Grace's English Blog

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 Today in class we had to answer certain questions about our culture. Like certian problems we've faced, In one of the questions it askes goals we have to learn more about our culture and other cultures as well. For this question I wrote that I feel that in food someone can learn a lot about a different culture. With food its a dish that has been availibe for that area for a long time, so in a way theres a story behind every dish. As well as knowing more abouy my culture I wrote down going to central America. To learn about the natives before the spanish came to the land and the United States got involved. As well after going to Central America then visting Spain and learning about the spanish conquistodor. 

 Today in class we were given an assigement where we have to write a poem about our culture. I didn't write much at the beginning of class because I don't know that much of where my parents are from. I would like to encorporate about El salvadors history all I know besides that it was a really dangerous. So Today after school I will ask my mom a bit of SV history to show in my poem. My theme I want it to be how something small can turn into something big and succesful. I know SV has had its many tribulation of problems since spanish conquistoders came to that land. Now having the most best preisdent ever.  

 Today in class we reas another poem by Langston hughes, Harlem. This poem speaks about deferring a dream, putting a dream on hold. This poem was short by analyzing it it does speak about things that go into chasing your "dream" like motivation. How a rasin is once a grape. Then we had to fill out a chart about how we could chase our dream. A plan and as well knowing the obstacles we could come across in this plan. 

 Today in class we had a bellringer on what is means to be an American. I think as well as what it's like to be an American. How many people from other nations don't have that freedom to say that they want like we do. Here in America some poeple can say bad or negative things about the goverment while in other countries they can't. Those citzens get thrown into jail for these things. Then we read a peom by Langston Huges. Let America be America Again, is the title of the poem we are reading in class. It was an intersting poem. In junior year most of the poems I read in school were diffcult, having to analyis over and over. Having obsure emotions and the way the poems were set, and each writer having an odd life. But with this poem I like the way the words were put. There was a part in the poem where it went along the lines of letting America be something it hadn't been yet. Even though it's been some years since Mr.Hughes passed away. I still feel like the United St...

 Today in class we had a Bell ringer about Colin Powell. We watched a short video on him and his accomplishments. Then we had to write about how its important to encourage diversity in a community. I wrote down because it shows how good a society can be in the future. Seeing other people who may not look the same as you I feel like can show you to see beauty in other ethincitys. The kids growing in a diverse community can grow to have good social skills. The other question we had to answer was what type of community we would to settle in, or have our kids grow in. I wrote down in a diverse community what I Just wrote prior. That I would like my children to see the beauty in many different things and aswell for the different types of food there'd be in the area. 

 Today in class we had to read something on CommonLit. We had to read abot the Vietnam war, and how Americans protested. How the United States really got involved because they were scared of the dominos effect. How if there were more countries with communism other countries could get the pressure and change to being communist. I find it really intersting how many of the young man burning the draft cards. Not shocking the part where back then student protested and police officeres would shoot out injurying the students. In the reading we did we also had to answer some questions and do a bit of writing. 

  Today in class we only looked at the bell ringer for today. We had to write what colors for our culture we'll wear next week. I wrote down white and blue since those are the colors of the Salvadoren flag. Condolezza rice how she is a Republican. She was appointed by President Bush to be sercetrary of state. How she was a professor for political science. We saw a mini bio video that was like 2 minutes. She acomplished many good things so far in her life. Then we had to do a T chart of ways someone can be respectful to a culture or not be respectful. Being educated on basically as much someone could be before going to that culture. This would show respect to the costums, the food, the attire. Not being educated will show, people can make faces at the odd food. 

 Today in class we had a bell ringer. For black history month, one bell ringer until the month ends. Today we had one on Denzel Washington. How he one an oscar for best actor of the year in 2001. We had to answer two questions, one was something along the lines of if the world would be better if there wasn't any racism. I don't remember the other question. Although ideal it would nice, but because of how humans are choosing bad there prolly be other problems. Then other classmates went up to present. It's really nice to see other music tastes with the soundtrack project some students did .