When
I born, I black.
When
I grow up, I black.
When
I go in sun, I black.
When
I scared, I black.
When
I sick, I black.
And
when I die, I still black.
And
you white people.
When
you born, you pink.
When
you grow up, you white.
When
you go in sun, you red.
When
you cold, you blue.
When
you scared, you yellow.
When
you sick, you green.
And
when you die, you grey…
And
you calling me colored?
-Malcolm
X
This
poem leads us to equality in all humans and being racially classified
by color. It shows that white people call black people colored yet
they go through every color of the rainbow. The fact that white
people call black colored does not show human equality. Color doesn't
define anyone, no race is supierior to the other. Even though this
poem was developed a while ago, rascisim is still a problem. More
specifically, human rights and equality.
Acts
of Injustice
Being
homeless is a great example of injustice. Sometimes homeless people
mess up their lives on their own, but the unlucky ones are born into
it. This doesn't show equality and human rights. They should be
entitled to food, shelter, and money from the government. There are
over 56,ooo homeless individuals. They are in need of stable housing
and food. New York City is home to 103 billionares, more than any
other city in the world. This makes me think of how selfish people
can be. Although it's none of their business, I don't blame them, but
it wouldn't kill them to spare a dollar or two. Or possibly give them
another chance at their life. This makes me think about being
grateful because homeless people have nothing, and you only realize
how much you love something once it's gone.
Ferguson,MO
Rioting Live
As
I was watching the news, the
riots in Ferguson, MO were
being streamed live. These riots, on the streets of Ferguson,
MO are
destructive and unreasonable. People
are rioting over the death of an unarmed African-American
teenager, named
Micheal Brown by the hands of a St. Louis, Missouri police officer.
This rioting occurred after the officer who shot Micheal Brown was
not indicted. The rioters
are endangering more lives by protesting violently. For
example, they were looting, burning down stores, businesses, police
cars, and destroying the city. Peaceful
protesting gets messages across of
injustice more sensibly.
If I was in the shoes of Micheal
Brown's parents, I would
feel overwhelmed because
“my son's” death is what sparked the terror and destruction. I
would tell the angry rioters to look honor Micheal's death and as a
wake up call for our local politicians to train police officers more
effectively all around the nation. These rioters are asking for their
human rights and equality for African American citizens. They believe
the white officer would not have felt threatened if Micheal Brown was
white instead of being
black. They are promoting equality for everyone no matter what race,
gender or color a person is.
Detective
Almontaser's View on How He Changes the World
Q:
How does your job allow you to help change the world?
A:
My job allows me to investigate and apprehend individuals who
have
committed crimes against society.
Q:
Do you enjoy your job?
A:
Not necessarily, sometimes its not so fun. It exposes me to see
the
terrible things that people can do to each other as humans.
The
best part is putting a really bad guy in jail.
Q:
What is the average of hours in the office?
A:
The average is 65 hours a week, sometimes no days off. Depends
on
what case I'm working on.
Q:
What is the most amount of hours you have spent on a case?
A:
Some cases only take me 2 hours of my week, but some cases will
take
100 hours of my week. It all depends.
Q:
Are there any others way you change the world than your job?
A:
I drive a hybrid (an eco-friendly electric car) and I recycle.
Q:
What is your motto?
A:
“The only thing necessary for the triumph of evil, is for good men
to
do nothing.” -Edmund Burke.
That's
something I learned in the marines, that's something I took
from
the marines, and that's something I took to my job.
Q:
Can you share a story about your job?
A:
Last Winter, we had to investigate a case of child abduction. We
were
able to put clues together that the neighbor took the girl,
she
was 5. It took us 2 days to get a warrant, an order from the
judge,
to be able to ping the phone. Pinging a cell phone means
using
cell site towers to triangulate the location. We were able to
find
him in a house in NJ, and we returned the little girl to her
parents
and the guy went to jail.
Our
World- Both the Good and the Bad
*An
interview with Nawal Almontaser, an educator in the New York City
public
school
system.
Q:
What do you believe is good about our world and what is unfair
about
our world?
A:
Is there anything good about our world??? Well, what I think is
good
about our world is the technological advances that our world
has
achieved over time Particularly, computers, the internet and
cell
phones. Major breakthroughs in medicine and science and the
abundant
amount of natural resources our world provides us with.
There
is however a lot of unfairness in our world...perhaps more
than
there is good. Unfairness with corrupt government that only
looks
out for itself and not for its people, poverty of children in
the
world and within the United states and inequality based on
gender,
race, sex, and socioeconomic backgrounds.
Hollywood's
Perception VS Reality
I
was watching a rerun of a Nickelodeon series, iCarly. iCarly is a
sitcom about a teenage girl who lives with her older brother Spencer
in Seattle, WA. Carly's father is in the U.S. Navy and does not live
with her. Her older brother, Spencer, is her guardian and a father
figure. They live in a modern fancy apartments with elevators that
lead directly into their homes. I can infer they have a lot of money
because they have a pretty big apartment in a big busy city, and
those types of apartments can range in the hundred thousands.
The
main actors on the show are middle class Caucasian teenagers, with
the exception of one African American friend who live in Seattle
Washington. The show portrays teens lounging around school hallways
during school hours where all the drama takes place. The teens come
and go as they please without parental permission or involvement.
They get themselves into situations that don't seem very realistic
mostly sparked by their online web show iCarly. These teens run
around chasing the opposite sex and are rarely shown having any
responsibilities or doing school work.
This Hollywood portrayal of teenagers influences many kids in my age
group and exposes them to many mature things. Young children could
stumble upon this show and find two 15 year olds making out or
escaping from their fire escapes late at night. Children are exposed
to content they are not educated on and make their own assumptions
instead of being educated by their parents. This show exposes kids to
unrealistic behavior where teenagers are always dressed to perfection
with the coolest clothes, hair and makeup. These images are
brainwashing children into thinking that their lifestyle is the norm
and that they should be like them.
While
walking through my neighborhood I observed...
- Homeless people asking for change
- Many idling cars - air pollution
- Hispanic construction workers
- Pedestrians distracted with their cell phones-hazardous to drivers
While
on my daily walk to school along 4th ave, I pass by a few
construction sites. The majority of the workers are of Hispanic
descent and are hired by private contractors that pay their workers a
mite of money for diligent work. These workers do their jobs from
dusk til dawn and they need to be paid just like the others. I can
infer that they don't have enough money to buy a cell phone because I
witnessed more than once, a line of construction workers at a pay
phone on 10th street 4th
avenue. I've also observed minimal dollars in their wallets when they
open it to pay for their modest breakfast, a coffee and bagel. They
deserve to be paid more for the labor that they do.
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