Debate questions

1.What are the main arguments presented by Team 1?

- colonization helped improve living quality, health, and money resources.

-  brought modern technology.

- advances poorer countries with communication and transportation.

2.  What is the main evidence presented by Team 1?

- colonization brought health. This was proved by an observation of African men getting taller, this would mean that they are getting healthier and they can produce more babies in a healthy state.

- African goods can be traded for money and could make the tribes wealthier.

 3.  What are the main arguments presented by Team 2?

- when African artifacts are taken away by the British, the Africans loose culture.

- all colonization leads to is genocide and greed.

- Britain is using African artifacts as a trophy, hey are showing off how they conquered yet another country.

4.  What is the main evidence presented by Team 2?

- 46% of African artifacts are taken from Africa. 

- by stealing artifacts, Britain is basically using Africa for their own personal gain.

 5.  Who won the debate? Why?

I think that group 2 won the debate because they had a strong answer that made me personally think about how bad colonizing was. If group 2 had something to say about taking the rituals away from the tribes because of the violence that goes into them (which I agree with), group 2 would say that that is not considered horrible to them. Yes it is unhealthy and extremely unsafe but it is still part of their culture and by taking this away, you take their culture and personalities away as well.

Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday reading journals for "Things Fall Apart"

Tuesday reading journal:

 I think the Abame tribe reacted the way they did because they were scared. This is a natural reaction when you see someone you don't know and they come up to you. For example, if you were walking on the street and you hear fast footsteps behind you and you notice that that person is coming head on straight at you! That would be a terrifying situation and I think that this held true for the Abame tribe also.

Thursday reading journal:

I think Christianity took a cruel role in this book. I think that since Christianity was forced on this tribe, the religion is going to come off as cruel and pushy because it was forcibly put apon the tribe. It might have come across as ominous and a little disturbing like a storm that has now swept through the tribe and scattered everything out of place.

Friday reading journal:

I found that Things Fall Apart was definetley much more of an easy read than Heart of Darkness was. Colonialism in Heart of Darkness seemed seemed like the author was trying to make it sound normal but faintly, it sounded like he was a bit suspicious about the goings on under the seemingly harmless skin of colonializing native people of diffrent places. In Things Fall Apart, colonialism seems like nothing is okay and colonialism is an awful thing and the main character of the book commits suicide because of the pleasure he was going through with it all. I found that reading both books and then finally seeing where both authors outlooks on things compared and contrasted was very fun and interesting.

Things Fall Apart question

Okonkwow felt dismay and sadness when Ikemefumna died. To him, sadness is a sight of feminine weekness. Okonkwow already stated that he does not wish to become what his dad was (kind and lazy). Crying at a death is considered a kindness. It may not seem that way, to many people, it is merely a natural reaction. It is, but, it is a sighn of curtesy because you are missing them. To this character however, it is a womanly act and he doesn't want to take part in it. This shows his struggle to strive to be an "ideal man".