This is a video of me praise dancing to âStandâ by Donnie McClurkin. This dance is choreographed by me for a Fathersâ Day tribute to all the hard working ones at my church. The song is basically stating that no matter what you are going through itâs up to you to withstand the trials and tribulations. During the song Donnie McClurkin said âDonât you fall, Donât you bend, Donât give up, no donât give inâ, this means to me that when faced with any problem or obstacles stand still. Additionally, this could represent when the times when individuals are put in positions of power and have a choice to make life changing decisions, those individuals should stand firm on their beliefs.
After analyzing the âFlintâ photo I discovered that this was an example of the minority group. In the photo a little black boy was drinking dirty water, in which is a recent issue that has been going on in one of the poorest neighborhoods for over 5 years. I feel that the quote incorporated in this photo âWelcome to Paradiseâ was a mockery towards the minority groupâs struggle. This also portrayed that this is the situation that Blacks will have to deal with.
The second photo âDream Defreredâ represented discrimination. Instantly after observing the photo it reminded me of the âAmerican Dreamâ and how people hope to accomplish it but are not put on an even playing field to reach those goals. This also reminded me of the âprivilege walkâ that the entire clas participated in to make everyone aware of different things that make individuals more privileged than others. This is a prime example that depicts how the dominant group (white people) have an advantage over minority groups such as blacks, Latinos, etc. You can clearly see a Black individual being pulled back by a white hand in which represented Corporate America. The quote used in this photo âOh the inhumanityâ is a mockery towards black people. This is a clear representation of how the dominant group is aware of the treatment of the minority groupsâ but ignore it. No one every turned around to help the black man they ignored him. They were fine as long as they were not affected and still prospering. We call ourselves the United States of America but when problems and inequities are brought to the forefront everyone is just worried about helping themselves.
The third photo âInjusticeâ represented the prejudice and institutional racism that takes place within the justice system. The judge has a quote underneath him that states âThe Comic of Predictableâ which coincides with the photo of the caged black men above his head, representing that the entire justice system, has a preconceived notion that all black individuals are guilty. There is an image of the judicial scale that is suppose to represent: âfair trialâ in the court house but the scale is unbalanced. The side that is weighing down is the side that is behind the white women, with a white drape. This means to me that the white opinion holds more weight than other individuals opinion. In the back left corner you can see that they have enslaved only black individuals in a cage, meaning that Blacks are depicted as animals that lack control.
The final photo âShots Firedâ is an example of racism. Under the title of this photo there are photos of black individuals that lost their life because of racism. This photo also includes a piece of information that states âguns, nooses, rogues & brutalityâ, which are all ways that the individuals died. Trvayon Martin is pictured in this photo, and he was a 17 year old black boy that was shot by George Zimmerman while walking back from the convenient store because he looked like a threat due to his hooded being on his head.
I am a delicious Hersheyâs Cookies âNâ Crème bar. I am made of: sugar, vegetable oil (palm oil, shea oil, sunflower oil, palm kernel oil; and/or safflower oil); skim milk; corn syrup solids; enriched wheat flour [flour; niacin; ferrous sulfate; thiamin mononitrate; riboflavin; folic acid]; lactose (milk); contains 2% or less of: cocoa processed with alkali; whey (milk); lecithin (soy); high fructose corn syrup; chocolate; baking soda; salt; natural flavor and artificial flavor; PGPR.
According to Smart Label, PGPR is polyglycerol polyricinoleate and it is used to keep ingredients from separating which allows the cookie chunks to stay in the bar. It also comes from castor bean oil and is used majority of the time to improve processing characteristics of chocolate. According to the Hershey Company, the milk in the Hershey bars comes from dairy cooperatives that suppl fresh milk to the local plant in Hershey, Pennsylvania. The cocoa is brought through their Swiss trading office located in Luzern, Switzerland.
According to Affinity Magazine, Hersheyâs bars are produced in a factory. The cocoa found in Hersheyâs bars is bought cheaply from the Ivory Coast that is mined by children who work on measly wages if they get any. These children of Western Africa live in poverty and desperate to make money for their families. This makes the gullible enough to be trafficked be people who tell them that they will be paid well for their work. In some cases, if the relatives need money enough, they are even sold by them to the cocoa industry. This is dangerous because children must use chainsaws and climb tall trees with machetes to cut cocoa bean pods. According to Aly Diabate, a former cocoa slave âSome of the bags were taller than me. It took two people to put the bag on my head. And when you didnât hurry, you were beaten.â I paid $1.50 for the chocolate bar from Royal Farms.
1) What is your own personal reaction to the Innocence Project, in general, and to at least one specific case? Are you surprised or shocked by anything on the site?Â
I feel that the Innocence Project is a great way to bring awareness to many individualsâ cases who have been wrongly accused of committing different crimes.
The case that shocked me was the case involving Jonathan Barr. He was 15 years old at the time and was accused along with two other minors of gang rape of Cateresa Matthews. Barr was interrogated outside the presence of his parents or counsel for over 5 hours straight. Even before Barr or the otherwere tried, Illinois State Police Department he found a DNA sperm sample from the rape victims body but the prosecution excluded testing the DNA source.
Throughout the years Barr and his accused counterparts requested that the DNA be tested several times but were denied by the police who claimed that they could not locate it. After that Cook County Judge Michele Simmons ordered the police to allow the defense counsel to view the evidence. The defense counsel viewed the evidence it came back the DNA belong to serial offender Willie Randolph.
2) Sociologists are often less concerned with rule violators than rule makers and enforcers. What does this statement mean, and how does it relate to the Innocence Project? Â
This means that sociologists are more interested in helping solve issues from the source of an problem. By fixing an issue you should change the rules to enforce an issue because itâs more effective than focusing on the rule violaters. When dealing with Innocence Project the purpose of this program is to bring awareness to rule makers whose rules lead to the false accusation of innocence individuals.
3) What about this exoneration project would interest a âlabeling theoristâ?
A labeling theorist would be interested in how individuals are treated because they are falsely accused of committing a crime that they did not. Since the accused are label they will have to go throughout the rest of their life with stigmas pertaining to the crimes they were charged with. People will treat the accused wrong even if they did not commit the crime because once a person is labeled as a âmurdererâ or ârapistsâ the name sticks with them. This is because people have a certain perception of other individuals and once the perception is impacted negatively it is very difficult for it to change into a positive one.
Over this weekend I called my best friend over Facetime and that was an example of a Dyad.
This is an example of a primary group because she is my best friend and we have a close bond. This is an expressive group because we have help keep each other on track mentally, spiritually & physically. This is an in-group because we both are an integral part of who we are. An out-groups of this personal group would consist of other individuals that are mutual friends but really donât have a strong bond consistent bond. There is no reference group in this group.
This articles relate to Chapter 5 Socialization. This article talks about a show called âToddlers & Tiarasâ that airs on TLC. This show is about toddler beauty pageants who participants are normally middle to upper class citizens. In the article it talked about the large amounts of Americans that watch this show and how these pageants affect society. This show is suporting the concept of mass media to use toddler pageants to exploit the participanting upper class toddlersâ talent. Also shows like this make it seems like it okay for the upper class children to act in a disrespectful way towards their parents in order to get their way. Meanwhile the lower class tend to be a little more uncomfortable because they train there children to respect the elders and by watching this show could possibly reverse the teachings their children are taught.
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Thatâs So Raven this episode was about Cory finding out about all the great inventions African Americans have made. He was put on punishment and all his privileges of leaving the house were taking away because he was not taking writing his black history month report serious. Once he actually took the report serious and completely his parents have him his âfreedomâ back.
Reflect on the cultural adaptation examples given in class on Tuesday. Consider how cultural innovations such as glasses and braces affect our biological evolution a species. Follow the directions below for full points.
Come up with your own example of how cultural adaptation has trumped natural selection.
Include a written response detailing how this has occurred and what the impact has been.
The archetypal âOlder Than Feudalismâ about the Greek tragedy of Oedipus Rex. During the prophecy the king was told that he would be killed by his own son. The king ended up ordering for his son ,Oedipus, to be killed. Oedipus was an infant at this time and was left in the middle of the wilderness with his feet nailed to a board but was rescued. Twenty years later his son ended up meeting up with him and they got into an argument in which his son then kills him.
I agree with this because the prophecy came to past due to the Kingâs actions. If the king had never tried to prevent his son from killing him he would have never been killed by his son. Self-fulfilling prophecy came to past due to the individualsâ ability to meet expectations whether it is intentionally or unintentionally.
Conflict theory looks at society as a competition for limited resources. The main focus through conflict theory is to focus on creating social change through the application of sociological principle. Karl Marx was a social theorist and author of âThe Communist Manofestoâ. Marx had stated that âThe history of all hitherto existing society is the history of class struggleâ. Marx believed that saw human development as occurring due to a series of class struggles between high class, and the lower class citizens.
The underlying premise of the theory focused on the conflict between two classes. One of the classes was the âbourgeoisieâ that represented the members of society that have the most wealth. The other class was the âproletariatâ which included the poor working classes. Marx reflected that the âbourgeoisieâ (high class/wealthy) would use their power and wealth to oppress the proletariat due to the rise of capitalism.
This conflict theory is the representation of a âpyramidâ in which a few people dictates the others below them due to their control over resources, power, and terms and conditions to the large portion of society. The uneven distribution was expected to be maintained by the bourgeoisie who would control the proletariat by forcing them to accept current conditions.
These conditions have played out in todayâs society during elections. For example a candidate running for a spot in office can have a better advantage over his opponent if he has more funding available.
This funding could potentially help the candidate have a better campaign by buying their way into office by bribing voters.
The U.S. society is a capitalist society which thrives off of the almighty green dollar. Whoever has the most money has more valid opinions, which is why everyone is working toward gaining more money daily.
I believe that the more time a college students spends on Twitter, affects their personal relationshipsâ with their parents by decreasing their amount of communication.
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