Sunday, January 23, 2011

Home-based Learning - Comic Strip


This comic strip is done by me to showcase prejudice and discrimination in reality.
I chose these two characters specifically because they have a huge contrast but yet, one similarity. So, I exploited the similarity to showcase how futile prejudice is because you will only be stooping lower than the person's moral levels if you discriminate him.

Prejudice and Discrimination - Where is the Love

After listening to the song 'Where is the Love by Black Eyed Peas', I realise the effect of Prejudice and Discrimination on this world. As the song states in numerous examples, the result of prejudiced mindsets and discrimination of any sort will only create hatred among opposite parties, destroying the warmth of humanity bit by bit.

Where is the love? Terrorism exists in reality. Racism can be seen in many aspects of life despite human rights. Sexism still exists in third-world countries. And why do these law-breakers escape their punishment? Well, most of them are hidden behind the internet shield, what can we do?

And thus, I hope the pleas of disadvantaged people will be hear throughout the world, and empathised upon.
Let us, the more fortunate, improve the lives of these people by spreading the message and abiding to it.

Saturday, January 15, 2011

Justin Bieber - Pray (Its impact on me)

Justin Bieber's recent song 'Pray' has become quite the sensation among teenage girls with his somewhat manlier yet calming voice. However, I am not going to talk about how the song is nice to listen to, but the meaning behind this song. 

In America's music industry today, popular singers are mostly part of the 'Illuminati', a word used mostly by netizens, for singers who sing meaningless songs with their fascinating background music as attraction. Therefore, I have to point out this song by Justin Bieber, for the heartening message it brings out. 

The song is telling us to 'pray' for the people out who are less fortunate than us, who do not have a nice house to live in, or a prosperous government who can care for them. Not only that, but we should also try our best, be it donating money, showing care for them, as long as the thought counts, to help them.

This song has reminded me to be thankful for what I have and not take everything for granted. Let us make our society a better place to live in by appreciating what others do for us!