Wednesday, December 5, 2007

Dolphin Fable

Delores the dolphin has always been different.
She never felt completely right.
While, her friends would talk about boys and makeup,
She would swim quietly with her mouth shut tight.
Do not get me wrong she thought boys were cute,
And they made cool friends.
She just could see her young dolphin life,
Tied down to one of them.
She did envision herself having a life partner
One to share her days with
But it was not a stranger or a boy
It was her friend Lilith.

Her family did not see it.
Her family did not know
Her little secret she kept to herself
Until she felt like she was going to blow
She admitted to herself and her friend
That she liked dolphin girls
Next came the parents, they reacted bad
She was treated as if she was from a different world.
Spurned, Alone, and seeking advice
Delores found inner strength to do what was right
She began to campaign and speak out
She should not be treated differently. She began to fight.

Delores found dolphins from other pods,
That believed as she did.
She wanted to be treated equal.
And have a say or bid.
Prejudices rained down on her from all over.
Her pod of believers were hurt.
Through laws and hate from other dolphins,
They were looked at like less than dir.t

To this day Delores and her group,
In Tampa bay, swim and protest,
To try to stop the hate and the scorn.
They aim to stop the unrest.

Timed Writing

My project three was about homosexual rights and same-sex marriage. I discussed the different aspects and avenues of the topic by giving the history of marriage, precedents that were started in history, the status quo, separation of church and state, and other tidbits of information. Everything was centered on the belief that homosexuals are humans and citizens too and thus should have the same opportunities afforded to them.

Along with my paper, I created a blog and wrote to companies that were against my stance for homosexual rights. The blog afforded me the opportunity to voice my opinion and inform the masses of people who decide to read it. The letters were written in such a way to ask the view of anti-homosexual activists. I asked them why shouldn’t their fellow countryman get the same rights, as they should. What makes them better? I also brought up contradictions in their by-laws or principles that they do not uphold. I find that getting a different opinion on the same topic can attribute to my learning and understanding.

The next step is outreach. I plan to author a fable for middle school children that will essentially teach them that being different is fine. Also that condemning or ostracizing a person for who they choose to love is wrong. I want the children of tomorrow to learn to be tolerant of others and accept people for their differences. Groups of anti-homosexual activists only produce prejudice and hate and the world does not need more of that.


All in all, I hope that each avenue that I discussed will be effective in teaching and enlightening others to their actions and their prejudices. To become a tolerant people education and knowledge is a must and that is what I hopefully was effective in doing.

Tuesday, December 4, 2007

Outline Fable

Fable Moral: Homosexuals are humans too
Main Characters: Dolphins
Setting: Tampa Bay
Plot:
Dolphin with family a little different
Dolphin at school not like others
Boys like her but she is not in to mating
Family Pushing her to mate but she is making excuses
She realizes why
She admits to friend then family
Ostracized from community
Does not deter her