I felt like the story was reminding us on what previous history did, assimilating others into American society. Personally, my grandmother came form Scotland in 1961 and if she even had a little cough she could not come to the United States. Now it seems like anyone and everyone can come.
I put a quote on the back bone of my fish. I said "you can take a home from a boy, but not a boy from his home." Meaning that you can try all you want to take something "natural" out of someone but no matter what you do, it's always going to be there.
I will admit this isn't my best blog post but hey, at least I'm honest.
By the way, great game Giants on Thursday!
I def enjoy the Finding Nemo picture. And I like the quote you chose. I agree that you can't take someone away from makes them..them.
ReplyDeleteYou are so honest and I love it. I'm glad you liked the fishbone activity because so did I. I likehow you wote your own quote on this to tell yourself what Anzaldua's piece meant to you.
ReplyDelete"Dont touch the boat." Sorry, finding Nemo brings back some good memories.I like how you show how your mind got off track while writing. I think it is interesting to see EXACTLY what you were thinking
ReplyDeleteThe connections you are making to history are really useful to me. Sometimes people talk about "the good old days" or "the way things used to be" and I'm not sure I think things are really that different. You are right there was a pejorative assimilation process in our country's past, too. I do wonder who would get to decide (then or now) about who "gets in." And what are the differences that are created by things like borders on maps.
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