Tim Wise examines in White Like Me how white privilege affects white Americans’ experiences and perspectives in small yet widespread ways. His perspective is consistent with Conley’s discussion of race as a social construct with practical consequences in Chapter 9 of You May Ask Yourself. According to Wise‚ there are significant differences in opportunities and results between racial groups as a result of the unequal distribution of privileges‚ including the assumption of innocence‚ the opportunity
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not have rain; they have soup (or potatoes)! This book teaches children about the importance of family meals‚ food variety‚ portion sizes‚ and using leftovers as snacks (instead of junk food). For ages 4+. Berger‚ M.‚ & Hafner‚ M. (1985). Germs make me sick! New York: Crowell. Colorfully illustrated book explains in simple terms about germs and how they make us sick. This book explains how germs and viruses are transmitted from person to person and also gives some basic rules for good health. It also
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After reading Chapter 17 in our history book "Give me Liberty" by Eric Foner‚ I was fascinated by the farmers Revolt which took place around the late 1800’s and dealt with the growing debt‚ poverty and financial challenges of the farmers in the West and in the South. Maybe this has something to do with the fact that my fathers family had cotton farms in Paducah‚ Texas and were so poor but rich in land. I felt compelled to learn more and understand about the Farmers Alliance aka Populist Party.
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After reading‚ “The Jeweler Wallace Chan: “The Stone Is Me‚” I believe that the making of jewelry isn’t easy‚ and it requires a lot of time and dedication. In this article they talked about Wallace Chan and his path to how he ended up doing what he loves most‚ making jewelry. But not just any jewelry. Each of his pieces mean something to him‚ he makes it with all of his love‚ and all of his pieces are technically his children. Wallace Chan started out working with his family making plastic flowers
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The documentary “Me facing Life; Cyntoia’s Story” is about a young girl named Cyntoia‚ who is sixteen years old‚ going through a trail after committing murder; her life and what may have led her to committing so many delinquent acts is also expressed. Throughout the film her family‚ lifestyle and way of thinking is shown deeply. Still‚ after seeing the film I feel as if her pathway to delinquency could have been avoidable by just having more supervision‚ having a better family structure‚ and even
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associated with taking in immigrants as US citizens without careful screening and processing. It is‚ understandably‚ very difficult to put into place a cookie-cutter system that will work in every case. This is clearly demonstrated in the novel “Ask Me No Questions‚” written by Marina Budhos‚ which features the story of a Bangladeshi family trying to make their way in America and the struggles they overcome along the way. When comparing their (fictional)
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The documentary "Super Size Me" is very interesting and thought-provoking. This film tells the story of a very healthy‚ middle-aged man named Morgan Spurlock who decided to find out how bad fast food actually is for the body. He guessed that the reason America is so obese is because of the amount of fast food that they consume. In order to see if this belief was correct‚ he decided that he would eat at McDonald’s three times a day for an entire month. He had to order supersized meals when asked‚
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“Can You Hear Me Now” by Sherry Turkles is an examination of increasing technology use in everyday life and how it has become a crutch for daily human life. Turkles‚ who is a professor of social studies of science and technology at MIT‚ elaborates immensely on her views of what technology is doing and has done to society since its arrival. She states‚ people have begun to be caught up completely in technology and social media. The goal of social media was to initially connect individuals across long
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Patrick Henry’s "Give Me Liberty" speech was propaganda used to persuade the American colonies to band together and fight for a nation independent from Great Britain. He starts the speech off by saying that the colonies efforts of trying to maintain the peace with Britain were not working. The colonists were angry with Parliament for passing Acts of taxation without representatives from the colonies being present to dispute them and wanted Parliament to repeal those Acts. Patrick says that their
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In Me Talk Pretty One Day by author David Sedaris‚ he writes about the experiences encountered during his time in Paris while taking a French class. Sedaris was among many students ridiculed by the French teacher for not speaking fluently and without error. This article can be easily related to as most people have had teachers that are hard to please and/or prefer to teach by humiliation. The article’s theme of dealing with a hostile class environment is evident because the author gives examples
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