Silent Safe Speaking Floor

As the seasons change the winter comes- Streets filled of white clouds Rain so solid but so soft creating hills. Angles lay on the floor and ammo flies through the air. Laughter arises and lectures are postponed. Such a beautiful family gather to keep warm

Socratic Seminar

Part 1: Vocabulary: Wangero - After discussing “Wangero” in the Socratic Seminar, it was Dee renewing herself, becoming someone she wanted to be; a start over. Quilt (noun)- “a warm bed covering made of padding enclosed between layers of fabric and kept in place by lines of stitching, typically applied in a decorative design." When discussed in the Socratic Seminar, the quilt was something that was passed on to add their memories, it meant something to the family. Part 2: Strategies or Techniques for Comprehension and Analysis: Dee - We discussed how Dee was ashamed of where she came from. She did not want her friends to go over to her house, she did not like both houses that they had lived in, she changed her name, she moved out, and towards the end of the reading, she wanted to keep the quilts. Dee thought the quilts were just for decoration, Mama and Maggie saw the quilts differently; they knew the meaning behind those quilts, it meant something to them. The quilts reminded them of their Grandma Dee. Part 3: Reflection on Performance: How would you rate your preparation for this Socratic circle? Why? From a scale of 1 to 10, I would rate myself a 10. I had read Everyday Use by Alice Walker and I understood it well. I also tried to involve everyone in the discussion and took lead. How would you rate your contributions (both the number of times you spoke and the quality of what you said) to the conversation of the inner circle? Why? As I stated before, I tried to take the role of a leader and talked most of the seminar in order to keep everything fresh keeping everyone on their toes. How would you rate the level of teamwork you displayed in the inner circle? Why? I would rate my level of teamwork a 10 because i tried to involve everyone in the conversations. Part 4: Reflection on Content: The meaning of Everyday Use by Alice Walker, is heritage. It shows how Mama and Maggie appreciate heritage; then Dee makes the reader believe that she does not accept her African roots. Dee seems to be ashamed of where she came from. I believe, Dee wants to seem like she is into the heritage, but she doesn't seem to fully understand it. She sees the quilts and the other objects she wants to take, like it's art; Dee wants to put them up on her wall like a museum. Mama knows what they really signify, each object has a meaning to mama. For example the quilts, they were stitched by Grandma Dee and they have bits of clothing from Grandma and Grandpa. The quilts are passed on to add memories and Mama passes them to Maggie because she knows Maggie will add memories and Dee is going to have them up on her wall to collect dust. In addition, I have a cousin that used to say she was Hawaiian and she was going to change religion and everyone in the family was in shock like was she that embarrassed of where she came from. Now she accepts of who she is and where she came from.

Born in Texas Raised for greatness All about the gym Never give up Dominating weights Only me myself and I Novemeber's own

lace of shoe and breath of fire set of hair from animal brother nothing to lose, nothing to hide all aboard a trip too high Stir Stir the mystic pot to where once the leaves were dropped

Wanted Someone to clean my J's. Must be careful with my J's. Steady hands. Must know difference between styles. Must clean my shoes daily. Cleaner is provided.

The word poem is a very distinct word giving a sensation of a mellow feel. Poems include a vast variety of words but more high vocabulary terms are commonly used in poetry. Poems,in a way, sounds like musical lyrics in a way. It is a type of music that does not really need an instrumental background but can independently handle itself such as acapella. It can be a song in the way of the rhythm. How a poem can run so smoothly is like music in itself. I have written a poem before, in middle school, had it published as well.

The classical guitar has always been favorite of mine. I loved to spend my time strumming Spanish music with the family, signing along and having a blast. It was amazing of how much the guitar could do for me. It brought joy to sad moments of my life. It joined family and friends together, spreading love and joy. I remember being at barbecues and just pulling out my guitar to strum a few chords and all of a sudden everyone would be singing and dancing along to the melody. It is just amazing how one object can join the closest of people and the furthest of strangers for a single moment in time.

As a person who enjoys to workout, i see myself as indestructible as if i can lift any amount i want and be able to outlast anyone. I just feel like the strongest person in the room, as if no on can touch me.This can be compared to Achillies who was indestructible as he had a barrier surrounding him preventing him from injury.

Culture

Football
 -Super Bowl is a football match between the 2 best teams of the current season, winner taking the title of the Super Bowl Champions.
 -Play offs are like a tournament deciding which 2 teams will make it to the Super Bowl.
 -NFC & AFC are the separation of the teams and go further in depth with afc east and west along with nfc east and west.
 -Pro bowl is a game played by the top picked players played before super bowl. It is a match between afc and nfc.
 -Breast Cancer Awareness is supported by the NFL where, for the full month of october, each team wears pink.

   My sister is a very shy being. Her soul calm and her words nearly mute. She is not one to communicate on the spot; very subtle in nature. She sees it as no problem, eventually she'll learn to be communicative. You can sense her silence through her body language as it is timid and nerve wrecking. 

  She will hide, if necessary, to avoid contact. She is not an open individual as I may be. I don't really see her acquiring such trait from mother or father. It is strange to see what behaviors she has taught herself as it contradicts to teach yourself.

   Once you begin to understand her, though, she is a very cheerful soul, always wanting to keep an open and loving vibe. Beautiful how one can hold so much back but then burst into gay colors.