Entry1

ArticleLink:
http://time.com/4208013/blackhistorymontheducation/?xid=homepage

Title:

WeNeedtoChangeHowWeTeachBlackHistory

1. Whatisthemainpoint/argumentinthisarticle?

ThisarticledisplaystheflawedwaywearetaughtaboutAfricanAmericanhistory.

2. Whatisyouropinionaboutthemainpoint/argumentbeingdiscussed?

Myfavoritelineofthearticle,theclosingline,beautifullysummarizedtheauthorsmain
point.

WhentheprofoundcontributionsofAfricanAmericansbefore,during,andaftertheir
enslavementarerecognized,thentheirhumanityandthereforemyhumanityis
undeniable,andblackliveswould,infact,matter.
Idonthaveanextensiveknowledgeofblack
history,butasanaverageamericanthatlearnedfromanaverageamericanschoolsystem,the
prominentthemethatstaughtisamericanslavery.
Peopleshouldlearnthishistorybecause
everyoneshouldknowthatmyblackancestorswerehumans,notslaves.
Theharshrealityis
suchaslaptheface:whenwearetaughtthatagroupofpeoplearelessthan(ex.slaves)right
fromthebeginningweautomaticallydehumanizethosepeopleandhaverootedracismintoour
education.


Entry2

ArticleLink:
https://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/postpartisan/wp/2015/05/28/thefightforlgbtequalityit
snotovernomatterwhatsupremecourtdoes/

Title:

ThisistheproblemfacingLGBTequality,Mooreorless

3. Whatisthemainpoint/argumentinthisarticle?

ThemainpointisthatwerestillalongwayfromwinningtrueequalityfortheLGBT
community.

4. Whatisyouropinionaboutthemainpoint/argumentbeingdiscussed?

Samesexmarriagewaslegalized,andthatwaswonderful.Yay.Unfortunatelythough,
thefightforequalityisfarfromover.LGBTrightsarestillbeingfoughttobelimited.Forexample
writtenreligiousfreedombillsthatwouldmakeitlegalforindividualsandprivatebusinessesto
denybusiness,services,adoptionconsiderationandevenmedicalcareifdoingsowouldbe
contrarytoreligiousormoralconvictionsorpolicies.Itsworsethatpeopleinpowerusetheir
powertostandagainsttheLGBTsalreadylimitedrights.
Forexample,
RoyMoore,thecurrent
chiefoftheAlabamasupremecourt,continuestoresisttheU.S.SupremeCourtdecisionthat
legalizedsamesexmarriagelastyear.
Itsnothardto
treatpeoplewiththesamelevelrespect
weexpectforourselves,itsnotrocketsciencethatyoushouldntgetfiredbasedoffofhowyou
werebornorevictedbasedonwhoyoulove.


Entry3

ArticleLink:
http://www.cnn.com/2014/01/27/opinion/sutterwoodyguthrieinequality/index.html

Title:

Thislandwasmadeforyouandme?

5. Whatisthemainpoint/argumentinthisarticle?

ThisarticleusedWoodyGuthriesclassicThisLandisYourLandtospeakabout
incomeinequalityintheUS.

6. Whatisyouropinionaboutthemainpoint/argumentbeingdiscussed?

Thetitleofthisarticlepeakedmyinterest,
whatcoulditbeabout?R
acism?Gender
inequality?Nope,incomeinequality,whichcoincidentallyismytopicinLyssasclass.This
articlereflectedthestatisticsandmessagesofmanyoftheotherarticlesiveread:richgot
richer,poorgotpoorer,gapgotlarger,americasworstproblem,thelowandmiddleclassare
awareoftheissuebutdontrealizehowbad,etc.Auniquepointthatthisarticledidbringup,
though,wasthesixthverseofGuthriesThisLandisYourLand,
I
ntheshadowofthesteepleIsawmypeople,
BythereliefofficeIseenmypeople
Astheystoodtherehungry,Istoodthereasking
Isthislandmadeforyouandme?
Andtheauthorspointwasthatthisverseissohauntinglyrelevanttoday.Thegapbetweenthe
poorandrichhasgottensowidethatwedont
seeourpeoplea
nymore.Richandpoorlive
togetherinlargecities(ex.chicago),butstillremainseparatedintentionallyso(classism).
Astheystoodtherehungry,Istoodthereasking
Isthislandmadeforyouandme?
Wewhoareluckyenoughtonothavetogothroughstruggle,areuncomfortablewithseeing
thosewhostruggle,itremindsusthatthisland(thelandofopportunity)isnotmadeforyou
andme.Itsmadefortheprivileged,meanttokeepthosewhostrugglestrugglingviaincome
andrace,thatsthelandforyouandme.

Entry4

ArticleLink:

Title:

7. Whatisthemainpoint/argumentinthisarticle?

8. Whatisyouropinionaboutthemainpoint/argumentbeingdiscussed?