BIOGRAPHY

My full name is Henry Albert Acevedo; I was born in the year 1989 becoming an original of San Francisco. Sometimes when people first meet me they say I don’t look like a Henry. I always thought that was odd but I have experienced it more than once. I’m the type to observe before I move and think before I speak. Being raised in my Salvadorian home meant that there was almost no room for error in what ever you were trying to accomplish. This tough love lead me down a rocky road at first, then I started to find motivation through appreciating lessons learned from other peoples’ experiences. Of course I have my own; even so, engaging in a conversation with people in unique situations or with interesting pasts opens your eyes and sharpens your peripherals. This is the type of community I love to be a part of, a large group of people that stay in touch and really concern themselves with everyone else around them. With great support, you can let your passion lead you in to a successful career for the future. Mine would include computer hardware simply for the fact that it urges me to learn more about it. I want to become computer savvy to benefit myself and the people close to me. As I mature I want to become more approachable, engaging, understanding, and patient. My motto in life is “Live and Let Live”, which for me translates to mind your business and everyone else will mind theirs.

Irish vs. British

During 1972 a bloody massacre occurred in Northern Ireland by British troops towards civilians. They opened fire during a Catholic civil rights march murdering a total of fourteen people. Decades passed on and none of the affected families had received compensation. The lawyers representing these families are demanding compensation. Now the British Ministry of Defense has replied agreeing to resolve the compensation problem. The issue is not all families want compensation. They would rather have justice implying the soldiers that commited the murders to be prosecuted. “Bloody Sunday” another phrase for the 1972 massacre, is known to be the fuel for the 30 years of violence between Irish and British forces. Even the name of where the incident occurred is being disputed. Irish nationalist call it Derry whereas British unionist call it Londonderry. The three- decade period after the 1972 massacre claimed over 3,000 lives.

I agree with these victims' families. If the British soldiers responsible for this are still breathing they should be prosecuted. Not only that, I believe the victims' families should also get compensation. There isn't any manner of bringing a deceased loved one back, so British government should do all in their power instead of attempting to buy an exit out of this issue. This article indicates the British government had no sympathy or remorse for this massacre, by not taking a plan of resolution in 1972. My reaction to this effect would be to create my own justice. It seems that there is no government like the U.S. government. Being part of any other government would probably turn me in to a guerilla rebel. Acknowledging history like this has me appreciating the freedom, opportunities, and justice the United States delivers. Even though I feel there should be more justice in America.

This is the article about the Irish marchers massacred by the British troops and now the families are trying to reach justice still after 30 years.

(http://www.cnn.com/2011/09/22/world/europe/ireland-uk-compensation/index.html?hpt=wo_c2)

G-HOUSE

I went to Galileo Academy of Science and Technology in San Francisco. The school is located by the pier and I am glad it is over. I felt the teachers there were just trying to get through their day making learning for us dull. I believe I lost interest after sophomore year because I honestly didn't have to put in much effort to gain high scores. You could say public schools in San Francisco are not very well maintained or thought of. The only good thing I have to say is that all my friends I had met growing up were attending the school. That was luck because this city does not place you by neighborhood but by high scores and random selection almost. My first two years I gave it my best although I can't say the same for my last two years. Bored and tired of school I began cutting classes causing me to fall behind in credits. Forcefully I started attending night school twice a week to get back on track. In the end I still graduated on time so I must admit it was all worth it.

Where's your English From?

I would have to say that my english comes from my culture growing up, my friends, parents, teachers and co-workers in the work place. My friends, and culture growing up, I think, mostly influenced the way I speak out of a professional setting. When I was about 5 or 6 my parents were already letting me go outside on my own to play with the other children, my age, that lived in the neighborhood. So that allowed us kids at a young age to develop our own lingo in which we did things and communicated with each other. Plus my parents speak very little english so I never had anyone in the home correcting mine. I admit I was saying cuss words at a young age because I had no barrier for the same reason that my parents weren't aware what they were in english, at first. Teachers helped me clear that up real quick though when i started getting disciplined for my bad mouth. With my friends I developed a lingo gathered from local neighborhood slang and inside jokes from situations occured. Instead of "you feel me?'' we say "ya feh meh?" or "you know what im saying?" is "yadada?". Yes, I still use that term with certain company. I still have to watch what i say though in a professional setting because the slang could slip out of me.

Thankfully I realized how to speak proper english by paying attention to essay writing. The format I learned was very broken down and to keep the reader interested I tried to use many adjectives and variety of words to explain certain things so it wouldn't feel like repetitive reading. Now I know how to input two ways of speaking english in the proper setting.