https://padlet.com/andrea_dellolio/b12ipaja97290lyz Post your response(s) under each group of questions. See Ms. Dell'Olio's example. You can post a response by clicking the (+) at the bottom of the original post. Make sure you write your name on your post if you do not sign up (it's FREE to sign up!). You can also comment on or "like" other people's posts! en-us 2022-01-11 13:56:45 UTC 2022-01-18 00:14:51 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet.net/icons/png/1f976.png andrea_dellolio https://padlet.com/andrea_dellolio/b12ipaja97290lyz/wish/1986066246 Trevor describes the setting of his childhood in South Africa during Apartheid. Where else in the world today or in history do we see characteristics similar to Apartheid? Why do you think this happens? Whose fault is it? ]]> 2022-01-11 13:56:45 UTC https://padlet.com/andrea_dellolio/b12ipaja97290lyz/wish/1986066246 andrea_dellolio https://padlet.com/andrea_dellolio/b12ipaja97290lyz/wish/1986066247 Do you think the challenging circumstances that Trevor Noah grew up with probably had a more negative or more positive impact on him? Why? Explain or support your answer. Have you known of anyone who grew up with similarly challenging circumstances? (It can be you, someone you know, or someone famous, for example.)]]> 2022-01-11 13:56:45 UTC https://padlet.com/andrea_dellolio/b12ipaja97290lyz/wish/1986066247 andrea_dellolio https://padlet.com/andrea_dellolio/b12ipaja97290lyz/wish/1986066250 Do you think Trevor Noah's father made the right decision agreeing to have a baby with Patricia (Trevor's mother)? Explain why or why not. ]]> 2022-01-11 13:56:45 UTC https://padlet.com/andrea_dellolio/b12ipaja97290lyz/wish/1986066250 andrea_dellolio https://padlet.com/andrea_dellolio/b12ipaja97290lyz/wish/1986066251 What do you think about Trevor Noah's mother's decision to have a "colored", or mixed race, child considering the issues in South Africa at the time? What do you think her reasons might have been in doing this? What decision do you think YOU would have made in her situation? (*Make sure your response indicates that you read and understood the chapter!)]]> 2022-01-11 13:56:45 UTC https://padlet.com/andrea_dellolio/b12ipaja97290lyz/wish/1986066251 andrea_dellolio https://padlet.com/andrea_dellolio/b12ipaja97290lyz/wish/1986066253 I think Trevor Noah's mother was incredibly brave to have a mixed race baby in the world she was living in. I imagine she was scared on so many occasions that she would be imprisoned or worse. I think she did it because she loved Trevor's father and wanted her child, and, of course, knew that there was nothing inherently wrong with having a mixed race child despite South African laws. ]]> 2022-01-11 13:56:45 UTC https://padlet.com/andrea_dellolio/b12ipaja97290lyz/wish/1986066253 kennyp57 https://padlet.com/andrea_dellolio/b12ipaja97290lyz/wish/1986862084 I think it fine that his mother have him because now we can know the story of what it is like back in Africa ]]> 2022-01-11 19:41:14 UTC https://padlet.com/andrea_dellolio/b12ipaja97290lyz/wish/1986862084 ashleed13 https://padlet.com/andrea_dellolio/b12ipaja97290lyz/wish/1986865566 Her decision to have a mixed child during apartheid was very dumb and I would have never done that. It's even worse too because most people with a mixed child would leave South Africa but she decided to stay and risk getting arrested. The reason she did it though was probably cause she just didn't care enough about the consequences. In the second chapter when Trevor asked his mom why she did this she said she wasn't thinking of the consequences.]]> 2022-01-11 19:43:01 UTC https://padlet.com/andrea_dellolio/b12ipaja97290lyz/wish/1986865566 ashleed13 https://padlet.com/andrea_dellolio/b12ipaja97290lyz/wish/1986870842 I do not think he made the right decision. He was risking arrest by doing this and risking the mothers safety by doing this too. He also was not even able to be with his child most of the time which must've been terrible for him and Trevor. ]]> 2022-01-11 19:46:01 UTC https://padlet.com/andrea_dellolio/b12ipaja97290lyz/wish/1986870842 https://padlet.com/andrea_dellolio/b12ipaja97290lyz/wish/1986874525 I believe that her decision was an act of protest toward Apartheid. She knew the consequences but she chose not to abide by them. What she did was brave and a bit heroic, but also dangerous. If I was in her situation, I would not have had the child because life was already complicated back then. But I can see why she did have Trevor.]]> 2022-01-11 19:48:10 UTC https://padlet.com/andrea_dellolio/b12ipaja97290lyz/wish/1986874525 ashleed13 https://padlet.com/andrea_dellolio/b12ipaja97290lyz/wish/1986877271 They probably had a more negative impact on him. There's like nothing that's good about his circumstances. He was not able to be with his father most of the time which might've made him upset. Having to be hidden and you're parents acting like they weren't even your parents might've also made him feel confused, and upset like maybe he thought he was a burden on his parents. Also I'm sure all the racism going on at the time had no positive affects on him.]]> 2022-01-11 19:49:41 UTC https://padlet.com/andrea_dellolio/b12ipaja97290lyz/wish/1986877271 riam10 https://padlet.com/andrea_dellolio/b12ipaja97290lyz/wish/1986878104 I think that Noah's mother's decision to have a mixed child was very risky and selfish. She knew at the time that having a mixed child was a crime and she would be putting her child's life in danger but she still did it and in the second chapter, it mentioned that she didn't even "consider the ramifications of having a mixed child during Apartheid." Noah also mentioned that when the police was around, she didn't walk close to him. I think that it is very selfish of a person to have a child, knowing that they are risking that child's life.]]> 2022-01-11 19:50:11 UTC https://padlet.com/andrea_dellolio/b12ipaja97290lyz/wish/1986878104 https://padlet.com/andrea_dellolio/b12ipaja97290lyz/wish/1986878407 I would say that Trevor Noah’s father did make the right decision. Patricia had Trevor as an act of protest in which the father participated in without knowing.]]> 2022-01-11 19:50:22 UTC https://padlet.com/andrea_dellolio/b12ipaja97290lyz/wish/1986878407 orianyaj2789 https://padlet.com/andrea_dellolio/b12ipaja97290lyz/wish/1986878415 I feel as if the challenging circumstances that Trevor Noah had grew up in had a somewhat positive impact on him because it allows him to experience things that other people can't which will make him more prepared for life as a grown up. An example of how challenging circumstances may improve his life is how he was born a mixed child. During the time period he was born this was considered a huge crime since people weren't allowed to mix race, so we can assume he had to face racism growing up. Many kids haven't experienced racism but I feel like being exposed to it at a young age can somewhat be an advantage since it can prevent them from having those ideals in the future.]]> 2022-01-11 19:50:23 UTC https://padlet.com/andrea_dellolio/b12ipaja97290lyz/wish/1986878415 orianyaj2789 https://padlet.com/andrea_dellolio/b12ipaja97290lyz/wish/1986880411 I feel like Trevor Noah's dad did make the right decision because it allowed Trevor Noah's mom to somewhat protest these morally incorrect laws that had been established during this time period. ]]> 2022-01-11 19:51:34 UTC https://padlet.com/andrea_dellolio/b12ipaja97290lyz/wish/1986880411 yoselynh2 https://padlet.com/andrea_dellolio/b12ipaja97290lyz/wish/1986881355 She only wanted a child of her own despite the laws of south African. The reason that she did it was because she really wanted a child from a men she can trust. What I would of done was to move to safe place to live a better life if I wanted a child.]]> 2022-01-11 19:52:06 UTC https://padlet.com/andrea_dellolio/b12ipaja97290lyz/wish/1986881355 isaaci12 https://padlet.com/andrea_dellolio/b12ipaja97290lyz/wish/1986882945 I think Trevor's mom did not care about the laws and how white people and black people should not be together. She was a brave women and she just wanted a kid. When Trevor describes how his mom was telling his white dad to have a kid she was just aiming to have a kid.]]> 2022-01-11 19:52:51 UTC https://padlet.com/andrea_dellolio/b12ipaja97290lyz/wish/1986882945 https://padlet.com/andrea_dellolio/b12ipaja97290lyz/wish/1986884375 I think that the challenges had a more positive impact on him. All of the challenges that was thrown at him made him stronger, more aware, and allowed him to grow up into the talented and successful man that he is today.]]> 2022-01-11 19:53:35 UTC https://padlet.com/andrea_dellolio/b12ipaja97290lyz/wish/1986884375 ashleed13 https://padlet.com/andrea_dellolio/b12ipaja97290lyz/wish/1986884817 I think like everywhere in the world there's still parts of apartheid like racism and thinking white is better. Like for example in Asia there's a huge problem with it where dark skin people are like shamed and people want to be lighter skin. Its not really about white or black people but its still the idea that looking white means you're better or prettier and more deserving of things.]]> 2022-01-11 19:53:49 UTC https://padlet.com/andrea_dellolio/b12ipaja97290lyz/wish/1986884817 patrickl46 https://padlet.com/andrea_dellolio/b12ipaja97290lyz/wish/1986885962 I think she wanted her child to be a mixed race because maybe she thought that he would be able to live better.  She might of wanted him to be unique maybe. This might of been a political action against the white people to show that she does not care about their laws. The author does not exactly state why Trevor's mother chose this. ]]> 2022-01-11 19:54:29 UTC https://padlet.com/andrea_dellolio/b12ipaja97290lyz/wish/1986885962 marioo16 https://padlet.com/andrea_dellolio/b12ipaja97290lyz/wish/1986886497 2022-01-11 19:54:43 UTC https://padlet.com/andrea_dellolio/b12ipaja97290lyz/wish/1986886497 orianyaj2789 https://padlet.com/andrea_dellolio/b12ipaja97290lyz/wish/1986888441 I would somewhat compare the conditions of South Africa during  Apartheid to America during the civil rights movement. In both of these countries, there is a lot of segregation. In South Africa, they had separated every race because they didn't believe that being with another race and having a mixed child was a good thing. While in America, black and white people had been separated due to the ideology of that white people were somewhat superior to black people. During both of these time periods groups of people are being separated solely based on their race.]]> 2022-01-11 19:55:48 UTC https://padlet.com/andrea_dellolio/b12ipaja97290lyz/wish/1986888441 tiffanys175 https://padlet.com/andrea_dellolio/b12ipaja97290lyz/wish/1986888584 Do you think the challenging circumstances that Trevor Noah grew up with probably had a more negative or more positive impact on him? I think the challenging circumstances that Trevor Noah grew up with had a more negative impact on him because due to him being mixed during apartheid he didn't have much of a childhood. His family was just trying to protect him but he didn't understand as a kid. He wanted to be like his cousins who played in the yard and had fun, he missed out on that as a child he even tried to escape by digging a hole. ]]> 2022-01-11 19:55:51 UTC https://padlet.com/andrea_dellolio/b12ipaja97290lyz/wish/1986888584 kennyp57 https://padlet.com/andrea_dellolio/b12ipaja97290lyz/wish/1986888714 I will say it was his choice and in chapter 2 it seen like he like it so I think it fine. In page 5 "Once I existed he realized he couldn't have son living around the corner and not be a part of my live."]]> 2022-01-11 19:55:56 UTC https://padlet.com/andrea_dellolio/b12ipaja97290lyz/wish/1986888714 riam10 https://padlet.com/andrea_dellolio/b12ipaja97290lyz/wish/1986892638 I don't think that he made the right decision. During that time, he knew about the segregation that was going on and he still risked having a child with Patricia. This put Trevor's life in danger and his families life in danger. In the book, Trevor said that white men didn't get in trouble for being with a black woman but the woman would be beaten. Even if his dad didn't get in trouble, his mom would still be punished if caught and the dad still put her at risk.]]> 2022-01-11 19:58:08 UTC https://padlet.com/andrea_dellolio/b12ipaja97290lyz/wish/1986892638 orianyaj2789 https://padlet.com/andrea_dellolio/b12ipaja97290lyz/wish/1986894478 I personally think that it was really brave of Trevor Noah's mother to have a child during this time period in South Africa due to the severe consequences that it came with. Having a child with someone that's not the same race as you was considered to be illegal in South Africa during this time so I felt as if Trevor Noah's mom had a mixed race baby just so that she can somewhat protest and go against they unmoral laws that were established. If I were in her situation I believe that I would have not had a mixed race baby because I don't like kids.]]> 2022-01-11 19:59:06 UTC https://padlet.com/andrea_dellolio/b12ipaja97290lyz/wish/1986894478 tiffanys175 https://padlet.com/andrea_dellolio/b12ipaja97290lyz/wish/1986894941 I'm not too sure but it was definitely risky but they managed to not get caught during that time. ]]> 2022-01-11 19:59:23 UTC https://padlet.com/andrea_dellolio/b12ipaja97290lyz/wish/1986894941 patrickl46 https://padlet.com/andrea_dellolio/b12ipaja97290lyz/wish/1986896574 This might have had more negative impacts because he wasn't able to get much friends in his childhood and maybe he didn't get proper education. He is doing very good now so maybe the impacts were not that large. ]]> 2022-01-11 20:00:22 UTC https://padlet.com/andrea_dellolio/b12ipaja97290lyz/wish/1986896574 ianp27 https://padlet.com/andrea_dellolio/b12ipaja97290lyz/wish/1986897987 I think that everything Trevor went through had a positive impact because he has a story to tell on how he rose up from comming from literally nothing to being a multi millionare]]> 2022-01-11 20:01:07 UTC https://padlet.com/andrea_dellolio/b12ipaja97290lyz/wish/1986897987 jadeb73 https://padlet.com/andrea_dellolio/b12ipaja97290lyz/wish/1986900288 I think these challenges had a more positive impact on Trever Noah. I say this because he took his experience and made it something amazing for himself. He grew up a mixed child during apartheid which was illegal. He had to deal with the fact that no one could know who his father was and he couldn't walk alone with his mother. He then grows up and informs people on this crazy time in his life by writing a book about it. He started off as a illegal mixed kid in South Africa but grew up to be a comedian and a author.]]> 2022-01-11 20:02:27 UTC https://padlet.com/andrea_dellolio/b12ipaja97290lyz/wish/1986900288 yoselynh2 https://padlet.com/andrea_dellolio/b12ipaja97290lyz/wish/1986902711 It might have been a good idea that Trevor agreed to have a child with Patricia because she choose Trevor to be the father. Even when he said he didn't want Noah in his life in the beginning he change his mind and ended staying in his life.]]> 2022-01-11 20:03:56 UTC https://padlet.com/andrea_dellolio/b12ipaja97290lyz/wish/1986902711 jadeb73 https://padlet.com/andrea_dellolio/b12ipaja97290lyz/wish/1986905048 I think he made a risky decision but it ended up being the right one. His sons existence was illegal at the time and it made it difficult to have a relationship with him but in the end Trever became a great person with a great career.]]> 2022-01-11 20:05:27 UTC https://padlet.com/andrea_dellolio/b12ipaja97290lyz/wish/1986905048 riam10 https://padlet.com/andrea_dellolio/b12ipaja97290lyz/wish/1986905096 I think that the circumstances had a positive impact on him because he wrote a book about his experiences to educate people and this shows that he learned from certain experiences as well. Some people would get PTSD or have low self esteem because of experiences that he went through but he wrote a book to teach people and he's even a comedian now so I think that he was impacted in a good way.]]> 2022-01-11 20:05:29 UTC https://padlet.com/andrea_dellolio/b12ipaja97290lyz/wish/1986905096 ianp27 https://padlet.com/andrea_dellolio/b12ipaja97290lyz/wish/1986906957 We see these characteristics in Haiti, They are in poverty and have close to nothing.]]> 2022-01-11 20:06:37 UTC https://padlet.com/andrea_dellolio/b12ipaja97290lyz/wish/1986906957 matthewz52 https://padlet.com/andrea_dellolio/b12ipaja97290lyz/wish/1986910736 I think that Trevor Noah's decision to have a mixed baby during the apartheid of all things is incredibly brave but dumb at the same time. I also think that she just wanted a baby and the man that she loved so happened to white swiss man which led to Trevor being mixed.]]> 2022-01-11 20:08:44 UTC https://padlet.com/andrea_dellolio/b12ipaja97290lyz/wish/1986910736 melannyo2789 https://padlet.com/andrea_dellolio/b12ipaja97290lyz/wish/1986911302 I think Trevor Noah´s father made the right decision to have a baby with Patricia because they made a very strong person and Trevor grew up to have a very successful career even though he went through a lot when he was younger, he came out to be a multimillionaire. ]]> 2022-01-11 20:09:05 UTC https://padlet.com/andrea_dellolio/b12ipaja97290lyz/wish/1986911302 riam10 https://padlet.com/andrea_dellolio/b12ipaja97290lyz/wish/1986912873 We could see Racism like the racism in Apartheid everywhere because no matter where we go, people are going to see others as bad or weird, based on how they look. The people who experience the racisms are innocent and the people who give out the racism are the wrong ones. I feel like we could mostly see Apartheid in America when we look at the Civil war and the time before it because there were so much segregation and hate against anyone who wasn't White. ]]> 2022-01-11 20:10:03 UTC https://padlet.com/andrea_dellolio/b12ipaja97290lyz/wish/1986912873 alanieg2 https://padlet.com/andrea_dellolio/b12ipaja97290lyz/wish/1986916245 2022-01-11 20:11:59 UTC https://padlet.com/andrea_dellolio/b12ipaja97290lyz/wish/1986916245 alanieg2 https://padlet.com/andrea_dellolio/b12ipaja97290lyz/wish/1986916799 2022-01-11 20:12:19 UTC https://padlet.com/andrea_dellolio/b12ipaja97290lyz/wish/1986916799 melannyo2789 https://padlet.com/andrea_dellolio/b12ipaja97290lyz/wish/1987147065 I think that Trevors mom did not make a bad decision by having a mixed child. She definitely took a risk knowing that in South Africa at that time having a mixed kid was technically “a crime”. She might have made that decision because in her head there is nothing really wrong with having a mixed race kid despite South Africa’s laws. I honestly would have also made that same decision if i’m with a man that I love and I want to start a family with him, I would take the risk of disobeying the laws and doing it for my happiness.]]> 2022-01-11 23:38:46 UTC https://padlet.com/andrea_dellolio/b12ipaja97290lyz/wish/1987147065 mariamad61 https://padlet.com/andrea_dellolio/b12ipaja97290lyz/wish/1993854629 ^{Trevor's mother' decision to have Trevor during a time where it was illegal to have children of color was very strong. She was not gonna let the fact that he is a different color as reason to stop fighting for him she fought for him to be where he is right now. She probably wanted him to live the life he deserves. I would do the same I wanted a child and I am going  to own up to my responsibility and do what is right for my child.}]]> 2022-01-16 00:30:37 UTC https://padlet.com/andrea_dellolio/b12ipaja97290lyz/wish/1993854629 mariamad61 https://padlet.com/andrea_dellolio/b12ipaja97290lyz/wish/1993855372 I personally think he made a terrible choice because he knew the risks of having a baby at the time period they were living in the could literally get arrested plus he knew there relationship was illegal so why take another step on top of that.]]> 2022-01-16 00:33:09 UTC https://padlet.com/andrea_dellolio/b12ipaja97290lyz/wish/1993855372 mariamad61 https://padlet.com/andrea_dellolio/b12ipaja97290lyz/wish/1993856965 I believe that it had a positive impact on him because it influenced to write a book on it and share his story with the world and now it is one of the best selling books in New York Times. He learned about apartheid at a young age and knew technically he was illegal but he did not let that stop him from living his best life. No I don't know anyone.]]> 2022-01-16 00:37:50 UTC https://padlet.com/andrea_dellolio/b12ipaja97290lyz/wish/1993856965 mariamad61 https://padlet.com/andrea_dellolio/b12ipaja97290lyz/wish/1993857729 The black lives matter protesting that happened after a white officer pressed his knee against an innocent black man's neck after he clearly stated he could not breathe. It was the officer's fault because he ignored him be of his color because he seemed like a threat. And this is a constant issue going on today it needs to stop because we are all the same people. ]]> 2022-01-16 00:40:50 UTC https://padlet.com/andrea_dellolio/b12ipaja97290lyz/wish/1993857729 matthewz52 https://padlet.com/andrea_dellolio/b12ipaja97290lyz/wish/1996747993 I think the challenging circumstances he grew up with had a positive effect on him because he wrote a book about his life so that he could tell his story to others. Also so that people could know what it was like being a mixed child in the apartheid.]]> 2022-01-18 00:14:51 UTC https://padlet.com/andrea_dellolio/b12ipaja97290lyz/wish/1996747993