The People Of The Sea And Blue Winds Dancing

Throughout this course I have learned many valuable lessons about culture and travel. The stories we have studied from “The People of the Sea” to “Babies” and even “Blue Winds Dancing” have taught me more about family and loyalty than I could have ever imagined. I believe however the three main ideas that I have learned throughout this course are the following; you can learn from the most unlikely of teachers, forgiveness is the key to happiness, and finally stepping up when people need you can heal wounds that time never could.

Culture is still waters after a raging storm. I chose this metaphor because it reminded me most of The Moken. They are a tribe of people who live on the coast in South-east Asia. They have no modern technology

In the book “Cry, The Beloved Country,” there is a crucial moment when a father who has lost his son says, “There is no anger in me.” (Paton 214). James Jarvis is the man who says this right after learning who killed his son. Jarvis has lost everything that was important to him and he chose to forgive. In this book, forgiveness is the first step towards happiness. Later in the book, Stephen Kumalo the father of the boy who killed James’ son, forgives his own son Absalom. Once, this occurs Stephen and Absalom begin to restore a broken relationship within the limited amount of days they have left. This book really taught me that we have a choice to be angry with the world and those around us when something goes wrong, or we can accept it for what it is, forgive and take the first step towards

In the movie “Shower,” we are introduced to a son and an old man. They run a bath house in their local town and love everything about it. The old man works hard all the time and the son helps in his own ways. They have a set routine for there day and they follow it precisely all the time. Next, we see a young man enter the bath house in formal attire, in the beginning everyone looks at him strangely and questions why he is there. We then see the son of the old man run over and hug him excitedly because his older brother has returned home. Throughout the movie you see the strain in the relationship between the returned son Daming and the father. One day while cleaning the bath house, the father dies unexpectedly. Daming the older son is now forced to take care of Erming the younger brother. Erming has a disorder that prompts Daming to take him to a hospital while he gets his life back in order. Daming realizes his mistake and soon returns to retrieve Erming. The brother steps up and takes care of the younger brother soon thankful for the restoration of their