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I like how Emmy brought up their home culture and brought up the movie the namesake.

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bennet makes good connection for paper animals/ swan

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I like how bennet already ties the two pieces together at the start of the conversation making it easier to go between the two

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bennett made a good connection between the namesake and the novel

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i agree with bennet with the symbol of the birds 

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i agree with bennet with the symbol of the birds 

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I like how Bennet incorporated the dragons and papers following him and connecting them to Emmys Point.

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I like how emma uses the symbol and applies it to sharing culture

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I like emmies point on the namesake

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I agree with bennett because she makes good connections with the paper animals

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I agree with bennett because she makes good connections with the paper animals

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i like how Emma deepens the meaning of the paper objects in the arrival

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I like the reference Bennet made to the paper birds. I think that the image of the paper birds correctly represents her claim.

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I like how Emmie connected the symbol to the way he discovered himself

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I like how Emmie connected the symbol to the way he discovered himself

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Taylor Merel

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I like how Emmie talked about the arranged marriage and how it signifies his transition to being more in his religion.

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bennet made a good connection about the oragami animals

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lucas made a good point withj the arrival where the girl is helping the new immigrant and how it connects to preserving your own culture

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I like how Emmie described gogol's identity as markering his place in the book.

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i agree with lucas about how one preserves their culture by helping others.

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zach made a good point bringing up how gogol changes his name from gogol to nikhil and then back to gogol

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I like that Emmie brought up a thoughtful question that keeps the discussion going.

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emmy did a good job bringing up a good conversation qestion

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I like how Emmy is able to build off of Zack and talk about ones cultural identity.

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I like how Bella brought up a new key point about the novel. And how they wanted to focus on their new home develop new traditions and leave the bad ones behind.

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I like how bella points out the differences between immigration in the two stories

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bella made a good connection between the dad in the arrival wanting his familt to have a new good life in the new city and also how it connects to in the namesake how they moved to america to have a good life for their kids

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I like how Bella compared the country that the man was from and the new one.

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I like how benette uses an outside source of the discussion to use as evidence.

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I like that Sienna brought new ideas and characters into the conversation.

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I like how Siena brings up a point that was being kind of neglected in the conversation.

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I like how sienna mentioned why gogol felt pressured to assimilate to American culture. It was more important to his parents than him.

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I like how Seinna talked about the mom wanting Gogol and her sister to embrace their culture and not neglect the traditions that should be embraced.

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william had a good point bringing up how they preserved their own culture while also keeping some of their own

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I like how William doesn't let Lucas continue to dominate the conversation.

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I like that emmy respectfully disagreed and talked about how the mom struggled and that she wass unfamiliar.

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I Like bellas Question. I found it interesting how there were many different answers to the question.

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I like how bella asked a question that had multiple parts to it so multiple people could answer it

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i agree with emma about what gogul shaving his head symbolized

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I liked how Brayden was able to connect his question to the story. He made a really good point about his parents wanting Gogol to have a bengali name.

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emma talking about the shaved head as a symbol is good

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emma made a good point bringing up how gogol shaved his head and how it represents him feeling closer to his culture when his dad died

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Emma talked about Gogol and accepting his sins. I agree with that as he changed after his death and he changed to honor his father.

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I like how Emma brings up a contrasting idea to bring in more conversation.

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Emma brought up an impactful symbol, being Gogol's shaved head.

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I liked how emma was talking about how gogol shaved his head after his dads death and how it was a symbol

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I like Miras point about his name changing and then changing it back

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I like how david adds to the topic by slightly disagreeing

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I like how Amelia started off strong with the answer to the main question 

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I like how Amelia started off strong with the answer to the main question 

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I liked how Mira built off of Amelia's point.

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Amelia brought up a good point about how the environment influences our decisions about ourselves

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I liked David's point of him wanting to fit in and follow the American way

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David mentioned how Gogol attempted to assimilate in a dangerous way, with drugs and smoking.

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I think that the contrast between Gogol's indian roots and american roots brings up a good point about how assimilation looks different depending on which group you are trying to conform to

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Oli brings up a good point about stereotypes

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David talked about how Gogol felt he needed to assimilate and he wanted to assimilate through many scenes. He was worried about what people thought of him.

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I like the way Max respectfully disagreed with Amelia and added a new point

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I like how Max got involved and politely argued against another's point.

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I like how Max respectfully disagreed

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I like how Max disagrees respectfully

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I liked how Max politely gave his opinion to Amelia, and how he didn't completely shut her down.

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sumner agrees respectfully

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I like how respectful Amelia was when disagreeing

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I like how Max agrees and then explains his reasoning

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Mildred talked about how he had to learn and assimilate to the best he could even though it was so diffrent..

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Will Redmond made an amazing point and brought a lot to the conversation.

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I like Will Redmond😊 He is so great at respectfully joining the conversation with great examples to the Mothers experience in the Namesake.

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I like how Mildred gave a different point of view to the conversation.

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I like how Mildred brought up another point of view, and it really helped us see another opinion. I also want others in this group to help bring more into the conversation. I also loved Will Redmonds' speaking voice and his opinion that made very strong connections.

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Will added onto the conversation well

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I agree in saying that family can bring a sense of comfort/familiarity that can ultimately contribute positively to one's assimilation

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Will brought up the amazing point of how them having children (or there children immigrating with them) is what makes them feel comfortable!

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Taylor brought up new evidence and made a good connection, which made it easy for others to join into the conversation. I also liked how Francisco agreed with opinions yet also posed a question.

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I like how Francisco proposed a question to everyone to answer openly

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I LOVE how Francisco answered a question but then immediately asked another question.

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Francisco keeps the conversation going by adding a new question to the mix

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I like how Francisco adds a new question to try and create more depth to the conversation.

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I like how Francisco adds on to the topic,and then asks a question right after his comments

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I think that Will Redmond made a good connection to some earlier points, and also used a strong speaking voice. Niko also made a good connection.

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I like how Niko has nice things to say about Gogol

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I like how Niko connect his emotions to Gogol's personal experiences.

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I agree with Will when he pointed out that Gogol's acceptance of his culture may have come from guilt

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Mira made a good point

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Will makes a great point in Gogol's turning point in his life. He was once a young man who did not care about his Bengali culture, but after his father died he realized what he had been doing wrong. He dove deep into his Bengali culture.

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Its nice that Niko provides a personal opinion on events within the movie, and doesn't just cite another event

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Niko did a great job in the fishbowl discussion, effectively conveying the ways in which characters in both "The Namesake" and "The Arrival" try to preserve their home culture. He provided specific examples from both the movie and the graphic novel, showcasing a deep understanding of the texts. Niko's explanations of Ashoke's naming of his son and Ashima's efforts to maintain their cultural heritage in "The Namesake" were well articulated and supported by evidence from the film. He also highlighted Gogol's transformation, showing a nuanced understanding of how characters evolve in their handling of cultural conflicts.

Furthermore, in discussing "The Arrival," Niko effectively pointed out how immigrant characters use physical mementos and shared stories to preserve their culture, demonstrating a clear grasp of the graphic novel's themes and character dynamics.

Overall, Niko's contributions were well-structured, and he used specific evidence from the texts to support his claims. He also asked thought-provoking discussion questions that encouraged further exploration of the topic. His ability to draw comparisons between the two texts and analyze the characters' approaches to cultural preservation and assimilation was particularly commendable.

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i don't like how Niko was interrupting Davids answer

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Truman asked for peoples opinions rather than simply stating what they found within the movie

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I like how Truman took initiative and asked a question right away to start a discussion.

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Truman helped another person into the conversation, and David made his point and handed it off to another person.

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Truman brought an amazing question which David half-halfheartedly answered.

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People are bringing others in, which is cool. I also like how Francisco was polite when he was cut off and then continued with his point later on.

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Max brought up the amazing point on how Nick is ""hiding"" his true Indian culture.

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I like how Sumner takes into account how old Gogol was when he decided to change his name. Someone who is that young is not mature yet, they do not have a good grasp on what they want to do or how they should be named.

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I think Will brought up a splendid point.

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Oli is a very good listener and seems to be thinking things through

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I liked Wills point of how Gogol expresses his indian culture through arcitecture

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I like Valeria's perspective of how Gogol's visit to India changed him as a person. When Gogol visited India he realized how inspiring architecture in his culture can be.