For my family, we don't celebrate Thanksgiving. Hence, we never have thanksgiving dinners and the genocide did not came up as a topic to talk about. As most people do in America, the basic things for thanksgiving is to eat turkey, pumpkin pie,corns...etc. But for me, is just a regular holiday that Americans celebrate. As I walking around on the streets, I been noticing that most people don't really celebrate thanksgiving as what the traditional holiday should be. Even when I came to this country, my second language teacher taught me stories of how Indians helped the pilgrims from the May Flower...etc. So my prediction was that most kids does not really know the message behind it, but just celebrate this holiday as they been taught to. I felt that people around me even my mom told me that I supposed to feel thankful for being exist in this world. Everybody turn out to be having their own meaning of thanksgiving. Is no longer feel thankful for the Indians who had helped the pilgrims.
I remember when I just came to America, one of my aunt who lives in the U.S. for a long time invited my family to her house for a thanksgiving dinner. Although I do not really know why we have to celebrate this, even they might not know, but we all just gather around a table and being together as a family to eat. I think that is what most people is doing was that to be with their family for the thanksgiving break. Like people finally get to have a day off to spend with their family. Overall, I think the meaning of this holiday is starting to twist around a little. People no longer feel thankful based on the history, but just being what they supposed to be since it was a holiday. It shapes people to be this way even though is not one of the meaningful moment. As what the corporate messages shaped the majority, people just be what they been taught to and get involved in this culture even though it really has nothing to do with them. Probably kids been taught this way is not only learning the history, is also learning to be nice and help others. Thus, people will not really know the message that is behind this holiday and also they might not bother to care since it was an extra two days off from school.
Black Friday- Buy Nothing Day
I noticed that a lot of companies and stores have discounts because of Black Friday, but I never experience to be with the crowds and get online for hours. This year, my friend has invited me to go shopping with her. So I went, and take a look of how it really looks like. I saw that most of the stores tempt to get more crowded than usual probably because of CHEAP STUFF...50% ON FOR TODAY...etc. Based on my observation of the day, I been noticing that people don't really need the stuff, all the stuff are luxuries. Also I didn't buy anything because I felt like I don't really need it. Differently, my frined spent a lot of money on clothing. Is not because of the buy nothing day that caused me to refuse spending money, but I felt like people are mostly shaped by the corporate culture and even they know they don't need it, they tempt to spend money. Like my friend said, seeing people buy bags of stuff, it just makes me want to have it too or else I felt left out. I think not only my friend is these kind of people, I think that is how the majority felt, too.
From watching the video clip in the class, the organization is cosuming the issue of creating more waste for the country because of buying products. I think in some point they have a good arguement, but one day really does not make a difference. Also is hard to persuade the majority to avoid something that is very cheap. Is not just decreasing the wastes, there is more effects if every body choose not to buy. The companies might end up with closing on that day...
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