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Major Project Proposal: The Journey of a Bully’s Target Mental illness can be incredibly self-destructive when it comes to individuals with various disorders such as PTSD, anxiety, or depression (Legg). Authors like Samra Habib and Brandon Lee are no exception to this fact, and have written about their struggles with these disorders. This includes how their home and school life were both factors in how they developed their disorders. Habib’s and Lee’s memoirs enabled individuals that may relate to their experiences to have the education they require to deal with their conflicts, realise they are not alone in this matter, and have a better understanding of suicide and its effects. Regarding this Major Project, Samra Habib’s, We Have Always Been …show more content…

However, when she first came to Canada in 1991 she was known as a Pakistani refugee instead. Habib herself stated in The Globe and Mail’s article that her family had to leave Pakistan because they are Ahmadi, a division of the Muslim religion that is often persecuted through extreme legal measures in Pakistan. When her family and herself came to Canada, they learned a faint amount of English, meaning they needed to take classes to learn more. Habib and her family were considered refugees from Pakistan to Canada as they escaped the Ahmadi persecution in Pakistan by fleeing to Canada (Habib and Kelly). Nonetheless, Habib ultimately grew up in Canada starting at ten-years-old, but as a Pakistani and a part of the LGBTQ+ community, this change of scenery and cultural differences proved to be difficult for her (Ratangee). When comparing Habib to former news anchor Brandon Lee, who is American born and raised, he did not have any change of scenery or new culture he needed to adapt to, unlike Habib. In fact, Lee was born and raised in Orange County, California, and as Lee grew up, he went to private Catholic schools, got private piano lessons, and even travelled overseas for international soccer. Any person can tell that Lee and his family were what society deems high class (Goodykoontz). Regardless of being in a higher class of society, Lee’s memoir is not based on this wealthy lifestyle, as his …show more content…

Although this bond between mother and daughter was nearly severed when Habib’s mother arranged for her to get married, Habib truly believes that her mother was just doing what she thought was best for her (Janmohamed). Samra Habib’s childhood consisted of discrimination and bullying from her peers, the struggles of moving countries, learning a new language, and having to grow up fast in order to help her family. As she got older she faced the endeavours of having mental illnesses, such as anxiety or PTSD, and even trying to kill herself by consuming bleach, due to believing no one could help her (Habib and Kelly). Her memoir covers all aspects of her life, but mainly focuses on how she grew up and the struggles she faces as a queer Muslim, two oppressed groups by society, further proving she is marginalised. Similarly, Brandon Lee also dealt with conflicts of mental illness, and was once consistently discriminated against by society based on appearance. An example of this discrimination, which is also a form of bullying, are his long lashes which was the cause of the nickname given to him by his peers, “Mascara Boy.” This nickname indirectly called him a coward as it was

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