What literature has taught me about the effects of racism.

In the book “Indian Horse” and “Sugar Falls” both Saul and Betty went through similar cultural genocide. However in the book “Indian Horse” Saul went through much greater racism and discrimination. When Saul was sent to the residential school, the Sisters bathed him, shaved his hair, changed  his name and banned him and the others from speaking their language or practice their cultural traits and religion. When Saul started playing Hockey, he started noticing more racism and discrimination from others such as whenever he goes on ice the fans from the other team threw plastic dolls (F.N.//Indian Dolls), paper, trash and sometimes he sees a cartoon of an Indian guy with an Indian stick instead of a hockey stick in the papers the fans threw.

In the book “Sugar Falls” Betty’s mother had abandoned her because she didn’t know how to take care of Betty in any other way. Her mother was another survivor of residential school and its abuses “I don’t have a daughter, I don’t want one any longer” is what her mother said. When Betty was taken to the Residential school, Betty faced similar things to what Saul faced such as; bathing, cutting hair, changed name/culture/religion/language, banned from speaking their own language and practice culture and religion. When spoken their language they would get beaten “you are to speak only English and not your filthy language”

Effects: caused trauma, shame of own culture, language and country, habits into drinking/drugs, treating others the way they were treated, not know how to express their emotions.

Where it all began

The day everything Started,

A story of a five-year-old girl, a little girl who always loved animals,and wanting to to become someone who helps them is a dream job she’s always dreamed about. Little did she know, that animals have always been abused by their owners. while she was watching a TV show about animals to learn about them… that was then when she saw animals being abused by heartless humans, her heart shattered to million pieces. The little girl couldn’t cope with what she saw. She saw animals being abused: Hitting, hoarding, harming them in every way possible, starving those pure innocent animals to death, it killed her. She burst into tears, she was in a shock because the five year old had always spoiled her kittens and puppies, so seeing people harm those innocent little pets made no sense to her at all, what the little girl couldn’t understand was, those people’s expressions, their eyes were glowing with hate and such disgusting laughter coming out of their filthy mouths, laughing like ugly witches and wizards, witches and wizards that are about to achieve their goal once they are done with their evil plans.

That little girl had decided to help all the animals in the world. Sooner or later she snapped back to reality, and the fact that she understood that she can’t help all the animals in the world felt like a needle filled with sorrow stabbing her tiny little heart, but then she knew that it doesn’t mean she can’t lend a helping hand to the animals in her neighborhood. She had studied and understood all the needs and what she needs to do to help stray animals. She got her parents to help her get the supplies she needed (beds, food/water dishes, toys, bird houses, food, vitamins, etc.). That’s when she started her own project. She had also made some houses for cats and dogs made of cardboard boxes, to keep them safe from the rain. She also wrapped it with raincoats, so the pets are safe. (similar Image below). That little girl always walked around with cat and dog food to the places where she placed her food dishes because she knew those places are where most stray animals go. She did that twice a day for couple years.

 

At the age of seven, the little girl began bringing stray cats to her house. She had a balcony so she could make a safe shelter for the cat’s, though her two kittens didn’t like the idea of a strange cat crossing their territory. Three months later, one cat gave birth to 5 kittens, what the little girl saw was one of the happiest moments in her life, she did her very best to provide care for the cats she bought and the animals that she still takes care of outside. One day she decided to help at her friends shelter that her father owns. She started bringing animals there, the cats and dogs that she always took care of went to that shelter. Lucky for her, the shelter she helped doesn’t kill animals, she was glad for experiencing all those feelings she felt, from saving an animals life to the feeling where she makes sure that the family that’s adopting the animal will always take care of the pet. She never regrets what she did and what she still does. She’s the kind of girl that will take an abandoned animal home just so that they could feel safe and protected. She hated how owners easily abandoned their pet as it was nothing to them. She was always sure that those owners never understood that their pets have no one else but them, thy never understood how a dog can be loyal to their owner and how cats are loving and caring can be to their owners, yet they still abandon them. Abandoning their pet with a collar on is the worst thing they could ever do because it drives the animal crazy when they get older. It gets tighter on them so they could choke.

One day while she was looking for animals she saw a German Shepherd dog, when she was about to approach it the dog looked so scared, the little girl knew that she looked bigger than him so she tried to be at the dogs level so that it’s less scared. Little did she know the dog looked like it was ready to attack, the girl didn’t move because she knew that she had to save the dog, she knew that it deserved a better life where it feels save and protected, that was her number one priority, then the dog approached, surprised? Confused? Happy? Mixed emotions, she didn’t know how to feel because the dog didn’t try to attack her, it approached her slowly, she smiled with tears, she let it sniff her and the dog let her pet it’s head, “She feels safe and protected” is what she thought of, then she saw a collar, she let another tear and took it off, the little girl hugged the dog and took it to a veterinarian, then the shelter, 3 days later a great person adopted the pretty German shepherd, she was happy…

Her dream of becoming a successful veterinarian became stronger with the incidents that she keeps involving herself in. What made it even stronger is when she saw a dead kitten beside the cross-walk that was probably killed by a human because its arm was injected with a needle, she blamed it on herself she thought if she was there just a little sooner, then the cat could’ve been alive and happy. Her love for animals began when the world welcomed her to life, she loved animals so much to the point where she decided to have them as a part of her future. The passion for that dream became stronger throughout the days, months and years. Just like the love you have for someone, you will always love them but that love grows stronger each day.

“Tell Tale Heart” – alternate ending in new point of view

The point of view I used is objective

Three police officers knocked the door to investigate about the screaming that was coming from the house, the crazy psycho that was inside the house opened the door and saw the police officer, he thought to himself “Why should he be worried” so he welcomed them in and started to explain how all that screaming was coming from him. He toured the officers around the house and he explained that the owner was out of the country and no one was in the house beside him. He took the officers to the bedroom and placed three chairs and one for himself, he made tea for the officers to enjoy their time while thinking he was the only one who lives there. Some time passes and the officers were chatting and smiling, looking happy, then he became all anxious, worried and scared “what if they know that I killed him” he thought, the heartbeat was raising and he thought that the officers could hear it. He couldn’t take it so out of guilt the crazy psycho reviled everything.

Food and You

Food that you would wish to eat every day

 

Isn’t it a great feeling when you feel like you are back home in a cozy wood house in the forest with the fire set up to warm your little cheeks that’s the feeling I get whenever I visit HAAN “한 바베큐”  gives me happiness and it calms me down. the place is gorgeous the wooden chairs, walls and the BBQ tables are everything you will wish in a place to have a great meal at.

HAAN’s service is great you enter their restaurant, the chief and the other waiters welcome you as they show you the way to your table. Everyone is nice and cooperative with each other; the workers are so lively, cheerful, energetic, and fun to be around. Makes you feel jealous of how close they look and how they treat each other.

The food at HAAN goes beyond your imagination the waiter gives you the menu, you choose what you would want to eat, choosing between all the delicious food is hard because they all look, smell and taste good.

One of the most delicious foods you would want to choose is “생갈비” Saeng Galbi means fresh beef ribs. The most exciting part is that YOU GET TO GRILL YOUR own food!! You select the type of meat from the menu and grill the meat on the BBQ table, it gives a great feeling while you are at it the smell of the red meat makes you want to eat it as soon as possible. Banchan dishes *Korean side dishes* that you get make you feel like you are in heaven. When finished grilling, it tastes much better with Banchan sides like lettuce, kimchi, bean sprouts, pickled radish and some spiciness.

Another dish you would want to try is “비빔밥” Bibimbap meaning “mixed rice” it contains; White rice topped with Namul, Gochujang, soy sauce and doenjang other side toppings are Beef, Raw/fried Egg, Kimchi and Vegetables.

 

HAAN is not like any other restaurants where you leave with the scent of the food not even the smell of BBQ or the food itself. The price is affordable and it’s worth a try for anyone who hasn’t tried Korean food.

HAAN is a great place for people who are trying something new and many people start liking Korean food!! Will you be up for the challenge and try some Korean food for a new change and possibly grow to love Korean food.

 

https://anakjajan.com/2017/04/04/seo-seo-galbi-korean-bbq-pik-jakarta/

http://www.notey.com/blogs/galbi

https://www.yelp.ca/biz/miga-korean-and-japanese-bbq-restaurant-mississauga

http://www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/sunny-anderson/simple-seoul-bibimbap-3363496

https://www.budgetbytes.com/2017/01/bibimbap-ultimate-bowl-meal/

First they came for…

Adapted from  the poem by Martin Niemoller “First                                                                                                   They Came for the Jews” in response to the poem “Danger of Silence”

First they came for…. (rewrite your poem)

First they came for the Animals
and I did not speak out
because I was not an Animal.

Then they came for house pets.
and I did not speak out
because I was not a house pet .

Then they came for animals in labs
and I did not speak out
because I was not an animal used in a lab

Then they came for me
and there was no one left
to speak out for me.

How does one resist injustice?

People can’t really escape injustice, some do it without even realizing that they are doing it and some others do it because they feel like it’s a right thing to do. One can deal with injustice by the way you treat yourself and others. To me injustice feels the same as bullying. How others treat people differently and how they make people feel about themselves physically and mentally. abusing others, accusing other people of something they didn’t do, and treating the poor, homeless or any other person who isn’t wealthy badly. people who face injustice shouldn’t give in/ give up, they should be strong minded and not let other people/things get into their minds, people should also remember that they aren’t the only ones who are going through injustice and there are people who are always beside them whenever they feel like they can’t face it by themselves. it”s always good to stay positive about things that happen even if they don’t seem to be the best. In life you are the main character as well as the author of your life whatever you do you take responsibility of it, if things go bad and you keep your mind on that one bad thing then you can’t really move on in life until you decide to move on.

 

~ why do people take light things seriously?

~ what happened if you can’t escape injustice?

~ why does injustice exist?

 

What it means to be human~

humans want to communicate

humans have/need a dream

humans desire to help each other

humans seek happiness

humans need friends

humans want to learn/ seek knowledge

humans need to express their emotions

humans can be ignorant and should be more aware

humans are violent

humans fight in what they believe in

humans have conflict

humans despite conflict

humans may abuse power

humans evolve

humans want to be remembered because most like recognition

humans disagree

humans discriminate others / racist/

humans like to make their lives better

humans have to help and fight against injustice

humans curious and seek knowledge

in the book It Had To Be You by Sabrina Jordan  I learned that you should never give up who you love just because you think you aren’t worthy enough to be with them. in this book Emma was assigned to be Dear Daisy and her job is to give love advises to people who email her to seek for help but she must keep the fact that she is daisy even from her best friend..she lives with her three older brothers it was easy for her to become a tomboy but she didn’t she calls herself “a girly girl”. A guy moves in next door, when they first met he saw Emma at her worst appearance when he came to visit.. Emma falls in love with the guy next door so she tries her best to look good for him but he continues to see her at her worst looks and attitude.. she gets an email from “Romeo” for a love advice  about a girl he likes, Emma was always giving “Romeo” advice’s whenever he emails her.. One day Emma got into a fight with her crush..later Emma got an email from Romeo that says he got into a fight with his crush too, Emma was surprised and that’s when she found out that romeo  is her crush and she’s been giving him advice’s on how to deal with her. The next door boy comes in to her house and tells Emma that He always loved her but he thought that she didn’t want to be with him that’s why he was emailing Daisy for advice’s. Emma ended up dating her neighbor+crush and it was a happy ending 🙂