Friday, September 23, 2011

Tuesday, September 20, 2011

language & humanrights interfere

language is very powerful and it can be used to take away or give rights to anyone. but in Hugo Chavez case, president of Venezuela,  does not only take rights away but he uses it to hurt individuals like Mr. Cedeno and the judge that ordered his release. since Chavez always been hungry for power with only just his gestures/body language and attitude may express for example; prejudice monarch etc.. but as we all can see how language can change someones life for the better or just ruin someone completely.
 sometimes you may think that you have human rights where ever you go but in reality you do not. it can be snatched away from you in matters of a split second.

Sunday, September 18, 2011

Equianos and Bannekers journey

       Benjamin Banneker is no different from any human being, when it comes down to feeling , 5 senses etc. This is a man who just had the misfortune to see his kind (African American) tortured , starved, abused and any inhuman thing you can think about. Banneker was just looking for answers to his questions, and trying to understand how can humans be so cruel to others just because of the color of their skin. Banneker basically wants Jefferson to feel some type of compassion and to put himself in these slaves shoes. Try to understand and and also look back to what happened to his people in great Britain. Equiano is no different. But he did experience these types of abuse and neglect first hand. Equiano was exposed to human cruelty, humiliation, desperation, anguish etc. He did not give up and being so he also had many unanswered questions.
      Banneker said that all humans no matter were you com from what you look like and the language you speak all feel emotions the same. It makes people wonder if we all do feel he same, why did these white folks put slavery and cruelty in practice? Every one has there all opinions. But not all white people were so mean as they say. There were al ot of evil people at that time and reason was because slaves were never stable with one slave master. They were always rotating fro home to home family to family. Eventually these slaves experienced a little of everything throughout their kidnaps for years ad life time. But what also surprised theses slaves wasn't only the way they were treated but the way white people treated their kind also. For example while eqiuano was on the boat/ ship he saw how it did not matter who died on that long trip they would all get thrown into the sea black or white.

Tuesday, September 13, 2011

the language of human rights (my opinion about cluster classes)

the language of human rights i believe is the voices of the people and the different outlooks individuals have in life.

i really did not know what to expect from these cluster classes , they took me by surprise. but i am very satisfied with my fellow peers and my professors. so far its a very exciting fundamental experience and at the end of this journey i expect to become more open minded and learn a lot from every bodies different point of view.