Hi!!! here I am again!!! but now...in 6th semester (corregido)

Hey in my first entry i´ll talk about my vacations...a great experience!!. These last vacations I traveled alone I was nervous when I was in the border to get the permit to go to Austin, Texas. There, my cousin´s mom lives in little town near Austin called Buda, Texas. I was there for 3 months. I say that was a great experience because I worked first, as a babysitter, like 1 month and 1/2 (I had never worked as was) I took care of a little boy: his name is Aiden Guerrero. He was 1 month and a half old, I had to change his diapers and feed him while his parents were at work. I thought to do that it was easy, but it wasn´t. Sometimes, He cried and I wondered why. His parents were nice people to me. During the time I worked with them I stayed with Aiden´s grandparents, they were nice people too. Sometimes, we went to the outlets where Mrs. Guerrero took me photos in a beautiful fountain that was in there and I bought some things. After that, I worked as housekeeper (cleaning houses). There were BIG houses, maybe with 5 or 7 bathrooms each one with a tub, 4 bedrooms, a kitchen, living room, dinner room... WOW!! they were really beautiful. Inside of them there were stuffed animals like deers. It was exhausting working as housekeeper but won´t complian I earned, per house, like 60 or 80 dollars but on the other hand it was a good opportunity for me because I could practice the language I´m studying: English. Well I think that´s all for today. Next entry I´m going to talk about......

Today...Day of the dead!

I´m going to post something tha I found about one of mexican traditions...

Her face is unforgettable and she goes by many names: La Catrina, la Flaca, la Huesuda, la Pelona--Fancy Lady, Skinny, Bony, Baldy. A fixture in Mexican society, she's not some trendy fashion model, but La Muerte--Death.

November 1, All Saints Day, and November 2, All Souls Day are marked throughout Mexico by a plethora of intriguing customs that vary widely according to the ethnic roots of each region. Common to all, however, are colorful adornments and lively reunions at family burial plots, the preparation of special foods, offerings laid out for the departed on commemorative altars and religious rites that are likely to include noisy fireworks.
In most localities November 1 is set aside for remembrance of deceased infants and children, often referred to as angelitos (little angels). Those who have died as adults are honored November 2.

One of the things that the families do at home is to elaborate an altar in honor of deceased relatives, decorating it with papel picado, candles, flowers, photographs of the departed, candy skulls inscribed with the name of the deceased, and a selection of his or her favorite foods and beverages. I think is one of the most important traditions in México that we have to preserve because is part of our culture.

Weekend...movies, movies & movies je

Hi!... I´m going to talk about my weekend.

Friday... we only have 2 hours of classes then I came back to my house then the rest of the day I watched T.V. The movies that I watched were Chucky, The ring and Corpse bride. The last one was that I enjoy the most because it was funny, it made me laugh...I´m gonna write what it was about...

When a shy young Victor Van Dort (voiced by Johnny Depp) fails to recite his vows properly at his wedding rehersal to a complete stranger Victoria Everglott (voiced by Emily Watson) he flees and practises his vows in the woods. However when he eventually gets it spot on he accidently places the ring on the finger of a corpse known as the corpse bride (voiced by Helena Bonham Carter). He ends up in the afterlife known as the land of the dead (which proves to be much more colourful and fun than the land of the living). He desperatly tries to get home especially when he finds out that his beloved wife to be will be marrying someone else to save her family from the poor house. The man she is being forced to marry is the devious Lord Barkiss, who is only after Victoria for her money (not knowing that she and her family are now completely broke) When he (and the rest of the dead) finally get to the land of the living a shocking discovery is made which reveals how Emily (the corpse bride) died and who did it as Victor and Victoria are finally able to be together.

Saturday...I went to Glz with my mom, I visited my mother´s family, when we arrived to the house everybody was watching horror movies so I did the same like Friday...Sunday we went to the cemetery, we left some flowers to my grandmother because of the day of the dead. That was my Weekend! it was a horror weekend....je

FINE ART PHOTOGRAPHY!!

I chose this kind of art because it seems interesting. There are many things to know about it, Fine art photography refers to photographs that are created to fulfill the creative vision of the artist. Fine art photography stands in contrast to photojournalism and commercial photography. Photojournalism provides visual support for stories, mainly in the print media. Commercial photography's main focus is to sell a product or service..

• a good photograph is one that communicate a fact, touches the heart, leaves the viewer a change person for having seen it. It is, in a word, EFFECTIVE. Irving Penn.
• a great photograph is one that fully express what one feels, in the deepest sense, about what is being photographed. Ansel Adams.

I liked so much this photograph by Sudek Josef. He was a Czech photographer, best known for his haunting night-scapes of Prague. Sudek's photography is sometimes said to be modernist. But this is only true of a couple of years in the 1930s, during which he undertook commercial photography and thus worked "in the style of the times". Primarily, his personal photography is neo-romantic.

WITHOUT TV !!: BENEFITS AND MORE....

Think you can’t live without your electronic companion, the TV set? Think getting rid of TV would leave your life empty and meaningless? yes the TV has been important in our lives that with the time has been changed, first you watch it in black & white then in colors, on the contrary, living without TV can be much more peaceful, enjoyable, healthier, and happier. Can you imagine...?

• My mind becomes free of commercial jingles.
• I can become addicted—to LEARNING.I can study and doing my hwk without distractions.
• I will lose track of the latest escapades of Paris Hilton and other such notable celebrities.
• I do not worry how the sex and violence on TV may affect my and other family.
• I find the time to pursue my dreams.

It may be hard to believe that there are such benefits to living without TV. Get rid of your TV maybe for a month and see how your life improves. By the end of the month, you will probably be pleasantly surprised at the improvements. The downside of not having TV or I might be worse off

• Sometimes people are talking about something that they watched on TV and I simply do not express my opinion.
• I can't invite people over to watch TV; this is a big season for debate parties.
• Also, watching television or a movie is a nice way to end a date.

ELIZABETH CADY STANTON!!!

The mother of
equality for women!

I recently read "Elizabeth Cady Stanton: the mother of equality for women" by Tanya Lee Stone, a book about a wowan who wanted that all the women had to vote. It´s interesting how did she struggle with all the people that were against her.

The story begins when Elilzabeth was 11 years, her father, Judge Cady, was unfair with a woman who only wanted her properties/belongings, but because she was a woman she didn´t have rights so her belongings were given to her son. Elizabeth saw that injustice so she decided to change the laws: Women must be given the right to vote and omitt the word "obey" at the weddings because it implies that the wife is less than her husband. evrybody was against Elizabeth, they didn´t support the ideas that she had. There was only one man , Frederick Douglass, who was agree with her resolution.

The main characters Elizabeth Cady, her father: Judge Cady, a middle aged woman, Elizabeth´s husband:Henry B. Stanton, Frederick Douglass.

I liked the book because that I understood it has a moral: With perseverance you can achieve everything that you want, It doesn´t matter how long can take it, and this is the one reason that I recommend it.

My heros!!!... my favorite cartoon...jaja

I`m going to write oabout them.... The Powerpuff girls!!...their history:

The Powerpuff Girls were created by Craig McCracken as a project for his animation class at the California Institute for the Arts. McCracken’s original film was titled “Whoopass Stew” and the girls were called “The Whoopass Girls”. (The name “Powerpuff Girls” came later.) In the film, a character named Professor Utonium decided to create perfect little girls by combining sugar, spice and everything nice with a can of Whoopass. Thus, it was a can of Whoopass, and not Chemical X that led to the original creation of the Powerpuff Girls. McCracken then made another animated film, called “A Sticky Situation”, which featured the Amoeba Boys and The Whoopass Girls.

The names of the Whoopass Girls were Bubbles, Blossom and Buttercup, the same names that are used today.Here’s where Hanna Barbara comes in… Hanna Barbara saw McCracken’s Whoopass Girls and decided it would make a successful television cartoon series. In order to make the series more appropriate for television, the name was changed to “The Powerpuff Girls”. In 1995, Cartoon Network premiered the Powerpuff Girls in “World Premiere Toons” . The first episodes were “Meat Fuzzy Lumpkins” in 1995, and “Crime 101” in 1996. The Powerpuff Girls were an instant success, which led to more episodes and finally to the creation of the “The Powerpuff Girls” cartoon series in 1998. The first episodes of “The Powerpuff Girls” were “Monkey See, Doggie Doo” and “Mommy Fearest”.The Powerpuff Girls are super heros. They use their ultra-super powers to fight crime and the forces of evil.

Blossom is the leader of the Powerpuff Girls and runs the hotline phone. As a Powerpuff Girl, she has the powers of laser vision, super strength, ability to fly, ice breath and fire breath. Her element is “everything nice’, her color is pink, and she is smart, loyal and dependable.

Bubbles is the sensitive Powerpuff Girl. Her role is to cheer up the Powerpuff Girls and to come up with alternate plans. She has the powers of laser vision, and super strength. She has the ability to fly, and speaks Squirrel and Spanish. Her element is “sugar”, her color is blue, and she is bubbly, sweet, and cute.

The last Powerpuff Girl is Buttercup who is the toughest Powerpuff Girl. She has the powers of laser vision, super strength, and the ability to fly. Her element is “spice”, her color is green, and she is tough and grouchy. All three Powerpuff Girls are 4 or 5 years old, and attend Pokey Oaks Kindergarten.“The Powerpuff Girls” are now one of the highest rated shows on Cartoon Network.