Response To Denii Claims

              When it comes to mixed races, Tannenbaum had a very open mind to it. As Denii Rincon claimed in her blog,“Tannenbaum’s notion that slavery will never truly end unless there is mixing of the races is wrong” (Rincon). Denii Rincon describes how only because people have mixed children doesn’t necessarily mean slavery will end. Rincon explains how she believes that a well-educated establishment would help end slavery and can one day end it. She goes on to describe her own experience on being in a mixed cultural environment. She tells her reader about all the different races she grew up around which helped her be accepting towards other races. As she continues to tell readers about her experiences with other races she mentions how Tannenbaum would have been pleased which means in certain aspects Rincon agrees with him. The only agreement that seems to be shared by Rincon and Tannenbaum is the positive attitude regarding mixed races. Denii Rincon goes on to tell her idea by stating “will learn to accept other races as a part of the United States if they are simply exposed to other races as children in a positive way”(Rincon).  Denii idea is if people were to be more exposed to other races at an earlier age then acceptance of different races and cultures would be accepted.  I agree with Denii Rincon claim and ideas for mixed races. She has very valid points and even has a personal understanding because of her exposure to different races and cultures. She ends with telling her readers that being well informed and educated about other cultures is the key to abolish slavery.

Work Cited

Rincon, Denii “Mixed Races.” Denii Race And Culture Blog. BlogSpot, 18 March 2013. Web.     19 March 2013

A Mixed Race

When it comes to the writings of Frank Tannenbaum there have been many unavoidable controversies surrounding his ideas. He seems to show that even though he continues to be a racist he can somehow still accept black people mixing with white people. In his writing he even seems fascinated by whites and blacks having children together. In the end of his writing, he gets very descriptive by describing the mixes by calling them human beauty. When he saw these mixes in Brazil, Tannenbaum seemed to accept it with this theory that as long as the mulatto children acted white and followed white customs they should be accepted by society. He continues to say that this should be “a point of pride” for Brazil. In other words, Tannenbaum thinks this mix will improve the problem concerning slaves.

                        Frank Tannenbaum continues to write about the mixing of whites and black for about 3 or 4 pages. One can tell he seems very passionate with this idea. He starts to describe how many British young men even started to take black women as mistresses instead of marrying. When black women had this choice, it was a downfall either way whether working in the fields and possibly getting raped or live in a house with a white man just satisfy his every sexual desire and serve him in anything else. This shows how black women really endured suffering even mentally and how white men would take advantage of them. Frank Tannenbaum just continues to confuse his reader on where he stands and his peculiar way of comprehending different races.  

They Say I Say.

                 They Say I say is a format where a person should be able to organize their ideas and information into a coherent and legitimate understanding. As i continue to read They Say I say i agree and disagree with the certain aspects of it. I understand this method should pertain to certain individuals but not to everyone.

                   I agree that the method does help audiences or readers to understand the central idea of the writer. Many people are able to follow along with the guideline.  Writers are able to make readers grasp the central points of the topic. Many times because of how we format our thoughts many people get lost in them. Some people won’t even know what is the main point that the writer is trying to prove.

                  I disagree with the they say i say format because I feel there are many people who have so much more capability with a less restrained method. Some people are able to capture audiences because of their own style of format. A writer enjoys creating so why limit them. The format not only can it limit someone’s creativity it can also become a routine. One a writer is stuck in a routines its basically just fill in the blanks.

                In the end, I believe the format should be considered for some writers. I also think it can help out many writers in starting with a basic ground. I agree with certain ideas and disagree with a few. The writing should depend on how well skilled is the writer. The format can be the basic for all but not the ending to writing. 

Eating With Cannibals

      

                Recently, I viewed a documentary from National Geographic. In this film a man named Piers Gibbson travels to Papua New Guinea to study and to research about the practice of Cannibalism. Cannibalism is defined as a human eating another human. In many cultures Cannibalism is considered and taboo not to be practiced ever. But, in Papua New Guinea some people might argue with that belief.

               Once Piers Gibbson arrived he was greeted with a completely different culture. Papua New Guinea is a very rural country with mostly poverty surrounding it. As Piers Gibbson explores Papua New Guinea he interviews many villagers and is able to establish that Cannibalism was very common not too long ago. The following question would be why would a person eat another person? Many villagers stated because of witch craft. Also some of the villagers would say for revenge. Piers Gibbson would also ask them how it tasted. Surprisingly many of them told him it had a weird taste but it didn't taste bad. In the documentary you could tell meat was very scarce. Piers Gibbson believed that maybe they ate people because of the lack of food but none of the villagers would ever admit it.  

                As the viewer continues to see the film you can see how a small portion of meat that many would consider not even enough for one person being shared by five people. In the film you can see how the culture of the Papua New Guinea was crumbling with the movement of Catholic Churches. A culture who once was enriched with so many old traditions being modernized into Catholic beliefs.  

Diagnostic

W.E.B. Du Bois was a man full of strong points about slavery and freedom. W.E.B. Du Bois wrote a piece a hundred years ago describing his point of view of a life of an African American. In the passage, he clearly wanted freedom but also wanted to preserve his culture. During 1903, W.E.B. Du Bois longed for equality he described it perfectly in his passage from The Souls Of Black Folk. W. E.B. Du Bois described how he lived a double life because of his color. One life consisting of being treated as a human being among his race and the other life being treated as a dog. In the passage, W.E.B Du Bois describes this double life as one life of an American and the other of a Negro. W.E.B. Du Bois says that being able to see through two worlds is a bit peculiar and causes him to see how different both lives truly were because of inequality. He also, continues to describe on how not only does he want to be treated equally, but also maintain his culture without having to convert into what American Society expects him to be. He knew that freedom might cause people to forget their struggles so he made it a constant statement in his passage. W.E.B. Du Bois continues to describe because of the new freedom and opportunities many people might forget their culture. He does not want the future or his race to forget the struggles his race had to endure in order to attain the opportunities given as an equal. W.E.B. Du Bois described this struggle as dogged strength alone kept them from being torn asunder.  He doesn’t expect America to convert into their culture or vice versa. W.E.B. Du Bois simply wishes to be both and with no need to hide his culture for fear of being judged or mistreated.