America in 6 words

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Personal Idealogy

For me I value at the top of my list above all other things is Family. They are the most important thing to me. The love that comes out through close family ties is what get you through different situations. And being able to share experiences with them is what makes it memorable. Next, I feel like being a good person is my next most treasured value. I do feel like what goes around comes around, the idea of Karma, and if you try your hardest to put your best foot forward, you will be rewarded in some way, shape, or form. Thirdly, I feel like my principles on hard work and determination shine through. This is what makes or breaks your life I feel. You create your own luck. When you work hard good things happen. Always trying your best shows your character even when you do not particularly feel a passion towards something.

The U.S. in Pakistan

What is happening right now is the United States is working with Pakistani forces in order to rid there country and Afghanistan of Al Qaeda and Taliban forces. Special Forces soldiers are training a special group the paramilitary commando unit. They have captured or killed 60 insurgents since last fall. I feel like like situation sort of relates to Che because of their guerrilla-like combat styles. The difference here is that in Bolivia the wanted an uprising in there own country, not to take down another one. The United States is involved in both, but feel like Pakistan is a more important issue because terrorism is been brought to the home front. However, I believe Che and Osama Bin Laden are related because they were both different at one point. Che believed in a Utopia while Bin Laden was part of the Freedom fighters in the Middle East. Time makes things and people different, what was once good will not necessarily always be.

The voice of Che

“My tired eyes refused to sleep an in them a pair of green spots swirled, representing the world I had left for the dead behind me and mocking the so-called liberation I sought.”

This excerpt represent how he is feeling before he falls asleep, whether he made the right choice, whether it will work out, and what will he get out of his journey. There are many different roads to get to his endpoint and only he knows where that is. The imagery from Che leaving the world he knew behind shows how he wanted this freedom.

“I lay back, returning once again in my dreams to the caressing lap. And then, for the last time, I heard the ocean’s warning. Its vast and jarring rhythm hammered at the fortress within me and threatened its imposing serenity.”

This passage shows how when they got to the Atlantic Ocean, how that was only a part of their voyage. Realizing how the ocean can take him around the world to anywhere and everywhere. “Threatened its imposing serenity” I feel is his imagery of how the trip can be harsh yet calm all at once.

Che's Ideology

I believe that Che Guavera has a unique ideology, one that is held by a very few. He saw the world as one big community that should help each other out just because it was the right thing to do. He believed in a world where it was a pure Utopia, one of which everyone needed to be a part of. You can tell that his ideas strayed from that of Fidel Castro, but by that time the damage was done. I feel like Che was almost used by Castro for his like ability and passion. What I don't understand though is why he had sentenced so many people to death and why it seemed as though he felt no remorse in doing so. Che also had an unconditional love for children. I feel that this came about because children are pure in a sense and that is why he became so attached to his.

Our 35th President

If I was given the chance to make my own documentary, I would make it on the JFK Assassination. I feel like this is a good topic because of all the questions brought up when people try to decide where he was shot from, how many shooters there were, and whether Lee Harvey Oswald truly was his killer. Plus with technology we have available to us now, they can figure out by the trajectory of the bullet where the actual shot was taken from. I find some conspiracy theories extremely interesting, some of which are quite plausible. It could be just how they said it happened, or it could be a cover up. Considering how important JFK was during his presidency, during that time period, I feel like it should not be overlooked.

My Che Documentary

If I were the director of my own Che documentary, I would probably start out with his background, life growing up, and what events lead up to his journey. Then since the journey is most important, I would go through that and examine the key points and what each new experience lead to. I would ask to Begin the documentary, what main event during Che's travels made him the man grew up to be. I would focus on his experiences but also what he did. But by the end I do not want to project my opinions onto the viewers, rather let them come to their own conclusions.

Preview of Motorcycle Diaries

I have heard from people that the Motorcycle Diaries is a fantastic book. However, I do feel that the author was not a good person and we should not be endorsing him. It is a New York Times Best-Seller so it has to entertaining. From the back I get that the book is about him and his journey across South America. Each Chapter title seems to make me question what it will be about, whether or not it will be a bunch of entries or short stories, or will it all come together. I expect to see a young man finding his place in the world, even though we know it will not be good for the world around him.

Judging a Book

Before you read a book, you judge it in a few ways. First by the author, what other works he has written and what kind of novel you are looking to read. Then you look at the cover and back to get an idea of what the book is about and what critics thought of it. The color or design of the cover is also very important in order for the book to catch your eye. Then you might read the intro if it has one to see if it appeals to you. A particular book that got my attention and kept it throughout was the book Killing Pablo. Pablo Escobar was a Columbian drug lord and the book went through his life, how he came into power, and how US Navy Seals took him out. Mark Bowden who also wrote Black Hawk Down authored the book.

Che Guevara

I completely agree with Glen Beck's claims to how ridiculous it is having Che Guevara T-shirts and a movie in the works. He is being idolized right now through Hollywood and the media with people not knowing who he is or what he has done. The author Humberto Fontova was the guest on Glen Beck's show and he referred to Che as being worse than Hitler and Stalin. Beck compared wearing a shirt with Che's picture on it would be like wearing a shirt with a picture of Hitler on it. People just don't do that. Instead of him living in infamy, the Hollywood is almost glorifying his existence. Throughout the interview Beck speaks his mind on how he truly feels towards Che. He uses a sarcastic tone when describing how dumb the people that put him up on a pedestal without knowing the history behind him. I feel like the ignorant should be made knowledgeable for whom they are endorsing. Even though we cannot control speech, we can set guidelines and enforce them.