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Hating Alison Ashley a comparative essay The novel ‘Hating Alison Ashley’ was written by Australian author Robin Klein. The novel was first published by Penguin books Australia in 1984. In 2005, 21 years after the novel was published, the film – Hating Alison Ashley was produced and became a well-known comedy. The film was produced by Elizabeth Howatt-Jackman and directed by Geoff Bennett.
Ghettoside: A True Story of Murder in America In the book “Ghettoside”, Jill Leovy talks about black-on-black crimes, which is a very relevant issue today in the United States, blacks are suffering from the lack of effective criminal justice system, the lack of cooperation from the witnesses, and how sickening it is for a family to lose someone because of homicide. An officer named John Skaggs, who is the main protagonist of the story. Leovy described John Skaggs as compassionate and relentless. Skaggs would be assigned to solve the murder case of Bryan Tenelle, a son of a homicide detective named Wallace Tenelle.
The middle of the book dives into studies done on the matter, minority perspectives, the issues involved with racial profiling, and civil rights. The next part of the book deals with specific examples of racial profiling in Texas and The Department of Homeland Security. Del Carmen ends the book by explaining laws passed to try to curb racial profiling and the future of this
The Hate U Give The Hate U Give is a book about a girl, Starr Carter, who witnesses her childhood friend, Khalil, being shot and killed by the police. They were fleeing a party that ended when everyone heard gunshots and got pulled over for driving with a broken taillight. The officer demanded Khalil to get out of the car to get patted down. He asks Starr if she is ok, before getting shot.
The reason for the officer pulling over these teens was for a broken taillight but even though they posed no threat, Khalil was shot and killed anyway. They weren’t given the benefit of the doubt, because there is a strong preconception that all African American and minority groups are dangerous and often regarded as threats. Then afterwards, the media tried to justify the officers wrongdoings by making Khalil appear like a thug who was “a suspected drug dealer. They didn't even mention that he was unarmed” (Thomas 104). I would recommend this book to everyone of any age but it would mostly benefit the younger generation of teens because maybe it will inform them of the real
The one thing I would have done more differently in this book is getting more in detail as to how this is hurting our nation. It is not obvious that we still have a problem with race issues and hate crimes. There has been multiple cases where a white police officer commits murder against a young black or white woman, but walk away free with their hands clean. Of course not all of these cases tie into with racial differences, but now with videos being posted everywhere, it is obvious to see when an officer is in danger and when he makes a cruel act. Another example of crimes committed by hate is when people
This summer for the required reading book I chose “The Hate You Give” by Angie Thomas, which of course took me awhile to get into as it is with all books I read. I became drawn to the book after Khalil, one of the main characters, got shot in his car with Starr, the other main character in the book, by cop one-fifteen. This book tackles some very tough subjects, that are sadly very prominent issues in our divided society today, such as, racism, prejudice, and fighting to get equal treatment and justice for all. I connected to this book multiple in different ways, I myself have experienced anti-Semitism, prejudice, and not getting equal treatment because I am a girl.
New York: Ferguson, 2007. Print. This book introduces readers to an adventurous career in law enforcement Kronenwetter, Michael. The FBI and Law Enforcement Agencies of the United States. Springfield, NJ: Enslow, 1997.
Forman also provides sufficient evidence to show how students are being victimized by the police due to racial profiling and he shows how this victimization instead of helping the police it discourage this community from collaborating in a situation of real manner. Finally, Forman compares New York police system versus Chicago police system. Forman offers an approach of incorporating a police system that works along with the community, therefore, the “good guys” could be differentiated from the “bad
Young adult literature such as The Hate U Give by Angie Thomas, emphasizes teenagers using both their actions and their voices to overcome false accusations from both the media and negative perceptions. Racial inequality and police brutality are discussed greatly throughout The Hate U Give, due to the difficulties the protagonist, Starr Carter, endures when her best friend, Khalil, is killed because of the assumptions made by a police officer who categorized him as being a threat since his skin color was black. Starr receives the confidence in speaking out against what the media had broadcasted in response to Khalil’s murder by overcoming obstacles that revolve around her race and the environment she was raised in. Uniquely, the author, Laura
The Hate You Give by Angie Thomas is a very emotional novel. In 2017 many black people were getting pulled over or killed for reasons people believe is just because they are people of color. The book talks about this topic in depth. A 17 year old black boy named Khalil got pulled over for a “broken tail light” and for “speeding.” The cop, Officer Brian Cruise Jr. and Khalil were both being hostile towards each other.
He tells how the police would come to soccer games and watch them but with the intentions on busting someone. He tells how the police one time cancelled a break dancing event by telling the venue that they would probably start gang fights over there. How the police would interrogate his brother on the whereabouts of certain people all because his brother taught kids how to rap in community centers as volunteer work. He also told how people in the community would constantly target them before they formed gangs. The whole thing helps people understand why they are the way they are.
Starr Carter, the protagonist of Angie Thomas’s young adult novel, The Hate U Give, epitomizes the subversion of cultural racial oppression through the development of an identity that encompasses multiple consciousnesses. As an African American teenage girl raised in a middle-class family attending a high school with primarily White upper-class students, Starr finds the need to prove her belongingness to both communities in Garden Heights and at Williamson Prep. Unlike her White upper-class counterparts at Williamson and African American middle-to-low-class counterparts in Garden Heights, Starr’s identity is multifaceted. She must act and interact with her peers with respect to her location, in other words, utilize double consciousness. However,
Police officer’s reputations are reduced and they lose the public’s trust as protectors. Specifically, society talks about the act of a white police officer savagely attacking a black citizen. The black population was enraged by this act and formed activist movements to prevent any police brutality brought upon them. As the controversy rise, society starts picking a side to defend. In this case, the nation is split into two sides.
The rise in violent conflicts between the citizens of the United States and the police is the issue that I want to solve. Due to my own age, race and gender, I am very well aware that I may be personally and directly impacted by this issue. The interaction between people of color and law enforcement in America is a key aspect of this larger issue. This issue has two main viewpoints: (1) that of people of color and, (2) that of law enforcement. While these two viewpoints overlap and intersect at several points, I believe them to be separate problems, each caused by different things.
