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There particularly womans stories because men would probably always think different from what women have to say in there stories, and the equvilent would be men just needed to do something else. Or they just dont want to hear what woman have to say, and the person that would probably be telling the guys the story is the grandpa of grandfather.

Interview

The person I am interviewing is my mother Siupolu Nuu. The focus I would like to discuss is that it was hard and difficulft for my mother to get an higher education in Samoan. The reason why it was so hard is that Samoa was a tiny island in the middle of the ocean in the south pacific. It was hard to get everything you needed to learn your basic education in Samoa.

A person that i thought writing about is my mother.

 Why are you interested in these subjects?
I'm interested on writing about her because I wanted to lean more about education in Samoa.

What makes him/her interesting and unique?
It makes my mother unique because  theirs not many times that you hear a woman talk about her education, and she's from a different contry.

What sort of questions would you ask and why?
Questions I would ask about to my mother would be, what was the name of the school that you went to?; was it taught in your language or in English? Basically just things that not many people from America know.

What sort of problems do you think may arise for Task Two?
Some problems would be, I would have to call her, and basically have an interview over the phone. Sometimes she would be busy, but not really sure how its going to play out, but we'll see.

What do you anticipate? Why?
I would anticipate that i would learn some new things about my mother, and learn th interviewing process.

What questions do you have for Task Two?
Can't really think of it right now but if i hve some i will ask you in class.

Evaluation

What is the thesis for your paper?

When I think of my father, I think of a man of great standards.

List points that i made in my paper was that my father dedicated his life to God and his family, and that he was a strong hearted man.

What was the most helpful advice you received from your peer evaluation?

To add more details when i was explaing and talkin about my father.

What was the most helpful information you received in class for your paper?

Mostly to just get rid of fragments i had in my paper that made no sense.

How many drafts of this paper do you think you wrote and how/when did you write them? For example, did you compose at the keyboard, did you write lots of notes to yourself, did you pre-write or outline, did you write in small chunks of time or sit down and produce an entire draft at one sitting?

I wrote about two drafts, and wrote them about three days before the rough draft was do. I basically composed my  paper at the computer, with little ideas i had before i started it. Wrote in small chunks at a time, and was basically finished in three sittings.

What would you do differently with this paper to make it more effectively, or what did you try to do that you just don’t think you got a good handle on?

Nothing really, if I was to, i would just add more detail to it.

What are most pleased with about this paper?

I was most pleased about this paper because it was just things i needed to talk about and get off of my chest. I hope i told my fathers story well.

Self Evaluation about Task One

What is the thesis for your paper?
When I think of my father, I think of a man of great standards.

Rough Draft to Task One

When I think of my father, I think of a man of great standards. A man that was an inspiration to anybody he ever met. His name is Luaono Fouina Nuuleifi. He was born July 26, 1948 and rested May 6, 2010. He was the pastor of Alofa Tunoa Church. He spoke the truth when it needed to be heard to people, even if they didn't want to hear it. He's the best dad I could ever ask for. A strong man in many ways. When he passed, my whole family was devastated. During my fathers battle with his health, he always managed to pull through. When he didn't, it was a shock to everyone. Never knew it was going to be like that. My father was a great inspiration to me, and everyone he spoke the too.

My father had a heart transplant, two strokes, and type two diabetes. When I say all that people think, "Man, how is this guy still alive?" My father would say to them, "Because of the Glory of God." He was a man of God. The only thing that always kept him going, was believing in God. Really he was suppose to be dead. In fact, he did die. Twice. When they did the heart transplant the doctor said he was not suppose to survive, but my father did. On his second stroke, his whole right side of his body was paralyzed. He was put in a wheel chair.

When he was in a wheel chair everything started to change. He had to be helped in everything he did. My whole family was with him every step of the way. New day to day changes for my father was difficult, but always kept his head up and pushing forward. Knowing that he has to stay strong for his family, and he did. I remember every Sunday when we're getting ready for church. I would say my dad was the pickiest man I ever met. But by the time everyone was ready. My pops would be looking so "Fresh." He was known for having some of the best suits in Samoa. So you can say my dad was a good looking guy.

The man was strong and a hard worker. The reason why he's so special to me was that he always inspired me to do better in whatever I do and nothing less. He was always trying to find a way to support our family. He would work everyday with my mother to give us a place to live and eat under. Whatever my brother and sister and I needed. He was always there. Even to the church, he would find out anything to help out a family in need. If it was financially or spiritually, he would always be there for someone.

My father always treated his family right. He would always make us laugh in funny little things he'll be doing. I remember once when I left him in the living room to use the restroom. I come back out, and I find himself sneaking in the kitchen and snacking on some chips. It was the most funniest thing, because when I caught him, we both started laughing and couldn't stop. Me and my dad ended up in tears by the end of that. He was a sneaky guy. Always brought a smile to our whole family.

When I think of him now. Writing this paper about him, brings back so much memories. A man of great standards always comes to mind, but not only that. As a father as well. As a big inspiration in my life and my families. As a man that was always there when u needed him. Luaono Fouina Nuuleifi, a man that will always be in my life forever.

I love you Dad.

On Becoming Chicano: Questions for Reflecting and Writing

I would define myself as a Samoan. Bascially the struggles I've gone through, was just helping my parents on just little things they don't know about the American cultrure. Plus, a little help with them speaking English. If my parents didn't understand what people were saying, I would just tell them in Samoan. For my experiences that related to Rodriguez is that I sometimes have problems understanding my parents when they speak Samoan. I understand most of it, but when they try to go beyond what I know. I have trouble. Its also hard for me to speak it. I been learning for a while now, and is catching on to most of my language. When i was little i understood everything, but now I have to refresh it sometimes.

Questions for Reflection and Writing: "How It Feels to Be Colored Me"

A lable I would give myself is silly and happy. I say that becasue I am always making people happy in silly things I do or say. I could compare myself to Hurst by saying I was raised in an all-Samoan community in Park Village, Compton. Being raised in a all-Samoan community was diffrerent when I came to Grandview, Missouri. There were more white people that I have ever seen in my life. When I went to school people looked at me weird when I said I was "Samoan." I guess they never really heard of it. It relates because people looked at me differently. They saw me as a different race they never heard of.

Thinking of Task One

My first idea that comes to me when thinking about writing my first paper is my Dad. Reasons I would write about him is because he was a great inspiration to me. He always supported our family, and did the best he could. If I was to run into some problems, it'll probably be about putting it all together. I always get stuck somewhere on any paper i write about. I anticipate that yes, I'm goin to run into problems and try my best to get through it. I don't have any questions right now but probably later.

Letter of Introduction

My name is Jeshurun Jubilee Nuu, Im 17 years of age, and i graduated from Truman High School. I am currently a freshman at Missouri Western State University. I was born in San Franciso, California. I moved here when I was 11 years old. My parents names are Luaono and Siuplu Nuu. I have a brother name John, and sister named Mau. Im the youngest of my family. My dad passed away on March 6th, 2010. It was a rought time but my family stayed strong. I was born into a religious family that was built on a foundation focused on God.
My writing experiences that I had in the past were pretty good, but some not so well. I'll say, about my senior year was the year i wrote some of my best papers i ever had. When I was a sophmore in high school, it was probably the worst time i ever wrote about anything. Never really focused on the main subject i was suppose to talk about. When i had some of my best papers. It was because i was focused and had help from any of my teachers. So my main focuse is to work hard and ask for help when i need it on writing papers.