Sources: Maria Dugandzic. Against all odds: School offers hope, opportunity for young men. CNN. http://www.cnn.com/2008/US/06/25/bia.urban.prep/index.html The main argument the author wants to exhibit here is that although nowadays blacks have much poorer performance in the United States, there is still hope that they can make a difference if offered necessary opportunities. This news story makes me realize a question: what determines blacks’ bad academic performance, like D'Souza says in the end of racism?
Katherine Chavez Is it Assimilation or the American Dream? Why is it that people change their true self and create a false identity to fit in and be “normal” in society. In the essay written by Manuel Munoz, “Leave Your Name at the Border,” Antonio had to change his name to Tony so people will hire him. He feels that society associates his traditional Mexican name with illegal immigration. America is known as the “melting pot.” The melting pot refers to people changing their own cultures to fit American culture.
The land was the home of the natives; it was explored and well known. The history Americans are taught all through grade school and even in college is biased. White people have told their story how they want it to be heard, making themselves out to be the heroes who conquered the native savages. Ortiz states the problem about our history being inaccurate, offers many examples of inaccuracies and inconsistencies between the
Two Californias Luis Marrero 20/02/2012 1) What is Hanson's thesis in this essay? The thesis in this essay is that after a trip through the most forgotten areas of California Hanson’s has realized how damaged California is in compare to the rest of States and part of this is because all the illegal immigrants that go there. 2) Discuss two specific examples that he uses to support his thesis; note the type of evidence and whether or not he makes effective use of it. He uses his farmhouse as an example of testimonial evidence and then he uses in this evidence a statistical evidence saying that the 94% are Hispanic and the 1% is White. He also uses many statistical evidences, using examples such as:
148), the movement staged many protests against prejudiced Indian rights leading up to the siege at Wounded Knee. Wounded Knee was a rebellion of the extension of the White government control, by the Indians. The Whites established a government and military quickly after the colonisation of America that pacified the Indians in order to gain control of resources. This is the natural order of colonisation and with this idea combined with the fact that these Indians were educated (as by decree of the very same government), this caused the uprising against their White oppressors by the Indians, (Bodley, 1999, p.60). It seemed a disaster waiting to happen.
Kofi Brinkley English 201 Prof. Jamila Lyn 26 October 2007 Baldwinian Price of American Transformation In the last portion of James Baldwin’s The Fire Next Time (1963), the author outlines the price of the cultural transformation of America. Baldwin validates his call for transformation saying that if we, meaning Americans as a whole, persist in considering ourselves as an exclusively white country we will condemn ourselves to cultural sterility and decay. Knowing the point of reference, to which the pronoun we refers to is important to understanding the transformation passage. The ‘we’ is actually referring to Americans both black and white. Baldwin goes on to say “if we could accept ourselves as we are, we might bring new life to the Western achievements and transform them.” Baldwin, a man ahead of his time, calls on American cultural renaissance because he sees the potential for a violent civil movement in America and believes it can be avoided if the country would see itself for what it really is and not what it pretends to be.
“We are making a step-it’s just a baby step, but it’s a step” was raised by Ms Maudie Atkinson in an article a few days ago. I thought this through countless time. Yes, we might be making a step, one that is significant for a better Maycomb County. However as I thought, are we sacrificing too much for this step? As a white living in this County, I can see how visible and evident racial prejudice against the blacks has clouded the minds of many.
Reginauld Goodjoint-Lewis Midterm: My connection with Tayo The superiority of white people is the notion that this particular race towers over other races is portrait in this book, also, the lack of acceptance from you home tribe because you are 50% different could put anyone into a tight situation in life. So is it possible to deconstruct these two negative thoughts? I would say yes, although with common experiences in my life I once believe that you couldn’t. This I learn from the suffering of Tayo, the main character,( in Ceremony), a half white half Native American , who despite having fought in a war for Uncle Sam side by side with other American citizens, didn't come home a hero but found himself shamefully dehumanized by society
Miguel Ortiz U.S. Government 2305 Professor Vasquez January 29, 2012 “New Rule Would Minimize Family Separation During Pursuit Of Green Card” In the article “New Rule Would Minimize Family Separation During Pursuit Of Green Card” Alex Branch a Star Telegram Journalist reports about a new rule that will reduce illegal deportation by allowing immigrants to receive a waiver that will enable them to remain in the United States legally, but they have to go back to their native country. According to some Republicans an immigrant “needs to prove that their absence will cause extreme hardships to their family” in order to receive a waiver. But what if the immigrants are denied a waiver because they can’t prove that they can bring hardships
Our lives melting into one another.” What a beautiful way to put it. In an article, I found on Cultural Survival where an interview took place with a Historian (Schlesinger). He states that the reason the Unites States vast multicultural society has worked for over centuries is due to overriding the conception of an American nationality. American citizenship has not only been enriched by strangers from different countries, but it has been transformed. America once a racist country that was initially run by white settlers who felt subgroups should be enslaved to do peon labor.