My Winter Break
My winter break was spectacular. Heaven was a place on Earth during the break. I got to sleep anytime I wanted to and played games until I wanted to. The house was really warm too. My family turned on the heater throughout the day and it was very cozy as if we were living on a bear's fur.
During school days, I usually don't have enough sleep. It was like living hell throughout the morning. I was like the zombie all the way to school. However, during the winter break, when I woke up, I felt very refreshed and energetic. I was a happy hopping bunny. I had enough sleep to keep me going throughout the day. My mom would cook the best breakfasts ever too! Her food is like God's food.
Around 2 pm, I would start to play games. It was fun playing with my friends and talking with them through Skype. We had a blast playing all together. We would stay up until 3 am or more playing as if there is no tomorrow. This was my daily routine during the break.
On the last week of winter break, my friends and I decided to go out to the Grove to watch a movie and hang out like a wolf pack. The movie starts at 3 pm so we went to Pan Pacific Park to play basketball.
We walked to the Grove and bought our tickets. Since there was an hour left until the movie started, we went to Barnes and Nobles to read books. The place smelled like honey. When it was 3:30, we went back to the theater. The waiting time was as slow as a turtle.
The movie we watched was Night at the Museum 3. It was okay and wasnt as good as I used to remember. The movie ended around 6 and we were starving like a pack of wolves starving. We decided to go eat at a Chinese restaurant. The food there was very delicious. It was as if a bee had lifetime supplies of honey. It was a very exciting hangout before the gates of hell (school) opened up again.
Thursday, January 22, 2015
Wednesday, January 21, 2015
English Finals
For our English finals we have to write about the similar or differences on the stories, " Hunger of Memory" and "An American Story." By reading both stories, there are definitely similar things and different things. The tones on both stories are also different as one is much more serious than the other one.
The first story, "Hunger of Memory," is an autobiography of Richard Rodriguez and his early days in America. He struggles with learning English and being the only Spanish speaker in his class. His family wasn't really welcome to the neighborhood as he states that 2 - 3 neighbors tried to make them unwelcome.
The second story, "An American Story" is a news article by Anthony Lewis about a family during the Vietnam War. The Dinh family arrived to the U.S. as refugees. They were called boat people because they left Vietnam on a small fishing boat. It lost it's engine during a storm so they drifted for days until they reached Malaysia. They swam in the night to avoid patrol boats that shot at them. Two members of the family were left behind in Vietnam : the father and the oldest daughter. Eventually the father escaped however the oldest daughter couldn't. She was locked in a Hong Kong camp for 3 years! She finally arrived to the U.S. at September 1992.
The comparison of both stories are that both families are from different countries and immigrated to the U.S. Although it doesn't say, everyone knows both families had to learn a completely new language. They both struggled since English is their secondary language.
The difference of both stories are that "Hunger of Memory" is probably set back in the past since obviously prejudism still exists during his childhood. In "An American Story," the Dinh family was more welcome into the states and a big name news company even helped their family reunite again. Also "An American Story," they had a much more tougher time than in "Hunger of Memory." The Dinh family was in the middle of a big war and struggled to escape it.
In the end both families finally found their "peace" and the main characters of both stories were accepted into society after all. Both stories were an interesting read since it shows 2 different time periods and showed us that society has changed a lot since it used to be. Near the end of "An American Story," it even states that, "There is no other country that has accepted so many people from so many places and cultures. To turn away from that tradition now would do the U.S. great damage." clearly showing how the U.S. has changed.
The first story, "Hunger of Memory," is an autobiography of Richard Rodriguez and his early days in America. He struggles with learning English and being the only Spanish speaker in his class. His family wasn't really welcome to the neighborhood as he states that 2 - 3 neighbors tried to make them unwelcome.
The second story, "An American Story" is a news article by Anthony Lewis about a family during the Vietnam War. The Dinh family arrived to the U.S. as refugees. They were called boat people because they left Vietnam on a small fishing boat. It lost it's engine during a storm so they drifted for days until they reached Malaysia. They swam in the night to avoid patrol boats that shot at them. Two members of the family were left behind in Vietnam : the father and the oldest daughter. Eventually the father escaped however the oldest daughter couldn't. She was locked in a Hong Kong camp for 3 years! She finally arrived to the U.S. at September 1992.
The comparison of both stories are that both families are from different countries and immigrated to the U.S. Although it doesn't say, everyone knows both families had to learn a completely new language. They both struggled since English is their secondary language.
The difference of both stories are that "Hunger of Memory" is probably set back in the past since obviously prejudism still exists during his childhood. In "An American Story," the Dinh family was more welcome into the states and a big name news company even helped their family reunite again. Also "An American Story," they had a much more tougher time than in "Hunger of Memory." The Dinh family was in the middle of a big war and struggled to escape it.
In the end both families finally found their "peace" and the main characters of both stories were accepted into society after all. Both stories were an interesting read since it shows 2 different time periods and showed us that society has changed a lot since it used to be. Near the end of "An American Story," it even states that, "There is no other country that has accepted so many people from so many places and cultures. To turn away from that tradition now would do the U.S. great damage." clearly showing how the U.S. has changed.
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