dutiful hijas

When reading this sort story, it very much related to my life. In my family, the youngest child is usually expected to take care of their parents when they get older. My uncle is the youngest of four and he takes care of my grandmother while taking care of his own family as well. My grandmother always tells me when i have kids my self ill know what to expect from them as i get older. It is exactly the way it is portrayed in the story, they take care of us, and when we get older, we take care of them.  

TED TALK

The ted talk was very informative. I liked the lesson behind Adichies speech, the single story has a lot it can misinform someone about if that is the only thing they are exposed to. But besides the lesson of the speech, it was nice listening to a story of someone who is not from the United States and getting a visual of how they grew up and what they went through.

How to Tame a Wild Tongue

   How to Tame a Wild Tongue was a very interesting read for me. I related to the text very well because I too was once caught speaking different language in school. In second grade, after transferring from a private school to a public school I met my 1st friend, David, who happened to be the only white kid in the class with me. We both realized we came from Russian speaking families when our grandfathers picked us up from school and would joke around with each other speaking the Russian language . We used the language as a way to communicate with each other in school. It was the coolest thing ever having to say whatever you want and not having anyone around you but your best friend understand. One day during silent reading, David and I sat down next to each other and the teacher quickly separated us. When we asked why she said "Both of you boys are always speaking a different language and others find it offensive, if I hear another non English word out of your mouths you're both  going to the principle and will be expelled". There david and I looked at each other completely scared out of our six year old self's, and never spoke a lick of Russian in school again.

American born chinese

        From the reading in class for the week of October 1st, American Born Chinese, I couldn't understand the relation between the old Chinese parable the mother told the son in the very beginning of the story. From what I mean when I say I didn't understand it, is how it relates to the main character's, Jin Wang, situation in the new school. As we get into the middle of the story, we learn than Jin Wang's presence in the new school isn't a welcoming one. It made me remember a time when I transitioned into a different school from everyone else in my neighbor hood. I was never really picked on because of my race, but I was because of my size. I was never the type to allow the bullies to get to me like they did to Jin. I wonder what made him to stay so humble upon all their racist slurs.

The Veil

For the reading, The Veil, for the week of October 1st, I found this reading somewhat interesting. I never really knew much about the "Islamic Revolution" and I certainty had no idea that the Veil head dress is was obligated to be worn by all women of the nation after this revolution. I was certainly surprised to find out that the little girls parents weren't for the wearing of the Veil and demonstrated for freedom. It was very surprising to see the family didn't care for Islamic beliefs. I can relate to this because as a Jewish male, I am obligated to wear a yamaca on my head, even though I find it doesn't make me less of a Jewish male if I don't. My parents always told me that cultural beliefs come from the heart of a person, no matter what is written in a book that is more than 2000 years old.