Social structure can change the way people think and act through the ideas and thoughts of others. In the article, “Hope in the Unseen”, it is challenging for the students to do academically well because of the established social structure at this high school. The students that would try to excel would often be humiliated, bullied, teased, threatened, etc, which in most cases diminished the strive of learning for that harassed student. For example in the article, Cedric told a girl that he would tutor her if she stopped copying his answers, and she responded with physical threats. This girl did not show any empathy towards Cedric, which means other people probably do the same. Students like Cedric try to ignore those comments, but there are
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The children are raised in a low economic-urban area in California. Their lives are filled with fear and danger. Elias, a teenager and gang member, knows this, for his dear grandmother was murdered, and his best friend was killed in his arms from a drive-by. Sadly, many people in this poor neighborhood have experienced similar traumatic experiences like Elias. One of the things that lead to this life is often the kids are usually raised by or related to criminals and gang members such as Elias, where all his uncles went to jail. They taught him all the things they know, so he was influenced by them so his views on the world, his actions, ideas, etc. were shaped by their teachings. These ideas that kids like Elias grew up with majorly affected how they lived their life, most likely one of crime, which possibly lead to life in jail. No one stopped them from doing drugs, no one stopped them from killing, no one stopped them for stealing, no one stopped them for anything. Most of their lives turned out this way because the kids did not have a positive role model to help and nurture them when they were young. The parents there were just teaching their kids how to survive and to do well, most likely sharing with them some of the knowledge that they were given by their
The children are raised in a low economic-urban area in California. Their lives are filled with fear and danger. Elias, a teenager and gang member, knows this, for his dear grandmother was murdered, and his best friend was killed in his arms from a drive-by. Sadly, many people in this poor neighborhood have experienced similar traumatic experiences like Elias. One of the things that lead to this life is often the kids are usually raised by or related to criminals and gang members such as Elias, where all his uncles went to jail. They taught him all the things they know, so he was influenced by them so his views on the world, his actions, ideas, etc. were shaped by their teachings. These ideas that kids like Elias grew up with majorly affected how they lived their life, most likely one of crime, which possibly lead to life in jail. No one stopped them from doing drugs, no one stopped them from killing, no one stopped them for stealing, no one stopped them for anything. Most of their lives turned out this way because the kids did not have a positive role model to help and nurture them when they were young. The parents there were just teaching their kids how to survive and to do well, most likely sharing with them some of the knowledge that they were given by their