Blog # 8

Find & link to at least one specific news article (although it doesn't have to be "new") that addresses at least one specific part of the Constitution that interests you.

http://articles.sfgate.com/2010-09-10/bay-area/23996703_1_tattoo-parlors-ruling-state-courts

Then....

1. Summarize the article, and include relevant quotes.
The article I read was about how tattoos are protected by the first amendment. It discus that tattoos is a part of freedom of speech and tattoos can not be ban. "A form of speech does not lose First Amendment protection based on the kind of surface it is applied to,”. Also how some people are trying to ban tattoos cause of the hazard of health. But when taken to a judge in Los Angeles the ban on tattoos did no go through “Because the customer has final control over the design, Judge Christina Snyder reasoned, tattoo artists convey no message of their own, lack First Amendment protection and can be excluded as a public health risk.”
2. Explain what Constitutional concepts are relevant. Some may be obvious, but others maybe more subtly related. Explain the Constitutional connection in your own words, but also reference the specific Article & Section or Amendment(s).
The article is making a reference to the first amendment which is the right of freedom of speech. This connects to the tattooing because some people want to ban tattoos but the first amendment protects it because it is a form of freedom of speech. “A lasting tattoo is a different form of expression, indicating that its bearer is "highly committed to the message,"prepared to suffer pain to receive it and willing to display it for life, Bybee said.”
3. Explain what interests you about this article and/or the Constitutional connections you found.
This interested me because I didn’t know that people were trying to get rid of tattoos for good I knew that people didn’t approve of them but I didn’t know that they wanted them to be gone for good so this article interested me to know that the first amendment protects the right to get a tattoos

Blog #7

What stands out to you in your learning?

What stands out in my learning is how many different ways that you can write. also something that stands out to me is how I can connect to it someway and by connecting to me it helps me concentrate more and actually be interested on the work.

What is working well in this class?

I would say what’s working out in the class is the writing tips. The writing tips help me out in some ways on my writing.

What can you do to build upon your successes?

What I can do to build up my success I would say is to try harder on my work and ask question and keep in mind that I should keep on learning more from this class either writing or history.

What very specific, concrete & manageable steps can you take to make the most of your opportunities to learn in this class?

Specific steps I can take to get more out of this class is to listen to the lesson and try my best to complete and understand the work.

What are your goals for the next few weeks in class?

My goals for the next few weeks are to be able to understand the lessons and be able to do my entire home work but understand what I am writing about.

Blog #6

Artist Stament
Rosa
Lorena Palma
It was a normal day after school. I had just got home and was putting my stuff away. Out of nowhere I hear my mom say to me, “Come over here and sit down with me, I have some news to tell you”. And then she said it. “I have a brain tumor. I want you to be able to take care of yourself as much as you can and we will get through this”. After she told me that, I didn’t know what to think. I didn’t know how to react. As she watched my blank face, she made some joke to cheer me up. Till this day I don’t know what that joke was. I still remember that blank feeling.
Ever since I was little I always saw my mother as a role model. I wanted to be just like her when I grew up. As time went on I started to grow older she began to teach me how to treat other people by showing them that you respect them and not being rude. The same thing every parent teaches their children when they are young. When I was growing up, I noticed how she helped a lot around the house and out of the house by going out and helping my grandmother with her doctor’s appointments and the groceries. Not only did she help out my family, she enjoyed helping our neighbors with their kids when they had a quick errand to run. I have never seen my mom say “no” to anyone who asked for help. In our family, she was known as a saint, always putting other people’s needs before hers. She was the most unselfish person I’d ever met. My mom’s job was to take care of my grandmother and my uncle. She was a caregiver. She was paid to take care of them, but she didn’t do it for the money. She did it because she loved her mother and she loved helping.
After a while, she decided that it was time that my grandmother shouldn’t live alone. That’s when we moved in with her so it would be easier to help out. When I saw what was happening and how dedicated she really was, it inspired me to be dedicated like her. Not only dedicated, but to do my best on everything. I noticed when we moved in with my grandma that both my mom and grandma were the same hard workers and dedicated people who loved to help out in every ways possible. She inspired me to be a hard worker as they were. It wasn’t until I was 13 that I realized how important she was to me and other people.
She began to teach me to do the laundry, cook, and clean the house like her mother taught her to when she was my age. I learned how to appreciate the things I have and be grateful that I had a mother that cared for me. I appreciate everything that I have learned from her. What she taught me really did help throughout the years when she got really sick. I took care of her for a while and it really came in handy how to cook and clean but I still got help. Also, after her death it still came in handy because every day I had to look out for myself. Even though I’m still growing up and learning from my grandmother and father, what my mom taught me will always be with me and I will pass on all that I have learned from my mother to my children. Not only do I want them to learn what my mom taught me, I want to keep my mom’s memory alive by telling future generations about her and what an impact she made to my family.

Blog # 5

1. What aspect of the American Icons artist statement has been most successful for you? Why?
I would say that my intro is really powerful and get to the shocking point. Already having a great start help me write the rest of the artist statement. I say this because I feel that if have a great Idea from the start the rest will come naturally.
2. What writing tip(s) have been the most helpful? Why?
A writing tip that has been helpful I would say the loop one it help me create a loop so that my reader would be interested finish reading instead of starting it and skip it.

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3. What aspect of the artist statement has been most challenging? Why?
I would say an aspect I had trouble with is was trying to make my writing strong but also making sure that my writing is understandable by other readers that know me. I had this challenge because I already knew my story and everything so I had make sure that I was detail so the reader could understand my view.
4. What writing tip is most challenging? Why?
A tip I had trouble with was concerts not pancakes I had trouble getting my writing to be like a concert start awesome and end awesome.

And....

5. Post a section of your writing that you are currently working on. List at least three questions that, if answered, would help you improve your work.
It was a normal day after school. I had just got home and was putting my stuff away. Out of nowhere I hear my mom say to me, “Come over here and sit down with me, I have some news to tell you”. And then she said it. “I have a brain tumor. I want you to be able to take care of yourself as much as you can and we will get through this”. After she told me that I didn’t know what to think. I didn’t know how to react. As she watched my blank face she made some joke to me cheer me up. Till this day I don’t know what that joke was. I still remember that blank feeling.
It was a normal day after school. I had just got home and was putting my stuff away. Out of nowhere I hear my mom say to me, “Come over here and sit down with me, I have some news to tell you”. And then she said it. “I have a brain tumor. I want you to be able to take care of yourself as much as you can and we will get through this”. After she told me that I didn’t know what to think. I didn’t know how to react. As she watched my blank face she made some joke to me cheer me up. Till this day I don’t know what that joke was. I still remember that blank feeling.
Does my opening connect well?
How should I improve the writing? So the writing can be strong and capture the reader’s attention.
Should there be more detailed?

Blog # 4

Post your opening & closing paragraphs of your Icons Artist Statement. Then....

It was a normal day after school. I had just got home and was putting my stuff away. Out of nowhere I hear my mom say to me, “come over here and sit down with me, I have some news to tell you”.  And then she said it. “I have a brain tumor. I want you to be able to take care of yourself as much as you can and we will get through this”. After she told me that I didn’t know what to think. I didn’t know how to react. As she watched my blank face she made some joke to me cheer me up. Till this day I don’t know what that joke was. I still remember that blank feeling. I worried about what was going too happened next. That’s when we found out that my mom had cancer; from there everything was going to change.

She began to teach me to do the laundry cook and clean the house like her mother taught her to do so when she was my age. I learned how to appreciate the things I have and be grateful that I had a mother that cared for me. I appreciate everything that I have learned from her.  What she had taught me really did help throughout the years when she got really sick I took care of her for a while and it really came in handy how to cook and clean but I still got help. Also after her death it still came in handy because every day I look out for myself. even though I’m still growing up and learning form my grandmother and father, but what my mom taught me will always be with me and I which to pass all that I have learned from my mother to my children but no only do I want them to learn what my mom taught me I want to keep my mom’s memory alive by telling the future generation about her and what and impact she made to the family.

1.      Explain why you chose this opening/closing combo.

Chose this combo because the way they complemented each other by how it starts with a little short story about my mother having to tell me that she has a brain tumor and wants to leave me with life lesson that I can use. The closing paragraph talks more of what happens later on and how I use what she taught me. In the end it connect to each other and continues the story

2.      How does it tie together your big ideas?

They tie together to my big idea because it shows how I appreciated what she did and I learned great values from her.

3.      Explain the types of thoughts that you hope your reader has when they are done reading your work

 I would like that my readers to have the thought of people or anything that they appreciate. Nothing last forever. Also I would hope that a lot of people can connect the topic if they have lost someone important to them. I just want my reader to appreciate what they have and be grateful for it.

Blog # 3

Part 1: Icons

Think of all of the Icons—people, places, things & events—that you plan to include in your Artist Statement. Then...

What I will include in my artist stamen is my grand mother. The event that I will have is when my mother gives me news of her brain tumor and where she shared the news with me in the living room.

Choose two and explain how they are connected. Describe what ideas they represent. Describe how they might represent variations on a theme and/or different relationships with you.

My grandmother connects with my icon because she is the one who my mom learned from, that pass on the knowledge to me. She represents how we pass down our knowledge to the next generation. The second is when my mother tells me her news this event represents the situation I am I n that helps me in a way to understand and learn from her as much as I could at that time. This event connects to my icon because this when I learn more about life skills and see where everything happens and changed.

Blog # 2

My mother was a good teacher and a strong woman she represents the loving and caring person she was she passed down lessons to me about life and people. I chose my mother as an icon because she really taught me a lot through out the few years left I had with her. She told be to always be consider it to other and help out when ever I could and always be respectful. She enjoyed taking care of my grandmother and my uncle she always put other peoples need before hers. My mother was always with my grandmother that was one of the most important people to her. She was important to her because she was her mother and loved to help her out in any way possible they were really close. What was important to her was to help around the house take care my grandmother and taking her to the doctors that was important to her was to help others in any way. She enjoyed helping out. This icon became an importance to the American cultural because a mother is the loving and caring. My mother is important to me because she loved and cared about me and she was my teacher for life also I could always count on her for anything. She inspired me to be more like her by trying to think of other need s before mind and help out any one in need. My mother had a great influence on me I saw her as my role model. I always tired to make my decision on what she taught me.

Cesar Millan a.k.a the dog whisper represents how much I care for my dog and always trying to train my dog to do the right thing and not letting him develop bad habits that will later on will affect other people’s life. That may cause some horrible consequences. What’s important to Cesar is to help out owner that were in need of help to regain leadership and control over there dogs. He became an important icon to the American cultural by starting a TV show where he showed people how to train the dog right not by harshly punishing the dog. Also he showed how to help the owner create a better bond whit your dog. This icon became important to me because I think he shows people how to treat a dog. I say this because most people I see hit their dogs if they have done something wrong which really doesn’t help at all. Cesar inspired me to treat my dog differently and try to think of his needs also he inspired me to try to show people that pit bulls are not aggressive and that they will turn on you it all depends how you train the dog. Cesar has a bee a good influence to be and I have learned a lot from him. He has showed me what to do or not to do also. 

The borderline represents my identity if I am more Mexican or American. This represents me because I always think of how and what is my true identity.  The reason I say that is because I feel different when I go to visit my cousins from Mexico I always questioned if truly Mexican. I think of this because in America I am looked as a Mexican that might not know English and in Mexico I am looked as an American who really doesn’t know anything about Mexico or the language it feel like I am being judge by both side and don’t belong in either one. This icon is important o the American cultural because it separates the illegal immigrants from crossing. They do not want the immigrants to take over peoples jobs or prevent any terrorist attacks. This icon is important to me because just one fence separates to kinds of people and I am left in the middle trying to figure out which one I am. This icon inspired me to try to figure out what I am and try to embrace both of them both. This icon can connect to me and others as well. The icon connects to other because most people that are Mexican American go through the same thing or other nationality.