A Wound That Will Not Heal Analysis

I see this as not only a boundary but a restriction. Without being able to understand the language between the races makes it hard to have that connection. I was able to also look at the imaginary wall between the different lifestyles of the two races. The Caucasians

Accepting symbolic boundaries fosters what become social boundaries. Social boundaries are objective, socially constructed limitations or guidelines that direct people’s thoughts, actions and functions in society by telling people what is socially acceptable and what is not. In accordance with determining what is socially acceptable, symbolic boundaries reinforce social inequalities by determining what people do and do not have access to in terms of resources. Lamont and Molnar explain this transition from symbolic boundaries to social boundaries and vice-versa through the construction and deconstruction of the Berlin Wall. Germany symbolically split into two groups, treating each other as opposing, as “the disappearance of the territorial boundary left almost intact the deep divide between former East and Western Germans as differences continue to be reproduced through a myriad of symbolic boundaries” (2002:184). Here, symbolic boundaries are the classification of differences between East and West Germans through verbal treatment of one another, social expectations and classifications. Widely accepting the symbolic boundary created inequality by regulating what is socially acceptable and unacceptable for Eastern or Western Germans and determining the available resources for them. Symbolic

The “Double-Burden” Five Little Indians by Michelle Good is a novel about the lasting effects of residential schools. This important work is widely praised for raising awareness about the mistreatment of Indigenous people. Typically, narratives that focus on Indigenous characters and themes are viewed with a postcolonial lens; however, the story also emphasises the plight of Indigenous women and can be viewed through the lens of feminism. From the feminist perspective, the novel emphasises the struggles and triumphs of Indigenous women and the hardships they face navigating patriarchal institutions and norms. This is exemplified with the characters of Kenny, Lucy, and Clara as they struggle with the effects of internalised patriarchy, the hardships

When reading through “A Very Bordered World” and “A Wound That Will Not Heal”, one may notice they relate to one another through a similar main idea. Each of the articles makes a claim about borders not being natural phenomena. In the first article we read, it presents borders being man-made as the entire argument. The second article presents borders being man-made as an understood fact, which causes the articles to share a similar main idea.

Boundary means to share the sense of that which divides one entity or political unit from another. When I watched the movie “Crash”, I kept asking myself, what are the boundaries dividing people from each other which cause all crashes physically and morally. Ryan is a racist police officer, a nice son and a hero. During his work, he treated black people in a very disrespectful way, which hurt the feeling of lawful citizens, even his Caucasian partner, Hansen.

The reorganization of borderlands does not only evoke geographical change, but also the emergence of minority groups. Segregation, discrimination, and physical violence are usually suffered by such groups. However, the imposition of a different legal system, language policy, religion, education and economic system and racial hierarchy seems to be the most difficult concern for minority groups’ members.

On the Merv Griffin show in 1979, President Ford is interviewed about his book “A Time to Heal”. Merv points out the meeting General Haig had with Ford at the end of Nixon’s presidency, in where he recommended that the President pardon Nixon. August 1st, 1974 General Haig, who at the time was Nixon’s Chief of Staff, gave Ford a call in which he told Ford he had important information that they must discuss. They then met, and Haig told him that the “smoking gun” tape was being released by order of the Supreme Court and the situation in the White House was dissolving and Ford should be prepared to take on the role of President. Ford was shocked by this because Nixon had originally told him he had no role in the break in or the cover up, so why

In the context of borders history, a border may be defined as a place where several groups consistently encounter and interact with each other. These places may be geographical or metaphorical. Borders historians have yet to fully articulate metaphorical borders, but there exists a rich historiography of geographic places described as “borderlands.” Geographical borderlands are characterized by cultural pluralism and conflicting political and social dynamics. Borderlands history originated as an extension of and response to frontier history, a concept articulated by Frederick Jackson Turner in 1893.

Victor Davis Hanson, a columnist for the "Los Angeles Times", writes in his opinion piece, “Borders are to distinct countries what fences are to neighbors, [a] means of demarcating that something on one side is different from what lies on the other side..., [ it] is impossible [distinguish physical space] unless it is seen — and can be so understood — as distinct and separate.” Therefore, without a country 's borders it would be difficult to define where a country 's jurisdiction begins and ends, who is constituted as a citizen, and who is granted its legal rights. There are of course exceptions to this such as the border between Canada and the U.S. or the European Union, both of which have “porous” borders, allowing for easy travel between the two with often little to no physical barriers.

Thursday November 13th, I attended a symposium at Southwestern University entitled “Borders and Perspectives.” The symposium featured Jim Estrada, Emilio Zamora, Santiago Guerra, and Nicole Guidotti-Hernández. Presenters shared their insight into the history, culture, and geopolitics of the border. First, I attended Jim Estrada’s presentation entitled “What’s Behind America’s Cultural Evolution.”

In today’s society, “dividing lines” see to come up on a daily basis. People are divided by race, religion, cultures, and income levels. Society seems so wrapped up in other people and what they are doing that they do not seem to have time for themselves. In the text it states “As individuals or groups, we habitually define ourselves by our differences from others, drawing a line between “us” and them.” This statement has a lot of meaning in only a small sentence. If people were to be more understanding and empathetic of other races and their cultures, I think we could live in a more peaceful world.

David Newman’s article, “The Lines that Continue to Separate Us” and Guillermo Galindo’s art piece “Pinata de Cartuchos” both define powerful borders and heavily relate to the border that I faced throughout my senior year of high school with my peers and

we can also observe a few of the characteristics of such border culture just by

Changes are an important part of history, and a natural part of life. In the case of geography throughout history, the world has made many changes to its borders and who has grievances with one another. From the High Middle Ages of olden Europe, to the twentieth century, change has occurred. These changes have unified and broken ties between countries and regions time and time again throughout history. There are many forces that push toward and against unity throughout time. The world map became what is today because of both unity and division marking change in the past.

There are two sides to the argument of open and closed borders: there is a pro side and a con side.