9I have heard numerous southern religious leaders admonish their worshipers to comply with adesegregation decision because it is the law, but I have longed to hear white ministers declare:“Follow this decree because integration is morally right and because the Negro is your brother.”
This brings us back to the idea of morals over laws!
refusing to understand
I think this a really powerful word choice that shows the frustration that people like dr. King faced throughout his fight!
But though I was initially disappointed at being categorized as an extremist, as I continued to thinkabout the matter I gradually gained a measure of satisfaction from the label.
While it is usually used as a negative word, being an extremist for something you whole-heartedly believe in and morally believe in is an honorable thing!
That would lead to anarchy. One who breaks anunjust law must do so openly, lovingly, and with a willingness to accept the penalty.
When laws are broken morals must be very tightly followed!
Theanswer lies in the fact that there fire two types of laws: just and unjust.
Laws do not equal morals, and morals should not change to meet law, rather laws should change to meet moral!
“justice too long delayed is justice denied.”
Action should not be delayed because we only really live so long and in order to bring justice o those who deserve it, it must be given as soon as possible!
Frankly, I have yet to engage in a direct-action campaign thatwas “well timed” in the view of those who have not suffered unduly from the disease of segregation.
I think this is really insightful into the fact that when you are not being directly impacted it is impossible to see the full impacts!
But I must confess that I am not afraid of the word“tension.” I have earnestly opposed violent tension, but there is a type of constructive, nonviolenttension which is necessary for growth.
The way he uses this tension to force change without imposing any kind of violence is really amazing!
But the latter consistently refused to engage ingood-faith negotiation.
I feel like not enough people hear about the steps that come before larger demonstrations like trying to negotiate, and just assume that the first action they hear about was the first action taken.
You deplore the demonstrations taking place In Birmingham. But your statement, I am sorry to say,fails to express a similar concern for the conditions that brought about the demonstrations.
I think this is really important to talk about. When a group of people is desperate enough to take less than desirable action in order to get attention, the issue they are talking about clearly deserves attention!
Whatever affects one directly, affects all indirectly.
I think this is a really powerful line that we could all learn from! I also think this line is very relevant today with current events in our country that may not directly impact you, but are incredibly impactful on other people!
How might social annotation fit into your course? For what pur-poses might you begin conversations in the margins of the textsyou read with your class?
It takes the place of a traditional discussion that in person classes can have!
What is your typical reading workflow? How do you anticipate it changingwhen you socially annotate?
A lot of the time I actually find myself struggling to stay focused as I read through long texts, but this social annotation process has really helped me get a lot out of this text!
Other annotators choose a lateral dig that moves back and forth be-tween the text and the social annotations.
This is what I have been doing!
important because lots of folks have annotated themalready?
I have also found myself paying more attention when i see a heavily annotated section, almost like other people annotating is like a sign that it's probably important!
Or, ifyou’re reading a description of a process that’s difficult to follow, you mightconsider finding and embedding a video that illustrates the process.
I think this is really cool how your able to clarify for not just yourself but your peers to!
Notice how this longer annotation more fully explains Evan’s thinking.In the expansive digital margins, more complete thoughts actually openspace for a dialogue to develop
I do find myself running out of space and getting frustrated with how messy everything is when I try to annotate in the margins of a paper!
The popular lyrics site, Genius (genius.com) for example,allows readers to annotate song lyrics.
Oh wow! I didn't know that but I do really enjoy finding the deeper meanings of my favourite songs, and I think this form of social annotation could be really enjoyable for me!
Reading others’ annotations can help you see more in the text than youmight find on your own.
I defiantly agree with this!
to enrich learning in the course, much like when you participate in classdiscussions.
I think this is a really cool and useful alternative to in person discussions that you might see in a traditional in person english class! I think it suits the format of our own class really well!
Whether written into the margins of texts, integratedinto the print, or digitally superimposed, in what contexts have you encoun-tered annotations written by another person? In what ways have you sharedyour annotations with other readers?
I would say fairly infrequently. The only time apart from this that I can really think of interacting with another persons annotation is in an old used text book or an occasional book from my dad's old english classes that has his own annotations scribbled in every few pages!
for annotating at the same time and across distances
This really shows the immense benefits of the internet and the online world in general!
Social annotations can help us learn about what we’rereading too.
I do think that social annotation is really valuable in the way it can further your understanding of text as well as provide new perspectives outside of the text!
You may have used digital annotation tools. But, if you’re likemany of my students, annotation might have been a reading strategy youpracticed alone
I have only ever used one digital annotation tool before this, and it is mostly when it is required, personally I prefer no annotation and on paper when it's a must. However, I am enjoying this annotation tool so far!
the chapter argues that social annotationcan help students practice reading for different purposes as members oflearning communities.
I agree and think that annotation is a really great tool that can help deepen a persons understanding of a text!