Reflective Essay: Inequality In The United States
Most of the time 19 is the age when people do such things as going out for college, getting their own cars and places and falling in love; however, death has no place any of these things.Not just a friend, but also a source of inspiration; moreover, a person whom I loved with my heart and soul became a victim of an act of hate in 2013.
It was my early highschool years when the government of Turkey had started getting control of legal departments including the legislative and judicial branches, and then let many unconstitutional laws pass from the parliament. I wasn’t aware of the situation at first; however, more I engaged with people from different ideologies more I realized the inequality. I was in a boarding high school in where I joined an organization called DEV-LIS in which Turkish students whose ages differ from 14 to 28 get together to provide social justice and equality in a larger perspective. It was him who first mentioned this organization and I still remember our conversation from that day :
- “Ali, I can’t stand doing nothing against all these unfair actions of government; I am sick of being an high school student, I really want to do something other than sitting here and watching news!”
- “What would you do if I tell you there are plenty of things we can do?” told him, and then he …show more content…
She was shaking and crying and I didn’t think that something bad might have happened Ali. I though maybe one of her family members got injured while participating in the Gezi park Protest. She hugged me so tight that I couldn’t breathe for awhile. I just understand something wasn't right when she barely told his name, Ali. I couldn’t ask her or anybody else what really happened, I was assuming not hearing the reality would make things better which didn’t. I was sitting on my bed if I was in a kind of shock. I don’t even remember what happened after the following days; did I drop out from high school or they just let me go
It was my early highschool years when the government of Turkey had started getting control of legal departments including the legislative and judicial branches, and then let many unconstitutional laws pass from the parliament. I wasn’t aware of the situation at first; however, more I engaged with people from different ideologies more I realized the inequality. I was in a boarding high school in where I joined an organization called DEV-LIS in which Turkish students whose ages differ from 14 to 28 get together to provide social justice and equality in a larger perspective. It was him who first mentioned this organization and I still remember our conversation from that day :
- “Ali, I can’t stand doing nothing against all these unfair actions of government; I am sick of being an high school student, I really want to do something other than sitting here and watching news!”
- “What would you do if I tell you there are plenty of things we can do?” told him, and then he …show more content…
She was shaking and crying and I didn’t think that something bad might have happened Ali. I though maybe one of her family members got injured while participating in the Gezi park Protest. She hugged me so tight that I couldn’t breathe for awhile. I just understand something wasn't right when she barely told his name, Ali. I couldn’t ask her or anybody else what really happened, I was assuming not hearing the reality would make things better which didn’t. I was sitting on my bed if I was in a kind of shock. I don’t even remember what happened after the following days; did I drop out from high school or they just let me go