Inocente: Persuing Dreams

Inocente is a short documentary directed by Sean Fine and Andrea Nix, explores the dark side of childhood. Inocente has every reason to be dark and grim. The 15 year old from San Diego has been homeless most of her life. However, the aspiring artist chooses to live her life. However, the aspiring artist chooses to live her life in full, vibrant color. One of the quotes that really got to me is where Inocente was talking about why she got into art. “I was going to the Monarch School in San Diego. ARTS (A reason to survive) offered an after school program. It was about five years ago… We would do collages, painting, water colors. Painting was more my calling… Sometimes I recycle canvases. There was a canvas that I added onto because I felt like adding onto it would be better than painting over it. I wouldn’t like it if someone painted over my art... Kids really inspire me because when they paint they don’t really care about mistakes. That’s the way I paint. If I spill paint I leave it as is.” As you see she doesn’t care about mistakes she just enjoys the life in painting. It was her way of getting away from her problems. I’m proud to be an artist and she inspired me to never give up and continue perusing your dreams. I believe what I feel because she was homeless and she strived to do her best. That shows anything is possible if you put your mind to it. She never gave up even though she was homeless she ended up having her own art show and sold all her paintings. That’s pretty amazing if you ask me. Just continue following dreams because they can come true if you try hard enough. So ask yourself this, is it possible to achieve dreams? Regardless of your situation. Yes it is so go out there and make it happen, because anything is possible.

Find A Good Frog

 In her essay "Find a good frog", Delia Motavalli tells us how when she was a child she believed in the romance cause she has grown up on watching movies about fairy tales and princesses. But after she received a piece of advice from her mother, Delia has come to realize her own definition of "Happily ever after". I used to believe in the "Happily ever after". My reason for saying i used to believe in "Happily ever after" is because i used to always watch Disney movies and think that's how my love life is gonna turn out when i get older. But as i grew up i realized that the movies are not like real life. They are not like fairy tales where you get Mr.prince charming and the happy ending. You just have to face reality that life is not a movie. So i guess what im basically trying to prove here is the Disney we saw as kids are completely never gonna happen in this lifetime. Maybe it will happen but in the simple way.

The American Dream Lives On

In her essay "The American Dream Lives On", Yasmina Shaush tells us her story of how when she was a young immigrant moving to the united states and how she felt pressure. Yashima Shaush has come to believe that the beauty of America is the opportunity for success if you work hard and have the determination. In America anything is possible if you put your mind to it and believe in yourself. I can definitely agree that America is the land of opportunity. My reason for saying America is the land of opportunity is because it's true . America has so many options and great experiences and opportunities. Such as the free enterprise system where anyone can build a business and make a living they want to. Even though other countries have this, we were one of the first. Since the people here are diverse, getting a job is easier (in most cases), you don't have to bribe anyone or have a connection with the boss. That is why America is the land of opportunity, Why it has very many opportunities. So ask yourself is America
really the land of opportunity? and when you answer this question wonder if it's still the land of opportunity.