"Night" by Elie Weisel (Romania)

                                                    

- What this literature says about the region of part of the world where it's from is saying The Nazi's didn't like Jews. One person with too much power can do mass distruction if no one stops it on time. During this time, thousands of people were being killed by Germans and it says that the Germans were evil and did not think of anything besides getting rid of the whole jewish race. So what it mainly says is that the Germans were evil and horrible people and this was a horrific time period.

                                                    

-JOURNAL RESPONSE: What I will remember longest about this book is that just the sadness and the sorrow you feel for all of these people that had to endure these horrible events each and every day. The images that will stick with me is the picture of all the skinny people and everyone all smushed in one bunk. It changed my way in thinking by never under estimate anyone because stuff like this can still happen! The part I find the saddest is when Elie's dad died. He was the only person that was with Elie the whole way until the very end of freedom. The most horrifying is the whole thing, there was nothing good that happened at these camps. The most angering is why would soliders follow this evilness. The most confusing is why would HItler even want to do this! And the most touching is that Elie surrvived.

                                                             
-Wendy Marie H.

"Central Station" (Brazil)



What this literture says about Brazil is that the houses are small. People are dirty, alot of people drink. This is what I think this movie was trying to get at. Most of the roads are dirt roads. They are very religious and the guys sleep around with alot of females and have alot of children. That is what I got out of the movie.

Journal Topic: Dora and Josue seem like they care about eachother in an Aunt & nephew type relationship. I think the relationship is kind of like mine and my mom's because we're mean to eachother but at the end of the day, I know she loves me and I love her. But other than that, we don't really compare to them we're more different than anything. The importance of family is that they'll always be there, no matter where you are. Yeah family should always stick together no matter what because that's your blood and by law they have to be there.

-Wendy Marie ♥

"Borders" By: Thomas King (Canada)

What this story says about this region where it's from is saying that ethnicity is more important than nationality because people in Canada were blackfoot before they were Canadian! I think it shows that they weren't proud to say they're from Canada, they were more proud of their race. There's not much you can really say about what it shows, it just shows that these people were not proud of where they came from, but more of what they all made each other out to be.

My nationality and/or my ethnicity is not that important to me how people claim to be ooo I'm puerto rican that makes me better, ooo I'm black I can fight. No, no matter what race you are, no matter where you come from- it all depends on your personality. Not your color of skin, or accent. If I was Chinese, black, Mexican, puerto rican, any race, I would still be Wendy! I don't know people just carry out them being a certain race too much where it's just annoying! I laugh at people who bounce off walls because someone called them a pork chop or fried chicken because it's ridiculous. You are really going to start a fight over some one calling you by your race like honestly it's pathetic and stupid!

-Wendy Marie

"The Youngest Doll" By: Rosario Ferre (Puerto Rico)

What I get from this story about the culture where it's from is that people there are weird and crave money. I don't really think that puertorican's are crazy but from the looks of this story, they make them really weird. Like I don't know the doctor and his son just want $$$$ & the aunt making all them dolls was ridiculous. Also a prawn living in the aunt's leg is nasty just this whole story was wack.... !

Journal Topic: A time in my life when I was terrified was when some one was in my house when I came home and there was this random black guy stealing all of my stuff and I was like in 2nd grade. I think it was scary because I was home alone and I had to call my dad and he raced over there trying to shoot the guy and it was just alot for a 2nd grader. The scariest movie I ever seen was the original exorcist & now I'm scarred for life and will never watch another scary movie in my life ! The movie was scary because it just was, the whole persona of it I don't know I was young and my mom put it in and it kept replaying and replaying just super scary :( Many horror films share people either being killed, or possessed or anything horrorish.

-Wendy Marie ♥

"The Handsomest Drowned Man in the World" by Gabrial Garcia (Columbia)

I didn't think that the story really reflected the region where it was from other than all the villages were really close together and there was no room for anything. It wasn't really pretty, no flowers, and when something dramatic happened ehm ehm such as finding a drowned man, everyone knew about it right away. Kind of like how Veritas is....

Journal topic: Well when I die, I hope I'm like 1OO years old or something because I don't plan on dying any time soon! But if I did my funeral I hope it would be fairly big considering how many friends & family I have that hopefully love me!? I'd just want a funeral where everyone can see me one last time & I'd want them to bury me with my teddy bear that I've had since 1st grd. I haven't been to many funerals maybe about 5 or 6, my funeral probably would be the same as others because there's not much you can do at a funeral but pray & say goodbyes. It's not like you'll be playing games or anything like that, you grieve & be sad. It seems Latin America's attitude toward death is kind of joyous & they don't get all sad about it, they are happy and take care of the dead like a human being. 

-Wendy Marie ♥

No Dogs Bark By: Juan Rulfo (Mexico)

What this literature says about this region where No Dogs Bark is from, is saying that the parents are loving and caring but they are strict. When it comes down to it, your parent is going to try and not stop for anything until you are taken care of. This literature says that when your in need, your parent will be there. Just like the dad in the story, he carried his son so he could get medical attention! To me, it doesn't really reflect what this literature says about Mexico, it more reflects what kind of parent you should be.

Journal: The kind of parent I'd be is stirct definitley. I dont want my kids to be the ones on the news you hear about shooting each other. I'd give them the love and care they'd need, I'd probably smuther my children with too much love but hey, we'll see when I have kids. I will deal with my teenage son or daughter by if their bad, they're punished, if they're good they're either rewarded or sent to their room with a pat on that back HAHA. If they misbehave, they're in for it. I'm serious they will be smacked and grounded until I say they are un-grounded. To solve the problem though, I'll try and talk to them the best way I could, I mean I went through ALOT so I can relate to whatever she is going through, and if I have a tennage boy, then the daddy will be dealing with that, their horomones are TOOO crazy ! Every parent is different so I don't think I'd be similar to Igancio's father, I might, but I honestly can not predict now.