I hope you enjoyed todays pick of stories. I think they both clearly created a message about tolerance and understanding. Also, as someone said, the notion of perceptions. If you were not here, you need to call someone from the class to ask which stories we read.
For this evening, discuss the idea of tolerance. How do you define tolerance? Give me 2 examples from each story how there was this idea of tolerance. Then, tell me how the idea of perceptions was discussed in each story. I am going to guess that this will probably take more than 7 sentences.
Do not forget to study for the vocab and grammar quiz tomorrow. This is one of your first non-blog grades for the cardmarking.
54 comments:
((I do not have the numbers for anyone in our class, Mr.Kay. D: If I at least knew the titles, I think I could do it. I found my book 'n all.))
Steffeny Apollo
Absent due to stomach flu.
5th Hour
The way i would define tolerance, would be, being able to accept or deal with someone or something. An example from "living me as color" is when she realized that she was back at the age of thirteen, because it never really matterd before where she lived before. An example from "America and I" when they all wanted to be seen as equal but never really thought it possible was a great examle of tolerance. The idea of perception in each story was discussed by the people always being tolerent of people even though they didn;t show respect. When they did that it gave me a good perception of who the people were.
John McLean
6th hour
I don't have my book with me and I have been absent for the past two days because I'm sick. I'll do the blog tomorrow once I have my book and know what stories to read.
Kaleigh Swanson
5th hour
Tolerance. I would say that tolerance is how much patience one has for something, how much you can put up with something. In the stories both had a high tolerance. I honestly don't know how in the first story there was tolerance. I guess the tolerance in the story could be how she felt sorry for the white person in the club because they did not know what the music was really about. Perception was strongly used in this story. Her perception was that no one was different, she seen everyone as an equal. In the second story she had to have high patience for the "Americans" because they would not pay her. I think the bigger tolerance would be her waiting to see the "America" she dreamed of. Her perception was completely wrong. She had figured that America was this amazing place and that she would no longer "fight with her stomach".
Samantha Casteel
5th hour
When i think of tolerance i think of discipline. tolerance is in a way your exspectation of someone else. that idea was explained in the two stories today becuase of the authors seperation from her peers. in the first story the author was explaining how she was proud of being black, despite sometimes feeling like an outcast, and thought it was something that defined her. she tells of how when she was 13 she hadnt realized she was black. she said that becuase where she lived was al blacks and she didnt know any better. perceptions were shown through the way each of the authors were treated.
Andy b, 6th hour
I think tolerance is a word used a lot in life. Tolerance is a very touchy word becasuse a lot of people misunderstand what it means. In my own words tolerance is the point were you either cross the line or you stay on the good side. A lot of people use the term "zero tolerance" which means they dont deal with anything that is bad. An example form the first story we read is when she finally knew that she could actually cook something that she never had befrore. An example from the second story is when the girl couldnt tolerate not having any money when she first showed up in America. In both stories I got the perception of both os the girls working hard to get very little and they expected something more.
Troy Wojichowski 5th hr
I define tolerance as your ability to consume an amount of something. the short story America and I by Anzia Yezierska expresses a form of tolerance. While Anzia worked for the American family she waited a month to get her pay. On pay day she waited and waited for the family to say something about the money she was to receive. But when the family did not mention her money she cried out asking for her pay. This was her the end of her tolerance. She could no longer stand the wait for her money. Anzia also tolerated the life she lived shortly after that incident. She was paid very poorly and worked sewing buttons for long days and slept on a mattress of the floor with many other immigrants. She tolerated this lifestyle because she believed it were better then living with the "Americans" because in this case she was free. Another short story that expressed tolerance was Zora Neale Hutson's How it Feel to be Colored. In the beginning of the short story tolerance is exerted while the white travelers tolerate her. The travelers would not be rude to her because of her skin color, they were often kind or paid her no mind, but they were tolerant of the skin difference and didn't act out cruelly toward her. Zora also lived her life tolerate of many things. She could handle that as an African American she had to work harder to be seen as equal. She didn't give up or fail she tolerated the different way she was treated to make herself stronger. Perceptions were also expressed in both reading. Zora perceived the white man as not involved with the music. She expresses how she thinks the music doesn't make him feel the same way. Perceptions are also expressed when Anzia groups all "American" families untrustworthy. She expresses that it would be horrible to work for any "American."
I believe that tolerance means that being able to accept others around you. In the first story, the young girl went to the city where she relized that whites didn't treat her the same. Instead of throwing a fit and causing problems, she tolerated the whites. Also, in the club she had a great idea of what the song was meaning. Across from her, a white man clearly thought the meaning of the song was different. Instead of trying to convince the guy that his way was wrong, she let him have his own opinion. In the second story, it took a lot to keep tolerance. This lady had to accept the American way of life, even if she thought it was unfair. She also had to learn the American way and tolerate people looking down on her because she was different. The perceptions of the stories were that you must be tolerant of others even if they are not tolerant of you. You can't get anywhere without tolerance.
Kristen Pauly
6th hr.
Tolerance is a very flexible topic. Tolerance can be defined as to how much you can take of something. Tolerance can increase of something such as stress, family, or school. If you can accept something or someone it shows how tolerate of it or them you are. An example from "How it Feels to be Colored Me" is how when she goes somewhere else she is viewed differently. People are less tolerant of her because she is black and they are white. She was used to being in an all black town and now she also had to be tolerant. In Eatonville she was Zora and now in Jacksonville she was a nobody. She wasn't used to being judged off of skin color. Another example from this story is how she is tolerant of a new life. She accepts that she has to make changes into another lifestyle. She has to move outside of her comfort zone that she is used to in Eatonville where it was all the same type of people and schools. She perservered to become stronger and even more tolerant. In the story "America and I" the family who took her in was very tolerant. The way they saw it was that she was using them for food in return for a little bit of work. She was expecting money and they were not willing to give it to her. The family was willing to accept her even though she couldn't speak our language very well. Another example is how Anzia reacted to the life after she had demanded her money. She had an increasingly tough life with horrible conditions and she tolerated that and was willing to keep going. Perceptions were created because the people in these stories were different from white Americans. In " How it Feels to Be Colored Me" Zora was a black and people weren't as accepting of blacks as they are today. Back then people had bad perceptions of them including the idea of slavery. In "America and I" perceptions were created because people thought that since she was an immigrant coming here, she should have to work just like the rest of people did. People perceived Anzia as bad because she was from Russia which posed a threat. Although these perceptions were created and tolerance plays a huge role in our lives people can overcome it with perserverance.
William Schwartz
6th hr
I would define tolerance as having a degree in patience. This would mean setting a bar on how long people can handle it. In "Living Me As Color" They state how they have just as much tolerance to northern white folks as they do to them. Another from this story was when she found out she was black. They did not mind it because she had a tolerance to it. From "America and I" She felt that it would be golden in america. Soon she found out that she was starving because of her job. She has a tolerance to it but can hardly stand it. Another onee from this story is when she moves to America. She is looked down apon because she is from another country. This again shows tolerance because she has to put up with change.
To me, tolerance means how long you can handle to put with something or someone. In the first story, tolerance was shown when the lady enjoys being around people. Because she was black, her family had always looked down on other races because they never gave them a chance. She looked past that and just saw them as normal people. Perception was shown in this story when she looked at everyone as just a person. She didn't catagorize them into ethnic groups or anything. In the second story, "America and I" tolerance is shown when she doesn't get paid. She tolerated not getting paid for a month until she finally left. Perception was shown in this story when the people she was living with told her that she has a roof over her head and 3 meals a day. They were seeing it that giving her a house to live in is as good as money but she didn't see it that way. She wanted money in her hands to buy stuff with.
Cody Kabisa
5th hour
my definition for the word tolerance is, to deal/accept someone or something. An example from "Living me as color" is when she realized that she was only thirteen, when she was younger it really did not matter. an example from "America and i" when everybody wanted to be seen as an equal, but knew that it would not happen. the idea of perception in stories were talked about by the people being tolerant. just because you are tolerant doesn't always mean you show respect. for a good example i am tolerant of miss McMurren, but i absolutely hate her with a passion.
Tolerance is one of the best characteristics of mostly all living life. If we did not have tolerance we would always be in a quarrel. Mr. Kay (you) would not be able to stand use and we would not be able to stand him. ..=P.. In the story, "How It Feels to Be Colored Me" it talks about how she learned about tolerance. She learns to tolerate the whites, and the whites somewhat tolerate her. At the end she finds out that her tolerance has payed off. she has finally found a White gentleman that will actually see her for who she is and sees with his ears and not his eyes. In the story, "America and I" this girl learns to build up tolerance over a long period of time. She quickly learns from her mistakes about tolerance. When she went about asking for her wages, she had to build up a tolerance for that American Man because he would say "no" but that is not what she wanted to hear. in the end I think she looses her tolerance for that family all together and then just ends up leaving.
Big Red
6th Hour
For this evening, discuss the idea of tolerance. How do you define tolerance? Give me 2 examples from each story how there was this idea of tolerance. Then, tell me how the idea of perceptions was discussed in each story. I am going to guess that this will probably take more than 7 sentences.
I think of tolerance as how long you can deal with something or someone and keep making the right and smartest choice. I think that girl in first story had tolerance because she was able to stand the white people being in her town. She adapted and was able to live intertwined with them. In the second story, with the girl who begins as a servant from russia. She was only able to tolerate her first job for so long. She could not just accept a bed, some food, and clothes. She wanted america to be like it was for all the natives, where she had her own house and her own money to buy things for pleasure rather than fighting to stay alive. I think that in the first story the perceptions were very clear. I think that we all recognized that the blacks were mad the whites were in there town and wanted them to just go away and leave them to themselves. In the second story the girl had a false perception on the country of america. I think that she was so into the freedom that you see, that she thought should would be weakthy and have her own house as soon as she stepped on american soil.
I define tolerance as 'The willingness to accept other people or things, especially their opinions or behavior that you may not agree with, or people who are not like you' and 'the ability to suffer some kind of painful, difficult conditions without being harmed'. One example, I can say, from 'living me as color' is that when the girl, who didn't know she was supposed to be discriminated for her skin color in that society, went to city and found that fact out. At that moment, she realized what kind of state she is in and accepted it. Also, and, she thinks that the white man she's dancing with does not feel the music because he's white. One from another story 'America and I' shows an example of tolerance when Anzia realizes that even she is in America and among Americans, she cannot be Americanized for her attitude, which she finds out at the last part. The perception she makes in this story is 'Americans aren't the people she should work for' when she is revealed that she's not gonna get paid as she anticipated at the first Russian Americanized family.
Taylor Dieck
6th hr.
Tolerance is the idea of being accepting and understanding. In the first story the girl was almost tolerant of her own race. Instead of talking about the suffering that her ancestors went through, she embraced it. She had learned a lesson from it. She was very proud of being black and she did not get down when she felt alone. For the second story there was not so much tolerance. She had wanted to get paid and waited very patiently but after a month she couldn't tolerate it anymore. Perceptions were made in each story. Zora had made the perception that she was going to see her being black and a privlidge and embrace it. Anzia however had a perception of what she wanted from America. She wanted to make a living and live like an american, and when she did not recieve payment she had enough.
tolerance to me means that you can take soo much of something, accept it. many people are tolerant to pain, so they get piercing or tattoos. ect....in the shirt story about the colored girl zora, people tolerated her in her home town eaton-sumthing i dont remember then she moved to jacksonville and she was less tolerated bc she wasnt white. in the other story that girl moved to america to start over and make money to escape her old life. so she worked hard in the house that she got accepted into, even though she couldnt speak english she new she wanted money. so she tolerated the hard work, but then she thought it came arounnd paying time, she got eager so she asked about her moeny cuz her tolerance was decreasing. then the family was like you do work, have 3 meals a day, and hav a bed thats how we repay you. the perceptions were discussed in each story by : in the short story by,,people back then slavery wasnt that long ago, so people wernt as accepting. in the other story, since she was foreign they judged her and didnt think she was good as them. assumptions were made but everyone should over come what people think of them with a little confidence and tolerance..dont hateee.
steffieee
Mr. Kay,
Tolerance is when someone has the patience to deal with something that might not be so easy to deal with. From the story "America and I", Anzia had tolerance when she waited for her pay for doing all of the tasks she was asked to do by her so called "American family". When in reality, the American family never had the idea of actually paying Anzia for all of her hard work. They thought that just because they let Anzia have her own bed, and have three meals a day, that she wouldn't even think of asking for a pay. And the second example of tolerance is from the story "How It Feels To Be Colored Me". Zora was just a normal little African American girl, she had the tolerance for all of the kids in her school. Zora was informed as a leading desendent from African American slavory in her school. Kids would make fun of her because of her race, and where she came from. But even though she was different, that did not stop her from keeping her peace at safe. Perceptions in the story "America and I" were discussed that because Anzia was a different race than the Americans, it ment that she does not deserve the same as everyone else. And perceptions in the story "How It Feels To Be Colored Me" were discussed that to Americans all music was the same, but to African Americans, Jazz was not only a 3-D musical movie, but it really ment something to them, every song had its own story to be told.
Danielle Turner
I can define tolerance by the quality of accepting other people's rights to their own opinions, beliefs, actions, etc. The short stories, "America and I" by Anzia Yezierska and "How it Feels to be Colored Me" by Zora Neale Hutson show a form of tolerance. The first example of tolerance from how it feels to be colored me is when Zora goes to Jacksonville and people view her differntly because of the color of her skin. She isnt used to that, because the town where she lives in is all the same race. In Eatonville, she is just seen as a regular girl, but in Jacksonville she is basically a nobody and people tolerate her differnt becasue she is black and they are white. Another example from the story is when Zora started adapting to her new life in Jacksonville. She started tolerating that people were going to see her differntly, and accepting it. An example of tolerance from the story America and I is when Anzie first immigrated to America and a family took her in and tolerated her. Anzia was expecting them to give her money and to give her food, but they saw it as they wanted Anzia to work and earn money like everybody else. Another example is when Anzia quickly started to tolerate living in America, and accepting it. So she earned her own money, and even learned to cook her first meal. In How it feels to be colored me, the perception was the white people perceiving the black people as differnt people, and not as just ordinary people. The perception in America and I was when Anzia perceived America as a perfect place to live, but then when she got here she realized it was something way differnt, and things werent just given to you, you have to earn them.
Clare Pathe
Megan Fraser 5th hour
Tolerance is the idea of accepting people that are different than you. Tolerance is a really good thing to have because its important to not make bad perceptions of people. In how it feels to be colored me, tolerance was shown because the author had to be tolerant of a new life and the people in it. Two examples of this are when she has to go from being with all black people to being with white people too. They have to be tolerant of her and she has to be tolerant of them. THe second example is when she has to be tolerant of the white people that don't appreciate the music like her. They don't have the history and she feels sorry for them and is tolerant of why they don't understand. In the other story, American and I, tolerance was shown when the author had to be tolerant of the American's beliefs. Two specific examples were in the sweat shop and with the family. With the family, the author had to be tolerant of their beliefs about money and they were tolerant of her being new to the country adn not adjusted to american life. In the sweat shop, she was tolerant of the woman in charge and the work she had to do to get money.
Tolerance means to either put up with something, or a gradual built of immunity to a substance. But the dictionary definition means 1. acceptance of different views: the acceptance of the differing views of other people, for example, in religious or political matters, and fairness toward the people who hold these different views. The second one means 2. tolerating of something: the act of putting up with something or somebody irritating or otherwise unpleasant. Tolerance grows over time no matter what interpretation you have, racial tolerance, annoyance, and Bullsh*t tolerance (witch not a lot of people have these days). It took a long amount of time before African-Americans received "equal" status. And that wasn't even equal all together! The author of "America And I" didn't have a lot of tolerance toward low-to-no pay to any extent. After all, her expectations was so high, see didn't noticed she was looking at the shine was being reflected off a street puddle.
In the first story the girl was very tolerant of the fact she was colored. She didn't care what she was and kept doing what she wanted to do. Even though people were trying to use her race against her she just went and did what she wanted to do and didn't let other people get to her. In the other story the immigrant thought of America as the land of dreams. That her shackles would be broken free and she would be able to enjoy everything. She tolerated working for the family for a month and when she asked for her wage she got laughed at. After that she left and got a difrent job. Instead of staying with the family.
kevin anderson
6th hour
Mr Kay,
Tolerance to me is dealing with what has been given to you and repsecting others' opinions and thoughts. The girl that was the servant was very tolerant. She was not very grateful with what she had. She had 3 meals a day and got a nice bed to sleep in. She had different thoughts about American though. She had the perception of American people as people who made money and provided for themselves. She could not tolerate not making money so she left. She then saw how the real world was. Then she wasnt tolerant of how she lived at the factory. The girl in the first story, Zora i think, was very tolerant. She loved talking to the white people. All the other people in the town hated seeing them going through, but she embraced them and wanted to have a friendship wiht them.
Tim wilson
When I think about tolereance patience and discipline come to mind. In American and I Anzia worked for an american family for a month. She was very patient while waiting for his pay and after a month he lost his discipline. Also, Anzia makes the perception that all american families are rich and untrustworthy. In how it feels to be colored zora has to tolerate being colored. She has to work extra hard to be treated the same and has to keep her cool and not get upset. She embraces the fact that she is black and doesnt get rattled. In the end it all payed off for her when the white gentlman liked her music. Zora made the perception that none of the white people would listen to her. In the end she was really wrong.
Jordan Blanzy
5th hr
Tolerance can be defined as equality. It can be set expectations that dont exceed or undermine your hopes. In the first story we read, the colored girl had tolerance to see people as what they had in common. She looked past flaws or differences, and she hoped people percieved her the same way. The second story was about oppertunity in America. The russian native set her expectations too high. She expected america to just give her exactly what she wanted. She quickly found out if you want to be at the top, you have to start at the bottom. Perceptions for the first story were ones where a colored pittied a white person. She was ashamed of the white man not understanding her message through music, and she pittied him. The second story, the russian percieved america to supply her with everything she wanted. She thought everything would come easy and she would be rich in no time.
deets
Tolerance is accepting people, and thier differences too. Begining to learn and get used to the differneces you have. If you dont have any tolerance, its going to be hard for you to live in America now days. We live in a country where many people wanted to go, and there's some that still do. In the first reading the only type of an example for tolerance would be when she listened to the music. She pittyed the whites for not really understanding the music. In the second reading the girl had to have tolerance for the Americans who would not pay her. She had to get over her being mad and still try to live in America.
Mikki Nosek 5th HR
Tolerance is being able to put up with annoying things, a.k.a. something I don't have. An example from the story "Living me as color" (i think that's it's name..) She sort of tolerated the white people I guess you could say. When she found out she was black at the age of thirteen, she realized that white people suck and there all just racist stupid faces. She tolerated the white man in the club who didn't even feel for the music like she did as well. Wow, I'm glad I'm black.
An example from "America and I" (I think this was the one about the girl who didn't get paid..?) The girl put up with the stupid white family all frickin day and they where supposed to pay her, she finally couldn't take it anymore and asked for the money...and ended up not getting any money because the family sucked. Once again, I'm glad I'm black. :]
Kymmie Brownson 6th
Personally tolerance plays a big roll in life. Another word inwhich could replace tolerance could be patients. Having patients for something or having tolerance means that you are able to agree and work with it. Not having tolerance, or as many people say having "zero tolerance", means that you are not able to cooperate with the behavior or act inwhich is going on or happening. In the first book, she had to cooperate or tolerate the behaior in which the people treated her. In the second story she had to tolerate the same type of thing. She had traveled to america and did not agree with the people at all. But being the girl she just sat back and acceppted the rude behavior of the people. These stories showed great examples of tolerance. Another large part of these stories would be perceptions. Both girls percieved that they were the same people as all the others, when on the other hand everyone believed they were a joke and did not belong here. i believe that percieving in some ways takes the roll of why parts of america are bad.
Conner risi
I think that tolerance means that being able to accept others and the things around you. In the frist story the girl was just finding out she was the a different color than most people. She had to learn to accept that she wasnt exacly going to fit in. Even tho the white people treated her different she learned how to tolerate then and just get along. When she was at a club she thought of a song in a different way from a white person. She felt like he didnt undersatnd. Instead of trying to convince the guy what the song ment she just let him think what he wanted to. She didnt care. She took it in a positive way and im guessing that guy didnt really think about the song he was just listing. In the second story is seemed like it would take alot of tolerance. The lady thought the american life was unfair and not right. She learned how to just deal with the way americans live everyday. She had to tolerate walking and just going places when everyone was looking at her just because she was different. You shoudl always be tolerant of other people, even if they are not tolerant of youself.
I would define tolerance as being able to accept or deal with someone or something. In the first story, the young girl went to the city where she relized that whites didn't treat her the same. Instead of making a scene and causing problems, she tolerated the whites. In the second story, it took a lot to keep tolerance. The lady had to accept the way americans live. Even though she she thought it wasn't fair and wanted more. The idea of perceptions was discussed in each story because you have to tolerate someone in order to get that back. No matter what the situtation is.
I do not have my book with me this evening and i was gone today so I am unable to give examples from the story. But I will do my best to describe Tolerance. Tolerance is accepting others views and thoughts on certain issues that you may not agree with. Such as there ethnicity, religion, and politic stands. You may also show tolerance to someone who is annoying. But you tolerate them because you don't want to single them out of the group. Nazis lacked tolerance toward the jewish people during the Holocaust because they didn't feel they were equal to them. Whites also did this to the blacks during the civil rights period and when they were slaves.
Taylor Wattles
5th
John Kent
5th hour
I define tolerance as the ability to accept how or what things are. In “America and I” the main character was tolerant of her situation. She made the best of it, hoping that eventually she would get what she wants. She was willing to work for her American dream.
In “How It Feels To Be Colored Me” the main character grew up in a segregated society. She never took notice of it until she left home. She chose to enjoy the life that she had. “I have seen that the world is to the strong regardless of a little pigmentation more or less. No, I do not weep at the world- I am too busy sharpening my oyster knife.”
In “How It Feels To Be Colored Me” its main character rejected the perception that she should feel bad that she descended from slaves. Her perception was, get on with your life make it the best you can.
In “America and Me” her perception is that America is the land of golden opportunity. She knew there were hardships to overcome.
tolerance is the capibility to endure something. it is what helps people interact and form friendships. tolerances has let us form societies and communities. in the first story the young girl was always accepted as Zora and never even had discriminations cross her mind. but when she moved out of her town people saw her differently and she said that was the first time she felt colored. and in the second story the servant was anxious but still waiting for his pay. he was tolerable of waitng for a little bit but then after they forgot to pay him that day he was the opposite and very impatiant. perceptions were put in place a lot. in the first story Zora didn't really have perceptions until she moved. in the second story at the begginging they were talking about how everyone wanted to move to America.
Tolerance is something someone eolps you with for example manners. having good manners would be paart tolrence. If i could rember anything from the book i could tell you. and i froget it at school.
I would define tolerance as how much a person can take before getting to their boiling point.
In the story "America and I" Anzie came to America from Russia. A family gave her a place to sleep, food and clothes. Anzie thought she would get paid for her work. The family thought the things they gave her would be her pay. Anzie waited a whole month to get paid and when she could no longer tolerate it, she asked to get paid. Anzie then got a job making little pay and poor living conditions. But she tolerated this because she was living the life she came her to live.
In the story "How it Feels to be Colored me" Zora went from a town of all black people to a town of white people. Coming from a town of all black people to a town of all white people she was ridiculed and made fun of. She had to adjust to a totally new lifestyle. She tolerated this and became a much stronger person for it. Also, the white people where not tolerant of her because of her skin color. Anzia's perception was that she thought she would receive the same treatment as every American (pay for work). Zora's perception was that she thought the people where she moved would appreciate the things she had to offer. Perception is in the eye of the beholder.
I define tolerance as acceting someone or someones belifs, as they are a free person, even though you do not agree with them. It's pretty much putting up with someone, that you disagree with beacause you accept the fact that thay can have an opionon. In How it feels to be colored me, tolerance is showen from both groups she dances and is nice to the whites, the whites or most whites accept her for who she is as a person. Perception takes a key role in this story, how youi first treat someone before getting to know them, just by how they look. In "America and I" the story shows tolerance when the american family accepts her even thopugh all she wants is the money. Another example of tolerance in the story is the engish teacher at the facorty and how she sccepted her even though she was a forgiener at the time. Perception is important in this story beacause it is how people saw her and ow see saw other, that got her to where she got.
Shaun Gerber
The way i would define tolerance, would be, being able to accept or deal with someone or something. An example from "America and I" when they all wanted to be seen as equal but never really thought it possible was a great examle of tolerance. Amother example would be from "living me as color" when she realized that she was back at the age of thirteen, because it never really matterd before where she lived before. perceptions were shown through the way each of the authors were treated.
Alex Martin
5th
I think the definition of tolerance is accepting something the way it is without any complaints. In the story America and I, tolerance was shown between Anzia and the Americans she worked for. Anzia worked from sunrise to sundown in order to get her first pay. No matter how long she waited, she was tolerant of the Americans for not paying her. The Americans were tolerant of Anzia in a sense because they weren't fond of her, but didn't complain at her too often, until she asked for her pay. Eventually, when Anzia realized she was not going to get paid, she left that family. In her new job she was tolerant of the conditions of her work and home, considering that they were less than her idea of American life. Anzia had the perception of America as a country full of opportunity, freedom and new experiences she was not offered in her home country. She had it set in her mind that she would be able to achieve so much more now that she was in America. She had such high expectations that she was disappointed when she did not reach her goals. In How it Feels to be Colored, Zora was tolerant of the whites who passed through her neighborhood. Many of the people living in her neighborhood had opposed feelings against the whites because of past history such as slavery and segregation. Zora only saw people as people, not as what colored skin they have. When Zora grew up and moved to New York, she was tolerant of the white people who treated her differently because of her skin color. She did not take notice nor cared if someone were to judge her based on her skin color. She lived life to what she wanted it to be and did not let instances such as these ruin it for her. Zora perceived life as something to be enjoyed and lived to the fullest, and perceived people as people, not as what colored skin they had.
of course, to define tolerance, is a more personal response, and with that being said, i define tolerance as how much time you are going to put up with a person before you do either one of two things. one, either leave because of annoyance, or because nothings is done or you choose to fix the situation for the better. with that being said, we do understand that in the first story, the little girl had an exemplary amount of patience for the white folk , due to the fact that she did not see color as an issue. Although with one great amount of tolerance the white folk and the small black american girl shared, she also had not tolerated how the white folk could not have a true feel for the music. because she perceived the music as soul moving, she just could not accept how the white folk could just listen to this music for entertainment purposes only. Now in the second story, we perceived this jewish immigrant woman with to high of hopes as americans, although, to be on her side, not every american family is as greedy of bastards a that one in particular family was. but this woman's intolerance for not getting paid, or not having enough pay for over time, or enough free time, gradually caused her to end up worse than what she was in russia. she was also very intolerant of time and patience, neither of which she had, which caused her to turn her life into turmoil. so her perceptions of the perfect world, weren't what they were all cracked up to be. although its a mutual fault of the giving of information to this one. she was getting poor information, but she was also way over dramatizing how goods life would be.
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nick visger
5th hour
To define to word tolerance I would describe it is, being able to deal without someone that you may not necessarily like. From the short story American and I, has a few examples of tolerance. I interperted this by, when the girl got choosen to work for a American family, she had to do everything around the house. In theroy, she was fine doing it because she was so excited just to get payed by money that she has earned. After the month had passed and when she confronted the American family about her wages, they told her it was to soon, and that she wouldn't be getting any wages. Though it was difficult she went on with her chores. Another example would be that, coming to American is changing the way things are done, that what she was used to. She had to accept the new changes as long as she was living there. It was something that had to be done. The next short story was "How it feels to be colored". This represents tolerate by how when she loved in a small town, full of colored folks, and occansionaly a white family would travel through. Unusually, they did not show any rudeness or discrimination towards them because of the color of their skin. They were very tolernate. One she moved and was mixed in with white's more often, she came to realize that they all weren't like that. Unforunetely, there was nothing that she could do to stop it. Only make the most of things, which she did. She was tolerante with them and later didn't let them drag her down. In conclusion, these all define tolerance. The perceptions of this story is you should always be tolerate with people even if they are not tolerate back. You have to be the bigger person, and prove them wrong.
Alanna Nagi
6th hour
I Think that tolerance is someone ability to handle someone being a pain to them. An example from "living me as color" is when she realized that she was back at the age of thirteen because it never really mattered before where she lived before. An example from "America and I" when they all wanted to be seen as equal but never really thought it possible was a great example of tolerance. i think her perception was very good because she really didn't want to believe that people hated her for her color. which i find this a good thing for her to do. in the other story there perception really i don't like because i just don't agree with it. it really just doesnt appeal to me very much
I define tolerance as being able to withstand something with out getting uneasy or mad. Well in the first story "How it feels to be colored and me" the girl tolerated being black beacuse she was among other black people. She also tolerated the white people that she sang for. In "America and I" the women tolerated a lot. She put up with no pay for all the hard work that she did for that family. But then she couldn't take it anymore so i gues she didn't tolerate it that well. The women tolerated not having food or money because she was trying to make the american dream. The Zora girl percepted her self as just another person when she was with her own kind. Then she moved by whites and her perception of her self changed. In "America and I" the the family percepted the women as free help because she was new to America and they coild taKE advantage of her.
ZACk Ruffin 5th
Mr. Kay,
Tolerance is in our lives, everyday. I would say tolerance is the idea that you should be able to accept others and things in your life. The first story about the Russian lady who came to American has a couple examples of tolerance. I wouldn't say she was the most Tolerable person. Her first job in America, she begged for money to get new clothes and such. She couldn't stand not getting any money and she finally yelled at the family. She got fired due to her small amount of tolerance. Also at her next job she hated the conditions she was working in. She is wanting more from the work she is doing and again she cries out complaining at the boss and again gets fired. This also shows her minimal tolerance. Well I guess it isn't minimal because she deals with it for a while, just not very long. But on the other side, Zora of "How It Feels To Be Colored Me" is a lot more tolerable. A good example of this is just her overall attitude. She seems not to care about race or any other differences and that is quit inspirational. Also another example doesn't even come from her. She plays music to people from many other races and such and, while listening to her, they don't care about her skin color. This is also very refreshing to know. I think in "America And I", the women seems to have overly high expectations and perceptions of how America will be and that is what is ultimately her downfall. Zora, seems to not care about perceptions. She says people have said mean things to her all the time but she seems to just think other wise. I guess this could also show her perceptions of people and how she can't think bad of someone. Well, I guess perceptions and tolerance come into play everyday for everyone.
Luke LaFountain
5th Hour
I think taht tolerance can be strong or very weak, it is just the kind of person that you are. Some poeple have a short temper and don't have any tolerance at all. Other people can tolerate alot and don't mind that much. Tolerance is how much of on thing you can stand. People may see a person that they have to tolerate, or a job. But in this story the tolerance was being an outcast. It was about how long you could go without being noticed, or being noticed to much. Poeple may see someone as different. That person then will feel discluded. Poeple are always making perceptions of other people, and people are always making perceptions of those people.
Chris Reid
6th hour
I would define tolerance as simply putting up with something. In "America and I" by Anzia Yezierska she is tolerant of the family she worked for at first. She thought it was reasonable that they werent going to tell her her wages and went on to do the work. Little did she know she would get nothing. She also tolerated her next job where she sewed buttons and lived in a house with many other families. Even though she couldn't get food as easily, she was tolerant of this job. In Zora Neale Hutson's "How it Feels to be Colored Me" tolerance is displayed on the ship over to America. No one really payed attention to her despite her color, and no one bothered her. The white man also tolerated the music that the black people played. Lastly, the narrator tolerated people who walked down the street and made jokes about her. She wanted to be treated like a person so that's what she treated others as. Perceptions are when the author discusses how the white man didn't feel the same feelings about the music. In the other story, The author percieved the "AMerican" family as jerks who didnt sufficiently pay her. She also thought that America whould be lined with gold and it would be a great life.
I think that tolerance is the way you put up with something in your life. I think that in the first story the girl tolerated all of the white people because they didn't understand where she comes from and her way of life. She also tolerated the people listening to Jazz because it made her mad to see that the person liked the music. She had a reason to like it because it meant something to her because Jazz originated from african tribes. In the other story the person came to america and had to tolerate all the pretentious americans. The person was living with a family and had to wait, and wait, and wait for her wages. She was working and cooking for the family. They gave her a place to sleep and food to eat. They said that she doesn't deserve money until she's worth something herself.
Tolerance could have many different definitions but to me it means putting up with something. This could be something you agree with or disagree with. And example from the story "How it Feels to be Colored Me" tolerance is showed in the white people towards Zora. They didn't like her a lot but they tolerated her because she would dance for them etc. Another example that she is tolerant of her new life. Even though people still discriminate against her, she accepts it and try's to ignore it.In the second story "American and I" tolerance is big issue. One example is how she is tolerant of her first job and kept working after the family first told her she wasn't getting wages right away. Another example is how she is tolerant of her second job too. Even though she was just sewing on buttons, she puts up with it for a while. Perceptions are very important in the world. Everyone wants people to percieve them in a good way. In the story " "How it Feels to be Colored Me" she perceived the whites differently because they didn't hear and understand the music like she did. And in the story "American and I", she just wants to be perceived as a true American. But she feels like she can't until she can buy certain clothes and make money.
Hannah Aittama
5th Hour
Mr. Kay,
sorry this is a few minutes past midnight, I had a late hockey game and tried to get it in on time.
First of all i think that tolerance is something that everyone defines differently. i however think of it as how much you can take of something. With that everyone has a different tolerance level for differnet things. For example someone might be able to tolerate little kids then someone else so they would be better to teach elementary school. From the first story, "How it feels to be colored me" one is when she goes places how people she her differently. Also, she has to be really percise in what she does so people don't look at her bad. By this i mean she has to work hard all the time. Now from the story American and I she had to do the same and work hard to get some respect. Also, she has to tolerate the factor that she is new and doesn't get what she wants right away. Plus the factor that she has to relize what she is all getting.
Ty Bouwens, 6th hour
p.s.remember this is late because of my computer being broke.
Tolerance may have many definitions. To me tolerance is when you let something or someone bother you and do nothing about it. In the story "America and I" the girl worked for the americans but didn't let them get to her. At least not until she found out she wasn't going to be paid for her hardwork. Then in "Living Me as Color" she didn't let the way people treated black people get to her. She didn't even realize she was black until she was at the age of 13. In the story "America and I" foreigners coming to America thought that the streets would be lined with gold. While in reality they weren't. Then in the story "Living Me as Color" when she talked of the music the African Americans played she saw that it was from the heart. Though the white people just thought it was just entertainment.
James Richardson
5th hour
I think that tolorence means to be patence. I think that it is very important. If there was not tolorence then I think that the whole world go mad. In the first story i really didn't grasp the tolorence thing. I guess when they were in the club??? I am not too sure. Sorry, the first story was that she treated everyone equal. In the second story the tolorence was that her employer would not pay her. So what I think is that her percetpion was half right and half wrong. She thought that "America" was this beautiful place with no faults. She is right America is a beautiful place. But not to many knowledge to poor people in other countries that we do have a lot of faults. Incouding the econ crisis
Mr.Kay,
I think that tolerance is being able to accept change. Inthe story ho wit feels to be colored me, I found two examples of tolerance. the frist example was when
she realized she was a different color from everyone else. I think that she accepted that she was diffrent and used it to her advantage. Another example was when she was listining to the jazz music and accepted that the mans feels it in a different way then her. In the sory America and I, I also found two examples that deal with tolerance. My first one is when she says that she is living amoung the americans, but is not one of them. I think that knowing this she was able to push herself to work hard and become what she wanted to be amoung those americans. Another example is when she goes around asking for her money. The man tells her to stop worrying about her money, but she really wants it. I think that she tolerates that shes not going to get her money right away.
Brittney Cooper
6th hour
Tolerence is the idea of putting up with something. In the story America and I, Anzia showed tolerance multiple times throughout her life. When she was hired by the American family, she worked diligently without asking for pay at first. She tolerated working because she was so overjoyed to be in America. Then, when she finally asked for her fair pay and the Americans would not give it to her, she could not tolerate it anymore. Anzia left to earn her own money at a factory in the Ghetto. She tolerated working long days in darkness for little pay, because it made her feel like she was actually earning something, unlike her previous job. She continued to put up with her unpleasing job when her boss kept her for longer hours and demanded more buttons be sewn. The tolerance level Anzia had only lasted so long, until she felt that this job was taking away her freedom that she dreamed of. She wanted to see the sun and have a free evening, so she could not stay working there any longer. Anzia showed through her multiple jobs that her high tolerance level only lasted so long, and she continued to seek a job she could love. In the story, How It Feels to Be Colored Me, tolerance was displayed as well. When Zora would talk to the passing white tourists, they would tolerate her by acting kindly towards her. Although they could have been rude to her because of her skin color, they did not because they could tolerate being kind to her. Also, Zora tolerates being discriminated against. She feels that she is just as equal as any other American. When it comes down to it, every person has different parts of their life that make them up, so she tolerates others descrimination. Perceptions are also shown through the two stories. Zora percieves white people as not being able to feel music. She thinks that because her white friend may not seem to feel the music that all white people are the same. Then, in the other story, Aznia has perceptions of Americans. Due to a bad experience with the American family she worked with, Aznia cannot even think about going back to work for any other American family. She feels that all Americans will treat her unfairly like the last family. The perceptions of Aznia and Zora are based upon only one experience, but when you only have one experience, sometimes it is hard not to make judgements and perceptions based off of it.
Kaleigh Swanson
5th hour
I think tolerance is like being able to deal with the way someone is. Or being able to deal with something that you dont like. In the story america and i the girl worked for an american family. She waited for her money on pay day and the family never said anything about it. She also tolerated the life that she lived after teh incident. In how it feels to be colored in the begging of the story the travel tolerates her and is not meen beacuse of her skin color. Zora also tolerated working hard in her life. Zora precieved the men as the music making them different. and Anzia precieves american families untrustworthy.
Katlyn Twigg 6th HOur
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