Final Blog

In Martin Luther King's Chaos or Community, King makes certain points identifying with African Americans inferiority and lack of respect they get in the United States of America. From the beginning they were framed to feel less of a normal person when King reports "the Negro was only 60 percent of a person" (6).  African Americans are educated to a point but they are not educated to achieve success and be equal to their white peers, when King reports that black elementary schools lagged three years behind white schools. The African American race can be seen as unwanted and King reports that 50% of white Americans would not want a "Negro as a neighbor”. These are all key points to keep in mind on why African Americans are the way they are because of the constant rejection they face. African Americans are unprepared and not completely educated. With in recent times shifting the amount of birth rates whites vs. minority and the educated white america is deteriorate , while there is a possible problem when minority birth rates are at its first time high out rating whites. What does this mean for America, since minorities are not that greatly educated compared to whites now the tables have turned when majority was white, and the white were the most educated and that gave them control and power to the United States of America. Now they are being outsourced  with minority birth rates and populating the U.S what does this mean for the United States future, will they become educated and a more cultured America or American deteriorate due to minority outsourcing. 

Peer Review for The End Of Overeating

Hi Kimon, I liked your blog discussing fast food and the everyday addictive ingredients we are exposed to that can be posed similar to dangerous addictive illegal drugs. However when reading I was curious and interested in learning more about what previous information you discussed in class, a brief description may help spark more ideas and link what other topics you mentioned in your blog, and also describing what concentrated animal feeding operation systems are and CAFO? I would suggest rereading your blog to make sure the words fit properly together for example plural words. Overall your blog was good and leaves me wanting to read more about the end of overeating.

Peer Review Advice

Hi Kimon, I am a student in Professor Coopers Eng. 101 class. I watched the “From Farm to Fridge” video and read your blog entry. Your opening paragraph was well put together, I really liked it, and I liked how you compared the factories to an “auto chop shop”. Your second paragraph really sums up how each animal is ill-treated and abused. I would suggest stating how each animal is physically abused, whether being smacked around, pounded etc., instead of saying “All of these animals are physically abused by being smacked around, pounded, kicked, burned and stabbed before their death”. The third paragraph was a bit confusing, with how Gail A. Eisnitz ties in and plays a role with the video? Overall I think your blog entry conveys the essential ideas of the video and creates great imagery.

-Shabana

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Guns, Germs and Steel, Geographically Blessed

I do agree with Jared Diamond, the author of "Guns, Germs and Steel", on his argument on people who are geographically blessed. The world was once only a land of green and water; there was no correct way to civilization. Within time regions of the world, large pieces of land become more populated. It was familiar and people grew inward, instead of expanding and exploring different territorial areas. People are accepting of the known and familiar, and once thought to be content and flourishing, why question that and change? For example if you look at the world currently neighborhoods, cities, and countries that are flourishing remain to do well, they maintain that order. If they were to assist neighboring neighbors, but at the cost there inherent surroundings may change, they will not be receiving any compensation. Due to self-interest, the thought of being more unfortunate and inhibiting less, with in the factor of extending a hand of furtherance is not likely and far from a priority.

They Say/ I Say, King and Carmichael

In Chaos and Community by Martin Luther King and Stokely Speaks by Carmicheal Stokely, they are both black activist discussing what is nonviolent acts that may be considered violent in the eye of the superior being and or opposite race. King discusses how Negros are not engaging in any form of criminal or violent activity, but when they are channeling their energy as a march under control and civilized on public streets due to lack of legislative halls. It is considered being disobedient and out of controlled. Carmicheal discusses how everything is black and white, and there is definitely a double standard when it comes to black African American people on how violence is perceived. While African Americans are constantly abused from whites for no legitimate reason, when they even try to defend themselves all guns are pointing to them ready to shoot.  Both King and Carmicheal make valid points, I agree with both of them, although both authors are using different approaches while King is more subliminal and Stokely is more get to the direct idea and point.

La Guardia Wagner Archives Visit

When visiting the La Guardia Wagner archives, I’ve learned their collections are more elaborate and extensive. They have catalog information on former NY mayors such as LaGuardia, Wagner, Beam, Koch, and Giuliani as well as the Queens local history, which would be one of my favorites. While there, we reviewed a speech Mayor Wagner made a little after the 1964 Harlem Riots. We went in depth analyzing the speech, paragraph by paragraph finding key points on how to interpret and have a better understanding the speech. Thus using the same approach we can relate to other documents for future referencing. The Wagner archives can be informative and useful for academic use and or personal knowledgeable growth.

                While the 1964 Harlem Riots was occurring in New York City Mayor Wagner was abroad conferencing about poverty and civil rights. Little as he knew it was happening right in his back yard. Wagner rushed back as soon as possible to speculate and address the issue. Wagner was sympathetic to the issue; he voiced his understanding of what’s happening within the black community, yet was stern to the offenders. We’ve read a lot of pieces corresponding indirectly and directly to the Harlem riots, mainly from the peoples and authorities point of view, getting to see the other side such as the “commander and chief” brings some new perspective to the riots. It is actual documents and thoughts coming from that time.