WHat i am thinking...

Some ideas that I would want to do wold be to do something about sexual assaults. Although there is some information out there and public service announcements and documents, help agencies and all of that. some people are fearful of what may happen to them if they speak out about it. what we can do is a poster board with pictures and some deep words. we can also do a video campaign or something more visual. it is not something that happens in one place or community it happens anywhere and everywhere, we can create some kind of informational brochure on what to do if you feel like it will happen to you. basically anything can be done to raise awareness on this topic.

WORKING IN GROUPS ISNT COOL

Ever since i can remember working in groups hasn't been the best part of school or life in general. People always let you down. I must admit that i too have let some people down when i do group work. We schedule times to meet and not everyone has that time available. We then finally meet and the distractions are all around us. I remember when we used to meet at someones house and that would be even worse because then people get hungry and they want snacks then the time goes by and all have down is what we want to do. then when the deadline approaches all that people have to do is hurry up and do the project. It has happened before that miscommunication causes us all to do the project, i finished the project all of it and so did some other girl. we both did the same exact work the whole thing. miscommunication is the ultimate fail tool for most if not all group work. it happens at the job site all the time. then there is the whole i don't like you thing and all of that. I usually wait and see who takes leadership because i am not much of a leader. I am more of a supporter and I will do whatever the leader assigns. somewhat like teacher student I am used to following directions. I just worry that projects won't get done as efficient as they should when people work in groups. but it all depends on what people want.

The east side sub headings

Southeast Side, Chicago

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

The Southeast side of Chicago unofficially begins at about 75th Street and S. Saginaw Avenue (later S. Torrance Avenue), in other words, from Rainbow Beach southwards. It extends south and east to the city limits, generally keeping between Lake Michigan and Lake Calumet.^[1] Politically, the Southeast side is contiguous with the 10th Ward.

There are many neighborhoods within the boundaries of the Southeast side, including Windsor Park, Calumet, South Chicago, the East Side, Irondale, South Deering and Hegewisch.^[2]

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EL RANCHITO

El ranchito is a corner convenience store that has been in the east side for years and years. The name has changed many times due to different owners. But yet the same building still stands and the she service has been given to the people of the community and will continue to do so. This is not just a simple convenience store but it is also a family oriented and family owned business. It has been passed down from the great grandfather to the grandfather to the father and so on. Walking into this small building brings a smile to the east siders because they know that they can find anything that they may need for last minuet cooking ideas. Anywhere from fresh produce to tortillas to all of the ingrediants for tamales. People can just walk to this corner store and not have to worry about driving all the way to the grocery store for a simple lemon. You will be more than happy to know that a friendly neighborhood just like the east side has a wonderful store just like this one. 

HAIR SALONS 
From one block to the next you will be absolutely certain to find a hair salon. It may seem as though they won't have business due tot he competition. But every hair salon has their own handful of faithful clients. The faithful east siders sure know who their favorite stylist is. This wonderful group mostly woman hairstylist will be sure to please your everyday needed styles. From retro to modern they will be sure to put a smile on your face.  

My community

The people who have been influential in my community are going to have t be the teachers, musicians, fireman, and police officers who are truly involved in the community. they have been able to provide the community with many fresh ideas and also with help. Some things that have been helping our community specifically are the after school corner houses that have been available for children after school to do homework and ask any questions to tutors and people who are willing to volunteer their time for that. we don't often hear about people actually doing this on their free time but believe it or not there are people who do this. there are immediate stereotypes that are placed on my community. specifically because it is a minority based neighborhood. many people assume that it is the crappiest place on earth and the house value has diminished because of the people that have moved in. it is true there is violence in my neighborhood but there are good things in it as well. there are mom and pop owned grocery stores, tae kwan do places, clinics, and restaurants. all types of things that are in the neighborhood that are positive. people sued to hear about my high school on the news due to its bad behavior George Washington High school. But now it seems to get better because i have younger cousin who goes there and she says that it is not a bad school. they actually wear uniform now and only the kids in the area are allowed into the high school which is why it is getting better. I have a friend who is an aspiring musician who is from the east side and i want to share his music video that is posted on youtube. it will give you an idea of what the east side looks like and what it feels to be "home."


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fmzczc5Ff-I
i don't know if you will like the rapping but i hope you enjoy :)

Born and raised in the EAST SIDE!!!!!!!!

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/East_Side,_Chicago
              I live on the south east side of chicago often times when people ask me where i am from it is so hard to explain that i liv eon the such east side near the indiana border... i have to mention landmarks such as the horse who casino or calumet park then the are becomes recognized. sometime people ask me if i live in "alphabet land". the reason why its called the alphabet land is because all of the avenue have a letter of the alphabet in it such as avenue b,c,d,e,f,g,j,l,m,n,o... it is really unique and cool i think. whenever i hear someone i say i live on avenue o i get so excited because i know exactly where that is. this neighborhood used to be predominately white and it is now becoming more of a minority neighborhood. this neighborhood used to be so friendly and quiet and ow often times gang violence is a huge fear for everyone around here. if you live in the 90's or the early 100's then its the worse part of the east side as the numbers keep going up it just keeps getting better.

What???

After watching the video on moral metaphors i went over to the immigration links and watched a you tube video on immigration. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SvRQEUZH-4k. It was a very interesting first hand interview of these men who live in the streets and work doing whatever they can do because they are immigrants. first off immigration is a very sensitive topic and issue that many people have a very strong opinion about. I have parents who migrated from Mexico to the U.S and I am proud to say that. To me that isn't an embarrassment or anything for me to be ashamed about. My day was a labor union worker and was always there to provide for the family. my mother is a babysitter and does anything she can to provide for the family as well. I was reading the comments on the youtube video that i watched on immigration and one of them was very cruel.

the beaners will never learn... never never never learn... that education is EVERYTHING. get your Shit together back home.. save your pesos and get s SS do things the Right way and think for yourself and not your Pinche fucking family that dosent take care of themselfs...

That is the comment that the person left. and i would like to respond to that. i cannot get it through my head that the word beaner is a necessary word to be used to describe a mexican person, just like a i will never understand niger or even red neck.Those are the words that are used to frame people. Society has made us cruel and rascist whether we know it or not. Yes education IS everything. but Education is also an opportunity and sometimes the opportunity isn't given to those in other countries which is why the united states is the greatest country because we have th opportunities. unfortunately a lot of the people who actually live in the united states and have the opportunity do not take the opportunity and just rub it off like it means nothing. people do not realize how lucky we are to live in this country. My father was a teacher before he came to the united states. He was a social studies teacher and was very successful. And even though he had the greatest education in Mexico it still didn't compare to something as great even being a teacher in the u.s it is just not the same thing, so my parents got married and decided to come to the US. and granted i and very fortunate for that because although my parents were immigrants i am not and i was born here. Slowly but surely my father was able to save enough to have his own home and many luxuries that other do not have the privilege to have. ad although the luxuries are not the important part of this story it is still a plus. the point is people shouldn't sit here and judge everyone based on their race and ignorant thoughts. So why illegals? well yeah they crossed the border and yes they swam the river intact my mother was 8 months pregnant with my brother when she swam across the river. she arrived in california and had contractions, went to the hospital and wasn't helped because of her race... what is her race?? HUMAN!!!! so she ended up giving birth in the hospital bathroom. but you know what that bathroom baby is now? He is a very successful executive who works for the chicago fire team and has a brand new car. How did he get there? EDUCATION. and how was that opportunity given to him? the result of my parents passing the border. so don't say that the family is "lazy". How could you assume that the family doesn't care about themselves? How could you? My father suffered and accident in 2007 that left him incapable of being the same laborer he used to be. what does he do now? nothing because he can't. his body is too frail now due to all of his injuries. In 2009 he became a citizen of the united states he studied and studied and did what he could and he passed and it was the happiest day of his life. recently we were in trial trying to get compensation for his injuries... the result? nothing... the jury found my dad to be unworthy of any compensation because he was a wetback and he shouldn't have been here to take the job that he couldn't do and he suffered and accident because he wasn't supposed to be there in the first place. I could go on and on about how unfair stereotypes are but it isn't going to change anything because the frames are always going to be there, and an immigrant or an illegal is always going to be the evil in this nations eyes... 

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THE STRICT FATHER MODEL:
the way that i see Lakoff's explanation about this is that the father is the absolute head of the household. He is the king, the ruler, the master. Basically whatever he says goes. kind of reminds me of a macho man view. But Lakoff wasn't only saying that the father is the "boss". He educates us about some very important points that explain a lot about the power that the father has in this type of household. The respects the husband and follows what he says and follows his ideas and plans. The father is be the protector of all evil as well. The father needs to protect the children from all of the evil temptations in the world. The children don't get to experience life n their own way or in their own eyes because the father tells them whats right from wrong. The strict father also shows no love no emotion... which may seem very sad.
THE NURTURANT PARENT:
this family is basically quite the opposite of the one i mentioned above. Love and affection is prime in this type of household. The parent is the supporter and the guide of the child. The child is basically the baby their entire lives because the parent will do anything for the child. To be happy is the very very ultimate goal motto of this household. Children are taught to care for themselves as well to protect themselves to care for their own well being. and most importantly to care for others. Parents in this household can be described as the childs friend as oppose to the childs boss like the above household.

Now which household did i grow up in? i think that i grew up (still am here) in a very different yet similar household. i can see my household as being somewhere in between both. For example my father he is somewhat of a macho man figure which also has a lot to do with the fact that he is mexican with some very old style culture ideals. My mother is a very nurturing person yet she can also be a very strict figure of a mother. I guess I can say that this household of mine can be very confusing due to the fact  that one day they will be super nurturing and the next they can be very strict. I WISH THEY WOULD MAKE UP THIER MINDS!!!