Scapegoating

Support of Allowing the Migration of Refugees to the United States The refugee crisis has become catastrophic since the unrest in the Middle East began; the United States and other Western nations have an obligation, both moral and political, to allow reasonable migration to their countries for refugees. Since the attacks on September 11th, the United States has resettled nearly 800,000 refugees. Among those resettled, only three people have been arrested for planning, not committing, a…

were controlled by God and humans had no access to ritual intervention. The Protestants attacked the use of magic, whether in the Church or outside of it. The Church of England did not want to deal with magic either and in 1559 banned the use of “charms, sorcery, enchantments, invocations, circles, witchcrafts, soothsaying, or any such like crafts or imaginations,” With so many churches and leaders turning against the use of magic, it was inevitable that it would trigger violence and struggle…

The movie Crash is directed by Paul Haggis. This movie has won an Oscar and many other successes in the past 12 years. Great actors such as Sandra Bullock, Don Cheadle and Thandie Newton have worked in this film exceptionally. They have presented their characters audaciously. This movie depicted a very strong meaning through the intertwining of many lives over a period of thirty six hours. The Several connected stories are about race, class, family and gender in Los Angeles in the aftermath of…

Healthy Boundaries and How to Reset Them Last week we discussed what unhealthy boundaries are and how we can be violated by them, but what are healthy boundaries? Someone with healthy boundaries is able to identify how they feel, what they think and chooses how they will react or behave in any given situation; taking full responsibility for their thoughts, feelings and behavior. They do not blame others for what they think, feel, or how they behave because, they are able to stand up for…

In a systemic world of supply and demand, comes also the creation of classes that face vital differences. The United States of America being a capitalist nation has always functioned to maintain value to its currency, by engaging the needs of its economy. Being a millennial, while also being an American, I have witnessed this great nation overcome many economic tragedies that many feared we would never get out from. Government sources claimed that in 2008 and 2009, “the U.S. labor market lost 8…

Genocide is the most severe crimes against humanity. Genocide is the deliberate attempt to destroy an ethnic, racial, national or religious group. Genocide means act committed with the objective of destroying, in part or in whole, a group and such acts include killing, causing serious harm, forcible transfer of children to another group, imposing measures to prevent birth and inflicting conditions aimed at destroying life. Victims of a genocide are selected simply and exclusively due to being…

Paranoia’s Effect The Crucible, by Arthur Miller, a historical play with exciting, enticing, and extraordinary plot lines and characters. The play takes place in Salem, Massachusetts 1692. At this time Salem, part of Puritan America, religious values shape every aspect of someone’s life. Miller presents strong characters, such as: Tituba, Mary Warren, and Abigail Williams. All accuse people because they are afraid and want to either save or change their lives. Paranoia leads to the…

Donald Trump, do not make it any easier. Ever since 9/11 and the 2008 recession, there is an increasing hatred towards foreigners that do not look “American”. This is because “during times of economic contraction and uncertainty that anti-immigrant scapegoating, draconian immigration policies and hate crimes directed at new immigrants increase” (Gallagher). I always heard about the “immigration problems” in the news but never assumed much of it until high school. I grew up in a predominately…

assistance to the people of Flint. It became a household topic of conversation. My recommendations for the mayor of Flint at this point in time is to sit down and do a very serious evaluation of the crisis communication. It is time to put the scapegoating and blame aside and take an honest look at what they did and didn’t do to navigate their stakeholders through this crisis situation. Coombs (2015) suggests that, “Organizations learn to improve their crisis management through evaluation.”…

Profiling: An Unjust and Horrendous Act Profiling is one of the aspects that many Americans can associate with whether it is directed towards them or towards others. Profiling has become an epidemic in American society, first reveling its self during the time of exploration and still making its way into society today. Whether it is individuals being profiled as witches, terrorist or adulterers society cannot relinquish the grasp that profiling holds on their society. Instead, modern day…