Some Lessons from the assembly Line

            Andrew Braksmas essay is about him being a full time student to a full time worker over the summer. He describes how after working in the factories he appreciate being able to have a higher education. He learned how a person can be working at a place for years and still have to worry about being laid off, do to downsizing. I can relate to Braksmas because, after high school I went straight into the labor force working gruesome hours.

          My family had a family sign business that started from one car garage to a eight thousand square feet warehouse. My father built this business so that one day I would be able to run it. Right after high school I gladly accepted the responsibility to run the family business. But little I knew, how much time and dedication I put into the business. The overwhelming knowledge that goes behind making a sign was giving me white hairs. There was no college out there that would teach you how to build a sign. So the knowledge and the trait in building a sign was pass down to from my father. After four years in the industry I decided that the sign business was not for me. Its not the fact that I do want the responsibility if my father steps down. But the fact that I would have to crawl into a one foot attic to install a sign, or the long hours, and the constant phone calls from customers complaining about employees messing up is not the path I wanted for myself. So I fired myself to pursue my life long dream to become a chef.

Langston Hughes essay " Salvation"

            Langston Hughes dealt with lying in church and had to keep it from everyone because, he was not sure he believed in god. As a young boy Hughes was at church and was escorted to the front row on the mourners bench with all the other young sinners. Many prayers sat around the little sinners and prayed for them so they are able to see Jesus. One by one the little sinners saw Jesus. But Hughes did not see Jesus. Then he questioned if there is a Jesus because, the boy before him lied about seeing Jesus and no punishment was thrust upon him. When I was seven I experience my very first lie.

              It was after school my father was waiting to pick me up in front of school. While I walk towards him he yelled from afar " how did I do on my spelling test?" I thought to myself for a second, thinking that my dad help me all night to help me prepare for test and I did not want to tell him that I got a C. I slowly grab my dad hand with my sweaty palms, nervous to tell him a lie that might devastate him if he found out the truth. So I slowly stuttered that I got a B on my test. I clenched my eyes tight thinking something bad will happen because, I just told a lie. But suddenly I felt this hug from my father and the words congratulation. I was jaw dropping stunned on how easily it was to lie. So I smiled at my dad and kept walking. As I grew older and older, my skills at lying got better. Even though I was not proud of my lies, it kept me out of trouble. 

Cell Phones and Social Graces

Charles Fisher is an English teacher, that fed up with people that do not have the common courtesies while using a cell phone. Fisher understands the usefulness of cellphones and how it benefits us. But the fact that how the invention of cell phones, create constant availability to a person. I do agree with Fisher view point, of peoples lack the common courtesy while using a cellphone.

Even though I agree with Fisher and how common courtesy comes a long way with cellphone users. I like many people have a cellphone. The purpose of my constant cellphone use is that everything that I need is on it. The constant communication that I am able to have with my younger siblings. Being able to Email teachers if I am running late or asking what have I miss last week. But I draw the line at using a cellphone while driving. People do not fully understand the major consequences using a cellphone while driving has. I could be one of the worst driver out there; I been in plenty full  accidents. None my fault, but all from cellphone users while driving. I do not understand how a person can be looking at their cellphones and going 65mph on a freeway at the same time, its just stupidity. 

Darkness at Noon

       Harold Krents' purpose in writing Darkness At Noon, is to show that people would assume things that are completely false. By trying to explaining that if they are blind they are not deaf nor a mute. As an Asian teenager in high school, other students usually come up to me assuming that I am brainiac. Thats why I do agree with Krent's viewpoint, on how people  treat handicap as if they were as a child. Not everything you presume about a person isn't always true. As my friends in high school assume I was brainiac of math.
       I usually here this stereo type around high school, that Asians are good at math. Many of my peers always come to me, making an assumption that I am good at math. Thinking that I am mathwize just because, I dress a little dorky. But truthfully I am terrible at math. There this one time during algebra class, I had trouble understanding my math problems. So I ask the good friend that was sitting next to me if he could help me out with the problems. His answered was "pshh..smart ass". I was thinking to myself "really", did he assume that I was making fun of him. "I really did needed help with these math problems", I responded back kind-fully. Even though I really wanted to slap him silly. I don't even know where that stereotype came from. But it is ridiculous, how many people believe its true. This is just a little comparison to what Krent deal's with, on a day to day bases, living with a disability since day one.