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-Take a few minutes to get quiet and meditate
-Stretch and shake out any tension from your body
-Mouth warm ups: stretch your mouth open as wide as you can, pucker it up really small, repeat; make strange sounds; sing; whistle;  make all kinds of weird faces; twirl your tongue around
-Take a sip of water, make sure your mouth isn't dry
-TAKE A DEEP BREATH
-Plant both feet firmly on the ground
-Find a spot to focus on above the audience's head (if you are too nervous to look people in the eyes, that's totally OK!)
-Connect to the ball of energy inside you, imagine that you are speaking from that place
-Look out at the audience after every sentence (or to the point you have chosen on the wall)
-When you are finished reading, pause and count to three inside your head as you receive applause
DON'T FORGET TO SLOW DOWN, SPEAK UP, AND PULL YOUR SHOULDERS BACK! WE WANT TO HEAR YOU AND SEE YOU!

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This story reminds me of how i live in south central and how it is hard sometimes there will be people shooting and it is not safe so i can relate to Sar Ba Bi. it is interesting because she moved to a America and she was not used to the life style just like when i had moved to south central i had to get use to all the things that were going on and had to get used to the environment. it works because she was a different race and so am i we were both living in a different place and had to get us to it.

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Interview #3

Ms. Quinn: "More just like followed in stores and people…..just being rude for no reason and you know that they don't know you so they have no reason not to like you."

I picked this quote for my golden quote because I know the majority of Africa Americans have experienced a time getting followed in the store because they think you're going to steal but really you just went to support their business

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Golden Quotes

1. “Oh definitely, I have plenty of friends that have experienced being pulled over by the police when they were in mostly white areas just because they are black and were not necessarily doing anything wrong.  “ (MDW)

This represents discrimination is ramped because even though my uncle did not necessarily experience it first hand, he still has many family members and close friends who have dealt with the police unreasonably, and for no real cause other than being black.

2.  “Manipulation and taking advantage of young black children and when they don’t understand about the law” (AJ)

This shows how there is white privilege in the justice system because if you are young and black more than likely you would not receive the proper legal defense because the public defenders office tries to push as many cases through without going to trial so they use intimidation tactics, and other scare tactics to get young men to cop to crimes and deal out, without getting a fair trail that could get them a fair sentence or released since there are many black male incarcerated for long periods or life sentences for crimes they did not commit.

3. “It’s ridiculous and it angers me often when I am prejudged purely because I am a black male. We do have brains and can think for ourselves and make wise decisions.”  (RJ)

Being prejudged just because you are a certain color happens for all cultures whether it is negative or positive discrimination.  There are so many stereotypes that people buy into even before they even get to know a person.  Many people feel Asian are naturally smart, or that Muslims are all terrorists, and so on.  Needless to say it is not right to prejudge someone based on his or her skin color.

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Interview questions for Discrimination as a Black Man in America

Interview of Male RJ

1.  What Cities and States have you lived in or visited as a black male in America in your lifetime in which you have experienced discrimination?

I have lived in Los Angeles and Las Vegas and I have experience a bit of discrimination in both cities.  I

2. What Discrimination did you experience Explain

Since I am a construction worker/handyman by trade, I often find my self in some neighborhoods that I don’t frequent often.  Many times neighbors have called the police on me when I am there working both day and night, and they (white neighbors) still saying that I was breaking into the home.  Even though I usually am at a job with no vehicle since I don’t own one for some reason nosey neighbors think I am their robbin’ the house, on foot no less.

3.  Do you feel you have been given equal opportunities to be successful as a black man compared to other races of men?  Why or Why not?

No I have not been given equal opportunities because in my business I battle against workers who come in and do the work for less than the value, and since I am black they feel like I should not be paid my worth, but the same job done by a white male will bring in top dollar.  It’s not fair that people assume they can pay you less just because you are not white.  I have a few white friends that are in the same business as I am and the same people that were willing to pay them top dollar want to pay me less for the same type of job.

4.  How do you feel the justice system is toward the black male in our society?

The justice system is all screwed up for the black male.  I have a few nephews who have been to jail.  They have been sentence to the maximum allowed for crimes that I know some of my white friends have been convicted of and only received probation, even if they both have public defenders.  There is no winning over all for a black male when it comes to the law, even with the one exception of OJ when he was acquitted of murder.

5.  Do you feel it is harder to be a black man in American than any other race?  Explain?

It is for sure harder to be a black male in America because of all the fear that other races especially white men have for us.  Other races naturally fear us just because of the color of our skin before they even speak to us or get to know us.  It’s ridiculous and it angers me often when I am prejudged purely because I am a black male. We do have brains and can think for ourselves and make wise decisions.

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Interview questions for Discrimination as a Black Man in America

Interview of Male AJ

1.  What Cities and States have you lived in or visited as a black male in America in your lifetime in which you have experienced discrimination?

I have traveled around the world to many different cities, states, and countries, but the only discrimination I experience was in Los Angeles, California.

2. What Discrimination did you experience Explain

Manipulation and taking advantage of young black children and when they don’t understand about the law.  They use scare tactics to make young black men into taking deals for crimes they are not aware of, which is a form of entrapment.  Many young black men get caught up in the system because they don’t have family support financially, educationally, or mentally to pull them through situations that other young white men get probation for or slapped on the hand for.

3.  Do you feel you have been given equal opportunities to be successful as a black man compared to other races of men?  Why or Why not?

No it is not equal opportunities, because the 60’s did not change much.  We are still oppressed by institutionalized racism which allows authority systems to get away with treating minorities especially black males anyway they want.

4.  How do you feel the justice system is toward the black male in our society?

The justice system is the problem they are the one who sets the trap.  The justice system targets the black male.  California has the most prisons than any other state, in the whole united states, they started out with 13 prisons now they have 35 prisons and the only ones targeted to keep them running are the black males and females.

5.  Do you feel it is harder to be a black man in American than any other race?  Explain?

Most definitely because the black male is feared by all the other races.  Most are intimidated by our stature, intelligence, strength, and perseverance.

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Interview questions for Discrimination as a Black Man in America

Interview of Male MDW

1.  What Cities and States have you lived in or visited as a black male in America in your lifetime in which you have experienced discrimination?

I don’t feel I have experienced discrimination as a black male in America.  I have partners that have experienced different situations but me personally; I feel I have had a decent experience as a black male.  It probably had something to do with my upbringing and the sheltering my parents did with me growing up.

2. What Discrimination did you experience Explain

Being a black male, and having black friends that live in the Valley and in the Inland Empire, I have been told of how they have been profiled, in their neighborhoods, and when shopping in predominately white areas.

3.  Do you feel you have been given equal opportunities to be successful as a black man compared to other races of men?  Why or Why not?

Yes I have been given equal opportunities to be successful.  I have been able to rise pretty quickly in the companies I have been employed with.  I am currently a supervisor for Loma Linda Medical hospital, and I monitor transportation for transplants or emergency situations happening at the hospital.  I have only been with this company for about two years and have already worked my way into management.

4.  How do you feel the justice system is toward the black male in our society?

Oh definitely, I have plenty of friends that have experienced being pulled over by the police when they were in mostly white areas just because they are black and were not necessarily doing anything wrong.  I have only been pulled over by the police once for speeding and I did not even get a ticket because I was able to articulate well and talk my way out of a ticket.

5.  Do you feel it is harder to be a black man in American than any other race?  Explain?

Yes, being black is totally hard depending on where you live.  White people can live anywhere and virtually not have to worry about police harassing them or following them.  But there are lots of minorities that are questions when they are predominately white neighborhoods, or up scale neighborhoods.

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"Discrimination is unnecessary. We are all the same and we all bleed red."
-AB

This is the golden quote in my interview because it states the truth about the world we live in. There are many people who are looked as minority by people who are being prejudice because they want to be.

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"they teaching to us that we are sons of the God, same creation and all we are humans. Also that the color, or culture don't care".
-Franklin O

I choose this quote because it's something that the religion should teach to the community. Even if you don't believe in God, the color, religion and cultures don't care we are humans. We have to respect each other and other cultures , religions and ways of life.

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Interview # 3

I decided to visit my grandma because she was feeling a little bit sick.  The day was hot, but the sky was foggy. When I got there is hugged her, and asked her how she was feeling.  One friend of her was there when I got there.  She is my grandma’s best friend, her name is Mariah. She is from El Salvador, she has been here for 57 years.

Me: hi, Ms: Maria how are you today?

She: I am ok thanks.  I just feel little be tired.

I decided  to talked to her.  I asked about her life when she got here.

Her:  when I got here son, my life was a calvary because many white Americans thought that I was a Chola just because I am Salvadoran.

Her smile was disappearing gradually.

Me: why would they think that you were a Chola?.

Her: They knew that the gangs were developed in El Salvador, and when they immigrated to the United States they spread the gang movements among the Latinos and white youths, and some colored people joined later. But me as a Salvadoran was a thought time. The white and  other races used to classified us a gangsters. They said that we were pest invading their houses, street,  parks, neighborhoods, and the whole country.

Me: how did you overcome this criticism?

She was almost crying because in her childhood she was kept in home for parents, because they feared something bad could happen to her.

She: even at my school the children used to make fun of me.  I have not overcome those situations.  Saying sorry does not fixed anything. Grab that plate that is over the table.

Me: why?

Just: do it son

I grabbed the plate, but I was wondering what would she need that plate.

She: Drop it on the floor

Me: if drop it, it will brake for sure.

She: just do it?

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A little inspiration from one of my heroes, Svetlana Alexeivitch, on interviewing:

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1. 3rd interview (ALL THREE INTERVIEWS MUST BE DONE BY MAY 4TH)-emailed to both hanne.steen@gmail.com and Ms.Chliyeh
2. "How to..." title and rough draft emailed to both by Thursday 4/27 8 am
3. Take a photo that is symbolic of your theme on discrimination and upload to padlet. Be creative!

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(Link to Junot Diaz story)

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Interview 2
That people are ignorant, that's my answer, people are ignorant. Getting to know somebody just judging them off of what they think they know, not actual facts. - Darion

This is my golden quote because people of this generation don't take their time out of the day to actually get to know who people are now a days. Only tend to make judgments and statements about others. I wish people would stop judging one another and just love one another.

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This story resonates with me because I found myself in this exact same situation. my sisters wanted a pet i said i could deal wit a puppy, next thing you know its a kitten. at first i was mad that even got a pet let alone a cat but then one day the cat came to me and started chilling with me as i watch tv the cat became a true best friend which was all i wanted out of the dog in the first place. Its so interesting because heres not one but two examples of cats filling that missing void. this works because with the cats as an example we can see exactly how good things can come out of the unwanted.

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Interview 2

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Interview #2
"I got bullied for having colored eyes and curly hair because of the color of my skin"
-Jimmy pereira
I chose this specifically because it shows you the way people think and the action that comes behind there way of thinking.

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Interview #2
"I think is a matter of education and mutual respect."- Leonel Santiago.
This is the golden quote because it tells the truth behind discrimination. Some people don't have respect for others and that's what causes discrimination. The best way to stop it, is by starting to respect us each other.

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Interview #1
"Everything you do to a person whether is good or bad will always come back to you. It's the rule of life."
-Walter Martinez
The golden quote from my first interview, for me it was a special quote because what the person said is really true. We were talking about how he was discriminated but he told me he doesn't feel any anger or a feeling of revenge to those who discriminated him. It's important to have in mind that discrimination is never going to leave us anything good and those people who are racists soon or later will have to pay for their actions.

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"I feel as if she was being a bully acting on whatever personal biases or racism that she held on to, if you're a person of color you are less than, that's what I felt that she personally believed."
-Telly Robert

This is the golden quote of the interview because it proves that even grown ups can get out of hand with racism against children even though one is an adult and should be more mature about things.

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Interview 2
"Maybe how and with who you grow up define your self and personality with others, but you can change if you want to be better, is question of determination "
-Virginia
I choose this quote because sometimes we live with a wrong idea about something or someone, but when we see the reality and understand it. We change to be better and help others or own self. Of the mistakes we learn.

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Interview 2
"why are you ashamed of having Asperger? do you know who else has Asperger? Albert Einstein, Beethoven, Thomas Edison, Mozart and yeah a lot more like even i heard Micheal Jackson also has it I'm not sure. but anyway you are young and still have time just don't be ashamed of what you are young man!"
-Oran Mongkolsuk

i chose this because there wasn't really anything else this man talks about, the whole 11 minutes sum up to that quote you just read. So yeah, i guess that is GOLDEN QUOTE for you miss robot.(reference intended)
oh!, BTW this conversation is translated because the person i interviewed is my old friend back in Thailand.

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" Well i think people have different way of thinking and getting through things in life and that is what makes us different, some people may have a little too much to give for and for that it could make them a bit shy and hard to deal with, but i would say that it's almost you can say,  a bless. To be able to see things and do things a little bit differently even though it means to be an outcast. Most of the revolutionaries have a vision of seeing things differently then most of us,  that is why they’re so great! They don't afraid of changes and doing what they believe is the right things to do. You have this power, the power of thinking outside and be the different. So let me give a little piece of advice. Don't Be Afraid to do what you think is right even though it meant your life will depend on it."
-John (my mom's Ex)
(cant mention full name because he is like ohh i'm working for the government and my name cant be put in public oh secret agent 007 ohhh)  ok he may not said last part but you get it.

i think this one really hit me because it shows that this kind of thinking is not really happen to only me, some people may feel or experience it to but they never discuss it. Sooo don't judge the book by it's cover. ;)

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"it also took a part of my heart and soul that I can't get back. "
-Derrick Burgess

I chose this specifically because here is this big guy showing his soft side. It goes to show you that words do hurt, they cut just as deep as glass would. The incident hurt him deeply, but it did fuel him, and that's usually how it goes, or at least how it should go.

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Interview 2
"Eh it's whatever, some people just aren't here 100%. Can't blame them, only hope that they find themselves. "
- Rebecca Diaz
This quote caught my attention because it's true. It had to be said. You can't blame people for viewing things the way they want to. You can only accept it and I mean you can try to help them by saying a thing or two but only they can truly change themselves. Just a matter of when they'll find themselves, IF they find themselves at all.

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"I left because I didn't want to be served at a place where I'm going to be looked down at because of my citizenship status"
I chose this as my golden quote because no one should be treated like my friend to just eat at a place where he loves. he inspired me to not let someone put someone else down for their race.

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"Ialways thank God that I'm here and that with his help me and my family are in a safe place"
This quote inspired me because I myself am ungrateful to be living in a free country. She inspired me to see things differently because people aren't always so lucky to live here in America. In a place where there's so much hate, but people from other countries come for better lives and opportunities that aren't available in the countries many immigrants come from. It inspires me to always look out for anyone being discriminated.

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"Guys were anti-feminist. They wanted to be macho men's. They treated girls differently. They felt like if girls shouldn't be treated the same as guys."

I chose this as my golden quote because men didn't want girls to be more superior than them. So in order to make sure that doesn't happen the guys make women feel bad. But i believe that that should change and that everyone, men and women, be treated equally.

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"The thing is, I really don't care what others say. They could call me names or do other things and I still wouldn't care. Yes I would get sad but at the end of the day their comments won't mean nothing to me because they don't know who I actually am. And I love who I am as a person."

I chose this as my golden quote because it shows how strong she is and how she doesn't care what others think. She also is showing is that if you ignore all the negativity then you will learn how to love yourself.

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Even though there was no earthquake and my house didn't fall apart I can still relate to this because a couple of years ago someone broke into my house and took mostly everything, our clothes, our shoes, assesseries, tv's, etc.. If I've would have been home watching my little brothers at the time they could of gotten to us too. We had to buy everything all over again and change our locks on the doors. This is interesting to me because I didn't know that this has happened to anyone else and I feel empathy for them because they had it worse with the earthquake destroying their home but they stand strong. They didn't give up to rebuild their home. I believe that anyone can be strong and have courage if they just try hard enough and don't give up like how this family is.

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DUE: 4/17 MONDAY
-INTERVIEW AT LEAST ONE NEW PERSON on the theme of your project. Be open to opportunities for more interviews! The perfect subject may present themselves when you least expect it. By the end of our time together you will have done four interviews, so feel free to use your Spring Break to get a head start.
-TRANSCRIBE THE INTERVIEW(S) IN FULL in a Google doc and share to cbchliyeh@gmail.com AND hanne.steen@gmail.com
-WRITE at least one paragraph of context for the interview, setting the scene, introducing the subject, bringing your reader into the story
-OPTIONAL: Write context into the interview (see Miranda July's interview as an example). Describe the scene as it unfolds, describe your subject's reactions, describe how you feel. Take the reader on a journey with you!

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"I guess by how you always assume that a man is suppose to be with a woman and when it's not that, people look at you differently."
- Mathew Martinez

^ This is my golden quote because my topic is sexuality. People have grown to be so fond of the "normal" monogamy, that two members of the same gender being in love is spurn instead of inspired to coalesce with whoever they love. People should have the right to love who they want and comfortably evince their aspiration for each other anywhere they please. I believe there are more important things in the wold to worry about such as, two men holding guns rather than two men holding hands.

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"She wanted me to be you know a little princess but that's how mom's are but I did not want to be a princess I thought of myself as a worrier you know, like a superhero wonder women I ain't no princess nahh, nahh son, nahh, nahh."
-Shay
This was my golden quote because she was being told what to be and she saw her self as someone else not how people wanted to envision her.

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"Discrimination is like a cancer, and it's taught at an early age, you're not born racist you are taught to be racist."
-CSM Mitchell
This quote is the main quote in this interview because is the people are the product of our own society. If we are taught something at a certain age until their is a significant emotional event in our lifes that is when we change our way of thinking.

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"Discrimination comes from people who think they are superior than others, the need to feel superior than others is part of the human nature"--Martinez, Claudia.
This is the golden quote of the interview, her perspective is that education/money can't buy respect. Discrimination is part of our nature, we all have discriminate against someone at least one time.

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" aye Mexican get the hell out of here"
- Ronald
This quote stand out to me because when u are referring to someone u don't refer to them by their skin complexion or what u think might be there culture or ethnicity. Also being called a Mexican when u are not even a Mexican can also be very races.

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"I am who I am today because of where I grew up"
-Adriana Ramirez

This is the golden quote of the interview in my opinion. It just stands out to me and I get her and where she is coming from. I mean more or less, you are a product of where you come from, and people are proud of there origin. So to patronized or look down upon someone because of production of where they were raised is morally wrong and people like that should not be in the work force. It is people like my subject who should be listened to in order to create change!

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"It made me feel not as special or not happy at all."
-Mariaceleste Barajas
This part of the interview caught my attention because it impacts a person strongly when they get finacially discriminated.

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This is the photo that accompanies "It Chooses You" by Miranda July. The quote I chose from the interview to represent the story is:

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This is the photo that accompanies "It Chooses You" by Miranda July. The quote I chose from the interview to represent the story is:

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"It’s all on me now."

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Ms. Petra.
"Education play a big part in racism "

The education can be the answer to degrees the levels of racism at the culture and gender also skin color. Add more cultural clases could will help a lot. It important key to eliminating the

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"sometimes you see people throwing shade at you, you just kinda keep moving and you realize that you have to be so much better that what you produce has to be so much better just to be considerate in the same... like on the same level." - Mr. Roberts

I chose this quote from the interview because I think people of color believe that they have to be better and be greater then the ones who are putting them down. They have taught themselves to be strong and fight for what's right.

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INTERVIEW

4/5/17

Period: 2

He: I came to the United States when I was 16 years old.  I thought that being in this country the attacks toward my culture would change, but it did not change at all.  I am Guatemalan from rural area. I used to attend school here in the U.S but not anymore because the majority of the students make fun of me.  They did like my traditional vestment because it seemed out of this world for them.

Me: why you did not look for help at your school?

He: Well, I was so ashamed and I can barely understand English. "I do not belong here and I do not belong there" because of my beliefs, appearance, and I struggle-speaking Spanish because I grew up speaking dialect.

Me: what you mean you do not belong there?

He: In reality even in my country people from the city used to laugh of me, that is why I do not belong there or here. They used to called Stupid Indian.  There is no love for me, and my family in any place on earth. My grandma used to read me a book I don’t know remember which one but I can remember one piece of that book that said “Many people call evil good, and good evil, that put darkness for light, and light for darkness, that put bitter for sweet, and sweet for bitter”.  The world is all messed up.

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"I identify with the tapestry of being American."
I chose this quote because it stood out to me in this young man's interview as a poetic way of talking about how he was several different mixed ethnicities. I also like how the photograph is a visual representation of that idea. The mural behind him kind of looks like a blurry tapestry.

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"I am who I am today because of where I grew up"
-Adriana Ramirez

This is the golden quote of the interview in my opinion. It just stands out to me and I get her and where she is coming from. I mean more or less, you are a product of where you come from, and people are proud of there origin. So to patronized or look down upon someone because of production of where they were raised is morally wrong and people like that should not be in the work force. It is people like my subject who should be listened to in order to create change!

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This saying just kind of hit home for me because you see nowadays young people taking their own lives because they don't fit in or they get treated a kind of way that's too overwhelming for them and I just think that is unfortunate that people don't see the beauty in THEMSELVES. I feel like you have to love yourself before you could ever imagine loving another form or  entity. Love yourself b, have your back before you worry about others

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this picture inspires me because it shows how persons that get paid less than others are humiliated and treated like objects. People should known that everyone needs everyone and that some persons can not do the jobs that other persons can not do. We are complements of society unfortunately some people are treated in the wrong way.

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This quote really inspired me because. You can't love anyone when you have such sense of awareness. You worried about every step you take and all the actions you make. It's impossible to love when you see way too many possibilities.

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I am inspired by this quote because there are a lot of things in life that seem impossible but they're not. If you set your mind on a goal it is certainly possible to accomplish. You just have to want to do it and put your all into it because thats what it will take. Nothing is easy in this World.

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This picture Inspires me because it shows that be kind with others is something nice and good .When you're kind with others, you show the beautiful inside of humanity and  not physical side

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This quote inspired me because it is saying that no one can choose the way you want to live life. Also by giving someone the authority to do so that is when everything starts to go down hill.

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This picture Inspires me because it shows me that we should all be together than to be separated from each other. Culture Discrimination is a big thing that is still a big problem today. Alone we are weak but together we are stronger. Culture is something we all have.

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This quote is important to me because it implies how there's times when people assume things about others, things that they're not or judge others base on their appearance. Instead of giving a chance to get to know the person, people rather see and hear what pleased their eyes or their ears either in a positive or negative way.

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This inspires me because no matter what happens you have to be strong and to know that your weaknesses because at the end of the day you are the only person that knows yourself and knows your worthiness.

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This quote inspires me because it reminds me that anything is possible if you set your mind on a goal just like Marji in the book.

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This inspires me because it reminds me of how before, many around me were wealthier or had more money than I did.

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This inspires me because it shows me that every one is the same no matter who they are.

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Discrimination based on nationality:
"This is the expression of the evils eating away at the Republic." ---French President Francois Hollande.

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"Can't change the world unless we change ourselves"
This Lyric inspires me to believe that we can't move forward as a country unless we address the issue of racism.

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Joey Bada$$ - "Land of the Free" (Official Music Video)

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Discrimination towards sexuality

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Macklemore & Ryan Lewis - Same Love feat. Mary Lambert (Official Video)

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When I was in the third grade I thought that I was gay, 'Cause I could draw, my uncle was, and I kept my room straight. I told my mom, tears rushing down my face She's like "Ben you've loved girls since before pre-k, trippin' " Yeah, I guess she had a point, didn't she?

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"It is not our differences that divide us. It is our inability to recognize, accept, and celebrate those differences."

Audre Lorde

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https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=9VzpCmRtCL0https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=9VzpCmRtCL0
This live performance hits me hard. It makes me think about life and what my people want. It also makes me see the real lifestyle of an African American and feel for them. The government disguists me tremendously when I listen to this song too.

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Assignment #3                 Week 3: HOMEWORK 3/30

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Assignment #3                 Week 3: HOMEWORK 3/30

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DUE: 4/5
1.INTERVIEW AND PHOTOGRAPH ONE SUBJECT USING THE QUESTIONS YOU CAME UP WITH IN CLASS
2.TRANSCRIBE THE ENTIRE CONVERSATION IN  GOOGLE DOCS
ME:...
THEM:...
3.CHOOSE A QUOTE FROM THE INTERVIEW THAT IS RELEVANT TO THE THEME OF YOUR PROJECT
4.PHOTOGRAPH YOUR SUBJECT AFTER THE INTERVIEW. BE CREATIVE!
5.UPLOAD THE PHOTO AND QUOTE TO THE PADLET

TIPS ON INTERVIEWING:
1.APPROACH YOUR SUBJECT IN A FRIENDLY WAY!
2. ASK THEM FOR A MOMENT OF THEIR TIME AND GO SOMEPLACE QUIET
3.PRESS RECORD!
4.BRIEFLY DESCRIBE YOUR PROJECT:
-"I'M WORKING ON A DOCUMENTARY PROJECT ABOUT..."
-"I'M DOING A PHOTOJOURNALISTIC PROJECT ON..."
5.YOU CAN SHARE A PERSONAL STORY OF YOUR OWN TO MAKE THEM FEEL SAFE
6.ASK THEM QUESTIONS RELEVANT TO YOUR PROJECT, FOR EXAMPLE:
"HAVE YOU EVER EXPERIENCED RACIAL DISCRIMINATION?"
7.WHEN THE INTERVIEW IS FINISHED, THANK THEM FOR THEIR TIME
8.TAKE A PHOTO OF THEM

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This story relates to me because, it's very similar to my mother and grandmothers relationship. My mom has been on her own since she was 14,  and hasn't had a genuine relationship with her mother for some time now. My grandmother tries, but because of old age, she can only do so much. This story was compelling and interesting to me because of the simple fact that I am close to someone who lived a similar lifestyle in a sense.

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This story relates to me because my parents came here for a better life, when my mom was in Mexico she had a great job. She was educated but once she came here, her education was worthless. We used to have a great life back in Mexico but the violence of 2010 made us move to the united States where we started a new life. Our difficulties were that we didn't speak English. Only my dad did but a little. Ive always asked my parents why we came to the US and they tell me that for a better life. What is interesting from this story is that as an adult he didn't gave up and always pursued his dreams and accomplished them. He was able to become what he wanted and he always looked for his family. His family was his support.

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This means to me that friends will not always lead you to success that to be successful you will just have to do it alone. Depending on your friends could lead to negative consequences.
This is interesting because I never thought that friends could not always be good especially when you're trying to be successful or accomplish your dreams.

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this poem really relates to me because i wrote it during a time when my struggle was real and you can see some things that i have to go through

The Blue Rag Ain’t For Me

by Tyler Cotton

I come from Africans and Native Americans
From a place where gangsters are part of my everyday life
I come from rivers of violence flowing through the streets
With lots of tricks but not many treats
South-Central Los Angeles
95th and Main
Trying to avoid the Main Street Crips
It’s the territory gang

Where I come from if you’re an athlete
You might get out
Football and basketball are my bread and butter
If it wasn’t for sports
I might be on the front line, Cripin’ it
But on the field, I try to do His will
So that every time I pull on my helmet
I thank him for giving me the ability
To escape the gang life
The blue rag ain’t for me

I come from a place where every night I wonder,
“Will I make it home?”
Always asking their question, “Where you from, cuz?”
Dippin’ and dodgin’, trying to keep out of sight
It’s a hassle,
But where I come from
Walking home from football practice
I will most likely run into the cops
Who always ask the same question,
“You have any weapons?”
I say “no,” but if they want to take me to the station,
There’s nothing I can do about it.

Where I come from,
If I make it home alive,
I lie in bed, close my eyes and say,
“That’s one less day I have to survive,
Thank you, God, for keeping me alive.”

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Assignment #2                 Week 2: Homework: Due March 29th

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Assignment #2                 Week 2: Homework: Due March 29th

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1. CHOOSE A PIECE OF ART THAT INSPIRES YOU RELATED TO THE THEME OF YOUR PROJECT (CAN BE A SONG, A VIDEO, A POEM).
2. POST TO PADLET (CAN BE A QUOTE, A SCREENSHOT, OR A LINK).

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This relates to me because my mother lost a daughter in the hands of Doctors when I was a baby and when she tells the story I can feel her emotional pain and it makes me emotional as well. http://www.humansofnewyork.com/post/158603558376/one-night-i-was-talking-with-my-wife-about-howhttp://www.humansofnewyork.com/post/158603558376/one-night-i-was-talking-with-my-wife-about-how

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This relates to me because I used to always be stressed out and hated people and I had bad anxiety. His story helped me see that I need to seek for help.

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Humans of New York - Read about the Invisible Wounds

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This story relates to me because my mother is the boss of my house. All my brothers  ask her for advice and look at her as a role model. If she were not here I feel I would be lost without her guidance.

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This story relates to me because my cousin is currently staying with my mother, grandmother, and I. He was addicted to drugs at some point, which caused him to get kicked out his mom's for stealing to buy drugs and kicked out my cousin Nick's house because he wasn't trying to get a job or better himself. His next stop was our spot. He's almost been here for a year now. But my grandmother allows him to take advantage of her. She's tried to tell him to start looking for work or getting his driver's license back many times, but he said he would but never followed through. It's interesting how the ones closest to your heart are the ones that take advantage of you. She tells me she can't just put him out because it's wrong, he's family. Yet, he's taking advantage of us to keep a roof over his head. The agreement was she’d help him “until he got back on his feet.” Yet I am still waiting for that day. This works for me because I've learned to cope with things and take it day by day and don't rush the process. It takes time for people to realize what they done to put themselves in that current situation. But some day he'll get it together.

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This story related to me because I was born in a little town in Guatemala. Almost all family worked like farmers. Appreciate the natural resources is important to my family is something that is shared of generation in generation. My parents teached to me to love the land and animals because we eat from the land. So many times I looked my mom take care her plantations ( corn, coffee, beens and other plants). I learned a lot about that this still in my mind because is something that never will forget. It still works on my self because I know a lot about nature and can used it to make works, I'm proud of my origin and culture

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this story relates to mine in some part because my dad has never actually been there for his family like he is supposed to and the times he was there he has been hard on me and my brothers and we cant say we don't hate him for the things he has done to us but from my part I've learned that it doesn't matter how much you hate someone it wont affect them in any part or aspect of their life's because if they left you like nothing than all the hate you feel for that person doesn't matter and the better part is that by being better and being successful in life it will hurt them more than the hate you have and express towards them

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This story resonates with me because me and a close friend started off hating each other; we even had a fist fight at school. After growing up and realizing that we only hated each other because we were both taught a certain way to live life, we learned to cope the differences our parents drilled inside us as kids and became best friends. This story is interesting because it shows how tension or bad energy with someone can surprisingly turn out to be the strongest connection you can have with a person. This story works with the theme because people are often discriminated because of their differentiation towards society.

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This relates to me because my dad is the boss of my whole family. He is even the boss of my uncles and aunts. They always come to him whenever someone needs help or is having issues at home. And if it wasn't for him we wouldn't be where we are at right now. He is also the reason of who we are and what we had become.