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Bullied to Death

Around the start of October another child was bullied to death. He was just 13 years old and in eighth grade. Other students were said to be acting out gay sex acts during a physical education class. He was made fun of for being small, for his religion, and for being gay. His name was Asher Brown. Check it out here.

Google Instant

Google has a new feature out which we talked about in class today. When you are searching in the google search box, google will bring up the page that would come up had you hit enter before you even do it. Its reaction time can be as fast as 30 milliseconds. If you do not like this feature it is easily turned off. Check it out here.

Mestiza Continued

I find it interesting that the author of Borderland La Frontera, Gloria Anzaldua, says this: "Or perhaps we will decide to disengage from the dominant culture, write it off altogether as a lost cause, and cross the border into a whole new and separate territory" (79). I feel like if white is a part of who you are, then how can you write it off altogether? You should be proud of who you are no matter who you are or where you come from. I thought it was good, but very strongly opinionated. Here is more analysis of this piece if you want to check it out.

New Outlook

Outside the Law gave me a new outlook on racism and justice. When you think of discrimination, you really only think of black and white, but the author of this piece shows how it can be any race, gender, economic status, religion, or anything you believe in. I am part Cherokee Indian and it really hit home when he referred to the reservation he saw that had such inferior resources and location. Anyone can be persecuted, so don't judge a book by it's cover. Too cliché?