Relationship between a son and a father

In the essay, “Notes of a Native Son,” by James Baldwin starts off as a puzzled story and in the end it all makes sense. Baldwin relates the story between black and white America with his relationship with his father. There are many ways they relate. James making his father out as a negative person in this essay and how in the society he lived in made Black people understood as "bad" people.

Baldwin’s relationship with his father and the relationship between White and Black America had plenty of things in common. James tried making his readers believe that his father was some type of cruel person which he is not. The way this relates to a relationship between a White and Black person is because in his days people were inclined to perceive a person by what they heard in the streets. For example there’s a part in the essay where the media was influencing the way they looked at White people and how poorly they saw Black people. For instance, when Baldwin notice a black soldier fighting a white policeman, but later on the media said, “The soldier had been shot in the back, and instantaneous and revealing invention, and that the soldier had died protecting a Negro woman.” He’s clearly saying that the media change the whole story around and tried making the white policeman be some type of hero. This is why I believe that he had a lot of similarities with his relationship between his father and the relationship between White and Black America.

This essay should teach people not to judge others by their cover. How people get the misconception of what the media says and not everything is what it appears to be. It’s a life lesson and people should take in what Baldwin wrote.

Insecurity

In the essay I read, “Me Talk Pretty One Day,” by David Sedaris what I understood of it was that he wasn’t confident in himself. I believe no matter what the situation is you are always to be confident in what you do because you are the one that determines what others perceive you as, whether it’s if you are an intellectual person or not. Yes, sometimes people might make others feel dumb or as if you are not good at something, but then again who doesn’t make mistakes in life.

As I read this essay, I couldn’t help but think that perhaps David was trying to prove his teacher wrong. All she did was try to put him down since he didn’t speak French as fluently as she did. I believe sometimes tough love toughens a person’s skin. In the essay the teacher questions how well he knows French, but I believe the reason she does it is to make him self-confident in what he does or say. It’s true you shouldn’t be insecure about anything and at times people may be, but that’s when they need to realize that not everyone is perfect and to start believing in yourself first. For example, in my writing I was never confident in my skills. I realized that all the things I write aren’t bad at all but it took me a while to start building my confidence in writing.

In the end it comes down to not letting self-doubt get the best of you. You are what you make of yourself and it doesn’t matter what others may or may not think of you. Whether you think something is dumb or not, take the risk. Unlike David, when face with feelings of insecurity do not ever let anyone get the best of you.

Change is finally here!

Change is, “the act or fact of changing; fact of being changed.” (dictionary.com) On November 4, 2008, I was glad to finally be eligible to vote and be part of history. I remembered thinking finally my voice is going to be heard, my vote will count. I voted for Barack Obama because I was tired of seeing how the old ways weren’t working in our society. I remember waiting along with the whole world for the CNN News to say who our next President will be. For the first time in history an African American man was elected to become the new President of the United States. I was overwhelmed with emotions but I mostly felt a sense of HOPE. Yes, hope is the word that can describe how I felt. I have never felt so proud to BE AN AMERICAN. We the people are finally taking actions and initiating a change and I believe that we started yesterday, November 4, 2008, a whole new journey.

My Reflections on another Blog

Last month I was looking around for interesting blog sites and I came across one.

The site that I found interesting was http://blakmusicfirst2.blogspot.com. I’m intrigue by hip hop and R & B, which is one of the reasons I liked this site so much because it keeps me up to date with the latest music out there. It gives you information on the newest music artists in the scene with a description of their style of music. Also, it gives you the option of downloading a song if you loved it when hearing it. This blog site was vivacious, which made it easier to scan through it and interest me in many ways.


I noticed this blog site didn't update me as much as I thought it would have. Plus, it didn't have new blogs every other day at least. So I decided to look for another blog.


I decided to find a new blog site because the one before didn’t keep me interested. The blog site that captured my attention was http://relationships.blog-city.com. The title of the Blog was, "Women seldom feel attraction to guys who are too nice 39." This blog is written by a guy who has had experience women not dating guys who are too nice. He believes that women in general just don’t like men who tend to spoil them one way or another. From my perspective not all women want “bad boys” I speak for myself when it comes to wanting a nice, respectful guy. Women think that sometimes when you get to know the guy and he is nice and hasn’t attempted “getting “ with you means he just wants to be friends. That isn’t the case at times. I like the fact that this blog isn’t coming from a woman’s point of view but a man’s side.




I will continue to keep you updated with new blog sites I read.

Strive for what you want

As I woke up today, I was enthusiastic to know it was a beautiful morning. I have always been part of ASB(Associated Student Body) throughout high school and I was looking forward to joining in college. I was working on the application in the beginning of this semester. After a few days I finally turned it in and was called in for an interview. The day of the interview was getting near and I was just sick to my stomach because my nerves were kicking in already. A week later day finally came. I was heading towards the interview and everyone seem to know I was going to get the position I wanted. I had my doubts I thought I had a possibility to get the position I went for, but then again there were many students going for it as well. I had the interview and they asked me a lot of questions I thought they were going to ask the normal questions of why would you want to join. It was the complete opposite. They we're questions not normally asked and I liked the fact they challenged me. Almost a week later I decided to check my school e-mail little did I know I read, "Congratulations," and I was overwhelmed with emotions. I replied back and formally accepted the position. :]

ASB, "Wow," it made me realize that going for what you want is always possible and a reality that you are able to make.

STRIVE FOR YOUR GOALS!!!!!!!

My emotions towards Writing

When I write I have different emotions. It depends on what I decide to write about, such as, poem, story, or writing thoughts in my journal. Whether I am sad or happy it all depends on how I am feeling the day I write. The feeling of expressing myself in words is the best healing. Writing captures all my feelings because when people do not necessarily know what I go through or behind the laughter and smiles, if they read something I wrote they get an understanding of where I come from. Writing is therapeutic to me and for a lot of people that may be the case too.