Blog #6

I don’t think Jim represents a minstrel because minstrel is a mirror image of someone.
I think that Jim might be a real person. The way he talks to people was real, and he believes in certain things. He knows what to do and what not to do.
I really like the part when Huck asks Jim when Jim going to be rich. Jim said that he’s already rich because he owns himself and he’s worth $800.
From this conversation makes me think that he can be a real person. Because Jim was a slave and now he’s free. He doesn’t have to obey to anyone anymore.

Blog #5

Most of the people using humor to deal with race, like on the comedy show that I watched last week, one guy, who was Indian, was making fun of his own race. He made fun of how people from India speak and their accents. Another comedian guy, who was White, shared his opinion about racism in a bad and funny way. Moreover, he laughed about it. I didn’t think it was funny at all because some people who were not White might got offended by his jokes.

Most of the people are making fun of racism instead of take it seriously. Some people become the victim of stereotypes or opinions from others. However, another group of people are the ones who judge someone else around them. This situation also makes the person, who judges others, become the victim of their own ignorance.

Blog #4

When I’m looking at these images, I see two large Barbies are doing the same thing we do when we are at home: watching TV and chatting online with friends. These pictures might try to tell all teenagers or children, “Get up! And do something!” Also, the message might be that they should go out and exercise or study; otherwise, they will turn themselves into a fat Barbie like the images! It doesn’t matter that they are cute Barbies or handsome Supermen they eventually can turn into ugly ones.

Yes! These ads also make young people want to be thin. We all see that most famous people are thin and look good from head to toe (like Angelina Jolie). This could perhaps be a reason why we want to look thin, to look like celebrities.

When I went back to Thailand, my friends said to me that I looked fat. I told them, “You guys want me to look like a skeleton that can walk or something? I like the way I am.” And they didn't say anything back to me.
This is an example that all my friends in Thailand grew up knowing that you can never be thin enough and being fat is the worst thing.

Essay #3

Do you ever wonder how other people perceive you? Society forms the image of who we are based on multiple factors such as language, race, color, religion, and gender. These are things that we have to live with from day to day. People might form misconceptions about others based on their opinions or stereotypes. Some opinions may be right while others may be wrong. From my personal experience and some observations, my classmates have misjudged me not because of my outer appearance but because of my accent. However, I have proved to them that even though my English isn’t as good as theirs, I can understand the material much better than most of my classmates, which has changed their ideas and conceptions about me.
Many people like to make positive first impressions. Certain clothing that looks professional, specific actions that show strength, eye contact that proves you are honest, or even the perfect accent, which makes it easier to communicate with others, all of these are examples of first impression. Most of the people I meet have a positive opinion about my personality and humor. I am not scared to meet new friends and talk to new people. I am trying to be myself and be open to everyone. Yet, the only thing that stops me is my accent. I tend to lose the ability to speak proper English when I get very nervous, especially in situations where I’m required to speak in front of the class or during class discussions.
Last week, during an Economics study session with five of my classmates, we were discussing Microeconomics. We decided to meet in the study room in the library, so we could interact and share our opinions about the subject. Everyone started to exchange ideas and work together. During the discussions, I tried to include myself in the conversation, but I felt ignored and most my classmates acted like I wasn’t even there. I really wanted to be involved in the group dialogue, but because of the language barrier, I was kept at a distance. I wanted to be part of the conversation, but it seemed like most people didn’t want to hear what I had to say. Because I couldn’t pronounce the words, they assumed that I couldn’t understand the concepts; as a result, they assumed that I was dumb.
I wish I didn’t have an accent, so everything would be much easier for me. My accent made them think that I didn’t understand the material as well as they did. I didn’t know what to do. Since I grew up in a different country, I just have an accent, and unfortunately it makes me sound less knowledgeable. I knew exactly how other people felt about this experience. Being ignored because of the way I was pronouncing words was very difficult and very frustrating for me. I just hated that feeling.
This irritated feeling made me believe that I’m treated unfairly. I am in the same Economics class as they are, so I have the right to be expected equally skilled as anyone. I dislike their attitudes because they make me feel like I’m out on a limb. I have to try to talk more, to show them that I can communicate with others. Although I know that my English is not perfect, I am intelligent like most of the students in my class. This depressing emotion that I experienced turned me into a victim; this feeling also has had a positive outcome.




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