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In the documentary “Undefeated” by T.J. Martin and Daniel Lindsay, an underprivileged black high school football team tries to break the streak of never having won a playoff game as long as the school has been around. Through all of the struggles that these kids face, they learn to come together with the help of their football coach. While the film was nominated for an Oscar, there are two completely different views on whether the film was about overcoming difficulties, considering the situation or about made up miracles that are only seen in fictional movies. In both reviews of the documentary, the authors talk about both the characters and the directors and how well they delivered their message.
Discussing Race In Jay Smooth’s TEDx talk he talks about how to make race an easier topic to discuss. If we can take the mindset that we are either racist or not racist and begin to realize that non-racist people can think and say racist things, race might be able to become a less touchy subject to discuss. Growing up as a full white male, I haven’t faced much discrimination.
In the video called "The One Percent" by Jamie Johnson, the heir to the Johnson & Johnson pharmaceutical fortune describes many instances where the very wealthy explains the importance of being rich and staying rich. Rich families like the Johnson & Johnson pharmaceutical fortune gained their wealthiness by their forefathers. Every year the family of the Johnson & Johnson pharmaceutical company meets up with a family wealth adviser to keep their wealth flowing. The top one percent like the Johnson & Johnson company are at the one percent owns forty percent of the country's wealth which is opposite to the people at the bottom that makes up the 90 percent . In many different cases to preserve their wealth, companies are
Review the video on Kevin Trudeau, and discuss how you determine the credibility of information. In the video while being interviewed Kevin Trudeau makes a lot of statements and has little to no proof to back up with he was saying. He uses paid celebrity hosts to help influence his customers and make his product look more credible. He uses presumed credibility based on the celebrities name or a brand customers have heard of in the past, making a buyer presume the product is what is says it should be.
The world is held to strict principles regarding race. If you're racist, you're hated. If you're nice, people question you. How can you win? Kanekos photo captures the perspective as hopeful yet hopeless.
One of the main reasons why race is not discussed in the classroom is because it is an uncomfortable subject to discuss. One reason why people do not talk about race in the classroom was because they were taught that it was impolite to do so. In an article titled Why Can’t We Talk About Race, the author Noliwe Rooks asserts Feeling uncomfortable because race or racism is mentioned in your presence just doesn’t compare to the economic, psychological, and spiritual consequences of structured racial inequality […] Of course, the problem is that many of us—black and white alike—have been taught that race and racism, like politics and money, are impolite topics best left unexplored with strangers. By the time we’ve entered the academy, many of us have already absorbed this truism.
If you want to stir up emotions that will either get some people rowdy, some distraught, and others to avoid all answers, talk about race. Sociologist are constantly battling the topic of race because most people define race as the color of someone’s skin color yet, it has meaning much more complex. The definition of race and ethnicity is, “social, historical, and philosophical process that people have down for hundreds of year and are still doing” (Markus Moya 4). In this paper, you will learn about Markus and Moya “Doing Race”, an article discussing race, ethnicity and how they play apart in everyday life. A video called “Black Folk Don’t: Swim”, which leads to the discussion of different stereotypes and where they are originated from.
The documentary stated that racism is still very much prevalent today, but that it has become something that isn’t always spoken about, and events such as the race riot of May 31, 1921 have been swept under the rug. I believe that unlike other social problems that can be explained by the functionalist theory, and social interactionism, conflict theory best helps us understand racism. Conflict theory is a sociological theory that was Karl Marx theorized and published in 1848. Conflict theory states that the reason
Where are you going, Where have you been? by Joyce Carol Oates is a story about a teenage girl who wants to grow up too fast. It shows how the growing gap between a parent and their teenage child. The movie Smooth Talk shows a different but interesting perspective to Oates’s story. In this essay the similarities and differences between the movie and the story will be evaluated and explained to see if the movie is accurate to the stories main points.
Race has always been a problem in America and other countries. But developments such as Critical Race Theory (CRT) has helped challenge race and racial power and its representation in American society. Articles such as Critical Race Theory: An Introduction by Richard Delgado and Jean Stefancic; White Privilege, Color, and Crime: A Personal Account by Peggy McIntosh have helped CRT develop further. Along with the documentary White Like Me by filmmaker Tim Wise. These articles and film explore the race and racism in the United States, along with critical race theory.
Citizens may choose to ignore the judgement placed on them from other people as they go about daily tasks due to a large amount of pride in themselves. Therefore, if the term ‘race’ becomes retracted, an enormous amount of the population would be upset that they are just another person rather than declaring their background. Along with upsetting people, ‘race’ highlights the amount of diversity present in this world which is another positive aspect of the
It seems as though race is not a substantial issue in the world today like it used to be. Everyone has a different background from where they come from and an ethnicity. Chicanos, Hispanics, Latinos, Mexican Americans whatever you wanna call them. They 're just people, right? Around the 1960s, many individuals in this group were faced with difficult issues throughout their lives.
In a satirical music video titled “Welcome to Hell,” the female members of the Saturday Night Live cast welcomed men to the world of sexism. Saturday Night Live is produced in New York City, with the actors doubling as writers for each script, including this video. The video was inspired by the recent sexual harassment allegations in Hollywood, starting with Harvey Weinstein. The video brought to light that although the accusations are new, sexual harassment is not. Throughout the video, the women portray multiple historical instances of sexism, such as the Salem Witch Trials and Rosie the Riveter.
Reflection Précis 1, Race and Ethnicity Part I: During the last lecture sessions, Dr. Jendian talked about appreciating diversity, race, ethnicity, and racism. In his lecture, we learned that many people believe that race is something biological. However, the true reality is that race is a social construct and not a biological one. For example, in the documentary Race: The Power of An Illusion, we were able to understand that there are more variations among people in the same “race” than with people from another “race.” However, physical differences, for example, the most obvious skin color, has created prejudices against minority groups.
There’s an old saying that “sticks and stones may break your bones, but words will never hurt you.” In reality, that saying is wrong. Words hurt a person as much as punch or a kick can. It may not hurt someone physically, but it can scar someone mentally and emotionally. Due to the topics they are associated with, certain words or phrases can elicit strong reactions; some are positive, while others are negative but nonetheless, they all leave an impact on people.
