English Writing Garden

Bickford-Duane, Pauline , in his article “ DESTROYING a Culture ” published in the magazine Cobblestone on Jan 2015, discusses about how US Government took land and broke treaties with Native Americans.  Then they tried to make them like white people, But later US Government learned that was a bad idea.  So, they gave Native Americans back a lot of rights such as the ability to governed themselves, attend their own schools, and learn their language. Photographs from the Carlisle Indian School show a group of Sioux boys shortly after their arrival at the school (ABOVE) and a group of “assimilated” Sioux students (OPPOSITE). The author first wrote a short history of how the United States government tried to take over Native American culture. She said the government had tried for almost 100 years and over 400 agreements to find a “solution” to the Native American “problem”. But most of them were not successful. then in the late 1800s, Senator Dawes prop...

          Alice Hu, in her article “ 'Genocide' Taboo Why We're Afraid of the G-Word ” published in the magazine Harvard International Review on Summer 2016, discusses the United Nations definition and origin of the word “genocide” and how it is different than simply mass violence. And she also hope the International law helps protect people from genocide.           The author first talk about the term genocide is based on Greek prefix for “race” and the Latin suffix for “killing”.   It was first used by Raphael Lemkin in 1944.   Hu said that in Raphael’s view, genocide is “a premeditated crime with clearly defined goals, rather than just an aberration.”   Raphael told this view to the new formed United Nations in 1948 and made the first genocide international law and to prevent and punish when someone or some government does genocide. Since then genocide has been discussed...

          Shackle, Samira, in his article “ A Prisoner in the House ” published in the magazine New Internationalist on November 2013, discuss about two Indian women, Jasminder and Mandeep and why they became slaves in a dark life in Britain because of arranged marriages. how badly their foreign spouses and family treated them and who help them. No way out: every year, some 500 South Asian women are forced into domestic slavery in Britain following an arranged marriage.           First the author talked about 19 years old India girl Jasminder’s family background and her family think their daughter will have better life in Britain. Sometimes families must sell many home assets for the dowry.   So, the daughters feel they must go since their family has sacrificed so much.   But when they arrive in their new country, all is not like they think. All of the family people trea...

Gerald Kicanas, in his article “Never Again!” published in the magazine America on November 3, 2003, discusses about there are similar be tween migrants trying to come into USA and concentration camps during World War II. What and who can give migrants more help. Gerald saw two concentration camps and was “… horrified, shocked, in disbelief.” Then He asked the question “ How did society stand silent and not shout out?”   because of millions people were killed. He traveled with other religious leaders, they went to a migrant shelter in Altar Mexico. they met 22 men who had just get there. they witnessed overcrowded conditions of men, women, and children trying to escape to make a better life. Migrants pay $ 1,800.00 to be smuggled into the United States.    Although there are many who fear the illegals , but they are like most everyone , they love their children and families only want a better life.  When they saw migrant's living conditions at the shelter, it...

Ian Tuttle, in his article “ Twin City Terrorists: A Community Reacts to Its Jihadi Sons and Daughters ” published in the Nation Review on November 3, 2014, discusses about terrorists in the Somali community in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Sometimes he could not talk to local Somalis because he was white.  They thought he might be a spy. But even with this problem he was able to talk to Somali’s with many different ideas about the “terrorist” problem in Minnesota. The author research goes back to 2007 when 23 Somali Minnesotans joined al-Sahbaab, an al-Qaeda affiliated terrorist group.  And recently 18 Somali Minnesotan’s joined ISIS and went to fight in Syria. Tuttle said that ISIS borrowed some of al-Shabaab’s recruiting ideas by using social media to glorify terrorism. Tuttle thinks few jobs and how Somalis are treated in Minnesota help ISIS recruit.  He quoted a Somali member of the Minneapolis School Board “For instance “What does the future look for me [Somali y...

Liz. Wolfe, in her article “ Your tattoos are problematic ” published in Reason Foundation on March 10, 2018, discusses why she thinks tattoos are problematic from different aspects of this issue. Wolfe discusses the history and origins of tattooing, it relates with many cultures.   Asia was one of the first regions where tattooing was common.   In Japan Tattoos were associated with criminals and certain types of merchants, it was outlawed for many years but was made legal again in 1948.   In Mexico tattoos were used to honor a relative who died. “About 90% of sailors in the 19 th century sported tattoos” says Wolfe. Most were nautical in theme, but some sailors adorned themselves with Hula girls or “pin up girls to remind them of ladies back home.”   Sailors traveling around the world was one method the art of tattooing spread. Some societies honored them while some societies shunned tattoos. Twenty years ago, body art became more acceptable in America. ...

            Susan Scutti, in her article “ One Child Policy is One Big Problem for China ” published in Newsweek Global on January 24, 2014, discusses the thirty-five years of China’s official policy regarding of female infanticide and the primary reason for the government making this law.   From 1949 to 1979, the year this law was started, China’s population grew from 542 million to 975 million.   With an increase in birth rates the government was concerned there would be insufficient resources if its population continued to increase.               China has a long-standing cultural bias against females.   Males are expected to take care of elderly parents so parents desire male babies.   There are stories of parents killing female babies. Even in 2005 the government continued this official anti-female bias by associating female babies with disab...

       In her article, “Haircuts of or Turbans?”; published in The New York Times on September 3, 2007,Amelia Gentleman describes why Sikhs cut their  hair in an American style.   " Sikhism was founded at the end of the 15th century in northern India. It is based on a belief in one God and the rejection of the Hindu caste system, which divided Indian society into hereditary classes."        Many young Sikhs are forgoing turbans and cutting their long hair-leaving spiritual leaders dismayed.  When he was 14, Jugraj Singh abandoned his turban and had a lifetime growth of hair cut off. Like many young Sikhs in India, Sigh found his turban too conspicuous emblem of the Sikh faith. There are many reasons why they cut their hair.  "For Jugraj it got in the way when he took judo classes.  And washing his long hair was time-consuming, as was the morning ritual of unwinding seven yards of  cloth around his head." In the ...