As for “Being a More Perfect Union”, I found the author to be more knowledgeable than Ally just because he seemed of higher power considering he was in politics, therefore making him more credible. His story had to deal with his church and where him and his family came from. He had black and white in his family as well but it never seemed to be good enough. He was either too black or too white. This wasn't good for him just because he was in politics and he needed people's votes. Him and his priest were different people. Although He believed in his priest and they were close, he still didn't agree with his priest politically. They were both black but saw racism differently. This just seems like a common thing. I could see others relating to this because everyone has different opinions and it's very rare that someone would agree with another person completely. I felt the author was kind and even the priest was kind but they both just had different lives and experiences.
Monday, April 13, 2015
Ally's choice and Being a More perfect Union
I personally found “Ally’s choice” to be very interesting. I just had never heard of a story like this, it was so different. It just made me realized how people everywhere go through different experiences. Basically, Ally has black and white in her blood. She started off as a child being characterized as black because that is what her mother wanted Ally and her sister to be, even though they could pass as white. Her and her sister were bullied for being black all through middle school but as Ally went on to high school she wanted to change that. Since she could pass as white she did a few more things to change the way she looked and started hanging out with a older crowd, saying she was white and lying about her family being black. She and her friends would pick on her sister being black. This is how they grew up. Although they care for each other there will always be this memory separating the sisters from each other. It’s sad how Ally would chose popularity over family. I find this story to be credible just because of the reputation of where Ally and her family were raised. Racism seemed to be an issue. I believe Ally is knowledgeable because this was her past. Only she can take credit for what happened. Although I feel she didn't make the wisest decisions, I can understand her doing things to fit in high school. You can tell Ally came off harsh and only wanted to do things to help herself but you have to remember this was high school. High school is all about fitting in and being with the right crowd. Her and her sister lived two different lives so Ally didn't seem as emotional as her sister because she had a good young life and her sister didn't.
As for “Being a More Perfect Union”, I found the author to be more knowledgeable than Ally just because he seemed of higher power considering he was in politics, therefore making him more credible. His story had to deal with his church and where him and his family came from. He had black and white in his family as well but it never seemed to be good enough. He was either too black or too white. This wasn't good for him just because he was in politics and he needed people's votes. Him and his priest were different people. Although He believed in his priest and they were close, he still didn't agree with his priest politically. They were both black but saw racism differently. This just seems like a common thing. I could see others relating to this because everyone has different opinions and it's very rare that someone would agree with another person completely. I felt the author was kind and even the priest was kind but they both just had different lives and experiences.
As for “Being a More Perfect Union”, I found the author to be more knowledgeable than Ally just because he seemed of higher power considering he was in politics, therefore making him more credible. His story had to deal with his church and where him and his family came from. He had black and white in his family as well but it never seemed to be good enough. He was either too black or too white. This wasn't good for him just because he was in politics and he needed people's votes. Him and his priest were different people. Although He believed in his priest and they were close, he still didn't agree with his priest politically. They were both black but saw racism differently. This just seems like a common thing. I could see others relating to this because everyone has different opinions and it's very rare that someone would agree with another person completely. I felt the author was kind and even the priest was kind but they both just had different lives and experiences.
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