"A House of My Own" and "Saturday at the Canal"

“A House of My Own” by Sandra Cisneros

Sandra Cisneros was really a good writer. It was a very short of poem. However, I think "A House of My Own", was talking about the woman who had been abused by a man. She had finally gotten out of her difficult times. I noticed that she had been oppressed by men, now it was time to change herself. She got own of her house that no one can touch her stuffs. So her dream came true? “Not a flat and Not an apartment in back” mean that she used to live in Europe? She got everything what she wanted? This does apply to me because I live independently in District of Columbia for studying my major. I finally got everything what I wanted. But not really everything, but it is almost to get there. Cause I live in the dorm of Gallaudet University. There are several rules that are not allowed in dorm. I like the statement, “Only a house quiet as snow”. Because it shows emotions. I have dreamed like that. I want a big house with a nice pool and to live in the mountain that where people will leave me alone.

“Saturday at the Canal” by Gary Soto

"Saturday at the Canal" was toughest to figure out. I wasn't sure whether the character was a woman or a man. But I got a little understandable. I think it was a man. This man was not happy and wanted to get out of here. He was hoping to be happy by seventeen. But it did not happened, he felt loneliness. Maybe he got problems with his parent. Parent might ignored him the rest of life. Wasn't she or he along with parent? Or never had a chance to visit other place? This does apply to me because I always wanted to get out of America, and to travel the world. I want to touch all continents. But I am not feeling loneliness.

"Learning my Native Language"

When I read that story, I can understand that Susan Stocker have been living through the difficult times. So do I. Because my family is hearing, they want me to take a speech lesson at public school in Inglewood, California. I am severe hard of hearing if I am using hearing aids. I can hear the noises such as airplanes, lawnmower, voice and more. My decent speech therapist was pressuring me to learn the spoken-language. But I couldn't, something that I am not proud of. I told my mom, that I am not happy with the speech therapist because she doesn’t let me to sign. And she hit my hands with the ruler. My mom decided to take me out away from that school. I remembered those old days, My mom and I went to visit the oral-school in Missouri to see if I am capable to learn there. In that moment, it was scary for me because if my mom chose that school, we would have to move there far away from my family. I am so bond with my family. When I was three old years, my hard of hearing brother was born, our father left in the next day. I asked my mom where did my dad go? She with the frowning face claimed that he doesn’t love us anymore. I thought it was just because of my disability, but my mom suddenly changed her attitude after she met Terrylene Sacchetti. She found a job and send me to the deaf school in Riverside to learn the American Sign Language until I became seventh grade, send me to University High school to study my college-prep subjects. After I graduated that school, I attended to Gallaudet University. So Susan does, she was a student for Gallaudet University.

The poem of Christopher Jon Heuer, it talked about between his dad and him living in the world not fully comprehended by the other. I felt that the same way of my dad. My dad did not know how to finger-spell an alphabetize order or sign. I feel no love for him because he was almost never trying to communicate me. I still do not know his age or biography. My dad just gave me the shelter and foods, that was at the least he could help. I felt like I am in another world, my dad is in another world. We are not the same.

I also read the story about Margie English. Their parents had found out that they had a Deaf daughter. They felt so much joy. But my parent did not joy when they found out that I am hard of hearing. My mom changed her attitude after she met Terrylene Sacchetti, she was influencing to my mom about the deaf culture and Gallaudet University. I don't blame them because they were not educated about deaf culture. Now, my family is aware with deaf cultures, and loves me so much in no matter what. I am just wondering, how did Margie English get so successful in her life? Does she happy being a student in Gallaudet University?

Analysis of "The First Day" from the anthology _Leaving Home

While I was reading the story, I kept thinking that my mom was the one who helped my life. She was single mother since my father left us when I was three old years because he thought he couldn't do anything to help me. We live in Inglewood, that was the one of most dangerous city in California. That moment, I remembered that my mom was looking for a better school. My mom met the deaf at Fedex Office, and he claimed that I should go to California School for the deaf, Riverside. My mom decided to move me away from our hometown to Riverside for my safety. My mom went to California School for the deaf, Riverside for Registration Day, they said I can't go to that school unless I became a residency student but my mom fought it to let me became a day student so I can get home right after school everyday. She had two jobs and had been supporting me for almost five years. When I was seventh grade, my mom found a decent job and send me to the public school in Irvine, California. That was irony because the public school in Irvine is the one of most safe and best education in California. However, in the book, I can see that I am in her shoe because her mother trying to get a better education and safe school for her. I am so curiosity that, have she passed high school school? Is her mother still alive? The teacher has given her with full support? How did his father die?

Introduction

Hi, my full name is Jaime Christopher Rivera. People call me as Chris. Some call me as Jaime. I born in Inglewood, California.  I am 19 old years and currently attending to Gallaudet University in Washington, District of Columbia. I want to get Business Administrator degree because I want to set up the business restaurant and disparities in California and Mexico that is where I came from. However, as you can see the picture above of here, this girl and I have met since the child. She is also a student of here.  And I have brother, who is also deaf. He is junior and attending to MSSD. His name is Anthony Rivera.
My goal of this course is to pass that class.