Picture Project

What is happening in this picture? 

These Latin Americans are on their way to a job at Home Depot. They are being discriminated against because that is the stereotypical place for them to work. The one man is even hiding his face from the camera. The camera man is discriminating against them and making fun of them.

What's going on in America during this time?

America has stereotyped Latin Americans into being illegal immigrants, even when many are not. They are grouped together as a bunch of lazy border jumpers. The camera man is clearly trying to make a joke out of the fact that they are Latino and on their way to work at Home Depot.

What do the people's faces reflect?

They are dissatisfied with the camera man as they are just trying to get to their job.

Give an example of how this might happen today.

Although this is relatively recent, racism towards latin americans has died down as the millennial decade has come to an end. That doesn't stop this sort of thing from happening on a regular occasion, though. Each day people see Latin Americans doing their job and immediately begin to make judgments about their work ethic or their legitimacy as a United States Citizen.

4-2-14

Not shouting out and correcting you when you will, not if, make a mistake.

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Notes on lecture

heterogenous- melting pot, society composed of diff people or cultures\
immigrant- person from diff country
reservation- public land given to native americans by us government
refugee- someone thsat moves to another country for protection
assimilation- adapt to majority's culture

BR 4-1-14

Cameras should most definitely be a required installment in automobiles. Due to the progression of technology and the advancement of the world, society is at a pivotal point that can be used to reduce the amount of car fatalities with little effort. The addition of a monitored driving experience will monitor drivers that make reckless decisions as well as find what is the proper handling of a situation that may be unclear. Keeping the cameras faced forward and muted is an easy way to withhold the rights of the citizens.

3-31-14

To put things into perspective, the human condition can be described as being composed of three general emotions: lust, envy, and greed. When some of these natural instincts are combined, they produce a natural hatred and slanderous feeling towards one another, simply out of ignorance of the situation or preference of personal gain over character. This is just the case when it comes to something as ancient yet currently prevalent as racism. Although it is easy to say that it has improved over time through the strife of heroes alike Martin Luther King Jr., Gandhi, and Malcom X, the nature will continue to persist in the human instinct in another way, shape, or form. Whether it's racism, gender bias, or some other form of bigotry, people will never quit being the scum that we cannot help but be.

Notes for 3/27/14

Military court must have 2/3 majority insetad of unanimous
court of appeals has the jury made up by civilians
Military commissions were created by G.W. Bush in 2001.
these courts try suspected terrorists
in 2006 the supreme court ruled military commissions improperly established
Obama recently closed Guantanamo Bay

Court of federal claims, the US can only be taken to court with its permission

D.C. courts is the judicial system for nation's capital
congress has established two state like courts: a superior court and a lower court

United States Tax court is independent in the legislative court

3-27-14

I would have to say that I'm not well-versed enough in this area to accurately answer this question. The current situation seems to work out well. I can't say that it would be much better if the judges in the supreme court were elected by the general public. I do not think that it would turn out quite as well, even though that may seem like the more democratic thing to do.