Chinese Cultural Revolution Photos

In the photo they are destroying the a statue of a Buddha because it is considered a 4 old. They did s lot in the book to to they destroyed the signs of stores who were considered not to be communist. Mao I think wanted to be sort of a God. He wanted to be the only power and admired by people. He was really mean I could not think there could be such a bad person living brainwashing the youth poisoning the brain of the future. In the book the kids in elementary school they wanted to be Red Guards. They wanted to destroy the culture their parents and grandparents have lived with. Why would they destroy the Buddha it has to do with religion I don't think religion has to do anything with government.

GPA College Blog 2

My GPA was 2.30. I am very disappointed in myself because I know I can do better than this. I did better last semester I had a 3.55 which was closer to my goal of getting a 4.0, now I am really far away. I am not happy with myself at all I am very disappointed and I feel like my time to raise my grades is going by so fast. I need to raise my grades I need to put more effort into what I am doing and stop getting distracted. I don't want to go to summer school. I was not that surprised because I knew I was not doing so well. I've been distracted and I  have to stop I need to concentrate on what I am doing.

 To get into a UCSD which is now my first choice I have to have a 3.0 or higher. I am not really that close to that GPA requirement. I really need to work hard to get my GPA up to get in to the school I want. I still want to go to Harvard Medical School but I will like to go to a regualar college and after getting a degree go study there but I know I will have to work extremely hard to make it to that school. I would also like to go to UAG which is a university in mexico which is a private university in Mexico I don't really know the GPA requirement. I would also like to go study abroad maybe a school in Europe preferably Spain I don't really know the requirements for the school's in Europe.

I think my next step is to try harder and get my work done on time I also think that I would have to stay after school to make this happen especially when we are working on essays because it is not my strongest subject. I also will study a little bit each night when a test is on Friday because I don't come prepared sometimes. I think all I have to do is work harder to succeed.

Internship Talks

The 11^th graders did a pretty good job explaining their internships to a large audience. There were a few things that struck me about internship. One of them is that some of them waited till the last minute to get their internship some ended up not liking the one they got. I liked their advice to start early. What I am looking for in internship is for me to have some freedom. Have a mentor actually have time for me. I also want to have hands on and shadow a nurse.  I want to see if I fit to be in the medical field. The Vignette that made me like I was there was the first one. It was like if I was like right there watching her she was really descriptive. I actually felt what she felt it was cool. I like it because I actually pictured the scenery I did not really feel it with the other presentations they were good but they did not grab my attention that much.  I can’t wait till internship. 

Sheir Hammad & Marjane Satrapi on War Part 2

      I think that her poetry she is telling the people that there is a cultural revolution going on. They blame all Muslim and Arabs for being terrorist. She is saying that her brothers are in the navy and they are protecting the U.S. but because they are Arabs and Muslim they blame them. The U.S. citizens are making a whole race suffer because of some people decided they wanted to hurt our nation. We are bullying them for something not all of them were part of. Suheir Hammad is trying to make people see what is really going on with her beautiful and powerful words. They are also asking her if she knew the high-jacker's and what nay her brother was in just because she is  one race or religion and they must know the people who are doing this evil. People just look for someone to blame.
    She describes war with the truth it so horrible the children are the ones the suffer so much as well as people in poverty. She is describing how Arabs must be feeling fighting their own people.  How hard it must be that people you were friends with blame you for something you had nothing to do with. It does not make since to me how her powerful, sad but beautiful words are so true we just want to say it was the whole country's fault but it was not them it was a few of their people who were lead through a bad path. How the soldiers must have felt being between their 2 homeland and killing innocent people that had nothing to do with this. The ones that were most affected were women in poverty because their children got taken away to fight in the war against America.
     In Persepolis people are having a revolution for a democracy they don't want one person in power. They are also having a revolution for women's rights. In Persepolis the revolution is so intense it turns into war. The war was so awful they send Marji to Austria. To have a better future but she was so confused by what was going on and with out her parents their to guide her she was messed up and had a terrible experience their. Revolution confused all the kids because the teachers told them one thing but their family told them something difference.

Suheir Hammad & Marjane Satrapi on War

     This is are the key points that caught my attention in the first poem. "I know that beat it is lifeless". "I will kill for you especially i would not die for you"." I will not morn the dead for murder or suicide". "I will not dance to bombs because everyone is dancing everyone can be wrong". "I will not be played". "This heartbeat is louder than death. Your war drum is not louder than this breath" .
     This are the key points that caught my attention in the second poem. "Our holy history baned. Who son should it be. We cherise corpse. we mourne women complicated.I think now that I was never pure. Girl spoiled befor rippen. One women shoots her face. One women belives love will never find her. We mourne each one or we mean nothing at all. Harvest bombs. Smoke redemption. Smoke breathe. If you must fear, fear the unexploded".
   They both want the war to and they want people to stop suffering. They want to have freedom. They want to be there own person. They stand up for women. The most important thing they have in common they speak what is on their mind.
    What struck me about Persepolis is how can they treat their women like that. How could they let them not have their own life. Let them give their own opinions. Let them be part of the government. How could they think men and women are not equal.
     The thing that struck about Suheir Hammad's poetry is that she had so much power in  her words that you can't describe how true and powerful her poetry is. I love her powerful words. I love this women she expresses her life freely. Speaks her mind. I just love it.

The Role of the Women in Islam

     The role of women in Islam is to be a wife have kids and then take care of them. The man is the one that is supposed to maintain you. You have to be loyal to your husband you are stoned to death. The women has to cook, clean and do everything her husband ask her. Women file for divorce sometimes but both partners have to agree.

I noticed that I can transfer a lot of techniques to my project. I can sketch and then stencil. I don't have to be the best drawer I could do like the MBW and photoshop it. I also could be more creative and send my message more clearly.  What amazed me was that they had amazing talent they started small and their art kept getting better. They had a lot of work to do to get to were they are right now. The only one that did not start small is MBW and his art to me was not that good as the other ones. He just copied pictures and edited on photoshop. They wanted to send a clear message to the people that saw their art. I think that most of the artist message were peace. They had their original message they wanted to express

"The Metamorphosis" Chapter 3

I think the authour by writing in the story that  gregor turned  into a bug was trying to explain that his dreams had meanings and the reason he is a bug because that is how Gregor felt in real life. He felt used by his own family. He felt scared to stand up to his boss. The only reason he kept working there was to pay off his dad's debt and when he was a bug he found out that his dad had enough money to pay off the debt. The dad never told him and he felt used in so many ways. He wanted to send the sister away to study music and after he turned into a bug they were supportive at the beginig and then they turned on him and started ignoring him and let him to die.
I think the author chose a bug because that is how he thouoght the caracter felt and he was kind of crazy. He might of related him self to the caracter. The authour had a lot of tragedy and his sories were never fairy tales the worst thing you can transform to is a bug and it is a  tragedy.

Harrison Bergeron Political Cartoon

This is my drawing for the Harrison Bergeron story. The government is taking control of people's lives. The people are not happy, they feel sad because they have no freedom at all. In this picture I am trying to tell you that the government has power over everyone and they control everybody. The government is winding people up and that is how they control them. It is similar to what happened in the story Diana treated everybody unfairly. The people had to be average and nobody could out do anybody or they would be killed.

"The Metamorphosis" Chapter 2

Before he became a insect he had support from his family. They all have respect each other while he is human. They love each other very much. Except the dad because when Gregor turns into a bug the dad wants to kill him. They hurt each other a lot after Gregor turns into a monstrous bug. The dad stops loving, respecting, caring, for his own son Gregor. The mom does not mean to hurt Gregor but she is not used to seeing Gregor like that so she faints and Gregor does not like seeing his mom like that. The sister stays supportive all the the time. 

1. Caring

2. Being there in the good and bad times

3. Love

4. Respect

5. Supporting 

I give the Samsa family a C cause they did all the rules except one which is Being there in the good and the bad times. The dad wants to kill Gregor and that is not loving or caring at all. They don't have respect for each other anymore the only one who has been the most supportive has been the sister this is why I grade them at a C level. 

"The Metamorphosis" Chapter 1

     I think that he felt dehumanized before he changed into a insect because he had no life it was just work and home no girlfriends no nothing. His boss did not treat him well he already felt like a animal. He was stressed and worried about helping his family out. His family depended on him. He was the one who brought the money he probably felt like a dog.
        He felt anxious and having strange nightmares about becoming a bug that when he woke up he though he was dreaming.I guess that he might have been mistreated in many ways for him to feel dehumanized. He needs to go out and have fun but he did not so that is why he felt dehumanized. 

Of mice and men compared

 Watching the movie today was cool. The directors got almost everything accurate but they cut some things out and edited some things The beginning started with what Lennie did at Weed and how they were running away before they could catch them. In the book it was different they started with a journey we did not know they were running from something until later and way later was the reason why they ran. They also cut the part were they kill candy's dog we only heard the shot being fired. The last difference was that the whole killing Lennie part was so different from the book. He killed Lennie from afar nobody came and saw. There was no slim taking George for drinks. Lennie got on a train and left the ranch. He had flashbacks with Lennie and he seemed very sad about what he did.

Dear George

Dear George,
     I agree it was better for you to kill Lennie. It was better if you killed him because you knew he would be in a better place. I know you were trying to save your friend because Curley or Carlson were going to shoot Lennie and they did not care about him they just wanted him dead for killing Curley's wife. I know it was an accident but she had it coming with all the flirting.
     George killed Lennie the best way he could. He was gentle and the last memory Lennie had was really happy because George did not yell at him. George did not want to kill him but he had no choice the guys were coming. When george heard them coming he shot Lennie that was his cue. Slim was vey understanding he knew what really had happened. Then he took George out for a drink. I think you did the right thing.

Of Mice and men part 2

I think that Lennie does not like this place because he is very afraid to get into trouble. I also think that he is scared about what would George do to him if he got in trouble again. He is afraid to get in trouble with the bosses's son Curley. He thinks that Curley Wife is pretty. When Curley wife went into the bunkhouse she was very flirtatious with the guys and Lennie could not take his eyes away from her. After she left George said "Well, you keep away from her, 'cause she's a rattrap if I ever seen one. You let Curley take the trap. He let himself in for it. Glove full vasaline." In one part of the text Lennie says "It's mean here". I think that Lennie has a weird vive about this ranch. He does not feel very comfortable with those type of people. 

Of Mice and men part 1

I think that Lennie is dependent on George because he is not very smart. I think Lennie has a mental sickness because he forgets stuff really fast and is not very smart. He depends on George because he is smarter and knows what to do. George is like Lennie's mom and Lennie is the child. He depends on George to feed him and teach him what is right and what is wrong. He needs George for protection because they are fugitives from something that happened in Weed. 

George keeps Lennie around because they are probably brothers and he needs to take care of him because on his own Lennie would not make it out in the world. George would probably like to get rid of Lennie sometimes but he must really love him because he puts up with everything he does. He is getting tired of taking care of him probably because he acts like a 5 year old. He forgets things and they became fugitives because Lennie did something in Weed. I think the true reason he keeps Lennie around is because deep inside he really loves and feels sorry for him. 

Interviewees Name Nathan__________

What do you predict will be the symbolism between Melinda and the tree?

He thinks that melinda and the tree are going to be simmilar because the tree starts out weak and becomes stronger. The only real connection he could find between melinda and the tree .

Are schools really this place that is isolating or is it just the student that isolates him/herself?

He thinks that it is the Public High schools are really isolating. He has talked to people that go to public school.

 

If Melinda's parents were more involved, do you think her relationship and feelings toward them would be different? Also, would her attitude in life be more positive?

He thinks the way people think is strongly based on how they were raised. He thinks this becaude he knows people whos aparents are not involved and has studied people whos parents are not involved. They all seem to act simmilar. He thinks that f melindas parents were more involved her feelings towardparents would change and  her attitude is based on whta she did and how peopletreat her so NO.

 

What do you think of the book so far? Even though it may be a bit dramatic, is it far from reality?

He tinks it is very realistic for a fiction book. There is a small posibility it is based on reality. he thinks because people act realistic.

College Bound

     I was very surprised to see my grade point average because I thought that an A was 4 points no matter what and I was very wrong this school is different to any other high school and it is GREAT. I think that a 3.55 is not that bad but I want to get a 4.0 or higher so I was a little disappointed because I want to go to Harvard Medical School. I was also very excited at the same time because I am very close to my goal. I am very proud of myself for getting this far the first month of school and I still have to December to raise my Grade to a 4.0.
     I learned that the schools I want to go into the GPA is higher than a 3.0 or a 4.0 which is very hard goal I have to keep through 3 years of high school I think that Diana and Chris did this for a reality check and that 3 years go by so fast. They are top schools which means a lot of students per classes. The Hispanic rate is not that high but i do not care I am going there to study have fun but not to much fun. My first choice would be Harvard Medical School then UCSD and last but not least the University of Columbia in New York City all of these schools have a great medical field. I will do my best to get into this school by working hard in Chris's and Diana's Classroom.
     I think since we are early in the year I still have time to improve and work my hardest. I have to try to get a 4.0 the 4 years I go to high tech Media Arts. this is a really big deal and very important for me because I will be the first in my family to go to college and I am pretty excited about it but have a lot of pressure so I will have fun this year and work my hardest to try to get into Harvard medical school and thanks to Diana and Chris for making this activity really opened my eyes to how hard it is going to be getting into college. I will take the path of hard work and Fun. I am very excited to be in your team.

Touch

While I was waiting for Diana to come around I was getting nervous as I heard the reaction of my peers. As Diana moved closer to the table all I could hear was Eeeeeeeeewwwwwww and What is this. When she got to my table I had a big Knot in my throat as she reached for my hand with her cold hands and put my hand through a hard,cold plastic container.I felt I was going to have a heart attack when she pulled my hand to touch the substance.  I felt a cold solid and watery substance in my hand. The substance felt like slime gooey and slimy. My hand when it went all the way in it felt as my hand was completely under cold water with ice chunks. When my hand was out of the container the chunks of ice started melting into liquid. The substance was nasty and sticky it felt as if my hands were on sticky paper it got stickier as the ice chunks started melting.
When my hand was in there I had a memory when I went swimming in a pool when it was raining the substance was really strange. To tell you the truth as my hand were in there I thought it was frozen animal blood becausse it felt solid but as liquid at the same time. I took a chunk with me when Diana pulled my hand out it was a very squishy substace like foam ball. The temperature felt like negative 60 degrees.

Art is sound

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The Wind is a flute playing in my ear the soft sound of the waves mixing with our earth is a beautiful sound. The way the waves push out into the open is like a person grinding cheese. The laughter of children is a soft joyful music in my ears. The birds swooping down are like butterflies on a nice spring day. I like when the ocean and wind mix because they make a perfect when they are together. This is the sound the ocean and the wind make together it is like a Wish-Whoosh, Splash. It is a beautiful sound the splash reminds me when I jump into a pool. The birds sound like a harmonica in my ears. The soft white foam hitting the sand makes a beautiful sound like sand paper on wood. The soft sound of the ocean breeze are like spring flowers moving in windy spring day. I love how the gentle wind make you fee like you are standing in the clouds. The birds wings flapping against the ocean breeze hearing how it struggles through the breeze is rougher is sounds like to kids fighting for a doll. The collision of the water and the soft sand is like a baby sucking a milk bottle.The sound reminds me of a cool day I went to the beach with my family and just relaxed and had fun the laughter of the children is like birds singing in the beautiful sunshine. I love the way that the soft wind makes you feel very relaxed as if you were floating in mid air. The sounds of the waves of the way I feel in the spring and summer because it is when the beach sounds are the most beautiful because of the sounds at that time the birds flying against the wind and the sounds of children playing and laughing are so sweet to my ears it make me really happy. The sound of the ocean colliding with the earth was my cousin's favorite sound before he passed away for cancer and it was his favorite place to go and relax because he was only a 11 year old kid who liked hearing the sounds of the ocean so when I hear this beautiful sounds they remind me of my cousin. So next time you go to the beach relax and pay attention to the sounds around you because it is true art.

Mexican WhiteBoy part 3

  I don't feel really feel out of place because of my skin color I am darker than my sisters but most of my family is whiter but one of my uncles is darker than me so I don't really feel out of place anywhere. At school I never had an incident like Danny ever before but I have seen people do that to other people and i don't like it when people judge people and they don't even know it just makes me really mad. When we go to a reunion i sometimes feel weird because I am one of the darker ones of my family and I don't really mind but sometimes it makes me feel really out of place. Since we are family and they never judge me because family loves each other no matter what. I feel what Danny feels but he should not care because his family loves him the way he is.