Response to A Raisin in the Sun

Sunday, November 27, 2016

Response to A Raisin in the Sun

The play "A Raisin in the Sun" was an amazing play. I loved how detailed it was, which helped give a good idea of how the stetting looked.  I really liked this play because I like how it shows the struggle a colored family had to go through to be even the slightest bit close to how well the whites had it. It really captures how the little kids do not understand the reality of the harsh world yet. for example, when Travis asked his mother repeatedly for fifty cents for school but she has to keep telling him they do not have it. And to make the child even more confused, Walter Lee comes out and gives him double the amount he was asking for! I also really liked how Beneatha's character was very bold in how she lived life and acted. She is a colored twenty year old who wants to, and is on her way to, becoming a doctor. I liked how the play showed her dedication to following her dreams despite what everyone else in the play thought. Just because it was uncommon for a colored girl to become a doctor back then but she was not about to let that influence her dreams. I also really liked how her character also broke other uncommon acts for a young colored woman, in part of the play she speaks her own mind to Mama about how she does not believe in God. Which back then although they had the right to freedom of speech, colored girls usually were to afraid to speak their mind like Beneatha did.
This plays overall theme was to show how the black community had to struggle and learn to manage their money so carefully. This play portrayed the emotions of Mama who through the hardest of times had to stay strong for her family. Showing the way of how to spend money and trusting Walter Lee with it all, she was strong when he ruined it. In the end they still moved in to their new house, although unwanted in the all white community, they did it.

The Social Network Review

Monday, November 7, 2016

The Social Network

The movie The Social Network, is a great movie that tells the story of how the popular social media website Facebook came to be. Many people think that Facebook was simply created by a group of people on an agreement. This tells of the true brutally emotional eventful months before and after the website was created and set up. It captures the emotions of all the people who were involved in the thought process of the set up and works of the website. It also shows Mark's own thoughts on how people treated him, while also clearly showing the thoughts of others that were hurt and manipulated. I think that a major theme would be that it accurately shows the message of nothing comes easy. Mark had to come to make some pretty hard choices that greatly impacted life as he knew it.

I found this movie very interesting to watch, I really liked learning just how the website came to be. One would not think that there would have been so much trouble and such a big ordeal to make the popular website. I really liked how the viewer got to understand how Mark felt about his choices and that he did what he had to do to make himself successful. While the view  of the others showed how they felt betrayal and loss on a big chance.

Personally I love the website Facebook and the original idea, finding someone you just met and have the ability to talk to them online if need be. I always thought that Mark was a sole thinker and creator of Facebook. My personal thoughts on Mark, I agree with what he did. Yes, I would hate him if I were one of his friends but if I were him I would of done the same thing. Many people think he should have done the right thing and share but Mark was the brains of the website and the only one who was able to bring the operating website together. I think he was a smart man who did the best thing for himself and is now a billionaire.

Selma Movie Review

Friday, October 28, 2016

Selma Movie Review

Selma was an amazing movie that accurately showed the documentation of the steps of dedication that the African Americans had to take in able to officially get their what was already supposed to be given to them, right to vote. This movie captured all the emotions that the African Americans had to face and suffer through while dealing with racist actions done towards them. The film mainly focused on Martin Luther King Jr. and his major role he played in the civil rights movement. 

I found this film to be very interesting and enjoyable to watch. I liked how instead of a normal and usually boring documentation of an event, this film included the emotional side and story of the whole process. I specifically like how it showed the emotional toll that King's family took during the movement, how it showed the wife's supporting and scared for his safety side. Most of all I liked how it showed what it took for Martin Luther King to be what great leader he was. Not only did he have to fight through the hate that he came upon but also had to show others how to be strong and not fight back against the violence of the Whites. I liked how it truly showed just how strong of a man King was along with all the others that stood strong behind him.

My prior knowledge of the movement was what I was taught in high school, which might have been different than what others were taught. My teacher showed our class only the political side of the movement, sadly the teacher also put in a little racism and talked to us like she thought that the African Americans were acting out in an almost "over dramatic way. I am very glad that I watched this video for it opened my eyes to more than the political aspect of the movement. It helped give me a better understanding of the way the African Americans had to be so careful about every action they took in fear of a White not liking it and acting out of hate towards them. It was a tragic ending and the people who died, died fighting and for a good cause. They were truly angels that helped changed America into the better country it is today. Without them, without Martin Luther King, African Americans could possibly not be where they are today.  

Personal Reflection

Tuesday, September 20, 2016

Personal Reflection

Personal Response to “You Can Tell Everybody This is Your Song”

Personally, I disagree with almost everything this author chose to say and talk about in her article. I feel this “song” was very very stereotypical; she referred to social media as a large group consisting of people with the same characteristics. When in fact the part of social media that is seen, is the same group of people that feed on any type of news for something to talk about. The author implied that people seem to think, if it was not on social media, it was not that important or that it simply was not a big enough event to classify as had happened. What she fails to mention is that many people who are on social media do not interact with what events are popping up on their timeline. Or that news still gets out through talk and the age old newspaper. Yes, many people of today's’ generation is on social media but that does not mean we all live off of it.

My Playlist, My slef

Thursday, September 15, 2016

My Playlist, My Self

All of these songs are important to me because they represent myself in some way shape or form at some point in my life. I first heard them while listening to the radio. My playlist shows two sides of me just like my personality, most of the songs are country and I really enjoy the outdoors. One or two songs are not country which shows the side of me that is not really country. People would learn that I am into country although they may not of guessed it at first, if they were to listen to my playlist. People may not be able to guess that I have a way different side of me that is not country at all. People might guess I am a little softie by listening to my playlist.

Top 5 songs:

• Love You Like That- Canaan Smith

• American Country Love Song-Jake Owen

• Here-Alessia Cara

• Vacation- Thomas Rhett

• Make You Miss Me-Sam Hunt

My playlist indicates a connection to something larger by, it really reflects all sides of my personality. The song Love You Like That represents the kind of relationship I am looking for. American Country Love Song shows the side of me that goes along with the crowd and shows the classic American girl. The song Here represents the way I feel about myself and the way I fit into society. Vacation is a song about having fun and I like this song because it reminds me to slow down and have fun in life and enjoy the moments. Make You Miss Me is a song that to the artist represents love in a relationship with a significant other. While to me it represents a side of the family that has many problems with the way my family and I are.