https://padlet.com/grossmj/gjh1gre9csnat5ed On the padlet, answer all THREE questions and respond to at least ONE of your peers’ points. All of your responses (both initial and to your peers) should be 2-3 complete sentences. One of your responses must include evidence from the text. Make sure to include your name on EVERY post. I can’t give you credit for work, if I don’t know you did it. (To earn full credit, make sure to follow the guidelines for your responses above) en-us 2022-01-03 16:50:02 UTC 2022-01-05 20:53:23 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet.com/grossmj/gjh1gre9csnat5ed/wish/1973157895 The word twilight describes a stage of tentativeness and being in-between. On page 235 it is defined as "in between day and night,"(Betye Saar). In the book it describes a feeling people got after all the riots and big events. It was a feeling of uncertainty and a realization of how the citizens of LA are both united and very divided. There was also a question of how do we move on from this? What do we do now? 
The author titled this book/play Twilight because they felt that this feeling was overwhelmingly strong enough to represent a whole story.  ]]> 2022-01-04 00:25:52 UTC https://padlet.com/grossmj/gjh1gre9csnat5ed/wish/1973157895 https://padlet.com/grossmj/gjh1gre9csnat5ed/wish/1973197447 LA wasn't quite able to heal so easily. The government is still corrupt. Police brutality is sadly still widely present and an on going issue. ]]> 2022-01-04 00:53:57 UTC https://padlet.com/grossmj/gjh1gre9csnat5ed/wish/1973197447 https://padlet.com/grossmj/gjh1gre9csnat5ed/wish/1973279339 The perspective of Gladis Sibrian resinated with me the most because the way she viewed the uprisings was different from all of the other characters. she looked at everything as if it were a social experiment. Gladis said, " What happened here in LA, I call it a social explosion. And what we call an uprising, it's much more organized, planned. So what happened here was more spontaneous," ("251, Gladis Sibrian"). This highlights how Gladis is open to perceive things in a neutral sense without bias, something none of the other characters did. ]]> 2022-01-04 01:51:40 UTC https://padlet.com/grossmj/gjh1gre9csnat5ed/wish/1973279339 https://padlet.com/grossmj/gjh1gre9csnat5ed/wish/1974881116 I thought that the perspective of Harland W. Braun stuck with me because it feels like something that is more recent. On page 240 it states, "They thought he was a dope dealer or something." This quote is revealing that this event wasn't that far away because these things still happen today. This perspective has opened my eyes because it has shown that the events aren't historic but recent.]]> 2022-01-04 18:39:02 UTC https://padlet.com/grossmj/gjh1gre9csnat5ed/wish/1974881116 https://padlet.com/grossmj/gjh1gre9csnat5ed/wish/1974888691 La has healed but was left with a scar. There is still discomfort throughout different communities in La. La has been able to rebuild all of the areas that burned down and build new things as well.]]> 2022-01-04 18:42:32 UTC https://padlet.com/grossmj/gjh1gre9csnat5ed/wish/1974888691 https://padlet.com/grossmj/gjh1gre9csnat5ed/wish/1974896839 Twilight is the in between day and night. In this book/play it represents the in between right and wrong. This book is supposed to represent the entirety of the events of 1992, the good and the bad.]]> 2022-01-04 18:46:38 UTC https://padlet.com/grossmj/gjh1gre9csnat5ed/wish/1974896839 https://padlet.com/grossmj/gjh1gre9csnat5ed/wish/1974987855

]]> 2022-01-04 19:29:20 UTC https://padlet.com/grossmj/gjh1gre9csnat5ed/wish/1974987855 https://padlet.com/grossmj/gjh1gre9csnat5ed/wish/1974991233 2022-01-04 19:31:10 UTC https://padlet.com/grossmj/gjh1gre9csnat5ed/wish/1974991233 https://padlet.com/grossmj/gjh1gre9csnat5ed/wish/1975001669 2022-01-04 19:36:56 UTC https://padlet.com/grossmj/gjh1gre9csnat5ed/wish/1975001669 https://padlet.com/grossmj/gjh1gre9csnat5ed/wish/1975048564 I thought Mrs. Young-Soon Han perspective resonated with me because of how much Koreans weren't being treated like everyone else. She mentions, "Then a couple months ago I really realized that Korean immigrants were left out from this society and we were nothing. What is our right? Is it because we are Korean? Is it because we have no politicians? Is it because we don't speak good English? Why? Why do we have to be left out?" (245 Mrs. Young-Soon Han). This is just an example that showed me how Korean immigrants were mistreated unfairly just because of some flaws they had. ]]> 2022-01-04 20:04:17 UTC https://padlet.com/grossmj/gjh1gre9csnat5ed/wish/1975048564 https://padlet.com/grossmj/gjh1gre9csnat5ed/wish/1975055658 I feel LA has healed in some ways but definitely not all of them. When it comes to riots like these, there will always be that one big hole and it can never be filled up. Just like how the riots will never be forgotten and how LA will never be or feel same it once did. ]]> 2022-01-04 20:08:51 UTC https://padlet.com/grossmj/gjh1gre9csnat5ed/wish/1975055658 https://padlet.com/grossmj/gjh1gre9csnat5ed/wish/1975068206 When Twilight Bey mentioned him talking about his name on page 254. He mentions his name represents the time between day and night. Based on his name, I feel Twilight was to represent the light and the dark also known as the ups and downs of these events. Even though these events have passed and the light is shining, there is still the darkness that is shown but it's not always shown. I feel the play was titled Twilight because there are different people with different perspectives and experiences of the riot. Throughout the play, we see the good and bad also known as the light and dark. ]]> 2022-01-04 20:16:06 UTC https://padlet.com/grossmj/gjh1gre9csnat5ed/wish/1975068206 https://padlet.com/grossmj/gjh1gre9csnat5ed/wish/1975118150 I do not think LA has fully healed because it is still something we will always remember. The unrest probably still left some tensions between racial groups and certain groups of people. And Police brutality is still such a huge problem and there is still so much racial discrimination. ]]> 2022-01-04 20:48:21 UTC https://padlet.com/grossmj/gjh1gre9csnat5ed/wish/1975118150 https://padlet.com/grossmj/gjh1gre9csnat5ed/wish/1975128631 On page 254 Smith writes "So twilight is the time between day and night". So I think twilight is meant to represent that. The day is light which symbolizes the knowing or knowledge because we still know what happened in 1992 and will always remember it. And the night is the darkness and dark ness comes first, but you cannot forever completely dwell on the darkness. ]]> 2022-01-04 20:55:52 UTC https://padlet.com/grossmj/gjh1gre9csnat5ed/wish/1975128631 https://padlet.com/grossmj/gjh1gre9csnat5ed/wish/1975138360 Josie Morales's perspective resonated with me most because her chapter in detail tells what happened during the Rodney King beating. She also tells from her perspective what she say and watched happen. She also explained how wrong she knew it was. ]]> 2022-01-04 21:03:16 UTC https://padlet.com/grossmj/gjh1gre9csnat5ed/wish/1975138360 https://padlet.com/grossmj/gjh1gre9csnat5ed/wish/1975285933 The perspective of Reginald Denny resonated with me the most because was not upset about what happened to him but he was upset about the division that had been made so clear. Denny didn’t know what he wanted, except he did want, “people to wake up. It’s not just a color, it’s a person” (112). Usually, people would want revenge and suffering for those who caused the initial pain but Denny decided to not forgive but to accept what had been done and just wanted change.

]]> 2022-01-04 23:30:24 UTC https://padlet.com/grossmj/gjh1gre9csnat5ed/wish/1975285933 https://padlet.com/grossmj/gjh1gre9csnat5ed/wish/1975286481 I believe the most Los Angeles has healed was by rebuilding but not much else. There was not much done to heal the pain and horror that happened but now it is just something people are wary about happening once again.

]]> 2022-01-04 23:31:15 UTC https://padlet.com/grossmj/gjh1gre9csnat5ed/wish/1975286481 https://padlet.com/grossmj/gjh1gre9csnat5ed/wish/1975286671 The idea of twilight represents the unclarity and the different possibilities that may appear from it. Deavere Smith titles the play Twighlight because it summarizes Los Angeles as a whole with its flaws and beauties. During the riots, it is unclear what the future may hold but all they knew was that it was something that would change Los Angeles either for the better or the worse.

]]> 2022-01-04 23:31:32 UTC https://padlet.com/grossmj/gjh1gre9csnat5ed/wish/1975286671 https://padlet.com/grossmj/gjh1gre9csnat5ed/wish/1975328037 Twilight represents a time between night and day, but in this book it represents the light/day being the things people did right during the events on 1992, and the dark/night being the things people did wrong. There were lots of actions taken by the people, some right and some wrong, so that is why it was not fully light nor is it fully dark, but only in between. The story of Reginald Denny, starting on page 103, is a great example of the light and the dark. During the time of the riots, Reginald Denny, was heading to Inglewood. During his trip there he was attacked and assaulted. Reginald Denny says, "the strange thing was that what everyone thought was a fire extinguisher I got clubbed with, it was a bottle of oxygen" ( 104 Smith). From this comment I can conclude that this was a very violent and life threatening attack. Whoever did this to him must have been very angry with the world at that moment; however, that doesn't give them an excuse for what they did to an innocent man. Reginald Denny says  he was in a severe coma, and when he woke up he had an unexpected visitor. The visitor was a woman named Terry. Reginald Denny said, "Titus, Bobby,Terry, and Lee, that's the four people that came to my rescue" (107 Smith) This comment can exemplify that even though there were some bad people during the events of 1992 there was also lots of good people like Titus, Bobby, Terry, and Lee, who all risked their own safety to try to save Denny. In conclusion, the title twilight is a representation of the light and dark events, actions, and times throughout 1992.]]> 2022-01-05 00:20:12 UTC https://padlet.com/grossmj/gjh1gre9csnat5ed/wish/1975328037 https://padlet.com/grossmj/gjh1gre9csnat5ed/wish/1975339715 I would love to be able to say that LA has fully healed since the unrest, but I can't confidently say that. LA has definitely healed in certain aspects, such as that fact that a lot more people in LA are educated on past police cruelty and racial tensions. I also believe that our society, especially younger people are more aware of the modern day racial issues, and are standing against them. In my opinion, this is definitely a good start in healing and in breaking racial tensions. I don't think we have healed 100% because there is still issues, and people are still hurt/angry and effected because of the events of 1992. ]]> 2022-01-05 00:30:39 UTC https://padlet.com/grossmj/gjh1gre9csnat5ed/wish/1975339715 https://padlet.com/grossmj/gjh1gre9csnat5ed/wish/1975373393 Josie Morales perspective and experience  really resonated with me. Her story has really stuck with me throughout the book. Josie was a witness to the Rodney King beating. She said that all she could think was, "Oh my goodness." This seems like a proper reaction, because in a situation like that I know that most people would just be in complete shock and disbelief. She said that she knew the beating was wrong, and that it was an oppressive atmosphere. Josie knew what she was watching was so wrong, so even when her husband told her to come inside she refused and felt as if she needed to watch. I think this was really brave of her, and something that I'm not sure I could do. An oppressive atmosphere is one where it is hard to voice your opinion. It's hard to imagine how oppressive that atmosphere must have been, but I do know that it would be so hard to stand up to those police officers as they are actively harming another human. I can imagine that she didn't feel safe, and that if she was able to say anything in that moment not like her opinion would matter, then maybe she felt she would be harmed too. This atmosphere made it hard for her to stand up against what was happening in the moment; however, she did want to speak in court. I feel so bad for what Josie had to go through. Her story stuck with me because of the amount of emotion sewn into it. ]]> 2022-01-05 00:55:15 UTC https://padlet.com/grossmj/gjh1gre9csnat5ed/wish/1975373393 https://padlet.com/grossmj/gjh1gre9csnat5ed/wish/1977353264 Mrs. Yoon-Soon Han's perspective resonated with me the most because you can understand her story and hear her emotion through the text. In her story, she talks about her struggle in dealing with the hatred toward Koreans like when Mrs. Yoon-Soon Han says, "Korean immigrants were left out from this society and we were nothing" (Deavere Smith 245). This quote shows how she felt silenced and pushed away, and how the events happening around the uprising might have made her story feel insignificant. ]]> 2022-01-05 20:33:03 UTC https://padlet.com/grossmj/gjh1gre9csnat5ed/wish/1977353264 https://padlet.com/grossmj/gjh1gre9csnat5ed/wish/1977360146 I feel that Los Angeles was able to heal in some way and over the recent years we have become more confident in speaking up about certain problems. but I definitely would say that collectively, we are not making the commitment to take bigger steps to solve those issues. ]]> 2022-01-05 20:37:15 UTC https://padlet.com/grossmj/gjh1gre9csnat5ed/wish/1977360146 https://padlet.com/grossmj/gjh1gre9csnat5ed/wish/1977380699 The idea of twilight represents a "limbo", almost like a gray area. Betye Saar describes the events of 1992 as, "...not night or day...transition...it's very surreal" (Deavere Smith 236). The title Twilight perfectly sums up this book, describing the change in Los Angeles during this time of struggle and good/bad outcomes of the 1992 events.]]> 2022-01-05 20:50:17 UTC https://padlet.com/grossmj/gjh1gre9csnat5ed/wish/1977380699