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This Ted Talk about how the criminal condemnation of most young adults are based on unfair circumstances. These circumstances being based upon race and background. Alice Goffman throughout the Ted Talk tells stories that persuade the audience through pathos to be tentative of injustices based on race. Goffman wants the

Walter Dean Myers’ Monster - Guilty Until Proven Innocent Monster is an example of what Patty Campbell would call a “landmark book.” Texts such as these “encourage readers to interact with the text and with one another by employing a variety of devices, among them ambiguity” (Campbell 1) Because it is

2. There is a shift of opinion regarding how Nash feels he should portray African Americans in the two cartoons. In “This is a White Man’s Government”, the African American is being overpowered by the three white men. He seems to have an expression of hopelessness and defeat as he lies on the ground holding the American Flag. In “Colored Rule in a Reconstructed State”, Nash completely shifts how he is portraying African Americans. He draws them arguing and yelling with very aggressive gestures. Nash has drawn a state of unruliness and chaos in the courtroom, which seems to have been caused by the African Americans. Within the six years that happened between the drawings of the cartoons, many events occurred that caused the American people to reconsider how much they supported reconstruction, which also caused an adjustment of their opinions regarding African Americans with more rights and

In the book Just Mercy: A story of Justice and Redemption by Bryan Stevenson, there are several topics discussed regarding the American Justice system. One of those many topics discussed is regarding how a person’s race, social status and income, may influence the outcome of a court trail. In present day America, many years after the era of Jim crow and segregation the Justice system still seems to be more lenient towards white Americans, especially those with high income and a good standing in society. The American justice system has become unjust in the trials deemed to be fair, due to an evident prejudice against minorities, their social status and whether or not they receive a well off or poor income.

In each cartoon there was a judgmental point proven that the author was giving on how people judge things so quickly before they even analyze or think about the cartoon. People think the NRA is a bad thing and something to be against, but in reality it is an association that is protecting us. “Whack-a-Yankee” shows the many ways the northerners are trying to fight for freedom and the southern are just knocking them down. In “Get a Job” people can think the women is someone who can’t take care of the kids but really how do the readers know that is the mother and that is her kids. The man in the cartoon isn’t even looking at the women! People judge without even knowing other peoples lives. Gay marriage in New Jersey? The readers think it would be the people in New Jersey to allow the right of gay marriage and it turned out to be the complete opposite. That is why people can not assume things because half the time it is an incorrect assumption. Lastly in “The Hoodie”, Sorensen is trying to show readers how people misinterpret and judge people when someone is wearing a hoodie. Someone can not just jump into conclusion that if someone is wearing a hoodie violence could happen. No one should ever judge a book by its cover. People never know what someone is going through until the person has stepped into their

With this prejudice, the juror was putting a boy’s life at risk. Instead of seeing an innocent boy, he saw his son, and this was prejudice, blinding him. With no real points to defend why the boy is guilty, the juror was reminded that the boy on trial was not his son. “‘It’s not your

Beutel, the defendant won the appeal through fair comment. Fair comment implies that someone can express a critical comment about one’s behaviour as long as it is within the well-being of the general public. Ross had published Jewish conspiracies and Holocaust denials and was removed from a classroom teaching. Consequently, Beutel presented to group of teachers a workshop in which, through cartoons, suggested that Ross was a Nazi. Ross sued for defamation, and failed to have the appeal dismissed, and so lost the case. The Court ruled that cartoons should not be interpreted literally, and should only be considered as a satirical rhetoric, or an opinion. It’s important to consider the medium and the audience when interpreting a cartoon, and the teachers at the workshop were reasonable people who also had a general knowledge about Ross’s publishings, so the Court had a good case in favour of Beutel, since no real harm would have been done to Ross’s image due to the audience knowing full well to not take the cartoon

Sundiata displays in his poem how the law justifies the way he lives. He writes through the eyes of an African American who finds himself controlled by the law. In his poem, Sundiata was taking a casual drive to visit his girlfriends when all of a sudden the “law” decides to stop him. The policeman insisted he ran the red light, but Sundiata knew it was green. “I was just being a man it wasn’t about no light it was about my ride” (Lines 6-9). Looking at his color, the police automatically assumed he was up to no good without investigating the situation. He was simply driving by.

Throughout most of the book the judge of the courtroom is up for a retention election. He is a circuit court judge and that means he has to do a partisan election and he must get 60% majority to keep his job on the bench. This makes a huge impact on some of the decisions judges will make in the courtroom. During the trail of white men who were going trail over beating a young black kid who was in their neighborhood. The judge was being affected harshly by this because if he was easy on the men then the black community would vote against him because the beating was racially motivated. On the other hand if he gives them a harsh sentence he could be looked at bad because these men were first time offenders. He gets accused of rushing the case because what he planned on doing was gives the one man who was the one who did the beating a harsh sentences and give the others probation. He wanted to get it on the record that he gave him a harsher sentence, and even after the sentence he was telling the media all about his reasoning for why and how he came up with this decision. He ended up give

After some research I figured out that when the artist created this cartoon s/he wanted to show the reader that the man is actually excersizing his right to the fifth Amendment. In doing this the man doesn’t admit to committing this crime and gives the police no evidence whatsoever to use against him in court. I thought that this cartoon, although a bit cryptic, conveyed this message very well and in a realistic fasion.

This Dr. Seuss original was published by PM Magazine and was printed on July 30, 1942 in midst of World War Two. The cartoon is named The Guy Who Makes a Mock of Democracy as it showcases the United States mindset on racist prejudice which was a common theme at the time. Dr. Seuss used his cartoon as a way of persuasion and a way to show his stance on what was going on during 1942. There was a lot of racial prejudice going on towards Japanese Americans because of the Pearl Harbor attack that had happened in the pervious year. The picture cartoon shows the man standing on a cellar with people trying to climb out. This illustrates the amount of cruelty that Americans were displaying towards Japanese Americans because of the event that had taken place back in December of 1941. The pledge may say “With liberty and justice for all”, but in reality it was putting exclusions

Upon first observation of this cartoon, I notice the obvious that race is in question. Not just because the word is in the caption, but the characters depict this as well. Strapped down is a black man which represents the 109 executions of the 254 since 1976 according to The Death Penalty Information Center. The white character standing above him representing the majority white justice system of Texas. Not only is he asking if his race played a part by raising a hand that has been totally immobilized. I take this to mean that once a black man is in the system, the fairness he deserves is taken away because of the color of his skin. Without education and resources, it’s like being silenced. And to add insult to injury, the smirk on the officials

Throughout this chapter, the reader is faced with Equality being captured and interrogated. His emotions are beaten and dazed, but his true intentions of a brighter future still surface. The reader themselves are facing moments such as, “We had been caught” (page 63) and “Lash them until they talk” (page 64). This forces the reader stay on the edge of their seats. They feel such deep emotions and develop a connection with Equality its hard no to feel pity and hope the best for him and his life. The reader wants his wellbeing, but this chapter was the exact opposite of this. His hope for escape and his recalcitrant success makes most readers feel nervous and

Upon first observation of this cartoon, the topic of racial discrimination was imminent; due to how well the characters depicted this topic. For instance, one can see that the African American man that is strapped down to the table is a representation of the mass executions of black offenders; according to The Death Penalty Information Center, there have been over 100 executions of black inmates since 1976. Also, the official standing over him symbolizes the white majority in the Texas Justice System. Many would say that this image is trying to bring light to the issue of when a black man is in the system, the fairness of his sentencing is taken away due to the color of his skin. Due to the lack of education and other resources that many black men have, this is like being silenced. The official’s smirk shows that he knows that he will get away with this unfair treatment and there is nothing that the immobilized man can do.

As a member of today’s society, it is easy to become largely aware of the need individuals crave to know everything about everything. Whether it be the topic of entertainment, environmental issues or politics we seem to have a lingering curiosity as a people to be aware of the ins