Roxanne's English Blog

The conversation made me think about how unfair treatment in the job environment is still present in the modern day. For example Troy stated to Bono "You think only white fellows got enough sense to drive a truck", which is signifying that black people are seen as unintelligent in his time. This makes me think about how we've only had one colored president that isn't even fully colored in the U.S. Nowadays you can definitely see a colored person in the position of a CEO although it may be a bit more uncommon it is still possible. Even so, there is still unfairness in the job industry weather that'd be not having the correct documents after being in this country for 30+ years, or being profiled for being a terrorists, or even simply through your political beliefs because of the damage another opinion causes for your own community. If I was Troy I too would take it to the union and also begin rounding up workers to command a strike against the racial profiling. Toda...

 As a child I believed that adults always knew everything. I assumed that adults had everything figured out in life and were never wrong. Once I grew up and started developing reasoning skills I had realized that not everyone has figured things out. I would see family members completely lose themselves and regain that sense of belonging. There is no specified age that you'll know everything in life and that's what makes us all so alike yet different. Different people have different knowledge of certain things and that's the beauty of learning as you go through stages in life. Today in class we worked on a poem.

 A time I was judged unfairly would be when i was seen as demonic simply because i don' t believe in god. This judgement was made by my aunt, she assumes that i drink,smoke, and hang around boys while doing bad things when that isn't who i am. Sometimes when i make that statement other people assume that i'm a bad person. Personally, i believe i am a nice and welcoming person regardless of my personal belief or appearance. When people assume that of me without giving me the chance to show who i am it's so unfair and also to others who have that same opinion as me. I have a friend who is shunned by her family because she isn't as religious as them. She's the sweetest person i know so that's how i know it's society's tainted mindset to dehumanize a person based on their belief. On that note, today in class we worked on a CommonLit assignment,

A time i discovered a new perspective of the world would probably be the first time i had to perform in front of people at my first job. In 7th grade i had developed major social anxiety to the point that i would cry at the feeling of large crowds. Getting my first job was truly nerve-wrecking i thought i wouldn't be able to go through with the requirements. Once i finally performed and consecutively did it day after day my anxiety began to disappear and i would view the world as "Who cares". I used to always be so concentrated on how i am perceived to other people and if i messed something up it would weigh me down the whole day. Working has shown me how small interactions are little bits of nothingness and at the end of the day no one in the world truly cares how you live YOUR life. Now i've learned to build myself based of who i want to be without the public holding me back. On that note, today in class we worked on a worksheet assignment.

 Today in class we all presented our story maps that highlighted specific events in our life. Every story was an interesting one especially because it gave me the feeling of sonder, but one particular story i really liked was Jaquelines. Her story touched on topics that mostly reflected on personal growth and trust. Another reason why i preferred her story over others was the way she presented it, it seemed like it came from very touchy subjects that she didn't reveal but you could sense how much it meant based on how she worded it. I personally liked it based on it having to deal with trust, personal family trauma, and relationships. That's why i personally would favor it.

 Homecoming week was a joyful but tiresome week. I enjoyed all the school spirit i had come across and participated in. What i love about lakeside is the community it tends to bring when it comes to students expressing themselves especially with having no dress code. My favorite tradition is the spirit week dress-up days. It's a chance for students to wear what their minds craft and find common interest with others who think that way. I personally dressed up every day of the week to show off my school spirit for my last year at Lakeside. On that not, i was not present in class this day.

 Personally, Hands- on activities help me learn a specific topic better. It is also fun to be more interactive with the work. A worksheet is simply just boring and bland which causes students to be more focused on doing the work right than actually learning the matter. Hand-on activities require students to physically tap into the learning environment which tends to stick because students are actually walking through the assignment themselves. Today in class we worked on the discussion questions for "I want a wife" By Judy Brady.

I was born into a Hispanic family where women are expected to be submissive, clean, and obedient. Since i was a kid i would always notice how the women in my family were always cooking and cleaning up the house after work while the men would just kick back their feet and watch TV. I remember asking my grandma "Porque nunca cocina abuelo?" (Why doesn't my grandpa ever cook) which then she responded with "Es el trabajo de una mujer"(It's the womens job). That response never sat right with me because my grandma worked just as much as my grandpa and still had to come home to tend to house duties. It's difficult trying to maintain respect with my family while also trying to change these misogynistic views they have. I for one won't pick up after men because they have arms just like me. I will not cook after any man if he doesn't bother to do the same for me. I won't let ANY man ever tell me to do more than he does himself. Today in class we worked...

 When i graduate i plan to go to college specifically Georgia Gwinnett College. I plan to get my career here in Atlanta because i'd like to be near my family while I'm getting myself situated with life. Atlanta is my home, so it'd be kind of hard to leave it with such haste after highschool. Eventually, i do plan on moving to a different state to have a new experience. Even so, the metro area in Atlanta is so much more different than the rest of Georgia. The people in Atlanta can be a little wack and a lot of them have clouded mindsets but there are a few gems in here that im glad to have met by living here. I love living here don't get me wrong, i just simply would prefer to explore the world before settling down somewhere i've spent my whole life in. On that note today on class we worked on our storymap.

 There has been a few times where i challenged my mothers rules for the good and bad. It doesn't necessarily mean that you're being a bad kid it just shows that you are starting to become your own person who forms their own opinions. A specific example that I'll be using will be when i finally told my mom that i did not want to be a Jehovah Witness. My whole family is very religious and most of them if not all of them are a part of the Jehovah Witness beliefs. Ever since i was a kid i was raised to believe in this and was always put into groups to learn more about the matter. However, the more i grew, the more i realized that it wasn't something that i truly believed in. I started to struggle with my identity and who i was because i felt as if i couldn't be accepted anymore, i wasn't within the majority. When i finally confirmed my personal belief i told my mother and she  began to get angry at me because i didn't follow her religious path. Even so, i stood ...

 Personally, I enjoy this class a lot. The work is actually interesting and doesn't seem like just opening a textbook and reading. I think the way that this class is designed to be so interactive that it makes the work easy to go through. It isn't hard to keep up with the class and also it feels as if the teacher is actually teaching something rather than reading off a PowerPoint. My work also has been acknowledged which makes me want to strive better for this class. Overall the class has been enjoyable, interactive, and do-able. On that note today in class we worked on an assignment that has to do with matching words with particular images.

 A time I did something out of the normal was probably back in 8th grade when I wore my first alternative outfit. I had never worn anything like it before. I was wearing a black shirt paired with a black skirt and some fishnets with chunky black boots. Ever since I was a kid I always a big fascination for the alternative fashion but my social anxiety never allowed me to act on it. When I stepped foot into the school hallway, some boys began laughing at me while singing a trendy emo meme song to ridicule me. I felt mocked and embarrassed when I had felt so confident at home. Eventually i began not caring what others thought of me and slowly started embracing my passion for fashion. Confidence is really an accessory as well because as soon as I started to walk with it others began to awknowledge my odd appearance in a good way. Moral of the story I did not let others confine me in to a box which they deemed normal and instead embraced what made ME happy. Today in class we worked on a...