Drops of Water that Makes up the Ocean-Aung San Suu Kyi

Aung San Suu Kyi, the Noble Peace Prize winner, had been recently she was released from her house arrest. She had lived for 65 years and stil believe in freedom after all the setbacks in her life. She is a Oxford graduate and has two children when she visited her mother in Burma. At that time, the military has taken over and she was persuaded into leading the pro-democracy group. Suu Kyi overwhelmingly won many elections, but the military dictatorship placed her under house arrest and only let her out for a year before re-arresting her again.

She believes that fear currupts, no power and wanted the killing to come to an end. Suu Kyi was released in 1995 for a while, then got re-arrested. She was supported by many of her father's friends because she was influenced and motivated by her father which was assinated when Suu Kyi was two. She never saw her own sufferings and has strong will. During the time of her release in 1995, she has to face a difficult dilema. Suu Kyi found out that her husband was dying of cancer and knew if she leaves, she will never be allowed back in Burma. In the end, she sacrificed herself and stayed in Burma.

Internet had created a global campaign for democracy in Burma and her fame began to spread world wide. I had first learned about Aung San Suu Kyi in fith grade when she was still under house arrest. Some say this has been the longest ethnic conflict in history.Aung San Suu Kyi is a hero because she spoke for justice and have a strong believe in human rights. The reason I chose this image is because it looks like the person is giving hope(Lighthouse) and the ocean that is made up of hope/drops of water. In her book that she published, Suu kyi said that nothing is too small and it is the tiny drops of water that makes up the ocean.

Believe, Identity and Variation-Jesus Colon and Poem

Jesus Colon sees himself as a failure, a offerer, a negro and a journalist. He believed that little things are big and courtesy is a big part of what he is. When he ran from the white lady carrying a suitcase with 3 children, Colon felt he had failed himself and lost his identity. Now looking back, he deeply regrets his choice and decided if he ever faced with any familiar situation again, he will offer a hand no matter the consequences. The incident had influenced and shaped his identity. At that time he was afraid of what might happen if he tried to help the white lady because of his race. Colon was worried that the lady might be racist and thinks that he was trying to rob her or worse.

The victims in this story are the himself, the lady and the society. The society suffered because if everyone in the society are like this, then the place would become lonely and friendless. I have read The Giver by Lois Lowry and it talks about having a utopian society but all the people are lonely and doesn't help anyone. This connects with the poem No Man Is An Island by John Donne because in the poem, Donne hinted that we are all connected and therefore, have a duty to help each other with difficulties which Colon failed. Colon regrets his choice and lives the knowledge that he had ignored the white lady and ran away.

James Berry's Poem What Do We Do With A Variation? talks about what we do with a difference. Standing and discuss the oddity of it refers to The Island by Armin Greder, the town discuss and creates rumor that makes fear. Ignoring the Variation links to Jesus Colon and how he ignored and ran. Shutting our eyes to it connects to Mankind Is No Island by Jason Van Genderen, everyone in the world are not seeing the homeless people around us. Moving around it in rage and enrage others refers to The Island by Armin Greder again, they spread rumors which makes rage and fear. The Blokes work for it to disappear becasue they are racist and only believes that they are the best. Changing route links to Jesus Colon because he ran from the white lady instead of offering a hand. The reason of why I chose this image is that you can see that the perosn has lost face/identity and is trying to find her identity amonst others.

Man, Island and Connections-Poem and Video

John Donne's Poem of No Man Is An Island suggests the idea of everyone makes the world whole. Without some people, the world isn't whole. In his poem, Donne said that if we broke one little part of Europe off, Europe is the less. Every death in the globe pains him because Donne wrote that he is involved in mankind. Every man is a piece of the world and every man is never an island because of their religion, country, race, etc. Therefore Donne feels connected to every one like Matt Harding and his dancing video. Harding and Donne has made a point of connected and not being a island or trapped in a jail-like state.

Jason Van Genderen's short film called Mankind is no Island was inspired by the poem John Donne wrote. Van Genderen promotes the idea of helping homeless people with his short film using words on 2 streets. It shows how they are also the same specie as us and how they are being ignored and treated unfairly. Van Genderen strengthened the loneliness of the beggars/hermits by telling us that they don't have a family to go or a home to stay when they are faced with difficulties in life or terrible weather.

The message Van Genderen, Harding and Donne is trying to communicate is we are connected to each other and we should start helping now. I have helped and have donated to charity. Donating to charity helps me to become a better person and also helps other with crisis, health, finational, etc. The reason for why I added the picture of a star like wall surrounding a communilty on a Island is this connected with The Island book. In the end the community built a large wall like this one so they are forever isolated. Van Genderen, Harding and Donne's overall idea is no man is an island and ignorance makes one less human.

Theseus and the Minotaur:Medea and Minotaur 2 voice poem

Click here to view the poem:https://docs.google.com/a/iskl.edu.my/document/d/1aWadIm7Nmza4gxl04Sk_-1biPfrcrZSMPLwqrs7RHr0/edit?hl=en#

The main character of this 2 voice poem is, of course, Medea and the Minotaur from the story of Theseus and the Minotaur. Medea in this story is the same Medea from the Jason and the argonauts. Medea has a tragic life which caused her to have bitter conflicts with everyone around her, that is one of the reasons I chose Medea. The Minotaur has a interesting background, he has been brought up in captivity and has never experienced freedom. The only kind of food he has are humans which forced him to become savage and bloodthirsty.