B block Memorable Op-Ed Sentences by Dora Golding https://padlet.com/dgolding3/a5xapftudymdez2a For EACH of the 2 op-eds you read for today, choose one sentence whose structure makes it impactful and/or memorable (look for strategies like repetition, parallel structure, subordination, etc). Post each sentence in the appropriate column. en-us 2021-03-27 19:19:27 UTC 2026-01-15 20:18:55 UTC hello@padlet.com ctavakol22 https://padlet.com/dgolding3/a5xapftudymdez2a/wish/1364105123 "To insist that athletes like Miller compete according to the gender they were assigned at birth is to insist that they deny their true selves."]]> 2021-03-29 13:51:22 UTC https://padlet.com/dgolding3/a5xapftudymdez2a/wish/1364105123 ctavakol22 https://padlet.com/dgolding3/a5xapftudymdez2a/wish/1364115381 There are the racial catcalls shouted at me as I walk down the street, the overt fetishization from men I’ve encountered while dating that have been normalized into the demeaning term “yellow fever,” and even the microaggressions about my looks from the patients who I care for in professional settings.]]> 2021-03-29 13:53:45 UTC https://padlet.com/dgolding3/a5xapftudymdez2a/wish/1364115381 hlease22 https://padlet.com/dgolding3/a5xapftudymdez2a/wish/1364553094 "So, when I looked into the eyes of the shooter in Atlanta through my computer screen, I saw within them the entitlement of the men who felt like they had the right to my body."]]> 2021-03-29 15:31:21 UTC https://padlet.com/dgolding3/a5xapftudymdez2a/wish/1364553094 hlease22 https://padlet.com/dgolding3/a5xapftudymdez2a/wish/1364558371 "The real benefits of sports for girls are well-documented: better physical health, higher body esteem, lower likelihood of engaging in drug or alcohol use, stronger sense of social connection to schools and the community, better academic performance."]]> 2021-03-29 15:32:32 UTC https://padlet.com/dgolding3/a5xapftudymdez2a/wish/1364558371 https://padlet.com/dgolding3/a5xapftudymdez2a/wish/1364743219 "It offers a glimmer of esteem, of hope, to children who stand on the edge of a dark abyss. It will save lives"]]> 2021-03-29 16:14:31 UTC https://padlet.com/dgolding3/a5xapftudymdez2a/wish/1364743219 slyczkowski22 https://padlet.com/dgolding3/a5xapftudymdez2a/wish/1364745642 "It offers a glimmer of esteem, of hope, to children who stand on the edge of a dark abyss. It will save lives"]]> 2021-03-29 16:15:06 UTC https://padlet.com/dgolding3/a5xapftudymdez2a/wish/1364745642 slyczkowski22 https://padlet.com/dgolding3/a5xapftudymdez2a/wish/1364752600 "These narratives of marginalized women are also often erased by the “Model Minority Myth” — the belief that Asian Americans are uniformly successful, able to achieve the “American Dream” simply by working hard and staying silent about any transgressions that they experience. Yet, Asian Americans also have the greatest income inequality out of any ethnic groups in the United States, with the top 10% earning 10.7x as much as the bottom 10%."]]> 2021-03-29 16:16:43 UTC https://padlet.com/dgolding3/a5xapftudymdez2a/wish/1364752600 Opponents claimed Miller’s participation in track and field -- along with another transgender athlete, Andraya Yearwood — denied benefits to cis athletes, including “advancing to event finals and higher-level regional competitions; the chance to win individual and team state championships; to place higher in such events; to receive awards and other recognition; and possibly to obtain greater visibility to colleges and other benefits.” https://padlet.com/dgolding3/a5xapftudymdez2a/wish/1364822779 2021-03-29 16:32:45 UTC https://padlet.com/dgolding3/a5xapftudymdez2a/wish/1364822779 hvlacovsky22 https://padlet.com/dgolding3/a5xapftudymdez2a/wish/1364832200 Many vulnerable Asian women work in low-income service jobs in massage parlors and nail salons, subjected to various dangers associated with these workplaces. Unfortunately, these businesses are also commonly used as fronts to exploit immigrant women into human trafficking and prostitution networks, even around the Boston area.]]> 2021-03-29 16:34:51 UTC https://padlet.com/dgolding3/a5xapftudymdez2a/wish/1364832200 isynnestvedt22 https://padlet.com/dgolding3/a5xapftudymdez2a/wish/1365576743 "It offers a glimmer of esteem, of hope, to children who stand on the edge of a dark abyss"]]> 2021-03-29 19:35:01 UTC https://padlet.com/dgolding3/a5xapftudymdez2a/wish/1365576743 isynnestvedt22 https://padlet.com/dgolding3/a5xapftudymdez2a/wish/1365577978 "So, when I looked into the eyes of the shooter in Atlanta through my computer screen, I saw within them the entitlement of the men who felt like they had the right to my body. I could feel myself shaking with the fear I felt, from the risk of experiencing violence, anger and assault whenever I told them to stop."]]> 2021-03-29 19:35:26 UTC https://padlet.com/dgolding3/a5xapftudymdez2a/wish/1365577978 rswain22 https://padlet.com/dgolding3/a5xapftudymdez2a/wish/1365708114 To insist that athletes like Miller compete according to the gender they were assigned at birth is to insist that they deny their true selves.]]> 2021-03-29 20:18:46 UTC https://padlet.com/dgolding3/a5xapftudymdez2a/wish/1365708114 rswain22 https://padlet.com/dgolding3/a5xapftudymdez2a/wish/1365712532 So, when I looked into the eyes of the shooter in Atlanta through my computer screen, I saw within them the entitlement of the men who felt like they had the right to my body.]]> 2021-03-29 20:20:31 UTC https://padlet.com/dgolding3/a5xapftudymdez2a/wish/1365712532 hwasserman22 https://padlet.com/dgolding3/a5xapftudymdez2a/wish/1365875997 As I read the statistics of the deceased, the locations of the attacks and stared at the face of the murderer — the motivations of the shootings were immediately and painfully clear in my mind.]]> 2021-03-29 21:31:15 UTC https://padlet.com/dgolding3/a5xapftudymdez2a/wish/1365875997 hwasserman22 https://padlet.com/dgolding3/a5xapftudymdez2a/wish/1365878159 It offers a glimmer of esteem, of hope, to children who stand on the edge of a dark abyss.]]> 2021-03-29 21:32:27 UTC https://padlet.com/dgolding3/a5xapftudymdez2a/wish/1365878159 Bowen Supple https://padlet.com/dgolding3/a5xapftudymdez2a/wish/1365930309 "Through sport, we achieve a deeper understanding of ourselves — our capabilities, our limits, our true character. To insist that athletes like Miller compete according to the gender they were assigned at birth is to insist that they deny their true selves. It is to demand that they give up the pursuit of self-knowledge that is at the core of athletics."

]]> 2021-03-29 22:03:01 UTC https://padlet.com/dgolding3/a5xapftudymdez2a/wish/1365930309 "What these statements disregard and oversimplify is that racism and the sexual violence perpetuated against Asian women are not separate issues, but matters that are inextricably intertwined with one another." bsupple22 https://padlet.com/dgolding3/a5xapftudymdez2a/wish/1365967199 2021-03-29 22:26:11 UTC https://padlet.com/dgolding3/a5xapftudymdez2a/wish/1365967199 "Without this acknowledgement, I must continue to take on the burden myself to explain it to others and to defend the pain that I feel. Without proper acknowledgement, our community cannot heal." csohn22 https://padlet.com/dgolding3/a5xapftudymdez2a/wish/1366035722 2021-03-29 23:15:18 UTC https://padlet.com/dgolding3/a5xapftudymdez2a/wish/1366035722 "While we are waiting, we ought to celebrate the fact that the benefits of participation in sport will be extended to a small slice of the population that needs them more than most." csohn22 https://padlet.com/dgolding3/a5xapftudymdez2a/wish/1366036306 2021-03-29 23:15:46 UTC https://padlet.com/dgolding3/a5xapftudymdez2a/wish/1366036306 crobertson221 https://padlet.com/dgolding3/a5xapftudymdez2a/wish/1366044647 "Without the mainstream acknowledgement that these shootings were a hate crime against Asian women, we cannot work to address the true issues we face at hand. Without this acknowledgement, I must continue to take on the burden myself to explain it to others and to defend the pain that I feel. Without proper acknowledgement, our community cannot heal."]]> 2021-03-29 23:21:19 UTC https://padlet.com/dgolding3/a5xapftudymdez2a/wish/1366044647 crobertson221 https://padlet.com/dgolding3/a5xapftudymdez2a/wish/1366050683 "Female athletes, the argument goes, must be protected. From what or whom isn’t exactly clear, but it sounds a lot like the 1970s all over again."]]> 2021-03-29 23:25:25 UTC https://padlet.com/dgolding3/a5xapftudymdez2a/wish/1366050683 "What these statements disregard and oversimplify is that racism and the sexual violence perpetuated against Asian women are not separate issues, but matters that are inextricably intertwined with one another." cbeakley22 https://padlet.com/dgolding3/a5xapftudymdez2a/wish/1366123853 2021-03-30 00:10:30 UTC https://padlet.com/dgolding3/a5xapftudymdez2a/wish/1366123853 "Through sport, we achieve a deeper understanding of ourselves — our capabilities, our limits, our true character. To insist that athletes like Miller compete according to the gender they were assigned at birth is to insist that they deny their true selves. It is to demand that they give up the pursuit of self-knowledge that is at the core of athletics." cbeakley22 https://padlet.com/dgolding3/a5xapftudymdez2a/wish/1366132261 2021-03-30 00:14:38 UTC https://padlet.com/dgolding3/a5xapftudymdez2a/wish/1366132261 "Through sport, we achieve a deeper understanding of ourselves — our capabilities, our limits, our true character." lkeilty221 https://padlet.com/dgolding3/a5xapftudymdez2a/wish/1366208213 2021-03-30 00:44:52 UTC https://padlet.com/dgolding3/a5xapftudymdez2a/wish/1366208213 "The tragedy associated with the recent shooting is simply the latest in a long history of violence, and unfortunately it will not be the last." lkeilty221 https://padlet.com/dgolding3/a5xapftudymdez2a/wish/1366214249 2021-03-30 00:47:05 UTC https://padlet.com/dgolding3/a5xapftudymdez2a/wish/1366214249 ameyer223 https://padlet.com/dgolding3/a5xapftudymdez2a/wish/1366371574 "It offers a glimmer of esteem, of hope, to children who stand on the edge of a dark abyss. It will save lives."]]> 2021-03-30 01:50:45 UTC https://padlet.com/dgolding3/a5xapftudymdez2a/wish/1366371574 ameyer223 https://padlet.com/dgolding3/a5xapftudymdez2a/wish/1366374643 "The objectification of Asian women has been consistently perpetuated by the media, reducing our complex human identities into oversexualized tropes."]]> 2021-03-30 01:51:58 UTC https://padlet.com/dgolding3/a5xapftudymdez2a/wish/1366374643 So, when I looked into the eyes of the shooter in Atlanta through my computer screen, I saw within them the entitlement of the men who felt like they had the right to my body. https://padlet.com/dgolding3/a5xapftudymdez2a/wish/1366397233 2021-03-30 02:01:35 UTC https://padlet.com/dgolding3/a5xapftudymdez2a/wish/1366397233 agoncalves221 https://padlet.com/dgolding3/a5xapftudymdez2a/wish/1366415641 "Without the mainstream acknowledgement that these shootings were a hate crime against Asian women, we cannot work to address the true issues we face at hand. Without this acknowledgement, I must continue to take on the burden myself to explain it to others and to defend the pain that I feel. Without proper acknowledgement, our community cannot heal."]]> 2021-03-30 02:10:02 UTC https://padlet.com/dgolding3/a5xapftudymdez2a/wish/1366415641 agoncalves221 https://padlet.com/dgolding3/a5xapftudymdez2a/wish/1366416919 we ought to celebrate the fact that the benefits of participation in sport will be extended to a small slice of the population that needs them more than most.]]> 2021-03-30 02:10:36 UTC https://padlet.com/dgolding3/a5xapftudymdez2a/wish/1366416919 While we are waiting, we ought to celebrate the fact that the benefits of participation in sport will be extended to a small slice of the population that needs them more than most. https://padlet.com/dgolding3/a5xapftudymdez2a/wish/1366434448 2021-03-30 02:17:54 UTC https://padlet.com/dgolding3/a5xapftudymdez2a/wish/1366434448 lmanning22 https://padlet.com/dgolding3/a5xapftudymdez2a/wish/1366575506 "I could feel myself shaking with the fear I felt, from the risk of experiencing violence, anger and assault whenever I told them to stop."]]> 2021-03-30 03:22:28 UTC https://padlet.com/dgolding3/a5xapftudymdez2a/wish/1366575506 lmanning22 https://padlet.com/dgolding3/a5xapftudymdez2a/wish/1366576615 The same year Miller won double gold, the American Academy of Pediatrics released a study finding that over half of male transgender youth reported attempting suicide at least once, and 30% of female transgender youth]]> 2021-03-30 03:23:00 UTC https://padlet.com/dgolding3/a5xapftudymdez2a/wish/1366576615 rgaddam22 https://padlet.com/dgolding3/a5xapftudymdez2a/wish/1366597088 "There is no question in my mind that this attack was fueled by the hatred from racism, xenophobia and misogyny. Yet the news stories and statements by officials refuse to admit these issues outright."]]> 2021-03-30 03:32:51 UTC https://padlet.com/dgolding3/a5xapftudymdez2a/wish/1366597088 rgaddam22 https://padlet.com/dgolding3/a5xapftudymdez2a/wish/1366600796 "Assuming the president’s executive order becomes policy, it would give more transgender athletes the right to compete as the people they truly are. It offers a glimmer of esteem, of hope, to children who stand on the edge of a dark abyss. It will save lives."]]> 2021-03-30 03:34:48 UTC https://padlet.com/dgolding3/a5xapftudymdez2a/wish/1366600796 askaria221 https://padlet.com/dgolding3/a5xapftudymdez2a/wish/1366837605 "What these statements disregard and oversimplify is that racism and the sexual violence perpetuated against Asian women are not separate issues, but matters that are inextricably intertwined with one another."]]> 2021-03-30 05:50:44 UTC https://padlet.com/dgolding3/a5xapftudymdez2a/wish/1366837605 askaria221 https://padlet.com/dgolding3/a5xapftudymdez2a/wish/1366860467 "Female athletes, the argument goes, must be protected. From what or whom isn’t exactly clear, but it sounds a lot like the 1970s all over again."]]> 2021-03-30 06:02:54 UTC https://padlet.com/dgolding3/a5xapftudymdez2a/wish/1366860467 https://padlet.com/dgolding3/a5xapftudymdez2a/wish/1367734791 "There is no question in my mind that this attack was fueled by the hatred from racism, xenophobia and misogyny."]]> 2021-03-30 12:34:43 UTC https://padlet.com/dgolding3/a5xapftudymdez2a/wish/1367734791 https://padlet.com/dgolding3/a5xapftudymdez2a/wish/1367735688 "Through sport, we achieve a deeper understanding of ourselves — our capabilities, our limits, our true character."]]> 2021-03-30 12:35:00 UTC https://padlet.com/dgolding3/a5xapftudymdez2a/wish/1367735688 agoel22 https://padlet.com/dgolding3/a5xapftudymdez2a/wish/1367824420 "The objectification of Asian women has been consistently perpetuated by the media, reducing our complex human identities into oversexualized tropes."]]> 2021-03-30 12:59:40 UTC https://padlet.com/dgolding3/a5xapftudymdez2a/wish/1367824420 rgrundy221 https://padlet.com/dgolding3/a5xapftudymdez2a/wish/1367824638 There is no question in my mind that this attack was fueled by the hatred from racism, xenophobia and misogyny. Yet the news stories and statements by officials refuse to admit these issues outright.]]> 2021-03-30 12:59:45 UTC https://padlet.com/dgolding3/a5xapftudymdez2a/wish/1367824638 "The real benefits of sports for girls are well-documented: better physical health, higher body esteem, lower likelihood of engaging in drug or alcohol use, stronger sense of social connection to schools and the community, better academic performance." agoel22 https://padlet.com/dgolding3/a5xapftudymdez2a/wish/1367825638 2021-03-30 13:00:01 UTC https://padlet.com/dgolding3/a5xapftudymdez2a/wish/1367825638 rgrundy221 https://padlet.com/dgolding3/a5xapftudymdez2a/wish/1367827445 It offers a glimmer of esteem, of hope, to children who stand on the edge of a dark abyss.]]> 2021-03-30 13:00:28 UTC https://padlet.com/dgolding3/a5xapftudymdez2a/wish/1367827445 feel like I have been unable to escape the constraints imposed on me by the stereotypes associated with my identity as an Asian woman. https://padlet.com/dgolding3/a5xapftudymdez2a/wish/1368607657 2021-03-30 16:03:26 UTC https://padlet.com/dgolding3/a5xapftudymdez2a/wish/1368607657 wkulewicz221 https://padlet.com/dgolding3/a5xapftudymdez2a/wish/1368609578 feel like I have been unable to escape the constraints imposed on me by the stereotypes associated with my identity as an Asian woman.]]> 2021-03-30 16:03:55 UTC https://padlet.com/dgolding3/a5xapftudymdez2a/wish/1368609578 The conjuring of bogeymen has begun. wkulewicz221 https://padlet.com/dgolding3/a5xapftudymdez2a/wish/1368611993 2021-03-30 16:04:29 UTC https://padlet.com/dgolding3/a5xapftudymdez2a/wish/1368611993 fdaly22 https://padlet.com/dgolding3/a5xapftudymdez2a/wish/1369769534 So, when I looked into the eyes of the shooter in Atlanta through my computer screen, I saw within them the entitlement of the men who felt like they had the right to my body.]]> 2021-03-30 21:31:32 UTC https://padlet.com/dgolding3/a5xapftudymdez2a/wish/1369769534 fdaly22 https://padlet.com/dgolding3/a5xapftudymdez2a/wish/1369771118 Forty-some years later, women’s tennis seems OK.]]> 2021-03-30 21:32:18 UTC https://padlet.com/dgolding3/a5xapftudymdez2a/wish/1369771118