Thursday, April 16, 2015

Would We Be Killed?

          The American Indians were marginalized by white men from the U.S for a very long time. "Then came the white men's diseases, smallpox, tuberculosis, measles, which wiped out entire villages. Finally came the soldiers with guns and cannons, and the endless wars that left both Native Americans and white men dead in the prairie grass." This made the Native Americans have a low population. Then, the white people try brainwashing the young American Indians by Captain Henry Pratt. "Ultimately, though, the chiefs agreed that the beast hope for their people was education. So they gathered up 84 children, including Ota Kte, and sent them east with Pratt. But Pratt hadn't told the chiefs everything. It was not Pratt's plan to simply educate these children and teach them english. He also planned to 'Civilize' them to strip them of their traditions and ways of life." The white men educated the children to become more of them instead of following their tradition. This made the American Indians to be marginalized for a very long time.

Luther Standing Bear and Shanice Britton are both similar and different in each way. Shanice is American Indian but she wears normal everyday teenager clothes like jeans and shirts. No one brainwashed her because of her religion. She goes to college at the University of California. On the other hand, Luther Standing Bear was sent to go to school to be educated, but he wasn't educated, the white men made him forget his religion and have a new one. His life must have been difficult for many years.

Sunday, April 5, 2015

This One Summer #3 (Summary&Solution)

          After the Historic Heritage Huron Village trip, a couple of consequences happened. Rose and Alice had a small fight about the baby and her dad.

          I think the solution to Jenny and Rose''s mom, Alice, is to exchange children. What I mean is,  when Jenny gives birth, she could let Alice adopt her child (See pretty simple). Jenny doesn't want a child, so I don't think she might get an abortion or not.