Wednesday, April 6, 2011

Book Review

Question 8

(8) Pick a character that interested you and write about them in depth. You can also analyze a relationship between two different characters.



the character that interested me the most is Latoya Blake. She is the best of all, even though she’s not marry or very rich, she still stand up for herself. She is an independent woman and she show that she can take care of herself and don’t need any man to control her.

She always gave her friends advice, but they don’t listen to her and just think she is hating, but she only be telling them the truth. She is never scared to speak her mind and what she think about her friends relation -ships with their husband and boyfriends.

She make sure she don’t fall over head with any man. She don’t have any children. She is a very strong women, because she was the only girl child in her family and she had to fight to get respect from her brothers. Her friends don’t understand her and don’t get her point of view.

Even though Toya as she is called in the book is tough and independent she still has problem in her life. She can’t keep a long relationship, and she really don’t trust men. She like to control the men in her life and that they should listen to her. She is not the richest among all her friends. Her best friend Camille is very rich and famous, she once lived a very good life.

Than she got marry to Frankie Bingham, the most rich and handsome black men, he’s in a gang group and sells drugs to make a living. they live in a big house and that is a house every woman will dream about. Even though she live a very rich life, she is still not happy.

Her men don’t pay that much attention to her any more. And all she do is sat at home and babysat her sister son. He is also cheating on her with his supposed to be best friend and
Toya tries to warned her, but she don’t want to listen to her. That is why Toya interested me the most.

Friday, March 25, 2011

“Sandra Cisneros Though”

“Sandra Cisneros Though”

Cisneros thing boys and girls should be raised the same ways. Even though she did not state it particular in the book, she gives lots of reasons why i thing she believes so herself. In one of her Vedanta from the book “The house on Mango Street”, she said, Sally dad was very strict on her, because, he had a sister and she put her family to shame, so he don’t want her to do the same to him, so that why when he sees her with boys he beats her.
Than she wrote and said that, she want Sally to go away in a far away land, where she will be love and love and no one will make her sad or hurt her again. She believes girls are treated different, because family believe the girls children can put them to shame and ruin their name, more than the boys children in the family.
In one of her other Vent-ant she wrote that Alicia was afraid of nothing except four-legged fur.And fathers. She put this, because its mostly true, girls children are raise to be afraid of men. They are raised with the fear of saying do what ever a men say you should do. While boys on the other hand are raised to stand up and fight for themselves. Girls are also raised with saying that men should fight our battler and we should not do those things our self.
Than the one i like the most was when she talked about this girl that Mom died, so now the girl has to drop out of school, and take care of her little siblings, which she don’t thing is fair. If that was a boy the dad was never going to tell him to draped out of school, because boys are raised with the idea that women are supposed to take care of children and looked after the house, while the men go to work and take care of the family needs.
Than the other one Esperanza said in the house her brothers talk to she and her sister, but as soon as they go outside, they don’t talked to them and they goes off and talk with their friends. Then instead of her playing she has to take care of her little sister. She and her sister are very separated from the boys in the house, because that was how they were raised.
My final thought like i said before, the Aurthur think boys and girls should be raise the same, and i also agree with her.

Esperanza Respond

"Esperanza"

I think Esperanza is going to leave Mango street and become a very successful lady. I agree with first period that the way she help Mango street was by writing a book about it. If people on Mango street read the book then, they are going to realised that they have so much in life. They will try to change their way of life. They will see how important they are and respect their view of life.
She is the Aurthur who wrote the book, she try to make herself as Esperanza so, people can’t know who she is, I also think her name was once Esperanza, but than she changed later in life, because in the book, she once said she don’t like her name and wish it could be something else, because kids at her school, were making fun of it.So probably when she move from Mango street, she change her name.
Esperanza, move but Mango street was still in her heart and she never forgot it. She also never forgot the friends she made there and they were always part of her life. Even though she moves alot, Mango street house, was the house that help her find her way in life. Mango street was the best place she ever lived, but she was only seeing that the house was not her dream house and also not the one her parents promised her.
She also never left Mango street, because it was always in her heart, no matter where she go, and as times goes by, she will love that little house and love Mango street, she will remember all the great experiment she had and Mango street, and she also learned alot of great life lessons.The life lessons was something Mango street gave her, that even the people who lives on the hills will never get. She will be happy that she learned it and it will make her a very important person in life.
That is everything i have to say about the question you asked me in class, hope, I’m very clear about my respond.

Saturday, March 19, 2011

“My Life”

Beatrice Zulu
period 2
March 14 2011

“My Life”

The Game feature Lil Wayne



Table of Content
1) Krahn
2)Coming of my Romeo
3)Nappy hair, Soft hair, Long hair, Short hair
4)Sometimes you got to let go
5)African princess
6) L.I.B Family



Krahn

When you take a cat and put it in a group of dogs, it won’t belong. My culture my language the one I can’t speak. I try all my best to understand some. Sometimes I want to speak it with my people, but I can’t. All my big brothers and sisters could speak it, everyone is proud of them. Me, nope I’m a big disgrace to my culture, but I don’t know how I lost it.

I used to speak and understand it fluently. Losing my language is like losing part of my family. When my sister and I are in a crowd of Krahn speakers, we feel like outsiders, birds that can’t find their nest anymore. Talking to my grandparent is like making a fish and a lion talk to each other.

Coming of my Romeo
I’m waiting for my prince to bring my glass shoes. Laying my head on the clouds every night dreaming of him. When I first saw him my heart was racing like a horse in a race. I did not want any other girl to take him.

I was like a mother chicken protecting her chicks from the hawks. The day he told me, how he felt. I was happy as flowers are when they get rain. When I really got to know him. I find out he was sweet as honey.

Nappy Hair, Soft hair, Long hair, Short hair
In my family we have different type of hair. My grand mom has the prettiest hair, hers is long and soft.Her hair is like that, because she is light skeined. Next my dad hair is nice but he is just like my grandfather and don’t like hair. So one day he decide to go bold ad cut his hair. My Little sisters hair is as long as my grand-mom, but instead of it been soft its as nappy as a old man Afro.

When someone is combs it,she will cry and cry till the person will give up and quit.My other sister hair is not that long, but its also not that soft, but when you flat iron it , it will be all soft and black and pretty. My hair is long and very soft, but it not full, my hair is also not black, which i don’t understand, because all of my family have black hair. All my brothers hair are good too.Even though our hairs are different we still love each other.

Some Times You Got To Let Go
There are some things you got to let go in life.Some people that you love so much, but you know are not doing the right thing.Friends sometimes do the wrong things, and just because they are your friends doesn't mean they are always right.

I had a very special friend in my life, and i never wanted to let him go.He knows all my secrets and i knows all his.But he was leading me to the wrong path.I thought all the things he did was cool.He was know as popular and sexy. I felt so beautiful, when girls will start hating on me,because they thought we were dating.One day we got in a big argument and it was the first time a boy ever insult me or even put their hands on me.

I was shock, and could not believe it, but i also notice he was not to his self.He was high, and that same day we got our report card and he had all F and he tear it right in front of the teacher face and said he don't gave a f***.When i got home i called him and started talking to him, and he told me that he’s not going to change for any girl.All my friends ad family told me to stop hanging with such a person. But it was hard for me, he was my first love, and best friend. The day i said goodbye was hard for me, but as time when by, I'm happy i did.

African Princess
When I first came to America, people started making fun of me, because i was African.They called my siblings and I all stuff of names.I never really care, because i know I’m proud to be African.People started making fun of my skin color, but i did not listen to them
because i know I'm beautiful.

People aways laugh at my accent, but i was not tripping. Because I know they all which they can speak and understand more than one language. And because i do, they are jealous and hating.No matter what they say deep inside i know I'm a African princess and no one can change that.

L.I.B Family
We got each other back, we are always there for each other.We can jokes around with each other gets in fight, but then no one else can do those things to us.I love when we are together, they are the coolest people to be around with.When I'm around them, i can be myself and act very normal.They been knowing me since i was 9 years old.

They know when I’m lien, when I'm scared, when i sad, they can even tell when I like someone with out me telling them.When we are together, we can dance and sing.We tell each other everything.Before we even go out with a boy they have to studies them.When we are together we are so loud, especially on the bus.We have to shopping together. one thing i know for sure, is that no matter where we go or what we do in life, they will always be my family.

Thursday, February 24, 2011

The Color Purple Book Reflection

Color Purple Essay

In the book, “ The color Purple”, the two main characters are Celie and Nettie, both of them are sisters, but they share many differences. Celie is a very patience person, but she can’t stand up for herself when men beats her up. She thinks men have all the powers and that women are supposed to do whatever men asked them.
She is afraid of men and she always on her good behavior. She is a wife and she takes care of other people’s kids but they don’t respect her or even take her as their step-mom. She got pregnant twice by her father. She marry a men who doesn't even love her and wants her sister. Mr_________, beats Celie all the time and she don’t stand up for herself.
Celie is alone in Mr________, house so the only person she can talk to is God, that's why she writes to him all the time and tell him all hers secrets believing he’s the only one who still care for her and she can trust also the only man who won't beat her up, cuss her, or rape her. Celie is a hard working woman, she could also knit very good. Celie has children, and she once believed that they were dead, until one day she went to the store and she her daughter with her new mom.
Celie once told Shaq that she can’t get angry anymore, because when she got angry at her mom her mom got sick and died. Celie is always helping man shave in the book most of the time. Celie did not finish school she had to draped out. Celie did not travel, she didn't have the advantage to travel around the world.
Nettie on the other hand is very brave, and stands up for herself. She know what she want in life. Nettie never let any men take advantage of her. She always fight for what she believes. She is always helping people out that need help, she is very smart and willing to learned. Nettie is known as the pretty one amongst she and her sister.
She is a teacher and she went all over the world to teach different cultures of people and also learned about their ways of life. Nettie believes everyone should be equal, no matter what sex, or color you are. For example when she was in Africa and the tribe believes girls are not supposed to go to school, she was not satisfies with that.
When Mr________, try to raped her she kick him in his private part and ran away he got so mad and said she has to leave, but that did not stop her, she still fight for her rights. When her father try to sleep with her she also left and went somewhere else. She never got raped in her life, she is marry to a men who love her and never touch her or even thing of hitting her. She believe in God, not because he’s the only one that could she can depend on, but because she believes in him and she want to teach his wonder to everyone all over the world, She is a missionary in Africa, and the men she is marry to is the man that adapted her sisters children and now shes the one looking after them.
Even though Nettie and Celie has alot of differences they have some simulator too.They both were herize by mans and their mom died and left them alone. They love each other very much and no matter what they are always there for each other and will never forget each other. They got each other back, when Celie draped out of school, Nettie was teaching her at home, and help her learn everything she was missing at school.When the step-dad was starting to look at Nettie Celie said she was going to try her best and make sure he don’t even touch her. Even when they were fare away they still write letters to each other.

Friday, January 28, 2011

Post response

Debate, and Babies, and DNA, oh my! Response

Should parents be allowed to change their kids DNA? My vote is no. Definitely not. Not unless it’s the only way to cure a disease and even then it’s incredibly risky
REALLY want to determine exactly how your child looks, and all that jazz, you might be better off with in vitro fertilization.
Also, in the realm of opinion. I would think that deciding how your kid looks takes some of the fun and surprise out of all of it. Have you ever had a family member get pregnant? Be it an Aunt or a sibling, you always sit around wondering what your new cousin/niece/nephew will look like. “Will he/she look like Aunt____? or more like Uncle____? Will they like the same things I do? Will I get to babysit them?” etc. And I know from experience. My Aunt had a baby fairly recently and all we did for weeks before her daughter was born wondering about her, what she was gonna be like.



I agree with Mercedes when she said that she don’t thing parents should not be allowed to changed their babies DNA. I also disagree with her when she said they should only do it, if they only want to cure a disease, because most of the time the sickness, is not that bad, then people try to do something on their body and it really end up damaging their children life for ever. In this debates she only talks about her opinion, and the facts, she only talk about her feelings toward the issues and, she did not go unlined to do a real research on it. At the end she said people should guess how their baby going to turned out, is not everyone who is pregnant want to be guessing how their baby is going to look like, or how their smile and everything else their baby is going to have when its born.I also agree with her when she said if a parent already know how their child look like it will take away all the fun out of it.

Thursday, January 20, 2011

My debate topic

The question i chose to debate about was Should child actors in shows marketed for young audiences be expected to serve as role models for people their age?
The reason why i chose this question, is because of how now and days children actress, singers, and actors don’t act like their age, they think, because they have the money they are grown up. Most of the famous kids, like Miley Cyrus, aka ex- Hannah Montana's "bong hit" was flying all over the web causing parents to second guess their child's role models. Little girls and moms loved her Disney show, Hannah Montana: The Movie, her concerts, cute songs and signature blond wig. But, when I saw her pole dancing at the "Teen Choice Awards" 2009, I has a sick feeling this was not the end. I completely understand that Miley is becoming a grown woman and will make bad decisions-- but, there is a time and place for everything and getting high off of saliva, on camera, is NOT a good idea when you are in the public eye.
Bruno Mars, singer-producer, with hit songs including "Just The Way You Are" and writing for Travis McCoy, B.o.B, and Cee-Lo Green was caught in possession of drugs.Teen Mom star Amber Portwood was arrested for domestic violence against baby daddy Gary Shirley. She has reportedly been abusive from August 2009 to July 2010. Who knows what will happen to their poor baby Leah."The Jersey Shore" was one of TVs most watched shows and it seems like "Snooki" is now a household name. Their bad drinking habits, sex, drama, cursing, bar fights, sluts, and intense tanning seemed to follow us everywhere. Teenagers love the show and I have to admit watching is my guilty pleasure. But, I don't want my little sables to watch and think "They are successful, I want to be like them”.
celebrate tens should be role model, because their fans are mostly young kids who don’t need to know about smoking and drinking. If a fan take you as a role model they think everything you do is right and they will want to do it, their dreams is to be like you, so even if u do something wrong, they will copy. That what i think.