HURRICANE SANDY!! AAHHH!!

Hey my Name is Naomi and this is my blog update about Hurricane Sandy.

Hurricane Sandy turned out to be a nasty disaster!! At first I played it off as Zeitoun did during Hurricane Katrina, but then i knew things were getting serious when people were being asked to evacuate. To prepare, my mother and I began to fill up pots and bowls of water just incase. We then scotched tape cardboard to the windows because of the heavy winds. Our flashlights and candles were ready at hand. I was sitting in the living room reading Zeitoun when al of a sudden I heard the tree cracking. There was a loud noise. I was too afraid to look but I headed toward the window anyway. The tree branches broke and fell into the neighbors yard, Luckily no one was hurt.
Im upset at the Mayor for not double checking and securing New York. There is a crane dangling from a building and it seems like no one can get it down. While the Hurricane is hitting us hard, I sit and think about Zeitoun and the choices he has made. Too bad I dont have a canoe to go save people in need. I feel bad for the people who died and suffered from the Hurricane especially in New Jersey.

In class Zeitoun blog/direct quote

In Dave Eggers "Zeitoun" we learn of the different types of personality traits that the two main character's carry out. At first we see Zeitoun as a strong and dedicated man who loves his family but puts his job before them. In any time of day or weather he will set out to help his customers and fulfill their needs. During the storm (Hurricane Katrina) there was a flood that prevented people that remained in town from walking outside because the water was very deep. Being the 'daredevil' that he is, Zeitoun brought out his canoe and began to set sail checking on everyone houses and checking to see if there was anything that he could have done.  On his journey he heard someone calling out for help. Zeitoun ran to her rescue, "assuring her that she would be taken care of"(Eggers 100). When Zeitoun found her she was floating and hanging on for her dear life and Zeitoun didn't want to leave her there to suffer.  He went lurking for help from another boat to help the woman reach safety from the elevating water. He knew that an elderly woman like herself would not survive and have the strength to swim to save herself.For such a man who is not well equipped he still made it his responsibility to help people.

Blog in class Zeitoun

Dave Eggers, Zeitoun is a fantastic and heartwarming book.  So far we have learned a lot about Zeitoun and his wife Kathy. Zeitoun is dedicated to his work and is also a hardworking man. He can also be stubborn at times. When Zeitoun was thirteen years old he began fishing for sardines with the other men and teenagers ( Eggers 3). Zeitoun didn't care about the money, he loved working on the night boat, "Abdulrahman and Ahmad didn't care much about the money,  though. They would have done it for free" ( Eggers 4). Even 34 years later Zeitoun was working hard and put his job first. For example, although at that time Zeitoun didn't have a car to travel to work he rode his bike. One day as he came upon a flat tire, instead of turning back and going home, he picked up the bike and started to run with it on his back straight to work until his boss drove up beside him and picked him up ( Eggers 27).

Zeitouns wife Kathy is a caretaker. They have Four children altogether. Kathy is Zeitouns “ third hand”, always helping him with work, taking calls and organizing appointments. She is a very responsible woman and religious. She was once a Christian who converted to a Muslim and is now dedicated to the religion by wearing her hijab in public ( Eggers 57). She is a strong woman who is also independent. She knows how to take care of her kids and keep them safe from any harm. She loves to go on vacation whenever she gets a chance ( Eggers 43). I believe that Zeitoun and Kathy make a good couple as husband and wife, they complete each other and I believe their love is strong. Kathy has a great sense of knowing when to take cover or go away to protect themselves from a storm. Its almost as if she has psychic powers. Zeitoun doubts her ability and knowledge about the storm but in the end Kathy was right all along. Zeitoun being the stubborn man that he is does not flee with his family and suffers the consequences.

Blog in class Zeitoun group 2

Notes

• Kathy was determined to leave
• Thought about the safety of the kids
• Tricked Zeitoun into going with them
• After 9/11 incident Muslims rarely showed thier faces
• 10th grader was harrassed by history teacher
• Kathy was insulted one afternoon
• Girl creeped up behind her
• Kathy fought back with words
• Happy to see Muslim woman in Walgreens

Answer to #5 in class assignment

  Kathy is a strong and powerful woman. She is very concerned about her kids and thier safety. She is well organized and a good caretaker. She is happily married to Zeitoun. Kathy is idependent and does not need to rely on Zeitoun for anything. She picks up her kids and hits the road whenever she wants to with or without Zeitoun. Kathy is a responsible woman.

Blog#3 Revision to blog #2

Hello once again my name is Naomi and this blog is focusing on the a summary of The Global Warming Reader written by Bill McKibben.

Many scientists and people have considered that we are experiencing "global warming". What exactly is global warming you may ask? Global warming is the rising of temperatures of the Earths atmosphere. Global warming causes many changes of the Earth and these changes are not good if we want the Earth to exist for a long time. In the article " The Anthropocene " written by Paul J. and Eugene F, it explains the causes of global warming and why it is happening. The word Anthropocene is a geological term used to mark that human activities have had global impact on the Earth. In other words "Anthropocene" is one word that serves as a main point. According to the article, the human population is outstandingly growing and due to our human activities we are affecting Earths ecosystem.The growing population of humans have caused more release of nitrogen and CO2. For example, mankind is exhausting fossil fuels therefore 30-50% of the surface has been transferred. When I say transferred I mean people have tooken over control on how the earth naturally works. There has been a loss of 50% of the worlds mangroves. Mangrove's are many different types of trees that grow in coastal tropics.This is a major deal because as you may or may not know trees give off oxygen which we breathe from. So the more trees that are destroyed the less oxygen we have to breathe. As for the article "The Scientific Consensus on Climate Change", states that "Human activities..are modifyng the concentration of atmospheric constituents..that absorb or scatter radiant energy..". Most scientists agree on the same idea as well as IPCC and AAAS.IPCC a.k.a Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change is an organization and its purpose is to evauluate the state of climate science as the article claims. AAAS is another association that studies human modification of climate change. These scientists have also concluded that green house gases are accumalating in Earths atmosphere as a result of human activities causing air and ocean temperatures to rise. These are the main ideas of these articles. If for years scietists have been trying to tell us this why are we not listening and trying to make a change to save the Earth?

Peer Revision

During Eng101 class today, we worked in peer groups with Vince and Kevin revising each others essay or what we had so far to work with. Both my peers agree that I have a good idea and that i also need to work on my organization. So as I begin to write my final draft I will organize my writing and make connections on how climate change will affect NYC. I will make changes in paragraph 2 and try to put my sentences in order. I will also add not only how mankind activities affect the earth but how they affect NYC. For my third paragraph I will be more specific and add names to the organizations instead of using abbreviations. Receiving comments from the both of them helped me to understand my own writing and my mistakes. Kevin and Vince both agree that my introduction is good. I will leave my intro as it is and work on my body paragraphs. The most challenging thing about this essay is the fact that it is a letter to the Mayor trying to make a statement about whether or not NYC is ready for climate change. On one hand we also have to persuade the Mayor on why we believe what we believe and where we get our data from. It is hard trying to convince someone that has so much power over you and has somewhat of a control of NYC. I want to be a persuasive writer and much more organized. My plan for finishing this essay is to add more details to my body , putting them into sequence form and hopefully give enough evidence to support my opinion.