What defines a healthy family ? What happens to an unhealthy one ? What does it take to have an honest family ? these questions truly ask the aspect of our life with our family. Family is our passion to succeed in life and keep at it. But it's not just our upside in life with family it is also the downside with family because in one point in our life, sooner or later, our family might slow us down whether in a relationship, job, or a special commitment, it is inevitable but not particularly bad. When we come of age we may have belongings of little amount or large amount of things but 1 thing we will mostly have: our family. I believe that family is a basket containing seeds that carries you up until you grow up and that family has a big role in coming of age. My COMING OF AGE book that i chose is "Where's My Wand?" by Eric Poole. The book is about the period of COMING OF AGE on the author himself : It's how Eric Poole and HIS family and growing up in the 1970's in St. Louis and how he triumphs over shag carpeting drawn by his mother. His everyday life basically shapes the very OPPOSITE of typical modern family idea yet so different in so many ways, anyway i picked this book because i truly felt it had the potential of drama, break-ups and make-ups family when i saw it.
In "Where's My Wand ?" an inference you can definitely make are the prestigious policies of the Poole family. What do i mean by that? well, there are many people who just can't live without every piece of detail (from furniture to bedsheets to clothes and to carpets). For example :"following an apocalyptic moment after the carpet was installed - when our mother discovered that entering a room created the shag version of snow angels" Basically this quote explained the first arrival of carpet in the Poole family house and how his mother was very picky due to an imperfection in the carpet. This quote also shows that every detail of perfection has to thrive in the Poole house and that's how the family is so disciplined onto clean and neat. And no one fits into that personality more than Eric's mother because then again the whole family IS disciplined BECAUSE of her, the Poole family clearly must follow a strict rule of clean. But i don't think it's necessarily bad because following this rule might aid a coming of age boy to stay pure, neat and organized, a strong lesson to learn in life.
Another important observation that supports my focus is how Eric and his sister Val must fear their own mother for being so strict and thoughtless, now i know i said this book shows a meaning of a true family. And to be honest, this isn't really what was really expected to be in the category of "family" but this shows that in order to have a healthy family there needs to be a conflict to fix it and making sure it doesn't happen again, because it is better if it is out in the open so you can resolve together. One perfect example would be: "There was a stunned moment of silence. I lay on the floor, my hands frozen in outstretched plea. Val and i turned to look at our mother, a mix of fear and contempt on our faces" this quote shows how just scared the kids can be of their mother in this book because we are talking about a woman who actually verbally dominates the conversation with her husband, yeah so how many times do we see something like that ? this was in early in the book where Eric's parents got into a big fight and his father "supposedly" left them but returned later that day, now this is kind of in the "good situation" category because i believe that a family should have issue like this so they can resolve it quickly which is better than having a undercover family issue occurring. This can damage a family in an unpredictable way. This can help a family realize "OK, we obviously have a problem here , let's work together to make sure it doesn't happen again".
My last inference that i can make is about Eric's father in the Poole family. Eric's father is calm, patient, understanding and reasonable person and parent. He doesn't immediately realizes such issues in the family but he does try to make it work with love, because in a family we all need at least 1 person that we can rely on to give us love and attention that's exactly what Eric's father is, for ex: "I'm gonna surprise your mother with a couple of unexpected gifts, is that okay with you kids? You know we're not gonna have a big Christmas this year, but your mother works so hard. She deserves something special, don't you think?". So, this was in the second chapter where Eric described his 1970 Christmas where at the current time his father was unemployed but still very strong and hopeful. This proves that he actually does want make his family work and make his kids and wife happy. And i think that this is the last element it takes to have trust and love in your family.
In conclusion, this book mirrors my life most of the time because whenever i think of the characteristics of Eric's mother because i think that she is also a "Neat Freak". How? well she always lectures me about keeping the house clean, eating with good manner and and have a sense of "purity" in my life but the only difference is that i presently understand she says those things because she loves me very much and is trying to look out for me so i don't make mistake in the future. And my father is pretty much like Eric's father because he is also loving, calm and reasonable. I want my readers to know that you may have a bad family, a good family, an embarrassing family and anything in between but there are so much reason to better yourself by bringing yourself closer to the family. this creates a unbreakable bond of love and trust, and yes, although there may such issues always know that you should try to resolve it and that will make you, if not your family, stronger.
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Sunday, June 5, 2011
Wednesday, May 25, 2011
Reading Response
What defines a healthy family ? What happens to an unhealthy one ? What does it take to have an honest family ? family is our reason to succeed in life and keep at it. But it's not just our upside in life with family it is also the downside with family because in one point in our life, sooner or later, our family might slow us down whether in a relationship, job, or a special commitment. When we come of age we may have custody of little amount or large amount of things but 1 thing we can mostly have: our family. I believe that family is a basket containing seeds that carries you up until you grow up. Family has a big role in coming of age. My COMING OF AGE book that i chose is "Where's My Wand?" by Eric Poole. The book is about the period of COMING OF AGE on the author himself : Eric Poole and HIS family and growing up in the 1970's in St. Louis. His everyday life basically shapes the typical modern family idea yet so different in so many ways, anyway i picked this book because i truly felt it had the meaning of family when i saw it.
In "Where's My Wand ?" an inference you can definitely make are the prestigious policies of the Poole family. What do i mean by that? well, there are many people who just can't live without every piece of detail (from furniture to bedsheets to clothes and finally ...carpets).This quote shows that every detail of perfection has to thrive in the Poole house and that's how the family is so disciplined onto clean and neat. And no one fits into that personality more than Eric's mother, for example :"following an apocalyptic moment after the carpet was installed - when our mother discovered that entering a room created the shag version of snow angels" the Poole family clearly must follow a strict rule of clean. But i think it's not necessarily bad because following this rule might aid a coming of age boy to stay pure, a strong lesson for life.
Another important observation that supports my focus is that Eric and his sister Val must fear their own mother for being so strict and thoughtless, now i know i said this book shows a meaning of a true family. And this isn't really what was really expected but this shows that in order to have a healthy family there needs to be a conflict to fix it and making sure it doesn't happen again, one perfect example would be: "There was a stunned moment of silence. I lay on the floor, my hands frozen in outstretched plea. Val and i turned to look at our mother, a mix of fear and contempt on our faces" this quote shows how just scared the kids can be of their mother in this book. this was in early in the book where Eric's parents got into a big fight and his father "supposedly" left them but returned later that day, now this is kind of in the "good situation" category because i believe that a family should have issue like this so they can resolve it quickly which is better than having a undercover family issue occurring. This can damage a family in an unpredictable way. This can help a family realize "OK, we obviously have a problem here , let's work together to make sure it doesn't happen again".
My last inference that i can make is about Eric's father in the Poole family. Eric's father is calm, patient, understanding and reasonable person and parent. He realizes such issues in the family but he does try to make it work with love, because in a family we all need at least 1 person that we can rely on to give us love and attention that's exactly what Eric's father is, for ex: "I'm gonna surprise your mother with a couple of unexpected gifts, is that okay with you kids? You know we're not gonna have a big Christmas this year, but your mother works so hard. She deserves something special, don't you think?". So, this was in the 2nd chapter where Eric described his 1970 Christmas where at the current time his father was unemployed but still very strong and hopeful. This proves that he actually does want make his family work and make his kids and wife happy. And i think that this is the last element it takes to have trust and love in your family.
In conclusion, this book mirrors my life most of the time because whenever i think of the characteristics of Eric's mother because i think that she is also a "Neat Freak". How? well she always lectures me about keeping the house clean, eating with good manner and and have a sense of "purity" in my life but the only difference is that i presently understand she says those things because she loves me very much and is trying to look out for me so i don't make mistake in the future. And my father is pretty much like Eric's father because he is also loving, calm and reasonable. I want my readers to know that you may have a bad family, a good family, an embarrassing family and anything in between but there are so much reason to better yourself by bringing yourself closer to the family. this creates a unbreakable bond of love and trust, and yes, although there may such issues always know that you should try to resolve it and that will make you, if not your family, stronger.
THE END
In "Where's My Wand ?" an inference you can definitely make are the prestigious policies of the Poole family. What do i mean by that? well, there are many people who just can't live without every piece of detail (from furniture to bedsheets to clothes and finally ...carpets).This quote shows that every detail of perfection has to thrive in the Poole house and that's how the family is so disciplined onto clean and neat. And no one fits into that personality more than Eric's mother, for example :"following an apocalyptic moment after the carpet was installed - when our mother discovered that entering a room created the shag version of snow angels" the Poole family clearly must follow a strict rule of clean. But i think it's not necessarily bad because following this rule might aid a coming of age boy to stay pure, a strong lesson for life.
Another important observation that supports my focus is that Eric and his sister Val must fear their own mother for being so strict and thoughtless, now i know i said this book shows a meaning of a true family. And this isn't really what was really expected but this shows that in order to have a healthy family there needs to be a conflict to fix it and making sure it doesn't happen again, one perfect example would be: "There was a stunned moment of silence. I lay on the floor, my hands frozen in outstretched plea. Val and i turned to look at our mother, a mix of fear and contempt on our faces" this quote shows how just scared the kids can be of their mother in this book. this was in early in the book where Eric's parents got into a big fight and his father "supposedly" left them but returned later that day, now this is kind of in the "good situation" category because i believe that a family should have issue like this so they can resolve it quickly which is better than having a undercover family issue occurring. This can damage a family in an unpredictable way. This can help a family realize "OK, we obviously have a problem here , let's work together to make sure it doesn't happen again".
My last inference that i can make is about Eric's father in the Poole family. Eric's father is calm, patient, understanding and reasonable person and parent. He realizes such issues in the family but he does try to make it work with love, because in a family we all need at least 1 person that we can rely on to give us love and attention that's exactly what Eric's father is, for ex: "I'm gonna surprise your mother with a couple of unexpected gifts, is that okay with you kids? You know we're not gonna have a big Christmas this year, but your mother works so hard. She deserves something special, don't you think?". So, this was in the 2nd chapter where Eric described his 1970 Christmas where at the current time his father was unemployed but still very strong and hopeful. This proves that he actually does want make his family work and make his kids and wife happy. And i think that this is the last element it takes to have trust and love in your family.
In conclusion, this book mirrors my life most of the time because whenever i think of the characteristics of Eric's mother because i think that she is also a "Neat Freak". How? well she always lectures me about keeping the house clean, eating with good manner and and have a sense of "purity" in my life but the only difference is that i presently understand she says those things because she loves me very much and is trying to look out for me so i don't make mistake in the future. And my father is pretty much like Eric's father because he is also loving, calm and reasonable. I want my readers to know that you may have a bad family, a good family, an embarrassing family and anything in between but there are so much reason to better yourself by bringing yourself closer to the family. this creates a unbreakable bond of love and trust, and yes, although there may such issues always know that you should try to resolve it and that will make you, if not your family, stronger.
THE END
Sunday, May 22, 2011
Writing prompt 1 (#17)
The writing prompt I've decided to do was writing prompt #17 since the other writing prompts didn't catch my eye from the hook , but when i skimmed through prompt 17 i decided i would have to write my own question for me to answer more formatively. And so my question is what inspires our dreams in our coming of age? very simple question but makes our minds wonder what's the answer. Well, for me i think it's all around me : what others make of me makes me complete. Up to now i haven't written what inspires me but when it was a couple years back when i thought nothing would inspire me but I've had nothing but art keeping me motivated, i would paint or draw any particular feeling i would have. For me Art has always been an inspiration but i don't just want to be direct with art and straight up forward become an artist, no, i want to embrace it and give something to the world that everybody can benefit. At times i thought i would have zero inspiration to do that but i later realized it has been something all my life I've been doing : art and so art has now inspired me to become an architect/engineer with this new inspiration i can handle challenges without my own guidance or epiphany. And some day i hope this inspires someone else to remind them that true inspiration is what makes YOU, not what you make of IT.
Tuesday, November 30, 2010
Research #1
One of the research topics i am doing is acceptance vs. tolerance. I chose this topic because i feel it is a big issue in our society and how students in THIS school foolishly joke about way too often.
As i was researching i found that one or many reasons that causes acceptance and intolerance issues between nations or individuals is that racism is use as a weapon against each other.
My source :
http://www.globalissues.org/article/165/racismAnd here's what it states :
"Racism is the belief that characteristics and abilities can be attributed to people simply on the basis of their race and that some racial groups are superior to others. Racism and discrimination have been used as powerful weapons encouraging fear or hatred of others in times of conflict and war, and even during economic downturns.Racism is also a very touchy subject for some people, as issues concerning free speech and Article 19 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights come into play. Some people argue that talking about supporting racial discrimination and prejudice is just words and that free speech should allow such views to be aired without restriction. Others point out that these words can lead to some very dire and serious consequences (the Nazi government policies being one example)." And this is not just a issue in society HERE but as well as in Europe, The middle east, and some parts of Asia. This devastates trade partnership international relationships and influences industry to make fewer products and forcefully go on strikes until they have retained their respect in place of human rights despite of colors. The mentor text i plan on using "Terrible things" by Eve bunting.
One of the research topics i am doing is acceptance vs. tolerance. I chose this topic because i feel it is a big issue in our society and how students in THIS school foolishly joke about way too often.
As i was researching i found that one or many reasons that causes acceptance and intolerance issues between nations or individuals is that racism is use as a weapon against each other.
My source :
http://www.globalissues.org/article/165/racismAnd here's what it states :
"Racism is the belief that characteristics and abilities can be attributed to people simply on the basis of their race and that some racial groups are superior to others. Racism and discrimination have been used as powerful weapons encouraging fear or hatred of others in times of conflict and war, and even during economic downturns.Racism is also a very touchy subject for some people, as issues concerning free speech and Article 19 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights come into play. Some people argue that talking about supporting racial discrimination and prejudice is just words and that free speech should allow such views to be aired without restriction. Others point out that these words can lead to some very dire and serious consequences (the Nazi government policies being one example)." And this is not just a issue in society HERE but as well as in Europe, The middle east, and some parts of Asia. This devastates trade partnership international relationships and influences industry to make fewer products and forcefully go on strikes until they have retained their respect in place of human rights despite of colors. The mentor text i plan on using "Terrible things" by Eve bunting.
Wednesday, November 17, 2010
Mother to son response
Mother to son is a unique poem that dedicates a mother's life elloborating on how she never gave up ever in her life through better or worse. It shows a unique pattern ; first i notice how langston hughes starts the poem off issues in the mother's life and lists them example : Life for me ain't been no crystal stair.
It's had tacks in it,
And splinters,
And boards torn up,
And places with no carpet on the floor --
Bare.
Then continues the pattern of signs of hope for ex.But all the time
I'se been a-climbin' on,
And reachin' landin's,
And turnin' corners,
And sometimes goin' in the dark
Where there ain't been no light.
so it really goes to show how hard her life must've been and then she finishes off the poem with a message from mother to son ex : So boy, don't you turn back.
Don't you set down on the steps
'Cause you finds it's kinder hard.
Don't you fall now --
For I'se still goin', honey,
I'se still climbin',
it really is a great poem and always has a thought to give the reader about every time he/she reads it.
It's had tacks in it,
And splinters,
And boards torn up,
And places with no carpet on the floor --
Bare.
Then continues the pattern of signs of hope for ex.But all the time
I'se been a-climbin' on,
And reachin' landin's,
And turnin' corners,
And sometimes goin' in the dark
Where there ain't been no light.
so it really goes to show how hard her life must've been and then she finishes off the poem with a message from mother to son ex : So boy, don't you turn back.
Don't you set down on the steps
'Cause you finds it's kinder hard.
Don't you fall now --
For I'se still goin', honey,
I'se still climbin',
it really is a great poem and always has a thought to give the reader about every time he/she reads it.
Soicial issue
A very big issue i was browsing on my ipad yesterday was litering from ny times NY liters 36% in U.S alone ... tell me that that's not BAD! Litering ruins our envoirment and our habits one litter leads to another to another to another. This is a issue that not only wreaks nature of green but our furture. How can we liter on the world that other people need especially the next generation ; we MUST leave a prosperous life of green and purity for the next generation from grandfather to father to son. We can't just throw something away thinking it will eventually decay into ... "nothingness" here's the truth : IT WON'T ! there is no reason not to drop our garbage in a recycling bin in our city , seriously there are more than 800 bins here in brooklyn , how hard is it to find one and drop the trash. 30% of the litter are cigarettes ; even though people smoke in the first place there's absolutely no reason to drop it on the street. There is a simple choice we have for the future 1- continue to litter and throw away our envoirment to dust or 2- recycle , drop trash on trash cans and reuse and reduce so it's a simple future choice : BE PART OF THE PROBLEM OR THE SOLUTION.
Social Awareness
What is social awareness ? well , just today i was watching the news (pix 11) and stumbled apon the news on central park gathering of people in honor of place of muslims belonging here in the united states. They really looked determined to protect muslim followers' rights as they hang up their signs up proudly. That was a really brave thing they all did, but soon more people joined the cause and they welcomed all who would've liked to join the walk. But that gathering wasn't just for muslim rights and non-racism against them it was also about bullying of gay kids and how they have 100% right to choose relationships in the same gender. It was indeed a inspiring cause and sight and just seeing people joining hands in central park it made me wish I was there.
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