Six Word Memoir

African American President. We will recover!

Apples to Apples

In this article the Americans and the Pakistanis teamed up to go against Al Qaeda. Al Qaeda is destabilizing the Pakistanis and threaten American troops in Afghanistan. Che and the Cubans were just attacking other countries. So it is okay that the Pakistanis are fighting against Al Qaeda because they are destabilizing them. Americans are just trying to help because they threatened our troops. Che and the Cubans are not okay because they choose to start attacking other countries. 

Argentina

p.34 "The full moon is silhouetted against the sea, smothering the waves with silver reflections. Sitting on a dune, we watched the continuous ebb and flow, each with our own thoughts.... even Comeback gazes, his odd little nose aloft, at the silver ribbons unrolling before him several times a minute." 

- In this excerpts shows imagery, diction, and a calm tone. The word choice that he used to describe the scene of the waves really allowed me to picture it in my head and the sounds. When I read this there was a calm tone to it because the image of waves makes it calm and he says that the sea was his friend who gives advice. I think that it shows how Ernesto is quiet and keeps a lot to himself. 

p.35  "Along the coast road Comeback maintains his aviator's impulses. emerging unscathed from yet another head-on collision....In the middle of the uproar caused by Comeback's admirers I enter, here in Miramar, a..."

- This shows how a caring person Ernesto was because he was concerned how Comeback wasn't eating so when they stopped at the butcher shop he bought milk even though they didn't have much money. It shows how much he loved the dog. 

Theme #5 Introduction

"For Sale. Baby Shoes. Never Worn." 

I think that Hemingway is talking about a baby who passed away after birth because the shoes are never worn. 

Essential Question

In the future I want to a pharmacist. By being a pharmacist I will impact on the people lives by helping them with their health issues. I want to be a pharmacist because I like to help people and also in the pharmacy program you would not need to experience events with blood like nurses do. 

TMD Introduction

I'm only seventeen and not sure who I really am. I come from a big family who always tried to protect me from the rest of the world. So I decided to take a journey with my best friend. On this journey I see many different people and finally see the real world that my family was always keeping me away of. Finally I get to see it for myself and the person who wrote these notes passes away the moment his feet touched America's soil..."Our America capital A" has changed me more than I thought.

Ideology

If I had to defend to great lengths it would be for my family. My family is the most important thing to me. They were there for me when I needed and sacrificed things for me. My parents gave up their life in Vietnam to have a better life for my siblings and I.

El Che Reaction #1

In the El Che, many admired Che but it was ironic that he was assassinated at age 39. The story of how the lady sew his pants up was weird and random. The way they described his daughter was mean, they called her a chubby baby. Also in the video it said that the battle was the happiest time of his life. I thought that was weird because how is it the happiest time when many people are dying. 

TMD Timeline Post

The Easy Rider is going to be similar to the Motorcycle Diaries because its about group of guys traveling around a country. But Easy Rider took place in America and TMD takes place in Latin America. Das Kapital is similar because it is a mix of different economic and social climate groups. So with Easy Rider and Das Kapital mixed together brings the Motorcycle Diaries.

TMD Bio & Intro Post

I expect from reading this type of book, a traveling diary, to be about his journey and his thoughts. Also I except self realization from the main character. From the past, I have read similar books like Diary of Anne Frank and Go Ask Alice. In those books they brought you along their journey and you can understand where they came from. Most often in these type of books you can really understand the narrator's thoughts and feelings.

TMD Preface Comparision Post

I think the most useful information that we used to gain a deeper understanding of the books was understanding the background of the character like Invisible man. In invisible man it helped understanding the time period of when it was taken place. Also the background of the author. I think that the knowing the background of the author plays a big part of the book like The Great Gatsby. In the Great Gatsby there were many love affairs which was similar to the Fitzgerald's life because his wife had an affair on him.

TMD Preview Post

Epiphany is the moment when you realize something. This impacts on one's life because it makes you do something or start thinking about life or meanings. I think that it changes what your outlook on things are and makes you think about how you got there in life.

Glenn Beck Video Post

Before watching this video, I didn't know who Che is and after watching this video it seems like Che is not good person. It made me think that he was not a good person because Glenn Beck was making fun of him and saying bad things about him. When he talks about Che he talks causally but also yelling but laughs every now and then.