Barajas 1 Annotated Bibliography Illegal Immigration. ProCon.org, 5 Feb. 2014. Web. 8 Feb. 2014.

This website offers overview information on the pros and cons about legalizing illegal Immigrants in the United States. It gives definitions about legal terms, offers history on past legislations, explores the advantages and disadvantages of legalizing immigrants and gives possible alternatives. The website is made up of different contributors who give input about different issues. This is a very helpful website that allows you to see a broader picture. Morales, Nikoleta. Pros and Cons of The New Immigration Reform. Extranews.net. Extranews.net, 18, Apr. 2013. Web. 8 Feb. 2014. This short article gives a brief overview on the Border Security, Economic Opportunity and Immigration Modernization Act, which is a bipartisan proposal for immigration reform. It gives quotes by Illegal immigrants who spoke about the new Immigration Reform and how they felt about it. Its very helpful to know what people who are being affected think about this issue. I find this website important. An immigration Stimulus: The Economic Benefits of a Legalization Program. Immigration Policy. Immigration Policy Center, April 2013. Web. 8 Feb. 2014. The Web page combines studies conducted by different people in a variety of states such as Texas, Colorado, and California. It gives an estimated economic benefit for each state

Barajas 2 from past to present. This website is a good source to find estimated numbers for your research. Oh, Soojin S. and Cooc, North, eds. Immigration, Youth and Education. Harvard Educational Review, 2011. Web. 8 Feb. 2014. This article talks about some of the toughest enforcement measures taken against the immigrant community in other states. It focuses on the education piece of immigrant children and the importance they play in our communities. This is a good source to consider when talking about the unfair treatment of immigrant families. Kincaid, Cliff. Big Media Lobby for Immigration Bill. Aim.com. Accuracy In Media, 27 May 2013. Web. 8 Feb. 2014. This source lists the numerous media corporations that support and that are against the Immigration reform. It explores the Medias influence in this issue and quotes what some of these corporate leaders have to say. The source can help get an idea of what the media is saying. The Huffington Post. Immigration Reform. Huff Post, n.d. Web. 8 Feb. 2014. This online news source offers a number of Immigration Reform subjects that can be utilized in various ways. It also displays pictures of important events revolving around the bill that many are rooting for and others are shooting down. These pictures can be used as visual aids for the research paper. It allows you to explore beyond your main ideas and provides with important related information.

Barajas 3 U.S. Department of Justice. Justice.gov. Justice.gov, 19 Aug. 2004. Web. 8 Feb. 2014. This is document that provides questions and answers about rules and procedures involving the professional conduct for immigration Practitioners. It lists the steps that are required to be taken when in the case of filing for an unlawful act by a representative. It can helpful to provide resources to those who have been victims of crime. Swales, John. The Concept of Discourse Community. Genre Analysis: English in Academic and Research Setting. Boston: Cambridge UP, 1990. 21-32. Print. This is a short excerpt taken out of the Authors book in which he discusses the difference between the Speech Community and Discourse Community. He doesnt think that others have given the a proper definition of what is considered a Discourse Community and goes on to list the 6 characteristics that he considers important. This is a helpful tool to refer back to when writing your paper. It breaks it down for you. Johns, Ann M. Discourse Communities and Communities of Practice: Membership, Conflict, and Diversity. Text, Role, and Context: Developing Academic Literacies. Cambridge, New York: Cambridge UP, 1997, 51-70. Print. This reading talks about conflicts that can arise within the different Discourse Communities. It also mentions that fitting into a discourse community doesnt necessarily mean that you will be considered a member and the Diversity that exist within. This

Barajas 4 reading is helpful because it goes into more depth about the different discourse course communities. Wardle, Elizabeth. Identity, Authority, and learning to write in New Workplaces. Writing about writing; a college reader (2011): 520-535. Print. This short reading explained and gave examples of who has authority in the work place; how your identity can be impacted by the way you view yourself and the importance of knowing what the work place requires in terms of writing. I found this reading helpful because not only did the author explain but also gave example and also made it easy to relate to. Keller, Brian. Sample persuasive letter to professor.Wikihow.com. Mediawiki, n.d. Web. 26 Jan. 2014. This was a helpful site that gave examples of persuasive letters. It helped me prepare for my Literacy Narrative essay. This cite offers different types of letter that are very helpful. Grande, Reyna. The Distance Between Us. New York, NY. Washington Square Press. 2012. Print. This bibliography is based on the story of young girl and her family who at different times immigrate into the United States in search for better opportunities. After being left alone with her siblings at her grandmothers house in Iguala, Mexico, Reyna Grande

Barajas 5 continues her journey until she achieves her dream of graduating from college and ultimately becomes a writer. This is great inspirational story that is full of adventure and its easy to relate to. Signers of the Declaration of Independence.US History. Independence Hall Association, 4 Jul.

1995. Web. 27 Jan. 2014

This cite provides information on the historic even of the signing of the declaration of independence and the people who were involved in it. It gives breakdown of the states involved and the people who belong to each state. I found this page useful while trying to understand the process. Swales, John. The Concept of Discourse Community. Genre Analysis: English in Academic and Research Setting. Boston: Cambridge UP, 1990. 471-473. Print. This handout really helped me to get a better understanding of what a discourse community is made up of. It listed the 6 characteristics that are suggested by Swales and compared it to other communities that are similar but not the same. It is a helpful read that can guide you. Wardle, Elizabeth. Identity, Authority, and learning to write in New Workplaces. Writing about writing; a college reader (2011): 521. Print. This handout gave advice on how to adapt to a new environment when you start working at a new job, how to understand who you are in the company, what your role is and how

Barajas 6 to address certain situations. It is a helpful handout because it provided examples and gave advice. Kelkelyan, Kohar. Personal Interview. 13 Feb. 2014 My interviewee was very instrumental in helping me gather information for my Discourse community essay. She allowed me to ask her questions about her profession and gave me literature that I could use to submit along with my paper. She offered suggestions and served as an audience. Samuelson, Silvia. Personal Interview. 17 Feb. 2014 She is also a social worker in a retirement community who allowed me to interview her for my discourse community essay. She allowed me to observe her in action and offered to have me shadow her. This was very helpful because it gave me a good understanding of what they role is. Johns, Ann M. Discourse Communities and Communities of Practice: Membership, Conflict, and Diversity. Text, Role, and Context: Developing Academic Literacies. Cambridge, New York: Cambridge UP, 1997, 503. Print. This article gave an understanding of conflicts that can arise in different settings pertaining to your discourse community and talked about how people can become members of certain social groups and other communities. The information was good but I didnt find it useful for myself.

Barajas 7 The Great Debaters. Dir. Denzel Washington. Perf. Denzel Washington, Forest Whitaker,

Kimberly Elise. MGM Distribution Company, 2007. Film.

This film is based on a group of Debaters in Texas who fight against all odds to become champions. A film that not only shows the accomplishments of the debate team but also develops an understanding of the struggles that the African American community faced in Texas at the time. The director really focuses on showing real life events that make this film even stronger. Thisa good source that can be used to inspire or call to action.

Searching for Sugarman. Dir. Malik Bendjelloul. Perf. Rodriguez, Stephen 'Sugar' Segerman,

Dennis Coffey. Sony, 2012. Film.

Based on the true story of a man who becomes popular without knowing that not only is he famous but created a movement in South Africa. It shows the journey of 2 men who take it upon themselves to find out what happened to this musical icon. This film has been awarded for being one of the best documentaries ever made.

The Butler. Dir. Lee Daniels. Perf. Forest Whitaker, Oprah Winfrey, John Cusack. The

Weinstein Company, 2013. Film.

This film shows the life of a man who after fleeing from the south after losing his family becomes the butler of the white house, serving 8 presidents. We see the impact American society has over him and his family. It demonstrates the difference in attitude that existed

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at the time between Americans and even between the presidents. This is a great source to gather information on the presidents and other real life events that happened during that time.

Stockett, Kathryn. The Help. New York: Berkley Books, 2009. Print.

The book is based on the lives of White and African American women living in the Jackson Mississippi during the 1960s. It shows the differences that exited during that time and the struggles they overcame. It included historical events such as; The March on Washington and gave explanation on the impact it had on them. It was a helpful source to understand what it was like to work in the South for a white family.

Malarkey Kevin and Alex. The Boy Who Came Back from Heaven. Illinois: Tyndale House

Publishers, 2011. Print

This is an inspirational book that focuses on a real life event that changes the lives of a family and many others. It is a book full of inspiration and desire to know more about the unknown. It uses readings from the bible that apply to the situation. This source could be used to speak of faith and God. Treynor, Ben. Google Official Blog. Google, 24 Jan. 2014. Web. 27, Jan. 2014 Blog space to post my own ideas, dreams and fears. Its very user friendly and allowed me to connect with others. Anyone can use this cite and make it your own.

Barajas 9 Jefferson, Thomas. The Declaration of Independence. Readings for Revolutionary Writers (2013):181-188. Print. This is a draft of the Declaration of Independence used in government. This reading talks about the basic rules that government follows from the beginning of time. This is a source that can used to understand the basic principles of government. DSouza, Dinesh. America The Beautiful: What Were Fighting For. Readings for Revolutionary Writings (2013):84-85. Print. This reading is basically about America and Muslims. It talks about the struggles that both countries face against each other and what we can do to change it. It talks about America and the beauty of it. This source can be used if writing about cultures and the wars. Gladwell, Malcom. The Tipping Point. Readings for Revolutionary Writings (2013):168-172. Print. This reading is about New York and its crime rate. It talks about a method that was implemented to reduce crime and the outcome of it. This is a helpful source that can be used if writing about crime in New York or trying to persuade others to adopt this theory. Delgado, Richard. Hate Cannot Be Tolerated. Readings for Revolutionary Writings (2013): 9697. Print.

Barajas 10 This is an anti-racist reading about Colleges that are not tolerant is this unjust behavior against their students. This is a reading that can be used to support or be used as evidence when writing about what schools are doing to support the different cultures in their schools. Luther king, Martin JR. I have a Dream. Readings for Revolutionary Writings (2013):189-192. Print. This is the famous speech given by Dr. King during The March on Washington. In it he talks about his dreams of having a racist-free country in which no one is judged by the color of their skin. This source is very helpful. It is an easy read and self-explanatory. It can be used wen writing about segregation. Mukherjee, Bharati. Two Ways to Belong in America. Readings for Revolutionary Writings (2013) 279 -286. Print. The story of two women who come to America from India and the ways in which their lives differentiate from one another based in their life styles. It focuses on the different cultures they adopted and their beliefs. Regardless of where they come from and being sisters, their lives change dramatically in different ways. This source can be used when writing about different cultures in America. Parker, Jo Goodwin. What is Poverty. Readings for Revolutionary Writings (2013): 294-298. Print.

Barajas 11 A story written by an anonymous author who talks about what poverty is like for her. She describes it in a way that either she is going through it or knows very well what is poverty. She describes poverty in a way that makes you realize how lucky you are to have a place to live and food on the table. This reading can be used to explore poverty. Plato. Allegory of the Cave. Reality versus Segment of Reality Plato, The Republic, Book VII, n. d: 514 530. Print. Written by a Greek Philosopher who focused on what the true meaning of what being good is. The reading is written as a conversation with another person who helps Plato bounce off ideas. I think the idea behind it is good but personally I found it hard to read and comprehend. Thoreau, Henry David. Civil Disobedience. (1848). Print.

An essay written to let civilians know that it is ok for them revel against government rules that they dont agree with. He speaks of himself and what he has done revel. I did not find this source helpful.

The Help. Dir. Tate Taylor. Perf. Emma Stone, Viola Davis, Octavia Spencer. Buena Vista,

2011. Film.

The great film deals with the lives of African American maids working for white families in Jackson Mississippi. It shares stories from the perspective of both sides and what they went through. The film also focuses on historical events that changed history and laws

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that separated both races. This source gives you a good view of what times where like in the 1960s. Its a dreat movie that can help you explore into the root of segregation.

Brickston, Thomas and Smith, Nicholas D. Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy.IEP, n.d. Web.

27 Jan. 2014.

This source was very helpful to help me find information of scholars and philosophers from decades ago. It was easy to navigate and access. Most of the information I gathered about the readings I was doing was using this cite as my main website. Marx, Karl and Friedrich Engels. The Communist Manifesto. (1848): 1-23. Print

A reading that attempts to explain what how communism works and the theory underlying the movement. It explains the class struggles and the exploitation of one to the other. It continues to discuss what constructs the different classes that exist and goes on to say what they each of them do that makes them a part of a certain class. This is a good source to use when investigating about the different social classes that exist. DuBois, W.E.B. Of Our Spiritual Strivings. (1903). Print.

In Of Our Spiritual Strivings, the two main messages that WEB DuBois has to share are of the dangers of double-consciousness and the idea that a Veil exists between White America and African America. He realizes that the veil keeps people from seeing reality.

Barajas 13 I personally dont thing I would use this source again. The reading is a bit difficult ot understand. Merriweather Hunn, Lisa R. Talmadge C. Guy and Elaine Manglitz. Who Can Speak For Whom. (2006) 244-249. Print. This reading focuses on the differences that continued to exist in the 20th century. Its the story of a woman who gives speeches about different subjects and finds herself not being allowed to speak on a situation because it deals with people of other ethnicities. The idea of this short readings is to let people know that color and culture is still an issue. We should all be allowed to speak about any subject to any group regardless if it deals with a different race. This is reading as an eye opener and would consider using it again.

Pipher, Mary. Writing to Change the World. New York: Riverhead Books. 2006. Print.

This book talks about writing methods that make your writing even stringer. It gives feedback and advice on things you can add to make your writing sound much better. Mary Pipher attempts to help you use your authentic voice to make a difference by using your own experiences and applying them in your writing. I really enjoyed the book and found it very helpful. This source was very helpful and can definitely use it in the future.

Davidson, Jeff. Time flies whether you want it or not. Net Places, n.d. Web. 26 Jan. 2014.

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This source deals with different topics. You can use it to find out information on research, stories or advice. I used this cite to find out information for my research project and to gather information for my essays. I could use it in the future. Franklin, Tiffany. The Secrets We Hide.Family Friend Poems. N.p., Feb 2008. Web 27, Jan. 2014. This cite offers a variety of poems and quotations to add to your work that can make it more meaningful and stronger. You can choose from different subjects and add your own. I used this cite a lot during this semester. Winterson, Jeanette. Mother from Heaven. The New Yorker. The New Yorker, 17 Jun. 2002. Web. 27 Jan. 2014. This short work was used in one of my essays to gather information. It talks about a girl who was adopted and her story of how she began to read. This story helped to give me ideas on how to write my own essay about my story. Quotes about reading. In.Gov. In.Gov, n.d. Web. 26 Feb. 2014. This source provides you with quotes and short readings about a variety of subjects. I used this source to find quotes about reading to include in my literacy narrative essay. This source was very useful to me. Hacker, Diana and Nancy Sommers. A Writers Refrence. Bedford. St. Marys Custom Publishing. Seventh eddition. Print.

Barajas 15 This book gives a variety of information about writing tools of different kinds. It gives basic rules about writing formats that must applied in your writing. This is a great guide to follow. It provides examples with directions that are easy to follow. This source is very helpful. Cisneros, Sandra. Caramelo. New York: Knopf. 2002. Print. This was a book I started to read for my free reading assignment. Although I didnt finish it I, I enjoyed what I read. Its a story of a Mexican American girl and her family and what their lives are like. The book was an easy read that is written in third person. The author is a Latina which makes it even more interesting for me and makes me want to finish it. Discourse Community. Wikipedia. Wikipedia Foundation, Inc. 25, March 2014. Web. 27 March, 2014. This source provided me with information on what a discourse community includes and what constructs it. It listed various information on how a Discourse Community differentiates from one another and what the definition of it is. I found this cite very informative and easy to understand. Creating an Immigration System for the 21st Century. Whitehouse. Whitehouse.gov. n.d. Web. 21 March, 2014 This website provides a variety of articles on the topic of immigration in the United States. It also allows you to research on other topics related to government and issues that

Barajas 16 concern the public. This source was very helpful when working on my immigration reform research paper. The March. Dir. James Blue. U.S Information Agency. 1990. Film. This documentary is based on a history event that occurred in Washington D.C. called The March on Washington. It provides behind the scenes on the historical event. It provides information that not many people know about. Like the many people that were involved and what was done to prepare for it. This film is a great source to use when writing about civil rights or wanting to research information on events that changed the world. James Meredith Shot. History.com. History. n. d. Web. 22 April, 2014. This cite provided information for one of the moments most important in history. James Meredith was the first African American man who had been accepted to the University of Mississippi. The university was not aware of his race when he applied and the first day of school he was denied access into the school. He was eventually allowed to attend school, making him an important man in the history of segregation. This cite was helpful in gathering information about Meredith. Ross, Shmuel. The March on Washington. Infoplease. Infoplease. 2007. Web. 22 April, 2014. This cite provided information on The March on Washington. It gave details about the event as well as provided images the historical event. The cite was very helpful in

Barajas 17 gathering information that help explain the events that were taking place in the book The Help.