"Central Station" (Brazil)

Central Station

This movie was made in Brazil and because of that it is accurate. The station and the background, culture, music and money are all part of the real Brazilian culture. The movie also has soccer in it and soccer is a big part of Brazil.

Their relationship is not at all like my parents and me, they are strangers to each other and they are not as close to each other like my family is. Although they do argue and we also argue a little bit but we don’t leave anyone of us on the bus alone or run from each other. But even if they are not blood related they consider themselves family, the importance of a family is not being blood but the fact that they love each other as a family. I think that family should stick together because you are family and nothing that you do will ever take that name, family away from you.

Sergio Sanchez

"Borders" by Thomas King (from Canada)

                If you read this short story you will learn something like I did. I learned that the Americans don’t like these Canadians espacially the blackfeet. Not so much that the Americans don’t like them but they don’t want the blackfoot in America. You will also learn that the Americans have big buildings on the border of Canada. In this book I have noticed, not only in the book but also in the real world that the press is super nosey. The blackfoot woman didn’t want to say that she was Canadian and in at least two days the press was there asking questions on the 10 am news. I also learned that the Canadians have a lot of parables to teach their young about something.

               

                What is more important to you: your nationality or your ethnicity? For me he most important is my ethnicity because I’m different. I am Guatemalan  but born in the U.S. of A. and my customs are different and more to my taste because I’m Latino and I say it is more fun to me.

"no dogs bark" by juan rulfo (Mexico)

This literature or short story is about a dad getting his son to safety. They both are in a desert like region trying to get to a little town. The setting is in a desert at night when the moon is red as blood and everything else is pitch black and there was also some mountains that they had to cross. Since the place was like a desert they could not find quick medical attention so they had to walk to a neighboring village to find medicine.

I think that I would probably be just like my parents, in raising my children. I may be over protective sometimes and will do the same as Ignacio’s dad, carrying him to safety. When my children get to the adolescent age I would give them a little freedom but not much because I care about them. If my children misbehave I will punish them just like my parents do to me by not letting them go to their soccer game. I would still love my sons and daughters even if they go around misbehaving and stuff I will teach them like my parents taught me so they wouldn’t do those things.

Sergio Sanchez