Fix The Shading On The Children's Faces!

i think it is just plain stupidity for someone to tell an artist to change the color of the child's face. it is up to the artists preference and the artist is taking into considereation of trying to find an inbetween that would represent children. i agree with Jackie when she says that you cannot change the color of the skin you were born with. what kind of message will this send to the children? that its wrong to be a darker color than some of the other people? they are going to start thinking badly of themselves and others who share the same skin tone as them. it is not fair for them to be treated like that even if its not directly, it is sending the absolute wrong message to them and they will carry on that message to others. its just a vicious cycle to keep racism going instead of trying to help iliminate it.

We Cannot Chuse But Hear

to me this sums up the oil spill exactly! gallons upon gallons of oil are spilling out each and everyday going into the 59 day into the oil spill crisis. it is unmeasurable how much we have damaged marine life, everyday there are news stories of birds and other sea creatures coated in oil so thick you can hardly make out what species they are. i know that the president has gone above and beyond what he can do for the situation but i honestly think BP has not worked hard enough to try to permanently fix the issue. instead of just killing it completely they were looking for ways to cap it but still get oil out of the spill. how can they possibly still think of wanting to get oil out of the situation when thousands are being affected and animals are losing their lives. the seafood industry is losing thousands of dollars everyday because they cannot get seafood that is unaffected by the oil spill. i think BP is going to end up going bankrupt and will no longer be in this country after this incident.

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HB2281

i think that people should be allowed to freely express their culture and pass it on for future generations without the fear of always being targeted not only by everyday people but by governemnt and law officials. culutre and languages is what makes poeple unique from the rest; they dont always follow things exactly the same and they have different customs. taking that away from a person is like stripping them of their identity and forces them to be just like everyone else; where no one is different. this is supposedly a free country, we should not have to limit our culture practices just because it is "out of the ordinary" or different from what others, especially law and government officials, see as what is right and what is wrong. they are there to enforce laws not to judge others or condem them based on the languages they speak or the culture they have.

Si M Mourii, Ou Pral Mouri!

I agree completely! instead of investing millions of dollars for things like off shore drilling and such that, as we can clearly see, is absolutely dangrous to the environment and the health of not only the animals but the people as well. we should be figuring out ways to convert or massive landfills overflowing with waste into an alternative fuel. we could never possibly run out of waste and it would help us to eliminate or at least condense the landfills by significant amounts. if there are people who know how to do this then we should be going to them to see how they are doing it so that we can benefit from it as well. this is to protect and save our future!

Reflection Paper16

I understand intersexuality to be a person who has the mixed characteristics of a female and a male. Transsexuality is when, for example, a woman who is physically female feels that she is not a woman, or “thinks like a man.” The study of these topics has been useful to me because it makes me more sensitive to people who are like either of those cases. I personally do not have any problem with people who are intersexual or transsexual I think it is rather remarkable. I had heard of both situations but I did not know of the full details of them both but now I am more informed and have become rather fascinated by these topics. I would imagine that with both cases the people with those issues are bothered by them because maybe someone said something to them or they think it is wrong. They also are made fun of by their peers and sometimes even family members. In no way do they have it easy some of them can’t even tell you for sure whether they are a man or woman because they don’t feel like either of them or they are confused as to what to say. Transsexuals are ridiculed more than intersexual people because they cannot hide or cover up how they feel. For the women people just see it as being a tomboy but for the men I think it’s much tougher on them because in a “man’s” society looking or acting like a girl is degrading. They are called multiple names and pranks are played mercilessly on them just because they express how they feel. Intersexual people have a harder time finding a partner because of their issues, they too are ridiculed by those who find out and are verbally attacked because of something they cannot help, in both cases of intersexual and transsexual. It makes them think that there is something wrong with them like they are warped and possibly even monsters. I think that women are more understanding of both issues then men because women do not have the type of standards that men do; the “man code” as they call it. I think that it causes trauma to either party and creates depression and possibly even psychological problems for them.

Reflection Paper15

I think that the cause of homosexuality does not happen overnight and that it is most definitely not a disease but that it comes from birth. I think that the knowledge that a person is homosexual is deep within the brain at birth but as time goes by it surfaces because the brain has expanded. After reading the articles my views on homosexuality have not changes at all. I consider myself a very open person and things like homosexuality; bisexuality, etc do not bother me in the least. I have family and friends that are homosexuals and I cannot even imagine pushing them away because of something like that. It severely angers me that some people, despite how long they know a person, can treat them so differently the second they are aware that their friend is a homosexual. To me it shouldn’t matter what sexual orientation they are that person is still the same person they have known for however long. I don’t think that homosexuality develops from childhood upbringing because as children get older they will see and experience many different things and they will eventually develop an opinion of their own. Most people are homosexuals adopting children because they think that they will turn the child gay but as I previously stated as the children get older they formulate their own ideas. In most cases that I have seen the children remain heterosexual despite having parents that are homosexual. There are more cases of homosexual children with heterosexual parents than homosexual parents. Most people see homosexuals as a horrible thing some even going as far as resenting their friends, relatives, and even their own children. I think that because homosexuality comes from birth parents can see it in their child growing up and they try to change the child’s habits and behaviors. Homosexuality is seen as such a horrible and disgusting thing and those that are homosexual have more discrimination, hate, and so on than the issues or race. They are constantly targeted, even in the work place, even when applying for a job most interviewers notice their homosexuality, for those that are open with it, instead of credentials and experience.

Reflection Paper14

I think that a case can and should be made for charges of institutional racism; I think that just because you are from a certain background does not give you special privileges. Despite ethnic background we are all still people, we have the same organs the same types of functions, and so on and so on. If a law is to be made it should apply to everyone of every nationality, nowhere in laws made does it say that a certain nationality is excluded or has special rights. I honestly believe that the decisions of whether Cuban immigrants get asylum and Haitian immigrants do not is an inside matter and that those people are not following the law. Laws are made to be followed; they are not recommendations or requests, they are to be executed. What makes one race different from another? To me it is absolutely nothing just the color of their outside skin. Atomically we are all the same, even with color, if we bleed we all bleed red and we all have hearts and as I said before a law is meant for all people to follow. Also just because a country is less off than another does not mean that they deserve to be treated any differently than another race, I am pretty positive that no law anywhere says to give Cuban immigrants better treatment than Haitian immigrants. Matters like these should be addressed and corrected. I think that institutional racism is a big issue and there should be charges for doing so. Preferential treatment is not something that should be allowed at all let alone for the color or a person’s skin. If two different people commit the same criminal act, or whatnot, they should be handled exactly the same. I think that if one race sees the preferential treatment happening to another race that they would fight back. If the preferential treatment matter were to be addressed in a legal court system the person or persons who were issuing the favorable treatment would be the one/s in trouble. I think that charges for institutional racism should definitely be made into a case in order to prevent it from happening and to let perpetrators know that if they do give special treatment to one race that they will not be able to get away with it.

Reflection13

Race and racism are very strong things and have such a powerful effect on many different people. Race plays a part in our daily lives whether we realize it or not; people are judged based on their skin tone and ethnic background rather on their behavior and how they carry themselves. I learned that the workplace is the worse source of racism, in some institutions job positions are decided on by race. For example, in a construction site a Mexican American will be more likely to be hired than an Asian American because they will “work for less.” In my honest opinion the whole race option on any form or paper should not even be there especially for school testing. I think it is only there so that people can be put into a category and judged based on their race. Another example would be for a standardized test a child scores a high score on the test and before they even look at the race box they will assume it is an Asian or Indian child. Many people wouldn’t think that racist remarks hurt or affect other but it truly does. Most feel that they are being degraded and lose enthusiasm for things such as job hunting, and so on. Children could develop low self esteem because they are always being judged on their race rather than their performances. It hurts enormously when a child is left out of a game or conversation because of what they look like; they cannot help the way that they look or what their ethnical background is. In most cases I think that their hurt feelings develop into severe cases of depression, especially at young and tender ages. Those remarks or gestures will forever leave a scare on their hearts and I think will carry on to adult hood and will affect how they see other people as well as how they see themselves. It is completely wrong when someone says you should be able to run faster since you are black or you should know how to draw because you are European. It brings that persons spirits down and makes them think negatively about themselves and their race, I think it develops into self hatred in some cases because the comments that were said to that person had such a strong impact. To me, race has nothing to do with your abilities or your personality I think it is just a title of where your roots are.

Assignment1

The teacher I chose to do my hours under handled her diverse classroom very well. Every student that she had was treated respectfully just like any other student, no one was an exception to her. I especially liked how she handled her classroom discussions; she involved everyone in the group conversation and had them contribute something to the discussion. The feel of her classroom was very comforting and inviting, it felt homier than a classroom because everyone was engaged in the same activity and they were all coming together to answer things they didn’t understand. If a student made a racist remark or something similar she would immediately reprimand the student and have him or her apologize for the statement. Not only that, she would discuss for a moment why it was inappropriate and advise them never to do it again. I truly respect her teaching style and her classroom management in regards to how she handles each situation calmly and respectively. In Mrs. Pasqualine’s classroom there is no such thing as diversity, everyone is treated exactly the same and they are respected as young adults. If a student requires extra assistance she would help that student pertaining to whatever the child needs. She is always willing to take time before or after class to help a student with any problem they may have or she would suggest materials for the student/s to seek extra reference on. No one is excluded in assistance or classroom participation; everyone gets to voice their opinion or state ideas. Collaboration is always suggested and encouraged on assignments to give students a chance to bond with classmates as well as understand material better. Mrs. Pasqualine is also very active in collaborating with the students and respects every student’s need. She will never turn anyone away if they need help and says that if they are truly motivated to do something that she could not possibly turn them away. From observing her in the class room I can clearly see how and why all of her students respect her whole heartedly and always look forward to having a class session with her.

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Reflection Paper12

The insights I have gained from reading the articles about genocide are that it does not take munch in order for something like this to happen. I think it happens when those in power let the authority go to their head and use their prejudice judgment to create things exactly like genocide. In Rwanda, Bosnia, and Darfur they all had political officials instigate the killings and it was all based on things such as looks or if they had even the slightest bit of different blood in them. They basically do the same thing in every case of genocide; kill mercilessly, rape the women of the groups, destroy homes, burn crops, etc. I honestly think that there has to be another way for people to work these differences out; that is what the government official is supposed to do. In this day and age I truly believe that we should be more focused on things such as world peace, hunger issues, etc rather than what someone looks like or where they are from. It just seems like we keep on moving further and further away from what life in the 21st century should be like and we are moving closer and closer to primitive times when Neanderthals did the exact same things to different tribes. No one can ever look the same; besides twins, so I think we have to move beyond this point, adults involved in starting genocide are acting like children on a playground who don’t want to play together. People come in multiple varieties and colors, it is impossible to escape that or do anything about it so it is about time we use our evolved craniums and get past these ridiculous quarrels. Killing mindlessly will not solve anything or get anyone anywhere; it is just a vicious cycle that will keep on repeating until everyone is dead. I think that everyone wants to live peacefully instead of dying before their natural time has come. Even if some don’t intend to they involve young children and their loved ones, I think if people understood better that everyone can work together and help each other out to make a better future that they would forget about wanting to kill someone because he or she is a bit different and just strive for a better life together.

Reflection Paper11

I think the Holocaust was one of the greatest tragedies the world had ever seen. A majority of the world knows the stories and the horrors that the victims went through and it moved us all even to this day. To me the Holocaust was the worst type of genocide ever, what those people went through was absolutely mortifying that I would have rather of been shot point blank instead of having to go through what they did. The people thought they were going to be helped to safety and kept away from the horror but instead they were sent to the direct core of literally, hell on earth. No one was spared not even tiny infants, they thrown into the “wolf’s den” like all of the others. If you happened to get sick while in the camps no doctor would help you, instead they would experiment on you making you wish that they would have just killed you instead. They were basically lab rats in the concentration camps; their every move being watched and their lives being played around with like a game. When soldiers became bored they would just go and execute people without a care in the world. It is hard for me to think that none of those soldiers had a conscious or even thought that it could have been them instead. I think that if they wanted to get rid of the “imperfect people” they should have just thrown themselves into the camps and maybe then they would realize that what they were doing was ludicrous. What the Nazi’s did and how they did it was truly inhumane to me because not only did they target Jews but small children, handicap people, homosexuals, etc; no one was safe. It absolutely blows my mind that people actually say that the Holocaust never happened. There is actual footage of what was going on in the concentration camps; journals found in the camps, even the Germans admit the Holocaust was horrible. There is so much evidence to support the fact that it did happen that I would think that it is impossible to doubt. I think that those who do not think it happened should visit a camp to see exactly what is was like and maybe then they would change their opinions about the Holocaust.

Reflection Paper10

The most important thing I have learned is that instead of looking at the victims of the crimes we should be looking at the ones doing the acts. When we look at the victims of a certain crime we are looking at the type of people who are likely to be victimized by a certain crime and not those that are causing the problems. I understand that prejudices come from many different elements in a child’s life when growing up that contributes to the source. The main source I think that contributes the most in where prejudice comes from is in the child’s home environment. As we are growing up our parents teach us things like our culture and whatnot, we gain insights of how we will think in the future from our families I think. We do what we are told and we listen to just about everything our parents, grandparents, etc say and we pick up on things, especially prejudices, as we are starting to develop. When we see the world as we are growing older some choose to remain with what their parents have inputted into us while others tend to see the world and cultivate ideas and opinions through their own eyes. Also I think the groups of people we associate with beyond family members have a large impact on developing prejudices as well. If you desperately want to fit in with a certain group we adapt to their customs and how they feel about certain things. Whether you completely agree with them or not you still follow their lead and where you didn’t think of something a certain before your opinion changes naturally to match with the groups. Even the mass media, I think, has a large impact on prejudices and such. If we see our favorite idol, or whoever, doing something a certain way, says something, or expresses his or her own opinion about something naturally their followers will start to do the same. People with high celebrity status have the power to help change things such as prejudice but instead I think they are doing the opposite. To me, I think celebrities are just adding “fuel to the fire” and making matters worse especially for the young and upcoming youth instead of trying to make a huge difference.

Emmett Till

I think it is ludacris that when the evidence is right in front of people that they are willing to refuse the truth. For all of those white people who say they are extremely religious, i dont know what kind of bible they read but they should know that murder is a sin. not to mention that he was only just a 14 year old boy is just monstrous. the threats they used against the blacks in those types of towns were childish and stupid to me. even the presdient was unwilling to listen to the pleas of a destoryed mother who lost her only child. if they were to put themselev into that type of situation you can be that they would never have let anyone who commited such a hainous act would ever be found guilty. but despite such tragedy the black community was able to rise up and make a stand and let others know thst they will not just sit quietly by anymore, which led us to here and now.