Non-Fiction Critical Analysis

    In my non fiction article, the victim Christiane was accused of stealing a product from Barney's that someone of her race wouldn't normally be able to afford. She was arrested and after 5 hours of interrogation, she showed them the receipt and she was released. 

    The police apologized many of times after she was released but that doesn't erase the problem. How can you arrest someone based on opinion and not fact. Christiane didn't break any laws, there's no reason for her to get arrested. Because she is black they assumed she wouldn't have money and wouldn't live a very privileged life. But they were wrong and their stupid mistake made  the author of the article highlight the system that makes them feel that their opinion was correct to make at the time period.

    The government is suppose to fight for the people and give equal rights to everyone. To be honest all they are is the power figure who is controlled by a suppressing race(s). They live off of their stereotypes. No matter what they are never going to want to change that. They are "playing" the government and the suppressed race(s). None of what they think truly matters, they are the group with the money everything they say goes. The suppressed group has nothing going for them and they are stuck with no where to go because it seems like almost everything they do is wrong.

    The new generation realizes that this is not right why can't the older? They are suppose to be wiser so they are suppose to do what is right, to know what is right but they don't. America is a place of equality and peace the government should take charge and lead us there.

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Social Action Question: Whose perspective is Missing

In Stick Figure by Lori Gottlieb the main character Lori is trying to make her legs look skinnier. Visiting her family in Washington,DC she talked to Katie the girl her age. Katie and her mother never ate much just like Lori's mother. After the visit Lori began to notice things about her size and how some body parts looked more than usual. She is beginning to miss meals but her parents, especially her father is getting upset with her. They feel like she is just playing around. Although, Lori's mother sort of set the idea of this "diet" in her Lori's head just from living with her and by her to be saying that it's just a little game that she is playing is hypocritical and makes no sense. 

Lori never gets to say what she wants to say, her perspective is always missing. Whenever she wants to say something it is either not important enough to listen to  or they could care less about it.  For example when her family and her are back at the hotel, Lori's mom compliments her on being such a lady at their family's house. Then Lori starts to talk about if Katie's mom stuffs junk food in her mouth like her mom did but then her mom told her she wasn't being a lady anymore. Her mom kind of guilted her to stop talking. Maybe what she was saying was a bit rude but it doesn't mean she should feel bad because she was wondering about something. 

This lack of attention and carelessness is going to make her worse. They are already oblivious to the fact that she is skipping meals on purpose. They won't notice that she is becoming thinner and thinner and doesn't feel comfortable with her body. If they gave her the strength to be confident in everything she does she wouldn't be skipping meals and thinking that she was a little on the heavy side as an eleven year old.