RLB 4: Research an instance of injustice, the act of an individual or group upon another individual or group. How did that make you feel (be specific and detailed)? Don’t forget to cite your source(s).

A well known 'era' of injustice was when Adolf Hitler came to power during the late 1930s and early-mid 1940s. During his reign of terror, Adolf Hitler launched many anti-Semitic laws. Eventually, he came up with the 'Final Solution.' The Final Solution was the 'solution' to the 'Jewish question.' This was also known as the Holocaust. During the Holocaust, Jews were systematically murdered by the Nazis. This was genocide against the Hebrew people. Also, the Holocaust was an excuse to kill unwanted people in Nazi Germany. Unwanted people consisted of gypsies, disabled people, and homosexual people. This event made me pity the victims of the murderous genocide and despise Hitler and his accomplices. This is because I read accounts about Jewish people who had gone through the suffering. I read books such as Night by Elie Wiesel which describe with detail about the conditions in the concentration camps and how family members were lost.

RLB 3: Have you known anyone willing to experience pain for vanity's sake? Did the outcome justify the means?

Nobody that I know in person is willing to experience pain for vanity's sake. Although, I have heard of my friend's friends who got surgery such as breast enhancement or a nose job because they weren't happy with the way they looked. But that is only surgery, I do not know anybody who was willing to go through as much pain as Malcolm X to look better. I supposed for those who got surgery, it depends whether or not the outcome justified the mean. For example, if somebody got a nose job because they were bullied for the way their nose looked, I supposed a nose job would justify the person's means. Breast enhancement on the other hand, might not be as justified because its is less common for a person to be bullied for the way their breasts looks rather then their nose.

RLB 2: What is the author's purpose

I believe the author of 'By Any Other Name,' Santha Rama Rau's purpose was to show that Shakespeare's concept of names not mattering was actually "incorrect" because names are actually extremely important. She's try to show readers that names represent who you are. She proves by saying how all the racism which occurred in the Anglo-Indian school she attended did not matter because it all happened to her alibi, Cynthia, instead of her true self. This train of thought implies that Shakespeare is not entirely correct about the fact that a name does that matter.

RLB 1: What makes an incident in an individual's life worth retelling?

Certain incidents can be used to set an example. It can be used to either to tell other people what to do or what not to do. In other words, individual people's incidents can have morals. For instance, I can use a personal incident of mine. It was when I was hit by a golf club on accident. I was hit by my brother when I was around 5 or 6 because I accidently walked to close to him when he was practicing his swings. This story leaves an generic and obvious moral. Never walk close to a golfer when he or she is getting ready to hit. Another reason why an incident in an individual's life is worth telling is because it can spread awareness of certain things such as diseases. I have heard many stories about how large amounts of people were affected by AIDs either because they had it or someone close to them had been killed by it.