a long way gone 4

"We went to work killing everyone in sight. We didn't waste a single bullet"
Page 143, Ishmael

Significance: This quote is starting to show what kind off people Ishmael and his fiends have become. Even if they are killing rebels they are killing people. People with family's. I don't think I could kill someone even if they are really bad. Ishmael and his friends used to be so innocent. They never thought about killing anyone ever. But now they are killing people(even though they are not innocent)they are still killing people.

Character Judgment: I, in a way am mad at Ishmael. They could have just passed by the village instead of killing people out of revenge. I think that the reason that Ishmael and his friends keep trying to commit suicide is because they are depressed that they killed people. I also think that, that is the reason that they are sick.

Would you be able to kill someone even if they had killed people before?

“We walked around the village and killed everyone in sight”
Page 143, Ishmael and his friends

Significance:I don't like this quote it is once again showing how horrible these boys can be. before they were only killing the soldiers now they are also killing the soldiers wife's and children. They know what it is like to go on with out a family. So how could they do that to other people when they have experienced how horrible it is.

Character judgment: I am so mad at them. How could they do this to other people. They could have just gone on there way but for some reason. Maybe out of revenge. They had to go though and kill everyone. This just shows how much killing someone can change your life.
Would you ever kill someone out of revenge?

a long way gone #3

"You guys disgust me just thinking about something like that""
Page 78, Jumah

Significance: I think this quote is a good choice because its starting to show what these boys have had to stoop to. They are starving to point were they are trying to eat dogs and other animals that in there previous life they would have never even tried to hunt let alone eat. they have changed as people so much over the past couple months and I don't think that they will ever be able to make it back to being how they used to be. They have lost there innocence.

Personal connection: I think that if I saw someone die or experienced any of the other things that they have experienced I would not feel the same way ever again. I feel so bad for them because they have killed people and I don't think I could ever bring my self to do that.
How would you cope if you killed someone?

“We must kill them all. We must make sure they never walk this earth again”
Page 108, Rebels

Significance:I think that this is really scary because a human is saying this and it reminds me of the holocaust. I don't think that people should hate each other that much. Something went wrong with the rebels to instigate why they hate people so much. I'm hoping they will tell us why.
Character judgment: I think that all of the people that were going along with that chant. NO matter what. Are bad people. I would not know what to so though would you go along with it and suffer the bad conscious or would you fight back and suffer dying?
would you go along with it and suffer the bad conscious or would you fight back and suffer dying?

a long way gone 2

"I pray to the gods and ancestors that your family will always be together, even when one of you crosses into the spirit world. To family and to community"
Page 45, Old man

Significance: This quote is sad in a way because this happened before they all got killed so now what the old man said in a way is not true because they are all dead. The old man still hopes that they will be together someday. Maybe when they die.

Personal connection: I think that I would want to be with my family when i was dead. I in a way wish that I could know what happens when you die. I'm not sure if I believe in a spirit world but I hope that there is something.

Would you want to be with your family after you died?

“My children, you must hurry now, and my blessings are with you.”
Page 65, older woman, the mother of Ismael host

Significance: I really like this woman she and her family were taking care of Ishmael and his friends. The people in the village had found out about them and were our to capture Ishmael and his friends. And she had warned them to protect them. I would not have done that but I'm glad that she did

Character judgment: I love the old woman's ability to stand up for her self. If i had been in that situation i would not have helped even if they were children. She could stand up for what she believed was right even though there were killers after them and she could have gotten hurt.
Would you have put your life on the line for strangers that were children?

a long way gone #1

"Too much blood has been spilled were you are going. Even the good spirits have fled from that place"
Page 11-12, Woman

Significance: This quote was intended for Ishmael and his brother because the woman knew that they were going to America and to get there they would have to see a lot of blood and broken villages. The woman was saying that it was not worth what might happen to them if they tried to go to America. The woman had already experienced what hardships you had to face to go to America and did not want children to have to go through those same experiences.

Personal connection: I can connect to this because when I say I'm going to do something that will maybe harm me my parents say not to do it and if I’m really determined then they say be careful. But I think that the chances of getting hurt are more than the chances of not getting hurt. Children are irresponsible and think that they are invincible they think “Oh that would never happen to me” but in many cases it does and usually when I do something risky I always get hurt.

Is rapping really worth getting killed?

“If any of you make a move, I will kill everyone. So don’t even breathe too hard or it might be your last”
Page 32, Rebel Soldier

Significance: Ishmael and his friends had tried to get to America and had been caught. So far Ishmael and his friend’s journey hadn’t been that great either. Ishmael and his friends had seen so many people die and now they were caught by soldiers who were threatening to kill them. They were starving and wishing they would have died in the first round of killings with the rest of there families. I feel really bad for them.

Character judgment: I am mad at the rebel soldier he is a kid just like them and what right does he have to kill these people. But also in a way I feel bad. If he doesn’t die he will have to live with killing all of these people for the rest of his life. No child would choose that for themselves so that means that he was forced to work. And in repayment he would not die.

Would you rather die or become a soldier and have to kill to save your own life?

Feild trip reflection

Part 1 from Haven to Home:
In this exhibition I learned many things about the Jewish culture and how it came to America. Jews have been in America for 350 years. The first group of Jewish immigrants, approximately twenty, arrived in New Amsterdam in 1654. Many of these people had been pushed out of there home lands and wanted to start over in a clean, new, safe life. They were the first group of Jews in America. By the 1740 there were more Jews in America. Establishing there lives. In 1776 many Jews fought for America in the revolutionary war. Many more Jews and other immigrants came to America all for different reasons. Though America was safer and better than there previous home land they still had to deal with Anti-Semitism. Anti-Semitism started in America in 1920. Martin Luther king fought against Anti-Semitism. Many Jews after they came to America started changing.
They went from conservative to reform to humanist and so on. America had started to Americanize its people, there started to be free English classes for anyone that wanted to attend. Even though many Jews had become full Americans more still kept to there old ways. Many Jews still kept couture. They were not allowed to eat pork and shellfish. They were not allowed to eat beef and milk together on the same plate because they thought it was wrong to eat the meat of the mother with her milk. But in 1902 there was a huge scandal. Many people were charging much more for couture meat then for normal meat. This made them angry. Couture meat is only from a rib bone second to the last and up. This cow is killed swiftly so that it does not suffer. The meat also has to be blessed by a certain type of Rabbi. Many people use the term “Its couture” to mean “It’s clean.”
Soon Jews became very involved with pop culture. Some became movie stars and when the hit Fiddler on the Roof came out many more people stared noticing them. Barbra Streisand in signified was a very famous Jewish actress. Also The first Jewish Ms. New York was Bess Myerson.
Zionism was a belief that many Jews followed. It was created for the Jews. Its belief was that all Jewish people should have a homeland. But not all Jews were good. Benjamin (Bugsy) Sigel was one of the first gangsters in America. He was Jewish. He founded Las Vegas which is a huge hot spot today.
I learned many things that I didn’t know about Jewish history I also learned more things about there religion and how they immigrated here. I am glad that we got to see that exhibition because it really opened my eyes to other people and other religions.

Part 2: The Children of Immigrants:
Photo:
India Independence Day, Chicago 1997
In this picture the main focus in the child. She is a little girl and is about 3 years old. Behind her, her mom looks content she stands proud next to her husband. But the little girl is not sharing there happiness. She is scared, confused. She is no longer in her home. Why did her parents take her to this place? Though her parents had secured her future, she still misses her home. I chose this picture because it made me see that not everyone was pleased with going to America.
Quote:
“The greatest thing in my life is to become a successful person and to have a family and friends to support me, not to be looked at by the color of my skin but who I am inside”
-Samira Duravovic, Yugoslavia
I choose this quote because I really agree with it and I think that, that should be everybody’s motto. I think that it is really touching and I can see that a lot of effort and heart was put into it.

Immigration Feild trip reflection

Part 1 from Haven to Home:

In this exhibition I learned many things about the Jewish culture and how it came to America. Jews have been in America for 350 years. The first group of Jewish immigrants, approximately twenty, arrived in New Amsterdam in 1654. Many of these people had been pushed out of there home lands and wanted to start over in a clean, new, safe life. They were the first group of Jews in America. By the 1740 there were more Jews in America. Establishing there lives. In 1776 many Jews fought for America in the revolutionary war. Many more Jews and other immigrants came to America all for different reasons. Though America was safer and better than there previous home land they still had to deal with Anti-Semitism. Anti-Semitism started in America in 1920. Martin Luther king fought against Anti-Semitism. Many Jews after they came to America started changing.

They went from conservative to reform to humanist and so on. America had started to Americanize its people, there started to be free English classes for anyone that wanted to attend. Even though many Jews had become full Americans more still kept to there old ways. Many Jews still kept couture. They were not allowed to eat pork and shellfish. They were not allowed to eat beef and milk together on the same plate because they thought it was wrong to eat the meat of the mother with her milk. But in 1902 there was a huge scandal. Many people were charging much more for couture meat then for normal meat. This made them angry. Couture meat is only from a rib bone second to the last and up. This cow is killed swiftly so that it does not suffer. The meat also has to be blessed by a certain type of Rabbi. Many people use the term “Its couture” to mean “It’s clean.”

Soon Jews became very involved with pop culture. Some became movie stars and when the hit Fiddler on the Roof came out many more people stared noticing them. Barbra Streisand in signified was a very famous Jewish actress. Also The first Jewish Ms. New York was Bess Myerson.

Zionism was a belief that many Jews followed. It was created for the Jews. Its belief was that all Jewish people should have a homeland. But not all Jews were good. Benjamin (Bugsy) Sigel was one of the first gangsters in America. He was Jewish. He founded Las Vegas which is a huge hot spot today.

I learned many things that I didn’t know about Jewish history I also learned more things about there religion and how they immigrated here. I am glad that we got to see that exhibition because it really opened my eyes to other people and other religions.

Part 2: The Children of Immigrants:

Photo:

India Independence Day, Chicago 1997

In this picture the main focus in the child. She is a little girl and is about 3 years old. Behind her, her mom looks content she stands proud next to her husband. But the little girl is not sharing there happiness. She is scared, confused. She is no longer in her home. Why did her parents take her to this place? Though her parents had secured her future, she still misses her home. I chose this picture because it made me see that not everyone was pleased with going to America.

Quote:

“The greatest thing in my life is to become a successful person and to have a family and friends to support me, not to be looked at by the color of my skin but who I am inside”

-Samira Duravovic, Yugoslavia

I choose this quote because I really agree with it and I think that, that should be everybody’s motto. I think that it is really touching and I can see that a lot of effort and heart was put into it.

Immigration Reflection

An immigrant is a person who moves from one country to another. Sometimes its for better and sometimes its for worse. An immigrant is a person who comes to a country even though they were not born there to settle there. We are all immigrants because the only people who are not are the native American Indians. Some people were born and grew up in a country that they don't believe in. Lots of people immigrate because they follow a different religion than that of the country that they were born in. Some people immigrate to get a better education and others immigrate to countries that have money. Lots of people Immigrate here to flee from a war that is going on in there home country. But there are also those sad times in history were people would have to immigrate illegally to get away from people who would have killed them for there religion or color of skin.
Our country can provide a good education for children. It is mandatory for all children of the ages 5 to 16 to be educated. Either it being home schooled or at a local elementary school. Many people can get jobs that supply more money for there families. One of the parents in the family can immigrate here then send money back home to help there family. Many people immigrate to the US because of the religious and social freedom that we experience and take for granted every day. Many people can come to the Us to experience things that they had never experienced before. They believe that there are endless opportunities for them here.
There are so many people from different religions and countries in the us that in away although we are all different we are the same. All of our ancestors were from other countries to begin with which makes us all equal. There are restaurants serving food from every place in the word and people that are all different colors. There is an official policy of no segregation in the United states. It is illegal to segregate people so that's why so many families move here to get a better life and a better education.
Without immigration none of us would be alive because we are all from immigrant families. My parents would had never met if my father hadn't immigrated here for a better education from Mexico city. My father was 24 when he came to the us to go to UCSD for his graduate school education. My father had been planing to get an education here then return home to mexico but thats when he met my mom. Im glad he did so otherwise I wouldent be alive today.