Thursday, August 28, 2014

The Square Response


                This movie is very intense and it truly describes how Egypt was at that time. I think that because it was filmed by protestors, we can really see how Egyptian felt. But I still believe that this video is biased; but maybe less biased than a movie made by the military would have been. It truly captures the corruption that was happening, and is probably still happening in Egypt. The film was made to instruct people in the world of the corruption and to ask for their help. They also want everyone to know the violence they have to submit to by their own government.

                What is also weird is that the population is really young because they have not lived under the rule of Mubarak like the older people have. I think that this is because they have heard stories about how life under Mubarak was horrible and they want to change it. I believe that those young protestors are not only fighting for their freedom but also to avenge the lives of their ancestors.

                This movie also talks about the unity of the population with no regards to religions. At first, all of the people were united under Egypt and were not divided by their different views and religions but that changed in around 6 months. That changed when the Muslim Brotherhood decided to betray the Egyptians to side with the army. But while it divided some Egyptians, it also brought some closer together because some Muslims did not agree with the Muslim Brotherhood.

Wednesday, August 20, 2014

The photograph below is a picture of my family and me in 2010 when we went to Quebec. This is extremely significant to me because that vacation was one of the best vacation we took. This also reminds me of a better time, a time when I had no worries and I was always with my family. Now, we rarely travel together anymore. My sister is in college, far away from here, I always have homework and my parents have work. Although I still am close to my parents, I get farther away from my sister because she is so far away. This photograph symbolizes a time I would like to go back to.