Bring in music or other hip hop responses to the War on Terror and the catastrophe Sept. 11, 2005. It doesn't have to be specific,; it can represent art which comforted you in this time of national and global sorrow. Be prepared to share.
Hurricane Katrina response okay too, but 9/11 is more apropos. Also, finish the reading in Can't Stop,the first section. See the assignment posted below.
Students are also encouraged to bring in music that reflects the periods Chang references in the text. If you email me the link to the lyrics,I can print copies for students.
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Deon Johnson
English 1B: (Tuesday/Thursday)
9/11 Reflect
As the seventh anniversary of 9/11 approaches, it seems a good time to take a look back. As I do this, however, I don't have quite the same perspective as, for example, USA Today, which has been running columns over the past several days describing how the victims' families have coped since the attacks. Not that the victims of 9/11 aren't important, but if you think of 9/11 and the most gut-wrenching thing that comes to mind is a body count and a mourning widow, you need to check your pulse.
Others have been writing of the need for remembering the attacks and drawing closer to God and country as a result. It seems to go without saying that once again supporting the U.S. government's war in Iraq would be a part of that. No doubt many will consider this the opportune time to replace their faded yellow ribbons with shiny new ones made in China.
I can't help but ask why are we Americans? Why, given the crimes of 9/11 should indicate to everyone that persons living in this globalized society are closer than they appear, do we still partition ourselves from the rest of the world with this nationalism? If the goal of our remembrance were preventing further violence, why would we subscribe to an ideology so dangerous?
Author and activist Arundhati Roy said that, "Flags are bits of colored cloth that governments use, first to shrink wrap people's brains, and then as ceremonial shrouds to bury the dead." There are many things we simply cannot see because of our star-spangled blinders. One is there have been many events on the magnitude of September 11 all over the world, many caused by the United States.
Perhaps 9/11 is important because it made insular Americans realize we are not alone in the world; or perhaps 9/11 is important simply because it's the first time victims of U.S. imperialism shot back with force and conviction. So when you remember our 9/11 this year, remember theirs as well.
Being a “Military Brat,” 9/11 is a whole deal to my family and me. This past 9/11 as every 9/11, we seat in silences for 2 hours and reflect the loves ones we lost and all our brothers and sister, even mothers and father who died. To me 9/11 isn’t just about a plane crashing and the twin towers burning down; it’s a deeper feeling and meaning, it was a terror attack on us! Time as pass, and like our president express, we must move on and SHOP, but we must not forget!
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