1. Today’s class analyzed, discussed, and critiqued Robert Nozick’s Entitlement theory of justice along with addressing the topic of able-bodied privilege. Nozick stresses a limited role of the state and basically anything goes as long as entitlement is honored. His theory focuses on the process of justice and overlooks the outcome, which is one of the ideas I contributed to the class. When discussing privilege the class participated in multiple activities to help understand what living with disabilities is like. The class visualized what struggles one could face in the simplest tasks when living with a disability. Also, the class went through an activity where one must name a color. While the activity seems simple many factors can get in the way of one’s ability to successfully perform. The activity portrays how one has no control over learning disabilities and it can be frustrating to know when one’s best ability is not achieved.
2. While discussing able-bodied privilege, I became even more emotionally …show more content…
After learning more about able-bodied privilege during immersion week I have become passionate about the issue of oppression towards the disabled. Therefore, whenever I have an eye opening experience about this issue it resonates with me. Becoming aware of all the information can be slightly overwhelming because these issues can be emotionally heavy and I wish I could fix all of the problems. Unfortunately, for most of my life I never had much exposure to the oppression of the disabled because there was little representation. All of the new information is shocking; which is exactly why I am so impacted by this issue. This wave of new information also inspires me to help as much as I can. Since I am abled bodied I am able to use my ability to advocate for those in need and spread awareness. I am thankful for the opportunity to learn about social justice so I can become a better ally not only for the disabled, but also for all of those living on the
2. While discussing able-bodied privilege, I became even more emotionally …show more content…
After learning more about able-bodied privilege during immersion week I have become passionate about the issue of oppression towards the disabled. Therefore, whenever I have an eye opening experience about this issue it resonates with me. Becoming aware of all the information can be slightly overwhelming because these issues can be emotionally heavy and I wish I could fix all of the problems. Unfortunately, for most of my life I never had much exposure to the oppression of the disabled because there was little representation. All of the new information is shocking; which is exactly why I am so impacted by this issue. This wave of new information also inspires me to help as much as I can. Since I am abled bodied I am able to use my ability to advocate for those in need and spread awareness. I am thankful for the opportunity to learn about social justice so I can become a better ally not only for the disabled, but also for all of those living on the