The Chronicles of Gilberto

Dorm Life Friends -- The Ideal Advisor
The Chronicles of Gilberto What does one do when someone is away from family and the main communication is not really there? When someone seeks advice from family, but seeks it elsewhere? What does one do when it becomes obvious that the advice is not rapid and not given right away because one has to wait till the weekend to seek that advice from family members who live far, far away? In this c...
Education Culture Wed, Jul 09 2008 hide this blog flag post bookmark post

Being Deaf and the Essence of Music
The Chronicles of Gilberto Around 1796 Ludwig van Beethoven began to lose his hearing which made it hard for him to perceive and appreciate music. For one thing one of the most beloved Classical composer has not always been deaf, he was born normal and created numerous pieces of music that created a beautiful world for him. Many of his symphonies spoke of vibrant tones in his stories that playe...
Culture Sun, Jun 29 2008 hide this blog flag post bookmark post

My First Vlog
The Chronicles of Gilberto Here it is: This is my First Vlog. For those of you who are bloggers and are new to Vlogs ... like me! I am new at this blogging and now I discovered how to make Vlogs. Video Blogs. Since the Deaf world realize on visualizations to communicate -- what better way to promote their words through the language of ASL through Video. With Vlogs, sort videos can be a diary of...
Art and Storytelling Culture Fri, Jun 06 2008 hide this blog flag post bookmark post

CSDR - Home Away From Home
The Chronicles of Gilberto CSDR - Home Away from HomeJust sitting here thinking about my past, thinking about how much time has flown by. Here I am sitting here at UCI in the Education Resource Center, eating my lunch and reminiscence about the old days. Thinking back to when I was a teen and being in a school at Riverside, California where my roots were planted and where my personality grew to...
Art and Storytelling Education Culture Wed, Jun 04 2008 hide this blog flag post bookmark post

The Language of the Deaf - ASL
The Chronicles of Gilberto Hello again to everyone, I am complete with a persuasive paper that I have worked on for one of my classes. The topic was ASL, of course, and I acknowledged that ASL is indeed a language. ASL is one of the many beautiful languages out there. In my persusasive piece I labled ASL as a language in it's own right. For many centuries when ASL was evolved from the basis of ...
Language Wed, May 21 2008 hide this blog flag post bookmark post

Deaf Can
The Chronicles of Gilberto Since I was born with some hearing and able to pick up speech, I was able to fit in with the world of hearing. Sometimes, my identity of who I am was a constant struggle. Fitting in with the world that depended on voices to be heard was hard. I could hear a bit with the assistance of hearing aids. Since I was 2 years old, wearing hearing aids made me be able to grow u...
Language Education Culture Tue, May 13 2008 hide this blog flag post bookmark post

My First Blog
The Chronicles of Gilberto So, for my first blog I have decided to tell you a little about myself. My Name is Gilberto. I am in the credential program at UCI. I would like to be a high school English teacher which is weird since I am Deaf. If you don't know, American Sign Language (ASL) is NOT English. I am currently writing a persuasive essay arguing that ASL is in fact a language. Believe it ...
Language Culture Tue, May 13 2008 hide this blog flag post bookmark post

My Hands - A Poem
The Chronicles of Gilberto To be able to comprehend the notion of ASL for Deaf people, we must be able to express ourselves through ASL and that is itself a visual language. This is why vlogs (video blogs) are catching up in the Deaf-World. With the idea of sign language and video, Deaf people are able to share ideas with the world. The idea of the Internet has caught up with vlogs, and this is...
Language Art and Storytelling Tue, May 13 2008 hide this blog flag post bookmark post