Emotions are the strong force that connects humanity. We all weep, cheer, and worry about roughly the same things wether it be the loss of a loved one, the accomplishments of another, or the financial problems that come with being an adult. Emotions are so powerful that life changing decisions are made based off of them every day. Emotions are so crucial to our everyday lives that even mentally ill people that cannot feel emotion pretend to just to fit in. Emotions are so dangerous because the opinion of many can be swayed with the voice and story of one. That is evident in The Black Family in the Age of Mass Incarceration by Ta-Nehisi Coates. Coates creates a paper indented to pull on the heart strings of the public during the challenging
