http://www.sltrib.com/sltrib/home/50367118-76/arizona-law-utah-enforcement.html.csp

1. The Arizona law which is facing many law suits, including one from the US Department of Justice because it can lead to racial profiling. However Arizona law sponsor urges Utah to act, too. Basically Arizona's law is said to be a solution to immigration but at what cost?
"“We’re not even halfway done learning about all the aspects of this issue,” Jenkins said. “We have a lot more information to gather still.” Utah is still deciding but the fact that they would consider this is pretty sad, it was already a shock when Arizona came out with this ridiculous law.

2. According to this article http://www.csmonitor.com/USA/Justice/2010/0910/Arizona-immigration-law-Funds-roll-in-from-across-US-to-defend-it. Gary Piekaar believes that federal government should be funding the law rather than fight it. States have no power to pass immigration laws because it’s an attribute of foreign affairs. On Section 8 - Powers of Congress it says, "The Congress shall have Power To regulate Commerce with foreign Nations, and among the several States, and with the Indian Tribes;" So the power of congress has that power.

3. After doing a little further research about the Arizona law and Utah I learned that it was unconstitutional and the State doesn't have the power to make that kind of decision for immigration laws. I also looked this up because of the trial we will have in class and I wanted to know a little bit more about it and I personally believe that law isn't right so I wanted to know what is being done right now.

What stands out so far?

What stands out to you in your learning?
Whenever we do writing tips it always stands out to me because we wear bandanas and Randy sounds excited, which is good because it gets the energy level up.

What is working well in this class?
I think when Randy explains the answers to homework the next day that helps, because it gives me a deeper understanding of the homework.

What can you do to build upon your successes?
I think asking my classsmates for help will build upon my success.

What very specific, concrete & manageable steps can you take to make the most of your opportunities to learn in this class?
Focus during class, Take notes, ask for others around me for help, Write homework down on planner. If I still don't understand something I will attend office hours. Use my notes to help me with homework and try to get things done before the due date.

What are your goals for the next few weeks in class?
My goals are to get everything done in class on time and finish The Sarlett Letter. Try to speak up and participate more in class.

American Icon and Picture

American Icon
By: Livy Solis

Would you feel deprived if you only had one parent at home? As I sat by myself during dinner, I looked at the empty chairs and sighed. My mom couldn't join me because she was at work and wouldn't get home until later. Even though I was disappointed, I understood because she worked hard to support me. When she got home she looked exhausted but she still made time for me. We decided to watch La Bamba. My eyes were glued to the television screen. As I learned about Richie Valens life and how he started off with so little and ended up a fantastic singer. I learned that his mother encouraged him so much by setting up shows for him to perform at. That opened up my eyes because my mom has always been supportive of many things that I enjoy to do, one thing was writing.

Ever since elementary school I have always enjoyed writing short stories, it wasn’t until 9th grade where I felt very proud of my tragedy story. Like Richie I started at an early age to find something that I liked to do. Most people in my class were excited for this project and had many ideas popping through their heads like a bunch of spam ads taking over your computer screen. My head was blank and I dozed off into my own world. When I got home I asked my mom what I should do for the project. She suggested that I should write my story based on a book. I didn’t feel that sparked energy feeling I have when it comes to writing. My mom observed me and could tell that I was not doing well with this writing. She reminded me of my successful work and inspired me to write.
I brainstormed some ideas and once I had it I grabbed my pencil and let all my thoughts flow into that paper I wrote fast yet nice and steady. I made sure to use descriptive language and felt confident that my first draft was dandy. The following day I let a few of my classmates critique it while I read theirs. I anxiously waited to see what kind of feedback I was going to get. I scanned the comments and smiled at most of them until I ran into a vague negative comment, I read the word, “bad”. That word stuck to me like some nasty glue that wouldn't come off no matter how hard I tried to pull it away.
I remembered seeing Richie being determined to get better at his music and even though some of his classmates didn’t think he was good enough, he still played music. After thinking about it some more I shrugged it off and continued to work on my story, this time I knew my story was great. I showed it to my teacher and she liked my story. I was proud of my final grade and I let my mom take a look at it. She loved it and told me if I continued to write like this I would be able to have even more fantastic stories to share. I was back on my feet again and I realized that I just had to be reminded of what I could accomplish.
Richie died young at 17 however; he accomplished a lot because music was his passion. His two most popular hits were Donna and La Bamba. La Bamba was traditionally a Mexican folk song, but he made it into his own version. He inspired many Mexican Americans after he sang that song. He was a great rock and roll musician. When the movie ended I was glad to know that he achieved his dream as a singer by the support of his mom and believing in himself. I will too by continuing to work hard and not giving up on myself.

Icons Loop

Intro:

Would you feel deprived if you only had one parent at home? As I sat by myself during dinner time I looked at the empty chairs and sighed my couldn't join me because she was busy at work and wouldn't get back home until later. Even though I was disappointed I understood because she worked hard to support me. When my my mom got home home we were browsing the Netflix movies to watch instantly and we both decided to watch La Bamba, my mom had already seen it but she wanted to see it again and it was my first time. My eyes were glued to the TV, I was so interested in the film.

Outro:

Richie died young at only 17 however, he accomplished a lot because music was his passion. His two most popular hits were Donna and La Bamba. La Bamba was traditionally a Mexican folk song but he made it into his own version and he inspired many Mexican Americans after he singed that song. He was a great rock and roll musician and although his goal was different from mine, I’m glad to know that he achieved his dream as a singer by the support of his mom and believing in himself, as I will too by continuing to work hard and not giving up on myself. In a couple of years I will be attending college and take all of my writing knowledge there.

I chose this opening because I start off with a question and somewhat of a setting.

This ties my ideas together because I start off talking about how I first got introduced to Richie Valens by talking about how I saw La Bamba and I talk about my goal which is writing. The outro leaves the readers with like me using this knowledge in the future so I went from present to future.

I hope my readers are able to see how I connect with Ritchie even though my goal wasn't singing, I do feel like he is a great icon.

Blog 3

Part 1: Icons

I'm going to include Richie Valens and my mom in my artist statement. My events are going to be the events that took place in 9th grade about my writing.

The ideas I chose were how Richie Valens had the support of his mother to make him keep going and not giving up and my development of how my love of writing came to be. These ideas represent how one can go far by believing in ones self and having as a little as one person encourage you. For me I believe that Richie and I share the same connection of having our moms be their for us but not just our moms but also the determination we have to get there.

Part 2: Resources

Post an annotated list of resources that you are using to create your artist statement. For each resource, post as much of the following as you can:

http://www.ritchievalens.com/
My tragedy story from 9th grade (includes drafts)



These resources are useful to me because the first one which is Richie Valens website helps me understand his history so I can talk about how he influenced me and my tragedy story from 9th grade is what I'm mostly talking about in my artist statement because after doing this project it helped me get in track again with writing and inspired me to do more better.

American Icon Ideas

The first person I'm considering for my American Icon is Richie Valens.

1. Who and what was important to this Icon? Why?
Singing and playing music, his family and girlfriend. Playing and singing songs was a talent that Ritchie had and he wanted to make it big because he believed in himself and wanted to share his music with everyone else. His family played a major role in his life, his mom encouraged and supported him when he was young and before he was popular. His girlfriends was important to him because he loved her a lot and she believed in him.
2. How did this Icon become important in American culture?
Richie first became popular in American culture when he started performing rock and roll music at a bar and then performed in more bigger places as more people listened to his music.
3. How did this Icon become important to you?
This Icon became important to me when I saw how young he was and already went big for doing something he was good at and him being in the Spanish-speaking rock and roll movement with his hit La Bamba. I also liked the way he believed in himself.


Icon number 2 Rachel Ray
1.How did this Icon become important to you?
Rachel became important to me after I saw her enthusiasm while she does her job which is cooking. I always wanted to learn how to cook like her and have fun while doing it.
2. Who and what did this Icon inspire?
She inspired people to cook easy and healthy meals instead of wasting your money and eating out. She inspired people who already cooked to try new ideas of their own and to have fun.
3. How can you relate to this Icon?
I can relate with her because we are both women who have an open mind when it comes to trying new things such as trying or making new food.

Icon number 3 is Tyra Banks
1. Who and what did this Icon inspire?
Tyra inspired many young woman to gain confidence and feel good about themselves by starting her BIO campaign which stands for beauty inside and out. She also inspires people to go more big then just looks. Tyra started off as a model but she also has brains.
2. Who and what was important to this Icon? Why?
Making people feel good about themselves and giving tips to make other peoples life easier. Also her mother who supports her and Tyra mentions her a lot during her talk show.
3. How did this Icon become important in American culture?
Tyra became important in the American culture when she first began her Tyra show her main goal was to through issues people were struggling with and trying to help. Her show became a success in the American culture and she is not only know for looks now as a model but her knowledge as well.