The 4C's

Connections: The main connection in the video and the article was child soldiers. Ishmael Beah had many similarities until he got in the war like family, going out with his older brother, very similar to what teenagers do in their lives. He was running from one village to another and finding his family but suddenly he lost his family. Violence is learned behavior; people learn what they see or they get influenced by others. In order to train someone in violence the first step is desensitization. They would kill people in front of them. We start exposing kids to violence when they are six or seven and they don’t know anything about real life and fantasy in video games. It also emphasizes impact of adults on children and role and responsibility of adults to children. Child soldiers are very purposeful. It is very clear about what they are doing.

Challenges: Indicating not all are affected by video games. There are a number of variables which create violence in kids. For example; the family they are raised in, if they are victims of abuse, if they witness abuse, and as well family values are that have an impact on life.  Nothing in life is never, and nothing in life is always. You cannot paint every child with the same brush because every kid is unique.

Concepts: Children can be shaped and modified. Therefore, the adults in their lives have a huge responsibility. Someone once said “do as I say not as I do”. They watch the adults. The video shows the concept that we have no right to take advantage of child soldiers. We need to protect our children and others too. Whereas for text, caregivers need to be aware of proper care of children so that they grow up into emotionally healthy adults. Child soldiers are horrible and need to be avoidable.

Changes: We should be aware of what is happening in the world and we should help to get rid of child soldiers. We should be investing money specifically for the protection of the children in the country. They need to be protected and educated.

Summary of The Sniper by Liam O' Flaherty

Lian O' Flaherty's short story "The Sniper" focuses on the central character, an unnamed Republican Sniper stationed at night, on the roof near the O'Connell Bridge. This young man decides to take a chance and have a cigarette. This results in him being seen by an elderly women on the sidewalk. She then alerts a soldier in an armored car. The sniper proceeds to shoot and kill both of them. This causes return fire from a Free States sniper on a nearby building. When the Republican sniper is wounded in the arm, he uses this to his advantage by pretending that he is seriously wounded. This causes the other sniper to move in for the kill. When he does so, the Republican sniper is able to shoot him. Out of curiosity he turns over the dead sniper only to discover that it is his own brother. 

ISU Task 4: Blog 2

This picture is related to the novel Brave New World, because in this novel everyone is born in hatcheries, assigned their castes, and conditioned to expects their castes. In this dystopian society, technology rules every aspect of life, even religion. In the novel Brave New World, everyone are controlled by science and technology. Humans now believe in god but in this novel they have eliminated the concept of "God" and replaced it with Henry Ford as their inspiration and ruler. Babies are not born the natural way, but rather produced from bottles in a lab. 

Slam Poetry

In a Brave New World, we can have Life without pain and sorrow,

Everything is predictable, for every tomorrow

Well, who needs love anyway?

It only causes pain and grief,

For parents, children, lovers, friends.

The crying, the anger, the sorrow-

But wait! After sorrow comes joy

After crying comes laughter,

After anger comes forgiveness.

This is what make me real.

So please, let me feel.