The LGBT Community

                                    

                                  The LGBT Community is comprised of  Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender. These people are usually discriminated because of the fact that they're not normal, because they follow their emotions, they express what they want in life even if others don't like it and disapprove. They show true bravery through both actions and emotions.

This is the LGBT flag

               This rainbow colored flag is the LGBT community's flag, but how did it become the symbol for the LGBT community?, It goes back to 1978, when the artist Gilbert Baker, an openly gay man and a drag queen, designed the first rainbow flag. Baker later revealed that he was urged by Harvey Milk, one of the first openly gay elected officials in the U.S., to create a symbol of pride for the gay community. Baker decided that symbol a flag because he saw flags as the most powerful symbol of pride. This is one of the first steps the LGBT community took in order to be visible, to be recognized. They are not afraid to come out and say this is me. There are still some people who won't come out of the dark because they are afraid of discrimination or they are confused as to what is their sexual identity. 

                                       It might seem that most LGBT people are finally coming out but, there are still some people who, well isn't very open-minded. People who are LGBT are still people everyone is created equally but we all have unique minds and way of thinking, They are unique because of the way they act, speak and personalize themselves. They are people and they should not be ridiculed because of that, We must stop this discrimination and maybe we can create a world where men, women, LGBT and the like are equal, and then maybe, just maybe we can create a perfect world not torn apart by differences and personal attributes but united because of it.

References:

Gonzales, N. How Did the rainbow Flag Become a Symbol of LGBTQ Pride?. Retrieved from 

https://www.britannica.com/story/how-did-the-rainbow-flag-become-a-symbol-of-lgbt-pride

Pagtulong sa kapwa

Pagtulong sa Kapwa 

                           Ang aking pamilya ay hindi talaga aktibo sa pagtulong sa aming komunidad, ngunit tumutulong kami sa komunidad. Ang paraan ng pagtulong sa mga tao sa aming komunidad ay medyo tamad, nagbibigay lang kami ng pera. Sa tuwing tinutulungan namin ang mga tao sa aming komunidad, nakikita kong nakangiti ang mga tao at nag-iisa ang gumagawa ng araw ko.

Magbigay kami ng pera 

Ang ibang mga tao ay may posibilidad na bigyan ang mga tao na nangangailangan ng tulong sa pagkain o damit, ngunit binibigyan namin sila ng pera sa pag-asa na magagamit nila nang matalino. Kaya, kahit na talagang hindi tayo naglalagay ng labis na pagsisikap sa paraan ng pagtulong natin sa mga tao, hindi bababa sa mayroon silang pagpipilian na bumili sa halip na kailangan nila. Talagang ginagawa ang araw ko kapag nakikita kong ngumingiti ang ibang tao

Sa huli hindi talaga tungkol sa kung magkano o kung ilan ang aking ibinigay. Kahit anong mangyari basta alam kong gumawa ako ng mabuti, nasiyahan ako. Hangga't alam ko na ang isang simpleng kilos o pagganyak na tulungan ang iba ay palaging nasa paligid saanman, kailan man.

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The Food of Paradise

                                        

                     The Food of Paradise is an Islamic story by Ibn Majid, who talks about a mullah named Ibrahim. The story is full of mystery, magic and other religious aspects of Islamic culture. The story has a realistic setting but, the characters, jinns and their magic is clearly fictional. The story has a funny twist with a nice enlightening ending. It features the social and economic standpoint in our society.

 

                    The stories features Ibrahim, a mullah, his name might familiar  because he is named after the prophet Ibrahim who is Abraham in the Arabic version, Muslims call him by that name although it is unclear whether he was named after him or the Ibrahim in this story is prophet Abraham. The story does tell that the mullah is called Ibrahim the wise but he is a mullah, a mullah is a person that teaches the Koran, which confirms the fact that he is not prophet Ibrahim. If he is just named after prophet Ibrahim he is a pretty good character that blend well with the plot and story.

Prophet Ibrahim                                                   

Speaking to God

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                 The story is smart and talks about the social and economic standpoint in the society. The mullah at one time complained about why men like him who do hard work must try to survive and overcome starvation.  This is telling the viewers about the situation of others some are rich while some are poor, the poor must work hard and sweat in order to survive while the rich get to eat delicious food and do almost no work at all. It tells the problem in our society that hard work is ill-paid and that some people do not have food. The story really highlights the economic status of people. The princess who is rich and can buy almost anything she wants is unhappy and lonely and would even be willing to give half of her inheritance to the mullah because of the years of great loneliness she has experienced. The mullah and his sorry state all point out to that the message this story is giving us a look at our own civilization and the fact most of us value money because money is one of the most important things in our world because the reality is you won’t survive without money.

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                        The story has some mythological creatures such as giants and jinns. The story is fictional and thus has magic. These things might seem normal for a fictional story but what if these things actually represent something in the real world. The magical shield surrounding the white castle holding the princess could be that she is being protected from the outside world by her parents after all some rich children usually tend to be overprotected, this usually results them to feel lonely, the same feeling the princess has. The jinns might represent your friends who will help you do impossible tasks. The giants could be obstacles that you and your friends must overcome to reach your goal.

 

                         With this I come to a conclusion that our world is the same as the mullah’s although fictional it really relates to the real world. The characters, setting and magic might really be our daily lives covered in fictional spells and creatures. In the end, like Ibrahim you will find the truth behind the halwa you keep getting.