Saturday, March 21, 2020
You all are SHEEP, or maybe I am Professor Ramos Blog
You all are SHEEP, or maybe I am ââ¬Å"When Mexico sends its people, theyââ¬â¢re not sending the best. Theyââ¬â¢re not sending you, theyââ¬â¢re sending people that have lots of problems and theyââ¬â¢re bringing those problems with us. Theyââ¬â¢re bringing drugs. Theyââ¬â¢re bring crime. Theyââ¬â¢re rapistsâ⬠¦ And some, I assume, are good people.â⬠DonaldTrump ââ¬Å"The point is, you can never be too greedy.â⬠Donal TrumpAppreciate the congrats for being right on radical Islamic terrorism, I dont want congrats, I want toughness vigilance. We must be smart!DonaldTrump I was wrathful, to say the least, and my head was nowhere near sanity. I tried to let my emotions not get the best of me, to thrust them away, and usually, that would be un-challenging for me. But at this very moment where I sat two feet away from my best friends, I couldnt begin to imagine the ignorance that they would say next. It was a junior year in high school, and the sun was glistening on everything its rays could reach, the campus was cacophonous and crawling with high schoolers undoubtedly enjoying their lunch. Well.. every high schooler but me. It was my idiotic idea to bring up politics thinking everyone at our table would agree with what I had to say. But my fault here was being utterly naive and stereotyping that my latina friends would see eye to eye on the presidential climate of the United States like me. As people of color, we agreed on many things, spicy food was always the best, never say the n-word if youââ¬â¢re not black, and two languages was always better t han one. But obviously, you didnt have to be a person of color to agree. But I also knew that we were different from even before, because, they were very Christian, therefore their beliefs were conservative, and they were hardcore Republicans. But because I was Muslim, my beliefs were a lot more liberal than they were conservative, and I was a Democrat. I knew our difference in religions separated us from political boundaries, but what I still didnt expect what was the response I got when I said ââ¬Å"Trump is going to get us all killed,â⬠I announce laughingly with a smug grin my face, and when only one of my friends, Nathalie, laughed back, I knew this wouldnt end well. ââ¬Å"What do you mean? Heââ¬â¢s kicking out all the immigrants, hiring black employment rates, and bettering the economy.â⬠My two best friends shot back. I was in utter shock. TRUMP? I wanted to yell, BETTERING THE ECONOMY? I was on the verge of losing it, and maybe because it was the lack of knowledge I expected my friends to know, like that Trump is all over the place lying about numbers and rates, and that the only economic power he gave was to rich white businessmen like himself, and everyone knows to make the rich richer does anything but better the economy, or maybe it was the betrayal I felt. I was of no latin origin, yet the way he demonized them, touched a spot in my heart, because for years thats what america has been doing to me, doing to people with any Arab or Muslim heritage. Because to them a group of extremists who take everything out of context and twist them to fit their own personal demographics, to try and justify what they do, means millions of innocent people doing the same thing, even if they show no signs of harm. And the way they let it happen to their people, and didnt care, just because it wasnââ¬â¢t hap pening to them fueled any ounce rage I had. They thought they knew the facts, but what did I expect? They watched news networks like Fox News. All they did was follow like sheep, blindly into the unknown, thinking everyone was wrong, but them. When they saw my concerned facial expression, one of them asked ââ¬Å"Youââ¬â¢re mUZlim, dont you believe in the same things we do?â⬠ââ¬Å"MUSlim. Where do you see the Z in that?â⬠I questioned clearly annoyed. ââ¬Å"And for the record, no. We donââ¬â¢t believe in some things that you do, and vice versa.â⬠Which got me thinking, that were we much more different than I thought we were, which gave me an even better reason to resent them. ââ¬Å"Look I know you probably donââ¬â¢t like him. But how are you not seeing that heââ¬â¢s doing it to protect us? Like it or not youââ¬â¢re safer when the border has a wall, and when the Muslim ban is enforcedâ⬠I almost spat out my milk. It was one thing to attack her own people, but now she was attacking mine. I tried to calm myself down, itââ¬â¢s okay I reminded myself just educate them, and dont get mad. But then I got mad that everywhere I go I have to explain myself and had to explain my worth, and even with my own friends, it was no different. ââ¬Å"Soâ⬠¦Ã¢â¬ I said as calmly as I could while playing with a fork circling my food. ââ¬Å"What makes you think youââ¬â¢re any better than they are, if you know, they are rapists, drug dealers, and murders. I mean thatââ¬â¢s what most of them are, right? But arenââ¬â¢t you them? Donââ¬â¢t you have the same race? And what makes me different from the 1.8 billion ââ¬Ëterroristsââ¬â¢ who did nothing wrong to earn that name.â⬠They stared back at me. ââ¬Å"Because, it would be pretty privileged of you to say that you are better human beings than them just because you dont live in war and poverty, oh and because of your geographical location.â⬠I laughed humorlessly. ââ¬Å"It sucks that they live in those circumstances, but thats the way it is. Because of that, they cant be trusted. I know all of them arent bad, but we cant take that riskâ⬠They responded. ââ¬Å"Sweetheart, there are more than 1.8 billion Muslims in the world, and more than 500 million Latin people, if they were even an ounce as bad as you and your president claim they are, we would probably be dead. You know its funny coming from someone who is pro-life, that they would rather risk the one in a billion chance to be killed by an immigrant, on millions of those immigrants dying because of war.â⬠Silence filled the table, everyone at the table was staring at me and my two friends. I knew I was being a total bitch, I knew I should just be quiet and let them think what they want to think, but I couldnââ¬â¢t bring myself to do it. ââ¬Å"Heââ¬â¢s better than Obamaâ⬠ââ¬ËWhat the literal FUCK does this have to do with Obamaâ⬠I said smiling through my teeth as my fist clenched under the table. They all laughed. But as I went home that night, I do what I usually do, just before I go to sleep, I stay staring at the ceiling, whispering to God about my day. I refused to believe all Christians thought the way my two friends did, there was no way I kept repeating to myself. We believed in the same God, and the same fundamentals, but its the details that made us so different. Islam encourages us to ask questions about our faith and about our world both secular based and non-secular based, we believe in human rights very deeply, we believe in global warming, we tolerate no amount of discrimination or racism, and we do not believe in closing doors for those who seek a better life, we believe that human nature is good, but its Satan who tries to lead us astray, but we still have consequences for our actions, we believe in respecting all religions, and beliefs and everything that makes us different. We believe in all these things, but ignorance has made people generalize us into conservative, extremist terrorists, and they would never know the truth if they never asked. Yet these girls I called my friends didnt believe in most of them, and whether it was because of culture or religion, I wasnt having it. Explaining how frustrating it was, and asking what I should do. I sighed deeply, it wasnt like he was going to answer me, but it would be nice to get some kind of sign. Then, it hit me like a truck. I was judging them this whole time and debating whether I should still even be friends with them, while it never once crossed their minds. And thats when I realized, I was the one at fault. Why should I stop being friends with them? What made me so superior to them that made me think I was better off. I was the one being ignorant and only accepting one train of thought when I should be open to hearing all of them. Maybe I was the sheep this whole time, doing what everyone does and disliking someone because of their political views, when I should stand up and like someone because of their different political views because the second diversity stops, and we all think the same, the easier it becomes to control, and the easier it becomes to stop thinking, to stop spreading ideas, and beliefs and regulations, and whats humankind without acting like humans?
Thursday, March 5, 2020
Casarse Conjugation in Spanish, Translation, Examples
Casarse Conjugation in Spanish, Translation, Examples The Spanish verbà casarseà means to get married. It is a regularà -arà verb likeà ayudar orà caminar.à This verbà can be used as a reflexiveà or reciprocal verb,à casarse,à ââ¬â¹or as a non-reflexive verb,à casar.à Since it is most commonly used as casarse, this article will show the conjugations for the verb using the reflexive pronounsà (me, te, se, nos, os, se).à Below you can find tables with conjugations forà casarseà in the present, past and future indicative, the present and past subjunctive, the imperative, and other verb forms. Using the Verb Casarse The verbà casarse can beà usedà whenever you would say to marry or to get married. For example,à Ana se casà ³ en la iglesiaà (Ana got married at the church) orà El hombreà se casà ³ muy jovenà (The man got married very young). It can also be used as a reciprocal verb to indicate that two people marry each other. For example, you can sayà Ellos se casaron en octubreà (They got married in October) orà Mi esposo y yoà nos casamos hace 10 aà ±os (My husband and I got married 10 years ago). You can also use the verbà casarà without the reflexive pronoun when talking about marrying someone, or officiating a wedding. In this case the verb casarà functions as a transitive verb with a direct object. For example, you can sayà El padre casà ³ a la parejaà (The priest married the couple) orà El abogado los va a casar en su oficinaà (The lawyer is going toà marry them in his office).à Casarse Present Indicative Yo me caso I get married Yo me caso con mi novio. T te casas You get married T te casas en la iglesia. Usted/l/ella se casa You/he/she gets married Ella se casa con su pareja. Nosotros nos casamos We get married Nosotros nos casamos hoy. Vosotros os casis You get married Vosotros os casis en la corte. Ustedes/ellos/ellas se casan You/they get married Ellos se casan por segunda vez. Casarse Preteriteà Indicative Yo me cas I got married Yo me cas con mi novio. T te casaste You got married T te casaste en la iglesia. Usted/l/ella se cas You/he/she got married Ella se cas con su pareja. Nosotros nos casamos We got married Nosotros nos casamos hoy. Vosotros os casasteis You got married Vosotros os casasteis en la corte. Ustedes/ellos/ellas se casaron You/they got married Ellos se casaron por segunda vez. Casarseà Imperfectà Indicative The imperfect tense is used to talk about repeated or ongoing actions in the past. It can be translated as used to get married or was getting married. Since the act of getting married is not something people do frequently or repeatedly, the imperfect translation would most likely be was getting married.à à Yo me casaba I was getting married Yo me casaba con mi novio. T te casabas You were getting married T te casabas en la iglesia. Usted/l/ella se casaba You/he/she was getting married Ella se casaba con su pareja. Nosotros nos casbamos We were getting married Nosotros nos casbamos hoy. Vosotros os casabais You were getting married Vosotros os casabais en la corte. Ustedes/ellos/ellas se casaban You/they were getting married Ellos se casaban por segunda vez. Casarse Futureà Indicative Yo me casar I will get married Yo me casar con mi novio. T te casars You will get married T te casars en la iglesia. Usted/l/ella se casar You/he/she will get married Ella se casar con su pareja. Nosotros nos casaremos We will get married Nosotros nos casaremos hoy. Vosotros os casaris You will get married Vosotros os casaris en la corte. Ustedes/ellos/ellas se casarn You/they will get married Ellos se casarn por segunda vez. Casarse Periphrastic Futureà Indicative To form the periphrastic future, you need the auxiliary verbà irà (to go) in the present indicative, plus theà prepositionà a,à followed by the infinitive of the verb. When you conjugate a reflexive verb in a periphrastic construction, you must place the reflexive pronoun before the conjugated auxiliary verb. Yo me voy a casar I am going to get married Yo me voy a casar con mi novio. T te vas a casar You are going to get married T te vas a casar en la iglesia. Usted/l/ella se va a casar You/he/she is going to get married Ella se va a casar con su pareja. Nosotros nos vamos a casar We are going to get married Nosotros nos vamos a casar hoy. Vosotros os vais a casar You are going to get married Vosotros os vais a casar en la corte. Ustedes/ellos/ellas se van a casar You/they are going to get married Ellos se van a casar por segunda vez. Casarse Conditionalà Indicative The conditional tense can be translated as would verb in English, and it is usedà for talking about possibilities or probabilities. An example of the conditional isà Si estuviera enamorada, me casarà aà (If I were in love, I would get married). Yo me casara I would get married Yo me casara con mi novio. T te casaras You would get married T te casaras en la iglesia. Usted/l/ella se casara You/he/she would get married Ella se casara con su pareja. Nosotros nos casaramos We would get married Nosotros nos casaramos hoy. Vosotros os casarais You would get married Vosotros os casarais en la corte. Ustedes/ellos/ellas se casaran You/they would get married Ellos se casaran por segunda vez. Casarse Present Progressive/Gerund form The present participe or gerundà is used to form progressive verb forms such as the present progressive.à For -arà verbs, the present participle is formed with the ending -ando. Remember that in reflexive verb constructions, you should put the reflexive pronoun before the conjugated auxiliary verb (estar). Present Progressive of Casarseà se est casandoà She is getting married Ella se est casando con su pareja. Casarseà Past Participle One of the uses of the past participle is to form compound tenses, such as the present perfect. For regular -ar verbs, it is formed with the ending -ado.à The auxiliary verb for the present perfect is the verbà haber.à Remember to place the reflexive pronoun before the conjugated auxiliary verb (haber). Past Participle of Casarseà se ha casado She has gotten marriedà Ella se ha casado con su pareja. Casarse Present Subjunctive When you want to describe situations involving doubts, desires, emotions, probabilities and other subjective situations, you can use theà subjunctive mood. In order to use the subjunctive there should be a main clause and a secondary clause with a different subject in each clause. Que yo me case That I get married Carlos desea que yo me case con mi novio. Que t te cases That you get married Mayra desea que t te cases en la iglesia. Que usted/l/ella se case That you/he/she get married Rodrigo desea que ella se case con su pareja. Que nosotros nos casemos That we get married Flavia desea que nosotros nos casemos hoy. Que vosotros os casis That you get married David desea que vosotros os casis en la corte. Que ustedes/ellos/ellas se casen That you/they get married Laura desea que ellos se casen por segunda vez. Casarse Imperfectà Subjunctive There are two different options for conjugating the imperfect subjunctive. Both options are correct. Option 1 Que yo me casara That I got married Carlos deseaba que yo me casara con mi novio. Que t te casaras That you got married Mayra deseaba que t te casaras en la iglesia. Que usted/l/ella se casara That you/he/she got married Rodrigo deseaba que ella se casara con su pareja. Que nosotros nos casramos That we got married Flavia deseaba que nosotros nos casramos hoy. Que vosotros os casarais That you got married David deseaba que vosotros os casarais en la corte. Que ustedes/ellos/ellas se casaran That you/they got married Laura deseaba que ellos se casaran por segunda vez. Option 2 Que yo me casase That I got married Carlos deseaba que yo me casase con mi novio. Que t te casases That you got married Mayra deseaba que t te casases en la iglesia. Que usted/l/ella se casase That you/he/she got married Rodrigo deseaba que ella se casase con su pareja. Que nosotros nos cassemos That we got married Flavia deseaba que nosotros nos cassemos hoy. Que vosotros os casaseis That you got married David deseaba que vosotros os casaseis en la corte. Que ustedes/ellos/ellas se casasen That you/they got married Laura deseaba que ellos se casasen por segunda vez. Casarse Imperativeà The imperative moodà is used to give direct orders or commands.à There are positive and negative commands, which have slightly different forms in theà tà ºÃ and vosotros conjugations. Also, the placement of the reflexive pronoun is different in the positive and negative commands. In the negative commands, the reflexive pronoun is placed between theà adverbà noà and the verb, as in No te cases con à ©l (Dont marry him), while in the positive commands, the reflexive pronoun is attached at the end of the verb, as in Csate conmigoà (Marry me).à Positive Commands T csate Get married! Csate en la iglesia! Usted csese Get married! Csese con su pareja! Nosotros casmonos Lets get married! Casmonos hoy! Vosotros casaos Get married! Casaos en la corte! Ustedes csense Get married! Csense por segunda vez! Negative Commands T no te cases Dont get married! No te cases en la iglesia! Usted no se case Dont get married! No se case con su pareja! Nosotros no nos casemos Lets not get married! No nos casemos hoy! Vosotros no os casis Dont get married! No os casis en la corte! Ustedes no se casen Dont get married! No se casen por segunda vez!
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