17. Peer Evaluation

The other presentation today was great fun. The quotation Emir told us from the film "International" and his approach to it was really funny, and seriously I'm not mocking anyone or anything - I really think it was great. Also, although they could have gone a bit further about the text, I was impressed by their emphasis on black & white. I wasn't able to think that much about racism and how it is linked to the author's personality. The "black and white blurring together" was an impressive scene showing signs of demand of equality. I think if they cover a bit more they can have a very successful film presentation. Go mates! =)

13. Becoming a Man

Well oiled civil rights by Kevitivity licensed under Creative Commons Attribution 2.0 Generic

Katz's Tough Guise and the short story "The Man Who Was Almost a Man" have a very important point in common. A part was about young criminals, especially high school students who grew fear and shot students just like a terrorist. All the killer boys have one major thing in common - they didn't get enough respect, in other words, they weren't treated as men. So they wanted to have that extreme power in their hands with their guns. Now nobody would dare not to have the utmost respect for them. Dave in the short story is the same person. The mule I think is a complete symbol because the author didn't want to lead the story to killing people. Interesting to see how they are similar. More interesting to see how far a boy can go to be considered as a man. And the most interesting is that they don't understand that you never become a man if you seek that respect with those methods.