6) Life Choice: Is This My Tradition? [Categories: Life Choice, Making Connections]: Please complete the following:
At this time, I am going to interpret the American tradition that is similar with the lottery tradition in the village from "The Lottery (Shirley Jackson)". Before talking about the American tradition, I would summarize the story first. Every year, a person was selected to stone till death by the rest in the story, which they called 'The Lottery' tradition. The people from the village later seemed to doubt if their tradition is right or wrong, continue or not. As i have been here only nine months, I honestly don't really know that much of the American traditions. When i google and research a little bit, I found an American tradition that is similar to the lottery tradition, and should be concerned. America is one of the developed countries, and also stands for wealth, technology and military. However, when it comes to health, more than two third of Americans struggle with obesity, caused mainly by the food they consume from the mass production. The American food system are largely made up by the mass production which leads to health concerns and environmental impact. The origin of this system started from packaged food cuisine after World War 2 for the military. Even though the mass production solves the problem of hunger, Genetically Modified Organisms (GMO) may harm our health in long-term consumption. As the food get cheaper, people consume more than they can getting obsessed. Plus, when they can't finish all, or use, there goes the waste for the earth. Moreover, animals are treated cruelly and inhumanly on the mass produced farms. You can check the attached video how chicks are treated for the mass production. Also, raising animals cost a lot of water, land and lead to pollution. Not only the mass production impact the health of the human but also animals and the earth. However, the mass production of food solve the problem for the hunger. For the undernourished people, we should find out an another good way or control the mass production as much as we can. I understand that the mass production of food is like an tradition now, but they should think carefully for the long term situations rather than the cheap price. For more information about the mass production, please go to the links attached. Today was the full moon eve of October, the sky was clean, the stars twinkled and the moon seemed almost about a perfect circle. I saw it while i was sitting to my study table. On the opposite of the room was another table for my elder sister, was busy with her new mp4. My eldest sister ,lying at our bed, was watching her Korea drama. 'What a beautiful art! mom', I said. 'Yeah, tomorrow is the full moon day of Thadingyut (October)' 'Do you know why we call Buddha Day?' 'Nope, mama.' 'We will go to the temple and take the sabbath. You all must join with me.' 'Why, mama? Can we just stay at home.? 'I will not cook anything at home. We will be eating there. Come on, you enjoyed the dishes from there last time.' 'Yeah, yeah. But I don't want to wear Htamein(traditional costume for the female). In our country, every fullmoon day is the sabbath day for our religion. and we use to wear long gyi, about 2 meter long when they go to the temple or pray. I only wanted to wear skirts or pants which make me feel comfortable to move around. Imagine the weather is so hot and wearing htamein make me so tired. 'Long gyi are so hot and i don't know how to wear them properly. They make me feel tight.' 'Hmm, only one day, can't you bear it? 'Please mama, i can't.' 'Then,as you wish. But wear only long pants. I don't want to see you with skirts or shorts.' 'Yes, mama.' The next day, I wore the long pant and t-shirt. We four left the house and head to the nearest temple from our house. At the gate of the temple, we took off the shoes and held in our hands. Some young men with white shirt and Paso (traditional costume for men) helped the elder people to walk into the prayer's room. My mother was greeting to her friends, neighbors and elders. 'Come here, daughter.' said mom. 'Oh, you are now an adolescence.' said one of the people that mom knows. 'Look ,she doesn't look like a child anymore, a grown up women.', another woman said. 'By the way, why don't you wear htamein? the person on my left said. 'They are uncomfortable for me. I don't like them.' i said. 'Wait, you are a women, you should wear our traditional clothes.'one of the people said. 'You know, it is unsuitable for our tradition, especially sabbath day.' I wonder why they surprisingly care that tradition so much that make them feel tight, hot and uncomfortable. 'Don't you feel hot then?'i said. 'Well, we are used to it. You will be use to it soon. Don't worry.' mom said.' 'You know, some temple are not allowed to enter without wearing htamein. if you don't wear, you cannot go.' Why don't they allow?' 'Well, easy, this is our tradition.' 'Seriously? i won't go to there then.' 'What a rude girl.' said mom. At that day, i couldn't stop thinking about that tradition. What is wrong with pants, skirts since they don't accept if we wear them?I found no suitable answer for that question. I decided that i will not go to the temple if they don't accept how i wear my clothes.
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Don Hart
10/9/2017 05:43:41 pm
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