Reponse to reading

In my reading I learned that there have been a lot of religions that have passed through India. The main religion though in India is Hinduism. Buddhism showed it’s self for the first by with a man named Zarathustra who perched renunciation of desire as the key to human salvation. It’s one of the worlds greatest religious it had large influence on people through out the land.
With the change of religion there also has been change or people who have taken control of India one such group are the Mughals. The Mugals took over India in 1519 lead by a man who said he was the decent of Genghis Khan who was once a Mugal leader. With the rule of the Mughals India was looking very bright with many great leaders. One of the greatest leaders was Akbar who some compared to Elizabeth of England; he was big on art and literature. When Akbar took control of the empire he was very young with that he had advisors who helped him through until he was older and he took full control of the empire himself. He ruled and empires with many religions to get Hindu support he threw out poll taxes which strengthen him rein as emperor. Akbar made the administration of system that linked land with military. This helped seeing commanders of troops with this system as with payment then you got 10 then you’d get 10,000 troops in your command.
Mughals brought their own type of art to India when they came it was know as Indo-Persian. With Abkar was big on building up his empire he mad schools, ponds, and great monuments. He also had Fathpur-Sikri built as a celebration for his first son being born. They built many great buildings under the Munghal rain such as the Lofty Portal which is called the perfect architectural achievement in India. Its color weathered to a soft rose. It has red pillars of sand stone with balconies and much more.

India

Well it the 7th largest continent and the 2nd most populated one. It has one of the largest mountain ranges the Hymnals. It’s a third world country it’s not very developed yet, but I have read that they are starting to industrialize which is good the country needs to improve. Its people have a red dot on their head I really don’t know what it stand for, but I think it has something to do with their god which has like 6 arms which is kind of crazy if you ask me. The main religion is Hinduism it’s like really popular there most of the people believe in it. Along with it there are also Buddhist and Jainism I don’t really know much about any of them other then that they are pretty old compared to most religions. So I really don't know alot about India thats pretty much it right there.

Reflection free write

In the book power of one Peekay is a pretty big deal from what has been read. I think he's like Flash the superhero because he's quick minded and quick with his hands as Flash is the faster person on earth. He's also like Superman he's for the people of Africa like Superman is for the people of the world. They all have special powers in some kind of way. He is and individual among people as he is really smart and a great boxer which he doesn't have in common with very many people in the story. So he's kind of a stand out among everyone else. He's is very successful through his life with the help of many people that make him great, even better than he would of been because of what they teach his in life is so great to him and helps him along the way. He is a hard working kid that doesn't take hand outs. Its like not cool to get handouts for him, he wants to make his own way through the world saying he did it himself not getting handouts from no one ever. The boy is also a great boxer he should of met Muhammad Ali because they were like the same kind of boxing both fast. Peekay had head then heart as what he went by, Ali had float like a butterfly sting like a bee. They could have been good together owning people. When he got the name tadpole angel he came something more than just a boxer white man. He became the symbol for Africa he was the true leader of Africa and noone else could be like him he had some kind of speical juju about him that made him way different then anyone before him so he was a big deal to the black people as he was a symbol of something new coming their way and to Africa.

The Power of One

The young boy Peekay has come a long way since the time in boarding school he has made many more friends and learned so much for a child his age, only eleven years old and he his smarter than most kids in any age. With his new friends come life lesson, but one of the most important lessons was just a saying by Doc.

Doc teaches Peekay many lessons through this time with Doc, from teaching him Latin, and all about planet and music. One day Doc gives Peekay one of most valuable saying that will stick with Peekay forever. “The searcher after truth must search with humanity. Ruthless logic is the sign of limited mind. The truth can only add to the sum of what you know, while a harmless mystery left unexplored it is better left as a mystery.” What I think Doc is telling Peekay is to keep an open mind know matter what. You want to be knowledgeable, but don’t always go with what other people say. See truth in many ways don’t close your mind about other even though its how others see them. Keep open minded an open hearted about others in life.

When Captain Smit and KlipKop find out what had happen to Geel they look for justice in their own way. Lieutenant Borman was responsible for his death. So Smit takes him to the gym and puts a beat down on him. With this you see the Captain Smit has over come the hate against Geel for being a kaffir. He has over comes his hate like all people for this man, yes it is only one put you see how they have come to realize that he was kind of a friend and opened their hearts to the old man. With the beating of Borman it put aside race it was kind of respect and love for Geel Peit as he was a great teacher for boxing and rubbed off on everyone. Captain Smit showed that he went cross the color line for someone he had a liking to and didn’t think the way he died was fit for Geel.

So with that we see that times are changing and that even though some one is different then you they can be someone special. To everyone at the Prison Geel was special even if they didn’t like to admit it he was a friend. Geel Peit had respect from everyone and will be missed. Smit showed that when he took Borman into and took it to him.