CONNECTING THE DOTS

A research paper on something I can relate to will be an easier task. The topic I chose was baseball and there are different ways I can link it to the paper. I can talk about how the game was affected by racism, the players were affected, who helped eliminate racism, and if it still exists today.

7 TIMES

Erica uses a passionate tone which grabs people's emotions and makes want to act purely on those emotions. A similar tactic was used in "Kony 2012". The problem is there are so many questions that are left unanswered. Never does she mention how similar the toy gun resembles the real one or how many cops fired there weapons. Also, I don't think she understands that the officers were in a high intensity situation and feared for their life when the kid pointed the gun at them. Personally I don't think it had anything to do with race. Race is something that is often brought up when stuff like this happens and it just adds fire to the flame. As I hear about this article, I think of the situation, not the race of the victim or officers. The only thing that I can understand Erica to be mad at is the fact that the kid was shot 7 times, but who knows, maybe there were 3 officers and they all shot two times. There were just to many things left unanswered in her response.

RACIAL PROFILING LIVES ON

This article talked about how African Americans and Latinos often are searched and/or followed just based on their race. If police officers have a feeling that either a Latino is not a legal citizen or an African American is up to no good, they can question them without having any evidence whatsoever. The 4th Amendment isn't violated by this based on Supreme court ruling. My dad is a sheriff and he has told that they profile people and if they say they don't, they are lying.

VOCABULARY #9

ultimate- happening at the end of a process; final
My ultimate answer was to say no.

interactive- two people or things having an effect on each other.
The dog was trying to interact with the squirrel.

principle- a fundamental truth that serves of a foundation of a system of belief or behavior
Teachers usually have a list of principles that they expect you to follow.

guidance- advice or information aimed at resolving a problem or difficulty
The map offered me guidance to my destination.

collaboration- the action of working with someone to produce or create something
Businesses need collaboration to function effectively.

formative- serving to form something
His formative years were his most important.

summative- produced by summation (addition)
The Rams offense was summative by Zac Stacy.

racism- the belief that all member of each race possess characteristics or abilities specific to that race.
Racism exists everywhere in the world today.

intelligence- the ability to acquire and apple knowledge and skills.
Intelligence is a great characteristic to have.

hyperbolic- exaggerated
The mans response was hyperbolic

consent- permission
You can't watch rated R movies without your parents consent.

doctrine- a belief or set of beliefs held and taught by a church, political party, or other group
Some groups have odd doctrines.

hunch- a feeling or guess based on intuition instead of another known facts.
I had a hunch that something was wrong.

predominant- having a greater advantage
The area is predominantly farmers.

discretion- the quality of behaving or speaking in such a way as to avoid causing offense or revealing personal information.
Viewer discretion is advised.

provision- the act of providing or supplying something
The provision of food to Africa is vital for the children to be fed properly.

seizure- taking possession of something
The seizure of drugs is for people's best interest.

warrant- a document issued by a government or legal official giving them the right to carry out an action relating to the administration of justice.
Jack's warrant is what finally got him arrested.

infraction- a violation of a law, agreement, or set of rules.
Neutral zone infraction, automatic first down!

WHAT I SEE IS ALL IN MY HEAD

I was able to focus on how many times the people in white shirts passed the ball and I still noticed the gorilla that came in half way through. My mind didn't change and focus on why the gorilla was there because it was already occupied on counting the passes. The same thing will sometimes happen to me in class. A teacher will be talking about something, but I won't analyze or think in depth about what they are talking about because my mind is focusing on something else. What they are talking about will be absorbed subconsciously.