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The document consists of reflections and analyses on three poems by African authors, highlighting the struggles and resilience of Africans in the face of adversity, discrimination, and cultural loss. It emphasizes the importance of education and cultural awareness in combating racism and improving the plight of Africans. Additionally, it discusses the societal customs and gender dynamics within African culture, drawing comparisons to Filipino traditions.

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AFRICANS

The document consists of reflections and analyses on three poems by African authors, highlighting the struggles and resilience of Africans in the face of adversity, discrimination, and cultural loss. It emphasizes the importance of education and cultural awareness in combating racism and improving the plight of Africans. Additionally, it discusses the societal customs and gender dynamics within African culture, drawing comparisons to Filipino traditions.

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Maybelle Marie C.

Tajos
BSED ENGLISH-3
English 115

Poem #1 : “Africa” by David Diop

1. Describe Africans.
- Based on the poem, Africans described as warriors, hardworking, patient, and
brave. For me these qualities suits for the Africans because despite of the bitter
life and betrayal that they experienced still they are strong to fight and survive in
life.

2. Why are Africans looked down upon?


- I think Africans looked down upon it is because of their skin color. Most people
tend to discriminate and insult people who are black, they think that they don't
belong and fit to the society and think of themselves as superior. Also, because
of the environment and economic status they have Africans are expecting
support from other neighboring countries because they lack resources, water,
food and worst is children are unable to go to school due to financial problem of
the government.

3. In your own little way, how can you help ameliorate the sad plight of the Africans?
- As a young woman and future educator, I can help ameliorate the sad plight of
the Africans by teaching education to the Africans especially to the children who
are not able to attend school dur to financial crisis and lack of support. I believe
that small actions lead to big contribution, by this doing this, children will be able
to know more about the world and someday find better jobs so that they will be
able to provide for their families. Another thing also is that, by sharing/spreading
their literature to the world by posting it through social media, people will know
and explore their culture so that they will understand African people and their
culture. By this, racism and discrimination to Africans will lessen.

REFLECTION

Africans went through a lot of hardships and battles in their lives. Not just war but
also discrimination and slavery they received from other people. War in their country ends
but Africans are still fighting for their lives everyday just to survive. They are still suffering
and enduring the tiring battle of their lives, no food, no water, lack of resources, and
children are unable to pursue education due to lack of support from they government. All of
these are still the aftermath of the war and betrayal of the people/countries who they
thought would help them. David Liop, the one who created this poem serves as the voice of
the Africans and sending message to the Africans that they must not lose trust in their
culture and identity. Maybe one day, despite its horrible past, Africa will be free and
flourish, restoring its pre-colonial magnificence. It will develop itself as an equal nation of
free and confident people.

How often do we help our brothers and/or fellowmen wholeheartedly? Do we help because
there is a hidden motive?

- I often helped those people who needs my help wholeheartedly and help without any in
return. As long as I am capable of doing the task, I will really help. If we help people, we
should not expect any in return, we should not take advantage on people's weakness and
we should not think that the person we helped owe us just because we helped them. We
help because we care and that's the right thing to do.

POEM #2: “Once Upon a Time” by Gabriel Okara (Nigeria)

1. Who is talking to the poem?


- Father/Elder

2. Who do you think is the son mentioned in the poem?


- I think the son mentioned in the poem are the children of the present
generation. He father who is the speaker of this piece describes the lack of
compassion in modern times to his child.

3. Explain the second stanza and its implication to our present society.
- The second stanza means that Africans feel numb after what happened to them,
from being cheerful to being cold. We can truly see how happy a person is by
looking in their eyes and actions, but this stanza the author felt the changes
because of the cold and lifeless treatment. The implication of this to our present
society is that Africans went through a lot to the point that they feel so lifeless
and unhappy because of what happened to them. I can see lots of videos on the
internet of African people suffering and waiting for someone to give them food,
water, and help. I can also see them smiling but as I looked in their eyes there is
sadness that cannot be explain and emotions that cannot be express. That's why,
this poem serves as the reality of what Africans truly feel.
REFLECTION

This poem is timeless that speaks the truth of what is really happening in our society
nowadays especially in Africa. It so sad that the present generation didn’t see how genuine
the smile of their elders before, because of what Africans experienced before we can’t
blamed them for feeling and expressing cold treatments to the other people especially that
they got betrayed by the people they thought would help them. From the title itself “Once
Upon a Time” it simply sending message to look in the past and imagine how genuine the
smile is, how welcoming the Africans and how pure their hearts before they got betrayed.
But look at now, their eyes have no emotions and they didn’t trust people so easily because
they are afraid of getting betrayed again.

POEM #3: “Anticipation” by Mabel Dove- Danquah Ghana

1. Describe the Setting.


- The narrative happened in the Nkwabi in the state park where Odwira was to be
staged. It was enclosed of palm leaves decorated the grounds. The second part of
the story takes place at Nana Adaku II's house. People are overjoyed, wearing
expensive costumes and the state drums are playing joyful songs.
2. What atmosphere is created by this setting?
- A happy celebration and feasting for the Omanhene was celebrating his
twentieth anniversary of his accession to the stool of Akwasin.
3. What African customs and traits are revealed in this story?
- Africans also have celebrations that includes feasts, dancing, wearing gold coast
costumes and presenting dances and gifts for their Omanhene (king).
- Establishing friendships with people who hadn't seen one other in a long time.
- African men can have many women as many was they want.
- African men also must give a marriage dowry to the woman’s family before
getting married.
4. Compare the African ways of celebrating with those of Filipinos.
- I think both African and Filipinos have similarities in terms of celebrating special
occasions. Just like Africans, Filipinos love celebrating special occasions, we wear
costumes and presenting dances depending on the occasion, we also renewing
friendships and seeing old friends during the occasion, bringing, and presenting
gifts and we also have parades or procession on other occasions that we have
before we start the party or the celebration.
5. Characterized Nana Adaku II.
- Nana Adaku II is the Omanhene of Akwasin, he was fifty-five years old and a man
who has forty wives. He is a kind of person who thinks himself as superior to
anyone, always getting what he wants and a person who is not contented in his
life. He thinks that he can buy everything including women and when he is bored
and no longer useful, he treats them like a trash and gets another.
6. Comment on what the author says about the attitudes of men toward women and
vice versa.
- Having this kind of culture and tradition makes me realized that women are
dependent to men. Women dressed expensive gold clothes, make ups just to find
someone who are capable and someone who can afford to make their lives
comfortable because women don’t have the capability to provide and feed for
their own that’s why whenever there are occasions like this they are trying to be
someone’s apple to their eyes, looking rich men in order to survive. As for men,
they always give flowery words to women, giving expensive jewelries for them
and men easily attracted with beautiful women and whenever they are no longer
useful, they gets another women as many as they want.
7. Did you expect the story to end the way it did?
- No, I didn’t expect the story to end the way it did. My expectation is that Euffa
was already married to someone and the Omanhene finds ways just to be with
Euffa and the Omanhene and the Husband will fight for Euffa, etc. because it is
somehow impossible not to remember someone you married two years ago.
8. Define “irony.” Give an example of it in the story.
- Irony means the use of words to express something other than and especially the
opposite of the literal meaning. An example of it in the story is when Nana Adaku
II forgot Euffa (one of his forty wives) immediately and told her that he just saw
her today when in fact he paid fifty pounds for Euffa and they got married two
years ago.
9. Explain the title of the story.
- The story's title "Anticipation" refers to the act of expecting or predicting. The
story title simply refers to the decision-making of the Omanhene and how he
wants to marry someone whom he thought he saw it for the very first time but
forgot that he asked that woman to get married two years ago. The ending of the
story is also unexpected and unpredictable.

REFLECTION

The story's ending is unexpected; it was not what I expected. The plot is enjoyable,
interesting, original, humorous, and, most importantly, not boring. The only thing that left
me wanting was the story's ending. I was left wondering what would happen next, and how
Nana Adaku would respond following that news.

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