REHUGO+4


 * REHUGO Entry #1**
 * CITATION:** Alexie, Sherman. Superman and Me. Boston, Massachusetts: Bedford/St. Martin's, 2008. Print.
 * CATEGORY:** Education
 * PRECIS:** Sherman Alexie, in this recollection of his childhood, defends the native american youth by retelling stories of discrimination against him and his friends while advocating constant reading and self-education as a way out.
 * PERSONAL COMMENTARY:** I found this story to be very touching. I have never met a Native American, but I know that, like many minorities, they have difficulties being treated equally even today.

**REHUGO Entry #2**
 * CITATION:** Thoreau, Henry David. Where I Lived, and What I Lived For. Boston, Massachusetts: Bedford/St. Martin's, 2008. Print.
 * CATEGORY:** Popular Culture
 * PRECIS:** Henry David Thoreau, a father of transcendentalism and famous author, in this essay, criticizes people's general desire to live extravagantly by claiming that meeting only our bare necessities and feeling affinity towards nature is the way to live a fufilled life.
 * PERSONAL COMMENTARY:** I understand what Thoreau is trying to say, but I feel that moderation in our lives is the key to fufillment, not complete simplification.

**REHUGO Entry #3**
 * CITATION:** Howard, Jane. In Search of the Good Family. Boston, Massachusetts: Bedford/St. Martin's, 2008. Print.
 * CATEGORY:** Community
 * PRECIS:** Jane Howard, in this essay, emphasizes the essential nature of a family to the human spirit through historical allusions and personal reasoning in order to encourage strong families and connect with people who share similar values,
 * PERSONAL COMMENTARY:** I agreed with this essay overall. I feel that humans are the most social animals on the planet. It makes perfect sense how a strong family would contribute to one's well being.

**REHUGO Entry #4**
 * CITATION:** Ehrlich, Gretel. About Men. Boston, Massachusetts: Bedford/St. Martin's, 2008. Print.
 * CATEGORY:** Gender
 * PRECIS:** Gretel Ehrlich, in this essay, attempts to debunk stereotypes about men, cattle ranchers in particular, by describing a softer, more nurturing side of the apparently tough ranchers she has met.
 * PERSONAL COMMENTARY:** I sometimes feel that gender stereotypes only serve to block the natural flow of social progress; this was a good read.

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 * CITATION:** Carlyle, Thomas. From Labor. Boston, Massachusetts: Bedford/St. Martin's, 2008. Print.
 * CATEGORY:** Work
 * PRECIS:** Thomas Carlyle, in this essay, claims that people should have a passion and a drive to do work by criticizing idle behavior and making religious connections that justify his beliefs.
 * PERSONAL COMMENTARY:** I think that, while it is important to be motivated in your work, developing an obsession for it can be unhealthy.
 * CITATION:** Huxley, T.H.. The Method of Scientific Investigation. Boston, Massachusetts: Bedford/St. Martin's, 2008. Print.
 * CATEGORY:** Scientific Community
 * PRECIS:** T.H. Huxley, in his essay, The Method of Scientific Investigation, emphasizes how essential inductive and deductive reasoning are in science and in our everyday lives by providing examples of everyday activities that relate to the scientific method.
 * PERSONAL COMMENTARY:** I found this to be very insightful. Its amazing how importan the basic principles of science apply to almost everything we do.
 * CITATION:** Willard, Francis. How I Learned to Ride the Bicycle. Boston, Massachusetts: Bedford/St. Martin's, 2008. Print.
 * CATEGORY:** Community
 * PRECIS:** Francis WIllard, in this personal anecdote, recalls the story of how she struggled to learn how to ride a bicycle at the old age of 53 as a metaphor for her struggle to be treated equally as a woman.
 * PERSONAL COMMENTARY:** I sometimes feel that gender stereotypes only serve to block the natural flow of social progress; this was a good read.
 * CITATION:** Agosin, Marjorie. Always Living in Spanish. Boston, Massachusetts: Bedford/St. Martin's, 2008. Print.
 * CATEGORY:** Community
 * PRECIS:** Marjorie Agosin, in this personal biography, recalls her early works as a Spanish writer and poet in order to demonstrate her beliefs that a person is greatly shaped by their culture and heritage.
 * PERSONAL COMMENTARY:** As a Texan, I have often been influenced by Mexican culture. I thought this story was very interesting because I personally do not have a native culture that my family still identifies with.

**REHUGO Entry #9**


 * CITATION:** Thoreau, Henry David. Where I Lived, and What I Lived For. Boston, Massachusetts: Bedford/St. Martin's, 2008. Print.
 * CATEGORY:** Popular Culture
 * PRECIS:** Henry David Thoreau, a father of transcendentalism and famous author, in this essay, criticizes people's general desire to live extravagantly by claiming that meeting only our bare necessities and feeling affinity towards nature is the way to live a fufilled life.
 * PERSONAL COMMENTARY:** I understand what Thoreau is trying to say, but I feel that moderation in our lives is the key to fufillment, not complete simplification.


 * REHUGO Entry #10**
 * CITATION:** Willard, Francis. How I Learned to Ride the Bicycle. Boston, Massachusetts: Bedford/St. Martin's, 2008. Print.
 * CATEGORY:** Community
 * PRECIS:** Francis WIllard, in this personal anecdote, recalls the story of how she struggled to learn how to ride a bicycle at the old age of 53 as a metaphor for her struggle to be treated equally as a woman.
 * PERSONAL COMMENTARY:** I sometimes feel that gender stereotypes only serve to block the natural flow of social progress; this was a good read.