Ned's Argumentative Essay

Kii Yazhi was taken away from his family at a young age. He was taken to a boarding school which was ran by strict white men. The superiors would yell at Kii, telling him he cannot speak Navajo anymore, only english was allowed or Kii would be punished. Unfortunately, Kii did speak Navajo accidentally a few times which caused him a mouthful of soap, beaten by a stick, and humiliation in front of his whole school. Kii had to cut his hair off and was changed to a new, more white name, ‘Ned’.

In Richard Rodriguez’s piece “Aria” he states, “outside the house was public society; inside the house was private” (984). As portrayed by his quote, he suggests that there is a distinct separation between private and public culture. In his case, he realized that in order to be successful in America he must lose a sense of his “private individuality” (989) in order to gain “public individuality”. However, giving up a part of our individuality in order to be accepted into the mainstream culture does have its negative side. The article “Cultural Survival vs. Forced Assimilation: the renewed war on diversity”, explores how within Native American communities- particularly the Navajo tribe- the introduction of English is creating a language barrier between child and grandparent. Due to this, the younger generation won’t be able to pass on the stories of their people- since they are mostly transmitted through oral communications in their native tongues. This example portrays how the introduction of

To some, Northwestern may seem like just another college with an iconic speech about how you can make a club to match your interests, or how great the food is; however, once you go beneath the surface it is impossible to underestimate the potential educational and intellectual benefits which stem from Northwestern.

When I read the Alexie’s work ”Indian Education” I immediately noticed it was segregated into each grades. What it seems like his memories in snapshots presented in a family portrait-style. It addressed many of the nuance problems children experience trying to “fit-in” to society. After reading the story for the first time, it strikes many negative and bitterness how cruel society can be to each other. But the narrator did a great job in putting humors in the passage. “I was always falling down; my Indian name was Junior Falls Down” (Alexie, 1). The symbolism of the hair was Native-American have braid hair as part of the heritage. But this young boy, did not have the characteristics of his heritages. It was amazing how the author started

“Creativity is seeing what everyone else has seen, but thinking what no one else has thought.”, Albert Einstein. This perfectly defines my best friend, Allison, who has seen many things, but thinks differently and makes them her own. From the minute Allison was born to the minute I met her, every day was overflowing with creativity. Allison is one of my best friends, home to originality and individuality. When creativity is brought up, Allison immediately comes to my mind because she comes up with amazing ideas, clever ways to use her spare time, and her book-writing talent.

Ned Kelly’s legacy is controversial; some regard him as a villain, with homicidal tendencies and a blatant disregard for the law, while others like to think of him as a folk hero and Australia's counterpart of Robin Hood. He had a captivating past filled with accusations and exile. Authoritative figures of the time saw Ned as a menace to society and a miscreant that had to be controlled. Now-a-days however, Ned Kelly is seen diversely and many contrasting opinions have arisen on whether or not he deserved his fate. It is interesting to note the distinction between 19th century and modern day perspective.

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The whole concept of teaching in the residential schools was countering the traditional native lifestyle. Native children had always learned through interacting with, emulating, and observing their parents and elders. There was no structured educational system as there was in the schools. Parents thought that you "...don't [want to] explain too much or you'll take away the opportunity to learn."(Goulet, 1998)

Throughout history countries all over have gone through processes of continuous control, and dominance being held over them which we know as colonization. And through colonization cultural practices have been taken along with languages, and spiritual beliefs with the opposites of whatever those may be imposed on them. Residential schools, one of many elements of colonization when it comes to the Indigenous peoples had a number of these included; as stated by CBC news (2008),”Students were discouraged from speaking their first language or practising native traditions. If they were caught, they would experience severe punishment.”

From the time Ned enters boarding school, to his time as a code talker, tradition plays a very important role throughout the story. At first, Navajo traditions and language are practically beaten out of students in boarding school. A Wooden sign at the entrance of the school reads, “Tradition is the enemy of progress” (Bruchac, p.23). At school, the children were told not to even speak their language, and if they were caught, they were punished severely. As Ned put it, “Anything that belonged to the Navajo way was bad, and our Navajo language was the worst.” (Bruchac, p.23)

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One group we do neglect and aren't as sensitive as we need to be towards in the Native American culture. Within these different races there are non-native speakers. Many people don't know how to cater to these students needs. Before our reading in chapter 29, I wasn't sure exactly how I would need to differentiate if I were to have an ELL student in my class. I don't think that we realize how populated schools are with ELL students in this area. I definitely think that the least talked about group are those with different dialects. I think this is often looked at as a class issue, but should be adressed in school as professional versus casual language. I liked how in class we said that we would tell students that we talk this way in school, but you can still talk how you want at home. Until this power point I never realized how many words and pronunciations are affected by dialect. I always thought that dialect would be more prevalent in students that are from way different places in the country, but from the map I saw that there are multiple dialects

The purpose of education is to influence one in an intellectual manner, as well as support one’s chosen pursuit of happiness. The Indian boarding school movement, although attempting, ignored such values, as they encouraged the Native students that in order to live well, they must mimic the white man. When discussing the instruction given, Sun Elk, a former student at Carlisle, mentioned, “They told us that Indian ways were bad. They said we must get civilized. I remember that word too. It means ‘be like the white man’” (222). The Indian boarding schools did not support the purpose of education; when instructing the Natives, they informed them of the notion that whites are superior to Natives. This thus influenced the Native’s chosen pursuit

Craig also describes how the effect of Bacon’s colour and its dynamic variability invokes “a violence that is involved only with colour and line: the violence of sensation”. Craig argues that art can resonate with the primal sensitivity of bodies, affecting one in ways that cannot be pre-determined or prepared for. In doing so, she proposes that art reactivates the sensitive core of the body (its synaesthetic substrate), provoking new feelings and engendering deeper thresholds of vulnerability. In relation to colour and our perception of it, the practical application that Deleuze proposes is that our bodies are intimately receptive to the force of colour, particularly to colours destabilising effect of coherent temporality.

Child’s grandmother attended the Flandreau Indian School in the 1920s. She took part in the outing program which meant that she was sent into a local white household to work as a domestic servant. Like most other students, she was not enthusiastic about the program and the servitude; however she did like the sewing classes and needlework that the school offered as part of the domestic training. She learned how to sew quilts and pillowcases for members of her own family. One of her grandmother’s fondest memories was of the other students at the school-many of them Sioux who spoke the Dakota language. Although the assimilationists were committed to the repression of trial languages and culture, the Indian students learned each other’s tribal languages as well as English. Child believes her grandmother was a fairly typical student of the era-her father was a widower and single parents often sent their children away for school because reservation life was often harsh and unpredictable for both children and adults. Her grandfather had been swindled out of his allotment at White Earth and then the state of Minnesota seized his property after claiming that he owed back taxes.