"You've got to take your lives into your own hands."
What is the narrator trying to say?
He is trying to say that men should not depend on the gods. Man should start planting his own food. There would be no diffrence if man or the gods planted the food. Food will always be food. The gods always plant what you need, but if you plant more than you need. When the gods decide to take out the food and decide you to go hungry. You will not be hungry anymore for the food you'd saved and the gods will stop having power over you. You will start having your life in your own hands.
Monday, May 25, 2009
Friday, May 22, 2009
QQC # 3
"Let's find that tree and eat of it and see what this knowledge is."
Why did th gods wanted to eat from this tree?
The gods had a big problem. They didn't had the knowledge in deciding who lived and who died. Every time they tried to help an animal, at the same time they end up killing a diffrent one. So no matter what desicion they maked they could nevr end up favoring all the animals at the same time. Thats why they decided to go and look for the tree of knowledge. So they could have the knowledge of who died and who lived.
Why did th gods wanted to eat from this tree?
The gods had a big problem. They didn't had the knowledge in deciding who lived and who died. Every time they tried to help an animal, at the same time they end up killing a diffrent one. So no matter what desicion they maked they could nevr end up favoring all the animals at the same time. Thats why they decided to go and look for the tree of knowledge. So they could have the knowledge of who died and who lived.
Monday, May 18, 2009
What bad things do you think are happening in the world?
There are many wars in the world, there is a lot of contamintion and the plant is overheating because of global warming.
Why do you think this things are happening?
Because we let them happen and we never do anything about it. Many people don't really realize what is really happening.
What can you do to prevent this things?
Well, I don't think i can do much about war. I think there is alot we can do about global warming. For example: we can stop using too much our cars and get a carpool or use the bus. We can stop polluting the planet, by not throwing trash in the ocean and land. Find a way so the manufactures don't produce too much smoke.
What is the society doing about this?
I think many people are trying to do something about it, but unfourtunely its the minority. Many of the people don't do a lot because they do not know whats happening, they are not inform of what can really happen and the consequences.
Do you think more people would do something about this if they really knew what was happening?
Yes, many more people would try to do something and things would be very different.
There are many wars in the world, there is a lot of contamintion and the plant is overheating because of global warming.
Why do you think this things are happening?
Because we let them happen and we never do anything about it. Many people don't really realize what is really happening.
What can you do to prevent this things?
Well, I don't think i can do much about war. I think there is alot we can do about global warming. For example: we can stop using too much our cars and get a carpool or use the bus. We can stop polluting the planet, by not throwing trash in the ocean and land. Find a way so the manufactures don't produce too much smoke.
What is the society doing about this?
I think many people are trying to do something about it, but unfourtunely its the minority. Many of the people don't do a lot because they do not know whats happening, they are not inform of what can really happen and the consequences.
Do you think more people would do something about this if they really knew what was happening?
Yes, many more people would try to do something and things would be very different.
Thursday, May 14, 2009
2 QQC Ishmael
"You know, like your creation myth, if you have one." "What is a creation myth?" the creature asked. "oh, you know," the anthropologist replied, "the fanciful tale you tell your children about the origins of the world."
What does the anthropologist wants to prove with this?
When the jellyfish was asked this question, the jellyfish began to explain that the world started billions years ago. That the solar system and the stars came later and billions years later, microorganisms started. Little by little more complex forms appeared: single-celled creatures, slimes, algae, polyps, and finally jellyfish appeared.
When the man was asked the same question, he said the same thing but more evolved. That after jellyfish, amphibians, then reptiles, mammals and finally man. So this shows that they are all myths because everyone has a different point of view. Everyone believes what they've been told. So this proves they all may be wrong. This leaves us with the wonder on how the world really started and if there's something superior the human race.
What does the anthropologist wants to prove with this?
When the jellyfish was asked this question, the jellyfish began to explain that the world started billions years ago. That the solar system and the stars came later and billions years later, microorganisms started. Little by little more complex forms appeared: single-celled creatures, slimes, algae, polyps, and finally jellyfish appeared.
When the man was asked the same question, he said the same thing but more evolved. That after jellyfish, amphibians, then reptiles, mammals and finally man. So this shows that they are all myths because everyone has a different point of view. Everyone believes what they've been told. So this proves they all may be wrong. This leaves us with the wonder on how the world really started and if there's something superior the human race.
Wednesday, May 13, 2009
The story of man.... beginning of time to now
There are many theories about the creation of men. I am catholic so I believe that God created us. God created everything in the world. He created the oceans, the land, the plants. When everything was done he created the men.
Tuesday, May 12, 2009
Ricardo QQC Ishmael
The stranger hadn't said, "Your name is not Goliath." He had said, "You are not Goliath."
Who was the man and why did he said this?
The man was a wealthy Jewish merchant. His name was Walter Sokolow. His family was killed by the Nazis. One day he came to the menagerie were the gorilla was and the man stared at the gorillas eyes and said that he was not goliath. So when the man left; the gorilla started wondering why did the man said this? One day the man approach to the wagon where the gorilla was. The man thought that perhaps a gorilla named goliath was an apt symbol for the Nazi giant that was then engaged in crushing the race of David. The man realized that the gorilla had no relation to the bloodthirsty monster in the painting. So by seeing the gorilla in the eyes he knew the gorilla was diffrent and that he couldn't be goliath.
Who was the man and why did he said this?
The man was a wealthy Jewish merchant. His name was Walter Sokolow. His family was killed by the Nazis. One day he came to the menagerie were the gorilla was and the man stared at the gorillas eyes and said that he was not goliath. So when the man left; the gorilla started wondering why did the man said this? One day the man approach to the wagon where the gorilla was. The man thought that perhaps a gorilla named goliath was an apt symbol for the Nazi giant that was then engaged in crushing the race of David. The man realized that the gorilla had no relation to the bloodthirsty monster in the painting. So by seeing the gorilla in the eyes he knew the gorilla was diffrent and that he couldn't be goliath.
Wednesday, April 1, 2009
Mexican Revolution Artist Statement
Without a cause
Angel Morazan, Ricardo Garcia, Angel Martinez, Kassandra Urbina, Talissa Ruiz
1910-1940
In this picture, there are many messages that represent what happened during the Mexican Revolution. There is one federal fighting with two women in the front, while in the back there is two Mexican rebels looking at the fight not really knowing what to fight for or really caring about it. Another message was that a lot of women had an important role during this time, and they would participate in the war for the better being of their families.
During the revolution many rebels that were participating in it didn’t really have a cause to fight. They would start fighting for a small reason and keep fighting in it just because they were so used to fighting. The two men in the back represent those rebels that don’t really know what they keep fighting for. They just drink beer and have a good time.
The Mexican flag was a clue that it was the Mexican revolution. The beer added by Photoshop was to show that he didn’t really care and was interested in something else.
Without a cause
Angel Morazan, Ricardo Garcia, Angel Martinez, Kassandra Urbina, Talissa Ruiz
1910-1940
In this picture, there are many messages that represent what happened during the Mexican Revolution. There is one federal fighting with two women in the front, while in the back there is two Mexican rebels looking at the fight not really knowing what to fight for or really caring about it. Another message was that a lot of women had an important role during this time, and they would participate in the war for the better being of their families.
During the revolution many rebels that were participating in it didn’t really have a cause to fight. They would start fighting for a small reason and keep fighting in it just because they were so used to fighting. The two men in the back represent those rebels that don’t really know what they keep fighting for. They just drink beer and have a good time.
The Mexican flag was a clue that it was the Mexican revolution. The beer added by Photoshop was to show that he didn’t really care and was interested in something else.
Essay based on the Mexican Revolution and The Underdogs by Mariano Azuela
The People’s Purpose In The Revolution
A revolution starts because people in the society want a change, they want their government to be different, people get tired of the oppression and the injustice of the government and they can only think in one thing “revolution”. But what happens when these people in the society start losing interest? What happens when they stop having a purpose? Or more important what happens when people fighting in the revolution do not have an idea why are they fighting? During the revolutions many people were used to fight in it, while many of them did not have an idea what were they fighting for. In The Underdogs by Mariano Azuela, Demetrio Macias represents the people’s lack of awareness about their role in the Mexican Revolution
The Mexican revolution started because of the unfairness during el Porfiriato, a period of time when Porfirio Diaz was President of Mexico. At the beginning of his reign, Porfirio Diaz did many things for Mexico. He created a more stable government and got rid of crime. Mexico grew, structurally and economically, but he did many bad things, too. During his reign the people in power became wealthy but the rest of the population remained poor (Baxman 2). The poor people in México did not have the same benefits as the rich people. All the economic benefits of the country went to the rich people and the land ownership was concentrated in the hands of
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certain people while they were taken away from million of peasants (The Mexican Revolution). This created a huge poverty problem in the lower class. Very few people owned land and because of this the lower class could not make any money and they could not afford food. So as the poor became poorer the rich became richer. This lack of money to afford food created a hunger epidemic that devastated the lower class. This corrupt system of favoring one class over the other was the cause Mexico to experience a depression in 1907 and lasting until 1908. This depression exposed the problems of the Diaz administration which created the idea of a revolution (Baxman 2). The lower and working class people had many factors such as poor working conditions, inflation, inferior housing, low wages, and deficient social services. Within the classes everyone was fighting; men, women, and children all contributed to the fight for freedom from Diaz (Foster 146). These were some of the reasons why the society wanted to revolt against the government, similar to Demetrio Macias in The Underdogs, he started fighting because of the injustice to the poor people and because of revenge to the government by sending two federals to his house, who tried to rape his wife, killed his dog and burn his house without a reason. He began to revolt because part of him wanted revenge and the other part was because he was tired of the injustice to the poor. Part of Demetrio started with a valid purpose that was fighting for the rights of the poor, but the other part was an invalid purpose, because revenge is never the solution to a problem.
Each person has their reasons in fighting, some fight for the rights of the whole society while others fight for personal causes. During the revolution existed other types of rebels, the ones who did not have an idea for what they were fighting. The ones that fought for the rights of
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the people, fought for a better distribution in Mexico’s economy, a better and equal distribution of land and basic rights like better wages. The ones that fought for personal causes can be some of the rich because even though they did not care about the poor they fought because they were tired of Porfirio Diaz, or people like Demetrio that wanted revenge, because they were taken away things that belonged to them. And the ones that did not have an idea for what they were fighting, many of these people did not have a purpose, they were just following what other people did, they were just fighting because people they knew were fighting or because they did not had anything to lose. During this time there were some people who did not wanted to fight and they did not wanted to be involved in the revolution so they fled to the United States. While the revolution continued Demetrio Macias started losing interest, until he reached the point when he did not knew any more why was he fighting for. Demetrio’s wife asked him “why do you keep on fighting, Demetrio?” (Azuela 202). Demetrio did not have an instant answer. While he thought, he picked up a stone and threw it to the bottom of the canyon and said to his wife: “Look at the stone how it keeps on going…” (Azuela 202) He could not explain the reason why was he fighting; he just had the need to continue, and he knew he would never stop until the revolution ended or when he died. Exactly like the rock, the rock will never stop until someone stops it or until it reaches its end or destination.
During a revolution when people do not know why they are fighting, they can lose interest and as a result they can create a disadvantage that can make them lose the fight and die. At the beginning of the Underdogs Demetrio had a purpose in fighting, he was fighting for revenge against the federals and for the rights of the poor. He fought for revenge against the government because two federals came into his house, killed his dog, tried to abuse his wife and burned his house trying to kill him. He fought for the rights of the poor too; he was willing to
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give up everything that he owned for the rights of everyone else. He believed that everyone should have the opportunity to own land and live well. As the revolution continued Demetrio start losing interest and focus on fighting, he no longer care why was he fighting for. He no longer had a reason in fighting. This can be one important motive why everyone got killed including Demetrio Macias. Having a purpose is an advantage, and it is demonstrated in the Underdogs while Demetrio and his friends had a reason and a purpose they were victorious in every fight, but when they no longer had it they were defeated.
Demetrio represents the people that do not have a purpose in fighting, but they have an impulse to continue fighting even though it is not necessary. Not knowing why you are fighting or not having a purpose can alter you in some way that can cause a defeat or a great disadvantage. The absence of knowing why you are fighting reduces your chances of winning and focusing on the goal of winning. During the revolution thousands of people did not had a reason in fighting, but they were very influential in the victory of Mexico and in the economic and political change that benefit all the Mexicans and ended with the dictatorship of Porfirio Diaz (Marcovitz 57).
The People’s Purpose In The Revolution
A revolution starts because people in the society want a change, they want their government to be different, people get tired of the oppression and the injustice of the government and they can only think in one thing “revolution”. But what happens when these people in the society start losing interest? What happens when they stop having a purpose? Or more important what happens when people fighting in the revolution do not have an idea why are they fighting? During the revolutions many people were used to fight in it, while many of them did not have an idea what were they fighting for. In The Underdogs by Mariano Azuela, Demetrio Macias represents the people’s lack of awareness about their role in the Mexican Revolution
The Mexican revolution started because of the unfairness during el Porfiriato, a period of time when Porfirio Diaz was President of Mexico. At the beginning of his reign, Porfirio Diaz did many things for Mexico. He created a more stable government and got rid of crime. Mexico grew, structurally and economically, but he did many bad things, too. During his reign the people in power became wealthy but the rest of the population remained poor (Baxman 2). The poor people in México did not have the same benefits as the rich people. All the economic benefits of the country went to the rich people and the land ownership was concentrated in the hands of
Garcia 3
certain people while they were taken away from million of peasants (The Mexican Revolution). This created a huge poverty problem in the lower class. Very few people owned land and because of this the lower class could not make any money and they could not afford food. So as the poor became poorer the rich became richer. This lack of money to afford food created a hunger epidemic that devastated the lower class. This corrupt system of favoring one class over the other was the cause Mexico to experience a depression in 1907 and lasting until 1908. This depression exposed the problems of the Diaz administration which created the idea of a revolution (Baxman 2). The lower and working class people had many factors such as poor working conditions, inflation, inferior housing, low wages, and deficient social services. Within the classes everyone was fighting; men, women, and children all contributed to the fight for freedom from Diaz (Foster 146). These were some of the reasons why the society wanted to revolt against the government, similar to Demetrio Macias in The Underdogs, he started fighting because of the injustice to the poor people and because of revenge to the government by sending two federals to his house, who tried to rape his wife, killed his dog and burn his house without a reason. He began to revolt because part of him wanted revenge and the other part was because he was tired of the injustice to the poor. Part of Demetrio started with a valid purpose that was fighting for the rights of the poor, but the other part was an invalid purpose, because revenge is never the solution to a problem.
Each person has their reasons in fighting, some fight for the rights of the whole society while others fight for personal causes. During the revolution existed other types of rebels, the ones who did not have an idea for what they were fighting. The ones that fought for the rights of
García 4
the people, fought for a better distribution in Mexico’s economy, a better and equal distribution of land and basic rights like better wages. The ones that fought for personal causes can be some of the rich because even though they did not care about the poor they fought because they were tired of Porfirio Diaz, or people like Demetrio that wanted revenge, because they were taken away things that belonged to them. And the ones that did not have an idea for what they were fighting, many of these people did not have a purpose, they were just following what other people did, they were just fighting because people they knew were fighting or because they did not had anything to lose. During this time there were some people who did not wanted to fight and they did not wanted to be involved in the revolution so they fled to the United States. While the revolution continued Demetrio Macias started losing interest, until he reached the point when he did not knew any more why was he fighting for. Demetrio’s wife asked him “why do you keep on fighting, Demetrio?” (Azuela 202). Demetrio did not have an instant answer. While he thought, he picked up a stone and threw it to the bottom of the canyon and said to his wife: “Look at the stone how it keeps on going…” (Azuela 202) He could not explain the reason why was he fighting; he just had the need to continue, and he knew he would never stop until the revolution ended or when he died. Exactly like the rock, the rock will never stop until someone stops it or until it reaches its end or destination.
During a revolution when people do not know why they are fighting, they can lose interest and as a result they can create a disadvantage that can make them lose the fight and die. At the beginning of the Underdogs Demetrio had a purpose in fighting, he was fighting for revenge against the federals and for the rights of the poor. He fought for revenge against the government because two federals came into his house, killed his dog, tried to abuse his wife and burned his house trying to kill him. He fought for the rights of the poor too; he was willing to
García 5
give up everything that he owned for the rights of everyone else. He believed that everyone should have the opportunity to own land and live well. As the revolution continued Demetrio start losing interest and focus on fighting, he no longer care why was he fighting for. He no longer had a reason in fighting. This can be one important motive why everyone got killed including Demetrio Macias. Having a purpose is an advantage, and it is demonstrated in the Underdogs while Demetrio and his friends had a reason and a purpose they were victorious in every fight, but when they no longer had it they were defeated.
Demetrio represents the people that do not have a purpose in fighting, but they have an impulse to continue fighting even though it is not necessary. Not knowing why you are fighting or not having a purpose can alter you in some way that can cause a defeat or a great disadvantage. The absence of knowing why you are fighting reduces your chances of winning and focusing on the goal of winning. During the revolution thousands of people did not had a reason in fighting, but they were very influential in the victory of Mexico and in the economic and political change that benefit all the Mexicans and ended with the dictatorship of Porfirio Diaz (Marcovitz 57).
Thursday, February 26, 2009
Ricardo Garcia
Outline
I. Thesis: In the Underdogs" by Mariano Azuela, Demetrio and his friends started fighting for the rights of poor people, but as the revolution continued Demetrio started losing interest and that caused his defeat.
II. Introduction
A. Background on Underdogs a brief explanation on the characters and the events.
B. Demetrio, Anastacio, Pancracio, Manteca, Camila, Meco, Blondie and Luis Cervantes.
III. Body Paragraphs
A. Mexican Revolution Background. The real Mexican revolution and the people that influenced the revolution.
B. Why is Demetrio Fighting? What is Demetrio fighting for, at the beginning and at the end?
C. Why does he keep fighting? Why does he start losing interest?
IV. Conclusion
A. How can losing interest in a revolution affect you?
B. How do people in famous revolutions were affected by losing interest?
Outline
I. Thesis: In the Underdogs" by Mariano Azuela, Demetrio and his friends started fighting for the rights of poor people, but as the revolution continued Demetrio started losing interest and that caused his defeat.
II. Introduction
A. Background on Underdogs a brief explanation on the characters and the events.
B. Demetrio, Anastacio, Pancracio, Manteca, Camila, Meco, Blondie and Luis Cervantes.
III. Body Paragraphs
A. Mexican Revolution Background. The real Mexican revolution and the people that influenced the revolution.
B. Why is Demetrio Fighting? What is Demetrio fighting for, at the beginning and at the end?
C. Why does he keep fighting? Why does he start losing interest?
IV. Conclusion
A. How can losing interest in a revolution affect you?
B. How do people in famous revolutions were affected by losing interest?
Tuesday, February 24, 2009
Monday, February 23, 2009
Friday, February 20, 2009
Thursday, February 19, 2009
Ricardo Garcia
"She bent down, drew a sharp, gleamingdagger from her stocking and leapt at Camila."
Why did War Paint hated Camila so much?
In the past Camila and War Paint were friends. One day, when Camila used to hate Demetrio and she wanted to go home, War Paint tried to help her and came out with a plan. War Paint argued with Demetrio so Camila could go home, but Camila changed her mind. Camia betrayed War Paint and thats why she started hating her.
QQC
"She bent down, drew a sharp, gleamingdagger from her stocking and leapt at Camila."
Why did War Paint hated Camila so much?
In the past Camila and War Paint were friends. One day, when Camila used to hate Demetrio and she wanted to go home, War Paint tried to help her and came out with a plan. War Paint argued with Demetrio so Camila could go home, but Camila changed her mind. Camia betrayed War Paint and thats why she started hating her.
Thursday, February 12, 2009
- Ricardo Garcia
- Title:
- The Mexican Revolution.
- Timeline:
- Civics -- Major Political & Nonpolitical Developments; Geography -- Peoples, Places & Environments -- World; World History -- Growth of Imperialism (1850-1914)
- Subject(s):
- MEXICO -- History -- Revolution, 1910-1920; DIAZ, Porfirio, 1830-1915; MADERO, Fransisco; VILLA, Pancho; CARRANZA, Venustiano, 1859-1920
- Author(s):
- McGill, Sara Ann
- Source:
- Mexican Revolution, 2009, p1
- Document Type:
- Article
- Abstract:
- Presents an overview of events surrounding the 1910 Mexican Revolution. Dissatisfaction of many Mexicans with the administration of President Porifo Diaz; Attacks staged by Fransisco Madero and his followers, including Pancho Villa; Creation of the Mexican Constitution by President Venustiano Carranza in 1917; Institution of the democratic reforms outlined by Carranza.
- Accession Number:
- 17987645
- ISBN:
- 1429-804874
- Lexile:
- 1210
- Persistent link to this record (Permalink):
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- Database:
- History Reference Center
This information is important because it gives a brief summary of all the revolution and states the most important aspects of the Mexican revolution.
This information is just to have an idea of the revolution, and because it is very short it does not go into very detail.
Wednesday, February 11, 2009
Underdogs-Mariano Azuela
The book is about a rebel named Demetrio Macias. He and all the people that have been oppressed by the government begin to revolt. Demetrio starts gathering many friends and people that are against the government to make an army to fight with the federals.
The Mexican revolution began because of a dictatorship. Porfirio Diaz had more than 30 years in the power. Francisco Villa one of the most important revolutionist began fighting against him and the government and the revolution began. The rebels won and Huerta was put on power where he settled a law "sufragio electivo no reelecion" that means that no president can be reelected.
What did Porfirio Diaz do, that the poeople wanted to revolt against him?
The Mexican revolution began because of a dictatorship. Porfirio Diaz had more than 30 years in the power. Francisco Villa one of the most important revolutionist began fighting against him and the government and the revolution began. The rebels won and Huerta was put on power where he settled a law "sufragio electivo no reelecion" that means that no president can be reelected.
What did Porfirio Diaz do, that the poeople wanted to revolt against him?
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