The character that I think moved forward in her due to the consequences she faced is Sofia. After spending the whole summer with her sisters at "the island" she decided to stay there for a year to continue her education because "the states aren't making me happy." (pg. 116) A couple of months later Sofia came home for Christmas, she was completely transformed. The sisters heard that she was actually doing well at the Island and was even dating a nice boy, but even her appearance changed to the way girls should dress in the Dominican Republic. I think Sofia used her opportunity to become a young women and stay out of trouble. In the United States, before she went to spend time in the Dominican Republic, Sofia was in to pot and was starting to go down the wrong path. I think that the time spent at the Island help her stay away from things that would tempt her to doing the wrong thing like smoking pot or disobeying her fathers rules. I think that Sofia has a mind of her own and that no one can tell her what she can or cannot do; even her father does not have control of her. I think that Sofia makes her own decisions that are best for herself and does not care what outcome they will have or who it would hurt in the long run.
One positive aspect out of the book so far, in my opinion, would be their one year anniversary of coming to America. I thought this was positive because in the beginning things for the Garcia family was not easy. They are living in a new country with no friends, leaving their family behind in the Dominican Republic, and starting completely over. After they had been in the United States for the year, they started to adapt to their surroundings. They had a house and all their daughters went to a school. I am not saying that they did not have difficulties, but it is a big accomplishment to live and prosper in a new country with no one they knew except their family. I would name this person vs. society. Before they came to the united states, Carlos was is a huge deal of trouble with the government in the Dominican Republic for he was planning of overthrowing the dictator. Carlos and his family was lucky enough to be able to leave and live in the America, but not his whole family was lucky enough. His brother was held with charges and could not leave the Dominican Republic. Even though Carlos and his family was able to move to the United states, it was still not easy for them to restart their whole entire lives again.
I think that today many things are based on race and what you can or cannot do because of what color skin you have. In Jeremy Lins story he did not fit into the professional scenery because usualy only white and blacks play basketball at that level except for the few like Yao Ming. The only reason he is playing in pro basketball is because he almost 8 feet tall. I am not saying that asians are not good basketball players, but it is said that this sport is more of a white and black race. Asians are good at studying and doing well in education. Even in high school, things are based upon what race you are in. However, it has always been that way. For centuries, people have been based on what type of color skin they have, how they talk, and much more. Many people who have come to America have been discriminated against and been bullied for it. Jeremy Lin proved that it does not matter what race you are, that you can do what ever you put your mind to. I believe that race should not matter on how people can or cannot do things just because they are black, white, asian, or anything else.
Thursday, February 23, 2012
Thursday, February 16, 2012
Articles
Opinion on Pa Gun Law*
I was very aggravated after reading this article. I find if ridiculous that states are being sued for trying to protect their citizens. Philadelphia was one of these states and I believe that this is a particular state that does need protection. In recent years, Philadelphia areas how been increasingly growing worse and worse. Whenever I turn on my television to the news, all I hear is about gangs killing other gangs or people getting in the crossroads of a gang fight and dying. Little children being shot down or many people getting killed for their possessions. Finally, someone wanted to pass a low about if a gun was stolen or lost that person would have to report it because many of these crimes are from stolen or lost guns. Government Ed Rendell just gave up on his eight year attempt to stop illegal guns going to the wrong people saying, it was "an object failure, a lost cause." I find this pathetic and it just opens my eyes to how bad this is truly becoming. My sister works in Philadelphia and she runs to her car and carries pepper spray because she is too afraid of being grabbed or shot down. I do not think that the House should be voting to sue this states because they just do not want anymore blood on their hands.
Valentines Day*
I was shocked at how much money people spent this year on romance-related-goods. 17.6 billion dollars is ridiculous and outrageous. At Wissahickon High School, the student could buy roses for their friends or the person they liked for a dollar. I believe that over two-thousand dollars worth of roses was sold. My father and I went to go buy some candy and flowers for my mom and it costed over thirty dollars. I just think that now a days spending time with your loved one is not important anymore, especially with Valentines Day. In 2012, the general idea is that how much you spend for your lover is how much you love them. Which is pretty pathetic if you think about it. Also, every woman remembers when they were little girls dreaming of a fairytale wedding. I think that it is not about love anymore because people are getting divorced more and more often. Half the people in my neighborhood are divorced or getting a divorce. Just like what the article said, all you have to say is Kim Kardashian; she was just in it for the money and did not even care for her husband, Kris Humphries. It just shows that money is basically all that is on the mind of women and men these days.
Elie Wiesel*
I find this article interesting because I read The Night by Elie Wiesel just last year and I loved the book. It was very inspirational and educational. I agree with Elie that Mitt Romney, presidential candidate should speak out about what his church is doing because if he does not he could lose a good amount of citizens who were going to vote for him. I thought that the writer did a decent job of covering this story and adding Elie's opinion about the situation. I also thought that the way he showed the evidence was crucial to making the story one that people would want to read and care about. The article makes me think about how easily you can put someone's name on something without their consent to and how easily they can make it into a top story. If I was Elie I would be outraged to because this church is making up lies and putting it on the world wide web, which is not right. I would recommend this article to anyone who is Jewish, a holocaust survivor, and citizens who want to know about Mitt Romney more and what type of person he is.
I was very aggravated after reading this article. I find if ridiculous that states are being sued for trying to protect their citizens. Philadelphia was one of these states and I believe that this is a particular state that does need protection. In recent years, Philadelphia areas how been increasingly growing worse and worse. Whenever I turn on my television to the news, all I hear is about gangs killing other gangs or people getting in the crossroads of a gang fight and dying. Little children being shot down or many people getting killed for their possessions. Finally, someone wanted to pass a low about if a gun was stolen or lost that person would have to report it because many of these crimes are from stolen or lost guns. Government Ed Rendell just gave up on his eight year attempt to stop illegal guns going to the wrong people saying, it was "an object failure, a lost cause." I find this pathetic and it just opens my eyes to how bad this is truly becoming. My sister works in Philadelphia and she runs to her car and carries pepper spray because she is too afraid of being grabbed or shot down. I do not think that the House should be voting to sue this states because they just do not want anymore blood on their hands.
Valentines Day*
I was shocked at how much money people spent this year on romance-related-goods. 17.6 billion dollars is ridiculous and outrageous. At Wissahickon High School, the student could buy roses for their friends or the person they liked for a dollar. I believe that over two-thousand dollars worth of roses was sold. My father and I went to go buy some candy and flowers for my mom and it costed over thirty dollars. I just think that now a days spending time with your loved one is not important anymore, especially with Valentines Day. In 2012, the general idea is that how much you spend for your lover is how much you love them. Which is pretty pathetic if you think about it. Also, every woman remembers when they were little girls dreaming of a fairytale wedding. I think that it is not about love anymore because people are getting divorced more and more often. Half the people in my neighborhood are divorced or getting a divorce. Just like what the article said, all you have to say is Kim Kardashian; she was just in it for the money and did not even care for her husband, Kris Humphries. It just shows that money is basically all that is on the mind of women and men these days.
Elie Wiesel*
I find this article interesting because I read The Night by Elie Wiesel just last year and I loved the book. It was very inspirational and educational. I agree with Elie that Mitt Romney, presidential candidate should speak out about what his church is doing because if he does not he could lose a good amount of citizens who were going to vote for him. I thought that the writer did a decent job of covering this story and adding Elie's opinion about the situation. I also thought that the way he showed the evidence was crucial to making the story one that people would want to read and care about. The article makes me think about how easily you can put someone's name on something without their consent to and how easily they can make it into a top story. If I was Elie I would be outraged to because this church is making up lies and putting it on the world wide web, which is not right. I would recommend this article to anyone who is Jewish, a holocaust survivor, and citizens who want to know about Mitt Romney more and what type of person he is.
Thursday, February 9, 2012
Reflection
In the The Garcia Girls Lost Their Accents, by Julia Alvarez, she shows that women in the Dominican Republic have different roles and responsibility then in the United States. Men are expected to maintain a descent job and provide a stable life for his family. Men are also expected to not cheat on their wives, however today that is not the case. Women are expected to drop everything they have going for them to raise the kids and take care of the household chores. Women also are supposed to go to all the children's games or recitals and help out with homework. Men perceive women as just a figure and do not see what lies beneath the skin and are narrow-minded. Men also think that women cannot care for themselves and need a man figure to carry them throughout their life. Women perceive men as an athletic and stupid minded. Women also think that men are pigs because they always check out women when walking by. The difficulties of being a women in American today is that men want a specific type of look, so women today are getting surgery's to make themselves more appealing to the opposite sex. Some advantages of being a women today are we have the ability to compete with men in the professional field. Some stereotypes associated with being a man today is that they think they are all macho and are athletic. Some stereotypes associated with being a woman today is that they are very self-absorbed and only care about their appearance due to how the press and public portray them.
Based on Yolanda so far, she would have a strong opinion about the difficulties of being a women in the Dominican Republic. Yolanda would most likely say that she feels as if women are treated as a fragile object that could be easily broken. For example, Yolanda's Aunt's were afraid of her going outside of their "compound" and taking the nice car because she could get hurt and it is not safe for a women to go outside by themselves. She would also say, on these lines, that she needs to look and dress a specific way or else she would not be based on what women in Dominican Republic look like.
Based on Yolanda so far, she would have a strong opinion about the difficulties of being a women in the Dominican Republic. Yolanda would most likely say that she feels as if women are treated as a fragile object that could be easily broken. For example, Yolanda's Aunt's were afraid of her going outside of their "compound" and taking the nice car because she could get hurt and it is not safe for a women to go outside by themselves. She would also say, on these lines, that she needs to look and dress a specific way or else she would not be based on what women in Dominican Republic look like.
Friday, February 3, 2012
"23 Questions" Answers
1. I do not think that the rudimentary magician is more impressinve than Albert Einstein because he is limited to how many tricks he can do; even if he is using real magic, Albert Einstein created something that no one else in their right mind could do. Also, anyone can learn those five magic tricks, with or without real magic.
5. I would not swallow the pill because listening to certain songs a couple of times a day drives me insane , so if I had to listen to it 24/7 I would most likely start hurting myself and go completely mad. I know that it would hurt my soul mate, but I would not be able to take hearing one song for the rest of my life.
7. If I was the writer, I would write about the Lochness Monster because I always found that story always interesting. People say that they have seen the Lochness Monster. However, they could never prove that this monster did exist. If I wrote about it, many people would read it and find it fasciniting like I have found the story for many years.
12. I would give the wizard no money because I like myself for the way I am and I would not want to change my appearance any way possible. I also think that if everyone started to go to the wizard and pay him money, many people would start to look the same because everyone is getting more appealing. Personally, I think that it would not be worth paying so much money for pointless things.
16. I would not watch it because I do not believe in crystal balls or magic. I believe that your own destiny is up to yourself and not for some stupid object to tell you otherwise. I also think that it is a bunch of lies and you can change your futures any time you would like to.
19. I am sorry for kicking you I just recieved a text message that made me so angry that I had to kick something. You were the closest one to me, so I decided hey! why not kick you. If you want, you can hit me back, but I just wanted to let you know that this kick was really not meant for you but the person who texted me.
20. I would probably pick the second movie because it seems more intreging and not boring. Even though some parts of the movie is not primarily based on facts, I feel as if that is what I am more interested in watching. I would not want to watch just interviews of people because I would most likely fall asleep during the movie.
5. I would not swallow the pill because listening to certain songs a couple of times a day drives me insane , so if I had to listen to it 24/7 I would most likely start hurting myself and go completely mad. I know that it would hurt my soul mate, but I would not be able to take hearing one song for the rest of my life.
7. If I was the writer, I would write about the Lochness Monster because I always found that story always interesting. People say that they have seen the Lochness Monster. However, they could never prove that this monster did exist. If I wrote about it, many people would read it and find it fasciniting like I have found the story for many years.
12. I would give the wizard no money because I like myself for the way I am and I would not want to change my appearance any way possible. I also think that if everyone started to go to the wizard and pay him money, many people would start to look the same because everyone is getting more appealing. Personally, I think that it would not be worth paying so much money for pointless things.
16. I would not watch it because I do not believe in crystal balls or magic. I believe that your own destiny is up to yourself and not for some stupid object to tell you otherwise. I also think that it is a bunch of lies and you can change your futures any time you would like to.
19. I am sorry for kicking you I just recieved a text message that made me so angry that I had to kick something. You were the closest one to me, so I decided hey! why not kick you. If you want, you can hit me back, but I just wanted to let you know that this kick was really not meant for you but the person who texted me.
20. I would probably pick the second movie because it seems more intreging and not boring. Even though some parts of the movie is not primarily based on facts, I feel as if that is what I am more interested in watching. I would not want to watch just interviews of people because I would most likely fall asleep during the movie.
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