The general argument made by Salman Khan in his work, The Learning Myth: Why I’ll Never Say my Son is Smart, is that the brain grows through effort, struggle, and failure. Dr. Carol Dweck has studied brain development for several years and believes that most people either have a growth or fixed mindset. Khan writes, “Even small changes in communication or seemingly innocuous comments can have fairly-long lasting implications for a person’s mindset” (2). In this statement, the author is suggesting that even the smallest comments can mean the entire world to someone else, which can effect one’s brain development. In conclusion, Salman Khan’s belief is that each member of society should attempt to improve their brain growth by actively performing…
It can be hard for me, a sixteen year-old white girl who goes to private school in Georgetown, to fully comprehend the severity of racial oppression and police brutality, considering it’s not something that I really have to fear. However, I am not oblivious to the current issues going on in America. Colin Kaepernick, the quarterback of the San Francisco 49ers, has recently been protesting the injustices taking place against black people and people of color by kneeling during the national anthem that takes place before every football game. Many people have come out to attack Kaepernick’s protest for being “disrespectful to the military.” These people, however, are misinterpreting his message and are sidestepping the real issue at hand.…
Structure and language Ayaan Hirsi Ali’s novel, Infidel is an autobiography focusing on her struggles as a Muslim woman. It starts of by a detailed recollection of her childhood and life in Somalia leading to her movement to America. Ayaan’s novel focuses on her inner struggle with Religion and human value, which she later on figures out. Ayaan’s profound awakening happens when she moves to the Netherlands where she later on obtains a degree in political science. The structure and language of Infidel elaborates on the idea of Islam and Islamic culture being the opposite of what it stands for, as peaceful and coequal, through the author’s descriptiveness, blunt honesty, and her choice of point of view.…
Pregame: Athletes Making Their Stand Koa Ahgeak University of Alaska Anchorage In Dave Zirin’s essay “Pregame” (Zirin, 2017), he argues that famous pro athletes are starting to realize how much of a change they can make in this world with their actions they do on or off of the court/field by making a “conscious political stand for justice,” (Zirin, 2017, p. 424). He proves his point by providing examples about the 2009 Miami Heat NBA team making a political stand for justice for a young African American teen named Travyon Martin who was shot and killed by a self appointed neighborhood watch leader because he had his hood on which “some pundits in their infinite wisdom believed made him suspicious” (Zirin, 2017, p. 424). After the…
Yelitza Nava CJS 280-001 Akram, S. (2014). Recognizing the 2011 United Kingdom riots as political protest: A theoretical framework based on agency, habitus and the preconscious. British Journal of Criminology, 54(3), 375-392. Sadiya Akram purpose in her article is based on discussing a theoretical framework to be able to understand riots as well as the rioter, while keeping in mind the 2011 riots in the United Kingdom. She argues that rioting is a political action, but to be able to understand it you must theorize the identity of agency to be able to unwrap the act.…
When analyzing the book Between the World and Me and relating the world we live in today there were many similarities. The book discussed the oppression that African Americans face in America and the reasoning behind why this struggle continues to plague our society. In America the issue of race, equality and justice has become a conversation that no one can escape having. Although slavery ended in 1865, it did not bring about the complete solution of freedom from racism, violence and prejudice for African Americans in America. This work represents the feelings and injustice African Americans face today and gives an insightful perspective of being a minority living in America.…
The author is a woman named Geetanjali Gunanathan. She attended Smith College back in 2010 and wrote the article, “ Media and It's Affect on Self Esteem”. She is a bit of a heavier set woman and to my knowledge has only written this article. This article can be credible based on her own opinions and by her reputable college.…
In the U.S., racism stands out as a sophisticated dilemma that has affected the country for many centuries. Racial profiling can be termed as the act of targeting or suspecting people considering observed group characteristics instead of taking an individual perspective. This practice is common in the U.S., especially in the police force. Minority groups have for a long time been profiled by police officers regarding crime and other violent behaviors. The African American community is highly linked with these facets.…
From social alienation to police brutality, there are a number of harmful and debilitating obstacles that the black community faces. Crimes committed against a person solely based on appearance or perceived ideals are no different than the crime of racism with a different name. Racial Profiling is simply the politically correct term for racism, and is quite often deemed imaginary by those who have never experienced it. With movements such as the “Black Lives Matter” movement, the minorities are finally finding their voice and speaking out against oppression, but with the good, there always comes the bad. A mural painted in representation of the “Black Lives Matter” movement was vandalized with “the message ‘ALL LIVE MATTER, NO DOUBLE STANDARD, YOU HAVE BEEN WARNED.’”…
Spending nearly a decade being a doctor treating patients and helping them cope with death, Paul Kalanithi, a 36-year-old neurosurgeon, did not know what to do when he became the patient facing death. Nearing the end of his residency as a neurosurgeon, Paul Kalanithi had the rest of his life mapped out, but that was quickly wiped away once he and his wife, Lucy, learned of Paul’s stage 4 lung cancer. Suddenly his life as a physician was gone and his new life as a patient began. He no longer attended to the ill but rather was attended to. A third of his life he was surrounded by the possibility of death and helping his patients come to terms with it, but it was his own ticking clock that finally allowed him access into what his patients were…
According to Brent Staples, an African American author of the narrative “Black men and Public Spaces: Just Walk By,” understands what it means to be erroneously profiled when he describes his experience, “women are particularly vulnerable to street violence, and young black males are drastically overrepresented among the perpetrators of that violence. Yet these truths are no solace against the kind of alienation that comes of being ever the suspect, against being set apart, a fearsome entity with whom pedestrians avoid making eye contact” (¶ 6). It saddens me to know that people such as Staples must cope with discrimination and be victims of racial profiling when they have not carried out any nefarious act. Racial profiling overtly defies the frequently used phrase “Don’t judge a book by its…
Mostly I agree with you Previlus. You are right there are things that lead someone to block the sun raise as you said “black life matter.” also, there are some blacks who bleach themselves and thinking physical make up changes the hiding discrimination. However, watching a game is much easier than playing a game which means it is very hard to talk about black and compares them with todays “ American girl or guys.” Blacks are demonized, raped, hanged and more than anything they get hunted from their home as a wild animals and shipped to other countries as things.…
Arban’s Book I had a trumpet instructor in 7th grade. Chris preached the Arban’s Book like the bible, afterwards I quit because as a 7th grader it was “too hard”. Looking back on it now, I realize how lucky I was to even get lessons with him and how stupid it was to even quit. Band Shoes…
Ibn al-Qayyim wrote mainly on subjects like commentary of the Holy Qur'an, Islamic jurisprudence, traditions of the Holy Prophet (SAW), mysticism, social, political and economic issues. We can divide his economic thoughts into five main categories: 1 His views on the economic philosophy of Islam. a) Homo Islamicus and Not Homo Economicus Ibn al-Qayyim highlights the basic Islamic faith that every man is accountable before Allah (SWT) for his conduct and that Allah (SWT) is the source of guidance and direction.…
AYYAN ALI Article Ayyan , conceived July 30, 1993 in Dubai, UAE), professionally known as Ayyan is a Pakistani model, performing artist, maker, vocalist, and songwriter.[3] She began displaying in 2010 furthermore won the title of 'Best Female Emerging Model'.[4] She is additionally been named four times for the Lux Style Awards.[5] In 2013 she called for rectification of her name as just "Ayyan" in the wake of being alluded to as "Ayyan Ali" in some long range informal communication sites.…