5/4/3/2/1 NOTES # 10 J
COMMENTS:
*The Amazon River is considered the odyssey of the South American Continent because of all the things that it produces and all the economy that it provides for most of the South American countries.
*”The Amazon jungle is one of the last true frontiers left on Earth. The Amazon basins are nearly the same size as the continental United States”. Page # 244
*Also, the Amazon jungle is situated primarily within the borders of Brazil, but most of the pieces are locate din Bolivia, Peru, Ecuador, Columbia, Venezuela, and the Guianas.
*Many legends have been crated around the Amazon River, for example, the one that the native created saying that if somebody unknown comes to the river and damages it, this unknown person will never find the way out of the jungle and will vague for the eternity.
*People believe that all the shapes and figures all around the South American continent show the outrageous knowledge that the first civilizations in the history, the predominant race, had during their life period.
QUESTIONS:
*What kind of export is taken from the Amazon River?
*What type of process was used by the natives to fish?
*Are some of the legend in the Amazon River true?
*Why if they were the first civilization, they did not develop the same skills as the Europeans?
VOCABULARY:
*solstice: either one of the two points on the ecliptic at which its distance from the celestial equator is greatest and which is reached by the sun year about June 22 and December 22.
*impending: to hover threateningly.
*misconceptions: intentional wrongdoing.
LITARARY TREMS:
*Script Style: in this last chapters, there is a page between some of the pictures that shows some hieroglyphics supposedly designed by the natives a long time ago.
*Historical Event: besides, in the pictures the routes that the conquerors took to com to the Americas, but specially the routes taken to South America.
SUMMARY:
Throughout the whole story of this book, we have learned that the Native Americans located in the South American Continent were the first civilization in the whole world because of the proves that the “experts” have found during many years. They say that these societies are or were almost 8000 to 10000 older than any other society in the world. In this South American civilizations we can also see the great knowledge they had in their constructions and technology advances, however these groups even though they were older they could not beat the skills of other societies around the world.
Wednesday, December 17, 2008
Sunday, December 14, 2008
5/4/3/2/1 NOTES # 9
COMMENTS:
*Our adventurer is now in Argentina, where he plans to visit Patagonia, Giants in the Earth.
*Patagonia means: "the land of the people with long feet", a title that refers to the stories of the Patagonian giants.
*According to Ferdinand Magellan, when he arrived to Patagonia in 1520, on his way around the world, he saw a extremely large giant, who was so tall that the head of the Spanish scarcely came up to his waist, and none of the Spanish was as tall as the smallest Indian in that tribe.
*In 1615, two crewmen from the Dutch schooner Wilhelm Schouten discovered several skeletons of ten or eleven feet long.
*All these evidence proves that the giants of the Patagonia were real and that somehow they got extinct.
QUESTIONS:
*Is Patagonia only part of Argentina?
*Did the discoverers of the 10 to 11 feet long mummies preserved them?
*Is there any other evidence of the Patagonia Giants?
*How long did the giants live?
VOCABULARY:
*Pouring: to cause to flow in a continuous stream.
*Leisurely: in an unhurried manner.
*Umpteenth: very many.
LITERARY TERMS:
*Images: in chapter number nine, the author again uses pictures and drawings to show how some ancient natives and prehistoric animals lived in the world.
*Symbol: at the very end of chapter nine, there is an image with some colonist killing Patagonian giant, and this colonist has a cross in his armor, which could mean that the Spanish conquered extinct the Patagonian giants.
SUMMARY:
Chapter nine, is basically only describing the Patagonia, the land of the people with long feet, and also describes the giants, saying that there are proves that there were even 10 to 11 feet tall giants, according to a document left by Ferdinand Magellan and other explorers.
COMMENTS:
*Our adventurer is now in Argentina, where he plans to visit Patagonia, Giants in the Earth.
*Patagonia means: "the land of the people with long feet", a title that refers to the stories of the Patagonian giants.
*According to Ferdinand Magellan, when he arrived to Patagonia in 1520, on his way around the world, he saw a extremely large giant, who was so tall that the head of the Spanish scarcely came up to his waist, and none of the Spanish was as tall as the smallest Indian in that tribe.
*In 1615, two crewmen from the Dutch schooner Wilhelm Schouten discovered several skeletons of ten or eleven feet long.
*All these evidence proves that the giants of the Patagonia were real and that somehow they got extinct.
QUESTIONS:
*Is Patagonia only part of Argentina?
*Did the discoverers of the 10 to 11 feet long mummies preserved them?
*Is there any other evidence of the Patagonia Giants?
*How long did the giants live?
VOCABULARY:
*Pouring: to cause to flow in a continuous stream.
*Leisurely: in an unhurried manner.
*Umpteenth: very many.
LITERARY TERMS:
*Images: in chapter number nine, the author again uses pictures and drawings to show how some ancient natives and prehistoric animals lived in the world.
*Symbol: at the very end of chapter nine, there is an image with some colonist killing Patagonian giant, and this colonist has a cross in his armor, which could mean that the Spanish conquered extinct the Patagonian giants.
SUMMARY:
Chapter nine, is basically only describing the Patagonia, the land of the people with long feet, and also describes the giants, saying that there are proves that there were even 10 to 11 feet tall giants, according to a document left by Ferdinand Magellan and other explorers.
5/4/3/2/1 NOTES # 8
COMMENTS:
*The narrator/ writer has made new friend, whose name is Jose. This event takes place in Chile where he arrived in the last chapter.
*Atacameno is a dry and desolate area of Chile, where the only water comes from the Andes snow melt, but it is known as a rich in archaeological sites and lost cities.
*There is evidence that the Huentelaguen, a southern American Indian tribe, lived in southern of California. They say that because of the similarities they have found in the two areas.
*In November 1983, a water company discovered a treasure trove of extremely well preserved mummified human remains in Arica. It was found forty meters under water.
*In this area of the Atacama desert, mummies of 8000,700, and 2600 years older than the Egyptians mummies.
QUESTIONS:
*How can two cultures exist in two different really apart areas?
*How does a human get mummified naturally?
*How did the natives learn to sail?
VOCABULARY:
*Auburn: reddish brown.
*Sight: something seen or worth seeing.
*Foothills: a low hill at near the foot of a mountain or mountain range.
LITERARY TERMS:
*Dialect: the author lets us know some of the words used in Chile to communicate in their own culture, for example, the word shop, which means draught beer.
*Exposition: It is not until now that the narrator lets us know about some details of his life, such as his neighborhood, schools, and some jobs he had.
SUMMARY:
In chapter 8, the author at first talks about his impression of Chile, which is not bad compared with Bolivia. Then he begins talking about the Atacama Desert, where many very ancient mummies have been found, and that even some of these cultures were also found in North America. This is something interesting because the experts say that the natives got there sailing, which sounds really hard to be done by homo sapiens.
COMMENTS:
*The narrator/ writer has made new friend, whose name is Jose. This event takes place in Chile where he arrived in the last chapter.
*Atacameno is a dry and desolate area of Chile, where the only water comes from the Andes snow melt, but it is known as a rich in archaeological sites and lost cities.
*There is evidence that the Huentelaguen, a southern American Indian tribe, lived in southern of California. They say that because of the similarities they have found in the two areas.
*In November 1983, a water company discovered a treasure trove of extremely well preserved mummified human remains in Arica. It was found forty meters under water.
*In this area of the Atacama desert, mummies of 8000,700, and 2600 years older than the Egyptians mummies.
QUESTIONS:
*How can two cultures exist in two different really apart areas?
*How does a human get mummified naturally?
*How did the natives learn to sail?
VOCABULARY:
*Auburn: reddish brown.
*Sight: something seen or worth seeing.
*Foothills: a low hill at near the foot of a mountain or mountain range.
LITERARY TERMS:
*Dialect: the author lets us know some of the words used in Chile to communicate in their own culture, for example, the word shop, which means draught beer.
*Exposition: It is not until now that the narrator lets us know about some details of his life, such as his neighborhood, schools, and some jobs he had.
SUMMARY:
In chapter 8, the author at first talks about his impression of Chile, which is not bad compared with Bolivia. Then he begins talking about the Atacama Desert, where many very ancient mummies have been found, and that even some of these cultures were also found in North America. This is something interesting because the experts say that the natives got there sailing, which sounds really hard to be done by homo sapiens.
5/4/3/2/1 NOTES # 7
COMMENTS:
*The narrator stays alone in South America because his travel mates left and went back to the United States.
*The narrator has an affair with a Aymara Indian woman who he met in his trip to Oruro, in the train he took to Chile.
*Trepanning skulls is the process used to make people's skulls appear long and thin.
*Many of the people who live in Oruro work in plate mines and have a very miserable life.
*In his adventure, the narrator has had many kind of problems, specially now that he is trying to got to Brazil's carnival.
QUESTIONS:
*Is Bolivia a country involved in drugs?
*What is the salary of the people who work in the plate mines?
*What kind of government is there in Bolivia?
*Is Brazil part of the Inca Empire?
VOCABULARY:
*Silicosis: a chronic lung disease caused by inhaling silica dust.
*Spoiled: to damage so as to make useless.
*Junction: a joining or being joined.
*Glitter: to shine brightly; sparkle.
LITERARY TERMS:
*Imagery: the author lets us know how beautiful the girl he has an affair with is when he sees her in the train and describes her.
*Irony: when the narrator is in trouble in the train he has taken, because of the way he describes the anger of the driver, you would think that that the driver will kick the narrator out, however, the completely opposite thing happens, the driver invites the writer to go with him in the principal cabin.
SUMMARY:
During chapter seven, our adventurer stays in South America by himself because his other travel mates have left to the United States. He decides to keep traveling to Brazil for the Brazilian carnival in Rio De Janeiro. First he takes the train from Bolivia to Paraguay, and then to Chile, however it was not all good, as you would think, he also has many problems during his trip. For instance, he could not find tickets to take the train so he was forced to stay in Bolivia, nevertheless, he did not want to stay in Bolivia and he decided to go in the package area, where he later gets in trouble with one of the drivers of the train. Finally he arrives to his destination, Chile.
COMMENTS:
*The narrator stays alone in South America because his travel mates left and went back to the United States.
*The narrator has an affair with a Aymara Indian woman who he met in his trip to Oruro, in the train he took to Chile.
*Trepanning skulls is the process used to make people's skulls appear long and thin.
*Many of the people who live in Oruro work in plate mines and have a very miserable life.
*In his adventure, the narrator has had many kind of problems, specially now that he is trying to got to Brazil's carnival.
QUESTIONS:
*Is Bolivia a country involved in drugs?
*What is the salary of the people who work in the plate mines?
*What kind of government is there in Bolivia?
*Is Brazil part of the Inca Empire?
VOCABULARY:
*Silicosis: a chronic lung disease caused by inhaling silica dust.
*Spoiled: to damage so as to make useless.
*Junction: a joining or being joined.
*Glitter: to shine brightly; sparkle.
LITERARY TERMS:
*Imagery: the author lets us know how beautiful the girl he has an affair with is when he sees her in the train and describes her.
*Irony: when the narrator is in trouble in the train he has taken, because of the way he describes the anger of the driver, you would think that that the driver will kick the narrator out, however, the completely opposite thing happens, the driver invites the writer to go with him in the principal cabin.
SUMMARY:
During chapter seven, our adventurer stays in South America by himself because his other travel mates have left to the United States. He decides to keep traveling to Brazil for the Brazilian carnival in Rio De Janeiro. First he takes the train from Bolivia to Paraguay, and then to Chile, however it was not all good, as you would think, he also has many problems during his trip. For instance, he could not find tickets to take the train so he was forced to stay in Bolivia, nevertheless, he did not want to stay in Bolivia and he decided to go in the package area, where he later gets in trouble with one of the drivers of the train. Finally he arrives to his destination, Chile.
Sunday, December 7, 2008
5/4/3/2/1 NOTES # 6
5-COMMENTS:
*the Incas also had an astronomical belief of Gods, they believed that their lives depended on the position of the stars.
*the inca construction or arquitecture was really impressive, they build bridges between two high mountains, which is something that requires a really advanced knowledge.
*even their roads became highways, these highways are spectacularly built from the top of the mountains and go through the whole empire.
*as shown in page #158, the Inca empire was so organized that it looked hard to conquer, however it is not what happened.
*based on the map on page #159, drew by the Spanish, many of the cities mentioned on the book throughout the story are not labeled in the map.
4-QUESTION:
*how was it possible to the Indians to build all the things they built?
*is there any evidence of tools the Indians could have used before?
*how many time did they take to build one edifice or structure?
*did the Indians emperor have slaves?
3-VOCABULARY:
*burial: the burying of a dead body in a grave or tomb.
*utter: complete, total.
*hydrofoil: such a water craft.
2-LITERARY TERMS:
*Images: In this chapter, the writer uses photographs of many constructions and Gods of the Inca empire.
*Fiction: the author attributes the spectacular knowledge of the Incas to the aliens, which is something not proved yet.
1-SUMMARY:
*In chapter six, is just basically the writer making an allusion to the Inca empire, and not only them, but also all the cultures throughout the whole American Continent, because he shows the pictures and also writes about the smart constructions the Indians used to build during their time.
5-COMMENTS:
*the Incas also had an astronomical belief of Gods, they believed that their lives depended on the position of the stars.
*the inca construction or arquitecture was really impressive, they build bridges between two high mountains, which is something that requires a really advanced knowledge.
*even their roads became highways, these highways are spectacularly built from the top of the mountains and go through the whole empire.
*as shown in page #158, the Inca empire was so organized that it looked hard to conquer, however it is not what happened.
*based on the map on page #159, drew by the Spanish, many of the cities mentioned on the book throughout the story are not labeled in the map.
4-QUESTION:
*how was it possible to the Indians to build all the things they built?
*is there any evidence of tools the Indians could have used before?
*how many time did they take to build one edifice or structure?
*did the Indians emperor have slaves?
3-VOCABULARY:
*burial: the burying of a dead body in a grave or tomb.
*utter: complete, total.
*hydrofoil: such a water craft.
2-LITERARY TERMS:
*Images: In this chapter, the writer uses photographs of many constructions and Gods of the Inca empire.
*Fiction: the author attributes the spectacular knowledge of the Incas to the aliens, which is something not proved yet.
1-SUMMARY:
*In chapter six, is just basically the writer making an allusion to the Inca empire, and not only them, but also all the cultures throughout the whole American Continent, because he shows the pictures and also writes about the smart constructions the Indians used to build during their time.
5/4/3/2/1 NOTES # 5
5-COMMENTS:
*The characters had a discussion about the type of farming that the native Americans in Peru, the Inca Empire, could have use during their time.
*The characters started traveling to Lake Titicaca, which will take them about a day to get there.
*In 1572, when the Spanish arrived to Vilcabamba, they found the city destroyed and burned with no one there but Tupac Amaru, the reigning Inca. They believe that maybe the Indians went to El Gran Paititi.
*El Gran Paititi is a synonymous of El Dorado in Peru for 400 years. Experts believe that there is where El Dorado legend started.
*El Dorado, supposedly in Peru, was the goal of Francisco Pizarro according to the author.
4-QUESTION:
*Did the Spanish find El Dorado?
*who came in 1572?
*is Lake Titicaca one of the largest lakes in the world?
*Is El Dorado just a legend?
3-VOCABULARY:
*summit: the highest point; top.
*mittens: a glove with a thumb but not separately divided fingers.
*lowermost: the most lower.
*encourage: to give support to.
2-LITERARY TERMS:
*DIALOGUE: at the beginning of chapter five, the characters discuss about the farming that they believed could be used by the native Americans.
*Monologue: after the dialogue, one of the characters stays alone and says some lines while he is by himself in the night.
1-SUMMARY:
*In this chapter, chapter five, at the beginning the characters talk about the supposed farming used by the native Americans. Afterwards the author speaks and explains some details about El Dorado, and who wanted to find it , besides they also talked about the arriving of the Spanish in 1572, however most of the time the writer talks about El Dorado.
5-COMMENTS:
*The characters had a discussion about the type of farming that the native Americans in Peru, the Inca Empire, could have use during their time.
*The characters started traveling to Lake Titicaca, which will take them about a day to get there.
*In 1572, when the Spanish arrived to Vilcabamba, they found the city destroyed and burned with no one there but Tupac Amaru, the reigning Inca. They believe that maybe the Indians went to El Gran Paititi.
*El Gran Paititi is a synonymous of El Dorado in Peru for 400 years. Experts believe that there is where El Dorado legend started.
*El Dorado, supposedly in Peru, was the goal of Francisco Pizarro according to the author.
4-QUESTION:
*Did the Spanish find El Dorado?
*who came in 1572?
*is Lake Titicaca one of the largest lakes in the world?
*Is El Dorado just a legend?
3-VOCABULARY:
*summit: the highest point; top.
*mittens: a glove with a thumb but not separately divided fingers.
*lowermost: the most lower.
*encourage: to give support to.
2-LITERARY TERMS:
*DIALOGUE: at the beginning of chapter five, the characters discuss about the farming that they believed could be used by the native Americans.
*Monologue: after the dialogue, one of the characters stays alone and says some lines while he is by himself in the night.
1-SUMMARY:
*In this chapter, chapter five, at the beginning the characters talk about the supposed farming used by the native Americans. Afterwards the author speaks and explains some details about El Dorado, and who wanted to find it , besides they also talked about the arriving of the Spanish in 1572, however most of the time the writer talks about El Dorado.
Sunday, November 30, 2008
5/4/3/2/1 NOTES # 4
5-COMMENTS:
*In Cuzco, the place that was the capital of the ancient Inca Empire, many people still use temples and fields to work their farms.
*The most impressive megalithic edifices built on Cuzco is made with a really hard type of stone, and it is 13 feet high 7 feet wide, and about 6 feet thick. Its weigh is approximately 50 tons.
*Once the conquistadors under the command of Francisco Pizarro had executed Atahualpa in 1533, they put "Puppet Inca" as the ruler of Peru.
*The city of Urocoto, the lost city, is believed to lie far to the southeast in the forests east of Lake Titicaca, where the secret monastery of Andes is also rumored to be located.
*The author is exploring the routes and temples of Machu Pichu looking inside the remains of edifices and walking the ancient trails.
4-QUESTIONS:
*Why was Atahualpa, the Inca emperor, executed?
*What does Urocoto means in the English language?
*Is it possible that in the world there is still lost places?
*What is the reason of the author's expedition in South America?
3-VOCABULARY:
*affiliated: to take in as a member.
*tossed: to throw about.
*colleague: a fellow worker , associate in office.
*reed: a tall, slender grass.
2- *Allusion: there are two allusions in this part of the book, the first one is in page # 97, where the author uses a quote from the Indian Chief named Sioux to begin with in chapter number four. The second and last allusion occurs in page # 104, when the author makes a reference to a book called The Ancient Atlantic, he also takes a dialogue out of this book.
*Dialogue: in this chapter, the protagonist and his accompanists talk about where to go after they already inspectioned the Machu Pichu ruins.
1-SUMMARY:
*In this part of the book, the protagonist and his friends are in the Machu Pichu Ruins walking around the ancient trails and also trying to find new things in the old city. After a little while Steve stops and starts to think about Cuzco and the way it was conquered and the left in dynasty, and also how Atahualpa's execution affected the role of the Indians into the New World. This means that the death of Atahualpa had a great significance in the work and the destination of the Incas because he was the emperor. Afterwards Steve comes back stops it and they leave.
5-COMMENTS:
*In Cuzco, the place that was the capital of the ancient Inca Empire, many people still use temples and fields to work their farms.
*The most impressive megalithic edifices built on Cuzco is made with a really hard type of stone, and it is 13 feet high 7 feet wide, and about 6 feet thick. Its weigh is approximately 50 tons.
*Once the conquistadors under the command of Francisco Pizarro had executed Atahualpa in 1533, they put "Puppet Inca" as the ruler of Peru.
*The city of Urocoto, the lost city, is believed to lie far to the southeast in the forests east of Lake Titicaca, where the secret monastery of Andes is also rumored to be located.
*The author is exploring the routes and temples of Machu Pichu looking inside the remains of edifices and walking the ancient trails.
4-QUESTIONS:
*Why was Atahualpa, the Inca emperor, executed?
*What does Urocoto means in the English language?
*Is it possible that in the world there is still lost places?
*What is the reason of the author's expedition in South America?
3-VOCABULARY:
*affiliated: to take in as a member.
*tossed: to throw about.
*colleague: a fellow worker , associate in office.
*reed: a tall, slender grass.
2- *Allusion: there are two allusions in this part of the book, the first one is in page # 97, where the author uses a quote from the Indian Chief named Sioux to begin with in chapter number four. The second and last allusion occurs in page # 104, when the author makes a reference to a book called The Ancient Atlantic, he also takes a dialogue out of this book.
*Dialogue: in this chapter, the protagonist and his accompanists talk about where to go after they already inspectioned the Machu Pichu ruins.
1-SUMMARY:
*In this part of the book, the protagonist and his friends are in the Machu Pichu Ruins walking around the ancient trails and also trying to find new things in the old city. After a little while Steve stops and starts to think about Cuzco and the way it was conquered and the left in dynasty, and also how Atahualpa's execution affected the role of the Indians into the New World. This means that the death of Atahualpa had a great significance in the work and the destination of the Incas because he was the emperor. Afterwards Steve comes back stops it and they leave.
Tuesday, November 25, 2008
5/4/3/2/1 NOTES # 3
5-COMMENTS
*Arequipa, one of the largest cities of Peru, is known as the "white city" because it is largely built up of white volcanic stone found nearby.
*Pizarro made his first expedition down the pacific coast from Panama in 1527 attracted by rumours of gold and other treasure.
*Pizarro returned to America in other expedition, his second one, in 1531 and landed in the coasts of Ecuador. He came into newly renovated Inca empire (the Inca empire had just finished their second civil war) and conquered it.
*Pizarro's conquest is a part of the most incredible stories in the history because his 183 man and 40 horse could conquer a empire of several millions of people. It is considered something that will be hard to do or that would never be completed again.
*Even though the Spanish conquerors were incredibly powerful according to the Indians, many of the fought bravely and killed many of them with their poor knowledge compared to the Spanish.
4-QUESTIONS:
*What was Pizarro's goal in his first voyage to the Americas?
*What kind of weapons did the Indians used against the Spanish?
*How do the people from Arequipa give shape to the white volcanic stone?
*How many years did the legacy of Pizarro stay in the Inca empire?
3-VOCABULARY:
*bathing: to put into a liquid.
*amusing: to keep pleasantly occupied; entertain.
*emissaries: noun used for emissary, a secret agent, sent on a specific mission.
*gutters:a channel to carry off water , as along the eaves of a roof or the side of a street.
2-LITERARY TERMS:
*Dialogue: the author of the book is remembering a conversation he had with his friend, Steve, during his travel to Peru. It was at Arequipa.
*FOIL: Francisco Pizarro contrasts the author of the book because as he says when he went to Peru he did not care if he got rubbed or anything like that, while Pizarro was somebody who would not let anybody rub him, instead he rubbed the Indians.
1-SUMMARY:
*In this chapter two and three, the author begins describing the Arequipa's city, made up of white volcanic stone and known as the "white city", and right after that he changes the topic radically and starts talking about Pizarro and the conquest of the Inca empire. He says that Pizarro's brave movement was one of the most incredible stories in the history because to conquer a empire with several millions of people with just 183 men and 40 horses is something hard and now may be impossible to do by us.
5-COMMENTS
*Arequipa, one of the largest cities of Peru, is known as the "white city" because it is largely built up of white volcanic stone found nearby.
*Pizarro made his first expedition down the pacific coast from Panama in 1527 attracted by rumours of gold and other treasure.
*Pizarro returned to America in other expedition, his second one, in 1531 and landed in the coasts of Ecuador. He came into newly renovated Inca empire (the Inca empire had just finished their second civil war) and conquered it.
*Pizarro's conquest is a part of the most incredible stories in the history because his 183 man and 40 horse could conquer a empire of several millions of people. It is considered something that will be hard to do or that would never be completed again.
*Even though the Spanish conquerors were incredibly powerful according to the Indians, many of the fought bravely and killed many of them with their poor knowledge compared to the Spanish.
4-QUESTIONS:
*What was Pizarro's goal in his first voyage to the Americas?
*What kind of weapons did the Indians used against the Spanish?
*How do the people from Arequipa give shape to the white volcanic stone?
*How many years did the legacy of Pizarro stay in the Inca empire?
3-VOCABULARY:
*bathing: to put into a liquid.
*amusing: to keep pleasantly occupied; entertain.
*emissaries: noun used for emissary, a secret agent, sent on a specific mission.
*gutters:a channel to carry off water , as along the eaves of a roof or the side of a street.
2-LITERARY TERMS:
*Dialogue: the author of the book is remembering a conversation he had with his friend, Steve, during his travel to Peru. It was at Arequipa.
*FOIL: Francisco Pizarro contrasts the author of the book because as he says when he went to Peru he did not care if he got rubbed or anything like that, while Pizarro was somebody who would not let anybody rub him, instead he rubbed the Indians.
1-SUMMARY:
*In this chapter two and three, the author begins describing the Arequipa's city, made up of white volcanic stone and known as the "white city", and right after that he changes the topic radically and starts talking about Pizarro and the conquest of the Inca empire. He says that Pizarro's brave movement was one of the most incredible stories in the history because to conquer a empire with several millions of people with just 183 men and 40 horses is something hard and now may be impossible to do by us.
Wednesday, November 19, 2008
5/4/3/2/1 NOTES # 2
5-COMMENTS:
*According to "experts", mankind came to North America via land bridge across the Bering sea into Alaska about 12,000 years B.C.
*In the early seventies, a new method of dating bones was devoloped at the San Diego Museum, known as Aspartic Acid Recemization (AAR), but it was found erroneous in 1985.
*Indians lived in South America long before crossing the Bering Strait and bridge during the last ice-age.
*It is possible that migration of civilization of the mankind was first made from the Americas to Asia.
*Polynesians and Micronesians navigated the vast expanses of oceans in outtrigger canoes, sailing more than three timesthe distance between Africa and South America.
4-QUESTIONS:
*How do the "experts" create new ways to analyze bones?
*What is AAR based on?
*How could people cross the Bering Strait over ice?
*who or what are Polynesians and Micronesians?
3-VOCABULARY:
*splurge: any very showy display or effort.
*seaworthy: fit to travel on the sea: said of a ship.
*shipwreck: the remains of a wrecked ship.
*amorphous: without definite form.
2-LITERARY TERMS:
*Allusion: in page # 18 the author makes a reference to "AMERICAN GENESIS", basing some of his research in that book, and also some of his comments about old civilizations in America.(it is a allusion to a literary work)
*Description: the author/narrator describes many different types of cicilizations (ancient civilizations) such as the arriving of people from Asia through the Bering Strait.
1-SUMMARY:
*In this part of the book, the author talks about how the analyzing of bones has been advancing throughout the years, how it came from antiquated to sofisticated, for instance, he talks about AAR (Aspartic Acid Recemination).The writer also talks about a theory the "experts" heve devoloped, which is about the first civilizations on Earth, they say that it could be possible that the first civilization could have been formed in South America and they spread throughout the continent and then they could have emigrated to Asia through the Bering Strait, and then some came back many years later taking the same road. Nevertheless this theory has not been proved yet by the "experts", but it is one more theory on the history books.
5-COMMENTS:
*According to "experts", mankind came to North America via land bridge across the Bering sea into Alaska about 12,000 years B.C.
*In the early seventies, a new method of dating bones was devoloped at the San Diego Museum, known as Aspartic Acid Recemization (AAR), but it was found erroneous in 1985.
*Indians lived in South America long before crossing the Bering Strait and bridge during the last ice-age.
*It is possible that migration of civilization of the mankind was first made from the Americas to Asia.
*Polynesians and Micronesians navigated the vast expanses of oceans in outtrigger canoes, sailing more than three timesthe distance between Africa and South America.
4-QUESTIONS:
*How do the "experts" create new ways to analyze bones?
*What is AAR based on?
*How could people cross the Bering Strait over ice?
*who or what are Polynesians and Micronesians?
3-VOCABULARY:
*splurge: any very showy display or effort.
*seaworthy: fit to travel on the sea: said of a ship.
*shipwreck: the remains of a wrecked ship.
*amorphous: without definite form.
2-LITERARY TERMS:
*Allusion: in page # 18 the author makes a reference to "AMERICAN GENESIS", basing some of his research in that book, and also some of his comments about old civilizations in America.(it is a allusion to a literary work)
*Description: the author/narrator describes many different types of cicilizations (ancient civilizations) such as the arriving of people from Asia through the Bering Strait.
1-SUMMARY:
*In this part of the book, the author talks about how the analyzing of bones has been advancing throughout the years, how it came from antiquated to sofisticated, for instance, he talks about AAR (Aspartic Acid Recemination).The writer also talks about a theory the "experts" heve devoloped, which is about the first civilizations on Earth, they say that it could be possible that the first civilization could have been formed in South America and they spread throughout the continent and then they could have emigrated to Asia through the Bering Strait, and then some came back many years later taking the same road. Nevertheless this theory has not been proved yet by the "experts", but it is one more theory on the history books.
"LOST CITIES AND ANCIENT MYSTERIES OF SOUTH AMERICA"
5/4/3/2/1 NOTES #1
5-COMMENTS:
*Setting: Lima, Peru, South America, Andes mountains.
*The whole coast of Peru is desert, this arid strip becomes the driest desert on Earth, the Atacama.
*South America is the world's fourth largest continent, after Asia, Africa, and North America.
*Peru is the third largest country in South America, after Brazil and Argentina. Peru covers an area of 496,222 squared miles or 1,285,216 kilometers.
*South America, Peru and the Andes Mountains hide maybe the oldest artifacts and evidence of the possibly oldest civilization group of people before the Sumaria and Thailand which supposely were the oldest civilization group in the history with maybe 7,000 years B.C.
4-QUESTIONS:
*Isn't America a united continent?
*Is Peru's population only native americans?
*How old is the South American civalizaton?
*who or what are the Sumeria and Thailand?
3-VOCABULARY:
*metalurgy: the science of separating metals by smelting.
*dizzy: feeling giddy or unsteady.
*rampant: growing unchecked, widespread.
*ruthless: without pity or confession.
*sojourn: to live somewhere temporary.
*discernible: to persive or recognize clearly.
2-LITERARY TERMS:
*Exposition: In the first chapter the author is showing and describing what South America, Peru, and the Andes Mountains are and what they mean for the people.
*Setting: In this chapter the author basically described all the setting (South America, The Andes Mountains, and Peru), in which the story will be happening.
1-SUMMARY:
In this chapter one, the narrator talks about his adventure when he went to Peru, the Andes Mountains, and South America, and he talks about the oldest civilizations that were around the world many thousands of years ago, such as Sumeria, Thailand, and South American groups. He says that South American civilizations could be the oldest civilizations in the world's histor, about 7,000 years B.C. The narrator also talks about surfaces of the American Continent and Peru, and also describes some places such aas "El Centro" in Peru.
5/4/3/2/1 NOTES #1
5-COMMENTS:
*Setting: Lima, Peru, South America, Andes mountains.
*The whole coast of Peru is desert, this arid strip becomes the driest desert on Earth, the Atacama.
*South America is the world's fourth largest continent, after Asia, Africa, and North America.
*Peru is the third largest country in South America, after Brazil and Argentina. Peru covers an area of 496,222 squared miles or 1,285,216 kilometers.
*South America, Peru and the Andes Mountains hide maybe the oldest artifacts and evidence of the possibly oldest civilization group of people before the Sumaria and Thailand which supposely were the oldest civilization group in the history with maybe 7,000 years B.C.
4-QUESTIONS:
*Isn't America a united continent?
*Is Peru's population only native americans?
*How old is the South American civalizaton?
*who or what are the Sumeria and Thailand?
3-VOCABULARY:
*metalurgy: the science of separating metals by smelting.
*dizzy: feeling giddy or unsteady.
*rampant: growing unchecked, widespread.
*ruthless: without pity or confession.
*sojourn: to live somewhere temporary.
*discernible: to persive or recognize clearly.
2-LITERARY TERMS:
*Exposition: In the first chapter the author is showing and describing what South America, Peru, and the Andes Mountains are and what they mean for the people.
*Setting: In this chapter the author basically described all the setting (South America, The Andes Mountains, and Peru), in which the story will be happening.
1-SUMMARY:
In this chapter one, the narrator talks about his adventure when he went to Peru, the Andes Mountains, and South America, and he talks about the oldest civilizations that were around the world many thousands of years ago, such as Sumeria, Thailand, and South American groups. He says that South American civilizations could be the oldest civilizations in the world's histor, about 7,000 years B.C. The narrator also talks about surfaces of the American Continent and Peru, and also describes some places such aas "El Centro" in Peru.
Saturday, October 25, 2008
5/4/3/2/1 NOTE #10 J
COMMENTS:
*From the age of 13 on Luis had ended up in cells like San Gabriel jail house, Pomona, Temple City, L.A. Monterey Park, East lake's juvenile detention hall and the L.A. county jail system.
*At the age of 17 Luis faced a felonious charge of attempted murder .
*At jail, even though he has to confront the issue of opposite gangs, he meets "Chente", a member of the "Sangra", and they share verses and conversations.
*"Chente" stays at jail while Luis comes out because he is found innocent of the charges,even though he wasn't.
*Luis starts to write poetry in jail, and he shows it to one of his teachers in the school when he gets out of prison.
QUESTIONS:
*what were the reasons Luis got interested in gans?
*why does he tell us all about him? If he could be put in jail about it.
*what was the comdent for murder by that time?
VOCABULARY:
*poignant: sharply painful to the feelings.
*prelude: a preliminary part.
*stringy: adj. A thin line of fiber, leather used for tying or pulling.
LITERARY TERMS:
*Denouement: "the next weeks were stacked with uncertainty about the case. Meanwhile, the the people at ToHMAS welcomed me back to school.
*Poetry:
"Aquí estoy
En la calle sin jando.
Nadie de mi placa
Y a nadie le importa.
Voy al chante de mi ruca
Pero se queda mirando
Le hablo con mi alma
Pero la puerta se esta cerrando." Page #189
SUMMARY:
In this part of the book, Luis tells the reader about how many tiimes he has been in jail, and how the life in jail changes hi personality, because in jail he does share time with the members of the opposite gang like "Chente", and he starts too join out of all these gang activity.
COMMENTS:
*From the age of 13 on Luis had ended up in cells like San Gabriel jail house, Pomona, Temple City, L.A. Monterey Park, East lake's juvenile detention hall and the L.A. county jail system.
*At the age of 17 Luis faced a felonious charge of attempted murder .
*At jail, even though he has to confront the issue of opposite gangs, he meets "Chente", a member of the "Sangra", and they share verses and conversations.
*"Chente" stays at jail while Luis comes out because he is found innocent of the charges,even though he wasn't.
*Luis starts to write poetry in jail, and he shows it to one of his teachers in the school when he gets out of prison.
QUESTIONS:
*what were the reasons Luis got interested in gans?
*why does he tell us all about him? If he could be put in jail about it.
*what was the comdent for murder by that time?
VOCABULARY:
*poignant: sharply painful to the feelings.
*prelude: a preliminary part.
*stringy: adj. A thin line of fiber, leather used for tying or pulling.
LITERARY TERMS:
*Denouement: "the next weeks were stacked with uncertainty about the case. Meanwhile, the the people at ToHMAS welcomed me back to school.
*Poetry:
"Aquí estoy
En la calle sin jando.
Nadie de mi placa
Y a nadie le importa.
Voy al chante de mi ruca
Pero se queda mirando
Le hablo con mi alma
Pero la puerta se esta cerrando." Page #189
SUMMARY:
In this part of the book, Luis tells the reader about how many tiimes he has been in jail, and how the life in jail changes hi personality, because in jail he does share time with the members of the opposite gang like "Chente", and he starts too join out of all these gang activity.
5/4/3/2/1 NOTES # 9
COMMENTS:
*Rapes bacame a common circunstance in LAS LOMAS valley.
*Luis starts to drink more and snorted heroin and cocaine.
*Payasa and Wilo leave the barrio, and Wilo is found dead a few weeks after, with shot all around his boby and head.
*August 29, 1970: tens thousands of people gathered in East L.A.'s Belvedere Park to protest the Vietnam War.
*Luis and the other gang members wanted to rub a store during the protest.
QUESTIONS:
*was the law being applied to the gangs by that time?
*did Luis' parents know about all the things he was doing as a ganger?
*what was the porpuse of the Vietnam War?
*who started the Vietman War? And in what ways did it affect the country?
VOCABULARY
*clawed: past of claw( a sharp, hooked nail on an animal's or bird'a foot.
*sought: pp. Of seek
*gnawing: to bite away bit by bit; consume.
*brew: to make from malt and hops by boiling and fermenting.
LITERARY TERMS:
*Indirect Characterization: "officers drove my face into the dirt; there was a athobbing in my headd where a black jack had been swung".
~It is showing the bad actions that the police do against no "anglo" people even though the quote doesn't say it directly to the reader.
SUMMARY:
In thi chapter, Luis writes about how the level of criminality is getting even higher than before, because now they are committing crimes such as rapes, murders, and rubs to stores, as he tells us that in the protes against the Vietnam War they rub a store with shotguns in their hands, and after that the pilice finally take action against the gang activity.
COMMENTS:
*Rapes bacame a common circunstance in LAS LOMAS valley.
*Luis starts to drink more and snorted heroin and cocaine.
*Payasa and Wilo leave the barrio, and Wilo is found dead a few weeks after, with shot all around his boby and head.
*August 29, 1970: tens thousands of people gathered in East L.A.'s Belvedere Park to protest the Vietnam War.
*Luis and the other gang members wanted to rub a store during the protest.
QUESTIONS:
*was the law being applied to the gangs by that time?
*did Luis' parents know about all the things he was doing as a ganger?
*what was the porpuse of the Vietnam War?
*who started the Vietman War? And in what ways did it affect the country?
VOCABULARY
*clawed: past of claw( a sharp, hooked nail on an animal's or bird'a foot.
*sought: pp. Of seek
*gnawing: to bite away bit by bit; consume.
*brew: to make from malt and hops by boiling and fermenting.
LITERARY TERMS:
*Indirect Characterization: "officers drove my face into the dirt; there was a athobbing in my headd where a black jack had been swung".
~It is showing the bad actions that the police do against no "anglo" people even though the quote doesn't say it directly to the reader.
SUMMARY:
In thi chapter, Luis writes about how the level of criminality is getting even higher than before, because now they are committing crimes such as rapes, murders, and rubs to stores, as he tells us that in the protes against the Vietnam War they rub a store with shotguns in their hands, and after that the pilice finally take action against the gang activity.
5/4/3/2/1 NOTES #8
COMMENTS:
*The gang of the character has an assigment for him (the big guys don't want to do it)
*Luis explotes a molotov cocktails in the back yard of the most important member of the opposite gang.
*The author's sister, Gloria(13 years old) was also involved with "LAS LOMAS Crazy Girls".
*The "Sangra" gang (the rivals of LAS LOMAS locos) shot the narrator's sister(doesn't get hurt) at a Educational Center dance.
*Families are also involved with what is going on with their members in gang. This means if any member of a family is involved with gangs, their family is also in danger.
QUESTIONS:
*how did the Educational Centers worked? Because all the gang members went there and there was no trouble.
*what was the point of attacking the families of the gang members?
*didn't the parents of the gangers care about them?
*were the Educational Centers sponsored by any government institution?
VOCABULARY:
*snitch:to steal; pilfer.
*thee: the objective case of THOU.
*peel: to come off in layers or flakes.
*hovered: to flutter in the air near one place.
LITERARY TERMS:
*Foreshadowing: when the author talks about how the families of the gang members are also "marked" to be part of the criminality, we abviously know that his family will be involved in something, and it happens later,in the reading we read about how his sister is wanted to be killed when the other gang (Sangra) know that she is Luis' sister.
*Dialect: the characters in the book now use a different vocabulary, which is completely different from spanish or mexican words, those are words that only gang members use.
SUMMARY:
In this part of the book, the author just tells us that being a gang member didn't only mean that you hang out with your friends and had parties, but you also had to do assigments that old members gave you, for instance he had to burn the other gang's most important member house. Besides he tells us that the gang activity also affected his family because the rivals wouldn't only look for him, but his family too as it happened to n his sister when members of the other gang saw her in a dance, they decided to shot her, but luckly she could go away with no damage.
COMMENTS:
*The gang of the character has an assigment for him (the big guys don't want to do it)
*Luis explotes a molotov cocktails in the back yard of the most important member of the opposite gang.
*The author's sister, Gloria(13 years old) was also involved with "LAS LOMAS Crazy Girls".
*The "Sangra" gang (the rivals of LAS LOMAS locos) shot the narrator's sister(doesn't get hurt) at a Educational Center dance.
*Families are also involved with what is going on with their members in gang. This means if any member of a family is involved with gangs, their family is also in danger.
QUESTIONS:
*how did the Educational Centers worked? Because all the gang members went there and there was no trouble.
*what was the point of attacking the families of the gang members?
*didn't the parents of the gangers care about them?
*were the Educational Centers sponsored by any government institution?
VOCABULARY:
*snitch:to steal; pilfer.
*thee: the objective case of THOU.
*peel: to come off in layers or flakes.
*hovered: to flutter in the air near one place.
LITERARY TERMS:
*Foreshadowing: when the author talks about how the families of the gang members are also "marked" to be part of the criminality, we abviously know that his family will be involved in something, and it happens later,in the reading we read about how his sister is wanted to be killed when the other gang (Sangra) know that she is Luis' sister.
*Dialect: the characters in the book now use a different vocabulary, which is completely different from spanish or mexican words, those are words that only gang members use.
SUMMARY:
In this part of the book, the author just tells us that being a gang member didn't only mean that you hang out with your friends and had parties, but you also had to do assigments that old members gave you, for instance he had to burn the other gang's most important member house. Besides he tells us that the gang activity also affected his family because the rivals wouldn't only look for him, but his family too as it happened to n his sister when members of the other gang saw her in a dance, they decided to shot her, but luckly she could go away with no damage.
Friday, October 24, 2008
Daniel Sanchez
5/4/3/2/1 NOTES #7
COMMENTS:
*The narrator’s nickname was Louie (all his family called him like that /friends didn’t)
*Louie fights against Topo who was an old guy that had been in prison/jail.
*The author joins another gang called “Las Lomas locos”, because his old gang/club was gone.
*Louie plunged a screwdriver into the stomach of a driver who the gang had injured before.
*The narrator and his gang were committing many crimes, which were published in the newspapers (crimes such as shootings, rubbing, murders, and many more)
QUESTIONS:
*what were the reasons the police never stopped the criminality in Las LOmas and its surroundings.
*only Mexicans were into gangs, or were other races involved with it too?
*how many years did the gang activity didn’t stop increasing in South San Gabriel?
*what characteristics did the members of gangs had?
VOCABULARY:
*rife: widespread.
*moth: a four- winged, chiefly night-flying insect, similar to the butterfly: the larvae of one kind feed on wool, etc.
LITARARY TERMS:
*Personification: “do it! Were the last words I recalled before I plunged the screwdriver into flesh and bone, and the sky screamed”.
~the narrator gives life to the sky when he says the sky screamed/he attributes action to the sky that has no life.
SUMMARY:
This time, the author tells us that he joins a new gang, and explains with details and examples how the ganging works. For instance he gets into a club, and what he has to do to be respected (he had to plunge a screwdriver on a person/doesn’t tell if that person dies or not) by the other members of the gang. He also tells us that he and his gang become criminals, and he kind of liked it, even though he had to suffer many things such as being hit by all the members of the gang, and also fight against Topo to join the club.
5/4/3/2/1 NOTES #7
COMMENTS:
*The narrator’s nickname was Louie (all his family called him like that /friends didn’t)
*Louie fights against Topo who was an old guy that had been in prison/jail.
*The author joins another gang called “Las Lomas locos”, because his old gang/club was gone.
*Louie plunged a screwdriver into the stomach of a driver who the gang had injured before.
*The narrator and his gang were committing many crimes, which were published in the newspapers (crimes such as shootings, rubbing, murders, and many more)
QUESTIONS:
*what were the reasons the police never stopped the criminality in Las LOmas and its surroundings.
*only Mexicans were into gangs, or were other races involved with it too?
*how many years did the gang activity didn’t stop increasing in South San Gabriel?
*what characteristics did the members of gangs had?
VOCABULARY:
*rife: widespread.
*moth: a four- winged, chiefly night-flying insect, similar to the butterfly: the larvae of one kind feed on wool, etc.
LITARARY TERMS:
*Personification: “do it! Were the last words I recalled before I plunged the screwdriver into flesh and bone, and the sky screamed”.
~the narrator gives life to the sky when he says the sky screamed/he attributes action to the sky that has no life.
SUMMARY:
This time, the author tells us that he joins a new gang, and explains with details and examples how the ganging works. For instance he gets into a club, and what he has to do to be respected (he had to plunge a screwdriver on a person/doesn’t tell if that person dies or not) by the other members of the gang. He also tells us that he and his gang become criminals, and he kind of liked it, even though he had to suffer many things such as being hit by all the members of the gang, and also fight against Topo to join the club.
Daniel Sanchez
5/4/3/2/1 NOTES #6
COMMENTS:
*The character tries to commit suicide at 3:00 in the morning while everybody was sleep and he was drunk.
*His plan was to cut one of his arteries, and put his arm in a pail that he used to pee in because he didn’t want any blood in the floor.
*When Luis leaves his house, he sleeps at friends’ houses, fields, theaters, abandoned cars, and railroad tracks.
*Now the author attends to Mark Keppel High School were “anglo” and Asian are called the “A” classes separated from blue-collar students, the “C” classes, whom were pushed into industrial arts.
*The narrator learns to play the saxophone by listening to Jose Palmas who was a very distinguished musician from Las Palmas.
QUESTIONS:
*did his mom kick him out of the house or he decided to leave?
*how did he eat while he wasn’t at home or at a friend’s house?
*were the schools actually segregated for people who had bad grades or issues at home?
*how was the relationship between the character and his father after he joined the gangs?
VOCABYLARY:
*brass: a yellowish metal, on alloy of copper and zinc.
*sultry: oppressively hot and moist.
*nostrils: either of the external openings of the nose.
*dreaded: intense fear.
LITERARY TERMS:
*Personification: “these magical fingers that could play anything from Wes Montgomery to Jeff Beck”. Page #85(the author gives the fingers a desire/ a life that only a person could do)
*Foreshadowing: when the narrator talks about all problems he is having in the streets after he left his house, we actually know that he is going to come back to home, and he does after a little time, forced by issues that he cannot deal with in the streets.
SUMMARY:
At this point, the author/character tells us about problems he is having at home, and how he even wanted to commit suicide and after that he goes away from his house, and stays at friends’ houses, abandoned cars, railroad tracks, etc. Moreover when he finally comes back to home, he learns to play the saxophone, and after that he fights with his brother Joe. In conclusion this chapter is basically telling us the issues the author is confronting at home, and also in school were the “C” classes are separated from the “A” classes.
5/4/3/2/1 NOTES #6
COMMENTS:
*The character tries to commit suicide at 3:00 in the morning while everybody was sleep and he was drunk.
*His plan was to cut one of his arteries, and put his arm in a pail that he used to pee in because he didn’t want any blood in the floor.
*When Luis leaves his house, he sleeps at friends’ houses, fields, theaters, abandoned cars, and railroad tracks.
*Now the author attends to Mark Keppel High School were “anglo” and Asian are called the “A” classes separated from blue-collar students, the “C” classes, whom were pushed into industrial arts.
*The narrator learns to play the saxophone by listening to Jose Palmas who was a very distinguished musician from Las Palmas.
QUESTIONS:
*did his mom kick him out of the house or he decided to leave?
*how did he eat while he wasn’t at home or at a friend’s house?
*were the schools actually segregated for people who had bad grades or issues at home?
*how was the relationship between the character and his father after he joined the gangs?
VOCABYLARY:
*brass: a yellowish metal, on alloy of copper and zinc.
*sultry: oppressively hot and moist.
*nostrils: either of the external openings of the nose.
*dreaded: intense fear.
LITERARY TERMS:
*Personification: “these magical fingers that could play anything from Wes Montgomery to Jeff Beck”. Page #85(the author gives the fingers a desire/ a life that only a person could do)
*Foreshadowing: when the narrator talks about all problems he is having in the streets after he left his house, we actually know that he is going to come back to home, and he does after a little time, forced by issues that he cannot deal with in the streets.
SUMMARY:
At this point, the author/character tells us about problems he is having at home, and how he even wanted to commit suicide and after that he goes away from his house, and stays at friends’ houses, abandoned cars, railroad tracks, etc. Moreover when he finally comes back to home, he learns to play the saxophone, and after that he fights with his brother Joe. In conclusion this chapter is basically telling us the issues the author is confronting at home, and also in school were the “C” classes are separated from the “A” classes.
5/4/3/2/1 NOTES #5
COMMENTS:
*Clavo, Chicharron, Wilo, and the narrator were “camaradas” (best friends) in the gang/club.
*Everyone calls the author “chin” because of his protruding jawbone. (All the members of his gang call him like that)
*The author’s gang is attacked by another gang called “la sangra”, they shot the narrator’s friends.
*The character suffers a surgery because he has a pain in his stomach, and the doctor says he needs a surgery, even though the pain wasn’t going to kill him.
*Clavo, one of the author’s friends who had been shot, lost his eye, however he looks very well after that.
QUESTIONS:
*how did the gangs get the guns without any problem with the police?
*what was the main reason gangs fought against each other?
*how did the author’s family afford the surgery of Luis, if they were poor?
*were the police officers entirely doing their work by that time?
VOCABULARY:
*haze: to force to do ridiculous or painful things, as in initiation.
*craze: to make or become insane.
*stoked: to stir up and feel fuel to.
*creases: a line made by folding and pressing.
LITERARY TERMS:
*Onomatopeia: “then the truck’s transmission gears growled as it continued up the slope.” Page#55
*Simile: “Fernie began jumping up and down like he had been jolted with lightning, letting out gritos”. Page #58
SUMMARY:
In this chapter, the author is wasting time with his friends, Clavo, Chicharron, and Wilo in a place they called “the fields”, when a Mercury Sedan comes and shot them, however only Clavo and Wilo get injured, and Clavo loses one of his eyes. After all that, the story is about how and why the author suffers a surgery, besides it talks about how they treat their girlfriends, and how those girls are always a trouble for them, and also how they love those girls.
COMMENTS:
*Clavo, Chicharron, Wilo, and the narrator were “camaradas” (best friends) in the gang/club.
*Everyone calls the author “chin” because of his protruding jawbone. (All the members of his gang call him like that)
*The author’s gang is attacked by another gang called “la sangra”, they shot the narrator’s friends.
*The character suffers a surgery because he has a pain in his stomach, and the doctor says he needs a surgery, even though the pain wasn’t going to kill him.
*Clavo, one of the author’s friends who had been shot, lost his eye, however he looks very well after that.
QUESTIONS:
*how did the gangs get the guns without any problem with the police?
*what was the main reason gangs fought against each other?
*how did the author’s family afford the surgery of Luis, if they were poor?
*were the police officers entirely doing their work by that time?
VOCABULARY:
*haze: to force to do ridiculous or painful things, as in initiation.
*craze: to make or become insane.
*stoked: to stir up and feel fuel to.
*creases: a line made by folding and pressing.
LITERARY TERMS:
*Onomatopeia: “then the truck’s transmission gears growled as it continued up the slope.” Page#55
*Simile: “Fernie began jumping up and down like he had been jolted with lightning, letting out gritos”. Page #58
SUMMARY:
In this chapter, the author is wasting time with his friends, Clavo, Chicharron, and Wilo in a place they called “the fields”, when a Mercury Sedan comes and shot them, however only Clavo and Wilo get injured, and Clavo loses one of his eyes. After all that, the story is about how and why the author suffers a surgery, besides it talks about how they treat their girlfriends, and how those girls are always a trouble for them, and also how they love those girls.
Monday, October 20, 2008
DANIEL SANCHEZ.
5/4/3/2/1 notes # 4
COMMENTS:
*The mexicans who lived in the San Gabriel Valley were thw ones who worked in fields, railroads, or even enchroaching industry.
*When asians from Japan, Korea, and Taiwan also moved into the area, and this areas became known as Little Japans, and Chinatowns.
*Many barrios(neighborhoods) cuch as Las Lomas started to created gangs.
*Las Lomas was one of the country's most devasting increases in gang activity.
*Miguel became the leader/president of the narrator's club/gang.
QUESTIONS:
*why didn't the government help to prevent all those gang's problems ?, and like that also prevent the problems that are going on right now in thhe society.
*if the United States was going to treat immigrats like the way they do, then why did they bring them to work here?
*for what reasons were teachers were scared of those guys in clubs/gangs?
*what were the resons why people started to join gangs?
VOCABULARY:
*pivoted: a person or thing on which something depends.
*cyanide: a highly poisonous, white, crystaline compound.
*wisdom: teh equality of being wise: good judgement.
LITERARY TERMS:
*Similies: "whispers of morning, whispers of night, children without faces tormenting with a word, decending like a torrent of leaves, like a blaze of dawn." The author writes in page #39.
*Direct Characterization: the author uses direct characterization when he talks about his first love, Elena, to who the author describes as: "Elena, who came to Garvey all prendida. She didn't just know how to kiss, but how to take my hand through sections of her body and teach a pre-teen something of his own budding sexuality."page #44.
SUMMARY:
In this part of the book, the author is again describing situations of his life as a teenage, however now he describes it more detailedly, because this time he talks about all his friends and girlfriends he had when he was involved in gangs, and how he got into gangs, besides he explains how he and his brother are getting separated, because they're taking different roads in life, and how Rano came from being a loser to be a very reconized and diciplined person.
5/4/3/2/1 notes # 4
COMMENTS:
*The mexicans who lived in the San Gabriel Valley were thw ones who worked in fields, railroads, or even enchroaching industry.
*When asians from Japan, Korea, and Taiwan also moved into the area, and this areas became known as Little Japans, and Chinatowns.
*Many barrios(neighborhoods) cuch as Las Lomas started to created gangs.
*Las Lomas was one of the country's most devasting increases in gang activity.
*Miguel became the leader/president of the narrator's club/gang.
QUESTIONS:
*why didn't the government help to prevent all those gang's problems ?, and like that also prevent the problems that are going on right now in thhe society.
*if the United States was going to treat immigrats like the way they do, then why did they bring them to work here?
*for what reasons were teachers were scared of those guys in clubs/gangs?
*what were the resons why people started to join gangs?
VOCABULARY:
*pivoted: a person or thing on which something depends.
*cyanide: a highly poisonous, white, crystaline compound.
*wisdom: teh equality of being wise: good judgement.
LITERARY TERMS:
*Similies: "whispers of morning, whispers of night, children without faces tormenting with a word, decending like a torrent of leaves, like a blaze of dawn." The author writes in page #39.
*Direct Characterization: the author uses direct characterization when he talks about his first love, Elena, to who the author describes as: "Elena, who came to Garvey all prendida. She didn't just know how to kiss, but how to take my hand through sections of her body and teach a pre-teen something of his own budding sexuality."page #44.
SUMMARY:
In this part of the book, the author is again describing situations of his life as a teenage, however now he describes it more detailedly, because this time he talks about all his friends and girlfriends he had when he was involved in gangs, and how he got into gangs, besides he explains how he and his brother are getting separated, because they're taking different roads in life, and how Rano came from being a loser to be a very reconized and diciplined person.
DANIEL SANCHEZ
5/4/3/2/1 NOTES # 3
COMMENTS:
*South San Gabriel, Los Angeles. The setting has changed several times, because the narrator/author's family isn't stablished in a house, they are always moving from place to place.
*Tino and the narrator ran away from the police, because they were in a basketball field where they couln't be after 4:00pm.
*Tino fells from the school's roof, and his misshapen body was in the floor, sprnikled over with sharps of glass.
*Only mexicans an poor "anglo" lived in La Presa Street, South San Gabriel which was a suburban neighborhood next to rich neighborhoods, and this show us how much discrimination and segregation was and still is in the United States.
*In La Presa Street la "Bruja"(the witch) is captured by the police, because suppossedly she had thrown two children in a trash-can.
QUESTIONS:
*why was the basketball field closed in a determinated time?
*did immigrants have to go to diffarent bathrooms as colored people did during the segregation time?
*why were schools openned by 4:00pm?
*what were the situations going on in the suburbs by that time?
VOCABULARY:
*thud: to hit with a dull sound.
*planky: adjective for plank(to broil and serve on a board).
*irate: angry; wrathful; insenced.
*deputy: a person appointed to act for another.
LITERARY TERMS
*Indirect Characterization: in the book, the narrator talks about how only mexicans and poor "anglo" live in his neighborhood, which shows the big issue of discrimination, and segregation people from the a low society level suffered.
*Dialect: in many parts of the book the narrator uses words that are from sapanish, not even spanish, these are mexican words(Las Lomas, bruja, vato, jardin, and many more).
SUMMARY:
This time, the narrator talks about different issuues/situations that he has gone through in "Las Lomas", such as ha and Tino being followed by the police by the police through the school, and all the issues of immigration and suffering of discrimination that he and his family have suffered. Another fact is that as we know he lived in a poor barrio(neighborhood), so he also says, explains siituations that have happenned in his neighbor(good and bad things).
5/4/3/2/1 NOTES # 3
COMMENTS:
*South San Gabriel, Los Angeles. The setting has changed several times, because the narrator/author's family isn't stablished in a house, they are always moving from place to place.
*Tino and the narrator ran away from the police, because they were in a basketball field where they couln't be after 4:00pm.
*Tino fells from the school's roof, and his misshapen body was in the floor, sprnikled over with sharps of glass.
*Only mexicans an poor "anglo" lived in La Presa Street, South San Gabriel which was a suburban neighborhood next to rich neighborhoods, and this show us how much discrimination and segregation was and still is in the United States.
*In La Presa Street la "Bruja"(the witch) is captured by the police, because suppossedly she had thrown two children in a trash-can.
QUESTIONS:
*why was the basketball field closed in a determinated time?
*did immigrants have to go to diffarent bathrooms as colored people did during the segregation time?
*why were schools openned by 4:00pm?
*what were the situations going on in the suburbs by that time?
VOCABULARY:
*thud: to hit with a dull sound.
*planky: adjective for plank(to broil and serve on a board).
*irate: angry; wrathful; insenced.
*deputy: a person appointed to act for another.
LITERARY TERMS
*Indirect Characterization: in the book, the narrator talks about how only mexicans and poor "anglo" live in his neighborhood, which shows the big issue of discrimination, and segregation people from the a low society level suffered.
*Dialect: in many parts of the book the narrator uses words that are from sapanish, not even spanish, these are mexican words(Las Lomas, bruja, vato, jardin, and many more).
SUMMARY:
This time, the narrator talks about different issuues/situations that he has gone through in "Las Lomas", such as ha and Tino being followed by the police by the police through the school, and all the issues of immigration and suffering of discrimination that he and his family have suffered. Another fact is that as we know he lived in a poor barrio(neighborhood), so he also says, explains siituations that have happenned in his neighbor(good and bad things).
Tuesday, October 14, 2008
5/4/3/2/1 #2
Daniel Sanchez
5/4/3/2/1 NOTES #2 "RUNNUING AWAY" BY LUIS J. RODRIGUEZ.
5-COMMENTS
*The narrator's dad had sons and daughters from another women , which made his family even bigger.
*One of his half-sisters had died of eating chicharrones accidentally when she was an infant.
*There was racism against immigrants:
"hey get out of there that's our seat" pg.#19
"you don't belong here this is not your country" pg.#19
*SETTING: 105th street, McKenley Avenue.
*It shows how don't speaking english in this country affects the people's devolopment and fairly treatment.
4-QUESTIONS
*Why did people act like that in those times?
*Didn't people who could not understand english have the same education as others?
*Why couldn't these people have the same education as others?
*Was capitalism in this country by that time?
3-VOCABULARY
*greasers: any thick, oily substance or lubricant.
*dared: to have enough courage for.
*pews: any of the benches with a back that are fixed in rows in a church.
2-LITERARY TERMS:
*Indirect Characterization: "the wet of tears covers her face. Mama then says she can't go. She will stay with him".
5/4/3/2/1 NOTES #2 "RUNNUING AWAY" BY LUIS J. RODRIGUEZ.
5-COMMENTS
*The narrator's dad had sons and daughters from another women , which made his family even bigger.
*One of his half-sisters had died of eating chicharrones accidentally when she was an infant.
*There was racism against immigrants:
"hey get out of there that's our seat" pg.#19
"you don't belong here this is not your country" pg.#19
*SETTING: 105th street, McKenley Avenue.
*It shows how don't speaking english in this country affects the people's devolopment and fairly treatment.
4-QUESTIONS
*Why did people act like that in those times?
*Didn't people who could not understand english have the same education as others?
*Why couldn't these people have the same education as others?
*Was capitalism in this country by that time?
3-VOCABULARY
*greasers: any thick, oily substance or lubricant.
*dared: to have enough courage for.
*pews: any of the benches with a back that are fixed in rows in a church.
2-LITERARY TERMS:
*Indirect Characterization: "the wet of tears covers her face. Mama then says she can't go. She will stay with him".
5/4/3/2/1 #1
Daniel Sanchez
5/4/3/2/1 NOTES. "RUNNING AWAY" BY LUIS J. RODRIGUEZ
5-COMMENTS
*SETTING: November 1950, Watts, Los Angeles.
*It was a 6 members family(Alfonso: father, Maria Estela: mother, Jose Rene: older brother, Ana Virginia and Gloria Estela: younger sisters, and the narrator.
*This family was an immmigrant family that left Ciudad Juarez, Mexico when the narrator when he was two years old and came to Los Angeles.
*The narrator is mostly describing his family roots and members of his family, and telling how they got to where they are.
*It shows how situations in other countries force many people to seek the American dream.
4- QUESTIONS
*Did people become legal in this country when a son or daughter was born in this country?
*Were there gangs in the United States by 1950.
*What year did immigrants from Latin America started to come to this country?
*Were there schools for people who did not speak the language?
3-VOCABULARY:
*sepia-colored: dark raddish-brown.
*phlegm: thick mocus discharged from the throat, as during a cold.
*whimper: to cry or utter with low, whinnig, broken sounds.
2-LITERARY TERMS:
*Conflict: most of the first chapter is description of places and characters.
*Similies: "this laughing like a raven's wail, a harsh wind's shriek, a laugh that I would hear countless beatings theresfter".
1- In this chapter, the narrator describes his family, and his roots. He also describes some of his adventures as a boy , besides he talks about how and why they come to the United States, Los Angeles more spacifically, and all the situations his family has had to confront throuhgaot their lives which are mostly bad situations.
5/4/3/2/1 NOTES. "RUNNING AWAY" BY LUIS J. RODRIGUEZ
5-COMMENTS
*SETTING: November 1950, Watts, Los Angeles.
*It was a 6 members family(Alfonso: father, Maria Estela: mother, Jose Rene: older brother, Ana Virginia and Gloria Estela: younger sisters, and the narrator.
*This family was an immmigrant family that left Ciudad Juarez, Mexico when the narrator when he was two years old and came to Los Angeles.
*The narrator is mostly describing his family roots and members of his family, and telling how they got to where they are.
*It shows how situations in other countries force many people to seek the American dream.
4- QUESTIONS
*Did people become legal in this country when a son or daughter was born in this country?
*Were there gangs in the United States by 1950.
*What year did immigrants from Latin America started to come to this country?
*Were there schools for people who did not speak the language?
3-VOCABULARY:
*sepia-colored: dark raddish-brown.
*phlegm: thick mocus discharged from the throat, as during a cold.
*whimper: to cry or utter with low, whinnig, broken sounds.
2-LITERARY TERMS:
*Conflict: most of the first chapter is description of places and characters.
*Similies: "this laughing like a raven's wail, a harsh wind's shriek, a laugh that I would hear countless beatings theresfter".
1- In this chapter, the narrator describes his family, and his roots. He also describes some of his adventures as a boy , besides he talks about how and why they come to the United States, Los Angeles more spacifically, and all the situations his family has had to confront throuhgaot their lives which are mostly bad situations.
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