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Isaiah- Xicano Records, influenced by many but also go into music in his own by curiosity. Has many rare records and also explained how he reached out to gather his resources. Yoselyn- Career choice, doesn’t really want to stick to one thing. Wants to be a marine biologist and also work around agriculture. Also wants to create her own small business of small farming. Maria- Do we really know our ocean? Oceans are known to have around 230,000 species with another 2 million that we have yet to discover. Alondra- Astrology, for now it’s just a hobby but she plans on majoring in it. Also the birth charts are pretty accurate, even more accurate if you know what time you were born. Jose- Barbering, Back in the days barbers wouldn’t only cut hair but they would also perform surgery at times. Wants to become a barber because it’s something he’s passionate about. Longest haircut he’s  given was also on me lol, 2 1/2 hours just to cut my hair.

      The book Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury has many connections and similarities to today’s society, the connection Fahrenheit 451 and today’s society have is immense. While many might argue the there is no connection from the book to our society nowadays. However, with his predictions of the technology we would obtain now and social problems, the connection is indeed close.           One of the many predictions that were given to us in the book was about technology. The “seashells” were explained to us as a device in which you could hear any sounds or waves in your ear. These alone are a huge connection to our everyday lives, I know I use my earbuds almost every single day and I know you probably do to. The parlor walls were also a huge prediction Bradbury made that came to reality. The explanation that Bradbury gave us of the parlor walls were that they were huge tv screens that were essentially a wall. Nowadays you can go to a store and see tv’s for sell from 50 inches to 110

From my notes what I took was that the author, who is you, compared the sadness of F451 and the hamlet. Also reading books more than once tend to help us understand the book and also appreciate it more.

As of right now I’m still trying to catch up on the reading but I’m close, I think. I’m around the beginning of part III!

What I saw in my head was some guy who was just living a weird dream but at the same time explaining his life. In the end I guess you kind of figure out the idea in some type of way but I personally was left a bit confused. Overall, pretty good poem.

Prompt #2 “ Is Gatsby’s desire for success—however we define it—evidence of the American dream, obsession, a personal sense of honor, or something else? Does Gatsby symbolize our culture and even our own desires, or is he an outlier?“ Gatsby Essay         Gatsby was living a dream. The desire to not only be rich but also have Daisy in his life was evidence of both the American dream and obsession. Although, others would argue that gatsby was not living a happy life but only doing it to make himself look better. With that being said Gatby was pursuing and achieved the American dream throughout his life.            The desire of living the American dream was always in gatbys mind ever since he was a young 17 year old. We first find out about gatsby wanting to live the American dream when he tries to get with daisy but things don’t really work out between them. One of the main reasons gatsby initially wanted to pursue the American dream was mainly for daisy. The second reason is ga