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In “Why Reading Matters” Rita Carters research with the stroke patience shows that the brain uses various parts of the brain and not just one section (2:18). When reading stories you have to think of the overall message of a story. “In the Minds of Others” Keith Oatley uses…

Since its beginnings, the Black Lives Matter (BLM) movement, as a decentralized, international activist movement, has been largely misunderstood in the public’s eye mainly due to the media’s distorted portrayal of the BLM movement as well as due to the movement’s inability to control its narrative and perception in the world. Since February of 2012, the nation’s African-American community has been in a state of upheaval over the tireless and numerous killings of unarmed African-Americans at the…

nationally recognized. Many of these cases have not gone in favor of the victims who were harmed or maimed by an officer of the law, and caused huge damaging uproars across the nation. By doing this it brings up a question, do police officers take matters too far, or is there actual justification to make up for their actions. Police brutality has been going on for years, there have been many instances throughout time where officers of the law have used excessive force, sometimes without proper…

In "Why literature matters", Dana Gioia creates an argument on why reading matters by using logos. Gioia includes results from studies and facts about how literature effects our society now and will in the future. In paragraph one, Gioia states that "The interest young Americans showed in arts-and especially literature-actually diminished." This helps Gioia come across to the reader as very knowledgeble on the topic. Logos is very helpful when trying to proswade someone to believe what you are…

racism. Kathleen McCarthy, President of Smith College, sent an email to her students regarding to the deaths of two boys, Eric Garner and Michael Brown. In the email, she stated that all lives matter, this caused many students to criticize her for referring to the opposition of the saying “Black Lives Matter”. Many police officers today are now being criticized and presumed guilty when approaching any black man that is in the wrong. This kind of behavior should not be happening because it is…

late to mend past faults of injustice society, Black Lives Matter, a movement that against violence and unjust law enforcement toward African-Americans, was raised that has aroused concern within mainstream society. However, African-Americans can never fight systemic-racism with isolation. There is no most…

used to be easy to ignore for the average white person in America, but times are changing. Today, everyone is exposed to more information than ever before. The media, as well as social media, is a constant reminder of race relations. The Black Lives Matter movement, discussions about native sovereignty, the debate surrounding immigration, and the implementation of affirmative action have forced many white people to think about race as an influencing factor. At the same time, economic instability…

Americans to form the Black Lives Matter movement. These protest have been occurring everywhere in the U.S, knowing that many furious African Americans attend these protest to express the way they feel about the police. As sufficient information we see on the news and videos of African American protesters taunting and shouting at police officers. We ponder and ask ourselves, do these protests put police lives in danger? Knowing that there are many Black Lives Matter protests in the U.S, I…

identity, to their gender expression, from people with disabilities to undocumented immigrants, and from religious stances to economic status. In this movement the community benefits from coming together. Just as in the abolitionist movement, Black Lives Matter goes against discrimination, and provides support for everyone of color. But now, this twenty-first century effort is more organized, more respected, more known, and more…

am not going to stand up to show pride in a flag for a country that oppresses black people and people of color,"to the NFL Media exclusive. Furthmore, he was just expessing how unsatisfacted he is with all the controversy regarding the Black Lives Matter Movement and how the minority in this country is treated.…