Standing out isn't something very approved upon in Jonas's community. For Jonas it is something he is forced to do or has to do, not only because he is chosen. But because he now had real feelings and knows more about life than even the head committee will ever know. Sometimes standing out IS a good thing, but for Jonas's community, it could very well be a life sentence...
The first time Jonas is forced to be different is in the ceremony of twelve, the skip him in the number order. They went from 18 to 20. Everyone of course noticed it and everyone was wondering what was going on, and meanwhile Jonas was thinking to himself, "what had i done wrong?". Everyone thinks the Chief Elder had made a mistake but then she points our he had not been assigned, but selected. Well everyone is thinking, selected for what, well he is the next receiver of memory. He automatically know he's different.
Another way Jonas knows he's different is the fact that he has feelings and that no one else in the entire community besides him and The Giver has feelings. They don't know what death is and they also don't know what real pain is. They have everything protected for them. Everything is different for Jonas, which makes him different then the rest.
In conclusion, Jonas is really brave in the fact that he knows hes different and that the rest of his life is just hanging there in the balance and he doesn't know whats going to happen to him. He knows he can't go back to the community, and yet he is brave enough to leave... He knows he's different. He knows it very well. But I think that just makes him stronger as a person
Monday, June 13, 2011
Independent Reading Response
Independent Reading Response Jacob Jankowski and Marlena L’Arche met one day at the Benzini Brothers Most Spectacular Show on Earth. What started out as a simple friendship slowly turned into an attraction for each other. But in times like those, simple things like that come at a cost. As karma and life would have it, Marlena was married to August Rosenbluth, who as fate would have it happened to be Jacob’s boss. They wanted to be oblivious to their attraction towards each other but things like that are not easily ignored.
One of the main subplots in this book is his romance and love with Marlena. Both he and she know that something as innocent as a hug could lead to big problems with her husband August who just happens to be Paranoid Schizophrenic. August is not so blind to what is happening between his wife and his circus veterinarian. In fact he knows what they have, they type of bond the two of them share, but being mentally ill, he takes it to a whole new level, one of which ends up in, both them and Marlena getting hurt physically and emotionally.
While all this happens Jacob and somewhat Marlena have inward battles with themselves. They try to keep their feet planted on the ground to try to understand what reality is and what they are really doing to each other. They are trying to keep themselves from losing their minds and trying to keep serenity. That is what keeps them from losing their minds. Their constant attempts to stay away from each other and continuing to try and live their lives centered around a circus where nothing is normal is exactly what this book is about. Trying not to lose control and your mind is their main event. All the small other side shows are just bumps in the road that they encounter. They can’t leave each other. They want each other. They simply cannot let go of each other or else they just lose it. They keep each other from going insane and they are what keeps them going and trying to make life worth living for.
One of the main subplots in this book is his romance and love with Marlena. Both he and she know that something as innocent as a hug could lead to big problems with her husband August who just happens to be Paranoid Schizophrenic. August is not so blind to what is happening between his wife and his circus veterinarian. In fact he knows what they have, they type of bond the two of them share, but being mentally ill, he takes it to a whole new level, one of which ends up in, both them and Marlena getting hurt physically and emotionally.
While all this happens Jacob and somewhat Marlena have inward battles with themselves. They try to keep their feet planted on the ground to try to understand what reality is and what they are really doing to each other. They are trying to keep themselves from losing their minds and trying to keep serenity. That is what keeps them from losing their minds. Their constant attempts to stay away from each other and continuing to try and live their lives centered around a circus where nothing is normal is exactly what this book is about. Trying not to lose control and your mind is their main event. All the small other side shows are just bumps in the road that they encounter. They can’t leave each other. They want each other. They simply cannot let go of each other or else they just lose it. They keep each other from going insane and they are what keeps them going and trying to make life worth living for.
Wednesday, June 8, 2011
Reading Responce Coming of Age.
The book "The Giver" takes on some important issues in coming of age. In a world that is so perfect that, that itself makes it imperfect. Imperfections are what make the world perfect in its own way. For a teen to be growing up and coming of age with a ceremony, this being the most important of all, it is very difficult for a child coming of age to find themselves in a world that is perfect. Finding oneself is very important and an essential part of what is the entire idea of "coming of age". For Jonas, the main character, it must be very difficult for him to find himself in a community that has already defined his entire life.
The community decides everything for him. His clothes were picked for him, his entire life was set in a certain way. But, as life would have it, Jonas meets his mentor and teacher figure, The Giver. The Giver teaches him about how life really is. For Jonas, this was a very big realization. He now has all the knowledge to finally discover himself.
As I think about it I second guess myself. Sometimes, you actually DO need someone telling you what to do. You need someone to guide you and teach you how to actually live your life instead of just pushing you out into the open world without you having the knowledge you need to live. You need someone to give you the tools and knowledge to go and live your life. In some cases, if you are pushed out into the world without the proper tools and knowledge you are pretty much lost. In the community where Jonas lives, they do, in a way, give them what they need to figure out their world but only to some extent. And they DO teach them, but for what? Because in the community that Jonas lives, they teach them only what they need to know in order to survive in a community where they are supposed to be submissive and obey all orders given out through a loud speaker.
It is natural for a human being to rebel against their superiors but the thing is, that after a while, all we want to do is test out limits. Its only natural. Testing our limits is part of what being human is like. In the community, the people who live there are not permitted to do something out of line, or something that is not written in the rules. The rules are everything to them. They follow it to every last detail which makes them in a way, submissive and not even human like. Sometimes, to fund out who you are, you need to break some rules. Breaking rules is what life is sometimes all about.
This book really takes you through the character change with he book. It really shows how Jonas has really become a person out of the ordinary robots that his community tried creating. For taking a leap in order to save himself and Gabe, he put everything at risk and rebelled from the community. That was something un heard of until now.
The community decides everything for him. His clothes were picked for him, his entire life was set in a certain way. But, as life would have it, Jonas meets his mentor and teacher figure, The Giver. The Giver teaches him about how life really is. For Jonas, this was a very big realization. He now has all the knowledge to finally discover himself.
As I think about it I second guess myself. Sometimes, you actually DO need someone telling you what to do. You need someone to guide you and teach you how to actually live your life instead of just pushing you out into the open world without you having the knowledge you need to live. You need someone to give you the tools and knowledge to go and live your life. In some cases, if you are pushed out into the world without the proper tools and knowledge you are pretty much lost. In the community where Jonas lives, they do, in a way, give them what they need to figure out their world but only to some extent. And they DO teach them, but for what? Because in the community that Jonas lives, they teach them only what they need to know in order to survive in a community where they are supposed to be submissive and obey all orders given out through a loud speaker.
It is natural for a human being to rebel against their superiors but the thing is, that after a while, all we want to do is test out limits. Its only natural. Testing our limits is part of what being human is like. In the community, the people who live there are not permitted to do something out of line, or something that is not written in the rules. The rules are everything to them. They follow it to every last detail which makes them in a way, submissive and not even human like. Sometimes, to fund out who you are, you need to break some rules. Breaking rules is what life is sometimes all about.
This book really takes you through the character change with he book. It really shows how Jonas has really become a person out of the ordinary robots that his community tried creating. For taking a leap in order to save himself and Gabe, he put everything at risk and rebelled from the community. That was something un heard of until now.
Tuesday, May 31, 2011
Reading Response: The Giver
The book "The Giver" takes on some important issues in coming of age. In a world that is so perfect that, that itself makes it imperfect. Imperfections are what make the world perfect in its own way. For a teen to be growing up and coming of age with a ceremony, this being the most important of all, it is very difficult for a child coming of age to find themselves in a world that is perfect. Finding oneself is very important and an essential part of what is the entire idea of "coming of age". For Jonas, the main character, it must be very difficult for him to find himself in a community that has already defined his entire life.
The community decides everything for him. His clothes were picked for him, his entire life was set in a certain way. But, as life would have it, Jonas meets his mentor and teacher figure, The Giver. The Giver teaches him about how life really is. For Jonas, this was a very big realization. He now has all the knowledge to finally discover himself.
As I think about it I second guess myself. Sometimes, you actually DO need someone telling you what to do. You need someone to guide you and teach you how to actually live your life instead of just pushing you out into the open world without you having the knowledge you need to live. You need someone to give you the tools and knowledge to go and live your life. In some cases, if you are pushed out into the world without the proper tools and knowledge you are pretty much lost. In the community where Jonas lives, they do, in a way, give them what they need to figure out their world but only to some extent. And they DO teach them, but for what? Because in the community that Jonas lives, they teach them only what they need to know in order to survive in a community where they are supposed to be submissive and obey all orders given out through a loud speaker.
It is natural for a human being to rebel against their superiors but the thing is, that after a while, all we want to do is test out limits. Its only natural. Testing our limits is part of what being human is like. In the community, the people who live there are not permitted to do something out of line, or something that is not written in the rules. The rules are everything to them. They follow it to every last detail which makes them in a way, submissive and not even human like. Sometimes, to fund out who you are, you need to break some rules. Breaking rules is what life is sometimes all about.
The community decides everything for him. His clothes were picked for him, his entire life was set in a certain way. But, as life would have it, Jonas meets his mentor and teacher figure, The Giver. The Giver teaches him about how life really is. For Jonas, this was a very big realization. He now has all the knowledge to finally discover himself.
As I think about it I second guess myself. Sometimes, you actually DO need someone telling you what to do. You need someone to guide you and teach you how to actually live your life instead of just pushing you out into the open world without you having the knowledge you need to live. You need someone to give you the tools and knowledge to go and live your life. In some cases, if you are pushed out into the world without the proper tools and knowledge you are pretty much lost. In the community where Jonas lives, they do, in a way, give them what they need to figure out their world but only to some extent. And they DO teach them, but for what? Because in the community that Jonas lives, they teach them only what they need to know in order to survive in a community where they are supposed to be submissive and obey all orders given out through a loud speaker.
It is natural for a human being to rebel against their superiors but the thing is, that after a while, all we want to do is test out limits. Its only natural. Testing our limits is part of what being human is like. In the community, the people who live there are not permitted to do something out of line, or something that is not written in the rules. The rules are everything to them. They follow it to every last detail which makes them in a way, submissive and not even human like. Sometimes, to fund out who you are, you need to break some rules. Breaking rules is what life is sometimes all about.
Monday, May 23, 2011
What is Rebellion?
Rebellion with a cause is important for the development of young adults. We need to learn to challenge ideas and test our limits. Rebellion is important is important because it is an example of us trying to take responsibility for ourselves. We need to rebel. But please, keep in mind, not all rebelling is good. You need to rebel for a legit cause. Something that you truly believe in. Something that in your eyes is right. If we don't, in some sense, we are always going to be under our superior's thumb our entire life. By not rebelling, we are showing (in the words of Mercutio) "calm, dishonorable, vile submission". Submission is not good if you want to be some one. If you want the world to hear your voice and see you as a person. It's a step we need to take.
I guess, in way, people that are against rebellion are willing to forever let their superior's make decisions or choices for them. Letting people make choices for you is OK t an extent. But, after a while, you need to take over. Because, what happens if someday, no one is there to make choices for you? What them?
Rebellion is something that even the sane minded do..
I guess, in way, people that are against rebellion are willing to forever let their superior's make decisions or choices for them. Letting people make choices for you is OK t an extent. But, after a while, you need to take over. Because, what happens if someday, no one is there to make choices for you? What them?
Rebellion is something that even the sane minded do..
Monday, May 16, 2011
Beanie Dog
As a 6 year old, I would often as my dad "Daddy, do you think God would let me take him to heaven with me?" My dad would simply answer, "I don't know. You should ask him yourself." That would mean, that 90% of my night time prayer would go to asking over and over again for my beanie dog (the other 10% was asking for more cartoons during the week).
My hands would wrap around him so tightly I could feel the little beanie beans on the inside rub against each other underneath the cloth surface stitched to look like a dog.
He was the most important thing to me. Everywhere I went he was there with me. That dog has seen almost and nearly everything. He's seen me eat my first asparagus, loose my first tooth in Kinder garden, fall and scrape my knee, and was riding shotgun in my bicycle basket for my first time without my trusty training wheels.
That dog was everything to me as a little girl. A friend, a companion, a confider. Everything that is, except a toy. For me he was and still is real.
His sown ears covered his dark brown eyes. His fur would glisten in the afternoon sun as I would play outside with chalk. His white little feet were ever so small and dirty, for wherever we would go there was bound to be and amount of dirt.
Now his small white feet are no longer dirty. His fur is no longer full of glossy strands of golden brown. His fur has gradually faded away with age. His feet are white. We no longer travel the rough terrains of the neighborhood and all over the world. He is now highly perched on a shelf with pride. It is an alter on which he rightfully sits.
He was very big part of my childhood. Everything to me. A big part of me is reflected through his small eyes. Visions of the past. Of what once was and what memories were ours to keep.
I love that old sad raggedy dog. Part of me floats inside the little beans. Memories I wish to never forget. Ever.
My hands would wrap around him so tightly I could feel the little beanie beans on the inside rub against each other underneath the cloth surface stitched to look like a dog.
He was the most important thing to me. Everywhere I went he was there with me. That dog has seen almost and nearly everything. He's seen me eat my first asparagus, loose my first tooth in Kinder garden, fall and scrape my knee, and was riding shotgun in my bicycle basket for my first time without my trusty training wheels.
That dog was everything to me as a little girl. A friend, a companion, a confider. Everything that is, except a toy. For me he was and still is real.
His sown ears covered his dark brown eyes. His fur would glisten in the afternoon sun as I would play outside with chalk. His white little feet were ever so small and dirty, for wherever we would go there was bound to be and amount of dirt.
Now his small white feet are no longer dirty. His fur is no longer full of glossy strands of golden brown. His fur has gradually faded away with age. His feet are white. We no longer travel the rough terrains of the neighborhood and all over the world. He is now highly perched on a shelf with pride. It is an alter on which he rightfully sits.
He was very big part of my childhood. Everything to me. A big part of me is reflected through his small eyes. Visions of the past. Of what once was and what memories were ours to keep.
I love that old sad raggedy dog. Part of me floats inside the little beans. Memories I wish to never forget. Ever.
Tuesday, April 12, 2011
Empty "Thank You"'s are no longer enough
What is "Thank You"?
Nothing really. It means nothing unless you actually mean it with all your heart and soul. With all of your being. It means nothing if you just say it, and don't do something about it. What it really is, is just two words put together. Thank and You. Rendering the real meaning useless and to just throw it around like a boomerang isn't good. Because, as we all know, Karma's a bitch. She'll get you one day. And when she does, it's going to hurt.
Honest to God, I'm trying my BEST not to hate this new person I see before me. This is not the same person. I look into your eyes. There obviously the same eyes I used to see before. But the thing is, when I look into your eyes, I no longer see you. I see some other person. Someone I don't know. A complete stranger.
I miss the person I used to see through those eyes. You can't pretend that you didn't change. You did. I wish that i could talk to the old you I used to know. I hope that the person who was there before, can hear me and get out of the new person that is burrowed in there.
Nobody's faking anything. Your gone. Somewhere where i guess your not coming back. You have slipped away from us. Its not going to be the same unless you change back to who you were.
When you DO decide to come back to us, well be there. Kind of how in a way you weren't always there for us. But don't worry. We'll be there for you.
Nothing really. It means nothing unless you actually mean it with all your heart and soul. With all of your being. It means nothing if you just say it, and don't do something about it. What it really is, is just two words put together. Thank and You. Rendering the real meaning useless and to just throw it around like a boomerang isn't good. Because, as we all know, Karma's a bitch. She'll get you one day. And when she does, it's going to hurt.
Honest to God, I'm trying my BEST not to hate this new person I see before me. This is not the same person. I look into your eyes. There obviously the same eyes I used to see before. But the thing is, when I look into your eyes, I no longer see you. I see some other person. Someone I don't know. A complete stranger.
I miss the person I used to see through those eyes. You can't pretend that you didn't change. You did. I wish that i could talk to the old you I used to know. I hope that the person who was there before, can hear me and get out of the new person that is burrowed in there.
Nobody's faking anything. Your gone. Somewhere where i guess your not coming back. You have slipped away from us. Its not going to be the same unless you change back to who you were.
When you DO decide to come back to us, well be there. Kind of how in a way you weren't always there for us. But don't worry. We'll be there for you.
Sunday, March 6, 2011
Responce to "My Papa's Waltz" by Theodore Roethke
The whiskey on your breath
Could make a small boy dizzy;
But I hung on like death:
Such waltzing was not easy.
We romped until the pans
Slid from the kitchen shelf;
My mother's countenance
Could not un-frown itself.
The hand that held my wrist
Was battered on one knuckle;
At every step you missed
My right ear scraped a buckle.
You beat time on my head
With a palm caked hard by dirt,
Then waltzed me off to bed
Still clinging to your shirt
Looking at it once, its about a boy playing around with his dad. or "dancing" as he says. In one aspect, you could say that the father is just playing with his kid and they are being crazy, "We romped until the pans/Slid from the kitchen shelf" what it is directly saying there, is that the child is playing or rough housing whit his dad. But why would the mother be mad? "My mother's countenance could not un-frown itself"... that made me think, why would she be just standing there?? If they were rough housing as the poems direct paraphrasing suggests, then she might be mad about them destroying or making the kitchen a mess. But as i think about it, the back part of my mind is saying 'child abuse'.
My point of view is that it depends on how you look at it. In what settings you put it in. on one point of view, (as i stated above) he is just probably dancing with his father and being careless.
But... (there's always a but) in the last stanza it says, "you beat time on my head"... Hitting?? Yeah i think so... In the context of child abuse it is quite simple, hitting this child using the excuse of hiding it behind music.
Another thing that made me think of child abuse was the wording that this poem used such as "but i hung on like death" i mean, why use the word Death?? it is strong word to use. I mean, for adults its fine. But lets not forget that in this case the narrator sounds like a child and that seems to be a word that can be used very heavily.
Could make a small boy dizzy;
But I hung on like death:
Such waltzing was not easy.
We romped until the pans
Slid from the kitchen shelf;
My mother's countenance
Could not un-frown itself.
The hand that held my wrist
Was battered on one knuckle;
At every step you missed
My right ear scraped a buckle.
You beat time on my head
With a palm caked hard by dirt,
Then waltzed me off to bed
Still clinging to your shirt
Looking at it once, its about a boy playing around with his dad. or "dancing" as he says. In one aspect, you could say that the father is just playing with his kid and they are being crazy, "We romped until the pans/Slid from the kitchen shelf" what it is directly saying there, is that the child is playing or rough housing whit his dad. But why would the mother be mad? "My mother's countenance could not un-frown itself"... that made me think, why would she be just standing there?? If they were rough housing as the poems direct paraphrasing suggests, then she might be mad about them destroying or making the kitchen a mess. But as i think about it, the back part of my mind is saying 'child abuse'.
My point of view is that it depends on how you look at it. In what settings you put it in. on one point of view, (as i stated above) he is just probably dancing with his father and being careless.
But... (there's always a but) in the last stanza it says, "you beat time on my head"... Hitting?? Yeah i think so... In the context of child abuse it is quite simple, hitting this child using the excuse of hiding it behind music.
Another thing that made me think of child abuse was the wording that this poem used such as "but i hung on like death" i mean, why use the word Death?? it is strong word to use. I mean, for adults its fine. But lets not forget that in this case the narrator sounds like a child and that seems to be a word that can be used very heavily.
Wednesday, February 2, 2011
Poetry??
Poetry is passion,
in your hands
trying to express themselves.
Words struggle to get out,
pushing and probing...
Like a crazed madman, pulling at your insides...
Poetry isn't cute...
we write it with passion,
because it is what is inside your soul
pushing to get out,
struggling to be free....
What am I good for???
What can I do?
That's all i can do...
What else should I do?
I cannot do anything but this,
because this is all I can do...
You can't ask for more because,
that's all I can give.
My life isn't pointless though.
I mean,
I mus t be good for something....
RIGHT????
I must be good at something else besides this....
Wednesday, January 26, 2011
Found Poem on "I Have A Dream" by Martin Luther King Jr.
Let Freedom Ring
In whose symbolic shadow we stand?
This momentous decree
a great beacon
of light, hope
to end the long night
Face the tragic fact,
this is, manacles of segregation
A lonely island in the midst of
appalling condition
Rights of life, magnificent words.
Life, liberty, pursuit of happiness!
Come to this hallowed spot,
honoring this sacred obligation,
to rise from the dark valley,
to the sunlit path
Open the doors of opportunity,
lift our nation from the quicksand
to the solid rock of brotherhood.
The sweltering summer,
invigorating autumn is not ahead,
but a beginning.
A rude awakening,
neither rest, nor tranquility.
Until the bright day,
justice emerges.
Thursday, January 13, 2011
Hands
Put your mark on the world
Let your voice be heard
Sing out loud and leave your mark on the world.
Be who you are and never be afriad
It may only be a hand print,
a dot,
or a drawing,
but is that really the point??
Its you, in another dimension.
Representing you in all ways possible
Wednesday, December 8, 2010
The Illusionist
I know I am supposed to write about BOOKS i have read on my blog, but i felt the importance to write it on the blog because while watching this movie, many thoughts came to my head. Thoughts that I could not ignore.
While Eisenheim (Edward) was traveling the world, neither him nor Sofie (Duchess Von Teshen) forgot about each other.
While he and Sofie were only children they met and became friends. They had a special bond that really, I can't explain. It is as if they were made for each other even though they are completely different. As you can see, she is a Duchess and of a high classed family which is very respected throughout Vienna. While Edward was what in that time you can call a pesent. They were made to be with each other, but throughout the years, they always found a way to get back to each other, even if it means catastrophe in the end.
But as all stories go, they were to never be together because Sofie's parents wouldn't allow it. It reached the point that they never saw each other for a very long time, almost 15 years.
But as fate always plays a part in a movie no matter how subtle, or how expressed, they meet again. Life as it seems for them is really tangled because Eisenheim is trying to try to grasp on to his life and in a sort of way, find out who he is, and he finds refuge in his work.
Sofie, such a different person, she expresses herself and isn't afraid. But she is also like Eisenheim because she doesn't feel like she has found herself. She feels pressured into sometimes doing unwanted things.
She is cornered by doing what her duty tells her to do and what her "Duchess" side feels that is right. I don't think she connected with the real Sofie until Edward appeared back into her life. Same goes for him.
But you see in this movie they find each other again, changing some of there prospective in life and that makes then in a way whole new people. The funny part is that when they see each other again, Edward recognizes her almost instantly, although it takes her a while to figure out who he is. I think maybe her life is always yearning to see him again, but she is focusing on recognizing him the way he was. She can't see him changed and in a new way.
That is what he doesn't like because he fell in love with he Sofie that would take risks, with the Sofie that would cross all hurdles and conflicts just to be with the one she loved. Yes, I know she demonstrated it in some cases of the movie, but not as openly as she used to when they were kids. She has grown up, I understand that, but she has also become less of who she is because she is being controlled by the Crowned Prince (he forced fiancee). I think that Edwards problem is the fact that he is still in love with the Sofie that he met when he was a teen. The main question is that, will he even accept that she changed???
While Eisenheim (Edward) was traveling the world, neither him nor Sofie (Duchess Von Teshen) forgot about each other.
While he and Sofie were only children they met and became friends. They had a special bond that really, I can't explain. It is as if they were made for each other even though they are completely different. As you can see, she is a Duchess and of a high classed family which is very respected throughout Vienna. While Edward was what in that time you can call a pesent. They were made to be with each other, but throughout the years, they always found a way to get back to each other, even if it means catastrophe in the end.
But as all stories go, they were to never be together because Sofie's parents wouldn't allow it. It reached the point that they never saw each other for a very long time, almost 15 years.
But as fate always plays a part in a movie no matter how subtle, or how expressed, they meet again. Life as it seems for them is really tangled because Eisenheim is trying to try to grasp on to his life and in a sort of way, find out who he is, and he finds refuge in his work.
Sofie, such a different person, she expresses herself and isn't afraid. But she is also like Eisenheim because she doesn't feel like she has found herself. She feels pressured into sometimes doing unwanted things.
She is cornered by doing what her duty tells her to do and what her "Duchess" side feels that is right. I don't think she connected with the real Sofie until Edward appeared back into her life. Same goes for him.
But you see in this movie they find each other again, changing some of there prospective in life and that makes then in a way whole new people. The funny part is that when they see each other again, Edward recognizes her almost instantly, although it takes her a while to figure out who he is. I think maybe her life is always yearning to see him again, but she is focusing on recognizing him the way he was. She can't see him changed and in a new way.
That is what he doesn't like because he fell in love with he Sofie that would take risks, with the Sofie that would cross all hurdles and conflicts just to be with the one she loved. Yes, I know she demonstrated it in some cases of the movie, but not as openly as she used to when they were kids. She has grown up, I understand that, but she has also become less of who she is because she is being controlled by the Crowned Prince (he forced fiancee). I think that Edwards problem is the fact that he is still in love with the Sofie that he met when he was a teen. The main question is that, will he even accept that she changed???
Wednesday, November 17, 2010
Poem To Social Awareness
I remember when you promised me you and mommy would love each other forever.
I remember I was actually dumb enough to believe you.
What happened to the promise you made me? Did you keep it?
I don't care who's fault this was, I really don't. I just want to know why you lied to me?
Do you know what it is like to live with you and mommy fighting all the time.
I love you both.
I really do.
But have you ever stopped to think about how I was doing with all this?
Life is hard for me but probably even more for you, so please,
JUST LEAVE ALREADY!!!!
Research Topic For Picture Book #1
Well the topic I choose to research was how feuding families can affect the lives of children. Reading an article from a newspaper I found on the internet called How Staying Together For The Sake Of Kids Can Lead To Binge Drinking, Early Sex, Smoking, And Poor Grades. What really made me think was the fact that I thought it was good if parents stuck together for the sake of kids was good because that would make the bond between the parents better because they would eventually have to talk it through with each other. But as I was reading this article, I realized that in some cases, being raised by a single parent compared to being raised by two biological parents who war against each other.
One of the main problems about being raised by feuding parents is the fact that children are prone to mental health problems if they are exposed to them daily. It also can lead to the child's relationship problems, they live in the constant fear of thinking that their relationship will fail which is really likely if they have lived through that as a child. That can cause some distress in the child in his/her life to come.
What we think doesn't affect children really does. I know parents do that because they think it is good, but really it is harming the child. In the end it is no ones fault. We all try our best to do what's right, even if it really isn't. But at least our intension are good...
One of the main problems about being raised by feuding parents is the fact that children are prone to mental health problems if they are exposed to them daily. It also can lead to the child's relationship problems, they live in the constant fear of thinking that their relationship will fail which is really likely if they have lived through that as a child. That can cause some distress in the child in his/her life to come.
What we think doesn't affect children really does. I know parents do that because they think it is good, but really it is harming the child. In the end it is no ones fault. We all try our best to do what's right, even if it really isn't. But at least our intension are good...
Monday, November 8, 2010
Media Exploration For Social Awareness
Looking for data I came across this piece By Jim Dubreuil and Eamon MCniff. It talked about how sometimes kid get bullied for the dumbest reasons. There is a whole array of reasons why kids get bullied and even others we dont know about. But the thing is, the more you think about the reason for being bullied the more obsered it seems to get and it doesn't have a reason behind it.
On the outside Tyler Long seemed to be a normal boy, but inside he had Asperger's Syndrome a type of autism, which was enough to get the kids at his school to bother him. Life for him was now not that easy, besides having to deal with his illness he also had to deal with being bullied. It came to the point that he just became a new person. He was a shut in and this took a huge toll on his self esteem. it came to the point where he could find another way out and he hung himself from the closet door. When his parents found him it was too late. Their beloved son was gone.
Stories like this aren't heard once in like 100 years. They are heard often and the scary part is that in some school systems, they don't do anything to prevent other incidents like these from happening. They just expect kids to start acting there age, usually repeating the same phrase, "Boys will be boys"
Social Awareness Project
When many people see something happening, they say nothing. They don't defend the person inflicted, they don't tell anyone to stop and they don't tell somebody. It is as if it isn't their burden to share, as if they didn't care...
What if it happens to you? Well, since you didn't help or say anything you deserve no help. People will just stare at you and think, 'poor person' but like you they won't say anything... For some reason somebody is always witnessing the happening and will never say anything. Don't you think it would be stopped if someone said something??
I think the common fear of most kids is that, if they tell someone, then they will be the ones who will be teased, called a tattle tale and then they will start teasing the poor kid, who all he did was try to help now is getting bullied himself.
What many people don't understand these days is, if you just think about making it better or just imagine the situation get better is like doing nothing because what is the point of thinking about it if you aren't going to do anything? Doing something is always better then nothing, because at least you attempt to make it better.
But what if it was a friend getting harassed? What would you do then? You see, the situation changes drastically based on who is the victim here. You know you would tell someone if it was your best friend.
But just because you don't know the person getting hurt doesn't mean you should defend them any differently then if the person is your best friend or the person isn't, because just like your best friend would like to be defended or just like your best friend has feelings and doesn't like to be hurt, so does that person.
Just think about that...
Wednesday, October 27, 2010
Reading Response: One of Those Hideous Books Where the Mother Dies
Sudden changes happen and sometimes you can't dodge that speeding bullet ready to take something from you and could possibly change your life forever.
What I mean is, when you find yourself in a possibly life altering situation that could change your life you may feel out of place. You may feel like taking chances with anything, just to try to evade the situation you have to eventually confront. For many people leaving what they already know and leaving so many memories behind to start a new life may be hard, and for each and every one of those people, they show or express their feelings about something differently then others. Some may feel like crawling under a bush and not wanting to come out, others many hold it in until they burst, others may take it cool and calmly, and others will get hysterical.
The way Ruby takes this is by trying to hide from her situation and tries to become invisible. She is leaving her home town in Massachusetts because her mother just died and the only person that has the right to take care of her lives in Los Angeles and it just so happens to be her father. But the matter of the fact is that she has never met her father because he divorced her mother before she was even born. And that is what scares her. She doesn't know what her father is like and the fact that she is going to meet and live with someone who not once in her lifetime of 15 years has gone to visit her is understandable. She feels a tangle of emotions. Hurt, betrayal, anger, and first and foremost, resentment. Since she never met him she is confused. She doesn't know weather to love him or to hate him.
Ruby has reasons to hate her father. He left her mother and her when it wasn't her fault, and the worst part is that he never came to visit, not once. Another reason is that he is a very famous movie star and he hasn't tryed to contact Ruby or her mother. She hates her father for all she sees.
I can in a way feel for Ruby because she is feeling confused about how to feel. I know that when you are taken to a different place, you may feel confused, but that doesn't mean that you can just hate on the entire Los Angeles. But she does. Many people shut themselves their own world when they don't feel safe to come out. For Ruby, she does shut herself in but in a way she is still functioning like a normal teenage girl
Ruby really surprises me every time I read this book. It just shows how much one can learn about other people that you never knew
What I love about this book is the fact that as you continue, you learn more and more about the characters history and that in a way really wraps things up.
Tuesday, October 26, 2010
Entry #8 "Mother To Son"
The reason I love the poem called mother to son is because it is actually speaking the truth about motherhood and its sacrifices. You see, mothers while they enjoy being mothers, need to sacrifice a lot of things. They prefer to hurt themselves then to hurt their children and always do their best to put their children first. We all know that. But do we ever think about what the mother is leaving behind, what she is giving up just to make the child's life more enjoyable?
Just the fact that someone would write about this means that they actually care about what they gave up.
Their isn't a crystal star for the mothers. They get no rewards, they just give everything up to see us happy. They no longer have the opportunity to have their crystal stars. They need to be appreciated more often for what they do.
Just the fact that someone would write about this means that they actually care about what they gave up.
Their isn't a crystal star for the mothers. They get no rewards, they just give everything up to see us happy. They no longer have the opportunity to have their crystal stars. They need to be appreciated more often for what they do.
Monday, October 25, 2010
The Giver Appreciation
Lily. Jonas's younger sister. I feel like I appreciate her because she is the character that really keeps the reality into The Giver. Nobody seems to appreciate what Lily does and what Lily does is really important in keeping the book alive because she is actually, in the entire book, the one that is the closest to what we are used to and what we consider "normal".
She is your average 7-8 year old. She is intriguing, curious and she sometimes doesn't care about the rules and regalements because she knows about them but to her she still thinks about playing, laughing and having fun.
She brings in a way, some sort of relief when ever she comes into the picture because she is balancing the story out. In a way Lily is an anchor, while the imagination ship is sailing, she comes in and puts a little reality into the story to keep it re latable to the people reading it.
The reason I appreciate Lily is because she is the little piece of normality in this entire world of hulla-ballu. She keeps thinks normal around her brother and doesn't treat him as if her were different, as if he would have gotten a comment assignment. She still thinks the world they live in is all fun and games because she still has the innocent child blind fold on. She does not know how to distinguish pain from happiness, she hasn't had the chance to distinguish pain form happiness.
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