1. I feel that one of the characters that has been shaped the most by the events of her life is Sofia. There are many chapters that solely focus on Sofia, such as, The Kiss and A Regular Revolution. These chapters zone in on decisions that she has made throughout her life. I think that she has moved forward a little because of her decisions. In A Regular Revolution she has little care for the consequences. Even if she knowingly does something wrong she does not fear the consequences that are to come. She was very nonchalant when her mother was reprimanding her for possessing marijuana. She was actually happy that she was going to be sent to the Dominican Republic. Even while she was living in the Dominican Republic she was still care free. She would hang out with her boyfriend without a chaperone and did not worry if she was bringing shame to the family name. When her sisters told their aunts and uncles, Sofia felt betrayed. I feel that she has moved forward from this because she now acknowledges that there are consequences. She still makes brash decisions, like running away and marrying Otto, but she knows there is a price to pay for doing so.
2. One of the positives from this story was Yolanda's conflict with her father over the speech that she wrote. In the moment it was certainly a negative because they were not able to express how they were feeling and why they did what they did. In the moment it was hard for Carlos to explain why he was so infuriated with Yolanda's speech. I do not agree completely with the way that he solved the problem, but part of his solution was good. When he was capable of explaining the motive behind what he had done, I feel that was enough to make up for their differences. I do not think that it was necessary or right for him to get her a new typewriter. I do not believe that is good parenting. Just because a parent made their child feel bad, does not mean that they have to buy a material item to make it up to their offspring. It does not send the right message to their kids. I feel that this conflict was a positive because it showed the blind love between a child and their parent. Although initially it was negative, in the long run it turned out to be a positive.
3. I could not disagree more with what the article talked about. There is a certain reality that the author has to come to terms with and that is that there is always going to be racism and hatred in our world. He was saying that sports tend to fuel this racism and thought process. However, he could not be more wrong than what he is already. Sports do not tear us a part. Sports, and sporting events are what bring us together as a nation. In sports it does not matter what race or color you are, all that matters is your God given athletic ability. Are there some stereotypes that are involved with different sports? Sure there are, but they are not only in sports they are everywhere. I pretty firmly believe that there is not going to be a day in which there is no racism or hatred. Besides, sports are something that can bring us through a tough time in our lives, even times of war. Like during World War II fans would turn towards their sports team for hope and inspiration. Even though there may be some racism strewn through sports, I do not think that it is the biggest issue we haveto deal with
Thursday, February 23, 2012
Wednesday, February 15, 2012
Post 4
Jeremy Lin
This article was interesting to me because I am a sports fan that watches Sportscenter every morning before school. For about the past week the major story has been about the Lincredible Linderella Story of Jeremy Lin. The article seemed to be mostly fact with some opinion, however, the author did exclude some facts. He failed to mention that Lin averages just over seven turnovers per game. That is a terrible statistic to have as a "premier" point guard in the NBA. Personally I do not believe all of the hype that is around Jeremy Lin. He has just had six good games, putting a respectable number of points, but he turns the ball over too much and he can't go to his left. I see a lot of similarities between him, and Tim Tebow, Mike Vick from two years ago, and Vance Worley from last year. All of them exceeded all expectations when they came to play early on in the season. There was very few scouting reports on all of them, so none of their opponents knew what to expect. But, as the season went on and there was more film on them, their mediocrity began to show. They were still able to put up decent numbers, but not the superstar numbers from earlier on. I believe that this effect will happen to Jeremy Lin as well.
Guns
This topic was very interesting to me because we live somewhat near Philadelphia. A couple of years ago I know that we were among the leaders of murders per year. That is a rather concerning statistic. Guns were a big part of all of the murders. However, I don't think that it should be illegal for people to own a gun. The Constitution permits us to bear arms. I do think though, that people should be more responsible with their weapons if they choose to possess weapons. It was alarming to read that Pennsylvania leads the nation in missing guns. If there is a crime committed with that gun, it is untraceable. It's scary to think about how many people can get a way with a crime because they are using an unregistered gun. I feel that the author did a pretty good job with the article. It was very opinionated but it was backed up by facts. Additionally, there were many terms that were unknown, but the author did a good job explain what they meant.
Valentine's Day
I feel that Valentine's Day has now become sort of a scam, and this article backs my thoughts up. I think that is was become more of an economic day. Hallmark has benefited greatly from this holiday. They have been able to sell all sorts of Valentine's Day related goods. That kind of takes away from the point of the holiday. It is not supposed to be about who has more money, or who can buy more things for their significant other. It is supposed to be about spending time with someone that you care about. I even think that the whole idea of the holiday is pretty stupid. You shouldn't need a special day to show that you care about someone. If you really care about that person than you should show it everyday not just one day out of a year. This article expressed another interesting idea that the author brought up is that less people are getting married due to economic reasons. This was very interesting because before in the olden days people got married for economic reasons. Now people feel that they can't get married because of economic reasons. I thought that was pretty interesting.
This article was interesting to me because I am a sports fan that watches Sportscenter every morning before school. For about the past week the major story has been about the Lincredible Linderella Story of Jeremy Lin. The article seemed to be mostly fact with some opinion, however, the author did exclude some facts. He failed to mention that Lin averages just over seven turnovers per game. That is a terrible statistic to have as a "premier" point guard in the NBA. Personally I do not believe all of the hype that is around Jeremy Lin. He has just had six good games, putting a respectable number of points, but he turns the ball over too much and he can't go to his left. I see a lot of similarities between him, and Tim Tebow, Mike Vick from two years ago, and Vance Worley from last year. All of them exceeded all expectations when they came to play early on in the season. There was very few scouting reports on all of them, so none of their opponents knew what to expect. But, as the season went on and there was more film on them, their mediocrity began to show. They were still able to put up decent numbers, but not the superstar numbers from earlier on. I believe that this effect will happen to Jeremy Lin as well.
Guns
This topic was very interesting to me because we live somewhat near Philadelphia. A couple of years ago I know that we were among the leaders of murders per year. That is a rather concerning statistic. Guns were a big part of all of the murders. However, I don't think that it should be illegal for people to own a gun. The Constitution permits us to bear arms. I do think though, that people should be more responsible with their weapons if they choose to possess weapons. It was alarming to read that Pennsylvania leads the nation in missing guns. If there is a crime committed with that gun, it is untraceable. It's scary to think about how many people can get a way with a crime because they are using an unregistered gun. I feel that the author did a pretty good job with the article. It was very opinionated but it was backed up by facts. Additionally, there were many terms that were unknown, but the author did a good job explain what they meant.
Valentine's Day
I feel that Valentine's Day has now become sort of a scam, and this article backs my thoughts up. I think that is was become more of an economic day. Hallmark has benefited greatly from this holiday. They have been able to sell all sorts of Valentine's Day related goods. That kind of takes away from the point of the holiday. It is not supposed to be about who has more money, or who can buy more things for their significant other. It is supposed to be about spending time with someone that you care about. I even think that the whole idea of the holiday is pretty stupid. You shouldn't need a special day to show that you care about someone. If you really care about that person than you should show it everyday not just one day out of a year. This article expressed another interesting idea that the author brought up is that less people are getting married due to economic reasons. This was very interesting because before in the olden days people got married for economic reasons. Now people feel that they can't get married because of economic reasons. I thought that was pretty interesting.
Thursday, February 9, 2012
Men V Women
The expectations for men and women have changed a lot in 2012. We are now living in a society where the expectations for men and women can be interchangeable. Women are now able to enter the work force and earn income for their family. In other generations only men were supposed to have a job while the women stayed at home and cooked and cleaned. Women are now expected to be able to do everything that men can. Likewise men are expected to be able to do everything women can except, give birth. There is one thing that women cannot be expected to do. That is to play professional sports, and have an audience. They will never have the same skills and abilities, and they probably will never be nearly as marketable as men's sports. Although, men and women now have equal opportunity in society, the mind sets have not really changed as much. I feel that predominately there is still the idea that men are superior and women are inferior. Women still have the opportunity to be successful, but the mind set is that they cannot be. I think there are some disadvantages being a women. I think that is due to the negative stereotypes about women. Some of them are that all they can do is cook, clean, stay home, and not have a job and not earn an income. With a lot of these stereotypes out in the work force it provides many obstacles for them to overcome. These are all obstacles that a man would not have to face, simply for the fact that they are a man. I feel that if Carlos were posed the question about the soul mate and having their collarbones broken once every three years, I think that he would answer that he would have his soul mates collarbones broken instead of listening to the music. I don't think this because Carlos doesn't care or love his wife. I think this because he lives in a patriarchal society, where the men shouldn't have to make a sacrifice for women, but women should make a sacrifice for men. This is not just true for Carlos but I feel that this would also be true for most men living in that society.
Friday, February 3, 2012
Blog 2
#1. I do not think that this person would be more impressive than Albert Einstein. First of all the limited abilities of him would make him unimpressive. He would be a one trick pony and it would get old quickly. Additionally, not many people would believe that it was actual magic, because they are such simple tricks. The things that Albert Einstein was able to think of in his head would not be surpassed by a magician.
#5 Yes, I would swallow the pill. It is a less painful thing than breaking both of your collarbones. When your collarbones are broken there is very few things that you can do. So, for probably around 2-3 months every 3 years my sole mate would not be able to do anything. It would be much easier to have to listen to Alice in Chains, than to have to do pretty much everything for my sole mate for a couple months. Also overtime I would get used to the music.
#7 The biggest story would have to be that the president has thyroid cancer. This has the biggest impact on the global society. The president has a lot of power, not only in the United States, but he also plays a big role in foreign relations. Over his possible 8 years in office he could make a lot of changes. But it will be hard for him to do that while fighting cancer. The other two stories are big but not nearly as big as the president.
#12 I would pay him One Hundred Billion dollars. I would tell the wizard to give about $5000 to one person and then I would see the results. I would do this with other people with increasing amounts of money so I could judge how much of the One Hundred Billion dollars I would spend on me. I would only pay him once but on multiple people.
#16 Yes, I would watch the CFL game between the Toronto Argonauts and the Saskatchewan Roughriders. I know that eventually this will become my future and I might as well get used to it. As a current fan of the NFL, I view the CFL as a joke. The more time I have to accept the inevitable the better. I mean, it's still football, right?
#19 I would tell him that there was an alien attacking his heart. I had to get rid of the alien and the only way was to kick him. Unfortunately he teleported away and I missed horrifically. I would also offer to make it better by allowing him to kick me in the ribs. So in the end I would end up having to take one for the team.
#20 I would want to see the big time Hollywood film. I already know the facts of my life so i wouldn't want to watch a boring documentary. I would want to see the artistic liberty that Hollywood took in recreating my life. Mostly I would want to see who they have play me on the big screen. And I know the facts, and it doesn't matter what other people think.
#5 Yes, I would swallow the pill. It is a less painful thing than breaking both of your collarbones. When your collarbones are broken there is very few things that you can do. So, for probably around 2-3 months every 3 years my sole mate would not be able to do anything. It would be much easier to have to listen to Alice in Chains, than to have to do pretty much everything for my sole mate for a couple months. Also overtime I would get used to the music.
#7 The biggest story would have to be that the president has thyroid cancer. This has the biggest impact on the global society. The president has a lot of power, not only in the United States, but he also plays a big role in foreign relations. Over his possible 8 years in office he could make a lot of changes. But it will be hard for him to do that while fighting cancer. The other two stories are big but not nearly as big as the president.
#12 I would pay him One Hundred Billion dollars. I would tell the wizard to give about $5000 to one person and then I would see the results. I would do this with other people with increasing amounts of money so I could judge how much of the One Hundred Billion dollars I would spend on me. I would only pay him once but on multiple people.
#16 Yes, I would watch the CFL game between the Toronto Argonauts and the Saskatchewan Roughriders. I know that eventually this will become my future and I might as well get used to it. As a current fan of the NFL, I view the CFL as a joke. The more time I have to accept the inevitable the better. I mean, it's still football, right?
#19 I would tell him that there was an alien attacking his heart. I had to get rid of the alien and the only way was to kick him. Unfortunately he teleported away and I missed horrifically. I would also offer to make it better by allowing him to kick me in the ribs. So in the end I would end up having to take one for the team.
#20 I would want to see the big time Hollywood film. I already know the facts of my life so i wouldn't want to watch a boring documentary. I would want to see the artistic liberty that Hollywood took in recreating my life. Mostly I would want to see who they have play me on the big screen. And I know the facts, and it doesn't matter what other people think.
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