https://padlet.com/muhammad_chaudhry/3r8o5km5qd2u This wall will only be consisted of my reflections and other information related to my readings. en-us 2016-01-21 21:31:44 UTC 2025-09-04 11:13:36 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet-assets.storage.googleapis.com/portrait/sticky.jpg muhammad_chaudhry https://padlet.com/muhammad_chaudhry/3r8o5km5qd2u/wish/96288027 In "Eleven," Rachael explains that as we grow older, we continue change and develop, but we do not lose our past self. Instead we keep them not knowing like Russian dolls. Sometimes we will act like a 2 year old who is crying relentlessly because a bad thing had happened. Sometimes we feel like a 4 year old who is going to his first day in preschool. ]]> 2016-02-21 18:36:45 UTC https://padlet.com/muhammad_chaudhry/3r8o5km5qd2u/wish/96288027 muhammad_chaudhry https://padlet.com/muhammad_chaudhry/3r8o5km5qd2u/wish/96288958 We know that cheating is wrong and that we should not do it. But some of us do it. In "The Chaser," the main character is clearly madly in love. An old man shows him the love potion that is effective and very cheap, but he also shows him the anti love potion which is instead expensive. In a way, the old man can be seen as a manifestation of desire who is tempting the main character into taking the love potion. But the readers understand that the old man has seen men like Alan before. He knows that they will eventually come back for the glove potion. In a way, desire is something that we all have and sometimes we let desire control us. The author is trying to teach us that letting our own desires control will lead to terrible consequences.]]> 2016-02-21 18:50:38 UTC https://padlet.com/muhammad_chaudhry/3r8o5km5qd2u/wish/96288958 muhammad_chaudhry https://padlet.com/muhammad_chaudhry/3r8o5km5qd2u/wish/106348653 I think of Sammy and Lengle like Spongebob and Squidward. Sammy is like Spongebob because both have a free spirit nature and they are generally kind, but no one takes them seriously. Lengle is like Squidward because both dislike people, and are always gloomy.]]> 2016-04-18 16:19:28 UTC https://padlet.com/muhammad_chaudhry/3r8o5km5qd2u/wish/106348653 muhammad_chaudhry https://padlet.com/muhammad_chaudhry/3r8o5km5qd2u/wish/106379409 Armand Augbigny falls in love with Desiree and ends up having a baby. Later in the story, Armand rejects Desiree and the baby because he believes they are colored people. This story was happening during the time colored people were treated unequally. In the end of the story, the readers know that it was Armand's mother is a colored person. ]]> 2016-04-18 18:08:06 UTC https://padlet.com/muhammad_chaudhry/3r8o5km5qd2u/wish/106379409 muhammad_chaudhry https://padlet.com/muhammad_chaudhry/3r8o5km5qd2u/wish/106652380 Billy Collins us that if we take the time to deeply analyze a poem then we can build a meaningful relationship with the author and his work. With time, we can understand a poem's style, and discover what the author is really trying to say. While I was in highschool, I found this really interesting TED talk that talks about how the speaker teaches prison inmates writing and poetry. ]]> 2016-04-19 21:03:46 UTC https://padlet.com/muhammad_chaudhry/3r8o5km5qd2u/wish/106652380 muhammad_chaudhry https://padlet.com/muhammad_chaudhry/3r8o5km5qd2u/wish/106660917 Having a dream is what makes a person. Hughes explains that delaying your  dream will devalue your dreams. The author is inspiring everyone to never stop chasing your dreams. My favorite youtuber Casey Neistat was recently discussing about following your dreams. He says that if a person commits his entire life to follow his dreams then he will find it.]]> 2016-04-19 22:49:14 UTC https://padlet.com/muhammad_chaudhry/3r8o5km5qd2u/wish/106660917 muhammad_chaudhry https://padlet.com/muhammad_chaudhry/3r8o5km5qd2u/wish/106663743 I see the red convertible as another method on how to form a stronger bond with anyone. The red convertible formed a deep and strong relationship with the two brothers. The red convertible was much more than friendship, it was a significant memoir. ]]> 2016-04-19 23:34:36 UTC https://padlet.com/muhammad_chaudhry/3r8o5km5qd2u/wish/106663743 muhammad_chaudhry https://padlet.com/muhammad_chaudhry/3r8o5km5qd2u/wish/106664781 Charlie finally visits his father for the first time in three years. Charlie was impressed the moment he saw his father. But then later in the short story, we see the worse in his father. Cheever teaches us that there are some bad people in the world, we can either try to change them or leave them. This short story reminds us of star wars when Luke found out the villain was his father.]]> 2016-04-19 23:51:45 UTC https://padlet.com/muhammad_chaudhry/3r8o5km5qd2u/wish/106664781 muhammad_chaudhry https://padlet.com/muhammad_chaudhry/3r8o5km5qd2u/wish/106673109 Soldiers carry much more than ammunition, guns, and other gears. They carry an emotional baggage such as terror, love, grief, and longing. The result is that when soldiers come back to their families and friends, they come back feeling left out and different. ]]> 2016-04-20 01:19:42 UTC https://padlet.com/muhammad_chaudhry/3r8o5km5qd2u/wish/106673109 muhammad_chaudhry https://padlet.com/muhammad_chaudhry/3r8o5km5qd2u/wish/106680253 The lesson that readers can grasp from Tan's story is that a parent's duty is to be a guide and should not force their expectations on their children. Also, children should express what their feelings and communicate with their parents. ]]> 2016-04-20 02:47:55 UTC https://padlet.com/muhammad_chaudhry/3r8o5km5qd2u/wish/106680253 muhammad_chaudhry https://padlet.com/muhammad_chaudhry/3r8o5km5qd2u/wish/106681787 When I read this piece, I just think of a father who is trying to connect with his son, but is also struggling with his daily life. ]]> 2016-04-20 03:03:18 UTC https://padlet.com/muhammad_chaudhry/3r8o5km5qd2u/wish/106681787 muhammad_chaudhry https://padlet.com/muhammad_chaudhry/3r8o5km5qd2u/wish/106682109 This short story is somewhat similar to Tan's story and that we should live our own lives. People should not interfere with you choices and the paths that you have taken. It is great that Dee has shown interest in her heritage, but she has no right to interrupt other people's lives.]]> 2016-04-20 03:08:50 UTC https://padlet.com/muhammad_chaudhry/3r8o5km5qd2u/wish/106682109 muhammad_chaudhry https://padlet.com/muhammad_chaudhry/3r8o5km5qd2u/wish/106683817 This short story reflects the time where women were not on equal terms with men and the glass ceiling was so low that it was really difficult for women to be respected in their field of work. ]]> 2016-04-20 03:31:38 UTC https://padlet.com/muhammad_chaudhry/3r8o5km5qd2u/wish/106683817 muhammad_chaudhry https://padlet.com/muhammad_chaudhry/3r8o5km5qd2u/wish/106790906 The author talks about two major key points in her poem. The author and her family were incarcerated during WWII and mostly likely came in contact with discrimination and racism. The strength in her poetry skills is amazing. She used history to bring out strong emotions such as love, despair, and hate. ]]> 2016-04-20 14:33:05 UTC https://padlet.com/muhammad_chaudhry/3r8o5km5qd2u/wish/106790906