situation. She explains the Mayor’s roll in the […]
Annotated Bibliography
ON THE LAST DAY OF FINALS MY TEACHER GAVE TO ME: 10 ANNOTATED BIBLIOGRAPHIES ••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• 1.) “Mayflower Hotel.” Wikipedia, Wikimedia Foundation, en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mayflower_Hotel. Background: In this Wikipedia article, the authors give a detailed description of how the Mayflower Hotel was created and the history of the building’s ownership. It goes on to talk about more recent […]
Commonplace #10: Downtown Holiday Market
In front of the National Portrait Gallery, from November 25 to December 23, a multitude of various DC vendors congregate to sell their homemade products. Called the Downtown Holiday Market, this temporary locale is a staple of the holiday season here in DC. This year is the 12th annual gathering, and the number of businesses […]