3 W.E.X. Stories

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1.)Used To
I used to think that speakers were called bousines when I was around 5 to 6 years old. Yes,pretty dumb right? Well you might be asking yourself, why?Why, because when I was younger I was barely learning how to speak English and my Spanish kept getting mixed up with my English. In Spanish speakers means bosinas so what I did was a mixture of bosinas into a spanglish word. So how did I figure out that it wasn't bousines? You're probably thinking that as I grew and I went to school I figured out that it wasn't bousines. Well, actually it wasn't because of that.

My older brother, Jose, said, "Subele a la musica por favor." I simply said,"Okay." I walked towards the radio and turned the volume up. "Louder,"my brother replied looking at the food he was asking. I turned it up louder and exclaimed"The bousines are going to pop!"since the music was so loud so I turned the music down because I couldn't hear what my brother was saying. When the volume of the radio was low enough for me to hear his voice, I looked at him and inquired,"What did you say?" I was confused. Did he not hear what I said?

I replied to the silence, "I said, bousines are going to pop." He laughed so hard and I couldn't understand why. "Why are you laughing?" I curiously asked. "Do you realize what you just said?"he giggled. "Yes, I said bousines what's so wrong about that and why?"I said leaning against the wall confused. "It's not bousines, it's speakers." He told my sister about it, then my sister told her friend, and it spread until almost everyone I knew had known about what had happened. I was so embarrassed at first, but as I grew, I started to get over it and instead laughed about.

2.)Time Machine

After hours of traveling through time, my group and I finally liked a place that had the best view that we had ever seen. We took of our protection helmets and grabbed our laser swords. My glasses helped me see the place so much better since they were meant to help you see better in other planets. We all took our first step outside as we noticed that there was not a single living thing around us. “Look around C. J. Have you ever seen anything like this before? This is magnificent,” one of my group members said amazed.

I looked around and felt like I was stepping on cotton candy or in feathered stuffed pillow. The ground was so soft that I just wanted to lie down in the ground and fall asleep. Our confidence grew and we started to walk around. The view was spectacular! There were healthy green trees on my left hand side, a beach that had the clearest water in which I had never seen, and to my right hand side there were trees again.

My group and I decided to examine the water before we could touch it since we were all eager to go inside. After several minutes of examinations the water, we found out the water was 100% clean. This made a lot of sense since we had realized before that there wasn’t a single living thing so there was a greater chance of the water being clean than dirty. We felt great jollification when we decided to jump into the water. I touched the water with my toes to check the water a second time before I got in. Then we realized that it wasn’t so cool after all because we were alone in a place that we did not know of.

3.)Charlotte

Charlotte’s nostrils flared as Luz glared. The battle was on. Zoom! Charlotte ran towards Luz faster than light itself. When Charlotte got to where Luz was at, she looked around trying to find Luz. She felt victorious thinking that Luz had chickened out, but what she didn’t know was that Luz had shrunk. Since Luz had shrunk as small as an atom, Charlotte had started walking away with a huge grin. BAM! Luz had un-shrunk and hit Charlotte on her leg with a two by four piece of wood. Charlotte didn’t feel anything since her legs were made out of metal.

Sustainability Visit

1.)What is your name and your role here at the Farmers Market?
My name is Daren and I sell cherries.

(This a picture of Giovanna,CJ,and Luz at the entrance of the Farmers Market)


2.)Why do you choose to shop here?
Because the food is local and it's picked today or yesterday so their fresh and I'm supporting the farmers.

(These are flowers that were being sold at the Farmers Market)

3.)When did you first come here?
6 years ago.

(These are cherries at the Farmers Market that were also being sold by Daren.)


4.)Do you garden at home? Why or why not?
No,because we just don't and we don't
have a big enough yard.
-Daren

(Luz,CJ,and Giovanna)


5.)How did you find out about this place?
I found out about this place in the newspaper.

(Luz and Giovanna at the Farmers Market entrance)


6.)What would be your advice to get others to do what you do?
Work hard and be friendly and costumers come first.

-Daren

(CJ and Giovanna at the Farmers Market entrance)


Additional Question: What is your favorite thing to buy here? Why?
Strawberries because they're so much better than the strawberries that they sell in the grocery store.

(CJ at the Farmers Market)


Additional Question: What product do you sell?
The product that I sell is olive oil because it helps people.

(Fruits being sold)


Additional Question: Do you have a quote or a catchy phrase that explains why or how your product helps or why you sell it?
"Let medicine be your food and let food be your medicine."

(Flowers being sold as well)

By: Luz,CJ,and Giovanna.

Posole Recipe

• 1 1/2 lbs. pork shoulder
• 1/2 onion stuck with 2 cloves
• 2 cloves garlic, peeled
• 5 peppercorns
• 1/2 teaspoon whole cumin seed
• oregano, pinch
• 1 onion, chopped
• 2 cloves garlic, chopped
• 2 tablespoon oil
• 1/2 teaspoon black pepper
• 1/2 teaspoon ground cumin
• 1/2 teaspoon cloves
• 1/2 teaspoon cayenne
• 4 cups canned white hominy, drained and rinsed
• 3 to 5 cups pork broth from cooking pork shoulder
• 1 cup canned chopped green chilies
• Salt to taste
• 2 whole jalapenos, canned or fresh, chopped (optional)

Place the meat in a large saucepan and just cover with lightly salted water. Add the clove studded onion, 2 cloves peeled garlic, peppercorns, cumin seed, and oregano. Bring to a boil over medium heat, skim off any foam that rises, reduce heat, cover and simmer for 45 minutes. Remove meat and broth, reserving both.

Sauté the chopped onion and garlic in oil until translucent. Add the remaining spices, stir for a minute. Cut the reserved pork into 1 inch cubes and add to the pan. Stir in the canned hominy, pork broth (if there is not enough pork broth, add chicken stock), green chilies and jalapenos (optional).

Cook at a simmer, covered, for 45 to 60 minutes until the meat and hominy are tender. If necessary, cook for up to an additional 60 minutes until the chilies and onions are well blended into the broth. Degrease the stew, taste for salt, and serve in soup bowls.

Mexican Beans Recipe

• 2 pounds dried pinto beans
• 2 1/2 quarts water
• 1 pound bacon, coarsely chopped
• 1 medium onion, chopped
• 1 medium ripe tomato, chopped
• 1 fresh jalapeno pepper, chopped
• 1 bunch fresh cilantro, chopped

1. Combine beans and water in a large pot. Bring to a boil, reduce heat, and simmer for 3 hours. Add more water if necessary while beans are cooking.
2. In a large skillet, cook bacon over medium heat until it is beginning to brown. Stir in onion, and continue cooking until onion is tender. Stir in tomato, and jalapeno, and cook for 2 to 3 minutes. Remove from heat, and stir in cilantro.
3. Stir bacon and onion mixture into the beans, and continue cooking for 1 hour, or until beans are soft.

Chicken Cilantro Bisque

6 oz. boneless, skinless chicken breasts, cut into chunks
2 1/2 c. low-sodium chicken broth
1/2 c. cilantro leaves
1/2 c. sliced green onions
1/4 c. sliced celery
1 lg. clove garlic, minced
1/2 tsp. ground cumin
1/3 c. all-purpose flour
1 1/2 c. (12 oz. can) undiluted Carnation evaporated skimmed milk
Fresh ground pepper, to taste

In large saucepan, combine chicken, broth, cilantro, green onions, celery, garlic and cumin. Heat to boiling; reduce heat and boil gently, covered, for 15 minutes.

Pour soup into blender container. Add flour. Cover and blend, starting at low speed, until smooth. Pour mixture back into saucepan. Cook over medium heat, stirring constantly, until mixture comes to a boil and thickens.

Remove from heat. Gradually stir in milk. Reheat just to serving temperature. Do not boil. Season with pepper to taste. Garnish as desired. Makes about 4 servings.

My Ishmael Assignment

1.)What are Ishmael's two general rules on how to identify people from our culture? Do you agree with Ishmael when he says that people from all over the world are part of the same culture? Why or why not?
Ishmael's two general rules on how to identify people from our culture are that they keep their food under lock and key and that we are a fundamentally flawed race and inherently doomed to suffering and misery. I do not agree with Ishmael when he says that people from all over the world are part of the same culture because culture to me means where you are from,what your beliefs are,the way you live,your characteristics,your religion,etc.

2.)Ishmael disagrees with Mother Culture's voice that says that humans are inherently flawed. After reading through page 66 of My Ishmael do you agree or disagree with him? Why?
I agree because I believe that we are not inherently flawed because no one is perfect, everyone is perfectly unperfect,and we make mistakes to learn from them.

3.)Ishmael uses a parable of Tunes and Dancers to explain his idea of Takers and Leavers. Who are these Takers and Leaves and how do they relate to American culture?
I think that the Takers are the type of people who don't really help out the community and say they need something that isn't necessarily necessary and the Leavers are the type of people that help out the community and live with what they have.

Election

Who would I vote for? The answer to this question is Barack Obama. Now you're probably asking yourself why. The answer to that question would be because he believes that everybody should have the opportunity to have a job that will pay a living wage, that nobody should get bankrupted when they get sick, and that everybody should have access to decent health care. He also believes that any child should be able to go to college even if they don't have enough money and the things that he has listed I agree with. Please watch this video.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UPy7RnHwvmA



Barack Obama signed as a community organizer for local churches after college and he was organizing at the time when everything was collapsing because of plant closures. I think this shows that if he becomes president that he will help many communities because he has had experience. Barack Obama also believes that any student should be able to go to college and university if they have the grades and that it shouldn't be so much money for college and etc. This is very good news for me or to any other student because I might go to college and I really need the money for the college just like many other students.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9eYSStPGZhA&feature=related

Many politics talk so much about politics that teenagers like me get bored. Yes, it might sound very offensive, but it's true. Everybody has their fun side, but they don't show it and I believe that they could have fun without being disrespectful. Barack Obama is like this, he showed his fun side without disrespect. Check this video out.http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RsWpvkLCvu4 After he had fun with Ellen he answered a question which showed that he could be fun and make things easier for a teenager like me to understand when he talks about politics with no problem. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f-nrjvsETQU&NR=1

Blurb

This is my dad, Alfredo Sanchez, when he barely came to the United States from Michoacan, Mexico. In this picture he was around his 20s and in his first days of working as a cook in the restaurant Los Panchos. This picture shows how my dad is overjoyed because he is working to support my family and I.

What do I think about this painting?

I believe this painting was painted by Nikolaos Gyzis and to me this painting symbolizes hope because the girl seems to have teary eyes and she is looking up as if she was asking for hope. It also looks like the girl is waiting for something and is very nervous because it looks like she's playing with her hair. The shadowing and the painting in general, reminded me of someone outside the class of detention. When I googled old Greek pictures this painting got my attention because of its shadowing, her face shape, her eye catching dress, and the way she is playing with her hair like if she was in some kind of trouble. Her book and her dress remind me of a catholic school because they kind of dress like her and the book because it's a school.