Reflection #10 The Blogging Experience

As the world keeps on having technological advances with medicine,engineering and science everything else with it evolves.We've gone a long way from writting on a piece of parchment with ink to Blogging.Blogging is the newest way to express yourself,sharing ideas with the world with your point of view and other people can come and leave comments.This has been my first blogging experience and I must say it's the best way to express yourself and specially if it's for a class.You can modify your website by adding pictures,bakcgrounds and the longer you use it the easier it becomes.I prefer blogging over journals any day of the year its unique and interesting,and what i liked overall was that it kept me motivated to keep on doing the other blogs.I think professors in every university should atleast give the blogging expirience one semester and try and see if their class is into it or if their not.The whole point of blogging is to be more interesting and it opens many doors for us,people get more acquainted with the internet and they loosen up to other peoples comments on their work without feeling offended or weird.So big up to Blogging i'm lookin to open an account after the class is over!
Peace
nOLO
HapPy BloGgiNg~!!!!!!!

Reflection #9 Maus

Comic:A comic book is a magazine or book containing the sequential art form of comics. Comic books are often called comics, especially in the U.K.. Although the term implies otherwise, the subject matter in comic books is not necessarily humorous, nor does it refer to short comic strips (like Peanuts or Dilbert). In fact, the seriousness of the medium varies widely.
Holocaust:the killing of five to seven million of European Jews by the Nazi government during World War II. Sometimes used to refer to the total Nazi extermination program, which included Jews, Roma (aka Gypsies), Russians, Poles, other Slavs, homosexuals, Jehovah's Witnesses, etc. totaling ten to fourteen million humans.
Maus is a very well known comic that talks about the holocaust and all the madness after it.It calls our attention not only because the holocaust was an important part in history,but the way they clasify the different types of people,for example the Jews were known as the maus,The Polish were known as the pigs,The Germans as the cats and the Americans as the dogs.In the novel Artie(one of the main characters)is writting about the holocaust and after it.Artie didn't have to suffer the holocaust,but his parents did and survived it.After the war,his mother suicide her self because she couldn't deal with the pain all the jews were put through during that time,Vladek having his son and wife dead burned all her memories which made Artie evry mad,because he wanted to understand what she was going through.But I guess his dad had also gone mad with the war and what not,loosing everything because of the war.
I have been studying the Holocaust for years and I'm very much interested in it,but I never though there was a comic about it.The way the jews are shown as mice called my attention at first.I had already known about the jewish peoples struggle to survive,which wasn't a new thing to me,but every story is different,every struggle is different as well and that's what MAUS is all about.

Reflection #8 M. Butterfly-

To understand the Drama "M Butterfly" written by Henry Hwang we mus t ask ourselves what is a Drama?if we looked for an answer in dictionaries they would say that a drama is a prose or verse composition, especially one telling a serious story, that is intended for representation by actors impersonating the characters and performing the dialogue and action.Theatrical plays of a particular kind or period and a situation or succession of events in real life having the dramatic progression or emotional effect characteristic of a play,but to me it's just another interpretation of life.

The drama beggins in a cell where Gallimard(the main character)is showing of his celebrity status in jail.He beggins by saying that Madam butterfly is his favorite plays and starts acting it out as Pintkerton,the character which he identified with.To summarize this this drama Gallimard who is native to France falls in love with an open minded Opera singer from China named Song.Gallimard marries Song and had a 20 year run with her not knowing that she was a man.She decieved him for 20 years and turns out she was working for the Chinese goverment as a spy,retrieving much information from Gallimard.To all of this Gallimard was arrested and charged with treason to France,but how can a person be married for twenty years and not know that his wife was man?some scenes let us know that he wasn't a sexually active guy or didn't like having sex.To me it's bogus ,because every human being has an animal waiting to be unleashed and as a man I know for a fact that Gallimard didn't have good experiences with girls in his younger years.The themes that predominate in this play are clearly Deceptions with a taste of Racism.

P.I
I deeply think Gallimards relationship with Song is no different from todays relation in the world,setting aside the fact that she was a man,many couples are unfaithful and live their lives with lies and deceptions.M Butterly speaks out to us, making us undertsand the type of problems they dealed in the past which are no different from ours know a day.I think plays should be seen not read,I think they would help us understand with visuals.
Keep it Real
Nolo

reflection #7 The Realist Ever

It was all a dream
I used to read Word Up magazine
Salt'n'Pepa and Heavy D up in the limousine
Hangin' pictures on my wall
Every Saturday Rap Attack, Mr. Magic, Marley Marl
I let my tape rock 'til my tape popped
Smokin' weed and bamboo, sippin' on private stock
Way back, when I had the red and black lumberjack
With the hat to match
Remember Rappin' Duke, duh-ha, duh-ha
You never thought that hip hop would take it this far
Now I'm in the limelight 'cause I rhyme tight
Time to get paid, blow up like the World Trade
Born sinner, the opposite of a winner
Remember when I used to eat sardines for dinner
Peace to Ron G, Brucey B, Kid Capri
Funkmaster Flex, Lovebug Starsky
I'm blowin' up like you thought I would
Call the crib, same number same hood
It's all good

Uh, and if you don't know, now you know, nigga, uh

[Chorus:]

You know very well who you are
Don't let em hold you down, reach for the stars
You had a goal, but not that many
'cause you're the only one I'll give you good and plenty

[Verse Two:]

I made the change from a common thief
To up close and personal with Robin Leach
And I'm far from cheap, I smoke skunk with my peeps all day
Spread love, it's the Brooklyn way
The Moet and Alize keep me pissy
Girls used to diss me
Now they write letters 'cause they miss me
I never thought it could happen, this rappin' stuff
I was too used to packin' gats and stuff
Now honies play me close like butter played toast
From the Mississippi down to the east coast
Condos in Queens, indo for weeks
Sold out seats to hear Biggie Smalls speak
Livin' life without fear
Puttin' 5 karats in my baby girl's ears
Lunches, brunches, interviews by the pool
Considered a fool 'cause I dropped out of high school
Stereotypes of a black male misunderstood
And it's still all good

Uh...and if you don't know, now you know, nigga

[Verse Three:]

Super Nintendo, Sega Genesis
When I was dead broke, man I couldn't picture this
50 inch screen, money green leather sofa
Got two rides, a limousine with a chauffeur
Phone bill about two G's flat
No need to worry, my accountant handles that
And my whole crew is loungin'
Celebratin' every day, no more public housin'
Thinkin' back on my one-room shack
Now my mom pimps a Ac' with minks on her back
And she loves to show me off, of course
Smiles every time my face is up in The Source
We used to fuss when the landlord dissed us
No heat, wonder why Christmas missed us
Birthdays was the worst days
Now we sip champagne when we thirst-ay
Uh, damn right I like the life I live
'Cause I went from negative to positive
And it's all...

(It's all good)

...and if you don't know, now you know, nigga, uh
Uh, uh...and if you don't know, now you know, nigga
Uh...and if you don't know, now you know, nigga, uh

Representin' B-Town in the house, Junior Mafia, mad flavor, uh
Uh, yeah, a-ight

P.I
To me Hip hop is Poetry,like RUN from "RUNDMC" said we take the beat from the streets and put it on cd.Hip hop is way of living, it's so much more than dope beats and crazy rhymes.For me Hip hop has been like a father in away,it has helped me grow,it has seen me grow.I can't decide on who my all time favorite rapper is Tupac or Biggie,both have made an impact on the hip hop society in huge way.So when ever I hear the word poetry I think Biggie and Pac.This is one of my favorite songs ever,it's called "Juicy" by Notorious B.I.G(Rest in peace),it's just so real him talking about how he made it and they way he is living.Check out my favorite rhyme of this song:
"Super Nintendo, Sega Genesis
When I was dead broke, man I couldn't picture this"
You can see how this song takes you back when hes talking about nintendos and sega genesis,So once again this is my poetry and if you haven't heard any BIG songs check out hypnotize,big poppa,me & my bitch or sky is the limit you won't be disappointed!
Nolo
Peace
R.I.P
BIG,2PAC,PUN,JMJ,LEFT EYE,ALIYAH!!

reflection#6 What I said by Norman Stock

After the terror I
went home and cried and
said how could this happen and
how could such a thing be and
why why I mean how could
anyhting so horrible and how could
anyone do such a thing to us and what
will happen next and how can we live now
it's impossible to understand it's impossible
to do anything after this and what will any of us do now and how will
we live and how can we expect to go on after this
I said and I said this is too much to take no one can take a thing like this
after the terror yes and the I said let's kill them

So judging by the year this poem was wrote(2002)I can tell he is talking about the acts done by alqueda September 11,2001 on the World Trade center.You can really feel his pain and the pain of the nation reflects on how he was thinking.When he says after the terror he main after the events that happend he was still in shock of what had happend.
At the end he says "after the terror yes and the I said let's kill them"
His pain and anger led him to approve of the war in Iraq.Once again I'm not a poet,so maybe you might not understand my interpretation so good luck
P.I
To understand Poetry one must read over and over again, so good luck.
Nolo

Reflection #5 Poetry in Motion

Hyperboles,Similes,Metaphors are some of the figures of speech found in Poetry. Poetry is an intense way to see the world,it's a world on it's own if you get to understand it.It's a different way to show the world to others though your own eyes.Many people avoid poetry simply because they don't understand it and refuse to try and work with it.This week we started to work with poetry in class,which made a lpt of people nervous with all the rhyme patterns and schemes one can handle.To be frank with you guys I didn't like any of the poems given in class,but I will talk about them.Let's start with "The Being Brand" which is poem that works with alot of metaphors if you read calmly you'll understand that he is talking about the virginity of a young lady and comparing it to a brand new care.This man takes care of his car and lets the reader know that the only thing hard is to get the car started afterwards it's not so difficult driving it.Once again good metaphors help us understand better what we are reading,such as the brand new car to the virgin.Moving on to "Latin night @ the Pawnshop" with has a sad tone,it all starts when the author sees these music instruments in a pawnshop window display with the tags dangling and compares them to tags dangling of a dead mans body in the morgue.The author remembers his beautiful Island and the music that could be played with those instruments(salsa) while starring @ the window display in Massachusetts on Christmas season.Some poems are easy o understand and others are abstract.Some times all we need is a little time and patience to understand what we are reading.I'm not going to lie I have wiritten a poem or two,but I dont consider myself to be poet,I consider myself to understand a different language.

Personal Opinion
Poetry is not for everybody,instead of avoiding it we should try and work with it.Personally I like to use similes and metaphors and will continue using them,i'm just glad to know that I will learn more.Poetry was understood since the beggining of times why should it be any harder @ the end of them???

Nolo

reflcetion #4 Decisions

So I couldn't asist class this week like I would've liked,but I did read the short stories,so I'm going to emphasize on what I learned about them.Lets start with The Storm,typical story about an affair which is obvious in the story.The whole plot takes place when a storm comes up and M'sieur Alcee seeks refuge in Calixta's Gallery. Seems like they both had a little history in the past and had a clash between the storm. I think the story is called The Storm,because that's what the lovers where feeling inside of them when they were doing their dirt.So,the Storm ends and M'sieur Alcee rides away Calixta's family returns to the gallery telling her all about the storm and how they spent it in a store.I guess the main characters are Calixta and Alcee and the whole plot is the affair they're having together.What did we learn?That in older times people use to cheat and still cheat.That sacret vow we take when we get married always gets broken in our society and it's good to know that in older times people were just as screwed up as they are now,only thing they get to ride away in a horse, we leave in a corrolla.There's some humor in the story if you read carefully.

Ok, Eveline is a young girl who sees her life passing by.She's a person afraid to take risk and make decisions.The story gets twisted when she has to make a choice whether to stay with her family or flee to another country with a sailor.At the end she is to afraid to make that decision and decides to stay with her family.Eveline was abused by her dad when she was small,her mom and brother died,so you can say she had a bad childhood and that's what made her so afraid of life.Now a day there's people who live behind their own shadow and are terrified to make a stand for themselves. Eveline is just another story telling us to stand up and learn from her mistakes.

Personal Opinion
Liars,cheaters have always been in our society since the begging of times,I think people have to learn how to be loyal.Start over, because no one can win with the purple properties,everyone wants the blue ones(joke=nothing to do with the stories.
Stand up and Shout,everyone is entitled to freedom of speech and we have to use it.
I've always been a loud mouth,but in a good way, I think everybody should learn how to defend themselves verbally.What I'm saying is to get educated,learn about the world and not be satisfied with you have and always look for more.That's just the way I think and encourage others to do the same.
U Dig?>
Nolo