Quote#1:
"The long-awaited day finally arrived. It was early Sunday evening. Roberto and I were doing out homework at the kitchen table when we heard dogs barking. We jumped up and ran out the door. A yellow cab came around the corner in front. All four doors opened like the pedals of a flower. I went around the front of the car to the other side where Mamá and Papá stood with open arms. I felt like a child running to them. I did not know whom to hug first."
Who said it: Fransisco
page 43
Significance:
This was something that Fransisco and Roberto struggled with in their life because young boys living alone without their families must be really hard. So when Fransisco says that he ran up to them and he felt like a child almost brought tears to my eyes because that states that Fransisco and Roberto missed their parents and they needed them.
Personal Connection:
A connection I have towards this is that it reminds me of when I was a little girl. Sometimes I would have to stay over my grandma's house or something I couldn't live without my mom and so the next day she would come I would like run up to hug her because I missed her so much. I can also connect to how Fransisco felt at that moment he saw his parents I felt like that when I didn't see my parents in a long time which was like a week for me.
Quote#2:
Yes," I responded, Wiping my tears and looking down at his large, black shinny boots. At that pint I were someone else, someone with a different name. My teacher had a sad and pained look in her eyes. I followed the immigration officer out of the classroom and into his car marked Border Patrol."
page 4
Significance:
This part of the story was really sad and it's a challenge Fransisco faced because Fransisco was trying his best not to get caught and so he didn't accomplish that. It must also had been pretty sad because he had to leave everything behind ad that must had been hard for Fransisco. I think that this really ruined Fransisco's life and hope and crushed his happiness.
Personal Connection:
How I think I can connect to this quote is how when I want to accomplish something and then it doesn't turn out good which pretty much sucks. I also feel pretty sad and hopeless so I can connect to how Fransisco feels.
Question:
Do you think things will get better for Fransisco and his family?
Wednesday, February 25, 2009
Thursday, February 19, 2009
Immigration Reflection
REFLECTION
An immigrant is a person who comes to a country were they are not born to settle there. Some reasons why an immigrant would migrate to another country is because in the country were they are from they live in a lot of poverty because there aren't any jobs over there or the jobs they have don't pay off a lot. Another reason why an immigrant would want to leave their country is because they probably don't have enough opportunities and the country they choose to go to probably does. An example for that is maybe a family migrates to another country because in their country they don't make enough money in their jobs and they can't send their kids to school their so if they move to another country that country probably has a better job that pays off more and their kids can attend school.
I think what our country has to offer that other countries don't have to offer is probably better jobs than other countries that pay a little bit more than other countries. Another thing our country has to offer is maybe a better opportunity to get a good education because you can get scholarships and some countries don't have good opportunities to get a good education because of the money. Something immigration has had an affect in the United States is food like all the different ethnic restaurants and the language like some are bilingual.
A connection I have towards immigration is when I was young my siblings and I were born here and we lived here until I was like two years old then we moved to Mexico until I turned like five my family and I moved back to the U.S so my parents can have better jobs so that's not really immigrating because my siblings and I were born here but it's a little similar. A relative I have who is an immigrant would be my parents and half of my family because half of them were born in Mexico but they moved here.
An immigrant is a person who comes to a country were they are not born to settle there. Some reasons why an immigrant would migrate to another country is because in the country were they are from they live in a lot of poverty because there aren't any jobs over there or the jobs they have don't pay off a lot. Another reason why an immigrant would want to leave their country is because they probably don't have enough opportunities and the country they choose to go to probably does. An example for that is maybe a family migrates to another country because in their country they don't make enough money in their jobs and they can't send their kids to school their so if they move to another country that country probably has a better job that pays off more and their kids can attend school.
I think what our country has to offer that other countries don't have to offer is probably better jobs than other countries that pay a little bit more than other countries. Another thing our country has to offer is maybe a better opportunity to get a good education because you can get scholarships and some countries don't have good opportunities to get a good education because of the money. Something immigration has had an affect in the United States is food like all the different ethnic restaurants and the language like some are bilingual.
A connection I have towards immigration is when I was young my siblings and I were born here and we lived here until I was like two years old then we moved to Mexico until I turned like five my family and I moved back to the U.S so my parents can have better jobs so that's not really immigrating because my siblings and I were born here but it's a little similar. A relative I have who is an immigrant would be my parents and half of my family because half of them were born in Mexico but they moved here.
Monday, February 16, 2009
Post: The Circuit
Quote #1: Page 1
Who said it: Francisco
I heard it for the first time back in the late 1940’s when Papa and Mama told me and Roberto, my older brother, that someday we would take a long trip north, cross la frontera, enter California, and leave our poverty behind.
Significance:
This quote relates to the reason of why Mama, Papa, Roberto and Francisco come to America. The reason why Mama, Papa, Roberto, and Francisco come to America is because the family is very poor. So Mama and Papa think that if they come to America they can live better because they have a better job here and more opportunities.
Personal Connection:
How I personally connect to this quote is that I have met a family with a very young boy who migrated to America. The parents remind me of Mama and Papa because they migrated to America for better opportunities and to make money. Mama and Papa migrated for a similar reason. My feeling towards Mama and Papa and the parents is like a very proud feeling because the parents and Mama and Papa came here for a good reason so it makes me proud that they did make it and that their living their lives better.
Question:
Will Mama and Papa accomplish a better life in America and live without so much poverty?
Quote # 2: Page 2
Who said it: Francisco
He told Roberto that he, Fito, didn’t have to get up at four in the morning anymore, like my brother, to milk the five cows by hand and carry the milk in a large aluminum can on horse for several miles to the nearest road where a truck would transport it to town to sell. He didn’t have to go to the river for water, sleep on dirt floors, or use candles for light.
Significance:
This quote explains how Mama, Papa, Roberto, and Francisco’s life was in their home country. The family is very poor and has to work really hard for a little bit of money. It also explains how the family doesn’t have a lot of opportunities because they always have to be working and the family doesn’t have any money so their kids can’t attend school because of their poverty and because they don’t have time.
Personal Connection:
A personal connection I have towards this quote is it reminds me of a movie I once saw about a family who had to work all the time including their kids because the family was so poor. The mom and the dad had to wake up really early in the morning because they had to go farm to serve their kids breakfast and the kids, a boy and a girl, the boy had to help his dad, and the girl had to help her mom. This family is similar to the family in the story because they have to get up really early and work really hard for a little bit of money.
Question:
Is the family in the story going to have to work this hard to earn money?
Who said it: Francisco
I heard it for the first time back in the late 1940’s when Papa and Mama told me and Roberto, my older brother, that someday we would take a long trip north, cross la frontera, enter California, and leave our poverty behind.
Significance:
This quote relates to the reason of why Mama, Papa, Roberto and Francisco come to America. The reason why Mama, Papa, Roberto, and Francisco come to America is because the family is very poor. So Mama and Papa think that if they come to America they can live better because they have a better job here and more opportunities.
Personal Connection:
How I personally connect to this quote is that I have met a family with a very young boy who migrated to America. The parents remind me of Mama and Papa because they migrated to America for better opportunities and to make money. Mama and Papa migrated for a similar reason. My feeling towards Mama and Papa and the parents is like a very proud feeling because the parents and Mama and Papa came here for a good reason so it makes me proud that they did make it and that their living their lives better.
Question:
Will Mama and Papa accomplish a better life in America and live without so much poverty?
Quote # 2: Page 2
Who said it: Francisco
He told Roberto that he, Fito, didn’t have to get up at four in the morning anymore, like my brother, to milk the five cows by hand and carry the milk in a large aluminum can on horse for several miles to the nearest road where a truck would transport it to town to sell. He didn’t have to go to the river for water, sleep on dirt floors, or use candles for light.
Significance:
This quote explains how Mama, Papa, Roberto, and Francisco’s life was in their home country. The family is very poor and has to work really hard for a little bit of money. It also explains how the family doesn’t have a lot of opportunities because they always have to be working and the family doesn’t have any money so their kids can’t attend school because of their poverty and because they don’t have time.
Personal Connection:
A personal connection I have towards this quote is it reminds me of a movie I once saw about a family who had to work all the time including their kids because the family was so poor. The mom and the dad had to wake up really early in the morning because they had to go farm to serve their kids breakfast and the kids, a boy and a girl, the boy had to help his dad, and the girl had to help her mom. This family is similar to the family in the story because they have to get up really early and work really hard for a little bit of money.
Question:
Is the family in the story going to have to work this hard to earn money?
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