Life is Beautiful

The movie life is beautiful is about how a happy loving family who ends up separated in a concentration camp. The movie is really factually based on the holoocaust . Everything about it stays true to the facts while being humorous. It makes reference to how women and men were treated and their daily lives.

Life is beautiful creates humor by showing a difference of expectations of the child and the realities that the father experiences. The mood is dark and melancholy while having a tint of humor. The articles about the holocaust that we read were similar to the movie in the way that they were dark but the poems of children were hopeful in the same way as the movie.

Life is beautiful is actually my favorite movie because of how emotional it is. This movie in my opinion is perfect in all ways. It has hints of action, humor, romance, and of a documentary but it is put together in a wonderful way. One of my favorite examples of humor in the movie is the date they have after he kidnaps her and says all of those iconic lines like, "Bonjourno Principessa", and, "Maria las llaves ".

A Little Something Different by Sandy Hall

This book is called A Little Something Different by Sandy Hall and it really is something different. This book is a shortish romance book told by 14 different perspectives. The funny thing is two perspectives are a Park bench and a squirrel. Here's a Little quote, "The best part of this time of year is all the acorns. Acorns are delicious and amazing and the best thing that anyone could ever eat. If you're not eating acorns you're seriously missing out. I tell all my friends about the amazingness of acorns and sometimes they just stare at me like I'm crazy. But I'm only crazy for acorns." I think I've found the cutest thing I've ever read. I love the squirrels personality. He is so light beIt manages to be cute and quirky at the same time. I also love the characters and personalities who surround them. 

The only thing I didn't like about this book was that it dragged a little and I was sad that I never heard the direct perspectives of Lea and Gabe. Still a great book though. I would have to say that my favorite part of the book was when they got together. Whoops spoiler. But it really was so cute to hear about their happy ending. It was exactly what I expected from the book and exactly what I ended up getting except with the added smiles of how cute they were. The characters really seemed meant for each other. I would recommend it to people who like romance novels and aren't afraid to read the perspective of a Park bench without being weirded out. I think that this book really lives up to its title. Instead of being cliche it really is a Little Something Different. 

Turning 15 on the Road to Freedom by Lynda Blackmon Lowery

This book is Turning 15 on the Road to Freedom. It is a civil right memoir by Lynda Blackmon Lowery about a black girls journey being part of the civil rights protesters. She talks about her experiences of going to jail and how she felt seeing all the hate and racism in her country. This book was a very new read for me because I usually read more fiction or young adult books but this book was refreshingly new.

 It talked about real issues and even though it was told in a simple way it was deep and inspiring. The format of the book was basically a picture book with lots of drawing but they were drawings that brought the text to life with passion and emotion. This book was a very quick read that left me thinking. I would recommend this book to people who like phenomenal pieces of writing that are filled with emotion and informing yet still entertaining and quick.

The Butterfly Project

What I Regret

Something I regret is not taking advantage of my vacation in Mexico last year. Last year i went to Mexico with my cousin. She had never been there before and we were very excited to go to the beach and go out and do things. But when we got there we only did a few things and wasted most of the time. We slept most of the time and we basically never got our head out of our phones. Right at the end of the vacation I told my grandmother that I wanted to go to Puerto Vallarta and she told me that it was too late but that if I had asked sooner we could've gone. I don't think my cousin will go to Mexico again soon and I really regret not spending our time doing something more fun. It could've been phenomenal. I learned that I should ask around and start things more instead of waiting for things to happen. Now I feel a little more optimistic about starting and doing things instead of being holed up.
Here's a picture of my pueblo in Mexico.