Poem

The person who wrote these notes passed away the moment his feet touched Argentine soil again.
The person who wrote these notes was no longer the ordinary, but a hero for America.
The person who wrote these notes was born the moment his feet touched Cuban soil.
The person who wrote these notes gave birth to the revolution.
It started with a journey to Argentina and it led to the birth of new Cuba, but it ended in Argentine soil again.

Ideology

Ideology: 1. The body of doctrine, myth, belief, etc., that guides an individual, social movement, institution, class, or large group. 2. Such a body of doctrine, myth, etc., with reference to some political and social plan, as that of fascism, along with the devices for putting it into operation. 3. Philosophy 4. Theorizing of a visionary or impractical nature.
I think that Che's ideology was based on the second one because you can see Fidel Castro and Che's division throughout their political career. Although they both believed in communism, you can tell from watching the documentary that Che believed in the good of all people. He criticized Soviet Union for trying to benefit only themselves and not the rest of the third world countries. He wanted to create this new Utopia where everyone would be somewhat equal, unlike Fidel Castro who wanted all the benefit and the profit to himself. Because Che believed in communist philosophy, he played a major role in the revolution and Cuban politics, which ultimately led him to leave Castro in 1965 to visit other countries.

Documentary Topic

Documentaries are made to help inform audiences of the certain topic or person. If I had the opportunity to create my own documentary, I would chose to do mine on the current economic crisis because it would allow future individuals to learn from the past. The recession is currently hurting so many Americans as well as others all over the world. Unemployment has recently been increasing to approximately seven to eight percent, excluding all those individuals out of the workforce (the discouraged workers). By creating such documentaries, it would allow future people to learn from our mistakes and make efforts to prevent disastrous economic crisis, such as the recession and even worse a depression. Additionally, by creating a documentary about our current economy it would allow people from the future to learn how the government worked to fix the problems. It would teach people how the president tried to solve problems.

Documentary

If I had to create a documentary on Che, I think I would focus on his journey and experiences in Cuba because it would describe his political career. By covering his life story in Cuba, I think I would be able to judge whether he was truly bad or not. Because so many people are unfamiliar with his story, I think covering Che's story in the documentary will give an opportunity for people to learn about him and his true motives behind all of his work.

Road Trip

During the fall of 2001, my family and I took a road trip to Muskoka, which is commonly known as the Canadian Wilderness. Although we had moved to Canada a couple of years before, my family never really had the time to visit places so my dad planned a a trip to Muskoka. Although it was the end of September, the weather was still very humid and dry and the woods were filled with hungry mosquitoes. During the first few days we were at Muskoka, the weather was warm so we hiked along the Muskoka Park trails, but the days eventually became colder and wet. When the weather became cold, the tree leaves changed colors so my family and I climbed up into the Lion's lookout, where we could have a bird's eye view of the woods and the town nearby.

Gathering Blue

I judge books by looking at the color, cover images, and summaries. After reading the brief synopsis of the book, I decide whether I want to read the book or not . If the book seems like something that I can connect to I usually read it. A book that caught my attention was Gathering Blue. After reading The Giver and looking at the front cover, I felt that it would deal with the same issues of the world without life and color so I decided to read it.

Che: anti-hero Video

1. Your reaction to Beck. Do you agree or disagree with his claims? Why?
2. A description--in your own words--of Beck's style and voice. How does he get his point across to his audience?

I understand and agree with Beck that Che might have not been the best man, but I felt that beck went too far in expressing his personal opinions. Che had different ideals and believed in a different philosophy from most people thus I realize Beck's point of view on this whole issue, but I feel it is important to allow people the right to express their own beliefs. Beck's style and voice is strong and persuading, however I thought his words started to distract the whole discussion when he stated things based only on his views and without any evidence. I think Beck gets his point across to his audience by trying to connect Che with people like Castro and Hitler, so that people will think that Che is wrong in every aspect.