Totally Transformed

Isaac Atayero                                                                                                  April 2 2009
Sacred Heart School                                                                                                   8-A

Totally Transformed

  

   Everyone goes through changes. Everybody from the toughest of the tough to the weakest. And the funny and undeniable fact about these changes is that they are what we later become and they are the skeleton- the backbone that we will later fall back on when we are in search of our true personality.Some types of change are necessary while some are a matter of influence.

    Like everyone else, I go through changes. Some changes have to happen. They are necessary for us to go through everyday of our lives. For example, i am taller than i was five years ago. I eat more, i read more, i am more knowledgeable about more things and i know more people. These changes are destined to happen to everyone.

     Some other changes are caused as a result of the effect of our environment; these are the changes that are influenced by the society we know. Our family, friends, school and more influence these set of changes. I dress differently than i did five years ago; i have a new perspective of life than i did five years ago. I see most people differently than i did five years ago, i stopped reading some books i enjoyed reading five years ago and i stopped watching some shows and listening to some songs that i watched and listened to five years ago.

   There are some aspects in our lives that will change yet, and some that will remain there forever. the basics: my family, my look, mu heritage, my language, my name, some of my friends and most importantly who i am on the inside will remain and continue to help dictate the kind of person i am. Everyone has a personality test at some point in their life but when faced with this test stay true to you and that is all you will need in this wild journey of life that you are undertaking.

Immigration in France and U.S.A

Isaac Atayero

French 1

Friday, October 15 2010

Comparisons and Contrasts In French and USA

 The United States and France have both been countries of immigration. Although both countries get immigrants from different parts of the world, they are almost equally influenced by the cultures of the immigrants that occupy them. Located in Western Europe and because of her contributions and involvement with WW2, France receives a majority of immigrants from Spain, Portugal, North and West Africa. Like natives of the United States, French citizens don’t migrate to other countries in large packs . Being the second largest country by area in Continental Europe,France ,unlike the United States,Muslims in France are segregated and discouraged by the French caste system  to  soak in the culture.
     The United States,unlike France, has many problems with illegal immigration and a stalled economy. Even though America is in a recession, immigrant numbers have increased.America’s immigrants are from all parts of the world and there is no segregation of any kind. Unlike France, America’s immigration’s policy was design by neglect rather than by design. Unlike France, immigration has affected America positively and America handles her immigration problems rather better.
     The reason France has been negatively affected by immigration is because she is losing her European Individuality to an increasing number of Muslim immigrants. America, on the other hand, is a nation of diversity and unlike France, is not being occupied by just one race of immigrants but many. Many people agree that the United States handles her immigrant problems rather better than any other nation in the world.  Another common ground these two countries have is tourism. Both nations have a large number of tourist attractions and tourists although the United States might have more tourists than France.
    The United States and France are both beautiful countries with languages that are known around the world. English is the official business language of the world and French is the official language of the United Nations.Both countries have been very welcoming and greatly influenced by the Western culture.
    
     

Obituary for Holden Caulfield

Isaac Atayero
Mr. Geary
English 2 Honors: Section 3
21 March 2011

Obituary for Holden Caulfield

     Holden Caulfield, 30, of Lima, Ohio, died December 31, 2011 by means of Cancer. Mr. Caulfield died at his home and at his request no service will be held. Mr. Caulfield is survived by his fiancée; Ms. Sunny Yelkca. Ms. Yelkca and Mr. Caulfield planned to be wed on March 21 2012. Although not much is known of Mr. Caulfield prior to his move to Lima, Ohio, during the time the members of Lima have come to know Mr. Caulfield they’ve also come to love him. Mr. Caulfield moved to Lima five years ago with Ms. Yelkca, who interpreted everything for Mr. Holden.Mr. Caulfield was a janitor at a gas station and shared his opinions with his community by voicing them in a column in the newspaper. Although Mr. Caulfield was a deaf mute, he inspired his community with his work ethics and his genuinely nice personality. Mr. Caulfield loved to water polo and play baseball. Mr. Caulfield will be awarded citizen of the year this year for his role in his community, which will be accepted for him by his fiancée’. Although Mr. Caulfield will be greatly missed, we are happy because we know that he is now in Heaven with The Lord who he served with extreme gladness during his stay here on earth. Mr. Caulfield attended the psychoanalytic institute uptown where he was being trained to become a psychoanalyst. Mr. Caulfield’s favorite color was red and he was a huge fan of The Red Sox. Mr. Caulfield is survived by his fiancée; Ms. Sunny Yelkca. Condolences may be sent to P.O. Box 506 North Cable Road, Lima, OH, 45854.

Explain the Christian Influence upon Anglo-Saxon Heroism as Reflected in The Dream of the Rood

Isaac Atayero

Mr. John Campion

A.P. English language

10/3/2011

     During the time that the Anglo-Saxon poem, The Dream of The Rood, comes to being there were Christian monks inhabiting the land of the Anglo - Saxon and in attempt to convert the heathen to Christianity the monks tampered with the poems of the Anglo-Saxons and insert Christian themes in them. One of the Christian influenced motifs in this poem is the oneness between Christ and man. Another motif present in this poem is the presence of light versus darkness. A third christian influence present in the poem is the separation from left and right. A very Christian motif from The Dream of The Rood is the pathetic fallacy that happens to the hero later in the poem.
      In The Dream of The Rood, the Christian monks influence the poem by inserting a motif of oneness between Christ and man in the poem. In the poem , Jesus is represented as a “young hero”, who is very courageous, “determined and brave” and he dies in order “to make men’s souls eternally free”. The poem is an account of his cross, which in essence becomes one with Christ, who is crucified on him. The cross’ relationship with the “lord of the world” can be compared with the oneness with Christ and man. The church, essentially man, is called the Bride of Christ because of Christ’s sacrifice for his bride because in Christianity the husband and the bride are to come together to be one . The cross witnesses that “ we were both reviled, we two together. I was drenched with the blood that gushed from that hero’s side as His holy spirit  swept to Heaven”. The oneness between the cross and the hero crucified on the cross is an obvious motif placed in the poem by the Christian monks inhabiting the land of Anglo - Saxon at the time .
      In The Dream of The Rood ,the Christian monks’ insertion of the presence of light versus darkness is an example of Christian influence in an Anglo- Saxon poem. Light is an important symbol in Christianity and it is inserted in this poem by the monks also. The hero is chronicled as a “shining cross wrapped in light”, an obvious influence from the monks. The Rood also goes on to say that “ It was a tree of victory ad splendor”. Just like light is a symbol of purity and holiness, darkness symbolizes the exact opposite , impurity and sin. Men have a temptation to sin and this causes them to be “tainted ulcered with sin” and make them dark. Ideals such as light equaling good and darkness meaning sin are rooted firmly in the thread of Christian culture. It is very likely that these ideals are a result of Christian monks trying to convert the heathen to their religion.
  In The Dream of The Rood , the Christian monks strategically place the separation of left from right as a motif in the poem. In Christianity, the right side is very important as Jesus, the son of God, sits to the right of the father . As in Christianity, the right side is significant in this poem for The Rood writes “gloriously wrapped in gleaming stones and through the gold i saw the stains of its ancient agony when blood spilled out on its right- hand side”.The selection of the right- hand side from the left- hand side is not random or irrelevant motif. This motif is a reminder that there is a heavy influence of Christianity in this poem and it also signifies the connection between Christ and the hero of the poem. These comparisons are no coincidence and they are definitely not accidental, what they are conscious insertions by monks in an attempt to convert the Anglo- Saxons to Christianity.
      In The Dream of The Rood, the Christian monks place an influence upon the poem by inserting the motif of pathetic fallacy in the poem . Pathetic fallacy, a theme that reoccurs throughout the Bible, is when a tragedy befalls a good man and nature begins to rebel to signify mourning of the good person. This happens to multiple characters in the Bible, including Jesus when he dies for the sake of humanity. When the young hero in the poem dies for his fellow men all of “creation wept, bewailed his death”. Examples of creation’s rebellion range from when “clouds rolled from the darkness to cover over the corpse’ to ‘the shinning splendor a livid shadow dropped from Heaven”. These acts of pathetic fallacy only happen when an almighty powerful individual  figure as great as Christ . This motif is probably the most important because it outlines the importance of Christ as a heavenly figure . This is also another brilliant Christian theme brilliantly inserted by the Christian monks into this poem  as an endeavour to transpose the Anglo- Saxons into Christianity.
           The Christian monks who wrote down this Anglo- Saxon  poem considered  it as away to drop their ideals into the Anglo- Saxon’s culture and influence their decision to convert to Christianity. The monks did this by inserting various motifs including the oneness between Christ and man. They also cut-in the ideal of light meaning against darkness’ significance in the poem. The monks  brilliantly slip in the motif of separating left from right . Pathetic fallacy is probably the most important installation of the Christian monks in the poem because it suggests the importance of Christ as a spiritual figure. With these themes, the Christian monks influence The Dream of the Rood greatly and place a permanent Christian influence on the Anglo- Saxon poem.

Difference between Plymouth and Jamestown

Isaac Atayero
Mrs. Mary Anne McElroy
A.P. United States History
10/4/11

Difference Between Jamestown and Plymouth Colonies

 King James I  chartered the Virginia Company and Jamestown Colony was established in 1607 as the first permanent English Colony in the New World. In the early 1500s, about thirteen years later, Plymouth Colony was founded . Jamestown was founded based on financial grounds unlike Plymouth Colony, which was the first colony whose establishment was motivated by religion. Jamestown was located around a swampy area along the James River where there was a climate was warm and the soil 

was fertile. Plymouth Colony was founded off the Massachusettes coast, a location where there was a cod climate and rocky soil.
       Most of the citizens in Jamestown were spares, gold-seeking gentlemen and they were not used to physical work such as hunting or farming . These men had no experience doing this work and no one to  show them how to do it. The Pilgrims were mostly lawyers and doctors but they were helped to adapt with help from the friendly Native Americans. The Plymouth Colony also included a large number of families while Jamestown was occupied mostly by men.  A large number of the settlers in Jamestown were members of the Church of England as opposed to the Puritans who loathed the Church of England and were devout members of the Puritan belief.
             Jamestown became the first royal colony because the company’s charter was revoked in 1624. In the Plymouth Colony, majority rule was the form of self government that was sovereign while in Jamestown, the citizens ran a representative government. The pilgrims in Plymouth created  a document known as the Mayflower Compact, which was a constitution that stated the powers and duties of the government. The citizens in Jamestown established the House of Burgesses in 1619, twelve years after the founding of Jamestown, as the first representative assembly in America.
     Unlike the Indians in Virginia, the Native Americans where the pilgrims landed were very friendly towards the pilgrims. The Indians in Jamestown did not have a very friendly attitude towards the English men in the beginning because of the many attempts by the men to christianize the Indians. The settlers in Plymouth initially did not have to worry about attacks from the Native Americans while the men in Jamestown  were constantly victims of Indian raids.
     Early Jamestown, being a royal colony , financially depended on the crown while Plymouth became self sufficient and financially independent. The Mayflower was supposed to land in Virginia but the pilgrims decided to stay and establish their own colony. Unlike the settlers in Jamestown, the Plymouth setters were considered a threat by religious and political authorities in England.