Read through "One Hundred Percent Half-Breed" (pp. 121-125). Then write a blog response on the following question: Can you relate to the writer of this essay? If yes, what exactly can you relate to? If not, why not?
Length: one-two full paragraphs
Due: Before class on Monday, 3/16
REMINDER: Your TYPED extended rough drafts are due in class on Monday, 3/16!
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I can't relate to the writer of this topic at all. To me, it seems like she's to worried about fitting in. I've had people say similar things to me but I don't mind it goes in one ear and out the other. I know who I am I don't feel the need to fit in any were. The writer is bi racial. There's many people in this world that are bi racial and I guarantee that everybody in this world who isn't , is going to have a problem accepting her.
ReplyDeleteI personally cannot realte to ther person in thats writing the essay. I cant relate because i am full cacasian. I dont have any other race in me. I have other parts of cacasin in me like Irish or Geraman or whatever. But i dont have a bi-racial background. I feel bad for the girl whose writing the essay because i dont know what it feels like, and when i read this essay i get a sense of how bad it is for her. I cant understand why she does stand up for the native american culture rather then the white culture but maybe its because people always told her that she was just 'the white girl' and didnt undersand that she was half and half and maybe thats why she feels more connected to trying to stand up for the native americal culture. But either way i feel that she makes strong points and shes done a good job at standing up for what she feels in her heart is right.
ReplyDeletei can realte somewhat because i people say something stupid to me but like i really cared i stopeds carring a long time ag o learn just to ignore what they same if they are not my friends are just dont like me and i dont fit then they are really not my friends and i am tired of carring i like how she stand up for what she thinks is right and i would dont the same thing is if i was her good for her
ReplyDeleteIn the story " One Hundred Percent Half-Breed" i couldn't relate to it. The only thing i can relate with her is that i am also mixed Vietnamese and part Chinese. But i never been picked on for being mixed, only for being Asian. She talks about her problems of fitting into a certain group. I feel that if she feels that she needs to fit into a certain crowd that is not the crowd you want to be in. Your friends should accept you for what you are not what you are trying to show people you are. Especially when your not expected by your own kind. i wouldn't even give a second thought about it. Just find friends that like you for you.
ReplyDeleteI can't relate to the writer of this essay but I can definitely understand where she is coming from. I am not bi racial, I am of Caucasian descent and I have never been teased, judged or made fun of for my race. I don't think that if you feel you are in a group that judges you and does not accept you for who you are then maybe that isn't a group of people you should surround yourself with. I couldn't imagine feeling the way the author of this essay did; not being comfortable in your own skin and feeling like you have to change yourself to fit in; that is something I cannot relate to.
ReplyDeleteTo some extent I can relate to the writer of this essay. Although I am not bi-racial, there were many times I was confused from being a Korean-American. During times when I visited my native country, I used to be perceived as someone who was different, yet I looked much similar to everyone around me. I had the similar hair, eyes, nose - everything about me reeked of being a Korean; however, in the eyes of a "true" Korean I wasn't a Korean. In America, I am perceived as another Asian. In America, I'm not even considered to be a Korean, because "Americans" won't even bother to differentiate the different Asian culture. However, unlike the author, it never occur to me that i was different, but special. Special that I can live the best of two different cultures.
ReplyDeleteI cant really relate to this at all but i see where shes coming from kinda but kinda not. Im pretty white but i am a quarter spanish and no one believes me and i dont feel i need to make that clear like she tries to . I think she has to much pride and takes it to heart, she trys to fit in but yet wants to stand out by showing that she is have native american. I dont really know what else to say.sjdnvpiqeofgqo[ef[oq[oefv
ReplyDeleteI have a few different backgrounds i am from Guyana, Trnidada and Tobago and I am a little bit Indian too. I cant really find myself relating to this article though because I have grown up in such a cultural mix of people. Ethnically i dont really fell super different. I dont really like when she said "I ca laugh at how naive we are as children." I don't really like her tone. Of course children are naive? I honestly suspect that the kids at school disliked her for other reasons...as mean as that may sound. Its just hard for me to believe that her race was the only reason behind kids making fun of her.
ReplyDeleteI can relate to Bridget because she mentions how she feels so strong about her culture and she really didn't know why, but she just does. Both my parents where born in Mexico and I was born here so that makes me a Mexican American, but I really dont have any other race in me. For a while I felt I had to stand up to my Mexican culture just like Bridget had to stand up to hers.
ReplyDeleteI agree with forest when he said that he feels that the writer has a lot, maybe too much, pride in being Native American and takes things to the heart. Which is why I kinda took a step back and stopped being so prideful about my culture. I dont have this huge pride for my culture I just honor and respect it. Of course if anyone makes fun of a me or another mexican I will stand up for them and defend them but i just dont think its good to be too prideful over anything.