1. What does this topic mean to you?

       The topic to me means  Racism is a person in a power position  Discriminating against another person in a lower position or Subordinate and enforcing their views and beliefs against another person or party of people.

2. How are you connected to this topic?

       As a Black Man at some part in your life you will be connected and have to deal with  this topic and problem several times in your life.

3. Do you have first-hand experience with the topic?

Absolutely I think every black person in America will  have to deal with this problem once or several times in his or her life.

4. How long have you been connected with/affected by this topic?

My entire adult life.

5. Do you think this is a serious problem, or something that can be put off?

It is absolutely a serious problem, but it will take lots of people to stand up and say something about it, including people in power positions for it to stop.

6. What are your thoughts on how to improve the problem?

The only way, is for everyone that witness it taking  place has to and must say this is wrong to the people who are doing it and not turn away from it and just walk away or be silent about it.

7. What are your thoughts on the opposing views?

The opposing view is just ignorant and uneducated about the issue .

8. Do white officers treat suspects of other races differently?

Not all of them, but  many do,  and it is because they are uneducated .

9. Do you think racism is still a major issue in America?

Yes even with a Black president

10. Have you ever felt it was harder for you to accomplish a task due to your race?

Not at all not harder to accomplish the job, I think just the opposite it was easier to accomplish the task because you can relate to people in a more positive way by not being discriminative and opposing your judgment on someone .

“Specific Page Title or Article Title”  Ex: “Twilight: A negative influence on teens or just harmless fun?”	What!? Racism Still in America?
Primary Contributor to the Website (if given) (author, editor, producer, etc) Ex: POV	Jim Wallis
Title of the Entire Website (not www. )  Ex: CBC News	The Blog
Publisher or Sponsoring Organization of the website (if given) Ex: CBC	N/A
Date Page was Last Revised Ex: 10 September 2010	2012
Date You Read It Ex: 21 January 2012	12 March 2012
(ALL of it) Ex: < http://www.cbc.ca/news/pointofview/2010/09/twilight-is-a-negative-influence-on-teens-or-just-harmless-fun.html>	http://www.huffingtonpost.com/jim-wallis/what-racism-still-in-amer_b_290042.html

FIVE FACTS FROM THE SOURCE (Embedded): EX: The article cites Maria Nikolajeva, a professor of at Cambridge, as saying that Bella does not "in any way promote independent thinking or personal development" in women, instead portraying a woman "meek and willing to do anything for her vampire boyfriend" (POV).

Does Racism still exist because, "First, on November 4, 2008, the United States did what only one other country that I know of ever has ever done -- elect a president from a minority race in a country with a different majority race." This does not mean racism is over it just means that it has gotten better over the years.

Even the white community is showing that the racist stereotype is false, "Second, the majority of Americans, and even of white Americans -- whether they voted for Obama or not -- seemed to feel proud and positive that the nation had finally reached this amazinge milestone." They were very happy it was not just the minorities it was mostly the nation as a whole.

Others voted against Obama but not because of his race,"there are many people, most of whom voted against Obama, who have basic disagreements with the president on substantive political issues" Just because someone did not vote for Obama doesn't mean they are racist they just had different political views.

Others voted against Obama just because he is black,"- there was, and is still, a hard core of racially-motivated white people in this nation who did vote against Obama he is black." They did not care about his political views just as long as they didn't have a black President.

Although we as a country have come along way," let's be honest. We all know that racism still exists in America today." We should be proud of the steps we have taken but not stop and realize we have a ways to go.

Summary of Source (Three-Four Sentences of the Who, What, Where, Why, and How in your own words. NO OPINION): The Author shows that America has come along way since the worst form of racism just a few years ago. But the author also brings to attention that we are proud of accomplishments but we still have racism in America and cant deny it.

EX: POV brings together information from a Cambridge conference in which professors of literature examine Twilight's effect on teenagers. Many of the sources cited talk about the negative affect on women that the books have had.  The writer then turns around and asks the reader to take a poll, which is noted as not being scientific, to see what the general populance thinks on this issue.

Credibility of Source:
Author or Site: Who is the author? What training have they had? If there is no author, examine the site. What is the purpose of the site? Who funds the site? The author seems credible because what the say is accurate and a fairly reasonable subject to say what he said.

EX for Author: POV is simply a penname for an anonymous author. It stands for Point of View, and the majority of the articles written on the news cite are simply there to ask the opinion of the reader, and rehash someone else's research.

EX for Site: CBC News is one of the main news associations in Canada, and the purpose seems to be to bring the news to the people. The articles are meant to inspire discussion, not so much force an opinion.

Attachment: Does the author or site have anything to gain from writing this, or is it simply informative? For example, is it a cigarette business posting an article about the benefit of cigarettes, or is it a scientific community unaffiliated with the cigarette business?There is nothing to gain other than the knowledge of others to realize racism still is a major issue.

EX: Other than keeping a job with the Canadian News, it seems the variety of articles displays a lack of attachment.

Bias: Do you detect a bias (a favoring of either side) in the author's writing? The author was not bias and gave positive effects on both groups.

EX: There is a slight bias in the fact that only the negative effects of Twilight are mentioned, not the positive.

References: Does the author cite references in the writing? If so, do these add or take away from the credibility? The author does not cite anyone and it was mostly opinion.

EX: The author uses Cambridge professors in his/her argument, making it stronger, as they are professors of literature.

Use of Source: How will you use this source in your project?I will use this to convince no believers that racism is still an important issue to resolve in America.

EX: I plan to use this source to support my opinion that Twilight has a negative effect on teenagers, and also use it as a jumping off point for other sources, as it has a link to an MSNBC article about this issue.

“Specific Page Title or Article Title”  Ex: “Twilight: A negative influence on teens or just harmless fun?”	Right and Wrong Racism
Primary Contributor to the Website (if given) (author, editor, producer, etc) Ex: POV	Richard McCulloch
Title of the Entire Website (not www. )  Ex: CBC News	Racial Compact
Publisher or Sponsoring Organization of the website (if given) Ex: CBC	N/A
Date Page was Last Revised Ex: 10 September 2010	N/A
Date You Read It Ex: 21 January 2012	7 February 2012
(ALL of it) Ex: < http://www.cbc.ca/news/pointofview/2010/09/twilight-is-a-negative-influence-on-teens-or-just-harmless-fun.html>	http://www.racialcompact.com/rightwrongracism.html

FIVE FACTS FROM THE SOURCE (Embedded): EX: The article cites Maria Nikolajeva, a professor of at Cambridge, as saying that Bella does not "in any way promote independent thinking personal development" in women, instead portraying a woman "meek and willing to do anything for her vampire boyfriend" (POV).

Some people feel that certain races are superior to others and they believe it is the correct thing to believe, "the belief that one race is superior to another, as the belief in racial superiority -- whether factually right or wrong -- is a factual belief. This factual belief is often improperly criticized on ethical rather than factual grounds"

Some feel racism is okay because if people love the must hate because there is good and bad to everything, " positive and negative poles of the same emotion, for as it is normal to love that which represents one's values, so it is also normal to hate"

Others view racism as an appropriate thing if its about them,"s friendly cooperation among races in matters of joint concern and mutual benefit. It also supports the right of each race to its own secure, separate and exclusive territory, country or homeland as required for its continued life and independence" They feel it is needed to separate themselves from other races.

Racism is viewed as a negative act but can it be used to show love for ones self, " So is valuing and loving one's race, being loyal to its interests and desiring its continued existence and control over its own destiny" this depends on the person some like everyone to be viewed as the same and not worry about skin color.

If people can allow two different races getting married some feel they have the right to their own individual racist hatred towards marriage," relationships between individuals have been raised above it by the morality that respects and affirms individual rights"

Summary of Source (Three-Four Sentences of the Who, What, Where, Why, and How in your own words. NO OPINION):
The article depicts the two sides of racism what situations make it okay while others are not justifiable. The author explains that if we are going to believe racism is bad and want to avoid confrontation for our ideas we cant confront others for wanting to be racist. There are also several instances where people consider an act racism and is not.
EX: POV brings together information from a Cambridge conference in which professors of literature examine Twilight's effect on teenagers. Many of the sources cited talk about the negative affect on women that the books have had.  The writer then turns around and asks the reader to take a poll, which is noted as not being scientific, to see what the general populance thinks on this issue.

Credibility of Source:
Author or Site: Who is the author? What training have they had? If there is no author, examine the site. What is the purpose of the site? Who funds the site?
The source seems credible because the author rights so many articles on racism and seems to take pride in what he posts onto his site.

EX for Author: POV is simply a penname for an anonymous author. It stands for Point of View, and the majority of the articles written on the news cite are simply there to ask the opinion of the reader, and rehash someone else's research.

EX for Site: CBC News is one of the main news associations in Canada, and the purpose seems to be to bring the news to the people. The articles are meant to inspire discussion, not so much force an opinion.

Attachment: Does the author or site have anything to gain from writing this, or is it simply informative? For example, is it a cigarette business posting an article about the benefit of cigarettes, or is it a scientific community unaffiliated with the cigarette business?
The author has nothing to gain from telling people the right and wrong aspects of racism.

EX: Other than keeping a job with the Canadian News, it seems the variety of articles displays a lack of attachment.

Bias: Do you detect a bias (a favoring of either side) in the author's writing?
The author is not bias at all because he explains both sides of the story and displays why both are correct in their own ways.

EX: There is a slight bias in the fact that only the negative effects of Twilight are mentioned, not the positive.

References: Does the author cite references in the writing? If so, do these add or take away from the credibility? The author does not cite any sources to make it any more or less credible.

EX: The author uses Cambridge professors in his/her argument, making it stronger, as they are professors of literature.

Use of Source: How will you use this source in your project?
I will use this source to explain why people who are racist feel like others who are not racist don't look at both sides of the argument yet they want them (racist people) to hear both sides.

EX: I plan to use this source to support my opinion that Twilight has a negative effect on teenagers, and also use it as a jumping off point for other sources, as it has a link to an MSNBC article about this issue.

Friday, February 3, 2012

“Specific Page Title or Article Title”  Ex: “Twilight: A negative influence on teens or just harmless fun?”	"Racism"
Primary Contributor to the Website (if given) (author, editor, producer, etc) Ex: POV	Anup Shah
Title of the Entire Website (not www. )  Ex: CBC News	Global Issues
Publisher or Sponsoring Organization of the website (if given) Ex: CBC
Date Page was Last Revised Ex: 10 September 2010	8 August 2010
Date You Read It Ex: 21 January 2012	3 February 2012
(ALL of it) Ex: < http://www.cbc.ca/news/pointofview/2010/09/twilight-is-a-negative-influence-on-teens-or-just-harmless-fun.html>	http://www.globalissues.org/article/165/racism

FIVE FACTS FROM THE SOURCE (Embedded): People that want to end racism and realize that their family or loved ones participate in it attempt to justify it, "Some took Darwin’s theories to imply that since some “races” were more civilized, there must be a biological basis for the difference."

The article defines racism as, " the belief that characteristics and abilities can be attributed to people simply on the basis of their race and that some racial groups are superior to others" this basically says that you can determine what people do and how they act by their skin color.

The article points out that racism is free speech and people are allowed to say what they want, " people argue that talking about supporting racial discrimination and prejudice is just words and that free speech should allow such views to be aired without restriction" these people feel that their thoughts should not be censored because it is their right to say what they want.

One major way to justify racism is the location of resources such as the issues in Africa." In most cases ethno-national conflict seems to owe to conflict over land and strategic resources"

People feel much safer using free speech on the because you cant see them and the feel that they are harder to find, "  the World Wide Web is a great proponent for the ideals of free speech, it can also be a breeding ground harboring hatred."

Summary of Source (Three-Four Sentences of the Who, What, Where, Why, and How in your own words. NO OPINION):

EX: POV brings together information from a Cambridge conference in which professors of literature examine Twilight's effect on teenagers. Many of the sources cited talk about the negative affect on women that the books have had.  The writer then turns around and asks the reader to take a poll, which is noted as not being scientific, to see what the general populance thinks on this issue.


Anup Shah displays several forms of racism and why people think that they are appropriate to use in public. People always attempt to justify the situation to make it seem reasonable for why they think that way. People feel that if racism is used a certain way that makes it okay. Others feel that racism is freedom of speech and can be brought up when ever they feel the urge.  
Credibility of Source:
Author or Site: Who is the author? What training have they had? If there is no author, examine the site. What is the purpose of the site? Who funds the site?
The author doesn't seem to have any major knowledge on the subject but she writes about what people say and reasons she has heard on why people feel there is "good racism."

EX for Author: POV is simply a penname for an anonymous author. It stands for Point of View, and the majority of the articles written on the news cite are simply there to ask the opinion of the reader, and rehash someone else's research.

EX for Site: CBC News is one of the main news associations in Canada, and the purpose seems to be to bring the news to the people. The articles are meant to inspire discussion, not so much force an opinion.

Attachment: Does the author or site have anything to gain from writing this, or is it simply informative? For example, is it a cigarette business posting an article about the benefit of cigarettes, or is it a scientific community unaffiliated with the cigarette business?
There is no form of profit the author can gain from her position on the subject but she can can gain the respect of others and convert them over to help stop racism and hatred.

EX: Other than keeping a job with the Canadian News, it seems the variety of articles displays a lack of attachment.

Bias: Do you detect a bias (a favoring of either side) in the author's writing?
The author is not bias because she displays reasons racism should be allowed and others why they should not
.
EX: There is a slight bias in the fact that only the negative effects of Twilight are mentioned, not the positive.

References: Does the author cite references in the writing? If so, do these add or take away from the credibility? She does not cite any other major sources but she does use quotes from people and the bible making it seem credible.

EX: The author uses Cambridge professors in his/her argument, making it stronger, as they are professors of literature.

Use of Source: How will you use this source in your project?
I will use this source as a way to explain how people justify racism. It can also be used as an argument for freedom of speech rights.

EX: I plan to use this source to support my opinion that Twilight has a negative effect on teenagers, and also use it as a jumping off point for other sources, as it has a link to an MSNBC article about this issue.

“Specific Page Title or Article Title”  Ex: “Twilight: A negative influence on teens or just harmless fun?”	"Racism"
Primary Contributor to the Website (if given) (author, editor, producer, etc) Ex: POV	Anup Shah
Title of the Entire Website (not www. )  Ex: CBC News	Global Issues
Publisher or Sponsoring Organization of the website (if given) Ex: CBC
Date Page was Last Revised Ex: 10 September 2010	8 August 2010
Date You Read It Ex: 21 January 2012	3 February 2012
(ALL of it) Ex: < http://www.cbc.ca/news/pointofview/2010/09/twilight-is-a-negative-influence-on-teens-or-just-harmless-fun.html>	http://www.globalissues.org/article/165/racism

FIVE FACTS FROM THE SOURCE (Embedded): People that want to end racism and realize that their family or loved ones participate in it attempt to justify it, "Some took Darwin’s theories to imply that since some “races” were more civilized, there must be a biological basis for the difference."

The article defines racism as, " the belief that characteristics and abilities can be attributed to people simply on the basis of their race and that some racial groups are superior to others" this basically says that you can determine what people do and how they act by their skin color.

The article points out that racism is free speech and people are allowed to say what they want, " people argue that talking about supporting racial discrimination and prejudice is just words and that free speech should allow such views to be aired without restriction" these people feel that their thoughts should not be censored because it is their right to say what they want.

One major way to justify racism is the location of resources such as the issues in Africa." In most cases ethno-national conflict seems to owe to conflict over land and strategic resources"

People feel much safer using free speech on the because you cant see them and the feel that they are harder to find, "  the World Wide Web is a great proponent for the ideals of free speech, it can also be a breeding ground harboring hatred."

Summary of Source (Three-Four Sentences of the Who, What, Where, Why, and How in your own words. NO OPINION):

EX: POV brings together information from a Cambridge conference in which professors of literature examine Twilight's effect on teenagers. Many of the sources cited talk about the negative affect on women that the books have had.  The writer then turns around and asks the reader to take a poll, which is noted as not being scientific, to see what the general populance thinks on this issue.


Anup Shah displays several forms of racism and why people think that they are appropriate to use in public. People alwasy attemmpt to justify the situation to make it seem reasonable for why they think that way.

Credibility of Source:
Author or Site: Who is the author? What training have they had? If there is no author, examine the site. What is the purpose of the site? Who funds the site?

EX for Author: POV is simply a penname for an anonymous author. It stands for Point of View, and the majority of the articles written on the news cite are simply there to ask the opinion of the reader, and rehash someone else's research.

EX for Site: CBC News is one of the main news associations in Canada, and the purpose seems to be to bring the news to the people. The articles are meant to inspire discussion, not so much force an opinion.

Attachment: Does the author or site have anything to gain from writing this, or is it simply informative? For example, is it a cigarette business posting an article about the benefit of cigarettes, or is it a scientific community unaffiliated with the cigarette business?

EX: Other than keeping a job with the Canadian News, it seems the variety of articles displays a lack of attachment.

Bias: Do you detect a bias (a favoring of either side) in the author's writing?

EX: There is a slight bias in the fact that only the negative effects of Twilight are mentioned, not the positive.

References: Does the author cite references in the writing? If so, do these add or take away from the credibility?

EX: The author uses Cambridge professors in his/her argument, making it stronger, as they are professors of literature.

Use of Source: How will you use this source in your project?

EX: I plan to use this source to support my opinion that Twilight has a negative effect on teenagers, and also use it as a jumping off point for other sources, as it has a link to an MSNBC article about this issue.

“Specific Page Title or Article Title”  Ex: “Twilight: A negative influence on teens or just harmless fun?”	"Racism in America  Is the problem of racism a political or moral issue?"
Primary Contributor to the Website (if given) (author, editor, producer, etc) Ex: POV	The primary contributor is the author of the website not listed.
Title of the Entire Website (not www. )  Ex: CBC News	Racism in America
Publisher or Sponsoring Organization of the website (if given) Ex: CBC
Date Page was Last Revised Ex: 10 September 2010	2012
Date You Read It Ex: 21 January 2012	30 January 2012
(ALL of it) Ex: < http://www.cbc.ca/news/pointofview/2010/09/twilight-is-a-negative-influence-on-teens-or-just-harmless-fun.html>	http://www.allaboutpopularissues.org/racism-in-america-faq.htm

FIVE FACTS FROM THE SOURCE (Embedded): EX: The article cites Maria Nikolajeva, a professor of at Cambridge, as saying that Bella does not "in any way promote independent thinking or personal development" in women, instead portraying a woman "meek and willing to do anything for her vampire boyfriend" (POV).

The article feels that no matter what people think the government must regulate it some how, "moral issues generate social concerns which, in turn, must be dealt with by political means."

The article also states that mans thoughts should not be regulated by the government because they are his own, " thoughts and affections of men cannot be legislated; the secret hates and prejudices of an individual heart are not bridled by any law."

The author believes the Racism should be regulated by the government, "The government of the United States should make every effort to insure that each individual is allowed his or her “inalienable rights” as outlined in the constitution"

The possibility of people not being able to coexist is not to hard to believe,"we as a nation of diverse peoples will never be able to coexist without prejudice and fear, the twin roots of racism"

,Sometimes Race doesn't have anything to do with why you didn't get the job," applicants are carefully scrutinized and shrewd employers know just how to weed out those prospective employees who don’t have the “look” that would best “suit” their establishment" they do whats best for the company.     Summary of Source (Three-Four Sentences of the Who, What, Where, Why, and How in your own words. NO OPINION):  The source attempts to explain the difference between whether or not racism is wrong. The came to the overwhelming conclusion that it is and should not be allowed even though it is free thought it cant be acted upon in work or other facilities. The writer feels that its okay to think a certain way but its not okay to express it.  Credibility of Source: Author or Site: Who is the author? What training have they had? If there is no author, examine the site. What is the purpose of the site? Who funds the site? The author does not display their name and it seems that the purpose of the site is to explain that it is acceptable to feel a certain way but you cannot ruin others lives because of what you think. The site also is not funded by any major companies so it is for personal interest. Attachment: Does the author or site have anything to gain from writing this, or is it simply informative? For example, is it a cigarette business posting an article about the benefit of cigarettes, or is it a scientific community unaffiliated with the cigarette business?    The author has nothing to gain because it is a universal problem that cant be solved by this article. Bias: Do you detect a bias (a favoring of either side) in the author's writing?  The author does not favor any one side and give decent examples in favor of both. References: Does the author cite references in the writing? If so, do these add or take away from the credibility?  The author does not have any sources but it doesn't harm the article because it is purely their idea.     Use of Source: How will you use this source in your project?  I will use this source as a counter argument as to why some people feel racism is okay if they feel that way.