wk 16: final post of the class

Sadly our journey has ended, it truly makes me upset to have to part from all of you. even though I didn't get to know all of you on a deep level I will miss having to share my thoughts with all f you. It truly was a great treat to be blogging from here. This was definitely a class like no other. It was truly an fantastic pleasure to be given the right to read the work of my peers. I feel like we all where given the opportunity to pour a part of ourselves into our blogs and have them as the cover to the persons we are. I think everyone who was part of the blogging world was tremendously brave because not all people like to have their work published nonetheless have your fellow classmates read it. I honestly loved this class it feels like it went really fast and was too short for all the fun we had. I would like to encourage other students to take Mrs. Crokers 101 hybrid class because it was truly one of the best classes I have ever had in my college career. I will most definitely maintain my blog and become part of the blogging world for years to come. once again thank you to Mrs. Croker for designing this fabulous class and to all of my fellow classmates for sticking through the semester and sharing their work with the world. HAPPY SUMMER EVERYBODY!!!!!!!!!!!

wk 15 blog: what a great time

Thinking back on the last time I had had a great time if any would be difficult. As amazingly approachable and outgoing I may seem I can remember ever having an amazingly great time I mostly enjoyed the experiences life has given me but not a great time. The closest thing I can think of is my outspoken times in Ms. C's English 101 class where I make comments and have people argue my points of view. I can recall the time when I was reading and Darlene continuously laughed and mocked my speech, I found it really immature. However I chose to accuse her of having a small domineer and being a nincompoop, not in those words. She felt embarrassed and out of her element. I found great joy in questioning her capability of being a professional. Continuing with the subject if Darlene, wasn't Miss C.'s comment regarding her awareness of knowing how to spell diarrhea a complete joke. I find Darlene to be a great friend that’s why I am not bothered by the fact that I write about her. Her face, nonetheless, was priceless. I have had a great time in my English 101 class for the time I have been in it.

blog wk 14: Guess Who?

The first person I will describe is the most open and embracing person I know. Her dedication to encourage the less fortunate is modest and unbelievable. Her honesty and good advice is respected and admired by anyone who knows her. Her positive outlook and immense charisma make her smile and glow with radiance. She would be the last person to deny aid to a close friend she reaches and catapults you from the low and depressing oblivion you are at the moment. She is the sweetest and funniest person to have as a mother.

He will never forget a grudge due to his incapability to be human. He has caused more problems to his family than anyone else. When he could help his children amend and become brotherly to one another he encourages conflict and feeds the fire inside of each one of them against the other.  He is the cure and the cancer to the resolution of his problems. It is unfortunate that my grandfather has caused a family to divide over an inheritance he has yet to distribute.

My heart beats a thousand miles per hour when I see this person. She has a smile that could light up a room and eyes so big and round you could almost see her soul through them. Her feminine features and hour glass figure could make me faint. Her long hair is like silk with natural shine that makes the sun look dull.  The way her voice moves through the air, as if an angel’s throat was place inside of her neck gives me chills that make my knees grow weak. This person has great significance to me which is why I will not give her name.

blog wk 13 REVIEW TIME!!!!!!!!!!!

hello everyone, this weeks assignment asks for us to review what ever subject we wish to review. I am so exited about writing this blog entry because I have so many things I want to review. I guess I will begin by reviewing my favorite band's new album, Light me up,  just went on sale this past Tuesday. Their name is The Pretty Reckless and they are a band with a hart and soul of rock legends. The lead singer is non other than notorious celebutant Taylor Momsen who appears to be better know by her choice of outerwear than her vocal talent. The band has a very 90s' rock edge with a more contemporary sound. So far they have tour all across the country and are currently touring world wide to locations such as London and Paris. As of right now my favorite tracks from their album would have to be Since your gone, a song about a break up that gives new meaning to moving on and My medicine a song with hard driven rock tunes and use of vivid descriptions. I encourage everyone to look up The Pretty Reckless and to give their record a chance.

The next subject I would like to review is a member of the fashion world who is turning heads with his chiseled jaw and striking good features and is creating controversy over his gender role. Andrej Pejic has become a fast a fashion icon in his own right. His female facial appearance has made him the go to model and the definition of androgyny. Pejic has walked in both male and female fashion shows for international fashion designer John Paul Gaultier and is now the face of the spring/ summer of 2011 collection of American designer Mark Jacobs. As for Andrej he appears to be very aware that his good looks may only take him so far and that one day he might be out as fast as he was in.

How has Fast Food Nation Changed my life Post #12

We are more than half way through the semester and reading Fast Food Nation has been a very interesting experience to say the least. I believe my appetite for red meat and poultry has changed gradually. Before reading the book I had viewed various videos on the subject and had experimented with eating almost no meat except for fish for over six months. It was a realization of what a big part meat plays in my life. For every five meals my mother made for dinner, four contained meet. I became excluded from a lot of family gatherings because of the rejection my family felt from not eating their food. I made an attempt to return to eating meet and it was far from pretty. Thanks giving came and the turkey was sitting on the table. My mother quickly gave me a strong gaze like, "You better eat some meat or else..." type of look. I cave and ate the sacrificed bird. I vomited throughout the whole week. I had lost the lipids that would digest meat so my body became very strange to consuming such food. I eventually recovered those lipids and was able to continue eating meat as a "social recreation." I became disappointed to having caved so easily into the meat temptation, but I also believe that according to the environment you live in will ultimately determine the success of becoming a vegetarian or a person with low consumtion of meet.

Blog #11 truths and semester news

I am so thankful for all the people who commented on my blog. I have to admit that while numbers 2 through 5 where pretty convincing the truth is, as most of you guessed, number one. Yes, I know how did big clueless mouth me get in an almost fatal car accident. Well I was 9 and truly clueless as far as crossing the street. Moving on, this semester has been a really interesting one. I have to admit I have fallen into old habits such as procrastinating and undermining my homework. I have already kicked into gear my studding and homework routines and even forced myself to place things in better perspective. I have to admit that the biggest awakening this semester has been the choice of teachers. Ms. Croker is a motivational teacher that challenges my intelligence and makes me wanna improve my understanding in the English subject. However my poor research and lack of curiosity made me choose teachers who where no where near the motivation and desire to learn about the subject as I would have hoped. I am now being forced to motivate myself and push for improvement. It is not easy but stopping to think of the ways my life can be affected by the choices I make today makes want to do better. I am working part time as an English tutor to become more independent as far as expenses for school go. I find it sometimes difficult to manage work and homework sometimes, but it is reality and I can't change it. I am however grateful to have a job where my pay is reasonable and the work is also flexible.
This semester will be unforgettable as it is the first semester when I had dropped a class half way through. I was faced with the decision of continuing my Chemistry class and possibly fail or drop it and hope to find a replacement class that I can use to maintain my units and financial aid money. As if the heavens had heard my prayers and a Political science had just fallen from the sky I had found my replacement. I became less panicked, as the idea of being under the required units needed to maintain my job was off my shoulders. This semester is definitely one I will never forget.

Blog # 10 "True or False"

True or false:
1) I used to live in Utah and got involved in an almost fatal car accident.
2) I once witnessed an armed robbery at Bank of America.
3) I only have 9 toes due to a deformation before birth.
4) I use to be an underwear model for Calvin Klein kids.
5) I log into a fake Facebook account only to spy on relatives and friends under the user name of Ralf Morgan.
6) When I was 16 my best friend was an exotic dancer named Rougue.

Four lies one truth. Guess wisely

blogg #9

This week we were given the opportunity to write about we wanted to so I chose to write about College classes. Do you ever feel like wanting to start over. If you have don't be ashamed I'm right here for ya! Perfect example, Chemistry and I have never seen eye to eye. I don't know if it is the test tube and beaker that put me in an eternal sleep or the thought of memorizing irrelevant formulas. Well from the beginning I made the biggest mistake, I took on a class I knew I was bad in and didn't bother to buy the book. I know, I know,how can I have been this stupid right? Well, midterm approached and I was desperate to improve in the class. I studied from my notes as much as I was capable to and even pulled an all night er but no luck. I failed miserably. What was I to do if I dropped the class now I would loose my Job and if I lost my job then... I didn't even wanted to think of it. So as I walked of my chemistry class I marched to the EOPS office and asked about any late start classes. Like a sign from God a Government class was opening and I got the second to last spot. "Oh Thank You God!" I chanted in my head. I was gonna be able to maintain myself as a full time student and drop the chemistry class with the chance of taking it again and hopefully do better. I was able to breath and focus on this second chance.

why do we change

There is a lot of things I have changed my mind about. One is ripped jeans. Around seventh grade I beggan to see random people with holes on their pants. I use to say, "I would never dress that way." Now all of my jeans have holes. I guess the more I disliked them the more I wanted a pair. Flannels have also changed the way that I see fashion. Flannels use to mean one thing and one thing only, redneck. Yet, today I wear them like a blanket I can't leave with out. Looking back, most of the things I saw as strange or weird have in a way grown into me making me what I probably never I would become. Trends pass, music passes, but I always seem to be on th late train. My taste in music has semi- drasticly changed. Back in jr. high and high school I was really into pop and contemorary music. Now, I have a graduate admiration for classicrock, grunge, and punk. My goals and plans have too been modified. As a simple adolecent, I viewed my future being sorrounded by adoring fans and a name in the big screen. Oh how I long for those simple days! Nevertheless, I have proposed new goals and expectations that I want to accomplish. Like becoming a doctor or surgen by the time I am 30. We change opinions and we move on to better things, or maybe not so great. I would like to share a quote from the best show on cable tv, Gossip Girl. "And all in an instant everything changes. We leave the past behind and speed toward the unknown, our future. We set out for far-out places and try to find ourselves, or try to loose or selves. Exploring pleasures closer to home. The problem starts when we refuse to let change happen and clinging to old habits. But if we hold on to the past to tight the future may never come."

Blog #7 Family, so what

A lot of people seem to be too into material posetions and have forgotten of all the little things. Family is the most powerfulnbond and union any human being can have. As for me, family is the closest connection to normality I have. I feel insecure and completly out of my confortzone when I am in school. The only people that trully understand me is my family. I can say what I want and be completly understood by them. I also consider the people close to me who have no biological recemblence to me as family. In a way my few friends are my family, because I can be open with them and not feel judge. I do think about the future and the family I want to have someday. As soon as I graduate from medical school I would like to begin a family. I dont know how many members it will involve but I do know it will not be as many as my grandparents had (10, from bith sides). Family is a special group of people bonded by a fealing of unity and confortability with in them. It does not matter how many it may have, what matters is the love and affection it has.

Bereniss Jimenez: The girl form my English class

Bereniss Jimenez is an interesting individual she is a self proclaim pessimist who is a party animal and a great friend to have by your side. Her parents split up which actually didn't affected her as much as. She keeps contact with both of her parents and step sisters. She is a college student currently attending Oxnard Community College and plans on making a Carree as a pharmacist or as a productive member of society. She is hopping to be married by the time she reaches twenty-five and have children before she turns thirty. Though she is young, she is already thinking ahead and plans on having a modest home with a house keeper because as she said, "I am not scrubbing s%&t." She thanks her father for being a role model for her during hard times and immanence obstacles. She considers herself an example for her little sisters and plans on staying that way. She loves to cook and experiment in the kitchen, but again she will not touch a dirty dish. Bereniss is an interesting individual who likes to party hard; however, she keeps herself grounded. Her motivation for attending college is to become financially stable and not have to worry of what might happen if the check is too low this month. She is not looking to become a big millionaire but does not want money to become an inconvenience or a bother in her family's future. She also enjoys drawing as a hobby and a relaxing escape from the reality of college. This is Bereniss Jimenez.

Texting, Texting!, Texting?

Texting has become second nature for us. We depend so much on texting we feel obligated to reply as soon as our phones begin to bibrate. However, our generation has replace talking or writing with texting; no real spelling or foundation of knowledge. I feel that our dependence on quickness and fast pace life styles have left some very unignorable marks on our social and learning habbits. We don't need to be so dependable on our phones in order to communicate with others. The reason why I am aginst texting is for the fact that when we meet the people who we seem to always be talking to via texting we have an award moment where we can hardly say two words without looking away. I for once choose not to text but rather call or speak to the pearson I need to reach with basic and correct English. I am not the kind of person you will find facing his phone for more than a minute. If we break free from the phones that have slaved us we can begin to see what is arounf us and appreciate we we have; the little things we take for granted.

Reality TV... Or So They Say

      My take on reality TV is that it is far from reality. It teaches people how they should behave in order to get attention or admiration from others. We all know the Snookies of the world who are no more than trash talking overly dramatic, obsessive and just plain idiotic bimbos with  heads full of hot air. The Media is not aware of how powerful their influence is on society. More and more Americans are staying home counting the hours before their poorly written plot shows begging. What is even more shocking, children are now being use as targets for commercialism and vulgarity. A part from only using the well known "sex factor" to draw viewers, reality TV is now a multi billion dollar business with lucrative contracts and sky rocketing careers. However the lost of self-respect and utter humiliation is not worth any amount of cash.


      Reality TV has pushed the envelope way too many times to be ignored. TV shows that show the real lives of high school kids or that show the weight battle of multiple obese Americans is no laughing matter. Many people who are shown in our television devises are under the subconscious mentality that they  must behave a certain way before their audience. This causes a domino effect, making the viewer think that the way the people behave on screen is a legitimate way to act in real life. After all isn't that reality. Television programs such as the Jersey Shore show 6 Italian twenty-somethings living under the same roof where complete insanity and unbelievable scenes take place. A specific episode where the co-star female participant gets punched in the nose became a public display of violence that ultimately became a social joke. Besides being completely degrading to the Italian community, the shows lack of supervision has send a subliminal idea that it is ok to punch people during an argument. Other shows like Teen Mom or Engage and Underage have represented a life short cut from life's youth. In a way projecting a life plan to a much younger audience.

        The other day my 10 year old little sister asked me to use my lap top I asked "why?" and she replied by saying she wanted to watch a show form youtube.com via facebook. I was a bit apprehensive so I asked her if I could watch it too. As she logged into her facebook account she clicked on a video that read Genuine Ken. It's a reality online show that is in the search for the next Ken doll for Barbie. The show seemed to be alright at first. However, as the show went on to the talent competition some of the contestants got a bit too PG-13 if you know what I mean. A guy rips off his shirt, on is cursing like a sailor, and all of this is made for a young audience. I told my sister this show was not appropriate for her age and to be wise about what she watch. Little boys and girls should not have to be thrown into ideas or visual connection such as these. It is our role to provide a good and positive example to our younger generations and teach the that reality TV is not real life.
       

100 Miles per Hour, Upside Down and Sideways by Rick Bragg

 Summary:
In this essay the author expresses his feelings regarding his 1969 General Motors convertible. He describes the power and magnitude his car had, as well as the music he would play while driving in it (The Eagels Gretest Hits). He also mentions the struggle and sacrifice it required in order to obtain his vehicle like working with his uncle in the summers under the heat and only getting payed minimum wage.  As an average teenager he liked to drive fast and feel the rush of stamina throughout his body. On his way back home, he is tempted to race against another boy who he described as ridding a "loud running Chevrolet." He gives into his temptation and stepped down the gas pedal to 100 miles per hour. His lost of control left him upside-down against a ditch, oddly enough completely unharmed and completely saint. His car was not as lucky, he described the scene of his car as a shiny piece of paper crumbled and completely disregarded. He did however kept a few words from a wrecker operator who said, "The Lord was ridding with that boy." From that day on he learned to value the things he had weather it was his car or his life.

Analysis of writing techniques:
Bragg's essay is written in first person to give the reader a better understanding of the point of view in the book. His use of vocabulary and emotions he used when he described his 1969 car provides the reader with understanding of how much he cared for his first car. Also the message that Bragg transmits through his writing is a positive and not at all blunt. He uses the plot line to deliver his story telling that directs the reader to the climax of the story. His explicit ditails also build up suspense in the reader's head and ultimately maintains the readers attention.

Opinion:
In my opinion this essay was  very interesting and powerful. The authors vocabulary and use of suspense kept me wanting to read more.  I can relate with the main character in this essay, being immature and inexperienced with responsibilities is something I identify with. It fallowed a climatic plot and was also a pleasurable reading piece. My favorite part of the essay was when he described the labor he had to endure and the sacrifices he had to make in order to obtain what he wanted.

   Looking at my past, I was never a true individual. I would always let the things or the people around me influence on my decisions; although, when you are five, you're really out of your mind if you think anyone cares what you think. Growing up was a true struggle.  I am the product of a single mother and multiple growing pains. I guess I should start from the beginning, I was born in Oxnard California in the year of 1992. My mother decided to return to her native land where she had developed as a well known and respected dentist. She took my older brother and I back to our small town in Michoacan Mexico where we lived a modest but prosperous life. After I had turned 7, my mother gave my brother and I the news that she was pregnant with our younger sister. The reaction she received from my brother made he rethink the opportunities that we where being deprived from being citizens of the United States. Ironically enough right before my baby sister turned 1, my mother decided to move back to the Oxnard where my father lived. A few years passed and my house hold became a broken home. My father revealed his drug addiction and affair. He and my mother soon after parted ways and she received full custody of my siblings and myself. From then on we became poor with minimum expectations, low self-steam, and a whole lot of worries. Through the struggles we faced my mother always maintained herself calmed with a positive outlook and a stronger determination to become a role model to her children and a respected member of the working world. While my brother and I where attending grade school she pushed herself to earn a degree in child development at Oxnard College. I know that it is because of her example that I find myself to be so dedicated and so focus in succeeding in school.

                           

   My present now is very stable and I like that it is so. I am now attending Oxnard College, this is my second semester here and I am very excited about my classes. Last semester I decided on what I want to major in and that is Biology. I love the subject so much I received an A in the class. I am a a different place in my life, I want to succeed and become a role model just how my mother was to me. I am able to face obstacles and not be intimidated by them, but rather faced them with a strong sense of accomplishment. I am now enrolled in Chemistry 110, Biology Lab 101, English 101, and Math 014 and I am determine to receive an A in all of my classes. I also began working at the Oxnard Library's tutoring center were I specialize in the English department. My present seems to have been well shaped by my past and has also become more open had I not being exposed to what I did.

   The future is never as how  one tries to plan it to be. however, my academic plans are to graduate form Oxnard College with an A.S. degree in Biology and to transfer out to the University of California: San Diego where I will work to attend its medical school and become a medical doctor. I would also like to travel abroad like Paris, France or Sao Paulo, Brazil where I can become more exposed to culture. My future plan is to work in a location where I can raise a family and also be able to offer my family a privilege life. I also plan to move out of California, maybe out to the north of the country. Whatever may happen in the unpredictable future I know it will be determine by what I do today.