Economics (ID)

My class has finally finish watching the movie "Bamboozled" made by Spike Lee. This is the first time I ever watched this movie, and the movie has left me breathless because it discusses how the media makes money out of us. Even though the media makes money through the usage of trends that minorities set, which can be offensive at times, we don't say anything about it. Instead, we go with the flow and do not go against what society expect minorities to do. The movie shows how the audience supported the T.V. show that Pierre Delacroix created, which was an offensive show to black people because they had racial comments and most importantly characters in black faces. We allow the media to hoodwinked or bamboozled us with advertisement that shows that we the minorities are not made to be successful. Not only does this movie show how media makes money, it also shows how people are willing to do anything for money even if it means disrespecting their own race. At the end of the movie, Pierre Delacroix quoted James Baldwin when he died. The quote was "People pay for what they do, and still more for what they have allowed themselves to become, and they pay for it, very simply, by the lives they lead." Delacroix created a monster and became a monster and that is the reason why he shot himself. This movie revealed life lessons that we should all hold onto and learn from.

College (FC)

I have submitted my application to every college that I have applied to, which was a relief for me because they can review my application thoroughly. I though if  I submit my mid year report on Monday that I don't have to submit anything else. Unfortunately, I was wrong and didn't get the memo of our all the financial forms that I need to submit to each and everyone of my colleges. To be honest I though I had to only submit the FAFSA and CSS Profile. Knowing that I had to send in my parent's tax return, a non filer tax return form, a packet that every college have sent to me, a written letter discussing my financial circumstance, and the social security benefit that my dad and I received in 2013 is very overwhelming. This week has been very stressful for me because I had to gather all of the information that will be mail out to each college on Monday along with submitting my mid year report. I am glad I can use the school copy machine and stamps to help me give each of my colleges everything they need because I was able to save money. Moreover, the only thing I have to worry about is the admission decision and financial package from each of my schools. Hope every school that I have applied to have received all of the information that they need from me, so that way I don't worry about colleges missing anything they need to review my application.

The Heart of Darkness (CRR)

It feels like an eternity when reading the Heart of Darkness for the first time. This novel has been considered a great novella by the English literature. The book addresses the good and evil that exist in an environment and foreshadowed many of the themes that define modern literature. Conrad is an expert in literary devices, and his style of writing leaves the reader thinking. This is why this book was difficult to read, but pulling out evidence for our essay was easy to find. Breaking down the evidence can take a lot of time because there is a lot of interpretation one can make about a quote or a section of the book. Moreover, the book itself has many interpretation into why Conrad's chooses to write about Marlow experience of rescuing a company agent from a remote station in the heart of the Congo. Marlow describes the atmosphere of the Congo River as a mysterious and perilous place.What Marlow sees on his journey horrifies him, and what he encounter with Kurtz reveals questions and assumptions about civilization, human nature, the dark side of a person, and the effects of imperialism that we all touch upon in our final essay based on Marlow's description. At the end day, I am glad were done with the book and we learned how to break down this difficult text.