Ashley Diaz Multicultural Lit blog

 

 This conversation made me feel frustrated and mad for him things are always unfair depending on race and gender they make you feel different and unseen they hurt peoples ego and hurt their self esteem they make people feel useless, The conversation also made me remember about my first job and how they treated me on my age and gender they had made me do more than i was supposed too and payed me less than i was supposed to this conversation reflected on me and what he was feeling the intense rage society will find a way to show you the world is unfair and unjust-able theirs no way that you will get what you want, if i was in troys position and his shoes i would be mad and try to find a way to prove them wrong about how they think of me i would try to make my son show me what hes got and support him so that he will make himself famous and string in a way he can show off to the world about how it is possible and to not let society judge you unfairly.Today in class we continued reading...

truth i was afraid to accept was that something had happened to my dad and that i would not be able to see him until a couple years later.  I didn't want to accept the fact that i would probably never see him again or never encounter him face to face i loved my dad but he wanted to stay in Florida and did not like Georgia at all while my whole family was in Atlanta i only got to see him around the summer because we would go and spend my summer with him and go to the beach, the fairs, the outlets places where he knew he would enjoy but one summer we got an unexpected call from him telling us that this time this summer would be different and that i would not be able to see him again until things got fixed i denied it i didn't want to accept i would never get to see him again that he was joking and lying and that it was all fake and i would most definitely see him again once more but it never happens i learnt to accept it and that i would infarct not see him again any time soon. T...

 One time i was judged unfairly about my looks and my face the way i would dress in a certain way. they had said i looked very mean and unapproachable ,that hurt my feeling because i was the opposite i wanted friends and to talk to others but this showed me and gave me a reason to why i was getting looks and certain comments about me they had judged me for what i had looked instead of getting to know me like a decent person. they judged me for the way i dressed they compared me to other people and how they fit it they had made it look like i had been less than others. i had seen others and started to compare myself worse than the way they would judge me ,they judged me for stuff they wouldn't judge others for i started to show them why i had been a little different about my clothes and once they got to know me they understood i wasn't how they had imagined me as. Today in class we read a common lit and did missing work and our blog posts. Today i learnt that people will never u...

 The most things i would be curious about would be the food and traditions music not so much but i would love to learn how to dance certain styles and movements since they all are different. The food looks and smells amazing i would be curious about the way it's made and prepared the types of condiments and spices that are put into it . How it is made fresh and with what you have in your pantry another thing i would be so curious about would be transitions depending the country they all have very different traditions from day of the dead to celebrating some certain gods and why they do that and their offerings all countries have different traditions that have been  passed down from generations to generations and that will always live on these would have been one of the main things i would be super curios about because there is always something to learn and enjoy, celebrations would also be one of my main focuses they all have different meanings in various occasions Christmas i...

 One of the story-map that stood out the most to me was Roxanne she put a lot of emotion and background on it it was very well expressed and explained it was also very well done you can tell a lot of effort was put into it it helped me learn a lot of what she grew up with and how she was raised and her cultural background it didn't lack much of what was supposed to be said and described it was one of the best presented projects she was very formal and well presented this story map stood out in various ways i liked how she embraced her heritage and how she had visited Nicaragua and how she viewed it was so beautiful and how she would love to visit again leaving out of the country and how she managed to engage about many other certain details that added more vibrancy to her project.Today in class we continued to present our story maps and we also had to write two interesting facts and rated them out of 10 but 5 in two categories the person with the best rank the winner got a classwor...

 One time i discovered a very unique perspective was when i joined my violin club/classes i learned about so many different people and what they played. This club wasn't only for people that played the violin but everyone that played orchestra and what they liked and how they played these instruments i loved learning new notes and how these certain people thought before any concert this group was very open and talkative they were always open to talking and learning the place as well was very kind a and warm it led to more people wanting to join and help out for when we had our concerts the community was very diverse and vary different interests the backgrounds of the people in the club were Athletes,Artists , and scholars but we all shared a passion of music and learning. Teamwork and being in sync was huge for all these all changed my single story view i saw orchestra people as very reserved and quiet and that they were also very rude, so now when approaching new groups i stand wi...

 I remember one specific incident when someone offended me with their words was when i got called a border-hopper.This specific word broke my heart and made me feel very wrong about myself and where i came from i didn't understand what made someone call me that or why they had said it but it made me feel this internal rage for my self ,my culture and heritage  i couldn't let myself just sit there and listen. I stood up for myself and my family all the "border-hoppers" I've met and encountered all come for better futures and better job opportunities they don't just immigrate or "hop" for no reason  i defended my word and told them these exact words these people don't come to bother anyone let alone steal jobs they come to work hard and become better for their kids future this changed my perspective on how some people aren't educated and self reflect to imagine how it is to be in someones shoes. Today in class we read a poem about slurs and how...

 The part i love most about being a part of the lakeside community is that they are very welcoming , talkative, embracing and they will give good advice. The teachers and students are all very talkative and nice to each-other i haven't heard not one bad thing the lakeside community is very big and commutative, they all talk among each-other and will help each-other out no matter who you are, i show off my school spirit by dressing up in the typical gold and purple colors i also have my lakeside merch and the costume lakeside stuff we have gotten, not only that lakeside offers magnets that you can put on your car for 10-15 dollars , my favorite part about homecoming week tradition is the whole spirit week where we get to dress up as the themes wee get assigned to do the themes change every week depending on the school they help us express our creativity and ideas they help us express what we would on a daily without getting judged this tradition is my favorite part of the whole year...

 I think that the gender roles shouldn't excuse the fact that she cheated on her husband or went out of her way to feel seen or heard if she didn't feel happy leaving him or divorcing him to find a better more mature husband who would equally help and enjoy her for her would have been better but it helped her find herself and realize that she didn't need a man to help her feel better than she had i feel like her finding herself on her own and being able to see her beauty instead of admiring someone she didn't have and the lifestyle she couldn't have just ruined her view on love and everything she missed out on reminiscing just hurt her more than leaving and enjoying her freedom she not only ruined her family over her own selfish desires but over some thing she could have easily talked to her husband over again in a simple orderly manner than to overreact, Today in class we read a opposite argument about i want a wife and we answered questions about what wee read and...

My best learning method would be worksheets work because they help me learn much more and do independent work  better than group work they help me enjoy my independence while i read and scan the worksheets more better than i would do as a class and the it makes them more understandable they go over the topics were learning giving me a brief understatement of what were gonna do for the next week or so worksheets are also less stressful and more fun than being socially awkward while speaking to the whole class and they are more enjoyable than other type of assignments would usually be. Today in class we read a poem and created a list of what type of traits we would want our husbands to have and the type of characteristics we would enjoy. I learned that there are many different things  that people expect and would enjoy in the person they would end up falling in-love with that people have different tastes and pleasures or desires.

 One Gender expectation is men being the provider of the whole household this has been one challenging thing to move around you always see the men working and coming home late you have to be maintained and cook and clean for them and have the food done for them by the time they get home you have to have done everything if not that just means you wasted time doing nothing while they worked to provide for you and the kids. Today in class we did a power point about the new lesson gender roles we learned about gender roles and how they impact us and how we grow up. i learned that sometimes gender roles impact who you are and what you grow up to think about yourself.

 One time i challenged my parents about their expectations about me was when I had to be a scholar and a very well behaved child. I felt very over pressured and overwhelmed in everything i didn't know what to do. I started to do my own thing and what my limit was i didn't over or under do i kept a low profile but eventually my parents asked me why i wasn't reaching higher than what i could do i felt shunned and unseen by my whole family eventually i didn't mind it and they saw that my limits weren't what they thought the outcome was that i had gotten less than what i was supposed to reach for and less of what i asked for for not trying. Today in class we did a story map with all the events we put down and all the locations it happened at . That certain events don't all happen at the same time and same spots but are all over the place.

 The class has been stressful and overwhelming there is an excess of assignments. I sometimes cannot keep up and i feel like i can easily fall behind and possibly fail .I feel like the ratio of learning and assignments is uneven .I like hands on assignments and/or assignments we fill as we go together. The teacher is nice and understanding very kind other than that i love the class itself and its environment but more lectures would be better i can understand and learn more that way than i would doing assignments a lot. Today in class we did a graphic organizer about childhood events as we read a poem . I learned that there are many childhood events that reflect the person you have become and accomplished as yourself .