Blog 4- Maker's Manifesto

So I don’t really know what a manifesto is. I have tried to look up the definition but I don’t really understand it. Though everyone I’ve asked can’t really explain to me what it is. What I have heard from most people is that a manifesto is like a mission statement. This prompt asks “What is your short maker manifesto?” I do not know if this is referring to like the maker’s project that we had to do for Cisco or if it is asking just in general. With the Cisco project my maker’s mission statement would have to be for me and my group to make a good project that they can use on Cisco and that it will actually be helpful for him. He seems like a really good and happy dog to be getting hurt like that.

But if this is asking what our makers mission statement in general, like a goal we have to make for life at this moment then it would have to be that I would like to make good projects and finals for my classes, as well as good essays. I don’t know if this counts but this is something I will try to do. Or even if I don’t do that great, I hope to improve in all these things. One of my biggest fears would be to disappoint my family. Which the way that I would do that is by failing in school. If I make good projects and take good tests and turn in good essays, I hope to pass. I know this may seem a bit weird or maybe not, maybe that’s what’s pushing us all to do better in life.

I come from a family of 5 other siblings, my mother and father have had struggles to give us everything and try their best to give us things that we want. So far my parents slowly keep getting better kid. My oldest brother, Jessie, didn’t get through high school because he had a son when he was 16 and left to get money whichever way he can. My oldest sister, Nora, dropped out of high school for the same exact reason. My older brother, Alex had to go to summer school in order to graduate, which he graduated late. My older sister, Mariela, had to redo some classes in order to graduate on time and she struggled with it. I so far am the one who has done the best, academically. I graduated on time in the top 3% of my class. I have a little brother which I hope he continues the pattern and strives to do better than me.

I look at my parents and try my best to make them happy and proud of me. They have done so much for me and I want to be able to do well in college to be able to pay them back for everything. If I do things right I hope that instead of them taking care of me financially it’ll be the other way around.