1.Throughout the novel, Sofia has her life and identity shaped by events occurring in the story. Due to the fact that she is the youngest daughter, her memories of the Dominican are vague, creating a small barrier between herself and her families culture. Being the youngest daughter she often experiments due to the freedom she has. Going through so many boyfriends developed a rocky relationship between Sofia and her father. Her father wanted her to marry a man from the Dominican, but she ends up running away with a German man. She develops new attitudes toward sexual relationships, which is more of an Americanized view compared to her fathers traditional values. Finally when she has children her relationship with her father eases up, but she always had the sexual side which is evident at her fathers birthday when she embarrass him by kissing his ear. It is easy to see Sofia finds sport in upsetting her father because she knows what his views are but consistently goes against them even in front of his face. I believe these events have actually set Sofia back because she is not learning from these experiences. Instead of understanding her father, she always ends up upsetting him so it is evident she hasn't learned from thee experiences.
2. The Garcia family experiences a variety of conflicts when coming to the United States. They have trouble blending into society and as they grow apart from their culture they began to loose sight of whats really important in life. A true back bone of the Garcia family would have to the the mother, Laura. As her daughters go through tough times blending into this new society between, developing relationships and starting a new life, Laura is always there for support and never shuns them away. She is extremely considerate of her daughters which is exactly what they need as they attempt to manage their life. Though the book has a lot of "negativity" due to everything the girls go through, Laura represents the "positivity". Her actions can be both considered Person to Person due to the direct affect her actions have with he daughters. Her support can also be considered Person v. Society because she doesn't care about what society has done to her daughters, she still looks to better their lives through the love and support she offers them.
3. I have been following the Jeremy Lin story since he got big and truthfully I would say it connects to the book in a variety of ways, but at the same time it differs in a few aspects. For one, Jeremy Lin and the Garcia girls are often looked at and judged based on their ethnicity. Both Jeremy Lin and Sofia want to break free from being identified based on their religion. Jeremy Lin said he just wants to be a basketball player, not an Asian basketball player, just like Sofia wanted to rid of her culture's views on marriage and sex so she could do her own thing. Nobody wants to be identified as their particular race, they want to be unique and have their race not affect their career and popularity. A major difference i think between Jeremy Lin and the Garcia girls is definitely the fact that the girls had to blend into society. They experienced many more hardships understanding this new culture, while Jeremy Lin went to school at Harvard and is truly an American. The only hardships he faced was getting his career to take off which he finally has done as the point guard of the Knicks.
Thursday, February 23, 2012
Wednesday, February 15, 2012
Blog 4
Jeremy Lin:
Throughout this article there are a lot of facts stated, but there is also a lot of bias due to the fat that the author, like Jeremy Lin, is also Asian-American. What interested me mos about this article was the fact that I have caught "Linsanity" and have been following Jeremy Lin as often as possible. Also, the over all story of Jeremy Lin really interests me because he truly came out of no where and is playing such a big role for the Knicks organization. I agree with the author when he talks about the positive affect Lin has had and ow inspiring his story is. I also agree with the author when he says it doesn't matter where a foreign player plays, they just want to focus on the sport. I think the author overall did a great job of covering the story because it is inspiring so the whole world should be informed. This article made me think about the affects one's race has on their role in society especially in professional sports. I recommend this article to anyone who needs o be inspired whether they enjoy sports or not.
M.I.A:
This article contains a lot of facts, but the questions that the author poses to the reader can be considered bias because they are leading the reader to think of M.I.A as a sell out. What interests me about this article is the fact that just performing in front of a huge audience which is what a lot of artists dream of can be so hurtful to one's career. I would have to agree with the author here because M.I.A can't be a poser. She can't come off one way, then in order to make money sell out her views and overall appearance. The author did a good job of not directly coming at M.I.A, but asking good questions to the reader to really expose her. This article makes me think about how money can change people so much, because M.I.A used to be urban and alternative, but in order to get more fame she sold out her image. I would recommend this article whose interested in music or pop culture because it really demonstrates how the music industry isn't everything it seems.
Elie Wiesel:
Throughout the article about Elie Wiesel the author shows no bias and manages to stick to the facts. Last year in language arts we read "Night" by Elie Wiesel and this year in APUSH we discussed Mormonism so i was able to relate to both topics present in this article and understand the conflict. I was impressed with the authors take on this story, because it was clear the reader would side with Wiesel, therefore he didn't favor one side or the other he let the story tell itself. I agree that Holocaust names can't just me submitted to the Mormons proxy baptisms. This article makes me think back to the story night and how Elie Wiesel clearly doesn't want his friends and families name baptized by the Mormons. I would recommend this to anyone who read night who has a background of the Mormons culture.
Throughout this article there are a lot of facts stated, but there is also a lot of bias due to the fat that the author, like Jeremy Lin, is also Asian-American. What interested me mos about this article was the fact that I have caught "Linsanity" and have been following Jeremy Lin as often as possible. Also, the over all story of Jeremy Lin really interests me because he truly came out of no where and is playing such a big role for the Knicks organization. I agree with the author when he talks about the positive affect Lin has had and ow inspiring his story is. I also agree with the author when he says it doesn't matter where a foreign player plays, they just want to focus on the sport. I think the author overall did a great job of covering the story because it is inspiring so the whole world should be informed. This article made me think about the affects one's race has on their role in society especially in professional sports. I recommend this article to anyone who needs o be inspired whether they enjoy sports or not.
M.I.A:
This article contains a lot of facts, but the questions that the author poses to the reader can be considered bias because they are leading the reader to think of M.I.A as a sell out. What interests me about this article is the fact that just performing in front of a huge audience which is what a lot of artists dream of can be so hurtful to one's career. I would have to agree with the author here because M.I.A can't be a poser. She can't come off one way, then in order to make money sell out her views and overall appearance. The author did a good job of not directly coming at M.I.A, but asking good questions to the reader to really expose her. This article makes me think about how money can change people so much, because M.I.A used to be urban and alternative, but in order to get more fame she sold out her image. I would recommend this article whose interested in music or pop culture because it really demonstrates how the music industry isn't everything it seems.
Elie Wiesel:
Throughout the article about Elie Wiesel the author shows no bias and manages to stick to the facts. Last year in language arts we read "Night" by Elie Wiesel and this year in APUSH we discussed Mormonism so i was able to relate to both topics present in this article and understand the conflict. I was impressed with the authors take on this story, because it was clear the reader would side with Wiesel, therefore he didn't favor one side or the other he let the story tell itself. I agree that Holocaust names can't just me submitted to the Mormons proxy baptisms. This article makes me think back to the story night and how Elie Wiesel clearly doesn't want his friends and families name baptized by the Mormons. I would recommend this to anyone who read night who has a background of the Mormons culture.
Thursday, February 9, 2012
Blog Post 3
1.The roles of men and women have substantially changed over the past hundred years. In today society, men are expected to be the bread winner. In other words it is their job to work hard and make money to feed and support the family. Women are supposed to have kids and nurture them, but they do have the opportunity to make a career for themselves, which became a lot easier for them as the years went on and progress has been made for their rights and less stereotypes have been made. Men are much more prejudicial towards women due to the fact that they are intimidated by them, but don't want to show it. They expect the women to always be scared and to make them food.Women are much more calm towards men because they are intimidated by men, because they don't realize that men in fact are the ones intimidated. So they are often quick to give in to the mans wants in fear of him. The difficulties of being a man in 2012 is having to live up to the expectations of being strong and fierce. Every one believes the man has to me muscular, rich, and smart so there is a out of pressure on the man. Especially it is a lot harder for gay men to come out because they are scared of how that will make them look as a man. The disadvantages of being a woman is constantly being considered weak and a minority. They also have to worry about becoming pregnant because it affects them most in the long run. Stereotypes of being a man is strong and fearless. Stereotypes of being a woman is being dependent on the man, being smart, and always being second to males.
2. One of the scenario questions that could really relate back to Yolanda was the question about taking the pill to be with your lover. Yolanda falls in love with a German man which is forbidden by her parents and culture. She was willing to "get hit in the collar bone by a wrench" to be with her true love. The pain isn't necessarily a wrench, but the disgust of her family and peers for going against their culture just t be with her love. I believe the pain is worth it in the end because true love is hard to find.
2. One of the scenario questions that could really relate back to Yolanda was the question about taking the pill to be with your lover. Yolanda falls in love with a German man which is forbidden by her parents and culture. She was willing to "get hit in the collar bone by a wrench" to be with her true love. The pain isn't necessarily a wrench, but the disgust of her family and peers for going against their culture just t be with her love. I believe the pain is worth it in the end because true love is hard to find.
Friday, February 3, 2012
Blog Assingment 2
1. Albert Einstein was truly a genius, but honestly someone who could defy all laws and produce magic would be way more impressive then Albert Einstein. For one, Albert Einstein had a lot of help from his wife so all the credit cannot be given to him. Also, there was a lot of prior work he based his findings off off, while a magician who can make things appear on spot. The magician may be limited in influence, which is the opposite of Einstein, but his extreme talent could not be over looked, therefore making the magician more impressive.
5. To quote Manian, "Music is my galaxy", I could never live without music because there are so many different genres that appeal to me and help me cope with emotions and feelings. Music is a part of my everyday life and without it I would be lost. The wrench would be very painful, but i wouldnt want to give up my soul mate or music. I would live through the pain of the wrench to have my soul mate and music in my life.
7. This is an extremely tough circumstance, but being the editor of the New York Times, I have to produce the story that the public wants to hear, and I believe that's the Lochness monster. The Lochness Monster for one is a beast the modern world has never experienced and has been debated for hundreds of years throughout the globe, not just in the US. It would change our perception of sea creatures forever. On the other hand the president is more of a national problem, plus its thyroid cancer which isn't as life threatening, and also he will receive the best medical treatment, so this is more of a page 2 story. Finally sasquatch is interesting, but the Lochness monster is bigger and therefore more popular.
12. Honestly i would throw the wizard $100 dollars, i mean why not. I probably wouldn't miss $100 dollars that much, and if I'm going to be paying him, why not go for gold and get sexy. The amount isn't unreasonable, my mother spends more on groceries every few days and i wouldn't want to regret the amount i pay in the long run. No I'm not self conscious about my looks, i don't need some wizard, but why not, what is there to lose?
16. I would certainly not watch it, I might as well avoid it as long as I can. Sure its inevitable, but that doesn't mean i have to watch it that very second. Personally, CFL does not appeal to me at all so i wouldn't want to waste my time while I'm young when i know my future only consists of that. To be quite honest i wouldn't even look into the crystal ball, id rather be surprised with my future, and not paranoid with what will become of my future which will affect my present day life.
19. I kick my sleeping friends all the time, not even lying. When your 16, and are really close with your friends you tend to do funny stuff to them when they least expect it. My friend wouldn't think anything of it and would probably just try to prank me later to get revenge. If he did ask why I did that I would reply with the simple answer of "Now were even". Worst case scenario if i had to think if an actual situation i would say I tripped over him, and that would be the worst case scenario.
20. Definitely the movie with the Hollywood actors. Critics definitely aren't my concern and would rather have a movie that audiences love. for one, documentaries are boring i dont care who or what they are about but nobody enjoys documentaries, and i would love to just produce what the people love. Critics dont bother me and they can say what they want as long as its well liked i can live with that.
5. To quote Manian, "Music is my galaxy", I could never live without music because there are so many different genres that appeal to me and help me cope with emotions and feelings. Music is a part of my everyday life and without it I would be lost. The wrench would be very painful, but i wouldnt want to give up my soul mate or music. I would live through the pain of the wrench to have my soul mate and music in my life.
7. This is an extremely tough circumstance, but being the editor of the New York Times, I have to produce the story that the public wants to hear, and I believe that's the Lochness monster. The Lochness Monster for one is a beast the modern world has never experienced and has been debated for hundreds of years throughout the globe, not just in the US. It would change our perception of sea creatures forever. On the other hand the president is more of a national problem, plus its thyroid cancer which isn't as life threatening, and also he will receive the best medical treatment, so this is more of a page 2 story. Finally sasquatch is interesting, but the Lochness monster is bigger and therefore more popular.
12. Honestly i would throw the wizard $100 dollars, i mean why not. I probably wouldn't miss $100 dollars that much, and if I'm going to be paying him, why not go for gold and get sexy. The amount isn't unreasonable, my mother spends more on groceries every few days and i wouldn't want to regret the amount i pay in the long run. No I'm not self conscious about my looks, i don't need some wizard, but why not, what is there to lose?
16. I would certainly not watch it, I might as well avoid it as long as I can. Sure its inevitable, but that doesn't mean i have to watch it that very second. Personally, CFL does not appeal to me at all so i wouldn't want to waste my time while I'm young when i know my future only consists of that. To be quite honest i wouldn't even look into the crystal ball, id rather be surprised with my future, and not paranoid with what will become of my future which will affect my present day life.
19. I kick my sleeping friends all the time, not even lying. When your 16, and are really close with your friends you tend to do funny stuff to them when they least expect it. My friend wouldn't think anything of it and would probably just try to prank me later to get revenge. If he did ask why I did that I would reply with the simple answer of "Now were even". Worst case scenario if i had to think if an actual situation i would say I tripped over him, and that would be the worst case scenario.
20. Definitely the movie with the Hollywood actors. Critics definitely aren't my concern and would rather have a movie that audiences love. for one, documentaries are boring i dont care who or what they are about but nobody enjoys documentaries, and i would love to just produce what the people love. Critics dont bother me and they can say what they want as long as its well liked i can live with that.
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