Living in America does not make me an American but Americanized. Young people are categorized by race and a lot of times experience racism. In some cases racism can be worse for certain genders. There are times when i wonder why when people are asked where they are from their first answer is America. If everyone that lived in America was American we would not need any type of document to prove it. which is why I do not understand why America is everyone's first choice when asked what they are or where they are from. we are not all american and young people are shown everyday how much they do not fit the ALL AMERICAN GIRL OR BOY!
Young people are beginning to realize just how imperfect our society today is. We are all discriminated upon because of our race and its sometimes even worse depending on your sex.for an example i am an African American female and i was walking home from track practice with a few friends and i was looked up and down by a Caucasian male, who commented to his friend about my chest. I asked him what he said and to whom he was referring to and he said it doesn't matter because all black girls have nice breast and butts.offended i asked him and why do you think that and he answered because most black girls either have bodies from eating soul-food or from being a slut! An African American male would not have to put up with idiotic comments like that. Which is completely ridiculous that in 2013 we still have racism and discrimination!
In the book the help one of the characters is experiencing racism for dating a Caucasian girl while he is African American. Her family not only dislikes him and proves it to him at every chance that they get but the world shows them how much their relationship is considered wrong. He experiences racial discrimination at its worst when he takes her out for a movie and is arrested for being with a white girl. Things like this do not only happen in books but in the world today. People are being jumped or beaten and talked about for who they date. Which is absurd because if they are not the one dating the person it should not be a problem!
Young people of Latino, African, Chinese, Japanese, Indian, and all other ethnic groups are faced with hatred and violence because of their skin color. But yet we are the first ones to deny our culture and heritage to fit into the American dream. When in reality the American dream needs to try and fit us. If America wants to live up to its promise of freedom and equality it needs to reconsider the way it looks at different races and begin to consider everyone just American. <,idiv>
Tuesday, April 9, 2013
Wednesday, March 27, 2013
JFK's Inaugural Adress
President JFK believes that true progress only results from nations working together for change. In the speech it states, "Can we forge against these enemies a grand and global alliance, North and South, East and West, that can assure us a more fruitful life for all mankind?
Wednesday, February 20, 2013
The Marlin of My Life
I remember when i faced what i thought was going to be the hardest thing to overcome and to get over. I went into a dark place for days and weeks. I became secluded from my family and friends right around the time i should have been enjoying their company. I felt like i had lost my way in life, and like there was no way i was ever going to be me again. I slowly dug myself into a deeper hole of depression and i had to get over it before my depression became who i was.
i remember the how quiet and calm my house was on that night. i remember exactly what time it was when the phone rang and exactly how long the conversation lasted. The loud ringer of the house phone woke me and just about everyone in the house up at 3:03 am. i could tell by the look on my older sister's face that me and her were thinking the same thing. i prayed that deep down what we were thinking about was not true. pieces of me slowly began to deteriorate without even hearing the final words. i tried to push my legs forward to my dads room but my body did everything in its power to keep me in place. when i reached the small hallway that separated me from my parents room, I froze hearing the conversation on the phone.
" hello is this Steve williams?" "Yes" " umm.. I'm so sorry to have to call you at this hour but Lisa williams.. She is your sister right?" "Yes" "we'll sir I am so sorry but Lisa passed away we did everything we could to revive her. We would like for you to come down to the hospital to view and identify the body."
My fathers loud cry brought me back to reality and made me realize that I had just lost what I thought was my everything. I didn't get how my aunt could be at my house on thanksgiving but gone literally 3 days before Christmas.
She was my aunt, my best friend, my partner in crime, my logical side. I felt like I had lost all of me. I went into the darkest stages of my life when she passed. I thought that there was no tomorrow with out her here with me. There were days when I thought I was better off with her than without. Days when I'd cry for 48 hours straight because every little thing reminded me of her.
The day I realized that I had to go on and continue living my life was January 14th.
That day I had a conversation with my cousin (it was her mom that passed.) and she told me how her mothers death changed her so much. She told me that it taught her a lesson that life is too short to spend complaining and moping around. She told me that she wouldn't have completely understood that if she still had her mother and that, that was gods way of telling her she needs to change now. I had to think to myself that if she could go on and smile and love without her mother here, then I can go in and smile and laugh without my aunt here. Each night I prayed that god would get me through it and that I would wake up in the morning with a smile in my face and something to live for and I did.
i remember the how quiet and calm my house was on that night. i remember exactly what time it was when the phone rang and exactly how long the conversation lasted. The loud ringer of the house phone woke me and just about everyone in the house up at 3:03 am. i could tell by the look on my older sister's face that me and her were thinking the same thing. i prayed that deep down what we were thinking about was not true. pieces of me slowly began to deteriorate without even hearing the final words. i tried to push my legs forward to my dads room but my body did everything in its power to keep me in place. when i reached the small hallway that separated me from my parents room, I froze hearing the conversation on the phone.
" hello is this Steve williams?" "Yes" " umm.. I'm so sorry to have to call you at this hour but Lisa williams.. She is your sister right?" "Yes" "we'll sir I am so sorry but Lisa passed away we did everything we could to revive her. We would like for you to come down to the hospital to view and identify the body."
My fathers loud cry brought me back to reality and made me realize that I had just lost what I thought was my everything. I didn't get how my aunt could be at my house on thanksgiving but gone literally 3 days before Christmas.
She was my aunt, my best friend, my partner in crime, my logical side. I felt like I had lost all of me. I went into the darkest stages of my life when she passed. I thought that there was no tomorrow with out her here with me. There were days when I thought I was better off with her than without. Days when I'd cry for 48 hours straight because every little thing reminded me of her.
The day I realized that I had to go on and continue living my life was January 14th.
That day I had a conversation with my cousin (it was her mom that passed.) and she told me how her mothers death changed her so much. She told me that it taught her a lesson that life is too short to spend complaining and moping around. She told me that she wouldn't have completely understood that if she still had her mother and that, that was gods way of telling her she needs to change now. I had to think to myself that if she could go on and smile and love without her mother here, then I can go in and smile and laugh without my aunt here. Each night I prayed that god would get me through it and that I would wake up in the morning with a smile in my face and something to live for and I did.
Friday, February 15, 2013
Valentine's day
Saint valentine is thought to be a roman priest that held marriage ceremonies for young couples, even after emperor Claudius lll ruled that young couples should not get married because the men were better soldiers when they didn't have to worry about their wives and family. Saint valentine was arrested and tortured for having Christian wedding ceremonies for young couples.
The graph:
The graph shows that the most relationships end during spring break and two weeks before Christmas. I think that the main reasons for breakups around this time is because during long breaks couples may not see each other as much and they may want to hang out with their friends and go out, which may lead to cheating, and arguments. I think relationships also end around holidays because people stress about money, gifts, and when's the right to to meet the family. I would suggest that couples talk about having space during vacations to limit arguments and to make plans ahead of time for holiday plans.
The graph:
The graph shows that the most relationships end during spring break and two weeks before Christmas. I think that the main reasons for breakups around this time is because during long breaks couples may not see each other as much and they may want to hang out with their friends and go out, which may lead to cheating, and arguments. I think relationships also end around holidays because people stress about money, gifts, and when's the right to to meet the family. I would suggest that couples talk about having space during vacations to limit arguments and to make plans ahead of time for holiday plans.
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