Blog #10 (Prompt)

Reflecting on the role of technology in my life and American culture at large I can't help but think about how hard my everyday life would be without the technologies we have today. So many things count as technology when you really think about it. From the telephone, to television, to computers, and cars, calculators, to even a mechanical pencil. Even a simple ball point pen is technology that I simply couldn't live everyday life as I know it, without. I use technology in every aspect of my life, from the refrigerator that keeps my food fresh, to the toothbrush I use on my teeth every morning and night. Basically the world as we know it revolves completely and utterly around technology. If for some reason, one day everyone woke up and no phones worked, all cars were broken, computers down, refrigerators not running, no ovens, microwaves or calculators, not even a ball point pen that worked, chaos would rain havoc over the streets. The contemporary world would no longer exist.   

Blog# 9 (Assumptions About Love)

Although this was from last weeks reading, I didn't post that blog and I really wanted to talk about the assumptions we read about love. I actually agree with the first two, as I can see how the last two are just assumptions. As a young adult I have been trying to sort out my own personal meaning of 'true love' and I have to question whether we as humans, but more importantly as mammals, are really supposed to be with just one person for the entirety of or lives. Does the lord really want us to be monogamous? I believe love is an ability, something we create and choose to work at or we let it go. Commonly you hear some people say, "Well I just don't FEEL in love anymore." But thats just it, love is not a feeling; love feels good at times, and at others, it hurts. Love only goes as far as a person allows it to. If you contain the ability to love unconditionally, without reason or doubt, you willl prove assumption number one, "Love conquers all."  

Blog#6 Promt

I firmly believe in free will and that the individual actions of members in your community doesn't define what you will do with the rest of your life. If a child grows up, for example, living in an unstable household, poverty and crime rates are high, with not much to look forward to, then one might have a grater chance to turn to a life of crime. But on the opposing side, every human being has choices and consequences for those choices, regardless if good or bad. We all choose the path we take in life, many people come from nothing and rise to every obstacle, others come from everything and live lives of vain. No one has to be a product of their community, some just choose to be.

Blog#5 My Dominican and Dutch Roots

I come from an extremely diverse family. My mother is dutch and lived in the Netherlands from the time she was two years old until her freshman year in high school, when she finally returned to the United States. My father is dominican and although he lived mostly in New York, he spent six years at a boarding school in Dominican Republic, as well as numerous summers there. Both my mother and my father speak their native languages fluently, but growing up I was never taught either language. As I have gotten older I was given the amazing opportunity to visit both of my native homelands. I strongly believe because I was able to experience the two vastly different cultures, that I am more in touch with my heritage, more proud of who I am and where I come from. Although now, I can say I am sure of my roots, growing up wasn't so easy for me. I felt like I could never identify with other kids because of my two extreme backgrounds. I am so grateful for my family and my heritage. Needless to say, these two very different cultures are a huge part of my life. 

Prompt#2

An entertainment experience in which a friend shared with  me, was a story about how she had gone shopping with her sister-in-law and her baby girl. My friend revealed to me that she had stolen a shirt and slipped it into her sister-in-law's stroller, and didn't tell her until after they left the store. At that moment I became furious as she began to laugh. Our responses were completely different, even though she was my best friend at the time, I did not find what she did funny at all. I believe because she has had nearly everything handed to her without cost, and her pure lack of experience, and disregard to consequence, is all a result of her upbringing and social conditioning. I, on the other hand have been caught shoplifting, and know that the consequences to that action is not worth the risk; yet alone putting someone else, and their child, in jeopardy as well. Our two opinions differentiate for numerous reasons, but mostly because of our moral values and ethics. Something I watch on t.v. may be hilarious to me, but completely vulgar, and not entertaining what-so-ever, to grandma. 

Blog#1 (Entertainment)

We all find ourselves, at one point or another, looking for some sense of entertainment. Whether in the form of a movie, magazine, joke, book, television, internet, board game, whatever; we all partake in some form of entertaining ourselves. While reading this piece a number of thoughts came to mind. The one that came to me first was, the fact that I find myself watching these pointless, aggravating reality t.v. shows. I don't like them, necessarily, and generally get angry that people so stupid are on t.v., but I actually continue to watch. There is something drawing about everyday average people getting a shot on t.v. that keeps me tuned in. As I continued with the reading, and it began talking about Britney Spears, I couldn't help but to feel compassion for her and these entertainers who have grown up living in a spotlight; never to experience a real childhood. They may have riches, but they were robbed of something that can never be returned, and for that I am sympathetic. In all I enjoyed the reading, it was an eye opener towards my choices of entertainment, and I may be choosing different sources now than I would before.

Breathing

For my first post I would like to introduce myself as a poet. At a young age I discovered my passion for poetry, and ever since, it became a way of life as opposed to a hobby. I write because I have to, if I chose not to, I would  feel  forever void. Please enjoy this poem I wrote entitled:

"Breathing"

Silent serenity, peace, at least.

Complex simplicity dissolves the beast.
Disappearing doubts, shadows in the dark,
Hope drowns disease, content at heart.
No quest at hand- no combustion necessary,
Body sedated in the bliss that varies,
And the love that carries
The fuel-
The feelings I’m feeling are all so new,
Unfamiliar to-
One broken soul,
All the who-
Now feels more whole.
No missing parts, no magma pool-
Ready to combust at any toll.
Silent serenity, peace, at least.
Complex simplicity dissolves the beast.
Disappearing doubts, shadows in the dark,
Hope drowns disease, content at heart.
Free at last, patched up at the seams,
I had no idea it felt like this-
To finally be able to breathe.