How do people come of age in different parts of the world? How do our surrounding and upbringing influence this?
Our surroundings affect our point of views on the world. How we look at it. What we think about it. Who lives on it. By who, I'm not talking about their gender or race, but more of their personality and how they act. Of course race can act as a part of how you view the world. Growing up, however may change it. As a kid, you may feel limited to one place. You're too young to travel outside, especially alone, so you're stuck in the same neighborhood with the same people. Each neighborhood is different. What I've noticed is that, people who are alike tends to live near each other. Growing up has made me realize, there are others out there that are way different than me. Others that think completely than me. Depending on your surroundings, you might grow up to be a brave kid who always fights for yourself, or someone who completely depends on others. Growing up, that might change, or it may stay the same. That's the thing about growing up. You never know what you will end up like because your thoughts are always changing. Your views are always changing when you discover something new.
Thursday, May 26, 2011
Tuesday, May 24, 2011
A Catcher in the Rye by J.D. Salinger
Growing up is basically what most kids, especially teenagers dream of doing. They wish for freedom and independence. However, they also get things they don't want such as responsibilities. Growing up, would mean going through changes. Doesn't have to be physical, but anything really. For some people, growing up isn't easy at all. Having to go through the pain and obstacles in growing up is very hard. The Catcher in the Rye by J.D. Salinger, shows the readers the pain in growing up. This book shows how Holden views the world, and let's just say it's not so pretty.
Wanting to grow up is like wanting to change. You don't like something about yourself, and suddenly wanting to get rid of it. You want a change in your life, because of whatever happened in the past possibly. Lots of people feel that way. I definitely feel that way. Holden on the other hand, "the first thing you'll probably want to know is where I was born, and what my lousy childhood was like." Now does that sound like he was happy back then? I'm not saying he's happy now, but there are certain moments in the past that you just want to forget.
In the beginning, Holden Caulfield shows that he is a very bitter person. It shows that he is troubled, and needs help. It seems like he hates his life. It seems like he wants to forget what happened in the past.
Holden is not the most appropriate person... the way he talks, it sounds like he's never proud of anything. Which reminds me, I'm not referring to emo people, or naming anyone, but haven't you walked down the street and see someone that looks really depressed, always cursing, and not caring about the world? "They were these little hard, dry jobs that you could hardly even cut." This quote shows that, he's always finding something to complain about. I'm not saying that he does, but it seems like he gets pleasure from looking down at everything surrounding him. Not only that, but I've also noticed he tends to say damn a lot.
As you're growing up, you realize new things you want to do in life, and new thing you don't want to do in life. You have new goals, yet you have things you want to avoid doing. Holden dropped out of school, and doesn't want to go back, thinking everything there is phony. He thinks EVERYTHING AND EVERYONE is phony. Now looking at that, aren't there times in your lives where you look at a person and go "wow, they are so fake"? To me, it seems like Holden does that at everything he sees. "All those Ivy League bastards look alike. My father wants me to go to Yale, or maybe Princeton, but I swear, I wouldn't go to one of those Ivy League colleges if i was dying for God's sake." He's having a hard time getting along with people. He's having a hard time "fitting in", which is what a lot of people try to do growing up. He seems like one of those who just gave up on life thinking there's no point of living.
I agree with Holden, and his views of the world. Certain times in my life, I just want to give up. I didn't want to live because everyone out there is phony, and will just keep messing with me. You can call it bulling, annoying or whatever. They're doing something I don't like, but to them I'm probably doing something they don't like. Even though I do agree with him, it is not 100%. Not everything is phony to me, and I believe there's a purpose of life. Growing up isn't easy nor fast. There are things that will change your mind about the world. You'll discover many things even if you don't want to.
Wanting to grow up is like wanting to change. You don't like something about yourself, and suddenly wanting to get rid of it. You want a change in your life, because of whatever happened in the past possibly. Lots of people feel that way. I definitely feel that way. Holden on the other hand, "the first thing you'll probably want to know is where I was born, and what my lousy childhood was like." Now does that sound like he was happy back then? I'm not saying he's happy now, but there are certain moments in the past that you just want to forget.
In the beginning, Holden Caulfield shows that he is a very bitter person. It shows that he is troubled, and needs help. It seems like he hates his life. It seems like he wants to forget what happened in the past.
Holden is not the most appropriate person... the way he talks, it sounds like he's never proud of anything. Which reminds me, I'm not referring to emo people, or naming anyone, but haven't you walked down the street and see someone that looks really depressed, always cursing, and not caring about the world? "They were these little hard, dry jobs that you could hardly even cut." This quote shows that, he's always finding something to complain about. I'm not saying that he does, but it seems like he gets pleasure from looking down at everything surrounding him. Not only that, but I've also noticed he tends to say damn a lot.
As you're growing up, you realize new things you want to do in life, and new thing you don't want to do in life. You have new goals, yet you have things you want to avoid doing. Holden dropped out of school, and doesn't want to go back, thinking everything there is phony. He thinks EVERYTHING AND EVERYONE is phony. Now looking at that, aren't there times in your lives where you look at a person and go "wow, they are so fake"? To me, it seems like Holden does that at everything he sees. "All those Ivy League bastards look alike. My father wants me to go to Yale, or maybe Princeton, but I swear, I wouldn't go to one of those Ivy League colleges if i was dying for God's sake." He's having a hard time getting along with people. He's having a hard time "fitting in", which is what a lot of people try to do growing up. He seems like one of those who just gave up on life thinking there's no point of living.
I agree with Holden, and his views of the world. Certain times in my life, I just want to give up. I didn't want to live because everyone out there is phony, and will just keep messing with me. You can call it bulling, annoying or whatever. They're doing something I don't like, but to them I'm probably doing something they don't like. Even though I do agree with him, it is not 100%. Not everything is phony to me, and I believe there's a purpose of life. Growing up isn't easy nor fast. There are things that will change your mind about the world. You'll discover many things even if you don't want to.
Wednesday, May 18, 2011
Coming of Age
Object - Picture
As a little kid, before my father moved to New York, my family and I would always go on vacation every few weeks. I enjoyed my life as a kid and didn't want to grow up. I can't say that I NEVER wanted to grow up because certain times in our lines we wish to be what we are not. Anyways, looking back at this picture, it reminds me of the good old days when my brother and I were like 2 peas in a pod. I loved him very much, more than I do now. It hurts to think about how often we would argue now that we have "grown up". I would always follow him around, play with him, watch all his favorite TV shows, and share each other's food. Now, it seems almost impossible. Without my brother, I don't know what I would of ended up like.
Object - my hair ^^
In Thailand, and most Asian countries, kids were not allowed to dye their hair, except if possibly international schools. some countries didn't allow you to wear or cut your hair certain ways. In fact, its not even just kids, but pretty much anyone who's still in school, not counting college. Apparently Thailand was one of those countries. My hair was my natural color, and it was even bobbed. Now that I moved to America, a country with so many freedoms, I feel like i was raised a little differently than I was "supposed" to. To me, changing my hair is not a way of rebelling against my parents, but more of enjoying my new freedom. Do what I wasn't to do, considering I never know when I will be forced to dye it back. Not only that, but I feel that, as an Asian, it is necessary to dye my hair. JUST SAYING. It's who I am. I am willing to go through all of the pain of dumping chemicals on my head just because I want to.
As a little kid, before my father moved to New York, my family and I would always go on vacation every few weeks. I enjoyed my life as a kid and didn't want to grow up. I can't say that I NEVER wanted to grow up because certain times in our lines we wish to be what we are not. Anyways, looking back at this picture, it reminds me of the good old days when my brother and I were like 2 peas in a pod. I loved him very much, more than I do now. It hurts to think about how often we would argue now that we have "grown up". I would always follow him around, play with him, watch all his favorite TV shows, and share each other's food. Now, it seems almost impossible. Without my brother, I don't know what I would of ended up like.
Object - my hair ^^
In Thailand, and most Asian countries, kids were not allowed to dye their hair, except if possibly international schools. some countries didn't allow you to wear or cut your hair certain ways. In fact, its not even just kids, but pretty much anyone who's still in school, not counting college. Apparently Thailand was one of those countries. My hair was my natural color, and it was even bobbed. Now that I moved to America, a country with so many freedoms, I feel like i was raised a little differently than I was "supposed" to. To me, changing my hair is not a way of rebelling against my parents, but more of enjoying my new freedom. Do what I wasn't to do, considering I never know when I will be forced to dye it back. Not only that, but I feel that, as an Asian, it is necessary to dye my hair. JUST SAYING. It's who I am. I am willing to go through all of the pain of dumping chemicals on my head just because I want to.
Tuesday, April 26, 2011
Final Response to Lord of The Flies
The book took place during the nuclear war in England. The airplane exploded and crashed into the island leaving the boys between the ages of 6 to 12 with no adult supervision. They figured out if they want to live, they have to form their own civilization similar to the old one. Ralph was elected as leader because the boys thought he was a natural leader and he is the oldest one of all. Knowing that they want to be rescued, Ralph thought that they need to set a signal fire on the island. In order to do that, the boys used Piggy's glasses to light the fire up. Ralph then chose Jack to be in charge of the biguns (boys between ages of 10 and 12), and the group is to provide meat for everyone. Lord of the Flies was written by Golding's consideration of human evil causes, effects, and manifestations of evil.
Jack is a good example of how easily human can turn into evil. He started out as a leader of a group then he turned into a dictator leading the boys into doing bad things. What changed him was when they humiliated Jack after running down from the mountain after seeing the beast. He then runs off into the jungle and tells the boy who wishes to join him can come. The biguns snuck away from Ralph's group and joined Jack's. After Simon discovered out the truth about the beast and did not get a chance to tell the rest of the group, Jack's followers beat him up to death thinking they were playing a game of "hunting a pig." At the end of the book, Jack decided to get revenge on Ralph because he did not like Ralph and wanted complete control over the boys. He decided to burn the island and Navel Officer came to rescue them because after seeing the disaster of the island.
I feel that the conflict of this book can happen to our modern world. It happened in World War II, when Hitler decided to take control over Europe because of his desire for power like Jack did in the book. It's pretty terrifying, and I could never live if anything like this happened to me. In fact, this book is horrifying. It explains everything that is going on in the world, even today. I'm scared. Yes, a book made me scared, and not because the "beast" in the book. Mankind will do anything for power. They become blind once they see how much power exists in the world, and they are willing to do anything for it. Once this happens, prepare for tragedy and destruction. It will happen.
After reading this, I realized how easy it is for things to get messed up. Really anything, if you make the wrong choice, or do something bad, even if it's small, things will get ruined. Once a fight happens, especially between ones with power, I won't be surprise if it ends as an apocalypse. This book taught me what's really going on in the real world.
Wednesday, March 23, 2011
2nd Draft of Response to Lord of the Flies
The book took place during the nuclear war in England. The airplane exploded and crash into the island leaving the boys between the ages of 6 to 12 with no adult supervision. They figured out if they want to live, they have to form their own civilization similar to the old one.
Ralph was elected as leader because the boys think he was a natural leader and he is the oldest one of all. Knowing that they want to be rescued, Ralph thought that they need to set a singal fire on the island. The boys use Piggy's glasses to light the fire up. Ralph choosed Jack to be in charge of the biguns (boys between ages of 10 and 12), his group is to provide meet for everyone.
Lord of the Flies was written by Golding's consideration of human evil causes, effects, and manifestations of evil. Jack is a good example of how easily human can turn into evil. He started out as a leader of a group then he turned into a dictator leading the boys into doing bad things. What changes him is when they humilate Jack after running down from the mountain after seeing the beast. He then run off into the jungle and ask the boy who wishes to join him can come. The biguns snuck away from Ralph's group and join Jack. After Simon discover out the truth about the beast and did not get a chance to tell the rest of the group, Jack's followers beat him up to death thinking they were playing a game of "hunting a pig." At the end of the book, Jack decided to get revenge on Ralph because he did not like Ralph and wanted a complete control over the boys. So he decided to burn the island and Navel Officer came to rescue them because after seeing the disaster of the island. The boys realize of what they have done.
I feel that the conflict of this book can happen to our modern world. It happened in World War II, when Hitler dicided to take control over Europe because of his desire for power like Jack did in the book. It's pretty terrifying, and I could never live if anything like this happened to me. In fact, this book is horrifying. It explains everything that is going on in the world, even today. I'm scared. Yes, a book made me scared, and not because the "beast" in the book. Mankind will do anything for power. They become blind once they see how much power exists in the world, and they are willing to do anything for it. Once this happens, prepare for tragedy and destruction. It will happen.
After reading this, I realized how easy it is for things to get messed up. Really anything, if you make the wrong choice, or do something bad, even if its small, things will get ruined. Once a fight happens, especially between ones with power, I won't be suprise if it ends as an apocalypes.
I showed this book to some people, and they found it funny, and that made me think. How is this funny? It's not meant to make you laugh, and when I heard that they thought it was stupid and funny, that was just sad to me. Not that I want to over think this but this book is what taught me a lot of things. It taught me what's really going on in the real world. I wonder what would happen if i end up like that. This book was just so realistic, I will never get it out of my head. NOT THAT IT'S A BAD THING. I actually loved the book.
Ralph was elected as leader because the boys think he was a natural leader and he is the oldest one of all. Knowing that they want to be rescued, Ralph thought that they need to set a singal fire on the island. The boys use Piggy's glasses to light the fire up. Ralph choosed Jack to be in charge of the biguns (boys between ages of 10 and 12), his group is to provide meet for everyone.
Lord of the Flies was written by Golding's consideration of human evil causes, effects, and manifestations of evil. Jack is a good example of how easily human can turn into evil. He started out as a leader of a group then he turned into a dictator leading the boys into doing bad things. What changes him is when they humilate Jack after running down from the mountain after seeing the beast. He then run off into the jungle and ask the boy who wishes to join him can come. The biguns snuck away from Ralph's group and join Jack. After Simon discover out the truth about the beast and did not get a chance to tell the rest of the group, Jack's followers beat him up to death thinking they were playing a game of "hunting a pig." At the end of the book, Jack decided to get revenge on Ralph because he did not like Ralph and wanted a complete control over the boys. So he decided to burn the island and Navel Officer came to rescue them because after seeing the disaster of the island. The boys realize of what they have done.
I feel that the conflict of this book can happen to our modern world. It happened in World War II, when Hitler dicided to take control over Europe because of his desire for power like Jack did in the book. It's pretty terrifying, and I could never live if anything like this happened to me. In fact, this book is horrifying. It explains everything that is going on in the world, even today. I'm scared. Yes, a book made me scared, and not because the "beast" in the book. Mankind will do anything for power. They become blind once they see how much power exists in the world, and they are willing to do anything for it. Once this happens, prepare for tragedy and destruction. It will happen.
After reading this, I realized how easy it is for things to get messed up. Really anything, if you make the wrong choice, or do something bad, even if its small, things will get ruined. Once a fight happens, especially between ones with power, I won't be suprise if it ends as an apocalypes.
I showed this book to some people, and they found it funny, and that made me think. How is this funny? It's not meant to make you laugh, and when I heard that they thought it was stupid and funny, that was just sad to me. Not that I want to over think this but this book is what taught me a lot of things. It taught me what's really going on in the real world. I wonder what would happen if i end up like that. This book was just so realistic, I will never get it out of my head. NOT THAT IT'S A BAD THING. I actually loved the book.
Lord of the Flies
The book took place during the nuclear war in England. The airplane exploded and crash into the island leaving the boys between the ages of 6 to 12 with no adult supervision. They figured out if they want to live, they have to form their own civilization similar to the old one.
Ralph was elected as leader because the boys think he was a natural leader and he is the oldest one of all. Knowing that they want to be rescued, Ralph thought that they need to set a singal fire on the island. The boys use Piggy's glasses to light the fire up. Ralph choosed Jack to be in charge of the biguns (boys between ages of 10 and 12), his group is to provide meet for everyone.
Lord of the Flies was written by Golding's consideration of human evil causes, effects, and manifestations of evil. Jack is a good example of how easily human can turn into evil. He started out as a leader of a group then he turned into a dictator leading the boys into doing bad things. What changes him is when they humilate Jack after running down from the mountain after seeing the beast. He then run off into the jungle and ask the boy who wishes to join him can come. The biguns snuck away from Ralph's group and join Jack. After Simon discover out the truth about the beast and did not get a chance to tell the rest of the group, Jack's followers beat him up to death thinking they were playing a game of "hunting a pig." At the end of the book, Jack decided to get revenge on Ralph because he did not like Ralph and wanted a complete control over the boys. So he decided to burn the island and Navel Officer came to rescue them because after seeing the disaster of the island. The boys realize of what they have done.
I feel that the conflict of this book can happen to our modern world. It happened in World War II, when Hitler dicided to take control over Europe because of his desire for power like Jack did in the book. It's pretty terrifying, and I could never live if anything like this happened to me. I showed this book to some people, and they found it funny, and that made me think. How is this funny? It's not meant to make you laugh, and when I heard that they thought it was stupid and funny, that was just sad to me. Not that I want to over think this but this book is what taught me a lot of things.
Ralph was elected as leader because the boys think he was a natural leader and he is the oldest one of all. Knowing that they want to be rescued, Ralph thought that they need to set a singal fire on the island. The boys use Piggy's glasses to light the fire up. Ralph choosed Jack to be in charge of the biguns (boys between ages of 10 and 12), his group is to provide meet for everyone.
Lord of the Flies was written by Golding's consideration of human evil causes, effects, and manifestations of evil. Jack is a good example of how easily human can turn into evil. He started out as a leader of a group then he turned into a dictator leading the boys into doing bad things. What changes him is when they humilate Jack after running down from the mountain after seeing the beast. He then run off into the jungle and ask the boy who wishes to join him can come. The biguns snuck away from Ralph's group and join Jack. After Simon discover out the truth about the beast and did not get a chance to tell the rest of the group, Jack's followers beat him up to death thinking they were playing a game of "hunting a pig." At the end of the book, Jack decided to get revenge on Ralph because he did not like Ralph and wanted a complete control over the boys. So he decided to burn the island and Navel Officer came to rescue them because after seeing the disaster of the island. The boys realize of what they have done.
I feel that the conflict of this book can happen to our modern world. It happened in World War II, when Hitler dicided to take control over Europe because of his desire for power like Jack did in the book. It's pretty terrifying, and I could never live if anything like this happened to me. I showed this book to some people, and they found it funny, and that made me think. How is this funny? It's not meant to make you laugh, and when I heard that they thought it was stupid and funny, that was just sad to me. Not that I want to over think this but this book is what taught me a lot of things.
Wednesday, February 16, 2011
Blog Responses
The Base of My World
Sarah's blog, is not just a blog. It's not just a bunch of words typed up just for the heck of it. At least it doesn't feel that way. That's what I like about her blog, she's able to convince the reader, show what she feels, and have to reader feel it too. I really enjoyed reading her response on "My Papa's Waltz". Her opinions aren't just opinions, but they have something to support it. Not just something random. I think she puts a lot of work into these responses and the first person I go to for reading blogs is hers.
Jasmine's Blog
1st of all I would like to say that I love her sonnet. It makes me wonder what she was feeling inside when she wrote it. It's really her poems, and even her poetry responses that I really like. Reading her blog, it makes me feel like her responses/poems all have a "theme", that they all somehow relate or connect in one way, which I can't really explain, but I've noticed that with a lot of people. I noticed Jasmine here writes a lot about love, maybe not a lot, but she just does, which makes me wonder.
What Am I Gonna Write
Aaron's blog, one of the 1st blogs I go to if I feel like reading something funny, or to cheer me up (not including funny youtube videos or episodes of whatever). Some people might find his home "out there" and "ridiculous", but I love it. I actually think he's actually a really good poet. His responses, aren't all so serious, but they show meaning.
Sarah's blog, is not just a blog. It's not just a bunch of words typed up just for the heck of it. At least it doesn't feel that way. That's what I like about her blog, she's able to convince the reader, show what she feels, and have to reader feel it too. I really enjoyed reading her response on "My Papa's Waltz". Her opinions aren't just opinions, but they have something to support it. Not just something random. I think she puts a lot of work into these responses and the first person I go to for reading blogs is hers.
Jasmine's Blog
1st of all I would like to say that I love her sonnet. It makes me wonder what she was feeling inside when she wrote it. It's really her poems, and even her poetry responses that I really like. Reading her blog, it makes me feel like her responses/poems all have a "theme", that they all somehow relate or connect in one way, which I can't really explain, but I've noticed that with a lot of people. I noticed Jasmine here writes a lot about love, maybe not a lot, but she just does, which makes me wonder.
What Am I Gonna Write
Aaron's blog, one of the 1st blogs I go to if I feel like reading something funny, or to cheer me up (not including funny youtube videos or episodes of whatever). Some people might find his home "out there" and "ridiculous", but I love it. I actually think he's actually a really good poet. His responses, aren't all so serious, but they show meaning.
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