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Colour Theory

Primary- three main colours that are mixed to make other colours

– colours that cannot be created through mixing of other colours

usually red, yellow, blue

Secondary– colours that appear after mixing two colours from the primary colours

composed of orange, purple, green

Tertiary – colours that are made by mixing a primary colour with a secondary colour or two secondary colours together

i.e. yellow-green, blue-green, blue-purple, red-purple, red-orange, yellow-orange

(bottom left)

Complimentary – colours that are directly opposite to each other on the colour wheel (colours that help one colour stand out more)

i.e. yellow and purple, red and green

Triadic– three colours on the colour wheel that form an equilateral triangle

i.e. orange, purple, and green

 

Analogous – colours adjacent to each other on the colour wheel

i.e. green’s analogous colours are blue-green and yellow-green

Contrasting – two colours from different segments of the colour wheel

Harmonious – all combinations of colours that allow colours to work together in harmony

i.e. complementary, analogous, triad, split-complementary, rectangle

Monochromatic – all the colours, including tints, tones, and shades of a single hue

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Honour Killing Article #3

No culture experts required for ‘honour’ crimes

http://www.theglobeandmail.com/commentary/no-culture-experts-required-for-honour-crimes/article542834/

Summary: 

– Male dominance/authoritarianism is evident in many cultures, in this article, the author addresses the cause of the risen of power of males is women’s will to silently accept their inferior position

– Muslim culture believes that family’s reputation depended on the behaviour of all its family members; thus, in order to save their honour, they restrain the family’s behaviour

– Define Honour: “associated with acts of chivalry, gallantry and a nebulous adherence to something old-world”, modern sense of honour, as said in the article, is called self-image or self-worth. 

– Little can be done by judicial, correctional and educational institutions of Canada to influence their beliefs on domestic violence

– cause of honour killing can also be due to misogyny–the hatred for women

– people live in fear for being “different”, i.e. sexual orientation, sexual activity, alcohol consumption, etc

– The author concludes by saying that men like Mr. Shafia should return to where they came from because their morals conflict with the morals of other nations, and that Canada should keep a closer eye on who enters the borders

My Opinion: 

The author attempted to relate the topic to the greater world by introducing ideas that are similar within other cultures, and also ideas that contrast other beliefs. For example, male authoritarianism is something we have either seen or heard of; Canada itself has had a history of mistreating women. The article suggests that the women are to be blamed for accepting their lower positions in a male authoritarian society. I disagree; I do not believe that because women are almost forced to succumb to the inferior role that they are the cause of male dominance. When someone points a gun to your head, will you not obey them and keep your mouth shut? I also believe many women do stand up against the social norm and have suffered the consequences of their rebellion. It is not because women want to obey that they remain submissive. Continuing on, on the topic of honour, I do agree with the article. Although honour had been about protecting those that you hold dear, honour now simply mean one’s image. It is ridiculous to call something so superficial honour, if honour meant killing your own flesh and blood for your own accusations of what (s)he might have done, or might not have done, then we’d probably all be dead right now. I do not believe that the Canadian government has little power on this subject matter, actually, in such a severe matter, I would think little done is a lot better than nothing. Although people fear for being judged as different in many cases, it is true that the Muslim culture is less accepting towards such matter as well. Suppression of freedom of expression and using violence as a solution are the reasons honour killing is occurring in Canada, since we are the country of freedom of expression and we are mostly against acts of violence. I do agree, more or less, that ones such as Mr. Shafia would have probably been better off not immigrating to Canada because their moral values contradict ours way too much, and if his family was in Dubai, where they came from, they might have not acted against him. However, I do not agree that people should be restricted from the right to come to Canada for a possibility that they may do something against our laws. 

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Honour Killing Article #2

Honour killings are dishonourable

http://www.torontosun.com/2012/10/09/honour-killings-are-dishonourable

Summary: 

– examples (both of Afghan women who tried letting their kids embrace Canadian lifestyle): 1- Muhammad Shafia (mentioned in article 1)

2- Randjida Khairi (was classified case until Sun news released): mother of six had her throat slit by her husband Peer Khairi (who was pleaded not guilty to second-degree murder

– 60 Muslim organizations described Shafia’s case of honour killing as “domestic violence in the extreme”, they refused to call it honour killing

– Quran stated “Men are in charge of women by (right of) what Allah has given one over the other and what they spend (for maintenance) from their wealth. So righteous women are devoutly obedient, guarding in (the husband’s) absence what Allah would have them guard. But those (wives) from whom you fear arrogance — (first) advise them; (then if they persist), forsake them in bed; and (finally), strike them.” verse 4:34

My Opinion: 

I find the introduction to Randjida Khairi’s case effective, because even though everyone knew of the Shafia case, not many know of other incidents concerning honour killing. It was like a fad, people protested, argued, then, after a while, they think it’s done and dealt with. Truth is, matters such as these don’t tend to go away too quickly, it concerns too many. In this article, the writer took a more daring approach to the matter, they question the doings of the Muslim leaders by saying “Not a single reporter dared ask these 60 Muslim leaders if there was a contradiction between their stated position against domestic violence and their belief in the above verse, where God directs Muslim men on how to discipline errant wives.” I agree with the writer that their supporting evidence contradict each other because they do not tolerate murder, yet domestic violence “in the extreme”, in which, they somehow end up killing the victim, is okay. I also think that although the Quran said, to wives who are disobedient towards their husbands, first advise them, then forsake them in bed, and THEN strike them, many probably skipped over the first two and went right onto “strike” them, even though in many cases striking would not even be the right word.