Molly Quaid
9.25.14.
Source: http://www.nytimes.com/2014/09/26/us/ferguson-police-chief-apology-michael-brown.html?ref=us&_r=0
Could you ever imagine hearing that your son/daughter was shot while unarmed and killed? In Ferguson, Missouri seven short weeks ago, an unarmed eighteen-year old was shot fatally by a police officer. The eighteen-year old Michael Brown died and was left in the street several hours after being shot. After the shooting happened, the suburb of Ferguson formed riots and one of the riots caused five people to be arrested and two police officers to be severely injured. The reason the people rioted was not just to protest the unjust act of shooting an unarmed man, but the unjust act of racism. The tension, even seven weeks after the shooting, is still on the rise. The police officer who shot Michael Brown just came out with a public apology to the family of Michael Brown and the community of Ferguson. The apology seemed to be very scripted and insincere. The question that comes up with the people aware of the Ferguson shooting is, "Was it really a just shooting or did the officer shoot him due to his race?"
Unfortunately, this is a question that cannot be answered.
Just like in Left to Tell, where Immaculee Ilibagiza confesses how she overcame her struggles in life with the genocide and how to move on in life, the family of Michael Brown can relate. Michael Brown's family has not overcome their struggles in life yet, but by using their courage and determination and finding out why their son was really shot, they can grow a better understanding to overcoming this obstacle in their life and keeping their son's memory with them.
Thursday, September 25, 2014
Thursday, September 18, 2014
Current Event Blog #2
Molly Quaid
9.18.2014.
Source: http://www.nytimes.com/2014/09/19/world/middleeast/us-faces-tough-struggle-on-ground-to-oust-isis.html?ref=us
The United States was never fully aware of what terrorists were capable of until 911-a time where thousands of brothers, sisters, husbands, and wives were killed in a terrorist attack. The United States is under very close surveillance due to an ISIS threat. Obama is trying to deliver the best way to stop these terrorists from attacking us; but, in that effort, he is wasting time. Once a threat is made towards our nation, we must move on it.
Each and every day we try to think of solutions, we are putting ourselves in more danger. This article about the U.S. trying to ground ISIS relates to Plato's idea of different realities. One of the interpretations from Plato's "Allegory of the Cave" highlights how the escapee tries to see a different reality and attempts to tell the prisoners about it and they refuse to acknowledge what he is saying. That situation relates to the U.S. trying to deal with the ISIS threat because I believe that there is something we can do about it, but we are all stuck in one mindset-just like in Plato's "Allegory of the Cave."
9.18.2014.
Source: http://www.nytimes.com/2014/09/19/world/middleeast/us-faces-tough-struggle-on-ground-to-oust-isis.html?ref=us
The United States was never fully aware of what terrorists were capable of until 911-a time where thousands of brothers, sisters, husbands, and wives were killed in a terrorist attack. The United States is under very close surveillance due to an ISIS threat. Obama is trying to deliver the best way to stop these terrorists from attacking us; but, in that effort, he is wasting time. Once a threat is made towards our nation, we must move on it.
Each and every day we try to think of solutions, we are putting ourselves in more danger. This article about the U.S. trying to ground ISIS relates to Plato's idea of different realities. One of the interpretations from Plato's "Allegory of the Cave" highlights how the escapee tries to see a different reality and attempts to tell the prisoners about it and they refuse to acknowledge what he is saying. That situation relates to the U.S. trying to deal with the ISIS threat because I believe that there is something we can do about it, but we are all stuck in one mindset-just like in Plato's "Allegory of the Cave."
Thursday, September 11, 2014
Current Event Blog #1
Molly Quaid
Source: http://time.com/3329648/photography-world-trade-center-tourists-keith-goldstein/
In Time's article,they recognize a photographer who goes farther than just snapping the shot. Photographer Keith Goldstein snaps photos of people visiting the 9/11 memorial and all of the photos taken convey a different message or emotion, which is what makes each photo unique. In memorial to 9/11 happening thirteen years ago today, Goldstein wanted to compile photos of people's emotions when going to the 9/11 memorial and admiring where the World Trade Centers stood. The pictures indicated that even though every person was looking at the same thing, each and every person's reaction was different-some showed grief and despair while others showed happiness and hope.
In our class, we relate older writing pieces to the modern world. In each story, the author utilizes his/her own voice in their writing. Just as the authors use their voice to highlight their own opinion, Goldstein uses his abilities and candidness to capture all emotions of a human at one sight. Goldstein focuses on making the people in the picture stand out, rather than just the picture itself. By using a voice in writing or art pieces, authors and photographers are engaging the reader or observer with their intriguing opinion.
Source: http://time.com/3329648/photography-world-trade-center-tourists-keith-goldstein/
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