Peer Blog Response

Paul Jairam
ENG 103

Agreeing to disagree as well as insinuating in the response is what Nico Colomer did here greatly. The response wasn’t directly revolving around a quote but it revolved more around the matter of the quote as well as some contradictory matters that Tannenbaum was talking about. Colomer described a questionable matter that African Americans have been given recognition only for their work but not as a human being. The text states that, "an American, a white man with a black face", implicates the only sort of recognition an African has mainly received just because of their work as slaves, which clearly explains the point of my statements as well as Colomer’s (Tannenbaum 41). Elaborating more on the point within the writing, she states interesting theories that explain the negativity it plays upon the life of minority people in America in this present day. All this negativity has created obstacles, as well as shunned the dreams of people. With all that being said, I highly agree with everything that Colomer has stated because of the pure fact that the history of America shuns many and discourages them in life. The justification that was made only to make such a cruel matter get by unanswered for, is exactly what downplays our human nature, and that is part of Colomer’s response and how she elaborates in a more personal thought matter. Just as she states that most people find this country to be hopeless is exactly a preying matter that has been going on for years as to how racial superiority still has an ignorant hold on the minds of racial white Americans.

-          Colomer, Nico. “Agree or Disagree” : http://nicoraceculture.blogspot.com

-          Tannenbaum, Frank. “Slave and Citizen”

"The Sex"

Paul Jairam

ENG 101

Reading on towards the end you can see how Tannenbaum’s views or better yet his voice changes up. He starts to embrace the “negro” in a sort of way that they can assimilate themselves into society so they’ll be of some sort of equality. As we spoke about in class, Tannenbaum ranted on about interracial conception. The breeding of cross race for example white and black. In this case, serving the “negro” as a ticket into the world for acceptance. Biological superiority is mentioned in this as well. The “mutation” from class to class as mentioned on page 120. This action was performed by the wealthy slave-owner, who would have young female slaves to account for in bribing them a better standard of life while having sexual intercourse with them in attempt to breed more as well as personal pleasure. However, I didn’t state earlier but I will now and this only carried out, well mainly carried out in South America/Latin America countries. The slaves were treated better here as to in America so the interracial arrangements were not against any set of law. Later on though, the interracial mingling made it’s way to the United States. As a result of all this action, the “mullato” is born, consisting a white father and “colored” mother. Now resulting as these children are half white, they get treated differently and instead of working out in the fields, they are kept as house servants and taught to learn an onslaught of skilled trades. All of this had one word in the midst, manumission.

Summary

Paul Jairam
ENG 103
Skill Practice

Slave and citizen is a predominant book centered entirely around “Negro’s” in their time of slavery. Throughout the entire book there are many points that are established and discussed which expose, as well as share the major reason to the book and the adventure self. The major points elaborate on how the foundation of what slavery was built on is transformed into, in many regions of the world. Being shown the difference in America’s practice of slavery versus other regions makes you think how sociopathic can one region be because of a self-established hatred as well as self-established racial superiority.

In Brazil, slavery was strong however not as gruesome as other regions. I’d like to say because of the religious morality that the Portuguese followed and embraced is why they weren’t as harsh on slaves as to America was. In the passage written by Frank Tannenbaum, he tells the grave story of the negligence that “negro’s” faced day in day out during slavery. Majorly he directs mainly on the geographic changes with slavery. “A barrier has been drawn against the negro”, Tannenbaum says which is entirely true. He also admits to a sad fact of how “negro’s” are “denied moral competence to become a man”, which is caste over in America. Everything that has happened within those times have built history into what it is today, a gruesome line of past times.

Dating back to the collaboration of society, all of this played necessary in building the "New Worlds”. Nevertheless the terms and conditions can’t even be conditioned as far as this detailed history goes. Main point highlighted again, the afterlife of the “negro’s” who serve inevitable life to establish others are frowned upon and shunned as if it wasn’t good enough, therefore making life for their kind as well as other “colored” people an eluding road.

My classmates tweets

      
Paul Jairam
ENG 103

A few tweets that I favored were one of a classmate named Sean Hawkins, where he stated an interesting fact that no matter the geographic distance the views on slavery between America and Brazil/Portugal differed greatly when it came to labor and livelihood of the slaves, which is entirely true and sad. I also favored Nayara Bottaro’s tweet when quoting Tannenbaum’s view of colored people in Brazil. It highlighted the differences that America and Brazil had during slavery. The quote also made it known that slavery wasn’t only aimed at “negro’s”,  and that majority of anyone in that region was doomed to be a slave.

                                                                                       

Reflection Time

Paul Jairam

ENG 101

B1

Reflect like a mirror I shall. We are currently reading a book called “Slave and Citizen”, which is written by Frank Tannenbaum and it’s widely a book that sheds an enormous amount of light on slavery but fluorescently more focus on the life of African’s aka “Negro’s” during slavery. As of now, since we've past the 80^th page, the book is playing out to be a source of history told by an adequate fella that doesn’t shadow these centuries of terror. As I read more and more I notice there’s so much more to the history of slavery than what I was taught in my teenage years.

As far as I’ve read and taking into account with notes an thoughts, I find it very interesting how the “major points” are blended in an out of the reading. For example today when the professor pointed out a very capital point on page 42 that stated mainly how everything has played out for the “Negro’s”. It elaborated on how the outcome differs widely in America as opposed to other countries. It’s very sad and depriving knowing the bitter detail behind the curtain. Although what is said before this is more of a sad matter, there’s a brighter side to it all. Like we stated in class and it was described in the passage as well that without the “negro’s” a vast majority of industrializing in slavery times could have never been accomplished. Therefore, it’s a reassuring feeling that I myself and those of African descent as well as others of any descent are considerate for the blood, sweat, tears, and lives that were lost in the adventure to building the new worlds. 

Diagnostic

Paul Jairam
ENG 101                                                                                                    

 

       To be an American is a great deal, and to be of another race at the same time is a clashing matter that has its ups and downs. Although I’m not too familiar with this piece of writing, I am familiar with the man himself, W.E.B Du Bois. His strive for the perspective right of being a negro and being American at the same time is a very significant one that has a strong backbone to its meaningful mission. Seeing things from his point of view sheds a little insight on how deep this matter goes. From his end, the situation is of one that heavily complicates a man’s life by just being a negro in the white American eyes.

      Du Bois speaks a strong offense and defense in his perspective of breaking through American society without trying to change it, but only to be accepted and giving the equal right as every human is born with. From my point of view racism is a road that will never end, no matter how much you fight it or try to suppress it. It will always exist and be around every corner and in every seep in the world. Certain races will always have a racial perspective that they are “higher” beings than others, therefore creating racism which becomes exploited and develops into a brutal matter. Du Bois’s idea or better yet his implication of wanting to create a better scene for his people while being stationary in another land is very momentous. Everything I just read seems rather self-reliant about Du Bois, therefore making his cause very effective. Being of another race and living in another country tend to have some counteractions as to some lose their sense of roots of their culture, but Du Bois is a man of word and stature and speaks a mean game in which he states that he will “not bleach his negro soul” for the aspects of “white Americanism”. That right there is very reputable, he may sound ignorant at times but his ignorance is a righteous one that has justifying momentum backing it.