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1)Why did you choose the different pictures or background(s)?

The gold background is to enhance the effect of the phrase, " all that glitters is not gold"

2)How do they contribute to the elements (plot, setting, characterization) of your narrative?

The speech with a lot of exclamation marks shows the excitement and the greediness of the character.

3)How did you make use of the different elements to contribute to the theme you have chosen?

I added the atomic bomb explosion to bring the point that whatever glitters might not be only gold but also something harmful, such as ( bombs, mines, etc...)

After you my dear Alfonse

Would you treat Boyd or someone who is not your same race the same colour?

Yes, I definitely would. Mrs. Wilson in the story is being very judgmental seems to look down on Boyd, thinking that he is very poor and could not afford food and clothes. She also felt that Boyd's father and sister, being black shouldn't get good jobs, which stereotypes them with typical black people.
I will not follow Mrs. Wilson’s character and moreover, would not treat people not the same race as us differently. Mrs. Wilson treated Boyd well probably due to fact that she sympathise him and feels sorry for him instead of the friendship he has with her son Johnny. I have a very clear stand between friendship and sympathy. I will definitely treat Boyd as a friend and not a stranger I empathise with.
In conclusion, I feel that we are all people, regardless of race, language or religion, we are still in the same world, with the same people and I believe in meritocracy and not special rights to certain people. No one should be given special treatment or abuse or ostracism. “after you my Alfonse" is a good example of stereotyping black people and I think the world should hold their own ego and put themselves with the level as anybody else in the world no matter which race, language or religion, so the world can live with joy, justice and peace
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Discrimination

These are some of the many discriminations:
1 Racial discrimination
2 special features discrimination
3 Age discrimination
4 Sex, Gender and Gender Identity discrimination
5 Caste discrimination
6 Employment discrimination
7 Sexual orientation discrimination
8 Language discrimination
9 Disability discrimination
10 Religious discrimination
11 colour discrimination

I would classify these discriminations into 2 catogeries,

body(borned with)
1 Racial discrimination
2 special features discrimination
3 Age discrimination
4 Sex, Gender and Gender Identity discrimination
5 Disability discrimination
9 Religious discrimination
10 colour discrimination


and thoughts( can be changed)
6 Employment discrimination
7 Sexual orientation discrimination
8 Language discrimination

such examples are:
1 Racial discrimination: Indians will be mocked and will not be welcomed to work with

2 special features discrimination: a man with an ugly mole will be laughed at and
ridiculed.

3 Age discrimination: an old man will be barred from all activities

4 Sex, Gender and Gender Identity discrimination : female will not receive education
unlike the males in the past.

5 Disability discrimination: a cripled man will receive judgemental eyes and even be
mocked and bullied.

6 Employment discrimination: a road sweeper will not be respected by the society and
will be judged.

7 Sexual orientation discrimination: A gay will be treated harshly and will face the
community with little respect,and be mocked

8 Language discrimination: a chinese, indian, malay, american man with a slang will
be ridiculed

9 Religious discrimination: people worshipping certain gods will not be received well
by the society.

10 colour discrimination: a white man will receive better treatment and more attenion
compared to a black man

Poem reflections

Messy Room

Out of all the poems, i felt that Messy room by shel silverson left the deepest impression of me. This is applicable to our everyday life and is pretty commonly done by people as well. People tends to be judgemental and hypocritical. The persona critised the owner of the room so badly but it turns out to be himself instead. This is indeed a pot calling a kettle black. We should all look at ourselves before critising and pointing fingers towards others as we ourselfs have done the same thing.
In any case, we should be looking out for people's good points an learn from them and not to blame people and be judgemental.

" It is better to find a fault in one, rather than finding thousands in others."

Literature & Life

Little Boy and the Old Man

Q1) what is the underlying message that is being conveyed in this poem

Answer: The underlying message for this poem is that life goes in a cycle, as a young kid, adults would ignore you as you are just a child, but when you grow into an adult, they would start to treat you with respect. However as you grow old, you become neglected as adults would be too busy to keep them company. Therefore, we should all treat each other with respect in any stage of our life. " what goes around, comes around", if you treat people this way, they would treat you the same way as well.

Q2)Has Shel Silverstein used any particular poetic devices that brings the message more clearly.

Answer: Shel Silverstein used ryhmes in this poem and phrases like " so do I ", I get what you mean" and "I do that too" which brings a point that the old and the young are in the same boat and feels the same way as well.


Messy Room

Q1) Can you say that the poem is humorous? If so how?

Answer: Yes, few phrases like, " i knew it looked familiar" and " you say it is mine?" both are sentences that bring humour to the poem. The dact that he is criticising himself also add to the humour of the poem.

Q2) What aspect of the human character has been highlighted in this poem.

Answer: Huamns tends to be judgemental, the persona has critised the owner of the room but in the end, turns out to be himself.


Cloony The Clown

Q1) Explain the irony in the poem

Answer: When Cloony The Clown tries to be funny, no one laughs but when he trys not to be funny and serious, he is laughed at by many.

Q2) Does Shel Silverson manage to convey some harsh realities in this poem?

Answer: Yes, the fact that the people laughed at Cloony the clown's sad story instead of conforting and emphatising with him is a very harsh reality in life.

Q3) What poetic devices has the poet used to effectively convey his message?

Answer: The poet used ryhmes to make the poem seem lively as it is a poem about a clown, which is supposed to be funny. The poet also uses some repitions of the words like," not funny", " everyone felt sick" and " funny JUST by accident" shows the fact that Cloony has failed as a clown.