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Questions.

One thing you are proud of and two things you want to improve for grade 12.

Well, I am proud that I finished the essay on time . The two things I want to improve for essay writing in grade 12 is to not over think on what I am writing, as well as edit better and make  sure my sentences make sense.

 

 

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Imagine being in a place where oneself is different and everyone else is the same, feeling like an outsider in oneself’s own country. Many have experienced this in America; books, tv shows/movies, and poems illustrate how it feels to be a minority to be in America. Spoken word lyricist Alex Deng and author Angie Thomas have both faced the obstacles of being of minority in America. Using their struggles and fueling that aggression into literature has sparked the conversation as to whether being a minority has affected them. The novel The hate u give written by Thomas and spoken word “what kind of Asian  ” by Alec Deng. The novel the hate you give is a about a young African American 16-year-old girl, whose friend was killed right in front of her by the police, and her struggle to accept his death and find herself between her white and black world. In the spoken word “what kind of Asian”, Alex Deng speaks about the struggles of Asian Americans and the struggles he faced as a minority in America. Both authors fixate on divulging and the stereotypes that take place based on their ethnicity. The novel and the spoken word focuses on the struggles of being a minority. Both Alex Deng and Starr have struggled with not trying to be who they are race wise, Alex Deng comes to terms with who he is unlike Starr who runs away from it.

Both authors fixate on divulging and the stereotypes that take place based on their ethnicity and the struggles of being a minority. The hate you give is a story birthed from the frustration of the author about the lawless shooting of unarmed African Americans. The author used her platform to unearth the stereotypes of what happens around these sickening situations. She uses Starr, a young African American girl living in the projects and attending a predominately white private school, to show the struggle of being a minority and fitting in with her peers. The novel highlights what the media portrays what a black person is and how they should. One instance when the news of the shooting of Starr’s friend came to the media one of her best friend from her school remarks that “‘He was a drug dealer and a gangbanger,’ Hailey says. ‘Somebody was gonna kill him eventually She folds her arms and does this little neck movement.’Um, yeah? Isn’t that what I said? The cop probably did everyone a favor.’ One less drug dealer on the—” (Thomas pg.223) Starr’s friend Hailey was influenced by what the media was portraying. The stereotype of that Kahlil was a drug dealer and a gang affiliate that he was only a hindrance to society. Consequently, with police killing him, was not that bad, even though he was selling drugs they made him look like he was this soulless person. Besides the stereotypes of black people, they are typecasted as dangerous right away and with people who do not know better. For example, Hailey can lead do minorities demise. Likewise, in “What kind of Asian” Deng talked about how Asians are thought as math geniuses, are good at martial arts, and how with these stereotypes he let himself be pulled into it by others poor judgment process, that he would not be Asian enough if he does not do these things by people who are not Asian. The assumptions people make who do not even know him. The same with Starr’s friend Khalil even though no one knew what transpired they conjured up presumptions about his character, the same with Deng on who he ought to be as an Asian, both were damaged and hurt.

Secondly, both the novel and the spoken word focuses on the struggles of being a minority in America. In the novel, Thomas heightens the struggle of growing up being a minority in America, the way one acts around law enforcement, to having a job, etc.…. In one part of the novel when Starr asked her boyfriend if his parents have had the talk with him, he took it like the birds and the bees, but she was referring to the talk about how you should act around law enforcement. For black children, the way they act is the matter between life and death.: “`The other talk was about what to do if a cop stopped me. …  `Starr-Starr, you do whatever they tell you to do` he said. ‘”Keep your hands visible. Don’t make any sudden moves. Only speak when they speak to you.’ I knew it must’ve been serious. Daddy has the biggest mouth of anybody I know, and if he said to be quiet, I needed to be quiet.“` (Thomas pg. 18). Another way that Thomas brings to light the injustice when it comes to jobs. They are oppressed because of the system designed against them, the hate they’re giving them. Maverick called it Thug Life. Right. Lack of opportunities,” Daddy says. “Corporate America don’t bring jobs to our communities, and they damn sure ain’t quick to hire us … “… How did the drugs even get in our neighborhood? This is a multibillion-dollar industry we talking ‘bout, baby. That shit is flown into our communities, but I don’t know anybody with a private jet. Do you?” (Thomas pg 69) the way the school system in the projects is very low and cannot set any student up for success due to the lack of funding, while schools with a greater number of white students would have more resources to help the students achieve their academics goals. So, when black children and drop out of school and turn to sell drugs that where they can make money, it`s not usually because they want to its that they need too. Since the drug selling is a billion dollar industry, like Kahlil he needed to sell drugs to pay his grandmas’ hospital bills. Right. Lack of opportunities,” Daddy says. “Corporate America don’t bring jobs to our communities, and they damn sure ain’t quick to hire us. Then, shit, even if you do have a high school diploma, so many of the schools in our neighborhoods don’t prepare us well enough. That’s why when your momma talked about sending you and your brothers to Williamson, I agreed.  In “what kind of Asian you” he talked about the struggles of knowing a language more than your parents and interrupting for them at a very young age having the responsivity of being your parents’ connection to the outside world. That the derogatory words they must burden, the names coming from miserable situations like chink comes from the railways that they Asians were forced to build. As well as he talked about how America has put Asians in a box how they are all the same, how they struggled to keep their individuality. “Every time you confuse me with some other nationality that I might share similar features to is stripping away my individuality.” (What kind of Asian are you line 65-66). The struggles these minorities face is harsh, that no matter how hard they work they are always ten steps behind.

Lastly, both Alex Deng and Starr have struggled with not trying to be who they are race wise, Alex Deng comes to terms with who he is unlike Starr who tries to run away from it. The hate you give Starr tries to separate herself from all the black stereotypes trying to avoid her race. I just have to be normal Starr at normal Williamson and have a normal day. That means flipping the switch in my brain so I’m William’son Starr. Williamson Starr doesn’t use slang – if a rapper would say it, she doesn’t say it, even if her white friends do. … Williamson Starr is approachable (Thomas, 2017: 73-74). She did not want to associate with her race due to all the stereotypes around it. Unlike Alex Deng who was proud of who he was as an Asian. And did not try to run away from it. “And I still feel pride, And I still feel heritage, And I still feel Chinese, And I still Vietnamese And I still feel American.” He knows he can still be many things, and still be an American.

To conclude, regardless of the differing view of both Alex Deng and Starr about being proud of what kind of race they are. Both authors both come together to divulge and the stereotypes that take place based on their ethnicity, and the struggles of being a minority Secondly, they mutually agree on the struggles of being a minority in America. Until America has stopped putting a division on minorities and start helping them the struggle will never stop. Accordingly, America needs to get together educate their young and old in different cultures, so no matter what race they are, they would not stand out.

Bibliography

Thomas, Angie, and Henriette Zeltner. The Hate u Give. Cbt, 2017.

(Deng)

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In your opinion, based on the theme of this story, how has Canadian history and attitudes shaped the First People of Canada’s identity?
The fact they took their land, and then proceeded to kill a lot of them while trying to destroy their culture is completely immoral. The F.N people today still show effects and those effects are the result of the behavior by the Canadian government and people. The Canadian government is now taking steps to resolve and bring closure to them. But it will never be enough, since the first nations are still having their kids taken away by social services due to the fact they do not know how to raise their kid, because they were never taught because of the residential schools. Many suffer addictions due to ptsd as well. Their attitude to the Canadian to the government is filled with hurt, malice and anger, for all the things the government has done to them, and all the things the government is now trying to resolve will never be enough to compensate for all their wrong doing.

 

french recipe

Jamaïque riz porridge

Ingrédients:
1 ½ tasse de riz
1 tasse de lait
½ tasse de sucre condenser lait
½ cuillère de tasse sol noix muscade
¼ cuillere de tasse de sol cannele
5 tasse d’eau
½ tasse de farine
½ cuillère de tasse de sel
¼ cuillere de tasse de vanille

Lave le riz,jusqu’à son clair
Tournez le cusiner et prechauffer
Ajoutez l’eau dans un pot de fleur
Quand le l’eau son faire boiling ajoutez le riz
Melangez de lait, sucre,sel
Laissez sa mijoter pour 12 minutes, mélange occasionnent tout au long de 12 minutes
Ajoutez 1 tasse de farine et mélangez
Ajoutez la sol noix muscade,vanille et sucre condensé lait et cuisiner pour 3-2 minutes
Servi chaud dans une bol
J’ai choisi ce plat parce que j’aime manger ça pour la petit déjeuner, déjeuner , dîner aussi. Mon mere esingenre moi pour prepere sa plat, donc ca plat ce très special.

 

Human conditions

 Anasha

Human Conditions paragraph

 

How does one face oppression and how they can they rise above it ?

In  the children’s book When I was 8, an autobiography written by Margaret Pokiak-Fenton depicts her experience in a residential school.

In the short story, Margaret wanted to learn to read like her sister, and with much begging and pleading surprisingly her father sent her to residential school. But instead of learning how to read she was overloaded with chores. When she had the opportunity to learn she was made fun of and ostracized in front of the classroom. From that day on, she was bullied and singled out by the nun. But that did not stop her,when she was cleaning she was reading the letters and teaching herself how to read.With  learning to read, it helped her cope and survive being in hardship,with the books she read it taught her stand up for herself. Another instance in the book showing how she faced oppression and rose above it is ,when she was locked in the cellar and instead of screaming and yelling she started to spell her “old’’ life and remain calm.:“I felt a great happiness inside that I dared not show. I quietly took my seat. I was Olemaun,conqueror of evil,reader of books.I was a girl who traveled to a strange and faraway land to stand against a tyrant,like Alice.’’ The novel really touches on how humans can fight through oppression and rise and thrive and this novel really touches on it multiple time throughout the book.

This novel explains how one can face oppression but not only did Margaret rise above it,but thrived.

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