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Basic Composition
Blogging in the Blogosphere
English 20


FORMAT:
When you blog, in the Title, write your first and last name as you would as if you are turning in a paper to me. Then you do not have to write my name because I know you are in my class. Write what English class you are in whether it is English 52, 60, 100 and what College.

For example, one would write:

Yue Hayes
English 20
Cerritos College
Post #1

Homelessness
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In addition, for the title, pick the topic of discussion, grammar/organization, content, current events, pop culture or literature as a TITLE that we have discussed in class. Write the posts like this: write #1 Post or #2 Post or Post #50, so I can easily keep track of them and how many you write.

Of course, you are welcome to write more than several posts, and in doing so is another form of participation and does count in the participation grade. Perhaps, in class, you may not participate all that much but in the realm of the blogosphere, you can from the comfort of your own home,

* reflect on the day's class discussion or offer up an insight that you found particularly interesting, etc., etc.
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* How does it change the way you think or thought before on the subject?
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* What actions might you take in the future? Anything is open to interpretation.



Of course, I need not go on and on about being respectful towards your peers' opinions and beliefs. If you disagree with another student's views be discreet about it: Do not say so and so is completely wrong because of this and that. Instead, say, I disagree with so and so and here are the reasons why I do. Go after their evidence and support and do not, I repeat do not attack someone else personally. This is supposed to be a forum for everyone to share their ideas and views.

*I will enforce the blogosphere by either deleting your hard work, making an example out of you here in the realm of the blogosphere or in class* . . .

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  4. I thought we have to post the essay here. I am sorry, is there any way i could remove my first post? anyways hello english 20...

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  5. ok, i think I was able to remove my first post...

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  7. Doyeoun Kim
    English 20
    Cerritos College

    Greeting!
    This is Doyeoun from Cerritos College.
    I guess it is going to be fun to post here.

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  8. Shivangi Patel
    English 20
    Cerritos

    Greetings

    Hey!
    This Blogspot is really confusing-_-

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  9. khaye chia s. buenaventura
    english 20
    cerritos

    true....

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  10. Claudia Diaz

    English # 20

    Cerritos

    Greetings

    Hello to all.

    Hello

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  11. Arcadia Arias
    English 20
    Cerritos College

    Hello everybody
    Have fun blogging!

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  12. Jaqueline Alexander
    English 20
    Cerritos College

    Greeting

    Hello

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  13. Jennifer Schroder
    English 20
    Cerritos College

    HELLO EVERYONE
    I AM HAVING A GOOD TIME BLOGGING

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  14. I'm really enjoying my English 20 class, although I have been begging and killing myself towards the end of my work day to get to school on time. I asked my manager If I could please leave 10 min early, he said "no problem. I'm also really bless to have some really cool understanding co-workers that help me at the end of the night so that I'm able to leave. I will be repaying them tomorrow with Carrot Cake.

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  15. Hello Everybody.
    still trying to get the hang of this.....

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  16. Linda Oliva
    English 20
    cerritos college

    HEY..
    Does anyone know how to put a background on the profile???

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  17. Lorena Padilla
    English #20
    Cerritos college


    hola!!

    hi everybody! i hope you guys are having fun with blogging .i hope to get better at it.

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  18. Erman Yumul
    Cerritos College
    English 20

    MABUHAY!

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  19. I have never blogged before, its kind of fun and similar to facebook. I'm not too sure if I want to put up a picture...I'm still thinking about it. I really appreciate the way Mr. Hsiao has our English class getting to know everyone, I kind of stay to myself but I welcome the friendship with everyone in class.

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  20. ha this is pretty interesting but confusing..

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  21. Does anyone know how to put a background?

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  22. Ernie Martinez
    English 20
    Post #1
    Cerritos College

    Hello and glad to here.

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  23. Eva Meza
    English 20
    Cerritos College


    Hello everyone!

    this actually looks fun
    but im still kind of lost and confused! -_-

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  24. Nicholas Landeros
    english 20
    cerritos college

    hellooooo

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  25. James Camacho
    english 20
    cerritos college

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  27. hmmmm.
    hello Englishh 20.
    soo i created this but i am still lost on what to doooo.
    can anyone helppp??
    P L E A S E????

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  28. Lili mejia
    English 20
    Cerritos College

    wow i got lost but am here lol
    hay everyone

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  30. LindaOliva
    English 20
    Cerritos college

    Cathedral

    Is it weard how we judge people with out even giving them a chance to open up to us. like the story, the husbad had no idea what the blind man was all about,yet he said all blind man are the same. they wear glasses and have dogs to guide them.

    is kind of reminds me of who people feel towards me. it is surprising that a lot of people judge me before they get a chance to know me. All ways saying that i look mad or i look mead. To their surprice that wen they get to actually spend time with my , I am a fun and silly person.The blind man actually thought the husband a lesson.he even smoked weed. i was laghing when i was reading the story. how the husban told the blind man (robert)if he wanted to some some doped with him..jajaja.. I was also surpriced when he said that he will try some with him...Good story man..

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  31. Julisa Arce
    English 20
    Cerritos College

    Only Daughter

    I am a only daughter also. When I started reading the Only Daughter I remember how I was when I was proud, I wanted to make my mother so happy. At 16 I was already an assiantant manager of a shoe store and at 17 I was a manager. I was the only one that graduted. When I noticed that things did not seem to make her proud I tried harded so I went looking for more I got a wonderful job at Staple Center as a supervisor, and also Dodger stadium. I got a boy friend and I notice a change in her which that made me happy. We got serious and moved in together, but I lived hell with him. There was no day that I was not slapped, kicked, or talked down, but my mom was proud of me when I finally left his side. After 14years passed, I learned that she was always proud of me, maybe she did not know how to express her feelings to me, or was busy too raising the two boys on her own, she did not worried about me because she saw me on the right track. All the extra work that I do now I it to make myself proud and no one else.

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  32. Vannak Yoeun
    English 20
    Cerritos College
    Post #1

    The Allegory of the Cave

    ”… look towards the light, he will suffer sharp pains; the glare will distress him, and he will be unable to see the realities of which in his former state he had seen the shadow…” (15) Plato was saying that when the prisoner sees the truth it is painful to them and they refuse to acknowledges it because it's not what they had believed. They are used to seeing the illusions of what the warden wanted them to see. When they go out of the cave and see the truth for the first time it scares them. It's like the time I felt pain when I see realities of my parents getting a divorce. It hurt to see the truth of what will happen. I had been with both of them since I was a kid. I have a hard time to accept the thing that I am use to. That’s life, it has its ups and downs and you might not always accept them. Sometimes it shows you the thing that you never want to see.

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  33. Vannak Yoeun
    English 20
    Cerritos College
    Post # 2

    Only Daughter

    She talks about how she's the only daughter of her Mexican family. Her father “…thought college was good for girls, good for finding a husband.”(4) When she didn’t find anybody in those years her father said it was a waste of an education. When her brother fulfilled his dream and she can’t. It's like how I’m the last child of my family. My parents always compared me to my older brothers and sister. Like why can’t you be more like your brother? Why can’t you do that better like your brother? I’m always being compared to my brother on how he's better at things and I’m not at. It makes me feel like I’m not doing anything right in my life. That how parents are when you have siblings, they compare you to them, and so you have a goal to achieve more.

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  34. James Camacho
    English 20
    Cerritos College
    Post# 1

    Allegory of the Cave

    All my life i have had the struggle of not having a father around. He has never came to talk to me,well as far as i remember. Mom said he was around for about two months only. I would expect him to at least come apologize or give an explanation of why he left. But that has not happen and probly never will. In Allegory of the Cave Socrates says "He will require to grow accustomesd to the sight of the upper world"(21). In this quote socrates is saying that one day he will have to accept the reality and realized he made a big mistake. Once he sees that I did something with my life he is probly going to be part of it. Once he sees that i have a good career and make good money he is gonna need me. But im never going to be there for him if that was to happen. Just like he was never there for me when i needed him.

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  36. Eva Meza
    English 20
    Cerritos College
    Post #1

    Cathedral

    I actually enjoyed reading this story. Its funny how Bub the husband judged and criticized Robert the blind man without even meeting him. Many times we judge people without getting to know them. Although once you get to know them they turn out to be the opposite from what you expected. Bub in “Cathedral“, he says to him self “ I though I knew that much and that much only about blind people”(13). Although it seemed like he did not know much about them. In the story Bub though blind people were not able to smoke, but Robert being the blind guy enjoyed smoking. I remember when my sophomore year at school had started. As I nervously walked inside class I sat in the back. A girl had walked in late and she sat across from me. I did not know anyone who was in that class. As the year went by the girl who had came in late became a close friend of mine. One day she told me that in the beginning of the first semester she wished not to ever work with me. Because she thought I was Asian, or Philipin. She also told me the first day she walked in class she did not want to sit next to me, and that’s why she sat across from me. As she got to know me she was really surprised to know I was Mexican. I thought it was funny, but sometimes it makes me think wow what if I was Asian or Philipin?. Therefore never judge a book by its cover.

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  37. I did enjoy this little story, it made me remember all my struggles starting from when I was young and had to give my childhood to raise my brothers, and cousins. When I was 15 I used to think like James, my father also was not in my life and I believe if one day he would come back for me it would be when I had a good career and I was making money, but I was wrong. The statement curiosity killed the cat is so true, I went looking for him 2 time, and I did not find him. I do not agree with James any more, I believe for you to be a good parent, you have to accept whatever your parent have done, they also have regerts. Your parent have shadows, and maybe they do not know how to see the light yet.

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  38. Cynthia Harnish
    Professor Hsiao
    English 20
    Cerritos College
    Post #1

    The Allegory of the Cave
    Reading Plato's work in The Republic again,makes sense understanding how literatutre relates to anyone's life.Example Line 17 Socrates states,"And if he is compelled to look straight at the light,will he not have pain in his eyes which will make him turn away to take and take in the objects of vision which he can see,and which he will conceive to be in reality clearer than the things which are now being shown to him?"I fill what Socrates is saying is that no matter what is in front of you, you should still try to go forward no matter how painful it is.

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  39. Ivan Gallardo
    English 20
    Cerritos College
    Post #1

    Only Daughter by Sandra Cisneros
    First of all I wanted to say that I really enjoyed and liked reading this story. In some way it shows that anything in life is possible. In the story Only Daughter by Sandra Cisneros (10), her father said, “use this”, tapping his head, “and not this”, showing us those hands. As for me, I’ve been working in construction for the last 4 years since I graduated from high school. In the past I use to think money will come easy without going to school, but working in the hot sun all the time made me think otherwise. Sometimes the rain would not give us a chance to work. My father would always say “go to school and become somebody in life.” My parents coming from Mexico did not have the same opportunity to pursue a career as I do. Every day he will come exhausted from work, and I can just see he wanted to lay down and rest. Now that I have my family makes me realize that to support a family is not easy at all. It takes dedication, effort, and sacrifice to accomplish what someone wants. Is a good thing to have the support and love from your family members. Listening to my father and godfather advise made me want to be a better man and enroll into college. Like they say “it is never too late”.

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  40. Cynthia Harnish
    Professor Hsiao
    English 20
    Cerritos College
    Post#2

    Cathedral by Raymond Carver
    The author makes you understand on how being blind, is no different than you being able to see.It is funny how one who can see thinks being blind is a horrible curse.When in reality its the total opposite.It actual makes people see things better.Point taken is when the the husband does not think blind people can do anything but just be clumpsy.In his vision was a poor judgement of anyone's ability.I see it as people should not judge if they do not know all their facts.All in all I liked this small story.

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  42. Monica Soto
    English 20
    Cerritos College
    Post#1

    Cathedral by Raymond Caver

    I realy liked reading this story. Well what i have to say, is that its realy easy to judge someone without knowing them. But after we get to know them we realize we were wrong. I think it was wrong, of Bub Judging Robert without knowing him just for beeing a blind men. After all Bub and Robert got to know meet each other. Bub realize that he was wrong about Robert. I think Robert showed Bub an important thing about life. You dont always need your eyes to see the beuty of this world. One of my favorite parts was when Robrts wife was sleeping on th sofa and her robe opends up, and Robert is right next to her. But he cant see her cause hes blind....hahaha

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  43. Richard Morales
    English 20
    Cerritos College
    Post #1

    Allegory of the Cave

    "At first, when any of them is liberated and compelled suddenly to stand up and turn his neck round and walk and look towards the light, he will suffer sharp pains; the glare will distress him,(15) I would like to reflect on this quote because I want to share my perspective on this quote. Plato is saying that when the prisoner see the "TRUE" light, they will suffer sharp pains because they will be disgusted on how they have been deceived this whole time. I saw this story in many different ways because since it has a type of harmony with religion. I saw this story as in the prisoners found the word of God, so they found Jesus Christ. Why do I say this? Well, because Jesus Christ said 'I'am the way, the TRUTH, and the life"(John 14:6) Then just go to John 1:1 and it says "In the beginning was the word, and the word was with God, and the word WAS God" and Jesus is the word according to John 1:14, so thats why i say the prisoners found the TRUTH(Jesus Christ), I really enjoyed this story because it helped me see it in a different perspective..

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  44. Richard Morales
    English 20
    Cerritos College
    Post #2

    Only Daughter

    "Even now my father's hands are thick and yellow, stubbed by a history of hammer and nails and twine and coils and springs."Use this," my father said, tapping his head, "and not this," showing us those hands. He always looked tired when he said it."(10) This quote made me very sad and made me think very hard. When she said that her father's hands are stubbed by a history of hammer and nails, it reminds me of "MY" Father(65 yrs old) when he comes home all bruised up from working just so I can have a good life, and lately he came out of his truck and landed on a nail sticking up and stabbed him right on the foot so he has had to be limping for a couple days now, and now everytime I see him, it just motivates me much more to be able to work hard so I can help him out because he is getting old already. This story opened up my mind to my own personal life and i really liked it.

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  45. Juan Pesina
    English 20
    Cerritos College
    Post #1

    The Allegory of the Cave

    This was the first time I ever read The Allegory of the Cave and before I read it I thought it was going to be a boring story, but it wasn’t, it was actually an interesting one. I think that most of us can relate to the prisoners at one point in our lives about how they were kept from seeing reality.

    These prisoners have been chained up their whole lives facing a wall and staring at shadows. They had no idea what to expect if they were ever released. In Plato’s Allegory of the Cave, Glaucon says, “How could they see anything but the shadows if they were never allowed to move their heads”(6)? They never knew what life really was because they have never been able to actually see it. I can compare to this when I first started boxing. I thought just because I could train like a boxer I would be able to fight like one. I was not going to find out what boxing really was until I went up in the ring and boxed with someone else. When I did, I realized that it was a completely different thing and just like the prisoners, they expect to see shadows and not actual people and they will not know until they get a chance to experience reality.

    Even though our situations are nothing similar, I imagined something far different from what the real thing actually was.

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  46. Shardae Jackson
    English 20
    Cerritos College
    Post #1

    Plato’s Allegory of the Cave

    I had to read this passage a few times to get a full understanding. I believe that Socrates and Glaucon are having a conversation about the good life that they could have. The cave dwellers have been in the prison house for so long they do not know what the good life is. So they imagine. As Socrates says … “which he will conceive to be in reality clearer than the things which are now being shown to him”… (line 17) In life I always thought that I grew up rough. As I looked at the brighter picture there is always someone that has a harder life than me. That quote relates so much to my life, and how I grew up. My mom always showed me the clearer things in life. As I was taken to skit road when I was younger. I was shown our life was not nearly as bad as I thought. I was thankful for the great life that my parents had gave me. In Allegory of the Cave the cave dwellers that did not get to escape they will never know what a good life would be like.

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  47. Shardae Jackson
    English 20
    Cerritos College
    Post #2

    Cathedral by Raymond Carver

    This passage was a very crazy passage as I started off reading. I was like wow why is Robert’s wife talking to this blind man, and keep sending him videos. I thought it was very strange. As the story went on it got more into details of why they stayed connected, and sent videos. As the night went on while the blind man was there with Robert and his wife. Robert started to get connected with the blind man. What I thought was interesting was when the blind man said … “My dear I have two TVs. I have a color set and a black-and-white thing, an old relic.” Also … “ This is a color TV” “Don’t ask me how, but I can tell.” (line 16) Those statements reflected back to my life when I was a child. I remember when I could tell the difference between a colored and black-and-white TV. The colored TV was smooth sounded and every channel I flipped to there be never any static. As for the black-and-white TV there was always static and I had to go fix the antenna. This passage made me think of a blinds man life very differently. On how much they imagine things and how they look. Even though they cannot see. Imagination is a big part of there life.

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  48. Ascencion Martinez
    English 20
    Cerritos College
    Post #1

    The Allegory of the Cave


    First i will say thet this novel was more interesting than what i thought it was going to be. Plato stated "At first,when any of them is liberated and compelled suddenly to stand up and turn his neck round and walk and look towards the light, he will suffer sharp pains".When i was a little kid my parents would not let me go outside at night to go and play with my friends. I would ask my mom why and she would said that it was to dangerous for me. I would not understand why but one day they let me. I was shocked when they said yes.

    I was very happy and i went running out side. Me and my friends were so happy runing around playing cops and robers and also hide and seek. But on that day we went out i remember seeing the cops in our block and they said that they were pursuing someone and that we had to go inside our house right away. A police took us to our house and my parents were worried at first.

    My parents told me i told you so but i never thought something that bad was going to happen. After when we saw the reallity of our naighboor hood in the night my parents did not let go outside and that was my pain of reality. Not being able to go outside at night because of reality.

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  49. Ashley Bankhead
    English 20
    Cerritos
    post# 1

    Cathedral by Raymond Carver

    This passage was interesting. I though it was weried at first but then as I read it again I realized the true meaning. I really did not like that the husband was judgemental at first. He said " A blind man in my house was not something he looked forward to." (1) It made me feel like he was not up for trying new things. His wife was friends with this blind man, therefore the husband should be ok with the things she wants as well. I can also relate to this because there were many things I was never willing to try. I was so afriad of roller costers till my best friend told me to relax and not be a huge baby. I went on and it was AMAZING. i mean really amazing. So dont bee judgemental and be willing to try everything at least once.

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  50. Ashley Bankhead
    English 20
    Cerritos
    Post#2

    The Allegory of thr Cave by Plato

    This story was really hard for me to understand. I think it was interesting the way Plato goes about showing how the prisoners are kept. They were held in a cave surrounded by fire. There were wardens who kept them entertained by showing puppets shows. The prisoners we hidden from reality. Plato states "To them, I said, the truth would be nothing but the shadows of the images." (13) He is showing how the prisoners have seen nothing but the puppets shadows. They were blided by a false reality. The wardens only show them what they want them to see. If one of the prisoners were to see the outside world they would be killed. I can relate to this because as we grow up we see our parents shadows. We learn from them and do what they do. My mom was always a pariter, therefore i started to party, have fun, and be careless at a young age. Its like monkey see monkey do. Sometimes its not always for the better.

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  51. James Camacho
    English 20
    Cerritos College
    Post #2

    Cathedral by Raymond Carver

    I am a very bad reader. I just read and dont understand it most of the times. This story was really good. I actually understood the whole thing. In cathedral Bub did not seem to like the Blind man at first. It is like if Bub did not want him to come into his home. In Cathedral Bub states "Now this same blind man was coming over to sleep in my house"(5). When Bub states this he says it as if he did not want him to come. It is kinda like Bub was judging the blind man for being blind. I have had that problem before. I have judged a person just because of the way they look. The few times i have done that i have come to realise i was totally wrong about that person. Same thing in Cathedral Bub came to realize at the end that the blind mad was a great guy. So great that the blind man made Bub feel something he had never felt before. We need to learn how to give everyone a chance and not judge them. That is because you never know who is the person that might have the biggest impact in your life. Thats why after reading this story i am going to try even harder in not judging anyone. Its kinda like they say "dont judge a book by its cover". One has to get to know the person better before one can say something about them.

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  52. Hello everyone! This is my first time blogging and having a hard time trying to post my picture. It keeps saying file too big or something like that. Anyone have any suggestions?

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  53. Gloria Lopez Lopez #1
    Professor Hsiao
    English 20
    08 July 2010
    The Allegory of the Cave by Plato
    On reading this story, I have to say, that there are many great passages that I can relate to. But there is one that stands out most in my mind …”parent of light and of the lord in this visible world.” (Line 36) Life is full of choices and we are responsible for the choices we make.
    My theory on this passage is that, if one takes what the lord has offered, believes in him and ourselves and does right by it, one will own the light and the path that is ahead of us in this visible world. Like Plato says, “in the world of knowledge the idea of good appears last of all, and is seen only with an effort.” (Line 36) As a human being in this world, one makes many choices in their lifetime. One of which I chose not to continue the pattern of becoming a house wife and mother at a young age, as my mother and sisters choice to do. I chose to continue my education and proceed to work towards a career. I am the first of my siblings that has broken this pattern.
    If one chooses not to do right by his/her choices, one will suffer the consequences. For example, in The Allegory of the Cave, Plato says, “the prison-house is the world of sight, the light of the fire is the sun,” (Line 36) they will know nothing more but the heavy metal doors with bars and shackles on their feet. They will know nothing of the visible world that the lord has enlightened us with to take and embrace.
    I have my own philosophy that I go by ….”You are what you are becoming,” one will be able to see where their path is headed to and what they are becoming. So I think that the passage, “parent of the light and of the lord in this visible world,” and “is seen only with effort,” that good things will become of one’s path.

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  54. Ernie Martinez
    Professor Hsiao
    English 20
    Post #2

    Plato’s Allegory of the Cave
    “Such and one coming suddenly out of the sun to be replaced in his old situation; would he not be certain to have his eye’s full of darkness?” I understand this quote meaning that if you make the same decision’s that are the same as the ones you’ve made before you’ll find yourself in the same boat. People tell us the truth sometimes and we put our blinders on because we think we know it all and end up suffering the consequences. The past is actually more important than we sometimes think , you might find yourself repeating it if your not careful.

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  55. Ernie Martinez
    Professor Hsiao
    English 20
    10 July 2010

    Cathedral By Raymond Carver

    This was a good story. Bub the Husband at first actually sounded a little jealous at times and immature when he said that Robert being blind bothered him but was enthusiastic about his visit. He makes a remark about Robert’s wife and where her name came from showing immaturity and making unnecessary remarks about his deceased wife’s name showing again a immature side. He doesn’t seem to like all the tapes and poems that were sent by his wife to Robert throughout the years but didn’t ever interfere threw the ten years that this went on. Robert ends up showing Bub his way of seeing life thru drawing together, holding hands and seeing it thru Roberts imagination.

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  56. Doyeoun Kim
    English 20
    Cerritos College
    post #1

    The Allegory of the Cave

    The story did make me think about my stereotyped thinking of the past. "To them, I said, the truth would be literally nothing but the shadows of the images." (Line 13) What Socrates said was impressing me out. Not only for me, for many of people in South Korea, we are educated and educating our children to hate North korea and Japan. I was born in a totally normal and ordinary family of South Korea. Since my childhood that even I can barely remember, I was educated to think that North korea and Japan are the archenemies of my country. It is Because my country was dominated by Japan for a long period and then we got seperated in 2 to north and south by the Korean War. My grandparents hated them so much and even now. I was almost brainwashed by my parents and the mass media. Everything Tv and newspaper said about Japan to me was evil side of them, and same as North Korea. The mass media of my country was allowed to show Japanese movies or show in TV just few years ago. So what? It Is a very certain and natural thing that I hated them, Because all I heard about them from my parents and the mass media was how much they are evil and how much terrible people in those countiess are. Even after I became an adult, I never changed my mind. They are still ugly and unforgivable existence. When I was 20 years old, I came to United states. I went to take the language program in Cal state Fullerton, which is called ALP. With the language program, I was able to meet many asian guys and also Japanese guys too. They were pretty nice guys and I could be their friend very easily. Everytimes that I had a conversation with them, My mind started to change drastically in a very short time. It sure was an surprising experience to watch myself that my steretype thinking was being gone too much fast... When I turned on my TV and watched News after I read the story, I really could think about what happend to me. I did not have a power to resist against informations coming to me. It also happened to many people and is happening right now. At least now I know the truth that I absolutely believe can be nothing sometimes.

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  57. Juan Pesina
    English 20
    Cerritos College
    Post #2

    Cathedral

    Many people judge others without even knowing them. In Cathedral by Raymond Carver, Bub judges not only the blind man but all blind people by saying,”My idea of blindness came from the movies. In the movies, the blind moved slowly and never laughed”. Without ever meeting the blind man, Bub figures that the blind man is like every other blind person.

    I can relate to this because in school I have always been a quiet person and people judged me. Some kids thought that because I was quiet, I was a boring person and that I didn’t liked to do anything. When they did get to know me they found out that I was a fun person, and now those kids are some of my closest friends. Therefore, one shouldn’t judge someone before they actually meet them just like Bub did with the blind man. I thought this was a good and pretty funny story because I didn’t expect Bub to ask the blind man to smoke some dope with him.

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  58. Jennifer schroder
    07/11/10
    English 20
    Post # 1

    I read the "only daughter". Although I'm not the only daughter I am the oldest. With being the oldest your usually the example. I was nothing more but the blacksheep in the family and tried to make my mother proud. I went to the sheriffs community academy hope to graduate and become a sheriff. No such luck. Nothing I did was good enough. My mother was always right.
    "Even now my father's hand are thick and yellow, stubbed by a history of hammer and nails and twine and coils and springs." This reminds me of how hard my father worked from out of the garage wood working on different pieces of furniture for my mother. I have learned to work as hard as him. That you have to go up and beyond to earn your keep sometimes. He is a great inspiration and has been for some time.

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  59. Jennifer schroder
    07/11/10
    English 20
    Post #2

    In "the allegory of the cave" by plato, had somewhat resembled some of my life and experiences. The quote "I think that he would rather suffer anything than entertain these false notions and live in this miserable manner." To me this quote resembles my marriage with my husband. The way things are going right now are so sad and lonely. it is like I have so much womenhood to show off but yet I'm like my husbands mother. Id rather live on the street than continue living the sad life I am. I suffer a great deal along with our children. He doesn't see that though. But I do ad I know it and therefor I'm causing pain onto my children knowing this. A false notion...what a choice of words. I live a false life, it should be a lot more exciting than what's givin to me now. I do suffer.

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  60. Lilliana Mejia
    English 20
    Cerritos College
    post #1

    The Allegory of the Cave


    "Human begin living in a underground den, which has a mouth open towards the light and reaching all along the den; here they been their childhood, and have their legs and necks chained so that they cannot move"
    This reflecte to me because my mother and i dont have a communication going,when am at her house i feel like am chained up because i can move or do anything so she gets mad and starts fighting with me being in her house lock in it like been in the cave not able to do anything and were the light of the sun hits in thro the door knowing am not aloud to leave an learn and see responsibilities,fear its self, love basically the truth out there and the sad thing of all this is at its been like this my hole childhood..

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  61. Lilliana Mejia
    English 20
    Cerritos College
    post #2


    Cathedral


    "Dont you understand? The man lost his wife!
    this reflects to my story because my mother lost her husband my father it was hard because we were on are own and because of that it was hard for us to get along my mother would try to take over my life the same her mother did it to hers,, well basically becase of ower lost and seen that i was the oldest she turns around and makes it hard for my to make my own choices with out her judging me and tring to take full contral of my life.. and feeling suffocated all this nine years..

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  62. Lorena Padilla
    English 20
    Cerritos College
    Post#2

    The Allegory of the Cave

    First of all I have to say this was a very interesting story even tho; I have never in my life been insterested on opening a Philosophy book or even reading a line of it.

    I had to re-readed the story about three times,
    so i could really catch what Socrates and Glaucon were having a conversation about.

    The conversation that Socrates and Glaucon were having was about how some people are kept from reality.In how to be in charger of their own thoughts and life. Living a life of foolishness and ignorance.

    There is always a time in life where there is always thus particular person that blinded folds us with their negative thoughts, treating us like we are their puppets.And they are our puppet master. Socrates says,"Better to be a poor servant of a poor master, and to endure anything, rather than think as they do and live after their manner?"(30) I grew up with a father that all he did was underestimated me,he will always say that i will never be nobody in life, that i was probably going to end up pregnant before even turning 15 with a dude that is not going to worth nothing, he was just all the time putting down. Also, he will say that i was not going to graduated from high. It was just this negative stuff constantly saying about me,so he got to me everything he was constantly repeating i started to take it in and started to believe that everything he had ever tolled was the truth.It was not until he left the house. i will cry ever night asking God why he just left, but i realize why would i want him back if all he did was blinded folded me from reality.I'm 20 years old have no kids graduated from High in 08 and have a Medical Assistant certificated,(working as a MA in a clinic) and current attending Cerritos Coleege. So everything that he ever said about me was all a lied. I'm living reality and in happy now.

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  63. Linda Oliva
    English 20
    Cerritos College

    The Allegory of the Cave

    At first this did not make sence of how socrates says it "better to be the poor servant of a poor master, and to endure anything,rather than think as they do and live after their manners? I think what he is traying to say is to be our selves, rathen then try to be some one your not.

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  65. Doyeoun Kim
    English 20
    Cerritos College
    post #2

    Only Daughter by Sandra Cisneros

    This mus be one of the most interesting story I read recently. Even though the story was a kind of short, I could feel how much the writer had been suffered for being the only daughter. "I'd tug my father's sleeve and whisper: "Not seven sons, Six! And one daughter. Your daughter!"" (Line 9) This sentence showed me an strong imagination like I can see the scene in front of me. I am the youngest man in three brothers and my two older brothers are my step brothers. they are much older than me and they have almost same age with my mother. It was such a pain to have a cousin meeting with my blood relatives because my mother and I were like outsiders from them. Especially in my culture, It was accepted as a immoral thing to marry a woman much younger than the husband - my father. My situation was different with the situation of the writer had, but I could sympathize her deeply Because I also got trouble with my family relationship in a different way. Family relationships are shackles that we can never run away. I can totally understand the emotion that the writer might has for her family and her father like She might feel she was not a family member quitely. That was why I was so happy when I read the last scene of the story. "When he was finished, after what seemed like hours, my father looked up and asked: "Where can we get more copies of this for the ralatives?"" (Line 17) She must be extremely happy when her father said that. With this story, I thought the family is the family anyway. Even though people has a trouble with their family for their own, They probably still want to be understood and treated as a member by their families.

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  66. Ascencion Martinez
    English 20
    Post #2

    Only Daughter

    For me this book was a very good story and it really made me think anout my family. Sandras dad is an avreg typical hispanic dad that has a daughter. The only thing they want from their daughter is a getting married with a good m=husband that can maintaing her. In my family I have a cousin called Cynthia and her major is registred nurse.

    Sandra said"After four years in college and two more in graduate school and still no husband, my father shakes his head even now and says I wasted all that education."(Cisneros4)When my family found out that Cynthia didnt have a boyfriend everyone looked at her with a face like whats wrong with you but she didnt really care. Now she has career and has money but no boyfriend but we all still love her.

    Sge is a good person and alot of people look up to her becasue she did not let guys get in her way.

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  67. Gloria Lopez Lopez #1
    Professor Hsiao
    English 20
    July 11, 2010
    Cathedral by Raymond Carver
    Wow! This was a really good story. I think the phrase “I don’t have any blind friends” (Line 5) because after reading it seems more of an appropriate title for it. It also says a lot about the content of the story.
    This story showed a lot of character, humor, judgment, love. People can be judgmental at times without even knowing the other person and that alone hurts. People should be fair and impartial to one another whether what race, religion, color, disabled or not. But some really don’t know how to act when others seem to look different from what society perceives as normal. I myself, have been judged and perceived as “stuck-up” or “snotty,” and that hurts. And of course, anyone that knows me knows that this is definitely untrue. I am outgoing, friendly, and respectful towards everyone that I come in contact with.
    Like in Cathedral, the husbands idea of blind people were to be like in the movies, “blind people moved slowly and never laughed, “ and “all used a cane and dark glasses.” Robert was actually the opposite. He was kind and had humor. I laughed when he called him “Bub” and smoked dope with him. He seemed to be very normal and I think “Bub” was actually very surprised to see this.
    As the night went on, the normal Robert became. This goes to show you that one should never judge a book by its cover. Not knowing who or what is a very uncomfortable feeling for many of us. This also made Bub uncomfortable of having a blind man in his home. Just because one looks or acts differently, we all breathe and feel just the same as the other. Have respect and be kind to one another and do not assume someone to be one way. Give it a chance and reach out to one another.

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  69. Eva Meza
    English 20
    Cerritos College
    Post #2

    The Allegory of the Cave


    When I first read this I did not understood anything the story meant. I was lost for a bit. I had to read it like 3 times to really understand the meaning of it. When I finally understood the meaning of It it made sense to me, as Socrates says “and if he is compelled to look straight at the light, will he not have pain in his eyes which will make him turn away to take in the objects of vision which he can see”(17). For many of us it is hard to face reality. Especially when we always seen things in a different way than form reality. I got raised by both of my parents, and seen them as happily married . When I was about 11 years my older brother once told me my father was not happy being my mothers husband. I did not not believe him, because there was no proof of what he said. Although as I grew up my parents argued a lot, and said hateful things to each other. I remember hiding behind the restrooms door, and while I heard both my parents scream at each other I cried. This happened every here and then. Until about a year ago one day my parents got into a huge argument , and I will never forget my father telling my mother he was tired of her. Hearing him say that took me back 7 years ago when my brother had told me my father was not happy with my mother. It hurt me so much having to face reality. Although seeing them argue and not talking to each other for several months is something I have got use to.

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  70. Melissa Shepherd
    Cerritos College
    English 20
    post#1
    hello
    Hi how is everyone doing?

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  71. Arcadia Arias
    English 20
    Cerritos College
    Post#1

    The Allegory of the Cave


    I read The Allegory of the Cave a few times. A thought came into mind that I remember a situation about a friend I’m dealing with. When Socrates says to Glaucon, “that what he saw before was an illusion, but that now, when he is approaching nearer to being and his eye is turned towards more real existence, he has a clearer vision,- what will be his reply?” This part of the quote relates to a friend who has problems with a past relationship. In the relationship, her partner did not respect her. Even if there was no relationship she would stop whatever she doing and attend to him first. Also not knowing she was hurting the people who cared for her. Now she has a clear vision about the truth of what kind of past relationship she had. She still has difficulties with her past partner. The reason of what she was taught is to always be kind and not say no to whoever and whatever situation she was. Could she let go? Before its late and loses the people she cares.

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  72. Arcadia Arias
    English 20
    Cerritos College
    Post #2

    The Only Daughter


    In the story Only Daughter, Cisneros says, “Even now my father’s hands are thick and yellow, stubbed by a history of hammer and nails and twine and coils and springs. “use this my father said, tapping his head, “and not this,” showing us those hands. He always looked tired when he said it.” (10). When I read the only daughter the most part got my attention is this quote. I consider the quote very sad. In some way this quote relates to my father. Every night my father comes home from work he is always tired with small cuts and bruises. He works as a machine operator, stands for 8 hours a day with 1 hour lunch and sometimes a break. When my father has a chance to talk to me he always says, education is the most important part and without knowledge you are nobody. When I read the only daughter Thursday night I realize and appreciate more for all the things my father is doing for me. I saw my father that night and I went towards him with a hug, kiss on the cheek and a thank you. He said are you ok? And I said yes with a smile. Looking towards at him, he also had a smile but all tired.

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  73. Monica Soto
    English 20
    Cerritos College
    Post #2

    The Allegory Of The Cave

    Well what I have to say about the story is that I could relate to those prisiners. I also think that who ever is reading this could also relate to this story and the prisiners. The resson I say this, is because when we were all children we did what our parents told us to do. Our parents were like the (Puppets) like in the story. Always showing us how we sould act and say. As we grow up we go out to the real world and we learn different things. Different ways to do stuff, different from what we were though. When its time to go back Home (The Cave) we find it difficult going back to our old ways of doing stuff. Its like if we are starting all over. Those prisiner were brain washed like some children out their. When they go out, and see whats realy out their then they realize what they had been missing.

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  74. Melissa Shepherd
    English 20
    Cerritos Collgege

    The Allegory Of the Cave by:Plato

    The quote that caught my eye is "and when he remembered his old habitation, and the wisdom of the den and his fellow-prisoners, do you not suppose that he would felicitate himself on the change, and pity them?"(27) Socrates said. What i think Socrates is saying is that if someone got out of a prison like place.They would feel out of place at first.And they might feel bad for his friends that are still stuck in the(prison).they just might feel uncomfortable, because they are finally free and they do not know what to do.In this story Plato is trying to explain what it is like to be a philosopher. I am not going to say that i loved this story. But i did enjoy reading it. Story's like this one really make you think. You have to read it over and over to understand what the author is try to tell you.

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  75. Shivangi Patel
    Cerritos College
    English 20
    Post 1

    The Allegory of the Cave

    The Allegory of the Cave by Plato was a confusing read for me. I did not exactly understand the meaning of the story until it was explained in class. I slowly got the gist of the theme of the story. It explains how some people do not know what is real and what is not real in life. Socrates states in line 30 "Better to be the poor servant of a poor master, and to endure anything, rather than think as they do and live after their manner?' I believe he is saying that it is better to be true to yourself and deal with obstacles than to be as the prisoners and be fooled by the false illusions.

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  76. Alejandra Hernandez
    English 20
    Cerritos Collage
    Post#1



    Only Daughter

    Even now my fathers hands are thick and yellow, stubbed by a history of hammers and nails and twine and coils and springs. "Use this," my father said, tapping his head, "and not this," showing use those hands. He always looked tiered when he said it.
    I can relate this to my dad, he is a very hard working person and tells me every day to try in school and hes going to do what ever it takes to get the the money or what ever it is that i so i can succeed in life even if it means to stay over time or even get second job. He also taught me the value of working which leads us to a better life. He has five kids he needs to provide for, we might not always get what we want but everything we do have is thanks to him. I am a single mom and it very hard and now i know that the only way for me to to give my son a better life is to stay in school and continue my education.

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  77. Lorena Padilla
    English 20
    Cerritos College
    Post#2

    Cathedral

    When I opened the reader and turn to the page where the “Cathedral” was in the first thing I did was count to see how many pages were there. As I counted the pages I was thinking “omg are you serious I’m never going to be done with this .” I’m going to be reading a nine long boring pages.

    But I was so totally wrong I was already critizing the story. Honestly this was one of the story that I didn’t have to go back and re-read it all over again. I understood this story perfectly well.

    Us human are very judgmental. We judge people without even knowing them. We judge the way they look, dress, their appearances and even were they come from. We never take time to see what’s wrong with our self , we are not perfect. It was silly how Bub the husband felt about Robert the blind man coming over and staying at their house. Bub seem to be jealous having a stranger over and it seem that being a blind man was not a good thing. When Bub seem Robert coming down the car he didn’t see a blind man he seen a perfectly man; he didn’t had a “seeing- eye dog” and he was not wearing or using a “cane nor dark glasses.” Robert was totally wrong blind people they are not all the same. My favorite part was when Bub ask Robert if he wanted to smoke some dope with him , and Robert reply ,” I ‘ll try some with you.” Bub thought Robert being a blinded person was not willing to try new stuff. I could relate this story to my life because when I was in 4th grade there was this girl she had a growing problem she wasn’t going to grow very much she was always going to stay small . Everybody will just stare at her and make comments and I’m pretty sure some of those negative comments got to her ears. She was always by her self trying to hide , honestly I thought she was not friendly and she wanted to be left alone. Put as time when by I will try to waive at her and smile. And I definely got that chances to talk to her and ask why was she always by her self, I even dare to ask her if she didn’t wanted anybody to bug her. And she said,” of course don’t I thought people wont want to talk to me because I have a growing problem.” And guess what we became best friends. We both learn that we don’t loss anything on talking to people that have especial needs or they look very different from us. Like they say you could not judge the book by its cover.

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  78. Lorena Padilla
    English 20
    Cerritos College
    Post#2

    Cathedral

    When I opened the reader and turn to the page where the “Cathedral” was in the first thing I did was count to see how many pages were there. As I counted the pages I was thinking “omg are you serious I’m never going to be done with this .” I’m going to be reading a nine long boring pages.

    But I was so totally wrong I was already critizing the story. Honestly this was one of the story that I didn’t have to go back and re-read it all over again. I understood this story perfectly well.

    Us human are very judgmental. We judge people without even knowing them. We judge the way they look, dress, their appearances and even were they come from. We never take time to see what’s wrong with our self , we are not perfect. It was silly how Bub the husband felt about Robert the blind man coming over and staying at their house. Bub seem to be jealous having a stranger over and it seem that being a blind man was not a good thing. When Bub seem Robert coming down the car he didn’t see a blind man he seen a perfectly man; he didn’t had a “seeing- eye dog” and he was not wearing or using a “cane nor dark glasses.” Robert was totally wrong blind people they are not all the same. My favorite part was when Bub ask Robert if he wanted to smoke some dope with him , and Robert reply ,” I ‘ll try some with you.” Bub thought Robert being a blinded person was not willing to try new stuff. I could relate this story to my life because when I was in 4th grade there was this girl she had a growing problem she wasn’t going to grow very much she was always going to stay small . Everybody will just stare at her and make comments and I’m pretty sure some of those negative comments got to her ears. She was always by her self trying to hide , honestly I thought she was not friendly and she wanted to be left alone. Put as time when by I will try to waive at her and smile. And I definely got that chances to talk to her and ask why was she always by her self, I even dare to ask her if she didn’t wanted anybody to bug her. And she said,” of course don’t I thought people wont want to talk to me because I have a growing problem.” And guess what we became best friends. We both learn that we don’t loss anything on talking to people that have especial needs or they look very different from us. Like they say you could not judge the book by its cover.

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  79. Melissa Shepherd
    Cerritos College
    English 20

    "Only daughter" by Sandra Cisneros

    This story is about a young woman who is trying to win her fathers approval and recognition. She is his only daughter out of six sons. the quote i liked was " I sat on the bed next to my father and waited.He read it very slowly as if he was reading each line over and over. He laughed at all the right places and read the lines he liked out loud. He pointed and asked questions: "is this so -and -so" "yes" i said. he kept reading"
    "When he was finished, after what felt like hours, my father looked up and asked: "where can we get more copies of this for the relatives?"
    " of all the wonderful things that happened to me last year, that was the most wonderful." said Sandra i thought this story was sad. all her life she wanted to go to college and do something good, besides just being some mans wife. she wanted to be a wonderful woman. her father referred to her as "his daughter the teacher" not professor or English major. Untill finally she got through to him when he read one of her stories. then he was finally very proud of her. And she was happy that he was proud of her. His "Only 'Daughter".

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  80. Alejandra Hernandez
    English 20 Cerritos Collage
    Post #2



    The Allegory of the Cave


    Better to be the poor servant of a poor master, and not endure anything, rather than think as they do and live after their manner?
    I had to read this story a couple of times because it was really confusing. Its trying to say be real because being fake isn't going to last forever and sooner than later your true colors will sprout and your not going to enjoy the taste of reality.

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  83. Katherine Torres
    English 20
    Cerritos College
    Post #1

    First off I would like to say this was an interesting story although I didn't really
    understand it the first time I read it. I re-read it a couple times, til I caught on to what
    Socrates and Glaucon were having a conversation about. Secondly, I have never really been a fan of Philosophy. However,I did enjoy reading it


    Many of us are sometimes blinded by a particular person and kept from reality.
    I was once in a relationship blinded by love I was young and naive and because of it I stood behind in many things, including highschool. I rather not say names but after our break up I lost faith in myself, he made me believe that without him I could not go on. Although he was wrong, in my eyes that's how I seen things and I sat there letting life pass me by. Til I finally opened my eyes, my vision was clearer. Slowly but surely I started to move on with my life. I went out there and realized what I have been missing. Socrate says, "But he will see him in his own proper place, and not in another, and he will contemplate him as he is"(23). I am going to be where I belong to be and not where one wants me to be. I believe the avoidance of one's pain is the beginning of wisdom, for it is strong enough to contaminate the rest of our lives.

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  84. Good evening everyone,I hope everyone had a good weekend.See everyone in class :) Good Nite

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  85. Bola Mories
    Professor Hsiao
    English 20
    Cerritos College
    Post# 1
    Plato’s Allegory of the Cave
    First of all, anyone reads the beatitudes in Matthew fifth in the Holy Bible, He will know
    Jesus wanted to make the people leaving of their selfishness by helping and serving the other
    People and improving our life to feel peacefully inside ourselves. Let me take you to the
    mountain at this day almost two Thousands years ago when Jesus
    Christ went up to the mountain, and a lot of multitudes followed him to listen to his sermon then
    he opened his mouth and taught them. Second, I take just two commandments and try to explain
    how is that affect in my personal life. First verse,” Blessed are the meek, for they shall inherit the
    earth”. When I read these verse, I remember the time that I got 90.7% in high school. I was an
    arrogant with my friends who got grades less than me even it wasn’t too high comparing to other
    people. Then this verse remind me to be humble nor being cocky with my classmates and my
    friends. Jesus Christ’s words wanted me to leave my lust and my proud of myself and to be kind
    and humble with my friends and to help them like he was with all the public. When we helped
    each other as friends, we were explaining to each other some lessons that helped us to get higher
    grades. Second verse, “Blessed are those
    who mourn, for they shall be comforted”. Jesus Christ wanted me not to forget my sins, but
    to repent from it. He gave the promise to forget and forgive my sins and my mistakes if I
    confess and repent from my sins. This verse reminds me everyday to investigate my soul
    and to regret about my sins, and to remember the promise and the hope that god gave to me in
    Holy Bible. Finally, that’s not mean I became a perfect man, but Jesus Christ gave me the
    method to leave my old wrong habits and the incentive to be pretentious in all the fields in my
    life. In conclusion, the Beatitudes helped me to be confident and not to be perplexed nor
    Irritated. I moved from the unenlightened underground den to live in enlightened happiness with
    Jesus Christ.

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  86. Bola Mories
    Professor Hsiao
    English 20
    Cerritos College
    Post# 1
    Plato’s Allegory of the Cave
    First of all, anyone reads the beatitudes in Matthew fifth in the Holy Bible, He will know
    Jesus wanted to make the people leaving of their selfishness by helping and serving the other
    People and improving our life to feel peacefully inside ourselves. Let me take you to the
    mountain at this day almost two Thousands years ago when Jesus
    Christ went up to the mountain, and a lot of multitudes followed him to listen to his sermon then
    he opened his mouth and taught them. Second, I take just two commandments and try to explain
    how is that affect in my personal life. First verse,” Blessed are the meek, for they shall inherit the
    earth”. When I read these verse, I remember the time that I got 90.7% in high school. I was an
    arrogant with my friends who got grades less than me even it wasn’t too high comparing to other
    people. Then this verse remind me to be humble nor being cocky with my classmates and my
    friends. Jesus Christ’s words wanted me to leave my lust and my proud of myself and to be kind
    and humble with my friends and to help them like he was with all the public. When we helped
    each other as friends, we were explaining to each other some lessons that helped us to get higher
    grades. Second verse, “Blessed are those
    who mourn, for they shall be comforted”. Jesus Christ wanted me not to forget my sins, but
    to repent from it. He gave the promise to forget and forgive my sins and my mistakes if I
    confess and repent from my sins. This verse reminds me everyday to investigate my soul
    and to regret about my sins, and to remember the promise and the hope that god gave to me in
    Holy Bible. Finally, that’s not mean I became a perfect man, but Jesus Christ gave me the
    method to leave my old wrong habits and the incentive to be pretentious in all the fields in my
    life. In conclusion, the Beatitudes helped me to be confident and not to be perplexed nor
    Irritated. I moved from the unenlightened underground den to live in enlightened happiness with
    Jesus Christ.

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  87. Jackie Alexander
    Cerritos College
    Post #1


    “Only Daughter” by Sandra Cisneros

    Validation and acknowledgement from my mother is something I wish I had from her as long as I can remember. Whether I was coming home excited because I made it for High School honor roll, the birth of my daughter, or finally figuring out that I love law and decided to become a Paralegal I always felt like whatever I set my sights on, it was never enough to earn my mother’s approval. I have always wanted to please her and do right by my mother, so I can understand where the author of “Only Daughter” is coming from.

    When the author says, “I remember my father saying, ‘Que bueno, mi’ja, that’s good,’” I can recall having received the same feedback from my mother. Maybe it was because my mother was a single parent and didn’t know how to communicate with or offer guidance to me. However, that never stopped me from trying. I can remember


    The author struggles with obtaining recognition from her father and finally she receives it when she allows her father to read a copy of her book in Spanish. You have a sense that this a critical point because she says, “In a sense, everything I have ever written has been for him, to win his approval.” It was a heartfelt feeling when she finally received her father’s approval.

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  88. Jackie Alexander
    Cerritos College
    Post #1


    “Only Daughter” by Sandra Cisneros

    Validation and acknowledgement from my mother is something I wish I had from her as long as I can remember. Whether I was coming home excited because I made it for High School honor roll, the birth of my daughter, or finally figuring out that I love law and decided to become a Paralegal I always felt like whatever I set my sights on, it was never enough to earn my mother’s approval. I have always wanted to please her and do right by my mother, so I can understand where the author of “Only Daughter” is coming from.

    When the author says, “I remember my father saying, ‘Que bueno, mi’ja, that’s good,’” I can recall having received the same feedback from my mother. Maybe it was because my mother was a single parent and didn’t know how to communicate with or offer guidance to me. However, that never stopped me from trying. I can remember


    The author struggles with obtaining recognition from her father and finally she receives it when she allows her father to read a copy of her book in Spanish. You have a sense that this a critical point because she says, “In a sense, everything I have ever written has been for him, to win his approval.” It was a heartfelt feeling when she finally received her father’s approval.

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  89. Jackie Alexander
    Cerritos College
    Post #2

    “The Allegory of the Cave” by Plato

    I can really appreciate “The Allegory of the Cave” and relating to the cave dwellers because in a sense, I’ve been in their situation myself. I feel like I have been bound by naysayers telling me I’m too old to go back to school and that I should have completed college a long time ago. The truth is, I have been a single parent since my daughter was 4 years old and my middle name became sacrifice. I held back from going back to school because I wanted to have full focus on raising my daughter. Plato says, “ And now look again, and see what will naturally follow if the prisoners are released and disabuse of their error.” It’s amazing what happens when you stop allowing someone or something to control you and you set your sights on what it is you would like to accomplish. I will be graduating next year and I can finally see the light.

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  90. Khaye Chia S. Buenaventura
    Professor Hsiao
    English # 20
    07 July 2010
    Post #1

    The Allegory of the Cave by Plato
    I have never read the story about the allegory of the cave before. I read at first and
    wondering what does the conversation between Glaucon & Socrates about. Upon reading a
    couple of times. It occurred to me of how reality & illusion affect me as person.
    I grew up as a child, being sheltered from the outside/real world, like the prisoners in
    the cave. I was given a false idea thinking that the world is full of magic like a fairytale.
    I was raised in a household where I basically am carefree. No worries. To the extent that I wake
    up each morning, breakfast has been served, uniform is wrinkle free. All I have to do is to go to
    school ,and live up my dreams. This is what I thought the reality of life is, but it was just the
    shadows of the images.(Line 13)
    Those days are gone. I have come out from that cave, liberated and compelled (Line 15).
    It all started when I had a family problem. It served to be a wakeup call to me. I have to move
    out from that cave and live as an Independent. I was able to walk towards the light(Line 15).
    Yes! I am still suffering from the sharp pains. Juggling two part time jobs to pay off bills on
    time, and wrestling with school assignments like this, after the long day. I would say that
    sometimes, that the ray of the sun strikes me so hard to the point that my eyes were dazzled (Line
    19).Wishing that all the pain just go away. If I could turn back time seeing myself beneath that
    cave where the fancy shadow lies.
    As Socrates describes,..” a slave is then brought out of the cave”, in which Plato refers as
    “the ascent of the soul into the intellectual world”(Line 36). Once out of the cave the slave
    discovers, and unlock the mystery behind the darkness of illusion. It will bring forth that the truth
    will set them free. I had unfolded my blind of illusion, and stepping out in the real world.
    I have learned that being Independent is a good start to live life. I learned everything I have to
    know in terms of house chores, being responsible tax payer, a good citizen etc. I have learned
    things that mostly not taught in school. Though it seems so hard, I know that one day I can fully
    embrace the reality of life. And for those who still hides on their cave. I know that one day, they
    will be able to unleash the chains of fear, and be able to face the struggles of life.

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  91. Khaye Chia S. Buenaventura
    Professor Hsiao
    English # 20
    12 July 2010
    Post #2
    Cathedral by Raymond Carver
    Satisfaction, quite a very simple word, yet is hard to define. This is the word that came up
    in my mind, after several times I have read this story. To be honest I did not completely
    understand this story at first. So what is up with a blind man visiting a long lost friend of him?
    Those are my thoughts. At last, it came up in my senses. This story is no ordinary. This is about
    a two people. One who has the sight to see how a cathedral looks like, yet cannot fully describe
    it.(Line 2) And one who is physically blind, but was able to see how cathedral looks like. By
    placing his hands over and follow along while it has been drawn.(Line 29)
    To begin with, I looked up the definition of satisfaction in a dictionary. I scanned
    through. These were the words that caught up my attention; cash payment, debt service,
    down payment, monthly payments, paying back, paying off, payment. It all started late
    July of 2008. I tried applying for a credit card. I was hesitant at first knowing the possible
    Ideas like: “what if I was not able to pay it?” or “ do I really need it?”. After all I said to
    Myself. I have to build up my credit for future use anyway. I have a job, I can pay for it.
    In other words, I was approved for a credit limit of four-thousand-dollars. After a week or two, I
    have received a letter from Citi Bank. I was excited! Like a child opening up a present during
    Christmas. The magic card, where all you have to do is swipe at the magic box, and everything
    you want is yours. No questions ask. This is how it was described in confession of a shopaholic.
    Certainly true, as a teenager who is mainly knowledgeable about the latest fashion, trends.
    I admit. I wanted to have them all. A conspicuous buyer I was. I started up buying clothes, left
    and right. I have been Purchasing signature trendy purses, and a shoe to finish up my outfit. I
    have been doing this over and over. I had a phone call from my mom overseas. It was like the
    usual talk. I told her that I was approved for a credit card. She told me that I should be cautious
    in using it. I said I can pay for it, do not worry. Until one time, I remembered. I was so hungry
    and I got no cash on my wallet. I saw my credit card, and hand it over to the cashier. After a
    while he swiped. He looked at me as if I did something wrong. He swiped the card the second
    time around and finally said that it was declined. To save myself in such an embarrassing
    moment, I just said that It was a wrong card. I went ahead and cancel my order. I rushed out
    from the said restaurant while looking for my phone. As I have found my phone I reached for my
    credit card searching for the customer service one-eight-hundred number. I was able to talked
    with one of them. I asked them what happen with my credit card. How come it was declined?
    The tone of my voice is unpleasant, mixed with madness and embarrassment. I guess. They
    finally told me, that I have consumed my credit limit. I have to satisfy my monthly payments, for
    me to pay off my usage of four-thousand-dollars. It was like a nightmare, thinking how much I
    have to satisfy. Satisfy! That is the word. If only I was satisfied of what I have before, then it
    would have been easier. I was recalling, everything I have purchased. Most of those things, I do
    not even need.
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  92. Khaye Chia S. Buenaventura
    Professor Hsiao
    English # 20
    12 July 2010
    Post #2

    Sometimes in life we usually look for something we do not have. Aspiring more than
    what we have accomplished. Most of us are like the man who was given the sight. Who
    has a lovely wife which as he describes…” her legs, exposing a juicy thigh.” (Line 20) but
    choose to smoke dope and stayed up as long as he wants ,and that they hardly ever went to bed
    at the same time.( Line 20). This means that he is not happy of what he has. He still finds the
    pleasure of using drugs to satisfy himself, without thinking how lucky he was. Unlike the blind
    man, he who never had the chance to see his wife, but chose to sit beside the bed of a dying
    wife holding her hand. They are inseparable.(Line 6) The blind man is the one who could see
    what real happiness is. He might be blind physically, but he finds the satisfaction spending a
    quality time with his wife. In our life mostly we are blinded in the fact that material things will
    bring forth happiness. We want big house, expensive cars, trendy clothes, jewelry etc. What is a
    house without a home? Home where there should be peace, love and unity among the family.
    As Bertolt Brecht said everyone chases after happiness, not noticing that happiness is right at
    their heels.
    As the blind man said “I’m always learning something. Learning never ends”. (Line 21)
    I would say that I have learned my lesson. Buying material things will never satisfy a person. It
    will just leave a person a room of wanting more. Now I have to pay the price. Through that
    experience, I definitely know now how to describe a cathedral for I have drawn it myself.

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  93. Erman Yumul
    English 20
    Cerritos College
    Post # 1

    Allegory of the Cave by Plato

    As an Immigrant in the United States, I had some difficulties adjusting to what I call "A new life". First year was not easy for me. I had to adjust from the people that I meet and to the culture of it. To be honest with you, I had been discriminated by other people because of my ethnicity. I think because it's a very diverse place. I did not have any idea what is the meaning of discrimination until I came here in U.S. I realized that some people will try to bring you down and test you on how far you can last. In the quote "And first he will see the shadows best, next the reflections of men and other objects in the water, and then the objects themselves"(Line 21). I can relate in to this quote because at first living in East Los Angeles, I did not see the best of America but when my family and I finally moved here in Cerritos, I saw a huge difference. The people were very nice and I think that discrimination does not exist in this place. over the years, I made some new friends and now I can finally say that this is America and this is, I guess, my new home.

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  94. Erman Yumul
    English 20
    Cerritos College
    Post # 1

    Only Daughter by Sandra Cisneros

    This was actually a very nice story from Sandra. Being an only daughter or an only son in the family is not easy for the most of us. Sometime in our life, our parents would make a decision that they'll regret. I can relate into that. Sometimes my parents would make a decision that is not the right thing to do. For example, they encouraged me to stop school to be a full-time at work so I could earn some money to pay for school. But I refused to follow their decision and still continued to go to school. "what I didn't realize was that my father thought college was good for girls--good for finding a husband. After four years in college and two more in graduate, and still no husband, my father shakes his head even now and says I wasted all that education. All in all I would give this story a 4 out of 5 stars.

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  95. Katherine Torres
    English 20
    Cerritos College
    Post #2

    Only Daughter by Sandra Cisneros

    I must say this was a very interesting story, kind of sad. Although I am not an only daughter I could only imagine the pain and struggle Sandra had to face in her life. It is sad to think how everything Sandra did was for her father, yet he never even recongnized it. "After four years in college and two more in graduate school, and still no husband, my father shakes his head even now and says I wasted all that education."(4)Whether or not Sandra found a husband, I think her father should have been proud of her and should have appreciated her for what she has accomplished from the start. I know my father would have. Instead all her father could think of is how she did not find a husband. Wow! That is harsh. I personally think attending college has nothing to with finding "some guy" to marry and I'm glad my father does not think that way ither. Well atleast in the end of the story Sandra's father seemed proud of her and that made her happy. "Of all the wonderful things that happened to me last year, that was the most wonderful"(17).

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  96. Katina Jones
    English 20
    Cerritos College
    Post #3

    The Allegory of the Cave

    This story was extremely difficult for me to understand . I had to read it several times. The quote in line 19, "When he approaches the light his eyes will be dazzled, and he will not be able to see anything at all of what are now called realities"stood out to me the most. It brefly explains to us reader that regardless of what happens if he is able to see the outside world, he will still be confuse because he was never taught what reality is. It was so sad to know that they were being chain from their necks and even their foot. They also had fire in front of their face and I can relate to that because its hurts my eyes when im standing in front of a Barbeq pit. Being control by puppets can be boring and fustrating to look at all day everyday so I can imagine how they feel on a daily.This story translates to me in a message stating that if I dont control myself someone else would and they not gone always teach you the good things in life.If I would have started following society and not my own thoughts who knows where I would be at right now.However, I do not knock those who do follow I just tend to handle my decision differently.

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  97. Katina Jones
    English 20
    Cerritos College
    Post #2

    Cathedral

    The story that I have chosen was Cathedral. Cathedral came off interesting to me so I did not get bored which is the type of stories that I love. This happens to be a very mysterious story about a young married man name Bub meeting Robert the blind man for the first time because of the wifes close relationship with him. The wife and Robert were like Video pals since she had stop working for him as his assistance reading and helping him out with things. I can say that everyones first impression on that particular part was extremely mortifying. Reading the story I did not think that they were going to get along so well because of the fact that bub was skeptical about a blind man who he knew nothing about was spending the night over his house .Surprisingly they ended up getting along great .I do not fault Bub for his random thoughts about blind men which was completly unture because believe it or not evryone sterotype whether it is about a gender, disability , or ethnicity.There was a part at the end when Bub was trying to explain to Robert about what a Cathdral was and Robert made Bub draw a Cathedral with his eyes close. The story began to get a bit of emotional because it was as if he was Robert , a blind man drawing with his heart and not his eyes.

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  98. Marlina Castaneda
    English 20
    Cerritos College
    Post #1

    The Allegory of the Cave

    The story Allegory of the Cave was quite confusing when I first read it but, after all I had understood what it was about. I would say that a way I relate to the story is that at a young age I did not know what it was like to have a boyfriend because my mom did not allow it; until I finally had one. Having a boyfriend was exciting and a new experience for me; i did not think negative at all. One day at the mall I had caught my boyfriend holding hands with a young girl. At the moment I was painfully hurt and angry inside. Really, I mean I have never experienced something like that before; he cheated on me! So, what I am saying is that growing up and not having knowledge about different things such as, being in a young relationship with someone can affect you. Quote, "And have their legs and necks chained so that they cannot move, and can only see before them, being prevented by the chains from turning round their heads". Therefore, I did not know the truth about how having a boyfriend could be like . I honestly cried and my tears felt trapped inside; I was just holding it in and not wanting to reveal the pain. Well, I guess when your young reality is just so far from you.

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  99. Marlina Castaneda
    Enlgish 20
    Cerritos College
    Post #2

    Only Daughter

    Reading this story was interesting because I am a Mexican girl myself. In the story she talks about her father always saying he has seven sons but, really he has 6 sons and 1 daughter. How ironic she did not blame her father for saying that but, she felt as if she was being erased. She felt lonely because of all the time she spent alone. So, because of that she had time to think and think alot. When she was in the 5th grade she would tell her father about her plans for college and her father would say "Que bueno, mi'ja" that is good. After, 10 years gone by; the last year was good for her. She wrote professionally, and she was rewarded. Honorly rewarded for her writing like, National Endowment for the Arts Fellowship. Well, one day her father had read a copy of her writing. He loved it.

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  100. Chayden Var
    English #20
    Cerritos College
    12 July 2010
    Post#1

    The Allegory of the Cave by Plato

    This story was interesting , one quote that I can relate to. As said on line (32) “such an oncoming suddenly out of the sun to be replaced in his old situation: would he not certain to his eyes full of darkness?” I was raised to be a strong woman. Being told to never have another woman come to control my life or to be told by others besides my own family. I would say mothers know best. Moving out of my mother’s house in a late summer afternoon, after a big fight with my older sister , about me coming home late from a night out with my fiance at the time. In my family, my older sister was too controlling, she was always mad at me, accusing me of using my engagement to go out and to come home late with my fiance. That just disturb me every time. To have my older sister to tell me what to do with out me finding out myself how life would be like out there. To listen to my mom to say if I were to move out with out marriage the other family or other people will look down at me. I would be a disgrace to move out in with my fiance with out marriage. Being eighteen years old, always having to think that if I don’t follow the traditional asian custom, reputation are known to be judge and bad. I eventually decided to move out in with my fiance. My fiance mother was happy and respected me because she understood the situation I was in. But six months have gone by and I had misunderstood my fiance’s Dad at the time, I thought his dad had called me a “clueles girl.” So I talked back and told him if he is crazy he should be crazy by himself. Just one little mistake in an argument would bring me down, (32)“eyes full of darkness” relate to me. My fiance mother was not please, of course, with her pointed fingers to my face and said all the stuff my mother would warn me. The look down, the disgrace, the disrespect of one another. I would not know how my life in general would be in the future. But to experience moving out with out marriage was a reality, the hurt ,and pain that I have gone through after having the argument with my fiance mother. After that incident my world would not be so innocent and peaceful as it was suppose to be. Coming to find out that my fiance’s mother would tell her friend about me, how I am disrespectful to move out from my home to move in with her son with out marriage. I now see it the hard way. Reality sure do hit me hard in a matter of finding out in a situation that could have been prevented. Now I would have to face off the grudge that my fiance mother have towards me.

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  101. Chayden Var
    English 20
    Cerritos College
    12 July 2012
    Post # 2

    Only Daughter by Sandra Cisneros

    April 3rd 2008, My Husband and I went to our three week vocation to Cambodia. We left our four year old son and three year old daughter at my mom’s house, so my mom and younger sister can babysit. It was a wonderful feeling. We set off our first time ever leaving the United States, that I always known. My husband and I thought we had it all, purchase a 2500 sqaure feet home, two kids, traveling, work, just an average American family. To be fortunate enough to have the time and weeks to go see the kingdom of Cambodia, the Temple there called Ankor Wat, was just beautiful. To be able to touch the ancient stone carved by the human from the 12th century. Just like how Only Daughter Sandra Cisneros said (17) “of all the wonderful things that happened to me last year, that was the most wonderful.” But the most wonderful thing does not last forever. Soon after the economy went bad. Our house market had plunge down to not even worth to keep our brand new home. I was laid off from work. By June of 2009 we started to take money out of our savings. So, I have been through wonderful things and what not. I have at least went to see the Kingdom of Cambodia, Ankor Wat in this life time.

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  102. Nataly Gonzalez
    English 20
    Cerritos College
    Post # 2

    The Allegory of the cave

    This was the first story we read in class. It was very interesting how the charaters where put. The way it started it caught my attention. Like how the people were chained up in a cave with only fire behind them. They can not see the reality or whats on the other side because there chained up and it prevent them seeing the real world. Then Socrates wants to help them arrive the thruth but he wonders whats going to happen to them when they get out. Would they face problems, what would they do when they get out from the cave , will they face pain, suffer, as like people like us do. Well for my point of view i think this story is saying that we can not always believe what we see and hear because not everyone on this earth is loyal. But people who tries to look beyond of it it will either embrace or not. Thats why we learn from our mistakes so we could not repeat them again.

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  103. Nataly Gonzalez
    English 20
    Cerritos college
    Post #1

    Cathedral


    When I opened the book and read the title, i thought it was going to be one of those boring stories but then i realized i was wrong. The story cathedral, whats up with the ending? i was confused like i wanted to know what was going to happen next but oh well i guess we have to use our imagination. This story is about someone who has to deal with the wifes friend who is blind and who was going to stay over and visit. At first the narrator (bub) did not sounded excited about it. I think he was not enthusiastic for some reasons. For example, probably he had never encounter with blind people before, he does not know how to act around him, or he is just nervous or worry what to say. In a way he sounded jealous because the way he talk about his wife sending him videos to each other and how they kept in touch for a log time or probably am wrong , who knows. Yet i thought this story was going to have an awful ending like the husband would not get a long with Robert, Bub will leave the house cause of him , or Robert would seduce the wife and the wife will fall in love with him. But i was wrong it actually had a happy ending because towards the end bub and robert started to click with each other even though it had a weird ending. I think if you put a little effort getting to know someone u will get a long with that person . =]

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  104. Ascencion Martinez
    English 20
    Cerritos College
    Post#3

    Baba and Daddy

    This story reminds me of all those good times that i spent with all the people that pased away. Bell Hooks said, "They may be dead long gone but their presence lingers and you have to share to share who they were and how still are with the world."(Hooks1)This should be done by other people because no matter how bad the person was we should thank god for introducing that person to us.

    One person that i wish i could meet but its too late already is my grandfather from my mom side of the family. My mom was not even able to meet him becasue he was murdered when she was an infante. My mom said that when her mom talked to her about him, he was a great guy. My mom told me that he was a strong courageous man that would never give up and always try to better situations. I would have like to meet him but i was not able to, at least i would have like for my mom to meet him.

    Im sure if we would have met him we would have gotten along good because by what i hear of him he was a good person.

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  105. Ivan Gallardo
    English 20
    Cerritos
    post# 2

    Allegory Of The Cave by Plato
    Sometimes we are raised a little different than others. In The Allegory Of The Cave (6), Glaucon says “how could they see anything but the shadows if they were never allowed to move their heads?”. For example, I grew up in a world where females were suppose take care of the house work, and males were to work to support their families. I feel that both females and males should follow and do what they want to do in life. My father would always let my mother do everything around the house. I will sometimes notice how exhausted she will get. Sometimes my younger brother would not listen, so obviously life would get even harder for her. She would clean the entire house, do dishes, clean up after my brother and myself, cooked everyday, and we would not take her for granted. Till my father decided to “turn his head around” and realize that my mother wanted to do something else. She was able to do what she wanted to do, and found a job. Now we all help around the house with everything and make life a little easier for my mother. Sometimes it is better for someone to take the blinds off their eyes, take people for granted, and realize that we are in a total different world now.

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  106. Shivangi Patel
    English 20
    Cerritos College
    Post 2

    Only Daughter

    After reading this story, I can honestly say this reading does not relate to me. My parents believe in having an education for the girl more than finding a husband. In paragraph 4 of "Only Daughter" Cisneros states, After four years in college and two more in graduate school, and still no husband, my father shakes his head even now and says I wasted all that education." My parents have taught me to focus on my studies no matter what, it's the most important thing. With an education, you can provide for yourself and not depend on a man to support you. In my culture we don not choose our husbands, our parents do. This is the very reason why they do not put too much importance and pressure on finding a husband.

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  107. Maria Camacho
    English 20
    Cerritos College
    Post #1

    The Allegory of the Cave

    This is the first time I have read this story and I read it twice to understand it better. I think that Socrates and Glaucon are conversating what most of us have conversated in life at one point of what is real or what truth really is. I believe that everyone in life has had the same conversation that Socrates and Glaucon are having. Sometimes we see what others want us to see and we do not see what we want to see. Socrates says, " And if they were able to converse with one snother, would they not suppose that they were naming what was actually before them?" Some people conversate about other things but they do not really talk about of what is actually in front of them. They only get to see what is in front of them. For example, they one see the fire, the wall, and the chains that havethem hooked to each other. We as human beings only see what is also in front and we do not look back because if it is the truth then sometimes we do not even want to know it. The prisoner that got to escape got to see the truth, the outside of the cave he was in. He finally saw with his own eyes that the outside is something better that he saw himself than seeing what they had made him to see. I do not pity the people that are still locked up in their caves but hopefully one day they come out and see the truth and that it does not hurt. The truth will just change our lives for the better and not for the worst.

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  108. Maria Camacho
    English 20
    Cerritos College
    Post #2

    Only Daughter

    When I started reading Only Daughter by Sandra Cisneros, I thought to myself "this is me" but with only two brothers not six. Being my dad's only daughter and the oldest meant to him alot. He would always tell me, "Hija que quieres estudiar?" And I would tell him that I want to be a registered nurse. When I told him that I want to be a registered nurse that made him happy because then he would say, "That is good and then one can heal me when I get sick." That would make me happy and smile because my dad supports me in everything I want to do and so does my mom. When they ask my mom or dad what does your daughter work or major in? I want them to be proud of me and say, " My daughter is a registered nurse at so and so hospital." Being the only daughter with two brothers and the oldest is not fun because my brothers get to do stuff that my parents do not let me do. Well only my brother that is soon to be 17 years old gets to stay out late and do stuff with my cousins and I have to stay home and baby-sit the other one. Only once in awhile I get to stuff like him but I guess it is because I am the only girl/daughter. When the day comes that I am finally a registered nurse, it would make me happy and my parents proud.

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  109. Vannak Yoeun
    English 20
    Cerritos College
    Post # 3

    Baba and Daddy Gus

    “He was a man of few words, deeply committed to silence…” (4) Daddy Gus reminded me of my grandpa. When I was little I met my grandpa like only a couple time. He never likes to talk but he was very kind. Being around him always made me clam and relax just like in the story. When he passed away I felt very sad. I only got to know him for a little bit since I only visited him once. I don’t remember much since he was not the talking type. He was the person that cares for everybody and helps when you need it. As I kept reading the story it reminded me of him. Daddy Gus reminded me about him on everything that I remember when I was a little kid. If I could have the chance to know somebody more it would have been my grandpa.

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  110. Luis Miramontes
    English 20
    Cerritos College
    Post #1

    This story was a little weird to me because i really did not get what they were trying to explain.But at the end of the story i started to get the moral of the story. Just like Plato said "to them, I said, the truth would be literally nothing but the shadows of the images."(13)This reminded me of when our parents would judge other kids for the simple fact of how they looked. My parents would tell me not to hang around with those types of kids because they were "BAD KIDS"

    When we got to high school we stopped listening to our parents like any teenager does. And little by little we started talking to the "BAD KIDS". Then we realized that they were not even bad they were just different. They were really not that bad and for people just to judge someone for what they see is not fair because what people may think someone can be far from the truth.

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  111. Luis Miramontes
    English 20
    Cerritos College
    Post #2

    I think that most of the class could relate with the story Only Daughter. Not because of the fact that she is an only daughter or because she is a girl, but because i believe that most of our family is like that. They want us to be successful, they want us to do better in life than them. Sometimes i feel that we can never impress them. they want so much from us. Sometimes i don't think they know whats best for us no more.

    In the quote Sandra Cisneros "Why would anyone go to college and then choose to be poor? especially someone who had always been poor"(11) Parents want us to go to college and get an education but at the same time they want us to work. I'm not saying there is something wrong with working because there is not because a little money here and there don't harm anybody. but don't you sometimes feel like they just want us to work already just to help support the family.

    when our parents think of college they don't think of a bachelor or masters degree or even higher they mostly think of an AA degree. Most Mexican parents just want us to go to school fast and start working fast. I'm not saying all Mexican families but most. and that quote really gets to me because they want us in college but at the same time they want us to do other things that could delay our future. i don't want to go to college and do the minimal i want to go and finish what i came there to do and if i can do even more for my future.

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  112. James Camacho
    English 20
    Cerritos college
    Post #3

    Baba and Daddy Gus by bell hooks

    This story was very interesting. Due to the fact that it reminds me so much of my grandparents,from my moms side. My grandparents were supper attached to eachother,and had much love for eachother. In Baba and Daddy Gus the narrator states "They were strangers and lovers-two eccentrics who created their own world." Thats excatly how we saw our grandparets before my grandpa past away. Once he left my grandma has not been the same. She does not seem as happy as she used to be. She seems lonely and unhappy. She lives all alone in her house in mexico,and she is just not the same as she used to be. She has stoppeed doing alot of the things she used to love doing. Its like she has no power to keep on waking up everyday. They both have showed me so much. I did not have my grandfather for long but i had great times with him. They have showed me so much and i appreciate both of them for everything they have done for me.

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  113. Luis Miramontes
    english 20
    cerritos college
    post#3

    baba and daddy gus

    Hooks(baba was an incredible quilt maker, but by the time i was old enough to really understand her work, to see the beauty, she was already having difficulty with her eyesight)(13) This quote really reminded me of my grandma or my dads mom because since i was a little boy i would always remember seeing my grandma with a big ball of string and knitting needles in her purse. everytime i would go visit my grandma she was in her room watching tv and knitting she would make all kinds of thing from sweaters to gloves and beanies but i was to little to know what she was doing but it looked so cool how she would move the needles.

    i remember trying to knitt when my grandma was not in the room but i would always let the big ball of string roll away and me trying to get it before to much string rolls away and then it would be impossible to roll it back. I never got to see my grandpa alive because he passed away before i was even born but from what my aunts and uncles told me he was a great cook and he loved to help people. Just like daddy gus.

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  114. Richard Morales
    English 20
    Cerritos College
    Post #3

    Baba and Daddy Gus

    "She liked nothing better than to tell us all the ways it was one big hypocritical place:'Why, I can find God anywhere i want to-I do not need a church.'" I can relate to this because I have a friend, Helen, who doesn't like going to church at all. Her excuse, like Baba, is that it's full of hypocrites. Also, what makes this story relatable to me is that I am a deacon at my church as well. I really like this story because it is very similar to my life.

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  115. Bola Mories
    Professor Hsiao
    English 20
    11 july 2010
    Cerritos College
    Post 17
    When I started to write this paragraph,I felt like I have nothing to write, but I could remember my successful spots in my life that I can share. I have been here in United States for two years and half. I want to go back to 2008 since I immigrated to United States. I went to Tennessee. I went out of Nashvile airportat nine pm. I thought I got my dream, but I found out that I just begin a new life all I know a bout few English words. I saw all trees,restaurants and shopping stores in both lines, and I could smell the fresh air for this clean atmosphere, and I was asonished and excieted because of seeing new views that I had never seen before. then I arrived David my brother's apartment, and I took a shower then I slept for six hours. In the morning I woke up at six am , and i went to the porch to see the nature, and it was beautiful. After that David woke up at nine am, and we went out for shopping. After five weeks, I got a job as a busser in hotel restaurant. In my first day I started at six am; it was really hard job. After three hours at nine am i was really exhausted i had pain in every tiny origin in my body. Mr. Chip my manages was unsatisfied because I was very slow. I was really slow, I dropped a tray on top of myself, and I felt embarressed. It was a terrible day. In spite of all those events chip and the other servers were teaching and encouraging me to learn my job because they were seeing that I am trying to do my best, but I lacked the experience, and it was really occupied day. Actually, they were really patient co-workers. Fortunately Chip kept me in my job because he was seeing me being better a day after another, and the servers became satisfied from my work, and i was getting faster and better. After I spent two months in the restaurant, Mrs june banquet manager asked me to help her in saturday night as a banquet server, I did, and she thanked me for that. i kept workin for friday and saturday nights for banquet. Few months later Chip nominated me as a star of the month as hard helpful kind worker, but another one won it. then chip left and dave the assistant manager nominated me for the second time, and I didn't won it for the second time, but I was happy because Mrs Jennifer the director of operations in the hotel was satisfied and excieted for the work I do, and that was enough for me. Few months later mrs. kate the short 28 years old new manager for the restaurant,and in her first month she saw I was working honestly and so hard, and she nominated me as a star of the month in her first month as a first person who was nominated by her. In the day of the workers party I was working in banquet, Mr michael called me from my room to go to the workers party. Then I left my work to go to the workers party. Then we started our lunch after that they announced I'm the star of the month. I was so excieted , I took photos with the managers, and mr Harbor the general manager gave to me an employee certificate and fifty dollars gift card, and it was really wonderful day. When we finished Kate looked to me , and she was so happy; I could see that in her eyes. of all that wonderful things that happened to me last year, that was the most wonderful. In conclusion, the great point at this not only being the star of the month, but also all the managers I worked with nominated me for that. For this reason I got the incentive for keeping working harder and growing professionaly.

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  116. Claudia Diaz

    Professor Hsiao

    English # 20

    12 July 2010

    My childhood was different from other girls. Rise by man, been pick on teach me so much.
    I thought men were born with no brain and woman intelligent.
    My uncle called us in to the living room. That guy will ask us about México
    History every time he had the opportunity. My sister and I knew we could beat all the guys.
    My uncle said; the question, thought I knew the answer but it wasn’t.
    I felt so ignorant and stupid at the time that my uncle gave me a big hug. he said; we
    Don’t stop learning from your mistakes, and no matter what age learning will be coming every day.
    That’s what the blind man was telling bub.
    I’m always Learning Something. Learning never ends.

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  117. Rosybel Sagastume
    English#20
    10 July 2010

    Allegory Of The Cave

    The Allegory Of The Cave was a weird story to me. I was not able to get what it was trying to say at the beginning, but after reading it a few more times i understood it. The author Plato is trying to set us an example of how it would be to live in the dark. What i mean by the dark is not knowing but beauty nature has and what the wrold has to offer. In Socrates and Glaucons Conversation i notice Glaucon had no interest in unblinding himself. But in the end he becomes curious to know all about what Socrates says, he wants to discover and see this world he is talking about. The strange thing i never really understood was why had they been chained, what crime had done if they had just came to this world. But i guess the people who had them in there must have wanted them to have a miserable life and must have really hated them to do such a thing.

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  118. Rosybel Sagastume
    English#20
    10 July 2010

    The story Only Daughter is very touching to me. Some parts of it like "i wanted my father to understand what it was i was scribbling, to introduce me as "my only daughter, the writer". (6) reminds me of the time i was writting an essay on "My Heroe" and i would make many excuses for my father to look at it and see it was him. But everything i would do was useless, he then only read it because my teacher had made a comment about it to my mom. Other than that i dont think he would of ever read it. But as a result when he finally read it i got the same thing as the author "where can i get more copies for the relatives?" (20?) This story really brought back memmories of how things use to be with my father but now our relationships dead but i still have hope it might just go back to the way it was one day. The time in which i was daddys little girl.

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  119. Claudia Diaz
    Professor Hsiao
    English # 2
    12 July 2010

    Experience; of The Allegory of the cave in one quote.
    I belive everyone will see themselves as me.
    At the age of eight, I was a playful and active child. My dad will always be over protective with us.
    One day in a clody and raining day, I went outside to play with my new bicycle.
    Ten minutes later my dad was in front of me with the shoulder look.
    He put me in “time out” for 30 minutes, but for a child such age was a life time sentence. I recall reading
    A quote of cave; How could they see anything but the shadow if they were never allowed to move
    Their heads? When my father gave us a time out right in the corner of the living room, we were not
    Allowed to move any part of our body. Especially the head.

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  120. Claudia Diaz

    Professor Hsiao

    English # 20

    12 July 2010


    Before my first relationship, was happy and alone. You can’t take a person back no matter what. Family
    never leave you alone for making a good or bad decision. Not been hard to myself.
    Keep moving forward. Protecting my love one it’s the most important thing in my life. Now I am more
    cautious person today and less trusting. Do I see myself in a relationship? Peace of mind is more
    important to me then being in a relationship? Forgotten and forgiven?

    I graduated from school. It was the first step to do what I thought it was freedom. I began helping my
    mother with my first job as a waitress, great deal for me. Dating was not in my plans, I had friends but
    that was all. My life was great; I had a job, art, dancing, soccer and most of all going to the movies. It
    was not much but it was great for me.
    When I was growing up I saw lots of things in my life. My mother will always advice me from right and
    wrong. But most of all, If a person do not respect you forget about him. I learn so much from the wise
    lady. My sister, brother and me will always be together and of course our mother to. Instead of the tree
    musketeers, we were four. Our family was everything for us and always be. No matter what decision
    anyone of us made in life, we as a family will be there for him or her.
    All this time I have dedicated to my son. Been a single parent could put you to do many thing. I will like
    to active many thing. That does not mean I am been hard to myself it’s just moving forward.
    Seen my mother having the courage of protecting us from everything and anyone was amazing.
    It’s hard for a kid to see the true in such young age, but it was worth it because you put more effort
    to your own child. Now a relationship for me will be difficult and not focusing in my child, I do not see
    myself with another person. In this now call future will be taking care of my sweet angel. Peace of mine
    will always be important then a relationship. The wise lady always talks to me about forgetting and
    forgiven. The wise lady will tell us; people will be mean to you, but sometimes we must forget what they
    do and forgive. She is a catholic person that always put god as an example.

    This life has their ups and downs. Moving with a positive attitude it’s the most logical thing to do. Family will be there for us as long as we could want. Making the right decision made me how I am, why stop now? Listening to old folks could make you wiser. We never stop learning each day we learn something new.

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  121. Rosybel Sagastume
    English#20
    12 July 2010

    Baba and Daddy Gus
    Baba and Daddy Gus was a sweet story to me. I can see she really loved her grandparents.Baba has a unique personality, shes more of the one who decides what she is and is not going to do. She can also be a little bad with the fact she can not go on with a conversation without cussing. But other than that shes a hardworker and loved grandma to Bell.Daddy Gus is just amazing to me, hes very unique and funny. He also plays the romodel role in the story since Bell looks up to him.He is a very caring and loved person by the people and his church.The difference between Baba and Daddy Gus is she is like the childhood troublemaker while he could of been the peace maker.But i have to say their relationship was funny but their love for eachother was unconditional and it had lasted for a while.Going back to the author you can see she really admired and loved her grandparents. She might even be hoping to be like them one day

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  122. Nataly Gonzalez
    English 20
    Cerritos college
    Post #3

    Baba and Daddy Gus

    It was a nice story to read. I liked the way hooks describe there grandparents and how he like them no matter if they have different personalities.

    "Why, i can find god anywhere i want too-I do not need a church."(10) This quote in a way i could relate too Baba. Since i was born my parents never taught me to go to church so i always taught that god is always there for me. When my friends invite me to go to there services I always say no because why would i go to church when i have god with me in my heart.

    It was a nice story to read. I liked the way hooks describe there grandparents and how he like them no matter if they have different personalities.

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  123. Maria Camacho
    English 20
    Cerritos College
    Post #3

    Baba and Daddy Gus

    This story was very interesting. Hooks says, "Baba was an incredible quilt maker, but by the time I was old enough to really understand her work, to see its beauty, she was already having difficulty with her eyesight."(19) This quote reminded me of grandma my mom's mom because she would always sit either inside or outside to knit different things everyday. Baba and Daddy Gus remind me of my mom's parents my grandparents because they are some what similar. My grandma was like Daddy Gus because she would like to go to church all the time and help people when she had time. My grandpa was kind of like Baba because my grandpa was in his own little world. He would always be the garage doing something. If one had to find him to ask him something one would know where to find him because that was his spot. I do not have none of my grandparents because they all passed away but they are always with me and in my heart. I love my grandparents to death and always will.

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  124. Lilliana Mejia

    English 20

    Cerritos College

    Post #3

    Baba and Daddy Gus

    "He was not gonna let anybody tell him what do with his life."
    This story reflects to me he lives this life on his own not having someone living it like my mother does it to me my mother thinks she can live my life just for the fact that am here daughter. Ats not fair for me and neither for her. i think everyone has the right to live their own live the way they desire, sometimes she has to stop and let me life, and enjoy my live to the fullest..

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  125. Alejandra Hernandez
    English 20
    Cerritos College
    Post #3



    Baba and daddy Gus


    "Their are family members you try and forget and ones that you always remember, that you cannot stop talking about. They may be dead- long gone- but their presence lingers and you have to share who they where and who they still are with the world. You may want everyone to know them as you did, to love them as you did." I can relate this to a women i admire the most my grandma Esperanza. She was a really hard working woman and even though she's no longer with us i always carry her in my heart. I am a single mom and i know how hard and stressing that can be at times. i also admire her because she was able to raise 12 kids on her own after my grandpa passes away. Her youngest daughter at the time was six months old and the oldest was 15. My mom would tell me how she did what ever it took to feed them all. Their would even be days where she wouldn't eat anything because she didn't have enough money. She always taught them to value everything they got in life.<33333

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  126. amelia rivera
    english 20
    cerritos college
    post#1

    baba and daddy gus
    i think everyone has those grandparents that have old school in them.i see that every time i go to my great grammas house. my grampa would be on the couch chillaxing and my gramma would be in the kitchen always busy doin something. grampa would be the calm one and gramma would be the loud and proud one. he does show his love to her and she shows it back.i guess everyone has those grandparents but they all there differences.hook says, i see in myself a mixture of these two very different but equally powerful figures from my childhooh". watching my great grandparents now as a young woman i too see them two in me of how i am myself.and i do want to be like them when im get ther age.there not that old anyways, there really old schoo and they know us youngsters do when we have our fun.

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  127. Shardae Jackson
    English 20
    Cerritos College
    Post #3

    Baba and Daddy Gus by Bell Hooks

    This story seemed like a basic life that everyone has with his or her grandparents. The Grandmothers always knows best, and tells everyone what to do. As for the Grandfathers they just sit back, chill, and listen. They always seem to be the cool, kick backed, and collect ones. The story had some similarities that was said about the grand father, but is what my grandmother is like. “I loved my granddaddy’s smells. Always, they filled my nostrils with the scent of happiness.” (line 7) Even though this was mentioned for the grandfather. My grandmother always has this wonderful smell when I see her. Even her room has the same smell as her. When I see her the scent of her brings happiness to me as well. Especially because she lives so far away, and I only see her a few times a month. As I hug her, her scent never changes. Also another quote from the story that was mentioned for the grandfather that resembles my grandmother was “His room reeked of tobacco.” (line 7) My grandmother smokes cigarettes. So when I walk into her room you can smell the scent of tobacco. Also the coldness because she leaves the sliding door cracked so the cigarette smoke would not be so strong. “She was a woman of her word” (line 16) This quote stood out to me the most. Every time my Grandmother tells me she would do something she always follows through. That is what I love most about her.

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  128. Yardley Rodriguez
    Enlish 20
    Cerritos College
    Post #1

    Allegory of the Cave


    This passage is a very clever way to start the class. I was able to visualize each line on the text. Many people are thrown to the dark. One is expected to see only what one is told or shown. Reality is not in there lives. The truth was taken away by the superior.

    The quote I chose from Plato’s text was, “True, he said; how could they see anything but the shadows if they were never aloud to move their heads?” (6) The reason why I preferred this illustration from the reading was because my parents were both naïve. They did not want me to explore this world on my own and kept me indoors. My parents were always so strict when I was in my beginning teens. I was forbidden to go out with my friends to parties. My parents would constantly tell me that parties were bad. This went on for a year or two. I would be at home bored while my friends were out enjoying themselves. My parents did not fully understand that I needed my freedom to explore and experience this on my own. I yearned for new stuff that were out there in the world. I was wearing a veal over my face this whole time and was not experiencing what was out there. Until my parents figured I had learn as I lived.

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  129. Yardley Rodriguez
    English 20
    Cerritos College
    Post #2

    Only Daughter

    This reading was despondent being she was the only daughter of seven children in a Mexican American family. She was always the outcast and was never able to do as she pleased. Her life was already planned by her father. She was to marry a husband with a career as soon as possible.

    I read this story and I can relate with Sandra for the reason that I am the only daughter of three. I also identify with her because I went through some similar circumstance. The quote I chose was, “My father represents, then, the public majority. A public who is disinterested in reading, and yet one whom I am writing about and for, and privately trying to woo.”(8) The reason why I chose this quote was because I can relate to this.

    I have a father whom has always wanted the best for me. He still does not fully agree with the field I have chosen. I feel as if I try so hard but yet can not live up to his standards. I am into videogames. I want to become a Game Designer. My old school father told me that the Game industry was a joke and a foolish career. He has always told me to become a doctor or a lawyer. My father has perpetually told me that these are the only alternatives I have. He wants me to have a good future and I can understand, but I need to find out who I am and what I want. I do not want people telling me how to live my life.

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  130. EDGAR HERNANDEZ
    ENGLISH #20
    POST #1
    CERRITOS COLLEGE
    THE ALEGORY OF TE CAVE

    Every man at certain point of his life begins to think about who are them. I had begun to think about that but it is something very difficult to find yourself. For example, Plato, in “Allegory of the cave”, says, “but he will see himself in his own proper place, and not in another, and he will contemplate him as he is.”(Paragraph #23) As the story say I want to see me in my own proper place, and contemplate me as I am. I know I am not my body because in the human body every day lots of cells die and they are replaced by new ones, and in seven years there is not even one of the previous cells. For example: When I was five years old, I had a very different body than I do now, and I am still the same person. Therefore, I am not my body, I am neither my way of thinking because I like everybody learn something new every day so in some years I will think very different. I am not my name or the race I look like, I am not a smart boy, or whatever I think I am. I cannot describe myself with words, because describe something is like lock up it with words, the language is only for the practice, it is a false illusion to think that you can describe things with a vocabulary, because everything including humans, living things and everything around us cannot be locked up into words because its own proper perfection. Even though I am catholic, I do not describe me like a catholic, and although I do sports all the time, I do not describe me like an athlete, I cannot describe me myself with words, and certainly nobody can. Therefore, I can see myself as if I am and contemplate me as I am. I am still trying to find who I am and I will only found it out by an extraction process.

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  131. EDGAR HERNANDEZ
    ENGLISH #20
    POST #1
    CERRITOS COLLEGE
    THE ALEGORY OF TE CAVE

    Every person needs to do something to earn the life. There are several ways of earning the life. There is one way of earning the life, I just tried this way and I did not like it. This way is the one that you have to work hard and you need to use your body more than your brain. Then I found out another way of earning the life the one in which you use your brain, for example, Sandra Cisneros, in “Only daughter,” says, “Use this,” my father said, tapping his head, “and not this,” showing us those hands. He always looked tired when he said it” as the story say, it is huge easer to work with your brain than to work with your hands. To work with your brain you need to study a lot, go to the college and university, it is hard but your lives will totally change.
    Having a career is more than to choose something to study. Having a career is having a style of living.

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  132. EDGAR HERNANDEZ
    ENGLISH #20
    POST #2
    CERRITOS COLLEGE
    THE ALEGORY OF TE CAVE

    Every person needs to do something to earn the life. There are several ways of earning the life. There is one way of earning the life, I just tried this way and I did not like it. This way is the one that you have to work hard and you need to use your body more than your brain. Then I found out another way of earning the life the one in which you use your brain, for example, Sandra Cisneros, in “Only daughter,” says, “Use this,” my father said, tapping his head, “and not this,” showing us those hands. He always looked tired when he said it” as the story say, it is huge easer to work with your brain than to work with your hands. To work with your brain you need to study a lot, go to the college and university, it is hard but your lives will totally change.
    Having a career is more than to choose something to study. Having a career is having a style of living.

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  133. Theresa Loustaunau
    English 20
    Cerritos College
    Post #1

    The Alegory of the Cave

    "....and have their legs and necks chained so that they cannot move." I used to feel like I was chained up because my step-father never allowed me much freedom. When he was about thirteen years old, he got his girlfriend pregnant and now claims that I would do the same. I am eighteen years old with no child, going to college, and have three different jobs but he still thinks that I am a screw up like many of my family members. The things he say has brought me down in the past but now motivates me to do even better. Even today after seeing that I am trying to better myself he continues to say that I will not move foreward in life and that I will give up before I reach my goal. My mother always stands by my side and tells me that I can do whatever I put my mind to as long as I believe in myself. A few years ago, my mother used to allow me to go out and lie to her husband about where I was going just to avoid the arguement. Now that I pay rent I feel that I can have freedom as long as I am respecting their rules. My mother is not only my mother but my bestfriend because she has helped me by motivating me and believing in me.

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  134. Theresa Loustaunau
    English 20
    Cerritos College
    Post #2

    Cathedral

    I can actually relate to this story because when I was in a foster home my foster mother was diagnosed with glaucoma. When I was younger and immature, I felt embarrassed when we went out in public because everybody would stare. Once I grew older I saw the entire situation different. I began to help her out more and invite her to go places with me and saw no difference between her and a woman with perfect vision. "Goddamn it, his wife's just died." Once my foster dad died, she began to feel a little empty inside so I cheered her up. It was hard for her to get around because she was used to receiving help from her husband by being directed to where she needed to go. This just meant that it was time for me to step up and take action by helping her out. She did not drive so I helped her by running errands for her and doing whatever else she needed. She never smoked cannabis to try ato cure the disease so she just went to her regularly check-ups at the hospital.

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  135. Yardley Rodriguez
    English 20
    Cerritos College
    Post #3

    Baba AND Daddy Gus by Bell Hooks

    The quote says, “She taught me to really look at things, to see underneath the surface, to see the different shades of red in the peppers she had dried and bung in the kitchen sunlight.”(19) I can relate to the passage because my mother always taught me to see more than the cover. She has shown me to open my eyes to everything. Life is a very mysterious place to be in. My mother has educated me and told me to explore the world not only by what you see but what is behind it all. This is why I became so curious about things and how I wanted to learn more. While I played outside I always wondered about everyday existence and the beauty of waking up to the smell of life.

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  136. Sunday, July 11, 2010Ivan Castaneda
    English 20
    Cerritos College
    Post #1


    The Allegory of the Cave

    Plato uses the prisoners chained as an example of what we go through in our lifes daily. Either whats truth or real. There's a certain point in your life where your lost and have no one to run too. you will have to eventually realize for yourself that the reall world is much tougher than what you see. "Prisoners who had never moved out of the den[...]would be needed to aquire the new habit of sight".34 At times you will be left alone and your friends and love ones will hurt your own eye sight. You will be empty inside, therfore you need to have faith and always looking straight ahead to reach your own personal goals. Don't let people tell you, you can't do it. Never give up and overcome your obstacles. There's no turing back even how hard you try. Let yourself always be the light and leader to others. I hope one day everybody gets the chance to walk out of there own cave the have gone through.

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  137. Edgar Hernandez
    English 20
    Potst#3
    Cerritos College
    BABA AND DADDY GVUS BY BELL HOOKS
    I like eclectic writing because I can select or made up of what seems best sources, such as says: for example, bell hooks, in “Baba and Daddy Gus” says, “ reflecting on the eclectic writer I had become, I see in myself a mixture of this two very different but equally powerful figures from my childhood.” Like the writer, I also had two main figures that sustained me during my difficult childhood; they were my father and mother. I do not know how they have decided to married if they are very different. Consequently, when I was a child they made me see everything since very different points of view, and it made me to see everything since more than one point of view. Therefore, I would like to become an eclectic writer.

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  138. Monica Soto
    English 20
    Cerritos College
    Post #3

    Baba and Daddy Gus

    I realy liked this story cause I showed me that a women can take the place of a men. Bada was a hard working women that did everything around the house. She didnt like going to church she though it was a waste of time. She never showed effection but Daddy Gus he was the opposite of Baba. He was kind, friendly and always willing to give love. They were so opposite from each other, but they still need'd each other. I cant relate to this story but I could imagine what it would of been like living with them. I wouldnt like it bacause everyone would have driffrent ideas and did what ever they wanted. One of the things I like doing is, doing things as a family. As you guys could see they dont do anything together.

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  139. Katina Jones
    English 20
    Cerritos College
    Post #

    Baba and Daddy Gus by bell hooks

    While reading this story all I think of was wow, her remembrance of her grandfater "daddy gus" is so similar to my grandmother. No my grandma has not past away but I still love the memories we have and we share together. As in the story Daddy Gus gave her a cigareet box to keep her treasure in and she held it because it ment something special to her. On one of my birthdays my grandma gave me a beautiful box with my name on it and a saying that light up my eyes. It was the best get if I have ever gotten.This story had a lot of thoughts from her past and memories she will never forget.Baba, the grandmother had a very bad mouth but I love her bravery and courage. I sometimes I was as bold her until a certain instint.Although her mom didnt like for her to go over to her grandparent house I can tell that she really enjoy their company.I enjoy spending time with my granparents too.The only bad thing that i dislike about Baba was that she was still living in the old times, and never wanted to change.

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  140. Im extremely happy to know that Edgar Hernandez finally got his profile and posting updated without my help, good job , see you did not need me after awhile. . . You got it ;)

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  141. Michele Diaz
    English 20
    Cerritos College
    Post#1
    *Baba and Daddy Gus

    Most men feel that there better than women. But I feel were equal. This story made me think how women can do the same like men and should be treated equally no matter what. Both characters were total opposites. Daddy Gus was warm-hearted, friendly, and loving. Baba on the other hand is out spoken and careless. Their relationship was different from eachother. In a relationship the couple should always be connected with eachother, have communication, and trust. The quote I like is, "seeing their life together, I learned that it was possible for women and men to fashion households, arranged around their own needs". Never take people for granted.

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  143. Juan Pesina
    English 20
    Cerritos College
    Post #3

    Baba and Daddy Gus

    When they mentioned this quote, “They may be dead–long gone-but their presence lingers and you have to share who they were and who they still are with the world. You want everyone to know them as you did, to love them as you did”(1), it reminded me of my grandpa. I don’t really have many memories about him because he lived in Mexico but the ones that I remember, I will never forget. In the story, it seems to me that she wants everyone to see her grandparents the way she saw them and that she loved them for everything they taught her and for how much they loved her. She also seems to have great memories with both Baba and Daddy Gus. Even though I was just a little kid the last time I was with my grandpa, I remember him caring me and always taking me with him everywhere he went. As I read more of the story, Daddy Gus reminded me more of my grandpa and how he also smoked and later died of cancer. My parents told me that when he would hold me he would say that I was just like my dad when he was a baby. I remember he would make me feel happy all the time just like how in the story Daddy Gus made his granddaughter happy. This story brought back some memories of the days I was able to spend with my grandpa.

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  144. Ivan Castaneda
    English 20
    Cerritos College
    Post#2

    Only Daughter

    This story can reflect on my life i remember as a child my grandpas same word"use this-our heads,, instead of this-our hands"10 I look back at it and my grandpa word were right. He didn't want me to end up being in the position he was. As for my mom when she was always at work she did'nt know how it was to see her kid win player of the year trophys and able to travel the wrold they doughted me when i join waterpolo but now the only thing i hear is good advice after a scholarisp i got in the 10th grade.

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  145. Eva Meza
    English 20
    Cerritos College
    Post #3

    Baba and Daddy Gus


    I really enjoyed reading this story, and it took me back when I would spend time with my grandma. When I visit my grandma in Mexico I love it when she world tell me stories of the past. Especially when she talked to me about how my grandpa was like, since I did not got the chance to meet him. When I was born he had past way the same year. Although Baba seems to not care what other people think of her. She has like a strong personality. That reminds me so much of my grandma who has past away about 5 years ago. “,nobody is better than their word-if you cant keep ya word you aint worth nothing in this world”(16). My mother always told me when you don’t keep your word .you start to loose your trust in people. I remember when I had told my mom once to mark my word I was not going to ever talk to my exboyfriend. She believe me, and was happy I had said that. Since she did not like him at all. Yet me and him started talking and kept a friendship, but I hide our friendship behind my mothers back. Until one day she caught me txting with him, and ever since I tell her I wont talk to him she never believes me.

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  146. Gladys Garcia
    English 20
    Cerritos College
    Post #3

    Baba and Daddy Gus by Bell Hooks

    First of all I want to say that this was a wonderful story it does make you think about family. While reading this story I remembered all the time i would spend with my grandmother. Baba and Daddy Gus did have a strange marriage but they really loved each other because they have been together their whole marriage and it never broke. In this story I notice that Baba had a strong personality like nothing could bring her down it was like if she knew how to control everything she would do and no one could take her beliefs away from her. Daddy Gus was the opposite from her but it's still a good thing because he showed who he cared about and I think he really loved Baba because it's rarely that a person can handle his wife kind of having the strong heart but they did make a nice marriage because either way they sticked together till the end and never changed their ways of being. In paragraph 8 there are quotes that make me remember about my grandmother there's one that says "He gave me my first wallet, my first teeny little book to write in, my first beautiful pen, which did not write for long, but it was still found and shared treasure." This quote relates a lot with me because i remember my grandmother would always search in her closet and give me gifts and she gave me my first wallet which i still conserve and just by touching that wallet I feel her next to me. I really enjoyed this story it made all my memories come back to me and enjoy each and everyone of them and this passage makes you just wanting to keep reading.

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  147. Ivan castaneda
    English 20
    Cerritos College
    Post#3

    Nobody is better than their word-if ya can't keep ya word you ain't woth nothing in this world. This quote really caught my attention it shows that you have to leave a legacy for your own name. After your death one day someone is going remember you for what you did to make change in the world. As for daddy gus i can relate sitting on my grandma lap and always telling my to give "ganas" in what ever you do. Now i really remember the warm huggs and kisses he would give me. As for the wommen go for it give it 100% were all equall. Let youself be the light and guidance in your family dont't sit around on your husband. Let the women be the head and not the tail. Be follower and leader.

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  148. Post #3 is baba and daddy gus by bell hooks

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  149. Gladys Garcia
    English 20
    Cerritos College
    Post # 2

    Only Daughter
    First of all this story reminds me a lot of my parents. Daughters and sons always trying to impress their parents and trying to make them proud. In Hispanic families, fathers always think the girls get married after studying but it doesn't always happen like that.

    In the story there's a quote that says "Being only daughter for my father meant that my destiny would lead me to become someone's wife"...(line 4) but this is the old days, now on days girls don't get married because the dad says too women have rights to choose who they want and when they want too. In the story the daughter didn't get married, she studied how her father wanted her to. She got an education to make her father proud but she didn't necessarily needed to marry and that's nothing to feel ashamed she can be free and do anything she wants with her life.

    My father would tell my mom that I was not going to graduate from school and that I wasn't going to have good grades and that I was not definitely not going to college. I'm doing the opposite of what he thought I was going to do. I have showed him how I'm doing in school and he feels proud and happy for me. He has trust on me that I'm going to continue school and do good.

    There's another quote in the story that says "I went upstairs ti my father's room." "One of my stories had just been translated into Spanish and published in an anthology of Chicago writing and I wanted to show it to him"(line 14). She did her best so her father could see what she has accomplish and she brought a copy of the story in Spanish o her father could see it in his language he can understand and see the things she would write about. Sometimes I would do that with my mom so she could see what I was writing about and so she can feel proud of me it feels good to tell your parent and get good feedback from them.

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  150. Gladys Garcia
    English 20
    Cerritos College
    Post # 1

    The Allegory of the Cave

    This passage was about most of all ignorance of life.This story showed it on the prisoners how they do not know nothing about life except what the other people in the other side of the wall show them. It's like a torture prison and definitely not a comfortable place because the prisoners have been chain since birth without doing nothing wrong in the world. There close to a fire which is something very discomforting.

    Inside this prison is just ignorance and lies, they can not see the real world. I think who ever is in the other side of the wall don't want them to be independent and meet the beautiful world it's like if there blind some how because there not choosing what to see. In our world today there's a lot of persons that can not see clearly what there doing until something happens to them and they realize what they were doing wrong.

    In the story there's a quote that says "When he approaches the light his eyes will be dazzled, and he will not be able to see anything at all of what are now called realities"...(line 19) what this means to me is that the prisoners don't know nothing about life they have ignorance and of that ignorance they are going to have fear about life. For example in our days girls getting pregnant they don't see what they were doing wrong until a mistake happens and they find out there pregnant at the end and realize all the things they were doing wrong and that's when they open there eyes and see clearly.

    This story is also saying that to see reality people need to observe little by little and learn about it to see clearly what is happening. If a prisoner was to get out that is what would probably happen to him learn and then see what was really happening to him before he got freedom and he will think about the other prisoners and feel sorry for them, he will probably feel scared of trying to help them because a lot of things could go through his head like being killed by trying to help them. This story really make you think about life and how to have a better understanding about it.

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  151. Cindy Alcantar
    Eng.20
    7/11/10
    post #1
    Only Daughter by sandra Cisneros.I have read this story before, when i read it this time it refresh thoughts I had toward it . This story shows a typical "machista" Mexican family. Sandra Cisneros explains that she is only daughter in a family of six sons. She also mentions that her dad will always say he had seven sons . This made Sandra feel erased from her own family. Sandra's dad way of seeing Sandra in her future was as someone's wife. when she was in the fifth grade she told her father she was going to college his response ."que bueno m'ja, thats good." for Sandra this mean a lot . Her brothers made fun of her. When Sandra started to write. she wanted to impress her dad.He was not interested in reading . Later she realized that her dad only wanted her to go to college and find a good man and get married . Her brothers had careers and families. Her biggest accomplishment was when she gave her novel to her dad actually read it and proudly ask her for copies to give away .
    This story shows how Sandra even when her family only expected her to grow up and be a house wife . She went farther in life and become a great writer and also was able to woo her father and made him proud .

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  152. Cindy Alcantar
    Eng. 20
    7/11/10
    Post #2
    The Allegory of the cave
    I really enjoyed this story . The Allegory of the Cave, by Plato is an interesting story it talks about
    prisoners who are in a cave being blinded by the fire , not being able to see the outside light. one being able to escaped the cave .My favorite part of the story is paragraph 27 ."And when he remembered his old habitation,and the wisdom of the den and his fellow-prisoners, do you not suppose that he would felicitate him self on the change ,and pity them."
    In my own words this passage tells one that the prisoner who was able to escape the cave now is seeing what really is out there in the outside world. Now he realizes that in the cave there was not much to learn, explore and to experience. It was pretty much up to the puppet masters on how they should see life . When he sees what is outside the cave he now sees the reality of life.
    He does not know whether to feel happy for himself or to pity the prisoners . I think is really hard for him to go back and help the others if they do not want to be help to be freed. I f their only reality has always being the cave.
    PS my first post.

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  153. Jennifer schroder
    English 20
    07/12/10
    Post #3


    Ok so I am reading the story of Baba and Daddy Gus by bell hooks and instantly this Baba and Gus sound just like my parents. My dad is the more lay back and real quiet and collected. Where my mother is up and always moving around straightening out things and cleaning or bossing us kids around. My mother always had to have control over the house hold. Weather it be the choirs or us kids keeping our mouths shut. I love the quote "I remember clinging to his tenderness when nothing I did was right in my mother's eyes when I was constantly punished", to me it reminds me of being a child and learning new things at school or in church and coming home to talk about it to my parent and just being so happy to share the new news I learnd. In a instan ti would be shot down by my mother with replies of "well if you listen more closely you would get all the facts instead of just a few". Totally cutting me down and belittling me infront of my dad and sisters. How imbarrassing on my part to sound as though I do not know what I am talking about. Later my dad would say to me "good job", or "that was real interesting". It was words like that, that kept me happy. My dad is the one who always keeps a positive thought going in my head. He is such a insperation to me because of the words of wisdom he shares. He tells me you have to finish school so you can go to college and get a good job so you will be able to put retirement money away because you don't know if you will be on your own doing it. When you have a good job then worry about marriage and kids. My dad is something else. He did just that, me on the other hand I took another path and I am learning from my mistakes the hard way. However I do get encouragement from dad, and this time I listen.

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  154. Theresa Loustaunau
    English 20
    Cerritos College
    Post #3

    Baba and Daddy Gus

    My grandfather was a very nice and loving man before he died of lung cancer. "His room reeked of tobacco." My grandfather smoked tobacco daily no matter how much we would try to sit down and talk to him about quitting. This story also reminds me of my grandmother because even til this day she loves to knit. My favorite part about this story is the ending part because the preacher did not hold it againt Baba that she did not believe in God. Instead, he stated that it was not an occasion for grief. I find it strange that Baba misses Daddy Gus because in the beginning of the story it seemed like as if they liked being apart from each other. One of my favorite sayings is: Do not take anything for granted." Once one takes something for granted and it is gone they tend to miss it. This is why I take things as a blessing and live everyday as if it was my last.

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  155. Jackie Alexander
    English 20
    Cerritos College
    Post#4

    Our English class is so awesome, I am very happy to know some incrdible people. Its refreshing to come to our English class after I come from having a long crazy day at work. I can't wait to go on vacaction starting July 22nd. I have been waiting for this vacation for a very long time. Okay, time to start my third body paragraph before it gets too late (It's already 11:23) Good Night :)

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  156. Cindy Alcantar
    Egn 20
    7/12/10
    post #3
    Baba and Daddy Gus by bell hooks.
    I like this story.It talks about how it is when you love someone so much that you do not ever want to forget them even when they are no longer around.Baba and daddy Gus were very different from each other but both shared their wisdom with him and had very much to offer in differentways ways. Personaly i liked the way both lived they life.

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  157. Ernie Martinez
    English 20
    12 July 2010
    Post #4



    Baba and Daddy Gus By Bell Hooks

    Every Family has that special someone and for us it was Granny Chewy. She was a tall strong Lady much like baba with a strong will and a short fuse but I saw and lived side by side with her and only saw her sweet side. She told me stories about El Salvador and how hard it was to raise my Mom and my ants and uncles. My Grandfather wasn't really there for them so she raised them on her own by growing her own food and tobacco. Coffee was also a money maker for her, it's a huge thing over there and her's was the best. I got the best from her, all her love,attention, her cooking which I miss and the fact of knowing that I was her favorite Grandson made me feel special. They say she didn't smile much during her life until I was born and that makes me fell special. I hold gifts and pictures,and her Bible closely to my heart and visit her grave from time to time to tell her about myself and my achievements , I know she's proud of me. I saved the last cigarette butt we shared because we would share a beer and a smoke together and I keep in a wood box similar to the one in the story. I even wrote a song for Granny called "goodbye for now but not for good" meaning we will all be together again in heaven.

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  158. Ashley Bankhead
    English 20
    Cerritos
    Post #3

    Baba and Daddy Gus by Bell Hooks
    "Connected in spirt but so far apart in life of everydayness, Baba and Daddy Gus were rarely civil to each other." (20) This reminds me so much of my grandma and grandpa. They are always fighting but when they are away from eachother for more then a few hours they act like there going to die. I like this story. It really shows how our families thoughts have an impact on our lives. We love our grandparents, so of course we are going to listen to what they tell us.

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  159. ROSA PADILLA
    PROFESSOR HSIAO
    ENGLISH 20
    08 JULY 2010
    THE ALLEGORY OF THE CAVE BY:PLATO

    I READ THIS SHORT STORY ABOUT A GUY NAMED SOCRATES SPEAKING AND EXPLAINING TOO THIS OTHER GUY NAMED GLAUCON A STORY ABOUT HUMANS BEING PRISONER'S IN A UNDERGROUND CAVE CHAINED FROM NECK TO FEET TO ONE ANOTHER SINCE THEY WERE CHILDREN.NOW THIS STORY IS ABOUT BRINGING FICTION OR ILLUSIONS INTO SEING THE TRUTH OF WHATS OUT SIDE IN THE WORLD WHICH IS REALITY RIGHT?I RELATE TO SOME WHAT OF THIS STORY.WHEN I WAS A MINOR I WAS BROUGHT UP IN FOSTER HOMES,THAT WAS MY FICTION MY FOSTER HOMES WERE NOT MY HOMES OR MY FAMILLY.THE ALLEGORY IN THE CAVE BY:PLATO PASSAGE 15 SOCRATES HE SAYS"WHAT HE SAW BEFORE WAS AN ILLUSION ,BUT NOW,WHEN HE IS APROACHING NEARER TO BEING AND HIS EYE IS TURNED TOWARDS MORE REAL EXISTANCE,HE HAS A CLEARER VISIONWHICH I IN A WAY DID SEE MY CLEAR VISION OF ME BEING ON MY OWN AND NOT GETTING RAISED BY STRANGERS,AND THATS WHAT I DID I GOT EMANCIPATED BY THE AGE OF 15 AND IVE BEEN ON MY OWN SINCE THEN AND IT IS THE FACT OF BEING AND LIVING IN A WORLD OF REALITY AND TRUTH THEN LIVING SOMEWERE WHERE YOU KNOW YOURE NOT WELCOMED AND LIVING A FALSE LIFE.

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  160. ROSA PADILLA
    PROFESSOR HSIAO
    ENGLISH 20
    09 JULY 2010

    ONLY DAUGHTER BY:SANDRA CISNEROS

    THIS IS A STORY ABOUT A GIRL WHO LIVES IN A STRONG MINDED MEXICAN FAMILLY.SHE IS THE ONLY GIRL OF SIX BROTHERS,SO THAT MY FRIENDS MAKES HER THE ONLY DAUGHTER IN A FAMILLY OF 9 INCLUDING HERSELF OF COURSE.SANDRA IN THIS STORY IS EXPLAINING HERSELF ON HOW SHE WAS TRYING SO HARD TO GET HER FATHERS APROVAL FOR HER CAREER.AS EVERYBODY KNOWS IN A MEXICAN TRDITINAL FAMILLY THE FATHER IS ALWAYS OVER PROTECTIVE BUT IN THIS STORY IT WASNT IT. THE FATHER AGREED FOR HER TO GO TO COLLEGE BUT NOT FOR HER ON GOING CAREER IT WAS FOR HER TO MEET A MAN FOR HER AND MARRY HIM. I CAN RELATE TO THIS STORY FOR ONE BEING I AM AN ONLY DAUGHTER AND MY FAMILLY IS STRONG MINDED ABOUT TRADITION AND YES I AM MEXICAN SO IMAGINE ITS JUST TWO I AND MY BROTHER MY FATHER IS WAY TO LIENIENT ON MY BROTHER REASONS OF HE CAN TAKE GOOD CARE OF HIMSELF BECAUSE HE IS A MALE THATS HIS BOY IM THE GIRL OF COURSE AND THE BABY. ONLY DAUGHTER BY:SANDRA CISNEROS PASSAGE 10 "SAYS"USE THIS",MY FATHER SAID, TAPPING HIS HEAD,"AND NOT THIS,"SHOWING US THOSE HANDS. I CAN RELATE TO THIS PASSAGE BECAUSE MY FATHER TOLD ME THE SAME THING HE WANTED ME AND MY BROTHER TO SUCEED IN LIFE AND NOT HAVE TO STRUGGLE LIKE HE DID FOR THE REASONS OF WE WERE BORN IN THE U.S. AND MY FATHER WAS BORN IN MEXICO HE CAME OVER THE BORDER WITH NOTHING JUST THE CLOTHES ON HIS BAK WITH NO PAPERS TO WORK IN THE U.S. SO HE HAD TO STRUGGLE TO MAKE A LIVING.
    I WASNT ABLE EVER TO GET MY FATHERS APPROVAL IN MY LIFE HE HAD DISOWNED ME I WASNT GOOD ENOUGH FOR HIM BECAUSE I CHOOSE TO MAKE MY OWN DECISIONS ON WHO I WANTED TO BE AND WHAT I WANTED TO DO IN MY LIFE.I DIDNT WANT TO BECOME A TRANSLATER FOR MEXICANS WHO DONT UNDERSTAND THE AMERICAN ENGLISH LANGUAGE JUST BECAUSE I UNDERSTOOD BOTH AND SPOKE BOTH LANGUAGES,THAT WAS HIS DREAM AND NOT MINE.

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  161. ROSA PADILLA
    PROFFESOR HSIAO
    ENGLISH 20
    12 JULY 2010

    BABA AND DADDY GUS BY: BELL BOOKS

    ITS ABOUT A OLD COUPLE WHO ARE ARE GRAND PARENTS TO THE CHILD WHO IS EXPLAINING THE STORY TO YOU . THE COUPLE LIVE TOGETHER BUT HAVE ARRANGED NOT TO SLEEP IN THE SAME BED OR SAME ROOM BUT ONE IN HIS CORNER AND THE OTHER IN HER CORNER? THERE TOGETHER AND MARRIED BUT SHARE A DIFERENT TYPE OF LOVE BY ONE GOING HER WAY AND THE OTHER THE OTHER WAY. I DONT SEE NOTHING WRONG WITH THIS MATTER WETHER U DO I DONT I THINK ITS NEAT THAT THEY CAN STILL BE TOGETHER AND MARRIED FOR SO LONG ITS AWESOME AND IF THEM BEING OR SLEEPING IN SEPERATE ROOMS THAN SO BE IT .EVENTUALLY UR NOT GOING TO STAND SOMETHING ABOUT YOUR PARTNER WETHER SHE MIGHT EAT A WRONG WAY OR JUST DOESNT PUT ON HER MORNING MASK ITS LIFE IT HAPPENZ.

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  162. Khaye Chia S. Buenaventura
    Professor Hsiao
    English # 20
    13 July 2010
    Post #3
    Baba and Daddy Gus by bell hooks
    In Science class, we were taught that positive & negative charges attracts. Why? Because
    they have attraction force between them. The story of Baba and Daddy Gus, merely convey a
    relationship of two eccentrics, a couple who were once a stranger and lovers.(Line 2)
    As the story goes, you would see the traits each characters portrays. It was describe that
    daddy Gus as a man of few words, and who is deeply committed to silence. (Line 4).
    In the contrary Baba was identified as women with strong words, one who loves to cuss.
    (Line 11). It took me a while, to think of how to relate somehow in this story. Behind the story
    lies the true deeper meaning, I would say it is about personality. Personality is the totally of
    qualities and traits. When we were a child, we were taught of some basic manner we have to
    consider. Like for instance be respectful to older persons, we have to give grace before we eat,
    do not talk to strangers, do not talk when your mouth is full etc. We are being mold as an
    individual to be geared up when it is time for us to battle with life. I would say that each person
    has their baba and daddy gus side of personality. When I was in second year high school, I
    transferred in a catholic school. It was the first day of class, I went ahead and find my room. I see
    a lot of students, some of them are very excited. Some are just lost like I was. I was nervous,
    I am intimidated in the idea of being a newbie in the campus. As I have walked through the
    door, there were groups of students. I heard that one introduce to other and so on. It was nice to
    hear that they have the guts to introduce oneself with a complete stranger, because I do not. I was
    looking for a chair so I could put my stuff before the class starts. Luckily I was able to find an
    empty seat closest to the door. It was not a good idea seating there to begin with. Why? Because
    we have to introduce ourselves and it has to begin with me. I had a stage fright, every time I talk
    It feels like my mind went blank, and I cannot think of anything. Especially if I see that people
    are staring at me, waiting to be amused of what I’m going to say. In other words, I
    mispronounced a word that made the whole class laughed. It was embarrassing, thinking it was
    the first day of the class, and I am a new student. Finally we were done for the day, but the issue
    of me mispronouncing a one single word still lingers on their clever minds. As the day goes by, I
    thought that they would probably forget about what I have done, if I hardly speak ,so I did. I was
    wrong, one day, there are group of my classmates passing by the hall way. I was actually
    going the opposite way, I am going downstairs and they are going up. To my surprise they were
    mimicking me exactly how I have said the first day of the class and laughed as loud as they
    could. I was desperately mad, for making fun of me. In my mind, I was thinking weather to
    speak for myself. In that case they know that I am not somebody that they can just stepped on to,
    but for sure I will find enemies if I do that. Versus keeping quiet, pretend that I did not hear
    anything at all. I said to myself, I will never let somebody keep me down again. In other words,
    I choose to stand up and speak for myself (Line 16). As how baba said “ ya have to be right
    yaself in ya own hart that’s all that matter”.(Line 16) In our life we usually have to make some
    tough decisions, but it does not mean that we are not considerate with the matter involved before
    concluding. Despite of the hard shell in the ocean, we have a precious white pearl inside of us.

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  163. Cynthia Harnish

    Professor Hsiao

    English 20

    7/13/10

    Baba and Daddy Gus by Bell Hooks

    This story is to me,about two people who complete each other,in a way that no one understands.Its like balancing, you need some or something at the end to make it even.These two different people made a life that was calm and non judgemental.They excepted anyone who came in their lifes, and gave them what no one would give others.Courage,strength,be open minded, and last follow your dreams not every one else's.Its like saying be true to yourself because at the end its you who they see.The grandmother showed a way that was no longer being shown to a child.The Grandfather shows courage do not let people bother you,its just words.Words to not make you bleed.You could heal.I can realy relate to both grandparents. This story is for every one who never had a chance to think for them selfs.

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  164. Katherine Torres
    Professor Hsiao
    English 20
    Post #3


    Baba and Daddy Gus by Bell Hooks


    I have to say this was such a wonderful story, made me not want to stop reading. I personally liked the relationship Baba and Daddy Gus had together, no matter there differences they stood by eachother til the end of time. And loved eachother unconditionally. While reading, it brought back memories of my great-grandmother who is no longer here with us, she passed away about 5 years ago. In Baba and Daddy Gus states, "They may be dead__long gone__but their presence lingers and you have to share who they were and how they still are with the world. You want everyone to know them as you did"(1). I chose this quote because it reminds me a lot of my grandmother. Although she is no longer here, she will forever be in my heart and I will always remember her. And I love to share with my boyfriend about the great memories I shared with my great-grandmother and how she was unique, loving, and very caring. She always knew how to bring a smile to our face. The apposite of Baba of course. I miss her dearly, but in my heart she still lives.

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  165. Arcadia Arias
    English 20
    Cerritos College
    Post #3

    Baba and Daddy Gus

    When I read few paragraphs of the story right away I picture what I was going to post. For example, Bell Hooks; in Baba and Daddy Gus says, “Like Daddy Gus she was a woman of her word. She liked to declare with pride, “I mean what I say, and I say what I mean.” (16). Baba reminds me of a cousin who past away years ago. His name was Joe he curse and meant what he said with pride. Sometimes when I use to talk to him he would talked endlessly. Bell hooks, says, “She preached.” “She yelled.” “She fussed.” Right away part of the quote reminded me of him. I remember every conversation he had with different people he would preached, yelled and fussed because he was right. He always told me I should be more like him and don’t let anybody step all over you. He gave me his favorite movie “grease” before he past away. When he past away all his stories and advice I took in consideration

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  166. Gloria Lopez
    English 20
    Cerritos College
    Post #3
    Baba and Daddy Gus
    This story gives me a great, loving feeling of my grandma, my mother’s mother. She is still with us at the great age of ninety-three. Baba reminds me so much of my grandma, such a strong, prideful and very out-spoken person. Always yelling and fussing at one of us for one reason or another. I address my grandma as “Granny Goose Potatoe Chips,” and give her a big hug and kiss when I greet her. Of course, not being all that affectionate, “Granny Goose” loves when all her family gets together and is able to eat Granny Gooses’ good cooking. She sits in her chair and knits and would yell out to each one of us if we had eaten….she always makes sure of that. I think there is a Baba and Daddy Gus in all our families…..such a warm feeling of old fashioned ways. This story tells how strong family roots are and how it affects us as we grow in life. It also shows us the meaning of family love. They were strangers and lovers-two eccentrics who created their own world, and how they complement and balance one another……how funny how opposites attract.

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  167. Julisa Arce
    English 20
    Cerritos College
    Post #3

    Baba and Daddy Gus by Bell Hooks

    I enjoyed Baba and Daddy Gus, the story made me remember about my Nana and Tata. My Nana was just like Baba a strong woman, and she thought like Baba, “It was crazy for anyone to go to a doctor when she could tell them just what they needed.”(22) I recall moments that my cousin were afraid to ask my Nana for candy, she did not like us eating candy. My Tata was the total opposite from my Nana; he would go on walk, and do small jobs. My Tata was a calm man, but he would always hug me, and kiss me; my Nana she did not. I always wanted my Nana to show me a like affection or to teach me something, I admired her at 8 years old but she would always push me away. After 17 years of my Nana’s death, it still hurts me that I was not able to share time with her. My mom has surprised me at times telling me “being that you did not spend time with your Nana, you are just like her, you act like, and talk like her.”
    My Tata died 7 years ago that was a shock to us all and heart breaking. I just wanted my son to be able to meet what a wonderful man my Tata was, to make him smile as he did to me. When my son was 3 months, my son would point at my Tata’s picture laughing uncontrollable. Then I found my son humming one of my Tata’s songs that he uses to hum when he was doing his yard work, at 4 months. Now at 3 years old I have found him doing more things like my Tata, it does not shock me, or freak me out I am so happy.
    Good story :)

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  168. Melissa Shepherd
    Cerritos College
    English 20
    Post #4
    Baba and Daddy Gus BY: Bell Hooks

    In this story “glory” is describing her grandpa (Daddy Gus). And her grandma(baba). She just talks about things she remembers about them, and what they did together. She loved being around her grandparents even if other people thought they were weird. This story reminds me of the way I feel for my grandmothers. Both of my grandfather’s are deceased. I never got a chance to know them. But my grandmothers I have gotten to spend time with. They taught me many things. Just like baba and daddy Gus taught glory. The quote I liked is (16) “Like Daddy Gus, she was a woman of her word. She liked to declare with pride, “I mean what I say, and I say what I mean“ “glory” she would tell me, “ no body is better than their word- if ya cant keep ya word you ain’t worth nothing‘ in this world.” she would stop speaking to folk over the breaking of their word, their lies. Our mama was not given to loud speech or confrontation. I learned all those thing from Baba- “to stand up and speak up” and not give a good goddman” what folk who “aint got a pot to pee in” think. My parents were concerned with their image in the world. It was pure blasphemy for Baba to teach that it did not matter what other folks thought- “Ya have to be right yaself in ya own heart-that‘s all that matters.” Baba taught me to listen to my heart- to follow it. From her, we learned as small children to remember out dreams in the night and to share them when we awakened. They would be interpreted by her. She taught us to listen to the knowledge in dreams. Mama would say this was all nonsense, but she too was known to ask the meaning of a dream.“
    This part is my favorite. Glory describes what things Baba taught her. It makes me think so much of my grandma.

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  169. Chayden Var
    English 20
    Cerritos College
    Post #3

    Baba and Daddy Gus

    To me, it is true to arrange the house hold things to certain places. To have a daily routine, such as making coffee and leaving the coffee maker at a certain spot on the
    counter top just so it can be easily reach for use. Baba and Daddy Guss, Bell Hooks have
    mentioned (26) “Seeing their life together, I learned that it was possible for women and men to fashion households, arrange around their own needs”. Having to be with my husband I arrange and organize the things for him and he does the same for me. Without him in my life at all, there would be no point in doing the “fashion household” . Today I have time to live, to work for. We have a history together. We have been through many changes and challenges in life. My life would be empty if my husband is no longer with me. To be able to converse with him, to get together and cook is a part of our time being well spent. My husband and I are so close to the point, I am thankful that he is still here with me despite of the drama we’ve been through.

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  170. mmmm... I do not know why my post turn out like that. look above, it made a big gap in two of my sentences. ooops?

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  171. Erman Yumul
    English 20
    Cerritos College
    Post #3

    Goodbye...

    To all my classmates in English 20 in Prof. Hsiao's class, I would like to say goodbye:) I wasn't able to add the class this Summer. I will surely miss you especially Prof. Hsiao. Enjoy the class and hoping that you guys will all pass. Thanks!:)

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  172. Richard Morales
    English 20
    Cerritos College
    Post #4

    Moth by Helena Maria Viramontes

    "like God was suppose to make you feel"(4)This little sentence right here is probably the one I as a christian, had a problem with the most. To start off I know she probably felt good, and really good too, but me as a Christ believing Christian believe that NO ONE can make you feel the way God can. God can do anything, when human beings are limited to things they can do, no matter how smart they are. For God there is nothing impossible, for humans there is. It was a great story but I can not agree on that statement that she said because NO ONE can make you feel the way God can, and I'am convinced of that, because only God can save you, and only God can give you eternal life. Other then that, I think it is a good story and you can learn a lot from it.

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  173. Claudia Diaz

    Professor Hsiao

    English # 20

    13 July 2010

    Baba and Daddy Gus



    Since I was young age my mother toke my sister and myself to Mexico to Culiacan Sinaloa. The only
    thing I could remember was the surroundings at the old house. The smell was incredible and the picture
    of the old was great. My grandmother was always cooking the shine art of her old hands. I couldn’t
    believe she could still cook at that old age. She will always be grumpy and bossy with everyone expect
    for my sister and me. We where treaded as queens. She will always take us to the clean river up the
    mountains. My grandmother didn’t like for us calling her grads or grandmother instead she like to be
    called by everyone Mama pola. But growing up was difficult for us. We stop seen my grandmother. my
    dad was the main point for this to happened. Not too long ago I found out from my dad’s brother that
    my grandmother had passed away. When you are a child with lots of innocent and loving thoughts,
    there could be so much you can say no to. I count not believe my grandmother had passed away. One
    year after my grandmothers death, my grandfather die because of a heard attack. Closing a love one its
    hard and difficult. That’s not all after the death of both my grandmother and grandfather I also lost my
    granduncle from a heart attack to. Now I see live with positive attitude and always with a open heart
    each day of my live.

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  174. Doyeoun Kim
    English 20
    Cerritos College
    Post #3

    Baba and Daddy Gus by bell hooks

    While I was reading the story, I realized that I have never seen a married couple who has similar personalities. It is also what I felt about people loving each other. "After his death, it was easier to see the ways that she comlemented and completed each other." (Line 25) This quote shows it as well. I think a good couple who usually keep their relationship for many years like their whole lives together, they are so different from each other. Also my parents and grandparents are so. There always is someone who totally accept his or her partner's personality. Maybe those people are who can feel a self-fulfillment by understand and accept his or her loving partner. For the partners It may be same. They may feel comfortable and fascinated by their partner who can accept their thinkings and mind. One can demands and one can accept, That kind of relationship can be a bond to get them together and love each other deeply.

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  175. Shivangi Patel
    English 20
    Cerritos College
    Post 3

    Baba and Daddy Gus

    After reading the first few lines, I was drawn into the reading. I did not want to put it down. In the story “Baba and Daddy Gus”, Baba says, “Play with a puppy; he’ll lick your mouth” made me realize how true that saying is. I work in a big company with many different people, which means many different types of personalities. I can honestly say I get along with most people. When i first started working at Boeing, I needed to be trained by this woman named Nicole. She is about thirty-four years old, not too far from my age, but we do have an age difference. While I was being trained by her, we became friends. We always went out for lunch together and had the same passion for fashion. I soon began to exceed in my work and my boss was recognizing my hard efforts which bothered her. Eventually I realized she grew jealous of me. Everyone I worked with loved having me around because I gave off such a happy, carefree, fun-loving vibe. One thing lead to another and because of her jealous, she got me fired for the group I worked with. She thought I was leaving not just the group, but the company as well. My thing is, I believe everyone is good until they are not.

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  176. Vannak Yoeun
    English 20
    Cerritos College
    Post # 4

    Moths

    “The scar on her back, which were as thin as the lifelines on the palms of her hands, made me realize how little I really knew of Abuelita.” (14) It reminds me of how everybody cares about grandma. When she fell and broke her hip. Everybody rushed to the hospital just to be with her. Before all this happen, nobody even talk to each other and until grandma fall everybody got together again. It shows that no matter what problem they have between them. They will stop fighting just to not sadden grandma. I never knew much about my grandma until my mom told me about this. She doesn’t speak English that well so it was hard to understand her. Since she can’t do anything with a bad hip everybody have to take care of her. I knew very little of my grandma but I knew that she was the one that bought the family back together.

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  177. Nicholas Landeros
    Cerritos college
    post #3

    baba and daddy gus was about a grand daughter telling a story of how she remembers he grandparents. she talks about daddy gus first about he collects cigar boxes and diaries that he had made notes in. then she started talking about baba. she started off talking about her ruthless atitude with her foul language. she believes she picked up aggression from her baba

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  178. Shardae Jackson
    English 20
    Cerritos College
    Post #4

    I Stand Here Ironing

    This passage resembles much of my life, and how my mom struggled. So I could get feed and have clothes on my back. I was also put into daycare when my mom had to go to work. I was scared and nervous. I never wanted to be there. The daycare providers were sometimes mean. “Momma, I feel sick” (line 14) that quote was funny because I myself used it as much as possible.

    You could tell that Emily had it rough. The mom had started paying little to no attention to her. With work and the new baby Susan. For the mom to just listen to someone else, and tell her to send her to a foster home/care must have been the worst feeling she had ever had. I could only imagine what a child so young feels like deep down inside. Feeling lonely as if no one cares about her any more. “I am fine. How is the baby” (line 29) you can tell she kept all of her feelings deep down inside. All bottled up. When she needed her mom the most she was never there.

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  179. Lorena Padilla
    English 20
    Cerritos College
    Post #4

    Baba and Daddy Gus

    As I was reading this story my uncle Fernando came to my mind. Especially when Bell hooks says, “That is why he had let his old woman rule him”, “at times his sons seemed to look upon him as not a real man”(9).My uncle was was a wonderful man; he was the clown of the family. There was not one day in life that he did not make u laugh. Standing next to him will bring you happiness, was full of positive energy. My uncle was the type of person that he did not let anybody tell him what to do. He ruled his own life, he was vey independent. Everything changes when he married his wife the mother of his children’s. She was the opposite of my uncle, she look like she was always furious and hardly never smile. When there was family party’s party or holidays or just even family get together my uncle and his wife will never attend. That was not like my uncle before he got married with that monster he will never miss on a family get together’s. His wife was talking over his life. She was doing with my uncle whatever she wanted. As years past it was one in a million that my uncle will come around. His wife had pulled him away from the family. And every time he will come around he will have conflicts with his wife. So we the family did not wanted him to have any kind of fights with his wife so what we did was keep away from him and his family. Unfortunately, my uncle past away from a heart attack. We didn’t know he was sick; when he was take to the emergency room his sugar level was uncontrollable, he had kidney stones he was urinating blood already. And his wife did not care. She was never to be seen after his dead.

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  180. LindaOliva
    Engish 20
    Cerritos College

    baba and Daddy Gus

    This story reminded mw of my grand parents. For the fact that their so different from each other just like baba and daddy gus.Sinse i remember they never sleep in the same bed ether.The way that baba was wa straight up and manly, rought kind a woman. That exactly how my grand-mother is.my granpa was always in the streets, while my grandma was at church.. is a reverse way becouse n the story, daddy gus was the one at church.Every single word that they exchange tured into an argument, just like baba and daddy gus.by the way i did like the story.

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  181. Ascencion Martinez
    English 20
    Cerritos College
    Post #4

    I Stand Here Ironing

    My life as a little boy was not as bad as Emily's but it was not perfect also. Since I was a little kid I have always talked spanish with all of my family so you can say that spanish was my first language. I did not know that language was going to effect me in school later on. From K-2nd I was placed in bilingual classes thinking the I was learning both languages but it was not true. I was learning more spnidh than english and then when I was changed to an all english class it was very dificult for me. Tillie said, "Overworked and exasperated teachers she was an over conscientious slow learner who kept trying to catch up."(36)

    When we had parent confrence the teacher told my mom that I may get held back becasue I was not able to understand english and could not read it fluently. I got very sad becasue I did not want to be held back but I tried very hard. I was able to move to the next grade because I set my mind to it and dedicated my self.

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  182. Luis Miramontes
    english 20
    cerritos college
    post#4

    Moths

    Helena said, "ama said, because abuelita was dying. loking into her gray eye, then into her brown one, the doctor said it was just of matters of days."() This quote get me because this is was i heard when i found out that my grandma was dying. The lady that took care of me when no one else could the lady that made me feel spacial was dyign and i could not do nothing to stop it. All i could could is go to the hospital and watch her sleep and talk to her as she was listening to me. Me and my family would pray her favorite prayer that she said every night before she when to sleep.

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  183. Ivan Gallardo
    Professor Hsiao
    Cerritos Eng. 20
    Post# 3

    Baba And Daddy Gus
    I really liked this story and feel somehow it relates to me. My fathers parents are still alive and currently live in Mexico. I have not seen them for like four years but I really miss them. In the story "Baba And Daddy Gus" by bell hooks(6), the author states, " as children one of the first things we notice about our grandparents was that they did not sleep in the same room." My grandparents also slepped in different rooms. One of the things I can remember about my granfAther was that he was a really hard worker. When we will visit him we would hardly see him because he will always be working he was a carpenter. My grandmother would always take him breakfast and lunch to his warehouse. I really miss my family in Mexico and I hope anytime soon I would be able to see them again.

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  184. Yardley Rodriguez
    English 20
    Cerritos College
    Post #4

    I Stand Here Ironing By Tillie Olsen
    This passage was about a troubled single mother with a baby. The mother had to work to support her daughter. She left her daughter while she was gone working. Her daughter, Emily was always so happy and loved being playful. As time passed by being lonely and abandoned she became a much different person. Her mother then got pregnant and had a healthy baby girl. Emily grew to envy baby Susan because she had taken away her mommy. She then became cold. Emily went through many obstacles. Emily never had a loving and caring childhood.
    The quote I relate to is, “She always had a reason why we should stay home. Momma, you look sick, Momma, I feel sick. Momma, the teachers aren’t there today, they’re sick. Momma we can’t go there was a fire last night. Momma it’s a holiday today, no school, they told me. (14) I chose this phrase from the text because I can still recall the times when I always pleaded my mother for me to stay at home. I would make up stuff to stay in my comfort zone with my beautiful mother. I just needed her by my side and did not really care for the rest. My lies only lasted for a while. My mother then began to catch on. She understood that I could not be away from her and I was deeply attached to her. She made me understand that I had to be alone at times to lern to become independent.

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  185. AMELIA RIVERA
    CERRITOS COLLEGE
    ENGLISH #20
    POST #2
    MOTH BY HELENA MARIA VIRAMONTES
    I CAN'T SAY I KNOW HOW IT FEELS TO LOSE A CLOSE FAMILY MEMBER LIKE SHE DID. I DO KNOW HOW HURTFUL IT IS WHEN A CLOSE HOMIE DIES. WHEN YOU GET A CALL THAT YOUR CLOSE HOMIES GOT SHOT IN THE HEAD. IT REALLY HURTS ITS LIKE A STAB IN THE INSIDE OF YOUR STOMACH, PAINFUL. VIRAMONTES SAYS "...AND FOR THE FIRST TIME IN A LONG TIME I CRIED, ROCKING US, CRYING FOR HER, FOR ME, FOR AMA, THE SOBS EMERGING FROM THE DEPTHS OF ANGUISH, THE MISERY OF FEELING HALF-BORN, SOBBING UNTIL FINALLY THE SOBS RIPPLED INTO CIRCLES AND CIRCLES OF SADNESS AND RELIEF".IS EXACTLY HOW I FELT AT THE FURNERAL. IS EXACLY WHAT I WENT THROUGH LOSING SOMEONE CLOSE TO YOUR HEART.LIKE VIRAMONTES I TOO HAVE BIG HANDS WAS DIDNT SHOW EMOTION AND STRONG BUT WHEN THAT TRAGIC HAPPENED I POUED OUT WITH TEARS.TILL THIS DAY IT GETS ME SICK TO MY STOMACH.HE WILL ALWAYS BE LOVED NEVER BE FORGOTTEN.RIP BIG PONCHO FROM THE 626 WITH LOVE.

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  186. Marlina Castaneda
    Cerritos College
    English 20
    Post #3
    The story Babba and Daddy Gus was interesting. Finding out in the end that they complete eachother but, are two different individuals. "After death, it was easier to see the ways that she complemented". Daddy Gus was more of a quiet, calm and lovable person. While, Baba was the opposite; she was loud, talks alot, and very outspoken. She would call her grand-daughter Glory. Glory loved both of them,and the best of them. Each of them gave her something that she could later use til the future. Daddy Gus gave her possessions like, a pen, wallet, and a journal. Baba gave her mental thinking like, how to speak up. The things she received from Daddy Gus helped her with her writing; to become a writter. After all, she learned loved the best of both of them.

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  187. Katina Jones
    English 20
    Cerritos College
    Post #

    I Stand Here Ironing

    This story was kind of hard for me to get into.It was too many change of settings that I just did not really understand. Emily, the abandon child had a very ruff childhood. She grew up in this convalescent home because her mother was to busy working. Putting myself in Emilys shoes, watching her sister Susan get all the love and praise for all the things she was never able to accomplish with their mom was extremely sad for me to read.This story reminds me of my sister and I, except we are not in competion. I was just to shy to do any sports, dances etc,and my sister was not.Asa child i was skinnny just like Emily.Our mind frame is just a tad bit different.However in line 52,Emily mother states,"She is a child of depression,of war,of fear"clearly thats everything she has been through. The mother eventually feels bad but unfortunately you cant go back in the past.Hopefully she starts treating her better in the near future.

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  188. Marlina Castaneda
    English 20
    Cerritos College
    Post #4
    A beautiful story about a mother and her daughter. "She was a beautiful baby". She worked when Emily was a baby, and her father was no longer around. She was a young mother. Emily was like her father in many ways like, quick, nervous, and thin. Emily would always have a reason for her mom to stay home. Emily had got sick with a fever. Her mom visited her in the hospital; she had her moms company. As eight months past, adn she was released from the hospital; she gained only a little bit of weight. Susan and her sister Emily had a close sister bond.

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  189. Monica Soto
    English 20
    Cerritos College
    Post #4

    Moths

    I think this story "Moths" was very sad. It was touching. I have never had a realy close family member die. I think it was very nice of the girl to help her grandmother out when she was alive and after she past away. One of the things I cold relate to her is when she felt lonely. She felt lonely because she was different from her other sister. I felt lonely cause I was never close to any of my sister. I was like the black bee of the family

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  190. Theresa Loustaunau
    English 20
    Cerritos College
    Post #4

    I Stand Here Ironing

    It took me a while to get into the story and to understand the story fully. Emily and I have a lot in common. "...she is more than this dress on the ironing board, helpless before the iron." It took the mother a while to see just how great Emily is compaired to others. I love the metaphor that her mother used because it shows how she is proud of her daughter. Emily had it very hard when she was younger but she turned out to be a great individual. Her mother now admits that she knows that Emily is more than just the average and for once she shows the love that she has for her. I love the fact that Emily did what she wanted to do and was proud of herself. When she was in the school's amateur show and was asked to preform at other places, I am sure that she felt honored and proud of her work. One of her memories of her mother is when she is ironing.

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  191. James Camacho
    English 20
    Cerritos College

    I stand here ironing by Tillie olsen

    This story ties into my cave perfectly. My mother alwasys struggle to find someone to baby sit. I had about seven different baby sitters as a child. Due to that she had to work because my dad was not around. I hated being left at daycares. My mom would always tell me shell be back soon, that she wouldnt delay. Just like in the story. The narrator in I stan here Ironing it states "She always had a reason why we should stay home"(14). I remember i would always try finding excuses to try and stay at home. The most comon one was the same one Emily uses in the story "Momma, I feel sick"(14). It would hardly ever work tho. I really enjoyed really this story it was very interesting.

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  192. Maria Camacho
    English 20
    Cerritos College
    Post #4

    Moths by Helena Maria Viramontes

    This story was very touching. It relates to me because I did not have one family member pass away, I had two close family members that I lost due to their sicknesses. I also lost my grandma and my grandpa. I also relate to her because when my grandparents passed away I felt lonely, and when we would go visit them at the cemetery I would start crying. Helena says, " ...I always felt her gray eye on me. it made me feel, in a strange sort of way, safe, guarded and not alone. Like God was supposed to make you feel" (4). This quote relates to me because my grandma would always watch me and every step I would make to see if I would do something. If and when I did something wrong she would tell me and then lead me in the right path. I really liked reading this story.

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