Topic: Whatever is on my mind

Here is a thought of mine, that I have been trying to get out in the open.
Through out my life I have heard many comments about Mexicans, in the United States. Or at least that is how people seem to call Hispanics, "Mexicans”. The fact is that, about 20 percent are from other countries. Though sometimes even they themselves like to say they are Mexicans. It's kind of confusing really.
For example, the lady who accidentally killed four kids in Minnesota, while she was driving without a license. Apparently she told every one she was from Mexico, however is not. She is actually from Guatemala. I honestly don't understand why she would lie about that, but what ever floats her boat.
Also, some of the people who are categorized as Hispanics are actually born in the United States. Those who; apparently have pride in being from another country, when they really are not. What is that about?
Yeah, I understand their parents have a different nationality. And it could be very intriguing to say. But okay, here is something dreadful that many Hispanics don’t like to realize.
Why are we treated different? Why don’t we have the same rights? Why are we even categorized? I thought racism was no longer supposed to exist.
Could it be related to the “Hispanic” teens that are not parented the right way, or just the teens themselves? The ones, who claim to be gang related. My personal thought is, they are giving us, as Hispanics a horrible and gruesome reputation.
I have heard different comments from other Hispanics, about Hispanics, who are always asking for right in the U.S. yet commit crimes. Or take advantage of the right we already get. If we are always seen as the kind of people who; graphity walls, commit crimes, join gangs, kill... Why would we even get what we are asking for, if we don’t even pay it forward.
I would love to someday have a conversation with some body who is involved in a gang of some sort. There are many questions I would love to have answered.

poetry

Song: When I see you By: Fantasia

I put your picture on my mirror
Start to blush when somebody says your name
In my stomach there's a pain
See you walkin my direction, I go the other way
I start to stutter when I speak
Try to stand, but my knees go weak
What's happenin to me?
In the dark can you tell me what it means?

I lay my head on my pillow
Starrin out the window
Wish on a star for a sign
The reason why

You're always on my mind
When you come around I get shy
When I see you
When I see you
Never know when you might walk by
So I gotta be right on time
When I see you
When I see you

I scribble X and O's in my notebook
Checkin how my hair and my nails look
I feel myself in the zone
I get nervous when you call, so I say I'm not home
I see your face when I hear my favorite song
Should I send an e-mail at home?
You're the #1 topic on the phone
I wonder if you know, or do yo have a clue? Yeah

I lay my head on my pillow
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You got me starrin out the window
Wish on a star for a sign
What's the reason why? Yeah

You're always on my mind
When you come around I get shy
When I see you
When I see you
Never know when you might walk by
So I gotta be right on time
When I see you
When I see you

Something now is taking over me
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah
I'm not gonna run I'm,
Just gonna stand here and see

You're always on my mind
When you come around I get shy
When I see you
When I see you
Never know when you might walk by
So I gotta be right on time
When I see you
When I see you

You're always on my mind
When you come around I get shy
When I see you
When I see you
Never know when you might walk by
So I gotta be right on time
When I see you
When I see you

-What i like about this song: I find this song interesntion because it kind of reminds me of something that I have felt before. I like that Fantasia explains and or describes things with out actually saying. For exsample "I see your face when I hear my favorite song". She might be saying that he is always in her thoughts.


-How does the title fit the work? I believe that there ismore then on eway to view how the title fitas what she is trying to express. For example when she "See you walkin my direction, I go the other way". Comparing it to, "Something now is taking over me, I'm not gonna run I'm. Just gonna stand here and see" They both have to do with his presens


-Author's use of poetic devices. metaphor, alliteration, personification, imagery, and consonance, and point out where the author uses them.
Then comment on how they influence the poem.
Do they create an emphasis on a certain word or words?
Do they focus the reader's attention on an image?
Do they create a feeling within the poem?


-Explain the tone of the piece. What is the tone? How did the writer succeed in creating this tone? Think about the words he/she used to create images. Consider the actual sound of the words as well

Describing myself as a writer

-I usually find myself reading poetry. Many times, its kind of hard to understand, a poem, but then it's kind of fun to figure it out.

-When I was in 7 grade I began writing poetry. I guess it had a lot to do with what i was going through at the time. Now I seem to be horrible at it. Right now I rather write short stories or plays. My plays and stories are usually categorized as drama.

-I don't usually write just for fun, I write when i have to, such as school relater work.

-What topics most intrigue you? Explain why.
Love, is something that I would definitely find myself writing about. I don't know exactly why, but I find it as an easy topic to write about.
Mystery and murder are also fun topics.

3. Pick one topic from your list of writing territories, and write about it for 25 minutes. It can be in any form you prefer- a poem (or series of poems), a short story, a narrative, a play, etc.

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