Author: iwall

Reading through the article about the Taliban shocks me and is also interesting to see and really know why we fought against them for so long. I cannot imagine a government restricting you from watching any TV or movies and not allowing music to be played. They wanted to “restore peace” but by doing this… Continue reading The Taliban

This documentary was very interesting to me as I liked to hear about the adaptation of women in the Islamic culture in other places such as England and any other western culture places. It also reminded me of how we feel the need if we are in a church or at a nice restaurant we… Continue reading “Not Without My Viel” Thoughts

During class we talked about how we might notice ourselves as different people in different places. This includes how we act, things we may do, how we might dress, and more. This related to me a lot because I have always felt this way going back and forth between my two parents’ houses. They live… Continue reading Reflection of Class 10/18

After reading this short story it made me think of some world problems that have been a constant problem for years. For years people have always had problems with some, not all, officers and how they use their power. There are many that like to use their power to their discretion and treat people horribly.… Continue reading “Saboteur” Reflection

My first thoughts reading this story is how astonishing it is that the peasants are so removed from the world they have not known about any news from the place their living for over six years. To top it off they are being arrested for a joke they told to someone that had no idea… Continue reading “A Bad Joke” Reflection

Within our discussion of Confucius and after reading through the excerpts it made me think of what I would be willing to give up if I had to choose and what I really want in life. It makes you also think what are the bare minimums you would want in your life. If you look… Continue reading Confucius Thoughts

“The accomplished person is not aggressive. The good soldier is not hot tempered.The best conqueror does not engage the enemy. The most effective leader takes the lowest place.This is called the Te of not contending. This is called the power of the leader. This is called matching Heaven’s ancient ideal.” This is one of my… Continue reading Tao Te Ching 68

Before I really ever read this story, I thought about how hard it is for some people to pronounce names or spell names correctly. Even my last name, Wall, gets spelled incorrectly all the time because people try to get way too fancy with it: Wahl or Wal. I can’t even list all the different… Continue reading Daodejing Reflection

Reading through this article gave me mixed feelings about what it was trying to get across if anything as it seemed to be a story that they would tell to students. The storyline made me think about just how interesting some stories get when the author tries to make random twists and turns while writing.… Continue reading Tiger Fighter Thoughs

In this short story a woman from New York returns to China with many stories about what she experienced in America, specifically New York, and everyone depicted this area as very rich and thought everyone in this area was millionaires and Wall Street was all gold. The woman comes back and informs them that it… Continue reading “The Woman from New York” Reflection