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Tuesday, October 21, 2014
character hw
We get to know Vladimir because from the start of the play he seems to be the wiser one. As oppose to Estragon who seems to who is forgetful and relies on Vladimir. Vladimir is responsible and seems to be more of a leader to estragon since he relies on him and mature. Vladimir isnt demanding and controlling although he leads estrago basically. He doesnt show it as Pozzo does. An object that may symbolize something to him a hat because he is looks in to it a couple of times and throws it....
Monday, October 20, 2014
Waiting for Godot hw1
11. In the video, “Power of Ten” it shows the world
in increments of the power of ten in ten seconds. Starting outside showing a couple to the edge
of the universe. Then the video actually
goes back from the universe and goes all the way beneath the man on the
picnic’s cells. I think the video has to
do with perspective as in the way you see the world and what we cant physically
see but just perceive. Whether it is
something far away or close. Humans cant
see certain things such as when the power of ten went so close into the guy’s
hand or as far as being able to see the universe. In relation to the play where Vladimir and
Estragon are waiting for the infamous “Godot” making one question his
existence. Just as some people do with
god. Through out the duration of the
play Vladimir and Estragon wait for this character that may not have to ability
to be seen physically, just like god.
22. I think Pozzo is really bossy and I felt
sympathetic toward Lucky. Pozzo simply dehumanizes
Lucky. I think they’re in the play
because Pozzo may symbolize god in a way because he feels like he has power
over people. However, he isn’t perfect
such as he cant sit or stand on his own with out being told. In act one when Pozzo comes in with Lucky he
immediately starts treating him like his personal slave by commanding his every
want. Such as ordering Lucky to bring
him his [Pozzo’s] things or even ordering him when to speak. By keeping him on a rope ad tugging when he
wants his attention and services is very arrogant.
33.
Didi and Gogo are basically names that Vladimir
and Estragon refer to themselves as.
Didi is actually Vladimir and through out the play he is like the wiser
one who seems to have more sense. Where as Gogo is Estragon and is more simple
minded. The difference between the
characters reminded me of the characters Lenny and George from Of Mice and Men.
44.
I didn’t really understand what Didi and Gogo
were talking about through out the play.
Maybe they never had an actual intellectual conversation. What I did understand was them questioning if
they’ll ever see Godot or doubt the location they were at. As if it played a factor as to why they
haven’t seen Godot.
55.
My life is like Didi and Gogo because it can go
one of two ways. Sometimes I can be a
little on the negative side and become frustrated with certain problems if I cant
seem to find one of the many solutions for it.
Just as in the play these two seem to begin to lack patience for the
arrival of Godot. And sometimes I can
comprehend things a little better and help someone who may have less wisdom
such as Vladimir does with Estragon.
66.
Tuesday, September 16, 2014
My view: deforestation
Not only is it unfortunate that deforestation is happening but what is more unfortunate is that millions of humans aren't aware, which makes the problems worse by the second. Deforestation is the process of clearing trees in forest or just trees for land. Personally I am aware that trees are very important to our environment and helpful to us humans and nature... However I wasn't fully aware of how severe this problem is elevating too... On worldwildlife.org I came across some interesting facts. Such as, forests only covering about 31% of land on our planet... Thinking that there was more areas containing trees I was a little surprised. Especially how so many trees are being cut at such a rapid rate, while our planet doesn't have much land with the resource to begin with. Deforestation also has to do with global warming because of the climate change. Because trees take in the C02, there is less in the environment then there would be with out them... In the book on page
Sunday, September 7, 2014
3 topics of The Last Hours of Ancient Sunlight
*Man vs. earth*
On pg 52, Thom states that earth's biggest predator is: man. Us humans are destroying many systems and resources.
*Culture*
Older cultures (customs) vs present
Then, people lived in suitable places for life, sustainable basically
Cooperation
City states
Now, we use resources selfishly.
Next generation ?
*taking vs. saving*
The effect of our generation is the severity of global warming
Preservation ? for our earth and future generations
Oil takes years to be made not just thousands but millions of years, while our generation wastes endlessly
Greed ?
A good way to think about it is
"Over drafting" our natural resources :/
Friday, March 7, 2014
Final: Essay 1
Jasmine Carrera
English 102
March 7, 2014
MW 9:30-11:45
Courage for Change
It is common that one is easily influenced
by their surroundings. Not only by
actions, language, habits but even beliefs and morals. Usually, if one is around a positive environment
one’s life is said to be pleasant and happy.
The question is what if one isn’t in a positive surrounding, how can one
change that? Even just simply
acknowledging that ones life isn’t what one would expect it to be takes a
mature person. Making that change to
reach ones hopes and dreams disregarding their surroundings is what Sherman
Alexie reveals in his book, The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time
Indian. Alexie keeps the struggle of hope, change and
gaining acceptance present within the rez by Junior, who takes the initiative
to see further than what is going on around him, but to actually see his dreams
in life.
Junior is just a teenager yet; he is faced
with many hardships. He was born with a
couple of physical problems. Those
problems alone, would be enough for just a teen to handle but that wasn’t all
Junior faced. Junior also grew up with
the presence of alcohol in his family although being poor, along with living on
an Indian reservation where nothing much is expected out of his culture.
However, disregarding all his problems he maintained hope. To begin, Junior and his sister Mary are very
different but they are also alike in the sense that they are both very
intelligent which Mr. P recognized after revealing his sisters passion. That passion was in writing romance novels.
Mr. P advised, “You’re going to find more and more hope the farther and farther
you walk away from this sad, sad, sad reservation”(43). In contrast to his sister who had a passion,
which was unknown to everyone but Mr. P. Mary didn’t hold on to her dream or
make it possible. Junior didn’t want to
leave his dreams like Mary. He wanted
more for his life not just a hidden passion.
And Mr. P didn’t want another intelligent Indian on the rez to throw
their dreams away. Mr. P’s advise to
Junior was that the only means to obtain his dream was by him leaving rez. Hope was also kept within Junior through
another family member, Grandmother Spirit. Grandmother Spirit was Junior’s
advice advocate as well as the support he needed. No matter what situation she was always there
for Junior to give him the support he needed, “Think of all the people you are
going to meet, that’s the whole point of life, you know? To meet new people. I wish I could go with you. Its such an exciting idea”(156). His Grandmother was part of the hope he
needed to change his life. Although his
own best friend didn’t accept his choice to change, Grandmother Spirit was the
only one who truly thought it was a good choice for him, his grandmother was
there for him supporting his every move.
After
Junior received a wake up call to change his life, that change entailed a lot
of bravery but he knew that change was key. Junior decided to go to Reardan, where he had
to adjust to that drastic change. The
illustration on page 57, although comedic explains how different Junior was as
oppose to the white kids who attended Reardan and later feeling split and
conflicted with his own kind. Junior did
what most of the Spokane Indians feared, leaving the Rez. At first Junior thought less of his kind and
felt as if him being Indian didn’t deserve anything let alone attend
Reardan. As he adjusted to the new
environment, sacrifices and changes he had to make he began to like it, however
he began to feel conflicted. Conflicted
in the sense that he was fitting in with his white classmates. Junior was receiving good grades and doing
well in school. Keeping up surprised
Junior because he more often than not, doubted himself. On the other hand he felt like he was
betraying his own kind even though the change was better and more beneficial to
Junior than his life before. Junior
faced problems financially, within his family and with his own best friend
Rowdy. Junior on the other hand was
adjusting to change better than Rowdy.
That shows maturity in Junior even in situations such as death. He was improving on himself causing him to
keep on going for a better opportunity at the chances he was taking.
Acceptance
was challenging for Junior to obtain, not just by others but accepting
himself. Of course starting a new
school and making new friends is a complex task especially in Junior’s case
because he was a poor Indian attending a wealthy white school. His first step was gaining respect even
though that came from a physical altercation.
With that respect came friends and Junior began noticing that they
actually care and worry about him even when he isn’t there. However most weren’t aware of Junior’s
financial situation but when his friends at Reardan knew they took it well, “If
you let people into your life a little bit, they can be pretty damn
amazing”(129). When his friends at
Reardan found out about his financial status, they took it lightly and
differently than Junior had expected. In
contrast, gaining acceptance from Rowdy was a difficult task. From Rowdy ignoring him, telling him nasty
things, rivalry games, blaming death on Junior, Rowdy eventually was able to
accept his best friend, “Hardly anybody on this rez is nomadic [people who move
around]. Except for you. You’re the nomadic one”(229). Rowdy is finally able to accept the change
his best friend has made just like accepting Junior’s new identity. Rowdy was finally able to realize how brave
his best friend was to make a change to better his life. Finally Junior accepted himself while on the
top of the tree. Climbing that tall tree
took courage and trust to climb, “We could see from one end of our reservation
to the other. We could see our entire
world. And our entire world, at that
moment, was green and golden and perfect”(226).
On Junior’s way up a branch could have snapped but didn’t. Just like his journey to change. He was very mature and courageous to take all
those steps to the top. The top of the
tree being the change for a better life that Junior needed. While at the top Junior realized how pretty
the rez is. From a different perspective
he was able to acknowledge and accept that his home, culture and people are
beautiful, disregarding all the negativity that the rez may have brought
him.
With
hope comes change and with change comes acceptance and with all of those
together come tolerance and maturity and other essential components for a
better life. Junior went through an
endless amount of obstacles through out The Absolutely True Diary of a
Part-Time Indian, but still managed to let those obstacles fuel him to
do better and not bring him down. His
ability to earn all of those characteristics while undergoing change in his
life was extremely beneficial for him while on the road to reach his
dreams.
Sunday, March 2, 2014
ESSAY
Jasmine Carrera
English 102
March 2, 2014
MW 9:30-11:45
It is common that one is easily influenced
by their surroundings. Not only by
actions, language, habits but even beliefs and morals. Usually, if one is around a positive environment
one’s life is said to be pleasant and happy.
The question is what if one isn’t in a positive surrounding, how can one
change that? Even just simply
acknowledging that ones life isn’t what one would expect it to be takes a
mature person. Making that change to
reach ones hopes and dreams disregarding their surroundings is what Sherman
Alexie reveals in his book, The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time
Indian. Alexie keeps the struggle of hope, change and gaining acceptance
present within the rez by Junior, who takes the initiative to see further than
what is going on around him, but to actually see his dreams in life.
Junior is just a teenager yet; he is faced
with many hardships. He was born with a
couple of physical problems. Those
problems alone, would be enough for just a teen to handle but that wasn’t all
Junior faced. Junior also grew up with
the presence of alcohol in his family although being poor, along with living on
an Indian reservation where nothing much is expected out of his culture.
However, disregarding all his problems he maintained hope. To begin, Junior and his sister Mary are very
different but they are also alike in the sense that they are both very
intelligent which Mr. P recognized after revealing his sisters passion. That passion was in writing romance novels.
Mr. P advised, “You’re going to find more and more hope the farther and farther
you walk away from this sad, sad, sad reservation”(43). In contrast to his sister who had a passion,
which was unknown to everyone but Mr. P. Mary didn’t hold on to her dream or
make it possible. Junior didn’t want to
leave his dreams like Mary. He wanted
more for his life not just a hidden passion.
And Mr. P didn’t want another intelligent Indian on the rez to throw
their dreams away. Mr. P’s advise to
Junior was that the only means to obtain his dream was by him leaving rez. Hope was also kept within Junior through
another family member, Grandmother Spirit. Grandmother Spirit was Junior’s
advice advocate as well as the support he needed. No matter what situation she was always there
for Junior to give him the support he needed, “Think of all the people you are
going to meet, that’s the whole point of life, you know? To meet new people. I wish I could go with you. Its such an exciting idea”(156). His Grandmother was part of the hope he
needed to change his life. When most of
the Spokane Indians didn’t even support him or let alone his own best friend,
his grandmother was there for him supporting his every move.
After
Junior received a wake up call to change his life, that change entailed a lot
of bravery but he knew that change was key. Junior decided to go to Reardan, where he had
to adjust to that drastic change. The
illustration on page 57, although comedic explains how different Junior was as
oppose to the white kids who attended Reardan and later feeling split and
conflicted with his own kind. Junior did
what most of the Spokane Indians feared, leaving the Rez. At first Junior thought less of his kind and
felt as if him being Indian didn’t deserve anything let alone attend
Reardan. As he adjusted to the new
environment, sacrifices and changes he had to make he began to like it, however
he began to feel conflicted. Conflicted
in the sense that he was fitting in with his white classmates. Junior was receiving good grades and doing
well in school. Keeping up surprised
Junior because he more often than not, doubted himself. On the other hand he felt like he was
betraying his own kind even though the change was better and more beneficial to
Junior than his life before. Junior
faced problems financially, within his family and with his own best friend
Rowdy. Junior on the other hand was
adjusting to change better than Rowdy.
That shows maturity in Junior even in situations such as death. He was improving on himself causing him to
keep on going for a better opportunity at the chances he was taking.
Acceptance
was challenging for Junior to obtain, not just by others but accepting
himself. Of course starting a new
school and making new friends is a complex task especially in Junior’s case
because he was a poor Indian attending a wealthy white school. His first step was gaining respect even
though that came from a physical altercation.
With that respect came friends and Junior began noticing that they
actually care and worry about him even when he isn’t there. However most weren’t aware of Junior’s
financial situation but when his friends at Reardan knew they took it well, “If
you let people into your life a little bit, they can be pretty damn
amazing”(129). When his friends at
Reardan found out about his financial status, they took it lightly and
differently than Junior had expected. In
contrast, gaining acceptance from Rowdy was a difficult task. From Rowdy ignoring him, telling him nasty
things, rivalry games, blaming death on Junior, Rowdy eventually was able to
accept his best friend, “Hardly anybody on this rez is nomadic [people who move
around]. Except for you. You’re the nomadic one”(229). Rowdy is finally able to accept the change
his best friend has made just like accepting Junior’s new identity. Rowdy was finally able to realize how brave
his best friend was to make a change to better his life. Finally Junior accepted himself while on the
top of the tree. Climbing that tall tree
took courage and trust to climb, “We could see from one end of our reservation
to the other. We could see our entire
world. And our entire world, at that
moment, was green and golden and perfect”(226).
On Junior’s way up a branch could have snapped but didn’t. Just like his journey to change. He was very mature and courageous to take all
those steps to the top. The top of the
tree being the change for a better life that Junior needed. While at the top Junior realized how pretty
the rez is. From a different perspective
he was able to acknowledge and accept that his home, culture and people are
beautiful, disregarding all the negativity that the rez may have brought
him.
With
hope comes change and with change comes acceptance and with all of those
together come tolerance and maturity and other essential components for a
better life. Junior went through an
endless amount of obstacles through out The Absolutely True Diary of a
Part-Time Indian , but still managed to let those obstacles fuel him to
do better and not bring him down. His
ability to earn all of those characteristics while undergoing change in his
life was extremely beneficial for him while on the road to reach his
dreams.
Monday, February 24, 2014
Convincing a young child to read alexie book
At your young age it is normal to think that the book may be boring and long. But really its not! In fact, it is really funny The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian is a really good book. The main character Junior has a great sense of humor that will have you reading more and literally laughing out loud. I know you like books with pictures and this book as alot of good drawings and they are also funny. You're a young boy just like Junior! Read for yourself how brave he is, just like you.
The book is relatable especially a boy your age going through that stage in school. Junior gets bullied all the time because he was born with an illness but he doesnt let that affect him and he still manages to have a lot of courage. Growing up on a reservation wasnt a good thing for indians however being the brave boy that he is, he challenges himself to a new beginning. The book even talks about his first real crush! You will find that interesting for sure! but the question is will she like him back or not? Similarly he has a best friend who he loves doing countless of teen things with.. You'll just have to find out yourself :)
The book is relatable especially a boy your age going through that stage in school. Junior gets bullied all the time because he was born with an illness but he doesnt let that affect him and he still manages to have a lot of courage. Growing up on a reservation wasnt a good thing for indians however being the brave boy that he is, he challenges himself to a new beginning. The book even talks about his first real crush! You will find that interesting for sure! but the question is will she like him back or not? Similarly he has a best friend who he loves doing countless of teen things with.. You'll just have to find out yourself :)
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