Phil Han Embrace The Shake Analysis

In the Ted Talk “Phil Hansen: Embrace the Shake,” he discusses how he had to let go of his imperfection, the shake. While Phil was attending art school he developed a slight tremble in his hand that prevented him from drawing a straight line. Initially he viewed this as life-altering, how could be an artist if he could not draw a simple straight line. His shake essentially made him different than many artists that came before him. He thought by being different it meant he would not be able to achieve his dream of being a great artist. Then a neurologist suggested that he just embrace the shake, so he did. Phil explains that by embracing his shake he was able to get a whole new perspective on art. He viewed every limitation has new inspiration …show more content…
However, because racism is not something I personally deal with in my everyday life it is hard for me to understand the extent of the problem. I feel that many others face this same dilemma. A solution can be found by better educating today’s people about the racism that still exists. Upon watching a Washington post video, I learned of many facts on racism that I found shocking. It was brought to my attention that a black person’s job application can be judged just by the sound of their name. Personally, I could not think of names that would be considered black sounding. Black buyers pay more for the same car than whites …show more content…
I imagine this would be really frustrating for the person driving. No one should be more likely to be pulled over because of the way they look. There should be a specific reason to pull someone over. The same drivers committing the same actions whether it be speeding or a different violation should be equally as likely to be pulled over. One of the previous articles we read talked about how blacks use to be severely taken advantage of in the housing market many years ago. It was frustrating that this is still true today in a different form of discrimination. Blacks are shown significantly less houses than qualified white buyers are. A person’s ability to buy a house should not be based on their appearance. People need to stop making assumptions about others based on their race. It is wrong, and should be fixed no matter how long it