Immigration project reflection

I had two books this time, breaking through and circuit both by Francisco Jimenez. I really liked the books because they were very easy to understand the main idea of the story. I liked how Francisco Jimenez wrote these books on a true story of an immigrant. The perspective of the book became clear to me early in the book that a younger aged boy was an illegal immigrant in California. I thought it was very nerve-racking and a little confusing in parts. I learned a lot of things from this book. I learned how younger aged children went through difficulty when they were immigrants like Francisco Jimenez (the main character) who went through very hard times as a little boy. I thought all that our group as well as myself was a really good process and to change something that is going good isn't right. So i think we should keep this process because i get a lot out of it and i learn a lot from the book this way. I wouldn't change anything and I wouldn't want to do anymore blogging because its too stressful to me. I rather type up my reflection and turn it in the next day not put it on your blog, I'm a busy man. Now all that out of the way, I think typing on a sheet of paper is a great way to express how we feel and that is to type it up and take our time instead of rushing to get it in at 9:00. I didn't really think that the meetings with your group were getting the full amount of thought from everyone. I think blogging didn't make everyone really think about what quote they were choosing, and they had to find their answers. I didn't have any problems at all. I thought the blogging system was very good. I thought it was really interesting how many of my group members found the book different than myself. There was one quote that someone in my group took way differently than myself. I thought it meant one thing, and she thought it meant something totally different.
For my painting, i decided to put a story in my painting. A story that the mother said to her child. I just thought the story I drew about really made a connection to the book. The story is all about what mijo was going through in the book and the mom had to tell a story about a mouse who had money but didn't have his lover and was all alone. I think it was just hard for me to paint such detail with the brush I had. Everything i painted was very difficult because it was hard to paint the view of where the bed is and where is the other objects in the room. Basically i just had to go for it because i didn't have much time to do it. The final outcome was poorer than i expected but i still got my painting done. I think if I had a little more time, and I had a smaller brush with a bigger variety of colors, then it would've been a lot better. I think in the future, I'm going to make sure that I have all that is needed to finish a final product, or any product.
I didn't think that interviewing someone would be that fun so i hope to do it sometime again but to someone else. I thought my interview went really, really, really, really, oh and really well. My interviewee was fantastic, he was very kind and so willing to help me with anything I needed. The interviewing itself was really easy. I was asking questions rapidly and he would take his time to answer them for me. Interviewing him made me realize that immigration wasn't a horrendous and awful time for everyone. My immigrant didn't have a bad time at all. I learned that he came here and just started a new life so that he could live better which he did. I made a biographical soundtrack for my immigrant as my final product, and it felt really good to make her something with my own hands. Making something for someone else gives you a certain feeling that's really good, but it's different than just buying someone something. You feel good while making it because you want to make this person happy about themselves and give them a sort of gladness that they had to leave everything and come here. I hope to do this kind of project again.

Breaking Through- post #6

Quote#1- "Time to eat!" he shouted. "If your not in the dining room by the time i count to ten, you'll have to pay a fine."

In this quote I could see the difficulty to the men re-acting to the guy that made dinner. I feel like the men didn't care who was making dinner, they kinda of just ate it and walked off. If you read on in the page it describes that they were hesitant to get up but they eventually did. I could tell the person who made dinner was very happy they made it and didn't want the other men to not appreciate it.

My personal connection is when I sometimes don't get up right when my mom calls me and now that i think of it it's kinda of hurting her because she just made a dinner and now I'm not coming right away to appreciate her dinner.

Question#1- Have you ever made something that someone didn't appreciate? Did it disappoint you or did you just not care and give it to someone else?

Quote#2- "Up north, near San Jose. It's only about 250 miles, so you'll get a chance to come home on holidays, " he said.

I feel in this quote gives a lot of challenging experiences. I know it's only 250 miles but that's still a lot and to make that trip is very dangerous in some cases so i feel like this quote might lead to a dangerous accident on the freeway or maybe not make it because they ran out of gas. I don't know what the case will be but i feel this long challenging road trip to visit them on the holidays for some reason gives me a sign that says watch out! dangerous zone. I don't know if I'm making sense so if you didn't get what i said right there then I will try to sum it up with this next sentence. I feel this quote will show a lot of challenging signs when they visit each other and drive 250 miles on the holidays and that because they are going through this challenging road trip that it might be dangerous that's all I'm trying to say.

My personal connection is that when i go for a long road trip I sometimes feel like it's going to be a little dangerous because of car accidents and things like that but i know it's a rare chance but i still have those feelings and always want to keep safe on the road.

Question#2- Did you get what I was trying to say in the second quote? If you don't get it explain why or if you do get it, explain why you either liked it or didn't like it? ( Really want to know if I'm making sense ) This will be a great place to start

Breaking Through- Post #5

Quote#1- "What about working for me on weekends? I can pay you $1.25 an hour." Mike Nevel - page 86

This quote showed the difficulty that he went through. I felt getting payed liked that is better than nothing and ot love in this world you have to work for your earnings. So this quote deffinitly showed the difficulty of getting people to work for them. I thought that this quote was a great example of what they had to deal with when they came to another country. Great example.

A personal connection I thought of was that sometimes when I get paid by maybe a grandparent or dad that my grandparents or dad feel the same way and have a hard time convincing me to work for them.

Question: If you had anything in the world to pick for a job your dad wanted you to do for him, what would you pick?

Quote#2- "I knew Papa's check was for sixty five dollars, because he got paid a dollar an hour. Roberto and I reiceved eighty-five cents per hour just like the braceros."

I thought this quote was very interesting to know the cost because he's getting paid a good amount here in America and since he came from mexico than he now is getting treated better in his perspective which is good to have when you come to a new country. I also think that there is challenges that Papa has been through and this will pay off most of them because he is working hard and doign well in his new country.

My personal connection is that when i get money here from my grandpa it's usually a good amount so that i could go spend it on kid stuff like ipod's or cell phones. I usually work very hard and do my best to get my full amount.

Question: Is there any moment where you have got paid because you worked very hard at something, if so explain what it is and why you got paid?

Breaking Through- post#4

Quote #1- "From that day on, Papa's spirits began to die too. His moods changed from day to day. He began to complain about his back and got angry about everything and everyone" page 53- Francisco Jimenez

Response- This was a part of many challenges papa had to face while going through this moment. This was just one of many challenges that he faced and had to go through. Papa has been going through many changes. First he was fun to be around and loving but now hes very angry all the time and tough to be with. Going to America effected him greatly. I would say that Papa needs to be left in peace.

My person connection to papa is that sometimes when i feel down on my self or up-tight because of the certain situations that occur during my lifetime. I usually take them really serious and start to get angry at others and myself. Papa and I need to get better on that as we live our life because people won't want to hang around us anymore if we take things to serious. But i don't do that all the time, i normally good to people but sometimes Papa and I could be the same.

Question- Have you had any moments like Papa? If you had, please share what happened to you and why?

Quote #2- "Roberto and I thanked him and went home excited. Papa will be proud of us, I thought." ~Francisco Jimenez page 88

Response- In this quote I felt it gave a clear understanding of how the boys wanted to be looked at as if they did something great. This quote just gave me a interest in how the boys wanted to be recognized and how they wanted to be appreciated. I think something very interesting about this quote is that you can look back on it and think to yourself, the boys went through all those challenges and difficult times and got to the point where they have finally finished their goal. To be so excited about getting appreciated by their father must have been very important to them.

My personal connection to this quote is when I am playing baseball and my dad is sitting in the stands watching me come up to bat. Maybe the first two strikes go by and i only have 1 more strike left before I'm out. Then i hit the ball, hit flies over the fence, home run. Then i feel how great that felt and also how proud my dad would of been at that moment because i didn't just hit a home run, i hit a grand-slam on father's day.

Question- Describe one moment you felt like your dad was proud of you, explain what happened and why?