The Voice In My Heart by Brian McEvoy https://padlet.com/bmcevoy2/af007hn3782g Gilbert Tuhabonye en-us 2019-01-14 14:30:52 UTC 2019-01-18 17:33:45 UTC hello@padlet.com (Similarity) Gilbert is always looking to help his family out anyway he can. bmcevoy2 https://padlet.com/bmcevoy2/af007hn3782g/wish/320304086 Anytime I can I love to be a helping hand around the house whether it is errands or washing dishes, I love to help out.
  “Later, when I was able, I would run up and down that hill until I nearly wore myself out. From the time I was old enough to walk, I wanted to be able to carry the container on my head just like my mother did. When I was finally entrusted with the task, running with the heavy jug on my head became a challenge I had to master...I also wanted to be able to help my father and Dieudonne chop down trees for cooking fuel” (Tuhabonye 16).

]]> 2019-01-14 14:33:23 UTC https://padlet.com/bmcevoy2/af007hn3782g/wish/320304086 (Similarity) Gilbert walks to school everyday bmcevoy2 https://padlet.com/bmcevoy2/af007hn3782g/wish/320306846 In middle school I would always walk to school with my friends. If we were running late, we would also sprint. This quote reminds me of the days that I would walk to school.
"Depending how far we were from the school, we would break into either a jog or an all-out sprint in order to arrive in the next five minutes when the final bell tolled" (Tuhabonye 50)]]> 2019-01-14 14:37:34 UTC https://padlet.com/bmcevoy2/af007hn3782g/wish/320306846 (Difference) Gilbert got beat by his teacher for getting a bad grade bmcevoy2 https://padlet.com/bmcevoy2/af007hn3782g/wish/320801244 I have never got beaten by a teacher so I can not imagine how this experience felt for Gilbert. If this ever happened in America, the teacher would be fired and put in jail.
"Perhaps it was frustration with my failing to reach my potential that led my sixth-grade teacher, Salvatore Nzumuremyi, to beat me for apparently no reason early in my last year in primary school" (Tuhabonye 68).]]> 2019-01-15 15:16:38 UTC https://padlet.com/bmcevoy2/af007hn3782g/wish/320801244 (Similarity) Gilbert shows how excited he is to attend secondary school but he also doesn't want to leave his family bmcevoy2 https://padlet.com/bmcevoy2/af007hn3782g/wish/321655539 I am very excited to go to college but I also don't want to be far away from my family and friends.
“ He continued to talk, but my mind and heart were a jumble of conflicting emotions and thoughts. I was so relieved I had passed, frightened at the prospect of being sent far away, glad I would most likely be leaving home, but sad I would be leaving some of my friends and family behind” (Tuhabonye 76).]]> 2019-01-17 13:24:41 UTC https://padlet.com/bmcevoy2/af007hn3782g/wish/321655539 Gilbert values religion bmcevoy2 https://padlet.com/bmcevoy2/af007hn3782g/wish/321663594 Gilbert forgives the Hutus for what they have done in the past to his family. This shows how he is willing to move on and understands that not all Hutus are evil. This demonstrates his religion as he forgives.
"Even though two of my father’s brothers had been killed by Hutus before I was born, we held no resentment against them. In fact, I grew up hearing about how it was a Hutu man who came and informed my grandmother of the death of three of her sons. This Hutu man also assisted my family in the burial. Later, once we had grown more prosperous, we also employed several Hutus to help work on our land. As far as we were concerned, the differences between Hutus and Tutsis were superficial and not political. While ethnic violence occurred elsewhere in the country, the state of Bururi generally remained free of it” (Tuhabonye 19-20).

]]> 2019-01-17 13:42:39 UTC https://padlet.com/bmcevoy2/af007hn3782g/wish/321663594 (Difference) Gilbert has to get his water from the river bmcevoy2 https://padlet.com/bmcevoy2/af007hn3782g/wish/321876703 I have never had to fetch my water, I just get it from the grocery store. The fact that Gilbert has to get his own water shows how different his life is compared to mine.
"Each day, one of us was responsible for heading down the mountain to fetch water" (Tuhabonye 16).]]> 2019-01-17 19:26:16 UTC https://padlet.com/bmcevoy2/af007hn3782g/wish/321876703 Gilbert values running bmcevoy2 https://padlet.com/bmcevoy2/af007hn3782g/wish/322114534 Not only did Gilbert love to run but it allowed him to accomplish nearly everything he has done in his life. He says that it aids him and running makes Gilbert feel like he is in a better sate of mind.
"And for me running had a utilitarian value most Americans can't appreciate. Running fast aided me in countless ways" (Tuhabonye 25).]]> 2019-01-18 14:12:59 UTC https://padlet.com/bmcevoy2/af007hn3782g/wish/322114534 Gilbert values his work ethic bmcevoy2 https://padlet.com/bmcevoy2/af007hn3782g/wish/322120230 This shows how determined Gilbert was to catch this antelope. He waited for a to catch the antelope and he out ran it until it got tired. Gilbert wanted to catch it and he did. This shows how if Gilbert wants something he will put his all in to get what he wants.
“Each Saturday was devoted to hunting. The game we most frequently pursued was antelope...no one I knew owned a gun, so we hunted with spears and machetes. Consequently, we had to get very close to our pretty before we would be able to kill it...When one person spotted an antelope, he would emit a loud trill to alert others that game had been identified. That person would take off on foot in pursuit of it, continuing to make those loud whistling noises so others could follow the animal’s progress and predict its path to intercept it...While it would be almost impossible for a lone man to run an antelope until it dropped from exhaustion and could be killed, working together and taking turns running after it gave us a far better chance...By the time I joined the chase, the antelope had been running steadily for nearly a half hour and was clearly tiring.
            I came to a stop and, my blood pulsing at my temples, scanned the area...To my delight, not twenty meters from me, the antelope stood...He [Gilbert’s father] didn’t say anything to me, but I could read in his eyes how proud I had made him...My cousin Alphonse shook my hand formally, and then his look of grave seriousness was split by his smile and his wide-eyed shout of triumph. We would see be eating meat…
            When it came time to eat, my father asked me to step forward. He took his machete and cut off a piece of the antelope heart. Though we were Catholic, we held onto some of our ancestral beliefs, and one of those was that an animal’s spirit resides in the heart. Since I was instrumental in conquering that animals and its spirit, it was only right I should ingest some [of] it. In doing so, I would take in some of the antelope’s qualities, and I [at age 10] was eager to see if I would later be able to run faster and longer” (Tuhabonye 30-33).

]]> 2019-01-18 14:24:37 UTC https://padlet.com/bmcevoy2/af007hn3782g/wish/322120230 (Difference) Gilbert's first time in a car bmcevoy2 https://padlet.com/bmcevoy2/af007hn3782g/wish/322120915 My mom would always drive to to places that I needed/wanted to be. For Gilbert to never be able to ride in a car is crazy to me but shows how our culture is different.
"...and I was extremely grateful that they exposed my friends and me to something else as well-the wonders of travel by the automobile...My attention was soon drawn to the scenery outside the windows. I knelt on the seat and watched the world recede as i moved faster than i ever had in my life" (Tuhabonye 61-62).

]]> 2019-01-18 14:25:53 UTC https://padlet.com/bmcevoy2/af007hn3782g/wish/322120915 I value my friends bmcevoy2 https://padlet.com/bmcevoy2/af007hn3782g/wish/322127933 I love to hangout with my friends and play ports with them. Since I am almost headed off to college I cherish my time with my friends and love to make memories with them.]]> 2019-01-18 14:38:43 UTC https://padlet.com/bmcevoy2/af007hn3782g/wish/322127933 I values my family bmcevoy2 https://padlet.com/bmcevoy2/af007hn3782g/wish/322128637 I love my family and they mean the world to me. We always sacrifice things that will make each other happy and continue to move in the right direction.]]> 2019-01-18 14:40:02 UTC https://padlet.com/bmcevoy2/af007hn3782g/wish/322128637 I value sports bmcevoy2 https://padlet.com/bmcevoy2/af007hn3782g/wish/322129868 I love to play and watch sports on my free time. Whether it is training to messing around, sports will always be a big part of my life. It allows me to make new finds and it is very fun to do. ]]> 2019-01-18 14:42:33 UTC https://padlet.com/bmcevoy2/af007hn3782g/wish/322129868 (Difference) Gilbert was hit with a club in the ches bmcevoy2 https://padlet.com/bmcevoy2/af007hn3782g/wish/322142855 I have never been hit as bad as Gilbert. He got struck with a club and I have never been that badly beaten.
“A Hutu man charged at me and swung his club at my head, but I managed to duck out of the way” (Tuhabonye 130). ]]> 2019-01-18 15:07:57 UTC https://padlet.com/bmcevoy2/af007hn3782g/wish/322142855 (Difference) Gilbert was in a live or death situation bmcevoy2 https://padlet.com/bmcevoy2/af007hn3782g/wish/322144911 I have never been in a live or death situation in my life but I could imagine how scary it was for Gilbert.
“I felt someone grab my arm, and I was turned to see a machete raised above my head” ( Tuhabonye 87).]]> 2019-01-18 15:12:00 UTC https://padlet.com/bmcevoy2/af007hn3782g/wish/322144911