This reading made me think of the time when African Americans were shipped across the seas to be auctioned off as slaves for whites. This reading reminds me of a movie i once saw about Africans being shipped off to other areas in the world to be sold as slaves but i do not remember the name of it. I would like to know if some slaves were stuck on the boat forever or if they all get auctioned off at one point. The message of this reading was that African Americans were not treated in the right manner at all in the past. I was most interested in how they managed to fit so many people inside one compacted area. It makes me angry and it is sad to know that many of them died from this and some were killed for not working hard enough. This reading makes me understand how strong African Americans are and how much of a long way they have come in the past 200 years. Being auctioned off as an object even though you are a human being sounds ridiculous in my opinion. Overall i enjoyed this passage because i learned that much more about other people and not just people from my culture.

This story makes me think of a time where immigrants to the country learned how to get things done from the Indians. During the story the Indians fear the immigrants because many of the Indians were getting sick while the immigrants were around. The Indians were frightened form there piers being killed and then said they would take the immigrants where ever they wished to go. The Indians left the sick and only took the strong and healthy on there journey with these immigrants. The main priority for the immigrants was to find a way to grow and get maize. At this time the Indians were suffering form the lack of rain because now they could not grow any crops without water. The Indians asked them to pray for rain and indeed they did. The Indians showed them ways to get to where they wanted and at the same time most importantly showed the immigrants new ways of cooking. If they didn't learn how to cook they would have never survived on their journey to find the maize. Indians told them they must eat for seventeen days a hand full of deer tallow on the journey route they told them to take. They listened and at the end of there journey they found the harvest of maize, squashes, beans, and blankets of cotton.

This reading makes me think of a time where nothing existed but the existence above the clouds. One thing i would like to know more about is what happens after you become a confederate. One thing i didn't understand was what the message of the story was. Was it saying confederates were good and that if you become a confederate you will help start the race of humans?. The setting is important because in this story it lets you know where and what time era the story is in. I was most confused by the word disposition. I did not know what the word was referring to in the passage. This reading made me think about what was going on before existence. Overall i found this reading interesting but very confusing at the same time. I was most confused by this passage so far than any of the others that I have read so far.

This reading makes me think of the other stories that i have been reading. This story is a different way of how man and women were created. One thing i did not understand in this story was who were the mirage people and what were they exactly. Another thing i did not understand was what a buckskin was. I was most confused and interested when the man and the women were created from the blowing of the wind. This reading changed my thoughts about how man could have possibly been created. I think the message in this passage was to cherish our lives and enjoy the flow of the wind in and out of your mouth well it lasts because it may not blow forever on the land we call earth. What i was confused by in this story was the way they use the corn? that is what got me very lost for the most part. Overall was not my favorite out of the many i have read so far.

This reading made me think of a time when Indians first became a race. I would like to know more about if its true that Indians never killed grizzly bears.One thing i didn't under stand was exactly what was the sky spirit. Was he a person or was he something that just flows through the air instead, and could you physically see or touch him. The setting is important because it explains Indians image of what it was once like before existence of humans came around. I do wonder though if Indians really do believe this or if its just a legend on a myth in there minds. I was most interested in when the sky spirit created a way to get to earth. The sky spirit created animals by breaking his stick up into pieces and then sprinkling the broken pieces all over the grounds. I was not so sure though in this passage why the grizzly bears could speak English but none of the other creatures could. I also didn't understand what the daughter was thinking peaking her head out and for the most part knowing that she would be blown away from the sky spirits storm. I thought the most important part is when the daughter has children and gives life to humans because then this shows the first existence of the human race in this type of passage. Overall i enjoyed the story and found it fascinating the way others picture the world and how it once was

The story i read makes me think of a time where there was nothing but water on the planet. It reminds me of a time where the planet was not fully developed and life was just about to begin. Something i would like to know more about this story is who were the people in the sky that the narrator speaks of. Something i did not understand in this story was when the womans husband says "I am sad that you had this dream. it is clearly a dream of great power and as is our way, when one has such a powerful dream we must do all we can to make it come true". I wonder why the man is sad about the dream. The setting is important in this story because it shows us a time where there may have been nothing but water yet on earth and no landforms had emerged out from under the sea. This reading changes my thoughts about how the world was created because there is no 100% sure proof and almost anything could have happened as far as we know so far. My favorite line was when the muskrat said "I will bring up the earth or die trying". I favor this line because it shows the muskrats determination and heart to bring up the earth so the woman can have a place to stand so she doesn't drown in the water. I was interested when the animals were contemplating on how they were going to bring the earth above the surface because since they are just animals to me that sounds impossible. Overall i enjoyed this story and was interested in it on the way it was written.

This reading made me think of when Columbus and his crew finally placed foot on the new land. The reading makes me think of somebody who is recording almost a documentary on what was going on at the time and what it was like. Something i would like to know more about in this passage is if the natives were angry or glad to see Columbus and hew crew step on their land and what happens next after he is finished recording. One thing i didn't understand was when Columbus says "it was a great affliction to me to be ignorant of their natures, for i am very certain they are all valuable; specimens of them and of the plants I have preserved. I was most interested when Columbus speaks of going to meet the king and acquire some gold; my question to this is what will he do if he does not get the gold, will he take it by force? or will he let them live in peace?. I do wonder though what everybody else's thoughts were about there new surroundings. For the most part i didn't quite see a message that was trying to be expressed. I'm not so sure why the natives were not angry about the crew violating there territory and taking water that belonged to them. The setting is important in this passage because it explains where the crew is so the readers don't get mixed up if it were to be somewhere else. Overall i didnt mind the reading and i thought it was well written