Blog #8

Caring for the Introvert.
Question: Are you and introvert or an extrovert, cite examples to illustrate  your characterization.
I believe I am Both. I am someone that loves to talk to people and someone that will always be willing to talk about anything. But that does not mean I do not like my peace and quiet. I love peace and quiet, usually, and am relaxed when it is time to be. I can usually do that when I know that all the important duties of the day are taken care of or if I need sometime alone. I like that I am not married or have children yet, even though I am excited to accept it and to have kids when the time is right, because I like not having to be around someone 24/7/365. I am also someone that thinks a lot more than I use to. I use to only be happy when people were around me. I would go to friends houses to play games, I would go visit neighbors and always have a date or two on the weekend. I still usually have a date or two on the weekend, but I am much more reserved than I use to be. I love to figure out problems in my mind and to ponder on things. This helps me to figure out what to do in the future. I want to be more of a reader, I do read but not as much as I want to, and also a better ponderer; in order to figure out more important things for my life.
Sometime time along for me does mean watching clips on facebook or even youtube so I guess i have more to learn.

Blog #7 Cause and Effect

In my experience my appearance effects a lot of people. Some people may see how tall I am and instantly be intimidated by me. They think that I am a bad guy or someone that is going to hurt them at any moment in time. The simple truth is that it is hard for me to ever imagine hurting someone, I do not think that I would intentionally do that. I do not even want to destroy someones confidence by being rude to them. I have also seen how I have thought of people differently because of appearance. You will see someone with a black hoodie on and black pants and people are sometimes instantly afraid that they are a mugger, a gangster, or someone that will do harm. The simple truth could be that they were cold. 

With the example of the 9/11 attacks, the effect is that there are some people that will never look at Muslims the same again. There are people that will not see them as who they are but think of what had happened and think that everyone in their religion will do that. This has made an effect that has changed peoples minds forever. The appearance of some can have a big change on peoples minds, but it doesn't mean that it should be that way. We can learn to not look at the appearance and judge or judge from the little bit of knowledge that we have but for some it may take time to learn. 

Blog Post #5 Writing in your Journal, from Shoot To Kill

Question: Do you think that the families of Columbine victims should sue Jefferson County? Give the reasons for your view in a page or so.

I do not think that the families of Columbine should sue Jefferson County. The policemen of that town were doing everything that they were taught to do in that situation. They were taught to be as safe as possible and to not put any other people in danger, whether it be the students, terrorist/people shooting, or even themselves. That was the first time that something like that had happened to any school and it was a learning experience. That doesn't mean that it is okay for that to happen, but with it being the first case there was no reason to prepare for it. 

I firmly believe that if the officers would have known that something like that would have happened that they would have changed how they acted. They would have saved lives and help a lot more people. I cannot see anyone going there and not acting when they should. I know I would have if i was there and knew what was going on. The parents may be sad but not even the parents thought that that would happen to their students. 

Blog # 2

I enjoyed Chapters 4 and 5, it seemed like a way for me to better my writing or give good criticism in a constructive way. The examples of Paraphrasing, Summary, and quotation are good ways for me to respond to questions or explain to someone what the reading was about. I also liked the questions on page 99, Would I recommend it to others? why or why not? which features help the writer achieve their goal? What features hinder its progress? And there were more.
In chapter 5 it explains how to have better descriptions and how they effect your writing. It explains how to improve your descriptions and that they can either be the primary pattern or the secondary pattern in order for you the achieve your writing purpose. I learned what the dominant expression was and I have never thought of it like that even though it is kind of obvious. That we should write only the details that add to the impression we are trying to make, have it focused.
I learned a lot from these chapters, I guess the thing that they could have added was a few examples of how not to do it just to make sure that it was clarified.

Blog #6 Compare and Contrast

This article was a lot different then I originally thought it would be. I did not think that it would be about the Spaniard influence on the Hispanics in this part of the world. The differences that I knew of before were just what I have seen growing up and from an LDS mission. 

I have seen how many Hispanics, mostly from Mexico and from Central America, were would come to the United states for a better opportunity, would come too have a better future and help those they loved in their home country. I noticed that they were generally are more passionate and firm in their way of life then the Americans that I know. The ones I knew were very hard workers, and would rarely be home because of it. 

The essay spoke of the Spaniards and how their culture was when they first came to the Americas. It basically saying that the anglos would come here and till their own land, use their horses to work and were in a humble state. The Spaniards would never till their own land, they would pay Native Americans to do it. They also would only use their horses to ride, never to work because they liked the height and the feel of superiority. These circumstances could be because when the Anglos first came to America from their home lands, they were here for freedom and personal rights, and were ready to work hard on that land. It seems to me that the Spaniards first came here for conquest, for Gold and for glory. They worked hard but the different mind set made things a lot different.

In general in my experience I have seen it kind of backwards from this article, speaking of today and our age. I am only referring too the Americans and the Mexican/Central American populations. But there are still things in this article that I have seen and not thought of before. Such as there being no way to apologize in Spanish. I always thought that was weird but I now understand why it is that way. 

This has changed my view of the Hispanic Culture and Anglo culture. Now I will have to observe this for myself and see if i agree with the reading. 

Blog Post # 4

Question #1: I think that Lazarus means that they are not wanted any wear they are and that many people wish that they would just go away and never comeback. He feels that they are treated like rats you could say. I believe that in many instances that this is right, there are many people that are homeless that are treated badly. There are also many people that are homeless that have been treated well, but more often they are treated  unfairly. I do not think that it is this way all the time, but it does happen.

Question #2: A- I have a fear of heights and it is a fear I've had for a while but didn't every talk about until recently. When I am near a rail, or a cliff or something that is high with little to nothing between me and the edge of it, I feel uncertainty and no confidence. I feel the fear that I will not have the ability to control what would happen if I came close to the edge; that someone might push me off or that I might fall on accident. 

It started with a dream, I went to sea world with my family in this dream and I fell over the side and was holding onto a rail that went into a shark tank. I then fell in. I then would repeat this dream many times. 

B- A group of people that I have seen treated differently are the Hispanics. While I served an LDS Mission, I would hear a bunch of raciest jokes from the southerners near by. I would also hear about how they were not treated very well in their jobs. A Mexican once said to me that his boss would not pay them for the work they did, and that he was raciest.   

C- I have seen how many people we consider to be "Goths" are looked down upon. I have a few friends that are Goths and have been treated like outsiders. They were never invited to big parties, they rarely went to dances, and were on their own side not surrounded by many people when they were. I remember one girl that would tell jokes to me all the time in my history class senior year, and was a very nice person, was considered a Goth but was never seen at any dances and I never saw here with anyone else who was not a Goth. She was considered the weird one in our history class. 

Question #4 People remember things that relate to them. For example, if there is a story of someone breaking their arm they can relate it to others who haven't by saying it was like getting a cavity out without medication and ten times worse. A lot of people can relate to cavities and think, wow that must have really heart. It helps the author reach people on a very personal level and helps them understand deeply.
Question #5: Our attitude to the poor in general is that they are lazy people that do not WANT to hold jobs, that do not WANT to be successful, and that they are just scum that we see on the side of the road as we drive. The world would be better without them, many people think and they are not human.
I do not see them in that way, but I have seen them like that before. A friend once told me that it was their fault that they are there, and that they do not deserve any money. From what I have learned is that bad circumstances can happen to anyone and that doesn't make them bad, just unfortunate.

I think that my formal narrative essay will be about when I broke my leg and that's because my life has now taken a 180 degree turn. #3

As I stated in the tittle of this blog, I think that the best event to write about for my formal narrative essay, is when I broke my leg 5 months before I left for an LDS Mission. Before my Mission, right out of High School, I had a Scholarship at the University of Utah to play football; at the offensive linemen position. I had committed to the University of Utah during the last few months of my Jr. year of high school, and I was really excited that this was going to be my future. My brother was at the University of Utah at the time: playing in the Quarter Back position. He really liked the University of Utah, at the time, and was very excited that I would be playing there.
I left for the Mission Field March 28th 2012, but months before, while I was working at Pier 49 Pizza in Springville Utah, I was invited by my coworkers to go to the newly open Lowe's Extreme Air Sports: which was an Olympic gym in Provo on 100 south. We went and had a great time doing flips, rolls, and many other fun stunts.
At about 5-10 Min before we were about to leave we decided to play a game called Gladiator, where someone would run through an obstacle course while others would hit them with foam pads trying to stop them from getting to the end of the course while staying on the runway. I was elected to be the first one to go and as was running through the course when I landed hard on my left leg and snapped both my Tibia and Fibula bones in half, just barely below half way down my calf: it was a compound fracture and had pierced the skin. I had surgery the next day and they had placed a Titanium Rod and two screws in my leg. My family and I are very dedicated to sports and the thought that I could not play sports, that I might lose my scholarship, or that I may not be very active at all devastated me.
My religious beliefs were the biggest support in this time of hardship,  My family and friends were also always there to help me whenever I needed them, but after I had served a full two year mission, which was very hard having had another surgery in the Missionary Training Center and not being able to excessive well nearly the entire time, I returned to find that my scholarship that I had had was taken away. Knowing that this was part of a higher plan was one of the best ways for me to cope with what had happened, and I have been able to see what should truly to my future my family. I have been able to see what can and will make me and others happy: even though it is not at times a sport or game that we play.
I have now learned from that experience that I can overcome obstacles. I am not playing football or basketball, at least on the collegiate level, but I am able to run, jump, swim and do all that I could before, and more, and I am very excited for what the future holds in store for me and my family. I was able to learn what truly was important to me and that playing football at that level wasn't something that I wanted. I know now that if someone like me, who has never considered themselves as a strong person, can overcome what had happened anyone can. I was someone whose whole life was dedicated to sports, and now I did not have that focus, but I know that my future is brighter then ever and that the trials will be worth the success that will be reached ahead.