Making of Latin America

      Hello Linnea, I too enjoyed our discussion about the difference of community in the US compared to the book. I definitely agree that communities were closer in older generations. I have experienced how close they were as when I was younger and still today a lot of people in my town know my grandma, it probably doesn't help that were a small town but it seems that they were a lot more like a community back then.     

I really enjoyed reading I, Rigoberta Menchu this week as it is a part of history we are not told about in the US especially with it being that of a woman. In our discussion for this book, we talked about how there is a sense of community for these people compared to those who live in the united states. While I found this part of the discussion interesting a part that we talked about that really caught my attention was that the pay system that is pretty much slavery still happens today. I find this absolutely infuriating and so disturbing. I hate that there are people who are not being treated as HUMAN BEINGS, instead of as objects that can work. It has me wondering if there is anything that can be done to help or to raise more awareness of this topic as I just learned about this. Overall, I just find it absurd that a system like this is still around today.  

  Hello Illy, I really enjoyed reading about your interpretation of Gullien's poem and how the poem brought out hopefulness for you. I found this poem to be a good break from the sad things we talk about as well. Overall, I found your interpretation to be very beautiful and it made me think about life in general.