who says?

This past weekend I was watching television where one of the t.v shows sparked something in my brain. The story took place in a high school. One senior, while applying to colleges was told that they were surprised that with a "backround like hers", her grades were so high. Who say's that a child growing up with a backround with there were many struggles can't achieve? It is expected, as i've seen that even some teachers believe, if you grow up in a certain area, with a certain income, you can't amount to anything. I would really like to know. Who says? What makes someone intelligent and hard working? Is it the street the grew up on? The type of building they live in? How much salary their parents make? None of this really matters. The drive and the determination someones has is based solely on themselves, and what they want in life. It doesnt depend on whats given to them, such as wealth. It depends on what they take for themselves, like the value of a great education. It worries me that even some adults can believe that someones backround is what effects them in sucess

Frida

I loved the movie “Frida”. Going into it I thought that this movie was going to be a boring biography, but it was the complete opposite. Her life was so interesting, and full with obstacles. This movie proved how strong of a woman Frida was. At such a young age she was so determined to be an artist, and she didn’t allow anything to get in her way. One thing that stood out to me about this movie was the way they portrayed her paintings, I absolutely LOVED it. They didn’t only show them, but they put them at the part of the movie where they were inspired by. Not only that, they animated them and that was able to give me more of a feeling about the painting. I find Frida very empowering to women. She wasn’t the typical woman, especially during her time, but she didn’t care. She found it very important to be strong and independent. After watching this, I’ve come to love Frida more of an artist because of how her paintings are like her diary; all of her feelings were poured out into them. The makers of this movie did such a wonderful job portraying her. Instead of this being a biography of her life, it seems as if it was an autobiography because it allows the audience to feel like they are in her diary.