12.03.2013

                                                                                                                                           Türkan Yörük

                                                     PAPA, THE PHILOSOPHER

There is an Italian family in the passage. The boy of family does not realize any difference about their nationality until he enters the high school. When he enters the high school, he start to be ashamed of being Italian because their accent, their meal and their living are different from his friend. One day, his friends tease with him and throw cake on his face. When he goes to home, he locks himself in the bathroom. Then his father comes and says to him that he should not be ashamed of being Italian, he is different from them . Therefore, he calms down a little. Then he realize he is not the only one that is behaved like that. 

I chose this article because it emphasizes differences among people and to accept these differences. I think it is important that people accepts other people as they are. Today negro people encounter discrimination mostly in the society because of the fact that they are black. They are exposed to discrimination in the society. Or else, when we go to another country, they easily know us with our behaviors, selecting meals or color skin. However, living with differences is important. Why we are not like them should not be upsetting for us. The another point is that sometimes children are ashamed of parents when they are little. They can like friends’ family. For example; they can like their house or attitudes of their parents. I think the article is a great example for all of them.