blogging and whatnot

The first time I though of this class being online, I thought, simple piece of cake. But when I learned that we were using the site blogger as our homework tool I instantly wanted to vomit. I became overwhelmed with anxiety, But after the first blog I wrote I got over it. Millions of people are online depicting their life in some way over internet social networks around the world, how bad could a little blog be? A lot of the things we had to blog about were not very hard and I did enjoy doing most of the work. I really enjoyed the free posts we got because it kind of let you make your blog a little more personal to fit your style. I really enjoyed class time as well. Overall this class was very informative and entertaining :D

Blog entry Wk 15.

Traveling has always been an interest of mine.  In my childhood I would travel to Mexico with my parents once a year. I would be so excited when traveling by plane because I got peanuts and soda: silly things  like that. But nothing compares to traveling by car. Weather it is  an exotic journey to a European country or just within the state. One of the best times I have had recently was going on a road trip to visit Salvation Mountain near the Salton Sea. Salvation Mountain is an art installation piece  that a man named Leonard Knight created and is currently still working on; it is a mix between land and various shades of paints. With this creative piece of art Leonard would like to send a message that : “God Is Love.” I am not a religious person and I am nearly spiritual, but when I came up this man-made land and art mix; I got a tear in my eye. The drive there was very long and somewhat stuffy, but we made it there safe and sound. On a hot Saturday afternoon we stepped out of the car onto the dirt pits of what some of the locals would call, Slab City and joined the many other people that where there visiting that day as well. I was very fortunate and had the chance to meat Leonard himself. He is a very thin man with sunburned skin and he just warms your heart with all his positive energy. This is a trip I will never forget.

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    The single most important person who has greatly affected not only who I am today, but who I want to be is; my dad. A great, stern , and stubbly man who was always creating amazing meals in the kitchen or whistling a soft tune while fixing his bike. When I was little me and my  “papi” would wake up super early on weekend mornings and scope out the local yard sales in the neighborhood. My dad was also very fond of herbal remedies, which is something I am slowly getting into. He always told me to stand up for myself and never let anyone get me down and I am doing so to this day.
    I remember the first time I saw her, she was sixteen, tall and blonde (not naturally btw) and I was merely five years old. She had just gotten of the Amtrak and we were picking her up so she could spend the weekend with us. Her name was Lydia and she is my older sister who lives in LA. Ever since I can remember I have always looked up to her. Lydia had to grow up without my father or her mother around, she kind of raised herself. To this day she is doing great in her life working as a nurse and raising her three children. My sister has overcome so many obstacles and challenges, she became a teen mother way before it was a cool show on MTV. Me and my sister keep in touch and I try really hard to visit her, I take comfort in knowing that I can text her whenever I am having a bad day or when I am having a really good one.
    In my wallet I carry a small photo booth sized picture of this powerful looking woman wearing an army uniform. This woman is my aunt Hortencia who I love so much. She enrolled in the Mexican armed forces and served her country for many years. She faced a lot of adversity when she was in the service for being one of the few woman in the army. My aunt not only served her country but she did it up until the day she was asked to retire. After working for her country for so long my aunt discovered she had cancer. She has been going through bouts of chemotherapy and various other methods and medicines to cure her of her sickness it as an everyday struggle for my aunt as she is not ready to leave this earth. I believe she will get through this as she had many more things to accomplish.

The Importance of a Preschool Education

 

               Education, the gateway to success, some of Americas top leaders in today’s world are in their respectable positions thanks to the help of higher education. But where would the stepping stones be without preschool? Although it is not a legal standard for one’s child to attend there are many reasons why children ages three through five should go to preschool. To strengthen the persistence and to foster a love of learning one must remember that just like an infant tree needs watering a child needs education to achieve greatness and grow. Socialization; children will get to meet other children of various cultures and backgrounds. They will learn very important concepts such as sharing, compromise, and respect. Preschool provides children the necessary social skills to develop healthy relationships with their peers. Another important aspect is reading skills, that is not to say, that your child will be expected to open a book and know what the characters or words mean but rather many different planned activities will teach and give your child the necessary tools for emergent reading skills such as ; story time, talking to their teachers, and playing with blocks To help kids learn language and strengthen pre-reading skills, for instance, teachers might play rhyming games and let kids tell stories. Preparation for kindergarten, unlike preschool, kindergarten is mandatory. To better scaffold a child into the loop of education why not start early and enroll your child. Children will have a better understanding of school and what is to be expected. A child that is not ready for school will most likely fall behind and most commonly develop a fear for learning and education. Although it is ultimately the parents choice as to weather or not their younger learner attends why not enrich a life today and offer your child an early education.

           

           

        

My Thoughts on Fast Food Nation

    The book was a very interesting read, I really liked how Schlosser expressed himself and his style of writing. I learned a lot from this book but unfortunately wont be taking too much information to the grave, the fact of the matter is YES! Fast food is very bad for you, and I know many people have come to that conclusion but day in and day out there we are at the drive through again ordering the number two with large fries and drink. The information given in the book is very helpful to understand that fast food is not only just food anymore but vast conglomerates who are using the most advanced sciences to keep us hooked on this food. The chapter that was very overwhelming for me was “What’s in the meat?” the two stories of the innocent little children that died because some dumb company wanted to get rich and spend less on making our food safe makes me angry and sad as well as scared. What if this had happened to me? Or someone else’ children? What then? Fast food is delicious but what is the price we have to pay for these burgers? I hope to someday completely eliminate fast food from my life and never having to eat those delicious burgers again but who am I kidding, I'm craving a burger as I type ahaha.

so far this semester.....

Fall 2011 Semester

    My fall 2011 semester started off with five courses; English, Math, Geography Lab, Cross-cultural Experiences, plus Sex and Gender Roles. But now I am down to four classes and currently employed which I was not at the beginning. My level of stress and anxiety seems to fluctuate from week to week as the assignments from each class pile up. Math  is the only class I am worried about for the moment, I am currently enrolled in math 11 for the third consecutive time in hopes of finally passing the class with a C or better at this point it does not really matter to me what grade I get in the class as long as it is passing. The work load for this semester has been a bit overwhelming. There have been many nights where I stayed up well past two am working on something. It would be really easy to drop all my classes right now and put a stop to all my worries and stress’, but, when I think of all the semesters I have completed already and all the hard work that has taken place, that would just be a dumb idea. So for now I will keep on going with my four classes turning every assignment in and staying up late going over countless math problems, English essay’, Labs and other projects. What keeps me motivated is the graduation itself, the ceremony with people cheering you on and being the first person in my immediate family to graduate. All the hard work will pay of in the end not only through education but conscious development.


PS. MY TRUTH IS THAT I ABSOLUTELY HATE WEARING SOCKS

Truth, secrets and lies.

1. I like washing the dishes.

2. My favorite food is fried fish.

3. I love drinking coffee

4.I stay up really late every night

5. I hate wearing socks

6. I don't have a job