Tears of Love (Maternal Instinct By: Miguel Street)

Laura is the neighbor of the author who watches her all days. He and his friends can't understand why Laura has so many men in her life. She has eight children from seven different men.

She meets Nataniel when she has six children, a good man that treat the relationship without importance. The oldest daughter got pregnant and Laura reacts with a deep crying. We can see rise when the author said, “She seemed to be crying all the cry she had saved up since she was born, all the cry she had fried to cover up with her laughter." When people don't have the experience of something don't know how to react. Also she might cry because she knows the difficult process oh have a child. It's important to remember that not all the people react on the same way.

We can see other maternal instinct when Hat said, "Laura just trying not to beat you up too bad just keep you with she, but the day she stat getting tired of you, you better run boy." When a mother or father sees that a relationship isn't benefits for their children are no doubt that prefer to be alone that with bad company, a father or mother always put their children first.

Only a mother knows all the work to have children. It's very important this role in a family. A mother also need to understand that children grow and make their life but also children need to remember that a mother always be there for you.

Alone at the Pink House (George and the Pink House By:Miguel Street)

This story has a very interesting way to get us to the final point, be alone. The story begins with the intimidating figure of George who lives in a pink house at Miguel Street. George treats his family very bad at the point to beat them. When his son grew up and his daughter get married he transformed his house with a lot of women and soldiers but a few more days George ended alone again. It's important to note that George's wife die in those before these process. I could say that he killed his own wife because the people who tell the story describe George like a person who abuse to his family especially to his wife. This story has a contemporary situation with the abuse in family. It's something that comes from generation by generation and this short story is other proof of that.

One important detail of this story is the house description. When something goes bad in a family also the house reflects the family feelings. We can see this when the author says, "George's house also made me feel afraid." And later say, "There was a dirty bed in one corner and in another there was a table and a stool. That was all. No curtains, no pictures on the wall." We need to imagine that a house is like a box which introduces to others what to expect in the inside.

Other important point is when the author said, "I found it hard to believe that George had a wife and son and daughter." It's very rare have all these good things and treat so badly. That's why people wonder why this beast has a family. If you have a family you need to act like a good father, good mother, good son or good daughter. You're an important piece of the family; in this case George doesn’t know how to work with it.

Finally, this story more than a review of the family abuse is an exhortation to appreciate what you have right now before you lose it. It's our decision if we want to live with the people we love or be alone at the pink house.

Reflection: Journal Project

The journal project, like last year, was a great experience and a different way to learn. It's not all about reading and reading, also we need projects that create open minds on a very freedom space. At the beginning the professor established the rules, some of them was don't stop writing, don't go by the jugular, nothing needs to make sense, among others. For me the most difficult was do not cross words, it was very hard. With the pass of the time I'm to keep writing no matter what and just follow the flow. It helps to be more alert when you're writing.

Like last year I have a good spots for do my writing, such like my room, the train, and the library. I like to experiment different places with different levels of people, noises and situations. My favorite was the train because is to much going on and on each station the situations change.

This year the professor also includes an analysis of us through a compass. These help to see our levels in the spiritual, mental, emotional and physical areas. When I have a difficult day I just make a compass and help me to see what is going in my life and which area I need to refocus. I like to put my numbers fast, other way I just go to thinking to much and change it. At the end I can say that I am more spiritual and emotional because in those areas have a good balance also I can say that I need to work in my physical area.

I have a wonderful time again doing this project. We need to keep doing things like these because exist so many ways to learn and these is one. It feels so good when I did my journal and my compasses right next because I can evaluate all the things I wrote in each part of myself. Make a journal feels like disconnected of my day and translate to a place where just are me and my notebook and were the only rules is that there are no rules.