I love music, and I'll listen to just about anything. I also love to sing along with my music even though I'm an awful singer. I can't really think of any genera of music that i won't listen to. Our family currently has a foreign exchange student living with us from Mexico, so a lot of times when I'm with her I listen to music that is in Spanish, and even thought I don't understand a lot of it, I still enjoy it. A few of my favorite artist are, Jack Johnson, Yellow Card, U2, Rascal flatts, and Natasha Bedingfield.



Music explores boundaries, because it unites people. I've never met a person who doesn't like music, and often times it can give people something in common. Music pulls people together, because often times people from different cultures are listening to the same things.

"Speaking the Unspeakable"

Anthony Acevedo, a WWII veteran, was held in a Nazi slave concentration camp. Upon his release from the camp he was forced to sign a paper that sworn him to secrecy. For many years he kept his word, and did not tell anyone about what had happened to him and the other soldiers at the camp. recently however, he has decided that people need to know what had been going on, and he has been going to local high schools to tell students of his experience. Acevedo kept a diary of everything that went on during his time in the camp. He finds it important to speak the unspeakable because people need to know what really happened to him.

In Dufar the government along with the help of the Jenjaweed, a militia are persecuting many innocent people who are a part of African tribes. The government is pretending to help out the tribal people by setting up safe camps for them to reside in, but they only do this to put on a good front. The truth is that the government is endorsing the Jenjaweed, and even helping out is some of the attacks. In cases like this it is important to speak the unspeakable, because if we don't know what is going on, we can't do anything about it. It is very important that issues like this be resolved, because these people are not being treated fairly and given their God give rights. All people should be given the same rights why should one group of people be able to walk around freely and safely while another has to live in fear of persecution. It is important that people know that something like this is going on in order for the issue to ever be resolved.

Purpose of Art

After reading MAUS my perspective on art did not change much. I think that the purpose of art is to get a message across to the public. Often using art to get a message across is effective, because it will capture some one's eye causing them to take interest; where as other methods may not be as effective. Art can improve the human condition, and it would be a good thing if it did but it does not have to in order to be considered art.

I think that the anamari Theo Jansen created are incredible works of art. Theo Jansen is an artist and former physicist. To make his creation he used his skills from both jobs. I think that it is an incredible piece of machinery, and that it shows the advancing world of science. However I don't like that they are calling it a life form, or new species. The anamari are simply machines and do not have any characteristics of life. And the idea of them being able to evolve and take over each others DNA seems far fetched and ridiculous. The purpose of art is to create something new or unique that is pleasing to the eye or ear, and get people to think in new and different directions.

Election Results

Election Results

I voted for John McCain in the election. However it does not upset me too much that he was not elected. I don't think that either candidate would have been able to make any huge changes on society. I guess we will see in the upcoming four years whether or not Obama was a good choice for president. One of the main reasons I did not vote for Obama was, because of stem cell research and abortion. I think these things are very morally wrong, and do not like the thought of them being legalized in our country.

community poem

City streets, music beats,
restaurants, busy shops.
All around down town
people go to walk around.

Office buildings,
where adults go to work.
Quite neighborhoods,
where kids run and play,
schools and parks
where they spend their day,

This is my community
although it's small
it's filled with many opportunities.

I've live in Dearborn all my life. It's a pretty small city but their's a lot to do if you're willing to go out and explore the city. It's a pretty safe place to be. In my neighborhood their are a lot of little kids and their always playing outside, but you usually don't ever see anyone else outside. I like living in Dearborn and I'm pretty content here.