The Time Machine:)

Have you ever imagined what it would be like if you would get to go back in time and travel through our past or maybe even in our future? Yes indeed that would be a fascinating adventure! Just imagining it gives me the chills. Think about it for a moment. All the places you can visit, the things you get to see, and the people that you can meet that everyone else in this time would have loved to meet! From Albert Einstein, to the great-ship Titanic, to even meeting the Dinosaurs; You will make history happen all over again, and our unsolvable questions will finally be answered!

Building a Time Traveling Machine has been indeed the greatest challenge for scientists and creators. Yet, my question still remains, "will it ever be possible to travel through time?" If I had the power in my hands to travel through a time machine I would take many stops. My first one will be to travel deep into the heart of the past. A past where my presence was not even yet existed. I would like to go check out the Dinosaurs. I just love those creatures! Since I was a little girl I always said getting to see these giant beasts roam the earth would be one of the best things my eyes can ever experience! Sadly I didn't get to go watch "Walking with Dinosaurs," so if traveling through time is what it takes to glance these creatures, then I would be more than happy.

When I watched the movie "The Duchess" and "Titanic" I completely fell in love with the style and class back then. So my next stop in my time traveling machine will be from the 18oo-19oo's. I really thought that wearing big hair and dresses, and riding horse carriages was so fancy and cool. I guess that I am an oldies style girl, I would fit perfectly in those times. Of course it would be difficult to deal with the fact that men ruled over woman any time and the whole war will affect me too much. So I am glad I was born during more civilized times. 

Not knowing where I come from is not something I am proud of. So my next stop will be getting to know my great-great-great grandparents when they were just little kids. I would follow them around and just see how their lives were, and how they ended up falling in love. Maybe I would even sneak around my own parents when they were little to see how their lives were and how they met. I would like to see all the struggles they had to face in life to be together, and everything they did to end up together. I would go back when I was still with my mom and let her know how I really appreciate everything she has done for me. I would make sure she would have been treated better, and just try to make her life easier. So many mistakes and overly talked words would not have been said, I would avoid so much. Just knowing that I could go back and actually know where I come from and fix some things in my family would complete me.

I start to think and I realize that going through my past would just be irrelevant. I wouldn't spend my entire time with a time machine just exploring the past. I already lived it and it has all summed up to make me the person that I am today. I am OK with who I am, so I would also explore my future. I would go about 3o years from now and see myself, my life, and who I am. I would see if I did end up with "that guy" and actually test his words and see if we did make it. I would like to know what my career is and if I have children and where I live. Most importantly I would see what kind of person am I and if I am truly happy with my life. If I am not I would know and today I will be working hard to succeed my happiness and all my dreams; Because that's what everyone really wants in their life; Just happiness and all their dreams coming true. And with the power of a time traveling machine, it would just be amazing and really easy.

Our Beautiful Earth:)

The most beautiful art you can find is by just taking a look at planet earth, and the paradise in beauty of nature it be-holds.

Mi flor

Si amas a alguien dejalo ir, si vuelve es tuyo para siempre, y si no, nunca lo fue.

Karen

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Ottmar

My forever love :)<3

My Dear Ancestry :)

Dear great-great-grandchild,

     In 1oo years from now you will be reading this, and I will be gone far, far gone.  Right now I am writing you this letter, so when you read this you will know that I am thinking of you even though to me you still don't exist.  To you I may just be a spect of dust when you think of me.  Little do you know that there is a whole history that I made just for you.  I am the creator of your new history, because of me your life is what it is now. My name is Karen Cecilia Mercado Graciano, currently I am 16 years old. I am attending Atrisco Heritage Academy High School;  Which is the newest highschool in the APS school district so far.  I will be expecting to graduate in the year 2o12.  I am planning my future ahead of me, I love soccer and I want my career to be something relating to nursing science.  Also I want my mathematics diploma.  Enough about me, now let's get to the stories.  You will know that you had two great-great-great grandma's from me.  One is my real mother and another is my mother that took me in so I can stay in Albuquerque, New Mexico.  My parents went back to mexico and I stayed here.  Sooner or later I will be known as a Duran, I won't change my last name I'll just add a new one.  I am not sure what to say about my future, I haven't even lived it yet.  But I am sure that my future will hold something that will you seek and you will be proud of having me as your grandma for.  Hopefully you will know more about me, than I do about my own great-great grandparents.  It might not really matter, but it's really usefull information that you will need in your life.  You roots will come from me and my loving partner which I already have or will seek in the future, and together we made the tree of your life and past ancestry! 

I hope you have enjoyed reading this letter and find many more things about me, with love, Karen

         

Thank You lely:)

  Thank you for our friendship
For it means so much to me,
Your kindness and understanding
And loving ways you share so free.

Thank you for being beside me
When I needed someone that cared,
And thank you for all your loyalty
For the times together we shared.

Thank you for our friendship
For it's something even money can't buy,
Thank you for holding me tightly
When there was a need I had to cry.

Thank you for always smiling
When I couldn't smile at all,
And thank you for boosting my ego
For the times I felt so small.

Your friendship I cherish so deeply
So this message to you I send,
May God bless and always watch over you
And may you always remain my friend

Jasmelly

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Karen

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Best Friends:)

The Starfish Story:)

     The Starfish story, once you read it, it makes you think a little differently about the way of life, and how you can help out our little planet. When I read this story I imagined that my R.I.P. Grandpa would have sat me on his knee and told me this story. It's not just a story to tell, it's a story with a reason to tell. To me this story has a message and a lesson to learn in life

     To me the moral of this story would be that even the slightest change you make to help out, it makes a big difference in  someone's life and in our planet. No, I am not saying that everyone should go green and help out every single day, all that I am saying is that once in a while somebody out there and our planet can use a little help.

     In my part the way that I help is by going green. My dad and I like to go and plant trees. We do it in our backyard because it's very big, we've done it in our neighbors yard and in some parks. We are also pretty big on recycling. We recycle our glass, paper, and plastic, and we donate our old clothes and stuff to goodwill or other local organizations that are in need of help. It's not much, but it means a lot to me that were helping our planet and the people in need.

     That's just one of the many ways that you can help out. Like the young man said in the story "I made a difference to that one!" You don't have to necessarily go and save someone's life out there, just do something small because even the slightest thing you do to help, it makes a big difference to someone, or our planet. You only have one life, you should cherish every moment of it, and make it the best you can.

Change.org:Immigrant_Rights Getting a Little Out of Hand

     I learned many things from this cause; One that really moved and touched me, was how Californias governor, Arnold Shawrzenegger proposed to eliminate food stamps, and other forms of aid for immigrants who have spent fewer than twenty-five years in the country. This really hits Immigrant Women the most by such discriminatory policies. They are the ones that end up being single parents living in a country that doesn't allow them, trying to get their children to achieve in life. I don't agree with this, and I would like to make a change. I did, and I signed the petition on Immigrant Rights Change.org, if you would like to help please follow the link, Thank you for supporting these immigrants.

    

New Baby Zalea:)

Having a baby is one of the most wonderful things in your life, as well as the hardest thing in your life. by Nuno Bettencourt

The Great Debaters Movie Review:)

     The Movie "The Great Debaters" was one of the most outstanding movies I have ever seen. I would definitely give it two thumbs up and recommend it. "It makes you believe again in the power of movies to inspire (Pete Hammon, Maxim)." This movie has a lot of things that I admire; For example it has steadfast humanity, its literacy, its passionate belief in education, and its faith that history teaches invaluable lessons. This movie starts off with the Journey of Mr. professor Melvin, he's a debate team coach and with his power he made a little debate team from a small African-American College. They win enough debates that they end up debating against Harvard University. This movie is actually based on a true story, but in the reality they didn't go to Harvard University they ended up going to University of Southern California. My favorite actor was the Professor, which in reality is the forever famous Denzel Washington. This was the second film directed by Denzel Washington, which he won an Academy Award for.

Diego Rivera Painting:)

    

     Diego Rivera painting Madre E nino, (1934) tempera/Masonite with a Mexican region. I have to say I looked at many paintings of Diego Rivera and for some reason I couldn't take my eyes off this one. Something about it captured my attention. The painting reminded me that no love is greater than the love of a mother to a child. Mothers truly are the best things this earth has given us, they will always protect you like the little baby you once were to them, even when your 40 years old. I find it absolutely beautiful how the colors mixed, created this masterpiece! Even though the looks of sadness crosses the faces of these people, you can tell that the mother is loving and protecting her child. To me this painting can be very personal because my own mother did a lot for me and my protection, so maybe that's why I loved this painting from the moment I saw it. I would love to have this kind of painting hanging at my house someday, so when I have visitors they can see and capture the moments for themselves of a mom loving and protecting a child.

    

The New Colossus

The New Colossus

Not like the brazen giant of Greek fame,

With conquering limbs astride from land to land;

Here at our sea-washed, sunset gates shall stand

A mighty woman with a torch, whose flame

Is the imprisoned lightning, and her name

Mother of Exiles. From her beacon-hand

Glows world-wide welcome; her mild eyes command

The air-bridged harbor that twin cities frame.

"Keep ancient lands, your storied pomp!" cries she

With silent lips. "Give me your tired, your poor,

Your huddled masses yearning to breathe free,

The wretched refuse of your teeming shore.

Send these, the homeless, tempest-tost to me,

I lift my lamp beside the golden door!"

Author:Emma Lazarus’ Famous Poem

This poem has a meaning of freedom. It's suppose to inspire inmigrants that they are welcomed in this country, that this home is to all. But the actual reality is that this is not true. My question is that why does this lady stand alone? We are all suppose to be honoring her and we're not. If it was actually true that this country welcomes everyone then why are we rejecting everyone from our country? We are not really welcoming them we are just pushing them away. This poem does have a meaning and maybe did try to make a difference, but us as americans have crushed all of that. This beautiful lady tries to make a change, we need to honor her, and actually make that change real, because she is represnting our country in saying that we will make that change. I just want to see it happen.