Non- Fiction Reading Response: Growing Up Saudi

"Saudi Arabia is one of the most powerful nations in the Middle East and important U.S. ally in the region" (Elliott 15). The article Growing Up Saudi by Karen E. Elliott, is about how children in Saudi Arabia grow up, and how and why it is so important to the U.S. saudi is a very strict place, and women don't have nearly the same rights as women. Boys can leave their house and ride their bikes with loud music all around town, but a girl can't leave the house without a chaperone. In addition, dating os forbidden, movie theaters are banned, and concerts are outlawed. Ny boy or girl that is unrelated basically have no relationship with one another at all. There was one woman who worked in a store, but before she could work there, her husband has to inspect it first.  Now, there are some women that are taking a stand, and fighting for what they believe is right.

This makes me think and feel a lot of different things. To me, it is unfair that amen don't have the same rights as men. Women are so underestimated, and I don't think that it is at all, right. I think that there are many people that don't think that women have the same potential that men do. There are many women that have so much more than what they are allowed to do. They want to work, make money, and be able to have the same privileges as men do. I feel that if I was to live in Saudi Arabia, then I would like to make an impact, but I would be very scared to do so. I wouldn't want to mess with the people that have power over me, and I wouldn't want to get arrested fort dying to make a difference for all of the women who want to have the same rights as men do. People take it fro granted every day that they are able to go outside without somebody stuck to their side all day. Even young adults in the U.S. are able to go out and do whatever they want to do. I feel that there are a lot of people that are immigrating to the Untied States for a better future, and life for them and possibly, their future families.

I think that the women in Saudi Arabia really want to have the chance to be able to experience the things that men get to do. If they were able to do things that  were "out of the box" would be so happy   because it would be a different experience for them. In addition, I think that they are very underprivileged, and they need to have opportunities that they are not usually allowed to have.

In conclusion, I think that women in Saudi Arabia have the capability to condor everything. They can vote, go outside without somebody stuck to them, and be able to have jobs and make money. There are people that don't think they have the potential to stand up for themselves and take care of themselves. In addition, I think that if there was a woman to try to make a difference they would get in tousle for going against orders. To me, that is one of the reasons that women are not standing up as much as they would like to. There are a lot of women that can do a lot of things and it is very unfair that there are people that underestimate them.