Journal Response #7

One material I would introduce to a primitive culture is deodorant.  Up to the year 1888 deodorant was intro for many centuries. Many people would walk around for days, or weeks without taking a bath. The rich would occasionally bathe, but mainly wear wigs to hide their filthy hair. I would help everyone who needs the deodorant. Even now with deodorant in our modern society, people sometimes don't use it.  They walk into rooms after running smelling like sweat. To be honest, I don't want to smell their smelly pits, I prefer them using a simple method like wearing deodorant to cover their stink. There were three things the cave man needed which were, a shower, a haircut, and deodorant.

Journal Response #8

Life is like an hourglass, eventually everything hits the bottom and all you have to do is wait it out until someone comes along and turns it around. This quote describes me the most as person who needs another. When sad, confused, or rebellious I will always need a helping hand to change my perspective in life. Like an hourglass when empty, the sand doesn't fill back to the top by itself, a person always turns it. We live in a society when one needs help there always someone around. I'm a person who needs someone to move on, without a help here and their we get nowhere. My goals are sometimes my struggles, and my struggles get to me the hardest. And I, being a nobody, relates this quote to every struggle I've lived. People have pick me ups, and life changers but together they are always a turn around.

Journal Response #9

If I were to establish a holiday, it would be the ending of the plague in Italy. During the 16th century, "The Black Death" as it was named or "The Bubonic Plague" deeply infected the city of Venice. At that time, Venice was biggest port for trade, until the disease was able to kill five hundred and ninety-five people. When the plague finally came to an end the people of Venice we're greatly satisfied. We would commemorate with a great festival and fireworks. Their would be an enormous amount of food, and the colors of Italy illuminating the city's. The plague was a terrible time for all. It not only infected Italy, it also affected China, all of Europe, as well as the U.S. In those days doctors, and scientist weren't enough. Now with modern technology people can cure diseases with medicines. People should celebrate the ending of the rain of terror of the plague, to which had hurt our ancestors.

Journal Response #10

The best advice I have ever received from a friend, is "The best advice I can give you is to move forward and don't care about what anyone else thinks. Just do what you have to do for only yourself" After being heart broken, she was their and spoke these truthful words. At first I wanted to shut out everything from my mind, but how could I? This coming out of the same mouth that said, "The greatest thing you'll ever know is just to love, and be loved in returned." Of course, she got that saying from a movie, but it was the truth. I had to move on or stay forever in the misery of my own shattered heart.  Although I had only wanted to be with him, it was time I appreciated myself. I have always have been pushed around by, parents, teachers, friends, and now the person who claimed to had love me. Enough, I proclaimed and their she was side by side reminding me of the greatest advice a friend could ever receive. No longer would I to be a shell of myself, I would move forward and do what was best for me.

Journal Response #11

One question I would like to be asked by a University is, what nationally do you see yourself most as, and how do you define yourself? I view myself as an Italian, because I am a proud spirited risk taker who has a heart as strong as a bull. In various colleges, I encounter with people who are in clubs mainly for people who are either African American or Mexican. And I ask myself, where are the noble Italians who have work for centuries to put themselves forward in hard situations? Yes, I may be Mexican as well and that will never change. But other than states like New York or Chicago you don't see many Italians in costal colleges. When I roam down the streets, people only view me as a Mexican/American and never view my ethnicity as anything else. As I walk into pizzerias and see that the stereotypical man who works their is an Italian, it enrages me that its where I mainly see my people. Today I say, ABBASTANZA! I am, an Italian woman who wants to see more of it's culture in Universities as a one whole, one soul group.

Journal Response #12

I once fell in love with a boy and he was so egotistical, his grandparents noticed it from 1,253 miles away.  The morning begins the birds are chirping with the love of Spring. I throw a pillow towards the window and yell "SHUT UP!" I used to wake up in the morning awaiting for his messages, but now he was the reason why I stay in bed. My mother awaits at the entrees of my room until I get out of bed. My hair a mess, my body a wreck, and my soul empty. 7:10 I quickly get ready to leave for school. When I arrive my friends informed me that he had left me for a younger women. My spirit drops as though a car has crashed into me. To a distance I hear a laughter. It's them. At that moment I wished for a car to come crashing at me, so the misery would leave my heart. "Oh the sorrow I feel for her" I hear them say. But no, I am not one to be feel pity for.  First period, I sink into a chair whispering to myself "everything will be alright." He used to whisper that in my ear. Zoning in and out of my thoughts, I hear my teacher say "Victoria!" "Victoria, what is the answer to the question?" To my response I said, "Tu te levee at quell heure?" The only problem was I wasn't in french class, I was in mathematics.

Journal Response #13

Victoria Peña
December 3, 2011
921 Alexia Drive

To whom it may concern:

Hello, I'm so excited to met you. I'm usually very nervous in meeting new people but college is a time of new experiences. To be honest I'm very emotional, so if I ever change from sad and happy don't worry thats normal. I enjoy Johnny Depp movies on a cold rainy day, and dislike extremely warm weather. Throughout the weekdays, I always wake up early and late on the weekends. After a long day of school and work, I fall asleep at eight. At what time do you get up or fall asleep?

Since I  was five I've had this obsessive compulsive disorder, which makes me clean the room until I am fully satisfied.  I'm not very close to my family, but they will probably call to see how I am doing. During the holiday seasons, I enjoy decorating. Do you celebrate the holidays? I'm a very proud and sassy Italian/Mexican. My father is Italian and my mother is Mexican, so I cook very well. What nationality are you? What can you cook?  On Tuesday nights I adore watching Glee, I hope you don't mind. We're going to be great friends.

                                                                                                             Sincerely,
                                        


                                                                                                            Victoria Peña