Friday, April 29, 2016
COLLEGE.......I'M READY........WELL MAYBE SOMEWHAT!
College! I'm so ready for campus life but in reality I'm not really for the financial part of it. I'm pretty good at saving for college and other things but sometimes I feel like I'm not doing enough to help me in the future. What's the best way to save up for college?? What about actually finding a college that you will succeed in?? I've been collecting lots of college information but I never really sat down and actually looked through all of it because I don't even know where to start or even know what I want to do with my life. I also mainly want to look at colleges outside of Wisconsin but my family doesn't really like that idea.
Friday, April 22, 2016
Response to Themes in Play.
With reading the play Living Out, it opens your view point on how people are treating depending on their race/culture. In today's society, it's common to hear and witness discrimination in a workplace or in public. Also while reading this book, you experience how life can disappear in a moment without warning. Personally, I have a connection to both topics brought up in the play and in general I have the strongest connection to how life can disappear without warning.
I don't want to give you my whole life story but to explain my connection to the topic, my aunt who was also my godmother died on October 13, 2014 from pancreatic cancer. It was very unexpected and I never really got to say goodbye to her because she passed away in the middle of the night on the day I was going to see her. So I understand why Ana was so heartbroken on not being to see her son play soccer once. You don't really value life until its gone. For another example that occurred this week, was the death of Prince. People can pass away in the blink of an eye from basically anything from a medical problem or from an accident. Now that you probably want to cry now, lets focus on something that isn't so sad which is the treatment of people with different ethnic backgrounds.
As mentioned before, people get treated really crappy sometimes and it really upsets! In the play Ana gets declined from many jobs just because she is from El Salvador and isn't a legal citizen. Personally (once again), I have witnessed someone being discriminated against just because he was Mexican and couldn't speak English very well. In my opinion I think a no discrimination law should be set up, (I'm not sure if we have one already or not, but if we do it sucks) and people who are found guilty should either get a fine or do jail time. So many people have very little options here for jobs its ridiculous.
In conclusion, the ending to the play Living Out was a shell shock to all the readers. The ending was sad but it opens new view points for everyone.
I don't want to give you my whole life story but to explain my connection to the topic, my aunt who was also my godmother died on October 13, 2014 from pancreatic cancer. It was very unexpected and I never really got to say goodbye to her because she passed away in the middle of the night on the day I was going to see her. So I understand why Ana was so heartbroken on not being to see her son play soccer once. You don't really value life until its gone. For another example that occurred this week, was the death of Prince. People can pass away in the blink of an eye from basically anything from a medical problem or from an accident. Now that you probably want to cry now, lets focus on something that isn't so sad which is the treatment of people with different ethnic backgrounds.
As mentioned before, people get treated really crappy sometimes and it really upsets! In the play Ana gets declined from many jobs just because she is from El Salvador and isn't a legal citizen. Personally (once again), I have witnessed someone being discriminated against just because he was Mexican and couldn't speak English very well. In my opinion I think a no discrimination law should be set up, (I'm not sure if we have one already or not, but if we do it sucks) and people who are found guilty should either get a fine or do jail time. So many people have very little options here for jobs its ridiculous.
In conclusion, the ending to the play Living Out was a shell shock to all the readers. The ending was sad but it opens new view points for everyone.
Friday, April 8, 2016
Mindful Moment
Would you take a Mindful Moment course if it was offered at school or on the weekend?
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