Short Takes - Time to Look and Listen

1.   Magdoline Asfahani recreated her experiences by giving many examples with details to describe those experiences and her feelings at that time.

2.   I think “discrimination” is the most important subject in this essay. Paragraph 3-6 are all about the discrimination Magdoline Asfahani faced when she was a young kid. In the last two paragraphs, Magdoline Asfahani shares her opinion that the situation of discrimination is less serious in the world now.

3.   Magdoline Asfahani said “Anyone who is unlike the majority is looked at a little suspiciously, dealt with a little differently.” and “Education is the key to understanding.”

4.   The writer tries to tell the readers that we should treat everyone equally and we cannot judge anything without knowing.

5.   Thanksgiving is one of the most and meaningful holidays in America. The essay was published right after Thanksgiving which reminds all American that the reason makes their nation unique is because there are a lot of different cultures in their nation.