On Wednesday, February 1, 2006, an 18 year old boy, Jacob Robida, entered Puzzles, a gay night club, in New Bedford, Massachusetts and performed an act of violence inside the club. Puzzles: When Hate Came to Town, is a documentary that walks us through that night and the days after, Jacob entered Puzzles night club and performed a hate crime, injuring 3 victims. In the documentary you hear the victims’ recollection of that night and also here Jacob’s friends describe his character. In the documentary, Jacob is described by his friends as a Nazi, racist, Caucasian, teenage male.…
Wes Moore is the name of two boys living in Baltimore in the same neighborhood and age, but two different paths in their life. Life was difficult for them growing up without a father so they looked up to see in that limited world and follow the only models available" (Moore 178). Both Wes and Wes were lacking in their school having bad grades and a hard time fitting in. One day the other Wes Moore had a fight in football and after being punched, he runs and gets his knife following the words of Tony which were “rule number one: If someone disrespects you, you send a message so fierce that they won‘t have the chance to do it again” (Moore 33). As Wes took his knife running to the boy the police tackle him to the ground and took him to jail and…
Latamarin Locklin, recalled the aftermath of the shooting. “When he ran in I just screamed,” she said. “His jaw was just hanging off and it was just a big hole in his face. I just threw him on the couch and laid him in my arms and put pressure on his mouth with the towel.” Locklin couldn’t understand why this sick individual shot the kid.…
Throughout the article, “‘I Just Wanted to Live’ Says Man Who Wrested Rifle From Waffle House Gunman,” the author, Alan Blinder, describes how a brave man stepped up and saved many people’s lives during a terrific shooting. On an average Sunday in Downtown Nashville, an awful and horrific occurred at a popular Waffle House. Suddenly, a gunman shot the restaurant’s windows out and continued to fire his rifle toward the customers. Luckily, the gunman ran out of bullets; therefore, he decided to reload his rifle.…
Hate. Now that’s a powerful word ever since I was a child my mom always told me not to use the word “hate” because it was a strong word but I never truly knew the why it was so bad. Then I discoverd the definition myself when I went to my first Jet football game with my dad and brothers. The Jets, they were the best team in the world (well in my own eyes).…
Within the first few moments of the "The Shadow of Hate," it began with a parade of white hooded individuals expressing their hate against other races. Right from the start, I assumed this 40-minute documentary was going to pertain to the KKK, and their reign of terror on African Americans. Movies that related to my assumptions of what this video was going to withhold were; Glory Road, Coach Carter, and Remember the Titans. Prejudice and discrimination between whites and blacks was the major issue in society. But as the video continued, it appeared to display more than just racism between blacks and whites, but all races.…
Richard Delgado is a professor at University of Alabama with expertise in the following civil rights, constitutional law, and critical race theory. He is an author with many journals articles and books written. Richard Delgado wrote an article called Hate Cannot Be Tolerated. In this article he speaks about the limits on offensive forms of speech and is they reasonable. On campus he has seen graffiti and fliers giving to Jewish and Black students at the law school telling them they don’t belong on campus.…
Patricia Valencia Jennifer Huggins JOUR 1653-010 17 February 2016 No Place for Hate Feature Story KCC wasn’t a place for hate on February 2, 2016 when Arno Michaelis and Daryl Davis took the stage to talk about the racism and prejudice crippling America. Arno Michaelis was a founding member of the Northern Hammerskins, a white supremacist group, and was also the lead singer of Centurion, a hate-metal band. In 2010, he wrote My Life after Hate, which recounted how Michaelis turned his life around and let go of the hate that once plagued him. Daryl Davis is not only known for his musical abilities, he is also known as a black man who attended and was welcomed into multiple KKK rallies.…
The Protest Adrian was your stereotypical high school student, he was a star football player, he had great grades, everything about him was typical. Except for his family. His family had been messed up for the last four years. Things have gotten better but never back to normal. Four years ago, Adrian's brother Max was walking home from his football practice, this was a normal afternoon for him but everything was about to change.…
On April 20, 1999 (Bernall 0) my whole life changed. My girlfriend, Cassie Bernall, was killed during the Columbine High School Shooting (Bernall 0). We had started dating a few months before it all happened. I was a senior and was just beginning to think more into the future and where I wanted to go to college, but Cassie was playing a big role in my decision as I didn’t feel that I could go without her. She had taught me that God should be the most important thing in my life and I knew she was right (Bernall 0).…
Protection of the people’s opinions, something that sounds beneficial for the people but, what if that was changed to the protection of the people’s opinion of the loathing of the people that support our companies. Immigrants, a term Americans all know, the people that work in factories to maintain the company's powers. Is this the right choice for america? Is it fair for the immigrants to be treated with poor working conditions and low wages?Although they sustain our country’s economy, the citizens still treat them like lesser beings. Immigrants, such a vague concept in America but yet we treat it like nothing.…
Hate Overrides Love According to the bible, specifically within Genesis one can find the story of Adam and Eve. Adam was the first man that God created by God, and he had a special place in God’s heart. He was created in the likeness of God himself. God planted a beautiful garden, the Garden of Eden.…
Hate List is an astounding novel that follows the aftermath of a school shooting at Garvin High school caused by a troubled teen, Nick Levil. The story is narrated by Valerie Leftman, Nick’s ex girlfriend. She was in love with him and never thought he would shoot up their school and then ultimately commit suicide; the story follows her inner and outer turmoil as she faces loss, grief, and resentment. Nick and Valerie created a “hate list” one day to let out their bottled up rage and resentment against their seemingly unfortunate lives. Hundreds of names, places, and objects were on this list in Valerie’s little red notebook.…
Good afternoon, everyone. You are correct in saying that “the amount of hate people in their hearts is disheartening.” How dare a person take it upon themselves to do such an act as spitting on someone? You can’t assume that because they’re other people in the world that happen to be so called Muslims are all the same.…
Hazlitt’s 1826 essay, On the Pleasure of Hating, employs clever anecdotes to deliver an effective message on how hatred is a basis of life. Hazlitt suggests through his writing that he believes that hatred is a driving emotional force in the world whether we like it or not. This is suggested through his alternative use of in his essay, he utilizes rhetorical ideals to frame and exemplify his ideas on how hatred is a driving social ideal. He does so efficiently and effectively as he is able to connect early with the audience and share his thoughts on the topic. He uses anecdotes to help show his emotions and thoughts on the subject as well as some logical ideologies that he discovered in his day to day life.…