Julio Cuatianquiz
Blog post #1: Open Veins
The idea of how Columbus and his people forced Indians to adopt their Catholic faith. If the Indians did not adopt to their Catholic faith, the Spaniards threatened them by taking their women and children and making them become slaves; as well as doing as much damage to them as they possibly can like taking everything they possess. Columbus and his men basically took the Indians basic human rights. This situation is still relevant today because in China, the government is kidnapping Muslims and sending them to concentration camps so they can influence Chinese culture on them. The basic human rights of these Muslim individuals are being taken away because in these concentration camps they are being forced to eat pork although in their religion, eating pork is haram (forbidden).
Blog Post#2: Lower Eastside Poem
The idea of the poem The Lower Eastside Poem reminds me of how individuals migrate from their home country to the United States. After migrating and living the rest of their lives out here in the United States, they finally feel like this is their new home because they been here so long that once they go back to their home land after so many years, they won’t be able to recognize it that it will seem foreign to them. Especially if you move to New York City, you will notice a huge difference once you move back home; you won’t be able to see such a fast paced environment where everyone is in a rush, traffic jams, deli’s on like every corner, performances on the trains or train station. These individuals are so used to seeing all this in their everyday lives that leaving it all behind will cause a great impact that decide to just stay and be buried here just like the person in the poem emphasizes on having his ashes scatter through the lower eastside.
