I was very compelled to the Malcolm X quotes .. Being in Two Trains right now made the quotes more relative to the world right now.. “ To know the truth, will piss you off .” also how anger is a double edged sword.. Today in the world everyone seems to focus on themselves being angry in a general sense.. Instead of talking about the Reason why.. What brings this anger to the surface, and why does it affect us so progressively.. I think it’s easy to be mad about something, but it’s another story when you have to truly convey why you’re angry, and for what good reason.. Anger is definitely trouble, especially when it comes from a place of hatred, and fear.
While reading some of the monuments pieces I felt as if each of them had something that they needed to prove. For example, for the Tate piece felt the need to expose what history has done to people. Each level exposed how much each person was taken advantage of in service of someone else. For the rumors of war piece exposed the whole idealism of the past resurrecting a past historical leader to make sure that the event does not happen again. The Bracero monument exposed all of the work that the people of that time had done in order to make sure that not another person is taken advantage of again. But truth be told, all of these monuments have come with some sort of backlash. The bracero monument had gotten criticism for stating that the braceros were free to do what they wished. From what the article had stated that was not the truth. It was merely one persons interpretation of what a bracero was, b...
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