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.

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

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???

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...

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"

Link for this article: http://abcnews.go.com/2020/TheLaw/school-bullying-epidemic-turning-deadly/story?id=11880841&page=1

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...