Over the years there seems to be an increasing number of Latin Americans coming to the U.S. Some think that this is bad for the economy because it is taking away jobs from those who live and were born in the U.S. but I dont feel that way. They are coming here to work hard and to start new. There intent is not to take away jobs but to make their lives better. I agree that coming over illegally is wrong but those who do it the right way should be rewarded and be given equal opportunities.

White washing has become apparent in all countries and is hiding events that happened in the past. It is unfair to those that wish to know the truth and what their ancestors went through and people hide that. Mr. Bolos told us that in Virginia he witnessed it first hand and I thought it was unfair that the african american couple didnt get all the details that the rest of the group did. Overall white washing is ruining history and people should not continue with it.

On tuesday of last week it was the anniversary of September 11. Although it occured six years ago I still have a good memory of what I felt that day. I kept thinking that day what had the United States done to deserve what had happened? I realize now that the U.S. is unfortunately widely hated in the world. It is somewhat upsetting that the country I live in is so disliked. Although the U.S. is not going to win any popularity contests I like how we have battled adversity and how we will continue on with what we have been doing.

The words connotation and denotation can really show how two objects can be very similar and yet very different at the same time. An example of this is that both Aston Martin's and pick-up trucks are automobiles but one gets a different "vibe" from each of them. They have the same denotation but there connotation is different. I just find it intersesting that two things are classified as the same but others see them as sending completly two different messages.