Winter beginings
frost covers the crisp grass as the sun begins to rise
your breath floats in the air
like a sweet cloud
coats,boots,sweaters, and christmas trees come from the underground
revived from the long summer
holiday lights make the city bright
the kids get excited
gifts,gifts, gifts
Winter has began

Class Improvements

I am always asked do I like the class. That question doesn’t really give me much of a choice but to answer with “yes” because I have to go through the class for the rest of the school. I better like it!! On the other hand when I am asked if I like American Literature class I can honestly say that I love it. I’m not just saying it because I have to, I genuinely like the class.

So, I am what direction does the class need to be better.

Well I don’t have a problem with anything in the class. It’s the best class I have this year. I really like how we discus every topics we come across. Everyone can express their opinion without being judged and the discussions are really deep.
The assignments are never hard but we still learn what is necessary. That is just how I like it, in depth but simple at the same time. It seems like in this class as long as the work gets done and you show that you have learned the material then you won’t have any problems.

The class is really laid back and free, so ultimately I don’t think the class needs any other direction.

Modern Slavery

Slavery has been traced back all the way to 3000 B.C in Mesopotamia. Slavery back then was not that bad. They took people who had debts, criminals, and captives as slaves. Eventually those who owed debts and the criminals were set free. Also if the slave had kids, their kids would not automatically be slaves also like in America. I am not saying that slavery is a good thing or should have been allowed. I am simply saying that slavery was not as bad as it was in America. Slavery slowly began to change over the years. The Americans turned it into a permanent thing and they treated their slaves terribly.


Now today we have a new form of slaves. There are sex slaves in our society today. Girls are taken from their homes at a young age and usually are sold into brothels. They train the girls in how to dress, wear makeup and please their customers. The daughter of Nepalese peasant farmers, Geeta had been sold to a brothel in India by a member of her extended family at the age of nine. The family member had duped Geeta's visually impaired mother into believing her daughter would get a job at a clothing company in Nepal. At the brothel the owner of the slaves would verbally abuse and beat the girls with wires, rods and hot spoons if they did not comply. On average the young girl was force to have sex with about 60 men a day. It is a true shame. The world has greatly changed the idea of slavery over the centuries.

The moment I knew I was an American

What is an American? Well Thomas Jefferson was said to believe that an American was of European decent. I definitely do not believe an American is only of European decent. That is entirely not true because the slaves they brought from Africa did not have any type of European decent. Even some of the Africans that were born in amerce did not any type of European decent. So I think and American is a person that is born in America and has lived there for most of their life.

In America people have a sense of freedom but still have invisible bars around them. Americans get to choose their own religion, wear what they want, say anything, write anything, celebrate holidays, have different traditions, etc. America provides all these different opportunities. The invisible bars come into play when you put laws into the equation. The laws restrict you from doing certain things which means you are not exactly free. Many American don’t realize it but the government is not exactly giving them the freedom they deserve or believe they have.

Honestly I don’t know the difference between and American and another nationality. Why? Well it is because I have never been out side of the country or met someone who is not American. So the moment I knew I was an American has not occurred in my life yet, but when it does I will defiantly update you guys on the moment I knew I was an American.

Us VS Them

In the world you can encounter man “Us VS Them” situations. At some point people are bound to disagree. Actually everyday you can be in an “Us VS Them” situation. For example, many people have different religions and there are rivalries between each group. The Catholics believe that through going to church and doing rituals can get you salvation. While the Lutherans believe that through belief alone they can achieve salvation. The difference in belief causes an “Us VS Them” situation.

Even the slightest subject like food can cause conflict. For example, my brother and I hate tomatoes but everyone else in our family loves them. My other family members think that my brother and I are just crazy. In my house there is defiantly an “Us VS Them” situation when it comes to food. I believe that it is inevitable for someone not to encounter an “Us VS Them situation. In my short life so far I have encountered many conflicts, there were probably more than one a day. Sports also create huge conflicts. Some people believe that Kobe Bryant is the best while others believe that Labron James is the best. I have seen people argue for hours over that subject. “Us VS Them” situations occur everyday.

John Proctor: Hero or Stooge

Well, personally I don’t think John proctor is a hero. I think he is a stooge defiantly. A hero wouldn’t cheat on their wife. Most of the time heroes set a good example for people who look up to them. I don’t think in any case that someone would want to look up to a person who cheats on their wife like Tiger Woods. In Tiger Woods situation he thought that no one would find out but as the girls he messed with came out of the closet many of his fans began to turn on him. John is defiantly in the same situation. He thinks that no one will find out but I predict that it will come out sooner or later and when it does the whole town will turn on him. Once all that happens I know the town will turn against him and then defiantly no one would look at him as a hero.

Stooge is the best description of John Proctor. He is definitely an idiot for cheating on his wife. It doesn’t make sense for a man who has a wife that truly loves them to go out and cheat on her. Now I think that their relationship is jeopardized and probably won’t ever be the same. Also by cheating he is jeopardizing his life. If he gets caught there could be serious punishments. The court could charge him and have him killed. Or, the people could find out his reputation would be ruined. Either way he is defiantly screwed and a stooge.

Sinners in the Hands of Angry God

In this passage Edwards basically talks about how god can at any moment kill you and send you to hell if you are a sinner or sins. If they believe that god does that then they must live on edge all throughout their life. Everything they do they must think out carefully making sure they do not sin. Just walking to the store requires thought and carefulness. For example, back in the 16th and 17th centuries, on Sundays the Puritans could only go to church or to their house. It was considered a sin to do anything else on Sundays.

If I believed what Edwards was talking about I know for a fact that I would not last. They have so many rules, I probably couldn’t remember them all, and so I would commit what they considered sins all the time. The best way for me to succeed in being a Puritan would to carry around a rule book with me. Before I make a move or take a step I would pull that book out and make sure I don’t sin, so that I can go to heaven. That might seem a little crazy but my memory is not very great. Also, they used to have a rule that prohibited anyone from dancing. Wow, I would sure commit that sin. The hands of God probably wouldn’t hold me for long.

There Goes the Neighborhood!

In the U.S today I believe that we are still separated into race, religion, and ethnicity. If you examine closely you will see that majority of people live in an area with their same race or religion. For example, In China Town the majority are Chineese that live in that area. The main reason it ends up like that is because the other races just don’t want to live near them.
The town I grew up in has changed drastically. When I was in Kindergarten I moved to Crete, Illinois. For about the first 3-4 years we were the only African-American people in the neighborhood. Everybody was nice and welcoming. At that time no houses were for sell. Then my town had built new houses and many African-American people moved. Thats when it all started. After a while many of my Caucasian neighbors moved, and then more houses were put up for sell. Now majority of the town was African-American.
Some of the Caucasian neighbors may have been racist but that is not always the case. Honestly many of those who moved in were very ignorant, they did not keep their yard intact, and were very rude. They just did not take pride in what they had. I have seen people walk around the neighborhood littering, vandalizing and many other offensive actions done to the neighborhood. I believe people should take care of their town, have their lawns clean, and just be nice & decent human beings. Well there goes the neighborhood!!!

A Snippet About Me

            Many people would describe me as nice, intelligent, funny and optimistic. This is entirely true but also there is a bad side. I don’t have a lot of patience and I can be mean and a little rude at times. I’m the type of person who hates traffic, standing in line and people just taking their sweet time for no good reason. Honestly patience is not in my blood because both of my parents and my grandfather do not any type of patients. I can seem rude sometimes because I speak my mind and tell the truth. I am not going to sugar coat anything just because it might hurt someone’s feelings. I will be straight forward.
           My favorite thing to do is to play music. I can play the clarinet, piano, cello, trumpet and drums. When I first touched and instrument was in 3rd grade. My mother had signed me up for piano lessons. At first I was resistant to going, but when I sat down in front of that beautiful piano I felt at home. Ever since then I have been learning to play many instruments. I am currently in Whitney Young’s Advanced band, all city band and the Northshore Concert band.
           In the near future I would like to be either a surgeon. When I was little Discovery Health Channel was my favorite station. I guess you can say that I wasn’t the ordinary kid because when everyone was watching cartoons I was watching people have surgeries. The human body has always fascinated me but also I want help people. I love to see the glow in their eyes and bright smile on peoples face when someone literally saves their life. I think that is the best part of being a doctor.