Show You Colors (REVISED)

Show Your Colors (EDITED)

Most people don’t realize as much anymore the significance of what they wear or show because it has become a daily fashion that it no longer displays any meaning to them.  It takes another set of eyes to see the style, in this case flags, and make the interpretation on what the style and symbols stands for.  Flags can not only represent a country but a particular lifestyle.  Looking at a flag alone just looks like an arrangement of colors and symbols, but when you gaze and ponder the meaning behind a flag, a new fascination arises.

How many times have you seen someone’s car and see either a car flag or a flag dangling off their rear view mirror and wonder what that person is going for displaying those colors and symbols?  Just walking by someone’s car, it is easy to overlook those displays which tell something about that person.  As a commuter attending what is considered to be a commuter school, you come across many cars.  What can be noticed about this generation is that many of them have a pride for their heritage and culture and teenagers like to display their heritage by wearing their country’s colors on their clothes, pinning a flag onto their backpacks, having their country’s flag hanging off their mirrors in their car, and even displaying a flag inside or outside of their houses. 

Flags are not only made to represent countries but as well as lifestyles.  This generation is more open to homosexuality, therefore colors and a flag was made in order to display their pride.  The common representation of homosexuality is a rainbow of some sort.  A display of a rainbow flag will be commonly interpreted as a “gay pride”. 

Flags of course create controversies depending on what is being displayed.  Just looking off other teenager’s MySpace or Facebook profiles on the internet, some photographs of them contain some displays of flags behind them.  The most common controversial flag I’ve come to notice is the confederate flag.  Any display of that particular flag, instantly gives the label of being a white supremacist and a racist. 

Flags, they are such subtle displays of a style but create a large image when thought upon and interpreted.  Display your colors but be aware of what your portray because you never know who is watching and judging.

Show Your Colors

Show Your Colors

Most people don’t realize as much anymore the significance of what they wear or show because it has become a daily fashion that it no longer displays any meaning to them.  It takes another set of eyes to see the style, in this case flags, and make the interpretation on what the style and symbols stands for. 

How many times have you seen someone’s car and see either a car flag or a flag dangling off their rear view mirror and wonder what that person is going for displaying those colors and symbols?  Just walking by someone’s car, it is easy to overlook those displays which tell something about that person who displays a small flag off their mirror.  As a commuter attending what is considered to be a commuter school, you come across many cars.  What can be noticed about this generation is that many of them have a pride for their heritage and culture and teenagers like to display their heritage by wearing their country’s colors on their clothes, pinning a flag onto their backpacks, having their country flag hanging off their mirrors in their car, and even displaying a flag inside or outside of their houses. 

Flags are not only made to represent countries but as well as lifestyles.  This generation is more open to homosexuality, therefore colors and a flag was made in order to display their pride.  The common representation of homosexuality is a rainbow of some sort.  A display of a rainbow flag will be commonly interpreted as a “gay pride”. 

Flags of course create controversies depending on what is being displayed.  Just looking off other teenager’s MySpace or Facebook profiles on the internet, some photographs of them contain some displays of flags behind them.  The most common controversial flag I’ve come to notice is the confederate flag.  Any display of that particular flag, instantly gives the label of being a white supremacist and a racist. 

Flags, they are such subtle displays of a style but create a large image when thought upon and interpreted.  Display your colors but be aware of what your portray because you never know who is watching and judging.

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Where Am I From Again?

“Where Am I From Again?”

As a baby born into a Korean family, there was to be a discrepancy on the selection of language to be taught at home.  From my early infant years, I was taught to speak only Korean.  Entering school with insufficient knowledge on speaking the native language was a difficult beginning.  As I progressed in my years in school, I began to excel and was able to win spelling bees in elementary school and had poems I wrote in high school get published in the school literacy books.  When college came upon me, a tough decision was to be made on whether or not to have English or History be my major. 

The biggest issue I came to face when integrating myself into the American culture was that I became too assimilated and I slowly began to lose my original culture.  I became deficient in my ability to speak my own native language.  To bring myself back own culture, I spent many days visiting my grandparents who speak only Korean and started to improve on my Korean.  Capitalizing on my privilege to attend a university, I took time to put learning Korean in my class schedule.  I learned as you get older, you tend to forget where you are from and try to camouflage yourself to your surroundings.  Learning about all the different literacy in American history is a great benefit but slowly losing my own heritage makes it a difficult tradeoff.

My First Blog Ever

My name is Andrew Woo.  I am currently 19 years old but going on to the big 2-0 on September 20th.  I am Korean, born from a Korean mother and father.  I have played the Cello since I was seven years old.  I played in my middle school and high school orchestra as well as had the privilege to play in the All-County Orchestra.  One of the biggest highlights in my years of playing the Cello was when my school orchestra was invited to play at the Meyerhoff Symphony Hall in downtown Baltimore.  I also have been playing baseball since I was nine years old.  I played on on my high school Varsity team and I am currently playing in a Semi-Pro Wooden bat league.

My current aspiration is to become a lawyer like my father and eventually take over his office.  I am currently in my third year at University of Maryland in Baltimore County.

I plan to live a comfortable and happy life.  My major goals in life is to make my parents proud, and to find that special someone who I can spend the rest of my life with.

"One of the greatest joys in life is accomplishing what others considered impossible"

Included is a link to some memorable moments in my years of watching Eagles football. GO EAGLES!!