VARK Activity

What I learned about myself from reading chapter 3 is that I have many ways in which my learning can be more effective. By reading this chapter I leaned that I am responsible for making sure that I understand what is being taught to me. It is my responsibility to make myself engaged into the material that it is on my hands. I also learned that by just letting things sit around for a long time is not going to benefit, in fact that I have to learn how to manage my own time and use it wisely. It is my duty to make come up with strategies that will help and benefit my learning process. In some cases I might have to summarize in my own head and then I can write on paper as a second draft and then read it aloud and make sure is what I am thinking and make it the final draft.

Question: How is Juan Salvador’s fait...

Literature Circle Blog Response #3

Question: How is Juan Salvador’s faith changing?

Answer: As a young boy Juan Salvador’s faith in God was
stronger because he had his mother next to him and she had a big influence over
his beliefs. Unfortunately as Juan got older and his situation drew him away
from his family he became a stronger and smarter person; although his faith in
God was lost the day he had cross the border. His faith in God started to diminish
when he had to go through the sandstorm, and other tough situations that made
him believe that God did not exist. His mother had some control over him when
she was with him, but the moment he got away from her his faith started to
decrease because he did not see a good thing come from God and he did not help
him when he needed him the most. As Juan had to live the desperation of getting
out of jail and having to be far from his family he had to endure and become a
hard hearted person. When he escaped out of jail and lived with Duel and
Katherine Juan learned and was turned into a new different person. In some way
Juan forgot about his people, which I say because in chapter thirteen he says
that he felt weird speaking Spanish and on chapter fourteen Juan had forgotten
that Mexicans were nothing in the U.S. Indeed Juan learned how to speak good English
and Greek and other tricks that could save him later on in his life, but at the
“whorehouse” where he worked he was taught nothing but how to play poker. Juan
had forgotten about God and everything that was in his mind was how to get
money; although his face in God was lost, he still preserved a last bit of
faith in his family. He was close to lose it, but when his sister Luisa tells
him “Our family, our blood, our dreams-these are the reasons that we’ve been
struggling all this years; not money (pg 230).” This quote proves that indeed
Juan was giving the fight for money but his mother and sister opened his eyes
and made him see that he was wrong that instead of fighting for money he should
fight for his dreams and family. Luisa told him this because she wanted him to
stay by her side to help her with their mom and her kids, I think that it was
not so much the help she needed but it was the warmth of having her brother
next to her. He was the only man left in the family and so he was supposed to
be the head of the family. Juan was thinking about going back to Montana but
his sister’s word moved him so much that he thought to himself “For a man, a
real macho, to be on his own was to be rooted to the earth with his balls, his tanates, with the blood and flesh of his
familia (pg.230).” This shows that he
beliefs that he does want to be with his family because if he does not stay
with them then he will not be a real man. This also returns his faith in his
family because whatever he does now will be for his family’s benefit and not
just his.

Literature Circle Blog Repsonse #2

Question: What are the consequences of sacrificing your pride in order to overcome your struggles?

Response: Sometimes people have to sacrifice their pride which in my opinion is the same as dignity. In the text "Rain of Gold" one of Dona Guadalupe's daughters is forced to sacrifice her pride and is forced to beg her husband Don Tiburcio to help provide the food for her mom. Sophia Don Tiburcio’s wife tells this to her sister Lupe who thinks that Sophia has disappointed her family because she told her other sister Maria to tell Esabel to steal her. Sophia admits that she gave the advice to Maria because she knew that at that time they were all struggling for food. Sophia wanted Lupe to understand that they had to set their pride aside and do whatever it took them to obtain food. Sophia was not willing to lose her family from starvation; she had rather sacrificed her pride to save her family whom had been next to her since little. She had rather see her sister mad at her then seeing them dying from starvation. On page 186 Sophia says “Is it begging for me to ask Don Tiburcio to not charge Mama for the staples he brings you people?” and later she says “We’re all doing the best we can, querida.” This proves that Sophia is indeed doing it for “all you people” which means for her family. By saying “We’re all doing the best we can” Sophia shows that she is willing to sacrifice whatever she needs or has to. So the consequences about sacrificing her pride had to humiliate herself in front of her husband and also to having to disappoint her sister Lupe who thought highly of her. This all did not matter to Sophia since she did not care what others said or thought and she was determined to help her family in any way she could.

Question: How does sacrifice influence /impact the family?

Response: The way Don Tiburcio’s sacrifice to give his life for Lupe’s is that now his wife Sophia is depressed and it affects her entire family because they all do not want to see her cry. His sacrifice will not only affect the family but also the kids that he has left. With his departure to heaven he impacted Sophia’s family by making them feel unsafe and lonesome at the Canyon. This pushes them towards the decision of leaving the Canyon. This situation affected Lupe and the entire family because now Sophia did not feel safe and besides Don Tiburcio told her to go north with their children. This hurt Lupe’s family even more. Sophia sees her family before departure and says “I’ll be waiting for all of you across the border. Oh, how much I wish Mama would accept part of my treasure and you could all come with me now. (Pg.199)”This shows that Sophia is hopeful that she will someday see her family again and she wishes that she could come with her, but she is too attached to the Canyon and is too proud to accept the gift from her daughter. Sometimes people may think that if they sacrifice something it will only impact their life, but they forget that sometimes their choices also have an impact in other people’s life. Don Tiburcio only thought of saving Lupe’s life he did not think how his decision could later affect his family. He sacrificed himself for Lupe in Lupe’s eyes he was a brave man who saved her life, and her family did not really recognize his bravery or at least they forgot to.

College Success

Designs for a living

Preview and Pre- Read:
Does "Design For Living" mean the blueprint of peoples life to live their life by?

Make Predictions:
I think will use different examples of families or different individuals in order to
answer the question.

Defined Terms:
Anthropology:the study of human beings and their ancestors through time
and space
and in relation to physical character, environmental and social
relations, and culture

Cultural Determinism:term used to describe the concept that culture determines
economic and political arrangements

Biological Determinism:assumes that all or virtually all human behavior is
innate and cannot be changed or altered.

Innate:: existing in, belonging to, or determined by factors present in an
individual from birth; native, inborn

Abhorrent:strongly opposed, not agreeable

Reminiscent:having the quality of

Queries: a question

Clan: A division of a tribe tracing descent from a common ancestor

Poignant:Touching

Organic: derived from living organism

Heredity:the genetic transmission of characteristics from parent to offspring

Social: of or relating to human society and its modes of organization

Legacy: something handed down from an ancestor or a predecessor or from the past

Guided Reading
1) Cluckhohn begins his article with questions for two reasons, one is to
call the reader's attention. Second reason is that he introduces the type
of people he later talks about in the article. He does answer the questions, but
his answer is based on what anthropologists' opinions.

2) Cluckhohn defines culture as a blueprint because he says that culture
is based on a everyday and past event basis.

3) What he means is that he does not have to go through an individual's life history
in order to understand him because by just knowing their culture he is able to
understand the individual's situation.

4) The point he is trying to make with the examples is that sometimes people think
that because it is normal to their eyes to do something it is normal to everyone else.
In other words, people misunderstand others because they do not know the
individual's background or culture.

5) What Cluckhohn means is that culture is something made by the people who
surround us and not something that has been passed on by genetics. The example
provided on paragrah 5. It talks about how a blue eyed boy was thought to be American,
but he was raised in China. People who just saw him thought he was American
but he was more Chinese because he was raised in China and was taught their customs.

Post Reading:
Designs for a living means the blueprint of how we are going to live our own life, it is
the path thatour ancestors set for us. The path that our present parents
have followed and the path that we are supposed to follow

Pages Cited
http://library.thinkquest.org/C004367/ph6.shtml
http://psychology.wikia.com/wiki/Cultural_determinism

Literature Circle Blog Response

A)
The first scene I chose is in the middle of page 106. On the way to the North Dona Margarita says that is time for the prayers to her dear lord to thank him for giving them the chance to live another day of their life and for providing food. After a day of suspense after been stealing the corn from the fields and after making the shelter Dona Margarita makes them all bent down and pray.
B)
I think that this scene is important because it demonstrates, how humble and how much faith Dona Margarita's family has in God, also because it shows how much faith Dona Margarita herself, has in God. This scene demonstrates how much wisdom and how thankful Dona Margarita is. This also shows that Dona Margarita

kept her family together at all times. This scene reminded me of how my grandmother tried to make pray and thank God for what we had been given.Our food, money to buy it, and the good health that we had. This scene did not say much about the economy, but made me aware that the peoples economy.At that time, time was very harsh because women had lost their husbands at battles and so it was very hard for them to keep up with the food expenses.
C)FAITH

The second and last scene I chose is on

What Causes Segregation?

Segregation is also caused by ethnicity, poverty, culture, religion, and so on. I personally think that what causes segregation is peoples ignorance to not be able to see everyone equally. People who are ignorant think that they are superior and think that they have the right to own, mistreat, and intimidate others simply because they think that the world revolves just around them. Some people are segregated because they believe in something different than what others beliefs. Some people are poor, some rich. The rich think that because they have what they have they can mistreat others as if they were animals. The poor, they think that because they do not have a car, or own a house or have properties and or have low level of education can let others mistreat or take advantage of them. People who are ignorant think that they can be superior to others, people who are not, they are more open-minded and see everyone equally. Equally, no matter their skin color, religions, beliefs, culture or ethnicity. People who are ignorant refuse to admit that no one is more than the other. They refuse to share ideas with someone that has different wiews, or is from a different culture. Also jealousy could be a cause because some people envy others and cannot understand the concept of being equally human, and treated. The ones that do not understand will tend too have power over the weak ones and they will just bent their knees in front of them and will not fight back. Segregation is caused by racial actions such as hatred words or actions. This will eventually all lead to a separation, which is segregation.

Leave Your Cell Phone at the Classroo...

Leave Your Cell Phone at the Classroom Door

What is the difference between assimilating and giving in in to a new society?
I think that the difference is  that assimilating people try to understand the and adapt to the the new culture and in giving in to a new society people just pretend of change their original culture. People who assimilate understand the concept of the new society and they get use to the new idea. People who give in, they just make themselves fit into the new society they are the ones who could not get use tho the idea, the ones who were unable to assimilate the new society.

What is the Digital Culture?

I look at the question and I am still not sure what the answer should be, since I think I have no clue about what the digital culture really is. I admit that I am not a big fan of computers and the internet. Whenever I use any of them I do it because I have to do it, not because I feel like using them. The digital culture to me does not mean much; although I understand that to other people it has priority. The digital culture, meaning computers, iPods, cameras and all electronics have definitely have changed the world. Now if someone wants to take a picture and can just take it and print it as in seconds depending if who want to print it owns a printer. They no longer have to wait days or even hours to have them printed. boom boxes or stereos are now rarely seen because people have switched to iPods and nobody goes to the store to buy CDs they just buy them on the internet from the iTunes store. The internet and computers are what changed the world and made it become more internet depending. People now depend on comoputers at least a big portion of the world's population. Teachers and students depend on the internet and the coputers to get their job done. I personally dislike computers because I tend to feel tired of sitting on a chair with a screen in front of me, but I have to say they that the internet and computers make things easier.