Connecting The Dots

Racism is a very big issue. It's everywhere , we just decide to ignore it. Well we can no longer do that . We have to find a way to end this or at least let people be more aware. My reaction was 10 - 12 pages ?! I've never done that ! & then as I got working I was thinking racism is a big topic , so how can something this easy be so hard ?!  I'm interested in many things but my main things would be music and helping people. Music, there is racism in music. I guess if you split it up into genres that would be helpful. One quote from a song that I keep in mind is " why do black people gotta be the only ones who can't evolve ?" This isn't true about ALL African Americans & it isn't only true about African Americans. People mess up, yes but there isn't one race that is more sophisticated than another; we are all equal! Helping people , I just want everyone to have the same rights. As long as you aren't a criminal going around killing people or raping people, ten you aren't a terrible person and you shouldn't be treated different. We claims to be " the land of the free"  yet we can accept people because they are a different skin color ? C'mon now, that's ridiculous. No matter what race, be proud because each race has over come a lot ( some more than others) an they have fought to be where they are now. Don't judge someone by their skin color. Look at  how hard they work, what they bring to the table (so to speak), and how they treat others not what their skin color is .

7 Times

Erica's essay, in my opinion was really good. Throughout the entire essay I knew she wasn't happy because she stated that at the beginning. The title of the post was very interesting and her essay didn't fall short of what i expected. Her main point was that seven shots were unnecessary "they were six shots too many". I agree with her, it was a 13 year old, one shot is enough to take him down and get the situation under control. The part that captured my attention the most : "bullet 1. and he was probably down or even dead. bullet 2. definitely dead. bullet 3. still dead. bullet 4. still dead. bullet 5. still dead.bullet 6. still dead

bullet 7. still dead." The way she set it up was just really intriguing and a great way to end the essay because it got the readers thinking, it did for me at least. 

Javi's essay was also very good. The first difference I noticed was that Javi was more about the facts and showing a picture was a great idea. Erica on the other hand was more of her opinion and trying to ask why those actions ( the seven shots) were taken when there was other possibilities to handle the situation. While reading Erica's version I imagined like a toy gun not one that looked exactly like and Ak-47. After seeing that I was able to comprehend a little more why the police officers decided to shoot. But again, why so many times ?

It was good to read both of these essay because they both had different but good points. One was more opinion based and the other was more focused on the facts. Why the policeman decided to shoot 7 times? Sadly, we might not ever know the truth reason  Or perhaps the reason was because he thought it was what was best, we may never really know. 

Vocab #9

Ultimate -  Being last in a series, process, or progression
This was the ultimate finale to a great series.
Interactive-  Acting or capable of acting on each other.

Principle- a fundamental truth or proposition that serves as the foundation for a system of belief or behavior or for a chain of reasoning.
The constitution provides principles for our country.

Guidance-  The act or process of guiding
Parents,mentors, and idles provide guidance.
Collaboration- achieve shared goals.
In this class, collaboration is key. 
Formative-serving to form something, esp. having a profound and lasting influence on a person's development.
Vocabulary is formative in brain development.

Summative- additive ; the result of such an act or process 
This description was summative to the other one.
Racism- actions, practices, or beliefs that consider the human species to be divided into races and treated based on these. 
Many people have gone to great extents to  end racism only to have it still exist today. 
Intelligence- The capacity to acquire and apply knowledge.
His great intelligence and dedication helped him succeed. 
Hyperbolic- exaggerated
Her tone was hyperbolic.
Provision - to supply 
School is a provision to a better future.
Discretion- the quality of behaving or speaking in such a way as to avoid causing offense or revealing private information.
The movie stated that viewer discretion is advised due to explicit language and sexual content.
Seized-(of the police or another authority) take possession of (something) by warrant or legal right; confiscate; impound.
My math teacher seized my phone because it was out during class. 
Doctrine-a belief or set of beliefs held and taught by a church, political party, or other group

The bible is a doctrine for Christians. 

Consent- permission for something to happen or agreement to do something

I asked my mom for her consent to go out with my friends.

Hunch- a feeling or guess based on intuition rather than known facts.

I had a hunch that the student was cheating. 

Predominant- present as the strongest or main element.

His green eyes were his predominant feature. 

Warrant - Authorization or certification; sanction, as given by a superior.
The police issued a warrant for his arrest due to drug charges and being a suspect in a first degree murder case. 

Infraction- a violation or infringement of a law, agreement, or set of rules.

He made a traffic infraction which cause him a $400 ticket.

RACIAL PROFILING LIVES ON

This article  was confusing yet interesting. 

1. The Fourth Amendment prohibits unreasonable searches and seizures and requires any warrant to be judicially sanctioned and supported by probable cause. 
2. The fourth amendment applies also when you are being chased 
3. Officers have many ways he/she can justify for a search. 
4. The supreme court should be more strict on its definite meaning.
   - people should be aware of why they are being searched and what they can and cannot do 
5. " reasonable suspicion" can be no more than an instinct and no less than a probable cause. 
6. High crime areas can affect the suspicion
7.  when enforcing immigration laws, race is taken into account
8. courts rely on police judgement/ testamentary- in my opinion isn't always a good idea

* There are ways that can cover up a police officers racism. 

* race should matter, anyone can turn out to be a criminal not just Latinos and African Americans 

What I see is all in my head.

So, my little sister, little brother and I watched this video together. We all agreed that it was pretty easy. Honestly it was really easy. It was just to me, a test to see if i could actually focused on what was asked and not on all the players. The gorilla was just random!

My little sister counted 14 passes and didn't notice the gorilla. 

I counted 16 passes and did notice the gorilla 

My little brother counted correctly and did notice the gorilla.