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2. Group A---rbabbidge27

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The TED Talk I am referencing is “Grammar, Identity, and the Dark Side of the Subjunctive” by Phuc Tran. In this talk, Tran explains how language can shape the way people think about their lives and identities. He discusses how English allows people to imagine different possibilities through phrases like “could have,” “should have,” or “what if.” Tran shares stories from his life as a Vietnamese refugee growing up in the United States and explains how language helped him think about who he was and who he might become. He also explains that the subjunctive tense allows people to imagine “possibility, potentiality, and counterfactuality” (Tran, 2:26–2:31). While this can inspire people to think about new futures, it can also make them think about regrets or alternate versions of their lives. The book I'm currently reading is North of Happy by Adi Alsaid. It tells the story of a teenager named Carlos Portillo, who lives in Mexico and has dreams of becoming a chef. Everything changes for Carlos when his older brother Felix dies in an accident. After this tragic event, Carlos starts seeing Felix’s ghost, who encourages him to chase his cooking dreams. Carlos makes the decision to leave Mexico and head to the United States to pursue his passion. Throughout the narrative, Carlos faces challenges with grief, family expectations, and figuring out who he really is. His father wants him to take a more traditional and secure route, but Carlos feels a strong pull towards cooking and discovering the kind of life he truly desires. Both the TED Talk “Grammar, Identity, and the Dark Side of the Subjunctive” by Phuc Tran and North of Happy by Adi Alsaid show how thinking about different possibilities can shape who you are. Tran says that the subjunctive lets us imagine “possibility, potentiality, and counterfactuality” (Tran, 2:26–2:31). In the book, Carlos thinks about what his life could be like if he follows his dreams instead of doing what his family wants: “I don’t know what my life is supposed to look like, but I know it’s not going to look like this” (Alsaid, 87). Both texts show that imagining different futures helps people figure out who they are and what they want. Both the TED Talk and North of Happy show how thinking about different possibilities in life can affect a person’s identity. How do the characters in your book deal with choices, expectations, or imagining different futures, and how does that help shape who they become? For participants: -Never use a peer’s real name, only use their username -Respond to the question based on your book, not your personal opinion -If the question doesn’t directly apply to something that appears in your book, be clear about what you’re seeing instead -Make sure to include a summary of your book so far -Include a quote with the proper citation to give context to your answer -Acknowledge your lead’s reply to your response with a comment that clarifies information, offer a question to them about their book, or simply give a thumbs up To exceed: Incorporate a quote from a different Ted Talk or a different CommonLit text that has not yet been discussed in your group

By jennifer.... 1 month ago
In my book Strike Zone by Mike Lupica there is a family that is not from America. Nick is the main character, and he plays baseball. Nick has dreamed of becoming a major league baseball player his entire life. He dreams to be like his idol Michael Arroyo. He wants to be like Michael Arroyo because he is one of the best pitchers in the league at the time. Nick really enjoys watching Michael Arroyo play because he is a left handed pitcher, “Michael Arroyo was Nick’s all time favorite power pitcher.”(Lupica 26-27) This quote shows that Nick dreams of being a MLB player like his favorite pitchers. It is his dream of becoming one of the greatest pitchers to ever live but first he has to get through the fact of his family not being legal in this country and try not to get deported and sent back to his home country with his family.

By klittlefi... 4 weeks ago
In my book; The Brief Wondrous life of Oscar Wao, Oscar is an overweight and shy nerd who was born in the Dominican republic and is looking for love in new jersey, his sister, Lola also has her own problems to deal with. their mother, Belicia, grew up in the Dominican under a dictatorship, she has trauma from it and has a very strict view on her children. "Did what had always saved her in the past. Was defensive and aggressive and mad overreactive." (Diaz 83). This quote shows how she was as a child dealing with living under a dictatorship, this directly reflects how she is as a mother. she is overprotective, strict, and stubborn with her expectations. Lola constantly disagreed with her mother, she deals with this by staying out late and eventually running away for a period of time.

By tmartin27 4 weeks ago
In Like a love story by Abdi Nazemian we still follow Reza , Judy and Art story . The first part finishes with Reza and Judy being a couple and Art being jealous because he also loves Reza . We also know that Reza doesn’t love Judy because he is gay and he just wants the world to accept him and be with Art . In the second part , after weeks together , Reza feels more and more bad for lying to Judy . So he finally tells her that he loves men and Art . This revelation destroys Judy and she doesn’t appear for the rest of the part 2 , the story is now focused on Reza/Art relationship . He can’t deal with it because he is always stressed about everything . The only way for him to not think about it is to be with his boyfriend and even sometimes he focused too much about what people think . “ I want to believe we’re the only person two people in the world , and on the ice , but my eyes can’t help but dart around”

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2. Group F---jpomerleau26

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2. Group E---rbelanger27

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2. Group B---kbrault27

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