https://padlet.com/nlynch47/p8vxc9xovkjk7hhb Add to the board as you listen to your classmates' discussion en-us 2021-01-19 13:48:15 UTC 2025-10-06 22:29:41 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet.com/nlynch47/p8vxc9xovkjk7hhb/wish/1123420220 Liberty is an ideal that has reappeared several times throughout history. It began with the declaration of independence and has become more of a principle over time. ]]> 2021-01-25 18:14:59 UTC https://padlet.com/nlynch47/p8vxc9xovkjk7hhb/wish/1123420220 sp1006112 https://padlet.com/nlynch47/p8vxc9xovkjk7hhb/wish/1123422932 The ideal of equality has been challenged as oppression has driven many unfair and biased laws in the US

]]> 2021-01-25 18:15:27 UTC https://padlet.com/nlynch47/p8vxc9xovkjk7hhb/wish/1123422932 gr1002504 https://padlet.com/nlynch47/p8vxc9xovkjk7hhb/wish/1123424229 Unity among different races in America]]> 2021-01-25 18:15:42 UTC https://padlet.com/nlynch47/p8vxc9xovkjk7hhb/wish/1123424229 https://padlet.com/nlynch47/p8vxc9xovkjk7hhb/wish/1123426541 Unification has emerged to combat racism. Having unified communities allowed for organized ideas. A house divided against itself cannot stand. This would have benefited the ideas of racism, as division can be used to create tension. Unification must be cultivated to sow progress

]]> 2021-01-25 18:16:07 UTC https://padlet.com/nlynch47/p8vxc9xovkjk7hhb/wish/1123426541 rn1002337 https://padlet.com/nlynch47/p8vxc9xovkjk7hhb/wish/1123427417 The American ideal of equality and opportunity has consistently been challenged over time]]> 2021-01-25 18:16:17 UTC https://padlet.com/nlynch47/p8vxc9xovkjk7hhb/wish/1123427417 as1002374 https://padlet.com/nlynch47/p8vxc9xovkjk7hhb/wish/1123427974 Unification between people of different races and communities has become a ideal recently with the different movements for more equal rights.]]> 2021-01-25 18:16:23 UTC https://padlet.com/nlynch47/p8vxc9xovkjk7hhb/wish/1123427974 https://padlet.com/nlynch47/p8vxc9xovkjk7hhb/wish/1123428116 The idea of true opportunity has been challenged because this does not mean choosing the path for African Americans but giving them the tools to be whoever they wanted to be. ]]> 2021-01-25 18:16:24 UTC https://padlet.com/nlynch47/p8vxc9xovkjk7hhb/wish/1123428116 ss1002515 https://padlet.com/nlynch47/p8vxc9xovkjk7hhb/wish/1123431082 hope, opportunity ]]> 2021-01-25 18:16:56 UTC https://padlet.com/nlynch47/p8vxc9xovkjk7hhb/wish/1123431082 https://padlet.com/nlynch47/p8vxc9xovkjk7hhb/wish/1123432671 Equality has reappeared overtime, and while for a very long time, but other ideals have been prioritized in the U.S. above it. However, today, equality has become an ideal of top priority and importance, as shown with the Black Lives Matter Movement of 2020. ]]> 2021-01-25 18:17:14 UTC https://padlet.com/nlynch47/p8vxc9xovkjk7hhb/wish/1123432671 rn1002337 https://padlet.com/nlynch47/p8vxc9xovkjk7hhb/wish/1123433127 American Ideals such as democracy have reappeared over time in America. America was founded on the idea of democracy and it has helped shape various other ideals such as equality, freedom etc. To me, democracy is the core value of our nation and truly makes America what we know it as today.]]> 2021-01-25 18:17:18 UTC https://padlet.com/nlynch47/p8vxc9xovkjk7hhb/wish/1123433127 sp1006112 https://padlet.com/nlynch47/p8vxc9xovkjk7hhb/wish/1123434142 I don't know how to label this, maybe as hope or determination, as you see many blacks using different ways to be heard and fight discrimination]]> 2021-01-25 18:17:29 UTC https://padlet.com/nlynch47/p8vxc9xovkjk7hhb/wish/1123434142 ev1002529 https://padlet.com/nlynch47/p8vxc9xovkjk7hhb/wish/1123435331 The ideal of equality has been challenged overtime, as racism has been a major issue for a long time. People want equality, but some want more powers than others.]]> 2021-01-25 18:17:42 UTC https://padlet.com/nlynch47/p8vxc9xovkjk7hhb/wish/1123435331 pm1002143 https://padlet.com/nlynch47/p8vxc9xovkjk7hhb/wish/1123435618 Liberty has been repeated many many times, but only in recent times have people mostly have had the same freedoms. Even today not everyone has equality of liberty.]]> 2021-01-25 18:17:45 UTC https://padlet.com/nlynch47/p8vxc9xovkjk7hhb/wish/1123435618 as1002374 https://padlet.com/nlynch47/p8vxc9xovkjk7hhb/wish/1123436658 The ideal that all people are equal has been challenged a lot recently and in the past.]]> 2021-01-25 18:17:56 UTC https://padlet.com/nlynch47/p8vxc9xovkjk7hhb/wish/1123436658 https://padlet.com/nlynch47/p8vxc9xovkjk7hhb/wish/1123439320 The ideal of liberty has been challenged over time, even today with Stamped. In the book Reynolds wrote "thieves of liberty" (racists) something that exists even today.]]> 2021-01-25 18:18:24 UTC https://padlet.com/nlynch47/p8vxc9xovkjk7hhb/wish/1123439320 gr1002504 https://padlet.com/nlynch47/p8vxc9xovkjk7hhb/wish/1123440131 Protesting for black Americans that have had to fight and protest for basic rights and necessities]]> 2021-01-25 18:18:32 UTC https://padlet.com/nlynch47/p8vxc9xovkjk7hhb/wish/1123440131 https://padlet.com/nlynch47/p8vxc9xovkjk7hhb/wish/1123443236 Equality has been a major ideal prominent in America's history because inequality (equality isn't being accomplished) is not just a social/political issue, but an individual issue with implicit bias or conscious racism.]]> 2021-01-25 18:19:04 UTC https://padlet.com/nlynch47/p8vxc9xovkjk7hhb/wish/1123443236 https://padlet.com/nlynch47/p8vxc9xovkjk7hhb/wish/1123443648 Opportunity was supported by the Harlem Renaissance. The idea that people had the opportunity  express themselves. ]]> 2021-01-25 18:19:08 UTC https://padlet.com/nlynch47/p8vxc9xovkjk7hhb/wish/1123443648 ev1002529 https://padlet.com/nlynch47/p8vxc9xovkjk7hhb/wish/1123443802 Opportunity has been such a major ideal because it is something that black Americans have been fighting for, for their entire lives. The lack of opportunity has caused it to become a more talked about and wanted ideal.

]]> 2021-01-25 18:19:10 UTC https://padlet.com/nlynch47/p8vxc9xovkjk7hhb/wish/1123443802 https://padlet.com/nlynch47/p8vxc9xovkjk7hhb/wish/1123446555 The book briefed on the idea of the fact that the founding fathers, and early leaders were not infallible, and had not come up with every scenario. How would they feel about the ideals and situation this country is in right now? But is their opinion even important? ]]> 2021-01-25 18:19:40 UTC https://padlet.com/nlynch47/p8vxc9xovkjk7hhb/wish/1123446555 as1002374 https://padlet.com/nlynch47/p8vxc9xovkjk7hhb/wish/1123447038 Opportunity has been a major ideal for Americans because and this opportunity is something that African American people have been fighting for for many years]]> 2021-01-25 18:19:45 UTC https://padlet.com/nlynch47/p8vxc9xovkjk7hhb/wish/1123447038 https://padlet.com/nlynch47/p8vxc9xovkjk7hhb/wish/1123448536 The ideal of opportunity has been supported both by HBCUs and the support of the Buffalo Soldiers. For many years these two representations of providing an opportunity for African Americans went unnoticed, but now numerous efforts. have been made to pay respects to these groups. ]]> 2021-01-25 18:20:00 UTC https://padlet.com/nlynch47/p8vxc9xovkjk7hhb/wish/1123448536 pm1002143 https://padlet.com/nlynch47/p8vxc9xovkjk7hhb/wish/1123449432 The ideal of Democracy has been supported over time by protest. Protest hasn't always been allowed, but it has almost always been effective in bringing change.]]> 2021-01-25 18:20:09 UTC https://padlet.com/nlynch47/p8vxc9xovkjk7hhb/wish/1123449432 https://padlet.com/nlynch47/p8vxc9xovkjk7hhb/wish/1123450127 The War on Drugs has challenged the ideal of equality under the law, as it was used to disproportionately incarcerate Black people.]]> 2021-01-25 18:20:16 UTC https://padlet.com/nlynch47/p8vxc9xovkjk7hhb/wish/1123450127 ss1002515 https://padlet.com/nlynch47/p8vxc9xovkjk7hhb/wish/1123450281 the idea that hard work can get you anywhere in America has been challenged due to preconceived notions that people have. minority groups need to work harder in order for people to recognize all that they have done. ]]> 2021-01-25 18:20:18 UTC https://padlet.com/nlynch47/p8vxc9xovkjk7hhb/wish/1123450281 ev1002529 https://padlet.com/nlynch47/p8vxc9xovkjk7hhb/wish/1123451694 Although opportunity is something that has existed for so long as an ideal, it is challenged as well. White people back then did not want to give black Americans different opportunities.]]> 2021-01-25 18:20:32 UTC https://padlet.com/nlynch47/p8vxc9xovkjk7hhb/wish/1123451694 gr1002504 https://padlet.com/nlynch47/p8vxc9xovkjk7hhb/wish/1123452905 Things like the Civil Rights Movement and Black Lives Matter movement show how opportunity and equal rights is still not the same both in recent history and today]]> 2021-01-25 18:20:45 UTC https://padlet.com/nlynch47/p8vxc9xovkjk7hhb/wish/1123452905 https://padlet.com/nlynch47/p8vxc9xovkjk7hhb/wish/1123455898 The ideal of equality has been supported overtime by antislavery advocates and activists continuously fighting for equality of Black people despite this ideal being challenged constantly by other people and by the government. 

]]> 2021-01-25 18:21:16 UTC https://padlet.com/nlynch47/p8vxc9xovkjk7hhb/wish/1123455898 https://padlet.com/nlynch47/p8vxc9xovkjk7hhb/wish/1123458458 The ideal of equality has been both supported and challenged in American History, more so in the last century. Challenged with Jim Crow Laws, and Separate but equal, yet in truth, there wasn't equality. But equality has been supported by the various movements, efforts to reach equality with the result of improving equality. ]]> 2021-01-25 18:21:44 UTC https://padlet.com/nlynch47/p8vxc9xovkjk7hhb/wish/1123458458 sp1006112 https://padlet.com/nlynch47/p8vxc9xovkjk7hhb/wish/1123459459 There are so many of America's past leaders who were racist, and so many works of art or literature that were racist. I just have to question what do we see today that is fooling us and has racist intents?]]> 2021-01-25 18:21:55 UTC https://padlet.com/nlynch47/p8vxc9xovkjk7hhb/wish/1123459459 rn1002337 https://padlet.com/nlynch47/p8vxc9xovkjk7hhb/wish/1123464513 The way I see it, opportunity is an American ideal that has been supported over time in America. Although this opportunity has not been equal for Americans of different race and skin color, there have been opportunity for them. For example, although African Americans have not been treated equally or given as much opportunity, things such as HBCU'S and the 25th Infantry have given African Americans a sense of community, belongingness and opportunity itself during some of America's most racist eras.]]> 2021-01-25 18:22:47 UTC https://padlet.com/nlynch47/p8vxc9xovkjk7hhb/wish/1123464513 https://padlet.com/nlynch47/p8vxc9xovkjk7hhb/wish/1123466180 Although it has existed before with the American Ideal, I believe opportunity is an ideal that has emerged, especially with creating equal opportunity. One major step for opportunity was Black Colleges, places that not only created a safe haven for people but gave everyone the chance at an education. ]]> 2021-01-25 18:23:05 UTC https://padlet.com/nlynch47/p8vxc9xovkjk7hhb/wish/1123466180 https://padlet.com/nlynch47/p8vxc9xovkjk7hhb/wish/1123469445 The idea of voice and representation for all people has emerged because in the past, representation only applied to White males but today, a wide variety of races and genders are represented in government. 

]]> 2021-01-25 18:23:37 UTC https://padlet.com/nlynch47/p8vxc9xovkjk7hhb/wish/1123469445 https://padlet.com/nlynch47/p8vxc9xovkjk7hhb/wish/1123474138 I think all of them have been challenged with the false belief that they are truly achieved. For example Separate but Equal, many people thought equality was achieved in a way happy for everyone (only most white people who wanted segregation), but the perfect, true, intended equality was never achieved. ]]> 2021-01-25 18:24:25 UTC https://padlet.com/nlynch47/p8vxc9xovkjk7hhb/wish/1123474138 sp1006112 https://padlet.com/nlynch47/p8vxc9xovkjk7hhb/wish/1123477094 Americans have become known as some of the most expressive people, who demand their rights to be fulfilled. Whether it's some debating their right to own guns by the second amendment, or people rallying for true equality.]]> 2021-01-25 18:24:56 UTC https://padlet.com/nlynch47/p8vxc9xovkjk7hhb/wish/1123477094 https://padlet.com/nlynch47/p8vxc9xovkjk7hhb/wish/1123479018 The ideal of truth has been challenged by biased media and fake news. Earlier in history, this "fake news" came in the form of racist texts and films that furthered a racist narrative 

]]> 2021-01-25 18:25:16 UTC https://padlet.com/nlynch47/p8vxc9xovkjk7hhb/wish/1123479018 https://padlet.com/nlynch47/p8vxc9xovkjk7hhb/wish/1123480225 We see many words containing the word "black" reappearing in our every day language. These words, though not inherently racist are creating a negative connotation with the word black and Reynold's suggests using the words less could make a difference in how people view African Americans as a whole. ]]> 2021-01-25 18:25:29 UTC https://padlet.com/nlynch47/p8vxc9xovkjk7hhb/wish/1123480225 ev1002529 https://padlet.com/nlynch47/p8vxc9xovkjk7hhb/wish/1123482276 It was said that racism is spread all throughout social media, but I want to know why the media isn't censoring racism well enough?]]> 2021-01-25 18:25:51 UTC https://padlet.com/nlynch47/p8vxc9xovkjk7hhb/wish/1123482276 ss1002515 https://padlet.com/nlynch47/p8vxc9xovkjk7hhb/wish/1123483485 Lack of black representation/poc representation in media. the representation has grown over time but it's not equal at all.]]> 2021-01-25 18:26:04 UTC https://padlet.com/nlynch47/p8vxc9xovkjk7hhb/wish/1123483485 gr1002504 https://padlet.com/nlynch47/p8vxc9xovkjk7hhb/wish/1123483609 How can the media both sometimes spotlight racism and also hide it?]]> 2021-01-25 18:26:06 UTC https://padlet.com/nlynch47/p8vxc9xovkjk7hhb/wish/1123483609 https://padlet.com/nlynch47/p8vxc9xovkjk7hhb/wish/1123485257 How can we hold ourselves responsible for doing small racist things like using words like "blackmail" and "blacklist" and change our thinking? ]]> 2021-01-25 18:26:24 UTC https://padlet.com/nlynch47/p8vxc9xovkjk7hhb/wish/1123485257 https://padlet.com/nlynch47/p8vxc9xovkjk7hhb/wish/1123486537 I think unity has emerged differently than expected. Unity has emerged throughout America separately, not unity of America as a whole. Different groups of people have unified for mutual benefit and beliefs, and this unity has been the center of conflict of many movements and efforts for any change. The violence towards African American groups of people unified them but occurred because of the power of their unity.]]> 2021-01-25 18:26:39 UTC https://padlet.com/nlynch47/p8vxc9xovkjk7hhb/wish/1123486537 pm1002143 https://padlet.com/nlynch47/p8vxc9xovkjk7hhb/wish/1123486720 The Ideal of Equality has been challenged again and again in american history. Slavery first, challenged our ideal, then jim crow laws along, women's rights, and then closer to the modern day LGBTQ rights.]]> 2021-01-25 18:26:41 UTC https://padlet.com/nlynch47/p8vxc9xovkjk7hhb/wish/1123486720 ev1002529 https://padlet.com/nlynch47/p8vxc9xovkjk7hhb/wish/1123488533 Can social media portray some people as anti-racist when they post, even when they may not be in real life?]]> 2021-01-25 18:26:59 UTC https://padlet.com/nlynch47/p8vxc9xovkjk7hhb/wish/1123488533 sp1006112 https://padlet.com/nlynch47/p8vxc9xovkjk7hhb/wish/1123490126 The ability to change and reform is supported. We will often see people unsatisfied with how things are or how they are being treated. This was seen through protest and fighting for equality.]]> 2021-01-25 18:27:17 UTC https://padlet.com/nlynch47/p8vxc9xovkjk7hhb/wish/1123490126 https://padlet.com/nlynch47/p8vxc9xovkjk7hhb/wish/1123491323 What makes something racist? Is anything inherently racist or is it something that we create? ]]> 2021-01-25 18:27:30 UTC https://padlet.com/nlynch47/p8vxc9xovkjk7hhb/wish/1123491323 https://padlet.com/nlynch47/p8vxc9xovkjk7hhb/wish/1123492122 When words such as "blackmail" and "blackout" were first created, were there racist intentions to create negative connotations with black. ]]> 2021-01-25 18:27:38 UTC https://padlet.com/nlynch47/p8vxc9xovkjk7hhb/wish/1123492122 pm1002143 https://padlet.com/nlynch47/p8vxc9xovkjk7hhb/wish/1123497978 Unity has emerged as an american ideal. Before and during the civil war, the US was shattered into states. People identified themselves from their states. Today, people tend to identify themselves as american and not from a state. ]]> 2021-01-25 18:28:42 UTC https://padlet.com/nlynch47/p8vxc9xovkjk7hhb/wish/1123497978 https://padlet.com/nlynch47/p8vxc9xovkjk7hhb/wish/1123498437 If the book is opposed to labels why is it labeling people by racist, assimilationist, and anti-racist? Can't people be in between? ]]> 2021-01-25 18:28:47 UTC https://padlet.com/nlynch47/p8vxc9xovkjk7hhb/wish/1123498437 as1002374 https://padlet.com/nlynch47/p8vxc9xovkjk7hhb/wish/1123499685 Who created these different terms using the prefix black was such a "bad thing"?]]> 2021-01-25 18:29:00 UTC https://padlet.com/nlynch47/p8vxc9xovkjk7hhb/wish/1123499685 https://padlet.com/nlynch47/p8vxc9xovkjk7hhb/wish/1123499785 What do people want specifically or want to change when it comes to the American Ideals? How would they want to achieve those changes? Would similar people (race, ethnicity) have similar answers?]]> 2021-01-25 18:29:01 UTC https://padlet.com/nlynch47/p8vxc9xovkjk7hhb/wish/1123499785 https://padlet.com/nlynch47/p8vxc9xovkjk7hhb/wish/1123503098 2021-01-25 18:29:39 UTC https://padlet.com/nlynch47/p8vxc9xovkjk7hhb/wish/1123503098 rn1002337 https://padlet.com/nlynch47/p8vxc9xovkjk7hhb/wish/1123504799 I feel as if an example of a newer American Ideal that has emerged over time is the "American Dream". After reading the book "The Great Gatsby", I realized that the later 1900's in America had revolved around obtaining the American Dream. This dream was achieving happiness and success through working hard. The real question is: how attainable was this American dream for individuals of all skin colors? Although the American dream has dramatically changed over time, it's an ideal that has played a pivotal role in American life.]]> 2021-01-25 18:29:59 UTC https://padlet.com/nlynch47/p8vxc9xovkjk7hhb/wish/1123504799 https://padlet.com/nlynch47/p8vxc9xovkjk7hhb/wish/1123504927 The ideal of government being meant to serve the people against many politicians, such as Lincoln, having the wrong prioritizes and being segregationists or assimilationists rather than antiracists]]> 2021-01-25 18:30:01 UTC https://padlet.com/nlynch47/p8vxc9xovkjk7hhb/wish/1123504927 https://padlet.com/nlynch47/p8vxc9xovkjk7hhb/wish/1123505338 2021-01-25 18:30:06 UTC https://padlet.com/nlynch47/p8vxc9xovkjk7hhb/wish/1123505338 gr1002504 https://padlet.com/nlynch47/p8vxc9xovkjk7hhb/wish/1123509066 The idolization of the Founding Fathers is challenged as throughout the book we see how some of these people were not the perfect idols that history has made them out to be]]> 2021-01-25 18:30:47 UTC https://padlet.com/nlynch47/p8vxc9xovkjk7hhb/wish/1123509066 https://padlet.com/nlynch47/p8vxc9xovkjk7hhb/wish/1123513532 The overall idea of certain historical figures living in the time of racism has changed extremely overtime. I think if these individuals were taught about at an older age because as kids, we are unable to comprehend the complexity of their time and how their actions are affected by many outside forces. Now, I am learning about a completely different version of Abraham Lincoln and Thomas Jefferson than in elementary school. ]]> 2021-01-25 18:31:34 UTC https://padlet.com/nlynch47/p8vxc9xovkjk7hhb/wish/1123513532 https://padlet.com/nlynch47/p8vxc9xovkjk7hhb/wish/1123513697 How do we distinguish between antiracist and assimilationists in history when the lines are more fuzzy?]]> 2021-01-25 18:31:35 UTC https://padlet.com/nlynch47/p8vxc9xovkjk7hhb/wish/1123513697 pm1002143 https://padlet.com/nlynch47/p8vxc9xovkjk7hhb/wish/1123515199 What does it mean to be an anti-racist in the modern day?]]> 2021-01-25 18:31:50 UTC https://padlet.com/nlynch47/p8vxc9xovkjk7hhb/wish/1123515199 https://padlet.com/nlynch47/p8vxc9xovkjk7hhb/wish/1123519367 I realized that someone that we see as an assimilationist today may have been seen as an antiracists during their own time period (ex. Abraham Lincoln)]]> 2021-01-25 18:32:36 UTC https://padlet.com/nlynch47/p8vxc9xovkjk7hhb/wish/1123519367 sp1006112 https://padlet.com/nlynch47/p8vxc9xovkjk7hhb/wish/1123529933 I saw a lot of people say unity is something that emerged, and I didn't exactly realize that. Through the oppression of the African American culture, I'm not saying it's good, but it brought people together to defend each other. This was seen by these groups made such as the Black Panther Party.]]> 2021-01-25 18:34:29 UTC https://padlet.com/nlynch47/p8vxc9xovkjk7hhb/wish/1123529933 https://padlet.com/nlynch47/p8vxc9xovkjk7hhb/wish/1123530588 I think that overtime, the ideal of change has been put above the ideal of comfort. In the past, White people were not comfortable living among the people that they once enslaved, so there was an extreme lack of equality. However, today, our country realizes more that we need to have tough conversations and there sometimes needs to be a lack of peace in order for change to occur. ]]> 2021-01-25 18:34:36 UTC https://padlet.com/nlynch47/p8vxc9xovkjk7hhb/wish/1123530588 https://padlet.com/nlynch47/p8vxc9xovkjk7hhb/wish/1123533511 People do need to address this issue but at the same time we need to pin point the issue rather than blaming the nation as a whole. Or pinpoint a certain action rather than say their overall existence was harmful to our nation. (ex. Jefferson)]]> 2021-01-25 18:35:08 UTC https://padlet.com/nlynch47/p8vxc9xovkjk7hhb/wish/1123533511 ev1002529 https://padlet.com/nlynch47/p8vxc9xovkjk7hhb/wish/1123535350 I think that a new American Ideal is knowing the history of America. This is new, because we had to go through historic events to be able to learn about it. It is now something that is so important, in order to understand where racism came from, and how we can fix many issues that have been embedded into American.

]]> 2021-01-25 18:35:29 UTC https://padlet.com/nlynch47/p8vxc9xovkjk7hhb/wish/1123535350 rn1002337 https://padlet.com/nlynch47/p8vxc9xovkjk7hhb/wish/1123538075 When I learned about Abe Lincoln and Thomas Jefferson just a few years ago, why didn't I learn anything about their controversial ways and stances of slavery that I did in the book? Does this say anything about American education and how it approaches American history?]]> 2021-01-25 18:36:02 UTC https://padlet.com/nlynch47/p8vxc9xovkjk7hhb/wish/1123538075 https://padlet.com/nlynch47/p8vxc9xovkjk7hhb/wish/1123538717 When it comes to how I thought of myself, my values, my actions when it comes to racism, the conversation of implicit bias changed how I saw myself. I make a conscious effort to not be racist (intentionally or not), but with implicit bias, subconsciously, I may act with racist actions unintentionally. My past experiences, beliefs, and even my perception of society can affect my implicit bias, my subconsciousness, and my mostly antiracist ( I think so) image of myself.]]> 2021-01-25 18:36:09 UTC https://padlet.com/nlynch47/p8vxc9xovkjk7hhb/wish/1123538717 gr1002504 https://padlet.com/nlynch47/p8vxc9xovkjk7hhb/wish/1123546895 What can change the thoughts of a person that was brought up and raised to have racist ideals? What can open a person's mind up and allow them to see someone else's perspective?]]> 2021-01-25 18:37:42 UTC https://padlet.com/nlynch47/p8vxc9xovkjk7hhb/wish/1123546895 https://padlet.com/nlynch47/p8vxc9xovkjk7hhb/wish/1123548830 An ideal of equity rather than just equality has emerged. Some people think that antiracist ideas elevate black people above white people, but black people have been unequal to white people for so long, and there needs to be programs that give black people have the same opportunity of success, and a larger focus on equality for black people in #BlackLivesMatter allows for equity for black people, not just equality.]]> 2021-01-25 18:38:03 UTC https://padlet.com/nlynch47/p8vxc9xovkjk7hhb/wish/1123548830 pm1002143 https://padlet.com/nlynch47/p8vxc9xovkjk7hhb/wish/1123549554 I realized that it's good to have arguments about race today, even if some issues seem resolved.]]> 2021-01-25 18:38:11 UTC https://padlet.com/nlynch47/p8vxc9xovkjk7hhb/wish/1123549554 https://padlet.com/nlynch47/p8vxc9xovkjk7hhb/wish/1123556908 I think equality and liberty have been challenged more in terms of the social aspect of racism. In the 20th century, those ideals were challenged more publicly and were more known than arguably the other ideals, when it comes to racism. Then again, there have been racist policies that are just clearly violating those ideals, Anti Drug Abuse Act. ]]> 2021-01-25 18:39:34 UTC https://padlet.com/nlynch47/p8vxc9xovkjk7hhb/wish/1123556908 sl1008163 https://padlet.com/nlynch47/p8vxc9xovkjk7hhb/wish/1123569090 Opportunity and Equality because African - Americans were finally able to get the same amount of education as white people and although there is still racism, there isn't slavery or segregation.]]> 2021-01-25 18:41:44 UTC https://padlet.com/nlynch47/p8vxc9xovkjk7hhb/wish/1123569090 https://padlet.com/nlynch47/p8vxc9xovkjk7hhb/wish/1123573062 The fight for equality has reappeared throughout US history. Equality is one of the core ideals of the US, and when certain groups are not treated with equality, they have protested for this right.]]> 2021-01-25 18:42:27 UTC https://padlet.com/nlynch47/p8vxc9xovkjk7hhb/wish/1123573062 jb1002286 https://padlet.com/nlynch47/p8vxc9xovkjk7hhb/wish/1123574380 An American ideal that has reappeared over time is fighting for equality. there have been many different big issues of injustice in U.S. history, for example slavery, womens rights, and racism that has existed for all of it. During each of these instances, people have pushed for equality.]]> 2021-01-25 18:42:41 UTC https://padlet.com/nlynch47/p8vxc9xovkjk7hhb/wish/1123574380 https://padlet.com/nlynch47/p8vxc9xovkjk7hhb/wish/1123577814 The ideal of equal opportunity for all has emerged because Americans have begun to notice that black Americans are disadvantaged in our country.]]> 2021-01-25 18:43:18 UTC https://padlet.com/nlynch47/p8vxc9xovkjk7hhb/wish/1123577814 https://padlet.com/nlynch47/p8vxc9xovkjk7hhb/wish/1123580953 The ideal of equality has been an ideal that has existed before the founding of the United States because of the events of history and events like the Civil war, and the Civil rights movement. I think that it is one of the most important ideals of America because of its reappearance in history.]]> 2021-01-25 18:43:50 UTC https://padlet.com/nlynch47/p8vxc9xovkjk7hhb/wish/1123580953 https://padlet.com/nlynch47/p8vxc9xovkjk7hhb/wish/1123581431 The American Ideal of equality has reappeared over time. In the past, enslaved individuals fought for the right to be free, and to gain equal rights. Today, African- Americans are still fighting for equality with current issues including Black lives being taken in police brutality. ]]> 2021-01-25 18:43:55 UTC https://padlet.com/nlynch47/p8vxc9xovkjk7hhb/wish/1123581431 https://padlet.com/nlynch47/p8vxc9xovkjk7hhb/wish/1123582502 In a sense evolution is an ideal that has come about and reappeared, evolving as a nation is important to support the other ideals and make sure they are upheld within history]]> 2021-01-25 18:44:06 UTC https://padlet.com/nlynch47/p8vxc9xovkjk7hhb/wish/1123582502 https://padlet.com/nlynch47/p8vxc9xovkjk7hhb/wish/1123582687 equality keeps on reappearing because people keep on trying to fight it ]]> 2021-01-25 18:44:07 UTC https://padlet.com/nlynch47/p8vxc9xovkjk7hhb/wish/1123582687 https://padlet.com/nlynch47/p8vxc9xovkjk7hhb/wish/1123584181 The ideal of equality importance has changed for the greater and reappeared over time]]> 2021-01-25 18:44:23 UTC https://padlet.com/nlynch47/p8vxc9xovkjk7hhb/wish/1123584181 https://padlet.com/nlynch47/p8vxc9xovkjk7hhb/wish/1123587643 I realized that there isn't just one correct answer to eliminating racism and we must all work together to make America a place where everyone has the same opportunities.]]> 2021-01-25 18:45:02 UTC https://padlet.com/nlynch47/p8vxc9xovkjk7hhb/wish/1123587643 jb1002286 https://padlet.com/nlynch47/p8vxc9xovkjk7hhb/wish/1123588967 Equality has been challenged over time. the definition of what equality is has changed over the course of U.S. history. The constitution says equality for all. What qualified as "all" changed over time, during different situations of inequality.]]> 2021-01-25 18:45:17 UTC https://padlet.com/nlynch47/p8vxc9xovkjk7hhb/wish/1123588967 https://padlet.com/nlynch47/p8vxc9xovkjk7hhb/wish/1123589384 Opportunity has been reappearing throughout a lot of American History. Since the civil war, there have been many attempts to create opportunities for minorities especially African Americans

]]> 2021-01-25 18:45:20 UTC https://padlet.com/nlynch47/p8vxc9xovkjk7hhb/wish/1123589384 tb1004101 https://padlet.com/nlynch47/p8vxc9xovkjk7hhb/wish/1123590484 Racism, whether it be explicit in the past such as slavery, or implicit in today's world such as systemic oppression or words like "blackmail" that provide negative connotations to words with Black in them. ]]> 2021-01-25 18:45:33 UTC https://padlet.com/nlynch47/p8vxc9xovkjk7hhb/wish/1123590484 sl1008163 https://padlet.com/nlynch47/p8vxc9xovkjk7hhb/wish/1123590804 What would the world be like if white people didn't create rumors about Black and keeping slavery or created Planet of the Apes or Tarzan?]]> 2021-01-25 18:45:36 UTC https://padlet.com/nlynch47/p8vxc9xovkjk7hhb/wish/1123590804 https://padlet.com/nlynch47/p8vxc9xovkjk7hhb/wish/1123592531 Equality has been challenged over time through the idea of everyone actually being included in this, for example slavery did not represent equality.]]> 2021-01-25 18:45:55 UTC https://padlet.com/nlynch47/p8vxc9xovkjk7hhb/wish/1123592531 https://padlet.com/nlynch47/p8vxc9xovkjk7hhb/wish/1123593959 The idea of equality and equal opportunity for everyone (even when this has been proven to not be true for everyone) ]]> 2021-01-25 18:46:11 UTC https://padlet.com/nlynch47/p8vxc9xovkjk7hhb/wish/1123593959 https://padlet.com/nlynch47/p8vxc9xovkjk7hhb/wish/1123594206 Opportunity is an ideal that has been supported over time. Although some people still have a smaller opportunity to prosper due to the ripple effects of discriminatory legislation, US citizens still have the opportunity to succeed economically.]]> 2021-01-25 18:46:13 UTC https://padlet.com/nlynch47/p8vxc9xovkjk7hhb/wish/1123594206 https://padlet.com/nlynch47/p8vxc9xovkjk7hhb/wish/1123596407 The opportunity of equality and the ability to have a voice heard without consequence is an ideal that has been supported throughout history because of how instrumental it was in allowing the Civil Rights movement succeeded. ]]> 2021-01-25 18:46:36 UTC https://padlet.com/nlynch47/p8vxc9xovkjk7hhb/wish/1123596407 https://padlet.com/nlynch47/p8vxc9xovkjk7hhb/wish/1123596518 Equality has been challenged throughout history because of the idea that it is embedded within the American culture, a shift that is needed in order to reach a sense of full equality]]> 2021-01-25 18:46:37 UTC https://padlet.com/nlynch47/p8vxc9xovkjk7hhb/wish/1123596518 https://padlet.com/nlynch47/p8vxc9xovkjk7hhb/wish/1123596895 Is a completely anti racist America possible? Do laws have to be put in place to insure antiracism or can people be trusted not to be racist?]]> 2021-01-25 18:46:40 UTC https://padlet.com/nlynch47/p8vxc9xovkjk7hhb/wish/1123596895 https://padlet.com/nlynch47/p8vxc9xovkjk7hhb/wish/1123599306 The American Ideal of Opportunity has been supported over time. African- Americans desired the opportunity to have an education since they didn't receive one when they were enslaved. Today, there are HBCUs that provide African- Americans the opportunity to have an education. ]]> 2021-01-25 18:47:06 UTC https://padlet.com/nlynch47/p8vxc9xovkjk7hhb/wish/1123599306 https://padlet.com/nlynch47/p8vxc9xovkjk7hhb/wish/1123603272 One of the ideals that have reappeared was privilege, many time whites didn't even want black to compare, but by throwing them under the bus. Equality followed by being the opposing view, and then became one of the main ideals.]]> 2021-01-25 18:47:48 UTC https://padlet.com/nlynch47/p8vxc9xovkjk7hhb/wish/1123603272 tb1004101 https://padlet.com/nlynch47/p8vxc9xovkjk7hhb/wish/1123604120 A quest to achieve and complete the American ideal and dream of "All men are created equal", where all people of all genders races and creeds receive equal treatment, opportunity, and criticism. ]]> 2021-01-25 18:47:57 UTC https://padlet.com/nlynch47/p8vxc9xovkjk7hhb/wish/1123604120 sl1008163 https://padlet.com/nlynch47/p8vxc9xovkjk7hhb/wish/1123604594 I realized that it is okay to talk about racism and slavery, no matter how unpleasent it is. ]]> 2021-01-25 18:48:02 UTC https://padlet.com/nlynch47/p8vxc9xovkjk7hhb/wish/1123604594 https://padlet.com/nlynch47/p8vxc9xovkjk7hhb/wish/1123604691 Is recognizing someone as a specific race technically racist? Should we focus on everyone as a whole or categorizing in a sense? When will we reach a point of equality and what will that look like?]]> 2021-01-25 18:48:03 UTC https://padlet.com/nlynch47/p8vxc9xovkjk7hhb/wish/1123604691 https://padlet.com/nlynch47/p8vxc9xovkjk7hhb/wish/1123606599 The rights of the people, everyone in the country supported that in their own way. I say that because the ideals for one person might opposed another person's ideals.]]> 2021-01-25 18:48:23 UTC https://padlet.com/nlynch47/p8vxc9xovkjk7hhb/wish/1123606599 https://padlet.com/nlynch47/p8vxc9xovkjk7hhb/wish/1123607198 Equality is something that has been challenged throughout history. Racist legislation such as slavery and redlining have challenged equality.]]> 2021-01-25 18:48:30 UTC https://padlet.com/nlynch47/p8vxc9xovkjk7hhb/wish/1123607198 https://padlet.com/nlynch47/p8vxc9xovkjk7hhb/wish/1123611072 Knowing America's history, which is very important to make sure that history is not repeated ]]> 2021-01-25 18:49:09 UTC https://padlet.com/nlynch47/p8vxc9xovkjk7hhb/wish/1123611072 https://padlet.com/nlynch47/p8vxc9xovkjk7hhb/wish/1123614623 Equality, and how equality is reached, has been an ideal that has been challenged throughout history and is the most important to the fabric of the united states to ensure that the freedom that is guaranteed to each citizen is available.]]> 2021-01-25 18:49:47 UTC https://padlet.com/nlynch47/p8vxc9xovkjk7hhb/wish/1123614623 https://padlet.com/nlynch47/p8vxc9xovkjk7hhb/wish/1123615577 Many ideals, such as liberty and opportunity have been supported over time, but only for white males. These ideals have not been supported for Black Americans and we must work towards having all of are ideals apply to all people.]]> 2021-01-25 18:49:57 UTC https://padlet.com/nlynch47/p8vxc9xovkjk7hhb/wish/1123615577 https://padlet.com/nlynch47/p8vxc9xovkjk7hhb/wish/1123616015 Equality was challenged for every level in the U.S. This was because even bathrooms were off limits to African Americans. That ins't a want like voting, it's a need.]]> 2021-01-25 18:50:01 UTC https://padlet.com/nlynch47/p8vxc9xovkjk7hhb/wish/1123616015 https://padlet.com/nlynch47/p8vxc9xovkjk7hhb/wish/1123616454 This discussion made me realize how it is very important to recognize racism and speak out against it because otherwise the problem of racism will stay and will never be fixed ]]> 2021-01-25 18:50:06 UTC https://padlet.com/nlynch47/p8vxc9xovkjk7hhb/wish/1123616454 tb1004101 https://padlet.com/nlynch47/p8vxc9xovkjk7hhb/wish/1123618818 I think the point brought up was very interesting, is highlighting success of Black people in situations where you wouldn't highlight success if it they were white beneficial because you show that Black people can achieve the same heights and deserve equal recognition, or harmful because you further the idea of a difference between races. ]]> 2021-01-25 18:50:33 UTC https://padlet.com/nlynch47/p8vxc9xovkjk7hhb/wish/1123618818 https://padlet.com/nlynch47/p8vxc9xovkjk7hhb/wish/1123622180 Most ideals have been supported over time; however, up until recently, these ideals have only been supported by/for specific group of people. Though the fight for rights and opportunity has always been supported throughout history]]> 2021-01-25 18:51:10 UTC https://padlet.com/nlynch47/p8vxc9xovkjk7hhb/wish/1123622180 https://padlet.com/nlynch47/p8vxc9xovkjk7hhb/wish/1123622943 An American Ideal that has emerged is the idea of equality of outcome rather than the equality of opportunity. Many think that certain racial groups that have experienced an unequal opportunity in the past may need equality of outcome in order to have true equality.]]> 2021-01-25 18:51:18 UTC https://padlet.com/nlynch47/p8vxc9xovkjk7hhb/wish/1123622943 https://padlet.com/nlynch47/p8vxc9xovkjk7hhb/wish/1123623361 The American Ideal of equality has been challenged over time. There are some individuals who believe that equality has been achieved under law. However, there are others who believe that their isn't equality since African- Americans are subject to racial discrimination. ]]> 2021-01-25 18:51:22 UTC https://padlet.com/nlynch47/p8vxc9xovkjk7hhb/wish/1123623361 https://padlet.com/nlynch47/p8vxc9xovkjk7hhb/wish/1123627664 The ability for Americans to voice their own opinion has become very important because of the messages that people are able to send and the way that everyone is able to become educated and to express their own opinions. This has lead to much more recognition of the issues in society and has led to many different ways to deal with those issues.]]> 2021-01-25 18:52:07 UTC https://padlet.com/nlynch47/p8vxc9xovkjk7hhb/wish/1123627664 https://padlet.com/nlynch47/p8vxc9xovkjk7hhb/wish/1123629182 Valuing everyone as one, while tackling the problem of racism ]]> 2021-01-25 18:52:23 UTC https://padlet.com/nlynch47/p8vxc9xovkjk7hhb/wish/1123629182 tb1004101 https://padlet.com/nlynch47/p8vxc9xovkjk7hhb/wish/1123631747 Highlighting the success of oppressed groups, such as women and Black people. ]]> 2021-01-25 18:52:49 UTC https://padlet.com/nlynch47/p8vxc9xovkjk7hhb/wish/1123631747 sl1008163 https://padlet.com/nlynch47/p8vxc9xovkjk7hhb/wish/1123632735 Equality has been challenged for centuries, especially for Black people.]]> 2021-01-25 18:53:00 UTC https://padlet.com/nlynch47/p8vxc9xovkjk7hhb/wish/1123632735 https://padlet.com/nlynch47/p8vxc9xovkjk7hhb/wish/1123633766 Should people be colorblind because while it can make everyone seen as one, it can also cause people to move around the problem of racism? ]]> 2021-01-25 18:53:09 UTC https://padlet.com/nlynch47/p8vxc9xovkjk7hhb/wish/1123633766 https://padlet.com/nlynch47/p8vxc9xovkjk7hhb/wish/1123633918 Equal opportunity, without this   privilege would still be a problem and other races could not ever be equal.]]> 2021-01-25 18:53:10 UTC https://padlet.com/nlynch47/p8vxc9xovkjk7hhb/wish/1123633918 https://padlet.com/nlynch47/p8vxc9xovkjk7hhb/wish/1123634214 Recognizing racism and understanding its presence within America is important when reaching the goal of full equality]]> 2021-01-25 18:53:13 UTC https://padlet.com/nlynch47/p8vxc9xovkjk7hhb/wish/1123634214 https://padlet.com/nlynch47/p8vxc9xovkjk7hhb/wish/1123634494 Should people who have historically been oppressed be guaranteed equality of outcome or is this inequality unto itself?]]> 2021-01-25 18:53:16 UTC https://padlet.com/nlynch47/p8vxc9xovkjk7hhb/wish/1123634494 https://padlet.com/nlynch47/p8vxc9xovkjk7hhb/wish/1123635235 Should the success of a black person matter if they are black or just if they have done a good job? 
Does that create division or is it just spreading more awareness?]]> 2021-01-25 18:53:24 UTC https://padlet.com/nlynch47/p8vxc9xovkjk7hhb/wish/1123635235 https://padlet.com/nlynch47/p8vxc9xovkjk7hhb/wish/1123635523 I think that most ideals have been supported over time, such as opportunity and equality. These have been supported by events such as the Black Lives Matter protests

]]> 2021-01-25 18:53:27 UTC https://padlet.com/nlynch47/p8vxc9xovkjk7hhb/wish/1123635523 tb1004101 https://padlet.com/nlynch47/p8vxc9xovkjk7hhb/wish/1123636701 Challenging the oppression of any group or people has been present, be it from the people or the government, which recurs through history in the form of movements and protests. ]]> 2021-01-25 18:53:40 UTC https://padlet.com/nlynch47/p8vxc9xovkjk7hhb/wish/1123636701 https://padlet.com/nlynch47/p8vxc9xovkjk7hhb/wish/1123640196 The ideal of opportunity has reappeared overtime. In early America, people came for a better life. Now we are focusing on the ideal of opportunity because people have questioned if it is still possible to achieve the "American Dream".]]> 2021-01-25 18:54:16 UTC https://padlet.com/nlynch47/p8vxc9xovkjk7hhb/wish/1123640196 https://padlet.com/nlynch47/p8vxc9xovkjk7hhb/wish/1123640553 Lack of opportunity - as shown in black education and HBCUs, blacks didn't receive the same chance and opportunity as whites did. ]]> 2021-01-25 18:54:20 UTC https://padlet.com/nlynch47/p8vxc9xovkjk7hhb/wish/1123640553 https://padlet.com/nlynch47/p8vxc9xovkjk7hhb/wish/1123641569 I realized that it is important to voice your opinion regardless if others will think it is controversial. It is also important to accept others' opinions.]]> 2021-01-25 18:54:30 UTC https://padlet.com/nlynch47/p8vxc9xovkjk7hhb/wish/1123641569 sl1008163 https://padlet.com/nlynch47/p8vxc9xovkjk7hhb/wish/1123642202 Black people and White people are the same]]> 2021-01-25 18:54:37 UTC https://padlet.com/nlynch47/p8vxc9xovkjk7hhb/wish/1123642202 https://padlet.com/nlynch47/p8vxc9xovkjk7hhb/wish/1123643107 Nearly all ideals have been challenged, but I want to focus on one that I don't see brought up with this topic often. The ideal of freedom of speech, has been violated pretty constantly when it comes to racism. We hear about cases all throughout history where African Americans don't get to share their side of a story, and the white person is seen as right.]]> 2021-01-25 18:54:47 UTC https://padlet.com/nlynch47/p8vxc9xovkjk7hhb/wish/1123643107 https://padlet.com/nlynch47/p8vxc9xovkjk7hhb/wish/1123643123 The American Ideal of justice has recently emerged. Today through movements such as BLM, African- Americans seek justice with the end of police brutality, etc. ]]> 2021-01-25 18:54:47 UTC https://padlet.com/nlynch47/p8vxc9xovkjk7hhb/wish/1123643123 tb1004101 https://padlet.com/nlynch47/p8vxc9xovkjk7hhb/wish/1123643542 The idea of not holding people in the past to newly occurring ideals. And the idea of recognizing that those that we idolized were imperfect, they had both positive and negative traits, and while their intentions may not have been valued under todays system of ideals, their outputs and results were positive, such as in the case of Abraham Lincoln.]]> 2021-01-25 18:54:52 UTC https://padlet.com/nlynch47/p8vxc9xovkjk7hhb/wish/1123643542 https://padlet.com/nlynch47/p8vxc9xovkjk7hhb/wish/1123649133 I think talking about the African American coaches and their accomplishments it goes towards the ideal of opportunity and you see these coaches taking these opportunities and doing the most with them.]]> 2021-01-25 18:55:50 UTC https://padlet.com/nlynch47/p8vxc9xovkjk7hhb/wish/1123649133 https://padlet.com/nlynch47/p8vxc9xovkjk7hhb/wish/1123649643 Since when has it become necessary to be racist in order to stop racism. Why does the categorization, and differentiation of people based on race and ideology have to be prominent in a country of free speech? ]]> 2021-01-25 18:55:56 UTC https://padlet.com/nlynch47/p8vxc9xovkjk7hhb/wish/1123649643 https://padlet.com/nlynch47/p8vxc9xovkjk7hhb/wish/1123651953 Unity has been challenged over time because people are constantly pointing out the differences between groups and who is "superior" and who is "inferior" ]]> 2021-01-25 18:56:20 UTC https://padlet.com/nlynch47/p8vxc9xovkjk7hhb/wish/1123651953 https://padlet.com/nlynch47/p8vxc9xovkjk7hhb/wish/1123653348 The ideal of change has emerged throughout history, with individuals constantly fighting for change to the ideals, but change being necessary to adapt to changes within the American history]]> 2021-01-25 18:56:34 UTC https://padlet.com/nlynch47/p8vxc9xovkjk7hhb/wish/1123653348 https://padlet.com/nlynch47/p8vxc9xovkjk7hhb/wish/1123654888 Stamped discussed how Thomas Jefferson and Abraham Lincoln had thoughts/beliefs that contradicted one another. I wonder whether or not Jefferson and Lincoln recognized their inconsistencies? ]]> 2021-01-25 18:56:52 UTC https://padlet.com/nlynch47/p8vxc9xovkjk7hhb/wish/1123654888 https://padlet.com/nlynch47/p8vxc9xovkjk7hhb/wish/1123658482 My thinking shifted because of my realization that not many people are hearing both sides of the story, something that is imperative to forming an opinion. It is a way for new problems to arise when there is one prevalent train of thought in society. To be exposed to only one side of an argument is something that should be combated and a push to learn multiple sides to an argument and to form individual opinions should be something that is fought for.]]> 2021-01-25 18:57:33 UTC https://padlet.com/nlynch47/p8vxc9xovkjk7hhb/wish/1123658482 https://padlet.com/nlynch47/p8vxc9xovkjk7hhb/wish/1123659471 Embracing everyones differences and showing that just because people are different doesn't justify different treatment/opportunity ]]> 2021-01-25 18:57:43 UTC https://padlet.com/nlynch47/p8vxc9xovkjk7hhb/wish/1123659471 https://padlet.com/nlynch47/p8vxc9xovkjk7hhb/wish/1123659755 Equality doesn't mean being the same as that would lead to assimilationists, but instead, equality means being accepting of other's differences where it doesn't hinder an individual's opportunity and/or life class]]> 2021-01-25 18:57:46 UTC https://padlet.com/nlynch47/p8vxc9xovkjk7hhb/wish/1123659755 https://padlet.com/nlynch47/p8vxc9xovkjk7hhb/wish/1123663491 Many racist ideas were created, but why did white people want to justify their actions if the had the power? People in positions of power usually do not want people to question their actions, they just want to.]]> 2021-01-25 18:58:25 UTC https://padlet.com/nlynch47/p8vxc9xovkjk7hhb/wish/1123663491 https://padlet.com/nlynch47/p8vxc9xovkjk7hhb/wish/1123663881 This discussion has shifted me thinking about colorblindness. I now realize that colorblindness can be dangerous since it dosen't acknowledge our differences. At the same time, colorblindness allows us to focus on unity and focus on individuals without the classification of races. ]]> 2021-01-25 18:58:29 UTC https://padlet.com/nlynch47/p8vxc9xovkjk7hhb/wish/1123663881 ss1002515 https://padlet.com/nlynch47/p8vxc9xovkjk7hhb/wish/1123669348 Meaning of the American Dream... we now realize that it's different for everyone depending on your experiences.]]> 2021-01-25 18:59:30 UTC https://padlet.com/nlynch47/p8vxc9xovkjk7hhb/wish/1123669348 https://padlet.com/nlynch47/p8vxc9xovkjk7hhb/wish/1123671294 Color blindness for me was seen as a bad thing due to the idea that it hides the good qualities of races. But if we are to take the good qualities for instance food, we are not going to start saying sushi, noodles, and dumplings, no we will generalize it by saying Chinese food.]]> 2021-01-25 18:59:51 UTC https://padlet.com/nlynch47/p8vxc9xovkjk7hhb/wish/1123671294 https://padlet.com/nlynch47/p8vxc9xovkjk7hhb/wish/1123671308 Opportunity wasn't supported and instead hindered for many, stopping the progression to what is now known as the American Dream]]> 2021-01-25 18:59:51 UTC https://padlet.com/nlynch47/p8vxc9xovkjk7hhb/wish/1123671308 https://padlet.com/nlynch47/p8vxc9xovkjk7hhb/wish/1123676653 Would unifying everyone been seen as being colorblind?]]> 2021-01-25 19:00:48 UTC https://padlet.com/nlynch47/p8vxc9xovkjk7hhb/wish/1123676653 https://padlet.com/nlynch47/p8vxc9xovkjk7hhb/wish/1123689238 I would say that, like Tavan said, highlighting the success of former oppressed groups. I think that this is very interesting as it has happened to multiple races, not just black people. Asian Americans used to be known as a sort of 'lazy and opium addicted race' , but when the U.S. had to suck up to asian allies during the Cold War, they became known as a model race]]> 2021-01-25 19:03:08 UTC https://padlet.com/nlynch47/p8vxc9xovkjk7hhb/wish/1123689238 https://padlet.com/nlynch47/p8vxc9xovkjk7hhb/wish/1123690502 I agree that experiences have a lot to do with how someone acts and thinks. The ideals for you will be based around your negative experiences that you don't want to happen again, while the good experiences for you might become the norm. Slavery was just so convenient that is was woven into our country so easily because many people had a good experience with it while the slaves associate it with a very negative experience. ]]> 2021-01-25 19:03:20 UTC https://padlet.com/nlynch47/p8vxc9xovkjk7hhb/wish/1123690502 https://padlet.com/nlynch47/p8vxc9xovkjk7hhb/wish/1123695356 Do stereotypes come from some truth? If not, how do they appear and why do people easily accept them?]]> 2021-01-25 19:04:13 UTC https://padlet.com/nlynch47/p8vxc9xovkjk7hhb/wish/1123695356 sl1008163 https://padlet.com/nlynch47/p8vxc9xovkjk7hhb/wish/1123712503 Privilege has also been challenged overtime. Because of the Jim Crow Laws and the rumors that were spreaded about Black people, white people given privilieges that Black people weren't given. White people used cleaner bathrooms, better water fountains, etc. while Black people were given the opposite.]]> 2021-01-25 19:07:27 UTC https://padlet.com/nlynch47/p8vxc9xovkjk7hhb/wish/1123712503 https://padlet.com/nlynch47/p8vxc9xovkjk7hhb/wish/1123717813 American ideals may never be reached within our identity, they are ideals after all; however, it should be the constant goal of Americans to help at least attempt to reach these ideals.]]> 2021-01-25 19:08:26 UTC https://padlet.com/nlynch47/p8vxc9xovkjk7hhb/wish/1123717813 sl1008163 https://padlet.com/nlynch47/p8vxc9xovkjk7hhb/wish/1123728117 Why can't people just accept others, no matter how different they are?]]> 2021-01-25 19:10:23 UTC https://padlet.com/nlynch47/p8vxc9xovkjk7hhb/wish/1123728117 https://padlet.com/nlynch47/p8vxc9xovkjk7hhb/wish/1123737754 This was brought up in conversation, should oppressed races get special privileges to make up for the past? (I have my opinion, but I want to see what others think)]]> 2021-01-25 19:12:17 UTC https://padlet.com/nlynch47/p8vxc9xovkjk7hhb/wish/1123737754 https://padlet.com/nlynch47/p8vxc9xovkjk7hhb/wish/1123743641 I've always thought of myself as really open. Most of my best friends are from other races, but I started realizing that I wasn't separate from the racist past.]]> 2021-01-25 19:13:27 UTC https://padlet.com/nlynch47/p8vxc9xovkjk7hhb/wish/1123743641