Friday, May 30, 2008
Free Writing
I'm not exactly sure what to write about, so maybe I'll just talk about my week. My schedule for the next three days is pretty packed, thanks to our Current Jam performances. Opening night was Wednesday, and since the theater wasn't sold out, it was a good night to get used to having an audience in front of us while we sang and danced. I was able to become more comfortable performing after the first night and I feel like I did much better at last night's show because of it. We have another show tonight at 7:30, two shows tomorrow, and another on Sunday. I am so excited to go home tonight and just relax before the show because every other night this week, I have had a bunch of really big assignments to finish before and after the performances. I stayed up until 1:30 in the morning the past three nights because of all the projects I had to finish and tests I had to study for. Needless to say, I will make sure that I get a nice long sleep tonight. To some of my friends, staying up that late is more ordinary, but I am someone who LOVES to sleep and I get really crabby if I don't get a good amount each night. I'm not exactly sure what else I'm doing this weekend besides the Current Jam performances but I was hoping to get together with one of my good friends who I haven't hung out with in a long time. I am also trying to secure a summer job and so that might take up some of my time as well. And after this weekend, I only have one more day of school and then I'm done with high school forever! So excited!
Sunday, May 4, 2008
Characters
Long Duk Dong
This character portrayed in Sixteen Candles impacted the US teenagers and the way they viewed Asian-American citizens. Because he character was a quircky, shy, and awkward foreign exchange student who used lines like "What's happenin' hot stuff?" many American teenagers found it to be funny. This was the point of the character, but the role was not meant to create any stereotypes among the teenage crowd. Unfortunately, after the film gained huge success, many teenagers started calling their fellow Asian-Americans "The Donger" instead of "Bruce Lee." While some say it is only for humor, others find i offensive.
Barbie
Barbie is the only children's toy that had created such a large amount of controversy. While playing with the doll, girls tend to give the doll a personality, lifestyle, and relationships that mirror perfection. This has caused so much controversy because mnay think that girls find the doll the image of perfection simply because of her physical appearance. While many stores, in the earlier days of Barbie, refused to sell the doll because it lacked realistic measurements of a woman's body, the toy has since become extremely popular and has changed into a more realistic-looking doll.
Remy
Remy is a fictional character from Sarah Dessen's novel, This Lullaby. I was first drawn to her character because she was a 17 year old girl who wasn't afraid of anything. She had many difficulties in her relationships with men due to an "alternative" childhood and upbringing and was often cold towards those that believed in romance and love at first sight. I found her to be so interesting because I felt like we were complete opposites. I think most of society is always looking for "that person" who they will fall in love with and make their life so much better. Remy's character was so different because of her resistence to love and romance.
This character portrayed in Sixteen Candles impacted the US teenagers and the way they viewed Asian-American citizens. Because he character was a quircky, shy, and awkward foreign exchange student who used lines like "What's happenin' hot stuff?" many American teenagers found it to be funny. This was the point of the character, but the role was not meant to create any stereotypes among the teenage crowd. Unfortunately, after the film gained huge success, many teenagers started calling their fellow Asian-Americans "The Donger" instead of "Bruce Lee." While some say it is only for humor, others find i offensive.
Barbie
Barbie is the only children's toy that had created such a large amount of controversy. While playing with the doll, girls tend to give the doll a personality, lifestyle, and relationships that mirror perfection. This has caused so much controversy because mnay think that girls find the doll the image of perfection simply because of her physical appearance. While many stores, in the earlier days of Barbie, refused to sell the doll because it lacked realistic measurements of a woman's body, the toy has since become extremely popular and has changed into a more realistic-looking doll.
Remy
Remy is a fictional character from Sarah Dessen's novel, This Lullaby. I was first drawn to her character because she was a 17 year old girl who wasn't afraid of anything. She had many difficulties in her relationships with men due to an "alternative" childhood and upbringing and was often cold towards those that believed in romance and love at first sight. I found her to be so interesting because I felt like we were complete opposites. I think most of society is always looking for "that person" who they will fall in love with and make their life so much better. Remy's character was so different because of her resistence to love and romance.
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