Assimilate.

What does it mean to Assimilate?, well dictionary says that it is " To Absorb and integrate into a wider society or culture" to me it means to fit or change yourself to something you aren't, for example (don't take it as an offence) if you are born into a white family, but your try to act Mexican. In the play A Raisin in the Sun, the main person that worries about assimilation is Beneatha, even though she is born black she acts like a white woman. This can be a strength because it shows that the character Beneatha is willing to do what ever it takes to become a doctor but then again it can also be a weakness because it shows that Beneatha doesn't like to be black and she is trying to be something that she isn't. Also in the "Notes of a Native Speak" by Eric Liu, Liu tries to act something that he isn't. He is born into a Chinese family, but after migrating to America he begins to notice how differently people act here than over there China. He starts acting like white person and he ends up calling him self a "banana" then he goes on and tells how he ended up having this nickname; but this just doesn't happen in books or stories it is also happening around us. You all know that one white kid that tries to act black or vice versa. They act differently, they also talk differently. The stereotypical thing for a white person is to be well educated but this kid, whomever he may be, doesn't act that way. Why do they do it? well i don't know, maybe they just feel like that or maybe they just want to fit it. What ever the case may be i personally don't think they should do it. Just be yourself don't act like something your not because of peer pressure. I'm born into a Mexican family, but you would not see me act like Chinese person or may be a white person because I am who I am and I am not going to pretend something I am not.

Me or Them?

What is more important, your family, or yourself?
 Well to me my family is more important, them my self because i am a person who's other peoples feelings come first rather than myself. Of course sometimes it may be other wise, but during that time others come first. My family will always be first to anything, they are my main focus. Without them i wouldn't care about anything. I wouldn't care about the world! You may think other wise, maybe your a person who only cares about themselves, but who am I to judge care about what you want to care about. I learned that caring for other people is better than just caring for yourself, what happens when you are feeling alone, but nobody cares because you didn't care about them, karma. That's why i think its important to put family before myself.  I want to have somebody by my side when ever i need them, and ill get that by putting them first.

The American dream.

Every one has an American Dream it may be something small or maybe  something big, you never know it all depends, but it's always different. Many People ask 'What's your American Dream?' and i always respond by giving them a weird look. Why do i respond that way? Well, First of All i am NOT an american! Now don't get me wrong i am legal here in America but still i was born and raised in Mexico; but then again i start to think about it and i tell my self.. you may not be an american but you can still have dream. 

 

My dream when i was little was to come to the United States. Every one always talked about it, how everything was so much better over here, how there is more freedom, how you can go with out worrying. They were all right! America is AWESOME! Well now that i live here my dream has changed. Now my dream is to graduate high school, go to college and get the title "Dr.". People may tell me that i'm never going to get there, that i'll never get that title but they i think to my self and say, Watch me. That's my American Dream.

The twin That matters

Hello I am new at this Blogspot thingy but anywho, my First name is Martha my middle name is Michell. I perfer to go by Michell because i have a twin with the same first name as i do. Yeah weird i know! Not many twins have that. Born and raised in Mexico i am a little diffrent than anybody else. I have other beliefs and im very supersticious! :o. I moved to the U.S when i was around 8 years old and now i am currently living here! I remeber the first time i ever came to the U.S it was a new begginging for me everything was different.

Several years later i am now getting used to the fact that everything is different. I discovered new things such as color guard, i made new friends, and i started listening to One Direction! Yup i love One Direction they are Amazing. Also my Family and Friends come first. That's about everything you need to know and yes i am the twin that matters! :)