Slavery Infographic
Human Rights Article #1
In this article, a group of men were risking their lives in order to find peace for them and their families in the United States. When they were rejected from the States by Donald Trump, they made a plan to travel what was supposed to be half an hour and later turned into three hours. This group of men were being discriminated against in their native country, many were because of their ethnic backgrounds, but for one very unfortunate individual it was because he is homosexual. The man who is gay was being threatened by others, some threatened to turn him into the police where he would be sent to jail, whereas others were saying that they were going to kill him.
Due to this issue they all sent off for the States, when they arrived they were also being discriminated by Trump and his followers. The group of men didn’t feel safe where they were so they made a brave decision, which would later result in amputation. These men were from places that had never had snow, of course in Canada we have a lot of it. Since they had never had snow, they didn’t know what frostbite was.
After their long journey in the snow, they finally arrived to Canada. Most of the men felt burning in their hands and feet, this called for a hospital visit. Now only a few of the men have all their fingers left, they are all very grateful for the acceptance of them in Canada and are very happy to no longer be receiving discrimination.
Article: http://www.cnn.com/2017/02/13/americas/refugees-flee-united-states-for-canada/
Due to this issue they all sent off for the States, when they arrived they were also being discriminated by Trump and his followers. The group of men didn’t feel safe where they were so they made a brave decision, which would later result in amputation. These men were from places that had never had snow, of course in Canada we have a lot of it. Since they had never had snow, they didn’t know what frostbite was.
After their long journey in the snow, they finally arrived to Canada. Most of the men felt burning in their hands and feet, this called for a hospital visit. Now only a few of the men have all their fingers left, they are all very grateful for the acceptance of them in Canada and are very happy to no longer be receiving discrimination.
Article: http://www.cnn.com/2017/02/13/americas/refugees-flee-united-states-for-canada/
Human Rights Article #2
In this article the people of Eritrea are being denied the rights of movement, speech, religion and privacy. If people decide to experience another religion than the four that have been deemed "acceptable" " have been deprived of their citizenship, losing their right to work or to be recognized as persons before the law." on top of that " religious materials are regularly confiscated and followers killed or made to disappear". In many cases people who have stood out from the crowd and voiced their opinion have been detained, executed or happen to go "missing". That is only the half of it, people are being glued to one location because they need to "fulfill their national service obligations." If they stray then they have to dodge the bullets that are heading their way. (not a metaphor). Now when it comes to privacy most Eritreans don't get any, by this I mean they are being followed with cameras, as a way for the government to determine whether or not their daily actions are in any way devious. It has even been said that "It is not law that rules Eritreans -- but fear,".
Why do you think no one is stepping up to the plate and doing something about it?
Article: http://www.cnn.com/2015/06/09/world/eritrea-human-rights-violations/
Why do you think no one is stepping up to the plate and doing something about it?
Article: http://www.cnn.com/2015/06/09/world/eritrea-human-rights-violations/
Human Rights Article #3
In this article, elderly people who are living in senior homes are being sexually abused. Most of the sexual abuse is being done by the caretakers. Although in one instance it was actually the chef, he would sneak into the elderly ladies rooms and abuse them in their sleep. One woman actually went to say that she woke up in the middle of the night with her catheter out and the bed wet, she had no clue what was going on. One of the other women who was sexually abused had said “When he left, desperate to hold on to whatever evidence she could, she spit the semen from her mouth into her bra and kept the unwashed bra for three weeks.” (CNN 2). When these scenarios were reported to the owner of the homes, the investigations seem to happen over a week after the attack had taken place, if ever. Now when the investigations did happen, they were brief, didn't go into much detail and almost never resulted in the attacker being fired. CNN went on to do an investigation for themselves, so they could write this article. They uncovered a lot of the truth about these senior homes. Elderly people being sexually abused in an old age home is more common than most people would like to believe, although when it does happen it's either very rarely reported, isn't brought to the attention of the media or doesn't even have an investigation go on. For the most part, investigations don't occur due to the owners of the old age home not believing the victims, or simply couldn't be bothered. These aggressors have gone on to keep their jobs for many months after the attacks have happened, some of the attackers even have more than one case of sexual abuse on their file. In good news three of the attackers had a public court case that ended with a fine, along with several years in jail.
Article: http://www.cnn.com/interactive/2017/02/health/nursing-home-sex-abuse-investigation/?iid=ob_lockedrail_bottomlarge
Article: http://www.cnn.com/interactive/2017/02/health/nursing-home-sex-abuse-investigation/?iid=ob_lockedrail_bottomlarge
Film Review
Standing Up For What's Right
In 1986, The Colour Purple was released. Based off the book written by Alice Walker, Steven Spielberg made the choice to bring it to life. In this award winning film, an array of heart wrenching human rights violations are brought into the spotlight. Shown through the eyes of Whoopi Goldberg’s character, Celie, as we follow her through her life’s journey. Some of the other big names in this movie are Oprah Winfrey, Danny Glover, along with Dana Ivey. With a total of 2 hours and 30 minutes of screen time, this film takes a look at slavery, sexual abuse, the right to life, and the right to education.
When we first meet Celie, she is being given up to another man, to whom she will be the wife of. Not a second thought about it, her father willingly gives up his little girl to a man who was left by his previous wife. Once she makes it to Albert's house, she is greeted with the reality that is now her life. The movie goes on to show what it's like behind closed doors, beginning with the physical abuse in which he doles upon her if she speaks her mind. Celie is just a maid to him, he uses her to clean up after his children, tidy the house, and to maintain his hygiene.
One of the other human rights that are violated in this film is slavery, Albert quite honestly rips her from her family. After visiting with her sister Nettie for a while, Albert decides that he no longer wants his wife to be there, taking matters into his own hands he simply picks Celine up and drags her back to the house. After all this, she realizes that maybe she can write to her sister. Once Albert catches wind of this, he decides it is not appropriate for her to be learning and refuses to let her go to school.
Now Steven Spielberg has a way of communicating this lifestyle with the audience, between his use of camera angles and scene placement, he manages to grab strings attached to your heart, making sure he yanks them every few minutes. During the hard parts of the movie, for example the abuse and human rights violations, the camera is never directly on what's happening, instead it's off to the side where you can still hear everything but you can't see it. Making it more acceptable, along with tolerable but also in order to soften the blow, for those who may be affected by it.
At the end of the film, we see Celie has been reunited with her family, this includes her children, the young boy that was taken from her by a stranger and the gorgeous baby girl who was ripped from her grasp by her father. Now the most important person she comes in contact with, is her sister. Another part, is the fact that it was her ex-husband who paid the trip for her sister and her children in order for them to go and see Celie. Without him, they wouldn't have actually come into contact once again, even though he was a horrible husband and treated her like dirt.
To sum it up, The Colour Purple is an award-winning film based off of real life scenarios that people have to go through everyday. It beautifully represents the struggles society has had over the years, in addition to depicting these topics in such a tasteful way, making sure not to completely walk all over these issues, turning it into some big joke.
Works Cited
Speilberg, Steven. The Colour Purple. California: Amblin Entertainment, 1986. DVD.
"The Color Purple (1985)." IMDb. IMDb.com. Web. 05 June 2017.
In 1986, The Colour Purple was released. Based off the book written by Alice Walker, Steven Spielberg made the choice to bring it to life. In this award winning film, an array of heart wrenching human rights violations are brought into the spotlight. Shown through the eyes of Whoopi Goldberg’s character, Celie, as we follow her through her life’s journey. Some of the other big names in this movie are Oprah Winfrey, Danny Glover, along with Dana Ivey. With a total of 2 hours and 30 minutes of screen time, this film takes a look at slavery, sexual abuse, the right to life, and the right to education.
When we first meet Celie, she is being given up to another man, to whom she will be the wife of. Not a second thought about it, her father willingly gives up his little girl to a man who was left by his previous wife. Once she makes it to Albert's house, she is greeted with the reality that is now her life. The movie goes on to show what it's like behind closed doors, beginning with the physical abuse in which he doles upon her if she speaks her mind. Celie is just a maid to him, he uses her to clean up after his children, tidy the house, and to maintain his hygiene.
One of the other human rights that are violated in this film is slavery, Albert quite honestly rips her from her family. After visiting with her sister Nettie for a while, Albert decides that he no longer wants his wife to be there, taking matters into his own hands he simply picks Celine up and drags her back to the house. After all this, she realizes that maybe she can write to her sister. Once Albert catches wind of this, he decides it is not appropriate for her to be learning and refuses to let her go to school.
Now Steven Spielberg has a way of communicating this lifestyle with the audience, between his use of camera angles and scene placement, he manages to grab strings attached to your heart, making sure he yanks them every few minutes. During the hard parts of the movie, for example the abuse and human rights violations, the camera is never directly on what's happening, instead it's off to the side where you can still hear everything but you can't see it. Making it more acceptable, along with tolerable but also in order to soften the blow, for those who may be affected by it.
At the end of the film, we see Celie has been reunited with her family, this includes her children, the young boy that was taken from her by a stranger and the gorgeous baby girl who was ripped from her grasp by her father. Now the most important person she comes in contact with, is her sister. Another part, is the fact that it was her ex-husband who paid the trip for her sister and her children in order for them to go and see Celie. Without him, they wouldn't have actually come into contact once again, even though he was a horrible husband and treated her like dirt.
To sum it up, The Colour Purple is an award-winning film based off of real life scenarios that people have to go through everyday. It beautifully represents the struggles society has had over the years, in addition to depicting these topics in such a tasteful way, making sure not to completely walk all over these issues, turning it into some big joke.
Works Cited
Speilberg, Steven. The Colour Purple. California: Amblin Entertainment, 1986. DVD.
"The Color Purple (1985)." IMDb. IMDb.com. Web. 05 June 2017.