Thursday, October 21, 2010

The Handsomest Drowned Man in the World by Gabriel Garcia Marquez (Columbia)

The story the handsomest drowned man is about these people on find their children playing with a dead body. so the men of the island tell the kids to stop playing with him and carry him to a hut. when they get to the hut the people relize that this man is bigger than their man and think hes a great thing or person. finally the women taking care of the drowned man uncover his face and relize he is the most handsomest man they have ever seen. and they start making him cloth and giving him gift and poyuring holy water all over him. the men of the tribe begin to get jealous and tell the women that they are going to put him back in the sea, tie him to the fastest boat or an anchor so he would stay in the water where he came from. finally the women show the men his face and the men are left speachless find the story if you want to know more...

the funeral i want has to be exspensive. i want really nice and elegant cascette and in order to see me you have to get a creative hand drawing for your invitation. there will also be dancing and other activites.i want it this way so everyone will remember as the fun perfson not the person who was allways bored with the er me and will still have fun at my funeral. this isnt like other funerals ive been to. all the other funerals i ve been to have been like regular funerals, where everyone is down or sad. the story likes to explain death as your not supposed to be afraid of it. your supposed to welcome it.

Thursday, October 7, 2010

"No Dogs Bark" by Juan Rulfo (Mexico)

lol dogs

the story no dogs bark is about a kid and his child trying to get to a town.
as the dad is walking and cariong the child on  his back heb tells is son to listen for dogs so that he knows if there was a town near by. but this is all in the middle of the night.  while almopst there the son keeps complaioning to put him down and come back for him. the fatgher repeatly says no and keeps walking...
readc the short story to find out wha happens.

the kind of a parent i will be is a good parent a balanced parent one who knows how to give punishments but also knows how to have fun. i will keep[ my teenage to an understanding that everything you do benefits you. like if they clean up maybe they will get more freedom and or money. i will not be similar to the father in the book because to me that father has a really short leash on his kid.

Borders by Thomas kinger (canada)

The story border is about a women and a child trying to cross the american border to see their sister, and daughter. When they get to the anerican border the mother of the children does not want to say the nationality, instead she says their ethinicity as this continues she driving back and forth between the american and canadian borders she will not say heer nationality. well this creates drama and theyv are sent to this big building for information and are forced to sleep in between borders. shortly after the media is ivoled and... read the short story to find the ending.

To me i believe that ethnicity is more inportant becxause it describnes you and not what you are.
Being called by your ethnicity is a privilage it tells people what you are and who you are. although it cause problems such and racism but ity worth the cost to know what and what kind of background you have.
If you you are called by your nationality to me that would an insult because anyone is that nationality someone could leave and never come back and that would be there nationality. If it was my choice your nationality would tell you where your from not your background or your past history wioth your ethinicitys or ethnic group.