English 52, 60, 100
FORMAT:
When you blog, in the Title, write your first and last name as you would as if you are turning in a paper to me. Then you do not have to write my name because I know you are in my class. Write what English class you are in whether it is English 52, 60, 100 and what College.
For example, one would write:
Yue Hayes
English 52
Cerritos College
Post #1
Homelessness
In addition, for the title, pick the topic of discussion, grammar/organization, content, current events, pop culture or literature as a TITLE that we have discussed in class. Write the posts like this: write #1 Post or #2 Post or Post #50, so I can easily keep track of them and how many you write.
Of course, you are welcome to write more than several posts, and in doing so is another form of participation and does count in the participation grade. Perhaps, in class, you may not participate all that much but in the realm of the blogosphere, you can from the comfort of your own home,
- reflect on the day's class discussion or offer up an insight that you found particularly interesting, etc., etc.
- How does it change the way you think or thought before on the subject?
- What actions might you take in the future? Anything is open to interpretation.
Of course, I need not go on and on about being respectful towards your peers' opinions and beliefs. If you disagree with another student's views be discreet about it: Do not say so and so is completely wrong because of this and that. Instead, say, I disagree with so and so and here are the reasons why I do. Go after their evidence and support and do not, I repeat do not attack someone else personally. This is supposed to be a forum for everyone to share their ideas and views.
*I will enforce the blogosphere by either deleting your hard work, making an example out of you here in the realm of the blogosphere or in class* . . .
3,761 comments:
«Oldest ‹Older 1401 – 1600 of 3761 Newer› Newest»Brenda Husman
Eng. 52
Cerritos College
Post 8
The video that we watched in class wednesday really touched me. It's sad how families and even children need to go through the things that they do. Nobody wants a rough life but unfortunately most of us are having a rough time or where having a rough time. It's weird how at first we all kept our sad but truthful stories inside all along, but once everyone strated to open up we all realized that we all are going through same situations. It's hard to forget about something that has hurt us almost our entire lifes. But i am really impressed at how much students in the class want to change and make a difference. That is really impressive. I have seen people going throught things like you guys but have lost hope and it is good to see that through it all you guys still have hope.
gonna lay it out again
I actually went to find a computer as quick as possible just write all that i have to say about today.
Wow, i really do not know where to start I really hope i can remember all the things what was discussed today; i really should of wrote it down. It made a huge impact and brought a lot attention to me.
First thing. About you making fun of me, that was in a way a good deal for me, it initiated concerns about what i'm writing on teh blog and at the most of who i am and what i was trying to avoid. The main ideal for me is to be somewhat of a "man." And when you said something about a man and confidence, that got to me. I was wearing a mask. My output was through words and not my voice. And in a way, i know that's bad, and i appreciated that you picked on me because it is good practice for me. It points things at me directly and that is what i aim for; direct approach is often the best thing.
So i say this Mr. Hsaio, you're doing the right thing. No matter how much i disagree, i say you're doing the right thing and that's one of the highest things that i WILL definitely agree on. And although half the time the conversations and opinions are off from our English, dat is purely what english is about. The concept is through free thinking and truth. What you do is the real deal and you pushed a lot of buttons and that is something that i really do not see any other English Prof/Teacher do. I ask one of my friends about their teacher and all they can say is "oh he teachers stuff and talks about debates, but they didn't have any field trips or anything like that was awe inspiring" You're the first yo (yes i said yo because i feel more comfortable writing this now). It's somewhat "a breakthrough".
Okay and for the the discussion about rich/poor, i really blew it. This really brought an uprising to me because it made me realize myself. However, i disagree that i am like devon. As much of an excuse as it is, i say that i blanked out, or about half as that. In some ways i do know about why rich and poor exists. I know about the harshness of having a big family and the things can happen. But what i didn't know what is what was between what i know. The higher end and the lower end was the only stuff i knew.
Poor < BLANK > RICH. The middle is totally blank to me and today when you asked that question of the whole correlation and understanding of the video and comparing it with what we discuss, i was in shock. I thought i knew it but i didn't. And while i am poor, on medicare, welfare, adn all that stuff, it ashamed me that i had no recognition of the whole situation. I feel rather white-washed myself and forgetting my roots.
But to answer your question, i say there is a gap is because of us. We choose our decisions of rich or poor and i think that's why i totally didn't accept our session becuz i believed it was the work force behind it. But that video, it didn't discuss about jobs, it talked about neighborhoods and impact. What that lady said about the world turning upside down, givign to recieve, i thought of Sacrafice. And i'm not even sure if that's it, but i think to get tot he bottom of things, if we want to change or be something, we have to sacrafice a certain point in our lives. What you said about Hitting Rock Bottom, dat is like sacrafice is it not? To give away totally everythign until we finally see the picture for ourselves, but it doesnt' ahve to be about giving, it could be just losing something (forced sacrafice and donation). But really, i thought i knew everything. Being raised up where i was never getting what i want much, i feel that as of the things i done today, why am i so clueless? What made me this oblivious? It soudns like an excuse but hell, it is what's happening to me. And rather rite now, i feel confused about myself; of all this time, i thought i was thinking outside the box but i think my box has been playing images on me. I thought i had my cape on, but that was just a rag.
But yeah Mr.Hsaio, i need your feedback, is my ideals correct on the rich and the poor? Is it the individual itself that is playing a role or is it the goverment/work/country kind of thing?
This is finally something that i'm amazed that, i am finally lighting. I think to mysefl that i faced this conflict too long ago that i forgot what it was like. And everythign to me was just a blur. The poor is the poor and the rich is the rich, dat's what i had in mind but i think there is a deeper meaning that has to be interpreted. It's not just the hispanics, the asians go through the same concept as well.
I'll be honest, i dont' like attending the class, but when i walk through those doors, i feel somewhat i can belong, i feel i'm actually learning and that no matter how bad i wanna leave, the thigns being said is so true, so controversial, it's addicting. It's like a wake-up call everything.
But yeah, as for today, lots of buttons mr.hsaio, dat was intense
i dont' think that was enough but dat is about as much on mind, i'm pretty sure there's more but it's just flowing circles right at the moment so yeah
Juan Carlos Urias
Eng52
Cerritos college
post 11 or 12
Hey guys, i'm going on my first date tomorrow, does anyone have any tips for a guy who doesn't have any experience with girl his age???
Nick Odierno
Eng.100
Cyp.
"And rather rite now, i feel confused about myself; of all this time, i thought i was thinking outside the box but i think my box has been playing images on me." - Tri
Tri,
I know exactly what you mean. Heres my philosophy on it...
We are surrounded by boxes.
All are open.
Each is systematically placed next to one another. While we think out of one box we're really just in another. To chase the game of indifinite mental boxes.
On another note:
Uhh... we really need to keep the personal classifieds out of the blogosphere!
Andres Soto
English 60
Cypress
Post 8
To clear things up..
i want apologize to trista and anyone else I might have offended for the questions I asked in class. The reason I asked was because of what she said of being Pro-Life....i totally respect her opinion, I just wanted her to elaborate more...i wanted to know y?
I hope this dosent take away from the class as I(and im sure many other ppl)would still like to have debates/discussions/arguments in class. Like Mr. shiao said he only does this to make us think "outside the box" and to let us be ourselfs. Not to hurt anyones feelings.
Now to Tri,
well let me just say im impressed about what u posted a litle while ago. it seems to me like u have finally realised that the class and what mr. shiao does for us is valuable.
night_slayer,
ummmm....watch Hitch? lol what are you guys doing?
Alysa Parra
English 60
Cypress College
Dear Prof. Hsiao and to my fellow English peers,
I would like to apologize for being so sensitive about the topic that came up in class today. This was my first experience about “rape” being discussed in such an open manner. Until today I had never been in a discussion about this topic amongst other peers. My issue with this topic was shared in private with a professional, my Mother, or my husband, Frank. Please accept my apology.
Sincerely,
Alysa
"Uhh... we really need to keep the personal classifieds out of the blogosphere!" NICK
I'd like to second that and all in favro please aye. aye.
thanks,
the management
dictated but not read hahaha
seriously lets keep it on track, i know its hard but we can do it haha
we can post our own blogs!
:]
Shannon Flak
Eng 100
GWC
I have been reading students blogs for the last hour.There has been some intersting blogs. I did want to say how sorry I am to Jovana for her loss. Your neice is in heaven now, being protected by God.
Yue Hayes
English 100
GWC
Post #26
Tri:
You know, Mr. Hsiao talks a great deal about you and your blogs in our class, although he deson't mention your name--I know he's talking about you because I've followed your blogs. I'm really glad that you're starting to open up your mind and really coming to understand yourself. I know this class is really teaching me a lot of that and I think it's wonderful that we're able to get that kind of personal education out of an English class. Mr. Hsiao shows a great deal of concern and care for you, so know that he wants the best for you. :]
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Yesterday's class was really interesting. We went over the class time by half an hour! Now, maybe I'm just unobservant, but I had no idea the whole time. Haha. I guess the rest of the class knew, though, because once we were out of class, everyone was saying "yeah, I didn't want to be rude and tell him that time was up."
Okay, I guess I ran out of time... I must head off to work :[
I'm going to post again when I get home. Ciao! :]
"...u must admmint my advise was pretty goodd.."-Andres
Haha yeah it was
And Jovana, keep your head up. Live fully and never give up.
:]
Uhh... we really need to keep the personal classifieds out of the blogosphere!-Nizzle
i agree somethings are out of hand such as "im single" by i dont know who posted that, doesnt matter but you are referring to that right? because im confused if you mean our deep lives or just the im single bull.
(no disrespect to you k nizzle)
Shannon:
Thank you! i know shes in great hands now. thank you for caring.
Cookie Monster:
I will. thank you for giving me advice. i will keep my head up and ill move forward from this. thank you! =]
The Dow Jones dropped 675 points, thats more than 7%!!! its at its lowest that its ever been in 5 years. oh my goodness right?
just thought i should mentioned. it dropped my jaw and left me in Ahh
ARACELI GARCIA
JOVANA
THANKS GIRL, I FEEL SO MUCH BETTER UR SUCH A GOOD PERSON :D AND HOPE UR DAY IS GOING GOOD, WELL GOT OT GO TO CLASS BYE
Andres Soto
Englsih 60
Cypress
Post 8
JUST THOUGHT I SHARE THIS WITH U GUYS...
Less than a week after the federal government offered an $85 billion bailout to insurance giant AIG, the company held a week-long retreat for its executives at the luxury St. Regis Resort in Monarch Beach, Calif., running up a tab of $440,000, Rep. Henry Waxman (D-Calif.) said today at the the opening of a House committee hearing about the near-failure of the insurance giant.
Showing a photograph of the resort, Waxman said the executives spent $200,000 for rooms, $150,000 for meals and $23,000 for the spa. -washington post
The 700 billion dollar bailout...was it the best solution? idk but like jovana said the DOW isnt lookin to hot n our money (yes, our tax dollars) is getting spent by some AIG @%#$*'s on a nice relaxing vacation....talk about a slap in the face.
Rocky Ramadhani
English 52
Cerritos College
just wondering, when we're gonna have the midterm? Monday or Wednesday? thx guys
Nathalie Rojas
English 52
Cerritos College
About the midterm. I don't think I'm quite ready for it...at all. I am mostly worried about the long answer part just the fact that I am not a fast writer/thinker. It takes a pretty long time for me to get my thoughts down. It takes me like a whole day to get a five paragraph paper done. I just can't imagine what it would be like to get three one pagers done in less than two hours. Getting timed essays has been my weakest points. Well, what I will do is try my best. I can't give up before the test. I just hope that trying my best will give me a good outcome.
English 60 class,
I am glad that the main players have weighed in: Tri, Alyssa, and Andres.
That leaves the others. . .
I will address the others as well as the class on Tuesday.
As I have mentioned many times before, subjects will be discussed in class that will be quite controversial. Is that intended? Absolutely
However, there is fine line in terms of respecting a position and encroaching on another's character. That is, it is a personal attack. Andres, apologized to Trista in terms of what he meant to say versus what actually came out.
Sebastian, you always seem to not just disagree but disagree vehemently. In as many weeks, you have shown to not add to the conversation in a constructive manner, but done so in a de-constructive way (meaning not in facilitation but in its spiral downward). This is an observation, and not a comment or judgment: I did not see you after class to be able to talk to you about that subject, so we will do so next time. We will discuss it more. . . on Tuesday for sure.
The question I have for you is to ask you is why do you critique something rather than add to the conversation?
Simple
I do not think you clearly heard what was being said before you reacted as you did.
Read this several times and see if it reaches you.
Tri, I am glad that you are understanding the method to which I am driving you. Absolutely, I agree that that road has taken many turns, and I appreciate you speaking your truth because if you own it and you accept it than you are truly free. Does that make sense? See the amount of feedback that you give of yourself and how it is returned in spades?! I should say hearts actually. I am gladdenned that you have looked at the process and accepted it for what it is.
Addendum to My Philosophy:
The reason I push is to get everyone to think deeper.
Will it have unintended consequences?
Yes.
However, think of the end and yes even of the means to get there.
The class is lively and one fierce with debate/conversation.
That will be put to good use in terms of thinking and deeper thinking.
Does that make sense?
(¯`'·.(¯`'·.¸(¯`'·.¸(¯`'·.¸ Brenda Congratulations on 1400! Good Work to Everyone (as well that got us here)!¸.·'´¯)¸.·'´¯)¸.·'´¯)¸.·'´¯)
Alyssa, Thank you for your truth.
Rocky,
The Midterm is on Wednesday.
I ALWAYS HAVE THIS PROBLEM WITH GIRLS, THEY JUST NEVER LIKE ME. LIKE WHEN I GO SHOPPING OR ANYWHERE THEY ALWAYS SEEM TO BE MEAN TO ME. WELL I GUESS WHAT I WANT TO KNOW IS DO I REALLY LOOK THAT MEAN OR SOMETHING, WHAT AM I DOING WRONG,IM REALLY A NICE PERSON. - Ara(Araceli)
I know what you mean but probably you come out very aggressive(body language) and I mean to get to know someone you have to spend and talk to them, right? So people WILL judge you by how your first impression. You may not notice this but try to have a smile and walk in casually and I hope you see a difference. Hope I helped
This feeling of anger, frustration, and hatred will never leave me because to me it is a scar that will forever remind me of my past and what i kind of journey it life trully is. - George
Well what can I say I had a not so good but yet not the worst childhood. Let me tell you this you can heal yes their is a scar that will remind you of that road and past but just like you said with friendship it is much easier. Also it is worth it in the long run because they make life more enjoyable and fun. At the down moments they make the weight a bit less. I do hope that your life from now and the future is much better as I said before from somewhere I heard "PEOPLE WHO SUFFERED WHILE GROWING UP FROM A CHILD TO ADULT THEIR ADULTHOOD IS MUCH EASIER BUT THE PEOPLE WHO HAD IT EASY THEY WILL HAVE TO STRUGGLE THROUGH THEIR ADULTHOOD." Keep that in mind and never stop smiling because you look like a nice boy and you have a friend that will be there through thick and thin. k
Jovana I agree with your mom and you it is sad but true.(about Ara's situation w/ the girls)
About the midterm. I don't think I'm quite ready for it...at all.- Nathalie
I agree with you I am struggling with organization run-ons fragments and getting to the point so I am worried for the Long answer too.
just thought taht i would say that i thought class was interesting. i like the debates. but my opion on it is u dont know unless your in that situation no matter how strong your opinon is.
o and i didnt write down the hw wat is it? anyone??
All Classes,
The homework for all my classes is this:
Reread:
Allegory of the Cave by Plato
Only Daughter by Sandra Cisneros
Mother Tongue by Amy Tan
Man's Search for Meaning by Viktor Frankl
Status Anxiety by Alain de Botton
Assorted Poems by William Carlos Williams
Read and analyze what you believe to be the thesis of each paragraph (EACH) because I could give any one on the midterm.
Finish all the Fragment and Run-on Exercises all the way up to Verbs. Stop at the Verbs.
Blog or post about what you find or think/reflect/argue and all. The more you do that the more everyone benefits.
Let me know if you have any further questions.
thank you mr.hsiao
hey everybody
JOVANA:
your welcome sweetheart and i feel you about getting along with guys better i think its because they're not as judgemental as girls and i personally don't like having a group of girls that much because its always a bunch of DRAMA swear...i mean i have my group of girls from highschool and cosmetology school but i don't hang out with them everyday because i would literally go crazy!!!
ARACELI:
Don't even worry, girls are probably just jealous of you because your pretty and you have a unique style that probably makes them feel threatened....you also have this confidence about you that can be intimidating...so take it as a compliment when they're rude to you because most of the time it's out of envy
CLAUDIA:
thanks sweetie...ya you are late but it still really nice and i hope the same for you...you completely suprised me because you look so shy and your not, your a strong, proud girl with a lot to say and i have respect for that
ALEX:
awww your going to make me cry what you said was so like sweet and i honestly don't know why you don't have many friends because you seem so nice, and fun, and trustworthy that if i would have known you before i would so be your friend......i am your friend =)
ALEXIS:
sorry i didn't awnser you earlier but yea my family was pretty strict i had to stay home all the time i never got to go anywhere i mean ANYWHERE until my senior year swear but i think your family is held more on pride and traditions than mine was but i feel your pain sweetheart ♥and if you ever need to talk im here
Thank you Mr. Hsiao for the pizza!!!! and thank you Chau for the yummy cookies!!!! :o)
Yliana Velasco
Eng.52
Cerritos College
Post 12
Jovana:
I read your story, it is so so so so so sad. I cant believe that Man did that to Ina. What kind of man is that he has no heart!!! Poor Ina all she did was be born and not by choice and that Man just took her life like that it makes me mad how some people are, they dont have any feelings not even for their own children. One always thinks of the what ifs and if i would have but when one really thinks about it then when one says that it doesnt matter anymore because it already happened and there is nothing to do really. Ina is in a better place and happy with god. I know she would want you to be happy because she is happy, knowing that she has you, her cousin the one person that loves her so much than anyone in the world. you are a very strong person and i admire you for that. :) :) :)
Sebastian Soto
English 60
Cypress College
Mr. H
Destructive? Negatively impact the class??? Really? what happened to "you should speak more in class" or "your a deep thinker, blog about those things" u even said "if Nam was to teach a class I would probably be his TA” i know how highly u think of Nam (so do I) so I took that as a very good compliment but now because I disagreed with you, now I am negatively adding to the class? I don’t mean to disrespect you in any way shape or form, it is not why I’m writing this, if anything, I appreciate everything you do for the class not many teachers would take the time n effort to try to help us out that much, I expressed that at the Getty, hope u remember. But I feel that if something it’s going to be said about me I should get the chance to answer back. the only comments I made in class today were in no way meant to hurt or disrespect someone’s feelings, my first comment was when Andres and Trista were arguing about abortion(a topic we shouldn't have discussed) all I said was "she didn't answer the question Andres asked" that was all. I didn’t say that to help my brother on the discussion I would have said that regardless of who was speaking because it was true, if a person is going to choose to take a stand on something they should answer the question n not beat around the bush. This is not meant to disrespect her; actually my hat is off to her for taking a stand for what she believes in, it takes guts to do that. My second comment was when u choose to label me as someone "well taken care of and that I am in a house looking outward” maybe I understood wrong so I’ll tell you what I got from it. I don’t mind the "well taken care of part" its a complement to me as I work my ass of everyday to take care of myself n improve the way I live. I pride myself on being independent and being able to live out on my own through my hard work. The second part is where I had a problem or maybe it was the way u said it... if I am looking outward from a house then that house has been built by me on an everyday struggle. but the way u said it was (at least I though) to make it seem as I am some sheltered child that has no grasp on reality or what the least unfortunate people have to go through. That I have problem with, because with all due respect, you should not judge a book by its cover. You said that yourself on Tuesday when we talked about rich vs. poor. I don’t know if u said it on purpose to get a reaction or what, but if you label someone something don’t expect them (or in this case me) to not stand up and openly disagree with you if they need to. once again n i want to make it very clear to everyone that reads this. I AM NOT WRITTING THIS TO DISRESPECT MR. HSIAO OR ANYBODY ELSE IT IS JUST MY EXPLANATION FOR WHAT HAPPENED N WHY I REACTED N SAID WAT I SAID.
Nam:
Thanks for props after class..
Jose Martinez
English 100
Cypress College
First thing's first....thank you Mr. H for the pizza, Wendy for the drinks, and Chau for the cookies. Today's class discussions were interesting. It was interesting hearing everyone's different opinions on the different topics that were brought up. I have met people that claim to be really religious but act like if GOD doesn't exist. I have also met people who are generous and caring but they do not go to church. Actions speak louder than words. Like DMX said, "talk is cheap". People can preach all day about how good they are but if they do not show it then what's the point?
On another note I got to read more in depth Status Anxiety. I liked some of the things it said. It said that if you want something buy it, but when you buy it the excitement of having it is not as big as wanting it. In my case it is true, sometimes I do want to get something and when I buy it the excitement is gone. That did not happen when I got my charger though. I always wanted the charger, when I got it I was really excited, especially because I had gotten the hemi. I returned it to get the newer less powerful version because I did not trust myself with something that fast and powerful and because of gas. It benefited me also because I don't get pulled over as often anymore.
The End.
"Man made the money, money never made the man"- LL Cool J (ladies love cool Jose j/k)
Peace.
Devon Adams
Eng. 69
Cypress College
So i wasnt in class today and i wasnt in class last thursday either. The reason being my grandma is really sick and they dont think shes going to make through the weekend. anywaiz. Our last class discussion the rich people dominated. The poor hate the rich yet they want to be rich. And when they become rich the next line of poor people will think the same thing about them until they become rich. If that makes sense. I love our class discussions. Everyone gets to state thier own opinion and mr hsiao makes us think alot depper than the actual question he asks us. Anywais ill be in class on tuesday
Thank you for the info professor.
Nick Odierno
Eng.100
Cyp.
Well its almost officially a crash...just this time around its been over the course of a few weeks. The stock market. Its down 20%. Unlike crashing in 1 day such as in 1929 and 1970. We sit, watching the demise of our exchange. Dow was at 10000 just a few days ago, now it sits approx 8300. We just need to prepare.
If anyone really wants to get into the market...now would be the time to take a risk and buy. It's a paper loss remember that. In time, they will go up...cause and effect.
GM and Ford have dropped considerably for example. Gm is about $5 a share, and Ford is $2.25. Does not look good for them...
Google is at 325 just to put perspective on the subject.
Jovanna,
in regards to:
"i agree somethings are out of hand such as "im single" by i dont know who posted that, doesnt matter but you are referring to that right? because im confused if you mean our deep lives or just the im single bull." - Jovanna
Of course I'm speaking in terms of those who are soliciting their relationship status. For your stories and the rest of those who bring history to the blogosphere, I encourage and welcome with open arms. I'm sure everyone would agree...
If there are people "hooking up" or getting together within Prof. Hsiao networks, those comments should be kept to private emails or personal profile blogs.
Remember this is a place to contribute to our community, not a domain to encourage selfish acts of misrepresentation.
Sebastian,
I accept all that you have said. I do.
Moreover, I should wait until Tuesday to address the class and you.
Nevertheless, I am glad that you answered in response to my comments about you.
All the things you said about talking more in class and that you could be Nam's T.A. are all well-founded.
The same way I chided Nam, as I chide all comers and takers, is not the same way I chide you? Can you take the chiding? Do you need to understand the chiding? Do you like chiding?
I love debate. It fosters further thought. One reaches truth and is that truth ugly sometimes. Yes.
Chiding you,
I have not done that in class yet. I have done it over the blogosphere.
Then, I will wait till Tuesday for the full.
Think on why I said what I said. Moreover, you spell it out and it shows that you thought about my words in multiple ways.
Is that not what I wanted?
However, you did not get to the crux of the issue still. You skimmed the depths but still did not reach the heart of the matter.
Think some more and we will see what you can come up with next class meeting.
If you need more,
think about your participation:
(This goes for all students and not just Sebastian)
Does it add to the discussion at hand in terms of adding or does it do so by subtracting.
What I mean by subtracting is that it takes apart the very center of the argument and there is no center.
Think about this before you answer in response.
Do I appreciate your responses in class?
Do I understand your gratefulness about my pedagogy?
Do I empathize where you have started and where you have come up from?
I will let you think about that.
You already know the answer.
You should know that I have been heavily influenced by Paulo Freire, Ira Shor, and Henry Giroux.
The goal of education is not to constrain, oppress, or deposit similar to Freire's banking/deposit /account model, but to educate and enlighten so there is freedom.
However, can there ever be complete freedom in the human world?
I will let you think about this everyone.
Also,
you are young and I am older or old as the case may be.
However, even in Freire's young revolutionary days (he experienced a Great Depression in Recif Brazil in the 20s: hunger/poverty), he even thought as much to take apart the educational system and turn it on its head, but he kept on opening institutes of learning to address those issues that needed opening up and thusly affected South Africa and black critical consciousness and many others.
If your purpose is to teach me that I should not judge a book by its cover and say what I have said in your general vicinity (because you and your brother have had experiences that qualify against what I said) than you would be correct because I already know that.
I can see that in your eyes and every time you disagree.
However, it is too easy to pick on the Professor and say that I disagree.
Why not come out in the first place and put forth your input and we will start the thread there.
I am reiterating to you that in the past weeks you have disagreed with me not once, not twice, and certainly not three times, but a multitude of times.
Would it be better served to just come out and say your piece/peace rather than waiting and waiting until you feel oppressed and then let it out?
Tough questions,
I agree.
If your goal is to say that I do now know where you are coming from and what experiences you have encountered that I and nobody else in that class or probably in the world have experience, you would be correct as well on that point.
I say things generally and hypothetically. It is not intended for you necessarily but in your general vicinity.
However, just as emblematic as your writing, ask yourself this: Do you pay attention to what I say in its entirety in the subterrain and alterrain and the underlying reason I am saying it.
I do not know the answer to that question. Only you do.
Next, or do you simply critique the message rather than look at the driving motivation behind it.
Read my earlier post more:
Carefully.
*************I did not say destructive.**************
I will revisit this at the end of the post
All the compliments and high ones I gave you stand still. I do not look at any of my students but in the best light. I still hold you as a revolutionary built in Che Guevara 's image.
I do not take them back.
I am not a re-gifter.
I want you to think and long and deeply about all of this and reread and reread what I posted and not take it as a personal attack--that is not the intention and that is not how I go about things.
I appreciate what you have said and you did it respectfully for the most part.
Therefore, I accept it.
Be more patient with your comments in class. Process them first and then bring it.
Take a stand before you are pushed by me or someone else. Preventative versus reactionary
Look to support someone other than your brother and Nam in class by giving kudos or a story in support.
During the Rich/Poor Debate, you could have talked about your Ecuadorian upbringing. You were on the Poor Side, correct?
These are just all food for thought.
One more,
*********************************I did not say destructive--again pay more attention to what is being said versus taking offense as easy as you do. Think more about what I was driving and pushing in terms of the thought process of your thinking. Does that make sense to you?
Devon,
I am sorry to hear about your grandmother.
Thank you for letting us know.
Thoughts and prayers go out to you and your family during this hard and difficult time.
Cypress 100 Class,
You are welcome.
All my other classes, before you ask where is my pizza?
We will all have parties at one time or another.
Do not start hating.
Keep the discussion going about the various stories.
Jovana L
Professor H.
Enlg 52
Cerritos College
Andres:
i read about that yesterday, bout the 700 bailout, and i was like WTF? are you kidding me? its a huge slap to the face. it made me so mad. instead of using the money wisely, they use it for a vacation. pshh i need a vacation ya know? i think we all need a vacation. i dont even know where to start thinking of what could be done. most likely nothing but what the hell! im enraged. grrrr
Yliana:
Thanks for saying such sweet things about my ina. i know everyone sees that she was neice, but in my eyes, i coulda been her pre-tend mommy. that was what i really wanted. i wanted to keep her and raise her as she where my own. i really want to thank you for your sweet encouraging love. and thank you for calling me strong. lol. but thank you once again. i think everyone is very strong. especially these classes.
Talini:
YES!!! i would go insane if i had a group of girls all day everyday! i actually met my best girlfriend a year ago at Cerritos and i love hanging out with her. she's so chill ya know? and NO DRAMA for us. once we see DRAMA about to occur, we tie our sneakers, put our hair up, and RUN!!!! ;)but fortunately, i love the girls in my class! like you guys rock. super great people.
Of course I'm speaking in terms of those who are soliciting their relationship status. For your stories and the rest of those who bring history to the blogosphere, I encourage and welcome with open arms. I'm sure everyone would agree...
If there are people "hooking up" or getting together within Prof. Hsiao networks, those comments should be kept to private emails or personal profile blogs.
Remember this is a place to contribute to our community, not a domain to encourage selfish acts of misrepresentation.~Nizzle
I agree. there is no need for hook ups. if someone is interested in someone else, email them and see where it goes. good luck to all the single people! =]
Alex:
Sweetie, i probably failed to mention this but i am your friend too! so whenever you need someone to talk to or anything i'm here. as everyone else in class as well.
Mr. H:
You read my mind. i was just gonna say, "PIZZA"??? but im glad you clarified. hahaha when AMADOR finds out about the Pizza, he wont let you live it down.
i just wanted to say that i saw a family guy episode that killed me!! hahaha
THE BIRD IS THE WORD THE BIRD BIRD BIRD hahahah =] just wanted to share a happy moment with you all.
Words are flying out like
endless rain into a paper cup
They slither while they pass
They slip away across the universe
Pools of sorrow waves of joy
are drifting thorough my open mind
Possessing and caressing me
Jai guru deva om
Nothing's gonna change my world
Nothing's gonna change my world
Nothing's gonna change my world
Nothing's gonna change my world
Images of broken light which
dance before me like a million eyes
That call me on and on across the universe
Thoughts meander like a
restless wind inside a letter box
they tumble blindly as
they make their way across the universe
Jai guru deva om
Nothing's gonna change my world
Nothing's gonna change my world
Nothing's gonna change my world
Nothing's gonna change my world
Sounds of laughter shades of life
are ringing through my open ears
exciting and inviting me
Limitless undying love which
shines around me like a million suns
It calls me on and on across the universe
Jai guru deva om
Nothing's gonna change my world
Nothing's gonna change my world
Nothing's gonna change my world
Nothing's gonna change my world
Jai guru deva
Jai guru deva
one of my favorite movies and songs. wanted to share with you guys.
Proposition 8, also known as the Eliminates Right of Same-Sex Couples to Marry Act, will appear on the November 2008 ballot in California. It was previously titled the Protect Marriage Act. It has also been known as the Same-Sex Marriage Ban or the Limit on Marriage Amendment. If it passes, it will add a new constitutional amendment to the California Constitution that will have the following text: "Only marriage between a man and a woman is valid or recognized in California." The ballot title for the measure says that Prop. 8 "eliminates the right of same-sex couples to marry".
The electoral contest over Prop. 8 has attracted both national attention and dollars. Through September 30, supporters of Prop. 8 had raised about $27 million, while its opponents had raised $19 million. Although checks in the $1 million range have been written to both campaigns from wealthy backers, the campaigns also each have tens of thousands of small donors--62,000 donors for the "Yes on 8" campaign and over 30,000 for the "No on 8".
Lets discuss this matter. i feel very strongly about it and i would like to converse this.
Thanks
Jovana,
It is not Amador I am worried about. It is you.
Really,
what is fair is fair.
All classes will get a party at one time or another.
Also, I would be careful about what we open up with regard to politics. If you respond to Jovana's query, be careful to attack the issue and not the character of someone: Otherwise, like I said before, I will start erasing and regulating.
Why not talk about the Midterm as well alongside the Presidential Debate and all the other issues (as per Jovana brought up) we will be voting on Come November 4.
Someone starts talking about what an Allegory is or definitions and applications of Multivocalism/Existentialism/ Imagism, etc. etc. etc., and the conversational thread takes off.
The Midterm will be difficult.
Keep the discussion going.
Mr.H:
You got nothing to worry about me sir. i can handle any comment and not take it to the heart. im open to any opinions on the proposition and the only reason i brought it up is because even though i am what i am with my sexuallity, im not too sure if im for the proposition 8. i wanna know the views, the details, the thoughts of my fellow classmates. an argument to figure out if i stand on yes or on no. im in the middle. another thing, im scared of the mid-term. im studying but im scared. =[ and lets talk also about the presidents. who is voting for who? why? im not a voter, should i be? why should i?
thanks mr. H. sorry if i went off topic. my apologizes. i just heard the announcement of prop 8 and i went on liine to learn more, and i began wondering about the thoughts of my peers. as they are all very insightful
Andres Soto
Eng 60
Cypress
Post 10
JOVANA-
i read about that yesterday, bout the 700 bailout, and i was like WTF? are you kidding me? its a huge slap to the face. it made me so mad. instead of using the money wisely, they use it for a vacation. pshh i need a vacation ya know? i think we all need a vacation. i dont even know where to start thinking of what could be done. most likely nothing but what the hell! im enraged. grrrr
lol yeah a vacation wouldnt hurt anyone, i felt the same way. It makes me mad that we cant do anything about it :/
About the Gay Marrige thing... If same sex couples wanna get married.So be it, no one should have a say on who can and cant get married. I dosent hurt anyone
Jovana,
Of course you need to register to vote.
You have to because your voice and even you as an example is and will be so important/essential even to all the other Jovie groupies.
They are out there.
You are an example.
The reason this country is the state that it is in is because of people who do not vote.
Yes, ask questions about the Midterm.
I or someone else will pick you up.
Good work
Andres:
I know i feel your pain on that.
=[ it sucks. here people are voting to be heard but yet we cant be heard about the tax moneys because nobody will pay us any mind. super lame.
and i agree that we should be able to marry. but how do you explain to a child that their friend has 2 daddys? (im not bashing you andy, im just wondering k) lol.
Mr. H:
yes you're probably right. im probably just thinking ignorantly. sometimes i feel that voting wont get us anywhere because in the end, the government picks. do they? am i really heard? hmmm.
hahaha i dont tihnk i have groupies sir. i think i have friends. lol =] but thank you.
ill be back. hoping to talk more about the homeworks, the prop 8, talk to new people, mr h about the voting.
=] have a great day guys. i will be back after lunch.
whoo hoo food!
Jovana,
Lol well i dont think that a child would unerstand. you would probly have to explain when the are older...?
Yeah our government is beyond currupt...We just have to wait till after the election n see what happens....or better yet what dosent ://
Jovana Lopez
Prof. H
Eng 52
Cerritos College
Andres:
Yea you're right. but i am for gay marraige. i mean why do people have to hate on the gay people? do these people think they are gay by choice? do these people think they want to be bashed on and discriminated against? i highly doubt it. i mean with my situation i didnt choice to be bi ... my feelings for that girl just grew and im not ashamed anymore.
ok so i was studying my words and i learned some by heart.
Anthology: Collection of stories shared equally
Multivocal: with many different and valid interpertations
Extentialism: a philosophy that emphises each person is soley responsible for their actions
juxtoposition: taking 2 ideas and laying them down side by side in comparison and contrast.
allegory: a representation of an abstract or spiritual meaning through concrete or material forms.
thats all i got so far.
Andres:
you're 16? sorry i went on your profile to learn more about you because you seem really smart. and i noticed your age. are you really? (not making fun of you i promise)
Yue Hayes
English 100
GWC
Post #27
Dang, I wanted to post after work last night but wasn't really able to. :[
So work was veeery strange. Thursday nights are usually pretty busy but not last night. I mean, the store was EMPTY an hour before closing and that RARELY happens. One of the customers that came in told me that the stock market did VERY horribly just that day and maybe that's why. Our sales are going dooown, too... Customers aren't in as much or don't order as much, I'm really worried.
I keep telling my parents about all of this, but they don't seem to care... "It's only going to affect the rich people," they say.
I really hate how people aren't willing to take any action unless they experience it themselves. Often times people have the chance to fix the problem before it is even a problem. By the time the problems come around to them, though, it's too late to fix it.
It's like someone spending the money they don't have. If they don't do that, they don't go in to debt.
It's like people driving recklessly. By the time someone dies in an accident, it's too late to start driving carefully.
I know when you learn a lesson, it's definitely more personal and they do whatever they can to avoid it. But even with something as small like: don't stick your hand in the fire, because it's hot, can't you learn the same lesson and apply it elsewhere? Why is it that some people are so unwilling to change their ways?
I feel helpless because I can't vote, but I encourage everyone around me to, if they are able. I wish that those who just don't care could give their right to someone else who do care who cannot vote.
I try to convince my step dad to vote, but he just doesn't care. Damn it, I don't want to be saying "I told you so" when things get really bad. I want them to listen before that has to happen.
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So I hear this talk about a pizza party? And somewhere along the lines I saw something about bringing cookies?
Mr. Hsiao, I'll definitely provide the cookies for our class! I've been on a cookie-baking spree! haha
Yue:
oh my goodness. im so sorry. i apologize from the bottom of my heart. i have been so ignorant and doubted that my vote counts, and now i know that it does. im sorry for being so iggnorant. i promise ill vote! i noticed how worked up it got you, and i felt terrible. i felt as though i witnessed an old man getting punched in the face, and i was just watching. it felt terrible. im so sorry. if i could give you my vote i would. not because i dont have a mind of my own, but because you know what you would do. you know what you want. you know who you want to be president. ... i dont. =[ i was just going to through away my vote just because i thought it didnt matter. im sorry Yue. if you could vote, what would you vote?
Isaias Estrada
Professor Hsiao
English 52
Cerritos College
I got 99 Problems
OK, well like the title states, I havent been having a good month. I work for an Aerospace company, that concentrates on forgings.
Well i worked here since January 2007, but got laid off in June, do to the economic situation.
So i was unemployed, this turned my world upside down. My grandfather suggested I register for unemployment. I did and started receiving $368 biweekly. This really helped, it allowed me to keep my apartment. The same job that laid me off called me back on august, telling me they wanted me to start working there again, i agreed. Therefore i canceled my unemployment. My world started to turn around, everything was getting better. Up until this month, unemployment services send me a letter saying i made wrong statement and that i have to pay all the money back. This was not good. But they told me i could appeal if i did not agree with the statement. I have to write a letter back to them stating why i should pay back the money. Thankfully I am enrolled in Mr. Hsiao's english class, so it will be no problem, i hope. I am so pissed with this unemployment crap, they should be concentrating on people that actually lie to the system!! why are they picking on me? i was unemployed and need of help. Hopefully the outcome goes in my direction. To make matters worse my car is in need of repair, i cant drive it. Also i order internet for my apartment, but it does not pick up a signal. I found out its the wiring in the apartment, but the landlord refuses to fix it. So i have to pay the phone company to fix it for 125!! or do it myself. Which is what im gonna have to do, and the problems just keep on going...back to work
Andres
Eng60
cypress
post 11
Jovana,
Yeah I think some ppl are just so closed minded and dont see the argument from both sides..like u said those feelings grew from ur heart not ur decesions.
I imagine that its the same for gay ppl and straight. Me for example... i didnt choose to be attracted to females.. its like instinct? (i dont know anyother way to explain ha) im sure its the same for gay ppl. oh n yes that is my real age
Andres:
yeah i agree with you. so how are you feeling about the midterm? do you know any vocab? and def? the run-on and fragments?
and i only asked because for a 16 year old you are very intelligent. you're not arrogant or cocky. you're a cool 16 year old. thats awesome. KUDOS buddy.
Isaias:
im so sorry for what going on. it sucks but you'll over come it. you are such a strong smart unique person. you will overcome anything that comes your way. you'll be ok. i know this.
1460???
ALEX:
HAPPY HAPPY BIRTHDAY FROM ALL OF US TO YOU, WE CELEBRATE YOUR BIRTHDAY SO WE CAN PARTY TOO HEYYY! =] HEHE
HAVE A BLESSED DAY FULL OF LOVE AND JOY. I HOPE NOTHING RUINS YOUR DAY. HOPE ALL YOUR WISHES COME TRUE AND I LOVE YOU BUDDY! YOU TAKE CARE. DONT DRINK TOO MUCH, AND NOW THAT YOU ARE LEGAL, DONT SMOKE TOO MUCH. ITS A BAD HABIT. TRUST ME I KNOW. LOL.
MUUUUAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHH
♥♥♥♥
ARACELI GARCIA
ENGLISH 52
JOVANA!
"Proposition 8, also known as the Eliminates Right of Same-Sex Couples to Marry Act,"
I FEEL ANY HUMAN SHOULD HAVE THE RIGHT TO MARRY WHOEVER THEY LOVE. WHO CARES IF ITS SAME SEX MARRIAGE, I HONESTLY SEE NOTHING WRONG IN THAT. I WAS ACTUALLY TALKIN TO MY BOYFRIEND ABOUT THIS LAST WEEK, AND HES ALL FOR PROPOSITION 8, WHICH GOT ME SO MAD, BECAUSE WHO ARE WE TO JUDGE THEM, AND STOP THEM FROM GETTING MARRIED WITH THEIR LOVE. HE TOLD ME THAT MARRIAGE WAS MEANT FOR A MAN AND WOMAN. BUT LOOK AT ALL THE STRAIGHT PEOPLE THAT GET MARRIED AND THEY ARE OUT THERE CHEATING ON THEIR PARTNERS, OR THEY JUST GOT MARRIED FOR PAPERS AND THINGS LIKE THAT,MARRIAGE ISNT SACRED ANYMORE, SO MANY PEOPLE VIEW IT AS SOMETHING TO JUST DO AND IF IT DOESNT WORK OUT THEY TURN TO DIVORCE. AND IN THE PROCESS OF THAT MARRIAGE THEY HAVE KIDS AND THEN THE KIDS GROW UP SUFFERING BECAUSE OF THE DIVORCE.
SO I DONT KNOW WHY PEOPLE ARE AGAINST IT, IF ANYTHING IT MIGHT EVEN BE BETTER SO THEY CAN STOP REPRODUCING BECAUSE KIDS REALLY JUST SUFFER ESPECIALLY WITH THE ECONOMY WE ARE IN RIGHT NOW , AND SOME GAY PEOPLE LOVE ADOPTING KIDS SO THAT HELPS OUT MANY KIDS THAT DONT HAVE FAMILIES AND THEY HAVE TO LIVE IN THE ORPHANAGE.
I HAVE NO PROBLEM WITH GAY MARRIAGE,AND IF ANYTHING SHOULDNT OUR SOCIETY BE WORRYING ABOUT MORE IMPORTANT ISSUES WE ARE FACING TODAY, LIKE POVERTY, OUR LOW ECONOMY, GANG VIOLENCE, TERRORISM, THE WAR!!!!!! NOW THESE ISSUES CAN REALLY AFFECT US.......
GAY PRIDE!!!!! WOOO HOOO!!!!! LET THEM BE. :P
Yue Hayes
English 100
GWC
Post #28
Jovana:
Oh my gosh, I totally didn't mean to say that towards you at all. I'm sure that if someone was to speak to you about the importance of voting, you'd totally understand. It just sucks that even after my convincing him, my step dad wouldn't even consider it, you know? Don't feel bad!! I would definitely feel the same way, very insignificant. But you've got to believe, right? It's the whole thing of: what if.
IF you had voted, maybe things would've turned out differently. A mass is still made up by individuals, so no matter how insignificant it feels, your voice is definitely heard. Maybe paired up with other people's voices, it will be loud enough for them to hear.
You're a positive, optimistic person, I know you'll be able to see it this way :]
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I really need to stop posting right before work, I really want to have one of those conversations on this blog!! :[
I'm nervous to see today's sales!
Vivian Gao
English 52
Cerritos College
Post #10
When I was on my way to work on Wednesday waiting for the light to turn green on brookhurst and adams. I saw a guy pushing the car on the street by himself, I guess his car broke down. Out of no where there were two gentlemen run out, one was walking, the other one who is waiting for the green light also, he run out from his car to help the other guy push his car to the gas station. It's nice to see people willing to help others. It also make me feel better if my car ever broke down, I won't be scared all alone.
Professor. Hsiao,
Thank you for reminduing us about the six story to help us with the midterm.
Is anyone ready for the midterm? I am kinda of stress about it because I have birthday party on Saturday. I am not sure how I can manage all of this. Good luck everyone.
Andres Soto
Eng 60
Cypress
Post 11
JOVANA,
thanks, Im feelin kinda ehhh i didnt do so good on the paper and english inst my strongest subject. I guess i just have to study A LOT.
I dont know the definitions by heart yet but i got the run on and fragment thing pretty much down. how about u?
YUE,
Man i thought I was the only one that noticed it. I work at SEARS in the Brea mall and the same thing is happening. I was at work this past Sunday and it was deserted.(Sunday is usualy our biggest sale day) I even had a customer come up to me n ask "why is it so slow today?". I think the economy is affecting more ppl than we think. Not just the rich.
My hours got cut from 20-25 hrs a week to now getting barely 10-12.
I too am kinda scared...not just for myself but for what the hell is gnna happen to all of us....
Eva Villalobos
English 52
Cerritos College
Hello everyone, I was having trouble with postimg. I will post another comment later.
This topic of voting apathy, it will be discussed because it is important. I am actually glad it came up in the subject of discussion.
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Eva Villalobos
Eng. 52
Cerritos College
Post #2
Quiz's 5 & 6
Prof. Hsiao I was having trouble posting. I hope it is not to late for my comments on what I learn this far in the class.
It has been so many years since I been in school, that I have to re learn my english grammer. I have some trouble with this subject, because it is my secound language. Well I have learn many things on how to write a good paper. I still have a lot to learn and I will give it my all. The most I learn has been from my fellow class mates. Many of the discussions we have, I can relate to. If one does not learn from ones own mistakes, than one can learn from anothers. Everyone has interesthing thoughts, even if I do not agree with all of them. As time goes by, I will continue to enjoy the comments of each and everyone.
Jovana,
About prop 8 i was trying to make my dad realize about that but he wouldn't budge even when he couldn't back it up. It went something like this.....
I told him why is it that he/other people disagree with this prop?
HE was like Because it is wrong GOD made a man and a woman to marry and reproduce etc.
I told him i believe anyone has the right to marry whom ever he/she wants because we are not talking about religion here we are talking about government an what is right.
People say it is a gainst the Constitution and that California has the power to make changes in the Constitution. Come on we Californians can make a great change.
The Declaration of independence it states "We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness." http://www.usconstitution.net/declar.html
Doesn't the DOI tie up w/the constitution? isn't it part of something important to our History and what the constitution should be based on? Was it not for the DOI their would still be slaves? I don't know correct me if I am ignorant and did not pay attention in my 3 yrs of history in HS but that is waht I believe.
I say Anyone can marry whom ever they wish as long as it makes them happy.
By the way didn't Rodman claim to marry himself?(who knows if it was realyy true or it it did happen but just something to think about)
I am for same sex marriage they have the right to be happy just like everyone else they are no different.
Yue:
You didnt offend me or anything at all i promise lol. i just had that thought on my mind for a while, and you and Mr. H made it clear that i HAVE to vote. if i can i should. not only that but im living in America too. my vote should count as well. and if others dont have the right to vote, ill gladly vote and have them on my mind. (like now ill have you on my mind) =] i do see what you mean and you're right. what if 1 vote, mine makes a diffference? you're completely and absolutly right.
Andres:
im sorry. =[ i hope you do better, i know you probably will because you're a smart man. you'll get it ;) and im pretty confident. i mean im scared because of his high expectations. that that just makes me want it more! lol you know?
Claudia:
im sorry. my dad is just like yours. and it angers me because i see it like this. "dont preach to me what you havent practised"
in other words, if you're going to come at me telling me all this stuff about the lord and his name, i sure expect you to not be a hipocrite about it. my dad recently started going to calvary chapel downey, and i convinced him to go because i go on wednesdays nights. i told him what great atmosphere and the way the speak of the lord is breathtaking. he went and loved it. but even he says "i have one foot with god and the other on earth" its jsut like the prop 8. i have all my faith in god, i love him dearly. but sometimes you cant help who you love. i mean people marry all the time. and they marry for wrong reasons, they marry in vegas cause they are drunk, they marry for papers cause they have none, they marry because parents make them, or worse they marry because they are too afraid to speak up and say no i dont love you, they just stand there and say ok whatever you say. thats wrong. i rather have 2 gay people married who love eachother dearly, than 2 people of different sex marry because they wanna move out. you know ?
i agree with you too. marraige is about commiting to your significant other, loving them, and being there for them through good and bad (to a certain extent). marraige isnt what its supposed to be. and its funny because i dont even believe in marraige. but i know in my heart that gay people want to marry out of love. i seen it so many times.
my gay friends are the best i love you all dearly. none of them are in mr. H's class but they are awesome! and i hate to see them bashed on for what they believe.
another thing lol (sorry im carried away now) the people here on earth have no right to pass judgement. no right at all. if they care so dam much them write it in a book where people who care will read. being gay is wrong with god, i respect that. and if they want to marry and all these people who are fighting against gay marraige believe its because its against god, then let the gay people deal with god. we all have to deal with him at one point.
people need to stop judging because the only judger in the world, is god.
ok i gotta get ready for tonight. have a great friday everyone, i know i will. =]
be safe and study study study.
i will after i dance all night k mr h? ♥
one last thing before i jet
"who are you to judge the life i live? i know im not perfect and i dont live to be. but before you go pointing fingers. make sure your hands are clean." - Bob Marley
ARACELI GARCIA
ENGLISH 52
TALIA
THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR YOUR SUPPORT, IT PUT A SMILE IN MY FACE :) YOUR SO KIND...... WELL HOPE U HAVE A GOOD WEEKEND AND HOPE WE CAN TALK MORE... YOU AND JOVANA HAVE EVERYONES BACK AND THAT IS SO NICE OF YOU GUYS, I WISH MORE GIRLS WERE LIKE U TWO.
Yliana Velasco
Eng.52
Cerritos College
Post 13
Does anyone know if there will be classes on monday? because i heard some people saying that there isnt becuase its columbus day or something but i dont think we get the day off from class but im not sure, so can anyone PLEASE tell me :) thanks you
I will have to play devil's advocate on this one,
I agree that men can marry men and women can marry women,
HOWEVER, what will happen when a dad wants to marry his daughter? A mother wants to marry her brother? Or a man wants to marry his pet? Will it not be the same thing as saying "no to gay marriage"? Incest is against the law, so if gay marriage becomes completely legal and all, why can't incest become legal? The oppositions argument will be if homosexuals got married, why can't we marry our sons or daughters, our animals. Then polygamists will start doing thw same thing.
Idk, we gotta look at things from both sides, no? Oui.
Btw, for those of you that know my cave, yeah..
Chao!
HeY pEoPlEzZ!! UMM..DO WE HAVE SKOO MONDAY??? HER MR H..I WAS JUST WONDERING...PIZZA?? HOW IS IT THAT YOUR OTHA CLASS ATE PIZZA THAT ONE DAY...JUST WONDERIN....THE MOST CURIOUS N OUTSPOKEN ((BRENDA)) HEHEHE
Tim Rice
English 100
GWC
post 5
Prop 8
There is a lot more to prop eight than just calling a civil union (this has all same rights as a traditional couple) marriage. If prop eight fails schools will be required to teach same sex marriage is the same as traditional marriage to children in the first and second grade. Churches can be sued for their beliefs if they appose same sex marriage, and forced to preform same sex marriages in any building that is open to the public. Churches can also loose their tax free status.
Everyone: keep in mind that there is always hidden meanings in everything.
Yue Hayes
English 100
GWC
Post #29
Claudia and Jovana:
You know, although my dad won't definitely listen to me about other things, he leans towards one side when it comes to this topic. I think that maybe it's because he got to work with a homosexual person at work and realized how down to earth that person was.
I think that Prop 8 is definitely getting a lot more coverage than maybe other issues...
Okay, let's be honest. Heterosexual couples could barely marry right. Divorce isn't allowed under the name of God, is it? So why is that accepted and gay marriage not? I think, again, people who are able to marry definitely abuse that right. Because the gay couples have been waiting to be accepted, they would definitely do it right. So why can't we give these people a chance? I agree with both of you, gay marriage should be allowed. I think they deserve equal opportunities as other couples. We've abolished slavery, given the colored people and women the rights they deserve, I think we can do this, too.
Jovana:
I'm so happy to have been able to help you, because I think it's defeinitely a privilage and a responsibility for you. You have so much to say about a lot of things, I think it's very important for you to be heard. We need more people like you as voters, and I truly mean that.
Andres:
Man, that hour cutback is crazy!! Your hours were cut by half!! It's very scary to see things going downhill. I mean, I've watched movies and read books that are about the times during the Great Depression, but maaan I didn't think we would have to deal with this. Who knows how difficult things could get. How much would it suck if all the classes we take, the money we put into our education wouldn't even matter because of the Depression? Would we not even be able to taste our success? I think it's a huuuge bummer.
With that said, though, I think we need something big like this. I think the United States, maybe even the world needs it. Again with the idea of ying yang, we must balance things out. Because the Great Depression was quite a while ago, people are starting to forget, because there aren't enough people who have experienced it enough to care about the economy. Instead of that, we have ignoratnt people who have no idea what is going to happen to us, who are just careless. It needs to change and maybe this is the big break that we need, so that the lesson can be learned.
Gabriel(monster):
I think Gabriel is your name, right? I love the counterpoint that you brought up. It is a very difficult matter to talk about, because there are some good points from the opposite sides. I kept hearing about how marriage is suppoed to be and what God wants us to do, but it's definitely the first time that I've heard anyone say something about the effect of gay marriage and what that will do to marriage. When you put it in to perspective with all those different things, I think it's easier to forgive a little bit of the people who aren't supporting gay marriages as much.
I think a lot of people, too, are scared of a big change like this in their community.
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Okay, I am very tired. The sales today wasn't bad, although they were not great.
But I shall talk to you all tomorrow since I'll need to sleeeep! Good night everyone1! <33
Monday is not a holiday contrary to what other calendars say.
We will have class on Monday.
To the whole suing church and all that it can't happen the reason being is because the separation of Church and State. I said that we are not really talking about religion because we have to learn to separate rights(government) and religion(church)
For those who appose on the religion and that believe God does not like them. I have learned that it is no that God does not like them is the things they do when they are together but yet again he is merciful and will forgive so why should WE worry for them in the sense of spiritually we should worry about what we can do and that is as I said before THEIR rights.
btw monster you got me thinking about your disagreement i'll come back on that one
Btw, I'm glad monday is not a holiday,
Anybody want to expand on the true story ofCristobal Colón/Cristopher Colombus?
Tim Rice
English 100
GWC
Post6
prop 8
Churches can be sued. They will be sued for discrimination. it has already happened in other states. i have been helping out prop 8 for a while so i know a little bit about the consequences.
My Mom had her surgery and im happy and so thankful to say she is fine! They removed a hernia as big as a "basketball" and removed this Mesh she had in her stomach! A mesh is like a medal plate that she has in her stomach from her previous surgery.The surgery took 2 hours, it went by quickly.My mom stayed at the hospital for 2 days and just returned home at2 o clock today! Im so happy, my mom looks so much healthier and happier.God really does work in mysterious ways!
As for the economy. Everyone should be scared very very scared. Better saave your water, pack up all that canned food and put togetehr a survival kit. Buy your generators, firearms, first aid, and FUEL.
This article right here confirms everything that I have dreamed of that was going to happen. Not dreamed of like I want it to, but actually dreamed of it happening because of the state of our "worlds" finnancial structure.
http://www.newmogul.com/item?id=1002
The funny thing is also the man who wrote the article even said that what is happening now confirms all of his research.
For those who would rather have a sum up. Here is one exerpt that explains pretty much what is going to happen.
In the end, by refusing to allow market forces to work their cure, our economy will inevitably die from the disease. Our economy will now face death by hyperinflation, which will cause a complete loss of confidence in the dollar and result in prices and interest rates skyrocketing out of sight. The evaporation of our national wealth will lead to civil unrest, food and energy shortages, and the possible imposition of martial law. If such a scenario unfolds, what is left of our Constitution will surely be completely shredded.
Peter Schiff, President and Chief Global Strategist
I fear the use of fear it self among others. Look at where McCain is heading with his campaign strategy. The volatile stuff that is being said by his supporters. McCain supporters have said some of the most racist, and ignorant things that I thought you would only here in films about the civil rights movements. McCain is leading them down this path of ignorance, and he is fueling their mis interperted knowledge of Barack Obama. I have no hate for what they have said, but I feel very sorry for these peoplem and how John McCain has lead their own knowledge and belief structure down the drain into Racist, and violent remarks that can fuel his mobs into an act of violence against the democrats. So he say Obama has ties with terroroist, and is a socialist. Look at his supporters now. Soon some of them will be empowered by his influence and statements. Then end up going off to perform some type of domestic terroist act that will cost the live of a presidential hopefull, and his supporters. All of this is fuel from the McCain campaign really is adding to the fuel in general of where the economy is going.
I have a pretty far out imagination, but I believe we will all end up part of nomadic tribes in 10 year power struggle to unite the nation. The tribes will consist of the largest counties, and states in each North American region. Pacific North & South Pacific will be as one with many ripples in its authority structure. The Mid west will be the worst structured of the tribes due to its conflicting views and politically diversed inhabitants. The south will be the netrual follower of the well guided and just try to make the best of the turnmoil, but the south east will uprise against the general south due to its laxated stance to just let it ride out. The north east will be the strongest influence upon all of the tribes, but also very hated upon by the right wing mid westerners and the south east conservatives. Boston, MA. Hartford, CN. and Saratoga Springs NY. will end up being the 3 main cities of that region. The North East goals will be the unification of the country by working with one region at a time. While out here in California San Francisco, Seattle, and San Diego will be the main hubs of communication and power structure. Los Angeles will be in shambles, but heavily inhabitated with hundreds of small daily skirmishes for resources. Prisons will become bunkers, prisoners and criminals will also be a big oppressor towards the process of unification. Noam Chomsky(if alive still) will be the biggest, and most influential party leader ever by the end of the story I am dreaming of. We will unify under a political/government structure that has not evne been named of or thought of, but it will be a collective of everything we have learned from. As all of this is happening the rest of the world will also be in turnmoil, and North America is pretty much up for grabs by any opposing super power. The threat of an invasion is very high, and we will have to deal with domestic battles and international.
I read this book called Swan Song by Robert McCammon when I was a sophmore. Pretty huge book if you know of it. I am just glad that scenario is no where close to what is about to happen.
If the purpose of posting becomes one of self promotion, than I will simply erase the post.
Simple.
If the subject becomes too divisive, I will diffuse it (erase) or use the blog as an example as I have done so.
Nobody wants to talk about the literature/Run-ons/Fragments/Definitions/Vocabulary?
Carl Benons
Eng 52
cerritos college
post 1
yo wad it do this CeJay I studied, so I think I'm ready for the midterm.
Alicia:
I'm really glad to hear that your Mom's surgery was a success, and she is doing well.
Remember,
similar to how it is in class,
the viewpoints expressed here in the blogosphere may not necessarily be liked, but they have to be respected.
On more than one case here, people have given their truth, and that is to be valued and upheld. Most of the time, at least 99% of the time it is supported.
Obviously can someone attack someone else's truth--yes. Nevertheless, will I let them?
No
However, should you?
No
Could you?
Yes, but that is too easy. I have already talked about the
-Dialectic-the search for truth
-Critique-criticize or de-construct
There are always not only two sides to the issue but multiple perspectives.
Let us leave the truth here, but you (the reader) may want to support or develop dialectically your own truth based on the thread Chris has written.
No attack on character, remember. . .
Mr. Hsiao,
There are 3 ways to fix a fragment. Do they all apply to every fragment?
For ewxample, if my style of writing prefers one form over the other two, can I just stick to that one and use the other two less often? If so, is that ok?
Orlando,
There are really four ways to fix a fragment, but I say 3 to make it simple:
1a) Add a subject, verb, and/or complete thought.
1b)Subtract by deletion the signaler word or any other unnecessary word to make the sentence a complete one.
2) DC, IC.
After the Angels lost, Art Moreno began dismantling the team.
3) IC DC.
Art Moreno kept all the players after the Angels lost.
***I could have used the Dodgers, but I do not want to jinx them: they have enough problems as it is.
^shrug^
Some more excerpts from the Video:
Juxtaposition:
Taking two opposing ideas and setting them side by side for comparison and contrast:
• Just Turn the world upside
down
• And you’ll start to
undertand God’s mind
• If you want to live you’ve
got to die
• If you want to receive
you’ve got to give
• If you want to go up you
got to go down
• If you want be exalted you
have to be humble
• As we are now digging
deeper in this community
and doing the hard work
• We believe that there will
be great Harvest and great
Fruitfulness from it all.
Song Lyrics
:¦:-•:*'""*:•.-:¦:-•*:¦:-•:*'""*:•.-:¦:-•*
1. Well I had a dream I
2. Stood beneathe an orange sky
3. With my brother and sister standing by
4. Here is what I know now
5. In your love
:¦:-•:*'""*:•.-:¦:-•*:¦:-•:*'""*:•.-:¦:-•*
6. My salvation lies in your love
7. My salvation lies in your love
8. My salvation lies in your love
9. My slavation lies in your love*¨¨*:·..·:*¨¨*:·
10. In your love
*¨¨*:·..·:*¨¨*:·
11. In your love
*¨¨*:·..·:*¨¨*:·
12. In your love
*¨¨*:·..·:*¨¨*:·
13. (¯`'·.¸(¯`'·.¸(¯`'·.¸(¯`'·.¸(¯`'·.¸ Love Love Love¸.·'´¯)¸.·'´¯)¸.·'´¯)¸.·'´¯).·'´¯)love love. . . love . . .
Ending comment of the video
Someone once
said that
If you lose
«:::H:::» «:::O:::» «:::P:::» «:::E:::»
Somehow
You lose that
,¸¸,ø¤º¤ø,ø¤º°`°º¤ø,¸¸,ø¤º vitality
that keeps life moving
You lose that
,¸¸,ø¤º¤ø,ø¤º°`°º¤ø,¸¸,ø¤º courage
to be
That
,¸¸,ø¤º¤ø,ø¤º°`°º¤ø,¸¸,ø¤º quality that helps you go on,¸¸,ø¤º¤ø,ø¤º°`°º¤ø,¸¸,ø¤º,¸¸,ø¤º¤ø,ø¤º°`°º¤ø,¸¸,ø¤º
********In spite of it all********
My neighborhood isn’t the same place it used to be
It may look the same, but
*H*O*P*E*
has transformed it
And because of that it is better
"Yes I had a dream I
Stood beneath an orange sky
With my brother and my sister standing by"
Keep the questions coming about the Midterm.
If I cannot answer it, someone else will pick you up.
We will talk about the Homeless Trip more this week:
HELLO AGAIN..IT IS I ((BRENDA))
MR H..I REALLY LIKE THAT QUOTE YOU PUT OUT. "IF YOU LOSE HOPE SOMEHOW YOU LOSE THAT VITALITY THAT KEEPS LIFE MOVNG..." WHEN I READ THAT QUOTE I SORT OF TEARED UP. I CAN REALLY RELATE TO THT QUOTE....I AM JUST HAPPY THT I REGAINED THAT ONCE LOST HOPE AND IM ABLE TO KEEP MY LIFE GOING AFTER MY GRANDFATHERS DEATH..SEE HE WAS THE ONE THAT KEPT MY FAMILY TOGETHER AND..WELL EVERY ONE TURNED ON EACH OTHER DUE TO HIS WILL THAT WAS LEFT TO MY UNCLE... ((THT IS CURRENTY LOCKED UP IN PRISON))...NOW MY "FAMILY" ARE COMPLETE STRANGERS TO ONE ANOTHER....((sigh)) ITS FUNNY HOW $$$ CAN BRING OUT PEOPLES (((((tRuE cOl0Rs)))))
Yliana Velasco
Eng.52
Cerritos College
post 14
Wow that quote is nice. Its sad how sometimes family gets separated just because of something that shouldnt really matter. My family is kind of going through what Brenda went through. My grandfather is still alive but he was a teritory in mexico in which he lives with my grandmother. My dad is the one that usually helps by sending money so they can eat and keep the house good. My grandpa said that when he dies he is going to put it in one of his sons name and it will be theirs. He was thinking of my dad and my uncle that was so close to my dad he got mad at him because he thinks my dad wants to take over the teritory. which is not true he just wants to help and keep it good for many years for when he wants to go live overthere. It is really sad when that happens becuase they are family and when things like that happen they should stay together instead of separating. :(
:) YAY 1500!!!! :)
sonny karmokar
eng 52
cerritos college
post 6
hey
i alread studied and all but just wondering if the midterm is tomorrow or wed.
Yue Hayes
English 100
GWC
Post #30
Well I was at work all day but I was studying for the midterms at the same time... Hehe, I know, sneaky!!
I definitely know the definition of all the terms now, which is pretty nice... BUT! I'm hoping that someone could elaborate on the meaning of imagism. There are 3 things that make it, right? But I'm not sure what they mean... Language of common speech and free verse... I'm pretty sure I know what it means to have a clear image of something, so I'm good there. :] haha
Sonny,
The Midterm is Wednesday.
Yue,
Imagism: Poetry's focus on free verse or common speech that uses clear precise words to evoke images.
Remember that you can paraphrase and that if you have the essence of the definition you will be fine.
Yliana, congratulations on 1500.
However, I bring out the firework light show via keyboard strokes when we get to 1601 (to be exact).
We have 95 more to go.
Any other questions. . .
Ariadne Gonzalez
Eng 52
Cerritos
Post?
Mr H. you posted the exact same quote i heard this week at a retreat for ladies of all ages. "just turn the world upside down and you will understand gods mind"...i dont know why i just got major deja vu though...but its sooo true.... if i dont die i wont know what its like to live if i dont give i wont receive. even though they are simple truths, they are one of the hardest things to do. i ask myself that all the time, " why is it that the things that are smallest && benefit you the most, are the hardest ones to accomplish?"....just thought i would leave you guys with that..sumthing to think about.
samantha luque
english 52
cerritos college
post 1
i have been trying to go online to post, but i have been extremely stressed and busy. i would like to say whats up. on wedsday of last week when mr. hsiao showed us that ad of kidswork and taliking about the two fieldtrips coming up, i am so excited to go to both. i was so touched on the kidswork because it is sad that families today are trying so hard to make it in this world. i am so glad people out there help and make these kinda programs their life, because they have been there as a child. i just wanted to put that out there and say goodnite to anyone blogging. i need to go and study for a final for tommorrow. i will try to blog this week.
Yue Hayes
English 100
GWC
Post #31
I know in my own words what they mean, which I find to be more useful.
Actually, here is a tip for the vocabulary. If you just memorize the definition, you aren't understanding the actual word. In order to fully understand it, it's a lot better to use write the definition in words that you understand. I also found it very useful to think of examples.
Also, instead of writing out the entire definition, sometimes it's easier if you write out the KEY words and learn that.
Just some pointers to study for the midterm.
"life experiences are like quarters, you lose both when you're sitting around on the couch."
chris rock on the upcoming election. from his show "kill the messenger".....
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZX4ZMFY3aTA
everybody watch it, its very funny, yet so true.
also mr. hsaio he had a part in the show where he talked about the poor and the rich. im trying to find it.
yeah my bad on my part for not blogging. i didnt go on the computer much this weekend, but ill post more, i promise.
******and to night slayer. its kind of late. but i hope you didnt cook your date dinner.
rule #1 do not cook your date dinner... unless you actually know HOW to cook dinner. i learned that the hard way haha
im outskis. EVERYBODY WATCH THAT CLIP
Marisela
English 52
Cerritos
Oh Mr. H you are one impressive man. Giving us examples of Juxtaposition and how to fix fragments shows me u really want us to pass your class. Thank you for your time and effort. I'm sure the rest of your students feel the same way.
You are one of a kind in teaching. Just hope I can pass your class (must say it is pretty tough).
Goodnight see ya tomorrow.
I know its late but i haven't had time to blog this week end. Alicia i am glad your mom is okay.Also I just wanted to comment on the video that we saw in class last week. its really sad to know that there are so many children who are deprived from a good education, but it is also a relief to know that programs like kidsworks exist. to see that video really touch me and its hard to believe that like professor H said there are so many neighborhood that are being forgotten.
Kayla Marley
GWC
English 100
Post 19
So tonight I went to the Ducks game. It was horrible! They lost 4 to 1. But I think they deserve to lose. They played horrible! Their passing was unbelievable, and when they had the power plays they could not even get but three or four shots off. I mean even though we had more SOG (shots on goal) they were either off by a yard (exageration) or right to the goalie. I mean I know hockey is a really tough sport but when one is getting paid by the millions hopefully they could make better passes. But all in all Pheniox played a lot better and were a lot quicker. Even though to me I believe the refs blew to very very BIG calls. But it is what it is. By the way does anyone else think that the Ducks is getting to be an old team? (Meaning old in age??) Anyways get this at 0.03 seconds left in the game there was a HUGE fight between both teams. IT WAS GREAT!! Hockey is the type of sport were roughness is allowed. Unlike in basketball or football. Hockey players can actually throw fists!! Right on, right? Haha. How sad I get a kick out of watching two older men beat the crap out of each other. But hockey is really a great sport, people always getting knocked down and thrown up against the glass. But back to the 0.03 seconds left.. there were like four different fights going on. Two ducks players were thrown out of the game(like it mattered.) and perry (the guy that looks like he is from the 70s) was put in the penalty box. too bad all the fans that left early missed the fight. thats why you never leave early ladies and gentlemen.
well I hope everyone had a great weekend. I went to the three dollar movies twice and i must say people if you want to see a movie wait till the three dollar. it's wonderful and its six bucks for two people compared to twenty one! MAN are movies getting expensive now or what. I've noticed I'm rambling about nothing now so I'm going to go to bed. I'll probably look like a zombie tomorrow at school. Oh well, Goodnight everyone. Sleep tight!
Rachel Todd
Eng 100
GWC
Post 9
WOOHOOOO
I don't have to work Saturday, so I can go! :D
haha. well...
goodnight "]
James Driscoll
Eng 52
Cerritos College
I want to go to kid works but I feel that as a pagan I feel weird. I dont know if its my own Ethnocentrism or paranoia just feel that I wouldn't be accepted but I don't know.
Yue Hayes
English 100
GWC
Post #32
So this post is going to be long. I didn't think that something like this would happen to me... well, my family.
On Friday at 7:30, I hear my brother, Yuki come in to my room and tell me
"Dude, Yue, did you hear? Dominic got hit by a car..."
Dominic is my 3-year old brother. Technically he is my half brother, but I definitely don't consider him any less of a brother than Yuki, who is my full brother, just a year younger than me.
I've been having these days where I can't fully wake up to people talking to me while I'm sleeping. Instead, I remember it as a very unclear voice. Anyways, so I woke up around 10 o'clock and I got a phone call from my dad (he's really my step-dad). He told me that him and my mom were at the hospital with Dominic. He also vaguely told me that Dominic had gotten hit by a truck/SUV type of vehicle that I have trouble remembering.
They get home, my mom in my scrubs and my dad still in his uniform and they tell me everything.
At 7:30 in the morning, like any day during the week, my parents were about to leave to work, taking Dominic to his babysitter. While they were warming up the car in the garage, Yuki was playing with Dominic, chasing him around, which usually doesn't happen that early in the morning. Suddenly, though, Dominic ran out into the alley, where a car was passing through. Because of his height and the car's height, it ended up hitting him on the head and he fell down.
Now, if I didn't stress it enough, there are so many things wrong with this picture.
The driver, while cautiously driving, hits a very, very young boy. I can't imagine the guilt and fear that went through that person as it caught up to him that at this point in time, he could have ruined this child's life forever. on top of that, the image that will forever be imprinted in his head is just... I can't even begin to comprehend.
Yuki was chasing him around. He had his eyes on Dominic as he got hit and fell to the ground.
Dominic, now, is very, VERY shaken up.
The past few days have been very, very difficult for my parents. Although they were supposed to be the days of rest, they ended up stressing out about Dominic and his behaviors. He would not eat. When he decides he wants to, he will not want to in the next minute. For example, we went to Costco, one of his favorite places (to eat, anyways). When we got done shopping, we had asked him what he wanted to eat. He said 'nothing'. We asked him if he wanted to eat pizza, his favorite from that food court. He said 'no.' When we had finally got all the groceries in the car and was driving for about 5 minutes, he all the sudden asks, "Where's the food?" We ask, "what do you mean?" "The pizza," Dominic. "You said you didn't want pizza." Dominic starts crying, screaming "I waaaaant pizzaaaaaaa"
We order him food, but by the time the food is done, he doesn't want it. He claims that he's not hungry.
Today, my parents took him to Chuck E Cheese's, which is the place that he ADORES. He barely plays the games there. When he comes home, he just lays down on the couch, staring at the TV with droopy eyes. Soon, he starts hitting his forehead, crying "Owwiee!" We walk over there, trying to make him feel better, failing every time. Finally, someone touches him and realizes that he is very hot. The temperature was 102.
My parents took him to the emergency room, where they are checking to see if he has any brain damage, because my mom has been doing a bit of a research in the past few days, and read that those symptoms are the same as his. The vomiting, change in behavior, fever, etc. are all symptoms of people who had gotten brain damage from an accident.
You know, somehow this leads to what I've been thinking about God. I'm not religious at all, and if anything I lean more towards Eastern beliefs. However, I've been feeling the force of something very great lately. Whether that is God, I'm still not sure. I can accept it as what it is to me right now: a great, unknown force. I feel like as soon as I put the name "God" to it, it receives different characteristics that I just don't agree with. What I know is this: things have been happening for a reason. It's not a coincidence that I got my free planner the day after I've been stressing out about money, writing down all events related to money on my calendar. It's not a coincidence that for some reason, the talk about the purpose in my life has been risen in multiple different occasions recently (although there were none of those before).
I feel like it's all coming to me, veeery slowly. Everything from the meaning of life to the system (natural, spiritual, whatever), I feel like it's unveiling in front of me.
I don't want to attack my parents and this is not at all intended to do so, but I feel like if I say this to them, they will not take it the way I want them to.
I feel that there was a reason to why this tragic event happened to Dominic. He was an out of control child. As cute as he is, he was becoming very out of control. I felt that it was always a result of how my parents brought him up. When I compared my upbringing to his, I could totally understand why he was acting the way he did. He was involved in an accident that could have been totally preventable. Why? Because my parents had told him numerous times not to do that. What will happen from now? I think that he will obey my parents. I think my parents, in return, will watch him better.
What comes up must come down, but I say over and over again that what goes down will come back up with work. Knowing the cause of why it came down, we will work more in order to bring it back up.
I may have over-analyzed everything a little too much.
I am hoping that Dominic will come home okay with no brain damage. I'm so worried for him I'm going CRAZY. He was normal just a few days ago and this check-up could change all of that. I hope that he is okay. I hope that this event will end with just 'this event, that happened on this day' instead of 'this event is what made Dominic this way.'
I'm not sure if I'm making any sense. I'm just all over the place in my mind right now.
Adolfo Leon
Eng. 52
Cerritos College
Mr. Hsaio
There are three ways to fix Fragments.
DC,IC
IC DC.
Or by adding a verb,subject or a complete thought.
My question is, Can we hyphenate the dependent clause instead of adding a comma? Would it fix the fragment? Since we hyphenate the part of the sentence that can be taking off and still have the same meaning.
Does the hyphenate part of a sentence needs to be a complete thought?
See you tomorrow at school...
Thanks,
Adolfo
<--- --->
Yue,
<--- --->
______ ______
I am one that believes everything happens for a reason.
Whether we know the why of it all is one thing, but He knows why/what/how/when/where/who
of everything.
- - - - - -
You are not all over the place, and I validate you sharing all that has happened with you and your family.
~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
It really does seem that events happen cataclysmically and without order, especially life that is. It seems random, but as you so eloquently and articulately state that there is only one unequivocal force behind what is happening.
. . . . . .
Thoughts and prayers are sent your way alongside your family's as well as well as to little Dominic.
* * * * * *
Godspeed and well wishes to his full recovery. May he be the same as he was before. Keep us updated on the goings-ons, will you?
---> <---
Thank you for sharing.
---><---
Adolfo,
You always ask the tough questions.
Bring it up in class because contextually I am not fully sure what you mean here.
Just stick with the 3 you know.
The Hypen one we can add on later always.
Rachel,
I am glad you are able to go.
Finally
James,
Pagan or Nonbeliever
or Whatever,
come and help out the poor/needy/forgotten.
You have not gone to a trip either, right?
You are going.
Ethnocentrism, I am not sure that is the correct word here because you are talking about ethnic group not belief as the case may be with you.
Always interesting. . .
Jose Martinez
English 100
Cypress College
Post ??
The video that Mr. H showed us on Thursday was touching and hit home. I appreciate what Mr. H is doing. I like that fact that he is not only making a difference in the classroom but outside of it also. I know I should be talking about run-ons and fragments but growing up I did not see anyone like Mr. H in my hood. It would of probably saved some lives. I have been studing during the weekend and hope to do well on the midterm. I wish everyone good luck on the midterm also.
Good night.
Oh yeah by the way......
GO DODGERS!!!!
Greg Burns
English 100
Golden West College
Post#16
Hello...
Last night i was a the ducks game. lots of fighting on the ice thats why i love hockey. At the end of the game there was a huge fight between five guys on both of the teams. Lots of fun if one has never been to a game one must go and see hockey first hand
Nick Ruiz
English 100
Golden West
Post#1
Prayres go out to all the people that are having to evacuate from their homes. If one was to evacuate from ones home, what would be the most important things one would that could be carried in both arms?
P.S. To all those Dodger fans out there... ONE DOWN, AND TWO TO GO!!!GO DODGERS!!!
do we have class today???
"I dont know if its my own Ethnocentrism or paranoia just feel that I wouldn't be accepted but I don't know."James
Its not about us, its about them.
All they need is a hand willing to help, and by helping, we will be accepted. Acceptance is gained by actions, not a belief.
Yes, Talia, we have class today.
Yes, Monster/Gabriel,
I second that assertion.
MR. H!!!!! is the exam today???? was studying and want to make sure!!! oh, and my aunt from montana came over for the week!!! we had a but party!!!!! if you dont know, ask me in class. its not sick. it was fun!!!! and the game was fuckin kick ass! NHS won by a few tuchdowns, and i got to talk to Rach( a friend of mine from my Highschool days) she is going threw hard shit right now and like all my friends, i am there for them. she went thew a heard brakeup and thinks he will take her back. i did have a crush on her but i think that has fadded. like i was yesterday!!! dang i love wine!! one of my mom's friend has a winery and he brought a couple bottles over. we still have some left. it is a little sweet and not dry at all.
i dont think im more manly than Mr. H. and know i am not trying to kiss ass. i dont need to. i just may act like the rocker/ rebel. but i am not really. oh! and the band is having tryouts all this week!!!! so bring your talant, instrament, and the balls to be in a rock band!!!
Dr. Feelgood
(a MOTLEY CRUE SONG)
I totally recognized that song and the city as well.
Alexi Murdoch's "Orange Sky"
Central Santa Ana was only a couple minutes away and i can't believe i was so oblivious to it.
I felt so guilty yet helpless watching that video.
I always try to help out organizations that are big in INDIA, AFRICA, SOUTH AMERICA, and CENTRAL AMERICA. From donating money to sending out supplies to buying handmade jewelry made by the people in need.
I just never really pay attention to my own country's poverty.
I am going to brainstorm and see what i come up with to help those people out.
Midterm!
whoa. i can't wait and im nervous, I really want to see if I have learned and if I am worthy of taking this class. Fragments are tough for me. :[
but im going to practice and practice until i get them right.
PROP 8.
Hmm. I don't agree with it. I believe in equality and our rights being gay or straight should remain the same for all.
i think that if a man wants to live his life with a man just like a woman and a man they have the right to marry. It's not so much as that they can love and get, just the simple fact that they have the right to do so.
Homosexuals have the right to live happily just as any heterosexual.
We have the right to a pursuit of happiness!
On a funnier note, my father has been wearing a LONG BEACH PRIDE SHIRT for two days straight! no he is not gay! He supports the gay community cos he knows that we all have rights. My dad is very unconsious of this world but he has been paying attention to what is going lately. I am proud of him since he is a very traditional man but he is become a thinker!
see you all later in class . i must go.
-Thalia<3
ps
CHECK THESE OUT!
http://madewithloveinbrazil.com/spreadthelovetoafrica.html
http://www.helpdarfurnow.org/
http://www.feedindia.com/
http://www.unicef.org/
http://www.endpoverty2015.org/
Jessica beltran
English 52
Cerritos college
Post2
I agree with you Brenda..
The video we watched in class on Wednesday was very touching...
Sometimes we think we have it rough ourselves but we dont notice that there are other people have an even harder life then us...That kidworks program is a good influence for the children in that community...It would be even better if the program was spread among other communities to open more doors to childrens lives and for more opportunities.
Leslie Samueli
Eng 100
GWC
Post 4?
Kayla,
The Ducks only lost 4-2... Still a lose, and the Coyotes 4th goal was such BS... the Ducks 2 scorers... My "hockey boyfriend" Ryan Carter scored the first goal, and then George Parros scored the other one... but that fight at the end of the game... was great, it unfortunatly cost us (the team) somewhere around $10,000 because the instigating team involved in a fight in the last 2 minutes of the 3rd period(possibly 5 minutes) and any time in over time, gets fined... :-/ but, still a good fight...
Just a question, maybe a naive one,
Why are we discussing hockey?
What happened to the real issues?as mr H. Puts it. Where are the hard hitters?
I don know,
Just wondering.
Cheerio!
Nic
Eng 60
cypress
post 40 something
So..... is our midterm on Thursday? we should totally have multiple choice or draw the line to the definition. I am only kidding i hope that any more discussions that involve a touchy subject comes up more..i personally enjoy listening people fight. Reason so is i love how people get so fired up about how there right and every one else is wrong and will yell and scream to the get there point across. Well what people don't realize again this is America everyone is going to have an opinion and i for one dont need to hear some one yell and scream towards me to tell me i am wrong in what i believe. You dont see me yelling or screaming do you? you dont see me forcing something down your throat? what im ultimately saying is keep em to your self go vote to what you believe in i dont judge people for what they believe in its not my job to and its not your job either so if some one is pro life great! or if some one is not pro life Great! that's what you believe in.
Have a wonderful day.
AND DON'T HATE APPRECIATE
cathrina afusia
cerritos college
english 52
Wow I had such a busy week. For those who have read my first paper,know that my mother is not in the best of health. On Friday morning she had another surgery. This surgery was to attempt to remove some of the cancer that has been taking over her body for some years now. I actually stayed in the hopsital that whole morning. The surgery was not completed successfully due to complications during the surgery. She will return in about a month or so. That morning i sat in the waiting room and was reading some of the papers that the doctor gave me regarding her surgery. One of the papers explained some of the risk from the surgery. One of those risk were DEATH. That word made me think about our class discussion about exisisting in life. It is crazy how us today take life for granted. Not only life but the exisistence of our parents. Now I have not always been a perfect child, but have realized that I only get one mother. I have made it a priority to be there for my mother in her time of need. I just wanted everyone to realize that tomorrow is never promised. We should always live each day treating each other with love, and respect. We also never know what another person is going through. Well it is time to clock out and head to school. I can't wait to see what we will be discussing today.
Jenny Guzman
Eng 52
Cerritos College
Post ??
Dodger GAME 3
Well yesterday night was crazy. While sitting in my seat for only 15 minutes in a semi quite section, the section erupted when the dodgers scored their first run. After that you could not calm down dodger fan to save your life. I was just sitting while the rest of the stadium jumped up down, gave each other high fives. Being pregnant and have one of these drunken fan hit me, I might have been arrested because I would have gone off on them. Luckily I enjoyed seeing these Neanderthals go crazy. I was enjoying the game, (well what I could see of it) when the guy behind kept kicking my chair. I did told the guy, that I know he is happy the Dodgers are winning but can he please stop kicking my chair. He gave me a attitude and didn't stop. so again I asked nicely, and he gave me attitude. Well buy the 3rd inning I was fed-up and curses him out. Finally he stop and I enjoyed the game. I sat during the whole game except to sing "take me out to the ball game". The top of the 9th was upon us and I just jumped up went crazy. The reason for suddenly acting like everyone else, was Jonathan Broxton was pitching. My boyfriend bought me a Dodger jersey and its of my favorite player. I am not a normal Dodger fan, but he is so cute!! I was acting like a Kid in the Candy store. Well he was the closer and didn't allow any runs. So in the end the Dodger's won 7-2, and it was good game.
WEST UP FAM. ITS THE KID AMADOR, I'M JUST WAKING UP RIGHT NOW, I MISSED MY FIRST CLASS N IF I DNT HURRY IMA MISS MR. H'S CLASS. WELL I HAD ONE HELL OF A WEEKEND! I SPENT ONE NIGHT IN THE STUDIO AND THEN I SPENT THE REST OF THE WEEKEND SITTING NEXT TO A RESPIRATOR. MY HOMEBOY GUERO, VATO I GREW UP WITH, THE ONLY WHITE BOY THATS LIKE A BROTHER TO ME, GOT INTO A CAR ACCIDENT, REAL BAD ONE. AND NOW HES LAYING IN THE HOSPITAL WITH A PUMP FLEXING THE BREATH IN AND OUT OF HIS BODY. FORTUNATLY HE WAS ALONE IN THE CAR WHEN THE BRAKES GAVE AND AND THE HIT A PARKED RIG, THANK GOD NO ONE ELSE WAS HURT. SO NOW I'M JUS A LIL DISCONECTED AND I JUST REALIZED I DIDNT EVEN GET THE HOMEWORK DONE. I'M IN $**T UP TO MY NECK. LOOKS LIKE I GOTTA GO FACE THE MUSIC IN CLASS THAN ITS HOME TO WASH UP AND THEN BACK TO THE HOMIES BEDSIDE. LIFES A TRIP CUZ JUS AN HOUR BEFORE WE GOT THE CALL FROM THE HOSPITAL I TALKED TO HIM. I ASKED HIM TO COME THRU TO THE STUDIO SO ITS ALMOST LIKE ITS MY FUALT HES THERE RIGHT NOW. WELL I GOTTA GO HANDLE MY SCHOOLING AND THEN JET. PEACE OUT RAZA....
Chris Machingo
English 100
Cypress College
Post 6
Machingo the Hypocrit:
I feel like such a hypocrit. I preach up and down that I don't like new rap, that it's all about the same thing, and I'm more educated than that. In contrast to that, I found myself listening to a song from Lil' Rob called, "Lets get Nasty," and liking it. I guess it just fallows the Mr. Hsiao's train of thought in that everyone condradicts themselves. They may say something, but do something completely different.
Jenny Guzman
Eng 52
Cerritos College
Post ??
I don't log on for 3 days and the comments just blow up. Good deal. I am good Rocky, what time is your class? Claudia sorry so late, I am 6 months and 3 weeks.
To anyone who thinks they are in love and want to have a BABY. Please ask me questions because your body changes in so many ways. If you don't have a partner that will be there for you there is no reason to SUFFER (yes pregnancies can be hard) and bring a child in this world before you are ready. I will tell you all the scary details the doctors won't. Even if your not having a baby or not planning to for a while, I will answer any questions you may have. I wish someone told me what was going to happened.
P.S
My theory on why Pregnant women waddle. Your legs hurt so bad, it feels you been working out and it causes you to limp or waddle.
Isaias Estrada
Professor Hsiao
English 52
Cerritos College
I know i did not blog this weekend, but i had no time...i was fixing my car, taking care of some billing disputes, trying to get my phone lines fixed so i can install internet. On the plus side i finished my car, its running better than ever with the new steering column. Hoping for a better week... PEACE.
Mr. Hsiao this is what I had tried to send you. I think I figured it out. Finally!
Tonight I will be attending a memorial at 5pm. I really need to be there to support my mom. It was her closest Aunt. The sadest part was when my mom found out on her vacation and she didn't get to she her. My mom said that a few weeks before she had gone on her vacation she went to see her aunt and she seemed so tired and every time she saw her she kept losing weight. Still the doctors could not find what was wrong with her. Well, not until it was too late, she had cancer. Two days after they released her from the hospital she passed. Now my mom feels a little guilty because she had gone on vacation and thinks she wasn't there for her.
Jennifer Lopez
Eng 52
Cerritos College
post 1
This is my very first post because it has taken me forever to figure it out. Now that I understand how this works you will probably be seeing more of me. Well, actually my writing. Just not right now because it's time for class.
What a busy weekend. Thanks to all who posted since friday.
James,
Just as you said, your not sure if you would feel out of place...you probably will. But that is what separates us. We are those who accept what it is, and take that step into a unfamiliar world. Think of it as a new chapter to your book of life...
Yue,
My condolences to Dominic. I wish him a speedy full recovery! Sometimes drastic life incidents are the only way to open others eyes. Actions do in fact speak louder then words. At such a young age, I'm sure the event was all to overwhelming. From playing -> SUV -> ground -> hospital -> back to home. Just be there for comfort, as I'm sure you are, bring back that safe environment who he has become accustomed to living in. Do what I know you do best...be the big sister.
So since friday, I've had a really unfriendly feeling towards our socal cities. What is with people? DO they like living in the slum? I'm not talking about anyone here. But I know you've seen those people who put gum under the desk, through trash out of their car. ...if I ever did that, I would carry the cloud of GUILT over my head for days. It sucks that people who do it all so frequently have no remorse to this.
Alright, I'll finish this thought up later...leaving class now.
Brenda Velasco
Eng. 52
((don't really know what post)) ;-)
This post is for the assignment that we were doing where we had to find the thesis in a certain story.
This is paragraph number 8 from our short story "Status anxiety" by Alain de Bottom.
"A car advertisement will, for example, be careful to ignore aspects of human psychology and of the overall process of buying and owning that could spoil, or at least dampen, our joy at coming to possess the featured vehicle. Most notably, it will fail to mention our tendency to cease being excited by anything after we have owned for a short while. The quickest way to stop noticing something, may be to buy it--just as the quickest way to stop appreciating someone may be to marry him or her. We are invited to imagine ourselves scaling the steep cliff of happiness in oder to reach a wide, high plateau on which we will live out the rest of our lives; we are not reminded that soon after gaining the summit,we will be called down again into fresh lowlands of anxiety and desire" (8).
My Interpretation: This paragraph basically states that people believe happiness and satisfaction comes from buying that "desired something". What we don't realize is that the happiness we gain from purchasing something desired is just until the next best thing comes out.Then we are left to have that same desire all over again.
**THESIS**
THE JOY AND HAPPINESS THAT WE GET FROM A DESIRE ONLY LASTS FOR SO LONG, UNTIL WE NOTICE THAT NEXT BEST THING.
Carinna Martinez
Cypress College
Engl 60
Oh man Mr.Hsiao was class very intense on thurs, I respect everyones thoughts and feelings. I couldnt even imagine what some people go through in life.
That video that you showed us was crazy, i mean to think of even living like that, i envy those people who really do work hard and know what its like to sometimes not even have food to feed to their families. How they can go on living their lifes like that. I would probably not even want to live. I sometimes complain that i dont have enough clothes or shoes, when i have a closet full. When their are people who could barley afford to buy clothes once a year. This does tie into status symbol, always wanting something you dont need, while others are struggling out in the world for things they do need.
In class sometimes i wish i would speak up, i would have like to say some things. I feel really bad for alysa, and some of the people talking about rape and abortion, very very touchy subjects. Im glad we have such different views on these subjects, more people start speaking up for what they think is right.
Oh and i most definately am going to work on my run-ons, i felt so bad when i looked at my paper and saw all those run-ons....
Like Jose Martinez said GO DODGERS......games on....!
Here are the donations for the homeless that you may bring on Wednesday:
• Blankets & Sleeping Bags
• New Underwear & Socks
• Coffee
• Creamer
• Coffee Stirrers
• Toilet Paper
• Coloring Books
• # 4,5, & 6 Diapers
• Wipes
• Cough Syrup (Child & Adult)
• Cough Drops
• Stamps
• Sugar
• Oatmeal
• AA & C Batteries
• Cash
• Razors
• Cooking Oil
• Dry Cereal
• Feminine Hygiene Products
• Brushes
• Lice Shampoo
• Back Packs Food:
• Hams
• Ground Beef
• Sausage
• Turkeys
• Roast Beef
• Milk
Paper Goods:
• Dinner Plates - 3 compartment
• 8oz. Foam Cups
• 7oz. Paper Cups
• Plastic Spoons & Forks
• Napkins
• Paper Towels
• Toilet Paper
• 33 & 45 Gal. Heavy Duty Trash
Bags
• Scrip/Cards for Smart & Final,
Costco, Food4Less, Target
• Bus Passes for OCTA
• Rain Ponchos
***Try to bring some boxes for me to carry or bags to house these items as I am concerned that it may be too much. We will see though.
Keep the Midterm Reviews coming.
Brenda started it already:
Remember to title it
Midterm Review
Write a lengthier response to the paragraph if you can as well.
Remember, we want to practice for the long answer part.
A long answer part will be at most a page of writing.
Remember it is a one to one ratio.
Also, you will have to include a quote.
Remember to cite the author.
For example, Alain de Botton, in _Status Anxiety_, argues, "The quickest way to stop noticing something, may be to buy it" (8).
Look over how to introduce quotes in your book.
You need the title of the work underlined and the author to introduce the quote and the paragraph number at the very end.
The comma starts off (,) and then the quote (") and the actual sentence you use and then closing with the quote (") and (paragraph number) and period after (.) everything.
Alain de Botton states, " (quote) " (paragraph number).
Amador,
I apologize in class if I made light of what you were experiencing.
Frequently, we got back and forth, and it becomes a personal dialog set apart from the class.
I misinterpreted, and I own what I said.
All,
Also, my prayers and thoughts go out to all the students who have life happen to them.
Sam T
English 60
Cyp College.
Prof H. are the items you listed the only things they are willing to accept? I have a grip of clothes that i dont wear and i love to be able to help them out with that....if thats okkay...
lemme know
Yue Hayes
English 100
GWC
Post #33
Midterm Review
We who lived in concentration camps can remember the men who walked through the huts comforting others, giving away their last piece of bread. They may have been few in number, but they offer sufficient proof that everything can be taken from a man but one thing: the last of the human freedoms—to choose one’s attitude in any given set of circumstances, to choose one’s own way. (12)
-Viktor Frankl, Man's Search for Meaning
The definition of Existentialism is probably the best way to summarize the story, Man’s Search for Meaning, by Viktor Frankl. He carefully describes the realization that had occurred in the unforgettable events of the Holocaust: even in the most horrible of circumstances, nobody will ever be able to take away a man’s identity and the ability for him to make his choices. This man lived a very difficult life as a prisoner, but when he says “They may have been few in number, but they offer sufficient proof that everything can be taken from a man but one thing: the last of the human freedoms—to choose one’s attitude in any given set of circumstances, to choose one’s own way,” he shows a great understanding of man and his capabilities (12). This realization also shows his character and the attitude that he took towards these horrible events. The “way” he chose for himself was to stay optimistic, to take what he learned and educate as many people that he could. His discovery has educated both Frankl, personally, and even better, the readers.
Paul Cutler
Eng 60
Cypress College
Post #5
Hello Mr. Hsiao and fellow bloggers.
Wow, what a wild weekend at UCSB. Even though many people went home, there was still a lot of stuff going on.
Anyways... class discussion on thursday.
One thing I recall us doing was watching that video of central Santa Ana. It got me thinking of how tough life could really be and what it is like to be in the worst situation. I felt compassion and sympathy for all of those poor children [pun intended] who, in most cases, are barely lucky to get a meal in each day. Don't get me wrong; many of those parents work their a$$es off and still come up short.
We then moved on to a discussion/debate over random topics. The two "iffy" ones that kind of set people off were Abortion and Rape. Nobody really rioted, but it got close.
Towards the end of class [about 5 minutes remaining], some random girl walks in and blatantly states something like, "HELLO! WHEN IS THIS CLASS OVER?!". It was said in such a way as to rush the professor. After discussing the subjects in class, outside of class, with Nam, Tyler, Mikey and Danny, we saw that same girl crying and Mr. Hsiao walk out 30 seconds later.
Well, that's pretty much it for tonight. I'm still trying to catch up on some sleep, so I will be ready for the midterm tomorrow.
Have a good one eveybody
-Paul
P.S. I'm pretty sure I speak for that group of us outside of class when I say, "Way to handle the situation, Mr. Hsiao". :)
Kayla Marley
GWC
English 100
Leslie-
I totally forgot about Parros' goal! I was so hyped up on the fight I forgot all about it! haha Great game. Looking forward to the next one.
Anyways goodnight all
I think I've changed my major :)
ps. Monster we are talking about hockey because I shared about my weekend and she is the daughter of the ducks owners..
hopefully no offense taken here but it was kind of like the gutiar hero converstaion. except i just felt like i'd blog about my weekend and the hockey game was part of it. :) Night!
Jon Croft
English 100
Golden West College
Post #8
Midterm Review
In Status Anxiety, Alain de Botton first appears to be making a commentary on materialism in present-day society. The second half of his paper, however, gives way to a more depressing train of thought. This notion is best illustrated in paragraph 15, when Botton states,
"Ruins bid us to surrender our strivings and our fantasies of perfection and fulfillment. They remind us that we cannot defy time and that we are merely the playthings of forces of destruction which can at best be kept at bay but never vanquished. We may enjoy local victories, perhaps claim a few years in which we are able to impose a degree of order upon the chaos, but ultimately all will slop back into a primeval soup. If this prospect has the power to console us, it is perhaps because the greater part of our anxieties stems from an exaggerated sense of the importance of our own projects and concerns. We are tortured by our ideals and by a punishingly high-minded sense of gravity of what we are doing" (15).
Botton, in the paragraph, begins to reveal what may be the truth of the paper. Why bother trying to aquire all of these status symbols that we so dearly love, why bother doing anything if it will all just turn to nothing? To try to impose order upon chaos? To make ourselves feel that our lives were actually worth something? He is stating, rather bluntly, that it is an exercise in futility to even try to succeed.
The portion of the paragraph that put in bold is what I believe to be the thesis of said paragraph. It could even be the thesis for the entire paper. Then again, there are certainly a number of other lines that could also pose as the true thesis, but I digress. That specific line stands out because it not only is able to explain the paragraph in one sentence, but it also acts as a sort of lens to better view the darker side of the essay itself. Read the paragraph over again with that in mind, and then the paper once more. Every time I read it, I'm fascinated by what I didn't see before.
Yue Hayes
English 100
GWC
Post #34
Mr. Hsiao, thank you for the post full of elaborate designs, I appreciate that, as well as the 1:1 ratio of spacing. I love how each idea is separated so my brain doesn't get all tangled up.
...Oh, wait. haha
It's definitely reasurring and comforting to know that I was able to come across and have my thoughts even be accepted by 1. a believer and 2. a professor, so I very much appreciate it. Thank you so, so much.
Nick/David
I can't remember which one you go by. haha.
Anyways, thank you very much for that. What you wrote definitely brought my spirits up, especially this:
Do what I know you do best...be the big sister.
I can't thank you enough and can't express in words enough how much this means to me. It's a total pat on the back and a huge push at the same time. Thank you, thanks.
I appreciate both of you for reading it and then even commenting on them. I cannot thank you both enough. As for Dominic, when I came home today, he was in a very good mood. I'm not sure if he was like that the entire day, but I didn't care. If not today, tomorrow or the day after, he will be better. There is nothing wrong with his brain, so he should be fine. He was just telling me in his slurred speech about when he went to the LA county fair (we went in September) and he was very expressive in his face: a HUGE smile.
He still has a fever and has slept a lot during the day, kind of spacing out at times, but I'm sure it'll go away soon.
I'm sure if he could, Dominic would thank you two, too. :]
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The posts have sort of died down a little bit in terms of the MVP bloggers... I'm sad :[
It seems like everyone is busy, though, I bet there are tons of midterms from other classes that they have to study for.
Cathrina:
I’m sorry to hear about the surgery, I hope that the next one will be a success! Hang in there, because I know you are strong and you can get through this, and even be the strength your mom needs.
As for treating each other with respect, I totally agree with you. Some say that people will have to see for themselves, but I wish they didn’t. I wish that people would see from our experiences that by the time you go through with an event like this, it’s too late. Too many people are apathetic/ignorant and think that nothing bad is going to happen to them.
Other people aside, what you’re doing is a very courageous thing. I have lots of respect for the message you’re putting out there with the story you are telling us. Such personal and emotional story. Thank you.
Amador:
I’m sorry about what happened to your friend. I hope he recovers. It is definitely not your fault, don’t blame yourself for it. These things are beyond your control. If it didn’t happen when you talked to him, it could’ve happened in a different time on a way to somewhere else. Now, you’ve just got to look forward and do the best thing you can do for him: be there.
It seems like you’re already right on top of that, though. I wish him the best.
Jenny
It seems like your body is suffering quite a bit of pain, but I'm so happy for you. It sounds super scary, but I'm sure you're just glowing. :]
Yesss!!! I finally see some blogs from our class!! After awhile, i thought no one blogged anymore and i felt kinda lonley besides for the people who usually blogs. Anyways we were talking about "abortion" during the last class session and there was alot of tension going on. It was not a bad issue because it made the class much more interesting when everyone puts their own beliefs and morals in the discussions. I would like the see more debates in class because i do learn alot from them. We also watched a video in class and it made me realize how lucky I am. I am very thankful for what i have and i can't wait for the next field trip.
Melissa Lopez
Eng 52
Cerritos College
Sorry I haven't been on in a while
I'll try to catch up!
The video we had watched was really heart breaking. It was so sad! It touched everyone in our class and I'm sure in your other classes as well. I am lookinf forward to this trip. For those who are going I'll see you guys on Saturday.
As for my weekend...
Friday morning I had two soccer games. One at 9 am and the second one following. The morning was nice but the field we played on was horrible. It was full of holes and so muddy that everyone was slipping. Even though it made it fun. It sucked really bad! Unfortunally I twisted my ankle really bad on the field. With out saying a word I finshed the game making the last goal that won us the game. During our 20 min break before the next game I sat on the bench took off my cleats, socks, and shingards. My ankle was so swollen that my coach took me out of the next game. My coach strecthed out my ankle amd got me ice. I was a little upset that I couldn't play in the second game but at least we won!!
Since my dad is my coach for my weekend team he didnt let me play. So that was also disappointing, but at least it wasnt something serious. My ankle is feeling a lot better now!! I'm ready for next week...
♥♥♥
I work at an industrial clinic, and at 4:30 this morning I had a truck driver come in to be seen because he hit his nose with the padlock on his truck. Turns out he fractured it. He also had a little abrasion on the the top of his nose. As I was cleaning his cut I told him he had a booger hanging out just to make him laugh. It worked! But unfortunately he believed me and after I cleaned him up he got up and went to blow his nose, I tried to stop him but I was too late! hahahaha for that split second he forgot he had a fractured nose and he blew his boogiges out like he normally would have done!!!! I have never heard a grown man scream so hard before. I felt bad, but he was a good sport about it!!! That made me laugh all day long.
Salvador Lopez Jr.
Eng 52
Cerritos College
Post #7
What's up guys! I can't sleep due to my funky sleeping patterns. I'm bored so here's the lyrics from 7 seconds' song "Trust." This song always brings me up when I'm down and if I were to start a band, I'll probably cover it:
Hey now I've this feeling
That I've never felt before,
I know it ain't cool to say this now,
But I can't help the way I feel inside.
Around you I can be the way I am,
Be happy, pissed or sad,
But the things I always think about
Are of feelings we have shared.
'Cos when we are together there is something
That I have with you, Trust!
And as we're growin' closer I can feel it
Flowing out from you, Trust!
I hope you can feel the same way
That I do, Trust!
If there's one thing down between us
That's a must, it's Trust!
Look now, we can share emotion
Something that we both thought was just too tough,
Aggression, love and honesty,
There could never be enough.
All I wanna do is just let you know that I care,
And when things get too hard for you,
Look back and I'll be there.
You inspire me intensely
Without any doubt.
You keep me thinking, help me try,
Show that I can do without,
With you there's more foundation,
More than any other time,
And when it comes to you my heart is true,
Until the day I die
MR. H:
ITS ALL GOOD FAM. LOOK MAN I MAKE LIGHT OF HARD SITUATIONS BECAUSE THATS THE BEST WAY TO DEAL WITH TRAGIDES. FIND THE FUNNY IN THE NOT SO FUNNY.
YUE:
THANK YOU FOR THE SUPPORT I REALLY APPRCIATE IT. I KNO THAT IT ISNT MY FUALT BUT I JUS FEEL THAT WAY. BUT UR ABSOLUTLEY RIGHT THO. BUT FOR NOW ALL I CAN DO IS SIT AT THE BEDSIDE AND PRAY FOR THE BEST...
Brenda Husman
Eng. 52
Cerritos College
AMADOR:
I am really sorry to hear about your homie. I hope everything turns out good for him. I know it's hard because i have been through same situations like that with some of my homies and cousins but I noticed that you are a very strong guy so no matter what happens just hang in there. For Reals.....
Erika Martinez
English 60
Cypress College
Post 6
Hey everyone! I have class like in two hours.. :)
Just thought I'd post up a blog before heading to class.
I wonder if todays class lecture, will include another class discussions like last Thursdays. i think debates like those are a great idea, because you dont only get to analyze different issues from different prospectives but, people get to express their feelings and beliefs.
Denisse Gonzalez
Eng 52
Cerritos College
Amador:
Im really sorry that you are going through this hard situaton. I know how you feel. Just a few years ago my family was going though the same when my cousin and both of her parents had an accident. I think that the best thing you can do is to stay trong because his family needs all the support they can get right now. i hope your homie gets better.
Samantha,
I will discuss the donations in class. Yes, you may donate your clothes.
Of course
Erika, Carinna, and Lisa,
Thank you for your comments and reflections all. I appreciate them.
Nick,
I am glad you feel as you do and how you act is how everyone ought to. Hhhmm, Is it not?
Paul,
There is a bit of my humor in your post. However, crying is not a humorous subject no matter who is crying.
Keep the Midterm Reviews coming. . .
We are drifting off subject. There are only a handful of them. . .
Ariadne Gonzalez
Eng 52
Cerritos
hey you guys!
Quick question....when is the post about ht emidterm review due???? Tomorrow? so it means i need to blog about it today right? Ok ok quick questionSSS LOL...:]
The Midterm Review is due by the time of your class or when it starts basically.
Any other questions?
Heartbreakers, you will need to talk to your classmates because you missed a very important class.
Alexis, you as well, missed out on the review after I talked to you personally.
Rodrigo, I hope you are still holding on. I asked Sonny about your whereabouts.
Get notes from your classmates either here or e-mail or phone.
MODEL EXAMPLE OF AN GOOD MIDTERM REVIEW POST:
Jon Croft
English 100
Golden West College
Post #8
Midterm Review
In Status Anxiety, Alain de Botton first appears to be making a commentary on materialism in present-day society. The second half of his paper, however, gives way to a more depressing train of thought. This notion is best illustrated in paragraph 15, when Botton states,
"Ruins bid us to surrender our strivings and our fantasies of perfection and fulfillment. They remind us that we cannot defy time and that we are merely the playthings of forces of destruction which can at best be kept at bay but never vanquished. We may enjoy local victories, perhaps claim a few years in which we are able to impose a degree of order upon the chaos, but ultimately all will slop back into a primeval soup. If this prospect has the power to console us, it is perhaps because the greater part of our anxieties stems from an exaggerated sense of the importance of our own projects and concerns. We are tortured by our ideals and by a punishingly high-minded sense of gravity of what we are doing" (15).
Botton, in the paragraph, begins to reveal what may be the truth of the paper. Why bother trying to aquire all of these status symbols that we so dearly love, why bother doing anything if it will all just turn to nothing? To try to impose order upon chaos? To make ourselves feel that our lives were actually worth something? He is stating, rather bluntly, that it is an exercise in futility to even try to succeed.
The portion of the paragraph that put in bold is what I believe to be the thesis of said paragraph. It could even be the thesis for the entire paper. Then again, there are certainly a number of other lines that could also pose as the true thesis, but I digress. That specific line stands out because it not only is able to explain the paragraph in one sentence, but it also acts as a sort of lens to better view the darker side of the essay itself. Read the paragraph over again with that in mind, and then the paper once more. Every time I read it, I'm fascinated by what I didn't see before.
Thank you, Jon.
I know I am embarrassing you.
27 more till 1600. . .
Ariadne Gonzalez
Eng 52
cerritos
Mr. H... do you have the # to kidworks??
Oh and are you going to need help taking the stuff?
and reading those other comments about you making that girl cry....a lil harsh Mr. H ok ok maybe she shouldnt have said what she said in the way she said it but still.....
i guess it keeps your rep going... LOL
its ok they're wouldn't be a Mr. H if she wasnt crying after a few "firm but kind" words ...LOL
Nam Luu
Eng. 60
Cypress College
Post: if it is a race i will think of a number.
My response to the video. I come from a neighborhood of a similar caliber. The 2nd one out of my group of friends on my block that even graduated high school. Some are here still, and some are on a mandatory vacation. My regular day job requires me to work closely with various hotels around the orange county and los angeles area. It has opened me to a whole new group of people, and friends. The banquet works, house men, house cleaning, and engineering. All those guys are part of that struggle. Where ever you work take time one day and read the federal laminated huge wall of regulations and policies on their wall. Then read your companies policy. It will click to you after you read it and understand the amount of abuse of these laws is happening in the work place. The most notorious one "employees do not have the right to assemble/congregate on or off of the work vicinity." They get milked from both ends. Immigration and employment. It all comes together to form one big bubble they have to live under to survive.
Ariadn Gonzalez
Eng 52
CErritos
Whats this light show i hear about ?? we get to 1600 n theres a light show of what???
Ariadne,
We will talk about it after class on Wednesday.
Remind me though okay.
I might have you take it to Isaiah House instead.
Let us wait on it a bit.
gary camara
cypress
whaaat??? best class ever in like an hour???
i want/ hope for another debate today. please
Nam,
Very good up down and around observation and even layering that is going on in your industry. It is sad that the machine works as it does and people inevitably get squeezed from both ends unfortunately.
There are parts I want for you to elaborate on (obviously since I an English Professor) but good observation/reflection/comment.
Ariadne,
Light show?
Pizza?
Enchiladas?
Wow, I am over my head.
I have no idea what is being discussed, but seriously get to the Midterm Review.
Gary,
We will talk about what you said, perhaps in class today.
Hhhmmm, labeling best class, well that would bring more haters on me, would it not?
I will not even go there.
I will introduce the Midterm Review to you all.
20 more to go
Ariadne Gonzalez
Eng 52
Cerritos
Ugh! my computer is sooo slow...
Anyway im getting to the midterm reviev mr h no worries...
and about the isaiah house thing my dad would love to be a part of it if he may...
Leslie Samueli
Eng 100
GWC
Post 5 or 6?
Can someone post the vocab and definition words when they get a moment? I am at work and my school bag is at home... Wow, that sure was smart of me... Thanks in advance!
Of course
Ariadne Gonzalez
Eng 52
Cerritos College
One more question.... whats the 1 on 1 ratio again???
The one to one ratio is simply if you pick a really long paragraph that you write as long if not longer than that paragraph.
Does that make sense?
g.c.
cypress
haha alright sounds good
i know you like my new picture mr. hsaio, dont lie
I shall elaborate in a more simple form of delivery.
If you drive down lincoln going west every day to get to cypress you may or must have notice the small group of people protesting those housing companies. Well lets put it this way some companies will fire you if you just handed someone a note saying you are against a policy or action. That is if they catch you. It would not even get close to forming a protest, and picket line before it is subdue.
Albertsons Strike
Anaheheim Union High School District Strike(did not last that long)
SAG Strike
Waste Disposal Strike
But then again they are all union. The bubble makes it hard to get into the union. It makes you more vulnerable to get taken advantage of, and work endless amounts of hour for little pay. WAL-MART. Please do not shop at Wal-Mart. Support the privately owned business. Mom and Pops. My cousin lives in Ohio in the boon docks. After visiting her and seeing their HUGE Wal-Mart I am talking about huge. Huger then Costco, this thing has a pep boys, a nail salon, a pharmacy, and maybe even a real doctor in it. Then I took a look around and everything else in this small town is closed down. The High Cost of a Low Price finally made its point to me after seeing the damage first hand in a family members own community. This was branching off from individual to a more mass relation now.
Leslie,
Can someone from GWC or elsewhere pick her up?
I think to myself where is your head at?
We had the review in class and you could not develop the thesis you gave.
I am really concerned for you for this Midterm and your grade.
Really
g.c.
cypress college
servite vs. mater dei football tickets for friday oct.17, 2008... $200 on craigslist.
TWO HUNDRED u.s. dollars for a HIGH SCHOOL football game.
200.
UNREAL.
Good point Nam.
Wal-Mart is just one of the machines that drives all private businesses under: There has been statement of fact in terms of research, but just the fact that you give us an image like you have, well it really brings it home, so to speak.
Well done.
9 more to go. . .
Vocab words:
-Existentialism : A philosophy that stresses an individual unique position as self determining agen responisible for his/her choices.
-Juxtaposition: Two opposing thoughts held alongside for comparison or contrast.
-Status Symbol: a material object that places social or economic status/respect on its poossesor.
-Allegory:Representation of an abstract or spiritual meaning through concrete or material forms.
- Anthology: A collection of literary poieces shared equally in value.
- Multi Vocal: having diff. meanings all of equal validity.
-Figurative:Figures of speech; representative or symbolic.
- Literal:strict dictionary meaning of the word.
-imgism: a poetry which employs free verse or common speach into a clear and concentrated image.
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Definitons (parts of an essay):
-Thesis
-Hook
-background
-map sentence (hsiao copyright)
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Run-on Sentence: joins 2 or more complete sentences without punctuations.
sentence Fragment: a clause that lacks a subject, verb, & or complete though.
n its 7 more to go.....
oh ok i get it ...so it should be no shorter than the original paragraph....got it. thank you.
6 more...
welcome :]
Thank you Ariadne.
1600!!!!!!
Kayla Marley
Golden West College
English 100
Post 20
Wow!!! :) 1601
haha i had too.
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