My life has not been the easiest, but it did provide me with incredible opportunities. Growing up I did not know any English because Spanish was my first language. I was also my mother’s first born and that made her nervous when making decisions, such as what school I would go to. However, she had my grandmother around and together they were able to make a decision. When I started kindergarten, I was the only one in my class that did not know English. Of course, kids teased and giggled, but I was…

Chicano history in class has involucrate readings, Video, Assignments and lecture this course had given me the opportunity in expanding my knowledge on Chicano history and how it has been throughout the years. In this final assignment I have to talk about a person that I interviewed and conducted and relate their life to the course, this person would have to be my abuelita, Rita Salazar. I interviewed my abuelita because she is a strong independent woman and lived life as a Chicana in the past and…

Riley Mackinen Jamie Buehler English 100 September 20 2016 Literacy has no fucking effect on my life Have you ever been yelled at for reading too much? I surely have. Reading and also writing have been a big part of my life. Ever since I was little, I was always caught with a book in my hand. I was never a fan of fiction though. Non fiction books have me a chance to expand my views on the world while expanding my vocabulary all at once. Although when it comes to writing, I believe that I can always…

An object which represents a social literacy that has shaped my life is a cell phone. Cellphones have become an integral part of everyday life for most people. They hold the ability to connect people despite distance and for most are an object which brings them happiness. For me however it is the opposite, the moment my phone begins to ring or I am faced with making a phone call my heart begins to race and my anxiety sets in. I have always been an anxious child but it was until last year that I was…

to write about my communication skills in three periods of my life and how they have been developed. First, I would like to talk about how I was when I was a little. When I was about five or six years’ old, I was spoiled between my family just like most of the other kids. However, outside my house I can describe myself as a shy and quiet girl that I sometimes in school I have been bullied by other students. When I was five years old my dad enrolled me and my half-brother who is as my age in a kindergarten…

The main ritual which has been a part of my life for almost twenty-three years surrounds my children. When they were babies I found myself unable to relax and sleep without first “checking in” on them to ensure all was right with their worlds. Each night I would very quietly tip toe into each of their rooms, adjust their blankets, and place their favorite stuffed animal within reach to ward off any nightmares. My final step would be to stroke their tiny head, lean down and place a gentle kiss on…

My Limiting Beliefs I can see that my life has been affected by limiting beliefs. These limiting beliefs were clear to see when it came down to this winter term. My limiting beliefs were passed down to me by my outer influences; however, I don 't just mean my family and friends. I am being influenced by the culture we’re around too. As a culture my generation cares more about legalizing marijuana then it does about education. As for my family background, college was never seen as a…

I like to say that my life has been one of constant motion. I have grown up in many different neighborhoods, schools, and with people from all sorts of backgrounds. Because of this, my environments have created much of who I am today. Through all of the changes in my life, or perhaps because of them, I have maintained and acquired a distinctive personality and values. This family tree project has helped me to figure out what makes my family different from others and that I was just one link in a…

Institutional Affiliation Since my childhood, many people around by play zone directed me on how to live. Most likely, my parents, elder brother, uncles, aunts, and other neighbors gave me their first chances in their lives so that I can grow up as a role model person to many like them. Starting with my childhood age, when I was in baby class, my parents did all there best to make sure that I was safe and gave me everything that governed me. Following the foot-steps of my daddy, its true say that he…

Saved: How Literacy Changed My Life An astronomer killed my religion. More accurately, reading an astronomer’s carefully chosen and thoughtful words changed my life forever. I was raised in a strict religious home in my early childhood. Both my parents were Jehovah’s Witnesses, and being the good Witnesses that they were, they often chose to shelter their children from the worldly influences surrounding them. There were many things in life forbidden to me, many truths locked away. Unfortunately…