Framework: “With love, from the end of the world” by Kai Cheng Thom page 4
For this quote by Kai Cheng Thom, we can see and understand the discontent among the people over the powerful people in America. In 2016, when Trump was elected, it affected people’s lives. Most of them are gay and black. In the years that followed, many brutal catastrophes occurred. At the end of the passage, the author alludes to love. And the author has said that believing in love makes life a happier life!
Stories: 100 MASKS by Guo Jing, Ariel Tan, & Joyce Tan page 21
This excerpt focuses on the Covid-19 (Coronavirus) issue in China. By January 20, cases in China were on the rise. And people in China have started to lock down, during the time of lock down a lot of people did not have masks to use “…sanitation workers wore old masks and some without masks used cloth to cover their mouths”. Even if they wanna stop or want to quit their job, they will be fined for more money than they have earned “…she earned about 70 RMB ($10 USD) each day, but if she didn’t show up for work, she could be fined 150 RMB ($21 USD)”.
Guo has provided 100 masks to people and created new relationships. More than that, political problems exist in society. In China, people are strictly controlled on social media and prevented from providing relief work.
Resources: ‘WASH YOUR HANDS’ | Malaka Gharib and Wanyu Zhang page 35
In this page, we can see there are 3 clear parts for the reader to be able to prevent and combat the spread of Covid-19. We have a total of 3 parts that is Wash Your Hands Often, Sneeze Into Your Elbows and Avoid Touching Your Face. All 3 part focus on clearly stating Covid-19 and have clear drawings that are easy for the reader to imagine and very easy to remember!
The reason I have chosen these 3 excerpts is because it’s practical and it makes it easy for me to connect what has been and is happening in today’s society.
Wow, your take on “With Love From the End of the World” is interesting. It is really sad to see that our president was supposed to help Americans and this discrimination and racism should’ve ended but only got worse. I think it is very powerful that the end of the story is this notion of love because love is strong and brings people together. Your next excerpt, “100 Masks”, is a heartwarming story. Providing masks to workers and people in China that have no other choice but work is a very kind thing to do especially if being without masks risks their loss of income.
Thank you!
I do like the fact that ‘WASH YOUR HANDS’ by Malaka Gharib and Wanyu Zhang, uses images in order to remind people to watch their hands. I agree that all three of these of excerpts are relevant for our society now, which is the new norm.
Thank you!
It really is awful to see the way that asians and other people are treated, honestly it’s sickening
Thank you!