my photo is the first photo in the struggle category; in the photo the red guards look like they are being really firm and mean with an elderly woman, who looks very innocent and as if she had done nothing wrong. Its very similar to red scarf girl and the documents we have been reading because all of ji-li jiang friends before they became were red succesors were like her best friends but after they were elected as red successors they were extremely mean to ji-li jiang and they were criticizing her about her family backround just because they were in a higher power than her. In the picture the red guards wanted to show everyone what happens to people that dont follow chairman mao, but that was just her opinion and the elderly woman had done nothing wrong.
It is similar to red scarf girl how the red successors were also making fun of ji li jiang because her grandfather was a landlord, even though she did nothing wrong and it had nothing to do with her, she was still treated badly and was yelled at for pretty much no reason. In the photo the Red guards look like they have no emotions at all and they look super stiff and harsh, which is similar to one of the poems we read where it talks about how harsh the red guards have to be and how they have to do anything they can to support/follow chairman mao. it doesnt make sense how in the actual picture, the book, and in the poems it kind of explains how the red guards/ revolutionarie's have to be so brutal to other people just because they have an opposite opinion or just simply didnt care about what was happening in china at the time.
Tuesday, April 26, 2011
Monday, April 11, 2011
GPA College Blog 2
What is discovered about my grade point average is that its horrible(HORRIBLE) and i was very very disapointed in myself. i know i could be doing better in school and i know i could be putting more effort into school.
What i learned about the schools i would like to attend is that they are really difficult to get accepted to. And i need to be doing way better in school to be able to attend these schools.
;my next step is to just do as best as i can and work my butt off till the end of the year and try and get all my grades up as best as possible.
What i learned about the schools i would like to attend is that they are really difficult to get accepted to. And i need to be doing way better in school to be able to attend these schools.
;my next step is to just do as best as i can and work my butt off till the end of the year and try and get all my grades up as best as possible.
Thursday, February 24, 2011
Internship talks
From the talks that i heard today, some things that struck mw about the internships was how, they all got to work in actual professional places that people work hard to get a career in, so its kind of cool how they get a first hand look at what it would be like, persuing a career at that particular place, just to know whether they like it or not, so they were all pretty lucky, in my opinion. And the other cool thing about it is that they didnt have to get an education for this job, they just went right ahead and started working, unlike all the other people that probably all went to college to get what they wanted.
Given the talks, what i am looking for in an internship, is something that i personally like doing, something that is fun for me, and maybe something that is unique and different from what everybody else has done this year and in the past. Just so that i have the satisfaction of knowing im the only one that got to do that specific internship.
The internship talk that i felt painted a picture of a key moment in their internship, was the one that talked about her spot at her internship, and how no one bothered her there because it was "her" spot. She just used so much detail while describing everythig about her seat, and what happened whild she was sitting in her spot/seat, i liked that one.
T
Given the talks, what i am looking for in an internship, is something that i personally like doing, something that is fun for me, and maybe something that is unique and different from what everybody else has done this year and in the past. Just so that i have the satisfaction of knowing im the only one that got to do that specific internship.
The internship talk that i felt painted a picture of a key moment in their internship, was the one that talked about her spot at her internship, and how no one bothered her there because it was "her" spot. She just used so much detail while describing everythig about her seat, and what happened whild she was sitting in her spot/seat, i liked that one.
T
Friday, February 18, 2011
Part 2
Suheirs def poetry and marjane in persepolis define revolution, revolutionaries, and war by showing the struggles that other people had, and how brutal, violent and dark war, and revolutions can be because in persepolis, people protested for what they wanted to change which was to get rid of the shaw and to put him out of power yet they were killed, beat, whipped and put in jail for it. In Suheirs poetry she says how middle eastern people are steriotyped as terrorists, because of 9/11 and how when people ask questions they automatically think badly about people from the middle east. In persepolis, just because marjane was iranian people talked badly about her behind her back, so you could say that from war, and revolution people are treated differently just because they are from that specific country, and they are talked badly about, which is not cool at all.
Thursday, February 17, 2011
Poem video on war
"This heart beat is louder than death, your war drum aint louder than this breath".
This quote struck me because it rhymed and it stood out from all the other things She said before this. I also liked the meaning that i got out of it. That a person's opinion, can be more powerful than the government, even if its only one person.
I think there is a huge connection between suheirs ideas and marjanes ideas. They both seem to be rebels because in the book marjane was always confronting people, insulting others back that insulted her, and wore clothes that were illeagle in her country of iran. Suheirs poetry is kind of the same because she kept talking about the war drum, and how she wouldnt dance for it, and how she wasnt going to support it, or kill for it and all that stuff.
In my opinion marjane was a very independent person. She didnt seem to do what everybody else did, she found her own style, her own music, and did things in her country that others were probably scared to do, like buying the tapes and stepping up to teachers at school. I felt the same independence from suheir because she kept saying how she wouldnt dance for the war drum, even if everyone else was dancing for it because they could all be wrong.
What struck me about persepolis, is how strict their laws are, and how woman cant show their hair and if they do they are considered a prostitute or something, i think thats really wierd.
I think that people should be able to do what they want, where what they want, listen to whatever kind of music they like, but that is obviously not the case in iran.
What struck me about Suheirs poetry, is how she uses such powerful words and detail to describe her subjects, which is war and woman, and stuff like that. What also struck me is how she can just keep going on and on and on without a piece of paper or anything without stuttering or forgetting what her poem said. I also like how she cusses in her poetry, because you wouldnt think that a person like her would cuss, so its entertaining and unexpected.
This quote struck me because it rhymed and it stood out from all the other things She said before this. I also liked the meaning that i got out of it. That a person's opinion, can be more powerful than the government, even if its only one person.
I think there is a huge connection between suheirs ideas and marjanes ideas. They both seem to be rebels because in the book marjane was always confronting people, insulting others back that insulted her, and wore clothes that were illeagle in her country of iran. Suheirs poetry is kind of the same because she kept talking about the war drum, and how she wouldnt dance for it, and how she wasnt going to support it, or kill for it and all that stuff.
In my opinion marjane was a very independent person. She didnt seem to do what everybody else did, she found her own style, her own music, and did things in her country that others were probably scared to do, like buying the tapes and stepping up to teachers at school. I felt the same independence from suheir because she kept saying how she wouldnt dance for the war drum, even if everyone else was dancing for it because they could all be wrong.
What struck me about persepolis, is how strict their laws are, and how woman cant show their hair and if they do they are considered a prostitute or something, i think thats really wierd.
I think that people should be able to do what they want, where what they want, listen to whatever kind of music they like, but that is obviously not the case in iran.
What struck me about Suheirs poetry, is how she uses such powerful words and detail to describe her subjects, which is war and woman, and stuff like that. What also struck me is how she can just keep going on and on and on without a piece of paper or anything without stuttering or forgetting what her poem said. I also like how she cusses in her poetry, because you wouldnt think that a person like her would cuss, so its entertaining and unexpected.
Friday, February 11, 2011
Islam Post
My topic Of Islam is holidays. Their holidays are much different than ours because of course they have a whole different culture and most of everyone is muslim. They dont have very many holidays compared to what we have here In the U.S, they celebrate the islamic new year, the prophet Muhammad's birthday, the celebration of concluding Ramadan and the celebration concluding the Hajj.
The Islamic new year simply celebrates the year that Muhammad made his way from mecca to medina(A.D july 16th, 622) the new year begins on the first day of the Muharram, and lasts till the year of hegira.
The prophet Muhammad's birthday is self explanitory, they celebrate the day he was born, which is the 12th day of the month of rabi.
the celebration of concluding Ramadan, and the celebration concluding the Hajj, are pretty much the exact opposites. in Ramadan celeb. they fast(dont eat) and in Hajj celeb. they eat like crazy! But in Ramadan celeb. they dress in their best clothes, decorate their houses and give treats to their children, and in ramadan celeb. they sacrfice a lamb, and distribute it to their relatives so that everyone eats some
The Islamic new year simply celebrates the year that Muhammad made his way from mecca to medina(A.D july 16th, 622) the new year begins on the first day of the Muharram, and lasts till the year of hegira.
The prophet Muhammad's birthday is self explanitory, they celebrate the day he was born, which is the 12th day of the month of rabi.
the celebration of concluding Ramadan, and the celebration concluding the Hajj, are pretty much the exact opposites. in Ramadan celeb. they fast(dont eat) and in Hajj celeb. they eat like crazy! But in Ramadan celeb. they dress in their best clothes, decorate their houses and give treats to their children, and in ramadan celeb. they sacrfice a lamb, and distribute it to their relatives so that everyone eats some
Monday, January 31, 2011
Street Art
Qualities that i noticed in the documentary that i can transfer into my own work is how unique all of the artists were from eachother and how they all had different art styles and how they all kind of had different little messages in their art. I also noticed that they were very passionate about what they did as artists. even though mr. Brainwash wasnt an artist at first but simply a filmer, he had to film every little thing like i dont think the camera ever leaves his hand everyday, showing that he was passionate about what he did. All of the artists were awesome and usually documentaries are really boring but surprisingly i enjoyed watching this one.
What amazed me about the artists work was how creative it is, and how dangerous it really is to put artwork like theirs all over the world on tall buildings and walls how they do, not only because theres a good chance you could get hurt but also the fact that its illeagle and if they were to be caught they would be arrested. What also amazed me is how good their art actually is, like when you hear someone say "graffiti" or even street art you might think like its trashy, looks bad or maybe even like gang affiliated. even though they get what they want to put up fairly quick because of the authorities or even people seeing, everything they do looks pretty proffessional but still has the graffiti kind of concept, if that makes any sense. After watching this documentary i realized that ive actually seen some of the artwork around downtown area, i always see the andre the giant stickers and stencils.
The artists used there crafts to convey a message by taking original pictures of past famous political people and changing the picture up to in a way make fun of the government. or to even be sarcastic about the way things are in our everyday life for example, in one of the art pieces there is a little girl searching a soldier like they do at airports and big events instead of the authority or security guard, whoever it might be doing the same to the little girl or to any other person. I think that alot of art pieces that these artists put up everywhere though have no meaning and are just purely imagination. I thought it was really cool how each artist had their own little signature character that they were known for, like space invader and his video game pixel people, and the andre the giant has a posse guy.
What amazed me about the artists work was how creative it is, and how dangerous it really is to put artwork like theirs all over the world on tall buildings and walls how they do, not only because theres a good chance you could get hurt but also the fact that its illeagle and if they were to be caught they would be arrested. What also amazed me is how good their art actually is, like when you hear someone say "graffiti" or even street art you might think like its trashy, looks bad or maybe even like gang affiliated. even though they get what they want to put up fairly quick because of the authorities or even people seeing, everything they do looks pretty proffessional but still has the graffiti kind of concept, if that makes any sense. After watching this documentary i realized that ive actually seen some of the artwork around downtown area, i always see the andre the giant stickers and stencils.
The artists used there crafts to convey a message by taking original pictures of past famous political people and changing the picture up to in a way make fun of the government. or to even be sarcastic about the way things are in our everyday life for example, in one of the art pieces there is a little girl searching a soldier like they do at airports and big events instead of the authority or security guard, whoever it might be doing the same to the little girl or to any other person. I think that alot of art pieces that these artists put up everywhere though have no meaning and are just purely imagination. I thought it was really cool how each artist had their own little signature character that they were known for, like space invader and his video game pixel people, and the andre the giant has a posse guy.
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