Which character in your book do you connect with the most emotionally? Describe the emotion and give examples and reason from the last chapter read. Compare a time when you felt the same emotion.
The character in the book that I connect with emotionally would have to be Marjane. Majane is a free spirit and doesn't take no for an answer. She stands up for what she believes in and will stop at nothing till she accomplishes what she has set out to do. I feel emotionally I'm the same way. I have set goals and stop at nothing until I finish those goals to my best and full potential. An example of I felt the same way emotionally is actually happening right now. For this bridge program, I am striving for my goals and giving my full potential to get what it is that I want which is to become a student at Columbia.
I can connect emotionally with some of the inmates as far as their loneliness. I’ve been lonely at times in my life having really known one to connect with or express certain feeling to. It’s a temporality feeling to but something good that I noticed when you’re lonely your mind is clear to thoughts so you can really think about things rather it’s good or bad.
I feel I don’t connect with anyone in particular in the story just yet. I do have mix emotions that can trick me and make me feel like I am alone, scare, and helpless. Emotionally I want certain things to go my way and make me feel good about what I am doing and trying to do. In True Notebooks all the juveniles feel alone and ready to change for the best. Been emotional can mess with your mind and take over how you view yourself. Sometimes I can get confuse on what my emotions are trying to tell me or are telling.
I have an emotional connection with Francisco the most. I have a connection with him just off his thoughts and how he feels. At night he says sometimes he just cries himself to sleep. I have done that plenty of times wishing I could he escape from the place where I was at. I was judged and not treated with respect. It gets so stressful like Francisco said that it will just want to make you explode. I’m glad that it’s a character in the book who I can relate to it helps me see my pain through someone else eyes.
Mark Salzman shows that he feels sympathy for such young boys and wants to help them. By creating a writing class to help the inmates write out their emotions, is a type of therapy they could all use. I am connected to Mark the most emotionally because of how he feels for the boys and want them to do well. I do not believe I could connect with the boys on a higher level than that because I have never been in any situations like they have or something life threatening, that I personally made a choice to participate in. Mark has the boys write on a topic that he gives them unless they are feeling a particular emotion at that time. I am such a caring person that I never want anyone to feel hurt or alone at anytime. Though I may not know a person on a personal level I will still check to ask them if they are doing okay and if not, what I can do to help. Mark doesn’t necessarily ask the boys directly but in a form of writing. Once finished he will ask them to share and when he feels he has connected with them emotionally he will give feedback on it or go into a deeper discussion. However, if the boys act as though they do not want to elaborate on what they have wrote, Mark will respect their privacy and leave that situation alone. That is exactly what I do. I will see if any individual is okay but if they are not comfortable speaking, I will simply let them know I am there if they need anything. That is exactly Marks reaction to the boys in this novel.
The character I connect with emotions is Mark because when he meets someone new he doesn’t know how they will respond to him and how he has a fear of how some people. When Mark first meets Mr. Sills he is very intimidated by him and is worried if he is going to get his students or not. When I first meet some I really don’t know that much about I’m always intimidated by them. Until I loosen up and get to know more about them and their likings. Then I’m less intimidated by them and more of a friend to them. Mark is a very quiet guy in the start of the story but them he loosens up to his students and talks to them like friends would talk to friends and not as much as teacher. When I loosen up to my new friend I don’t talk to them like a regular person would, I talk to them like how I talk to my other friends. I get really outgoing and I’ll tell some jokes to make them laugh and when that happens I know that we are then friends.
As a matter of fact I connect with Marjane’s passion the most. She is very passionate about being involved and making a difference in the world around her. Also her passion in being a unique individual is the one emotion I connect with the most. I want my uniqueness to change certain aspects in the world around me. For instance someday I will become one of the biggest trendsetters of my time period in the DJ scene, people will see how different my ideals and practices are and can’t help but be drawn in. A individual today that has that same affect and appeal is Lady GaGa, not only is she unique but she also is upgrading the pop scene which is causing it to transform into a more diverse genre. It only takes one spark to light the fire, my passion has already set me ablaze, now it’s time for the world to feel the burn. Marjane and I alike have embraced our passion for being unique and influential people, with time the passion will develop and mature. Who knows where it can take us then, but once there nothing can touch either of us. Time only knows, Time only knows.
While I was reading, something that mark said caught my eye. “When we play the instrument, I told them, we bring these pieces to life again by letting them speak to us and affect us, and hopefully, inspire us to live more fully. (124) After reading this section, I realized that I connect with Mark. He spoke the truth. As an artist, whether if be music, dance, or writing it is about bringing your art alive. When I perform, I feel all sorts of emotion. Every piece is different. Without dance in my life, I know I would feel a sense of emptiness.
I feel connected to marjane in one emotional spectrum; now just because it's only one area of emotion doesn't dilute the value or intesity of my connection to this emotion. The emotion is her pride or her drive you could say. It's her passion, its her force. It is powerful and unbreakable. It's her decision to question authority and her drive to stand for everything she believes. It is her untamable spirit that I connect with most. Patriotism not just to her country, but to the image of a greater good. I felt truly connected when she brought the real issues to the class at her new school. Not willing to lay down and just except what the authority says. Willing to be an individual in a time when being an individual can get you killed. This is how I lived my entire life. No I wasn't in danger of getting killed, but I was always getting mocked or rediculed. It was always more then most, but I always handled myself with strength and will. The will to be everything I strived for.
The character in the book I connect with the most emotionally is Marjane. The reason why I could relate to her is by the distress of her childhood and what she did to try and make it better. Marjane grew up in a savage environment during Iranian revolution, that she wanted to change. The war brought hurt to her mind, but courage to her heart by not giving up on her country. I can relate to Marjanes morale because I once lived in a bad area full of violence that I couldn’t handle, but I never gave up on my environment and prayed that things would get better. By reading more of the story, I understood the pain she had.
I can connect to the juvenile students because they feel lonely sometimes. I know exactly how that feels, and I think when it comes down to people who are the only child, we tend to go through this loneliness the most, because we have nobody but ourselves. When I was younger, the loneliness hit the hardiest because there was no one to play with, I had to go out on my own and search for friends, because of no siblings I had to find things to do on my own. Today, the only child thing help build independence, so it has its pros and cons.
I connect the most with Marjane. The love for her family and she is willing to sacrifice anything and everything for them. I have told my family many times that if someone hurts them I'm taking that person out. My love for them is unconditional. Even when they irritate me I love them regardless. I especially felt the emotion when her parents were saying goodbye at the airport. Marjane is not familiar with Austria. It was the part where she cried her eyes out saying goodbye. Marjane's mom told her stop crying then she cried. That's how I felt when I came here I was all excited and I still am. It hit me in my heart that I will still miss them eventhough I'm like an hour in forty-five minutes away. Its the fact of parents letting their kids go off into the world by themselves. Marjane's mom told her not to forget her values and her religion. My mom told me the exact same thing and never forget where I came from. I wanted to cry all over again reading that scene. I compared that scene to my parents letting me out of my cage and realizing I'm not that little girl anymore.
The character in the book that I connect with emotionally would have to be Marjane. Majane is a free spirit and doesn't take no for an answer. She stands up for what she believes in and will stop at nothing till she accomplishes what she has set out to do. I feel emotionally I'm the same way. I have set goals and stop at nothing until I finish those goals to my best and full potential. An example of I felt the same way emotionally is actually happening right now. For this bridge program, I am striving for my goals and giving my full potential to get what it is that I want which is to become a student at Columbia.
ReplyDeleteI can connect emotionally with some of the inmates as far as their loneliness. I’ve been lonely at times in my life having really known one to connect with or express certain feeling to. It’s a temporality feeling to but something good that I noticed when you’re lonely your mind is clear to thoughts so you can really think about things rather it’s good or bad.
ReplyDeleteI feel I don’t connect with anyone in particular in the story just yet. I do have mix emotions that can trick me and make me feel like I am alone, scare, and helpless. Emotionally I want certain things to go my way and make me feel good about what I am doing and trying to do. In True Notebooks all the juveniles feel alone and ready to change for the best. Been emotional can mess with your mind and take over how you view yourself. Sometimes I can get confuse on what my emotions are trying to tell me or are telling.
ReplyDeleteI have an emotional connection with Francisco the most. I have a connection with him just off his thoughts and how he feels. At night he says sometimes he just cries himself to sleep. I have done that plenty of times wishing I could he escape from the place where I was at. I was judged and not treated with respect. It gets so stressful like Francisco said that it will just want to make you explode. I’m glad that it’s a character in the book who I can relate to it helps me see my pain through someone else eyes.
ReplyDeleteMark Salzman shows that he feels sympathy for such young boys and wants to help them. By creating a writing class to help the inmates write out their emotions, is a type of therapy they could all use. I am connected to Mark the most emotionally because of how he feels for the boys and want them to do well. I do not believe I could connect with the boys on a higher level than that because I have never been in any situations like they have or something life threatening, that I personally made a choice to participate in. Mark has the boys write on a topic that he gives them unless they are feeling a particular emotion at that time. I am such a caring person that I never want anyone to feel hurt or alone at anytime. Though I may not know a person on a personal level I will still check to ask them if they are doing okay and if not, what I can do to help. Mark doesn’t necessarily ask the boys directly but in a form of writing. Once finished he will ask them to share and when he feels he has connected with them emotionally he will give feedback on it or go into a deeper discussion. However, if the boys act as though they do not want to elaborate on what they have wrote, Mark will respect their privacy and leave that situation alone. That is exactly what I do. I will see if any individual is okay but if they are not comfortable speaking, I will simply let them know I am there if they need anything. That is exactly Marks reaction to the boys in this novel.
ReplyDeleteThe character I connect with emotions is Mark because when he meets someone new he doesn’t know how they will respond to him and how he has a fear of how some people. When Mark first meets Mr. Sills he is very intimidated by him and is worried if he is going to get his students or not. When I first meet some I really don’t know that much about I’m always intimidated by them. Until I loosen up and get to know more about them and their likings. Then I’m less intimidated by them and more of a friend to them. Mark is a very quiet guy in the start of the story but them he loosens up to his students and talks to them like friends would talk to friends and not as much as teacher. When I loosen up to my new friend I don’t talk to them like a regular person would, I talk to them like how I talk to my other friends. I get really outgoing and I’ll tell some jokes to make them laugh and when that happens I know that we are then friends.
ReplyDeleteAs a matter of fact I connect with Marjane’s passion the most. She is very passionate about being involved and making a difference in the world around her. Also her passion in being a unique individual is the one emotion I connect with the most. I want my uniqueness to change certain aspects in the world around me. For instance someday I will become one of the biggest trendsetters of my time period in the DJ scene, people will see how different my ideals and practices are and can’t help but be drawn in. A individual today that has that same affect and appeal is Lady GaGa, not only is she unique but she also is upgrading the pop scene which is causing it to transform into a more diverse genre. It only takes one spark to light the fire, my passion has already set me ablaze, now it’s time for the world to feel the burn. Marjane and I alike have embraced our passion for being unique and influential people, with time the passion will develop and mature. Who knows where it can take us then, but once there nothing can touch either of us. Time only knows, Time only knows.
ReplyDeleteWhile I was reading, something that mark said caught my eye. “When we play the instrument, I told them, we bring these pieces to life again by letting them speak to us and affect us, and hopefully, inspire us to live more fully. (124) After reading this section, I realized that I connect with Mark. He spoke the truth. As an artist, whether if be music, dance, or writing it is about bringing your art alive. When I perform, I feel all sorts of emotion. Every piece is different. Without dance in my life, I know I would feel a sense of emptiness.
ReplyDeleteI feel connected to marjane in one emotional spectrum; now just because it's only one area of emotion doesn't dilute the value or intesity of my connection to this emotion. The emotion is her pride or her drive you could say. It's her passion, its her force. It is powerful and unbreakable. It's her decision to question authority and her drive to stand for everything she believes. It is her untamable spirit that I connect with most. Patriotism not just to her country, but to the image of a greater good. I felt truly connected when she brought the real issues to the class at her new school. Not willing to lay down and just except what the authority says. Willing to be an individual in a time when being an individual can get you killed. This is how I lived my entire life. No I wasn't in danger of getting killed, but I was always getting mocked or rediculed. It was always more then most, but I always handled myself with strength and will. The will to be everything I strived for.
ReplyDeleteThe character in the book I connect with the most emotionally is Marjane. The reason why I could relate to her is by the distress of her childhood and what she did to try and make it better. Marjane grew up in a savage environment during Iranian revolution, that she wanted to change. The war brought hurt to her mind, but courage to her heart by not giving up on her country. I can relate to Marjanes morale because I once lived in a bad area full of violence that I couldn’t handle, but I never gave up on my environment and prayed that things would get better. By reading more of the story, I understood the pain she had.
ReplyDeleteI can connect to the juvenile students because they feel lonely sometimes. I know exactly how that feels, and I think when it comes down to people who are the only child, we tend to go through this loneliness the most, because we have nobody but ourselves. When I was younger, the loneliness hit the hardiest because there was no one to play with, I had to go out on my own and search for friends, because of no siblings I had to find things to do on my own. Today, the only child thing help build independence, so it has its pros and cons.
ReplyDeleteI connect the most with Marjane. The love for her family and she is willing to sacrifice anything and everything for them. I have told my family many times that if someone hurts them I'm taking that person out. My love for them is unconditional. Even when they irritate me I love them regardless. I especially felt the emotion when her parents were saying goodbye at the airport. Marjane is not familiar with Austria. It was the part where she cried her eyes out saying goodbye. Marjane's mom told her stop crying then she cried. That's how I felt when I came here I was all excited and I still am. It hit me in my heart that I will still miss them eventhough I'm like an hour in forty-five minutes away. Its the fact of parents letting their kids go off into the world by themselves. Marjane's mom told her not to forget her values and her religion. My mom told me the exact same thing and never forget where I came from. I wanted to cry all over again reading that scene. I compared that scene to my parents letting me out of my cage and realizing I'm not that little girl anymore.
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