A perfect Christmas

My ideal perfect Christmas would be downtown. This year my mom and I, along with my grandparents, and my niece are going to spend Christmas at my uncles apartment downtown. He lives by the bean, and I would like to go to the tree and bean, while walking around with my cousin. As a meal for our dinner I would want tamales, chicken, mash potatoes, ice cream oreo cake, etc. after we eat, go down Michigan ave. and shop. While shopping I would want to stop at a Starbucks and get hot chocolate, and take pictures. I hope it won’t be too cold outside so that it’s a good weather condition to walk in. That how I would like to spend my Christmas this year.

The Sun And Her Flowers

The book I read was The Sun and Her Flowers, by Rupi Kaur; the genre of this book is a romance novel. This book is kind of a follow up or second book to Milk and Honey. This book had 4 sections called wilting, falling, rising, blooming. Each section was a sequence of falling and rising. This poet expresses her feelings using lots of similes. My favorite part in the book is, “The universe took its time on you crafted you to offer the world something different from everyone else when you doubt how you were created you doubt an energy that is greater than us both”. This is one of my favorite poems in the book because you should never think less of your self; everyone is made differently and has different ability’s, strengths, weaknesses, and features, embrace them and use it for your better. I  think this books message is to find yourself, and don’t let things overcome you, over come it. This book also talks about loving yourself, relationships, family, self respect, etc. I really enjoyed this book because it was very open.  Overall It’s a very interesting and deep book that will really make you think.

My special item

My flip grid is going to be about this jewelry hearted shape box that is from things remembered that my mom gave. This is important to me because she printed my name on it with the date she gave it to me. I always put my jewelry in it and its sentimental to me because it's one of the implant kind things my moms gave to me. I also have another one but the first one she got for me was really beautiful and I remember her telling me why she bought it for me I just don't remember that clearly. This was around 5th grade.

Diary Of An Oxygen Thief

This book is called Diary Of An Oxygen Thief, by Anonymous, and this is a memoir. This is an honest, real, impacting, neglecting, and abusive but loving book. The “Anonymous” person who wrote this got hurt emotionally. Since then he's found that to be a motivation to hurt others because he got hurt in the long run. He studied the first women he would take on dates with like books. He did this to really  find how to crack a women and break her heart, so he can repeat this to various others. He talked about his ex's all being the same, and not keeping him entertained, or interested to stop doing what he does. Although one girl made him temporarily change, but he also broke her heart too because he thought he wasn't good enough. Since then he realized that what he did was wrong. He started off by telling each girl he hurt sorry. The problem was he thought he was worthless and thought less of himself. He made this hurting a hobby to keep himself occupied. Did he every really end up changing? I encourage people to read this if you like deep stories. By far this book is one of my few favorites, because honestly I don't really like to read. Who ever published this took a lot to do because it's so honest and upfront about what he did. I really did enjoy this book!

Quarter 1 review

In quarter one in this Ela class specifically I think I did well. I did participate & turn in my work with my best ability and on time. One thing I can work on is being more prepared to class. My favorite thing we did was watch the outsiders movie after reading the book to see the differences in both. I also like that we have a 'parking lot' which is where we write our name down to conference with the teacher about any confusion of questions. I think next quarter I should try and reach 4's, that's my goal. Overall this is my favorite class and I think I did okay for the first quarter.

Movie the outsiders to book comparison

Watching the Movie the outsiders was very different than reading the book, but at the same time it was very similar. One example of a similarity is Ponyboy receives a letter from soda pop saying the same thing said in the book. The letter was letting Ponyboy know what was happening back in his neighborhood after johnny stabbed one of the Socs. He was also telling him that he missed him and to come back home. Another reason these are similar is that in both the movie and novel, Johnny suffered a major injury due to the barn fire. He was sent to the hospital and treated but then died shortly after. In addition to these there is a fight between The Greasers and The socs that happens in both. The two rivals go against each other, and in conclusion the Greasers end up winning the fight. Lastly Ponyboy restates a poem called “Nothing Green is Gold “ at the abandoned church Johnny and him are at. This also is said in the book at the same setting.

    Although there is many similarities there is many differences too. For example in the book Ponyboy gets brutally jumped by the Socs, and in the movie they said nothing about getting jumped nor anything about someone hurting PonyBoy. Another way these are different is the characters Cherry and Marsha come up in the first scene in the movie at a drive in movie with Dally, Ponyboy, and Johnny. In the novel they don't come up until later in the chapter, they also don't say too much detail about them until later also. Another example is Ponyboy runs out of the house after getting into a bad argument in result Darry slaps him very early in the chapter, while in the chapter this happens later in chapter 4. The movies scenes sequence is very different because everything happens so much faster than in the book where there are extra details and important scenes.

   I think the actors didn't do as well as I expected them to do in reenacting the story. It didn't really look real to me how a movie is suppose to look. I think they shouldn't have disinclined so many parts that were in the book. They also rushed into all the scenes, but they got to the main and most important scenes. I also liked the setting of the places, they looked very similar to how I pictured it from the book. They had the same characters, I wasn't confused on any parts and understood the movie. I think overall it was a good movie, except for the skipped parts.

Making connections

The poem connected to the Outsiders was We Real Cool, by Gwendolyn Brooks. This poem is about a group of teenagers in a gang who are risk takers everyday, including their life being At risk. These teens talk about acting like an adult, and being careless about their life because they know that their life can be taken at any moment.

One piece of evidence that connects to The Outsiders is In the second stanza “We strike straight”, is referring to hitting the pool ball hard but there's nothing bad about a game of pool. To me this can also refer and speak towards fighting, hitting someone hard like a pool ball etc. This is apart of their normal lifestyle. This connects to the outsiders because the Greasers  are rivals with the Socs which most of the time leads to violence. For example when the Greasers and Socs had a huge fight against each other and the Greasers ended up winning. Another example is when Ponyboy and Johnny were hurt and approached by the Socs in result to Ponyboy getting drowned in a fountain and Jonny killing the guy who was hurting Ponyboy. This shows that both The Greasers and the gang in the poem have to go through rough times, violence, and more in their everyday lives. My second connection to the outsiders from the poem is In stanza 4 it says “We jazz June” this seems like something is rising to a Climax and it can lead to or follow dangerous actions into death or harm. This is what being in a gang is apart of, taking life risks and careless. Why I think this line in specific has a connection and a common thing is because the Greasers is a gang just like the poem is about a gang. In the outsiders members of the Greasers die, and that comes to show that it does take risk and life changing changes when you are in a gang. All of them getting into fighting, attempting or being attempted in hurting someone or being hurt forever etc.

Both of these different book and poem have that common aspect in not being scared of death, knowing what can happen, or what they go into. The Outsiders and the poem all go through very similar lifestyles and obstacles. They both risk their lives, and are very violent, but will always stay together as a gang because that's who they trust and will always go with. These two sources have strong connections and are very powerful in different perspectives.

We real cool & Outsiders comparison

The article I connected to the Outsiders was We Real Cool. This poem is about a group of teenagers in a gang who are risk takers everyday, including their life being At risk. These teens talk about acting like an adult, and being careless about their life because they know that their life can be taken at any moment. One piece of evidence that connects to The Outsiders is In the second stanza “We strike straight”, is referring to hitting the pool ball hard but there's nothing bad about a game of pool. To me this can also refer and speak towards fighting, hitting someone hard like a pool ball etc. This is apart of their normal lifestyle. This connects to the outsiders because the Greasers  are rivals with the Socs which most of the time leads to violence. For example when the Greasers and Socs had a huge fight against each other and the Greasers ended up winning. Another example is when Ponyboy and Johnny were hurt and approached by the Socs in result to Ponyboy getting drowned in a fountain and Jonny killing the guy who was hurting Ponyboy. This shows that both The Greasers and the gang in the poem have to go through rough times, violence, and more in their everyday lives. My second connection to the outsiders from the poem is In stanza 4 it says “We jazz June” this seems like something is rising to a Climax and it can lead to or follow dangerous actions into death or harm. This is what being in a gang is apart of, taking life risks and careless. Why I think this line in specific has a connection and a common thing is because the Greasers is a gang just like the poem is about a gang. In the outsiders members of the Greasers die, and that comes to show that it does take risk and life changing changes when you are in a gang. All of them getting into fighting, attempting or being attempted in hurting someone or being hurt forever etc. Both of these different book and poem have that common aspect in not being scared of death, knowing what can happen, or what they go into. The Outsiders and the poem all go through very similar lifestyles and obstacles. They both risk their lives, and are very violent, but will always stay together as a gang because that's who they trust and will always go with. These 2 sources have strong connections and are very powerful in different perspectives.

 

Milk & Honey

Milk and Honey is about a process, but more in specific a progress and obstacle of hurt, love, breaking, and healing. This book is more mature & you really have to get and understand the message it is trying to say. It is a strong female leadership book, but some people can relate to it because it talks about real life things that can happen. Each section of the book is in a sequence of how it would actually be in someone's feelings. It makes you look at love, life, and yourself & others in a different perspective. This book shows the journey of being a women, but some parts being rough not relating to what everyone goes through. So far this is my favorite book. It really makes you think.

My identity

    There a lot of things that make me who i am. Some of them are I'm a daughter, a sister, an aunt to two, a student, a dog owner, a friend, catholic, a female, Mexican, and a granddaughter.  Being a sister has shaped me because my brother and sister have gone through a lot. What really made my perspective of life change and things was my brother. My brothers is an addict to drugs for about 5 years now I think. He's lost, not vaulted, caused scary things, but he always has a heart, because of the friends he chooses, hangs out with, the things he does for money have hurt my family. But as his freedom gets more and more limited he realizes that this doesn't get him anywhere, but hopefully one day he'll change. An aunt has impacted me also, I have one niece And one nethew. My niece doesn't really have a mom in her life because she's 10xs worse then my brother and can't even take care of herself. So my moms her mom, and we're her only family. My sister and her son are good and I'm happy for her because she got her life together. Another big part is being a daughter has impacted me because my moms my dad and my mom in one. I have to appreciate the little things and be thankful i at least have her. Being a friend impacts me because I've lost friends and have some real friends, but I think that life's a lesson and people leave or turn out the way you didn't expect them to be because that's how life was planned out to learn from things and experiences. These are some things that's make me who I am.

10 years from now

    10 years from now I would like to own an apartment in the city or an urban town house, and also share my success with my best friend. I would look into moving to California or New York. I would also wanna own a black Mercedes truck and a porch. After getting out of college I see myself taking a year off and then attending law school. In my career I would want to be a lawyer, but I'm not sure yet what type of lawyer. I'm going to have a backup job or my hobby in case things don't workout or I'm also passionate about something else. I think for my hobby I want to work doing makeup, but I haven't thought of my extra career or "backup". I would also want to help those kids with rough lives for example in bad neighborhoods, coming out of juvenile, just people with a rough past or who are struggling. I think that. Supporting them or volunteering to make a change in that and showing that people do care would be really life changing even in a small way. Even later on in my life I still want to play softball and basketball because I love those sports. I would like to collect fashionable clothes and shoes, I love shoes. I'm also very passionate about singing but i don't think I see myself going big in singing, it'll always be one of my many hobbies. This is where I see myself in 10 years.

C-S Transfer

    The summer was flying by so fast like a turning page going onto the next chapter. In this case the on going chapters were the continuing next part of my life,7th grade. 6th grade year I spent at Heritage Middle school, but I was afraid this year was going to be different. I had a feeling where I attended school this year was gonna change. My mom had talked about transferring me to a different school, but I definitely wasn't agreeing to that. She suddenly brought that topic up because we were all in a good mood. I then started to cry and beg her the moment she told me. I didn't want to leave my school.
    After I went to the bathroom to wash my face. When I came back she had said, " Ill think about all this". I never believed that because she constantly would say that, but nothing would change. I knew she just said that so that I would just stop complaining. I left the dinning room and quickly went upstairs to my room. As I walked up the stairs I opened my door and closed it as soon as I got in. I laid down on my bed and stared at the white dull walls spacing out. I was so frustrated with all of this going on. I was over thinking this too much.
    Three weeks passed by, there was 7 days left until school. Unexpectedly my mom had called me down. When I got downstairs she said, "I just registered you for school!". I asked in a heartbeat, "Where!?". I was hoping that she would say I was still going to my same school, but she didn't. She then said," your not going there anymore, your now going to attend St. Mary Catholic Middle School". I had no clue where there school was or could be located, I've never heard of it. All I could think in my mind and to say was this isn't fair, but instead my eyes started to water. Another thought came in my head I had remembered my friend Destiny goes there. I had someone but I didn't consider her, we barely talked.
     It was the next morning, today was my first day of school. Destiny had came to my house in the mourning so we could arrive at school together. She had told me a little about the school, but wasn't too hyped about it. Since it was a catholic school the rules were very strict and different. The first day I wore makeup but you weren't allowed to. I didn't care much that there were rules because I didn't really have a choice. I was just nervous to attend a school with very different vs people who I've known since my connected elementary school I went to, Emerson. I put all I was thinking about aside and walked outside and got in the car.
    When we arrived there I remember walking into a lunch room. Destiny was a grade older than me so she sat where all the 8th graders were. I couldn't sit with here because the grades were separated so I sat with the 7th grade group. As I walked towards them I was eyeballed by every single one of them, I felt like no one liked me already. I patiently waited alone until we were called to go upstairs. This school was so much smaller, and they shared the school with elementary. Upstairs was all the 6th, 7th, and 8th graders, and downstairs was all the little kids. There were 8 different classes instead of just 4, and 30 minute classes instead of 88. Everyone who tried to talk to me and the people I observed were totally different then my friends and the way they acted. I already felt like I wasn't gonna enjoy my experience here. Goodbye Heritage, Hello St. Mary's.