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The act of racism has been present in every society throughout history. Discrimination of other groups based on their different descent and ethnicity. These forms of hatred and negativity are based off old fashion values and traditions. People of different cultures believe there’s is superior, this belief in superiority may take the form of ethnocentrism or prejudice. In early Vancouver, the Chinese and First Nations experienced this disparagement first hand.
Many relatives view Suyuan Woo as a terrible mother with a narcissist personality, as she leaves her daughters behind and rub for safety. During World War II, the Japanese army marched into China taking control of acres of land as Chinese citizens fled for safety. Suyuan left her hometown, Kweilin, with her twins hoping to find her husband, a chinese soldier. In addition to her twins, Suyuan was also carrying food, clothes, jewelry and money. After hours of walking, her palms filled with blisters as she began to lighten the carrying weight by dropping bags on the ground, losing them forever.
Sometimes people need to “grow up” and make intelligent decisions in order to avoid “going down the wrong road”. “I know that in my past I was young and irresponsible - but that's what growing up is. You learn from your mistakes.” ~ Lindsay
In the novel Out of the Dust by Karen Hesse, main character Billie Jo faces several challenging obstacles throughout her lifetime. Getting through these obstacles is the only way Billie Jo can learn to forgive her father as well as herself for their mistakes. Once she learns to stop feeling resentful, and let go, Billie Jo will be able to grow up. The first major challenge Billie Jo faces is when a fire breaks out in her home. The fire ignites when Billie Jo’s mother mistakes a pail of kerosene for water, where,“instead of making coffee, Ma [makes] a rope of fire”(87).
Many elders give great advice related to dealing with relationships, jobs, and life in general, Dakus Sankey Jr. 25 November 2016 7th period Animal Farm Written Assignment Sankey 3 because they have faced the challenges life may bring. A majority of young people say that their lives were greatly improved by listening to their elders in their family. In conclusion today we have many commandments that help guide us in the right way of living. Some are self-explanatory; however others have different interpretations on them.
The Ripple Effect of Ignorance - Yin Chin Maracle chooses to display the ripple effect of racism by shedding light on the unjust treatment of the First Nations and Chinese people by writing a story of a First Nation who grew up in a mixed neighborhood that is flooded with prejudice and stereotypes. Maracle further challenges the recurring stereotypes of societal views of minority groups by addressing them through the speaker’s point of view. While sounding like a stereotypical Chinese name or word, the title “Yin Chin” stems from the related sounding word Injun, a way to describe a stereotypical First Nations man or woman who is a “savage warrior” (Churchill 1998). The word dates back to the early settlement of English colonists as a way
Wing Biddlebaum, also known as Adolph Myers, is the main character in the chapter “Hands” of Winesburg, Ohio. Biddlebaum was a former teacher who moved from Pennsylvania to Ohio because he was accused of touching his male students. Although this was false, he was forced out of Pennsylvania. He changed his name from Adolph Myers to Wing Biddlebaum to hide his identity. Biddlebaum was known for always using his hands but at the same time, he was always trying to hide his hands so people could not see them.
Chuan-Sheng is perhaps the character that is least successful in letting go of his past and continues to let it inhibit him from taking steps to solve his problems. Unfortunately for him, he will most likely have to live with the regret of letting Tzu-chun die unloved since there is nothing he can do to change the past. Chuan-Sheng has proven to not be a very confrontational person; every time he is met with an uncomfortable situation, he takes off and goes to his haven in the public library. For example, after he musters the courage to tell Tzu-chun that he doesn’t love her anymore, he cannot bare the sight of her reaction and leaves once again. Only after he finds out that Tzu-chun’s father has taken her away, does he start to realize how
This plays out to mean that whatever the elder says is to be done and never talk back or talk disrespectfully to them. For example, when the fifteen year old son has vacuumed the living room, but grandmother comes home late from a bad night at bingo and says it is not done. He is to simply do it again without telling her that he has already done it or that someone else made the mess after he vacuumed. No matter the time or the place or the circumstances, elders are to be respected in every way. Hierarchy in the home is confusing to the children when the mother and grandmother are at odds regarding a subject.
Scott Fitzgerald explains how he doesn’t believe that our elders are so much more knowledgeable than us and how marriage sours quickly (He really gets into many different topics). Elders were more than willing to share experiences with younger people but they really don’t want to hear a reaction to their experience. Fitzgerald explains how “They always talk about their experiences but they go on making the same mistakes at 50” (5). A perfect example of this is Troy in Fences. Troy probably left his family in shambles due to his stint in prison but he worked hard to obtained stable job after he finished his sentence.
Elders give advice and would always like to tell their own stories of how their youth was. We are able to appreciate what they have gone through while listening to their stories of racism they have dealt with in their time and the civil rights movement. We extract our current values from them. • Who are considered the recognized leaders in your family?
In “The Birthmark”, Aylmer is bothered in seeing a birthmark on his wife Georgiana’s cheek. I believe that Aylmer was truly evil in the way he manipulated Georgiana in thinking he truly cared about her. Aylmer’s ideas of perfection were the most dangerous thing about him and even led him to kill. When Georgiana learned of her husband’s disdain towards her birthmark she was devastated. Slowly, Aylmer manipulated Georgiana into believing that this mark would need to be removed.
Our moms taught us that we can do whatever we want once we try to do it. One generation can educate another generation about strength. One generation can learn from another about being grateful. In an invisible thread, Laura quotes”He taught me to be
When communicating with adults we need to be respectful and consider their point of view in order to establish a rapport based on mutual respect and trust. When communicating with parents, we must respect their
Most people would consider old people to be wise. If in this case, the grampa is wiser, he may be showing that through picking up toads in the middle of a storm. We can also see this wisdom in his last quote. As a response to the quote “We have places to go!” he says “so do they.”
