The Secret Life Of Bees #6)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fb6RhyJVKgY (video)

The link I have attached above explores racism in a more deeper level. Do you even realize how  much is racism actually affecting us? How much of us, are being blinded and not noticing the amount of damage done to many people of coloured skin.  Watching this video, they bring out the message of not to be racist, and to accept one  an other and become unified, and serve each other with equality and the respect they deserve.. Also, it was a social experiment to see how others would respond and react to racism. Many people, walked away while some people stayed and supported the people who were being bullied for the colour they were. When we watch the video we see, that many people dont care. Why? Because society has gotten used to the act of "RACISM". This video connects to my book as the main theme of my book is racism, class and ,discrimination. Discrimination is not always racism but can be skin, age, gender, class or even style. In my book overall we see that Rosaleen suffers from racist comments but not like others she defends herself and doesn't take it personally. Lily also suffered discrimination of class and skin throughout her book. When June,  (one of the three sisters), decides that Lily shouldn't live with them because shes white, makes Lily extremely self conscious and not wanted. Also, as preciously mentioned the discrimination of different skin or class of people, who cannot pursue certain things in there life, because society has labelled them so. All of this discrimination and racism must vanish.  But we all say we will change, but we never do! More social experiment videos should be posted, as it had a great effect on me. Also, people can realize how they look and act in public without even realizing. It only takes one! Just one person to create a change. Clearly the one hasn't been found yet. We must stop racism before it becomes a bigger issue then it is!


" Racism is still with us. But it is up to us to prepare our children for what they have to meet, and, hopefully, we shall overcome."

Rosa Parks

http://www.brainyquote.com/quotes/quotes/r/rosaparks390200.html#DMze2oJODfBrAprP.99

The Secret Life Of Bees #5)

"I've just never heard of a Negro Lawyer, thats all. You've got to hear of these things before you can imagine them." "Bullshit. You gotta imagine what never been."  -Chapter 7 - p.g 121

This quote is between Lily the main character and Zach, a worker at the Boatwright Honeyhouse. Zach is also Lily's best friend, but can  be defined as a crush. This quote is  pulled out from a conversation between Lily and Zach. This conversation shows a lot of stereotyping and judgment from Lily. Lily has only a limited understanding of her surrounding and goes with what majority of society believes. Lily's close minded opinion of African Americans stems from the fact that the only African American she know is Rosaleen, who is an undeducatd housekeeper but also is a maternal figure.  Since Lily knows Rosaleen, her motherly figure, and also the only African she knows. Rosaleen is a uneducated housekeeper. For example from the quote, "black men" don't become lawyers and "black women" are uneducated housekeepers. Later in the text, the three sisters who own the honey house, alongside Zach talks to Lily about, choices, power and decisions people make. August, one of the three sisters that work and own the honey house and Zach, stated talking to Lily about choices, power and decisions that people make.  August tells Lily that she decided to be beekeeper and that different people decide on many other occupation. Personally from this quote, I believe Lily was being very racist and stereotypical. Lacking knowledge she might of made poor judgement and wen along with word of society. I chose to discuses this quote from the book, because its important to realize that we should not be stereotypical nor racist. Decisions are always personal!! Whatever you want to persue can always be persued. This can bring the themes of judgement, stereotyping and discrimination. Therefore, I chose this quote as it unravels the theme of the story,

Retell, Relate, Reflect : The Boy in The Striped Pyjama's

  The Boy in the Stripped Pyjamas's is a creative film which reflects ones opinion on the aspect of peaceful freedom. The boy, also known as Bruno, is encountering complications that occur  during World War Two, in Berlin, Germany. Bruno is a 9-year old boy whom has anger towards his family due to the fact that he had to leave his three best friends, Daniel, Karl and Martin- for life.  As he settles into his new house, he notices a camp a few miles behind his house. He notices that this camp is enclosed by barbed wire and fences which he doesn't understand the importance of. As mentioned, Bruno had to leave his friends back home. One day, he feels that he needs to go on an adventure to explore the life outside the house. Bruno's family warned him not to leave the house without supervision or permission which he disobeyed to explore the fence. As a matter of fact, Bruno ends up at the camp and spots a Jewish boy named, Shmuel. Shmuel and Bruno become good friends. He mentions that his father, grandfather and brother are with him in the camp. In this respect, Bruno does not understand that he is getting himself into a bad situation which he is near a death camp. Bruno's mother persuades her husband to move back due to the fact that bodies are being burned right in front of Bruno's house. Shmuel, tells Bruno that his father is missing. After hearing this, he plans to sneak into the camp with Shmuel to find his father. Shmuel is in on this plan too which he gathers some prison clothes for Bruno. As Bruno and Shmuel go looking for Shmuel's father, the end up in a group of prisoners that enter the gas chamber.  As they both hold hands, Bruno apologizes to Shmuel that they couldn't successfully find Shmuel's father. This horrific incident left Bruno's family in shock, as they were looking for Bruno. Next, Bruno's father ends up spotting, Bruno's old clothes that were beside the week side of the fence. they were trying to figure out what happened. As you can tell, Bruno's family is heartbroken and unsatisfied because o the death of their son, which they are very shocked and horrified about, and with this the movie ends!

     The ability of one to experience the same aspects of what the Jewish people encounter in gas chambers is quite extraordinary. I can connect this situation to my life- when my mother passed away. The movie, The Boy in the Stripped Pyjama and I relate because Bruno's parents and I, have been through similar pain of loosing a close individual. in this movie, Bruno's parents deal with the death of their child as he was burned away in a gas chamber. They felt as if their hears sunk, and that they were broken into millions of pieces. Similarly when my mom passed away, I also felt the same heartbreak because I lost an individual that I really cared about. Also, I know and feel the pain that Bruno's parents went through and it is very hard losing a certain individual that meant so much to you. And both were also unexpected events.

    A quick reflection on this movie, is that it was a great, intriguing and exciting movie that sets out a great example for the public to visualize how the Holocaust may have looked like. I believe this movie was very sad and frustrating especially near the end because the ending was extremely sad and was surprising. Also, I felt that the ending was a random end to the movie where maybe Bruno didn't need to die. But at the same time, the ending gave a good impact for the audience that was watching because it impacted them in a shocking way. The idea of meeting through a fence, and helping Shmuel find his father, was great way of bringing the boy into the camp and also showing how the camp may have looked like, from a prisoners perspective. Overall, I give this movie a 8/10 because the beginning and the way they developed the story was very interesting, and also the middle was very intriguing and had you sitting on the edge of your seat wondering what will happen. The ending was very evil and didn't give completion in my opinion, but it impacted my emotions greatly. I recommend this movie to a class, that is learning about the Holocaust for the first time, and also for a older audience due to the maturity level needed to watch the movie, at it plays with your emotions.

Sniper News Article

      

Sniper, kills brother

By: Kayatheri Parameswaran

  Last evening, approximately ,8:45PM, there was a dead victim found on the sidewalk, identified as a soldier with a bullet through his forehead. He seemed to have fallen from the top of the roof top, after the enemy shot him down. 

       Desmound Furgus exclaimed, “I  cant believe…  I… shot my brother like that.” While interviewing him after word  he briefly mentions, he shouldn't  have ever been involved in this war.  I don't know how my mother would react to this situation, he was always her favorite.  

Other soldiers,  whom are friends with Furgus’s brother, Alby Scott also report that, he was shot minutes before the machine gun had arrived in the battlefield. On the scene, of  the battlefield, it was said that there was a dead reporter, along with a former soldier dead in the military vehicle. It is assumed that Furgus also shot them being the only one identified at the scene at the time.

      Mother speaks out about sons death, “ I’m not mad, at Furgus, he didn't do it on purpose. I knew when they were going in to War, one or both wouldn't come back. It has come down to this and this is what we must live with. My son will always be remembered for his amazing courage , and for fighting ing for his country.

          The funereal will be held, Saturday and the cremation will be held on Sunday. It is open viewing for any outside guests to come. For more information, please contact Furgus at 647– 567– 9067 or email furgus87@rogers.com. 

 

Slam Poetry #4) The Secret Life of Bees

 Slam Poetry: Racism 

Maybe one day, just one day they'll realize its not knives in our pockets, its change. 

Enough hearing about black youths killed every day! They are no harm. 

Its what society has caused, all this name calling and labeling. 

What did they ever do?

They are no different from us.

Why do we make such a fuss?

Maybe one day, just one day, we'll realize how many youths have died.
Don't judge people, because there different from you, because they don't look like you. talk like you or even think like you.
People are different, they don't always have to be like me and you.
ACCEPT ALL! DON'T JUDGE.
Society will change, but first the people must change,
Maybe one day, just one day they'll realize its not knives in their pockets, its change. 

Entry #3) The Secret Life of Bees

For this blog I have chosen a quote that represents and reflects the relationship that the two main characters, Lily and Rosaleen have.

The quote i have chosen is, "The greatest gift of life is friendship, and i have received it." by Hubert. H. Humphrey This quote to me reveals a lot about how friendship is valued. Friendship is actually an amazing gift of life. Friendship is the bond that you, and others have. In my story, friendship is not being revealed directly, but indirectly we see the friendship and motherly bond  between Lily and Rosaleen.. The relationship that Lily, and Rosaleen share to me is, not a mother daughter relationship, but is one founded on  friendshipg. Lily looks up to Rosaleen as a guide, mentor and as a friend who is always there for and can catch her when she falls. In the first few chapters we see Rosaleen is very comforting toward her, and later we see that they both try to escape their home together. I feel that being that Lily, doesn't have a mother, Rosaleen became a mother- like figure, as well as  a friend. Therefore, I relate the relationship between two of the main characters with this quote.

ENTRY #2) The Secret Life of Bees

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1G4isv_Fylg

Coldplay - Paradise 

               I chose this song to represent, the contextual detail between, chapters 2-4.  This song talks about a girl running away from her past to get to paradise.In chapter 2 we see a similar situation as Lily is running away from her father (past), to find out`about her dead mother. She is running away from the hell that she is living through with her father, to her own paradise (in order to find out more about her mom) . Therefore the conflict between parent plus child and the pursuit of truth relates to the song, in chapter 2. The song also expressess feelings of,  sadness and frustration, which relates to how Lily felt,which is caused by her fathers mistreatment. For example, he punished her severely for wondering about her mother death. He hated when she read while selling peaches during her shift. I always wonder maybe, T-Ray her father killed, Lily's mother, that's why he doesnt like when Lily talks about the death of his wife. Maybe her fathers secret could come out? Is this why he is hiding and avoiding the topic altogether.

ENTRY #1 :The Secret Life of Bees

ARTICLE: http://www.ctvnews.ca/canada/racism-still-an-issue-in-ontario-outgoing-human-rights-chief-says-1.2252860 

       The link that I have attached above, is exploring where Canada is in, in terms of equality and racism. Canada is still facing ongoing discrimination within different ethnic groups. It will and seems to be an ongoing issue in society, and classifies  as a, "Social Issue." I have attached this news report because it has a deep connection with my book, "The Secret Life of Bees." My book discusses how Rosaleen, Lily's Housekeeper, Rosaleen faces racist comments and tries to fit in as a black women in this harsh society. The article emphasizes where are future is spiraling into, when it states. Unless we're able to eliminate discrimination and create a situation where all people are respected, all our lives are diminished" This is an important issue, because the book I am reading took place quite a while back in 1964. If this issue, is still carrying on, there needs to be a stop to it or else it will only get worse and affect many more innocent people. The book also emphasizes that these discriminated women do not give up. They fight for the equality and don't back down to the situation. We must, as a community enforce the equality , and make racism vanish. The article further explains, this situation in the present day! Therefore, this article and book relate due to the emphasis on the social issue, racism. 

"Barbara Hall, Ontario's chief human rights commissioner, is seen at headquarters in Toronto on Monday, Feb. 23, 2015 (Collin Perkel/THE CANADIAN PRESS)

Child Soldier & Teaching Kids to Kill- 4C'S

Connection : 

The connection I make with the, "Child Soldier" video and the, "Teaching Kids to Kill" passage is that both were unexpected situation, that resulted in surprising outcomes. When we look at the video, Ishmael Beah was faced with a situation were there was no running. He had a peaceful and decent life, that was attacked by war and soon his life changed. Similarly, Michael Carneal a 14 year old boy who had never held a pistol in his life changed his life drastically as well. Both of their lives were changed by the one concept of violence. The connection I make with the text, "Teaching to Kill" is the statement, "Where does a 14-year-old boy who never fired a gun before get the skill and the will to kill? Video games and media violence." In my child days, my brother, a friend and I, used to play a game called GTA on the X-box. Our mother would always yell saying, "Why are you playing these games? " "They only going to make you a more angry and violent person!" I feel that what my mother was trying to say applies to Micheal Carneal's situation. Maybe he played to many video games that portrayed and displayed violence. It may have made this young child think of the world differently, and make him a angrier, violent person. This may have been the build up toward this young mans actions. Although he wasn't necessarily raised to kill or shoot, the different scenarios of video games he may have been exposed to this violent thinking. Therefore, the text to self that I make is my mothers words to the moral of this story.

Challenge: 

Do these specific scenarios, that people "believe" are triggered by video games, have a negetive impact on violent video game businesses? 

Will the video game selling decrease or increase? Will parents allow for their children to by such video games based on these true stories of other young children?

Concepts:

The key concept or idea I think are worth holding on too are:
- Video games may or may not have a negative impact on young children.
- Other events or things that may impact a child, could result in how they are in the future
- Reminds me of the quote: "expect the unexpected"

Changes:
The different changes or ideas that are convoyed in the text are not to make us have a negative idea on video games, but just to have public thinking that maybe, because of these video games is why this child may have done certain things he shouldn't have

War and Conflict : Srilanka News Article

http://www.bbc.com/news/world-south-asia-11999611

S U M  M A R Y:
This article talks about the ethnic (religious, cultural, Nation)  tension between the Sinhalese and the Tamil population. The conflict and war between these two nations ended in May, 2009, but government took away the area that was last captured by the Tamils. (Tamil Tigers) It also talks about, Ceylon, a place in Sri Lanka where tea is produced (Ceylon is also known as the tea state) . The Sinhalese brought up the fact that the Tamils were gaining British favoritism from this. Later another conflict started between the Sinhalese and the Tamils to see who can determine the ethnic division and also the ruling of the country independently (triggered by the tea production). Many devastating occurrences had taken place after this conflict. Many lost there lives and much damage was done.  Later, the conflict became known to the public as they worried about the Sri Lankan's and the crime against the civilians who lived there. It also said in this article that the UN was informed of war crimes against civilians. Lastly, the article covers the threat of army intimidation voters. To this day, there will always be the friction between whose land Sri Lanka will actually be. The Sinhalese ? Or the Tamils?

C O N N E C T I O N :
The connection I make with this news article is that I sometimes feel this tension between a Sinhalese and a Tamil. Me, being a Tamil, I feel that although we are millions of miles away from the War and Conflict, many of the Sinhalese still look at you as if your their enemy. One day, in grade 8 , a new girl walked in.She happened to be Sinhalese. My mother told me not to get to close to them cause they're evil. But why must we name these people evil just because back in our home village there is war and conflict between our two nations? What sense does that make to attack each individual who may or may not want to be involved in this particular problem? Although, I strongly believe this is wrong. Many Sri Lankan's to this day believe that the opposite ethnic is evil and therefore there is tension between us people wherever we go. This connection helps me further understand my knowledge on this article because the whole problem is the tension between these two nationalities. It helps me understand what type of hate the people would be facing as there the ones in the situation. Us being so far away, feel so much tension from each other, how would the people feel if they see them every single day, everywhere? Therefore, the self to text connection I make is that I feel the same tension that is faced in Sri Lanka between Sinhalese and Tamils.

the struggle is real

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