Essay Assignment 2
Essay Assignment 2
What I Have Left is Imagining and Ancestors: The Genetic Source
The author of “What I Have Left is Imagining”, Heather, has a positive attitude towards culture and heritage; David Suzuki, author of “Ancestors: The Genetic Source” is positive towards culture and negative towards heritage.
Heather, although raised away from her family’s culture and heritage, feels connected to it. “found my ancestors footsteps in the Northwest Passage trailing behind Franklin, and found what it meant, for me, to be Metis.” She wants to find a way to reconnect with and be accepted by the Inukshuk. Heather wants to go and live in the Arctic where her “Indian blood” can “find room to live”. She is truly positive that she belongs to her family’s culture and heritage.
David Suzuki on the other hand, he believes in isolating himself from his Japanese heritage and sees himself as a part of Canadian culture. David understands that his bloodlines completely come from a Japanese background, however he feels more Canadian than Japanese. While visiting his family back in their homeland, he felt as if he was a stranger to a new culture. He states that, “For those who believe that in people, just as in animals, genes are the primary determinant of behaviour, a look at second and third generation immigrants to Canada gives powerful evidence to the contrary.” Which clearly supports that he in in fact, does not hold onto the believe that our heritage determines who we are as a person. The culture we have ingrained into our person comes from the environment we surround ourselves with. “The overriding influence is environmental.”
Both authors were born and had grown up in different societies where they had few reminders of their family’s heritage. Although, Heather still feels connected to her heritage and actively wants to reconnect with the culture and heritage of her family’s origin. David, wants to remain isolated from Japanese culture and live as a Canadian.
In conclusion,
What I Have Left is Imagining and Ancestors: The Genetic Source
The author of “What I Have Left is Imagining”, Heather, has a positive attitude towards culture and heritage; David Suzuki, author of “Ancestors: The Genetic Source” is positive towards culture and negative towards heritage.
Heather, although raised away from her family’s culture and heritage, feels connected to it. “found my ancestors footsteps in the Northwest Passage trailing behind Franklin, and found what it meant, for me, to be Metis.” She wants to find a way to reconnect with and be accepted by the Inukshuk. Heather wants to go and live in the Arctic where her “Indian blood” can “find room to live”. She is truly positive that she belongs to her family’s culture and heritage.
David Suzuki on the other hand, he believes in isolating himself from his Japanese heritage and sees himself as a part of Canadian culture. David understands that his bloodlines completely come from a Japanese background, however he feels more Canadian than Japanese. While visiting his family back in their homeland, he felt as if he was a stranger to a new culture. He states that, “For those who believe that in people, just as in animals, genes are the primary determinant of behaviour, a look at second and third generation immigrants to Canada gives powerful evidence to the contrary.” Which clearly supports that he in in fact, does not hold onto the believe that our heritage determines who we are as a person. The culture we have ingrained into our person comes from the environment we surround ourselves with. “The overriding influence is environmental.”
Both authors were born and had grown up in different societies where they had few reminders of their family’s heritage. Although, Heather still feels connected to her heritage and actively wants to reconnect with the culture and heritage of her family’s origin. David, wants to remain isolated from Japanese culture and live as a Canadian.
In conclusion,