Blog 23

Nearly everyone has mixed feelings about him- or herself, feeling good about some things and bad or insecure about others.  Explain these mixed feelings we have about ourselves sometimes.  In the story, what things does the speaker like about himself and dislike about himself?  Overall, how does he see himself?  Why is life such a tug-of-war?  Do you think the speaker sees himself differently after the incident on the train?  How would relate this story to your own life? Explain.

Sme people feel not so good about themselves because they get that from a lot of times from their own family. The speaker is say the way I understand it is that he's not secure of himself and he thinks he can't do anything because of how he lives and how life is for him at a teen. I think that the mind plays with you back and forth and that's why it's a tug of war, there's time you want to do what is in front of your eyes but then you don't so it's like back and forth kind of thing I. Believe that you got to try new things to see how it goes because you'll never know until you try. Yes at time it might be different and scary but you don't know if you'll like it if you don't try. And that a shell that needs to be broke. At one point. 

Blog 22

What were some of the struggles and feelings Nicholas faced as a young immigrant?  Aside from his teacher, what were the other important influences in his life?  Who has been a positive influence in your life?  Why?  Explain in detail he had to face the lost of his mother at a early age and had to be without her. 
He had to escape so he can have a better life and went to his dad.his dad was a big part of his life after his mom died. He was big after a few years and he did what he was good at to maintain a good life and a better life. It was hard for him but he got thought everything and had the support from one teacher and since then he did what was good. He became someone big even tough he had a hard time he never gave up. That show that evn though so,some might have a hard life they can get thought it if the set their mind to it. 

Blog 21

1.  the first is talking about someone that died and they will go to them and talk to the and the other one is a son talking to a mom remembeing the past. And I think they are trying to bring up those moment that died along time ago and bring them up and not forget. I like both because one was about visiting and still remembeing that person that died, and the other one was memories that you look back at about people. And also to be careful in what you tell others becaus ether might not think the same way or do something because of what you said or even who you are. 

Blog 20

 I think is was how different she was and in a way I think she was a little rude. At the place she was supposibly being nice and pretend she was a good person but once they left she ignored what the girl said. To show that people pretend to be something they are not at all and when the are away from  others they are someone else. I don't like how she was toward the little girl because she was trying to tell her that she didn't feel so good but she ignored her, but when the girl threw up she got made and yelled, it wasn't her fault that she didn't listen when she told her because she tried to so something like that wouldn't happen but she didn't so. And I think that's how it is sometimes. 

Blog 19

I think that before thy didn't like each other, but father the death of his father they realized that they were the only close thing they had to him. So after the trip I believed tht they will be diferent and get along. They will probably be good friends and family and also tell stories to remember his father. And also to make him proud that they can be friends and get along just like he wanted them to.nso to me that's what s going to happen and it good

Blog 18

To me it depends on the people, which they think it's ok or if its not ok. If its disrespecting to them that I think it should be a name frm teams. And also when people do it beyond the limit and add things that are not right well that something that you shouldn't do. So for my opinion it depends on things because I don't like when people go beyond limits on things like that.so for me to not have problems make sure that people are ok with it.

Blog 17

Blog #17 (min. 1 paragraph)

The title of the piece suggests that strangers have sought permission to ask personal questions of the speaker.  This implies that they want to learn something.  At the end of the conversation, what have they learned about the speaker? How could the stranger start over and have a meaningful conversation in which to learn something worthwhile about one another?  How can dialogue and conversation help improve our knowledge of one another?  How can listening be a better skill than speaking? 

     The speaker has learned about native Americans, about great grandma it lover what they were. Ask what they are where their from and stuff like that. To explain and ask meaning ful questions and make sence and also stay on the same topic and not ask random question and not got back and forth doing that. They should just have no topic and if it leads to something else then it's ok because it fits the conversation. In this one they went back and forth and also was random and not same topics.