Wednesday, August 11, 2010
Independence
Friends and families don't complain about each other.Friends and families go through thick and thin with you if they are true.So my question today,do you think you have someone to depend on and trust? In the two books we are reading who do the characters depend on and trust or do they have no one but themselves?
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My mother is my best friend and my backbone. When I say backbone I mean that she is always the one I can depend on and go to if there is anything I need. We were not always close but as I got older we talk about anything and do everything together. My mom is the only one I can trust and depend on when it comes to anything I need. I have gone through so much emotionally my teenage years. From loosing and gaining friends to problems with people I didn’t even know. No matter what it is she was always there from the beginning telling me what was a bad Idea and the people she could see right though. She was right because I could not trust them. I know for a fact I can always depend on my mom and she’s always looking out for my best interest. Mark Salzman seems as if he could be one the boys trust and go to whenever they need something. Though they don’t necessarily talk with Mark one on one about their problems, when writing about it and sharing it to the class they still connect with him emotionally. They trust Mark in what they say and that he will not turn his back on them. To me, this is still having the confidence to share anything with him and they feel he will be still there. It may not be the same kind of relationship most of us have, but it is still a relationship none the less.
ReplyDeleteThe people I depend on and trust are all of my close friends. I could tell them anything I want about problems that are going on with my life or what is going on in school. I could always go to them for a question I have for them if I’m stuck on something in my readings. I always depend on them helping me with rides I need places only if they are able to do that for me, help me with some homework, or anything I have a question about. My friends are always there to help me and I can always depend on them for anything I need help with and I know I can trust them with the things I tell them. The inmates in True Notebook depend on Mark to come and teach them for the day. One of the guys said “I didn’t think you were going to come back” and he doesn’t depend on him coming back, but now all the days he has been back they depend on him coming back.
ReplyDeleteThere are only select people in my life I really trust, as for the others I trust them to an extent. One of my best friends Kyle Crichlow happens to be an individual I really completely trust, we have a brotherly bond that allows us to connect on many different planes. We are for the most part are pretty different but there are some similarities, for instance Kyle is what many referred to as a jock, very sports driven. I on the other hand am more artistic and edgy. Back in high school he was the person where you knew of each other and talked on occasion but never really hung out. Then when summer came along we started hanging out since we lived so close to each other, from then on out we have been really tight. Marjane depends on her parents and grandmother. She knows they will always do what is best for her and genuinely care about her as a person.
ReplyDeleteI can't speak for anyone else, but me and my family can get at each others necks daily! Yeah we complain about each other too. Some days I can't stand my family. One thing is for sure is that we do depend on and care for each other. I could never and would never sell out, turn my back on, or completely disregard my family. They are why I can stand on my own two feet and I always think of them when I think about how I have become self sufficient. The same goes for Marjane. She loves her parents and her parents care about her. In this time in history the love they have is magnified due to the conditions they're living in. Constantly worrying if either will live another day. Wondering if they will ever live in piece again. They depend on one another to survive physically and mentally. Their love for one another keeps them together.
ReplyDeleteThe family I come from is very close. I have a mom, dad, and two older brothers. My parents are extremely supportive of me. Every dance recital, competition, dance lesson, and school function, they were there. I trust my parents and they trust me. I never hide anything from them, which they appreciate. My dad always says “I will always trust you, until you give me a reason not to.” I have been dependent on my parents through my whole life. Their hard work to support my family, has able me to do the things I love to do. My two brothers have had my back with so much throughout life. They are my protectors. My brothers are always right there to straighten me out when I get out of line. My friends and I also have a strong trust with one another. The topics we do not feel comfortable talking to are parents about, we tell each other in confidence. If one of my friends is ever in trouble, I am always beside them helping. Honesty is a very important part of my friendships.
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ReplyDeleteEveryone have someone to depend on and trust in life. The person I can rely on is my mom because she's a mentor towards me. I trust my mom for advice, help in errors I make in life and errors towards school work. I am my mother seed, no one know me like she does. We have ups and downs but in the end my mom is the person I always run to for help. In the Persepolis, Marjane had trust in her uncle, so she would go to him for advice and talk about her life issues. The reason why Marjane talked to her uncle more than a normal girl would talk to her mother is because not only did he give good advice, the also was her mentor.
ReplyDeleteI think two people who I can depend on and trust would have to be my parents. My parents would do everything and all to see me succeed and knowing this really makes me push myself to my full potential. I do depend on them for a lot of things but now that I am getting older the dependency is growing thinner and thinner. I can always trust my parents with everything that I say or do knowing they are there to listen to everything that I say. I think in the book Persepolis, Marjane is at first dependent on her parents for a lot of things but once she gets older she becomes more independent just like any normal person. As time lapses the dependency on certain people fades and the independent side of a person blossoms.
ReplyDeleteThe person I can depend on is my best friend Nia because I been knowing her since pre-school. We have been inseparable ever since. When I was going through problems I would be able to talk to her about anything. She has the best advice and never judges a person. I got her back and she has mine because they were times I had to get her out of trouble. She did the same for me. Nia is like a sister to me because we been through hell and back many times. When I need a shoulder to cry on she is there. We do everything together like go shopping, get in trouble, hang out, act silly, watch movies.
ReplyDeleteIn Persepolis, Marjane has to depend on herself. Marjane's parents are sending her off to Austria for a better education and a good lifestyle. Marjane won't be able to see them for about six months and it kills her inside because deep down she doesn't want to go. Marjane hates to leave her family behind. The fact that she is in a country she's never been in. Marjane has to be on her own without her family holding her hand. For now, she only has herself because she depended on her grandma. Marjane's grandma is not with her so she only has to take care of herself.
In the world I only have one person who I can rely on and trust. That person is my little brother. I love my brother to the up most there is no one on earth who can compare to him. I know that if I need anything he will be right there for me; if I’m hurt I can cry on his shoulder. To know that you have someone like that means so much it gives you something worth living for. It makes you become a fighter. I say a fighter because you don’t want to disappoint that person who loves you so much. I wish this was one of the papers we had to write because I can go on and on about my little brother. I thank God for blessing me with him.
ReplyDeleteI trust my mother and my grandmother more than any family member or friend. I guess it’s just the fact that I feel as if I have two mothers that take care of me. They both live with me, and if I need one of them, they are always there. What is funny to me is that I use to run back and front to them when I wanted to go somewhere, or ask for money, just like a person may do with their mother and father. In the text True Notebooks, the juvenile students may have felt at first that they could only trust themselves but once they realize that they had people who believe in them, they gain trust for their writing teachers.
ReplyDeleteI can always depend on my mom for anything and comfort. I love her and trust her with all my heart. I feel like she is my hero and has been since day one. She has been this strong, black, independent, spiritual woman. I have not trust any of my friends because growing up they stab me in the back and push me away when I did nothing to them and have helped them through thick and thin. Now that I’m coming to college I plan on not getting in too deep with a lot of people. I feel that people shouldn’t lash out on you for any reason at all and expect you to suck up to them. I have learned to never let anyone one goal me into doing things that isn’t right at all. My mom has been there by my side when my dad left my life and has been the man and woman of the house since the day of birth. Never let someone else self esteem and emotions that are negative get in the way of you focusing and making yourself better. I don’t trust a lot of people and I don’t expect to anytime soon. The juveniles in the jail had a man who was caring and thoughtful trying to help and be there. That man name Mark has been a help in listen and understanding that they are still human beings trying to make a difference and change for better not worst.
ReplyDeleteIn True Notebooks the setting is in a juvenile so for a person who is incarcerated they don’t really have a genuine person they can depend on or trust. In the book True Notebooks I get the sense that the only one they can trust or depend on is them self’s and/or God, cause in jail everyone’s out to get each other in my opinion, the people that has been in my corner since day 1 is my parents and also myself I’m blessed and thankful I have that.
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