Showing posts with label humanities. Show all posts
Showing posts with label humanities. Show all posts

Tuesday, June 1, 2010

Artist Statement.

Artist Statement

The White footed mouse represents how if someone saw a mother white footed mouse eating her babies they would think that its wrong and gross because it is not something that our culture is use to and to us it would be considered cannibalism. However, if we saw two dears fighting in a Disney movie they would consider it as heroic and brave. Our culture wouldn't see anything wrong with the two dears butting heads, it would be considered self defense and fighting for their rights, which is encouraged in our culture. This painting represents how our culture thinks that our way is the right and only way to live and doesn't accept other ways of living, although our way of living is not the only way of living. According to the book My Ismael by Daniel Quinn their is no one way or one right way of living.

Thursday, February 11, 2010

Mine.

Mine.

“ NO those are my gloves!” Susie Brown screamed and grabbed them from her brother Tyler.

“Sorry, mom told me to use them since you got new ones.” Tyler Brown explained.

“Well they’re mine and I say that you can’t!.”

“Ok, what am I going to use then?”

“I don’t know, get your own.”

“Give them to me, Mom said that I can have them.” Tyler said as he grabbed the blue gloves out of Susie’s hands and ran for him room.

“MOM!” Susie screamed and threw her arms down with her fists clenched.

“Yes Susie, why are you yelling?” their mother Beverly Brown asked.

“Why did you tell Tyler that he could use my gloves? You didn’t even ask me! They’re mine and I don’t want him using them!” Susie protested.

“Susie be reasonable, it’s your brother’s first time in the snow and I just bought you new ones.”

“But mom.”

“No buts, he’s using them, end of story.”

“Ugh”

“Are you done packing? Were leaving soon.

“Yes mom.”

“Then bring your stuff out to the car.”

Susie walked to her room with a pout. I can’t believe my mom is making me let my icky little brother use my gloves. He’s going to get them all messed up. Susie dragged her teal bags packed full as can be down the stairs and out to the car for he father George Brown to put in the trunk.

Everyone got their bags packed and in the car and the Brown family got in the car and began their long trip up to Big Bear. Thirty minutes later and then Susie began complaining.

“Tyler! Move over! You’re on my seat!” Susie yelled at Tyler

“Im not on your seat. This is my seat!” he replied.

“Well you’re too close to me! Move over”

“No!”

“Yes!”

“Im not on your seat.”

“Mom tell him to move over.”

“Susie, there is a lacuna between your seats, now calm down.” Beverly explained.

Susie looked at him filled with frustration and growled, and then she grabbed her Ipod, turned towards the window and ignored him. Twenty minutes pass with out Susie getting mad and yelling at Tyler for touching something of hers but it was not long before Tyler finds something for Susies to play with.

“Tyler stop touching my things! If you wanted a Nintendo DSI then maybe you should have asked for one for Christmas.” Susie complained.

“Can you share?” Tyler begged.

“No, its mine and I don’t want you touching my things. I’ve told you before not to touch anything of mine.”

“Well let me just finish this game”

“No”

“Please? I almost beat the level that you couldn’t beat.”

“No I don’t care, I want to beat it by myself, now give it to me!” she screamed.

Susie tried to snatch it from Tyler’s hand but Tyler didn’t let go. They began to have a tug of war over the pink, plastic Nintendo DSI. They screamed “Let it go” and “Give it to me!” at each other back and forth for a few minutes. Then Tyler yelled ”Fine take your stupid game!” and let go of the hand held game system, as Tyler let go of her DSI so did Susie and the hand held game system went flying and hit their father in the back of the head, causing him to loose control of the car. The car swerved and smashed into a tree. The whole front end of the car compacted into the tree. George and Beverly were trapped in their seats with no way out without help.

“AHHH” Susie screamed with tears streaming down her face. “What have I done? Im sorry”

Susie looked over to see her brother face up against the front passenger seat headrest. She grabbed him “ Tyler are you okay?” he was unresponsive, his head fell against his chest. He was in a torpor. Susie reached for her phone and dialed 911. Ten minutes passed before the cops and paramedics arrived but it had felt like hours to Susie.

When the paramedics got to the scene of the accident they got Susie’s parents out of the car, and they found George and Beverly dead. George and Beverly suffered form blood loss, head trauma, broken necks, and more. Tyler was immediately rushed to the hospital. Susie told the cops what had happened with gesticulations and then the cop gave her a lecture then took her to the hospital to get a cast for her left arm and her right leg. After Susie got her casts the doctor told her that her younger brother wasn’t going to make it. Susie started balling and praying for some sort of panacea for her brother.

Susie went into her brothers hospital room and hugged him and was continuously apologizing “ Im sorry, you can have my DSI, please don’t die, Im sorry” she cried. Susie chided herself with the thought of what she had done to her family.

Later on that evening the doctor called Susie and told her that her brother had passed and she was so upset about what she had caused to happen to her family that she went to the kitchen and stabbed her self to death.



Zine

Wednesday, January 6, 2010

Semester academic goal humanities

goal: turn in project and assignments in on time
Step: going to office hours to get extra.
Goal: Improve on my writing
Step: use the habits of mind more
Goal: do better on wod quiz's 
Step: study for them, use flash cards.

Tuesday, October 6, 2009

Maroon colored plastic.

Maroon colored plastic.

My friend Alex and I were getting our hair cut when my father texted me and told me to call him. I didn’t think much of it, just another call. I went to my contacts and scrolled down to "Dad", I press send just like every other time but this time was different, My phone rang and I continued talking to my friend just like I was before, then my face went blank. I was just sitting there with my mouth open and an expression as if I just saw a ghost. I listened to a recording telling me that “the number that you are trying to reach has been changed, disconnected or is not in service, if you feel that you have reached this recording in error hang up and try again” so push the red phone button and then the green phone twice in a row, I heard the same lady's monotone voice, I didn’t believe it and I though that maybe something was just wrong with his phone, so i go back to my contacts a scroll down to "Tammy"( my sister), pressed the green button once more and again the recording of that lady's voice is in my ear.

I stared blankly at black marble tiles,that were laid across the floor. I though about how he told me that he was going to suspend my phone if my bill was high again. I could not see anything but a black blur of the floor,my friend tapped on my shoulder a few times before I had realized it. She asked “ Brittany what happened?” The black blur came to a focus as I said “ my dad suspended my phone” when I said it out loud it felt more like reality.

My mind wondered off again “ he actually shut it off ,what am I going to do now, how will I get a hold of people, how can I get it back?” these thoughts continued to repeat through my mind. My stomach felt an empty sickness My hands held what was my most prized possession, covered in scratches and dents and now it was just a maroon piece of plastic and aluminum.

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Monday, September 7, 2009

My Favorite Fictional Hero.




My favorite fictional hero is spider man
Spider man is my favorite fictional hero because he went from being just a reagular guy to some one who saves peoples lives every day and every though he could he his powers for bad hes choose to use them to help people in need and take the bad people and put them away.
Spider man is a good influence on people and little kid dream about being like him when they get older.
Spider man is special because he always gets the job done and he can climb up walls and shoot webs out of his hands to get to where he needs to go. even though he is a super hero he still finds time to be with his family and friends

Wednesday, September 2, 2009

30 things you dont know know about me.




  1. I laugh loud and at everything.
  2. I say hi to random people.
  3. I tend to talk in a high pitched voice
  4. I talk to much!
  5. I have a plastic fish named Albert and a plastic horse named robertoe.
  6. I love to listen to Christofer Drew and Owl City
  7. I like hugs
  8. I hate my hair!
  9. I like personal nick names.
  10. I like Pho.
  11. I don't tell people my birthday.
  12. I cant keep a straight face i always smile.
  13. I like to touch people's hair that is curly.
  14. I went to sdccs.
  15. I have a fear of elevators.
  16. I draw like a kinder gardener
  17. My eyes change colors
  18. I like to Surf.
  19. I have two sisters that are 20 years older then me
  20. My nieces are older then me
  21. I have a kitty cat named BAMF and/or Bookey
  22. I crack my kknuckles.
  23. I like to swim alone.
  24. I like meeting new people
  25. I don't like to use Internet explorer
  26. I dont like reading, writing or public speaking.
  27. I hate a turtle named BIG
  28. I can be clueless at times
  29. Bugs scare me and i WILL scream.
  30. I cannot use my left arm.