Assignment #6 – The Columbus Narratives

 

  • What is something that you learned about Christopher Columbus that  you did not know before?

 

Something new that I learned about Christopher Columbus that I didn’t know before was that he made little girls into sex slaves. Like he started the sex slave industry. That is so messed up in every way.  I also didn’t know that he had a holiday for his birthday and that he has the most statues in USA.

 

  • Do think Christopher Columbus deserves his own holiday?  Explain your answer.

 

I believe that he shouldn’t have a holiday because he doesn’t deserve it. He doesn’t deserve it because of all his actions when he “found” the Americas. He exploited Native Americans and did so many horrible things. And now we are having a holiday celebrating this man who brought destruction to Native Americans. Like that is very offensive to Native Americans that are still living here now. Them seeing a man who messed up their way of life being celebrated is just messed up.

Assignment #5 – The Shadowbox Project

 

The definition for an identity is qualities of a person that define who they are. Dominant narrative is a story told by people in a position of privilege tell about someone who is not. On the other hand, counter narrative is a story that people who are marginalized tell about themselves. I believe it’s important to tell a counter narrative about a dominant narrative people say about our identity because the dominant narrative is always so exaggerated or a lie. People need to know the truth about you not what they heard from other people.

First of all a counter narrative is a story that people in a position of privilege tell about someone who is not. This relates to me because I have heard many of these dominant narratives about thing I associate with. One picture I chose says that all Latinas get angry easily, That’s a dominant narrative because that’s what I been seeing on social media, people saying that about Latinas. Another picture is saying that Guatemalans are short Mexicans. We are not Mexican and not all of us are short.

To begin with we have to know what a dominant narratives is. A dominant narrative is a story that people with power tell about you but on the other hand a counter narrative is a story that people who are marginalized tell about themselves. A counter narrative to me personally means me telling the other side of the story and correcting what other said about me that isn’t true. One of my picture is saying that the person was born in America but just because of my physical appearance they think that I am undocumented. That is an example of counter narrative because Ia m saying my side of the story and how I see it. Another picture is saying that a person is still person no matter their height. This is a counter narrative because just because Guatemalans doesn’t make then any different form other.

To begin with an identity are qualities of a person that define who they are. To me personally and identity is what make me me. I doesn’t matter whet it is as long as it described who I am. One picture I am planning to put in my shadow box is a picture that say anime openings. I love hearing anime opening because they are very unique and they give me the feelings of when I was watching those animes. That’s an identity because it’s what I like and it’s something that’s part of my everyday life. I also have a picture of the american and guatemalan flag because those are my identities. My nationality is American and my ethnicity is Guatemalan. Those make me, me.

 

Assignment #4 – Naming Identities

What RACE do you identify yourself as?  Explain your answer.

I identify myself as Latino because it’s based on my physical appearance.  I believe that because if someone look at me they will say I am Latino because of my looks.

What NATIONALITY do you identify yourself as?  Explain your answer.

The nationality I identify myself as is American. I identify as that because it’s the country where I was born and nationally is determined on the country you were born in.

What is an ETHNICITY you identify yourself with?  Explain your answer.

The ethnicity I identify as is Guatemalan. I identify myself as that because It’s the culture I chose to connect with. I speak Mam and my family members follow traditions from Guatemala as well as my family so I also follow those traditions.

What GENDER IDENTITY do you identify yourself as?

The gender I identify as a right now is a heterosexual female. I identify as that because I identify as a woman and I like the opposite gender. I enjoy the benefit and struggles of being a girl.

Why do you think Question #4 was optional?  Explain your answer

I believe question #4 was optional because others might not feel confident in sharing.I also believe it was optional because someone might still not know what gender they identify as. They might feel like if someone finds out they will be teased and then they will feel bad because of people talking about them.

Assignment #3 – My Identity Map

 

 Describe one of your Chosen Identities on this identity map.  What is it?  Why did you choose this identity?

One of my Chosen Identities is reading. That’s a chosen identity because I chose it. Not many people like reading but I do. It fascinates me how I can get lost in a book because it’s so interesting. My favorite genre is romance because I love how they girl and guy fall in love. And I love how they have problems at first but it all works out at the end. But sometimes it doesn’t and that’s just sad. I chose this identity because it represent who I am and people now that about me.

Describe one of your Assigned Identities on this identity map.  What is it?  Why is this an identity something that is fixed for you, and cannot be changed?

One of my Assigned Identities is that I was born in April. This is something that I didn’t choose and I can’t change it no matter what. The stone assigned for this month is a diamond. I really like diamonds and they are so pretty. April is like spring month I believe and it’s just a good month.

Assignment #2 – My Avatar

                                                                                    Do you think the cartoon avatar of yourself truly shows what you look like?  Explain why, or why not.

I believe it doesn’t look exactly like me because there are details that are missing. For example, I have the avatar smiling but when I smile I have one dimple which isn’t included while making the avatar. Also, the color of my glasses is an ombré but the avatar only has single colors so I can’t really do anything. It’s the details that are missing that make up who we are. But it shows a pretty general idea of how I look like.

Which parts of the cartoon avatar show chosen identities? Which parts show assigned identities? Explain your answers.

The parts that are chosen identity are the color of my shirt, lip color, how dark my eyebrows are, the color of my glasses and my hair cut. These are the things that are chosen identify because I was the one who decided what they should be. Assigned identity is like my eyeshape, face shape, and skin color. These are some of the examples that are assigned identity. I cannot just say I want to change these things so therefore they are fixed.

Assignment #1

What is something about yourself that people should know if they want to get to know you better?  Explain with details.

Something people should know about me is that I may look quiet but let me tell you that I talk a lot. I also really like reading so if I don’t pay attention to you it’s because I really like the book.