I vividly remember Cinderella. This fairy tale target girls because it is about a poor girl who was bullied by her stepmother and married the most handsome prince. Prince rescued Cinderella from her stepmother and two ugly stepsisters. This is one reason why I remember Cinderella.
Another reason why I remember Cinderella is because there are a number of dramas that get their motives from the Cinderella story. Whenever one of the movie or drama shows, it reminds me of Cinderella. Many girls dream that one day the most handsome and competent prince will rescue them from their situation. For example, Julia Roberts, who acts as Vivian Ward, in ‘Pretty Woman,’ was a prostitute. However, she met Richard Gere, who acts as Edward Lewis. He was a really rich man. At the end of the movie, they fell in love and Julia Roberts was rescued from her prostitute situation.
Sunday, February 28, 2010
Sunday, February 21, 2010
A Single Shard
I agree with the article by Linda Sue Park because I also felt same feeling whenever I tried to find a book and read. Since hefty book titles are sold out well with celebrity authors name on it, some authors do not care about how they write. They just describe the normal things which are nothing special.
In this sense, I think Copper Sun is a really great book. This book has a theme of slavery and friendship. This can help adolescents to rethink about their history and life again because slavery was their own history and friendship is what adolescents are experiencing in school. Furthermore, the title of the book has an implication. The surface meaning of Copper Sun is about the sunset and sunrise. However, if you relate it to Amari’s life, the Copper Sun can have a different meaning.
On the other hand, Twilight is a really famous book, but I cannot find important meaning in the story. I think that is because it deals with the fantasy world and love story. There is vampire and wolf. Edward, a vampire, fell in love with Bella, a human. They tried to overcome the differences in their species. I feel like that there are some lessons you can learn, but I am sure most of the story in this book is unrealistic. You cannot learn something valuable after reading this. There is no vampire and no wolf-man in this world. We do not have a chance to see their fighting and falling in love with a human. Twilight is just for fun. I like it, but I cannot get real lessons about life. This book only made me think of the fantasy world.
In this sense, I think Copper Sun is a really great book. This book has a theme of slavery and friendship. This can help adolescents to rethink about their history and life again because slavery was their own history and friendship is what adolescents are experiencing in school. Furthermore, the title of the book has an implication. The surface meaning of Copper Sun is about the sunset and sunrise. However, if you relate it to Amari’s life, the Copper Sun can have a different meaning.
On the other hand, Twilight is a really famous book, but I cannot find important meaning in the story. I think that is because it deals with the fantasy world and love story. There is vampire and wolf. Edward, a vampire, fell in love with Bella, a human. They tried to overcome the differences in their species. I feel like that there are some lessons you can learn, but I am sure most of the story in this book is unrealistic. You cannot learn something valuable after reading this. There is no vampire and no wolf-man in this world. We do not have a chance to see their fighting and falling in love with a human. Twilight is just for fun. I like it, but I cannot get real lessons about life. This book only made me think of the fantasy world.
Sunday, February 14, 2010
Fresh Gril
Fresh Girl
I can see the multi cultural theme in this book because there are apparent different ethnicities.
It was another book about cultural differences.
The main character, Mardi, is an immigrant American from Haiti. She is just 12 years old, but I still knew someone in her class would bully her because she is from Haiti. Isaac, who is also called Ike, always teases her and makes fun of her. I am not sure whether Ike is from Haiti or not. Elementary students are not mature. They do not know how to accept differences, especially when appearances are totally different from theirs. Differences, such as skin color, and language, caused her to be treated as nothing or somewhat weird. This problem still exists today.
This book not only deals with multi-cultural issues, but the book also deals with the sexual violence. Mardi acted very strangely in the book. She sometimes cut herself in bathtub. She was so concerned about what mother and Serina said about sexual things. At the end of the book, it is discovered that she was raped. This happened when her family was escaping from Haiti because of her uncle, Perin. She was very very young when she was raped. She did not know about sexual acts much.
Finally she told about everything that happened to her, and that was the beginning of how Mardi overcame the hardship.
This book also brings to mind a political issue today. I heard still now Haiti is not so stable as a country, and there was an earthquake which killed thousands of people. This book made me think of that. If their government was well-organized, the nation in Haiti will get over the disaster much easier.
I can see the multi cultural theme in this book because there are apparent different ethnicities.
It was another book about cultural differences.
The main character, Mardi, is an immigrant American from Haiti. She is just 12 years old, but I still knew someone in her class would bully her because she is from Haiti. Isaac, who is also called Ike, always teases her and makes fun of her. I am not sure whether Ike is from Haiti or not. Elementary students are not mature. They do not know how to accept differences, especially when appearances are totally different from theirs. Differences, such as skin color, and language, caused her to be treated as nothing or somewhat weird. This problem still exists today.
This book not only deals with multi-cultural issues, but the book also deals with the sexual violence. Mardi acted very strangely in the book. She sometimes cut herself in bathtub. She was so concerned about what mother and Serina said about sexual things. At the end of the book, it is discovered that she was raped. This happened when her family was escaping from Haiti because of her uncle, Perin. She was very very young when she was raped. She did not know about sexual acts much.
Finally she told about everything that happened to her, and that was the beginning of how Mardi overcame the hardship.
This book also brings to mind a political issue today. I heard still now Haiti is not so stable as a country, and there was an earthquake which killed thousands of people. This book made me think of that. If their government was well-organized, the nation in Haiti will get over the disaster much easier.
Sunday, February 7, 2010
Research Paper Proposal
Russell Sprouts
You will select an issue in multi-ethnic literature that appeals to you and research the topic. You will write a paper of at least 700 words, discussing the topic.
This is story about Russell. Even though it finished when Russell is just elementary students, this book shows a process of child to be an adult. How children improved their thinking.
It is divided 6 stories about Russell.
I found out growth of every child in the world is same. The way how childrend think toward the world is depended on their parents.
So I want to give a topic that how different ethnic family teach their children. Is there differences method of teaching in different ethnic family???
You will select an issue in multi-ethnic literature that appeals to you and research the topic. You will write a paper of at least 700 words, discussing the topic.
This is story about Russell. Even though it finished when Russell is just elementary students, this book shows a process of child to be an adult. How children improved their thinking.
It is divided 6 stories about Russell.
I found out growth of every child in the world is same. The way how childrend think toward the world is depended on their parents.
So I want to give a topic that how different ethnic family teach their children. Is there differences method of teaching in different ethnic family???
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