ASSESSMENT 2.

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1. Shimenawa is rice straw or hemp. It is festooned in some sacred landmark. The
short story is entitled that way because it is used as a tool for punishment.
2. Onigiri may be wrapped with seaweed and could be similar to sandwich by the
West. Onigiri is a rice ball.
3. The main characters in the story were Kazuya, Jiro.
4. “E tadaki mas,” my uncle said. Jiro picked up onigiri, a rice ball, with his hands and
mashed it into his mouth. The one telling the story was Older brother of Jiro or
sibling of Jiro.
5. The setting of the story was in East Asia. Specifically, the setting was in Japan
because (prove your answer by extracting the text to justify your answer) the
sheminawa is from Japan where its a tradition and part of Japanese culture as well
as the way they eat food. They eat it with respect just like how they eat onigiri.
6. Asia is known for having a closed family ties. The family tradition being presented
in the story was eating meal together.
7. The story shared a specific culture in the country. The culture shared was used force
in disciplining a child.
8. In the story, Jiro was not eating properly, so Kazuya stood up and roughly pulled
Jiro. Write what Kazuya did to Jiro. Kazuya use force in disciplining Jiro and
Kazuya tied Jiro by the the oak tree
9. Kazuya did something hard to Jiro. Write the reason why Kazuya did that kind of
punishment to Jiro. So Jiro would eat properly and respect the food. It also teaches
him to be a man.
10. Years had passed. And Jiro could not recall what happened before. Write what
positive effect the incident has brought to Jiro. Positive effect , Jiro eats whatever he
has on his plate and stops wasting food.

ACTIVITY 4: CRITICAL ANALYSIS OF THE POEM

Seizing Equality: Critical Analysis of Maya Angelou’s Poem “Equality”

The speaker uses "I for women and "you' for men and said that they are failing to
acknowledge the discrimination and being left behind in putting an end to it.

Again, the part of the poem ended with the sentence “Equality, and I will be free."
"Remove the blinders from your vision, take the padding from your ears, and confess
you've heard me crying, and admit you've seen my tears. "In the last verses of the poem,
the speaker wants everyone to recognize the issue of inequality. The speaker wants
everyone to identify the problem so that they can take action and do something about it.
For the last few lines of the poem, Angelou states that the rhythm of her drums never
changes as time passes by, meaning that her seek for equality will continue to go on until it
is attained.

Equality comes in many forms and may varies but I think Angelou focuses on
African-American situation since she is part of the community and is one who had
experienced the discrimination. Just like her I also believed that in order to get equality we
must first recognize and become familiar with inequality. Understanding the problem will
lead us to a better idea of addressing and finding a solution for it.

Equality takes an important role in building a good society. Achieving it may take in the
long run but I believe that at the end of the day it will be paid off. Angelou's poem raises
strong voices for black women and inspires everyone to seize equality to establish a nice
world between one person to another.

CRITICAL ESSAY:
I. Background Information Published on 1990 by Maya Angelou, an
American poet, civil right activist and an
award-winning author of her
acclaimed memoir, "I know Why the
Caged Birds Sing"

A. Information about the Work

1. Title Equality

2. Author Maya Angelou

3. Purpose of the poem. Provide evidence;
extract lines from the poem
To encourage the reader to recognize and
take action against inequality.
"Equality, and I will be free."
"Take the blinders from your vision, take
the padding from your ears,”
"Hear the tempo so compelling, hear the
blood throb in my veins. Yes, my drums are
beating nightly, and the rhythms never
change."

4. Theme of the poem Equality and Freedom

II. Summary- Write the issues being raised
in the poem
III. Interpretation and Evaluation A.
Discuss the style of the author in presenting repetitions and metaphor in delivering the
the issues
B. Discuss if the was author successful in
persuading the audience regarding the
issues.
IV. Reflection: How the issues presented
affect you?
The poem shows the indifferent treatment
for black women that lead to the rise of
racial and sexual issues which
starts the insistence of equality.
The author makes use of different imagery,
message of the poem.
The author's work is very clear and is easy
to understand. She was able to deliver it
using simple yet strong words to her
readers.
The issues in the poem gave me insights
about how alarming and disturbing the
issues of inequality are to everyone. At the
end of the poem, I manage to get that the
idea of achieving equality can be attained if
we will start addressing the issues and from
there, start to make a change.