tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-85110366799450580062024-03-12T20:39:45.091-07:00Tina's BlogChristina M. Torreshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06545312406185398402noreply@blogger.comBlogger17125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8511036679945058006.post-90870673129433631142012-12-13T08:40:00.000-08:002012-12-13T08:40:06.832-08:00FINAL ESSAY (UTOPIA)<!--[if gte mso 9]><xml>
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Re Established Utopia</div>
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<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>Many people would refer to living in
the United States of American an ultimate dream. Every geographic location
struggles with internal oppression, discrimination and biased societies. In the
case of the movie Babel,
the biased of the entire world is oppressive towards class bases. This movie
reflects the beliefs of American through the way each area of the world
secludes all cultures, oppresses those who are less fortunate, as well as
continues to build controversy within the global issue itself.</div>
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<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>This chronological story links all
areas in the movie together. The primary issue at hand in the movie “Babel” was
that the barren mountains of Morocco, where the dominant sound is howling wind,
to fluorescent Tokyo, where the natural world has been almost entirely
supplanted by a technological environment, to the anxious border between the
United States and Mexico, were all juxtaposed for the sake of creating conflict
and irony. Like the United
States, the movie initially seems very
diverse; which is something the United States of American has created as an
image of being more of a Utopia. Individual scenes were impactful, as well as
tenacious when it came to the emancipation of the Americans in a country.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></div>
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<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>Viewers, as well as the American
society, can admire the film for its attempt to raise awareness to repression
that continues to incessant, however this is an unconscious effort to educate
others on how our capitalist society is not very open minded at all to being
the “perfect world” to live in”. That the film possesses undeniable force which
is striking, but the power does not seem to be tethered to any coherent
concept. You can feel the irony that builds throughout each scene. it without
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<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>Most parts of the movie are connected
together, for example, the banal lingua franca of television images, as events
in North Africa, making the evening news in Tokyo. It suggests a common idiom of emotion which
is present in certain immediately recognizable expressions and gestures.
Through interpretation, we assume the distress builds loss, fear and pain from
the troubled event before him. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></div>
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<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>The gunmen and their victim are never
in the frame together, and the consequences of the incident unfold in parallel
crises. Susan and Richard wind up in a small town, waiting for an ambulance,
facing the panic and impatience of their fellow holiday makers and relying on
the kindness of strangers. Abdullah and his sons and neighbors, for their part,
must deal with the harsh attentions of the Moroccan police, who are trying to
defuse what threatens to become an international incident. The film constantly
illustrates how the American culture is a restrictive place to live, but yet
the dream home for many people. </div>
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<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>Throughout the film, there were people
in all areas of the World who awaited their chance at being given the chance of
having what they wished for be granted. Fredric Jameson’s “The Politics of
Utopia” elaborates on the idea of a utopian society, “Yet the wanting of the
utopian idea is a fundamental historical difference which characterizes post
modernity is, paradoxically, intertwined with the loss of that place beyond all
history (or after its end) which we call utopia. This is how American relates
so much to the overall concept of the movie; because of our paradisiacal
society, us Americans continue waiting patiently for school fees to be lowered,
for health care to become more beneficial and less profitable for our bourgeoisie
society, and for more job offers to arise without only being offered minimum
wage because that person comes from another country. All of these things
coincide with Randy Martin’s article “Where did the Future Go” saying,
“Needless to say, most of the world’s peoples—still awaiting their moment of
development to come never get to live the dream, or pursued another under the
banner of socialism.”<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>There are a lot of
people who are given the opportunity to live in such a “free” society, however
never are given the full experience of fulfilling their dream.</div>
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<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>To be considered a true utopia, the
first things Americans should do are stop competing with each other. One of the
biggest reasons why our economy has not yet lived up to a theological
expectation, by our pledge of allegiance, is because we are all so busy
competing with one another that there is no way to fulfill what we hope is a
“perfect” world. As long as everyone continues to compare their lifestyle with
others, we would be a much more successful community as a whole if we were more
content with ourselves. Third world countries like Tokyo,
as seen in the film, as well as Morocco,
are highly content with their lives and love their families just as much as an
American family would. The only difference is that we as citizens, whom are
given so many privileges, repress other countries because of what we assume are
substantial reasons to not accept them in our country. </div>
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<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>If America is becoming extremely
diverse, and continue to create that image for other countries to envy because
we want “change”, then we should question why there is so much discriminatory
action against immigration laws, providing jobs for those who are legal
citizens (but without taking for granted that providing only minimum wage will
suffice as a legit income), as well as giving others a right to pursue
education. We should not hold our heads high as an America until we have fully reached
and fulfilled the needs of all citizens who claim to have fundamental purposes
for change. Change should be immediate, and the longer we wait to embrace
change because we are afraid to corrupt the economy, we should realize that
apparently what we are doing at the moment has not been working, so maybe
listening to citizens will benefit the entire world. </div>
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Christina M. Torreshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06545312406185398402noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8511036679945058006.post-54498389016319973332012-12-13T03:08:00.002-08:002012-12-13T03:08:37.361-08:00New Media From Instagram, Twitter, Facebook and Pintrest, the expansion of social network has impacted so many businesses and professional fields of study. New media has become the new norm. Our society should embrace the new changes of the new norm versus trying to avoid it. Social networks are used for critical communication purposes as well as for retailing marketing ideas. New media illustrates artificial lifestyles for some people; the way it is used now-a-days is to portray a certain way of life that most people are not actually living. This most common way new media is used overall, to impact academic and professional purposes, is for presenting a demeanor that presents them applicable for different networking reasons. This can typically come in handy for people who strictly work online and never see their clients or employers. Private social networking is a big part of our new media that is embraced from businesses to children. Regardless, all people of our past and new generations should learn to comprehend the new ways that we can all benefit from the "new media" and its purpose for all areas where it can be utilized. Christina M. Torreshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06545312406185398402noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8511036679945058006.post-38195253259404208062012-12-13T01:03:00.002-08:002012-12-13T01:03:29.786-08:00Media Literacy Outside the Classroom Media outside of the classroom is very beneficial to students of all ages. Media external from the relevance of academics consists of behaviors demonstrating social interaction. For those who want to grow up to be business mangers, retailers, teachers, work in the medicine, any of those professions will greatly benefit from having had a social background. People who come across as more sociable, and personable receive a greater rapport among potential clients as well as potential employees or co workers, are easier to approach as well as take direction from. Besides being professionally beneficial, externally from being academically relevant, technology comes in handy for many reason. One of the most important reasons for being externally savvy with technology is because we as a generation have to stay up to date with the latest communication resources as well. Christina M. Torreshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06545312406185398402noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8511036679945058006.post-73945727397221051742012-12-13T00:31:00.000-08:002012-12-13T00:31:17.648-08:00Soccer I love soccer. I have been playing soccer since I was eight years old. I would eat, breathe, sleep the concept of soccer and made it a priority in my life besides spending time with family. I have always wanted to be a professional soccer player, however my doubts began while attending junior college in San Diego.<br />
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I have always been a team player, and whether it is work related, or within a relationship, my integrity exemplifies my inclusiveness among others. I tried out for my junior college's soccer team in 2008, and made the team. I was a defensive player and practiced extra hard to maintain my position on the field. My coach had other coaches from Universities come out to watch our practices, and he even invited them to a few games. I started, played and finished every games the entire season. The second season, was when reality set in that becoming a professional athlete is surrounded by nothing but politics.<br />
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During my second season of soccer, a lot of freshman tried out for the team who have played soccer as long as I have played. My coach was so intrigued by the youth of the new girls who were coming out to try out, so by the first soccer game, way beyond the many practices we had, he put all the new freshman on the roster for the first away game. I did not pay any mind to it that I was not on the roster because I believed he was just giving them experience playing against other soccer teams. A few weeks later, I personally asked my coach why I was not getting any play time. He claimed that I would not get any play time the rest of the season because there was too much talent I was competing with.<br />
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After that reality check with my coach, I came to the realize that sports were not something to make your life, it is almost how you should think of a relationship: when you make something, what you refer to as "your life", like what people do in relationships, it becomes a disappointment later. I acted like I did not expect it coming, however I never should have made soccer my life. Now, I have decided to coach soccer, not because I secretly wish I want to be a professional soccer player, but because I have always had a love for the sport. Whether I am still playing on a team or not, I will always carry soccer as a fundamental part of me and my growing experience. I will coach soccer because I enjoy the sport and when you love something, no matter what happens, you should never give up on it when it has been so substantial to your life. Christina M. Torreshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06545312406185398402noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8511036679945058006.post-61508428767558211312012-10-04T01:08:00.003-07:002012-10-04T01:24:46.214-07:00What's Love Got To Do With It?Why do people fall in love? Why do people fall out of love? I have been struggling with a horrible breakup for almost a year now, and have yet to cope with the fact that my ex moved on. It is an uncontrollable and uncomfortable feeling. To this day, I am unsure of what exactly went wrong for it to end. <br />
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We met in junior college. He and I both were student athletes and had goals for our future. I wanted to get a teaching credential and coach soccer, and he was going to the Air Force. We planned on getting married after his boot camp graduation. We planned on having kids after a year into my teaching career, so that I had time to get on my feet with my career. Things became a little rocky once I left our hometown to pursue school here at CSUN.
Apparently me being two hours too far away in college hurt him so much he gave up the strength to make it work. My boyfriend just fell out
of love one day and all of my hopes and dreams went down the drain.<br />
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A day before our five year anniversary is when he mentioned he found someone else. He claimed it was because she lived in the same city as he. I felt like he ate my heart and threw it right back up in my face. I felt like I was hit by a semi truck. I felt miserable. I am heart broken to this day. I say I am fine when people ask, but I know it still hurts because I feel distracted wondering "what it would be like if we were still together?" Things remind me of him when I see other couples happy together, or hear
people talking about things that he and I did together. I miss and
think about all the amazing times we shared. <br />
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Again, I ask myself "Why do people fall in or out of love?" I am unsure of the exact answer. All I can say is that once you are truly in love, I feel like sharing those feelings are permanent.Once those feelings are expressed, there is not going back. I thought I was in love, and I guess I still am. Unfortunately the person I am in love with permanently fell out of love a long time ago. All I can do is move on and continue to achieve my goals in life for myself. I can celebrate my success as it occurs, however I really wish I could share my accomplishments with soul mate. I hope anyone who reads this really expresses their true feelings to their loved one, and means it. I hope anyone who reads this does not give up on their relationship like my boyfriend did. Every relationship has challenges, but a strong relationship has great communication and does not give up. <br />
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<br />Christina M. Torreshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06545312406185398402noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8511036679945058006.post-45172083367900699142012-09-30T01:59:00.001-07:002012-09-30T01:59:04.840-07:00Poem #2 Hoax<br />
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If our eyes capture it;<br />
camping near local churches, <br />
Does it exist?<br />
In England, Arizona, or small town in California--<br />
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Death raptors and Chupacabras.<br />
When fact meets fiction<br />
And science meets magic.<br />
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What was it? Mister Ramirez? Misses...?<br />
Paranormal presense?<br />
There's hidden creatures among possibilities of nature. <br />
The size of humans. Birds.<br />
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<br />Christina M. Torreshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06545312406185398402noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8511036679945058006.post-51782440721516107412012-09-27T17:00:00.006-07:002012-09-27T17:00:51.126-07:00poem #1Like a Cigarette<br />
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Your existence is an empty pack of cigarettes;<br />
Yet I'm addicted to you.<br />
I crave for you.<br />
You inflict invisible pain like cancer.<br />
I allow you to ease my sorrow regardless of your detriment.<br />
I have constant urges for you hoping to satisfy my fix.<br />
Lit, inhaled or not, you burn away and burn quickly.<br />
You're pain is my pleasure.<br />
You're existence is an empty pack of cigarettes<br />
Upon every cigarette, you remind me.<br />
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<br />Christina M. Torreshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06545312406185398402noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8511036679945058006.post-58096013615064826432012-09-20T18:12:00.000-07:002012-09-20T18:12:12.714-07:00In class Exercise ("Hey There Delilah" Rewrite)<!--[if gte mso 9]><xml>
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What's it like away in college?<br />
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<br />
Hey there Christina<br />
We’ll get married as soon as you’re back<br />
Just call me if you get lonely<br />
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Close your eyes<br />
Listen to my voice, it's my disguise<br />
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Why’d you have to leave <br />
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Hey there Christina<br />
I know school is getting hard<br />
But just stay focused, girl<br />
All the hard work will pay off in the end<br />
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The Royal Flush</div>
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Marriage is a spirited splash of what we imagine is perfect;</div>
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And divorce is a classic construction. So</div>
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As he deals a new hand.</div>
Christina M. Torreshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06545312406185398402noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8511036679945058006.post-21283127705331596442012-09-20T15:22:00.002-07:002012-09-20T15:22:43.261-07:00Northridge Heat!The Valley is much more hotter than where I'm from. I understand it's summer time so we should expect it to be this hot, however I would much rather enjoy being back home in San Diego. The weather is much breezier plus there is always something to do. Last year when I first moved up here, that was the very first thing I called my dad to complain about. I was so upset that it was humid. There was absolutely nothing I could do.<br />
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We have officially began Fall semester. It's been a year since I last moved up here, and even though the valley is considered Southern California, I still refer to Northridge as "up here" because it's north of San Diego. Now that I have been here for a year, I know what to expect when the seasons change. Of course I know what the heat feels like, and I mean real heat. As we approached a new season, I realized that the people I knew last year were complaining about how hot it is. The Valley is hot and there is no changing it.<br />
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The best way to cope with this extremely hot weather is by either not thinking about it, or wearing appropriate clothes. I personally cannot wait until we get cooler weather. Me, myself, I would much rather be cold living here in the valley because San Diegans were not raised in climates like this. So even though people complain about weather they should already expect, it really should influence the school's decision to cancel classes when the climates become so unbearable. It's unfair that when other geographical areas are affected by extreme weather climates that their school's are canceled. For example if it snows, schools have a "snow day" and nobody has to attend school. If there is an extreme amount of rain increasing inch by inch, the news stations will announce school is canceled.<br />
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As for Californians, we have to suffer here in Northridge, California and still attend class when the weather is above one hundred and five degrees Fahrenheit. Just horrible. <br />
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Christina M. Torreshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06545312406185398402noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8511036679945058006.post-65229743757512048252012-09-20T15:07:00.000-07:002012-09-20T15:07:21.329-07:00Explicated Poem (essay #1)<!--[if !mso]>
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Christina M. Torres</div>
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You
Were Young Once, Now Regretful</div>
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<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>Some
people fall in love, and others let the opportunity for love pass them by.
William Butler Yeats' poem "When You Are Old" displays the memories
of a woman who was once young with happiness. The poem describes her memories
about missing her youthful days but is sad because she let love pass her.
Certain figurative language and techniques are used to help convey this secret
regret in her life; line lengths like quatrains. They also compliment the
regretful and sad idea about missing her past as the quatrains provides readers
an interchangeable rhyme scheme option to read the first and last lines of each
stanza. There are also many sound devices such as assonance and alliteration
within the language presenting a musicality. Devices like words of color and
other nouns greatly attribute to the poem’s description of the speakers mood.</div>
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<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>Each stanza in quatrain form begins
with indications of curiosity: 'When', 'How', and 'And'. Because the poem's
intention was to create sympathy among readers regarding this woman's regretful
past, the beginning of each stanza attributes to the speaker’s mood. For
example, "When you are old and gray and full of sleep," paints a
picture for the audience on what life is like once you get old and just look
back at things that you should have embraced, but are now just missing those
precious moments of your past. The second stanza, "How many loved your
moments of glad grace," nearly questions her readers to cogitate
about a person who genuinely appreciates them; and if there is more then one.
Lastly, the final stanza ends the poem with an additional setting to the poem,
“And bending down besides the glowing bars,” implies a sense of hiding from
someone behind glowing bars. This can symbolize a non physical characteristic,
but mean that the speaker actually glows with love and affection for this one
person in their past love life, however keeps it hidden avoiding happiness. Kim
Adonizio’s list poem “Forms of Love” compares to Yeats’ character as they both
display avoiding love and any possibility of happiness:</div>
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<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>I love your hair / I love you but I’m
not that into you / I love you secretly / I <span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>know
how you make me feel like I’m a monastery in the desert / … I love <span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>everything about you except your hair / If it
weren’t for that I know I could <span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>really,
really love you. (Adonizio 47). <br />
This back and forth feeling about how much this woman loves this person which
she speaks of is indecisive on exactly what she should do. Both Yeats and
Adonizio’s works are relatable in the fact that both speakers avoid every
having fallen in love. Adonizio’s character however is a little more expressive
about the optimism that love gives her, but still keeping her feelings inside,
like Yeats’ secretive speaker.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></div>
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<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>When poetry can be read differently,
as far as the ordering of the lines goes, it adds more to the meaning. Yeats
utilizes this technique in a successful way. The tone in the speaker’s language
demonstrates how she regrets letting someone who loved her pass her by. A
particular rhyme scheme is introduced in an ‘a, b, b, a, c, d, d, c, e, f, f,
e’ form. This forces readers to approach the context of the poem in an
alternative way to connect the meaning to the format of the quatrain rhyme
scheme: </div>
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<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>When you are old and gray and full of
sleep / Your eyes had once, and of their <span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>shadows
deep / How many loved your moments of glad grace / And loved the <span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>sorrows of your changing face / And bending
down beside the glowing bars / <span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>And
hid his face among a crowd of stars. (Yeats 81)</div>
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<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>This passage is how the speaker’s message
becomes more impactful to readers; being more rhythmic and emotional. Reading
the poem by only reflecting on the first and last line of each stanza clarifies
the sense of regret. Simplifying her thoughts, but separating them on the outer
parts of each stanza almost works as a metaphor for how she has kept her feelings
outside instead of obvious, like the interior parts of each stanza. The
connection that the first and last lines have throughout the poem were done
purposefully so readers can look more in depth at the sorrow and regret she
has. Poets like Tony Hoagland in his work “Two Trains” talks about heartache as
well. Hoagland’s speaker displays grief regarding being alone and heartbroken,
“I can feel the absence stretching out in all directions,” creates a setting
similar to Yeats’ speaker being lonely and empty in life.</div>
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<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>Word choice within this poem plays a
major role impacting the setting and tone of the poem. The regret that this
woman feels about how much she misses being young is described by different
words of color and nouns. Stanza one begins with great word choice immediately
setting the tone of the poem creating sympathy among readers, “When you are old
and gray and full of sleep” incorporates the color gray which implies a foggy
feeling the speaker is expressing. Gray is a color associated with sadness, grief
and even confusion. The word ‘sleep’ is interpreted as an indicator that
because the woman is now old, that she is exhausted; not only physical, but
emotionally so fatigued that she is mentally full of sleep. This also implies a
contradiction to her regret towards someone she once loved; hence she is full
of sleeping alone in an empty lonely bed. </div>
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<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>Finalizing the poem, Yeats’ last two
lines include other colorful and symbolic diction to convey the overall lonely
feeling that is presented throughout the entire phrases like ‘upon the
mountains’ and ‘crowd of stars’. This is a prime example of what is an
overwhelming feeling by the word choice. ‘Mountains’ implies something
difficult and exhausting to climb or accomplish. One may live with regret
having not finishing a hike on a mountain. This symbolizes regret for never
following through with being you and in love at one point, and just giving up
because it was too hard to process the right ways to approach it. Also the
‘Crowd of stars’ indicates a feeling of joy but the word ‘crowd’ also
contradicts that. Readers would assume that this person is hiding in a crowd of
stars; exemplifying an over joyous feeling, however still hides in a crowd from
reality. Yeats’ purpose was to inform readers that everyone experiences regret
at one point in their life. Regret should not follow you to your old age
though. Live youthful and without regrets.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
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Adonizio, Kim. <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Lucifer at the Starlight. </i>W.W. Norton
& Company, Inc. 500 Fifth<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>Avenue, New York, NY 10110. United States. 2009. </div>
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Hoagland, Tony. <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">What Narcissism Means To Me. </i>Graywolf Press. 2402 University<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>Avenue,
Suite 203. Saint
Paul, Minnesota 55114. United States. 2003.</div>
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Smith, Philip. <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">100 Best-Loved Poems. </i>New Anthology.
General editor: Applebaum,<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>Smith,
Philip. Dover Publications, Inc. 1995.</div>
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Drake's "Take Care" featuring Rhianna is currently one of my favorite songs. I feel like in reference to poetry, any poetic song or poem should be relatable. "Take Care" dispalys the connection between two people who were both heart broken at one point and are both hesitant to beginning a new relationship with eachother. Both characters explain how their hearts will be safe with one another, however they also reiterate how afraid they are to move fast. Overall, poetic material is meant to convey realistic meanings and connect to the readers or audience. This song is definitely relatable. </div>
Christina M. Torreshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06545312406185398402noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8511036679945058006.post-74487047308805374092012-09-06T14:28:00.000-07:002012-09-06T14:28:07.083-07:00Media technology plays a role in teaching As it is my senior year at CSUN (California State University Northridge), I plan on pursuing a graduate studies program to further my education towards a teaching credential. As an English major, I have realized and learned many different techniques of learning throughout college. One that has been the most impactful is learning through technology. <br />
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Technology has progressed in many different professions and has become a great impact on many businesses. Media technology plays an important role in teaching college students because our newer generations practises thoughts, behaviors, and learning through technology.<br />
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At CSUN, the most education resource for learning is the moodle website. Most of my professor have utilized moodle as a resource to submit work, to post blogs about assigned readings regarding the courses subjects and topics, as well as challenging other peers and their intillect when responding to posted forums and discussions. Moodle had become the most effective for the way I choose to learn new things and practise different writing skills. <br />
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As a future educator, I plan on being a teacher who looks at websites such as moodle.com to better prepare my students in becoming "tech-savvy." This will influence not just my students, but others to keep up with challenges as our society continues to further enhance the use of technology. Again, English major greatly appreciate writers in general. Social media websites have inspired many people to become writers and bloggers which is how we gain our media knowledge about what happening in the world hence news headlines.<br />
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All in all, it is just staying in the race with the world since there are things happening everyday. I would not want my students to miss out on anything because they are not using technology like so many courses now-a-days do.<br />
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Christina M. Torreshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06545312406185398402noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8511036679945058006.post-35913794868097748072009-09-25T10:03:00.000-07:002009-09-25T11:05:44.066-07:00We have to move again =(Last Friday afternoon, I was hanging around the house, like any other day I am off from work or school. I heard rustling outside the front door and looked to see what it was. It was someone struggling to tape a piece of paper on our screen door. It was funny at first as I wondered for a second who he was and what he was doing. Then I asked him, "Is there something I can help you with?" This man said, "Yes, actually this is for you and if you call this phone number, I'm sure they can work something out..." As he stepped back while informing me, he took a photo of our house really quick then left.<br /><br />I took the paper inside to my older sister while glancing at what it could be. We read and noticed a court date. This piece of paper was notice saying our house is foreclosed and the auction is scheduled for October 8, 2009. I couldn't believe it. My older sister and I stood in shock as we reviewed the given information on this piece of paper. She immediatley called our dad. He rushed home from his lunch break at work, and began making phone calls. Because we are not the owners of our home, it was very unfortunate to think we would have to up and leave our house of 5 years because a bank decided to buy it from our owner.<br /><br />This foreclosure business that is taking place is scary to me. I'm nervous that we will not find a place to live in time. Even if we get an extended 2 months to vacate, Im worried we won't have the money to move in time either for a potential down payment. This is actually not the first time that my family was give a "notice" move, and do it quickly.<br /><br />I remember when I was in sixth grade, coming home from a day at school and seeing all of our stuff outside: furniture, the t.v, tons of trash bags filled with clothes and toys, the fridgerator, and my mom and dad outside with all that stuff trying to fit it in the only car we had. It was wierd because earlier that day, all that stuff was inside where it belongs. I was only 12 years old. My dad, mom, brother, 3 sisters and dog was being evicted. I didn't know what this meant other then we had to move fast.<br /><br />After this day, we left our perfect home in North Park and never seen it again. We went from living with a few of my dad's friends for a while, then our grandmas house, then another friends house, and then for about 4 years moving from motel to motel that always had only 2 beds. It took my family years to be approved for housing we qaulified for through section 8, which is a system that financially assists low income families in finding homes. After being approved, we then lived in a studio for about 2 years, then moved into a 2 bedroom apartment where we actually had some type of privacy finally. After living in that 2 bedroom apartment for a while, my dad recieved a promotion and new information on better housing options, and decided to move closer to work in San Ysidro. We were sad but glad to be moving into a 4 bedroom house. It was the most exciting thing we could remember growing up. We thought that this house was a mansion, and we also we were rich.<br /><br />By the time we moved to what we called a "masion" of 4 bedrooms, I was already in 11th grade getting ready to graduate from high school. My brother and younger sisters were in the middle of grade school. We made friends quickly and to my younger siblings, San Ysidro was where they grew up. They hardly remember the struggle that my older sister and I went through growing up and watching my dad try everything he could to support us and have a good life. It's not financial issues this time. My dad has a steady job, my older sister and I pitch in financially so we don't have issues with paying bills or rent. Instead, after being there for 5 years, the bank buys our home and now they're telling us to get out. It sucks.<br /><br />After all those year struggling to find a descent neighborhood to grow up in, now we've grown to call San Ysidro our home, it's being taken away. My siblings have made so many friends, and I would hate for them to have to go through what my older sister and I went through moving from here to there not knowing how long we'll live in one place or another. My dad keeps reinforcing that it will be okay and that this time he is better prepared to move then when we were evicted.<br />My dad is from Brooklyn, New York, so he has a survivor's mentality about things. Going through that hardship years ago have shaped my older sister and I into survivors as well and to be strong during tough times. I just worry because if we don't find a place to live, my little sisters are old enough to know what's going on this time. I want my family to be well off and my siblings to enjoy life like they should.<br /><br />My financial aid check should be in the mail any day now, and instead if saving it so I can move out on my own, I'll probably give in to my dad towards the downpayment for our next home. I've already mentioned that as a reliable option and he laughed about it and said, "Chrissy that's your money. Hopefully my plan I have will work out and I won't need it." My family is strong and we love eachother dearly.<br /><br />We're always there for eachother, especially my dad. He's the best dad in the world. when my parents divorced, he raised 5 children (4 girls and 1 boy), never gave up on hope, and always had food on the table, clothes on our back and a roof over our head. It's not too common that the father of the 1 parents stand that strog through tough times. But my dad did. I know everything will be okay because God is on our side. Another thing I have learned throughout the years that have made me the young lady I am today is that it's not the location that makes it a home, it's the love and unity you have among the people living there. Where ever we move next, it will have just as much love as those motels, the studio, the apartment, and the 4 bedroom house did.Christina M. Torreshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06545312406185398402noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8511036679945058006.post-83927544907242783822009-09-17T18:07:00.001-07:002009-09-17T18:42:09.905-07:00The dramatic beginning turns into a happing endingOk, 2 years ago I met my boyfriend as just a friends here at school. We were in the computer lab with all of my friends and his friends. Soon enough, we all start planning things with eachother and hanging out a lot. 2 years ago, I had a close girlfriend who I usually always was with. Her and I always did fun stuff together like go out to the club, parties, and even go shopping or share eachother's clothes. I guess you can say we were pretty close, and even best friends to what other people thought. After a few times going out with eachother and getting to know everyone farley well, I started to really like, who wasn't my boyfriend at the time, our new friend Angelo. He seemed really funny, and sweet. I became atracted to that. Unforunately, my close friend was the type of person who wants what she can't have.<br /><br />There was a point that after we all went to the clubs every Thursday nights, when club Caribe was 18 and up night, and we just got tired of the same stuff, seeing the same people. Angelo and I sort of drifted away from the party scene for a moment and started hanging out with eachoher on our own. We would make plans to get a bite to eat, go to the mall, go to the gym and even one night, we went to the club (just him and I). My girl friend was getting wierdly jealous and would somehow always find a way inviting herself when Angelo and I made plans alone. she was my friend, and even though I liked him a lot and just wanted to spend times with him, if she invited herself, I just let her be the third wheel.<br /><br />After many plans, invloving my new crush and this annoying friend of mine, Angelo and I met eachother at school one day, and spent the rest of the day to ourselves. Nobody else. We didn't answer our phones so people knew our whereabouts, and it was just us. Later that same fun day, we decided we wanted to go dancing. Caribe was the "hot spot" Thursdays, and everyone went there. Well, this day was za Thursday, so we knew we would probably run into people who may have tried to contact us throughout the day. (I don't understand why it became such a big deal, but people were really eing nosey about if Angelo and I were "seeing eachtother" or dating already).<br /><br />We get to the club this Thursday night and my annoying friends happened to come outside while Angelo and I were in line waiting to get in. She gave us this dirty look and went right back in without even saying hello. I didn't think anything of it but that she was becoming a "hater". We get in, begin to have a good time, and soon enough my friend comes up to us and starts asking questions like where we were and what him and I did that day. Come to find out, people were saying she liked this guy, when she had been seeing about 3 different guys around his time. I had no idea, but her name was not on him, and I asked Angelo if he ever liked or had feelings for my friend. Angelo told me, "I only had eyes for you since we met at the computer lab." I know, cheesy but this same Thursday night was when we established our feelings for one another and became boyfriend and girlfriend.<br /><br />We ended up not caring about how people acted or what they said, just remembered that there will always be people who want what you have at some point or another. My friendship with this girl officially ended when trying to confront me about her dating him...when they never dated. Things happen for a reason, and friends come and go. Girls will always be jealous of other girls and always gossip. But it is my job at the end of the day to brush all the negativity off my shoulders and be thankful for all the good in my life. I love my boyfriend more then anything in the world. We have been together for 2 years and 6 months. I'm so happy and blessed he is in my life.Christina M. Torreshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06545312406185398402noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8511036679945058006.post-77340989905989276482009-09-10T11:31:00.000-07:002009-09-10T12:08:40.632-07:00Addiction to CaffieneOkay so I finally realized that I am addicted to caffiene. Whether I am going to school or work, it is important that before I begin my diligent day of tasks, I must get a boost of energy to get me going. I make it a requirment to stop at starbucks; for a tall inside of a grande cup pikes blend of hot coffee, or stop at 7/11 on a fairly hot day; for an ice cold monster energy drink. This sounds bad I know, but I know I am addicted because if I don't drink coffee first thing in the morning, I end up suffering with a throbbing headache, that turns into a migrane. If I am at school for instance and have tons of homework or studying to do, I know I won't be able to fully focus unless I drink a monster energy drink.<br /><br />For my class schedule, I made it so that my first class begins at 8am and 9:30am every other day. This gives me the rest of the day to what I call "handle business". I either go to work, or study. It's unfortunate that without caffiene, I will be unable to complete either of the two.<br /><br />I work at Bath and Body Works. We are known for our fantastic customer service and to "pamper" him or her depending on what they are lookin for. I was recently promoted to a sales leader, who is in charge of influencing my team to assure him or her the best customer service and make their day speacial. Obviously, this is not a job for anyone who is not friendly or who is tired all the time. Also, since I am one of the managers at the store, I have to always exemplify great leadership skills. For me, it is tough to mentally be at work unless I have that extra boost of energy, whether it's coffee or that high calorie energy drink. This is how I know I am addicted; I give myself and extra 30 minutes before a shift at work to walk into starbucks, make my coffee and sit in the break room to wake me up before working on my sales floor.<br /><br />Being a full-time college students means that I have to be disciplined, dedicated, and determined. Being able to be fully focused in class, and making to school on time is important. So when I begin my early day, I know I have to make a stop at the store or at starbucks. Caffiene makes me alert and focused. Without it, I feel very exhausted, cranky, or like the day is going so slow. This is pretty sad, but I am addmitting to my addiction. I love the challenges I have at work or at school. If I didn't, I would be careless about my energy level at both.Christina M. Torreshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06545312406185398402noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8511036679945058006.post-26297995786698698922009-09-03T13:49:00.000-07:002009-09-03T15:02:43.466-07:00A day at schoolSchool school school! It takes up all my time and I am always tired. I never get any rest. Ever since the new semester started, I have gone back to the same old routine like last semester: wake up, go to school, go to work or study (depending on if it's one of my only 2 days off during the week), then go home. When I actually, usually around 10pm because of work, I admit I am relieved that the day is over so I can attempt to get some rest, however not as much as I wish much because there are only a few hours in the day left before the next one begins all over again. It's not that I dislike school, I just wish there was an easier way to just finish already.<br /><br />I come to school fulltime and work part-time. Being a fulltime student is not easy. It takes a lot of hard work and dedication. I have a total of 12 units which isn't bad, but I work at least 22 hours a week at my job. In between school and work, I try to find down time to study and meet deadlines I have. If I have even more extra time I will sleep, or make plans with my boyfriend of friends. Having a social life is important throughout college, so I try not too work hard and forget that I am still young and need to enjoy life now before I get too old to experience some things like going out to the club, or hanging out at teh beach all day to watch the sunset and enjoy a bon fire when the sun goes down. So I try to attempt all these things to enjoy life as well as handling business regarding my personal obligatins, but I just wish there was an easier way to do it all.<br /><br />One of the things I tried to do in order to make school easier for me is taking classes everyday throughout the week. I come to school Monday through Friday. My days begin at 8am and 9:30am every other day. My days end at 10:45 everyday, except Tuesdays and Thursdays where I have an evening math class from 5-6:15. I have Tuesdays and Thursdays off from work so I usually study during the 6 hour and 15 minute gap period I have. Monday, Wednesday and Fridays are the days I work after school, which means another long day for Tina. As far as Satudays and Sundays, I either sleep in, then wake up and go to work, or wake up early for work and get home in time to study a little before the day is over and I am getting ready for bed or trying to fit some "evening social time"; having a girl's night or spending time with my boyfriend. At the end of the day, all I think about is my comfortable bed and how much I want to be laying in it! I am not a pessimistic person at all, I always try to find the positive in evreything to keep me going, but if there was an easier way to do it all, I wish someone would tell me.<br /><br />This is my second to last semester here at the college and I cannot wait to transfer to SDSU next fall. All this hard work I am complaining about right now will pay off when I am moving on to bigger an better things next year. My goal is to learn all the basics right here at Southwestern college, then take everything I have learned and apply it to more challenging projects later in life. I stress out about all these things I have going on right now because my first 2 years in college determines a lot. Once I have officially accomplished my last semester of community college, I will look back and say I am glad I did it all then versus waiting until I was older. So when I say I wish there were easier ways to do things, it actually goes against what I learned growing up, "Things are always difficult before they're easy."Christina M. Torreshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06545312406185398402noreply@blogger.com0