Comments by Yaritza Reyes Most recent public comments by Yaritza Reyes https://nowcomment.com/users/92254 For the Tajiks and the Hazaras to flee for their lives, they would need to obtain some weapons, create a plan to escape the area, and find a place that their population is large so it will be more difficult to find them in the crowd. https://nowcomment.com/documents/244784?scroll_to=2238627 https://nowcomment.com/documents/244784?scroll_to=2238627 Fri, 11 Dec 2020 00:10:54 -0500 I think that extremist groups use religion to obtain more power and wealth since people from before taking their religion very seriously. At the time of being able to obtain that power, they could manipulate people https://nowcomment.com/documents/244784?scroll_to=2238614 https://nowcomment.com/documents/244784?scroll_to=2238614 Fri, 11 Dec 2020 00:00:25 -0500 Eventually the Sunni majority (named for sunna, or tradition) won out, and chose Muhammad’s close friend Abu Bakr to become the first caliph, or leader, of the Islamic community. https://nowcomment.com/documents/244784?scroll_to=2238605 https://nowcomment.com/documents/244784?scroll_to=2238605 Thu, 10 Dec 2020 23:53:11 -0500 "The essence of the problem is that Muhammad died without a male heir, and he never clearly stated who he would want to be his successor," https://nowcomment.com/documents/244784?scroll_to=2238602 https://nowcomment.com/documents/244784?scroll_to=2238602 Thu, 10 Dec 2020 23:51:48 -0500 The main idea of ​​this section that is Muhammad died and did not leave any successor to the position of power, so the family had to look for the person who was closest to him to be their next leader. https://nowcomment.com/documents/244784?scroll_to=2238598 https://nowcomment.com/documents/244784?scroll_to=2238598 Thu, 10 Dec 2020 23:53:11 -0500 . https://nowcomment.com/documents/233922?scroll_to=2141095 https://nowcomment.com/documents/233922?scroll_to=2141095 This is a good conclusion for the chapter because it shows how Trevor understood that he could not be the owner of what he loved, although it hurts, it is a reflection that really usually happens in life, and although we do not want to have to overcome it. Fri, 16 Oct 2020 23:52:35 -0400 . https://nowcomment.com/documents/233922?scroll_to=2141089 https://nowcomment.com/documents/233922?scroll_to=2141089 Trevor includes this dialogue to be able to feel that moment more because when you read it you feel sad when you read that Trevor had been separated from his dog and the reading is more interesting because you want to know more details and know what happened with Trevor and the dog. Fri, 16 Oct 2020 23:47:11 -0400 Fufi was very important to Trevor because it helped him forget the bad things that were happening around him and he only saw how happy he was next to his dog as he describes it in the text is like having a bicycle but with emotions. https://nowcomment.com/documents/233922?scroll_to=2141081 https://nowcomment.com/documents/233922?scroll_to=2141081 Fri, 16 Oct 2020 23:42:52 -0400 This flashback helps to have a better understanding about the situations that Trevor went through, it also shows that there is still violence. https://nowcomment.com/documents/233922?scroll_to=2141075 https://nowcomment.com/documents/233922?scroll_to=2141075 Fri, 16 Oct 2020 23:38:06 -0400 . https://nowcomment.com/documents/233922?scroll_to=2141069 https://nowcomment.com/documents/233922?scroll_to=2141069 This line is powerful because it shows that white people have more power than black people. The black people were confused because they think that what the man did was not bad instead, the whites took it in a very different way and used that advantage to imprison this man. Fri, 16 Oct 2020 23:28:59 -0400 People were motivated by the gold mines because you can sell it and get money in return and when you have money you can have more things and have a better lifestyle then that is what motivates people to be in town and keep working. https://nowcomment.com/documents/233703?scroll_to=2125233 https://nowcomment.com/documents/233703?scroll_to=2125233 Fri, 09 Oct 2020 20:45:51 -0400 Some words that she uses in her writing are fresh, glowing, burned, and clutched. These words make the reader transport himself to the precise place in which the writer is describing, you can also feel the emotions. https://nowcomment.com/documents/233703?scroll_to=2125231 https://nowcomment.com/documents/233703?scroll_to=2125231 Fri, 09 Oct 2020 20:43:49 -0400 The yellowish-white was depleted from the mines which caused it to cause disasters in the town. I think it is not a nice place because you are in a lot of danger and I think it is not safe because things collapse or accidents happen in the mines. https://nowcomment.com/documents/233703?scroll_to=2125227 https://nowcomment.com/documents/233703?scroll_to=2125227 Fri, 09 Oct 2020 20:38:39 -0400 The town's population began to expand because there were many mines and they needed people to excavate which caused there to be a lot of lands so they describe it as if it were Egyptian. https://nowcomment.com/documents/233703?scroll_to=2125225 https://nowcomment.com/documents/233703?scroll_to=2125225 Fri, 09 Oct 2020 20:34:07 -0400 Nadine Gordimer is white because based on the reading her father is from Russia and her mother from London so it is most likely that she is white, and some benefits of that are that they had a better lifestyle. , more salary, and more freedom. https://nowcomment.com/documents/233703?scroll_to=2125204 https://nowcomment.com/documents/233703?scroll_to=2125204 Fri, 09 Oct 2020 20:27:11 -0400 Xhosa children gained knowledge through observation asking many questions of adults or others was considered a nuisance.Compared to Western upbrining they had more freedom to ask instead the standards of the Xhosa was to observe,imitate and emulate. https://nowcomment.com/documents/231405?scroll_to=2106292 https://nowcomment.com/documents/231405?scroll_to=2106292 Wed, 30 Sep 2020 22:51:10 -0400 The school's expectations changed as they had their names changed and they were primarily based on British culture. I think this takes away Mandela's identity because he is not British, he is African, but they make them think otherwise at school. https://nowcomment.com/documents/231405?scroll_to=2106263 https://nowcomment.com/documents/231405?scroll_to=2106263 Wed, 30 Sep 2020 22:37:35 -0400 Some skills that Mandela learned in this village were about caring for livestock,hit birds from the sky, collect honey and fruits, drink warm milk, swim and fish. https://nowcomment.com/documents/231405?scroll_to=2106196 https://nowcomment.com/documents/231405?scroll_to=2106196 Wed, 30 Sep 2020 22:12:03 -0400 The roles of men and women were different in Mandela's childhood since women had to cook,farm,clean and other things and men had to work in remote farms or in the mines along the reef. https://nowcomment.com/documents/231405?scroll_to=2106180 https://nowcomment.com/documents/231405?scroll_to=2106180 Wed, 30 Sep 2020 21:53:29 -0400 Trevor feels that he should get away from his country but now that he can be free I think he wants to stay where he belongs. https://nowcomment.com/documents/227826?scroll_to=2091711 https://nowcomment.com/documents/227826?scroll_to=2091711 I think that at first he believed that it would be better to get away from the intent and danger that his country made them pass, but at the moment his mother said that phrase I think it helped him to think that in reality he does belong to that country even though he is a mixed child. Fri, 25 Sep 2020 23:27:31 -0400 This town is not safe for people, they were more guarded and had less freedom. https://nowcomment.com/documents/227826?scroll_to=2091691 https://nowcomment.com/documents/227826?scroll_to=2091691 The significance of the township of Soweto's design It was to be able to obtain more control over the people, because there are more military personnel, and it is also an area where they can plant bombs and it is an advantage for the government to make people like their prisoners. In addition they have no choice they have to follow their laws. Fri, 25 Sep 2020 23:15:34 -0400 Trevor's mom's feelings about her jobs. https://nowcomment.com/documents/227826?scroll_to=2091687 https://nowcomment.com/documents/227826?scroll_to=2091687 This reveals that Trevor's mother needed to get money in another way in order to have a better life financially because it is her own job she gets less money and it is also dangerous. It was not the best job I could get but during apartheid there were no other job options. Fri, 25 Sep 2020 23:11:01 -0400 Similarities in how black people are treated in other countries. https://nowcomment.com/documents/227826?scroll_to=2091683 https://nowcomment.com/documents/227826?scroll_to=2091683 I think that in each country they have different laws. Maybe this statement may be similar to that of another country, but mostly people are treated differently in other countries, also I think it has to do with their types of thoughts. Fri, 25 Sep 2020 23:04:32 -0400 Trevor had to escape dangerous things and stay safe with his family. https://nowcomment.com/documents/227826?scroll_to=2091681 https://nowcomment.com/documents/227826?scroll_to=2091681 Trevor's life was complicated and he also went through a lot of violence since his community fought each other and there were also several laws that prohibited certain things that children love like going out to play with children and things like that. Trevor couldn't do that because he was a mixed child and if the police saw him it would cause a separation between his family. So it was difficult for him to understand why they had to do certain things in order to be safe. Fri, 25 Sep 2020 22:59:36 -0400 Trevor thinks that his mother should be afraid because there are people who are racist and discriminate against them. https://nowcomment.com/documents/227826?scroll_to=2091679 https://nowcomment.com/documents/227826?scroll_to=2091679 He thinks that his mother must be worried about the people who are against her,for example, the Zulu than with the group against her because she is Xhosa. In contrast, she is not afraid of anything, she has hope and faith in God and as long as it is so, she doesn't stop. Fri, 25 Sep 2020 22:54:14 -0400 Dialogue between two or more people https://nowcomment.com/documents/227826?scroll_to=2091676 https://nowcomment.com/documents/227826?scroll_to=2091676 I think he uses the dialogue of one or more people to make the text more specific and in this way it is easier to make connections with the reading and build on those dialogues. Fri, 25 Sep 2020 22:48:16 -0400 Apartheid fell https://nowcomment.com/documents/227826?scroll_to=2091673 https://nowcomment.com/documents/227826?scroll_to=2091673 After apartheid fell, the government elections changed, and people could already be free. This happened because Nelson Mendela helped to achieve peace, he was a political leader who helped bring about justice and freedom in South Africa. Fri, 25 Sep 2020 22:29:05 -0400 Keys ideas from the text that help you better understand the book. https://nowcomment.com/documents/227826?scroll_to=2091671 https://nowcomment.com/documents/227826?scroll_to=2091671 I think Trevor includes this Introduction because it is a summary of the main things in the book. As for example the definition of apartheid, the different groups that are Xhosa and Zulu and a brief description of who Nelson Mendela is and who contributed to the community. Fri, 25 Sep 2020 22:19:40 -0400