Synthesis & Response to: Indigenous resistance and racist schooling on the borders of empires: Coast Salish cultural suvival by Michael Marker

   In the article Indigenous resistance and racist schooling on the borders of empires: Coast Salish cultural survival Michael Marker discusses the integration of Native Indians known as Coast Salish into American and Canadian culture. The Coast Salish Indians lived among the borders of the U.S. and Canada in the state of Washington and the province of British Columbia, and they were incorporated into the country in which they were settled. Therefore, there are now Canadian and American Coast Salish Indians. Today they are still define themselves as Coast Salish Indians, even though they do have to cross a boarder. In British Columbia, the Salish Indians were brought into public schools, mixing them with other Canadian citizens. This has caused racism because the Indians are very different, not just by culture, but even physical features. Washington state took a smarter route and developed a boarding school to which only the Coast Salish Indians attend. Although they may be split and immersed into the modern world, they still stand together to uphold their culture and roots.
   I believe Canada and the United States should have never stepped in and intrude on the Coast Salish Indians. They are not a threat and we should stay out of their culture, as they were the first to inhabit the land. In fact, the United States and Canada should reserve that area and make it Native lands and leave it ungoverned for the Indians. They clearly do not want the help of any of the governments.

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The MEATRIX episodes are a very effective way to get the word across of the adverse effects of factory-farming to all ages in America. I found the four mini-episodes to be very entertaining and I am looking forward to another. It sad to see that America's farms are really becoming a factory, and that we are all under a sick illusion. It is disgusting that the public is under an allusion because the meat industry created it. We should know what we are eating and what conditions the meet was really brought up on. The MEATRIX producers are supportive by giving us an alternative to the factory-grown meat known as Organic meat. I used to live in Waxhaw, NC and you can see why there is so much land available for sale in that city. Waxhaw used to be a predominantly farming township that had acres of land for raising livestock. Today these lands are gone and subdivisions encompass all of this. This was most likely due to the local family-farmers being out competed by the money hungry factory-farmers.

Real Text Response 3/12

I found this reading hard to follow because of the nature of the writing. Scientific research papers often use vocabulary and terms only people in a specific field can follow. The passage was also not very interesting to me, perhaps because it dragged on. I do prefer the structure of the writing because it is very easy to format. There is also an abstract paragraph present that provides a easy-read summary of the text. My view of biotechnology and food is quite neutral. I am not for it, but I feel it is necessary to provide food for the largely growing human population. I love organic and unmodified natural food, but I also find it necessary to consume the modified food because it is the only way our population can be sustained. Due to my neutral view this reading was not interesting and very hard to follow.