Non Fiction Reading Response #2

​        Based on the article "A Womens' Rights Push" by Karen Elliott House, Women in Saudi Arabia are taking jobs and challenging the ban on driving. In Saudi women are not aloud to drive, work, or go to any religious outings. Women are accepted to have a chaperone or they can't go any where. Some women are challenging this ban and are trying their hardest to work and drive. One woman named  Jawharah 35-years-old is working for the first time. Jawharah's husband inspected the store before she could take the job as a saleswoman. Jawharah says " It's nice to get out and work and get paid" Jawharah is a part of a new wave of women who are pushing the boundaries of what woman are allowed to do.

           The author included these details to show how women's lives in Saudi Arabia are. The author adds lots of specific detail about religion to show how women compare to women.The author added lots of information so we can get a better understanding on why women were being mistreated. The author provides all these examples to help explain the article and to help make sense of it.

          The author uses a quote to help convey her message. The authors message is, that inequality between men and women In Saudi Arabia is wrong. The author interviewed Jawharah a women who was challenging the bans against women. The author used the quote to express how women are trying to break free of these rules to feel normal. 

       After reading this article I realized that sexism still goes on around the world. This makes me feel bad for girls in Saudi Arabia because they have to have a chaperone to go anywhere. This also shows me how greatful I should be that I have the freedom to walk around without a chaperone. This was a very interesting article. I liked how this article showed a different side to different culture and religion.

   

Just Peachy

Just Peachy

 Roses are red, violets are blue

But,What about peach what does she do?

Dear PEACH,

The way you float in the sky

Mixed with an assortment of colors

Yellow, Red, Orange.

You’re a burst of color

A bright neon light

Streaming across

MY

New York City skyline

Perfect!

You glow bright and move fluently.

Some people may call you

Pink or Orange

Don’t pay attention to them,

Because you have a unique

Style and personality

You are a combination

Of pink and orange

You shine bright against a summer sunset

And reflect against the midday WAVES

Brushing along the shore

You’re sweet and kind

You’re PEACH

One minute you’re here

The next your there

Your all around

But most people don’t care

Just remember the most important thing,

You will always stand out

No matter how dull or bright

You seem!

Reflection

                    Writing my own poem was a great experience. Writing my own poem took a long process. The first thing I did was to get inspiration; I got my inspiration from a free write prompt. The prompt was to write a poem about a color. The second thing I did was brainstorm on my color. The color I choose was peach because it is my favorite color and has many different meanings. Thirdly I started writing out all my feelings and things that expressed peach. For example, during a warm summer evening as the sun sets there is a pretty peach color along the horizon. Lastly, I revised my poem and added some visuals to give an even better example of imagery.

              

             During this unit I have learned the fundamentals of writing poems. My understanding of poetry has changed by me being able to express more through a poem. My experience with poetry has changed, I have progressed in writing poetry. One memorable discussion about poetry was when we worked in a group and performed our poems. This was memorable because it made me see poetry in a different way. It also made me better understand poems. Another memorable lesson was the literary devices lesson because it helped with understanding poems. Poems have literary devices but it's up to the reader to figure them out and this help me focus on the core of poems.