Poe

Well, since I am unsure about this entry I have decided that it will be about Edgar Allen Poe's style.

Edgar Allen Poe wrote in the time of the romantics, not the lovable romantics, but the Romantic Period in which artists and writers revolted against an era of rational thinking. As one of those writers, Poe has a unique style of this imaginative quality. So far, I've read three of his works and in all three there is set forward a dark and gloomy almost as if the setting foretold or was connected to the main character. In some sense there is this incredibly complicated story being told with such detail and imagination that no one can understand it in just one read. He avoids blatantly stating what the true meaning is, but rather allows the reader's imagination to roam free. There is this constant use of conflicting references that reaches multiple audiences, while still conveying his allusive message. Poe is a true wordsmith for example, The Raven is known for its rhyme, imaginative, and idealistic qualities. His style is pronounced as its own because of the complexity in which his poems communicate messages at multiple level, unable to perceive with only one reading. This is why upon multiple attempts, one can only barely begin to unravel the gorgeous and elaborate style Edgar Allen Poe uses in his works of imagination.

What is an American?

To me an American is anyone who lives in this country, you don't have to possess certain characteristics or have been born here. If you are living in America today there is some purpose for you being here (legally or illegally). In fact those whom are here illegally are true Americans more than other people because they face horrific consequences, but do it all for the American dream. When someone asks me, what is an American? I say, it is us, the people of the united states who strive for freedom and independence, it is us the people who live here despite all the obstacles that face us. To be an American you don't have to live in conformity, or have papers, or even have a specific attitude. Being an American has to do with where you live, and the reason that you live there. People refers to others as less than if they don't have citizenship, but from my perspective, those whom risk their lives and waves their rights are equally as American as the ones born here. To be an American you can be your self, because no matter what some one, some where in this country will accept you. We should all (as Americans) be living the American dream rather than focusing on those whom are "not American", because at heart we are all just people who strives to live the American way of freedom.

The Modern Puritian

Do people stop to think what happened to the Puritans? Why don't they live in gated communities preaching the evils of our culture?The truths is, as the theocracy has disappeared, the people are yet to relinquish. They hid amongst us in out churches, on our streets. The only difference is that now we consider them crazy. As I walked down State st. this Saturday, I noticed a man with a speaker preaching hell and damnation. They scream the word of the lord with such passion.

Arrivals....There Goes the Neighborhood

"America The brave, still fear what we don't know."(Macklemore, 'Same Love"). The thought of encountering something new, some one different in itself frightens people. In times of war we call them invading forces, in times of peace, help. When the explorers came to America, instead of aiding or cooperating with natives they felt that they had a right to ownership. Excuse me, I meant WRONGLY believed they had a right to the "new world". Then again humans have nearly never been so idealistically open-minded. History books refer to this as colonizing, whereas Native Americans call it an invasion, enslavement, and theft. Their neighborhood, no entire communities were gone. Not only did they lose their neighborhood, but also their land, culture, and freedom.
To me, the explorers were entirely responsible for the clash that they had with the natives. A good analogy would be going across town to someone's house; being pleasant to gain entry, then declaring it was my home for I was superior. In evolution, no one organism is ever superior to another, they are all equal evolved into different forms of life. We are all human beings, equally evolved, yet some still believe one man can be superior to another. There is no superior, there is only level of knowledge. All people receive different levels and experiences of education, so even then there is no reason to call anyone's experiences or education superior to one another. We are ALL human beings, equal, yet one man claims land  over another for superiority consistently.
To me, Native Americans were robbed by the colonists, and tried to make peace, but nothing could prevent the clash of cultures during the birth of America.

Me

Although the common convention is that we are all different, sometimes it seems that we are all but the same human preforming the very same actions a typical day. So what sets aside each human being? Their experiences.

 No one else can live my life, since no one else is me. I have lived through my life and it has irrefutably shaped me into a new person who is capable of complex thought, concern, and unfortunately some decisions that most people don't worry themselves with until their late twenties. Due to my parent's divorce my older brother provided guidance, paternal caring, and direction into our chaotic lives. Most times, in fact it felt as if he raised me, not my out-of-the-picture father nor my overstressed mother who practically killed herself working so that we could have the best education possible. Everyday since then has been a gift that I have chosen not to waste, but rather to cherish and use to help others and further my education, because education sets the foundation. I love the way my life has come to play out, because it all recently led to my Quniceañera this past summer. on that day, it felt as if the world had come together to celebrate success, not only my own, but the success of my entire family to blossom into young learners whom never give up. Me and my family are one in the same, united by blood and joined by experience. 

For me, there has never been a typical day, but rather many unique days strung together that have made me who I am, a strong independent, and academically focused to achieve my goals.