SEMESTER REFLECTION, AMERICAN CULTURE

FINAL THOUGHTS

 

     In our American culture’s class we had the opportunity to know about three of the most important subjects such as American Art, American Jazz and the presidential election, among others.

     All this three are important to me, because I considerer my self very fortune to know this big subject, about the Cultures and politics’ life in The United Stated, because many times people who are from different countries, like me, we think American cultures and everything here are strange or something like untouchable, Is good to clarify it is not for bad way, is most for ignorance about this spectacular form to life.

     Through American art, I learned this beautiful music type where is that from, and how Afro people brings to this important and own American genre, American Jazz as well how is fundamental part in this culture; and the presidential election I learned more about how American people have a big reason to   decide for they own rulers also I discovered in this cultures is seriously, while the presidential election is about it, because everybody have responsible participation according to the American difficult time.

     In conclusion, this American culture’s class help me to learn the immersion in this culture with everything than is part about it, and what, how and with who talk about specific subject.

 

     

 

American Culture 

MY OWN SUPERHERO

  

     First, I consider my superhero someone who makes many good things in they life, not just for they owns life if not for help to others.

   

     The principal thing than I can see is the principal quality like faith, working with people and how they can helps others, in addition a superhero can be someone who teaches me, he needs to be friendly and also stays close to me; for instance than I can do the same thing and he can correct me immediately if I do any mistake.   

 My daddy, the Father Otto and Sister Theresa, they can be my super hero, because all have many qualities in common, like Faith, works, are smart and help people specifically. 

  

     Finally my super hero helps me in my life’s goals with they qualities and his example of life.

    

I wanna show my beautiful Arabic costume

October 2012

I never used to use costume but this year, I think is so different so I wanted used, just for fun and for share with you, my class mate.

Also with respect to Arabic guys, I used that because I have big admiration for their culture.

CRITICAL SITUATION. USA OCTOBER 29/12

 People who lost everything.

I think we need to take in pray, don't care what is our religion, to everybody who are affected with the super storm. Every families and different people, they to need our help, it is not with a presence, it's with our pray, faith and hope than everything will be better. 

     Today in American culture class we discussed a unique form of America music: Jazz.

     Especially we talk about:

    

     Norah Jones.

She was able to attend good school and colleges; she became very successful and famous.

Her parents are very important musician and a dancer.

Norah Jones’s first album call “Come away with me” she has performed concerts in cities all over the world.

     Jones took piano lessons as a child and studied jazz piano at the University of North Texas.  She has a very little formal training as a singer and learned her way if singing from listening to musicians.

     Her music performance style and abilities are very similar with the other famous singer Billie Holiday.  Jones also sings some faster pop songs and is a good songwriter.  

Billie Holiday

     Was born in 1915 and had a very difficult life, she was very poor until she became a successful singer.

She had many hit records, performed concerts at famous venues like Carnegie Hall in New York.

     She had no musical training; she learned from musicians around her and invented her own unique style of singing.

She just sang jazz songs, also was a songwriters.

Holyday’s voice is very unusual and beautiful, which is why she is known as one of the best jazz singers ever.

 

AMERICAN CULTURE CLASS, 20^th century American art.

     Today in American culture class we studied Louse Nevelson and Jackson Pollock, personally I like Jackson Pollock the best.

     In my opinion and knowledge I like this artist from Cody, Wyoming; Jackson Pollock, the he is known as influential American painter and mayor figure in the abstract expressionist movement.

     It is a style of drip painting, very famous of the world and I considerer with a special technique for show us what is his principal thinking and inspiration.

     Pollock’s immediate legacy was certainly felt most by other painters; his work brought together elements of cubism, surrealism and impressionism.

     The other hands I considerer the art in the life is like, the poem in the book, everything than you think, and feel, is special and you can show to everybody what is that and how big is in the own experience, is connection between feel, experience and dreams. 

    

     Finally I think Jackson’s paintings are everything than anybody can imagine. I enjoy all the 20^th century American art we saw today but for me Jackson Pollock was the best.

DEBATE IN AMERICAN CULTURE CLASS

     The class was organized with four groups, two for Romney and two for Obama and 4 judges.

     In first the groups supported the principal candidate ideas in different way, like economy, education, immigration, oil, abortion, religion and new politics in USA. 

     The idea to defend what each candidate wants about the different issues, and how the students in the debate can defend that, but with the unique intention to support the candidate’s ideas about it.

     Every group did a great job, because they were correct about with the principal subject the candidate believe din such as the economy, immigration and abortion mainly.

     Finally, I can say we understood what the politics situation in USA is and what the best ideas are for the presidential candidates here, and how they want to help for a better country for the Americans and immigrants who live in USA.

QUESTION

The debates are favorable for the candidates?

WHO IS JOHN?


I like this story because, I can see many different forms about racism.
It is not just in USA; also in all the world we have a different situations doing that, depend how is our culture and formations about it as well.

The problem in the story is racism, John who is a black man feel discrimination with neighborhood, and also with a police in sometimes, I have admiration to him because don't respond with a wrong behavior, he just feel angry, but keeps calm and silence.  Him is discriminated but his actions is to respect to the others, he does not responds them with a bad attitude.


To remember ....
we have around to the world discrimination about religion, thinking, ideology, gender, race.

JOHN LENNON

John Lennon

Was born in Liverpool (1940)

Liverpool

Was a singer, was a founder of The Beatles.

He was married with Yoko Ono (1969).

Lennon and Ono

Lennon revealed a rebellius nature and acerbic wit in his music, he was also very controversial because of his peace activism. He was critical of the Vietnam war, and he had a lot of problems with Richard Nixon's administration therefore they tried to have him deported.
Lennon spend for three years out of deportation hearing until on 8 October 1975.
But the courts would not condone selective deportation based upon secret political grounds. Therefore he stayed in the United States.
In 1975 Lennon was ordered to leave the US within 60 days.
Lennon and his wife Ono held a press conference at the  New York city Bar Association, they announced the formation of the state of NUTOPIA. This is a place where people exist not paper than mark divisions.
In 1976 his U.S inmigration status finally resolved.

"I HOPE SOMEDAY YOU'LL JOIN US AND THE WORLD WILL LIVE AS ONE"

My writing portfolio, reading and writing class, Summer 2012

Unit 4  what makes a competition unfair?

PROFFESIONAL ATHLETES EARN VERY HIGH SALARIES

In the world I think their salaries are too high because many people around the word like teams so much.

I consider this situation is good for the people who always like that, but in some times is something much and don't see other situation more important for pay or give the money.

Personally, I think that this team has a lot of money can give something to different poor groups in the country.

It is very bad when I see how these teams or some people get a lot of money but they forget the other that have a real need.

On the other hand I think we need more mind about problems or sport more important or than help people.

Rich player ????

How much ?

Good salary?

Poor teams.. everywhere.



 Reflection

I chose this writing piece, because now it is the olympic time evrybody, all the news in the world, just talk about it.  Also this is because my country is participating in the olympics.

I would change about the real salary in history.

I would also change the minor importance, such as better salary and oportunities to get more attentions.

Unit 8 "What makes a good story?"

I wrote a story about "MOJADO".

Please click below to read my story.

http://www.storyjumper.com/book/index/6341252/MOJADO

Summer Olympics 2012

SUMMER OLYMPICS 2012

ABOUT COLOMBIA

Colombians with ambassador olympics 2012

My country in the London olympic games, I think doing well. I don't like so much sports, but I read somethings for this post. 

We have  four medals, three silver medals, one bronze medal and one Olympic diploma.

I can say about our athletes on London, they are people who dedicated many time to train in their sports, in the mayority is people who didn't have economic resources but this, it is not impediment for achieve their dreams.

I am so happy for them and also for my country because this awards opening many doors in this camp.

They are:

Caterine Ibarguen. 

Silver medalist in  athletics

Yuri Alvear. 

Silver medalist in Judo 

Oscar Figueroa

Silver medalist in weightlifting 

Rigoberto Uran

Silver medalist in cycling 

Rusmeris Villar

Olympic diploma in weightlifting 

Comparing with some countries.

MEDALS TABLE

N°	COUNTRY	Gold	Silver	Bronze	TOTAL
01	CHN	31	19	14	64
02	USA	28	14	19	61
03	GBR	16	11	11	38
04	KOR	10	5	6	21
38	COL	0	3	1	4

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INDEPENDENCE DAY COLOMBIA

We, Colombian people celebrated our independence day in Hamlington beach park, in Rochester New York last Sunday. I wanna sharing some pictures from our activity.

Was a great day with friends from different cities the our Country, like Bogota, Medellin, Cali, Barranquilla and departament of Huila, also with a friends from Dominican republic and Peru.
V I V A      C O L O M B I A

COMMUNITY SERVICE

Definition, community service

Community service is when you do something for someone else without the intentions of getting a reward or money. Community service can be carried out by simple acts such as helping someone carry groceries to painting a wall at a local building. This service should benefit someone other than yourself and it should be done because you would like to help and not because you are required to. Although some people may receive mandatory community service after committing a crime, it is important that you realize that there are many community service opportunities around you.

Community service in Rochester

I like, CATHOLIC CHARISTIES COMMUNITY SERVICE

Services for persons with developmental disabilities, traumatic, brain injury, those with disabilities seeking an alternative to nursing home placement and people with HIV/AIDS.

The volunteer here in this organization are to help in services are provided with profound respect for individual abilities and accomplishments and compassionate assistance that helps them achieve the things they cannot do alone.  All of the services are individualized, centered of the goals and dreams of one person, and directed toward those and. 

I think is very important to help, because is people than don’t have the same opportunity in the life, like to us in study, work or because is people than have a bad experience in your lives. also because today is for them, tomorrow for me or someone from my family or friends.