What color are your mother's eyes?
My mother's eyes are brown. I know this because I see her everyday.
Whom do you trust?
I do not trust that easily, but I do trust quite a few people.
I trust them because they haven't broken my trust before.
What color is the ocean?
The color of the ocean is blue. We know this because when you go to the beach.
Is there life after death?
In hinduism we believe in reincarnation. If you read our bible you will know this.
Is it always wrong to steal?
I dont think it is always wrong to steal, it depends. I think this because it depends
on the situation.
Is there life on other planets?
I do not know about this. I guess you would have to do research on it.
Sunday, April 18, 2010
Tuesday, March 16, 2010
Last writing prompt
*1. In order for a literary work to succeed, the reader must willingly suspend his/her disbelief. By accepting a work of fiction as fiction, the reader makes a silent pact with the author, agreeing to “go along” with the story, though it not be true. This compact occurs again and again with movie-goers and play-goers, even t.v. viewers. The audience agrees [silently] that the story they are about to see is not real, though it may be “based on a true story.” The Soloist and The Blind Side are two such recent movies. Think of one of those OR another movie you may have seen that is “based on a true story.” Identify a movie of your choosing that falls into the category, “based on a true story.” Summarize the movie in one or two sentences. In another couple of sentences, relate your opinion of the movie. Finally, explain whether or not the words “based on a true story” enhanced your viewing or detracted from the experience. Why?
***The movie called 21. It was inspired by the blackjack team of MIT. A group of students counted cards at a casino to steal the money and get rich. I liked the movie. I guess it was based on a true story i dont really see how but it was.
*6. Draw at least three valid inferences, supported by evidence, about the narrator of “On the Rainy River.” Draw at least three valid inferences, supported by evidence, about the narrator of “The Ghost Soldiers.” Account for the differences in the narrator. – Note that this could become an excellent topic for an essay topic over the novel, though it would be phrased more like ‘Trace the development of the narrator/soldier Tim O’Brien.’
2. How would you explain the semi-truths told in The Things They Carried to a student about to begin a second session class? What would you tell him/her to look for as he/she read the book? What would you say were the most important aspects to “be sure to pick up on”?
****The semi-truths are the things they say but you have to question yourself about. What to look for is the deeper meaning when O'Brien explains stuff after love and he talks deeply about the war. The last few chapters were really important.
4. Which story in The Things They Carried was your favorite? Why? Which was your LEAST favorite? Why? Whether you loved or hated the whole book, you must choose one of each for this prompt. Which of the men do you most identify or sympathize with? Why? Was there a character you just didn’t like? Why?
My favorite was the first chapter, it explained who everyone in a nonconfusing way.my least favorite was Spin. I just didnt understand it really. I liked O'Brien and the Mitchell sanders because they were always mentioned alot and O'Brien was clearly a great protagonist.I didnt dislike any characters.
***The movie called 21. It was inspired by the blackjack team of MIT. A group of students counted cards at a casino to steal the money and get rich. I liked the movie. I guess it was based on a true story i dont really see how but it was.
*6. Draw at least three valid inferences, supported by evidence, about the narrator of “On the Rainy River.” Draw at least three valid inferences, supported by evidence, about the narrator of “The Ghost Soldiers.” Account for the differences in the narrator. – Note that this could become an excellent topic for an essay topic over the novel, though it would be phrased more like ‘Trace the development of the narrator/soldier Tim O’Brien.’
2. How would you explain the semi-truths told in The Things They Carried to a student about to begin a second session class? What would you tell him/her to look for as he/she read the book? What would you say were the most important aspects to “be sure to pick up on”?
****The semi-truths are the things they say but you have to question yourself about. What to look for is the deeper meaning when O'Brien explains stuff after love and he talks deeply about the war. The last few chapters were really important.
4. Which story in The Things They Carried was your favorite? Why? Which was your LEAST favorite? Why? Whether you loved or hated the whole book, you must choose one of each for this prompt. Which of the men do you most identify or sympathize with? Why? Was there a character you just didn’t like? Why?
My favorite was the first chapter, it explained who everyone in a nonconfusing way.my least favorite was Spin. I just didnt understand it really. I liked O'Brien and the Mitchell sanders because they were always mentioned alot and O'Brien was clearly a great protagonist.I didnt dislike any characters.
Wednesday, January 20, 2010
prompt 2
2. IRONY - In "The Things They Carried," there is tremendous tension developed when the narrator begins to describe the tunnels that men like Lee Strunk must explore alone. When he emerges, there is celebration cut short by Lavendar's sudden death. The author has created irony by having the reader prepared for one man's death, but it is another man who is killed. We experience irony every day, of a milder sort. Relate an experience when you were prepared for one circumstance but encountered its opposite. If you would rather relate a literary irony or an experience of someone else's, that would be fine. REMEMBER to SHOW the experience; don't just TELL.
My example of this is when one of my friends was in school and he had exams coming up. Soo he and all his friends studied for 2 weeks before exams. My friend alway worried about that one kid in the class who never opened his book he was going to fail.He volunteered to tutor everyone in the class but only 2 kids didnt show up. He didnt worry about one kid cause he thought the kid was super smart. So on the test day everyone passed but that one kid that he didnt wanna help.
Irony is that he tutored the guy that needed it and ignored the guy that didn't. In the end the one that was smart failed.
3. THE HEART IN CONFLICT - Tim O'Brien, the author, has said that he writes about the heart in conflict and that he often uses war because it naturally and automatically puts the heart under pressure. What book, story, or movie have your read or seen in which the protagonist underwent the same thing? Discuss briefly.
****There was this Indian movie my brother always use to watch. It was dealing with a guy who had is eye on a girl since he was 5 years old. Later on he meets a guy friend
who always likes the girl. He forces himself to get them together even though his heart wants her. In the end he does get her.****
My example of this is when one of my friends was in school and he had exams coming up. Soo he and all his friends studied for 2 weeks before exams. My friend alway worried about that one kid in the class who never opened his book he was going to fail.He volunteered to tutor everyone in the class but only 2 kids didnt show up. He didnt worry about one kid cause he thought the kid was super smart. So on the test day everyone passed but that one kid that he didnt wanna help.
Irony is that he tutored the guy that needed it and ignored the guy that didn't. In the end the one that was smart failed.
3. THE HEART IN CONFLICT - Tim O'Brien, the author, has said that he writes about the heart in conflict and that he often uses war because it naturally and automatically puts the heart under pressure. What book, story, or movie have your read or seen in which the protagonist underwent the same thing? Discuss briefly.
****There was this Indian movie my brother always use to watch. It was dealing with a guy who had is eye on a girl since he was 5 years old. Later on he meets a guy friend
who always likes the girl. He forces himself to get them together even though his heart wants her. In the end he does get her.****
Thursday, January 14, 2010
prompt 1
1.Things Carried - Make a list of objects you carry on a regular, daily basis. What are the items you must have with you when you leave your house? After you have made your list, try to look at it from a different perspective. What would those objects reveal about the person you are to someone else? Are there any that you carry that are unique to you? Are any of them similar to items other students carry? Are any items connected to your memory of another time, another place? Do you carry anything that represents something else to you? Which physical objects are necessary for physical survival? Which are necessary for your peace of mind or your emotional survival? YOU NEED NOT ANSWER ALL OF THESE QUESTIONS. INSTEAD, THINK, DELIBERATE, THEN WRITE A COHERENT REFLECTION OF YOUR MENTAL EXERCISE.
When I leave my house, I usually have my books for class,wallet,keys,and cell phone. I
always have my cell phone with me incase of an emergency. Also I always have my lucky neckless in my wallet. It was given to me when I was 4 years old by my grandmother before she passed away. I have never worn it nor have i ever let anyone touch it.I leave it how she left it for me to have it in a safe place. For survival I have my phone and my wallet. Without these i dont know if I could survive because you cant call 911 without a phone. =)
When I leave my house, I usually have my books for class,wallet,keys,and cell phone. I
always have my cell phone with me incase of an emergency. Also I always have my lucky neckless in my wallet. It was given to me when I was 4 years old by my grandmother before she passed away. I have never worn it nor have i ever let anyone touch it.I leave it how she left it for me to have it in a safe place. For survival I have my phone and my wallet. Without these i dont know if I could survive because you cant call 911 without a phone. =)
Saturday, November 28, 2009
The kite runner
Topics:
1.Role of Women - Women in Afghanistan have the role of second-class citizens whose lives are controlled by Muslim laws and traditions. Women in Afghanistan are respected, however, must still live to serve their fathers and husbands. Even in America, Women are forced to live by traditions, though, they have more apparent role in making their own life decisions.
2.Betrayal - The theme of betrayal plays an important role in the Kite Runner. Betrayal is shown in the novel in full cycle from Amir's betrayal of Hassan to Baba's betrayal of Amir. Amir lives in guilt for betraying Hassan, which only grows more and more as he tries to avoid any memory of it. Later, in the book, when Amir learns the truth about Hassan being his half-brother, Amir feels betrayed by his father and even guiltier for his betrayal.
3.Brothers - The author showed through the actions of Hassan towards Amir and Baba towards Ali that you didn't have to be blood to treat someone like family. Amir never treated Hassan like a true friend or brother. At the end of the book Amir tries to make up for the betrayal of his half-brother Hassan by rescuing his own his nephew, Sohrab.
4.Guilt - Hidden Guilt - Amir lives his whole life with hidden guilt after he watches Assef rape Hassan and never helped defend Hassan like Hassan had defended him. He feels even guiltier for betraying Hassan later and forcing Hassan and Ali to leave their home.
Open Guilt - An example of open guilt is when Amir and Hassan are at the Pomegranate tree and Amir asked “What would you do if I hit you with this?” When Amir hit Hassan with the pomegranate at him, he yelled at Hassan “Get up! Hit me!” Amir wanted Hassan to hit him so he could have the punishment he craved and so he could sleep at night. Hassan did nothing and Amir called him a coward. After that, Hassan then got up walked towards Amir, took a pomegranate and crushed it on his own forehead and said “Are you satisfied? Do you feel better now?” Amir then cried.
5.Redemption - Amir's only form of redemption comes from rescuing his nephew, Sohrab, and bringing him to the United States where he can live a better life, something that was defined to his half-brother, Hassan.
6.Journey/Exodus - The most apparent journey in The Kite Runner is that of Amir and Baba from Afghanistan to America. Amir and Baba have a wonderful life in Afghanistan with a big house and servants, all of which they are force to leave behind, because of the Soviet invasion. Along with the physical journey, there is an emotional journey that father and son take together, which brings them closer together. The physical journey Amir takes later in life to rescue his nephew could be considered as closure to Amir's life long journey of searching for atonement.
7.Father & Sons - In a patriacharial family, the father is authority of the household. Whereas, the son's role is make his father proud by obeying his father and carrying on the Pashtun tradition. In The Kite Runner, it seems Baba, Amir's father, doesn't really understand Amir. Amir spends most of his childhood seeking acceptance from his father, only to be compared to other boys who show traits his father wished he had.
8.Class distinction - In Afghanistan, there is a class distinction among the people. There is the high class Pashtuns and the lower class Hazaras. In The Kite Runner, Hassan was a Hazara and put down by a lot of people, including his Pashtun half-brother Amir.
Style-
1. Parallelism - A parallelism in this book is how Amir and his wife tried and tried to have a baby but couldn't. It is similar to how Ali couldn't have a child himself. Another example is how Ali took Baba's son and treated him like his own, while Amir adopted Hassan's son and treated him like his own.
2. Character foils - Hassan is a foil character in The Kite Runner. He is Amir's foil; his qualities of honesty, courageousness, and loyalty to Amir are obvious throughout the book. These qualities make Amir's cowardice even more apparent. Hassan, though smaller than Assef, always stood up for Amir and protected him. However, after Amir is not strong enough to stand up for Hassan, he betrays Hassan in order to remove him from his life. It is because of these differences in their personality that causes Amir to live with guilt for the rest of his life. It is because of these differences that Baba seems to show Hassan more attention, despite Amir and Hassan being half-brothers.
3. Foreshadowing - An example for foreshadowing is when Baba tells Amir that the mullahs would
ruin Afghanistan and that the only sin is theft of any kind. Later in the book, when the Taliban takes control of Afghanistan, Baba's words become true, as the Taliban steals the rights from the people of the country.
4. Flashbacks - The author uses flashbacks to explain why Amir feels so guilty about his past and when he found out the truth between him and Hassan. He remembered how his father used to say “No matter what the mullah teaches, there is only one sin, only one. And that is theft”. Amir would always go back to the quote Baba used, "When you kill a man, you steal his life, you steal his wife’s rights to a husband, rob his children of a father. When you cheat, you steal someone’s right to the truth."
5. Positives & negatives aspects of the writing - Some could view that the author's lack of detail in the political and historical turmoil in Afghanistan as a negative aspect, while others could view it as a positive aspect as it did not deter the reader from the main story.
Setting-(5 cultural aspects of setting identified in novel)
1.Afghanistan Pre-War vs. Afghanistan Post-War
2.Pakistan vs. Afghanistan
3.Kabul vs. San Francisco
4.America vs. Afghanistan
5.Hazara vs. Pashtun
Minor Characters
1. Khala Taheri (Khala Jamila) - She was the wife of General Sahib and mother of Soraya. When her daughter and Amir met, she would secretly give information to Soraya about Amir and would always ask Amir to come to the table at the market anytime he wanted. Also, Khala Taheri taught Farsi and history at Zarghoona High school for girls in Kabul.
2. Farid – He was the driver who takes Amir back to Afghanistan. Farid calls Amir a tourist thinking he has only come back to take the money he gets from his father’s house, but Farid learns of the real reason for Amir's return and helps him.
3. Sanaubar – She was only mentioned in the book a few times, but she was Hassan's mother. Sanaubar abandoned Hassan soon after giving birth to him. She then returned after many years to take care of her grandson.
4. Dr. Armand Faruqi – He was the surgeon who operated on Amir's injuries after his fight with Assef.
5. Raymond Andrews – Mr. Andrews was the man at the U.S. Embassy in Pakistan who told Amir that it was going to be very difficult to take Sohrab back to the U.S. Raymond introduced him to a guy that could help, Omar Fiscal. Omar and Amir talked about how maybe Sohrab had to stay in an orphanage one more year, but Amir said no.
Symbols & Significance-
1. Slingshot - The slingshot symbolizes both Amirs’ childhood and the need to stand up for what is right. In his childhood days, Hassan used the slingshot as a threat to protect Amir from Assef. Later in life, Hassan's son, Sohrab, actually uses the slingshot to stop Assef from hitting Amir.
2. Amir’s scar- Amir’s scare reminds Amir of Hassan and symbolizes his relationship with Hassan. After being beaten by Assef, he realizes his scar makes him just like Hassan, and how they are alike now that they each have their own “harelip.”
3. Kite Flying - Kite flying is symbolic of freedom and joy. When Amir and Hassan were growing up, flying kites was a very popular event to be in. Then in 1996 it was banned in Afghanistan entirely.
4. Sohrab - Sohrab symbolized change within Amir’s life. When Rahim Khan told Amir the truth, Amir knew that Khan had called him to come because he and Baba were alike with the same sins, theft. Now Amir knew that the boy, Sohrab was the only way Amir could make up for the sins him and Baba had made.
5. Pomegranate Tree - The pomegranate tree symbolizes the friendship of Amir and Hassan. When they hung out at the tree they carved their names in. When Hassan is dead, Amir is filled with guilt. Amir goes back to the tree and thinks of the memories of his past and sees that their names have faded away.
1.Role of Women - Women in Afghanistan have the role of second-class citizens whose lives are controlled by Muslim laws and traditions. Women in Afghanistan are respected, however, must still live to serve their fathers and husbands. Even in America, Women are forced to live by traditions, though, they have more apparent role in making their own life decisions.
2.Betrayal - The theme of betrayal plays an important role in the Kite Runner. Betrayal is shown in the novel in full cycle from Amir's betrayal of Hassan to Baba's betrayal of Amir. Amir lives in guilt for betraying Hassan, which only grows more and more as he tries to avoid any memory of it. Later, in the book, when Amir learns the truth about Hassan being his half-brother, Amir feels betrayed by his father and even guiltier for his betrayal.
3.Brothers - The author showed through the actions of Hassan towards Amir and Baba towards Ali that you didn't have to be blood to treat someone like family. Amir never treated Hassan like a true friend or brother. At the end of the book Amir tries to make up for the betrayal of his half-brother Hassan by rescuing his own his nephew, Sohrab.
4.Guilt - Hidden Guilt - Amir lives his whole life with hidden guilt after he watches Assef rape Hassan and never helped defend Hassan like Hassan had defended him. He feels even guiltier for betraying Hassan later and forcing Hassan and Ali to leave their home.
Open Guilt - An example of open guilt is when Amir and Hassan are at the Pomegranate tree and Amir asked “What would you do if I hit you with this?” When Amir hit Hassan with the pomegranate at him, he yelled at Hassan “Get up! Hit me!” Amir wanted Hassan to hit him so he could have the punishment he craved and so he could sleep at night. Hassan did nothing and Amir called him a coward. After that, Hassan then got up walked towards Amir, took a pomegranate and crushed it on his own forehead and said “Are you satisfied? Do you feel better now?” Amir then cried.
5.Redemption - Amir's only form of redemption comes from rescuing his nephew, Sohrab, and bringing him to the United States where he can live a better life, something that was defined to his half-brother, Hassan.
6.Journey/Exodus - The most apparent journey in The Kite Runner is that of Amir and Baba from Afghanistan to America. Amir and Baba have a wonderful life in Afghanistan with a big house and servants, all of which they are force to leave behind, because of the Soviet invasion. Along with the physical journey, there is an emotional journey that father and son take together, which brings them closer together. The physical journey Amir takes later in life to rescue his nephew could be considered as closure to Amir's life long journey of searching for atonement.
7.Father & Sons - In a patriacharial family, the father is authority of the household. Whereas, the son's role is make his father proud by obeying his father and carrying on the Pashtun tradition. In The Kite Runner, it seems Baba, Amir's father, doesn't really understand Amir. Amir spends most of his childhood seeking acceptance from his father, only to be compared to other boys who show traits his father wished he had.
8.Class distinction - In Afghanistan, there is a class distinction among the people. There is the high class Pashtuns and the lower class Hazaras. In The Kite Runner, Hassan was a Hazara and put down by a lot of people, including his Pashtun half-brother Amir.
Style-
1. Parallelism - A parallelism in this book is how Amir and his wife tried and tried to have a baby but couldn't. It is similar to how Ali couldn't have a child himself. Another example is how Ali took Baba's son and treated him like his own, while Amir adopted Hassan's son and treated him like his own.
2. Character foils - Hassan is a foil character in The Kite Runner. He is Amir's foil; his qualities of honesty, courageousness, and loyalty to Amir are obvious throughout the book. These qualities make Amir's cowardice even more apparent. Hassan, though smaller than Assef, always stood up for Amir and protected him. However, after Amir is not strong enough to stand up for Hassan, he betrays Hassan in order to remove him from his life. It is because of these differences in their personality that causes Amir to live with guilt for the rest of his life. It is because of these differences that Baba seems to show Hassan more attention, despite Amir and Hassan being half-brothers.
3. Foreshadowing - An example for foreshadowing is when Baba tells Amir that the mullahs would
ruin Afghanistan and that the only sin is theft of any kind. Later in the book, when the Taliban takes control of Afghanistan, Baba's words become true, as the Taliban steals the rights from the people of the country.
4. Flashbacks - The author uses flashbacks to explain why Amir feels so guilty about his past and when he found out the truth between him and Hassan. He remembered how his father used to say “No matter what the mullah teaches, there is only one sin, only one. And that is theft”. Amir would always go back to the quote Baba used, "When you kill a man, you steal his life, you steal his wife’s rights to a husband, rob his children of a father. When you cheat, you steal someone’s right to the truth."
5. Positives & negatives aspects of the writing - Some could view that the author's lack of detail in the political and historical turmoil in Afghanistan as a negative aspect, while others could view it as a positive aspect as it did not deter the reader from the main story.
Setting-(5 cultural aspects of setting identified in novel)
1.Afghanistan Pre-War vs. Afghanistan Post-War
2.Pakistan vs. Afghanistan
3.Kabul vs. San Francisco
4.America vs. Afghanistan
5.Hazara vs. Pashtun
Minor Characters
1. Khala Taheri (Khala Jamila) - She was the wife of General Sahib and mother of Soraya. When her daughter and Amir met, she would secretly give information to Soraya about Amir and would always ask Amir to come to the table at the market anytime he wanted. Also, Khala Taheri taught Farsi and history at Zarghoona High school for girls in Kabul.
2. Farid – He was the driver who takes Amir back to Afghanistan. Farid calls Amir a tourist thinking he has only come back to take the money he gets from his father’s house, but Farid learns of the real reason for Amir's return and helps him.
3. Sanaubar – She was only mentioned in the book a few times, but she was Hassan's mother. Sanaubar abandoned Hassan soon after giving birth to him. She then returned after many years to take care of her grandson.
4. Dr. Armand Faruqi – He was the surgeon who operated on Amir's injuries after his fight with Assef.
5. Raymond Andrews – Mr. Andrews was the man at the U.S. Embassy in Pakistan who told Amir that it was going to be very difficult to take Sohrab back to the U.S. Raymond introduced him to a guy that could help, Omar Fiscal. Omar and Amir talked about how maybe Sohrab had to stay in an orphanage one more year, but Amir said no.
Symbols & Significance-
1. Slingshot - The slingshot symbolizes both Amirs’ childhood and the need to stand up for what is right. In his childhood days, Hassan used the slingshot as a threat to protect Amir from Assef. Later in life, Hassan's son, Sohrab, actually uses the slingshot to stop Assef from hitting Amir.
2. Amir’s scar- Amir’s scare reminds Amir of Hassan and symbolizes his relationship with Hassan. After being beaten by Assef, he realizes his scar makes him just like Hassan, and how they are alike now that they each have their own “harelip.”
3. Kite Flying - Kite flying is symbolic of freedom and joy. When Amir and Hassan were growing up, flying kites was a very popular event to be in. Then in 1996 it was banned in Afghanistan entirely.
4. Sohrab - Sohrab symbolized change within Amir’s life. When Rahim Khan told Amir the truth, Amir knew that Khan had called him to come because he and Baba were alike with the same sins, theft. Now Amir knew that the boy, Sohrab was the only way Amir could make up for the sins him and Baba had made.
5. Pomegranate Tree - The pomegranate tree symbolizes the friendship of Amir and Hassan. When they hung out at the tree they carved their names in. When Hassan is dead, Amir is filled with guilt. Amir goes back to the tree and thinks of the memories of his past and sees that their names have faded away.
Thursday, November 5, 2009
Tuesday, November 3, 2009
Tuesday, October 27, 2009
Tuesday, October 20, 2009
My compare and Contrast
The Two Religions
America is known for its diversity. Because America is notorious for its various job offers and big cities, people dream of moving to America to start anew. However, are the people who immigrate to America the same as those who were born and raised in America? Indians, for example, are very different from the typical American, but they still hold some similarities. In areas such as sports, work ethic, and religion, Americans and Indians are distinctive yet identical. Just like any culture compared to Americans, people share similar yet different outlooks on life.
Sports, can be the universal subject that anyone of any background can talk about. While both Americans and Indians participate in sports, the particular sport that Americans and Indians play in is different. America is known for its skill and love for football. The level of excitement is at an all time high the night of the Super Bowl game. Families are glued to their television sets rooting for their favorite team. The next day, people talk about the brilliant play that one of the teams did, or how one of the players scored five touchdowns. Football gives the chance for Americans to unite and root for their favorite team. Indians are interested in a different hand to ball contact game. In India, a majority of boys aspire to become internationally known Cricket players. Whenever the Indian Cricket team is playing, a majority of Indians huddle around their television sets or listen intently to their radios rooting for India to win. If India gets to the World Cup, children skip school, adults call in sick, just to watch India play. Although India and America love different sports, their love for that sport is unimaginable. The need to win and the passion they have for the sport is the same.
Along with sports, Indians and Americans share similarities and differences in work ethic. It is a basic principle that in order to support a family financially, one must have money. America is known for its work ethic. Compared to Mexico, France, and China, America has one the longest workweeks. In America, unemployment is frowned upon. Americans are always pushed to get a job and make money. In India, the mentality is the same. If one works, one gets money. Because India is the second largest population in the world, a job is hard to find. Job opportunities such as outsourcing and shoe shining are given to Indians because more people need to make money in order to support their family. In present day America, the economy is rebuilding itself since the stock crashed in October of 2008. Finding a job is hard for Americans too. The difference between an American and an Indian’s work ethic is the type of work that is searched for. In America, people want to make money. While a job as garbage man makes money, it is still frowned upon. Americans want to make “big cash,” which means that an American’s goal is to be rich. Indians, on the other hand, just want to make money. While the need to work is the same in both India and America, the type of work that is looked for is different.
Another way Indians and Americans differ and are alike is by their religion. Most Americans are either Catholic or Christian. Most Indians are Hindu. Both believe in a greater being, but Hinduism is polytheistic while Christianity and Catholicism are monotheistic. This means that Hindus believe in more than one God, while Christians and Catholics believe in only one God. Both of them celebrate holidays but for different purposes. Hindus have holidays such as Diwali and Holi where they celebrate one of the many Gods. Christians and Catholics have holidays such as Christmas and Easter where people celebrate one of the stories in the bible. Hindus go to temples to pray to their Gods while Christians and Catholics go to Church. Hindus and Christians both have books but the name and the stories in the books are different. Christians and Catholics have the Bible; while Hindus have the Vasu Devas. Both religions, however, agree that praying to their God(s) will bring prosperity and faith. Also, Indians and Americans both have the need to believe that there is a higher being that they can depend on. While the type of religion is different, the need for faith and belief is the same.
With all the similarities and differences seen in Indians and Americans, it is no surprise that those who are born and raised in America are different from those who emigrate from India. Those born and raised in America share the love of sports with those who were born in India, but the sport is different. Likewise, the need to work is the same in Indians and Americans, but the type of work wanted varies between Indians and Americans. Religions are quite distinctive between Indians and Americans, but the need to have faith in something that is not concrete is the same. Indians and Americans have their differences but they also have enough similarities to get along and live together.
America is known for its diversity. Because America is notorious for its various job offers and big cities, people dream of moving to America to start anew. However, are the people who immigrate to America the same as those who were born and raised in America? Indians, for example, are very different from the typical American, but they still hold some similarities. In areas such as sports, work ethic, and religion, Americans and Indians are distinctive yet identical. Just like any culture compared to Americans, people share similar yet different outlooks on life.
Sports, can be the universal subject that anyone of any background can talk about. While both Americans and Indians participate in sports, the particular sport that Americans and Indians play in is different. America is known for its skill and love for football. The level of excitement is at an all time high the night of the Super Bowl game. Families are glued to their television sets rooting for their favorite team. The next day, people talk about the brilliant play that one of the teams did, or how one of the players scored five touchdowns. Football gives the chance for Americans to unite and root for their favorite team. Indians are interested in a different hand to ball contact game. In India, a majority of boys aspire to become internationally known Cricket players. Whenever the Indian Cricket team is playing, a majority of Indians huddle around their television sets or listen intently to their radios rooting for India to win. If India gets to the World Cup, children skip school, adults call in sick, just to watch India play. Although India and America love different sports, their love for that sport is unimaginable. The need to win and the passion they have for the sport is the same.
Along with sports, Indians and Americans share similarities and differences in work ethic. It is a basic principle that in order to support a family financially, one must have money. America is known for its work ethic. Compared to Mexico, France, and China, America has one the longest workweeks. In America, unemployment is frowned upon. Americans are always pushed to get a job and make money. In India, the mentality is the same. If one works, one gets money. Because India is the second largest population in the world, a job is hard to find. Job opportunities such as outsourcing and shoe shining are given to Indians because more people need to make money in order to support their family. In present day America, the economy is rebuilding itself since the stock crashed in October of 2008. Finding a job is hard for Americans too. The difference between an American and an Indian’s work ethic is the type of work that is searched for. In America, people want to make money. While a job as garbage man makes money, it is still frowned upon. Americans want to make “big cash,” which means that an American’s goal is to be rich. Indians, on the other hand, just want to make money. While the need to work is the same in both India and America, the type of work that is looked for is different.
Another way Indians and Americans differ and are alike is by their religion. Most Americans are either Catholic or Christian. Most Indians are Hindu. Both believe in a greater being, but Hinduism is polytheistic while Christianity and Catholicism are monotheistic. This means that Hindus believe in more than one God, while Christians and Catholics believe in only one God. Both of them celebrate holidays but for different purposes. Hindus have holidays such as Diwali and Holi where they celebrate one of the many Gods. Christians and Catholics have holidays such as Christmas and Easter where people celebrate one of the stories in the bible. Hindus go to temples to pray to their Gods while Christians and Catholics go to Church. Hindus and Christians both have books but the name and the stories in the books are different. Christians and Catholics have the Bible; while Hindus have the Vasu Devas. Both religions, however, agree that praying to their God(s) will bring prosperity and faith. Also, Indians and Americans both have the need to believe that there is a higher being that they can depend on. While the type of religion is different, the need for faith and belief is the same.
With all the similarities and differences seen in Indians and Americans, it is no surprise that those who are born and raised in America are different from those who emigrate from India. Those born and raised in America share the love of sports with those who were born in India, but the sport is different. Likewise, the need to work is the same in Indians and Americans, but the type of work wanted varies between Indians and Americans. Religions are quite distinctive between Indians and Americans, but the need to have faith in something that is not concrete is the same. Indians and Americans have their differences but they also have enough similarities to get along and live together.
Tuesday, October 13, 2009
this week
This week is going great so far. I worked last night it was actually fun.
I will tell you more about my week later :D
I will tell you more about my week later :D
Tuesday, October 6, 2009
my second essay
I found this paper quite harder then I expected. I had to do a lot of research because my paper was about basketball and the rules of the game. I liked my topic and I found many examples to go with my thesis so, it wasn't to bad.
I don't think this was the hardest essay I have written. I haven't really struggled with essay topics its just writing them.
I don't think this was the hardest essay I have written. I haven't really struggled with essay topics its just writing them.
Thursday, October 1, 2009
Tuesday, September 29, 2009
the so called New paper( NBA and its Rules)
The NBA and its Rules
So one day I was walking to class with Mike and we were talking about the NBA season coming up how rivals Kobe Bryant and Ron Artest will be teammates next year, and how Lebron James and Shaquille O’Neal will be on the same team. Then all of a sudden he asked about ejections during the game. I told him there are many things you must know about a sport, like the do’s and the don’ts. In basketball it is obvious what the purpose of the game is, but there are many things people don’t know. Basketball has plenty of rules for its players, on the court and off. Many people don’t know how the actions of players can cause them to be ejected from a basketball game.
My first way of explaining it to Mike was by telling him that one way to be ejected from a game is hard fouling. Hard fouling can lead to flagrant or technical fouls called by the referees. Two flagrant fouls or two technical by any play leads to an ejection. If the player gets a flagrant grade two foul, he is automatically ejected and must go to the locker room or leave the arena. A flagrant foul is unnecessary contact committed by a player against an opponent, and a level two flagrant is unnecessary and excessive contact committed by a player against an opponent. Technical fouls can be given by delay of game or unsportsmanlike conduct. If one stops the ball from being put into play, or failing to immediately pass the ball to the nearest official when a personal foul or violation is assessed a technical will be called on him.
This is an example of a flagrant foul that happened recently in this summers’ playoff game during game four of Los Angeles Lakers’ and Orlando Magic. Pau Gasol received a pass from Trevor Ariza for an open two-hand dunk. Out of nowhere, Orlando’s Mickael Pietrus flew into the picture, Gasol went up, and Pietrus laid a hit on Gasol right in the middle of his back. Gasol ran up to Pietrus after landing on the ground. The two faced off as teammates and referees got in-between them. Pietrus was given a flagrant grade one foul while Gasol received a technical foul. The reason being is Pietrus made unnecessary contact with Gasol, while Gasol jumped back up in Pietrus’s face showing unsportsmanlike conduct. Gasol was not suspended for any games or fined. Pietrus wouldn’t get any further discipline for his frustration foul either. Also in this summers’ game one in the playoffs between Dallas Mavericks and Denver Nuggets, there controversy about the technical foul that Kenyon Martin received. During the game Martin played some physical defense on Dirk Nowitzki, got whistled for a foul, and then shoved Dirk to the ground once the play was over. When the referees got together and questioned if it was a flagrant level one or two, or a technical. Martin received a technical, because the referees called it unsportsmanlike conduct since. Fans argue with the call and wanted it to be a flagrant one or two, but it wasn’t a flagrant because the ball was not in play. The next day Kenyon martin was fined $25,000 dollars for that foul. My final example is when Kendrick Perkins was ejected in the fourth quarter of Friday's game between Boston and Detroit after being called for a pulling Detroit's Jason Maxiell to the floor by the neck while Maxiell was trying to put back an offensive rebound. Maxiell got up and shoved Perkins, and was given a technical foul, while Perkins was called for a flagrant-2 foul, which brings an automatic ejection. Since Maxiell received a technical for unsportsmanlike conduct by pushing him back.
After he understood that I explained another way players can get ejected is when they argue back at the referees. Usually a player tries to discuss a bad call with the referee but ends up yelling at them. Back in 2002 Rasheed Wallace got called for his third personal foul and started arguing with the referee, knowing he has already picked up one technical foul and should stop. Teammates tried to calm him down but he turned around and still argued and received his second technical by throwing a towel in one referee's face, earning a two-game suspension and a $10,000 fine, and threatened another referee and received a seven-game suspension. In this next example during a regular season game, James Posey was ejected from the New Orleans' vs. Knicks game because, in the fourth quarter after throwing the ball at referee Gary Zielinski. Zielinski quickly signaled a technical foul and threw Posey out of the game. Later that week Posey was fined $15,000 for hitting the referee.
Getting ejected from the game can be very effective towards the team, the player being ejected, and the fans. An ejection could cause a turnaround in a game. If one of the best players on a team gets ejected then the team will lose its best player and momentum. Plus losing your best player wouldn’t help winning the game at all. Fans would be very upset, especially if it’s a bad call, and they paid money to see the game or a player. Finally if a player gets ejected of course he would be upset because he is getting paid to play the game and is getting thrown out for a mistake, but he also gets fined or suspended which no player ever wants. Basically getting ejected is very upsetting for everyone that’s involved in the game on the player’s team but the referees are the ones enforcing the rules of the game and they must deal with the call.
So one day I was walking to class with Mike and we were talking about the NBA season coming up how rivals Kobe Bryant and Ron Artest will be teammates next year, and how Lebron James and Shaquille O’Neal will be on the same team. Then all of a sudden he asked about ejections during the game. I told him there are many things you must know about a sport, like the do’s and the don’ts. In basketball it is obvious what the purpose of the game is, but there are many things people don’t know. Basketball has plenty of rules for its players, on the court and off. Many people don’t know how the actions of players can cause them to be ejected from a basketball game.
My first way of explaining it to Mike was by telling him that one way to be ejected from a game is hard fouling. Hard fouling can lead to flagrant or technical fouls called by the referees. Two flagrant fouls or two technical by any play leads to an ejection. If the player gets a flagrant grade two foul, he is automatically ejected and must go to the locker room or leave the arena. A flagrant foul is unnecessary contact committed by a player against an opponent, and a level two flagrant is unnecessary and excessive contact committed by a player against an opponent. Technical fouls can be given by delay of game or unsportsmanlike conduct. If one stops the ball from being put into play, or failing to immediately pass the ball to the nearest official when a personal foul or violation is assessed a technical will be called on him.
This is an example of a flagrant foul that happened recently in this summers’ playoff game during game four of Los Angeles Lakers’ and Orlando Magic. Pau Gasol received a pass from Trevor Ariza for an open two-hand dunk. Out of nowhere, Orlando’s Mickael Pietrus flew into the picture, Gasol went up, and Pietrus laid a hit on Gasol right in the middle of his back. Gasol ran up to Pietrus after landing on the ground. The two faced off as teammates and referees got in-between them. Pietrus was given a flagrant grade one foul while Gasol received a technical foul. The reason being is Pietrus made unnecessary contact with Gasol, while Gasol jumped back up in Pietrus’s face showing unsportsmanlike conduct. Gasol was not suspended for any games or fined. Pietrus wouldn’t get any further discipline for his frustration foul either. Also in this summers’ game one in the playoffs between Dallas Mavericks and Denver Nuggets, there controversy about the technical foul that Kenyon Martin received. During the game Martin played some physical defense on Dirk Nowitzki, got whistled for a foul, and then shoved Dirk to the ground once the play was over. When the referees got together and questioned if it was a flagrant level one or two, or a technical. Martin received a technical, because the referees called it unsportsmanlike conduct since. Fans argue with the call and wanted it to be a flagrant one or two, but it wasn’t a flagrant because the ball was not in play. The next day Kenyon martin was fined $25,000 dollars for that foul. My final example is when Kendrick Perkins was ejected in the fourth quarter of Friday's game between Boston and Detroit after being called for a pulling Detroit's Jason Maxiell to the floor by the neck while Maxiell was trying to put back an offensive rebound. Maxiell got up and shoved Perkins, and was given a technical foul, while Perkins was called for a flagrant-2 foul, which brings an automatic ejection. Since Maxiell received a technical for unsportsmanlike conduct by pushing him back.
After he understood that I explained another way players can get ejected is when they argue back at the referees. Usually a player tries to discuss a bad call with the referee but ends up yelling at them. Back in 2002 Rasheed Wallace got called for his third personal foul and started arguing with the referee, knowing he has already picked up one technical foul and should stop. Teammates tried to calm him down but he turned around and still argued and received his second technical by throwing a towel in one referee's face, earning a two-game suspension and a $10,000 fine, and threatened another referee and received a seven-game suspension. In this next example during a regular season game, James Posey was ejected from the New Orleans' vs. Knicks game because, in the fourth quarter after throwing the ball at referee Gary Zielinski. Zielinski quickly signaled a technical foul and threw Posey out of the game. Later that week Posey was fined $15,000 for hitting the referee.
Getting ejected from the game can be very effective towards the team, the player being ejected, and the fans. An ejection could cause a turnaround in a game. If one of the best players on a team gets ejected then the team will lose its best player and momentum. Plus losing your best player wouldn’t help winning the game at all. Fans would be very upset, especially if it’s a bad call, and they paid money to see the game or a player. Finally if a player gets ejected of course he would be upset because he is getting paid to play the game and is getting thrown out for a mistake, but he also gets fined or suspended which no player ever wants. Basically getting ejected is very upsetting for everyone that’s involved in the game on the player’s team but the referees are the ones enforcing the rules of the game and they must deal with the call.
the weather
I woke up this morning at 6am and went on a run. Only because it felt so good outside.
I am from Michigan so this type of weather is what i like, especially when i go running!!
I am from Michigan so this type of weather is what i like, especially when i go running!!
Tuesday, September 22, 2009
uh this is my so called "paper"
The NBA and its Rules
There are many things you must know about a sport, like the do’s and the don’ts. In basketball it is obvious what the purpose of the game is, but there are many things people don’t know. Basketball has plenty of rules for its players, on the court and off. Many people don’t know how the actions of players can cause them to be ejected from a basketball game.
One way to be ejected from a game is hard fouling. Hard fouling can lead to flagrant or technical fouls called by the referees. Two flagrant fouls or two technical by any play leads to an ejection. If the player gets a flagrant grade two foul, he is automatically ejected and must go to the locker room or leave the arena. A flagrant foul is unnecessary contact committed by a player against an opponent, and a level two flagrant is unnecessary and excessive contact committed by a player against an opponent. Technical fouls can be given by delay of game or unsportsmanlike conduct. If one stops the ball from being put into play, or failing to immediately pass the ball to the nearest official when a personal foul or violation is assessed a technical will be called on him.
This is an example of a flagrant foul that happened recently in this summers’ playoff game during game four of Los Angeles Lakers’ and Orlando Magic. Pau Gasol received a pass from Trevor Ariza for an open two-hand dunk. Out of nowhere, Orlando’s Mickael Pietrus flew into the picture, Gasol went up, and Pietrus laid a hit on Gasol right in the middle of his back. Gasol ran up to Pietrus after landing on the ground. The two faced off as teammates and referees got in-between them. Pietrus was given a flagrant grade one foul while Gasol received a technical foul. The reason being is Pietrus made unnecessary contact with Gasol, while Gasol jumped back up in Pietrus’s face showing unsportsmanlike conduct. Gasol was not suspended for any games or fined. Pietrus wouldn’t get any further discipline for his frustration foul either. Also in this summers’ game one in the playoffs between Dallas Mavericks and Denver Nuggets, there controversy about the technical foul that Kenyon Martin received. During the game Martin played some physical defense on Dirk Nowitzki, got whistled for a foul, and then shoved Dirk to the ground once the play was over. When the referees got together and questioned if it was a flagrant level one or two, or a technical. Martin received a technical, because the referees called it unsportsmanlike conduct since. Fans argue with the call and wanted it to be a flagrant one or two, but it wasn’t a flagrant because the ball was not in play. The next day Kenyon martin was fined $25,000 dollars for that foul. My final example is when Kendrick Perkins was ejected in the fourth quarter of Friday's game between Boston and Detroit after being called for a pulling Detroit's Jason Maxiell to the floor by the neck while Maxiell was trying to put back an offensive rebound. Maxiell got up and shoved Perkins, and was given a technical foul, while Perkins was called for a flagrant-2 foul, which brings an automatic ejection. Since Maxiell received a technical for unsportsmanlike conduct by pushing him back.
Another way players can get ejected is when they argue back at the referees. Usually a player tries to discuss a bad call with the referee but ends up yelling at them. Back in 2002 Rasheed Wallace got called for his third personal foul and started arguing with the referee, knowing he has already picked up one technical foul and should stop. Teammates tried to calm him down but he turned around and still argued and received his second technical by throwing a towel in one referee's face, earning a two-game suspension and a $10,000 fine, and threatened another referee and received a seven-game suspension. In this next example during a regular season game, James Posey was ejected from the New Orleans' vs. Knicks game because, in the fourth quarter after throwing the ball at referee Gary Zielinski. Zielinski quickly signaled a technical foul and threw Posey out of the game. Later that week Posey was fined $15,000 for hitting the referee.
Getting ejected from the game can be very effective towards the team, the player being ejected, and the fans. An ejection could cause a turnaround in a game. If one of the best players on a team gets ejected then the team will lose its best player and momentum. Plus losing your best player wouldn’t help winning the game at all. Fans would be very upset, especially if it’s a bad call, and they paid money to see the game or a player. Finally if a player gets ejected of course he would be upset because he is getting paid to play the game and is getting thrown out for a mistake, but he also gets fined or suspended which no player ever wants. Basically getting ejected is very upsetting for everyone that’s involved in the game on the player’s team but the referees are the ones enforcing the rules of the game and they must deal with the call.
There are many things you must know about a sport, like the do’s and the don’ts. In basketball it is obvious what the purpose of the game is, but there are many things people don’t know. Basketball has plenty of rules for its players, on the court and off. Many people don’t know how the actions of players can cause them to be ejected from a basketball game.
One way to be ejected from a game is hard fouling. Hard fouling can lead to flagrant or technical fouls called by the referees. Two flagrant fouls or two technical by any play leads to an ejection. If the player gets a flagrant grade two foul, he is automatically ejected and must go to the locker room or leave the arena. A flagrant foul is unnecessary contact committed by a player against an opponent, and a level two flagrant is unnecessary and excessive contact committed by a player against an opponent. Technical fouls can be given by delay of game or unsportsmanlike conduct. If one stops the ball from being put into play, or failing to immediately pass the ball to the nearest official when a personal foul or violation is assessed a technical will be called on him.
This is an example of a flagrant foul that happened recently in this summers’ playoff game during game four of Los Angeles Lakers’ and Orlando Magic. Pau Gasol received a pass from Trevor Ariza for an open two-hand dunk. Out of nowhere, Orlando’s Mickael Pietrus flew into the picture, Gasol went up, and Pietrus laid a hit on Gasol right in the middle of his back. Gasol ran up to Pietrus after landing on the ground. The two faced off as teammates and referees got in-between them. Pietrus was given a flagrant grade one foul while Gasol received a technical foul. The reason being is Pietrus made unnecessary contact with Gasol, while Gasol jumped back up in Pietrus’s face showing unsportsmanlike conduct. Gasol was not suspended for any games or fined. Pietrus wouldn’t get any further discipline for his frustration foul either. Also in this summers’ game one in the playoffs between Dallas Mavericks and Denver Nuggets, there controversy about the technical foul that Kenyon Martin received. During the game Martin played some physical defense on Dirk Nowitzki, got whistled for a foul, and then shoved Dirk to the ground once the play was over. When the referees got together and questioned if it was a flagrant level one or two, or a technical. Martin received a technical, because the referees called it unsportsmanlike conduct since. Fans argue with the call and wanted it to be a flagrant one or two, but it wasn’t a flagrant because the ball was not in play. The next day Kenyon martin was fined $25,000 dollars for that foul. My final example is when Kendrick Perkins was ejected in the fourth quarter of Friday's game between Boston and Detroit after being called for a pulling Detroit's Jason Maxiell to the floor by the neck while Maxiell was trying to put back an offensive rebound. Maxiell got up and shoved Perkins, and was given a technical foul, while Perkins was called for a flagrant-2 foul, which brings an automatic ejection. Since Maxiell received a technical for unsportsmanlike conduct by pushing him back.
Another way players can get ejected is when they argue back at the referees. Usually a player tries to discuss a bad call with the referee but ends up yelling at them. Back in 2002 Rasheed Wallace got called for his third personal foul and started arguing with the referee, knowing he has already picked up one technical foul and should stop. Teammates tried to calm him down but he turned around and still argued and received his second technical by throwing a towel in one referee's face, earning a two-game suspension and a $10,000 fine, and threatened another referee and received a seven-game suspension. In this next example during a regular season game, James Posey was ejected from the New Orleans' vs. Knicks game because, in the fourth quarter after throwing the ball at referee Gary Zielinski. Zielinski quickly signaled a technical foul and threw Posey out of the game. Later that week Posey was fined $15,000 for hitting the referee.
Getting ejected from the game can be very effective towards the team, the player being ejected, and the fans. An ejection could cause a turnaround in a game. If one of the best players on a team gets ejected then the team will lose its best player and momentum. Plus losing your best player wouldn’t help winning the game at all. Fans would be very upset, especially if it’s a bad call, and they paid money to see the game or a player. Finally if a player gets ejected of course he would be upset because he is getting paid to play the game and is getting thrown out for a mistake, but he also gets fined or suspended which no player ever wants. Basically getting ejected is very upsetting for everyone that’s involved in the game on the player’s team but the referees are the ones enforcing the rules of the game and they must deal with the call.
my day
I really dont wanna blog today I am super tired :(. I didn't get much sleep yesterday, I had hw to do and this paper kind of stresses me out i hate picking topics to.
Thursday, September 17, 2009
my math test
I got my math test back yesterday. I got a 80. I wish i would of done better
but, I made simple and silly mistakes. I plan on studying harder for the next test and then hopefully I will do better
but, I made simple and silly mistakes. I plan on studying harder for the next test and then hopefully I will do better
Tuesday, September 15, 2009
Challenges
My hardest challenge wasn't finding the topic, it was the grammar part. I knew what to write about, and that it had to be descriptive, but i just got confused if i had to make it present tense or past tense. Other then that writing papers with a topic I get to choose is a lot easier to me then others.
What i gained from this is, how to use the correct tense in a paper, and how to avoid silly grammar and punctuation mistakes. I commented on blogs and I saw different ways to express a point like others did, that I can do in the near future or on my next paper. Doing this paper and learning all this stuff helped me alot!!
What i gained from this is, how to use the correct tense in a paper, and how to avoid silly grammar and punctuation mistakes. I commented on blogs and I saw different ways to express a point like others did, that I can do in the near future or on my next paper. Doing this paper and learning all this stuff helped me alot!!
Thursday, September 10, 2009
Today
I am very excited today.
I can't wait for tonight, I get to go to the
Georgia Tech vs. Clemson game with my family!!!!
I have been looking foward to college football since this summer!!
I can't wait for tonight, I get to go to the
Georgia Tech vs. Clemson game with my family!!!!
I have been looking foward to college football since this summer!!
Tuesday, September 8, 2009
my weekend
My weekend went okay. Nothing big happened. I stayed home all weekend watch tv, comment on peoples blogs, and sleep.Also on saturday i watched alot of college football games on tv.
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