1. In my opinion, Sofia is the character that stands out to me the most when it comes to the person who has been shaped the most in the story based on the events she has experienced. I think that Sofia does not know who she is anymore. So many things have happened that got her in trouble, like the numerous sexual experiences which she has encountered. These get her in an immense amount of trouble with Carlos because he is strictly basing his life off of Dominacan culture and not taking the American culture aspect of life into account, when Sofia is. Carlos does not understand how Sofia is reacting with the whole "American experience." She is constantly doing "bad things" and getting in trouble for them which therefore is responsible for Sofia now knowing what she wants. If she makes a decision based off of what she wants, then she gets in trouble with her dad and if she does what her dad wants then she is not satisfying herself. This is a major self conflict. She is not moving forward nor backward. She is simply staying in the same position because this identity conflict is not letting her get anywhere in life. These numerous sexual experiences have encapsulated Sofia's identity.
2. Something positive that has happened in the story thus far is in the chapter "Snow" when Yolanda's teacher, Sister Zoe, said that Yolanda has a beautiful name and then she insisted for the rest of the class to learn how to pronounce her name. This is definitely a person to society connection because it is now society that is respecting Yolanda's name and thus respecting her culture. This is a great change from all of the negative things that have been happening in this story. Society is filled with people who are ethnocentric and do not expect other peoples' culture all together. The fact that a teacher is not ethnocentric is greatly positive. Then, Sister Zoe tells the whole class to learn how to pronounce Yolanda's name which shows how Sister Zoe does not only repsect different cultures herself, she wants the people around her to do the same. This is positive because it could be something that other people see as "weird." It is nice to see other people respecting others because a lot of people cannot do this. This really is a significant part of the plot. Yolanda must have felt really good that someone is repsecting her name and her culture.
3. I feel like the subject of race and culture has a tremendous amount to do with the Jeremy Lin story. It was very interesting to read about how the author (of this article) sees the whole Linsanity story unfolding and it was also interesting to see how race played a role in his childhood. I think that the national media is giving so much attention to Jeremy Lin just because he is excelling at the game of basketball as an Asian. Nobody ever really heard of Jeremy Lin when he played for Golden State but now that he is on the Knicks (a more popular city in my opinion) and is exceeding his expectations as an NBA player considering the fact that he is Asian which contributes to the fact why his story is so popular. There are great NBA players that do exactly what he does, and at a more intense level in my opinion. Some of these players are LeBron James, Kevin Durant, and Derrick Rose. Why is Jeremy Lin's story of his journey about how he got here more popular then these other players? The answer is because he is Asian. Society needs to realize that this does not matter. Although, there are not too many Asians in the NBA, they are capable of doing the exact same things that other NBA stars can do.
Friday, February 24, 2012
Wednesday, February 15, 2012
Blog Day 4
MIA Article: This article provided an interesting take on the appearance on MIA. I found it very interesting that after she goes on the Superbowl (after not being completely mainstream) and she flips the bird and everyone gets all "hype" about this and questions if this is the definition of selling out. In her music video Bad Girls, she did not really do anything that was too controversial and then all of a sudden she does this surprising action at the Superbowl and then gets all of this attention and now people are starting to ask questions about her. This article pretty much states facts as it tells what happened to MIA and what people look at her as, with a little bit of the author's opinion. What really interests me is that she is getting all of this attention now, because of that ONE thing that she did. Other mainstream do all of these obscene gestures too and it's just "normal" for them because they are more mainstream. If someone considers her as selling out, you have to look at the other singers that do the same thing as well. It's not just MIA, solely because she did it at the Superbowl.
Jeremy Lin Article: This article was very interesting to me in particular out of all of the articles. Linsanity. It is sweeping the nation. I agree with pretty much everything this aritcle has to say about Jeremy Lin. I think that he is revolutionizing the game of basketball with his style of play. It was really interesting how this article actualy defined exactly why Jeremy Lin is so fun to watch. The diversity of his skills contribute to why he has been putting up sensational number in the games he has played so far. I think that Lin is so popular due to the fact that he is Asian. It is true that many NBA players such as Kobe Bryant, LeBron James, Chris Paul, Kevin Durant, and Kevin Love put up spectacular numbers as well but there is no where near as much excitment as much as there is with Lin. I also think this is due to the fact that he came out of Harvard as well and there were not really expectations of him. Since he is performing at a level that no one ever thought he could compete at, he is becoming very popular. I am really excited for Jeremy Lin and I cannot wait to watch more of his games.
Valentine's Day Article: This article is very interesting and it brings up some really interesting points about the connection between Valentine's Day/love/marriage and the economy. The article also brought up some very interesting facts about how statistics show that in society today, the more wealthy people are the ones that are having weddings and people of the lower classes are starting not to have as many weddings. This is probably because they cannot afford it and it is really a shame that this is the case. I believe that any couple who is in love and wants to marry should be able to do so regardless of their economic situation. Then, the article mentioned facts about how nowadays, people are starting to marry for love and not for other reasons such as to secure finacial secuirty. I think this is great. Even though it is important to have financial and social secuirty, it is much more important that a couple wants to spend the rest of their lives with each other in a marriage. This article opened my eyes up to how major businesses look at Valentine's Day; through an economic lens. Companies make a substantial amount of money on this day by selling items such as chocolate, flowers, and jewerly.
Jeremy Lin Article: This article was very interesting to me in particular out of all of the articles. Linsanity. It is sweeping the nation. I agree with pretty much everything this aritcle has to say about Jeremy Lin. I think that he is revolutionizing the game of basketball with his style of play. It was really interesting how this article actualy defined exactly why Jeremy Lin is so fun to watch. The diversity of his skills contribute to why he has been putting up sensational number in the games he has played so far. I think that Lin is so popular due to the fact that he is Asian. It is true that many NBA players such as Kobe Bryant, LeBron James, Chris Paul, Kevin Durant, and Kevin Love put up spectacular numbers as well but there is no where near as much excitment as much as there is with Lin. I also think this is due to the fact that he came out of Harvard as well and there were not really expectations of him. Since he is performing at a level that no one ever thought he could compete at, he is becoming very popular. I am really excited for Jeremy Lin and I cannot wait to watch more of his games.
Valentine's Day Article: This article is very interesting and it brings up some really interesting points about the connection between Valentine's Day/love/marriage and the economy. The article also brought up some very interesting facts about how statistics show that in society today, the more wealthy people are the ones that are having weddings and people of the lower classes are starting not to have as many weddings. This is probably because they cannot afford it and it is really a shame that this is the case. I believe that any couple who is in love and wants to marry should be able to do so regardless of their economic situation. Then, the article mentioned facts about how nowadays, people are starting to marry for love and not for other reasons such as to secure finacial secuirty. I think this is great. Even though it is important to have financial and social secuirty, it is much more important that a couple wants to spend the rest of their lives with each other in a marriage. This article opened my eyes up to how major businesses look at Valentine's Day; through an economic lens. Companies make a substantial amount of money on this day by selling items such as chocolate, flowers, and jewerly.
Sunday, February 12, 2012
Thursday, February 9, 2012
Gender Roles
What is expected of men and women in America in 2012 is much different then what was expected of them a 20 years ago. Before, men were prominently the "face" of the family. They provided the family income while the woman was perceived to stay at home and "do the chores." Today in 2012, that is not true at all. Women are now police officers, professional wrestlers, and important figures in business companies. There is not really a set definition of what women and men are "supposed" to do, relative to gender. Women can do what men do, and men can what women do. There is no limit. Although this is true, in 2012 the other gender is perceived very differently by the other. My opinion is that still, today, men think of women as staying home and caring for their children and just doing the housework. Women think of men as the people that are making the money to keep the family thriving and to put food on the table. There are many stereotypes which are associated with being a man and woman in 2012. Some of these are that men are associated with going to work, coming home and eating dinner, then watching sports all night only to wake up in the morning and do the same exact routine again. Men are thought of as people that are relatively disgusting slobs and they do not care about their appearance. Women are thought of as quite the opposite. In 2012, stereotypically, when the word "woman" comes up a picture of someone who just cooks, cleans, and cares for the kids appears in the brain. Women are the people that care about what they look like and they care about what they eat. They are not pictured are people that have important jobs when in reality, that is not true at all.
Carlos would answer the first question, which was about if this person was more impressive than Albert Einstein, in the way that Einstein is more impressive. Carlos being a more realistic person and a doctor as well, knows the importantance of "real world discoveries" which is exactly what Albert Einstein provided for the world, and not a person doing magic even if it is real magic. Carlos is the type of person that does not joke around and does not like little magic tricks and would rather be more serious. He would much rather like to see Einstein and think Einstein is more impressive than the real magician is.
Carlos would answer the first question, which was about if this person was more impressive than Albert Einstein, in the way that Einstein is more impressive. Carlos being a more realistic person and a doctor as well, knows the importantance of "real world discoveries" which is exactly what Albert Einstein provided for the world, and not a person doing magic even if it is real magic. Carlos is the type of person that does not joke around and does not like little magic tricks and would rather be more serious. He would much rather like to see Einstein and think Einstein is more impressive than the real magician is.
Friday, February 3, 2012
Blog Post 2
1. This person is not more impressive than Albert Einstein. It might be true that this person is legitimately magical but I beleive that Albert Einstein has a more magical power: to use real world methods to solve real problems. Einstein is using outstanding capabilites with his brain with contribute to society and this magaician is just entertaining people.
2. Yes, I would swallow the pill because my soulmate's life would be far more important than how I hear music. I would not see myself making a big sacrifice,I would see myself doing something because the "punishment" to me is not bad at all and it saves my soulmate a great deal of pain. It is a very small price to pay for my soulmate.
3. I would write about the scientific discoveries rather than about the president. That story is a lot more interesting then about the President possibly getting cancer. The public would enjoy the story about the captured legends more than the President especially since there is a possibility that he may not even have the cancer.
4. I would give the wizard about 50 dollars because that is not too much money and it still makes me more attractive. Even if I am not completely satisified with how attractive I am, I'm still more attractice than I was before and that is perfectly fine with me.
5. No you do not watch it. It is enivitable that you will start liking Canadian Football at some point so if you do not care for it now, then why would you start watching it? You should watch the shows that you actually like now so you can experience everything and not confine yourself to one show.
6. My excuse would be that I was running from a dog that was going to attack me. I was running so fast that I was not looking where I was going and I was just concentrating from escaping from the dog so I would not get injured. I just so happened to "trip" over my friend's ribcage while I was runing.
7. I would be most interested in the bootleg version of my life because my acutal friends are in the movie. I would be way more interested in hearing what they have to say about me than how professional actors depict them. I would also like to see what my friends have to say about me that I did not know about before.
2. Yes, I would swallow the pill because my soulmate's life would be far more important than how I hear music. I would not see myself making a big sacrifice,I would see myself doing something because the "punishment" to me is not bad at all and it saves my soulmate a great deal of pain. It is a very small price to pay for my soulmate.
3. I would write about the scientific discoveries rather than about the president. That story is a lot more interesting then about the President possibly getting cancer. The public would enjoy the story about the captured legends more than the President especially since there is a possibility that he may not even have the cancer.
4. I would give the wizard about 50 dollars because that is not too much money and it still makes me more attractive. Even if I am not completely satisified with how attractive I am, I'm still more attractice than I was before and that is perfectly fine with me.
5. No you do not watch it. It is enivitable that you will start liking Canadian Football at some point so if you do not care for it now, then why would you start watching it? You should watch the shows that you actually like now so you can experience everything and not confine yourself to one show.
6. My excuse would be that I was running from a dog that was going to attack me. I was running so fast that I was not looking where I was going and I was just concentrating from escaping from the dog so I would not get injured. I just so happened to "trip" over my friend's ribcage while I was runing.
7. I would be most interested in the bootleg version of my life because my acutal friends are in the movie. I would be way more interested in hearing what they have to say about me than how professional actors depict them. I would also like to see what my friends have to say about me that I did not know about before.
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