Reflection On Blog

What is a blog ? A Blog is a website in which one or more authors chronologically texts or articles published, appearing first newest, and where the author always retains the freedom to leave published creating relevant. Also usual that the readers themselves actively participate through comments. A blog can be used to publish own ideas and opinions of others on various topics. During this semester I was able to habe my own blog, because the professor assigned us created a to do some work and reflections. Having a blog is a good and useful us you expose your thinking and open yourself to know what others think about knowledge.

This semester I had the opportunity to participate in a blog where the teacher was in charge of allocating some work and we published in blog so that everyone would access him. We were doing reflections and analysis about different readings or problems that restrains society. Every which risked their viewpoint and left clear his opinion.

I had some problems at first but then be coupled to the blog system and could download an application to have access and make entries from anywhere at any time, I recommend the mobile application because it is also easier to upload photos. Since I have the application on the phone I do not go from the computer. Personally I love the idea of being able to write from wherever, whenever and everyone can read me, is very practical.

I had a very good experience with the blog, because i did not know this existed and was a great help meet this method of letting know your opinion of things at all. I think not close the blog, because it was a new and innovative experience for me. Now I have the knowledge and practice to me and let the ideas flow open to all. I found an excellent idea of the teacher use the blog because we kept in communication and acquire the practice of exposing our thoughts and knowledge no matter what. Free Expression.

Team Work = Fortunate Travelers

During the start of college we were assigned one group to work throughout the year in our class of "Journey in the Literature". The professor assigned some function for each student and we choose to put would exercise. At first we did not talk much, because we did not have enough confidence barely knew each other, but gradually we were fitting to be a good team where everyone brought their thoughts. I well remember our first day of work, are basically choose our roles and know better. We were all some what embarrased because none knew and had to do communicatiob. Manuel was the first speak. After Manuel icebreaker all began to talk and share our information for had good communication.

It was surprising as we gradually fitting better and made excellent group job. We always kept positive attitude towards every project assigned to us, it was like a challenge for us, we wanted to be the best and we always did our best to get the best grades. I thought it would not fit in with them because we were all different, but these differences were complementary and always something good came out of this. Sometimes we do not know what we are capable, I remember when I Got to draw the map of Africa hahaha I never draw before, but thanks to the support I received from my fellow group succeeds in making a good drawing, so good that it is surprised I said, "WOW i did not know who drew so well jaja." What i'm trying to said with this is that thanks to our teamwork and good communication we had always had good results. 

I personally want to thank my group "Fortunate Travelers" for always helping in any way they could. I have a difficulty with the Englis and thanks to them I could complete all my work and learn in this class, really thank you very much were excellent team. Manuel always made me laugh with his jokes and comments. Liane was the serious and mature girl, but it was an excellent classmate and helped me a lot. Valeria was the leaser, always unconsciously we made all that Valeria's jajaja, you are the leader. Antonio always talking with me, I think it was with more confidence than I have. Alessandra "WOW" I never had a NO from you, thanks for everything always explained anything to me lol. It was a pleasure working with you all, I seriously went excellent team. I hope that meet all your goals, you have the potencial.

One Day of Tourism

What is a Tourist? A tourist is a person who moves from their usual environment to another geographical point, being absent from their usual place of residence more than 24 hours and making one obernight stay in the other geographic point. That is the profesional definition, in my opinion being a tourist is simply not knowing somewhere and get to explore it.

My friends and I are very curious and tell them about the idea of becoming tourist and explore a beach that we had never visited (Crash Boat) in Aguadilla. I ask them "You want to explore?" and they said "Yes". We plan everything, the next day we left early for our journey. During the car ride we were singing and asking questions between us on the new place, we were very exited as we always wanted to go to this beach. We stopped on Isabela in a "Wallgreens" to buy everything we needed: snacks, ice, candy, chips and other things for get fun.

We got to Aguadilla and do not know the exact location of the beach so chooses ask a man riding a bicycle "where is Crash Boat?" and answered me: "After the traffic light you will find a slope, ride it and there is Crash Boat". How exciting was that slope down and ser that beautiful beach, my friends began to sream "Wow". It was very exciting to see that beautiful view of the beach. When we parked down everything and settled under the palm and we were looking at that beach and 5 minutes was something magical. We all ran to the bridge and we hit the bridge was an incredible experience.

After spending several hours watching I realized that life is a little different to the other side of the island. People have a different accent and act differently. I had the opportunity to talk to the man who worked in the parking lot and told me how the beach looks from their point of view. He said:"There are always different people, black, white, skinny or fat like you (referring to me) years working here and what we can assure is that they all come with the same purpose....HAVE A GOOD TIME". That man caught my attention because I could see the beach as seem from my point of view and as tourist sees a person is exposed to them every day.

As we all know nothing is for eternal and unfortunately it was time to leave. We  were very excited but also a little tired because got along all day exploring on the beach. We went to the beach because it was late and we were far from our homes. On the way back some fell asleep except me, because im drived. Along the way reflect on tourism and come to the conclusion that you can be a tourist anywere you only need to be as a child and be curious about everything around. 

                    In the Beach

          Time to go back to home.

Rum Diary

During this course we have emphasized the issue of tourism and travel, as we are traveling in the literature. We watched the movie "Rum Diary" which was based on the book by Hunter S. Thompson. This film signed in Puerto Rico has the starring Johnny Depp, who plays the role of an American journalist Paul Kemp who was not successful in the United States and Puerto Rico comes to better carry out their work.

Paul Kemp (Johnny Depp) is a freelance journalist in a state of disavowal and staff lost that is in a critical point in his life while writing for the caribbean. Kemp knows Sanderson (Aaron Eckhart) who is interested in the services of Kemp to advertise a resort on an island sponsored by mobster. At the same time knows Chenault, the pair of Sanderson and falls in love with her defiance at various levels while trying to find a place among a group of lost souls aimed at self-destruction.

A tourist is a person who moves from their usual environment to another geographical point, being absent from their usual place of residence more than 24 hours and making one overnight stay in the other geographic point. Paul Kemp was a tourist when he arrived in Puerto Rico, and who knew nothing about Puerto Rico and its culture. What caught my attention in the movie was that Kemp was contracted to write about zodiacal and seeing situations Puerto Rico and interact with people, he became interested in writing about the social problems of the island as alcoholism, crime and proverty was on the island wwhere he was. Paul Kemp chages his perspective when he came to work in Puerto Rico because he saw the problems for another point of view.

The movie "Rum Diary" is a movie where you can see the roles as a tourist and can change your perspective simply survive elsewhere. The trip to Puerto Rico Kemp Changed since returning to the United States has success as a writer. Kemp understood his position and the position of puerto ricans and brought with hin a different perspective than he had when he arrived.

Jim Cooper

I read two chapters of the book of Jim Cooper "Down On The Island". The first chapter entitled "Teaching" was about as Jim Cooper saw the development of education in the department of English that he was teaching at the College of Mayaguez. When Cooper began to teach realized that it was very difficult for students to learn the English language in Puerto Rico, as it was a difficult subject for students lost interest in her English class. Cooper visited many public schools to see how their system worked teaching and realized that neither of them  English teachers masters the language; Puerto Rico was facing a huge problem with education. After realizing the deficiency given that this population had the English, Cooper design a curriculum with some curse in English languege and stories. He wanted it all ended their language problems and to take out the most of your education.

The second chapter entitled "Helping" is ehen Cooper realizes that students had implemented a method of study "Community Work". This method consisted in how students help each other through frames and copied between them. In this chapter Cooper defines the Puertoricans as a very bountiful and hospitable person, who liked to help others. Students looked to their peers both in daily work and for  exams. Jim think that students are so cooperative and hospitable becuase since s child teach them. This causes that the students depends to another students.

Jim Cooper was impressed by the attitude of students when taking a test, and that when he asked why they were copied responded "because I do not know the answer" and when he asked to let others because their role is copied these would answer: "because he does not know and I'm your friend". I think Cooper is right and that these behaviors are learned because the desire to help others may end up killing him, and he will always be a parasite and will do nothing.

We all are Dreamers

Dreams are the esperience of envisioned images, sounds or other sensations during sleep. Dreaming are successions of images, ideas, emotions, and sensations that occur involuntary in the mind during certain stages of sleep. The content and porpuse of dreams are not definitively understood, though they have been a tropic of scientific speculation, as well as a subject of philosophical and religious interest, throughout recorded history. Dreams arouse many feelings and most times reflect your mood. Most of the time we dream of doing asleep, but I think you can daydream all depends on your desires and your focus.

Sometimes we dream of things that just have in mind before sleep, sometimes not even dream of things that make sense or just things you do not know, understand dreams can come very complicated. Sometimes dreams connected with events that are happening in your life or just people around you. Often wake up and not remember dreams or you forget some part, this is normal. But we all like to remember our dreams. I was practice an exercise that maybe some people serve them and want to share; you just habe to write in a notebook every detail you remember from your dream to remember waht you dream.

I was practicing the activity of writting my dreams, as it is my art class and had sone good results because now easily remember the dreams that I have. I thinkd it's like game with your own mind to collect the pieces of the puzzle, in a way its fun. Sometimes we esperience different feelings through is worth remembering dreams and feelings and transmitted entirely by them. We all like to dream, because dream is what keeps our hopes alive and my opinion to succeed in life you must be a dreamer with big and powerful dreams.

My Journal, My Therapy

During the beginning of class the teacher Cynthia Pittman presented us with a work about writing in a journal about your situations and different moods. In this work, the student should not worry about spelling and meaning errors in sentences, only had to write about their minds for 10 minutes without stopping. I think it is a very useful and practical project because people can delve into situations and see things from another point of view. Some people are not decisive and act with insecurity, I think that this therapy can write their situations helps anyone to make better decisions. This project helped me grow as a person because whenever I wrote about my situations I reflected on the decisions that I had to make. Write every day about my personal affairs did much to improve and fix some things that were wrong in my life. I think it helped in my personal development and my development as the student know that I could make mistakes without any
punishment made me realize my mistakes indirectly. This Journal was very useful during and while using it because I could download on paper all my thoughts, could vent without having the need to tell someone. I think that is an good exercise everyone should practice because it is a good method to deepen decisions has much weight in our lives. I think this exercise will practice a little more time for me and helped me realize many things in my life. I like the exercise because there are no rules you only write what you have in mind or, in concern of typo errors and the sense that each sentence should be. I call it therapy because it is my time with the language (English). In my case I'm very bad at English language and I fear me ah done much because I know I can make mistakes in punishment makes me realize them indirectly. These are the reasons of why I like this exercise so much, because is my internal therapy.