Kate Chopin’s “The story of an hour” is the story of Louise Mallard, a weak, repressed housewife who is liberated in learning of her husband’s death in a train accident. Louise begins sobbing when Josephine tells her of Brantley’s death and goes upstairs to be alone in her room. Louise sits down and looks out an open window. She sees trees, smells approaching rain, and hears a peddler yelling out what he’s selling. She feels apprehensive and tries to suppress the building emotions within her, but can’t. She begins repeating the word free! to herself over and over again. Her heart beats quickly, and she feels very warm. Louise knows she’ll cry again when she sees Brently’s corpse. His hands were tender, and he always looked at her lovingly. But then she imagines the years ahead, which belong only to her now, and spreads her arms out joyfully with anticipation. Louise knows that she often felt love for Brently but tells herself that none of that matters anymore. Josephine comes to her door, begging Louise to come out, warning her that she’ll get sick if she doesn’t. Louise tells her to go away. She fantasizes about all the days and years ahead and hopes that she lives a long life. Then she opens the door, and she and Josephine start walking down the stairs, where Richards is waiting. The front door unexpectedly opens, and Brently comes in. he hadn’t been in the train accident or even aware that one had happened. Josephine screams, and Richards tries unsuccessfully to block Louise from seeing him. Doctors arrive and pronounce that Louise died of a heart attack brought on by happiness. Chopin reveals in her story that only through assertion of the true self can one find life worth living, and that death of the true self can bring death of the physical self.

                                       

Support The DREAM Act

The DREAM Act can help millions of illegal immigrants obtain legal status in the U.S., which can help the economy through the increased levels of taxable income. There are many people in the U.S. who are not attending college or getting any job. That is a problem of society and also an economic problem. Instead of this, the dreamer can help the society with new citizens who are smart, intelligent and have the confidence to study a lot. Once an illegal immigrant has applied for residency under the DREAM Act, he cannot be deported until his application has been resolved. But still he doesn’t have legal status. These undocumented immigrants are facing a lot of difficulties. Many U.S. students feel that it is unfair to give immigrant people the opportunity to go to college by removing some U.S. students.

Some people think if the DREAM Act bill passed it would be easier for people to come over to the U.S. with their children illegally.  They consider these people “Illegal immigrants,” because after all, it’s illegal. They don’t support the DREAM Act as fair. Their opinion is, no matter how they arrive here, still they are illegal. Another thing they are thinking: illegal people are getting the biggest rewards through the DREAM Act, who knowingly broke the law. Is that affects on U.S citizens that they are not getting this kind of chance that the illegal aliens are being given.

I think people are just mad to see the people who come to this country do much better in it than the people who were born here. Have we all forgotten that this country was founded by immigrants? In the progressive era, the immigrants have the main role for this development. I support the DREAM Act all the way. Give the people who come to this country what they are looking for in it.

            

            Sometimes sudden things can change our life or an unknown person can change our life. In every step we need someone who we can trust and who can take care. I remember when we were in a bad time my uncle who helped us. It turned our life and it helps us to live a life with my family.

My father died when I was little. He had a brain cancer. I didn’t see him that much. My mom used to tell me that my father loved me a lot. He was really happy when I born. My mother tells me, when my father was ill we had a pretty harsh time.  Everyone knew that my father is going to die very soon. That time my uncle and my aunt, they were trying to separate us. They were saying that one of my aunt going to take me and my uncle going to take my brother with them. But they didn’t think about my mom, how she will be ok without us. They just thought after my father die my mom will get married. But my mom didn’t think about it at all. She was thinking that somehow her husband get cured and be with us again. But it didn’t happen.  After few days I woke up in the morning and I saw everybody was crying. Then I started crying too because my mom was crying. Then at night everybody was saying about us. They are going to separate us right now.  Suddenly the environment became so noisy. My mom got scared and she realized that they actually meant to separate us. Then that time my uncle shouted nobody can touch them. They will live with us. Nobody can separate them. You guys didn’t even think how they will survive without each other. It’s a family. It’s not easy to say to separate them. Then my uncle took us with them. We started live with his family. My uncle was my father’s sister s husband. We are thankful to him. And I love him more than my father. Because of him we are still together. He changed our life.

In that time if my uncle weren’t support us; I maybe not live with my mom and brother today. I maybe not see them today. I would be somewhere else apart from my family. My uncle was the only one who thought that. He is admirable person for me. I respect him and I pray for his long life.

Remove racism from our country !

When we hear about racism, many people think, if they have different appearance then they should stay from them. They don’t want to talk to them because they are not look like them. Especially in 16’s century racism was between white and black people. White people thought they are black people so their morals and values are low. The period of 1870-1960 the ‘Jim Crow” laws when millions of African Americans were brutalized. Many of them were killed and frightened for voting and trying to get an education. They had two different restaurants. One is for whites and one is for blacks. There was the concept of lynching, where the whites openly killed blacks. Then many of the African Americans took the migratory step of moving to other parts of the U.S. to search for a better and a peaceful lifestyle. But in the end, many African Americans fought for the U.S. in World War 1 and World War 2.

Perhaps the greatest achievement in the history of African American stands for justice was when Barack Obama was selected to be the first black presidential nominee. He went on to become the first African American man to win the most respected position in the world. Barak Obama is now the 44^th president of the U.S., the national that always neglected and demeaned many Africans Americans.

Racism was not only between blacks and whites. It was also in many different countries.  Some countries were also against the Asians. I noticed everywhere people make fun of Asians. Especially it happens in school. When people see some different colors and appearances from themselves, then they treated those who were different in a different way. Sometimes they used name calling.  I have a friend who is from Cambodia. But he has small eyes. So in school every single person calls him “China,” which he doesn’t like. I have also seen when I go in a store or mall people looked at me like I am from a different planet. Sometimes they also misbehaved. When that happens, I feel like they have done this because I am from another country. 

winter break!?!

Finally we have gotten a long vacation. We all were waiting for a winter break. But these 15days passed so fast. I am not satisfied though. I want more vacation. But this vacation wasn’t that bad. I did a lot of important stuff. First thing that I have done that is I slept a lot. This is my favorite thing to do in holidays. But anyway it was Christmas and New Year time so that was the best time to do some shopping. I went to shopping with my and then again I with my cousins. We tried some new foods which was good. We took some pictures. People love to take picture so do we! I also tried to find a job. Then finally I got a job.

I think this winter break was the best vacation I have ever got. I have enjoyed a lot. I got a lot of things that I didn’t expect. I got a job and my mom is very happy for that. And I am also happy. In my vacation I didn’t do anything exciting. One thing was exciting that my mom and I cooked a new recipe that was really delicious. We didn’t thing it will be so good. I know it’s not that exciting but I don’t have anything else to share. But thing is I love this winter vacation. I wish I could get 2 more days off. 

bEst dAys iN PE wIth Maylee !

         
          This year in my PE class I met a lot of people and I also make some good friends. But this time I met a really a special friend. Her name is Maylee. I remember I met her in summer school. We used to ride the same bus. But we didn’t talk to each other. That time she was pregnant but she didn’t seem like pregnant. She has a cute baby girl. I love to talk to her. In PE class I met her suddenly. We were in same group but we didn’t talk. One time I was mad with my friend Claudia then I decided to not to go with them. Then I saw Maylee was walking alone and I asked Maylee that Can I walk with you. She said sure. From that day we start talking and became a good friend. We start playing badminton. I must say, she is really good at it. I love to play with her. She taught me a lot of things. She helped me with Spanish. I leaned “Perros Calientes” which means hot dog. I love that nameJ. I had a lot of fun with her in PE. Now I like to walk outside and like PE class because she is with me. But the thing is she is not coming to school anymore because her daughter is coming home from the hospital next week. I am really sad for that but also happy for her that her daughter will stay with her. I always want her good. May Allah bell her and her daughter! I am really going to miss her a lot. Now I will be alone in PE. But let’s see what happen next.

And the last thing I want to thank Claudia. If that day I didn’t get mad at her maybe I wouldn’t talk to Maylee. I wouldn’t get a friend like Maylee. So I would like to thank Claudia to make me mad.J

ThAnksgiVing hOliDay !

Thanks giving holiday had been a  best holiday. I had a lot of fun. I didn't think it would be so good . But it turns out awesome. First two days I slept all day long. In the Thanksgiving Day, my mom and I went to my uncle homes to celebrate it together. My mom cooked rice pudding for them and they cooked a lot of foods. Even though I don’t like turkey much but it wasn’t that bad. For the first time I tried marshmallows which was so sweet and it was like a sponge.   Then on the black Friday, I hadn’t any plan to go at the midnight. I wanted to go at the noon for hanging around with my cousins. So hazera, runa and I went to the mall for have fun. We took a lot of pictures. And we were looking for some shoes and dresses but those were so expensive. But we bought some clothes though. Then after that we had a lunch in panda express. People say this is the good Chinese restaurant and my cousins said that too. So we tried the Chinese food. It was delicious. I used to eat a lot of Chinese food in my country. But the taste was different. Bangladeshi Chinese food was the better and more delicious maybe because they make the same food as a different way. One of my cousin lives in London. He had been to a lot of Asians restaurants. He also said it doesn’t taste like Bangladesh Chinese foods. But anyway my thanksgiving holiday was great now I am waiting for Christmas holiday J