5.13.2021

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Imagine having to be deprived of all rights, freedoms, and possibilities to live a hopeful and safe day. In reality as someone who is fortunate to have access to all of the basic human needs, it was hard to conceptualize the lives of those who lack these commodities. However, it was only until we were forcibly locked out of our own classroom and had to adjust to Mr. Paterson's mood, was I able to grasp a clearer understanding of what the Palestinians who only have diminutive land to spare experience in a daily to daily basis. It is quite unfair to have their lives dependent on the guards' state because then, there may be possibilities of exploitation where the guards are able to decide based on appearance solely, on who can go through their borders. As the teacher had explained, not all guards are modest towards their job, with alcohol intake causing them to lose a sense of rationale. If the Israeli government wants the Palestinians to stop targeting them, they need to improve how they treat the other, because taunting and jeopardizing their religion is only worsening the situation. However, seeing as the status quo is embracing for a fully-fledged war, we need outside powers such as the United States to act as mediators, since they are the ones that caused the commotion.

For the other half of class, and also as a continuation of our kinesthetic pedagogy, our class divided into two opposing groups; one that promotes Mr. Paterson's bag, and the latter that be critical, through writing a structural paragraph. As I was on the promotive team, we focused on exaggerating the positive aspects of the bag which were its storage capabilities, sustainability, and ratings. We went as far as probing through their company website and future stocks in order to prove that it wasn't only the bag that was great, but assuring readers that its business is succeeding and therefore safe to purchase from. I think that the opposing team will try to knit-pick all the negative aspects, and twisting our positive reviews into negative remarks through their wording choices. Therefore, I predict that the outcome of these two sides will result in a difference between the aspects of the bag that they do incorporate and don't, as well as how they describe the product with their vocabulary.

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