Sheila Ki Jawani

I chose this video because it shows a little about the Indian topic we have been talking about this last days.  

It's quite a catchy song with a very good choreography and rhythm. As you may notice, the lyrics are very shallow, talking about wealth and beauty as the most important things. We can tell that she would only be with someone if he has money and luxuries, not love. 

The marriage, fixed or not, and the relationships are always based on the notion of convenience, for both parts. Therefore, depends on the economic situation and whether their future will economically prosper with that person.  

This conception shocks me because in our society we're not used to see women married at such early stages of their lives, but when they're older or even sometimes they don't get marry at all.

It surprises me the fact that such a young woman thinks this way, when the logical thought is that she should enjoy the aspects of her youth according to her age. The way the world has changed, making people believe this wrong conceptions, it just doesn't go with me. Nowadays when we watch the TV, read the papers, the magazines, etc, we see that every single thing is related to money, beauty or the physique, when actually, this is the least of our problems as individuals and as human kind.

Australian government faces the stolen generation.

I'm really concerned about the stolen generation. I came across it when I was looking up information to start working on my written reflection. For those who don't know about the topic, I'm going to explain it. 

A government policy made in 1910 was aimed at removing aboriginal children from their families, in an attempt to civilize them and stop the breed of black people in the country. The “stolen” children were left under foster parents’ care or in orphanages, where they were often mistreated, and even sometimes sexually abused. Besides, these children suffered from social dislocation that often led to alcoholism, violence and early death. They were released when they got to be the age of eighteen.

 In February 13^th, 2008,The prime minister, Kevin Rudd, delivered a speech expressing, in the name of the government, their sincere apologies to all the people who suffered during those times.

Do you think that the apologize is enough to resolve the whole issue?

Felipe Gómez Lizama.

We watched a nice movie called “Ben it like Beckham”, a story about an indian girl from a very strict and traditional indian family, living in the UK. The big issue in the story was about the girl’s love for football, something that her parents couldn’t stand. So she passes the whole movie trying to make them understand how important this was for her life, as a big part of her personality, and trying also to break some stereotypes from her surrounding people.

I think the big message in the movie is about your own beliefs.  In life, you always have to fight for your convictions, and the support from the family is so important. I think this can be easily related to all cases of intolerance in the world and how important for a kid or any person, is the family and friends support against discrimination. And also, the fact that you always have to fight, and try your best for what you believe.

Even if it’s a funny movie, it has a great message, very positive.

Somewhere over the rainbow

In our class with Dr. Suzan Kobashigawa, I learned a lot of Hawaii and Hawaiian people, I never thought that they were so respectful with nature, and that makes me realize that all native inhabitants of any place have the same care about nature, that is something that shocks me.
I like the fact that they want back to their roots, and speak Hawaiian, dance, sing, etc. And I think that this is a global phenomenon with most nations, excepting us.
I love this song, its makes me feel free, in other place, over the rainbow, and I think that Israel Kamakawiwo'ole shows to their people that their essence never will be destroyed, and they have to fight for their believes, costumes and traditions. Like Martin Luther King, they never thought that they were wrong, and they always defend their ideals. I never heard about history of Kamakawiwo'ole, so I look it up, and nobody says anything about he than his music.
The last thing that shock me about this video is that people were celebrating his death, that wasn't a sad moment, it was full of energy, music, happiness and good wishes. May be we should learn from they.

Freedom Song

It´s a movie about “the story of the Civil-Rights Movement as seen through the eyes of a teenage Owen Walker growing up in bigotry laden Mississippi in the 1960s at a time when black segregation laws were legal. Owen regrets his father's passive behavior against racism and joins the Student Non-Violent Coordinating Committee (SNCC) as they struggle to reeducate black citizens and gain basic human rights, predominately the right to vote.”

In that movie I can see clearly how white people abused towards Afro-American people: black people couldn´t entry in libraries, order a sandwich at a restaurant, sit calmly in a bus, or register to vote. Those were ordinary acts of everyday citizens. I think that the movie is the perfect example of the racist conflict in USA and it may help everyone who wants to know more about the Civil-Rights Movement.

Another great event in the movie is the beginning of the “sit-in” and how the young Afro-Americans try to help to their community teaching to black people to pass the exam, register to vote and reach the opportunity to be equal with white people.

From 3:40 min of this video we can see how the Kukuxklan threat black people and how non-violent protest were becoming more popular.

I do like this movie and I recommend it, and for those who have seen it or at least who saw the video that I left here. Finally I invite to think about this.

Culture/Religion the same or back up?

as far as i have seen every country have their local culture that its affected by the enviroment, inmigrants, flora, fauna, etc, but the main factor or the one that have the most impact its the religion even so that they dictate on how to live.
it can be seen on japan with the bushido, china with taoism, india with budism, and the western continent with christianity and its many branches, so my question is why does the world need something like the religion to guide their lives when with a little effort you can be free to choose to live however you want without affecting anyone.

Kisna, the worrior poet (movie)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5gEW67FJgpg&feature=relmfu

This film called Kisna is set in the India in 1930's when nationalists fighting for the country's independence rose up as one, urging the British to quit.It show us the reality between Indians and British in many diferrent ways.

British Deputy Commissioner, Peter Beckett, presides over a vast region in British-ruled India. He lives there with his wife, and a young daughter, Katherine in India. When he finds out that Katherine has become too friendly with one of the locals, Kisna, he sends her back to Britain. But, she come back when she grows up.

 I think that in this story,  you can see the discrimination, and the difference between Indian and British culture and how the historical moment affect the love story between Kisna and Katherine.

It is a beatiful story, this summerize what we learnt in classes.