6-Word America

American Pride Leads To Successful Outcome

Personal Ideology

I would definitely defend the fact that life is too short to to dwell on the bad things.  I think that you should life your life everyday to the fullest because if you do, I guarantee you will feel better about yourself in the long run.  Also, I think that it is very important to believe in yourself and have self respect.  It is also important to give your self the opportunity to get a good education because it only will help you in the future.  And if you have a dream or a goal in life, you should try your hardest to chase it and live it.  Another thing, I have learned throughout my life so far that everything I do seems to happen for a reason.  Whether it be good or bad, I am always learning new lessons, and by doing so, I know what and what not to do.  And finally, I wear this bracelet everyday that my best friend got me for Christmas and it says "carpe diem" which means "seize the day", I wear it everyday to remind myself that I have to seize the day.

"U.S. Unit Secretly in Pakistan Lends Ally Support" Article Reflection

The similarities and differences between this article and what Che was trying to do in Bolivia was that Che was trying to set up a secret army in Bolivia and the American troops came in to try and find him, they also helped the Bolivian soldiers, and in the article the American troops are helping the Pakistani army by providing them with intelligence and combat tactics (making up a secret task force). A difference between this article and Che's plan is that in this article the American troops and the Pakistani army are trying to push out two groups, (Qaeda and Taliban), and in the novel the American troops and the Bolivian soldiers are trying to find Che and his group of people and get them out of the area.

Che's Voice

(1)"The person who recognizes and polishes them, me, is no longer, at least I am not the person I once was." pg 32. This excerpt shows that "Che's voice" is pessimistic because he is basically saying that he used to be a good person but throughout is life experiences he has changed and molded into a new person which could probably be a bad thing. (2)" Because the journey is a virtual space that finishes when it finishes." pg 37.  I think that this demonstrates an adventurous side of Che because he is taking this trip one step at a time, not really planning out where he's going, what he's going to do next, or how long he is going to stay in each place.  Also, I think that his voice confident in that he will go where ever he pleases and no one can tell him what to do.

Che's Death

I think that Che Guevara was killed by the Bolivian soldiers who were trained and equipped by the U.S.  The Bolivian soldiers killed him because they needed to end his life before Che and his guerilla members did anymore bad things to society.

A Che Documentary

If I were to direct a documentary about Che Guevara, I would want to cover the majority aspects of his life.  I would want to know how he became a powerful man how he was considered "the king of communism".  I would want the viewers to see how Che Guevara's life changed through out time and why and how he was linked with Castro.  I would ask him many questions about his life in order to get the full details.

Road Trip

Back in the middle school days, my family and I spent every summer in Florida.  And every year we would drive down.  I guess I would consider that a road trip, it took us two days to get there.  On our way down there, we drove through all the states on the East Coast.  It was really interesting to see how each state was different.  One of the things that I remember the most is visiting this rest stop called, South of the Border.  It was really fun because it was all Mexican themed and there was a lot of things to do there.  During the "road trip" my family and I would play a game where you would have to try and find as many different license plates as you could.  We also had a dvd player which we watched a lot of movies on.  The whole time on the road was really fun because it as a good time for me and my family to bond.  The only part I didn't like was how long the car ride was.  But once we got to Florida it didn't matter how long it took to get there just as long as we did, because Florida is my favorite place and I love being there.

The Motorcycle Diaries

By doing the "preview a book" activity, I think that The Motorcycle Diaries will be an interesting and captivating plot about the life of Che Guevara.  There are a lot of chapters which kind of tell me that each chapter might be a new event in Che Guevara's life.  I think that it will be interesting to see how he lived and what he went through during his time.  Also, by watching Beck's youtube video and his insights on Che Guevara, I can assume that I will be learning how Che Guevara came about to be the man the he was, and the bad things or maybe the good things that he did.  Overall, the novel seems like it will be full of unfortunate events for Che Guevara.

Judging A Book By Its Cover

You can judge a book by the cover in many ways.  Some of the ways are that if the cover of the book catches your attention because you like the way it looks.  Also, just by looking at how many pages are in the book can determine whether you read the book or not.  On the other hand, you can’t really judge a book by its cover because if the cover you thought was really bad and then you started reading the book, the book might be actually good. I don’t think that the cover of the book has anything to do with how good or bad the book will be.  A specific book that I chose to read just by looking at the cover is, “The Truth About Diamonds” which is a biography about Nicole Richie.  The cover caught my attention, and the book was actually captivating. 

Che Guevara - The Anti Hero

Glen Beck: Che Guevara - 40 Years Later 

During this video clip, Glen Beck talks about how Che Guevara is the anti-hero.  Some key points that Beck made was that he helped Castro rise to power, and he also oversaw prison executions. Over 500 people would die in one night. Che started labor camps and he was the "king of communism" and is now considered the "ultimate capitalist". Apparently his image is everywhere.  Personally, I do not know anything about Che Guevara, but now having watched this video clipped I am assuming that he wasn't the man people made him out to be, and he did a lot of bad things during his time. "Guevara remains a controversial and significant historical figure."  I also thought Beck’s tone of voice was tad annoying, but then again, he caught my attention because he seemed that he knew what he was talking about, and he range of voice tones kept my attention.