Secular Humanism vs Religion

Reflection: For this assignment I had to read two articles. One of which talks about secular humanism and another one speaks about religion. After reading these two articles I had to choose one of the articles of my interest. In this modern technology, we have gotten to a stage in which cloning is being done with no consideration to moral ethics. I do not believe that man with all his intelligence should play God. On the other hand, I couldn't ignore some facts of secular humanism that I liked. But, at the end I tried to stick with religion.

The Shape of the world

Reflection: Where did we come from? Why do our lives end? What will happen to us after we die? Is there a life after death? If so, what kind of life? These are some of the questions that wander around our mind to understand the finite existence on this earth. From the begining of earth men have felt the urgency to explore the mystery of life and death. Many civilizations and cultures have created rituals to try and to give meaning to human existence. Even the name of this ritual can misguide people of other cultures. They might think the Day of the Dead would be something gruesome, terrifying, scary, and sad. Nothing further from the truth, Day of the Dead is a thoughtful ritual in which Mexicans happily and lovingly honor and remember their loved relatives that have died.

The Japanese American Internment Camp

Reflection: After watching an extra ordinary movie named The Cats of MIrikitani, we had to choose any topic that was discussed on the movie. Words can't express my emotion as I cried after watching the cats of Mirikitani. It has very, good lessons, like how one person can make a difference in ones life. After watching the movie, I picked the Japanese American Internment Camp. Japanese Americans Internment Camp was the forced exclusion and internment of approximately 120,000 Japanese American (62% of whom were U.S. citizens) from the West Coast of the United States during World War II. Roosevelt's executive order was fueled by anti-Japanese constituencies, and the general public, whose frenzy was heightened by the Japanese attack of Pearl Harbor.

Lingua Franca of Bangladesh and Pakistan

Reflection: For this assignment we got to choose Lingua Franca of any country and compare that to Lingua Franca of another country. It was fairly easy assignment since I chose Lingua Franca of my country Bangladesh and try to address the Lingua Franca of Pakistan also. I have also talked about the role of English in these two nations. The hardest thing about this assignment was to find sources from LaGuardia library database since they don't have enough articles on this topic.

Crushing the Pistachio

Reflection: After reading T. K. Biaya's "Crushing the Pistachio" we were supposed to write a paper about this article. I had to spend some sleepless nighst to write about this since it was the hardest article I have ever read. After reading it four/five times, I tried to paraphrase it a little. I had to look through the dictionary over and over to understand the meaning of some words. Honestly, I didn't enjoy a bit reading it and felt frustrated while reading it. But, the end result wasn't that bad since my professor was moderate enough to give me a good grade on this. This article mainly portrays eroticism in Senegalese society. Among African societies, such as Senegal, in order for the human body to be considered erotic, it should not be completely naked like here in the Western World. Instead, it has to be accessorized or covered.  It also reveals Senegal society had no restraint or qualms about erotic love when the time was right for it. Senegalese societies although influenced with Muslim culture have rituals, magic, and spell in their social practices that represent  eroticism.