Journal 3.1 - Labor Day - PINE TREE THEATRE

9/6/2016

Journal 3.1 - Labor Day

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What does Labor Day mean to you - how do you and your family choose to celebrate the national holiday? How has the meaning of Labor Day been communicated to you? What do you think the poster below is trying to communicate about Labor Day (go beyond the words)?

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Madison Stephens

9/6/2016 11:43:58 am

My family and I don't really celebrate Labor Day. We might go out to eat because there's no school or work but, other than that we its a normal day. I think the poster is saying women did a great job at working as well as men.

Marcos Salazar

9/6/2016 04:58:33 pm

Our family doesn't really celebrate it at all. No school and no work so just stay with family or go to a park. The poster view is a good one, and it is true.

Heather Hinkley

9/6/2016 05:02:10 pm

Madison, My family is pretty much the same; we really don't do much. The whole day is kind of like the every afternoon after school and work.

Jemyri Hull

9/6/2016 05:06:21 pm

It's just another day to a lot of people. Also yes, people shouldn't just credit men for their work. There are very hard working women out there too

Tanner Holt

9/6/2016 07:00:14 pm

My family doesn't really celebrate it either. And it is good for people to get a day off every now and then.

Cole Mabry

9/6/2016 10:16:11 pm

Same with my family, nothing changes

Marcos Salazar

9/6/2016 04:56:20 pm

Labor Day as I know it, is a day to just relax and not work. To me though, its just another normal day, nothing special about it. I am sure to other, it does mean something. For my family and I, we just treat it like another day to help around the house. Maybe the poster is saying that everyone is a hard worker and that everyone should have a day off. Go figure.

Jemyri Hull

9/6/2016 05:03:13 pm

To a lot of people Labor day's just another day. Maybe there are actually people out there that celebrate it for real.

Heather Hinkley

9/6/2016 05:04:07 pm

Marcos, My family is the same way. There's nothing really special about the day for us. Also, I agree with what you think the poster means because it seems like the point being conveyed is that people have worked hard and need time at home.

Brett Wilson

9/6/2016 05:11:34 pm

I think it's about spending time with family. Enjoying today off with friends and family.

Tanner Holt

9/6/2016 07:01:45 pm

A lot of people just appreciate that they don't have to do anything on that day. And I'm sure that somewhere they celebrate it and not just sit around.

Emily Baker

9/6/2016 07:49:30 pm

Marcos Labor day is also just another normal day to me. My family doesn't celebrate Labor day however we do clean the house a bit.

Madison Stephens

9/6/2016 08:13:28 pm

Hey Marcos, I think your view about the poster is a great view. Helping around the house is also a great thing to do on Labor Day

Jesse Meraz

9/6/2016 09:52:37 pm

I also believe that Labor Day is a day to relax but it's nothing major like Christmas or Thanksgiving. I also agree with you that the poster resembles that everyone (men and women) can both work very hard.

Maria Rodriguez

9/6/2016 10:05:24 pm

Marcos you are absolutely right about the poster it shows a determined hardworking lady and I think that we should appreciate Labor Day by relaxing just like you said and also spending time with the people we love.

Cole Mabry

9/6/2016 10:13:08 pm

Practically the same thing I said, it's just a normal day for my family

Giselle Gonzalez

9/7/2016 12:43:50 am

I'm glad you think that women are hardworking because there's some men out-there who believe other wise. Sad to say but women don't always get the recognition they deserve.

Jemyri Hull

9/6/2016 05:00:19 pm

I've never actually thought about what Labor day is until today actually. I think it's just a day to give a lot of the working people in America a little break. My family doesn't celebrate it really. Unless just acting like it's part of the weekend is celebrating. When I would hear the word "Labor Day", I would just think that Monday we're off school in the second week every year. I think the poster is saying "good job on your work out there America. So take a day off" or something like that.

Emily Baker

9/6/2016 07:47:00 pm

Jemyri my family doesn't really celebrate Labor day either. Good observation on the poster too, I didn't think about like that.

Rocio Ramirez

9/6/2016 11:49:00 pm

My family doesn't celebrate either a lot of families don't they just sit back and relax for a 3 day weekend, and I agree with Emily I never viewed it in that point of view good thinking

Heather Hinkley

9/6/2016 05:00:29 pm

To me Labor Day has always been a day that I don't have school and my parents don't have to work. To celebrate Labor Day my family and I normally stay home all day and don't do much; it's more a day that we relax and spend time together as a family. I don't think anyone has really ever communicated to me what Labor Day really is other than a day off of school and work. I think that the poster is trying to communicate that people have worked hard and they need a day to spend with their families.

Brett Wilson

9/6/2016 05:14:20 pm

Well my mother would talk about Labor Day. The good thing is she didn't work either.

Sincere Mosley

9/6/2016 07:55:20 pm

Yeah same bro my mom would say the same thing

Cade Rowland

9/6/2016 06:23:10 pm

I agree it's a day to spend time with each other as a family and a day to relax. Yes I also agree that the poster says you've worked hard and need a time to relax.

Sincere Mosley

9/6/2016 07:55:51 pm

Yeah that's the conclusion that I came too

Alejandra Leon

9/6/2016 08:17:11 pm

This is a time when most parents don't work. So it's great that you take that day to spend it with them.

Anazzsa Williams

9/6/2016 08:27:33 pm

I agree that the men and woman deserve a break from all the hard work they've done.

Jesse Meraz

9/6/2016 10:01:36 pm

To me Labor Day is also a day to spend time with family. I also believe the poster is communicating to us that we have worked very hard as a nation and deserve a day to relax.

Dylan Osborne

9/6/2016 11:03:02 pm

Heather, I feel the same about your statement. It's just another day I have off but it's interesting to me that it actually has meaning to it rather than just having a day off.

Brett Wilson

9/6/2016 05:09:43 pm

To me I think Labor Day means for family to get together and spend some time with each other. Seeing friends and relatives you haven't seen for along time. Or a day of relaxation for work people to with love ones.

Cade Rowland

9/6/2016 06:21:26 pm

I agree that it is a role to see friends and family and to have a good time. But yes it also is a day to relax from working.

Marcos Salazar

9/6/2016 08:05:36 pm

Maybe to me it won't seem like a get together, but your idea on Labor Day is a great one. I also agree that we need to relax for once from work and from school.

Madison Stephens

9/6/2016 08:16:22 pm

I totally agree with you. Spending time with family is test on a day off.

Pedro Salvador

9/6/2016 09:14:27 pm

I agree with you Brent. Labor Day is just a get together with are family.

Rocio Ramirez

9/6/2016 11:50:43 pm

Yeah Brett I agree it's an extra day we get to have to spend time with our families

Ethan Cade Rowland

9/6/2016 06:20:36 pm

To me Labor Day means a day that is off to celebrate to work you have completed through the year and a day to relax and enjoy yourself. It has been communicated to me as more of a day to just relax and not about the work you've completed. Then poster makes it clear that it was not exactly a recently added national holiday because the poster depicts a world war 2 poster. The poster also makes it clear that it's about the work you have done.

Tanner Holt

9/6/2016 06:59:09 pm

My family does not really celebrate labor day. Sometimes we will go visit family because it's an extra day we don't have to go to school. To me it is just a day to relax and have a day off because some people don't get that very often.

Alejandra Leon

9/6/2016 08:20:08 pm

It's great that Labor Day is a national well known holiday, because it's true when you say some people don't get a break very often.

Anazzsa williams

9/6/2016 08:22:50 pm

My family dont really celebrated labor day either, we just try to keep it simple and enjoy the time off .

Emily Baker

9/6/2016 07:44:09 pm

To me labor day means a day that you work.
We don't celebrate labor day. No one has communicated the meaning of Labor Day to me. I think the poster is trying to say Happy work day.

Sincere Mosley

9/6/2016 07:57:10 pm

I've never really thought about Labor Day until now to be honest I just thought of it as another day off me and my family might go to relatives house to eat but nothing major. I feel like the poster shows that you work hard and sometimes need a break

Dylan Osborne

9/6/2016 10:59:57 pm

Sincere, same thing here. I might go eat at my family's house and maybe do something else, but other than that nothing to extravagant.

Josh schnitker

9/7/2016 09:06:30 am

Same here sincere, we might go eat at a friends or family cookout but that's it.

Alejandra Leon

9/6/2016 08:11:58 pm

Labor Day is a day to give most of the working people a day of rest. My family and I don't really do anything on this day though. My dad actually still worked yesterday and the past Labor Days. It's still a nice day though and I'm glad other people really enjoy it.

Alejandra Leon

9/6/2016 08:14:45 pm

I also forgot to mention how I think the poster is just telling all the hard working men and women to really enjoy the day of rest they received.

Pedro Salvador

9/6/2016 09:13:24 pm

Same Alejandra! My family rarely does things on Labor Day .

Anazzsa William'

9/6/2016 08:17:05 pm

I think labor day is the celebration of american workers achievements. Me and my family never really celebrated labor but usually I just here that people have cookouts. The is trying to convey that woman worked just as hard as men and they deserve a break too.

Anazzsa williams

9/6/2016 08:20:51 pm

Poster*

Pedro Salvador

9/6/2016 09:12:26 pm

I believe that Labor Day is a working holiday for people that work. They kneed a day to rest and enjoy time with family. Me and my family usually just have alittle cook out and enjoy time together.The meaning of Labor Day to me has just been a day that nobody works. I believe that the poster is trying to say that women are strong.

Maria Rodriguez

9/6/2016 09:57:31 pm

You're right Pedro! My family does the same thing, we spend the day together and enjoy each other and I agree with you on the poster it absolutely shows the strong side of hardworking women.

J'Taija Hunter

9/6/2016 10:15:50 pm

My family has a little cook out on labor day as well. Also i agree with what you think the poster means, women are strong but most people do not acknowledge them for that.

Giselle Gonzalez

9/7/2016 12:38:02 am

I too believe that Labor Day is a perfect day to spend time with family! I'm glad you and your family use that day to commute, it seems like nowadays companionship within families has been lost.

Alec Hou

9/7/2016 01:01:54 am

Pedro, I agree families need a day to rest and enjoy time with family because we need that every once in awhile. Not all families get to spend time with each other, so it's a good thing Labor Day is a day for people to relax.

Zoey Hall

9/7/2016 11:42:40 am

I believe that Labor Day is a great time to relax while everyone gets a day off! Great job on figuring out what it was really meant for!

Jesse Meraz

9/6/2016 09:45:39 pm

To me Labor Day is a commemoration to all of the hard work that Americans have devoted into building our great nation from the ground up essentially. My family and I choose to celebrate Labor Day by relaxing all day, going out to eat at a restaurant and having a great time. The meaning of Labor Day was communicated to me in U.S. History class last year, we discussed it's meaning on the actual day and what the holiday signified. I believe the poster above signifies the sacrifices and devotion the American people have had to this country. We are to celebrate our accomplishments and hard work. This poster is from World War 2 (without the labor day caption) when American troops were sent to Europe and Japan, women and some children were called to the work force while the men were fighting the war. I believe that instance exemplifies the purpose of Labor Day. That the American people can accomplish anything even in states of emergency.

Roxanne Lane

9/7/2016 10:06:06 am

I would first like to applaud you for your effort and information that you gave. I really enjoyed reading your response and then remembered that the poster was from WWII. Keep up the good work!!!

Maria Rodriguez

9/6/2016 09:51:47 pm

I classify Labor Day as a normal day to just relax and stay home because it's one of those holidays that we don't celebrate, to me it means we get to take off a day from work or school and spend time with our family or friends. The poster is trying to show us how many hardworking determined women there are.

J'Taija Hunter

9/6/2016 10:13:47 pm

I agree with what you think the meaning of the poster is. Hard working women aren't acknowledged enough for what they do.

Alec Hou

9/7/2016 12:59:45 am

Maria, I also think its a normal day to just relax because we get off school and work. However, I feel like most families don't celebrate it.

Cole Mabry

9/6/2016 10:10:00 pm

I honestly never knew the true meaning of labor day so I could never relate to it. My family doesn't celebrate labor day and it never communicated with me. I believe it means that all the hard work that gets put in eventually gets paid back.

Kaitlyn

9/7/2016 09:13:20 am

I understand that completely. It's hard to remember or even keep up with half the holidays we get off.

J'Taija Hunter

9/6/2016 10:12:15 pm

My family and I don't really do anything big for Labor Day, we might have a little cookout or go out to eat. Labor Day to me is a day for you to just relax and enjoy your day of no work. I think the poster means that even women deserve a day off from their hard labor.

Dylan Osborne

9/6/2016 10:57:38 pm

Labor day in my words would be that we work all year to have a day off to appreciate all that we have done in our jobs. Normally, my family and I would have lunch with my grandparents but this year I spent time with my mom and I went and played golf with a guy I go to church with. The meaning of Labor Day has been communicated to me as we have a day off from school and my parents had the day off as well so I would get to spend time with them. Like I had said in the beginning, it shows that we, as the U.S, have worked hard all year so we should have a day to reflex on all the good tasks we have accomplished.

Roxanne Lane

9/7/2016 10:10:10 am

I agree with you that we should celebrate more of our achievements as Americans during Labor Day weekend. The day off to spend with our families is a plus too!!

Faith Lucas

9/8/2016 11:44:18 am

It's always nice to spend time with your family on holidays, and I 'm glad to hear that you spent yours with your family! I think that as long as you are together, it just feels right. It's always great to have a three day weekend to relax!

Rocio Ramirez

9/6/2016 11:30:19 pm

Labor Day for me and my family is just like any other day except having one more day to spend together as a family without worrying about going to school or my parents going to their jobs. The lady in the poster to me means that women worked hard to get to where they wanted to be.

Eric Richard

9/7/2016 07:52:29 am

Yea to me its like any other day but just an extra day to relax. still am happy we have it.

Justin Morrison

9/7/2016 08:36:37 am

Same to me, it's mainly just another day to chill at home and do stuff I wouldn't be able to do on a Monday. It's simply a relaxation day

Kaitlyn

9/7/2016 09:02:19 am

Precisely, it's just an extra day. I never thought about it more than that

Zach

9/7/2016 10:13:49 am

It's ahead good to get to sirens that one extra day with your family. You never really know when you'll be either to busy to hang out with them as much. Then you'll stay to miss them.

Giselle Gonzalez

9/7/2016 12:34:38 am

Labor Day is a holiday that's in place to commemorate the hardworking people who helped this country prosper economically. My family uses that day to relax; we usually have a cookout and we just enjoy spending time together. The meaning of Labor Day was communicated to me through the Internet. By looking at that poster i gathered that women are just as hardworking as men and they deserve to be commemorated on Labor Day as well.

Justin morrison

9/7/2016 08:35:39 am

I had no clue people actually celebrated on this day. I've just always used it as a day to catch up on needed sleep

Zoey Hall

9/7/2016 11:40:16 am

Hi Giselle, my family sounds like it works the same as yours on this day. We love to relax and cook out just to have a day off and spend time together.

Faith Lucas

9/8/2016 11:42:05 am

I think that it's really nice that you celebrate Labor Day every year by having a cookout. When I was younger we did the same thing, and it was really fun! Three day weekends can be very relaxing, but I agree that workers should also be recognized on this day.

Alec Hou

9/7/2016 12:58:43 am

Honestly, I did not know much about Labor Day. My family does not really celebrate Labor Day, it's just another day for us. The meaning of Labor Day hasn't really ever been communicated to me other than another day off of work/school. The poster depicts a woman showing that they work just as hard as men.

Eric Richard

9/7/2016 07:50:55 am

I don't think i truly know what labor day is all about. By the name i would've thought everybody gets to take a break from work. i don't really think that labor day is a true holiday but it is a good day to have.

Sam Krider

9/7/2016 07:59:16 am

Like many people here, my family doesn't have a tradition for labor day, it usually just means a day off for the kids. Its meaning has been communicated through classes in school, though not necessarily shown throughout the day after school. The poster memorializes a time when everyone had to roll up their sleeves and work.

Justin Morrison

9/7/2016 08:32:52 am

Labor day doesn't really mean anything special to me, it's just bee celebrated for as long as I can think of. There's not really a certain tradition in my familyfor the day. It's been shown as the day where women joined the work force as equals I believe.

Zayra Martinez

9/7/2016 08:42:57 am

Labor day for me and my family is nothing huge for us,Other then then fact that we don't have school nor do we work. We might go to a cook out with either, family or friends but that's about it. Also that poster is really inspiring for women.

Kaitlyn

9/7/2016 09:00:39 am

I have never thought about it to be honest. I guess all it really is to me is an extra day off from school. I understand the name of the day but not the meaning or origin of it.

Zach Condo

9/7/2016 10:11:27 am

I was never told the exact meaning of labor day either. But I have a general idea of what it is. I guess now I have a reason to look up the exact definition.

Josh schnitker

9/7/2016 09:04:39 am

Labor Day is the day that we celebrate the hard work of many. No one really has ever explained to me what Labor Day means. We don't really do anything for Labor Day. The poster is trying to say appreciate the hard work people have put it

Roxanne Lane

9/7/2016 10:01:00 am

To me and my family, Labor day is a day to relax together and enjoy our day off. We usually spend more of the weekend celebrating my moms birthday because it is the same weekend. The origin of labor day has never been explained to me, other than just a 3 day weekend. I think the poster is depicting that women work just as hard as men do.

Zach Condo

9/7/2016 10:09:31 am

Labor day to me means getting around and celebrating with family. My family and I celebrate by getting everyone together. Cooking on the smoker and sitting around and just having a good time. Then my brothers and I go riding four wheelers. For me it means everyone getting off of work and getting together. I feel that it means that everyone. Men and women alike. Get off abd have a day to be with family or catch up on whatever they want to do.

Zoey Hall

9/7/2016 11:38:31 am

Labor Day to me has always just been a three day weekend we got right after school started. I was never explained what it meant or why it was a national holiday. On Labor Day my family usually goes to the lake and spends the day on the water and then we have a cook out when we get home. I believe that the poster is meant to show that women also work as hard as men do.

Faith Lucas

9/8/2016 11:39:32 am

Labor Day is a day to recognize and show appreciation to people that work full-time jobs. My family doesn't celebrate Labor Day because my mom usually has to work anyways, so my brother and I are the only ones with a day off. I think that the poster is communicating that workers are capable, and they deserve to be recognized.

Makayla Besherse

9/10/2016 11:43:41 am

Usually I'm the only one at my house with the day off as well. But I still like not being at school.

Danny mills

9/9/2016 08:11:46 am

Labor day is a day where we celebrate and remember our country vets. It's one of those holidays that make america what it is. Most people celebrate by having a cook out and hanging out with their family, Me? I worked. I usually don't do much on holidays.

Makayla Besherse

9/10/2016 11:42:25 am

Labor day has never meant anything to me other than a three day weekend. No one has ever said other wise to me. I usually spend it catching up on the things i've fallen behind in because of school, homework or spending time with friends. To me, the poster has a lot of meaning to me, the woman in the picture is a symbol for women playing a roll in World War 2, when women really got the credit they deserve. So I believe that the poster is communicating that women have worked equally as hard as men.

Oscar Garcia

9/12/2016 08:02:13 am

My family and I don't really celebrate Labor Day. Labor Day to me has always just been a three day weekend we got right after school started. Labor day is a day to relax together and enjoy our day off.I think the poster is depicting that women work just as hard as men do.

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