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Bell Let's Day Analysis

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Welcome to the quarterly mind update of Jerry Miller, your octo-fortnigtly friends only post to update you on my thoughts. Below is a list of my thoughts, it’s way too long so please do not read all of it (but if you do, good for you). 1. Holy, there’s only one more semester left in high school. It seems not long ago, we started grade 10. In a few short months, we will be crossing the stage getting the piece of paper we’ve put all this work in for. 2.With the removal of the Cornwallis statue, I do fear the erasing of history. If we simply remove the statue and melt it into its original bronze, it closes the opportunity to have a dialogue based on the treatment of the indigenous people. However, the statue currently represents something much scarier than the erasing of history, the misrepresentation of history. As it stands (or doesn’t anymore), the statue immortalizes Cornwallis as a hero who deserves honour. This at best gives a one-sided viewpoint and causes distortion of history, and at worst honours a man who encouraged genocide. Personally, the best place for the statue is in a museum with information one what Cornwallis did. This paints a full picture of history, yet still allows a much-needed conversation to occur. …show more content…

Regarding Bell Let’s Day, I feel there is little interest in mental-health every other day of the year. While it is awesome that Bell puts on this event (which raised almost 7 million dollars last year), there is need to talk about mental health on other days of the year as well. Furthermore, there is no doubt— talking about mental health is uncomfortable, but it shouldn’t be. Ask someone if they are stable, or if they are feeling depressed, on days that aren’t Bell Let’s Talk Day; Yes, this may be uncomfortable for you, but it’s much harder to ask for help than it is to accept it. This is something I need to improve at, so if I ask you if you are okay and you are, don’t be concerned.

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