Tuesday, March 27, 2012
Garcia Girls Reflection
The Garcia girls is one of the worst books i have ever read in my life. I honestly can say that it taught me 2 things from it. The first thing that i have learned from it is that you should always be respectful to your roots and where your ancestors have came from. growing up, i never liked being jamaican but as i grew old, i started to like being jamaican. The Garcia girls have fell far away from their roots and metaphorically lost their accents. When losing their accents, they started to give into american culture and follow what pop culture has to offer. I myself do not like the Garcia girls and their actions because they are to stick strong to who they are and not strem away from their real purpose which is to follow their parents and be happy. Sofia, is a failure at life and always messed up. She needed to be dominican and stay happy so that she can get far in life. Another thing that i have learned from this book is that you should judge a book by its cover. Initially i thought that this book was going to be a normal school book that i would not enjoy based off the cover, but i gave the book a chance and it made me mad like all other curriculum books. The book is written backwards which is really amazing. I find to peculiar for you to start a book at where the main characters are to where they were before. Its it makes you really have to pay attention and read deeply. EVen though i read deeply, i still never enjoyed a book because it never had any aspects in it that one can connect to on the daily basis. Overall, this book has tough me little to nothing and i would never recommend it to anyone to read, it would be a waste of time.
Treyvon Martin
What i know about the Treyvon Martin case is that he was an african american who was shot by a hispanic man while walking from a supermarket. Martin was shot and there was no one to help. The gun man Zimmerman has received no jail time and wil not be indicted for his actions on the innocent little boy. This story has happened over a month ago but it has stirred up a lot despite on where Zimmerman was right for shooting the kid or was he wrong for his actions. This is going to be something that is in the news for a long time and will cause conflict between races across America and the world.
Honestly, i am not well educated enough on the situation to give a definite side on the matter. Based of rumors and what i have heard from others, i feel like the gun man was wrong for his actions and he know he was. I dont understand how you can shoot a little kid for wearing a hood and call it self defense when the kid was not even bothering you. Stuff like this makes me mad also because being an african american in america is one tough ordeal and people fail to recognize how hard it is. Living in the suburbs as a black is difficult enough. I have had experience where i walked into stores with a group of white friends and i am the the only who gets their packets checked for theft. In addition to the gun mand option to shoot the kid, it makes me morn for the family because the kid had so much life ahead of him and he had it stripped from hi. To shoot someone is hard enough but to have the gall to shoot a child, you must be out of your mind, like what is wrong with you? PEople need to look at this situation and pretend like martin was their kid. If it was my kid i would do anything to fight for him and have the government act promptly on Zimmermans actions. People are failing to realize the magnitude of this event.
Honestly, i am not well educated enough on the situation to give a definite side on the matter. Based of rumors and what i have heard from others, i feel like the gun man was wrong for his actions and he know he was. I dont understand how you can shoot a little kid for wearing a hood and call it self defense when the kid was not even bothering you. Stuff like this makes me mad also because being an african american in america is one tough ordeal and people fail to recognize how hard it is. Living in the suburbs as a black is difficult enough. I have had experience where i walked into stores with a group of white friends and i am the the only who gets their packets checked for theft. In addition to the gun mand option to shoot the kid, it makes me morn for the family because the kid had so much life ahead of him and he had it stripped from hi. To shoot someone is hard enough but to have the gall to shoot a child, you must be out of your mind, like what is wrong with you? PEople need to look at this situation and pretend like martin was their kid. If it was my kid i would do anything to fight for him and have the government act promptly on Zimmermans actions. People are failing to realize the magnitude of this event.
Thursday, March 22, 2012
Post On Anything (Kony)
The whole Kony thing is sparking great controversy. Some believe he's real, others don't and think he is made up so people running charities can make money. I think he is real, but people are taking advantage of him to make money. Many people are donating money to Invisible Children, but only roughly 1/3 of that money is going to the army, to help find Kony. The rest is going to celebrities who helped Kony be famous and to pay for the trip to Uganda I strongly believed this whole thing was for a good cause at first but now i see that it is pure foolishness.
If only Only 31-32 percent actually goes to helping the cause they use more of the donations to make videos than to stop Kony. Also, many survivors of Konys army say he died 5 years ago... and he is most likely not in uganda anymore since he knows the us will be looking for him also, ugandan residents don't even have problems with Kony
We shouldn't be taking soldiers away from their families for years to fight someone that is probably not even there anymore.I think that it is really shady, but there's some truth there. As long as Kony is still alive, he's a problem. It said in the video that both him and his followers have moved mainly out of Uganda and into other African countries. You have to understand that he stops, regroups, proposes peace, and goes around and kills people again. You almost have to give him credit for some serious strategy, but this dude is terrible. Once a killer, always a killer. It's not like in movies where you can have a change of heart over night. I'm personally going to do some more research and find out. I don't care if he's not active, this guy is not believably dead, so he needs to be caught.
If only Only 31-32 percent actually goes to helping the cause they use more of the donations to make videos than to stop Kony. Also, many survivors of Konys army say he died 5 years ago... and he is most likely not in uganda anymore since he knows the us will be looking for him also, ugandan residents don't even have problems with Kony
We shouldn't be taking soldiers away from their families for years to fight someone that is probably not even there anymore.I think that it is really shady, but there's some truth there. As long as Kony is still alive, he's a problem. It said in the video that both him and his followers have moved mainly out of Uganda and into other African countries. You have to understand that he stops, regroups, proposes peace, and goes around and kills people again. You almost have to give him credit for some serious strategy, but this dude is terrible. Once a killer, always a killer. It's not like in movies where you can have a change of heart over night. I'm personally going to do some more research and find out. I don't care if he's not active, this guy is not believably dead, so he needs to be caught.
Links-
1) http://www.huffingtonpost.com/the-state-press/kony-2012_b_1339081.html
2) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kony_2012
3) http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2012/mar/16/kony-2012-campaigner-detained
Thursday, March 8, 2012
Art Of Life
One thing that i have been intrigued by is 1960's music both American and Jamaica. Recently i was watching the Grammy's and I saw the beach boys performing. Initially i thought that it was going to be terrible, like what would i look like listening and watching "the beach boys"? When they started performing my head automatically started to nod to the smooth melody of the music. They performed a song called "Surfer Girl." The song was amazing and they did an amazing job considering their age, most of them are in their 60's and 50's. After hearing them perform their song, I went home and did research on the group to find out more about their genre of music. I found other music groups like The Buckinghams and the Beatles, well the Beatles are already been popular but i recently started listening to their music. When i hear their music i hear a time where everyone is happy and content with themselves. Their music resembles the time period because it was such a fun time to be yourself and enjoy life for everything that it has to offer. Modern "pop culture" music all sing about the same thing, talking about relationships, having their heart broken, being gangster,being cool etc.. We do not find and socially conscience musicians that reflect on what going on around them but them selves. People talk about how much woman they have and how much money they have. I honestly do not agree to music like this, it is witch craft! So, i have taken the initiative to listen to old music to let me enjoy life and be aware of how life is supposed to be lived. i BELIEVE IT IS IMPORTANT TO like this music and listen to it because it brings you back to a time of happiness. People fail to realize the power of music, Adolf Hitler would play music that made people go crazy ( OK, i know that is pushing it lol) but it s powerful thing and when you listen to 1960's music it will put at peace and enjoy what life is supposed to be about!
Thursday, March 1, 2012
Questions!
1) The thing that annoys me the most is when people chew their gum very obnoxiously. People need to take into consideration that not everyone wants to hear their spit and jaw vigorously gyration on their gum. This annoyances first started out when my i was younger and my dad would chew his gum in front of me and he would be so ' raw ' with it. In my mind i was like "can you please close your mouth and chew normally ?!?!?!" It never happened so now whenever someone chews their gum like a cow it gets me very irritated. In addition to chewing, i hate it when people pop their gum when they are talking to me. I find it as a sign of disrespect. Its either you spit your gum out and talk to me or you chew like a normal person. In addition to the disrespect, they are spitting n my face which is also disrespectful in my opinion. People just need to stop chewing gum and chew pen caps to relive their jaws.
2) The thing that you would recommend for everyone is to be yourself no matter what anyone else thinks. People are always quick to judge someone. I get made fun of everyday for being myself and i have realized that people either have to accept me as i am or not accept me at all. I feel like many high schools follow what everyone else is doing and don't have a mind for themselves, essentially walking robots. People need to be open to life and embrace it and not spend time being someone they truly arent. I have had many family members who have followed what is going on around them and ended up dead. Being ' cool ' is not going to get anyone far in life, unless your Pauly D. God has made us a special way and we could be an inspiration to anyone if we just act like ourselves. There is a kid that once changed my life, he came in for a show and tell and presented things that signified his life and i found out that his parents were killed. This kid also went to church regularly and this inspired me To be a humble person and treat everyone as i would be treated. Just be yourself and you will succeed in life.
3) A famous person alive today whom I admire is Tim Tebow. Tim Tebow is admirable for many reasons. I first admire him because he always proves people wrong. When Tim tebow came out of college to play quarterback in the the NFL. This is one of the toughest jobs anyone can have, which tim tebow had been doing an amazing job at. He has had the most 4th quarter comebacks in a single season. When he entered the playoffs he was not capable of winning a playoff game against the Steelers. He proved all of his critics wrong be throwing a game winning touchdown on the first play of overtime. In addition to his heroics on the field, off the field he is a christian man and he is very open about it. I respect a man that sticks to his values and does not give in to what is around him. People always attack him for giving praise to go after games but he does not care, he does it after game still to this day.
2) The thing that you would recommend for everyone is to be yourself no matter what anyone else thinks. People are always quick to judge someone. I get made fun of everyday for being myself and i have realized that people either have to accept me as i am or not accept me at all. I feel like many high schools follow what everyone else is doing and don't have a mind for themselves, essentially walking robots. People need to be open to life and embrace it and not spend time being someone they truly arent. I have had many family members who have followed what is going on around them and ended up dead. Being ' cool ' is not going to get anyone far in life, unless your Pauly D. God has made us a special way and we could be an inspiration to anyone if we just act like ourselves. There is a kid that once changed my life, he came in for a show and tell and presented things that signified his life and i found out that his parents were killed. This kid also went to church regularly and this inspired me To be a humble person and treat everyone as i would be treated. Just be yourself and you will succeed in life.
3) A famous person alive today whom I admire is Tim Tebow. Tim Tebow is admirable for many reasons. I first admire him because he always proves people wrong. When Tim tebow came out of college to play quarterback in the the NFL. This is one of the toughest jobs anyone can have, which tim tebow had been doing an amazing job at. He has had the most 4th quarter comebacks in a single season. When he entered the playoffs he was not capable of winning a playoff game against the Steelers. He proved all of his critics wrong be throwing a game winning touchdown on the first play of overtime. In addition to his heroics on the field, off the field he is a christian man and he is very open about it. I respect a man that sticks to his values and does not give in to what is around him. People always attack him for giving praise to go after games but he does not care, he does it after game still to this day.
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