English on the 15.03.2024
Todays Agenda
- a few are writing the vocab test, as they were ill yesterday
- most get their exams back, and we’ll talk about a few issues
Mediation of a text using specific quotes
The given text, labeled as “Und Jetzt Du. Rassismuskritisch leben”, is an extract of a book written by a German journalist named Tupoka Ogette and published in 2022.
In the first part it consists about the author ranting1 over the racism related questions, like for example the question if racism really exists,
while in the second part she reports about her endless cycle of getting asked about racism by reporters, which applies according to her to all of germany.
Thirdly the author exclaims, that these question seem discrespectful to her and others, as they are asking wether racism still exists in germany,
and fourthly Ogette critizes the media for this behaviour.
In the next paragraph she states, that the changes at the moment make her feel hopeful, as journalists now state more and more progressive questions
and lastly the author goes over how people reacted to her posts and states that she made quite the impact.
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