I chose to read an article called "Honourable Al Shaymaa J. Kwegyir, an albino in Tanzania". In this article, they talk about people born as albinos. The reason I decided to read this article is that I was intrigued by the title and curious about the albino people who lived in Tanzania. People who were born with oculocutaneous albinism (which causes someone to be born without any pigment making them pure white) in Tanzania, they were labeled as cursed saying that there's a problem with them. "Her mother always assured her there was no problem. For many other albinos, it’s a very different story. Not only are they often cast out by their own families, in some tribes, they are killed immediately after birth, and they are commonly hunted down and murdered because their body parts are used by witch doctors." This quote demonstrates our theme of the negative effects of discrimination on society by showing how terribly someone can be treated because of their skin color. I believe that this story is important because it shows how badly someone can be treated because of something they can't change, their skin color. The people in this story who had oculocutaneous albinism (meaning they have no pigment in their skin) were called cursed and were often killed at birth, and what's worse is witch doctors would use their body parts in potions, "the body parts of albinos are sought by witch doctors for use in potions sold to bring wealth and good luck."
Ka rawe, Paige. This is a very interesting article, indeed. I like your use of Preposition Start sentences. Can you include an Adverb start as well?
ReplyDeleteWhat sort of effect do you think this terrible treatment has on these people and their families? Does this text remind you of any of the other texts we have studied this year? How is it different?
Well written and thought-provoking. Great work :)