Walker's journey to Hurston's life

      Alice Walker goes to Eatonville, Florida to find out what Zora Neale Hurston was actually about. She was in need of understanding how she passed away and just everything about her. She is told that she passed away from malnutrition something she didn't believe, later on in her investigation of Hurston's life she find out that she was a woman of over 200 pounds and died of a stroke making it ironic to have been said that she died of food shortage. She also learns that she was a tough, and very interesting woman. She wrote books through out her whole life.
     Walker not only begins to understand what Hurston went through, but also compares her own life to what happened to her. Although, she didn't personally know Hurston, she cared because she was a woman of the same race of her. They were much alike and were parallel to each other in the things that they believed. Walker shows her respect and her interest in Hurston's life by making her the tomb stone her family never did and also by all the lies she had to say in order to find out what Zora Neale Hurston was about.

Janie's Blues

Janie is a such a pretty lady.
She wants to fall in love; but she's forced to fall in love.
Lives discontent with Logan, but is not one bit mistreated.
Runs off with a man named Jody hoping to live a fairy tale.
Gets mistreated and abused, oh what a bad decision she has made.
Her appearance are signs of happiness, but her emotions are nothing alike.
Oh Janie, she's such a pretty lady, which doesn't know what she's worth.

Questions or Answers?

      This year will be the year that answers and asks questions for Janie. Her marriage is a big part of the questioning. She asks herself why her grandma forces her to get married to someone whom she doesn;t love and why she is forced to get married at such a young age. These questions are answered when her nanny is about to pass away, she understands that all that is done is for her to have a good life and so shge won't stay alone once thet day of her grandmothers death comes.

     She asks the questions of how she should love Logan, because she just couldn't seem to find the way to do it. Janie knew that Logan treated her as woman should be treated but maybe that was the reason she didn't fall in love with him. As a result of the mistreatment Logan begins to give her, she goes off to marry another man named Joe Starks a man who she had more feelings for.

Gossiping leads to envy

     People who gossip, and envy others only do it because they want to be like or have the same things someone else has. It is ridiculous for people to envy each other because everyone in life has things because they earn them, not necessarily because they deserve them. Gossipers often judge as well, it isn't a bright idea to be so caught of on the life of others because then they will fall behind on their own life.

     I believe envy does cause people to gossip about each other. People don't just talk about others in a bad way for no reason, there's always a reason and that reason is because they envy them. People don't worry about their own lives, they go off and gossip about the lives of others inventing them a whole new life. Gossip is nothing but lies and rephrased statements to offend people and make them look bad so others can look good.

Questions about The Great Gatsby

Why didn't Daisy marry Gatsby even though she loved him? Why didn't Gatsby fight for Daisy's love? Why does Tom cheat on Daisy?

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The Beauty of a Woman

I looked back at my cousin who began to ask me questions in her low,
thrilling voice. It was the kind of voice that the ear follows
 up and down as if each speech is an arrangement of notes that
 will never be played again. Her face was sad and lovely
 with bright things in it, bright eyes and a bright
passionate mouth-but there was an excitement in her
voice that men who had cared for her found difficult
to forget: a singing compulsion, a whispered "Listen,"
a promise that she had done gay, exciting things
just a while since and that there were gay, exciting things
hovering in the next hour. (pg.13)

Happiness vs. Money

     It is in all honesty ridiculous for someone to be able to marry another person just because of their economic status. I would never even think of doing such a thing. When you marry someone you marry them because you love them as a person, you love them for who they are and not because they have millions of dollars. Money may make you feel content for a short while but it isn't a life time full of it. Imagine marrying someone who you aren't emotionally nor physically attracted to, but yet you still have to deal with them on the daily basis just because you decided to take advantage of their economic status. A miserable life would definitely be lived by any person who does such a horrible thing. Not because of remorse or because their conscious is full of guilt but because they just won't feel as lively as they would if they were with someone whom they truly loved.

     Most families that are of money aren't truly happy. They spend their time out of the house because they are always occupied. This isn't something the children of the family should go through. It makes them depressed and it also makes them have a tough life. I see it everywhere, that families who have a great amount of money do not spend quality time together. Therefore, I believe that money isn't the key to happiness nor the key to a better life. And this is why I wouldn't want to just have money or marry someone with so much of it. If I receive money I will receive it because I earned it with my hard work and I will also marry the person whom I love not some random rich man that will act like he is superior to me.

Appearances

     Outward appearances are definitely deceptive. Most of the people I know are not really who they say to be or even act to be. This is much of a problem because then we never know who people are.  This problem occurs with girls most of the time. Some girls are so into themselves and they always have to be looking nice. Some wear an excessive amount of make-up just to impress others, but this really doesn't make them look anything close to good.
     People in America shouldn't care so much about how they look or how others look. This makes people feel lower than others. Apart from people caring about their own looks they mind to much of how others are dressed or how they look or even the amount of make-up they have on. It's pointless to be judging others by what they please to wear. It only makes people feel bad.
     I myself do not care about the amount of money a significant other might have. Other people care about this nonsense. It's ridiculous to care for someone just because of their economic status. Their money is not the one that will love you or treat you nice. In my point of view money should not matter. This generation of people care to much about things that do not really help out in life.

Assimilation

    Assimilation means to be someone who you were not born to be. In other words to be associated with a distinct group than originally.
    In the play A Raisin in the Sun, Ruth worries about assimilation a lot more than any other character. Ruth doesn't step up for herself or take any kind of actions that affects her or anyone else's life. She just goes with the flow and lets others put things into place.
    By Ruth worrying so much about assimilation, we can easily see this is one of her biggest weaknesses. Ruth will never become her own person if she continues to act how she is through out the play. It is easy for people to do things for you, but it is definitely a lot better to do things for yourself and be a strong independent person, especially if it is the independence of a woman.
    In my eyes people assimilate all the time. Sometimes in good ways, but most of the time in bad. I see people all the time who act as if they do not speak nor understand Spanish, although they are of Mexican descent. It is bothersome to see people do this just to fit in. I am not to sure if I have ever done it, but if I have it is not intentionally.
    Eric, in Lui's notes of Native Speakers, doesn't believe assimilation is a bad thing. He himself has assimilated with the American culture, because as he grew he started forgetting about his past culture of China.

My family or me?

   Sometimes it's easier for one to be selfish than to think of those whom we care for. It's easy to think about yourself, well because you know your necessities. When it comes to the feelings or even thoughts of others, we as normal human beings, are not mindful about it.
   People begin to feel left out and sometimes even begin to dislike the person who doesn't give them the time of day, because he or she only thinks about themselves. If one cares about others then he or she will receive the same treatment and care one gives. 
    In order for others to care about your feelings you need to care for them as well. You can't go through life with no one by your side. That's one of the few things which I believe are impossible.                      
    Family should always  be united and come before anything. This generation most of all is in desperate need of family time. I definitely know that I would be no where if it wasn't for the positive attitude my family has towards me. The necessities of my family shall always come before my own necessities. 

My sisters and my daddy

My American Dream

The typical American Dream consist of happiness and success. All anyone asks for is to be content all through life and to have a life time full of success. Although some peoples American Dreams end up becoming an American nightmare because of their lack of efforts towards succeeding. My American Dream is somewhat alike to the dream of most Americans. For the years that are ahead I would like to concentrate in my studies. It may be difficult now with all that's going on, but I know that in the near future everything I'm doing now will pay off. My desire is to continue studying and graduate from Texas State University  with a degree in Law Enforcement and or Criminal Justice. I want a well paying job to be able to support myself as well as to be a strong independent woman. I would like to build a family and give my children everything I didn't have as a younger child. I understand that in order for my American Dream to come true I will have to give it my all and put one hundred percent of my efforts towards my future plans. I am dedicated to make my life work in this way.

My Life

My names is Crysta Garza and I am a Junior at Southwest High School. I am 16 years old, I was born on May 23, 1996. I love my friends and most of all, my family. I am a very talkative girl and most of the time I'm happy. It takes a lot to bring me down, but when I am down it doesn't take much to get my spirit back up and smile all overs again. I have two sisters, Stephanie and the other Elizabeth, they're a very big part of my life. Since they already went through all the situations a teenager does they help me out through everything I go through. My mother is one of my best friends and I don't know what I would do without her. I'm not insecure about myself, I know I have my flaws as well as everyone else, but if I don't love myself then who will? My life is going great right now and with the support of everyone in it, I will get far and I will continue to be content.