Going On A Hurston Hunt

Walker and her friend she talks to over email are great followers of Zora Hurston, and admire her and her work. They soon decide together that they will meet up at and find more facts about their favorite writer. Walker and Charlotte both meet up at the airport and start their quest in finding more about Hurston. On their quest, they begin by questioning Hurston's niece. Following that clue they start to gather up information from Mrs. Moseley that knew Zora and learn where she was buried at, and decide to buy a tombstone for Hurston's grave. They then meet up with Dr. Benton, who was close friends with Zora, just to find more things about Zora like her real cause of death, that she was fat, and her relationships with her neighbors.
Walker comes across the problem of getting people to tell her about Zora Hurston. So she came p with idea to pose as Hurston's niece. The fact that know one really knew Hurston's real niece, was the only reason why she could pull off being Hurston's niece. But as time goes on Walker begins to find her own roots. In the end she ends up thinking that she is one of Hurston's family members, so this experience opened up Walker's eyes to Hurston and her writings, but it also showed Walker more about herself, where she came from, and personally opened her eyes to who she is.

Feelin' Blue

I never knew what love is?
I always wondered what it was,
I once knew what it was,
I once felt what it was,
But I don't know what happened.

He said he'll give me everything,
He'll always be there for me,
He'll protect me,
He'll love me,
But that's what men always say.

My first mistreated me,
he made me do things
that a man is suppose to do.
My second treated me right,
loved me, then changed.

Why do I even try anymore?
No one likes me,
How I do things,
How I work.

Now look at me
I'm beaten down,
muted.
Will I ever find, what love truly is?

The Time of Question and Answers

Growing up we often ask a whole lot of questions asking why or what, but we never give answers. Every year can be different. But for Jaine this upcoming year will be the time for both questions and the time for answers. Janie gets married to Joe, her second husband, and she still doesn't know how to act like a wife, even though she was married before to Logan, whom she left, because she was treated like a slave or how Nanny says a "mule". With Logan she learned very little and didn't love him, but with her new husband Joe, she thinks that she is in love. But what she doesn't know if Joe will treat her the right way, because she married him too fast. If Joe ends up treating her bad that will answer her question about getting married so fast, and that she made the right decision, and also making the question is what she did the best thing for her.

The Journey of Self-Discovery

To go on a journey of self discovery means to simply find a path and walk through it to find who you are. As you walk, run, stumble, stride, sprint, and fight; you discover your strengths, and how to overcome your weaknesses, your likes and dislikes, and a way to find inner peace and happiness doing what you love.

 

I would also say it's the time to escape from your boring ordinary life, to find who you really are and what you have done in your life and what you want to do in your life. It is the time when you discover not just who you are but also what you are capable of, and your abilities.

I once hanged around with the wrong group of people my eighth grade year and I didn't find my self discovery until I made my teacher cry which made me feel like the biggest jerk ever. That's when I broke away with that group of people, because I knew that wasn't who I truly was. Which truly helped me to find my self discovery. Which was that I'm not that rude type of person.

Better Watch Your Back!

The people who watch you and make comments about you behind your back generally do not "have your best interests at heart." Those are the people that say things about you that can hurt you and just start rumors about you. They're usually the ones that cause drama for everyone and they do it, because they have nothing else better to do and have no life. They are the people that were once your friend but now there not, because they went behind your back and back stabbed you.

The people that truly "have your best interests at heart" are the people that are truly your friends. They are the ones that they will say things to you straight, not go behind your back and talk about you. Everyone says that you only have a a few true friends, and everyone can agree that it's true. Everyone has had someone back stab them, if they were a close friend or not, everyone has been hurt even if they might have your best interests at heart. I can truly say that I have a few true friends, because I know that they will be there for me through the thick and thin.

Myrtle Wilson... Fakebook

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Gatsby's Questionaire

How does Daisy and Gatsby know each other?

Why are Tom and Daisy still with each other if they are both in affairs?

What does Mr. Meyer Wolfshiem fix in 1919?

Oh Ms. Daisy

I looked back at my cousin,

Who began to ask me questions in her low, thrilling voice.

It was the kind of voice that the ear follows up and down,

As if each speech is an arrangement of notes

That will never be played again.

Her face was sad and lovely with bright things in it,

Bright eyes and a bright passionate mouth,

But there was an excitement in her voice

That men who had cared for her found difficult to forget:

A singing compulsion,

A whispered “Listen,”

A promise that she had done gay,

Exciting things just a while since and that there were gay,

Exciting things hovering in the next hour.

Pg. 13-14

Bad First Impression

First impressions can make a huge difference. It just depends on how bad your impression was towards others. It's easy for some people to recover from first impressions but for others it's very difficult.
Bad impressions are really hard to come back from. For instance, how I met one of my closest friend I have. I am not going to say who it is, but if you know who it is don't say anything. Anyways when I first met him he said, "Hey my name is .....", and my fist impression was he's gay, because it was the gayest nickname I ever heard and I thought he was for the longest time but then I got to really know him and to find out he's not. So it is easy for you to recover from a first bad impression just as long as you get to know the person for who they really are.  
Everyone thinks and takes things in differently and it's those things that people see that either makes a relationship or a friendship or just to never have a relationship. If the person is understanding, they'll realize that they are not what you think they are, but if the person jumps to conclusions and just sees you as the first thing that comes inside their head then that person isn't really a person to be friends with because all they do is jump to conclusions.

Can Our Looks Be Deceptive?

Everyone dresses to impress or they dress the way they do, because they seen someone else dress like that before. But even though with their fancy clothes, their make-up or their snap-backs, everyone is deceptive by the way they look. Even if they realize it or not.

Their are many examples like when you go to the store. You may see the people that work there and say, "Hey they look pretty nice, let me ask them where I can find the things I need." Then when you ask them they are the rudest person you've ever talked too and you just move on. But the number one place where appearance is the most perceptive is SCHOOL! There is way too many fake people at school. The may seem nice in the beginning, but they are the rudest/ meanest person ever. You may trust them in the beginning but they just end up backstabbing you in the back, because they just wanted to hang out with you just to look cool. In the end everyone just cares about their social status in high school.

I value everyone in my life like my friends and family more than anything to the point where I would do anything for my family or my friends no matter what. But sometimes people just take advantage of that. Some people just get with someone just to have a lot of money or have a high social standing. They want them to buy what they want whenever they want it., and just want to look good brag to everyone saying how good they look. But overall as long as you know how to have fun and your not a fake person then I'll be your friend.

The Road We Decide To Take

Growing up you tend to assimilate or try to blend in with other people. But what does assimilate mean and why do people assimilate?

Assimilate means to absorb into a specific culture or customs of a population or group. Which describes Beneatha in Raisin in the Sun who is the one assimilating in the play, because she acts like a white person from her boyfriend who‘s black but also acts like a white person. But through out the play the one who worries about the most about assimilation is Beneatha’s mother. Through out the play, it shows assimilation as a strength in some aspects like for Beneatha, because she much bigger goals than the rest of her family which most likely came from the white society.

Assimilation happens all around us. At school, at work, at church, anywhere. People are always trying to “fit in”. People assimilate by embracing the culture of their new surroundings - to fit in. They learn the language. They do this to become a part of a group that they’ve chosen to join, otherwise they would not have made the move. They do it because they want to be accepted by a certain group. I can say that, I too have assimilated. The only time I did assimilate is when I moved schools my freshmen year and I wanted to fit in and make friends so I tended to assimilate my freshmen year. But after that year I decided just to be myself and not to assimilate.

Eric Liu’s view of assimilation is that he views it as a way to open and to start New Paths, but it’s also a way to separate yourself from who and what you really are.

Everyone tends to assimilate in their lifetime just to fit in and to feel accepted. Sometimes they do it for good reasons and sometimes they do it just to not feel left out. But overall aren’t we all trying too fit in?

Me? Or Family?

Between my desire or my family's desire, I would choose my family over anything. Without my family I don't know what I do or who I would be right now. I have one younger sister that's 11 and my parents. My parents taught me everything I need to know in life and the most important life lessons. My parents would do absolutely anything for me, like provide for me, put a roof over my head, help me, and I would do absolutely anything for them in return. My mom taught me how to cook and my dad taught me to respect people and don't let anyone get to me and just be who I am. My sister is the one person that can make me smile, when I'm upset or sad and I will always love her even in our bickering. I will always help her and I know that she will always help me. She has taught me that even though I get mad at her alot that she knows that I get mad at her because I love her. That's why my family is more important to me than anything in the world.

December 2009 The Jaime Family

My American Dream

The American Dream is the belief of having the freedom to pursuit your desire for achievement, success, prosperity and hard work. From this definition then I am living the American Dream.

I am the oldest child in my family of a middle class house-hold. I grew up in the south side of San Antonio. We didn't have enough money when I was growing up but now I can say that God has blessed us. My parents also grew up in the south side with very little to grow up with but my grandparents made it good for them. They struggled and we struggled but I can say that there sacrifice has helped my parents and they have helped me through the years and now I can say that I have the American Dream.

I'm healthy and have a happy family. I'm still in high school and have a good education. I have a job that I like to do. Now I have all the things I need to be living the dream, so I am the American Dream.

My First Awesome Post!

Hello world wide web, how are you doing? Ha ha... This is my first post ever and I want to tell you a little about myself. I am 16 years old, and I live with my parents and my sister, Hannah. I was born and raised in San Antonio, but five years ago we moved to Corpus Christi, TX for three years, and it was best time of my life. Now I am a Junior in high school at Southwest and I am in Band. I play the clarinet and I am 2nd chair out of sixteen clarinets, which is really good (like really). That's pretty much all about me and I hope everyone enjoys my blogs.