Monday, August 27, 2007

Reflection #2: The way to Rainy Mountain

Hi, I'm going to talk about "The Way to Rainy Mountain". The truth is that I didn't understand it that much so I didn't like it either.

The story is about an old woman that was raise in a tribe. She helps the tribe to rise again. She gave them hope, cultures, history and other things. The tribe was called "The Kiowa". They were allies of the Comanche and together they rule the whole of the southern Plains. They were among the finest horseman the world has ever known. One day the soldiers of Fort Sill came and the Kiowas began to panic. Suddenly they surrender to them and were imprisoned in the old stone corral that now stands as a military museum. They were behind the walls like eight or ten years.

The name of the old woman was Aho. She reverence the sun, she also was a Christian in her later years. When she was a child she had been to the Sun Dances and take part in those annual rites. When she was seven it held the last Kiowa Sun Dance in 1887 on the Washita River above Rainy Mountain Creek.

The old woman had a grandson and he is the one telling the story. He remember her like it was yesterday. Also remember a day when he saw her praying looking at the window but he couldn't understand because he doesn't speak Kiowa language.

Appearance was something that differences them from others. His grandson is sad because his grandma died. When she died her only daughter was with her. So he is going to Rainy Mountain to visit her grave and in the way he remember all the moments they spend together. When he got there he look at the mountain and came away.

Saturday, August 18, 2007

Reflection #1: Brainstorming!!!!!!!!

Hi, I'm here to tell you the things that i like about your class. I don't usually like does classes because I'm not passionate about English class. But you make things seems a lot better or may i say easy.

In last class we talk about brainstorming, how to use it or make it work. I have never laugh so much in a English class. When we began to talk about all the things that match the word vacation, that was a lot of fun. Also all the things we say about the drinking word. It was hilarious all those that that you can find with just one word. When the word reggaeton came out we didn't imagine you dancing reggaeton. So probably you were wandering why does in the back of the classroom are laughing so much, well it was because we imagine you dancing reggaeton and drunk at the same time, that's funny right? Because of that we were wandering if you are going to the yellow pass this Thursday, I'm just kidding, but if you are going let us know so we can drink some beers with our English teacher. That could be a lot of fun. Anyways back to the brainstorming, that could it be or is a great way to began to write something.

About the free writing, i specially don't like to write essays, stories or anything that have to be in English but you are convincing me just a little that is good. That does not mean that I'm beginning to like it. The reasons why i don't like it are:
1-You need to be creative
2-You need to be patient
3-You need to think a lot
And i don't have all of those thing at the same time.

You were right when you say all those things about the authors. Shakespeare is awesome but is too complicate, he share complicate words with us but that is what make him so great. I do not know who is Allan Poe but it seems to be a great author by the way all of you talk about him. Well that's all i have to say, see you in the next class.

Monday, August 13, 2007

HI!!!!!

This is my fist message, i dont know what to write so i hope everyone enjoy my future messages.