Feeling like “Other” Shanell Mbamalu Cultural Diversity Fall 2014 Feeling like “Other” I will be exploring a time when I felt like “other”‚ in this situation I was made to feel invisible‚ excluded and too visible all at the same time. In this situation I mainly felt excluded but nonetheless I felt all of the above. My husband is Nigerian and I am African American‚ he attends a Nigerian church and all of the members are Nigerian. Every time I go to church with him I feel as if I am too visible because
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Jamestown Diary of William Wilkinson‚ Surgeon December 5‚ 1606 I am a surgeon. I give medicine to people who are sick. I use needles‚ medicine‚ scissors‚ and lots more stuff. I might take bullets out of people. I don’t really work with others except my assistant. My assistant brings people into my house. He helps me get the tools. My assistant’s name is Ben. I have a big family. I have a wife named Anne. She likes to cook bread. I have four children. Their names are James‚ Emily‚ Sarah‚ and Kathryn
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Angela’s Ashes Journal Entry-Frank Today‚ my classmate Mickey Spellacy’s sister finally passed away. Mickey’s hope became real. Now Mickey can get a week off from school because of sister’s death. He seemed really happy today. However‚ he did not keep the promise. Mickey promised to Billy Campbell and me that if we pray that his sister will die in the middle of school term‚ he said he will invite us to his sister’s wake. It was so silly and wrong that Billy and I prayed that Mickey’s sister will
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Life of a Slave in the Middle Passage Dear Diary‚ My name is Emem Okeke and I am 13 years old. I have just come off of a train transporting me to a plantation in America. I have been separated from all of my family (my mother‚ father‚ my brother and my sister) and I am most likely going to a different plantation. I was living in Sierra Leone when I got kidnapped. My tribe was a peaceful one‚ and we weren’t in any wars at the time‚ but while all of our tribe was asleep‚ another tribe ambushed us
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Dear diary‚ What kind of man is born to not care of his own family or relatives due to some kind of project‚ design‚ experiment. These are the ones who have nurtured us to this stage and when they are in trouble‚ how Victor deceives his parent. My thoughts of this unknown mysterious kind of object are unknown‚ out of this world. What could be more important than his mother nearly dying‚ suffering through atrocities where her own son is not present. My plan is to figure out this item or object under
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My Dearest Diary‚ It is hard to fathom the fact that Mrs. Fullerton’s house will be demolished by tomorrow. Danny and I had grown quite accustomed to the sight of chickens running astray amongst her apple and cherry trees. Nonetheless‚ the community members believe it is for the best…everyone is clearly excited about resale values increasing. Personally‚ I am disgusted that a vibrant old lady such as Mrs. Fullerton has to uproot her entire life due to the fact her existence is seen as an “eyesore”
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Dear Diary Right now I’m sitting in the Landie writing this. We’re on the way back from our first trip to Hell‚ bouncing along this remote road. This morning we woke up early to get our stuff packed. We have been staying down in Hell for the last five interesting days. Down in a little clearing surrounded by thick‚ dense scrub and a fresh cool nearby creek below Satan’s Steps. It’s the
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1800 B.C. (the harvesting season) Dear diary I can’t believe my luck today I just brought some melon seeds from the markets I just hopefully that boost how much my crops are worth. When I get home I reach my new house that I got last month when dad gave me the farm I’m just so lucky that my dad didn’t end up giving the farm to stern (my younger brother) because if he had that would have meant that I would have had to ether join the army or become a peasant and I didn’t want any of those things to
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Entry 1: Three weird witches came up to Banquo and I today when we were coming home from battle. They told me that I would be named Thane of Cawdor and eventually King‚ I don’t know if I believe them though. What could happen to King Duncan that would make me king? What about Malcolm? Maybe I shouldn’t worry about their silly witchcraft‚ I don’t believe in magic that much anyways. We beat the rebellion today‚ and I became Thane of Cawdor! Duncan is coming to my house tomorrow to have to dinner with
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Journal entry May 15‚ 1898 After much debate and many arguments between the family members‚ we had decided to forget the woeful life we lived here in Italy and move to America. Our wages were low here in this country. We are mainly farmers‚ and our grape and other crops had been damaged by disease. Most of us live here in poverty‚ barely making enough money to feed our families and ourselves. When we heard about the opportunity in the Americas‚ I ran home immediately to tell my family
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