https://padlet.com/adelaide_hendrick/hzl1u6b6jfau Research Project en-us 2017-12-05 14:48:02 UTC 2017-12-19 14:33:49 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padletuploads.blob.core.windows.net/prod/245036460/d39bfeecb988e834dea900deed51aa96/IMG_0562.jpg adelaide_hendrick https://padlet.com/adelaide_hendrick/hzl1u6b6jfau/wish/213312313 Analysis:
In Toni Morrison's' analysis of the Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, she explains that the argument raised by this novel was the real reason behind the brilliance of it.  She also states that Huckleberry was in a struggle to be or to not be racist like the rest of the society around him; which I agree with. She said that banning the book was like using a band aid as the solution. There are two ways to look at the book; either the novel is too racist and too offensive or that the time period in which it was written justifies the language. I believe that this examination of the novel was too abrupt but overall summed up the two different views on the book.  Connecting to race, this analysis showed that we’ve really only gone sideways since the ending of slavery. ]]> 2017-12-05 14:51:35 UTC https://padlet.com/adelaide_hendrick/hzl1u6b6jfau/wish/213312313 adelaide_hendrick https://padlet.com/adelaide_hendrick/hzl1u6b6jfau/wish/213313870 Analysis:
 Since the novel by Twain has been published, we have stayed backwards according to this video. The African Americans who were talking believe that the rap culture around us has allowed people to freely use it whenever they please. The word is so charged full of oppression and disrespect and hate so it seems like we have gone backwards when we use it so openly. On the other hand, when someone white says it then it’s considered disgusting, and when someone of color says it, it’s like a sign of comfort or friendship. This is confusing because people see it as both a good and bad thing. The n word video also discussed the differences between using an (a) at the end of the word or an (er). To a high school student, one is less provocative. In my opinion, the word shouldn’t be used by anyone, but it’s a sticky situation because it’s been part of societies and cultures. The progress has gone backwards because there’s so much assimilation of the word in today’s society than there was in the past; and people see that it’s okay to use it freely from people in the rap culture. ]]> 2017-12-05 14:53:54 UTC https://padlet.com/adelaide_hendrick/hzl1u6b6jfau/wish/213313870 adelaide_hendrick https://padlet.com/adelaide_hendrick/hzl1u6b6jfau/wish/213314037 Analysis:
 In this episode of Fresh off the Boat, Taiwanese/Chinese culture is discussed. The actors and actresses felt that when they're in their "home" country, they don't feel like a foreigner. For me being a very European white person, I am not able to relate to this feeling. Race in America according to this source is different for all ethnicity's. We see racism issues as only towards African Americans, which isn’t the case. We shouldn’t disregard other ethnicities like Asians. Americans in this episode are perceived as lazy compared to the people in Taiwan. Since the oppression of other ethnicity's other than white, we've made lots of progress but people still feel out of place and like foreigners. No one should ever feel this way. In Huckleberry's world, Jim felt out of place and Huck did even in his own society.  ]]> 2017-12-05 14:54:09 UTC https://padlet.com/adelaide_hendrick/hzl1u6b6jfau/wish/213314037 adelaide_hendrick https://padlet.com/adelaide_hendrick/hzl1u6b6jfau/wish/213314098 Analysis:
The slam poetry by Alex Dang talks about how stereotypical and offensive people are without even knowing how deep their words hurt. People sometimes don't care enough to learn about cultures and actually understand what they're saying.  I believe this slam poetry needs to be shared to everyone in the world(however that would be quite impossible).   Historically we see America as a melting pot full of new successes, but how did we get there? Dang answers that question by saying: "Let me tell you about derogatory terms and origins of words such as chink and gook". He explains how Asians were part of building train tracks and that's where the word "chink" comes from. Race problems in Modern America shouldn't just be highlighted as just African Americans; Asians shouldn't be ignored; people who hurt and who are struggling to fit in shouldn't be ignored. Jim and Huck felt that struggle, and so racism issues have only gone a little forward and than sort of backwards; according to this poetry.

]]> 2017-12-05 14:54:16 UTC https://padlet.com/adelaide_hendrick/hzl1u6b6jfau/wish/213314098 adelaide_hendrick https://padlet.com/adelaide_hendrick/hzl1u6b6jfau/wish/213314152 Analysis:
The poetry by Naomi Shihab Nye explains how so many people of different races and backgrounds can come together as one through simple means. The other sources I have analyzed were all so negative and about the overall harshness of racism. Nye, as a moderately fluent Arabian speaker, was able to put a positive light on problems in this world and what the situation around her was like. Her words were so beautiful yet powerful and she portrayed her ideas using apple juice and cookies. If people were able to look at situations like how she wrote them, then we wouldn't have horrible and judgmental problems. After reading this poetry, I believe we have gone forward since Huck Finn. The little things really do make a difference. 

]]> 2017-12-05 14:54:21 UTC https://padlet.com/adelaide_hendrick/hzl1u6b6jfau/wish/213314152 adelaide_hendrick https://padlet.com/adelaide_hendrick/hzl1u6b6jfau/wish/213314242 Analysis:
The Reverend Dr. H. Roy Partridge Jr. wrote about his experiences when he led a workshop about racism. He mentioned and thought continuously about " Why should white people care about people of color in Maine?" This statement is absolutely essential to understanding racism locally. Since Maine is the 2nd whitest state in the US, people here don't have the greatest perspective on racism. We don't see things locally; we only hear about incidents in the news and on TV. Compared to other sources, this source showed how white people and people of color can unite and make sure racism can end. If everyone in the entire world could humble themselves and actually recognize that racism still exists and is still around us then we could eventually get rid of it. Huckleberry Finn started to realize how wrong the society around him was about matters concerning race, just like Reverend Dr. H. Roy Partridge Jr.   ]]> 2017-12-05 14:54:31 UTC https://padlet.com/adelaide_hendrick/hzl1u6b6jfau/wish/213314242 adelaide_hendrick https://padlet.com/adelaide_hendrick/hzl1u6b6jfau/wish/213314296 Analysis:
In the small section I read in this book from Marvel, an African American father and a son argued about racism and if its actually gotten better. The father talked about "the violent and divided South of the 1940s, 1950s, and 1960s". On the other hand, the son "spoke of more subtle forms of racism" that he experienced.  In my US history class, we've been talking about things like the KKK(which was much more prevalent back in the 1900s). In that sense, the KKK isn't as powerful. But just because racism isn't as horrifying and debilitating as it was, doesn't mean everything is fine. People see progress but crawling back up from the horrors of racism and hate from history is hard to easily digest. We as a nation have seen progress, but new issues arise and racism can't be shown as moving forward completely. After reading this source, we have gone sideways after Huckleberry Finn.

]]> 2017-12-05 14:54:36 UTC https://padlet.com/adelaide_hendrick/hzl1u6b6jfau/wish/213314296 adelaide_hendrick https://padlet.com/adelaide_hendrick/hzl1u6b6jfau/wish/213314353 Analysis: 
As a more recent and growing horror, police brutality is the main point of Javon Johnson's' slam poetry. He talks about how his little nephew had so many questions about life, but also had the conflicting question about what to do when he sees a cop. He says: '' Black boys in this country cannot afford to play cops and robbers if we're always considered the latter'', and this really hit me hard. I don't know what its like, and I know I can't begin to know what it feels like, but knowing that a 4 year old little boy is scared of people who are supposed to protect us is revolting. To be at this point in current America makes me sick. As history shows, African Americans were once slaves and eventually freed in the late 1800's(in America). To now be at a point where young boys are being killed and are learning to hide when the ''5 O'' is around before they learn to read and write? America has gone backwards. ]]> 2017-12-05 14:54:45 UTC https://padlet.com/adelaide_hendrick/hzl1u6b6jfau/wish/213314353 adelaide_hendrick https://padlet.com/adelaide_hendrick/hzl1u6b6jfau/wish/213314437 Analysis:
This poem by EliWhit99 blatantly states whats wrong in America. The writer is able to convey that people don't think racism is still a real issue. People think that since slavery is gone, racism went along with it. That's not the case though. The main message of this poem is showing how America isn't all sunshine and rainbows and great opportunities and equality. "Movement and persistence will", said EliWhit99 towards the end of the piece. Those two words, movement and persistence, are what we as a nation need to be able to stop racism and make America a safe and welcoming place for everyone. ]]> 2017-12-05 14:54:52 UTC https://padlet.com/adelaide_hendrick/hzl1u6b6jfau/wish/213314437 adelaide_hendrick https://padlet.com/adelaide_hendrick/hzl1u6b6jfau/wish/213314492 Anaysis:
Since the publication of The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, according to this article, racism has gone forwards and backwards. The article, published on The New York Times website, gives a good insight on the literal state of America regarding race. Blow talks about how white people have different opinions and views than black people do when discussing matters of racism. He also mentions how different optimism is. Black people, according to his research (88%) believe America has more work to do, while only 53% of whites believe that. " What happens to a people when they stop believing, stop hoping, stop trusting that a concerted effort toward improvement will bear fruit"?That sentence needs to be read by everyone, because without hope and faith we won't be able to stop racism. ]]> 2017-12-05 14:54:58 UTC https://padlet.com/adelaide_hendrick/hzl1u6b6jfau/wish/213314492