The Road of Ancestry

I always felt like I never had a connection to my past. I never heard any stories about my family's past so I tried get a bit of info. My ancestry goes all the way back to Sapin. There is a little town in Spain called Zamora. Zamora is a small city that deserves a visit. Its Old Town has an important legacy of Romanesque art and lies along the Río Duero (Duero river). Zamora is a richly diverse province, one of Spain's best kept secrets still awaiting discovery by the masses. Zamora town and province are filled with history and charm. The Castle in Zamora was built in the middle ages, magnificent views of the city. Some how my family made their way to America. I suppose when they got here they landed in the beautiful Land of Enchantment. I believe we've been here for many of years. However the Zamora family ended up here I'm really glad they did because I love it, and they couldn't have picked a better place.

The Starfish Story

"Always give someone a chance that you know another might not get." The man in the Starfish story continued to throw the starfish back into the ocean knowing that he can make the smallest change. I believe this story symbolizes an opportunity and giving. If you have an opportunity to give someone else a chance then you can make a difference in ones life. Doing something without expecting anything in return is called being a good samaritan. Something just as little as throwing a starfish back into the ocean makes a difference.

Change

Change. org is a good website that you might want to take a look at. It talks about all the problems throughout the world and what you can do to help change them. The cause i looked up was education. The story that looked most interesting to me was about removing all full-calorie, sweetened from schools worldwide by 2012. I personally think this is a good idea because cokes are not good for you. I think its a good way to get kids to cut down on their intake on coke. If you think this is interesting there's plenty more to be seen on this website so you might just want to check it out.

The Great Debaters

"We do what we have to do in order to do what we want to do." I think The Great Debaters is a four star movie out of five stars. This movie showed how history was back in 1930. I really enjoyed this movie. It made me realize how much things have changed over the years. I'm glad that now a days we don't have to go threw all of the racism as much as the people did back in the day. Its really not the same as it used to be and im very thankful for that. I believe that everyone in the world was created equal and no one should be treated differently just because they have a different skin color. Overall i really liked the movie and i would recommend it to others who are interested in history.

Deigo Rivera

Nude with Calla Lilies, 1944

This painting was done by Diego Rivera in 1944. The painting is a reflection on my life. I believe the lilies represent life and the girl represents a strong young women who can hold her life together on her own. She is very independent and doesn't need anyone but herself. I'm sure she would appreciate help but shes showing she can do it with or without anyone.

"Give me your tired, your poor,
Your huddled masses yearning to breathe free,
The wretched refuse of your teeming shore.
Send these, the homeless, tempest-tost to me,
I lift my lamp beside the golden door!"
(By Emma Lazarus, 1883)

I believe that this poem represents the freedom of our country. The statue of liberty was given to the U.S. in 1886 by the french as a token of friendship. The stuatue is standing tall on liberty island in the middle of the Hudson River in New York City Harbor. I personally have not seen it, but hopefully one day i'll get to.