openning doors, creating opportunities

openning doors, creating opportunities

sábado, 31 de marzo de 2012

Poem shared by Mariel Dominguez

Hi everybody, here is a poem shared by Mariel... I'm very proud of you all for actually listen to me and use the blog. Please... make a comment, and let me know what do you think of the poem. Do you like it? yo don't... why? Do you think your classmate is right, and that the poem has something to do with the topics we were studying during the past weeks? Thanks, for sharing the poem Mariel ;) The British Take some Picts, Celts and Silures And let them settle, Then overrun them with Roman conquerors. Remove the Romans after approximately 400 years Add lots of Norman French to some Angles, Saxons, Jutes and Vikings, then stir vigorously. Mix some hot Chileans, cool Jamaicans, Dominicans, Trinidadians and Bajans with some Ethiopians, Chinese, Vietnamese and Sudanese. Then take a blend of Somalians, Sri Lankans, Nigerians And Pakistanis, Combine with some Guyanese And turn up the heat. Sprinkle some fresh Indians, Malaysians, Bosnians, Iraqis and Bangladeshis together with some Afghans, Spanish, Turkish, Kurdish, Japanese And Palestinians Then add to the melting pot. Leave the ingredients to simmer. As they mix and blend allow their languages to flourish Binding them together with English. Allow time to be cool. Add some unity, understanding, and respect for the future, Serve with justice And enjoy. Note: All the ingredients are equally important. Treating one ingredient better than another will leave a bitter unpleasant taste. Warning: An unequal spread of justice will damage the people and cause pain. Give justice and equality to all. Benjamin Zephaniah

2 comentarios:

  1. Nice! I think Mariel is right! It does portray the melting pot theory. America has different cultures but it also shares common values. I liked the last phrase best, "Give justice and equality to all".

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  2. I like the poem! Specially where it says "All the ingredients are equally important. Treating one ingredient better than another will leave a bitter unpleasant taste." It is important to treat everybody as equals, nobody likes being segregated.

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