2008년 4월 21일 월요일
Reflection on Hotel Rwanda
"The plane with the president of Rwanda has been shot down. My good Hutus, it is time to wipe out the cockroaches! Cut the tall trees, cut the tall trees now!"
That was the code that meant for the Hutus to begin wiping out the Tutsis. As the trigger went off and the Tutsis were being rounded up, Hotel Rwanda showed how the world was so ignorant and so unwilling to intervene without the genocide. As I saw the Americans, French, Italian, Belgium, and other Northern and European countries scooping only their people out of danger, I felt so embarrassed and ashamed. When Rwanda needed help from more powerful countries, they turned their backs on Rwanda. Instead of putting an effort into maintaining world peace, the European countries were doing everything they could to move their citizens out of Rwanda. It was shocking and despairing to see the instant change in attitude of the other countries.
Although people over the world were aware of the mass killings,they had not taken it to be a serious issue. Also, their response to not intervene was that the conflict was between African-American people. Therefore, they did not feel the need to help the small country called Rwanda in Africa. The United States had tried to avoid intervening by trying not to use the word genocide. If they did, then they would have no choice but to join the war. Instead of fighting, they chose to act blind and closed their eyes. How can this world survive if countries are not helping each other when they are in trouble? The small country that needs to be protected should be protected. Everything is connected and this world lives in one place, on Earth. I feel that we should be ready and be available to help countries when they are in need.
2008년 4월 20일 일요일
Reflection on Rwanda
Although journalists were reporting of what was occurring in Rwanda, there might have been a bigger impact on the world if General Dallaire could have expressed his viewpoints in media. In the interview with Mark Doyle, he says if people such as the General or other politicians and soldiers who were directly involved had stood up and had been reported, it could have made a difference. However, I feel that it might not have been entirely true. In the movie there was a part where the General said to the main character Paul, that all the other countries had abandoned him and Rwanda because he was black. Mark Doyle also expressed that the reason why the outside world had not intervened with the genocide was because it was about Africans. I feel ashamed that one of the reasons that world had been ignorant was because the genocide had been concerning Africans.
After watching part of the movie, reading interviews and looking at timelines, I realized how media is used not only creates different opinions but can lead to horrifying consequences. It helped me think about the media we are encountering everyday in our lives and be aware of my surroundings.
2008년 1월 23일 수요일
Reflection for the poem INDISCRIMINATE SESTINA
Reflection for the poem"Moonbeams"
2008년 1월 18일 금요일
Great poems! :)
MOONBEAMS
Moonbeams
dance on my dreams
Reflections of truth
shimmer on stars
Rays of light
fade to dark
My world balances
on hopes of times forever past
Slowly sinking into the murky waters
of what once was, and will never be
What shined like gold without light
is lost
Moonbeams once danced
on
my
dreams
By Amy B Silverstein
Citation: Silverstein, Amy B.. "Moonbeams." poetry.com. 2008. poetry.com. 19 Jan 2008 http://www.poetry.com/Publications/display.asp?ID=P2949952&BN=999&PN=1.
INDISCRIMINATE SESTINA
Of all my favorite chocolate
desserts, I like the ones draped in caramel
with pieces of chopped pecans,
slathered with emerald coconut,
making a perfict Irish torte.
This is not a court tort, but a torte
made of the good dark chocolate
sometimes used in cookies, liek coconut
macaroons, with dollops of caramel,
the edges filled in bits of pecans.
My favorite ice cream is praline...pecans
placed between layers of rich torte,
covered in ooey, gooey marshmallow,
drizzled with homemade caramel,
addign steaming hot milk chocolate
syrup, with fresh, shredded coconut
I like cream pies of grated coconut,
but best of all, those amde with sliced pecans,
a cardinal sin filling of caramel
on a butter and brown sugar crushed shell torte,
then, around the plate,stepping-stones of chocolate
dotted with daubs of melted marshmallow.
In a jar, a can, or bag...a marshmallow
leads me to make fancy coconut
S'mores, covered in Belgian chocolate,
lying on a bed of hand picked slivered pecnas,
cradling a raspberry cream cheese torte,
topped with figure eights of warm caramel.
Should one eat the caramel, the wallow in the marshmallow,
or perhaps fall into the raspberry tort,
sprinkled with shaved coconut,
surrounded by deluxe pecans,
dipped in hot thick fudgie chocolate...
The carmel and the coconut will stick between one's teeh.
The marsmallow with pecans could crack a crown in two.
The trote...covered in lucious Godiva chocolate...will finish you.
By Zona Lawrence
Citation: Lawrence, Zona. "Indiscriminate sestina." poetry.com. poetry.com. 19 Jan 2008 http://www.poetry.com/contest/pastwinners.asp?qsGPWinID=255454.
"NEXT STOP..."
Life goes on,
Until our last breath.
Our soul continues,
Floating into eternity.
Meeting up with loved ones,
They reminisce,
About days spent on earth.
Only to realize,
They are in a better place.It's time for us,
To open our eyes,
And accept our Fate.
Enjoy the ride!!!
By R.H.Silverstein
Citation: Silverstein, R.H.. ""Next Stop..."." poetry.com. 2008. poetry.com. 19 Jan 2008
http://www.poetry.com/Publications/display.asp?ID=P3231991&BN=999&PN=4.