Apartheid

Apartheid began in South Africa in 1948 by the Dutch, it was legal segregation of the native blacks and Indians from India from the whites. It lasted until 1994. The government segregated education, medical care, beaches, and other public places. The 'minorities' (Blacks, Indians) were only allowed to work certian jobs for incredably low wadges. The government told them what they could do and where they were allowed to go. Protests began in South Africa over Apartheid, one of the main leaders for these protests was Nelson Mandela, who spnt 27 years in prison as a political prisoner, where most of his time served was on Robben Island. After the negociations to end Apartheid in 1994 happened Nelson Mandela became the president of South Africa in the new democratic elections.

Something that inspires you

I believe that everyone has something or someone that inspires them. It could be your favorite song, poem, actor, or family member. What inspires me is a song called “Born This Way” by Lady Gaga. The whole message of the song is that your perfect the way you are, hold your head up and be who you are, “I'm beautiful in my way, 'Cause God makes no mistakes.”
Saying Lady Gaga is different is an understatement to most people, she wears very strange outfits everywhere she goes, even her music videos are down right odd but she is just being who she is, that’s what her song “Born This Way” talks about. In high school she was one of those kids that was bullied and picked on because she had a very big nose, very curly brown hair, and was overweight. Gaga said “I want to create a space for my fans where they can feel free, and they can celebrate. I didn't fit in at high school, I wanted to be like Boy George and I felt like a freak. So I like to create this atmosphere for my fans where they feel like they have a freak in me to hang out with, and they don't feel alone." In the song it says “I'm beautiful in my way 'Cause God makes no mistakes, I'm on the right track baby, I was born this way, Don't hide yourself in regret, Just love yourself and you're set, I'm on the right track baby I was born this way” This line of the song is what inspires me the most, it says your beautiful the way you are, don’t hide who you are, and love yourself.

The Guest: question

1. i think now that Daru has been threatened that the native people will destroy the school house and drive Daru off the plateau or kill him.
      -the Arab killed his cousin
      -balducci brought the Arab to Daru because he was suppose to bring him to the jail.

2. i think the Arab chose to go to prison rather than go free was because Daru treated him like a guest rather than a prisoner and gave him the option to do the right thing and face the consequences of his actions.

5. what is ironic at the end of the story is that Daru gives the prisoner the choice to go to jail or go free and the prisoner chooses to go to jail.

3. Daru's main conflict is that hes told he has a duty to France during upcoming war time, he doesn't like that the Arab killed someone, and he doesn't feel like its his job to deliver the Arab to prison.

7. if Daru escorted the Arab to the nomads he would have regretted making that decision because he thought that it was wrong for the Arab to kill someone.

The Guest by Albert Camus

Pause and Reflect: Why is life so difficult for Daru's pupils and their families?

Life for Daru's pupils and their families is so difficult because they're all poor and live on top of a plateau and there was a drought so non of the families can grow crops to support their families.

Sindbad Story

Sindbad loved adventure so he decided to set sail and run for his life. Not on his sail boat but his magenta poka dotted magic carpet named Lucia. Go got Lucia from a merchent said to have got it from a gypsy who got it from his sister who paid five goats for it from a farmer who climed a beanstock to steel it from a genie. The genie knows sinbad has Lucia and is going to kill Sindbad for taking her. The genie sent his right hand man Achmed to find Sindbad and stalk him. Sindbad could feel like someone wa watching and following him everywhere and one morning there was a sheeps head hanging from his door saying "this will be you if you dont give me back my lucia!" so Sindbad decided to run for his life.



I,Too Poem Analysis

I, too, sing America.

I am the darker brother.

(im black)

They send me to eat in the kitchen

(im sent to the kitchen to eat)

When company comes,

(when ppl come)

But I laugh,

(i laugh becaus ei know things will change)

And eat well,

(eats)

And grow strong.

(gets strong)

Tomorrow,

(in the future)

I’ll be at the table

(ill sit at the table)

When company comes.

(when ppl come)

Nobody’ll dare

(no one will)

Say to me,

(tell me)

“Eat in the kitchen,”

(go to the kitchen)

Then.

Besides,

They’ll see how beautiful I am

(they'll see that im a person like everyone else)

And be ashamed—

(and that they were wrong)

I, too, am America.
(i am just like everyone else)

Poetry Out Loud

 I, Too

 

By Langston Hughes

I, too, sing America.

I am the darker brother.

They send me to eat in the kitchen

When company comes,

But I laugh,

And eat well,

And grow strong.

Tomorrow,

I’ll be at the table

When company comes.

Nobody’ll dare

Say to me,

“Eat in the kitchen,”

Then.

Besides,

They’ll see how beautiful I am

And be ashamed—

I, too, am America.

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I decided to choose this poem "I,Too" by Langston Hughes to recite at the poetry out loud thing because its kinda short and i cant memorize things well nor do i want to.

I Too Sing America is about slavery and how african american black people were treated badly. they would be shunned away when friends came like they're ashamed, but he believes theres hope, he hopes for tomorrow and he knows that tomorrow will be better and he believes that slavery will be stopped.