Persepolis essay

November 7, 2013 I’m writing to support, and defend the rights we, as students have to read graphic novels, like Persepolis. Thinking of banning this book is repugnant. This book may be a graphic in more than one Way, but the content may seem crass, but let me ask you this, is what we see in the book worse than What were exposed to with social media the fallowing are examples: twitter, Instagram, Facebook, Tumbler, Myspace just to name a few. This book maybe setup like a comic book, but for this generation That is used to visual stuff on their phones that’s a good thing it keeps are attention longer and has us Actually enjoying a book for once, me being a student that doesn't read very much outside of class I find Reading graphic novels are a way to change things up and show youth that reading isn't all just words On a page that there is more to it and that it is boring but it can be fun and interesting and be something They can enjoy. Persepolis teaches valuable life lessons, when you see the life choices Marji, had made that directed Her down a pathway of destruction students can learn from her mistakes and begin to see there are Better life choice one can make. So I ask you is better that we learn from her mistakes and avoid making Thoughts choice or should be uninformed and make them are self? This book is a gate way for students to start getting into reading, explore different types of ligature , it show students that reading doesn't have to be just all words and no visuals, it breaks down the Dreaded thought of having to read words by supplying the student with something that draws their Attention and like I stated early this generation is visual, so by providing something new to the youth That breaks down the walls of the stereotypes we have on reading book you prolonging the students Desire for something visual and starting a renewed interest in reading. So for my ending question Do you thing banning books like Persepolis is beneficial to a student, who Lacks a hunger for reading in today’s visual society? Thank you for you time to read this Sincerely, Mario D. Soto P.S. How can a jazz music composer be creative in his writing compositions when all he has listen to is Classical romantic era music? Creativity comes from a spark of inspiration. – Mario D. Soto

Vocab week 10 (sorry for the delay I was bussy with music all week)

Vocab week 10 The spoiled teen BEMOANED her time in a new country, when studying abroad in Africa. When I write music I get PENSIVE with what’s going on in my life and pray on the song. The man with the hat was DEVOID of respect when the guest speaker, was speaking. My cocker spaniel, named Lady, Continence was MELANCHOLY when we put her in the back room well we ate dinner, we have glass doors (France style doors). I MOLLIFIED my nephew, Baby Ricky, by giving him his binky. A lot of tourists in the 5 Cities stop at Pismo Beach, to pick up so MEMENTOS. Posting pictures of yourself, doing drugs on Instagram, is one asinine and two ILLIELT. The saying about what ASCENS must descend it true, there’s one thing that can prove it wrong it is your age.

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Vocab sentences week 9 In Santa Maria, a city in the central coast , is famous for its SAVORY tri-tip. The savory dounuts, at Main Street Dounuts in Santa Maria, ENTICED me to cheat on my diet. Breast joke, said about woman from guys , are TACTLESS and crude thus we should not talk about the were should speak out and say something on this disrespectful topic. It seems today, in this generation we live in, there’s a lack of INTEGNITY for how were present are self in dress and edict. The man who slipped and fell at Costco, the big hole sale store, was given COMPENSATION for his ascendant. The indolent student, who was every tired, his contents had a ALOOF look on it. It is not a good idea to GOAD a pit-bull, the dog know for fighting, it’s sad you may end up regretting it. My cohorts, form the jazz band and jazz choir, always enrage me to keep playing music.

vocab # 8

Vocab # 8

The tumor in her breast looked benign at first, but when she when to the dr. for a breast exam she found out it was MALIGNAT ; however that cancerous malignant tumor was able to be removed thanks to early detection.

The ORNERY cocker spaniel cased the fat cat all day long.

                                                     

Don’t be INDOLENT when it comes to getting your breast exam this month , it may save your life.

I had to HELITTLE my dog when she went pee on the floor.

Don’t jeopardize your life by putting off regular breast exams, cancer is no laughing matter its clamed to of the life’s in my family my uncle and grandpa.

Not taking care of your body will lead to your DEMISE.

The marching bands performance was AWRY at the really.

The woman shopped FRUGALLY, during the holiday season.

    

english world lit (vocab sentances)

The trinket helped INHIBIT the bleeding from his torn off finger. The 90year old woman getting a tattoo seemed ABERRANT in the tattoo shop. Little kids LOATH veggies. They say the my musical PROWESS was off the hook, but I try to be modest about it. My hand writing is very INCOHERENT. On the mans EPITAPH it said, "here lays a man who died serving his country."

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Leery: untrusting crass: rude Inevitable: going to happen no matter what Phobia: a strong fear Seclude: to hide away from others Rebuke: to cruise publicly Notorious: famous for something bad Fluctuate: to change often Candid: honest/sincere Sophomoric: immature Inhibit: to slow or stop something from happening Aberrant: unusual/unexpected Loath: To hate Prowess: exceptional skill or ability Incoherent: unable to be understood Epitaph: a headstone or what written there

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Literature Analysis The book I have been reading is Blue like jazz, the plot of this is like a time line story the author also show case his before Christ days, his misconceptions of what Christianity was . One of the things the author says in his being notes that stuck to my heart and this might sound kind of byes on account of I’m a christen who services the lord and a intentional saxophone player who loves jazz music and can be a deep thinker but back to the essay (sorry for the tangent ). The things the author says that sticks is “NEVER LIKED JAZZ MUSIC because it doesn’t resolve “the author continue to tell a story how he can to love the art style of music and how he came to have the same relitazation when it can to Christ, he says, “sometimes you have to watch somebody love something before you can love it yourself.” What I got from that was a remind because serving God can be had be as a christen were thought to live a life as a relationship with God and walk in his sons footsteps and learn from the word and to exercise it with evangelism and use it in are life to help us see how we can over a trial in life, the word of God is where you find enlightenment were you find direction were find answers today’s questions. The word is a key in life it directs and shows you the answers for things in your life, but back to the easy again the thing is being a Christian your life style should effect people to were when your around those unsaved and saved they just can see how you hand life and see the joy in your life even when you’re going through it, and be tempted to read things of God and continue to ask about him and being to want a relationship with God, being a christen means to be Christ like to live like he lived I know we all come short of his glory but it’s a point we need to make to repent when we fall and get back up and continue to walk the way of Christ. The theme of the novel is just finding Christ and seeing the light. The author begins to show how he had to find the relationship with Christ even with all the misconceptions he had, overcome different things and how he had friends who helped him see what the relationship with God was. The author dose a good great job of describing how he came to know Christ how he began he feel the presents of God in his life how he begins to see the works of God are real, how he sees the word of God isn’t just a book but it’s the answer to the questions in life and the problems we face. The authors tone shows a display of different emotions of how he began to rumens on how he saw saved, how he began to feel convicted when he did wrong, how in the being of his walk he began to get it twisted what he thought what God was, and what God really was. He describes God in the first chapter or two as a, “slot machine” and he realizes that what he thought was God was karma and how he would just repent to God when he did something wrong. He had a cycle of sinning and repenting, but there came time when his conviction was strong that he repented but he just felt so bad yet he couldn’t run from that conviction. The autos style of reading is he takes you to this place with a flash back then the he takes to a place of being the story, to sum up what I’m saying is he paints a picture so real you feel life your in the story or your being told it first hand from a story teller. The author (when I read the ch. Pagan sex) he use a lot of personification and similes that he use to bring a mess he manage to convey a complex message in such few words. I hope continue reading more in to this book it’s really a blessing to read its great for any one in Christ weather you have been saved for a while or just got saved recently.

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Vocab Sentences Santa Maria’s loss to PVHS was INEVITABLE. *The man had a PHOBI, of clowns. *Pastor REBUKED me when I showed up to a Sunday service in jeans. *Art Bloohoos write of blood in blood out in his past, was NOTORIOUS for being a hit man for the Mexican Mafia, he that was his b.c. days know he is a man of God and I have been so blessed to meet him in person and get know him first hand and here him preach. *Some girls out in the world FLUCTUATE there bf’s , because feel there narrowing there chance to find their true love but in reality its Gods heart first and the rest will come later. *In this generation it seems hard to find someone being CANDID. We as young people can tend to as SOPHORMICLY to are parents.

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Neatness draft In the Story of Antigone, there are different displays of loyalty and hurberus, for one of the two main characters Antigone it’s her loyalty to her family and gods, for the other (Creano) it’s his loyalty to his state. In the story, Antigone shows her loyalty to her family and gods by burying her brother Polynieces, even thought there was a law passed saying no one is to bury his body. She voices her loyalty when she says, (36. 774) “Creano is not strong enough to stand in my way.” she continues to also say, “But I will bury him and if I must die, I say this crime is holy: I shall lie down with him, and I shall be as dear to him as he is to me.“(.816. 56-60). The use of the contents of the words when she says “dear to me as I am to him.” shows her loyalty is so great that she is willing to die for her brother. When she says “holy crime” she means that it’s the will of the gods/the law of the gods she also stands by this in her time of conflict when Creano asks “did you do it” she points out this law on .783 .65 when she says “It was the gods proclamation That final justice that rules the world below make no such law.” what she is saying here, is the crime shouldn’t be crime it was for the work of the gods and points out that what creano said ,was a lie from the pits of hell that the laws he passed wasn’t just. Creano’s loyalty is to is to his state, in the story he says, (777.8) “No one values a friendship more highly than I but we must remember that friendships make at the risk of wreaking our ship are not real friendships at all.” To sum up the quote what he is saying, is that I’m sold out to the sate that I’m willing to shut every one out and cut every tie to keep the state. He also proves his loyalty, when he tells his son (702) “I suppose she’ll plead “family ties” well let her if I permit my own family to rebel, how shall I earn the world’s obeisance?” , Show me a man who keeps his house over his state and is fit to lead. What he is saying in the quota is just, what do you want me to look like a fool in front of everybody? What he also trying to convey a message that is, to cut ties to keep your stand and not change to not be moved or change so easy to keep your state of your family to put your state first and family last or as we can see in a more modern seen “work first ,family second “. The downfall of both Antigone and Creano’s if huberus. Creano’s huberus was his power trip he tells his sentry (778.61) “And death it is: yet money talks, and the wisest have sometimes been known to count few coins too many.” He is also he tells the blind profit Teiresias, “The generation of prophets have always loved gold.” What’s he’s doing is just assuming things with his power that people are coming agents him. Antigone’s hurberus is the stubbornness of not moving and keeping to what she did when she tells Creano,” I do. I deny nothing.” She voices a bit of regret or complains when see says “O Thebes O man many charioteain love with fortune, Dear spring of dried scared the grave, be witness , for me denied all pity, unjust just: and no more tears. Basically what she is getting at is she saying, people just look at how messed up this is, but she also saying to I’m being punished for what I stand for the love and loyalty to family and gods. Both of there huberus resulted in death. This story is a story of: self reflection, don’t mess with forces greater than your own (i.e. the gods) and don’t let pride and power over cloud your ability to think. The story also shows how you shouldn’t stick with just a rash desertion how you should think about a move and take advice about a predicament you’re in. I believe this story is relevant to even today society. If give a chance to recommend this play I would because it has a lot of every useful info today’s worlds.

English 2 world lit

In the dark as the moonlight seems to be the only light we see and as the clouds cover up the light just remember cloud will move it will pass.

The same is in the way when the darkness surrounds just know the light is still there remember God is there in the trial he's there with you through that trail through the cloud showdowning or trys to over shadows the moonlight but in reality the light is still lite remember that God is there with you through thick and thin we just have to continue in this fight in this race.

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UNPLUG THE EAR BUDS, OPEN YOUR EYES AND SEE IF YOU’RE YOUR OR JUST A MIRROR OF WHAT YOU SEE ON A ELECTRONIC SCREEN What I mean by the opening title was inspired by were God had taken me from, this post is going to be a eye open and please young people take it to heart it may help you see life in a new light . We as young people sometimes thing we have everything down, yet in reality we just growing up. What I would like to say is we need to turn off the TV, unplug the ear bud shut the phone off and look at are life. There comes a point when we get older we start to see what we like what’s are niche ,but my friend we can’t let all the influences of social media effect are life’s to the point we start acting like the people on T.V. or who we see is “hot” right know we need to find how we are. It seems today to many of use rather fallow the crowd but what we should be doing is find what we like what’s are nich is. Sure most of use rather just sit on the couch watch TV eat chips and text or go on facebook. To keep it real we need to just wake up get out of that zone try sports, music, art, or whatever it may be for me my freshmen year I was doing band because I love music and I played saxophone and I tried swim I know things might seem hard when we first think of doing something new, like awww that sounds awesome but I don’t ………. You fee in the blanks. For me I know I loved music it’s something that the lord has been using in my life, its part of my calling in life that promise God has for my life. We just have to step out and give these things a try because the time to see what we like is know because these skills we learn we can apply them to are life’s and they help use start to build habits like keeping in shape they develop are social skills and help us brake out of are shell. I will never forget the moment I first towel changed it took me put of my comfort zone like I know I shouldn't care if I’m changing on deck I know I didn't like the way my body looked but working hard at swim I began to drop weight and I began to feel a confidence in my life and begin saved in Christ there’s a fire that we have to outreach we need ,begin to just go for the things we want to try that are positive for are life it doesn't madder what they say about the sports ware or the sport or the performing art that you try just don’t be afraid of the people because serial years from know where will they be at and we will you be at don’t let nay Sayers bring you down. So try a club, sport, p.v.a. You never know what you might be good at So REMEMBER UNPLUG THE EAR BUDS AND LOOK AROUND AND SEE WERE YOUR AT IN LIFE IF YOUR YOU OR SOME ONE ELSE

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WHAT I LEARNED ON THE PIER As I was walked away from the rest of the youth and continued on my way towards the end of the pear thoughts of leavening the youth buzzed round my head but as I reached that end point at the pier I began to feel my heart swell as I viewed the five cities. I felt as though God was reminding me that I can’t leave this youth this is where I’m called there no plan b for my life, that I need to committed to this vision to keep answering that call that is upon my life. I know it was a reality check for me that I can’t walk away that I need to stay in this race that God has that calling and how he has been using me lately to do great things for him in music in the worship what he has done in my life how he saved me. The reason for this post or whatever you may call wants to list it as was simply, because I was and well still am going through that season in my walk in Christ were the trials come hard. The trials are more than just how will you handle it, the trials are will you handle it as a man of God will you stand for the God you serve and fight or will you just summit and give in to the lies of their enemy inside that tell you don’t belong, that why are you here? We need to ask are self’s sometimes why are we here we sometimes need to let God chin check us and remind us why we stand we need to look past what the world has because my friend what out there in the world is second best for me I know my life there is no plan b, I’m committed to Christ to the vision he has called me to. Is been said many times are we people that look at the promise or the problems because, my friend God will help you through the big things in life and the little things for me he’s helped me in points were I thought I wanted to kill myself when I was at that low point in my life he found me. God isn’t a small God he can do the impossible.

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The PLAINTIVE woman ,was suicidal but she received help from her loved ones. The young woman FLAUNTED her Gucci produh. The suicidal teen ,was distraught ,but he began to open up to his best friend about it and was able to receive help for his problem. The QUEVE for the bathrooms was long. To be a professional musician you must ACCRUE hours of practice . As the RELENTLESS thoughts of suicide filled her mind she couldn't help ,but see there were people who wanted to help her. The drama teen, was a very LEERY person. The CRASS teen’s behavior at the wedding was unacceptable. The reason I, talked about suicide was to make a point that if you’re going through thoughts don’t do it there’s more to life even when it seems the darkness over shadows the happiness in life. Just remember there is a God how cares and there are people who you can talk to don’t be afraid to talk and open up about it because it might just save your life for me it was that braking point and God had saved me From that depressive state of mind my friends keep fighting the fight don’t give up even when it seems all hope all love is gone because there is still a future to look forward to and if you need prayer I’m here for you guys thank you for your time God bless.

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As seasons change in are life what do we get from them? As we head in to thoughs dark season how do we handle them? Do we find some joy to rejoice in or do we let the darkness of over cloud are judgment of joy? Me as a man of God I go throughs seasons were I begin to feel like why am I here or how can I do this when I don't have the money? But regardless I always know God will see me through, when the trials come hard I begin to pray and I begin to read the word , but prayer time at the alter is were I begin to grabe a hold of God even through things in life are stressful,  he constantly reminds me that he's there he reminds me he's got this he has my back. Like Tim story once said "that blessing is just around the corner we just have to keep fighting through the struggle and trials"

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How blessed are we to live in a area were we have a buatieful view of life, most teens want to go some were bigger like the city, but do we ever stop and see how blessed we are to live in Santa Maria an see the buatie of the day God has blessed us with? As we age we truly can grasp the buatie of life befor us God has given us a day to live a day breath a day to live the question is do we see the buatie through the stress in are life's through the trials the drama the ups the downs

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Debunk (v) : prove something wrong Imminent :about to happen Affluent: wealthy Routine: ordinary, normal Benign: harmless Malevolent: evil Enlighten: to teaching something new Inquire: to ask Perplexing: confusing Resilient: determined Amend: to fix or change Fickle: indecisive Benevolent: Good Desist: stop doing something Listless: tired, lazy Lackluster: not impressive Subtle: not obvious Gullible: Willing to believe anything Erratic: unpredictable Condescending: conceited, talking down to Aspire: to seek to become or achieve Pristine: untouched, perfect condition Nettle: to annoy or bother Hapless: unlucky Scrutinize: to look closely Domicile: home Clarify: to explain more clearly Asinine: stupid/ idiotic Infer: to figure out without being told Eloquent: well spoken Strife: conflict Plaintive: very sad Flaunt: to show off Distraught: emotionally upset Queve: a line of people or things Accrue: to gain over time Relentless: never stopping The funny thing about these vocab words it that some exsplains use as young people just take a adjective or two and see how it can if your life.These words we can apply to are lifes every day we can also take form each word insperation for blog post the simple things can cuase sparks of creativity, so apply these to your life look at how you can use the ,how you can creat a word of art from one word thing out side the box. UNPLUG THE EAR BUDS, OPEN YOUR EYES AND SEE IF YOUR YOU OR BEGING A MIRROR OF WHAT YOU SEE ON ELECTRONIC SCREEN (Hint look for it soon check the blog and have a blessed day my friends)

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WHAT I LEARNED ON THE PEAR As I was walked away from the rest of the youth and continued on my way towards the end of the pear thoughts of leavening the youth buzzed round my head but as I reached that end point at the pear I began to feel my heart swell as I viewed the five cities. I felt as though God was reminding me that I can’t leave this youth this is where I’m called there no plan b for my life, that I need to committed to this vision to keep answering that call that is upon my life. I know it was a realty check for me that I cant walk away that I need to stay in this race that God has that calling and how he has been using me lately to do great things for him in music in the worship what he has done in my life how he saved me. The reason for this post or whatever you may call wants to list it as was simply, because I was and well still am going through that season in my walk in Christ were the trials come hard. The trials are more than just how will you handle it, the trials are will you handle it as a man of God will you stand for the God you serve and fight or will you just summit and give in to the lies of their enemy inside that tell you don’t belong, that why are you here? We need to ask are self’s sometimes why are we here we sometimes need to let God chin check us and remind us why we stand we need to look past what the world has because my friend what out there in the world is second best for me I know my life there is no plan b I’m committed to Christ to the vision he has called me to. Is been said many times are we people that look at the promise or the problems because, my friend God will help you through the big things in life and the little things for me he’s helped me in points were I thought I wanted to kill myself when I was at that low point in my life he found me. God isn’t a small God he can do the impossible.

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My name Mario Soto I am a Santa Maria native born and Raised. I have 2 older sisters and one older brother. I have been saved and serving god for 5 years, and am helping pioneer a victory outreach church in the five cities. I play saxophone for victory outreach international, victory outreach gold coast region, for victory outreach five cities but more so for my for my God who saved me; I addition to that I also play trumpet, flute, clarinet, guitar, keyboard, drums/percussion, uke , and I sing and I write music. I have a dog and a cat (a cocker spaniel and a fluffy cat). I just want to let you know were I have been saved from am gunna keep it real so heres my testomy; I thank God im still standing because the life I was living was blind reckless stupid were I was at before was I was lonely growing up I had struggled with keeping friends I remember in elemtry school it was hard to make friends I remember making that friend for a moment and then loosing it I used to always be rejected I know my adhd wasn’t to blame, but I thank God he took me in jr.high form getting caught up in the music of the world to blind folded to the way I was living I know if it wasn’t for me I would still be in the dark heart of being upset to and not know why I was upset chasing something I could never have be I know he took me from thinking that I was worthless from thinking I nothing he showed me love when I was out to keep it real my parents had of me disrespecting them that they signed me up for camp grizzly and I thank God because if it wasn’t for his grace his mercy I would have gone but the blessing was when I was support to go instead of going to the camp I went to my churches world conference and that’s were began to get a hold of god were he began to show me things were he began call me. What im called to do is to out reach in to the inner cities to preach the word to lead worship and write music man future is to answer that call to not give up I know I have keep fighting and I know that I need keep fighting this fight and keep running the race I cant quite I’m sorry if the grammar and spellings of my write sucks the content is what count to get my voice in I know I struggle here and there writing but im going to give up and thank you for the time to read this God bless you and yours!