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I Couldn T Want To Dye My Hair Blond Summary

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A MOOC is a Massive Open Online Course that helps prepare college students for college. The article “ The Year of the MOOC” by Laura Pappano. It is about an online course that helps students be prepare students in the subjects they need help in. It is like an online tutor that is free. The article “ I Couldn’t Imagine wanting to Dye my Hair Blond ” by Christina Mendoza. Mendoza was always bullied by other students because of the way she looked, her mom was “Caucasian who grew up in California” and her father was “ a Mexican American” who grew up in San Antonio. So while all of her classmates that were Czech and had blue eyes and blond hair, while she had chocolate hair and espresso eyes. So she was classified as different and got bullied and soon realized that diversity makes the world go round but deep down she is still hurt and can have a major negative outburst. Although some people believe Mendoza has overcome bullying it may actually be argued she’s at the tip of the mountain and anyone can push her off. …show more content…

For example “ my hair and eyes, instead of being blond and blue like all my Czech classmates; were chocolate and espresso” also her mom “ was a “ CAucasian who grew up in California” and her dad was “a Mexican American who grew up as the majority of San Antonio. I was the product of the two- the half-breed daughter who was raised in the small town of Seymour, population 2,800”. So if she took a MOOC she wouldn't have to think of any one of these problems because no one can see her. For instance “ usually written materials or videotapes of lectures that make you feel as if you're spying on a class from the back of the room”. this piece of evidence is saying that the class doesn't see you but you could see them, so you wouldn't have to worry about your appearance or anything physically about yourself. All you do is focus on your education and do

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