Baltimore Plot

The overarching topic of this reading is Societal Changes in the 20th and 21st Centuries. The first reading is in the U.S history textbook and it mostly talked about both women and men’s opinions on women’s rights, changes in family life during the industrialization era, and trying to get through the inequality between men and women by education. According to Mr. Stanton, “he believed that since women are vulnerable, they enjoyed men’s protection.” He is saying that women are weak to stand on…

Do you ever fell that you are limited to certain things or treated differently than others because of a stereotype? In today’s world many men and woman are affected because of a typical stereotype. It can hurt us in many different ways. Stereotyping can make a person change the way they live their lives and even make them change their characteristics. These stereotypes make a person feel like he is treated or looked at a certain way because of the way the he looks. We are all hurt individually…

still contemplating what my attachment style was growing up. Some of the issues I have come across are: time spent with parents, environmental factors, and attachment style change. Time with parents On October 10th my mother gave birth to me in Baltimore, Maryland. Within the first week of my birth, my parents found out that their healthy baby boy way falling ill. So ill that one night my mother told my father that I needed medical attention. In the middle of the night, my father rushed me and…

In addition to reading Blind Spot, the freshman class was required to attend an informational seminar about the text titled Global Citizenship: An Imperative for the 21st Century. It was held by Dr. Rich Salas, an assistant professor and director of multicultural affairs at Des Moines University. The main points he made were that people need to think about how their actions affect others, especially when dealing with race. Also, intention vs. impact in these actions we make and what we can try…

Imagine being shunned for being a woman and set aside to only cook, clean, and care for your family. The “inalienable right” to be equal in America grants a true freedom that every citizen appreciates, and those in less fortunate countries envy. Being different is set aside as we embrace each other's similarities. This idea of equality embodies the freedom to partake in education, religion, and chasing your dreams. Malala Yousafzai once said, “We cannot succeed when half of us are held…

A teenager in this society sees the hurt and drama that goes on every day in this world. There is a lot of tension between Blacks and Whites as we know of today. Before in the olden days, blacks had less rights than whites yes, but they were still devoted to their culture and traditions. Today, people are stereotyped to African Americans. Bill Cosby, a comedian, writer and producer argues how african americans today are not how they were when he was a little kid. His purpose is to show examples…

“A heritage beyond St. Louis”, a line from the sentimental recollection of memories of Colleen McElroy’s poem “For My Children”. Fascinatingly, McElroy was born just right across the river/40 minute drive from our very own house, on October 30, 1935 (Reid). Although born in St. Louis, Missouri she took up the studies and writing with a distinct African tone in her work. Colleen McElroy’s poem “For My Children” incorporates her African American heritage as well as African language and dialect,…

Area needed for improvement NorthLake Family Practice sees on a daily basis a significant amount of African American newly diagnosis or patients with uncontrolled hypertension. I feel that education on hypertension, importance of medication and medication compliance, complication seen with uncontrolled hypertension, importance of exercising, and the DASH diet plan is needed to decrease hospitalizations and occurring of complications. African Americans are at a higher risk for hypertension…

Reflect on how African Americans get treated Both letter were very hard to read. Both letters hit some main and broad statements on race, equality, and love. Reading these letters made me realize how much trouble this would is in. we are in trouble because everything in the letters still happen today, we still deal with people being racist, even though we don’t think we do we go through it all day, it 's apart of life. In his letter he talked about how it 's really hard to live as an African…

I attended Lake Clifton High School in Baltimore City from 2014. My high school was in the northeastern area of Baltimore City; I took a city bus to get there because I lived in west Baltimore. I chose to attend that school because my cousin and many of my friends were there. I fit right in and I felt comfortable because I knew many students. I only remained at Lake Clifton for two years because that high school was closed down by the Board of Education; the buildings were very old. After this…