I Hate Myself

Racism and hate is alive and well. Racist speech and hateful comments still find its way into people’s lives, especially minorities. Whether people are offended by it or not, it is not morally correct to inflict such hate on another human beings. These types of speech can be found on social media, and television shows, or even local places like in neighborhoods and schools. Today, regulating racist forms of speech and hateful comments everywhere would be nearly impossible. All though, it is…

delusional as the positive kind” (195/196). Positive thinking can hurt us, churches, and corporations just like negative thinking can as said by Barbara Ehrenreich in Bright Side: How the Relentless Promotion of Positive Thinking Has Undermined America. I never thought about pessimism as ever having a positive connotation until Mr. Polking asked me about it. Pessimism doesn’t always have a negative connotation; it helps us in our survival and instincts. Ehrenreich agrees with this by saying,…

Unlimited Possibilities of Free Speech The free right of expressing one’s thought and opinions is very important according to human rights for a country. Everyone might be able to speak and write with freedom, but could be responsible for such extremely negative or dangerous way of using freedom of speech. Freedom of speech is very important part for democratic government and most people because it is the only way the truth can come out. Everybody is different. Everybody has their own opinions,…

These people are targeted because of the difference in their sexuality. According to the FBI’s HCSA reports, the community was reported the third most targeted of hate violence in the past ten years (Hate Crimes). This was recorded in 2007, and has now risen to the second most target group, at twenty percent. In many cases, the homosexuals were beaten, raped, or even killed, all because their differential choice in sexuality. As a…

pose of First Amendment defender.” I agree with Fish in this case because it’s quite obvious that the Harvard English department had already done their research on Paulin, meaning that they probably knew he had said those comments. They really wanted this poet to come to their institution so they choose to use the First Amendment as an excuse so portray good…

Prejudice in “To Kill A Mockingbird” The act of prejudice is one that everyone experiences. Whether it be, a person who is distributing hate, or a person who is receiving hate, everyone has contact with it. Although it is present all over the globe, it is prominent in the United States. Both in the present and the past, endless acts of discrimination have taken place and left a monumental impact on the country. The effect that it leaves can be seen in the novel “To Kill A Mockingbird” by Harper…

Numerous studies have been carried out on the various factors of Hate crimes, focusing on different aspects such as, minority groups, social domains, and ability/inability in reporting hate crimes and case outcomes. However, contradictory results are suggested within this research topic because only certain aspects are investigated, such as, religious motivated bias crimes. Byers and Jones (2007), Hanes and Machin (2014), and Walfield, Socia and Powers (2017) focus on Muslim populations and the…

During the time, that women wanted equal rights as men, protest were held to have their voices heard across the United States. Today, protest still exist rather it be for gay rights, pro-life, or pro-choice along with multiple other reasons. Protestors are everyday people, or someone who is well-known by everybody. Athletes are people who are all over social media and have been known to lead protest. Athletes protesting is inappropriate, some protest can be disrespectful, youths are given the…

15 –– Summarize the last 10 years (2005 – 2014) regarding hate crime victims, victimization, bias motivation and crime type. Does this information surprise you? Why, or why not? After accessing and viewing the report on hate crime in California I discovered a graph conducted by the U.S. Department of Justice illustrating the statistics of disclosed hate crime incidents from 2005 to 2014. The chart lists some of the listed categories of hate crimes including: Race, ethnicity, national origin,…

speech codes that regulate what can and cannot be said on campuses. Under the 1st amendment all speech is protected no matter how offensive or hurtful they might be and these speech codes violate these students’ rights. The policies at HCC towards hate speech also infringe on students ' right of freedom of speech and expression. One of the main points that is promoted is that college allows students to freely express their views and opinions to create a more diverse environment. Even one of…