blog# 4 streetcar named desire

My first claim is that Stanley seems like a rough sarcastic guy. He tends to have a careless vibe in a way and his ego plays a part in that. Blanche "no i rarely touch it" Stanley "some people rarely touch it, but it touches them often" (18). It looks like he's trying to let her know that he's not stupid and he knows that she does drink and she doesn't need to put on an act. Blanche was talking to stanley about her looks and he told her a situation that he was in with a girl who said she was the glamorous type and Stanley said "So what?" (26) This shows the careless side of him, like he doesn't have any interest in that and he knew the girl was trying to be stuck up so his ego came out to try and hurt the girl or shut her down with what he said.

My second claim is that Blanches name means pure, white and innocent but her personality contradicts that. She seems like a really loose and easy woman. In the play she asks stanley to help her button up the back of her dress and she says things like, "...that was why, when you walked in here last night, i said to myself, My sister has married a man."(27) I think this was a flirtatious move in a way. After this she sees her sister and tells her "I called him a little boy and laughed and flirted. yes i was flirting with your husband!"(30) She tells her sister that she flirted with her husband, honestest is always good but just the fact that she did flirt shows that she's not the innocent type of woman. She also asks to drink. Blanche "...open you pretty mouth  and talk while i look around for some liquor"(10). She just seems like a drunk and a liar from the previous quote because she tells Stanley that she doesn't drink and in this quote she's looking for some.

Final draft

Shanelle Maldonado                                                                                       March 21, 2012

                                                                   My Goal

Little sisters, yay! There’s always a pretty painted picture when it comes to beings a big sister. Some make it seem perfect; others make it seem like the worst thing in the world. I would say it's the most complicated, fun, frustrating journey to take. It's not that bad but dealing with "you’re not the boss of me" makes it a little less tolerable. I enjoy being an older sister to my little people but sometimes it gets serious and I think I’ve been handling it the wrong way. So my Goal is to figure out a way to get closer to my sister and grow a better relationship with her.
       I have two younger sisters and one younger brother. Chalynne is 12, Shania is 6 and Shawn is 5. Chalynne has hit an age where she knows it all and she thinks she's already to mature for the park and toys r us. She gets embarrassed by anything and she has to look cute with everything she does. This irks me a whole lot. I feel like she's growing up a little too fast and I'm not ready for it. When i was 12 I was into pony tails, sneakers, jeans and a t shirt. She's into leggings (super tight jeans ), a fancy shirt and her hair has to be perfectly styled. This doesn't bother me as much because she could just really be into fashion and looking nice in general. But it's just how she comes about it that worries me and I always react in an aggressive way.

My dad is over protective with me and I feel like that kind of transferred over and I'm just doing the same to her. My sister has a little attitude and it bothers me because she doesn’t really respect my authority, I'm not her mother but I don’t try to be, I just want to be the perfect big sister. It's hard to discipline and be kind at once when she's constantly trying to be your older sister. I have to find a way to be loving but still able to discipline. She doesn’t act her age and I feel like she's looking for attention in the wrong places. I need to start giving her the support and attention she's looking for but it's hard when she comes out her mouth and try's to act up. She's 12 but she tries to be 16. She’s always going around trying to impress.

            I want to be able to have a close bond with her and still have the kind of relationship where she trusts me but always respects my authority. I know that I have to work hard at this goal because she does look up to me so I have to not only grow a better relationship with her but I have to make sure my life style is appropriate and right so that she can have an idea as to where she should go with her life and what to bringing and take out of hers. I haven’t been that great of a sister and I have to admit. I’ve been into my own thing and trying to get out and have fun I feel like I abandoned her and haven’t fit the “big sister” title.

My goal is to try my best and win her back. She’s 12, a 7^th grader in Entrada academy. Whenever I pick her up from school all I see are little girl showing off skin, hair dyed, piercing in places I didn’t know existed. It bothers me because these are the people she is around most of her time and they aren’t a good influence at all. I know its hard at that age to stay “innocent” or good. Per pressure sucks and the kids are mean. I was bullied in middle school so I know what it must be like for her. But I didn’t have an older sister to run to or to talk to and ask questions. She does! But it’s like she doesn’t, and it hurts because I know she needs me.

This is extremely important to me because I know that my little sisters future will depend on her childhood, so now’s the time to make things happen for her and to protect her psychically and spiritually. I have to start talking to her more and asking her more questions to show her that I care. I know that I like to talk and I like when someone listens to me cause it just shows that there’s interest in my life and what goes on in it so I feel like asking her about her day or just randomly speaking to her more would lighten up the shade in between us and we’ll be able to become closer.

I’m scared that if  I don’t grab her now I’ll lose her to all this wildness that’s going on now with these little girls and that’s the last thing I want. I need my sister to trust me and I’m going to try everything I can to get this done. I need to pick her up from school more, take her out and invited her when I go out. So that she can see that I’m not pushing her away or it’s not that I don’t want her around I just haven’t been doing it.

Learning to be a good older sister is harder than I expected and I know she would treat our younger siblings the way I was with her so my behavior change will let her see that there’s a better way to deal with each other and work as a unit because we are all we have and it starts with me.

my goal

My goal is to be a better older sister and to get closer to my sister. I want to be able to have a close bond with her and still have the kind of relationship where she trusts me but always respects my authority. I know that I have to work hard at this goal because she does look up to me so I have to not always grow a better relationship with her but I have to make sure my life style is appropriate and right so that she can have an idea as to where she should go with her life and what to bringing and take out of hers. I haven’t been that great of a sister and I have to admit. I’ve been into my own thing and trying to get out and have fun I feel like I abandoned her and haven’t fit the “big sister” title.

My goal is to try my best and win her back. She’s 12, a 7^th grader in Entrada academy. Whenever I pick her up from school all I see are little girl showing off skin, hair dyed, piercing in places I didn’t know existed. It bothers me because these are the people she is around most of her time and they aren’t a good influence at all. I know its hard at that age to stay “innocent” or good. Per pressure sucks and the kids are mean. I was bullied in middle school so I know what it must be like for her. But I didn’t have an older sister to run to or to talk to and ask questions. She does! But it’s like she doesn’t, and it hurts because I know she needs me. This is extremely important to me because I know that my little sisters future will depend on her childhood, so now’s the time to make things happen for her and to protect her psychically and spiritually. I have to start talking to her more and asking her more questions to show her that I care. I know that I like to talk and I like when someone listens to me cause it just shows that there’s interest in my life and what goes on in it so I feel like asking her about her day or just randomly speaking to her more would lighten up the shade in between us and we’ll be able to become closer.

final draft my goals

1.     My goal is to find a career that’s for me and that I’ll be happy with
by next semester. I want to be sure of this career so that I can start
taking the classes I need and just to start moving on. I don’t want to
waste anymore time wondering and just feeling like I’m going in
circles with what I want to do. I would like to work with kids and changing
lives. I want to be part of making a difference in this world. I know
there’s a whole lot of baby steps in between but that’s why I want to
figure out what career fits me so I could get on my way to dong big
things.
2.       I know that it takes a lot of time, patience’s and dedication to get
anything good in life and that’s what I’m afraid of. I’m afraid of
getting intimated by all the work that comes with having a good future
and career and giving up. I know that giving up shouldn’t be a option
but I feel like all the pressure will build up to frustration and ill
end up going down that road.  I think that once I figure out what
career s meant for me I’ll be a lot more motivated in getting this all
done.
3.  Finding a career that fits me is really important to me because I
don’t want to end up graduating and not going anywhere or even giving 
up and not finishing school. I don’t want a
job I want a career. I also feel that figuring out what I want to do
is important because I might be interested in other things and not
know until I start exploring.  I don’t want to waste any more time.
Tomorrow isn’t a promise I want to take advantage of as much as I can
every day.
 4.     In order to get this goal going I have to start researching and
asking questions. I need to find people who have similar interest as I
do and see what we have in common. Maybe I’ll be interested in their
career choice and will finally be able to have target to focus on and
hit.

My goal

My goal is to find a career that’s for me and that I’ll be happy with by next semester. I want to be sure of this career so that I can start taking the classes I need and just to start moving on. I don’t want to waste anymore time wondering and just feeling like I’m going in circles with what I want to do. I want to work with kids and changing lives. I want to be part of making a difference in this world. I know there’s a whole lot of baby steps in between but that’s why I want to figure out what career fits me so I could get on my way to dong big things.    I know that it takes a lot of time, patience’s and dedication to get anything good in life and that’s what I’m afraid of. I’m afraid of getting intimated by all the work that comes with having a good future and career and giving up. I know that giving up shouldn’t be a option but I feel like all the pressure will build up to frustration and ill end up going down that road.  I think that once I figure out what career s meant for me I’ll be a lot more motivated in getting this all done.    Finding a career that fits me is really important to me because I don’t want to end up graduating and not going anywhere. I don’t want a job I want a career. I also feel that figuring out what I want to do is important because I might be interested in other things and not know until I start exploring.  I don’t want to waste any more time. Tomorrow isn’t a promise I want to take advantage of as much as I can every day.    In order to get this goal going I have to start researching and asking questions. I need to find people who have similar interest as I do and see what we have in common. Maybe I’ll be interested in their career choice and will finally be able to have target to focus on and hit.