A baby boomer is a person that was born between the year 1946 and 1965.
The article was very interesting. I never realized how much of an impact my mothers and fathers generation really had on us. I don't believe that they had a conference like this in the white house. I don't blame the all the baby boomers though. I just blame the ones that run the media. In my opion the media has nothing to offer besides drugs sex and violence. The sats that they had on how much violence and sex and beer comericals were surprising. Over all i believe the essay itself was well written and the ending was perfect.
Monday, February 23, 2009
Sunday, February 1, 2009
BLOG#2 - GUAVAS
In the story, Santiago said the smell of guavas stirs up memories of " later summer afternoons and hop scotch under the mango tree." Well for me the smell of sugar cookie stirs up a memory of laying down all day because my stomach was too full to get up. I know that it might not sound as pleasant as Santiago's memory but it's special to me.
One afternoon my mother made three batches of sugar cookies because she knew that they are my favorite. She told me that i couldn't have any until i was finished with dinner. Dinner wasn't until three hours from now and the aroma was making me crave for them. Plus everyone knows if you tell a child they can't have something, they will want it more. So when my mother went into the room to sit down, I snuck into the kitchen like an F.B.I. agent. She caught me. That wasn't until after i ate about 15 cookies. I felt like i had won. That changed after my stomach started to hurt worst than it ever had before. I stay home from school for a week straight because my stomach was in so much pain. Every time i smell sugar cookies it makes me think of that day. And surprisingly enough I still can't get enough of the soft, sweet, and chewy, sugar cookies.
One afternoon my mother made three batches of sugar cookies because she knew that they are my favorite. She told me that i couldn't have any until i was finished with dinner. Dinner wasn't until three hours from now and the aroma was making me crave for them. Plus everyone knows if you tell a child they can't have something, they will want it more. So when my mother went into the room to sit down, I snuck into the kitchen like an F.B.I. agent. She caught me. That wasn't until after i ate about 15 cookies. I felt like i had won. That changed after my stomach started to hurt worst than it ever had before. I stay home from school for a week straight because my stomach was in so much pain. Every time i smell sugar cookies it makes me think of that day. And surprisingly enough I still can't get enough of the soft, sweet, and chewy, sugar cookies.
BLOG #1- SHAME
Shame is a painful emotion cause by embarrassment and or disgrace. I like to think of shame as an emotion that you can't prevent. The difference between guilt and shame is are the circumstances. When someone feels guilty, they must first feel like they did something wrong. That is not a requirement for shame. For example, as a teenager my parents can be extremely embarrassing. When they do get around my friends they always do something weird. It really never fails. When my friends talk about it later, i don't feel guilty because i did nothing wrong. I feel ashamed because of my parents actions. My friends laugh at me for a while, then the next topic comes up, and they forget it ever happened. That's how it's always been. I never feel ashamed for a long period of time because it's not my fault. I realize that and the event doesn't seem bad at all anymore. Guilt, on the other hand, i can feel that for days.
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