One Grrl Revolution

http://www.cnn.com/2009/LIVING/personal/10/06/lia.soledad.obrien.excerpt/index.html

DATES FOR COVERAGE OF LATINO IN AMERICA ON CNN IS:

OCT. 21 & 22ND 8/et

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This past week I learned so much about racism and prejudice. I had to write an essay paper on unjust and just laws pertaining to the Catholic church and the USA government. Researching the topic was the most fun and I feel I have learned a lot. I learned that I am a better note taker than I thought, which is a good thing and I have been able to retain a lot information from class. I believe it will stay with me forever. My main challenge was Thursday night preparing for Friday classes. I had onl… Continue

So far, this week seemed to go by a lot faster than the first. I almost did not want to go home for the weekend, but I still missed my mom so I had to see her. Family values was the lesson of the week and I learned so much about how society can make or change or break family values. The main idea I had to embrace was the idea that society, government, or the media is ourselves so we, as people, can't point the finger at other "reasons" when we are the ones who make society what it is, who electe… Continue

Sunday night I felt very anxious about starting school. They gave us a debriefing on what it would be like and it seemed so scary. For awhile I thought, what am I doing here, there is no way I can get through this. But this morning when I woke up, something clicked and stirred inside of me. I was ready. I know my prayers were answered as my nerves were calmed down. I found a fortune cookie the other day and it coincidentley read "Determination is what you need right now". That fortune cookie was… Continue

I don’t know if it was the fresh glass of beer that made him agree to dance with me. But I will always remember this night. Having just walked across the dance floor, refusing to sit out on a slow song, my eyes were fixated on their target. I walked, no, ran over to his table and urged him to dance with me. He was hesitant at my radical request, but I had to. I wasn’t about to put off what I could today for tomorrow. I didn’t even know if I would see him again. I had to, no, I needed to dance wi… Continue