Blog 4: A STREETCAR NAMED DESIRE

Stanley is a controlling, aggressive, abusive guy who likes to drink. In the play he shows a lot of aggression. When Blanches trunk arrives Stanley shows aggression when he says, ”look at these feathers and furs that she comes here to preen herself in” (p.23).  Thinking Blanche has comes to visit and has money to give to Stella. When in reality she has nothing she has lost everything. This bothered Stella because, she hasn’t seen a sister in a long time and he questions her being there. Stanley trying to take control of the situation by brings up the” Napoleonic Code.” (p.22).  Stanley shows abusiveness when he’s playing poker and things get out of hand and he hits Stella.

 Blanche is a liar and a flirt. In the play I feel that Blanche is a liar because when she has a drink with Stella. Blanche says” No, one’s my limit.”(p.12). Stanley asks her if she wants to have a shot and Blanche says,” No I rarely touch it”(p.18). Meanwhile later on in the play she has more drinks.  She begins to flirt with Stanley who is her sister’s husband. (p.26). Blanche also flirts with Mitch who is a friend of Stanley while the poker game is going on. 

"A Darwinian Theory Of Beauty." By: Dennis Dutton

I agree with what Dennis is saying about beauty. We all individually have our different views of what beauty is to us. Dennis spoke about Charles Darwinian’s theory. Different types of cultures and people. How things begin to develop in our minds as we develop. Dennis also spoke about natural selection things that we like and enjoy doing.  I enjoyed what Dennis was saying. It was very interesting to me. Especially when he said, ”Beauty is in the eye of the beholder.”Everyone finds beauty in different things. This is a girt that we all have pasted down to us generation after generation. Watching this video gave me the opportunity to see things differently and have a different perspective on the way I see things.

MY GOALS!!!!!!

My goal for the next three months is to quit smoking. This is important to me for my future. It has been a very hard challenge for me, seeing that I am always stressed. Over the years smoking has helped me to deal with my stress, or so I thought. In my essay I’m going to discuss why it is important for me to quit smoking also, how smoking has affected me negatively, and how I’m going to quit smoking.

  Over the years I have seen how smoking has affected me. Smoking has made it hard for me to do certain activities and focus in school. My breathing has also changed which has caused running, exercising, and playing sports to be difficult for me because, I smoke I really don’t enjoy the activities that I use to do. I now know I need to quit more than ever. The smoke gets in my clothes, hair, and skin. However, it still has taken me some time to realize that smoking is just wrong! While I’m at school I find it difficult not to smoke, because of the pressure that I deal with in class. The hours are too long and I sometimes get bored. Instead of going out to smoke a cigarette on my break, I will do something constructive, such as; looking over my notes, writing, reading, talking with a class mate or just taking a walk.

 Being healthier is more important to me, so that I can be a good example for my son. I have an eight year old son who gives me a hard time. I’m running to his school all the time because of his fighting and/ or being suspended. When I get phone calls or come home to hear about the negativity, I get overwhelmed and I smoke. But, I’m not giving up on him because, that’s my baby and I love him so much. Due to this stress I find it hard to quit smoking. My son always asks me, “Mom, when are you going to stop smoking?” Sometimes I don’t even know how to respond, but I know that it affects him in a bad way. So I’m going to talk to him more regularly and try to understand him instead of smoking.

There have been challenges that I have faced since, I’ve tried to quit smoking. My associates have played a major part in this discussion. I’m a strong believer in God. The Bible says,” bad association spoils useful habits.”Also being around people that smoke influences me to want to smoke because, I stand there and converse with them and after a while I want to smoke too. So, if I ask them not to smoke around me, I think it would be easier for me to quit smoking.  I feel if I keep positive people in my circle I would be able to be positive and think positive as well. Also I try to carry less money with me all the time so that I won’t be tempted to buy cigarettes.

 So if I continue to be strong and positive I will be successful in completing my goal. I would have a long and healthier life. That’s why I feel that it is very important for me to complete this goal but first I need to be able to address the three things that trigger my smoking; my son, my boredom with school, and my smoking friends. I don’t want to lose my life due to smoking. I begin to question myself. “Why am I killing myself slowly?” If I can do this I would have a long and healthier life. I would like to make this goal be more of a reality to me than just simply a dream.

My Goals!

1.My goal for the next three months is to quit smoking. This is important to me for my future. It has been a very hard challenge for me, seeing that I am always stressed. Over the years smoking has helped me to deal with my stress, or so I thought. In my essay I’m going to discuss why it is important for me to quit smoking also, how smoking has affected me negatively, and how I’m going to quit smoking.

  2.Over the years I have seen how smoking has affected me. Smoking has made it hard for me to do certain activities. My breathing has also changed which has caused running and playing ball to be difficult for me. I now know I need to quick more than ever. The smoke gets in my clothes, hair, and skin. However, it still has taken me some time to realize that smoking is just wrong! I begin to question myself. “Why am I killing myself slowly?” Being healthier is more important to me, so that I can be a good example for my son. I don’t want to lose my life due to smoking.

3.I have an eight year old son who gives me a hard time. I’m always running to his school all the time because of his fighting and/ or being suspended. When I get phone calls or come home to hear about the negativity. I get overwhelmed and I smoke. But, I’m not giving up on him because, that’s my baby and I love him so much. Due to this stress I find it hard to quit smoking. My son always asks me, “Mom, when are you going to stop smoking?” Sometimes I don’t even know how to respond, but I know that it affects him in a bad way. So I’m going to talk to him more regularly and try to understand him instead of smoking.

4.While I’m at school I  find it difficult not to smoking, because of the pressure that I deal with in class, the hours are too long and I sometimes get board, instead of going out to smoke a cigarette on my break.  I will do something constructive, such as; looking over my notes, writing, reading, talking with a class mate or just taking a walk.

5.There have been challenges that I have faced since, I’ve tried to quit smoking. My associates have played a major part in this discussion. I’m a strong believer in God. The Bible says,” bad association spoils useful habits.”Also being around people that smoke influences me to want to smoke because, I stand there and converse with them and after a while I want to smoke to. So, if I ask them not to smoke around me, I think it would be easier for me to quit smoking.  I feel if I keep positive people in my circle I would be able to be positive and think positive. Also I try to carry less money with me all the time so that I won’t be tempted to buy cigarettes.

6. So if I continue to be strong and positive I will be successful in completing my goal. I would have a long and healthier life. That’s why I feel that it is very important for me to complete this goal but first I need to be able to address the three things that trigger my smoking; my son, my bordism with school, and my smoking friends. If I can do this I would have a long and healthier life. I would like to make this goal be more of a reality to me than just simply a dream.

What is Art? Part 2: About this work of Art.

What is Art? Art is
- Color
- Imagery
- Beauty
- Imagination
- Details
- Illusions
- Creations
- Design

Part2:Chuck Close ( American ) - Self - Portrait
           Oil On Canvas 8' 6" x 7

Chuck Close was born July 5th, 1940. He is an American painter and photographer who achieved fame as a photo-realist. He does massive-scale portraits. Chuck Close went through a catastrophic spinal artery collapse in 1988 which had left him severely paralyzed. He has continued to paint and produce work that remains sought after by museums and collectors.
This information is from
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chuck_Close
 Chuck Close is a famous Artist. His paintinngs are unique. He made paintings out of small squares and circles. The colors he used in his painting seem realistic his painting where so orginal. He used realism in his paintings. He had his own personal style. However, I feel that he had a vivid imagination to create such amazing work while putting a small piece of a shape together to create a master piece.I would of never thought of anything like that. He is also known as one of the most influential figurative painters in our time.

Blog 2: "First Draft of goals essay."

My goal for the next three months is to quit smoking. This is important to me for my future. It has been a very hard challenge for me, seeing that I am always stressed. Over the years smoking has help me to deal with my stress, Or so I thought. In my essay I’m going to discuss why it is important for me to quit smoking? Also, how it has affected me?

 I have an eight year old son that gives me a hard time. I’m always running to his school all the time for him fighting and or being suspended. But, I’m not giving up on him because, that’s my baby and I love him so much. Due to this stress I find it hard to quit smoking. My son always asks me, “Mom, when are you going to stop smoking?” sometimes I don’t even know how to respond. Watching the commercials on television I get so depressed. I begin to question myself. Why am I killing myself slowly? This is why it’s important for me to stop smoking.

Over the years I have seen how smoking has affected me. Smoking has made it hard for me to do certain activities. Running and playing ball I find to be difficult, I know I need to quick more than ever. The smoke gets in my clothes, hair, and skin. However, it still has taken me some time to realize that smoking is just wrong! Being healthier is more important to me, so that I can be a good example for my son.

There have been challenges that I have faced since, I’m trying to quit smoking. My associates have played a major part in this discussion. I’m a strong believer in God. The bible says,” bad association spoils useful habits.” So I feel if I keep positive people in my circle I would be able to be positive. I try not to carry money with me all the time so that I won’t be tempted to buy cigarettes. So if I continue to be strong and positive I will be successful in completing my goal. I would have a long and healthier life. That’s why I feel that it is very important for me to complete this goal. I would like to make this goal be more of a reality to me than simply a dream.

My goals!

My goal for the next three months is to quit smoking. This is important to me for my future. It has been a very hard challenge for me, seeing that I am always stressed. Over the years smoking has helped me to deal with my stress, or so I thought. In my essay I’m going to discuss why it is important for me to quit smoking also, how smoking has affected me negatively, and how I’m going to quit smoking.

  Over the years I have seen how smoking has affected me. Smoking has made it hard for me to do certain activities. My breathing has also changed which has caused running and playing ball to be difficult for me. I now know I need to quick more than ever. The smoke gets in my clothes, hair, and skin. However, it still has taken me some time to realize that smoking is just wrong! I begin to question myself. “Why am I killing myself slowly?” Being healthier is more important to me, so that I can be a good example for my son. I don’t want to lose my life due to smoking.

I have an eight year old son who gives me a hard time. I’m always running to his school all the time because of his fighting and/ or being suspended. When I get phone calls or come home to hear about the negativity. I get overwhelmed and I smoke. But, I’m not giving up on him because, that’s my baby and I love him so much. Due to this stress I find it hard to quit smoking. My son always asks me, “Mom, when are you going to stop smoking?” Sometimes I don’t even know how to respond, but I know that it affects him in a bad way. So I’m going to talk to him more regularly and try to understand him instead of smoking.

           While I’m at school I  find it difficult not to smoking, because of the pressure that I deal with in class, the hours are too long and I sometimes get board, instead of going out to smoke a cigarette on my break.  I will do something constructive, such as; looking over my notes, writing, reading, talking with a class mate or just taking a walk.

There have been challenges that I have faced since, I’ve tried to quit smoking. My associates have played a major part in this discussion. I’m a strong believer in God. The Bible says,” bad association spoils useful habits.”Also being around people that smoke influences me to want to smoke because, I stand there and converse with them and after a while I want to smoke to. So, if I ask them not to smoke around me, I think it would be easier for me to quit smoking.  I feel if I keep positive people in my circle I would be able to be positive and think positive. Also I try to carry less money with me all the time so that I won’t be tempted to buy cigarettes.

 So if I continue to be strong and positive I will be successful in completing my goal. I would have a long and healthier life. That’s why I feel that it is very important for me to complete this goal but first I need to be able to address the three things that trigger my smoking; my son, my bordism with school, and my smoking friends. If I can do this I would have a long and healthier life. I would like to make this goal be more of a reality to me than just simply a dream.