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The theme of my life... it's probably more than one, and it will probably continue to change over time as I learn more, and experience things over time. I know that it has already changed multiple times over the course of the years I've spent thus far. If I had to broadly choose one I would say, that it is "Nothing goes as planned, but everything happens for a reason." I say this because through out life I have envisioned it to go a certain way and the path to get there and I will admit that 9/10 it does not go as planned or how I want it but when I look back I realize, that I learned from how things played out and it has made me who I am today. As I have learned from not getting my way, struggling to get by, and hitting a rock bottom point in my life. The schedule I had planned for myself, at what age I would do what, etc, has never been accurate. I should be graduating with a B.S. degree in about a year, but instead I have transferred schools (mga being my third) th...

When asked what the theme of the United States is, the first thought that comes to mind is diversity. The United States is known for being a big melting pot of all kinds of people. Diversity is something that we see everyday in the U.S. We pride ourselves in having that title, well I guess from recent events I should say most of us pride ourselves for that. But, let's not get political here... Anyway, being such a diverse nation, ties into the freedom that we have here. We are so accustom to following our daily routines and making our life choices ourselves that we sometimes forget that it is not always like that everywhere else. As one of the more advanced technology areas in the world, we have such an opportunity to make life what we want it to be. There is so much at our finger tips and its available to all, no matter what the religion, ethnicity, culture, etc. Of course, environment and financial status may take a toll on these options for everyone, but there are things that he...

Jordan's post about her tattoo on her wrist really caught my attention, it says "freed". She says, " It just reminds me that I am under no obligation to be the person I once was, and I don't have to carry the weight of that anymore." I can tell that she has gone through a situation in life or multiples that she has overcome and concord. I think that is a beautiful meaning for a tattoo to have as a constant reminder of how strong she is.  I have a few tattoos myself, and they each hold a meaning to me that is near and dear to my heart.  Bailee's post about the ring her step dad gave her, was similar to mine about the ring my mother gave to me. She says, "...I   still wear the ring he has given me because it symbolizes that he loves and cares about me and ill always have a part of him with me." This line I can absolutely relate too, and said something along the same lines in my own Post 9 post.  I think it is really interesting to read about ...

Something that I carry with me/ wear daily is a ring that my mother gave to be about 8 years ago. It is a white gold band with a pink sapphire heart. She gave it to me for Christmas, and I tried it on immediately, and have never taken it off since. Funny thing is, I have always hated pink. I was never a girly girl and pink just was not my color of choice. She knew that and some how still ended up getting me this ring, but when I opened it, that did not matter to me. I loved it, I never said anything about how much I hate pink, because we all knew, but it was from her. To her it may have been her just getting me a really nice piece of jewelry. But to me, it meant more, it is something that I can always have with me and have ever since. Especially now that I have moved over 700 miles away from home, and I cannot see her everyday it means even more, because when I look down the ring is always there. It symbolizes to me the comfort of my mother, the love that I have for her, and her for me...

I enjoyed reading everyone's setting post about Packers story. Some answers were similar to mine, but some had an enjoyable perspective that I did not interpret myself. In Imani's post, she had a quote that grabbed my attention as I read as well, and that is-- "You go 'head on and learn that language. Find out what they saying about us over at Chong's" "Chong's is Chinese, Miss Gloria" "Same difference". Pg 194.This example, showed how a person whether their Black,White,Mexican,etc. treat other people who aren't considered to be like themselves. Unlike the American Culture, where compared to Japan were more welcoming to diversity." I like the way that she interpreted that simple dialogue from Miss Gloria. The way that Miss Gloria just grouped all Asians together is a prime example of how people are towards others who are different. Asian is a broad term for people of that geographical area, but that is filled with subcatego...

The setting in Z.Z. Packer's story "Geese", was very important in understanding what the character went through by being a foreigner in Japan. Especially an American, African-american in Japan. Describing the setting down to the looks the native Japanese projected onto Dina, merely for her looks, because she stood out from the rest. Dina struggled immensely to lead a normal life, the Japanese looked down on her for her color, and at one point even made reference that the Japanese already look down on blacks and only see them fit for custodial jobs and cleaning or assume that they have a criminal background. Once Dina was out of the job at the water park, she had no luck in finding a job that was not custodial work, that she felt she deserved. Dina lived in a house with multiple people that were from all over who also had no luck and finding and keeping jobs. They were so broke through out the story they went with eating very little and having to steal for the things that ...

I actually found this assignment more interesting as I researched then I thought I would, no seriously. Karen van der Zee has lived a very exciting life, full of traveling. Traveling to places I can only dream of, like Amsterdam, Kenya, and Ghana are just a few. Along the way of these adventures she met her husband, in Amsterdam and married him in Rome, he was also what she referred to as a "globe trotting american". From reading her blog information about her life here , she sounds like such a free spirited person, eventually having three children of her own. She writes heavily in the romance style, which is what I would consider her "A Secret Sorrow" to be, I do believe that her own romance is portrayed through this story, because she made the love Kai and Faye had so strong that they were able to have each other, and love each other enough, to not let the fact that Faye cannot bear a child get in the way of their relationship. I do not know if it is a coincidence...

I believe that an event in my life that would make a good poem, or story, would be the time that I up and moved everything I owned from Maryland to Georgia. Not knowing a single soul in Georgia and leaving everything I knew behind me, including my family and friends. The hardest part has been being 12 hours away from my family, who I was always fortunate enough to be close with. I saw my family as often as I could and now with a 12 hour drive separating us that has been  the hardest thing to cope with. I know people move all the time, but I also at the time was only 21 years old. There's not many people that I personally have come across that have made that decision. I am glad I did it and that is the reason I have stayed, I have met so many wonderful people and have met the love of my life. What more could I ask for?! :)

In the short story "A Rose For Emily", the plot was what I would compare to a popcorn plot, it hops around a lot, not being told by the author William Faulkner, in a chronological order that some stories are usually portrayed with. This made this story stand out to me. Litcharts also pointed out that the "narrative quickly shifts back in time", this is made obvious when first begging to read this story as it starts talking about Emily's funeral, then the pieces of the story are told in an extreme time-hop/warp manner. This first sentence, "When Miss Emily Grierson died, our whole town went to her funeral..." at this point we have no clue who Emily is and of course the narrator fills in with the detail later for us to gain a better understanding, but keep the surprise factor.