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Iris Wilson: Dia de los Muertos
For the Dia de los Muertos project, there were five separate components that the project consisted of. The general point of the project was to create something in remembrance of a deceased relative of mine; in this case, my mother’s aunt Aída. For the first one two components of the project, I created a sugar skull and decorative mask that were meant to be symbolic to my aunt. For example, I chose a mask with nature because she had an eye for nature and enjoyed nature. The third and fourth components were written pieces about my aunt’s life and fifth was video which included a eulogy and pictures of her and family.
Dia de los Muertos Project:
My mother’s aunt Adelaida passed away last summer after suffering from alzheimer's for years. I didn’t really know her when she was still lucid, but she meant a lot to my mom. So by extension, she meant a lot me, too. I decided to create my sugar skull in remembrance of her because I feel as though she played an important role in keeping the family together no matter what, she really tried. One of the things that I remember from the family gathering that occurred after she passed away is how a lot of people kept repeating the same things about her. They continually went on and on about she was truly the heart of the family and how she would want nothing more than for everyone to continue being family regardless of the circumstances we may find ourselves in. I never really meet her, but that’s not at all to say that I never knew her. The way that my family would talk about her, I feel as though I might as well as been watching her life story. They would talk about how she loved to cook family dinners and dancing with Tio Mario at family parties. They would talk about how she would always offer whatever advice she had to give and how she always insisted on helping others, even if they didn’t think they needed it. And that’s another reason why I decided to create my sugar skull in remembrance of her; I wanted a reminder of these little moments, because at the end of the day, all these little moments ultimately changed lives. My sugar skull wasn’t really all that complicated; it just had a few things and the reason for that is because that’s essentially what she tried to do for others--make their lives as simple as easy as possible. After finishing the sugar skull, I realized that leaving the white space also connected with the the fact that the majority of her intentions were pure, she really wanted to simply help others and to have them do the same. With both the sugar skull and the mask that I created, I tried to make the most noticeable and notable feature the eyes. On both objects, there are bright red flowers in place the eyes which are supposed to represent the perspective which she chose to look at life from. Flowers have always been something that I’ve connected with beauty so it just made sense to include them because one thing I know for a fact about her is that she ALWAYS tried to see the best of people and see the beauty of things. That was one of the most important lessons she tried to impose on the family, so I didn’t want to have anything distract attention from that main aspect. The feathers that are on the sugar skull are meant to be angel wings, but they are also representing the fact that she was always “as gentle as a feather”. The gold which I also included on both objects was meant to showcase her bright personality, as well as her golden heart. As I mentioned before, she cared deeply about the welfare of others, family or not. Whether or not she was perfect is up for debate, but it went without question that she was truly a good person at heart. She definitely fit the qualifications for having a heart of gold. I remember standing quietly beside my mother and my sister at the viewing watching lines and lines of people filing in. Admittedly, I was a bit confused because there was a large portion of those who I did not recognize from the family gathering. Then it struck me--these were people who she helped in some way, these were people who she touched and people who were her family too, even if the did not share the same blood. Even after death, there she was, bringing people together with her heart of gold and limitless kindness. She turned strangers into friends and friends into a family that would only continue to grow. On the mask, I colored the skull blue in order to represent the calm and the quiet. She wasn’t one to advocate conflict because she felt it was unnecessarily destructive and she often was one of the few people that could defuse tension when there were family problems actually happening. I would say that the main way “Dia de los Muertos” opened my mind up to celebrating the passing over a loved one is through creating physical representations such as the sugar skull and mask. It’s just something I wouldn’t have thought of, but I feel like those things really bring back the reality of it all.
Panegírico english translation
Hola, me llamo Iris Wilson y yo soy sobrina de Adelaida R. Sanchez. Hoy, estoy aquí para hablar sobre de la vida de mi tía Aída y que ella era. Ella fue de Puerto Rico, pero ella viviste el mayor número de la vida en su la casa en creciente sol y Thelma calle. La calle esta pequeño y angosto y también está la casa, pero lo que faltaba en espacio, la hechó levantado en amor. Ella fue la esposa de Tío Mario Sanchez, que fue siempre tan bueno hacia ella. Ella fue una madre de doce hijos, ahora adultos y la increíble tía de muchos más. Ella fue muchas de las cosas; vecina, amiga, adoptiva madre. Ella tuvo una delicada aspecto. Ella fue un pequeño canosa mujer, quien tuvo siempre fue muy corta. Su corazón, como, fue en completamente diferente cuento. Ella fue fuerte y siempre tuvo certeza en el futuro. Ella fue tan amable, y ella prolongada ese cariño más allá de sangre parientes porque ella creyo familia no solo fin en sangre. Ella tuvo un corazón de oro y voluntad de acero. Yo vivo en el área de Frankford y cuando sea yo estoy decepcionado o triste porque yo tiene una casa pequeño y una gran familia, Yo pienso en ella y como ella viviste. Y me recuerda que hay en ninguna parte prefiero esta. Yo estoy nervioso sobre de futuro, pero yo no solo. Tía Aída aprendido ese. Descanse en paz, titi.
Las Calaveritas de Azúcar/Las Máscaras de Calavera
Spanish Book
Día de los Muertos
Intro
1)Buenas tardes, damas y caballeros. Mi nombre es Shawn Brooks y nosotros estamos aquí para celebrar la vida de mi abuela, Bernice Parish.
(Aquí es un foto de su con mi prima menor.)
2)Origen:
Mi abuela fue de Virginia. Ella movió a Filadelfia cuándo ella a los diecisiete años.
(Aquí es un foto de su con mi abuela orta.)
Indentificación:
3)Ella fue la madre de mi madre. Ella también fue parte nativa americana.
(Aqui es un de su con mi mamá y mi prima mayor.)
4)Características:
Mi abuela fue una persona amorosa. Ella disfrutó la hora con nuestras familia a menudo.
(Aquí es un foto de su con mi, mi madre, mi hermana, y mi abuela orta.)
5)Localización:
Yo estoy aquí hoy aún su perdido. Yo tener continuar sin su.
6)Condiciones:
Yo estoy muy triste de su muerte. Yo frecuentemente pienso de las horas pasamos juntos.
7)Conclusion
Mi abuela fue un persona muy importante en mi vida. Nosotros tuvimos mucho diversión. Ella también fue fuerte en vida. Mi abuela fue un grande parte en mi vida y me ayudar ser una persona mejor.
(Aquí es un foto de su con mi)
11/5/15
Who is person that passed away?
The person that passed away was my grandma. This was the mother of my mother. Her passing occurred on September 10th 2012. I known and been around my late grandmother for most of my early life while my mother was working to make it possible for me to have a good life. My grandmother was often cheerful, despite her illnesses and her refusal to take her medicine, and enjoy company during her final years. She is remembered for her religious belief in Christianity and going to church every Sunday morning. Before she became too ill and had to use a cane for her final years, she enjoyed going for walk. My grandma and I would go down to the Galley on Saturdays just for our own amusement. My grandmother was very strong women who continue fight through her illness and is a remind that life isn’t as bad as it seems.
b. What did this person mean to you?
Since my mother worked often and was unable to take care me when I was younger, my grandmother was like a second mom. She always spoiled me by doing most things that would normally be expected for me to do. For example, she would clean up after my after I finish playing so I didn’t have to. She also allow me to do whatever I want in her house. This included staying up a bit later than I was suppose to and using electronics for most of the day. However, the main reason why my reason why my grandmother was so special was because she was the only grandparent I was around in my life. I didn’t see much of my other grandmother after she moved from the U.S. and I barely knew my grandfathers. My late grandmother helped my mother the most by being the second parent since my father played the least important role in my life.
c. Why did you decide to create your sugar skull in remembrance of this person?
The reason why I decide to dedicate my entire benchmark to my grandmother was because out the two people that past away in my life, my grandmother was more important. My grandmother was one of the most important people in my life for she was my provide when my mom was working. When she was living, I went to the school that was right around from her old house. Even after my mother and I finally move out of my grandmother’s house, I continued to go that school. This allow me to be around my grandmother more during her finally years. During that time, I would go to her house after school and sometimes even spent the night or the weekend. Both the sugar skull and the mask are symbols that show my grandmother’s impact on me is still in full effect.
d. How does your sugar skull reflect on the person that past away?
Both the sugar skull and the mask reflect on my grandmother’s likes and personality. The mask design I choose decorated has a cross on it because my grandmother was a Christian. I choose mainly to include bright colors over dark ones because overall my grandmother was a happy and cheerful person. My grandma also traveled a lot so I included a bus on my mask. The beads on both my mask and sugar skull show that my grandmother was an interesting person. The feather and flowers also support that my grandmother wasn't a dull person. She like to go out to different places and interact with people. Overall, my grandmother was very a likely person and my mask and skull show the happiness she possessed.
e. How has “Día de los Muertos” open your mind up to celebrating the passing loves ones?
Día de los Muertos has opened my mind up to celebrating the passing loves ones because I like the idea of celebrating love ones. When someone’s death occurs, it can be a very pain experience. However, Day of the Death helps us make time of someone’s death less depressing. As mention before, someone death isn’t the end. Instead, it is the beginning of that person new life in the afterlife. This holiday helps is reminded that the deceased person is not out of our lives for forever.
Dia de los Muertos has also made me think about death differently. For death was a final farewell for a loved one. However, this holiday has made me see death as more of a cerbation of the life of a dead person. Dia de los Muertos seem more like a person moving away as opposed to them leaving this world.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B__BAtNpCAA
(video)
In our quarter benchmark, we used simple conjugation and simple sentence construction or to celebrate the holiday Dia de Muertos. We honored a deceased loved one by dedicating them with a sugar skull, mask, and it eulogy in Spanish Unlike most project/benchmark, we had to work one this one project on our own. I unfortunately had some problems with submitting my project and it cost me some point. From that experience, I learn that I should just the summation more often.
Conversación PPT
Día de los Muertos
Children's Book
Ser vs. Estar Presentation
Spanish Children's Book - Pictures of the Book
Día de los Muertos
Dia de los Muertos Benchmark
Jake Ashenfelter
https://www.wevideo.com/hub#media/ci/510549127
English Paragraph:
Who is the person?
What did this person mean to you?
Why did you decide to create this sugar skull in remembrance of this person?
How does your sugar skull reflect this person?
How has “Dia de los Muertos” opened your mind up to celebrating the passing of loved ones?
Charles Ashenfelter was many different things to me even though I only knew him for the first few years of my life. The most important thing was that he was my grandfather. I always called him Pop, I’m not sure why but I just did one day and it stuck. Pop seemed to be an average man that just did the same thing everyday, but he was much more than that. He was a caring man that loved his family and spent all of his time providing for his family. He raised several kids, one of them being my dad who is the most important person in my life and I look up to more than anyone, so obviously he did a good job. However there are some things about Pop that I heard were not amazing. He had to work several jobs in order to provide for all the kids, so that meant he was around the house for them much. My dad's siblings would smoke and drink with their friends in the house and my grandfather didn’t have time to tell them to stop. When my dad was my age he was on the all star team for the city of philadelphia for high school football players, however Pop never went to see any of his games. My dad brings this up many times and tells me how much it hurts him that he didn’t come to any of them. It makes me appreciate that my dad comes to every single game of my life, even when he is sick or hurt. However, I never experienced this side of my grandfather. He was always so nice to me. He came to every baseball and football game I ever had. He took me golfing with him. He took me shopping with him. All I have are good memories of him. I’m thankful for the person that Pop was to me but it also disappoints me the way he was to my dad. Pop was the only person that showed me what it was like to experience death because he is the only person I was close to that passed away. Now, enough for all the ranting and getting off topic. What does my grandfather mean to me? I’m not really sure to be honest. My grandfather was always great to me but I only have so many memories from him. All I can remember him by are the things that people say about him. When I go golfing, I get greeted by everyone there and everyone tells me how great of a man my grandfather was and sometimes we even get to play for free or a discount. I listen to the stories that my dad says about him with him and with me. To me my grandfather is a man that cared a lot about me and cared a lot about his family. He may not have always been the best because he wasn’t always around, but the only reason he wasn't around is because he was working to provide for his family. The main thing that I remember my grandfather from is golfing, He volunteered there for the last couple years of his life. I would go there with him and find missing golf balls, then we would bring them back and try to sell them to the golfers for cheaper. So obviously my grandfather was somebody I loved and only had good memories with. I get upset that I forget about him a lot and don’t remember much about him, but that just makes me cherish the moments that I did have with him.
I decided to do my grandfather for this project because he was one of the only person in my life that passed away. Dia de los Muertos is a day to celebrate the dead and to honor those who have died. My whole life I have been sad and disappointed that my grandfather passed away when I was so young. However, I think it is good that I do this project on him because it is time I stop being sad about his passing and use this time to appreciate him and celebrate him. Instead I get to remember the good memories that I had with him. My sugar skull can reflect this person because of everything I put on it. The main thing I remember him by, as I said before, is golfing. This is where I had my best memories with him and I enjoyed it. I didn’t know how to represent golfing on a small skull like this so I remembered the hat that he always used to wear. Everytime I saw him he wore a hat for the golfing club that he went to so I decided to make that hat and put it on the skull. The other thing that I represented him by was his old white hair. I put this on here because this is another thing that I remembered him by. It was always really funny making fun of his hair because of how ridiculous it looked. The only other thing that I tried to represent him by was his favorite color which is why I painted the skull. I asked a few people what his favorite color was and I never really got a clear answer so I decided to put the three answers that I received onto the skull. Yellow, blue and red. I wish that I could have added a few other things to my skull but I couldn’t fit much else onto the skull. The same reason goes for the mask that I created. In the mask there are several different reasons that I drew what I drew. The first of which being the flowers. I drew the flowers to represents life and how nice my grandfather was. Another thing is the flower at the top. I made this one of the brightest points on the mask because it shows how intelligent my grandfather was since it is where his brain would be. I also put a golf ball in his mouth because I needed to show his love for golf somewhere since that is how I remember him the most.
Dia de los Muertos definitely opened up my mind to celebrating the passing of a loved one. Before learning about this, the time of year that Dia de los Muertos takes place would usually be me just celebrating Halloween. Instead, I took this time do remember some of the people that have passed and enjoy the memories I had with them. I never really thought about my grandfather much before Dia de los Muertos. Now I think that I will want to go visit him and remember all of the good times I had and celebrate.
English Eulogy:
Write an introduction that includes who you are
Write 1-2 sentences for each of the following categories
Reflecting the person:
Origen
Identification
Characteristics
Reflecting Yourself:
Location
Condition
3) Write a conclusion of 3-5 sentences.
Hello, my name is Jake Ashenfelter. When I was 7 years old my grandfather passed away. I loved him very much and will never forget him. He was always smiling and made me smile as well. My grandfather was born and lived in Roxborough his whole life. He was a family man and everyone that knew him loved him. My grandfather worked in a factory his entire life. When he was not in a factory he would spend his time golfing. My grandfather was a kind and friendly man overall. He was funny, caring and humble. I will never forget my grandfather because of these reasons. Today I like to remember my grandfather in many different ways. I try to visit his grave because it will help me remember him and enjoy the memories more. I am not sad anymore about my grandfather passing away. Instead I remember everything we did with each other. I remember how much I love him and how much he loves me and I become happy.
Hola, mi llamo Jake Ashenfelter. Cuando tenía siete años de viejo mi abuelo morir. Yo el amaba mucho y nunca el olvidaré. Era muy joven cuando lo conocí, pero todos los recuerdos que tengo de él son buenos.Él siempre estaba sonriendo y me hizo sonreír así.Mi abuelo nació y vivió en Roxborough toda su vida. El un hombre de familia y todos los que lo conocieron lo amaba. Mi abuelo trabajó en una fábrica el toda su vida. Cuando no estaba en una fábrica pasó su tiempo de golf. Mi abuelo era un muy y simpatico. El divertido, cariñoso y humilde. Yo voluntad nunca mi abuelo debido a estas razones. Hoy quiero recordar a mi abuelo de muchas maneras diferentes. Trato de visitar su tumba ya que me ayudará a recordarlo y disfrutar de los recuerdos más. Yo no soy triste sobre mi abuelo moribundo. En lugar de yo face recordar todo nosotros hacer juntos. Yo recordar cuanto yo to amo y cuanto el amo mi y yo haz Feliz.
Día de los Muertos
Reflection
The person who I chose to do is my dad. The thing that makes this project so emotional for me is that my dad passed away not too long ago, September 24 of this year in fact. I chose to do my dad because he was one of the most important people in my life, if not the most important. He was the closest person to me by far I don’t know of anyone who was like him, and it hurt me so much when I found out that it happened, and what made it even worse was that he was on his way down to see me and my sister when it happened. I will forever regret not saying “I love you” before he left the day before. He wasn’t really perfect I think the reason that he died was that he wasn’t perfect, but he was the perfect dad. He did everything that he should have did as a dad. I never really knew anything about his personal life, but I didn't really care about that. I know he didn't have a real career, but he always had a job. For as long as I can remember he had a job that provided for me and my family. He was also one of the toughest people I knew. My dad would put his life on the line to protect me and my family. I really looked up to him for that. No matter what anyone says I think that my dad was perfect, sure he had his flaws, but who doesn't. I’m always going to love him and miss him very much.
My dad meant everything to me. He was the one who taught me what I know today. I have nothing against my mom, but I feel like my dad was just a more dominant figure in my life. He’s the -reason why I am such a big sports fan. From an early age he exposed me to sports, mainly football. One of the main reasons why I’m a diehard Eagles fan was him. Whoever took my dad away from me took everything away from me. He was the only one who understood me and I was the only one who understood him. Sure he got on my nerves, but he was my dad, so I really didn't care because I loved him so much. I know that I said that he means everything to me, but he meant more than everything to me, if that is even possible.
I decided to create my sugar skull in remembrance of my dad because it was so recent, referring to his death. He was such an inspiration on my life. Most of the things that I do revolve around him. Like he taught me different things that a female couldn’t teach. There was nothing that I couldn’t tell my dad. I regret not talking to him more than I did. I can't even tell him the things that I wanted to tell him as I got older. Before this abrupt end to my dad’s life, I was going to talk to him more than I did. He was always at my house although he didn't live with me. This gave me the satisfaction of having my dad around more than other people whose parents are separated. Overall the main reason why I decided to make my sugar skull in remembrance of my dad because of how recent his death was, how big of an inspiration he was, and to get over all of the regrets that I have.
My sugar skull represents my father because the colors on the skull are the colors of our favorite football team, the Philadelphia Eagles. My dad and I were diehard Eagles’ fans. He would always come to my house and watch the games with me, sometimes spending the night if it was a very late game. There has been countless times where me and him would watch the games that come on throughout the day just to see the Eagles play. I grew up watching the Eagles and he was the main reason for that. There is also a little blue patch that is on the side of the skull. I only did this because there wasn’t any more black paint, but it does relate to my dad. His favorite color was blue, so I decided to use the blue paint to fill the rest of my sugar skull. The blue is too light though, his favorite color is like a navy blue color. My dad really wasn’t the person to go over and beyond with things, so that’s the reason my skull is so plain. If it was up to him he would have left the skull all white and not had did anything to it. If it wasn’t required to decorate it I probably wouldn’t have done anything because that's how he would have wanted it. I decorated my mask the same way with the same colors. My dad probably would have just colored it blue and left it at that.
“Dia de los Muertos” opened up my eyes to celebrating the life of a pasted one by having me realize that you shouldn’t mourn the death of people, but celebrate it. Really I already knew that I should do this. At his funeral I actually said that. While everyone else was crying all I could do was smile, not only to keep from crying, but to show that we should be celebrating his death. I’m extremely hurt and sadden by this, but to this day I haven’t cried, well at least not yet. I don’t think I’ll do everything that is usually done on “Dia de los Muertos”, I don't know if I’ll do it at all, but I definitely know that I’m not going to mourn the loss of my dad, but celebrate it.
Español Panegírico
Me llamo Rymir Vaughn y yo tengo quince años de edad. Yo soy el hijo de William Vaughn. Mi padre fue de Filadelfia, específicamente el oeste de Filadelfia. Él vivió con su madre y dos hermanas. Yo nunca supe eso su padre está no presente. Él fue muy cómico. Él fue un trabajador dedicado. Él fue un hombre diligente. Mi padre fue un hombre bien
Yo estoy muy triste. Yo quiero mi padre aquí con mi otra vez. Yo necesito más tiempo con mi padre. Amo a mi papá y lo extraño. Mentalmente yo estoy dolido. Yo necesito a deco te amo uno más tiempo. Eso es el más importante cosa a me. No diciendo te amo estoy me lastima. lo extraño tanto.