Tuesday, August 30, 2011

Tony went to the bodega but He Didn't Buy Anything

Tony Went to the bodega but He Didn’t Buy Anything


Society tells us what is supposed to make us happy, but an individual needs to find their own happiness. Society is corrupt and sometimes could lead people down a wrong path. Society generalizes instead of looking at an individual as a unique person.
Tony a Puerto Rican boy who father left when he was a child. He started to work at the bodega at the age of nine where he became a man, and learned work ethics. Tony was happy working at the bodega, he practice the grin on customers. Tony enjoyed the bodega so much that he made music of his work.

Tony grew up in the Long Island city project; he got a scholarship for law school. He accomplished a lot from the project to law school. But he was unhappy; he walked around the city looking for something to fill up his emptiness.
What society thought would made Tony happy did not make him happy.

Finally Tony went to the bodega but He didn’t buy anything, he got his grin back,” he sat on the doorway satisfied to watch la gente” (people island-brown as him) he was please to see people in and out speaking Spanish like him. Tony found his home that what “a rice and beans success story “meant.

In conclusion an individual have to follow his own guts to find happiness in life not to listen to society.

Wednesday, July 27, 2011

Barbie Doll

Society has a hold on individual’s lives, especially on women. Women have to stop being themselves and become somebody else in order to please everyone else. Society tells us how to dress and act, having people be and look a certain way to be accepted. It is sad to see that this poem was written in 1969 by Marge Piercy and forty one yeas later we realize that nothing has changed and the same barriers still exist.
The poem Barbie Doll is a powerful poem. The name carries a lot of meaning because a Barbie doll has long been an icon in society. Although it is a children’s toy, a Barbie doll exemplifies a woman with a perfect body exonerating beauty. This poem portrays a summary of a life since birth to the end of life at a funeral. The main character in the poem never had a chance to live life to the fullest because she was always trying to please others and be accepted. She never got the chance to be herself which led her to lead a life of unhappiness.
This is a narrative poem written in a free verse style using four stanzas; the author used different tones throughout the “Barbie Doll” helping my understanding of the poem and showing what the author was trying to communicate to the reader.

“This girl child was born as usual” (1). This sentence gave me the impression that this child was born as any normal child; nothing was wrong with her.
The first paragraph describes toys that girl’s plays with such as “GE stove, and Irons” (3). This represents the kind of work a woman is “supposed” to do. It shows that she should learn how to cook and iron in order to be a woman. And “lipsticks the color of cherry candy” (4); lipstick is a product that women use to enhance their sexuality, look pretty and cover the way they look. I feel since her lips were criticized that by having her wear lipstick, she can alter her appearance; maybe drawing less attention to her nose. “Then in the magic of puberty” (5) implies that the girchild is growing up, she is beginning her maturation; her menstrual cycle started and her body began to change. This term is used ironically, referring to how she is going to suffer and the pain that will come with the transformation. “You have a great big nose and fat legs” (6); the tone of the poem changes at this point and the main character starts to question her physical appearance. This is also when her low self-esteem begins; she will never be the same.
The poem continues to follow the girl until her adult years; the tone changes again when the author describes the girl’s positive qualities as a human being. Using an up-beat tone, Marge Piercy describes the positive qualities: “She was healthy, tested intelligent / possessed strong arms and back / abundant sexual drive and manual dexterity” (7-9). These good strong qualities are qualities that women possess and are proud of. She couldn’t see those good qualities in herself because she was so busy trying to please everyone else. She ended up forgetting who she was. I thought the poem was going to go in a different direction because the tone had become more positive. However, the tone changed again, when the author brought us back to the subject, “She went to and fro apologizing” (10) looking to be accepted. She apologized when she did not have to, it did not matter how hard she tried. She could not be seen as a human being. “Everyone saw a fat nose on thick legs” (11); this is a very powerful line in the poem; this line gives the message the author is trying to get across to the reader. She has all these good strong qualities; she is intelligent and strong, but she is still seen as fat nose on thick legs. That shows that society only cares for physical appearances and not about the qualities that matter, how people really are and their inner beauty.
The third stanza begins with advice given to her by others. “She was advised to play coy / exhorted to come on hearty / exercise, diet, smile” (12-14). She was told to lose weight, smile even though she was not happy, and brown nose and charm people so that she could blend in. The girl becomes frustrated because she could not come up with the results that society was expecting from her. They expected her to look like a model or a Barbie. She gave up; she couldn’t take anymore, “her good nature wore out” (15). She decides to do something drastic because she was tired of trying to fit in. “So she cut off her nose and her legs / and offered them up” (17-18). She cut off what society did not like about her and stopped her misery, she decided to go to a place where nobody could judge her. Society won one more time defeating a person that only wanted to be accepted, a good person.
The fourth stanza, the last paragraph, follows the girl to her death where the author ironically described her perfect nose and the casket. “In the casket displayed on satin” (19) is a symbol of death and also is a big Barbie box. “Doesn’t she look pretty? Everyone said / consummation at last. / To every woman a happy ending” (23-25) is a sarcastic and ironic showing of how society has accepted the girl not for who she was, but for what society want her to be.
The poem, Barbie Doll, signifies what happens to women and anyone other minorities, who are oppressed and have pressure exerted on them from society. The main character in the poem took her life because society did not accept her as she was. She was intelligent and a nice girl. There was no reason why people should have treated her the way they did. Although society always expects others to be how they want them to be, people must remain strong and keep their soul alive. They need to assure that they do not lose themselves and that they surround themselves with those that care and support them.

Sunday, January 16, 2011

The barbie doll poem analysis

Society has a hold on individual’s lives, especially on women. Women have to stop being themselves and become somebody else in order to please everyone else. Society tells us how to dress and act, having people be and look a certain way to be accepted. It is sad to see that this poem was written in 1969 by Marge Piercy and forty one yeas later we realize that nothing has changed and the same barriers still exist.
The poem Barbie Doll is a powerful poem. The name carries a lot of meaning because a Barbie doll has long been an icon in society. Although it is a children’s toy, a Barbie doll exemplifies a woman with a perfect body exonerating beauty. This poem portrays a summary of a life since birth to the end of life at a funeral. The main character in the poem never had a chance to live life to the fullest because she was always trying to please others and be accepted. She never got the chance to be herself which led her to lead a life of unhappiness.
This is a narrative poem written in a free verse style using four stanzas; the author used different tones throughout the “Barbie Doll” helping my understanding of the poem and showing what the author was trying to communicate to the reader.

“This girlchild was born as usual” (1). This sentence gave me the impression that this child was born as any normal child; nothing was wrong with her.
The first paragraph describes toys that girl’s plays with such as “GE stove, and Irons” (3). This represents the kind of work a woman is “supposed” to do. It shows that she should learn how to cook and iron in order to be a woman. And “lipsticks the color of cherry candy” (4); lipstick is a product that women use to enhance their sexuality, look pretty and cover the way they look. I feel since her lips were criticized that by having her wear lipstick, she can alter her appearance; maybe drawing less attention to her nose. “Then in the magic of puberty” (5) implies that the girchild is growing up, she is beginning her maturation; her menstrual cycle started and her body began to change. This term is used ironically, referring to how she is going to suffer and the pain that will come with the transformation. “You have a great big nose and fat legs” (6); the tone of the poem changes at this point and the main character starts to question her physical appearance. This is also when her low self-esteem begins; she will never be the same.
The poem continues to follow the girl until her adult years; the tone changes again when the author describes the girl’s positive qualities as a human being. Using an up-beat tone, Marge Piercy describes the positive qualities: “She was healthy, tested intelligent / possessed strong arms and back / abundant sexual drive and manual dexterity” (7-9). These good strong qualities are qualities that women possess and are proud of. She couldn’t see those good qualities in herself because she was so busy trying to please everyone else. She ended up forgetting who she was. I thought the poem was going to go in a different direction because the tone had become more positive. However, the tone changed again, when the author brought us back to the subject, “She went to and fro apologizing” (10) looking to be accepted. She apologized when she did not have to, it did not matter how hard she tried. She could not be seen as a human being. “Everyone saw a fat nose on thick legs” (11); this is a very powerful line in the poem; this line gives the message the author is trying to get across to the reader. She has all these good strong qualities; she is intelligent and strong, but she is still seen as fat nose on thick legs. That shows that society only cares for physical appearances and not about the qualities that matter, how people really are and their inner beauty.
The third stanza begins with advice given to her by others. “She was advised to play coy / exhorted to come on hearty / exercise, diet, smile” (12-14). She was told to lose weight, smile even though she was not happy, and brown nose and charm people so that she could blend in. The girl becomes frustrated because she could not come up with the results that society was expecting from her. They expected her to look like a model or a Barbie. She gave up; she couldn’t take anymore, “her good nature wore out” (15). She decides to do something drastic because she was tired of trying to fit in. “So she cut off her nose and her legs / and offered them up” (17-18). She cut off what society did not like about her and stopped her misery, she decided to go to a place where nobody could judge her. Society won one more time defeating a person that only wanted to be accepted, a good person.
The fourth stanza, the last paragraph, follows the girl to her death where the author ironically described her perfect nose and the casket. “In the casket displayed on satin” (19) is a symbol of death and also is a big Barbie box. “Doesn’t she look pretty? Everyone said / consummation at last. / To every woman a happy ending” (23-25) is a sarcastic and ironic showing of how society has accepted the girl not for who she was, but for what society want her to be.
The poem, Barbie Doll, signifies what happens to women and anyone other minorities, who are oppressed and have pressure exerted on them from society. The main character in the poem took her life because society did not accept her as she was. She was intelligent and a nice girl. There was no reason why people should have treated her the way they did. Although society always expects others to be how they want them to be, people must remain strong and keep their soul alive. They need to assure that they do not lose themselves and that they surround themselves with those that care and support them.

Thursday, May 27, 2010

You Should ask me




Hello,
My name is Ignacia J. Heyer and I lived in 187 Mount Vernon St. Apt. #2W Lawrence, MA, 01843-3329. Here is a copy of my driver’s license. I live in a four family house which have four apartments, there are two apartments on the first floor and I live in one of the apartments, on the second floor. We all have different mail boxes and different door bell. I am from the Dominican Republic; I became American citizen in 1990. The four families who live in these apartments are all from different countries, we are not related to each other in any how. I rum a mail order business from home, but I haven’t been able to make any money because I have been sabotage by everyone. I am sorry if it sound like I am crying but this is the only way to clarify this misunderstanding, the guessing, the hate. I did not do anything to anyone but you are allowed to hate me if you want this is a free country. I have a twenty four years old daughter which is my greater achievement, she graduated from college when she was twenty one and now she is going to school to get her master, she is the only child I have, and I don’t have a son. I am not married, I don’t have a boyfriend. I don’t own a hair salon. I don’t own the house where I live in, I don’t own another house, I rent.

Monday, September 28, 2009

Unemployment

I would like to tell a story about something that happened to me and I wouldn’t like to happen to any one else. Let me tell you how everything started. I used to work for a company call Analogic Corp. I worked there for almost five years, I got lay off last August (8/1/08) they gave me a package to sign in order for me to get six weeks several pay, I did not what to do I signed the document, after I signed I found out if you are over 40 years old by law you are allow to collect up to six months several pay, I did not know that so I miss it. I applied for unemployment benefits two weeks after I got laid off. I was looking for job but things instead of getting better got worst every body was getting lay off and it was hard to find jobs. I went to the unemployment office to see if I could get a training or go to college, and they told me not you can’t. Because the training they offering were for people that did not know how to speak English and did not know how to do other type of work. I said ok. I still looking for job but no one is hiring the only people who are getting jobs are people who already have a job. The longer you stay unemployed is hardest to get a job.
So on June 2009, I received a letter saying that the president will offer up to $5000 scholarship for people to better themselves and get better jobs, I was happy right a way I called the phone number and the person who I spoke to told me to go to the unemployment office and talk to them. I went to the unemployment office I waited for two hours and I was told that the only way to do it was filling out at section 30 form she gave me the form, I went to the school I registry I gave the section 30 paper to the lady to fill out and I mail the papers. So far every thing is good, what I didn’t know was if they denied the section 30 they will terminate you unemployment benefits a week after I started school they stop my benefits without any notice, a lady from the section 30 called and asked some questions, after a week I got a letter saying that I am not longer qualify for unemployment benefits because I did not qualified for the section 30 and she did not believed that I would be able to look for job. She is wrong I still look for job and not one had called me. I don’t have any source of income I have no food I can’t afford to pay my bills, I am into so much stress that the other day I though that I was getting a hart attack I only can sleep like two or three hours a night, I am living in hell because nobody told me that I wouldn’t have any income if I go to school, I appealed their decision only gad knows when I will hear from them.
Sometimes you tried to do the right thing and the system screw you over so bad, how they think that I will support myself with out an income, school don’t pay you bills or give you food. I don’t want this to happen to any one else not even to my worst enemies.


Ignacia J.Heyer

Tuesday, March 10, 2009

This could happen to any one at the Registry of motor vehicle

I going to tell you a story about something that happened to me two years ago.
I bought a BMW 1995, I drove two hours from my house to get the car.
Next day I went late to work because I want to get my car ready for the road.
I went to the insurance we did the paper work, now it was time to go to the registry
Of Motor vehicle, I waited for about an hour, it's my turn I went to the window I gave the
lady the paper work and she told me that I can't registry my car because I need a title, I bought the
car from a broker and that was the first question I ask because he did not give me title. He said to me I
did not needed because I live in mass and after ten years you don't need it one. I asked the lady are you sure?
because I am positive that I did not need one, she said to me she was the one who worked there and she knows better them me
I almost cried I couldn't believed what she was saying to me, the lady from the insurance should told me something like that
and she did not. I ask. Could you please check, she said no she was sure and I didn't have to tell her how
to do her job. I went outside very disoriented I did not what to do. I called the broker who sold me the car and told him
what happened and that I would like to get my money back, He told me that I have to go back inside and talked to another
person. I cried in my car and them I decided to go back and I asked for the manager but he never came out
another cashier call me and apologize for the manager. She registered the car for me but she over charged me.
Instead of charging me for what I paid for the car she charged for the book value of the car, I argued the case but
she did not changed anything and I did not want to fight I left it that way.
The moral of this history is that don't matter what any one tells you if you think you right to who ever you have to talked to get thing done. Things like this happened to me all the time

Thanks for reading ,
Ignacia Heyer

Sunday, December 21, 2008

ORACION DE LA SANTA CAMISA

Oracion de la santa camisa
Me ofresco a las tres divinas personas, Padre, hijo Epiritu Santo y regurdo mi cuerpo con la oracion de la santa camisa.
Entro mis brasos en la manga de la santa camisa, entro mi costado en la manga de la santa camisa.
Con san hungria reguardo mi cuerpo desde la corona de la cabeza a las plantas de los pies, con san hungria si un dia salieren a buscarme por nuestro nombre ni ojo ni oido ni boca nos no vean, no nos oigan, no nos hablen ni pies ni manos nos alcancen ni nos toquen, ni tiro de pistola toque nuestro cuerpo.
Me ofrezco a Santa Elena ni machete ni cuchillo ni tijera ni acero toque nuestro cuerpo
Me ofresco a Lasaroy a San juan bautista que a nuestro cuerpo no le toque ni arte diabolico ni echiceria ni brujeria con esta oracion que porto.
Amen Jesus.
This blog have a lot of meaning for me. I have it written down on a piece of paper and have in my purse for the last twenty years. my aunt gave it to me. She used to tell me you have a good hart but a lot of enemy.
Thank You,