Anushka's SAS Blog

Dear Bartolomé, I'm glad they have allowed this last letter. As your servant, you and I have gone through plenty. I do hope you are well. By order of the Spanish crown, I have been taken away from you. However, something has been troubling me for a while, which is the encomienda system. I must keep this short, but I want you to know that it is unjust. I know that living under his Highness King Ferdinand's Spanish Empire, you have come to believe that it is okay to treat my people and I, the Tainos, poorly. Taxing us and forcing us to do labour is similar to saying we are sub people. Yet, you know what your pastor used to say, we are all created equal under the God's eyes. Us Natives, or Indians as you call us, also have two eyes, 10 fingers and two feet. Just like you. Our treatment is not what God would have wanted, and I know that you know that, even though you looked up to Christopher Columbus before. Please give my final words to you some thought, and I hope sha...

This is a Chupa Chups advertisement for a sugar-free lollipop. I know that there is a lollipop from this brand that is in fact sugar free. It uses a lot of different artificial sweeteners, such as splenda and aspartame. I think that the source is reliable, because such a big company couldn't tweak information on something so blunt, and the ingredients are very clear. Of course, however, there is bias, because it's an advertisement and they're trying to sell their products. Otherwise, the risk of artificial sweeteners (another perspective) would be mentioned. I can infer that they are trying to sell this to people who love candy, but want ot watch their weight. I think that this ad is using a creative way to promote its sugar free products. Instead of body shaming or guilt tripping, they use this so that people don't stop buying their products all together as a result of guilt.

D ear Anushka, If you see your mother’s foundation, leave it ALONE. I know, I know, it’s not easy to be different. But if you do pick up the foundation, you will inevitably try it on. Then you’ll want a little more. And then- okay. I’m getting ahead of ourselves. I’ll tell you about it a little later. You’re a good kid; pretty smart, loyal and trustworthy. For a 1st grader, you’re pretty mature. You push in chairs, finish your homework and have never gone to the principal. Here's a quote from the book twilight, a book you will eventually read and love, “I was born 30 and get more middle-aged every year.” Can you relate? Creekside Elementary is small, but still sweet. You know, with the green trees, flowers and creek, which was actually more of a stream. You never miss an opportunity to tell anyone that. You’ve met some good friends; Emi, Marib and Yasmeen are quirky, funny and cool. You know that though. Yet, inside of the school, there aren’t too many dark-s...

“I want to improve my mile time by at least 20 seconds the end of second quarter by going running for longer times in my neighbourhood, so I can build up my stamina and more fit.”