San Pasqual Academy Dragons Symbolism

The mascot of San Pasqual Academy is a dragon. Just as dragons are a unique creature because they breathe fire so are the students of San Pasqual. Being foster kids, we come from unique backgrounds. Dragons are looked at as strong because they learn to face their fears just as we have learned to do. Dragons have a hard exterior but can be tamed. At San Pasqual Academy most kids are mean when they arrive, but once they settle in they tend to let their guard down. To be a SPA dragon means you are tough, unique and eventually learn to trust.

Symbolism in "Through the Tunnel."

“Through the Tunnel” Foster Youth Initiation

Even though they don’t have to swim through a tunnel like Jerry in “Through the Tunnel” by Doris Lessing, foster youth are initiated into the foster care system. An initiation by other students in terms of seeing how tough or weak you are. Another way is by a temporary placement until a hearing is held. When you enter into the foster system, all children are assigned a judge, attourney, and a social worker. As a result of this initiation, you are officialy a foster youth.

“Through the Tunnel” Analysis Paragraph

“Through the Tunnel” by Doris Lessing would be different if it were told from the first-person point of view because it would have more emotion to it. If Jerry were to tell the story, we would have had more detail of what he experienced and how he felt about the situation. Since it was third person limited we didn't really as much as we wanted to know about Jerry. Coming form they boys point of view, we would understand more why he dove off the cliff into the tunnel.

“Through the Tunnel” Prove Yourself Paragraph

In 2008 when I first got into the foster system my sister, brother and I went to a foster home in Ramona. When we arrived at their house they had us sit down and go over all the rules that they wanted us to follow. Their number one rule that they were going to teach us how to demonstrate proper manners. To me, this rule made me upset because they had already implied that being taken away from our family we didn't have those kind of manners. To prove and reach my goal I made sure that I was doing everything that they had asked me to do and wasn't doing anything wrong. By showing that I knew how to behave I got to have a lot more privileges that my sister and brother. At the end I was glad that I had the chance to prove to them that even though I was taken away I still had manners. Now that I look back at this experience, I should have helped my brother and sister instead of thinking about myself.