1) Describe how winning the spelling we is important to one person.
It is important to Angela to win the Spelling Bee because she wants to see all the risk and effort her dad has been through payes off.
2) five new words I didn't know how to spell:
Meability
Sardion
Discoteque
Mattock
Wheedle
Tuesday, December 11, 2012
Monday, December 10, 2012
Wednesday, November 7, 2012
School Promoted Unfairness
A long, long time ago, when I was in primary school, I was able to go to the Bookstore with 2000 pesos and be able to buy anything. Those were the good old days when prices were low and stayed the same. It is a shame that they have increased a lot in the last few years.
For example, pizza. I remember that it cost 1000 pesos, and today it is 2500 more or less. I mean, not even an oil barrel increases that much in such short time. That is an absurd inflation that must be stopped.
The Bookstore is a place where many students buy their snacks (a vital energy source for learning minds). It is unfair that some of them have to pass hunger just because the Bookstore prices are TOO DAMN HIGH! To fight it, I propose a boycott of all the Bookstore's products until they start to lower their prices.
Although it may seem like a lot, that is not the only problem that the Bookstore has. It lacks two major things that every store must have: organization and space. It is an extremely small area in which students struggle to enter and leave. This is really interesting because the bookstore wins a lot o money, and it seems that they don't use it for a good cause. They should expand their space and offer a greater variety of products.
It should also be much more organized. I mean a metal concert is more organized than that store. There is serious pushing and shoving occurring within its walls, and in a space that small (around 6 square meters) more than 15 people risk their lives.
There is one more thing I should say that really gets me angry about the Bookstore. The ladies in it sometimes ignore you! Last week, I went to buy a donut (which is also really expensive) and I asked the lady respectfully if she could bring me one. She was just there standing there counting the money of other students who got ripped off. It is a complete lack of respect to the customer to be ignored. It was after this that I got the idea of a boycott. So that they also learn to be ignored and see how they like it.
It is because of all these reasons that I propose the boycott. It will make the Bookstore realize that they are not the only ones that influence decisions, that they cannot rip us off every time we buy a piece of candy, that we have a voice! So join the boycott and make a change.
For example, pizza. I remember that it cost 1000 pesos, and today it is 2500 more or less. I mean, not even an oil barrel increases that much in such short time. That is an absurd inflation that must be stopped.
The Bookstore is a place where many students buy their snacks (a vital energy source for learning minds). It is unfair that some of them have to pass hunger just because the Bookstore prices are TOO DAMN HIGH! To fight it, I propose a boycott of all the Bookstore's products until they start to lower their prices.
Although it may seem like a lot, that is not the only problem that the Bookstore has. It lacks two major things that every store must have: organization and space. It is an extremely small area in which students struggle to enter and leave. This is really interesting because the bookstore wins a lot o money, and it seems that they don't use it for a good cause. They should expand their space and offer a greater variety of products.
It should also be much more organized. I mean a metal concert is more organized than that store. There is serious pushing and shoving occurring within its walls, and in a space that small (around 6 square meters) more than 15 people risk their lives.
There is one more thing I should say that really gets me angry about the Bookstore. The ladies in it sometimes ignore you! Last week, I went to buy a donut (which is also really expensive) and I asked the lady respectfully if she could bring me one. She was just there standing there counting the money of other students who got ripped off. It is a complete lack of respect to the customer to be ignored. It was after this that I got the idea of a boycott. So that they also learn to be ignored and see how they like it.
It is because of all these reasons that I propose the boycott. It will make the Bookstore realize that they are not the only ones that influence decisions, that they cannot rip us off every time we buy a piece of candy, that we have a voice! So join the boycott and make a change.
Thursday, November 1, 2012
Get Ripped Off or Die of Hunger?
A long, long time ago, when I was in Primary School, I was able to go to the Bookstore with 2000 pesos and be able to buy anything. Those were the good old days when prices were low and stayed the same. It is a shame that they have increased a lot in the last few years.
For example, pizza. I remember that it cost 1000 pesos, and today it is 2500 more or less. I mean, not even an oil barrel increases that much in such short time. That is an absurd hyperinflation that must be stopped.
The Bookstore is a place where many students buy their snacks (a vital energy source for learning minds). It is unfair that some of them have to pass hunger just because the Bookstore prices are TOO DAMN HIGH! To fight it, I propose a boycott of all the Bookstore's products until they start to lower their prices.
Although it may seem like a lot, that is not the only problem that the Bookstore has. It lacks two major things that every store must have: organization and space. It is an extremely small area in which students struggle to enter and leave. This is really interesting because the bookstore wins a lot o money, and it seems that they don't use it for a good cause. They should expand their space and offer a greater variety of products.
It should also be much more organized. I mean a metal concert is more organized than that store. There is serious pushing and shoving occurring within its walls, and in a space that small (around 6 square meters) more than 15 people risk their lives.
There is one more thing I should say that really gets me angry about the Bookstore. The ladies in it sometimes ignore you! Last week, I went to buy a donut (which is also really expensive) and I asked the lady respectfully if she could bring me one. She was just there standing there counting the money of other students who got ripped off. It is a complete lack of respect to the customer to be ignored. It was after this that I got the idea of a boycott. So that they also learn to be ignored and see how they like it.
It is because of all these reasons that I propose the boycott. It will make the Bookstore realize that they are not the only ones that influence decisions, that they cannot rip us off every time we buy a piece of candy, that we have a voice! So join the boycott and make a change.
Tuesday, October 23, 2012
Bookstore Prices
A long, long time ago, when I was in Primary School, I was able to go to the Bookstore with 2000 pesos and be able to buy anything. Those were the good old days when prices were low and stayed the same. It is a shame that they have increased a lot in the last few years.
For example, pizza. I remember that it cost 1000 pesos, and today it is 2500 more or less. I mean, not even an oil barrel increases that much in such short time. That is an absurd hyperinflation that must be stopped.
The Bookstore is a place where many students buy their snacks (a vital energy source for learning minds). It is unfair that some of them have to pass hunger just because the Bookstore prices are TOO DAMN HIGH! To fight it, I propose a boycott of all the Bookstore's products until they start to lower their prices.
Although it may seem like a lot, that is not the only problem that the Bookstore has. It lacks two major things that every store must have: organization and space. It is an extremely small area in which students struggle to enter and leave. This is really interesting because the bookstore wins a lot o money, and it seems that they don't use it for a good cause. They should expand their space and offer a greater variety of products.
It should also be much more organized. I mean a metal concert is more organized than that store. There is serious pushing and shoving occurring within its walls, and in a space that small (around 6 square meters) more than 15 people risk their lives.
It is because of all these reasons that I propose the boycott. It will make the Bookstore realize that they are not the only ones that influence decisions, that they cannot rip us off every time we buy a piece of candy, that we have a voice! So join the boycott and make a change.
Sunday, October 21, 2012
Racist Universities?
I recently read the article Why race matters in school admissions by two very important people in the college industry. They are both deans from very important Ivy League schools. Martha L. Minow is from Harvard, and Robert Post is from Yale. They were expressing their feelings about a situation they had with the Supreme Court, who was demanding them to ignore race when admitting students into their universities. After reading their arguments, I am obliged to agree with them.
They started the article explaining how they accept students. "We admit students to accomplish two goals: to get the best possible students and to assemble the best possible class."- fourth paragraph. This basically tells us that they want a student group that has various points of view and that work together to achieve a higher level of education and understanding of the world. I absolutely agree with them in that matter because I believe that diversity is very important in student groups, especially in law schools where students are taught to cooperate with different ethnic groups.
Throughout the article, the authors express their arguments against the Supreme Court as they explain that the circumstances of an applicant's life affect their character, which is an important part of the apllication process. Most of the time this is directly connected to the person's race. If universities start ignoring race in applications, they might not accept the best class possible. As the authors said, it "...would be a tragedy for legal education and for higher education generally."
For example, some students have recommendations in which it is expressed how they have surpassed obstacles in their life. These proofs of character are often attached to the person's race. "Essays and letters of recommendation are critical components of the application process at law schools." Without them, colleges will never truly know the people they are admitting.
It is because of these reasons that I think race is very important in college aplications.
They started the article explaining how they accept students. "We admit students to accomplish two goals: to get the best possible students and to assemble the best possible class."- fourth paragraph. This basically tells us that they want a student group that has various points of view and that work together to achieve a higher level of education and understanding of the world. I absolutely agree with them in that matter because I believe that diversity is very important in student groups, especially in law schools where students are taught to cooperate with different ethnic groups.
Throughout the article, the authors express their arguments against the Supreme Court as they explain that the circumstances of an applicant's life affect their character, which is an important part of the apllication process. Most of the time this is directly connected to the person's race. If universities start ignoring race in applications, they might not accept the best class possible. As the authors said, it "...would be a tragedy for legal education and for higher education generally."
For example, some students have recommendations in which it is expressed how they have surpassed obstacles in their life. These proofs of character are often attached to the person's race. "Essays and letters of recommendation are critical components of the application process at law schools." Without them, colleges will never truly know the people they are admitting.
It is because of these reasons that I think race is very important in college aplications.
Tuesday, September 4, 2012
Analyzing Ancient Texts
Tablets IX and X of the Epic of Gilgamesh
What happens in tablets nine and ten of Gilgamesh is that, after Enkidu dies, Gilgamesh goes into deep sorrow and grief. Everyone in Mesopotamia mourns his lost friend, and the King of Uruk orderes a great statue to be made in honor to his fallen friend. "Gilgamesh called together the makers of statues, lapidaries, forgers, workers in copper and gold, and commanded that there be made a statue of him, of Enkidu the companion, to honor his deeds."-pgs 46-47 (this is actually the tablet eight).
I can relate this to the movie Extremely Loud but Incredibly Close because the kid makes a room in honor of his lost dad. The kid also cries a lot and blames himself for the death of his father. It is like the feeling Gilgamesh is feeling about Enkidu's death.
Lost in grief, he wandered into the wilderness and asks himself if he should die too. "Enkidu has died. Must I die too? Must Gilgamesh be like that?"- page 48. He is afraid of death so he decides to make a journey to see Utnapishtim, who is the only mortal granted immortality by the gods.
It is evident that he is afraid of death. He decides he will not die, so that is why he chose to seek immortality. However, in his journey he prays to the gods so that they protect him from danger. "'Hear my prayer and save me as I enter into the passes where there are lions!'"-pg 49.
He arrives at Mashu, a twin headed mountain guarded by twin scorpions. Again, Gilgamesh is terrorized. Nevertheless, he continues with his journey. He walks twelve hours straight in complete darkness, companionless. Then he emerges into the sunlight and sees a magnificent garden and the ocean. "He emerged from the mountain into a wonderful garden. Gilgamesh looked at the garden and wondered at it. The fruit and foliage of the trees were all the colors of the jewels of the world, carnelian and lapis lazuli, jasper, rubies, agate, and hematite, emerald, and all the other gems the earth has yielded for the delight and pleasure of kings. And beyond the garden Gilgamesh saw the sea."-pg 53
In the seashore, he walks towards a tabern where Siduri, the bartender, doesn't let him in. She doesn't believe that he is Gilgamesh because he is full of dirt and rags. This reminds me of Ulysses in the Odyssey because when he finally came home after his long journey nobody recognized him since he looked like a peasant.
Gilgamesh asks her where Utnapishtim is, that he will cross oceans to get to where he is. "'If I must cross the sea, I will cross the sea'"-pg 57. Siduri tells him that the boatman Urshanabi is the only one that knows where Utnapishtim lies. Gilgamesh goes to find the boatman and kills the Stone Things. Then he builds a raft with 120 poles and sets to sea with the boatman. They reached a part where they couldn't touch the water, so he broke all poles and they had to set sail.
Utnapishtim watches the boat come, and he doesn't know who is with Urshanabi. Gilgamesh tells him his intentions, even though he did not know he was talking to Utnapisthim. Utnapishtim tells Gilgamesh that everething has a beginning and an end: contracts, hatred, friendship, and life. That is how the tablet ended.
What happens in tablets nine and ten of Gilgamesh is that, after Enkidu dies, Gilgamesh goes into deep sorrow and grief. Everyone in Mesopotamia mourns his lost friend, and the King of Uruk orderes a great statue to be made in honor to his fallen friend. "Gilgamesh called together the makers of statues, lapidaries, forgers, workers in copper and gold, and commanded that there be made a statue of him, of Enkidu the companion, to honor his deeds."-pgs 46-47 (this is actually the tablet eight).
I can relate this to the movie Extremely Loud but Incredibly Close because the kid makes a room in honor of his lost dad. The kid also cries a lot and blames himself for the death of his father. It is like the feeling Gilgamesh is feeling about Enkidu's death.
Lost in grief, he wandered into the wilderness and asks himself if he should die too. "Enkidu has died. Must I die too? Must Gilgamesh be like that?"- page 48. He is afraid of death so he decides to make a journey to see Utnapishtim, who is the only mortal granted immortality by the gods.
It is evident that he is afraid of death. He decides he will not die, so that is why he chose to seek immortality. However, in his journey he prays to the gods so that they protect him from danger. "'Hear my prayer and save me as I enter into the passes where there are lions!'"-pg 49.
He arrives at Mashu, a twin headed mountain guarded by twin scorpions. Again, Gilgamesh is terrorized. Nevertheless, he continues with his journey. He walks twelve hours straight in complete darkness, companionless. Then he emerges into the sunlight and sees a magnificent garden and the ocean. "He emerged from the mountain into a wonderful garden. Gilgamesh looked at the garden and wondered at it. The fruit and foliage of the trees were all the colors of the jewels of the world, carnelian and lapis lazuli, jasper, rubies, agate, and hematite, emerald, and all the other gems the earth has yielded for the delight and pleasure of kings. And beyond the garden Gilgamesh saw the sea."-pg 53
In the seashore, he walks towards a tabern where Siduri, the bartender, doesn't let him in. She doesn't believe that he is Gilgamesh because he is full of dirt and rags. This reminds me of Ulysses in the Odyssey because when he finally came home after his long journey nobody recognized him since he looked like a peasant.
Gilgamesh asks her where Utnapishtim is, that he will cross oceans to get to where he is. "'If I must cross the sea, I will cross the sea'"-pg 57. Siduri tells him that the boatman Urshanabi is the only one that knows where Utnapishtim lies. Gilgamesh goes to find the boatman and kills the Stone Things. Then he builds a raft with 120 poles and sets to sea with the boatman. They reached a part where they couldn't touch the water, so he broke all poles and they had to set sail.
Utnapishtim watches the boat come, and he doesn't know who is with Urshanabi. Gilgamesh tells him his intentions, even though he did not know he was talking to Utnapisthim. Utnapishtim tells Gilgamesh that everething has a beginning and an end: contracts, hatred, friendship, and life. That is how the tablet ended.
Tuesday, August 28, 2012
Reading Blog: Tablets IV and V Gilgamesh
Actually, being human kind's most ancient writing, The Epic of Gilgamesh is not really that bad. I thought that it was going to be boring, difficult to understand, and simple. My expectations were wrong...
When reading tablets four and five, I made a connection to Paulo Coelho's book The Alchemist since it talked about dreams and signs of the gods. Enkidu described the dreams as fortunate. I made the connection to The Alchemist because in the book it talks a lot about omens and signs from nature.
I also made a connection to a movie. When I read that Huwuwa was the demon of the forest, I automatically thought of Dr. Seuss's Lorax. I know it is a rather curious connection, since Huwuwa is an evil demon and the Lorax is the protector of the forest, but nevertheless, I thought about him.
In Gilgamesh, the gods decide the fate of the humans. Since for my spanish class I have been reading the Iliad, I had to make the connection. In Homer's extensive poem, the Olympian gods decide the fate of the war of Troy. In this book however, Enkidu and Gilgamesh's fate is decided by Shamash, who attacks Huwuwa by sending his thirteen winds.
So far I have liked this book. And I congratulate Gilgamesh for writing this epic tale (yes, he wrote his own Epic). I actually never thought that this ancient writing would be so interesting.
When reading tablets four and five, I made a connection to Paulo Coelho's book The Alchemist since it talked about dreams and signs of the gods. Enkidu described the dreams as fortunate. I made the connection to The Alchemist because in the book it talks a lot about omens and signs from nature.
I also made a connection to a movie. When I read that Huwuwa was the demon of the forest, I automatically thought of Dr. Seuss's Lorax. I know it is a rather curious connection, since Huwuwa is an evil demon and the Lorax is the protector of the forest, but nevertheless, I thought about him.
In Gilgamesh, the gods decide the fate of the humans. Since for my spanish class I have been reading the Iliad, I had to make the connection. In Homer's extensive poem, the Olympian gods decide the fate of the war of Troy. In this book however, Enkidu and Gilgamesh's fate is decided by Shamash, who attacks Huwuwa by sending his thirteen winds.
So far I have liked this book. And I congratulate Gilgamesh for writing this epic tale (yes, he wrote his own Epic). I actually never thought that this ancient writing would be so interesting.
Wednesday, August 22, 2012
Photo Inference
Grand Canyon photo
1: Once in history, water flowed through the area.
2: The temperatures should be very high there.
3: Few wildlife can be found in the area.
1: Once in history, water flowed through the area.
2: The temperatures should be very high there.
3: Few wildlife can be found in the area.
Sunday, August 19, 2012
Subscribe to:
Comments (Atom)