Lap 5; Blog #2. "Children In A Playground."

I chose the Jacob Riis photo, "Children In A Playground." This photo depicts, literally, children playing in a playground. The main focus of the photo is a young child giving an even younger child a 'piggyback ride.' In the background, you can see more young children climbing up ladders mounted over a wooden beam, and you can also see a swingset to the far right of the photo.
I chose this picture, honestly, because of the title. The title made me wonder what playgrounds from back then looked like. I was surprised to see that the playgrounds actually had swing sets, and that they had something similar to a jungle gym. It didn't really surprise me though, that the jungle gym was nothing more than a piece of wood mounted between two more pieces.
The fact that the children appeared to actually be waiting in line to climb up the ladder made me realized how content these children were with something so simple. Things like that make you really appreciate what you have.

Spanish American War Battles. (Timetoast timeline. Activity 6, LAP 6.)

http://www.timetoast.com/timelines/events-from-the-spanishamerican-war

Blog Entry #6; Culture's Influence.

I come from a diverse family. My mother's side of the family is Hispanic, and my father's side of the family is European. Ironically, the beliefs of my parents aren't too different. In other words, my father and mother are almost always in agreement about most things, such as discipline, and respect. My parents raised me to respect myself, and others.
My household is predominately Hispanic, since we live with my maternal grandparents. However, the primary language is English, although almost everyone in the house speaks Spanish as well. A lot of things that we do in our household is strongly influenced by the Puerto Rican culture. For example, in the Puerto Rican culture, they believe that licking a string and placing it on a baby's forehead stops hiccups. Needless to say, when I had hiccups as a baby, my mother would always place that string on my forehead. Towards my father's culture, we tend to eat a lot of Ukrainian food, and always attend the St. Patrick's Day Parade.
If I was born into a different culture, I wouldn't be who I am today. I wouldn't eat certain foods, do certain things, attend certain places. I'd be a completely different person based on the beliefs amongst the culture.

Six Word Story.

Pilgrims landed. Declared peace. America discovered.

Wordle.

Blog Entry #5; Quote.

I agree with the quote, "The American war is over, but this is far from being the case with the American Revolution. Nothing but the first act of the drama is closed." My reasoning for agreeing with this is because, I feel that this is basically stating that only one part of the war, or drama was over. There was still plenty more that they needed to face.
I'd like to apply this to everyday life, because I feel that this is something we're constantly having to deal with. In other words, we're only taking one day at a time, and everyday we're starting and ending a new part in our lives, and with the struggles that we face. The drama, the fighting, the war, the love, and the peace will never end. It's eternal.
Things are always going to end, and new things are always going to begin. I feel as though this quote is expressing that. Like it's saying, 'Yes, the problems are over for now, however there's still something that we haven't dealt with yet. There's still plenty more to come.'

Blog Entry #4; Important Right.

In my opinion, the right to a freedom of speech is the most important. This is because, I believe that everyone should be able to express their opinion without having to be told that they're wrong, or that they shouldn't speak unless spoken to. However not everyone is technically granted this right. I mean, children are taught to respect their elders, even if they don't recieve respect in return. In school, you can't say certain things because they aren't 'proper'.
Teachers tell their students to ask questions pertaining to the lesson, and some people only want you to speak when you are granted permission. Technically with this right stated in the first amendment, we are more than welcome to speak whenever we want to. We shouldn't have to say things at the convience of others, but I guess not everyone sees it that way.
The freedom of speech is however, extremely important. Without it woman, children, and servants were wouldn't be speaking unless asked to. So, thank you first amendment, for granting me, as a minor and a female, the freedom of speech.Without you, there'd be a world of silence.