What is prejudice? Where have we seen it and what are the effects?

Prejudice is an unfavorable opinion or feeling formed beforehand or without knowledge, thought, or reason. Prejudice is basically discrimination against people because of their religion, ethnicity, etc. Well, where have we seen prejudice? Prejudice is seen in schools, countries, and throughout the world. For example, prejudice is commonly found in schools nationwide. People can have first impressions of you without even getting to know you. In otherwards, it's like judging a book by its cover. Also, prejudice can be found in countries. For example, in the United States, during Martin Luther's time, there was discrimnation against the blacks from the whites. So, as you can see, prejudice is found nationwide and is still occuring throughtout this world. The effects of prejudice..... well, all of this discrimination has sometimes led into wars or a big commotion between countries, groups, etc and it has also effected the history of this world. For example, prejudice can cause a country to have a war and then this war gets written down in the world "timeline." As you can see, the world is filled with prejudice and it is still occuring.

What do I already know about the Holocaust?

Well, from my previous studies of the Holocaust, I already know that this movement was mainly against JEWS and that people were killed in concentration and death camps. I also know that Hitler had controlled most of Europe, where the Holocaust had taken place in. So this is some basic knowledge that everyone knows about. And reading Anne's diary and all the memories that have been left aobut it, I can see what the Jews went through. I heard that some families wernt into hiding or some were sent to concentration/death camps and were put to labor or death. Just looking at all this, I try to put myself into that position, but I don't know how i woud have survived. This event was truly SAD.

Red Scarf Girl Plot

So far in this book, the plot goes like this. The exposition of this book starts out with Ji-Li as a student who is loved, respected, and admired by her fellow classmates, friends, teachers, and family members. As the Cultural Revolution began, Ji-Li finds out that her grandfather was a "landlord" making her class status in the"black" category. Since she is considered a "black," her family is always humiliated and her dreams and hopes get crushed. Well, I guess the start if the Cultural Revolution is the Rising Action of the book. The Climax of the book I guess is when her family is like really falling apart and she is so tired of being treated so badly, etc. Well, the falling action of this book is when all the troubles are coming to an end and the Cultural Revolution is also coming to an end. And the Resolution is when she moves to the states. I think that's about it. Well, I'm really glad that the Cultural Revolution is over now. I felt so bad for all the people who had to go through it.

Red Scarf Girl~Setting

The setting of this book takes place in Shanghai, China in a "nice" house of Ji-Li and her family. She was basically under the catergory of "rich" in that period of time. Ji-Li and her family had many things in their house that they valued, but as soon as the Cultural Revolution starts, they lost everything. Ji-Li was just 12 in that year of 1966 and was going through hard times because of her family background during the "CR." When the "CR" began, a new rule was set up for the "four-olds" and were replaced by the "four-news." Because of this, all of Ji-Li's dreams and hopes were crushed and she began to feel lost and ashamed.

Ji-Li Jiang-Character

In "Red Scarf Girl" the main character of the book is Ji-Li Jiang. She is a chinese and a twelve year old who lives in the city of Shanghai. Ji-Li Jiang is a student who gets good grades and is pretty much "rich" compared to many of her classmates. She lives with her parents, grandmother, her 2 siblings, and their housekeeper. Even though Ji-Li Jiang is a good student, due to the cultural revolution, her dreams have been crushed because of her family background and now her life is changed. Up to now, she is still trying to get used to the new ways and takes responsibilities in her family.

trustworthiness

There was this one time when my friend told me who she liked. It was really tempting for me because the guy she liked was in a bunch of my classes. He was like right there in front of me and a lot of people were always asking who she liked. But I didn't tell a single soul because she was my best friend and I didn't want to hurt her and ruin our friendship. I stayed quiet until she finally asked him out and I was so glad that I didn't tell anyone. This shows that people can trust me and that I can keep secrets.

My Courageous Moment

One of my courageous moments were when my cousins, siblings, and I were at my grandpa's hotel swimming. At that time I was about 9 years old and I wasn't that good at swimming. Neither were any of my siblings or cousins. We were playing a game when one of my siblings were crying out for help. She was at a deep part of the pool and was starting to drown. I panicked and didn't know what to do. In my head, I was thinking to myself that I would drown if I went to help. But then again, she was my sibling and everyone else were panicking, looking for someone. Since no one was there, I swam as best as I could to my sister and reached for her. When she grabbed me, I could feel myself sinking slowly, but I kept on swimming and didn't give up. Finally, I reached a shallow part of the pool and let her down. By the time we were there, my aunt, grandpa, and my uncle had come and I was exhausted from paddling so much. My sister thanked me and everyone told me how proud they were. I was so proud of myself for not giving up and now, I always save my siblings from drowning.