Journal Response #2: The Talented Irish Dancer Students will watch a short docu video titled, “The story of 20-year-old Morgan Bullock & her passion for Irish dancing!” and then write 1 page using the following guided questions. Questions to consider when writing your journal response: What inspired Morgan to start dancing? Why was Irish dancing the genre of music she chose for dancing? How did people respond to Morgan’s decision to pursue Irish dancing and how did it make Morgan feel? Use examples from the video to support your answer. Morgan used the words “appropriation” and “appreciation” in her interview. What do these words mean? How did Morgan use these words to explain her relationship with Irish culture and people? (Hint: It may have to do with Who were Morgan’s biggest influencers or supporters during her journey to fame? Did you notice any themes in this story? What do you think is the main idea of this story? If there was one word, phrase or quote that you could use to describe Morgan, what would it be?

Read the following excerpt from "dark tower" by claude mckay before you choose your answer. "we shall not always plant while others reap the golden increment of bursting fruit, nor always countenance, abject and mute, that lesser men should hold their brothers cheap; not everlastingly while others sleep shall we beguile their limbs with mellow flute, not always bend to some more subtle brute. we were not made eternally to weep. the night, whose sable breast relieves the stark, white stars, is no less lovely being dark; and there are buds that cannot bloom at all in light, but crumple, piteous, and fall. so in the dark we hid the heart that bleeds, and wait, and tend our agonizing needs." in context, the expression "the night, whose sable breast relieves the stark,/ white stars, is no less lovely being dark; " is best interpreted as a. the light of the stars overpowers the black of night b. the black of night overpowers the light of the stars c. black and white contribute equally to the beauty of the night sky d. black and white continuously compete for prominence in the night sky