week 7

Video link:
 http://video.pbs.org/video/1456689868/

Program: American Experience

Episode: A Class Apart

    From a small-town Texas murder emerged a landmark civil rights case. The little-known story of the Mexican American lawyers who took Hernandez v. Texas to the Supreme Court, challenging Jim Crow-style discrimination

    Hemandez v. Texas is one of the great civil rights cases in U.S history. In the 1950s Mexican American often did not have the same right as Anglos. After Pete Hemandez kill Joe Espinosa. Gus Gareia takes the case. Gorcia and Carlos Cadena prepare their argument for the Supreme Court. His drinking and spending make the team nerrous, yet Garcia shines in front of Latinos Production credits for the television program.
   The landmark legal case Hernandez v. Texas raises important questions about inclusion, American identity and equality before the law that are as resonant today as ever. Partnering with a range of organizations, Active Voice is raising awareness of an overlooked chapter in the history of Americas fastest growing ethnic group.


I listen this video for three hours.

A Class Apart brings to life the early struggles of Mexican Americans against the Jim Crow-style discrimination targeted against them throughout the American Southwest. The film is built around the remarkable tale of an underdog band of Texas lawyers whose landmark 1954 Supreme Court case recognized the rights of Mexican Americans to full civic participation and helped pave the way for a civil rights movement that is still very much alive today.

ar·gu·ment

/ˈɑrgyəmənt/

noun

1. an oral disagreement; verbal opposition; contention; altercation: a violent argument.

2. a discussion involving differing points of view; debate: They were deeply involved in an argument about inflation.

3. a process of reasoning; series of reasons: I couldn't follow his argument.

4. a statement, reason, or fact for or against a point: This is a strong argument in favor of her theory.

5. an address or composition intended to convince or persuade; persuasive discourse.

a·ware

  /əˈwɛər/ 

adjective

1. having knowledge; conscious; cognizant: aware of danger.

2. informed; alert; knowledgeable; sophisticated: She is one of the most politically aware young women around

eth·nic

   /ˈɛθnɪk/

adjective

1. pertaining to or characteristic of a people, especially a group (ethnic group) sharing a common and distinctive culture, religion, language, or the like.

2. referring to the origin, classification, characteristics, etc., of such groups.

3. being a member of an ethnic group, especially of a group that is a minority within a larger society: ethnic Chinese in San Francisco.

4. of, pertaining to, or characteristic of members of such a group.

5. belonging to or deriving from the cultural, racial, religious, or linguistic traditions of a people or country: ethnic dances.

Daughter And Dad: Strong Ties And Big Questions

   Aimee,who is a little girl, is 14 years old. when she was a baby , her real mother abandon her.then Bob and Alice Gerild adopted her,be her father and mother. now she start has her own way of thinking. She has so many questions want to ask Bob about Bob and Alice 's love . like how can they know each other and when ,  why Alice decided to date with Bob. Bob give most answer. then Aimee start to ask him why they decided to adopt her, she got it . the reason is Alice had a ectopic pregnancy that mean she can not have her own kid , but they want to have one ,so they went to orphanage and got information form the nannies. This is the best choose in their life.  All of them love this family!!!

I watched this video about 20 minutes

the reason why i choose this video because Aimee was born in my country--CHINA，and i want to see how is her future ,how did her family take care about her!!!

fourth of july

Matt Damon: The Declaration of Independence

Actor Matt Damon performs and discusses the Declaration of Independence.
don't just believe what you hear because that is review from the other people ,most time you hear is copied from not only 1,10,100,1000...so you need to think about it ---way!!!
love and live is the basic for people
here they allow people to say what they want to say .
so they are freedom !!
they love their country!!
fourth of july . country's brithday. mother's brithday！！

introduction

hello！！！
my name is Madeira!!
nice to see you in this class!!
i was born in SHANGHAI , of cause i can speak mandarin chinese .
so english is my second language!!
i have been seattle for four months , i relly enjoy my life in here without raining .
i hope i can finish my esl as soon as i can .
so i will try my best to pass this ！
after my esl program ,i will just go to SCCC.
and my majoy will be nursing.
my hobby is sleep. and sometime i can not go to dream , i will just lay on my bed , i won't wake up ^_^
i'm the only kid in my family, (usually in china most family only have one!!) . i hope i can have a brother or sister , younger or older it doesn't matter.My family is consisted of 4 members: father, mother, groundmother and me.
when i was child, i was living in school. each week i stayed in my home from friday night to sunday morning with my grandmother.  so i don't have so much home sick . maybe my blood is cool. ..
anyway ,so nice to meet you and make friend with you !!
i think we will have a nice summer quater!!!!
lat's enjoy it !!!!