geastures/cultures

We have been talking about different cultures and what is normal and what is not. The thing that I have come to realize is that nothing we consider normal is what other countries consider normal and vice versa. There is not a certain norm that is universal except to have love, food, and shelter. It is interesting to see the different ways that people survive, such as the Japaneses toilet seat and the various ways the cleans themselves. It was also kinda cool to see the different methods of what is normal, such as the taboo, something we know about but it is something we don't discuss.This is a very captivating topic and actually keeps my attention!

Bronx Tale

The movie so far is very good. Yes, sal your right there is alot of racism in it but it is projected ina way where it almost feels like they are being offensive to there own culture. I mean like obviously in this neighborhood there is crime and people like sonny, but i feel bad for C's father. I feel like he is a stand up guy in this corrupted area and he is just trying to teach him right. You can see the difference between him and his father towards the middle of the movie when C is starting to get older and into his teens, he seems as if he is pulling away from his father. It is very intense to see him want to be the black woman on the bus because throughout the whole movie it is projected like it is a bad thing to be attracted to the african american community so it will be interesting to see how that plays out. I really enjoy the movie so far and have a secret crush on sonny, shhh

Snow day response

I think that everyone loves snowdays, but we have to realistic about the reasoning behind stevenson being so harsh on giving them to us. There is a reason why our 10 years old sisters and brothers have school off, it is simply too chaotic to have it, but we are in highschool, some of us old enough to drive and be adults. There isnt snow days in real life, like when we grow up when it snows to much we are not gonna be able to take a snow day off from work. It makes sense and is even something to be proud of that stevenson is equpited enough and ready for any situation..and plus the more snow days we have the more days added on at the end of the year...EWWW. ok this blog makes me sound like a huge nerd/loser but so true. think about it..its real life and the snow doesnt stop and start on command, neither should life.

The survivors of the f-227 (response)

I thought that last nights homework, the article, The survivors of the f-227 by James M. Henslin was very weird. I didnt think it was going to be the gruesome, but I enjoyed the uniquniess of it. It isn't a story that you read everyday. The fact that they had to eat own human bodies to stay alive was very sad. It is a story of survival and limits you go to survive. It was kind of a heavy story but very intereasting. I wouldn't pick this kind of story to read again, but it kept my attention.