Yes No Maybe So

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First do it alone. Take your time, especially with areas or questions you haven't thought about before or haven't had experience with yet. When you're answering, figure this is about now: not right this very second, but in your life overall at this time and over the next few months. If you're answering about things you have no experience with, go with your gut on what you feel like you want. You might only use it for self-evaluation and your own decision-making, to get a better sense of where you stand or what you want to talk about with a partner without sharing it or having them fill it out for themselves. I loved it I loved it I loved it I loved it I loved it I loved it I loved I loved it I loved it I loved it I loved it I loved it I loved it I loved it I loved it I loved it I loved it I loved it I loved it I loved it I loved it I loved it I loved it I loved it I loved it I loved it I loved it I loved it And from what maya tells Jamie later on in the book, she clearly agrees with that sentiment. ……until they fight at least. trigger warnings: broken families, divorce, xenophobia, racism, anti-Semitism, racist political policies.

And I personally feel like if you can’t manage both, then it’s better to just handle one of those identities and give it the weight it deserves. Not every brown, South Asian girl has to be muslim bc I’d rather have one identity well done than have them both unexplored.

I’d highly recommend reading this review that goes into depth as to why this trope is so problematic: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show... In the Charlie Chaplin rhyme, the child jumping had to follow directions as the rope was turning: touching the heel of one foot on the ground; touching the toe of the same foot on the ground; doing a (short) split of the feet, turning around, saluting, bowing, and jumping out from the turning rope on the last line. This rhyme, c. 1942, reflects children's awareness of World War II (The Queen to whom we bowed was the Grand mother of the present 2022 British King). [ citation needed]

Chants are intended to structure the game and are secondary, explaining the nonsense or irrational lyrics. These chants are unusual inasmuch as they were transmitted from child to child usually without an underlying reason, as opposed to nursery rhymes which were transmitted from adult to child and often contained a moral. Chants may contain girlish references to boyfriends or marriage. [4] Examples of chants [ edit ] Maya and Jamie are campaigning for a progressive candidate in a red state like Georgia, so politics is at the forefront. In modern America, how could it not be? Yes No Maybe So is all about embracing diversity, championing minorities, and combating conservatism with grassroots activism. However, at times, the messages came off as heavy-handed.When you’re writing a book about a character who is BOTH POC and a muslim, it’s SOSOSOSOSO important that you give BOTH identities the weight they deserve. The chemistry between the two works perfectly but this is so much more than a love story: it nails the feelings of young adults unable to vote but desperate to fight for a better future. “ It’s like living with fire in my chest… Everything feels huge and momentous and terrifyingly real.” The insight into the machinery of American elections is fascinating and Jamie’s younger sister Sophie steals the show. The premise of YNMS is promising; it follows Jamie, a Jewish teen, and Maya, a Muslim American with a South Asian heritage, as the two of them become canvassing volunteers for a local Democratic political campaign. Politics is heavily featured in this book and I’m unfamiliar with American politics so a lot of it was simply uninteresting for me. Through Jamie and Maya’s experiences we see how teens can get involved in making a difference even though they can’t vote. As they visit people door to door, they are faced with all types of people, from allies to downright hateful and xenophobic types. This reveals the frustrations of young people who experience harmful hate that may be completely invisible to others around them. Jamie and Maya’s story is driven by the need to create change, but unfortunately the second half was a steady downward spiral—I had to force myself to keep reading because it got so boring and cliché. Jamie as a character doesn’t have much going on for him except that he’s Jewish, struggling to write a bat mitzvah toast and is an awkward teenager with a major crush on Maya. The first half of the novel takes place during Ramadan so we see Maya as a Muslim character who is keeps fasts. I think this, ultimately, didn’t serve any value because the essence of Ramadan is swallowed up and it comes off as ritualistic rather than a holy, spiritual month. One example of this is how Maya constantly swears and doesn’t really seem to talk about anything except food when Ramadan is mentioned. It is such a stereotype when Ramadan is reduced to days of not eating food until you finally eat something. Not eating is one aspect of Ramadan. The main purpose is to reflect and try to become better people. I’m only mentioning all this because Ramadan is talked about quite a bit in the first half, but it loses its relevance as soon as Eid is done and we never really see how it impacted Maya. So it stings a bit because I feel like aspects of my religion were used to fulfil the label of Muslim but it doesn’t go beyond that in terms of how it affects the characters or the story. Yes No Maybe So is a politically driven cutesy romance novel. I must admit I hated the first few chapters of the book (I'll get into why later), but now I'm all "heart eyes" thinking about Maya and Jamie.

just a note* I wrote this review based on what I know of the Jewish and Islamic faith. There might have been some bigger issues I might have missed, and I'm sorry if I have. Please correct me if anything in this review is incorrect. Maya Rehman’s having the worst Ramadan ever. Her best friend is too busy to hang out, her summer trip is canceled, and now her parents are separating. Why her mother thinks the solution to her problems is political canvassing—with some awkward dude she hardly knows—is beyond her. What I also enjoyed about Yes No Maybe So is how it made me feel seen. Growing up Jewish I rarely saw (and still don’t often see) characters like me, and books where actual Jewish holidays are celebrated rather than mentioned, and dealt with authentically. To see a character say an actual Hebrew prayer in this book was a wonderful thing.Search results for 'home'" in The James T. Callow Folklore Archive, at Research.UDMercy.edu. Accessed: December 6, 2017. We included a code for fantasy. People often confuse what someone fantasizes about with what someone wants to actually or potentially do, which is especially a doozy for young people who can tend to feel freaked by the idea that fantasies must be "want-to-do's" rather than just "really-like-to-think-abouts." Recognizing the difference is important and can also take a lot of pressure off sharing fantasies. N/A is for the things that just don't apply to you: like, I can't get anyone pregnant, so those questions would be an N/A for me. You'll find some fill-in-the-blanks in this list, too. There were some good parts. Just a few. The ending was realistic, which was nice. I know what you might be thinking: Well, they end up together because this is a YA contemporary. If you hate their romance so much, why did you think the ending was good? It never actually says that they end up together, but they are with each other in the end. Not happy. Also the election results. I'm not spoiling the election results. There's also "Betty Grable went to France,/To teach the soldiers how to dance." (The rest is the same.) [ citation needed] Had a little car car, Two-forty-eight, Ran around the cor-( skipper jumps out, and turners continue the syllable until they reenter)-ner and slammed on the brakes, but the brakes didn't work, So I bumped into a lady who bumped into a man, Who bumped into a police car, man, oh man! Policeman caught me Put me on his knee, Asked me a question Will you marry me? Yes, No, Maybe So (repeated) All in together, birds of a feather: January, February, March, April, May, etc. (each child had to jump in during the month they were born). I see London, I see France, I see (xxx)s underpants, Not too big, not too small, Just the size of Montreal (or just the size of cannonball, Berlin Wall, etc.)

I’m not saying I didn’t enjoy their relationship’s dynamic, I still wanted them to get to get together but maybe it could’ve happened differently.This is a sharp, contemporary and totally relevant story, full of hope but without illusions. As Jamie says: “ there’s nothing like the futility of being seventeen in an election year” but as he also says, “ it’s about the act of resisting.” Iona and Peter Opie (1959). The Lore and Language of Schoolchildren. Oxford University Press. [ ISBNmissing] Ice cream soda, Delaware Punch, Tell me the name of my honey-bunch. A, B, C, etc. [ citation needed] And then we have Maya, Maya is a Pakistani- American Muslim girl. She is having a very bad Ramadan, her parents are getting separated and her best friend is moving to college, so she’s clearly not having it. It was so nice to see a Muslim POC character, she was such a strong character, fighting for the rights of Muslim women and all but.. it was kinda frustrating to see her stand up for her beliefs and the rights of Muslims women and then her just forgetting about her beliefs to be with a boy. What people wear is their own business,” Jamie says. “If I want to wear a tiara every single day of the year, who is anyone to tell me I can’t? I mean . . .” He pauses. “Not that I plan to wear one, but . . .”