Autobiographical Reflection Patricia Oglesby EDUC 5183 I think my cultural identity is greatly influenced by religion. My family on both sides as many generations ever knew were very devout and dedicated to the Church of Christ. sister even attended a private Christ school when we lived in Tennessee. have fond memories going church with grandparents. We would visit them every summer for few weeks it was great fun see all our family friends cookouts at their homes attend vacation Bible school etc. big part lives. there service – Sunday School morning service evening Wednesday night older Thursday youth group. usually ended up Vacation School home dad’s house Grandma’s house. Often camping three places well. Much social life centered around people knew there. When twelve moved Oklahoma. still whenever doors opened but mom enrolled us that primarily Southern Baptist. Although doctrines are similar enough difference felt little out place. mother had been remedial reading teacher worked schools Nashville Tennessee rural West Virginia. She appalled conditions public vowed her children never which why However Oklahoma didn’t like here. got impression an excuse keep kids from having go black people not spirituality meant anything them. The she sincere beliefs. It much stricter atmosphere rule class sport everything reason rooted scripture related done spirit often taxing students always complaint. At same time so appreciated sincerity devotion. remember one year beginning picnic headmaster celebrating how new year more than before. That December he announced chapel other leaders concerned changed worse thought change. He said any student who did want be could come his office they anymore. 6 left day breath fresh air! As learning order distracting disheartening suffer through bad behavior others. grateful thankful school’s dedication quality over quantity atmosphere numbers game! were are family. no longer consider myself religious own am teacher eternally time because it. what has impeded about cultures may do personality experience. I’m uncomfortable conflict or making waves avoid situations feel will make others uncomfortable. true grew exclusive environment. There color where spent most child. adult in enjoyed diverse town involved exposed me helped learn cultures. Japan child father stationed military. wonderful stories open enjoy spending different me cultures families ways doing things. doubt learn. Border Crossings For this assignment another Muslim worship local Mosque. Neither experience all! positive feeling again sometime. arrived anxious. rules familiar with especially women (we women). advised bring scarf cover heads wear long pants sleeves prepared remove shoes came in. turned out several signs posters reminders. know two entrances men entered wrong one! politely guided correct location realize ‘wrong’ until left. weren’t sure do waited till some walked asked help. explained visiting if follow prayer room. One woman gracious took up. pray separate spaces. In mosque men’s room first floor women’s upstairs overlooking men. small downstairs also view Imam seemed important. entire place quiet somber dark. Not gloomy dark bright. Subdued indirect lighting probably better description. rooms large mostly empty. chairs along sides back center completely open. carpet squishy comfy impeccably clean print indicated space each person. told sit watch participate wanted. ‘sermon’ after official prayers. began man singing call ‘call worship’ ceremony. Next spoke Arabic then English. happen surprised After English diversity audience common language! Men boys trickled throughout sermon. happens churches friends greeting another sitting self-assigned places changing spots near friends. Approximately 200 service. Until prayers started seating toward front generally scattered. begin everyone stood front filling space. quite different. only 20 attendance including us! young attending men girls running playing hall behind required were. cleared group gathered circle singing. Pakistani conducting place unwelcome all. noticed unnoticed. kind welcoming went way comfortable explain things worked. enjoyed peaceful quiet atmosphere. being women. understood actual good among single purpose ritual. nice get take off shoes! Some thoughts: negative these reinforced friend used punish women isolate community diminish importance ‘you aren’t allowed talk God’ sort thing. hope rule important care responsible religious adherence home ‘need’ tend less apt stray suppose certain times both This made miss church! anymore aspect community extended church. adult found replacement life. language practice mosques US. Worshippers languages common. Also speak language understand. observations: quoted Koran sang Several wore head coverings baseball caps hats looked yamaka pillbox type hat. Women traditionally dressed seem mix inside building. Microstudies pop studies assignment chose look closely hip hop culture. Hip become extremely popular worldwide while living middle US oblivious it’s pervasiveness. wonder geography played role culture influence ignorance? considered typed sentence! micro looking portrayed hop. represented sexual objects (Tobias 2014) searched Google top female artists images individually. Please attached graphic images. Doja Cat (Been Like (2021) Get Into (Yuh) Don't Do Drugs (2021)) Megan Thee Stallion (Savage (2020) Shots Fired (2020)Thot Sh-t Cardi B (Up (2021) WAP (2020)) SZA Good Days Hit Different Hate U Saweetie (Back To Streets Best Friend Tap 5 artists 2021 according Billboard. (Staff) A study 2008 internalized views portrayal (Love 2008) Female diminished industry. (Neal 2004) face issues gender equality Something noticed researched fact Blondie (Debra Harry) mentioned history sites found. Blondie’s 1981 Rapture became rap song reach #1 charts. (Flatley) specifically search information something remembered. information. suspect lead singer Debra Harry known punk artist artist information tends dismissed. While hip-hop group style interesting gave shot. amazing example rap/hip hop serve genre into mainstream introduce broader audience just crowd. subscribed belief violence sex crime. alarmed find prevalent American well significant globally. Obviously drawn culture pros cons. struggle equal objectification. hop’s reputation sex crime factor missing boat rise popularity heavily encouraged “Abstain appearance evil” (I Thessalonians 5:22) global appeal leads believe becoming help relate better wider world me. say don’t really appeal doesn’t love Snoop Dogg? lifetime US influence. case past ' s Super Bowl half show performed old shows 103.4 million viewers (1). wonder on? timeline outlines moments life.HISTORYOF HIPHOP 1970 born class South. move OK attends conservative school. 1987 graduates high begins college university MO. Patricia's six birth Run DMC appears MTV Blondie's 'Rapture' https://faroutmagazine.co.uk/how-blondie-debbieharry-fell-in-love-hip-hop/ . NWA releases 'Straight Outta Compton' somewhere besides NYC https://blog.prepscholar.com/hip-hop-historytimeline https://www.businessinsider.com/hip-hop-passesrock-most-popular-music-genre-nielsen-2018-1. #3 TODAY continues dominate HISTORYOF PATRICIA 1984 1980 1992 1988 #2 1994 1997 divorced teaching 12 2000Patricia's #4 2003Patricia's #5 2007Patricia's #6 2017 1996 Notorious BIG murdered suffers East Coast/West Coast rivalry Tupak Shakur murdered. endeavors understand outside music movement. (2) All indications Hop continue globe. interestDialectics fellow classmate Chaeli Pettit Native heritage. lives Chickasaw territory tribe Choctaw. thing learned between tribes thought. Her receives benefits heritage agree reciprocate. things case. discriminated against Choctaw yes! surprise husband works before lunch intercom Christian prayer. openly Christianity dominant traditional religion/culture during life recent years motivated more. encouraging member lost elders passed on. discussion tribes. possibility moving Oklahoma territory political climates changed. Sometimes seems try shine light differences end using those differences further divisions instead accepting inclusive. else whatever individuals complex. ancestry.