Oh winter time =)

Winter is one of the four seasons.
One might hate it,
but I like it for several reasons.
When it first begins to snow
all you see is everything covered up in white.
You can’t help but to be overwhelmed by the wonderful site.
When your outside with your friends,
there are endless possibilities of fun.
The only bad part is, when it is all done.
And when you get to cold n go inside
you can look forward to some hot cocoa.
Perfect time to sit back n reminisce on all the good times.
Laugh at all the "innocent" crimes committed,
winter is jus full with peace and tranquility
but I haven’t decide if it is my favorite reason just yet  ;)

What a money saving sale -.-

         Globalization.... what is this globalization which you speak of? When I hear globalization I picture my old xbox game “civilization revolution” and I picture everyone trying to conquer everyone. To be more specific there was a technology which you learned called globalization so that is what I picture

But isn't the real meaning of globalization basically the same thing? Its about corporations trying to expand to various parts of the world hoping to become wealthier than they already are. In a way I guess globalization is good. It creates more jobs for unresourced countries. It lifts up the poverty rate and makes the economy become more prosperous.

         But it is also just as bad. People get cheated off what they should actually get paid. It is just a way for major corporations to cash in unprivileged people that don't know any better and are just try to their living. The big corporations make them labor just to be paid $4 an hour? That is horrific but like I stated earlier these people don't know better.

         Also big corporations put out of business small local businesses. Sure they provide lower prices but that means someone else loses their job and businesses. Some businesses that were passed down family lines and businesses people poured their heart out for. Simply to be taken out of businesses by these marketing giants.

         In my opinion globalization is bad. Simply because it forces labor for easy money and it runs everyone else that surrounds them out of business. But who I am to speak, I myself go shop in these stores. Become excited at how much I saved. But for what cost child labor? Maybe we all should start changing this, its never to late...

......GOOOOAAALLLLLL!!!!!!!

                  Sports are more than sports to me. I know this is going to sound cheesy but they are a sort of a passion now. I grew up around sports and for the majority of my live have participated in them. Up to this point i can fully understand why their so great. I play a variety of sports, i may not be so great at them but hey ill do it for the heck of it.
              One sport that i really am fond of would be soccer. Like any typicall mexican i love soccer. I remember as a little kid i would enter that stadium and be so fascinated by everything. Even today i get the same exact feeling. Soccer is like my little own world now. Not only do i love playing in the sport but i use as my escape from everything. When i play soccer, all worries and stress become omitted. Its like everything else didnt execist besides my team and our opponents.
                Soccer has a become much more than a passion. Its inrooted in my blood. When i play soccer its like a whole new world. Its somewhere where i casn escape to, somewhere when i can do what i love.  Not only do i love playing soccer i love playing with my team. Because of soccer i wouldnt have the same friends. i always wonder what if i played football would i have the same friends? all i know is  i wouldnt be the same  
               Theres nothing better than being at a soccer game with the people you love. anticipaing the wave to come to you and getting up. The best feelin is that moment where the players shoot and everything becomes quite and you hear is...... GOOOOOOAAALLLLL!!!!! everyone around you screams, hi fives go everywhere and huggs to that one random creepy guy. But overall soprts serve as a scapegoat where i can go and release my stress.

Thanks for...

Thanksgiving is a holiday where people give thanks about certain things. It’s a day to stop and reflect on your life. Today I am forced to write about how thankful I am towards my classmates. But no offense if you’re not on this list I love all my classmates. Except for PHIL just kidding Phil J My first one up is Jacky Huang <333333

Jacky is my favorite Asian person that I always heard about but I never met. Until this year I finally found out why everyone loved Jacky so much. He is hilarious and always brings up the best in people. Jacky either says something really funny or does something really stupid. He is always trying to make people laugh and he is the shoulder anyone can go to if someone needs it. Jacky is officially an honorary Mexican because he hangs with pure Mexicans and lives with Mexicans.   

Next one up is Shem, the typical loving short Mexican. Shem is always the one that’s the most chill of our group. He always just stays there and reminds us to lay back and relax. Shem is always the one I run to for homework. Since we have lunch we always remind each other of things due in philosophy and guitar. But forgetful Shem always needs a pick.  Also me and Shem are definitely going to Mr. Peek and learning how to play a bachata song by the end of the year (we need suggestions!!)

Next is Phil. I have known Phil since freshman year. I and Phil are in the same division. Phil is an aspiration to me because he aspires to be the best he can. He has finished most of his college apps and he always does his homework. Phil is a good role model and he is perfect for just staying there and looking pretty

  Next up are Vanessa and Jessica. They are the only girls in our little group. They are always the one that gives us the answers. They are the two most philosophical thinkers I know of. I know both of them since freshman year and without both of them our group discussions wouldn’t be the same. Our whole group wouldn’t be the same.  They are basically the ones in charge of our group.

Without any of these people my learning experience in this class would be so much more different. I love you guys :)

To Mr. MacCcarthy( i mean cormac)

Dear Cormac McCarthy,

Overall I thought your book is a well organized and fascinating book. The book itself grasped my attention and kept me reading. I must admit there were some parts that were not so attention grabbing. There were some parts where the characters where simple. I feel like the characters had a lot more to say but then again their situation begs to differ. But overall the whole plot to the story was a very well organized and written piece of literature.

In my view books filled with suspense are the best. And this book had many suspense from running from people to finding random objects. There was a never a point where one as the reader, could predict what would happen next.

I personally loved the whole dad son relationship. The kid being naïve added a whole new perspective to the story. The man tried keeping the sons innocence while trying everything he can to keep them alive. The ending was an ending full with sorrow and tears. To see the dad whom, gave everything he had to keep his son alive, ended up dying at the end. Hopefully I can read more of your books and are just as good as this one was.

Sincerly,

Alejandro Campos

Direction???

      Overall this class has a positive direction. The discussions during class keep me entertained. This class isn't what people would call a “blow off” class. All the assignments are not assignments you can go home and finish in 10 minutes. All of our work and assignment requires though and careful consideration. But not saying this class is perfect, no offense but this class has some flaws as well. During most of the discussions people are not participating

      I noticed during most class discussions many people are either dozing of in their own little world or doing other work. I feel like class discussions should be set up where everyone can participate. Well everyone can participate but they should start calling on those who either aren't on task or not paying attention. Everyone can benefit from class discussions and I believe we should make the best of it

        Another minor flaw is when we do discuss the class does tend to off on tangents on random stuff. We can go discussing the whole class periods but by the end the discussion has gone to an off topic subject. In these occasions sometimes most of the answers are not answered.

        But nonetheless this class is an essential and positive class. Not only do we learn to analyze something more thoroughly but we learn to think outside of the box.

hmmmm momas boy?

        Relationships between two individual vary. But in this case all these relationships are blood ones.  A mother to daughter relationship tends to be really strong. The typical father-son bond is there where they run and play catch. The usual stereotypes involve the boy learning how to be a man from his dad. And the little girl learning how to be a woman from her moms. Where they can share anything and go shopping together. 

        But this is not necessarily true in all cases. In some cases children grow up with one parent. Limiting the relationship with the guardian they don’t stay with. In these cases the kids from divorced or widowed parents grow more attached to the parents they are currently with.  I was raised with one parent. So I grew attached to that guardian. This would be my mom and that is the person I admire the most in this whole world. My mother has struggled to raise three children and every day I try to show that her struggle is for nothing. All she wants is for us to have a better life that she did. So personally I love my mother.

        Go ahead call me a mommas boy but that won’t change my perspective of my mother. That’s another stereotype that people look upon. If a boy loves his mother and spends time with her it doesn’t mean he is a mommas boy? It means he has strong admiration for her. Overall relationships between family members vary on their experience and situations.  And the stereotypes are never true for some cases.

How i do know what i know???

How do i know what i know?
        According to the famous philosopher Locke we all start with a blank tablet and as we go on it is written by our experience. I accordingly agree with this because how can you actually know something without you experiencing it? This way if you experience something you can actually have evidence to back it up? Are you willing to depend on someone else?
         But what if we never experience certain things. Are we never going to know what that experience is? Well in this case Kant describes we can use the past to relate to things we have not experienced. Once again i strongly agree. However not only experience determines what we know but how one is raised is a strong influencing factor. If you are raised with manners then you will have more humanity and compassion then compared to those who were not.
          Your surrondings also is a major influencing. People raised in cities wouldnt know how to live out in the country. They wouldnt possibly know how to maintain a farm or not being accessible to technology. And if you are raised with luxuries how will you know the actual value of something? Different surrondings run on different actions so all our knowledge varies.
       Overall the major influencin factor on our knowledge is experience.

Our meaning.....

        We live in a greatly inhabited world. Many people come and go. Overall compared yourself to the world its pretty obvious that our meaning to the world isn't that important. But what you think of your meaning is extremely important

         One's meaning of one self basically one's self esteem. What you think of yourself is how you view yourself. An example might be someone big and famous describing themselves as important to life. This says he is basically arrogant and has a high self esteem. In other cases some people not even care of what their meaning is. They live on with not caring what they are and just live the way they are. Then there are other people who actually try having a meaning. They set goals for themselves and strive for it.

        I like to think of meaning as in a first generation child. Not only do I have to look out for my brothers but I have to set an example. I always have to be taking care of my younger siblings and I guide them in decisions while I guide myself. I try to strive for good grades so I can show good grades are tangible. My other meaning is to actually make something of my life. Accomplish something successful or something that will make me happy. I want to prove to my mom that all the hardships she endured for us were worth it. I want to show her that I appreciate everything she did for us.

Present day "God"

    God..... what comes to mind when one hears the word God?? is it simply a higher being with many “powers”? Or when you hear god you think of more than one? I think that the word God has many different meanings today.
       One big contributing factor to describe god comes from your culture. Like today for example the Christians all believe in just one god who shall come and save us blah blah blah.. In other cultures people believe in multiple gods. Such as the Indians believe in Allah and many multiple gods. So many people don't see him as all powerful now. Or they probably never did to begin with
         God to this day really presents no “power”anymore. Back then the puritans used to go according to the bible and avoided all malicious behavior. They shunned everyone who sinned and just tried to live according to “god's” word. Present day today it has no power. If you tell someone its wrongful in the eyes of gods the answer most likely will be a simple I don't care. They can say they are not religious or just simply not care enough because they god wont punish them(or so they think) so many skeptics are alive just as they were back then.
         Many people don't believe in a god anymore. The take the path that Candide has taken. They see if there is an actual god why would he let such wrongful actions be done? Why would he let honest people get mistreated and everything taken away? So as Candide is starting to do they doubt. They doubt that its true, but their doubt is based on experience.

Candide's Punishment....

          So let’s begin with stating what happened. Candide was thrown out of the castle for kissing Miss Cunegund. He received notable kicks and was driven out of the kingdom

         So as Candide was kicked out no one else was punished for what happened.  The most someone got punished for was Cunegund got a slap on the wrist but that’s all. Initially to begin with it was not Candide’s fault. So I don’t think his punishment was fair for his “crime”

          Cunegund was the one that started kissing Candide and all Candide do was follow. So if anyone has a fault in this in would be Cunegund. But Cunegund was influenced by what she observed earlier on that day. It was Doctor Pangloss from whom she was influenced by. Pangloss was “experimenting” with the castles maid. So his little “experimenting” got Cunegund curious and influenced her to do what she did. So if it’s anyone’s fault it would be all Pangloss fault.

          Pangloss to begin should be messing around with the maids. So he was the one going behind the kings back and messing around with his maids. Cunegund just so happened to see him and decided to participate in it herself. So candied had no fault.

          Maybe Candide had some fault in it. His mistake was kissing the kings daughter but that doesn’t justify his punishment. All young people are open to experimenting and that’s the reason why Cunegund kissed him. Candide’s punishment was cruel and unfair. He is a kid that gets kicked for simply kissing the king’s daughter. Kicking him out leaves out with nothing to take care of him. Nothing to eat and left for dead. So this punishment was not fair. But hey everything happens for the better right?

Modern Day Socrates???

          Socrates... Socrates ...Socrates

       What does one think about when one hears Socrates? Not many people actually know anything about him. So let’s begin by stating who he is and what he did. Socrates might be considered by many the first actual philosopher. He taught in Athens with Socratic Method. Basically what he did was question everything. He made people question who are we? Why are we still here? Why do we believe in what we believe? And how much do I think I know about something.  Unfornately Socrates was given the death sentence for “corrupting the young”

       Modern day Socrates??  I really don’t think there is anyone as close to being considered a modern day Socrates. You would think there would be a modern day Socrates here in the US because thanks to our first amendment. If I had to choose the closets resemblance to Socrates it would have to be Fernando Lopez.

      Fernando Lopez is a staff at a boys and girls club. I consider him a role model. I can always go to Fernando for any advice or help in homework. When he sees me at my worst Fernando always tries motivating me. He always starts off by questioning me. He first begins with the question” why are you here?” If I would to answer simply because I have to he stays quite. He would have me reflect in my own thoughts and actually think why I still am where I am. He asks me what I am trying to accomplish. Most of the time I answer with I am here because I want to help make a difference. I am here to give back to my community and help make a better learning place. After every conversation with him I always end up being motivated. Simply just because I want to make a difference or because it will benefit in the long run.

       Whenever I cannot make up my mind he always ask me “which way is more difficult?” he always tells me to strive for the best. Because he says the people who have the most do the most. Basically to be successful one has to prove it. So I consider Fernando the closest thing to a modern day Socrates. He uses the questions to benefit me in one way or another.

The Unexamined Life

In my opinion the unexamined life is not worth living for. One has to ask one self what their purpose is or if anything is going wrong in their life. An unexamined life is basically a lost life, a life without purpose.
         An unexamined life is a life that has not been considered for. A life without a purpose. A life with absolutely nothing to strive for. If one actually stops and examines one self life then they can take into consideration everything surrounding them. They can see what is wrong with them therefore they might strive to fix it and actually having a goal. A life without a purpose is not a life at all.
       Therefore one has to stop and ask one self “What am I doing here?” One needs to reflect what one is trying to achieve or obtain. Giving oneself an actual purpose. When one has a purpose then they start living their life. And this life can lead to multiple events. In the other hand an unexamined life has no future.
         An unexamined life can also mean that someone does not care and just lives the way they want to. In other words they live according to their own rules. When people live by their own rules they start offending or disrespecting others. And no one wants to live in alienation because they have been shunned by everyone around them. Therefore that is why the unexamined life is not worth living for. Because it has absolutely no purpose and lives lost.

My Eulogy

        Today is a day of laughter and reminiscing. Not a day of grief and depression. Today we are to honor this man known for many multiples names. With friends at school referred to as Campos. By friends outside of school just simply as Alex. Campos always thought of himself as an everyday normal person. Not really doing anything out of the ordinary.


       Alex always had a thing for trying to help those in need. As I am aware of he was part of this organization called by Keystone. There he dedicated his life to help the community become a better and safer place. He once told me that they read to little first graders while at the same time set up college workshops to help college bound students with college seeking and applications. Any chance he would get he would be there to help.

         Most of my time he spent was dedicated to school. Studying and finishing homework. But when he did have spare time he liked to play soccer. Soccer was his little scapegoat from all the stress. I always remember his famous soccer saying when a girl had a boyfriend” so what soccer has a goalie and it doesn’t mean you can’t score”

       When things went negative Alex always try to make the best of it. He was always the one there smiling goofing around. He always was the one telling those dumb jokes but hey I always appreciated his effort. He always the one offering the shoulder to anyone who was in need it. Campos always strived to be a psychologist so giving out advice was his thing.

      Alex was a great caring person. So today we honor what he did to all of us whether it was big or small. Heck he would be trying to make jokes about right now. Does anyone taste these cookies talk about being homemade. He would want us to be smiling about right now so what do you say we smile in honor of Alex. He will forever live in our heart