We can only fully operate and authentically communicate with people similar to ourselves or from the same background. In my reflection I dug deep and wrote, “Still, I question, did we in America force people from different parts of the world to isolate themselves in our society?” I realize maybe the way other people communicate within their own culture and communities are normal. However, it really opened my eyes to the way we group ourselves in the world. Honestly, the part of this assignment that was the most meaningful was my concluding paragraph. My concluding paragraph made me question the world and how isolated we are from each other. I titled my essay, Chinatown: The Land of the Caring, and just took a ride on the bus and walked around for about ten minutes. I favored this community because of how loving they were to one another in a world where we can be so brutal. A community always there and am surrounded by everyday. I was just going ti observe near my building and banter on about my everyday life. This assignment changed my view on the world and made me feel like a true Social Scientist. It took me sometime to figure out what community I wanted to observe. Personally, the assignment that stood out the most for me was the Sense of Place Observation Essay. I tacked developing and engaging in the collaborative and social aspect of writing processes, as well as acknowledging mine and others range of Linguistic differences as resources, and drew on those resources to develop rhetorical sensibility. I enjoyed showcasing someone of a different background and the way he viewed the world. I don’t think I was able to enhance strategies for reading, drafting, revising, editing and self assessment. That is what I want to get out of college, oh and I guess knowledge.” This assignment was the stepping stone to observations. I didn’t feel like my writing evolved just yet but I had fun introducing someone else in my writing. There was no purpose to interact, just get the work done and get it over with. To my surprise my partner Sebastian Cacere was the easiest person in the world to work with. He was patient, quick to respond to my questions about minor details and most importantly he made me feel comfortable enough to ask questions. In my wiring I recount Sebastian establishing, “ What I hope to gain is connections, people, friends. Naturally, I was turned off by the thought of engaging with another classmate. The first assignment of the course was the Peer interview. Through the Social Sciences I can now incorporate in all of my writing the understanding of identifying person vs. In the class, Writing for the Social Sciences I was able to add a new component to my writing. I was able to use my writing to write about the surrounding world and observe myself and other people. I’ve never received the opportunity in other composition classes to write about subjects through the lens of an outsider or even as an interviewer. I recounted, sometimes, we are viewing the world through a fishbowl lens but others we are subject to bask in the beauty of what’s before our very eyes. Culture, language, community and oneself. I analyzed a new substance to my writing to add depth and understanding in a world I kept myself isolated from. In a world, where it’s normal to stay within one’s own community without acknowledging others. As writers, people tend to write without observing or extensive research on the topic at hand. We forget the little details of the surrounding world and view the world as if everything is revolving around us. The most important part of being a writer is authenticity and observation. I think it would have been interesting to record how the community interacted with me, and how they directly made me feel being there. Overall, I enjoyed the experience, and I am surprised at the questions I was able to raise watching the daily life of Chinatown.
I also didn’t try to interact with anyone, I only watched others interact with each other. In my notes, I wish I spent more time in some spots of Chinatown and not just the areas I’m familiar with.
I’ve always known Chinatown to be busy and crowded but I always visualized it as a place like 34 th st Herald Square.
The assumption I had about Chinatown is everything is always so busy because everyone just wants to shop. In New York City, I could definitely say we don’t have as much hospitality as the south or other cultures. I realized why speaking to those we don’t know might feel strange and uncomfortable is because of how isolated we are used to being. After completing this assignment as a Social Scientist, I was available to see today’s society and how closed off we can be.
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