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Ariana Lopez

English 114B

5/15/17

E-Portfolio

Small Writing Assignment #1

Women Woah-man
Cook, Clean, Dont cry for help
At a young age we are taught to obey
Dont question men or what they say
May I say something without getting shamed
You cant test the waters you must be tamed
My father said the man that loves you must ask me one thing!
And if he doesnt you must give him nothing!
And if you go against my wishes!
You must go get a job go wash those dishes!
When did my founder get to elect
Who I see and who I choose to connect
Cook, Clean, Dont cry for help
Here I stand dazed and confused
The man I love or the man that raised me
Tough Tough Tough
These terrible times, times too tough
Father has the one he fancied
But did momma even want the same thing? Oh that Nancy!
She had to leave the town she called home
Leave those streets. Get on the boat.
Constantly Cheated Constantly Created
Oh that man that conceived me
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How foolish Nancy, he was always deceiving

She stayed loyal pretended everything was a piece of cake
We all know that their marriage was far from great
Cook, Clean, Dont cry for help
Nancy started in a country without no one to depend on
The only one was her man, that was not her friend
She took the chance to leave the farm
But who are we kidding she shouldve just unarmed
I have to be a prodigy
Not like Nancy I must be free
But If I do I will not be
The well rounded daughter I seem to be
At this point its not even about who I marry
I just want a choice I want to be MERRY!
Why cant woman have a voice
Sometimes it feels like we have no choice
I want to be more CANDID
If not, I will be doing what the MAN DID
Cook, Clean, Dont cry for help
Woah Man! Woah Man! Woah Man!
I beg of thee
Never mind please dont mind
Ill be fine, Ill just do me

My poem is alluding to the females in the play of Hamilton. Eliza was only

allowed to marry if her father said so. Maria was considered a whore for sleeping

with Hamilton and Angelica was always the one who spoke her mind. Not to
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mention all the cheating and lying that was going on. Although I know that the

females in the play werent the central focus of the play I feel that its good that

theyd be recognized. In the song The Schuyler Sisters Angelica sings so men

say that Im intense or insane and also said and when I meet Thomas Jefferson

Im a compel him to include women in the sequel. I feel that Angelica is the one

who was unafraid to test certain waters while Eliza was more of the saint who

always did was right. She stayed extremely loyal even after Hamilton cheated on

her. This ties in to my poem there is three types of people in my poem. The girl

who was tired of following the same boundaries that were set for her, Nancy was

more like an Eliza she always did what was expected of her, and well the father is

simply the man with euro-centric mentality.

Small Writing Assignment #1 Revised

Women Woah-man
Cook, Clean, Dont cry for help
At a young age we are taught to obey
Dont question men or what they say
May I say something without getting shamed
You cant test the waters you must be tamed
My father said the man that loves you must ask me one thing!
And if he doesnt you must give him nothing!
And if you go against my wishes!
You must go get a job go wash those dishes!
When did my founder get to elect
Who I see and who I choose to connect
Cook, Clean, Dont cry for help
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Here I stand dazed and confused

The man I love or the man that raised me
Tough Tough Tough
These terrible times, times too tough
Father has the one he fancied
But did momma even want the same thing? Oh that Nancy!
She had to leave the town she called home
Leave those streets. Get on the boat.
Constantly Cheated Constantly Created
Oh that man that conceived me
How foolish Nancy, he was always deceiving
She stayed loyal pretended everything was a piece of cake
We all know that their marriage was far from great
Cook, Clean, Dont cry for help
Nancy started in a country without no one to depend on
The only one was her man, that was not her friend
She took the chance to leave the farm
But who are we kidding she shouldve just unarmed
I have to be a prodigy
Not like Nancy I must be free
But If I do I will not be
The well rounded daughter I seem to be
At this point its not even about who I marry
I just want a choice I want to be MERRY!
Why cant woman have a voice
Sometimes it feels like we have no choice
I want to be more CANDID
If not, I will be doing what the MAN DID
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Cook, Clean, Dont cry for help

Woah Man! Woah Man! Woah Man!
I beg of thee
Never mind please dont mind me
Ill be fine, Ill just do me
Woah Man Women
Loyal Love Labor
Work Win Wealth
Daughter dont you understand
I dont hate you I am your fan
You can say disloyalty
At times you can call it infidelity
Ive made mistakes Ive made demands
Dont hate me dear no more commands
Loyal Love Labor
Work Win Wealth
I know at times I may be the man who rules
The man who works, The man with tools
I do these things so you wont be
A Tired Torn Tense wife to be
I judge who loves you the one who will claim you
Because you are my daughter I will not disclaim you
Loyal Love Labor
Work Win Wealth
All my life I was to be the man with money
The man with keys
I raised you right you will succeed
Whatever you do Whoever you see
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I just hope you wont misread my intentions

I did these things out of affection
Loyal Love Labor
Work Win Wealth

My poem is alluding to the females in the play of Hamilton. Eliza was only

allowed to marry if her father said so. Maria was considered a whore for sleeping

with Hamilton and Angelica was always the one who spoke her mind. Not to

mention all the cheating and lying that was going on. Although, I know that the

females in the play werent the central focus of the production I feel that its good

that theyd be recognized. In the song The Schuyler Sisters, Angelica sings so

men say that Im intense or insane and said and when I meet Thomas Jefferson

Im a compel him to include women in the sequel. I feel that Angelica is the one

who was unafraid to test certain waters while Eliza was more of the saint who

always did what was right. She stayed extremely loyal even after Hamilton

cheated on her. This ties in to my poem, there is three types of people in my

poem. The girl(narrator) who was tired of following the same boundaries that

were set for her, then there was Nancy, she was more like an Eliza, she always did

what was expected of her, and well the father is simply the man with euro-centric

mentality.
My second poem is an allusion to the first poem. It displays the other side of the

story on mens actions. Some men might do things out of love but come out the

wrong way. For example, in the play, Eliza waited for her fathers approval when

she couldve just disobeyed him but deep down she knew that his intentions

where good and for her benefit. Men sometimes are misinterpreted which is why I
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chose to write the other side of the story. My poem is important to display what

men deal with in their households and why they do certain things such as work

and are over protective towards the women in there lives.

Small Writing Assignment #2

Guide Entry

(Excerpt from The Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy, page 409256, Section 10b. Entry: Space

Dogs)

Heres what The Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy has to say about Space Dogs. No,

Space dogs arent the one of those stomach filler foods carbon-based forms eat in mysterious

buns with that deadly red substance! Were talking about those small hairy lap warmer, Space

Dogs, the ones that warn you when a ship is passing by. They are a volgons best friend, that is

something even the coldest hearted Volgon cannot resist. These hairy lap warmers are essential to

survive in the galaxy. Consider space dogs to be your right-hand man, they make sure you are

always protected. You must love them even more than you love your mother or else they will

explode into million little particles disappearing into the vast spaces of the galaxy. You must take

them on their daily orbits around the galaxy and make sure to provide them with their bowls of

Babel fish and Ol Janx Spirit. They will turn against you if you miss even just one meal, theyll

turn your spaceship upside down causing a mess.

You might ask yourself, well why would someone want such a cruel hairy lap warmer

that can cause such catastrophes? Well you see, as a Volgon every pack is given a Space Dog

when they are born. Its a way for volgons to teach their young ones how to accept even the most
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horrible creatures to train them for things bigger and more corrupt that they must face later in

life. If you dare, try to purposely get rid of your space dog you will be sent off into space and

will be exiled from your Volgon family.

(Excerpt from The Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy, page 378629, Section 3a. Entry: Shuffle

Pods)

Heres what The Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy has to say about Shuffle Pods. A

Shuffle Pod is a very large music holder that fits in about anything you want to store it in (yes it

can fit in your pocket). Shuffle pods are essential to win over the hearts of strags, with it you

must play music the finest music, the type of music that will trigger them into thinking that you

are this great being, a pariah. You must not destroy your opportunity to impress strags. You can

only be given a shuffle pod and cannot simply just go the store and buy one. You must earn it or

simply just steal one from another local hitchhiker. Yes, you can listen to your shuffle pod

whenever youd like but be warned you might get the attention of the wrong being and end up in

a messy situation! But that would be a whole other entry in the guide, located on page 537987.

Shuffle Pods can either make your life really great or cause you, well, exiled into death. Play the

wrong music and you will be forever known as the hitchhiker with no sensible knowledge of

music, no taste, and the word gets around in this galaxy so it is important to know when and how

to use it.

Shuffle Pods should only be used as a last resort, maybe after you try catching the

attention of strags with a towel. When you have a towel and you arent getting noticed then you

should probably whip out the handy dandy Shuffle Pod. They are to be use as a Plan Z, Not Plan

B or even C but Plan Z! The towel method can be a bit outdated and if it seems not to be

working, a Shuffle Pod should work. Well thats at least if youre lucky enough to have one or
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come across someone who has it. Dont let anyone know that you have a shuffle pod, always

keep this belonging to yourself, or else you wont have a plan Z to depend when you need to

catch a ride from your local strags in this enormous galaxy!

Small Writing Assignment #2 Revised

Guide Entry

(Excerpt from The Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy, page 409256, Section 10b. Entry: Space

Dogs)

Heres what The Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy has to say about Space Dogs. No,

Space dogs arent one of those stomach filler foods that carbon-based forms eat in mysterious

buns with that deadly red substance! Were talking about that small hairy lap warmer, Space

Dogs, the ones that warn you when a ship is passing by. They are a Vogons best friend, it is

something even the coldest hearted Vogon cannot resist. These hairy lap warmers are essential to

survive in the galaxy. Consider space dogs to be your right-hand man, they make sure you are

always protected. You must love them even more than you love your mother or else they will

explode into millions of little particles which will disappear into the vast spaces of the galaxy.

You must take them on their daily orbits around the galaxy and dont forget to provide them with

their daily bowl of Babel fish and Ol Janx Spirit. They will turn against you if you miss even

just one meal, theyll turn your spaceship upside down which will cause a mess.

You might ask yourself, well why would someone want such a cruel hairy lap warmer

that can cause such catastrophes? Well you see, as a Vogon every pack is given a Space Dog

when they are born. Its a way for Vogons to teach their young ones how to accept even the most
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horrible creatures in the galaxy. If you dare try to purposely get rid of your space dog you will be

sent off into space and will be exiled from your Vogon family.

(Excerpt from The Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy, page 378629, Section 3a. Entry: Shuffle

Pods)

Heres what The Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy has to say about Shuffle Pods. A

Shuffle Pod is a very large music holder that fits in about any container. Anything you want to

store it in whether it be your pocket or in your ear next to the Babel Fish . Shuffle pods are

essential to win over the hearts of Strrags, with it you must play music, the finest music, the type

of music that will trigger them into thinking that you are this great human being, a pariah. You

must not destroy your opportunity to impress Strags. You can only be given a shuffle pod and

cannot simply just go the store and buy one. You must earn it or simply just steal one from

another local hitchhiker in the galaxy. Yes, you can listen to your shuffle pod whenever youd

like but be warned you might get the attention of the wrong Vogon and end up in a messy

situation! But not to worry, there is a whole other entry in the guide, located on page 537987 on

how to get out of a messy hitchhiking situation. Shuffle Pods can either make your life really

great or cause you, well, to get exiled into death. Play the wrong music and you will be forever

known as the hitchhiker with no sensible knowledge of music, no taste, and the word gets around

in this galaxy so it is important to know when and how to use it.

Shuffle Pods should only be used as a last resort, maybe after you try catching the

attention of Strags with a towel. When you have a towel and you arent getting noticed then you

should probably whip out the handy dandy Shuffle Pod. They are to be used as a Plan Z, Not

Plan B or even C but Plan Z! The towel method is a hitchhikers go to method" when they are

trying to get picked up in the galaxy and if it seems not to be working, a Shuffle Pod should
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work. Well thats at least if youre lucky enough to have one or come across someone who has it.

Dont let anyone know that you have a shuffle pod, always keep this belonging to yourself, or

else you wont have a plan Z to depend when you need to catch a ride from your local strags in

this enormous galaxy!

BWA
The Journal Entries of The Naive Los Angeles Native

April 3, 1925

Tomorrow is my birthday! All I could think about is all the gifts I will be receiving from

my wonderful husband, David. The kids are going to be with their grandparents, they said that

they would take them to go see a movie, maybe even two movies. My father has all that extra

cash on him right now, lord knows hes going to spend it on his beloved grandchildren, Karen

and Brian. I have been snooping around trying to find my gift maybe lying around, but I have

found nothing but a pair of dirty socks. That reminds, I better get started on all my chores for the

day! I have baskets full of my husbands dirty clothes from his Restaurant, I better start right now

if I want to finish by the time David gets home. I have dishes to wash, clothes to clean and

mouths to feed. I dont complain much since my husband, not once failed to keep a roof over my

head and our kids.

We have been married for over 7 years and he still showers me with gifts and that big

personality of his has never changed, he never fails to put a smile on my face. I cant wait until

he arrives in that new wagon of his, oh how he loves that thing! The only upside is that we get to

travel a to distant places to visit family a bit farther from this city I call home, Los Angeles. Well
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see what today brings, more importantly well see what happens tomorrow! Its my birthday

tomorrow, the sun has been out all week, and the skies are blue! My husband is very successful

and my dad is right about ready to retire. My kids have yet to start school but theyll start soon,

Ill be left in this house with some peace and quiet finally! My life is just so perfect, the 20s are

great, the economy is great, and life is only going to get better nothing is ever going to go wrong!

April 4, 1925

There is only 3 hours left and my birthday is over. I had a such a wonderful day filled

with joy and surprises. To start off, I woke up to my children bringing in a beautifully designed

cake with the writing Happy Birthday Julia with 28 candles around the rim. After I got up to

get ready, I suddenly noticed one of those fancy washing machines and one of those fancy

dishwasher gadgets wrapped in big red ribbons and they said my name. Do you know how much

more free time Im going to have now? A lot of free time! Shortly after my Parents came to pick

up the children, my father handed me a beautiful gold necklace and looked me in my eye to tell

me Happy Birthday Daughter. It was only 10 A.M and already I felt so loved.

At that point I had no clue what was next but I got ready at my husbands orders and

hopped in the car. We ended up taking a visit to the beach where his brother and wife lived. His

brother was a mechanic and well the wife, she was just like me. They live in Santa Monica, right

around the corner from the pier. I felt just like a kid again we rode that carousel millions of

times, took strolls along the beach, and ate lots of food. I dont know what I did to deserve a

great family that loves me very dearly!

January 15, 1927

Its been a while since I have written in my journal but Ive just been so busy, writing in

my journal was the last thing on my mind. Things around here are getting difficult; my husbands
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restaurant is struggling but there is still hope. My father owned farm land in Texas but he was

effected the great dust storms that dried out his lands and was left with no choice but to put them

up for sale. He hasnt gotten lucky and recently moved into my home since he couldnt afford to

live at his own home. Maybe living under one same roof will help us all get on our feet, right? At

this point were all depending on my husband and his income from the restaurant but business

has been so slow Im not so sure whats happening around here. I sold most of my jewels to

make ends meet, Im doing all that I can but I can only do so much. If I could go get a job as

mechanic like my brother in law I would, but I cant because Im a woman. We need any extra

cash we can get our hands on. My father is left with only a few more dollars from what he gained

from his lands back in Texas. Not to mention the school my children were supposed attend got

shut down, so now theyre behind!

December 31, 1927

At this point I honestly dont know what to do. Its New Years Eve, its freezing cold. A

few years ago, we were at an elegant party filled with drinks and beautifully dressed people but

here I am spending the night with my family wrapped in blankets. My son started coughing, Im

sure its nothing! Ill save a trip to the doctor and use the little cash that we have on food. The

prices on all goods have inflated so much its nearly impossible to buy everything you need for a

full meal. The price of my sons medicine would take away from our food funds We must survive

the winter and hope no one else starts coughing this is only the beginning of winter, hopefully we

have a short season this year.

July 7, 1928

There are so many outsiders in this town I once called my home. A mixture of Oaks,

Jews, and Hispanics migrating from the south to my city. The city was a bit diverse already but
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now its just getting diverse for the wrong reasons. I guess people feel that California is this

paradise where nothing is wrong and everything Is just perfect. Where they might get those

ideas? I have no idea! Many people have started coming from the east in hopes for jobs but do

they not know jobs are declining here too! We stopped using Davids Wagon, we cant afford to

drive it around like we used to and Im sure no one else can too. Weve been trying to get rid of

this car but it seems as if no one can afford to drive a car casually. The number of people Ive

seen at soup kitchens is outrageous, some my old friends, some my neighbors. Its like

sometimes I wake up and dont even feel anything, I feel sort of numb and hopeless. My son is

only getting worse, my father is well, he cant do much since hes too old to work. Weve

emptied out just about all our savings and the restaurant went out of business. Im feeling

hopeless and feel like a horrible wife for not being able to do anything.

December 31, 1928

Were thinking of sending the kids away with one of Davids parents. My son Brian

seems to be constantly getting sick and I fear for his life especially in these hard times. We have

absolutely no money to get medical help. My mother is on her deathbed and my father is

devastated and hopeless just like I am. David hasnt been the same since the restaurant closed,

its as if hes a whole different person. That is not the man I married. He walks around half dead

with this face full of sadness. I Could only imagine how horrible he must feel, even though he

wont talk about it I know hes hurting. He was once this ball of happiness, he was unstoppable,

and he took on any challenge on with pride. Now the story is different the challenges we are

facing are way beyond my control especially way beyond his control.

Im writing in this journal to keep myself distracted and from not going crazy like all the

other ladies have. I refuse to let such devastating times bring my family down but I feel that Im
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the only one who has some sort of hope. Im just trying to be as optimistic as I can but everyone

around seems to be in shock. How did things go so wrong? What can I do? Did I mention its

New Years Eve? In a few minutes, it will be 1929, how wonderful. Happy New Year or might I

say Just New Year, theres nothing happy about today.

April 4, 1930

I somehow ended up in Santa Monica, decided to take a stroll to ease my mind a bit. Its a

Gloomy Wednesday and Ive never felt so numb in my entire life. Here I stand at 33, a mother

short of one son, a widow, daughter with no mother, and a mother with a daughter whom she

doesnt live with. Five years ago, on this very day my life was filled with so much joy, love, and

happiness. I was unstoppable with my family by my side and a husband who I loved. Five years

ago, today I stood here with the love of my life and my brother in law accompanied with his

wife. This place was full of people, crowded with people from all over. Now Im even lucky if I

see a boat shipping imported good from a different country. Sunny California seems to be more

like a cloudy Seattle Morning, that is something we dont usually see around this region of the

country. The pier is empty and all you could here is the helpless people searching for just a quick

fix of food from a trashcan, that is even louder than the waves splashing into the sand. My

daughter is in great hands with her uncle, I just wished I wouldve sent my son with them sooner,

by the time I tried to, there was absolutely nothing I could do.

The Market is on the verge of crashing and there is absolutely nothing any politician can

do at this point. Who wouldve known that a problem that started to emerge years ago wouldve

blown out of proportion to this extent. Everyone is in debt, our houses are gone, our prized

possessions are gone, the great depression took our loved ones. The place I once called home is

now nothing compared to what it once was a few years ago. Everything was just to picture
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perfect, at times my life was too good to be true. I, at times want to blame myself but this was

out of my control. People are out here dying of diseases and hunger with no jobs to depend on

and barely little to no shelter. The economy is horrible, Im still alive but here I ask is life going

to get any better?

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Works Cited
Benitez, Tomas. "East L.A. Past and Present." 21 January 2004. PBS. Web. 24 March 2017.
Green, John. Crash Course. 10 October 2013. Web. 15 March 2017.
Kubic, Mike. "The Great Depression." 26 September 2016. CommonLit. Web. 14 03 2017.
. "The Roaring Twenties." 26 September 2016. CommonLit. Web. 14 March 2017.

BWA Revised

The Journal Entries of The Naive Los Angeles Native

April 3, 1925

Tomorrow is my birthday! All I could think about is all the gifts I will be receiving from

my wonderful husband, David. The kids are going to be with their grandparents, they promised

them that they would take them to go see a movie and if they were lucky maybe even two. My

father has all that extra cash on him right now since he has crops back in Texas that are bringing

him much success, so lord knows hes going to spend it on his beloved grandchildren, Karen and

Brian. Theyll probably go up to Hollywood and watch a movie at Graumans Chinese Theater. I

have been snooping around trying to find my gift maybe lying around, but I have found nothing
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but a pair of dirty socks. That reminds me, I better get started on all my chores for the day! I have

baskets full of my husbands dirty clothes from the restaurant that he owns. I better start right

now if I want to finish by the time David gets home. I have dishes to wash, clothes to clean and

mouths to feed. I dont complain much since my husband, not once failed to keep a roof over our

kids and I. Plus I want to set aside some time at the end of the day so I could finish that sweater I

was knitting, oh how I love knitting.

We have been married for over 7 years and he still showers me with gifts and that big

personality of his has never changed, he never fails to put a smile on my face. I cant wait until

he arrives, he recently got one of those new fancy Ford Wagons so he gets home quicker than he

used to. Oh, how he loves that wagon! The only upside is that we get to travel a to distant places

to visit family a bit farther from this city I call home, Los Angeles. Well see what today brings,

more importantly well see what happens tomorrow! Its my birthday tomorrow, the sun has been

out all week, and the skies are blue! My husband is very successful and my dad is right about

ready to retire. My kids have yet to start school but theyll start soon, Ill be left in this house

with some peace and quiet finally! My life is just so perfect, the 20s are great, the economy is

great, and life is only going to get better nothing is ever going to go wrong!

April 4, 1925

There is only 3 hours left and my birthday is over. I had a such a wonderful day filled

with joy and surprises. To start off, I woke up to my children bringing in a beautifully designed

cake with the writing Happy Birthday Julia with 28 candles around the rim. After I got up to

get ready, I suddenly noticed one of those fancy washing machines and one of those fancy

dishwasher gadgets wrapped in big red ribbons and they said my name. Do you know how much

more free time Im going to have now? A lot of free time! Shortly after my Parents came to pick
 Lopez 19

up the children, my father handed me a beautiful gold necklace and looked me in my eye to tell

me Happy Birthday Daughter. It was only 10 A.M and already I felt so loved.

At that point I had no clue what was next but I got ready at my husbands orders and

hopped in the car. We ended up taking a visit to the beach where his brother and wife lived. His

brother was a mechanic and well the wife, she was just like me. They live in Santa Monica, right

around the corner from the pier. I felt just like a kid again we rode that carousel millions of

times, took strolls along the beach, and ate lots of food. I dont know what I did to deserve a

great family that loves me very dearly!

January 15, 1927

Its been a while since I have written in my journal but Ive just been so busy, writing in

my journal was the last thing on my mind. Things around here are getting difficult; my husbands

restaurant is struggling but there is still hope. My father owned farm land in Texas but he was

effected by The Great Dust Storms that dried out his lands and was left with no choice but to put

them up for sale. He hasnt gotten lucky and recently moved into my home since he couldnt

afford to live at his own home. Maybe living under one same roof will help us all get on our feet,

right? At this point were all depending on my husband and his income from the restaurant but

business has been so slow; Im not so sure whats happening around here. I sold most of my

jewels at the pawn shop next to the Union Train Station to make ends meet, Im doing all that I

can but I can only do so much. If I could go get a job as mechanic like my brother in law I

would, but I cant because Im a woman. We need any extra cash we can get our hands on. It

seems like the only businesses that are still stable are the pawn shops. My father is left with only

a few more dollars from what he gained from his lands back in Texas. Not to mention the school
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a little bit near China Town was closed. So now not only are we behind in finances now our

children are behind in their education.

December 31, 1927

At this point I honestly dont know what to do. Its New Years Eve and its freezing cold.

A few years ago, we were at an elegant party filled with drinks and beautifully dressed people.

Here I am spending the night with my family wrapped in blankets, my son started coughing, Im

sure its nothing! Ill save a trip to the doctor and avoid using the little cash that we have on food.

The prices on all goods have inflated so much its nearly impossible to buy everything you need

for a full meal. The price of my sons medicine would take away from our food funds. We must

survive the winter and hope no one else starts coughing this is only the beginning of winter,

hopefully we have a short season this year.

July 7, 1928

There are so many outsiders in this town I once called my home. A mixture of Oaks,

Jews, and Hispanics migrating from the south to my city. The city was a bit diverse already but

now its just getting diverse for the wrong reasons. I guess people feel that California is this

paradise where nothing is wrong and everything might be perfect. Where they might get those

ideas? I have no idea, theyre wrong! Many people have started coming from the east in hopes of

finding jobs but do they not know jobs are declining here too! We stopped using Davids Wagon,

we cant afford to drive it around like we used to and Im sure no one else can too. Weve been

trying to get rid of this car but it seems as if no one can afford to drive a car casually, so no one is

buying it. The number of people Ive seen at soup kitchens is outrageous, some my old friends,

some my neighbors. Its like sometimes I wake up and dont even feel anything, I feel sort of

numb and hopeless. My son is only getting worse, my father is well, he cant do much since hes
 Lopez 21

too old to work. Weve emptied out just about all our savings and the restaurant went out of

business. Im feeling hopeless and feel like a horrible wife for not being able to do anything. I

dont even have time for any of my hobbies that would just be selfish of me.

December 31, 1928

Were thinking of sending the kids away with one of Davids parents, they live near

Olvera Street not to far but they could be closer. My son Brian seems to be constantly getting

sick and I fear for his life especially in these hard times. We have absolutely no money to get

medical help. My mother is on her deathbed and my father is devastated and hopeless just like I

am. David hasnt been the same since the restaurant closed, its as if hes a whole different

person. That is not the man I married. He walks around half dead with this face full of sadness. I

Could only imagine how horrible he must feel, even though he wont talk about it I know hes

hurting. He was once this ball of happiness, he was unstoppable, and he took any challenge on

with pride. Now the story is different the challenges we are facing are way beyond my control

especially way beyond his control.

Im writing in this journal to keep myself distracted and from not going crazy like all the

other ladies have. I refuse to let such devastating times bring my family down but I feel that Im

the only one who has some sort of hope. Im just trying to be as optimistic as I can but everyone

around seems to be in shock. How did things go so wrong? What can I do? Did I mention its

New Years Eve? In a few minutes, it will be 1929, how wonderful. Happy New Year or might I

say Just New Year, theres nothing happy about today.

April 4, 1930

I somehow ended up in Santa Monica, decided to take a stroll to ease my mind a bit. Its a

Gloomy Wednesday and Ive never felt so numb in my entire life. Here I stand at 33, a mother
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short of one son, a widow, daughter with no mother, and a mother with a daughter whom she

doesnt live with. Five years ago, on this very day my life was filled with so much joy, love, and

happiness. I was unstoppable with my family by my side and a husband who I loved. Five years

ago, today I stood here with the love of my life and my brother in law accompanied with his

wife. This place was full of people, crowded with people from all over. Now Im even lucky if I

see a boat shipping imported good from a different country. Sunny California seems to be more

like a cloudy Seattle Morning, that is something we dont usually see around this region of the

country. The pier is empty and all you could here is the helpless people searching for just a quick

fix of food from a trashcan, that is even louder than the waves splashing into the sand. My

daughter is now in great hands with her uncle, I just wished I wouldve sent my son with them

sooner, by the time I tried to, there was absolutely nothing I could do.

The Market is on the verge of crashing and there is absolutely nothing any politician can

do at this point. Who wouldve known that a problem that started to emerge years ago wouldve

blown out of proportion to this extent. Everyone is in debt, our houses are gone, our prized

possessions are gone, the great depression took our loved ones. The place I once called home is

now nothing compared to what it once was a few years ago. Everything was just to picture

perfect, at times my life was too good to be true. I, at times want to blame myself but this was

out of my control. People are out here dying of diseases and hunger, with no jobs to depend on

and barely little to no shelter. The economy is horrible, Im still alive but here I ask is life going

to get any better?

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Why I chose This region and Era

When I hear the Great Depression, I think of New York and the market crashing. I feel

that everyone speaks of the great depression and what happened in the East Coast not many

people talk about what was happening in the West Coast. My area of interest/focus was mostly

Los Angeles in the late 1920s to the early 1930s. The time I chose was key to present the

massive changes locals dealt with. I attempted to show basically how one day everything was all

lovely, people had homes, and stable jobs. Then this transitioned completely when their lives

entirely turned upside down during the Great Depression.

I included several things a such as hobbies and locations to depict how lives where in

those times. I felt that writing journal entries was a rhetorical moved that I used because in those

times people couldnt just share something via twitter on how they felt, people actually had

journals. Julia is portrayed as a stay at home mom who tends to her husbands and familys needs.

She always puts herself last which was common in those times since many people were very

conservative. She went from having a hobby of knitting to having t sell her jewels for extra cash.

Her Father was a farm owner which was common in those times and her husband owned a

restaurant. I really wanted to capture how they thought everything was going great and how they

never could have imagined how the great depression would affect their family.

Things were on the rise in California around the 1920-30s, the movie industry was on the

rise and as well as innovative gadgets. In the 20s people began to get exposed to things such as

washing Machines, Ford Wagons, and Dishwashers. Things seemed to be going great in the

1920s in Los Angeles because new business were also opening such as the start of pawn shops

and Graumans Chinese Theater, it is what we now know of as the TCL Chinese Theater.

Heading towards the 30s people were struggling financially all over the country, which caused
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many companies to close. The Father Lost his Farm and Her Husband lost his Restaurant to the

great depression just as many people did in the LA region.

During these times, it was common for people to lose things to Great Depression. Many

people lost their homes, businesses, and even family members. People were falling ill and some

even died. It was common for parents to send their children away to live with extended family

members since they no longer could support them financially. Some people were leaving while

other people were migrating into the city. In this time people from the mid-west had to deal with

the biggest drought that they had ever seen. The Great Dust Storm caused several different types

of people to migrate to the west. Many of the migrants had this picture that things werent as bad

in the LA region but it was as bad. I felt that this was important to include because not only were

people in the west dealing with financial struggles they had to deal with issues that were way

beyond their control, the drought.

I have always been intrigued by this period because of how great things were but

completely turned upside down. This gave me the opportunity to research more on Los Angeles

during the great depression because I feel that everyone knows enough of New York and the

Market Crashing. We arent really taught much of Los Angeles and the Great depression, so I

thought what a better way of giving information than to write journal entries from a girl named

Julia. It was important of me to write in the perspective of a female rather than a male because

Ive read enough of male perspectives in the Great Depression. A females perspective in the

great depression is something I havent read about which would make my writing unique. Also

Id like to point out that I didnt want to identify their race because that wouldve drifted from

the great depression as a whole, I wouldve had to focus on the struggles of a certain persons

race rather the financial struggles faced in Los Angeles in those times.
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Works Cited
Benitez, Tomas. "East L.A. Past and Present." 21 January 2004. PBS.24 March 2017.
Green, John. Crash Course. 10 October 2013. 15 Mar 2017.
Kubic, Mike. "The Great Depression." 26 September 2016. CommonLit. 14 Mar 2017.
. "The Roaring Twenties." 26 September 2016. CommonLit. 14 March 2017.
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Picking My Major Argument Revised

Marketing Makes More

Its probably the spring semester of your senior year in high school; Your SAT scores

shouldve arrived already and you probably just turned in your last college applications.

Everywhere you go you are constantly being asked, What is your major going to be or Have

you decided what you want to major in? weve all been there! As a College freshman, I told

myself, major in something that you will not hate. I found that many majors require you to take

certain course work that will not interest every single person. Yes, maybe there are people that

want to be doctors when they grow up, or maybe engineers but at the end of the day, after the

amount of extra degrees you must get to even obtain a decent paying job, is it going to be worth

it? There are many majors you could choose from that maybe are better than marketing but If

you are a person who likes working smart and not hard marketing will suit you.

In high school, there are certain things you can do that can make your first year of college

a bit easier. I would recommend check if the colleges youve applied to have marketing and

determine if it is an impacted major. Of the 1,870,000 bachelor's degrees earned in 2013 to 2014,

the greatest numbers of degrees were earned in the fields of business, approximately 358,000

(US Department of Education). The positive of marketing is that when I was applying I noticed

that marketing wasnt impacted in many colleges, which is good if you dont have a 4.0 GPA.

From experience If I were to go back and have a choice to take an AP class, I wouldve took

Calculus to quickly catch on to the curriculum of marketing. As a Marketing major or basically

any major your first two years are mostly your basic G.E classes which consist of English,

history, speech, science etc. You dont take most of your majors classes until the last two years

of college. Some examples would be classes in digital marketing, marketing research, and social
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media marketing. Its Usually the math classes that are a bit difficult but if you think about it,

marketing requires less math than other STEM majors.

Our personalities can really help us choose what career and degree path we want to

follow. You ask millions of questions, youre a people pleaser and love to make people happy.

You love analyzing anything that you dont understand and work as good independently as you

do working in a group. If you like working with people and understanding peoples feeling

towards products, marketing could be for you. Youre creative and love coming up with new

trends and ideas, you dont like being in the same place for a long time and like growing onto

bigger and better things. Yes, there are going to be nights where you stay up studying, but if you

are very organized you can have a good work life balance.

As a marketing, major so far Ive noticed that marketing doesnt take a negative toll on

your life in general. Your first two years you are required to take your G. Es and some of your

marketing classes (Black 217). One of the prerequisites of marketing is that you must take

Business Calculus, it is fairly easy, it has a connection to the real world, and you can make real

life connections with this class. I personally hate math but it makes it more interesting when it

has purpose rather than just getting questions asking to solve for X and Y. You will learn why

certain products are priced at a higher price and maybe why some products are reduced (supply

and demand). You will find yourself having to work in groups, which sounds like a drag at first

but this is only preparing you for the real world. For Example, COMP 100 is your basic

computer class but you are required to present several PowerPoints and presentations. These two

classes are just two examples of what you will need in the future because you will always work

with people and you should be a bit computer savvy.

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Per the U.S. Bureau of Labor, you could find yourself doing the following tasks and

working in these positions. One example would be a Digital marketing representative; with this

position, you are responsible for maintaining social media marketing, you work with teams to

improve your buyers experience no matter what the product, and you are also required to be

creative when it comes to growth strategies. This position has an average starting salary of

$45,111 dollars. Another positon you can obtain with a marketing degree would be a Digital

Marketing Manager, they are responsible for developing new marketing strategies, program

development, and they are usually the ones who conduct research to basically find what product

is in the demand and which product isnt. The average salary for Marketing Managers would be

$131,180 per the Bureau of Labor. Id also like to compare how mathematicians have an average

salary of $105,810 but thats after obtaining a Masters degree. Marketing Majors will get you

high paying jobs with just a Bachelor degrees, though it might make you stand out if you get a

higher degree.

The exciting part is that there are many marketing jobs because basically every company

has a marketing department. Marketing requires producing new products, advertising them, and

making sure that they are selling (Smith 2). Basically, every aspect of any type of work place has

a marketing department whether it be in medicine, sports, and even fashion. There is marketing

in sports, makeup, fashion, medicine, videogames, and even in the film industry. You dont have

to lean towards one marketing option, you will always have options but its great to choose

something your passionate about. Wouldnt you just love to go to work and get paid for

something you absolutely love? Are you a gamer? Imagine having the job that helps promote a

certain video game! You would be the one to convince users to want to buy and play a game,

which is why you should know the market of your potential place of employment. There are
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many internships out there to get you exposed to different marketing careers, having an

internship is also a requirement for graduation(Curren), which is not a bad thing since most

employers want to see that you have some sort of experience even if it were just for one year.

Since times are changing most marketing is done virtually and could allow you to work

from home. Yes, marketing is now controlled over electronic devices but you will never get fired

over technological advances since someone must be behind the screen generating and creating

new ideas or products. I personally have witnessed firsthand at my old job in medical billing, we

had a young marketing director who came at most 3 times a week since most of her job could be

done on the computer. She only would go to our actual office when she had meetings with

colleagues. She also had great benefits and was allowed maternity leave but continued to work

online from home which allowed her to be there emotionally and physically for her new born

child. It all depends on the company youre working for each company has different benefits and

rules

Naturally college may seem like a never ending torturous four years but its better to get

the hard work done now and do what you love for the rest of your life or at least until you retire.

Youll love your career so much you wont even know that you are working. The course work is

fairly easy but will require some time to learn since most of the material will be brand new to not

only you but me! Marketing is fun and really exciting; it is the interesting side of business. You

will always have growing opportunities at school and in your careers. Your pay only increases

after youve become more experienced. If you love money and enjoy having fun making money I

would recommend this major to you. Take it from me, I dont like doing things I dont like,

marketing is something I see myself working in. I dont like wasting my time either and
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marketing is such a great investment and the curriculum is quite interesting and something I will

never get uninterested of.

Picking My Major Bibliography Revised

Annotated Bibliography

"Bureau Projections -Employment Projections." BLS, https://data.bls.gov/projections/occupation.

Accessed 30 April 2017.

Black, Gregory. "The Importance of Course Design on Classroom Performance of Marketing

Students." Marketing Education Review , vol. 24, no.3, 2014, pp 213-226.

Curren, Marry T. Marketing. Business Department.Califronia State University of Northridge.

http://catolog.csun.edu/academics/mkt/programs. Accessed 19 April 2017.

"Occupational Outlook Handbook - Advertising, Promotions, and Marketing Managers ."BLS,

https://www.bls.gov/ooh/management/advertising-promotions-and-marketing-

managers.htm. Accessed 19 April 2017.

Smith, Jacquelyn. "The Marketing And Advertising Jobs With The Best Future." Forbes,

13 Mar. 2013, https://www.forbes.com/sites/jacquelynsmith/2013/03/13/the-marketing-

and-advertising-jobs-with-the-best-future. Accessed 1 May 2017

U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics. (2016).Digest of

Education Statistics, 2015 (NCES 2016-014) Chapter 3.

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Reflection #1

English 114 taught me a lot, over all it was quite interesting to see different teaching

methods since I had two different instructors. To start off I feel like I learned way more writing

techniques I did in my freshman year than I did in my entire 4 years of high school. I dont know

if that its a good thing or a bad thing but the good part is that Im improving. If you were to ask

me to write an essay that was more than 3 pages a few years ago I wouldve thought you were

crazy. I feel that I am now capable of writing more lengthier essays; they may not be perfect but I

feel that there is still room for improvement. I learned the importance of citing correctly and the

difference of MLA 7/8th.

I have no problem stating that I am not that great of a writer and know that I can improve.

I feel that I maybe if I had better terms for things maybe my essays could be better. For example,

maybe using composition instead of essay or using sunrise instead of morning. I dont know if

that makes sense but I just want to have better vocabulary to make my work a bit more

sophisticated. I feel that I can resolve this problem by reading more actual hard copy books

rather than just reading things online on my phone.

I enjoy writing I just always felt like my time was limited and couldve put more effort

into my work. I always prefer an essay to turn in than to have to take a quiz in class. I feel that I

have more control of my work and its outcome rather than having to take a test, plus test give me

bad anxiety. I could know a topic forward and backwards but when it comes to taking a quiz I

will blank out but that doesnt happen to me when Im writing an essay. I really enjoyed this
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class because I got exposed to different writing styles and it made me realize that writing

assignments dont always have to be boring.

Reflection #2
Well my freshman experience was very different compared to all the other years of school

Ive dealt with. To start off I didnt enjoy my hour and a half commute to school and decided

never to take an 8 am class because waking up at 5 in the morning isnt very pleasant. Ive

concluded that maybe I should change my major and feel that I am nowhere near ready to jump

into my major classes but then again the only major class Ive took is Business Calculus. Ive

failed it once and Im possibly going to maybe pass with a D this semester. I really dont think

Im not capable of passing the class its just that I had a bunch going on at home and never really

had time for my school work let alone a day off. I have decided that it would be best if I just

focus on my studies rather than work. I had a hard time maintaining a good work life balance so

no I was not satisfied with my first year of college.

My advice to any freshman would be to have their priorities straight. If you have to work

on an assignment due and get invited to go out, please choose your school work. If you are given

the chance to pick up more hours at work PLEASE choose the school work. I would also suggest

not to major in a certain area of study because pf what your family expects you to do. I feel that

my next semester is going to be completely different because this year was just very

overwhelming, but I know with time I will adjust to my new routines and priorities.