Day 5 answer to Skyler (tationa)

I have read the book before, so I think the parents stayed but Marjane didn’t because the parents wanted best for her which would be moving to Vienna. They saw how much the war made an impact on her and the parents wanted a better and peaceful up bringing than what they had when they were children. In my opinion, I believe that if there was a war I wouldn’t stay. Wars are dangerous and almost any and everyone can get hurt. I have enough pride to live in the US, but if it’s something that may hurt me or my family then I would leave and never come back until things get better. People would understand that leaving for a better life would be much better than living in a war. However, in True Notebooks leaving a gang for a better future is the opposite of facing a war. “If you turn your back on the gang, who do you go left? By the time you’re locked up, how many people you think still care about you? Your family, maybe and that’s it. And they can’t do the time with you. If you leave the gang, you’re a buster, and everybody hates you” (76). If you turn your back on them, then they would look at you as a traitor and in some cases come after you. Gangs are like war you either stay with the group or die by the hands of your gang family.

Day 5: Answer to Arianna King (Jorgina Kelly)

It is nothing major but one time I had to clean the kitchen for a whole week. Usually my sisters and I take turns everyday cleaning each part of the house but this one week I had to clean up for the whole week. If we don’t clean up when we are suppose to then we have to clean up the kitchen for a whole week. When my mother has company over, play cards and drink, then it is an exception that my sisters and I can wait until the next day to clean the kitchen because most likely we will fall asleep before they do. So on a Friday; I had to clean up that day. I went out to my friend’s house and came in after my mother’s company had left and went straight to sleep. The next morning, it was my little sister turn to clean up and she felt that since the dishes was left over from last night then I should clean them up. We tried to work it out amongst ourselves so that our mother would not have to get involved. Somehow she heard us arguing and told us to come here. I explained the situation; she listened and made me clean the kitchen for a week because I could have cleaned the kitchen before I went to bed that night. I was mad to the point where I cried because my mother and everybody in my house knows that my little sister is lazy and tries to get out of any cleaning she can but I also understood why I was cleaning for the next week. In the novel True Notebooks, the juveniles defend themselves by writing on paper. “You write about the negative, then. If you can write about it, you get it out in the open. It eases the pressure,” says the guard. Jimmy states, “It doesn’t change the reality, though. You’re still stuck in your fucked-up life. Nothing changes.”(p.51) I defend myself by actually getting up and saying something but in some way or form we actually both get to the process of defending ourselves.

Day 5-Answer to Skyler-Jamahl Jackson

If america was filled with war I would not stay!I would go back to the filipines in a heartbeat.I wouldnt want to look at the disatster of this country.This country would fail it couldnt survive because of there sense of everything is going to be okay and the way that they are living.Other countries would be better equipped to deal with a war because the have been taught that its okay to fight for what you belive in to stand up for what is right.I believe that other people from diffrent cultures are so in tunned with their culture and beliefs because they are taught from birth to believe one thing and one thing only.I also say its because there living situations might be worster than our current living status .So this in a way makes them richer in knowledge and better equppied to live in a world that has so many problems.

When natural disasters happened in the U.S it seemed like their whole world was diminished.American sense of prosperity had vanished.But in other countries like Africa and Saudi Arabia these things are happening everyday and Americans dont even hear about them.

In persphilis her country is filled with war and revolution (page 10) "She says the revolution is like a bicyclcyle when the wheels dont turn it falls."In iraq there is a war going on as we speak.But as american are we protesting against it , are we writing letters or are we sitting in our homes just waiting for it to all stop.

Believing

There are times that I have conversations with lesbians and I would tell them just as well as homosexuals that what they are doing is wrong. It's my belief and opinion but I defiantly have ways to back up what I'm saying. In the bible God had destroyed a who town because of this same sex things. So what makes people think it's right now? I'm not homophobic or anything,I'm actually cool with some lesbians and bisexuals but I just think the whole thing is nasty. People that do participate in these endeavors, always have disagreements with me but they can never back up there part of the argument. A different time is some people have a different mindset with me about dating outside your race. I don't think there's nothing wrong with it. But some people, even some in my family, says "If they can't use your comb, don't bring them home", which is funny but a horrible thing. A different situation is the argument about me putting my music in front of certain things. My family sometimes don't think it's nessary for me to practice the way I do or put everything in a music form. Like I could be having a conversation and beat would just come in my head and I would just begin to air play the drums. I believe the hard work that I'm putting into my craft will pay off when the right time is near. I feel as long as I have my prospectives in order( God, family, school, music), i should be good.

Day 5- Answer to Arianna

Back in my 11th grade year I had to defend myself physically against a group of people. It wasn’t so much as me believing in something and they believing another; it was a misunderstanding, I guess. People fear what they don’t understand and boys, most likely, have to defend themselves physically. There’s this thing called pride which gets in the way of our peaceful thinking. We see someone “disrespecting” us and immediately have to stand our ground instead of thinking about the future and what could happen if we retaliate. “Some fool from M/N was talking stuff to him in school and Hall talked some stuff back. What’s he supposed to do?” (90). Nathaniel Hall’s actions resulted in him not being able to attend the writing class or come out his cell. He did not think of the future, he didn’t think of the consequences. He believe that if someone talks smack to him then he should talk smack right back to him; he believed in defending himself physically instead of taking the high road and ignoring whatever was said. His surroundings made him believe that if he chickens out in any way then he’ll be considered a punk, and a punk is a bad thing to be because everyone picks on you. It’s human nature to stand up for oneself. That’s what my mother taught me, if someone hits you then you hit them back. No one likes to get picked on and pushed around and bullied, we all want to be respected. Once we find something worth fighting for, we fight for it, no ifs, ands, or buts about it.

Day 5 Answer Dacia Hill

I am An African American woman. In my life there have been many times where I had to defend myself I failed sometimes but I never stopped trying. Although I felt like I was living in a shell I was alone but I realize that only made me stronger in the end. A few years ago I went to visit a small town with my father and his wife. A woman I was told that the books I read (adventure novels) were point less. They also felt my race was a useless one. How do I begin to tell you have worthless I began to feel? At first I didn't know what to say. Should I leave, I was lost in her words. I then told her that I was a wonderful smart open minded girl and there is she could do to stop me from living my dreams as a proud Black woman. She was wrong. Like in Persepolis the nun told the parents "your children have no respect for anything ...The basis of education (98)" She told me I was disrespectful. I stated to her that respect is earned and at this point she will never have it from me. Then I left. When I told my father he responded: “I went through the same types of problems” nothing else. I wanted him to go back and defend me also but no luck it’s been 2 years since I last visited him. I never forgot that day. I truly felt proud of myself and my race because I did it on my own I never needed my fathers help. I knew who I was and I was okay with it and I still am. That day Just like Marjane I learned no one can make you feel inferior unless you let them. Words are sometimes just ignorance displayed by the ignorant.

Arianna King Question Day 5

In the book Persepolis the mother stated, "She should start learning to defend her rights as a woman right now!" (76). Have you ever felt that you had to defend yourself in what you believed in? Describe the situation, how you felt and the outcome.

Day 4,The Revolution in the Veil

Day 4, Research: Kiarah Lazo

http://www.france24.com/en/20100211-iran-islamic-revolution-anniversary-uranium--clashes-ahmadinejad-nuclear

day 4 research (sean Mackenna)

http://insideandout.chicagopublicradio.org/content/marcus-run



this story amazed me because this kid started to get involved in gangs at 12yrs old. and he was already fighting grown kids, shooting guns and robbing houses. after spending a little time in lockup he came out and is now a eager kid to take the trash out.

Day 4 Research Dacia Hill

http://www.opendemocracy.net/democracy-irandemocracy/iran_alavi_4406.jsp

I choose this article because it discusses the women of Iran protesting their oppression. Ever day more women risk their lives to have rights. Many people try to oppress the young minds against the Regime, their Parents continue to keep the thoughts alive with secret parties and gatherings. Marjane Has to help hide the illegal things her parents do and fight to express herself. In Persepolis, Young children are brainwashed and sent to attack their own people. Iranians are S stripped of their personal identity and forced to be a drone of their ruler. Today, because of women who have fought and protested more women have a chance at life.


In my article a woman stated: "What crime am I about to commit that I feel so scared. Why should I be scared when I'm not doing anything wrong? When my government defends its ‘inalienable rights' [to nuclear power], why shouldn't I defend my own inalienable rights? This reminds me so much of Marjane because the are both expressing their knowledge of the rights they should be given. Both This woman and Marjane take on a lot of danger challenging the men of their country.

Day 4 Research Tony Jackson

http://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,1919253,00.html

The work that cease fire in doing with teens is somewhat the same to the work that Mark is doing with the inmates in the jail. Showing them that the streets are not the only answer and that they can be more than jus gangbangers.

Day 4

There was a body found in Kirkuk with obvious signs that the man has been tortured. This connects with persepolis because torturing is a common form of punishment found in the middle east. The man could have been protesting, spying, or speaking his mind. The article did not specify what happened but you can always make an educated guess on why he was tortured. http://www.topix.com/world/middle-east/2010/08/press-council-chairman

Day 4 Research- Antonio Hill

A man living in Taylor , MI named Tyrese Evans was sentenced to life in prison for murdering a Taylor police officer. This related to True Notebooks because the kids the writing class were sentenced to life without the possibility of parole. They regreted what they did to get in jail and tried to change thier ways. I can only imagine how Tyrese Evans is going to feel once he gets to prison. Its really heartbreaking to know you're never going to see outside again.


http://www.freep.com/article/20100731/NEWS02/7310366/1004/NEWS02/Suspect-in-cop-killing-faces-life-in-prison

Day 4 research tationa

Teen depression can affect a teen regardless of gender, social background, income level, race, or school or other achievements, though teenage girls report suffering from depression more often than teenage boys. Teenage boys are less likely to seek help or recognize that they suffer from depression, probably due to different social expectations for boys and girls - girls are encouraged to express their feelings while boys are not. Teenage girls’ somewhat stronger dependence on social ties, however, can increase the chances of teen depression being triggered by social factors, such as loss of friends.

Just like True Notebooks, teens suffer from depression and lack the help from parents and teachers. If they cant find the help from the ones they love they would find the love from somewhere else, which would be from the wrong people. Some are mentally unstable but with the right kind of help some of the teens in America would not be serial killers or shooters.

Day 4. Research -Sam Johnson

Two important issues associated with youth imprisonment are the disproportionate representation of minorities, and recidivism. Of particular concern are high rates of imprisonment among young, disadvantaged minority men. According to one estimate, on a typical day in 2000 approximately one in three young, black, male high school dropouts were in prison or jail.1

Youth who have been incarcerated experience diminished income in comparison with their non-incarcerated peers. In addition, they may suffer earnings losses of between 10 and 30 percent up to ten years after their release.2 Economic hardship, in turn, is associated with lower levels of mental well-being, physical health, social attachments, and a lower life expectancy.3

Up to one-third of incarcerated youth return to jail or prison within a few years after release.4 However, some life events, including employment,5 marriage,6 parenthood,7 job stability,8 and high school graduation are associated with a successful turnaround in young adulthood.9

http://www.childtrendsdatabank.org/?q=node/173

As you can see the pace of young males that are in prison are on a rampage!

Day 4 Research {Is it really worth it??} (Sherrae')

Rudy Giuliani's daughter arrested for shoplifting at Sephora

August 05, 2010 03:41 AM EDT (Updated: August 05, 2010 10:29 AM EDT)

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Rudy Giuliani’s daughter arrested for shoplifting at Sephora cosmetic store on Wednesday in Manhattan, New York.

Caroline Giuliani’s, is the younger daughter of Rudy Giuliani who is former Mayor of New York. He was the Republican nominee for the president, according to CNN.

Caroline Giuliani, 20 year old, was caught on security camera stealing five items costing more than $100. The manager called the police, but then didn’t press charges against her. Why did they called the police, but not press charges? Maybe they found out that she was the former Mayor daughter. That doesn’t make sense.

The family has money there shouldn’t be any reason for her to steal. It seems like the daughter Caroline Giuliani wants attention from her father. It was reported that Giuliani didn’t even attend his son’s high school graduation and Caroline play.

Rudy Giuliani’s needs to spend time with his family more than he think he should because they might be feeling neglected.

Response: Whew!!! Really?? Is make-up really that serious, that you have to steal? I mean I love make-up, in fact I love Sephora too, but its not that serious.
Okay... anyway back to the book. I chose this article because most of the juvenile delinquents in the novel True Notebooks are there because they've stolen from somewhere and got caught.

day 4 research

Youth Prison Conditions

Locking children away in juvenile prisons steals a piece of humanity from all of us. When we condone putting young people behind bars in desolate, violent institutions far from their homes and communities, we are complicit in the destruction of their childhood. Sadly, Louisiana has one of the highest rates of juvenile incarceration in the country and the overwhelming majority of the young people locked away are poor and Black. Nearly two-thirds are incarcerated for nonviolent offenses and many of the youth have special mental health needs that never received treatment. JJPL believes all children deserve a real chance at life. Placing young people in prisons not only deprives them of true opportunities for growth and healthy change, but puts communities at risk by failing to properly address why children are at risk in the first place.

JJPL fights on several fronts to challenge the way the state handles our delinquent young people, particularly those confined in juvenile prisons. In 1998, JJPL filed a class action lawsuit challenging the brutal conditions of confinement at the then privately-owned Tallulah Correctional Center for Youth. About a year later, JJPL filed another class action lawsuit against the privately-owned Jena Juvenile Justice Center. As a result of the litigation both the the Tallulah Jena facilities were shut down. Together with the United States Department of Justice, JJPL and private plaintiffs entered into a settlement agreement addressing the multitude of issues raised in the lawsuits including: abusive treatment of youth and ineffective reporting and investigations of such abuse, lack of meaningful access to the courts, lack of medical and mental health care, and lack of education and special education services. Today, JJPL continues to monitor the conditions at Jetson, Swanson, and Bridge City correctional center’s for youth, seeking to ensure that abuses are immediately addressed and that children are appropriately cared for. See Youth Prison Watch.

Day 4 research -Arianna King

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cuAmg0zVtvc&NR=1

This connects with Persepolis in many ways. One way it connects is because, people are fighting against the government. Secondly, the people are standing up for their rights. They are protesting for their freedom.

Connection-Jamahl Jackson

In the book persepolis, Marajane is dealing with problems that are the governments fault and she doesn't have much control over what is going on.She is wanting to fight for what she believes is right but its a struggle because she is a child.
I found an article :http://www.adl.org/terror/tu/tu_0404_philippines.asp.

In this article there are diffrent terorist groups that are fighting for the what they believe in. Comparable to persepolis these groups fight for what they believe.In persophilis they protest the wearing of veils.In the Philippines they protest there freedom because they were annexed to diffrent countries after the world war