Future Success

This project is important because, it helps us understand how our future career is. Also it helps us plan our future for the real world. For example, I choose to become a cartoonist. I found out how much they make in a year ($61,985) and also figured out what I needed to do to become a cartoonist, taking four years undergrad in college. It help me get an idea of which colleges I should go to. I figured out how much money the government will take away from me because of taxes, which let me see how much I was able to spend on items and on student loans. This project gave me a glimpse of how my future would be like, as a cartoonist.

Romeo and Juliet vs. West SIde Story

West Side Story is different than Romeo and Juliet because they are both different kinds of love Stories. For Example, in West Side Story, the story took place in the 20th century. Also, their were two gangs, The Jets (Americans) and The Sharks (Puerto Ricans). The Shark's leader sister (Marie) fell in love with an former Jet member (Tony). Therefore they had to hide their love. On the other hand, in Romeo and Juliet, their are two families, (Montagues and the Capulets). The families are enemies, and Romeo is from the Montagues, and Juliet is from the Capulets. They both fell in love, but they can't be together since Juliet was in an arranged Marriage to a prince and their families were enemies. Therefore, Romeo and Juliet and The West Side Story are both different.

"Romeo and Juliet"-Reflection

After viewing the play, Romeo and Juliet, I think that Romeo and Juliet shouldn't have died at the end. Romeo thought that Juliet was dead, and decided to drink some poison. Juliet was only asleep. She drank some liquid that made her seem as if she was dead. She drank it because she didn't want to marry the Prince. Her plan was to runaway with Romeo after the potion wore out. But, when she woke up, she noticed Romeo was dead. She decided to end her life by taking a knife and killing herself. I think that Romeo and Juliet should have been able to live, so that they could have enjoyed their love. Their parents hatred for one another, prevented that from happening.

"Young Love, Old Divisions"

After reading,"Young Love, Old Divisions", which was about an African American boy named Lionel and a Mexican girl named Beatriz, who like each other. They both are together, but it's difficult to stay together because of other people opinions around them. The only time they are together is in school, because they don't want to hear other people opinions while they are out together. I feel that it doesn't matter what people think about you if you like someone from a different race, as long as you like that person. Therefore, I hope that Lionel and Beatriz stay together.