This picture is about a city under the dark clouds .
Monday, February 28, 2011
Thursday, February 10, 2011
LA story
It has been four years ever since John had last tasted Singapore food. These four full years had nearly driven him crazy. Now, after these four years of waiting and hoping, John was finally back in Singapore. Although still being a developing country, John still felt that my homeland- Singapore was much better than America. Although the sudden separation from Malaysia had deeply affected the country, this did not affect his happy mood to return to his place of birth.
John left Singapore for further education in America in 1963. He had never forgotten his homeland. Now that his studies are done, John had no hesitation in returning to Singapore. “ . I am a Singaporean.” John never forgets to introduce his homeland to the friends he made in America. “America might be good and a great country to live in, but nothing is better than Singapore.” John never doubts this.
John stilled remembered how his family forced him to study overseas to avoid getting caught for owning drugs after discovering that John was addicted to drugs. In these four years, John had grown more mature and the western education had educated him to be a western gentleman.
Upon stepping on the ground of Singapore, John rushed back to his home. He did not tell his family about his return to Singapore. He did not have the money to call them. Neither did he send a letter as he knew that by the time the letter reached his parents, he would have reached in Singapore.
John really regretted breaking the laws when he was young. Only one wrong decision led to this outcome. In America, the whites with blonde hair discriminated him as “dumb” because of his religion. It had really been hard years for John.
John’s friend in America helped him to make faked passport and identification card. He knew that if he didn’t make them, he would be caught reaching by the police upon landing on Singapore.
“Mum!” John pressed on the door bell, controlling his urge to shout out in happiness. However, his mood soon changed as h realized that no one was in the house. John went to the neighbors and only to realize that his family had moved away. It was really shocking to coming to know that his own family had abandoned him.
“No!” John could not believe this.
John wandered on the streets of Chinatown, those familiar feelings and the crowds that he had been so much for was nothing to John now. All those could not extinguish the fire in John’s heart. He was so angry that his family being so irresponsible.
It took John another year to overcome this feeling and in this one year, John had grown from an “old” teenager into a matured man. He had forgiven his family as he himself knew what trouble he had caused for them. He heard from friends that his family was chased after by loan sharks that he borrowed money from to buy drugs and policemen finding for him. His family actually was saving him by staying away from him.
From the clerk to the managing director was a long journey. John worked hard to get it. He got married and had a wonderful family. One day, there was a slight knock on the door. John opened the door and was stunned. In front of him were his long lost parents! The old couple did not really realize that this young millionaire was their son. They just came here to beg for some food to survive. “Mum! Dad! ”
The family was reunion again finally. It ended with another knock on the door. As John went to open the door, he did not know that what waiting for him outside would cause him two years in the jail and loses his family again.
(I did this in an hour so the standards might not meet)
John left Singapore for further education in America in 1963. He had never forgotten his homeland. Now that his studies are done, John had no hesitation in returning to Singapore. “ . I am a Singaporean.” John never forgets to introduce his homeland to the friends he made in America. “America might be good and a great country to live in, but nothing is better than Singapore.” John never doubts this.
John stilled remembered how his family forced him to study overseas to avoid getting caught for owning drugs after discovering that John was addicted to drugs. In these four years, John had grown more mature and the western education had educated him to be a western gentleman.
Upon stepping on the ground of Singapore, John rushed back to his home. He did not tell his family about his return to Singapore. He did not have the money to call them. Neither did he send a letter as he knew that by the time the letter reached his parents, he would have reached in Singapore.
John really regretted breaking the laws when he was young. Only one wrong decision led to this outcome. In America, the whites with blonde hair discriminated him as “dumb” because of his religion. It had really been hard years for John.
John’s friend in America helped him to make faked passport and identification card. He knew that if he didn’t make them, he would be caught reaching by the police upon landing on Singapore.
“Mum!” John pressed on the door bell, controlling his urge to shout out in happiness. However, his mood soon changed as h realized that no one was in the house. John went to the neighbors and only to realize that his family had moved away. It was really shocking to coming to know that his own family had abandoned him.
“No!” John could not believe this.
John wandered on the streets of Chinatown, those familiar feelings and the crowds that he had been so much for was nothing to John now. All those could not extinguish the fire in John’s heart. He was so angry that his family being so irresponsible.
It took John another year to overcome this feeling and in this one year, John had grown from an “old” teenager into a matured man. He had forgiven his family as he himself knew what trouble he had caused for them. He heard from friends that his family was chased after by loan sharks that he borrowed money from to buy drugs and policemen finding for him. His family actually was saving him by staying away from him.
From the clerk to the managing director was a long journey. John worked hard to get it. He got married and had a wonderful family. One day, there was a slight knock on the door. John opened the door and was stunned. In front of him were his long lost parents! The old couple did not really realize that this young millionaire was their son. They just came here to beg for some food to survive. “Mum! Dad! ”
The family was reunion again finally. It ended with another knock on the door. As John went to open the door, he did not know that what waiting for him outside would cause him two years in the jail and loses his family again.
(I did this in an hour so the standards might not meet)
Sunday, February 6, 2011
Telephone Conversation
This poem is about the discrimination of the African.
In the first stanza, the poet wrote about him finding a place to rent. He found a almost perfect flat and he was calling the landlady to check about the price and conditions. As it was during a time which racisms ranpant, the poet was an African and many white people were racist against them. Thus , before accepting the conditions, the poet had to con fess that he was an African to avoid things from getting messy.
However, the landlady, instead of being straight forward to reject the poet, discriminated him by asking how black he was. The poet was angry. He looked at the red booth, red pillar-box, red double-tiered. All these things are of the same colour in almost every country but not te colour of the skin.
The landlady continued to ask the poet about his skin colour in stanza three. The poet decided to tell her after much struggling. He tried to avoid answering her indirectly failed to convince the lady. Without any choice, the poet answered " West African Sepia" like in his passport. The assence of discrimination became worse as the lady either pretends or do not know.
The lady wanted to stop the conversation in the last stanza, however, the poet won the conversation by cleverly saying that although being a "facial brunette" , the lady should not depend on the skin colour of a man to assume that he is bad or good. There are also many other colours on the body of an African also contains other colours other than black.
In the first stanza, the poet wrote about him finding a place to rent. He found a almost perfect flat and he was calling the landlady to check about the price and conditions. As it was during a time which racisms ranpant, the poet was an African and many white people were racist against them. Thus , before accepting the conditions, the poet had to con fess that he was an African to avoid things from getting messy.
However, the landlady, instead of being straight forward to reject the poet, discriminated him by asking how black he was. The poet was angry. He looked at the red booth, red pillar-box, red double-tiered. All these things are of the same colour in almost every country but not te colour of the skin.
The landlady continued to ask the poet about his skin colour in stanza three. The poet decided to tell her after much struggling. He tried to avoid answering her indirectly failed to convince the lady. Without any choice, the poet answered " West African Sepia" like in his passport. The assence of discrimination became worse as the lady either pretends or do not know.
The lady wanted to stop the conversation in the last stanza, however, the poet won the conversation by cleverly saying that although being a "facial brunette" , the lady should not depend on the skin colour of a man to assume that he is bad or good. There are also many other colours on the body of an African also contains other colours other than black.
to kill a mocking bird
The story takes place in Maycomb, Alabama. This already gave us an idea of what this story was going to be like as the significant tha happened in this region was the civil rights movement. It was also a place where the blacks and whites lived together. Racism would definitely happen there.
The importance of setting in a story
The setting of the first story, the real Durwan, is in India during the India independence. The whole seting sjows us that Boori Ma was poor. This gave us a sad feeling and alos made me think that this story was going to be a depressing one.
The setting of the second story, The adventure of the speckled band, showed a us that this was going to be a detective-based story. Its setting is in the morning of Baker Street,London and Sherlock Holmes, the detective is very active in the setting.
The third story, Pride and prejudice, it was set in a town, in Mrs and Mr Bennet's house. It was set in the 18th century in the Elizabeth era. It gives us cluues that this is going to be a love story.
The setting of the second story, The adventure of the speckled band, showed a us that this was going to be a detective-based story. Its setting is in the morning of Baker Street,London and Sherlock Holmes, the detective is very active in the setting.
The third story, Pride and prejudice, it was set in a town, in Mrs and Mr Bennet's house. It was set in the 18th century in the Elizabeth era. It gives us cluues that this is going to be a love story.
24th to 27th january blog post
The Civil Rights movement
a) It began in 1896.
b) It was a mass proclaim movement to discourage slavery and discrimination to the blacks.
c) The Montgomery bus boycott : some buses were disegregated.
A massive march was planned in 1963, 28th august to raise alert to the discriminations of the blacks.
d)John Kennedy supported the civil rights movment.
e) Discrimination was banned in America.
f) These incidents were very popular during the time when Harper Lee wrote the book to kill a mocking bird. This might be one of the reasons why this book was popular.
Trials of a tue Southern Belle and southern gentleman.
a) They had to do specific things like to cook and calling their parents "daddy " and "mama" no matter how old they were and also their attires must be proper.
b) They cook and did needle works.
c)
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Harper Lee
Harper Lee was born in April 28. 1926. In 1960, her novel, To Kill A Mocking bird won the Pulitzer prize.
She was also best known for this novel. In 1944, Harper graduated from the Monroe County high school and enroled in Huntingdon college for a year.
She had written Chrismas to me, To kill a mocking bird, Love-in other woods and When cjildren discover America
21st January blog post
Slavery
a) Slavery began in the southhern states in the 1600s. Most of the slaves were black. As more people were having crops and fields and they needed more workers to support the work.
b) The owner of the plantations brought the slaves from countries in Africa.
c) The platation owners bought and owned the slaves. Most of them were Europeans.
d) The slaves had to abide to many unfair laws including: no gathering in more than groups of 4, slaves cannot learn to read and write, cannot marry to the white people.
e) Racicism was caused partly by slavery. The notion of slavery is related to the story.
The civil war
a) The sourthern states include:Mississippi, Florida, Alabama,Georgia,Lousiana,Texas, Virgina,Arkansa,Tennessee and north Carolina.
b)Abraham Lincoln proclaimed war against the South.
c) The civil war began due to the Southern Statess seceded from the union as the did not want to abolish slavery. The government saw that as a rebellion and hence, the civil war started.
d) The war was fought between 1861 to 1865.
e) The union won the war and slavery was abolished from the Southern States and the slaves were free.
f)In both To Kill A Mocking Bird and the Civil War, the African - americans were being discriminated. However, in both situations , there were people who chose to give them rights. The Civil rights movement and the Civil war both attempted to give the African Americans freedom and justice.
Jim Crow's Law
a) It refers to a song and dance caricature , " Jim Jump Crow".
b) It was the discrimination of the African American. These laws treated the Negros unfairly. Examples are that they were not allowed to use public washrooms, public transports.
c) The African Americans were unpleased and started some civil wars after world war two. They felt that their service to the community should allow them to become full America citizens instead of being discriminated.
d)Yes. The Tom Robinson's case is an example.
a) Slavery began in the southhern states in the 1600s. Most of the slaves were black. As more people were having crops and fields and they needed more workers to support the work.
b) The owner of the plantations brought the slaves from countries in Africa.
c) The platation owners bought and owned the slaves. Most of them were Europeans.
d) The slaves had to abide to many unfair laws including: no gathering in more than groups of 4, slaves cannot learn to read and write, cannot marry to the white people.
e) Racicism was caused partly by slavery. The notion of slavery is related to the story.
The civil war
a) The sourthern states include:Mississippi, Florida, Alabama,Georgia,Lousiana,Texas, Virgina,Arkansa,Tennessee and north Carolina.
b)Abraham Lincoln proclaimed war against the South.
c) The civil war began due to the Southern Statess seceded from the union as the did not want to abolish slavery. The government saw that as a rebellion and hence, the civil war started.
d) The war was fought between 1861 to 1865.
e) The union won the war and slavery was abolished from the Southern States and the slaves were free.
f)In both To Kill A Mocking Bird and the Civil War, the African - americans were being discriminated. However, in both situations , there were people who chose to give them rights. The Civil rights movement and the Civil war both attempted to give the African Americans freedom and justice.
Jim Crow's Law
a) It refers to a song and dance caricature , " Jim Jump Crow".
b) It was the discrimination of the African American. These laws treated the Negros unfairly. Examples are that they were not allowed to use public washrooms, public transports.
c) The African Americans were unpleased and started some civil wars after world war two. They felt that their service to the community should allow them to become full America citizens instead of being discriminated.
d)Yes. The Tom Robinson's case is an example.
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