Assimilation

The definition of assimilate is to take in, sort of like to adjust, whether it be to their surroundings or cultures. its to merge smaller groups into one large group. To adopt things from a different country, one which you may have not been born in.  for example, a mexican family has a kid and then moves to the united states. the kid would assimilate to the american ways of living by learning english and american traditions.

in the play it seems like Beneatha worries about assimilation. she does her hair to try to make sure she looks like the others, and wants to learn to play the guitar and at one point she even joined a horseback riding club. Beneatha is trying to accomplish a whole lot in life and to her family it seems ridiculous but i think its great. Beneatha is accomplishing more than anyone else in her family has and she has more skills, which i see as a strength. but beneatha isn't the only one committing assimilation. assimilation is all around us.

everywhere i go i see assimilation. especially at school. i see a bunch of mexicans trying to assimilate to the american lifestyle. they seem to leave behind their mexican lifestyle to adapt and make the transition to america much easier. i know some hispanics who dont know any spanish at all, which is assimilation because theyre parents may know spanish but they do not. i would be guilty of being one of these hispanics. my parents were born in the US but my grandparents werent, they came from mexico. but growing up, my parents taught me no other way than the american way.

Luis view of assimilation was that in a way its beneficial and a way its bad. but in the end he describes america as not being the white america as it used to be. that being white doesnt really mean being white because so many different people have assimilated to the american lifestyle.

Family and Individual Desires, Both Seen As One in My Eyes

 In all honestly the importance of my own individual desires and my family do not differ. Both my family and my own desires are extremely important to me. In a way they both kind of reflect off of each other. My own individual desires of going to college, continuing to play softball in college, graduate college,becoming a physical therapist, then sometime along the way find the love of my life and start a happy family, is just as important as my family. My individual desires were inspired by my family, and all i want to do is make them proud. They play a huge role in my life. Without them i seriously don't know where or what i'd be doing right now. I thank god for giving me this wonderful family that i have. I'm truly blessed. They encourage and support me in everything and anything i do and i'm so grateful for that. That's why its so important for me to go off and be the first one in my family to go to college. To make something of myself, so that i can grow and support my own family as well as trying to payback my family for everything they've done for me. To be successful and make my family as proud as they can possibly be is also apart of my individual desires. So right there you can kind of see where they reflect off of each other, because my family influences my individual desires. Growing up, my family would always overuse the sayings "blood is thicker than water" and "family first". They also told me that what i want is super important, and that i should never let anyone tell me i cant do something.That i can do anything i put my mind to. So i guess you can say that my family has led me to believe that family and individual desires are just as equally important. So that's why in my mind neither one is of more importance compared to the other. They are seen as one in my eyes.

Anythings Possible In the Land of the Free and the Home of the Brave

The American dream can have many different interpretations. To someone who doesn't live in our country the definition of the American dream may just simply be to live in America and have an opportunity at a better life. To someone that lives in america, the american dream may be defined as having a well paying job, supporting a family and living life without struggles. the American dream is probably something everybody wants, especially to immigrants living in a country where they dont get much freedom, and living conditions are very poor. we, as Americans, are very fortunate to live in a country like ours. i can honestly say i wouldn't want to live anywhere else but here. My american dream is to live life to the fullest, graduate high school, go to college, graduate college, go to school to become a physical therapist or sports medicine doctor, graduate physical therapy school, maintain and keep a steady job and hopefully one day open and own my practice. Then hopefully throughout that whole process i will find the love of my life, my soul mate, my other half, get married and start a family when i'm financially ready. to some people that may sound like a complicated process and a very hard thing to do in times like ours, especially with the economy and the way it is right now, but im not intimidated, im determined to live out my american dream. to me, anythings possible in the land of the free and the home of the brave. (:

amanda who? Amanda Sanchez (:

Hello! My name is Amanda Sanchez, Im a junior at Southwest High School. I'm a softball player. softball is pretty much my life. I've been playing since i was about the age of 4. If i'm not at school or at home doing homework, i'm on the field. I started on varsity my freshman year and my jersey number is #15. i play a lot of club ball, and i currently play for a team called the San Antonio Hitt 18u Gold. Dont get me wrong, sports are great, but academics comes first to me. This year I am taking two dual credit classes, which is Pre-Calculus DC with mr.Amerian and English III DC with Ms.Perry. Neither course is a walk in the park but i'm determined to maintain my grades as well as my athletic performance on the field. i love to have fun and go out with friends when i have free time and i'm up for any challenge. i love sports, laughing, having a good time, and adrenaline rushes. I'm just an all around friendly and happy girl that goes by the name Amanda. (: