War on Drug

The average person, the Drug on War was created to stop drug crimes and make a “bad neighborhood” a better and safer place. Its purpose to the community was to give a sense of peace and tranquility. Thing is, that the reason people started to feel unsafe when their neighborhoods started to see racial difference, was because politicians manipulated an idea to the public mind that we were in danger and need help to eliminate such crimes and peoples are supposedly the only ones who are committing them. But the main idea and real since the beginning was to target a certain group of people, in this case, black and Latin ethnic groups. Fact is in the book Drug War facts it mentions that the ones who use illegal drugs that most are white with a 72%, blacks 15% and the Hispanics 10%. With only this fact, I think the government is clearly targeting the wrong people and what is seem is that it is more a personal matter or an wrong idea that our society keeps dragging about black, or Hispanic people are poor because they are lazy or dumb, therefore they sell drugs to get through life, and as a result they should be in jail. In Drug War facts, the author examined that in 2001the chances for a black man to go to prison were significantly higher than for a white man to go.  The government keeps arresting people of this specific race because they keep going to the same community, and obviously who ever seek, will find something wrong or illegal, whether it is in a white or black community. I believe it should be equally pursued between all racial groups and for once give the black and Latin community a break!

To the future La Guardia Student

As a La Guardia student it is important to know yourself, your goals and interests. Organizing your week schedule is the key to success and there are times where you will have to deal with unexpected plans that may throw you off track, but you must always stay focus. As you may have probably heard, college can be one of the best parting years of your life, but also one of the most stressful and time consuming. The ones who make it through college are the ones who understand the level of responsibility and dedication it requires. The key to responsibility is self-motivation and time management. And when it comes to dedication, most of the time there are sacrifice that must be made if your goal is to finish with A’s and B’s.

I can understand that for some it is not the social life that gets in the way of achieving their goals, but their full-time jobs. I personally do not know of this situation, but what I can see from my classmates is that it is very tiring and most of the times their bosses demand more attention to their work, when I believe college is priority than work in this time of our lives. The thing is that most of us do not have a choice, because someone has to pay the bills. Therefore there is really no other option, but to really organize yourself. At the end of the day it can be stressful, but it is possible to balance your life. There might be times where you don’t know what the hell you’re doing, but never give up, those times will pass. Stay motivated and organize yourself and you will achieve your goals.  

         

Anthro blog

Good afternoon members of the Human Rights Watch, it has come to my attention that there is a main issue you should be aware of, and that is race classification. The reason for me to share this information with you is to help you understand what really race is, for what reason it was created and if race is a biological myth or are we genuinely different in all aspects. First of all, race is a cultural judgment of classification by skin color, but also refers to the historic social conflict and their interest. Race has a long legacy that was built around the concept of color. For many, it has been embedded into the paradigm system. This seed was planted into our mind and it is our duty to recognize and understand what it was, and what it is now. The truth about race is that it does not exist.  It was created during slavery and its purpose is to manipulate, control and dominate society. This idea has brought many conflicts throughout history and now a day it still has a moral impact toward some members of our society. Race began as an ideology oppressed by the dominant group during slavery. It has been used culturally, politically and socially to control a majority group even though the governing group is actually a minority. In those times, their mind were set to have inequality, and at the same time fear of revolt against the colonized because they would probably be killed on the spot. After emancipation slaves were legally free, but unfortunately reality is that morally and mentally many of us are enslaved. Since some members of our society are not morally free, there should be a voice that should be heard, but specially understood. It has become to my willingness and obligation to address you a plan of action, but above all, motivation.                  

Insulation

In the 1960’s the reforms initial which created a new racial. Demands started flowing and it began the idea of absorption which is a way of distraction for those how require more. The insolation was a form of protection from the movement demands. These demands were that the Civil Workers in the South wanted to be protected by the Justice Department. Question aroused toward the states policy and its makers preferred if it was insulated from the movement demands. Insolation is also related to those states that are separated and thought that they were not capable of being a cohesive society.

Annotated Bibliography

The Ethnicity Caste is a journal about India’s long history of race classification. It informs the reader about the struggles of socio-political status and how particularly in India race and caste can be a disadvantage to some member of this society. This is a reliable and convenient journal because it is objective and I can integrate it in my essay. It can be easily used for my paper because it concentrates on the Dalit, which is the contemporary name for untouchable. This source can be an asset for my understanding of the Untouchable and Bakha’s daily obstacles as one of them. It also focuses on race, ethnicity, caste and the Dalit and could be a great source that I can use to support my claim.