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            The video  documentary " The Line" was about stories of people across the country that is living or at the poverty line.  That is the first time that I have gotten to see what its really like on the other side. The sad part is this are incent people that were not born into that life just some event that happened unexpectedly that brought them to poverty. The one story that hit me the most was the single dad John. He had the best college education, was an A student and for good part of his life was making a six figure salary. Than the market crashed and he was jobless , his wife left him to raise his kids by him self.  But its not like he just stopped trying he went back to school to get a degree in elementary education and still didn't make ends meat because he could never get full time job.           This story of John triumphs over all the negative stereotypes about people that are poor and struggling.  He was not uneducated , he was willing to do anythi

                                     The video  " Cracking the Codes: Joy DeGruy "A Trip to the Grocery Store"  sh owed how even in the era of 2018 , other groups of people that are not white are still being oppressed because of their skin color.This poor women with her own daughter stood in line watching her  half white and half black sister in law go through the check out line with no problem because the cashier was assuming that she was white more than black. Than once the "white" cashier had to help the  women that was more black than white. The "white" cashier attitude  completely changed and didn't help if the black women would  made big deal about what the cashier was doing , it would have escalated even more. But when the sister in law  that the cashier had seen as white said something that got everyone's attention. I've been to 'Safeway" before the cashier are not supposed to do that in front of the guest even if the t

                  Over the course of history of the United States there have been and still are many groups that are still are being oppressed. Oppressed  defined by dictionary .com is  a subject to a burdensome or harsh exercise of authority or power. So really this means that one or more groups or people are treated in negative way either by their gender, thoughts or even the color of their skin.  But only one group comes to me that have and still are being oppressed is women as a whole. Women have been oppressed for years and years and even in the modern times they are still fighting.               Women have been fighting for their rights since the 20th century. During the moment that  time women were fighting for the right to vote and to gain the same equal rights as men. This was latter to be called the Feminism movement. Than later  women fought a second wave that had dealt with female reproductive rights. This one is still a huge issue for many women, especially that now m

                                          The two articles " “ To Understand How Religion shapes America, Look at its history ” and “ Religious Persecution on the Rise: Minorities on the rise in the Middle East " where very interesting . If you don't know much about religion expect your own than this could be a real eye opener .  I personally always thought that any other country than the United states had religion problems. But after reading  different perspective than that could give you whole new understanding for the world around you instead of the small bubble that many of us many live in. I can see that the country that so many preach is not as wonderful as one is taught.  Personally never could perceive  that the United States could  have any problems similar to the Middle East.  It shows you have much reading can change a persons perspectives and outlook on life.                  To a person that lives in the United States may look at the Middle East

                  Well personally I think that DACA is a very good program its helps those children who come into the United States with their parents illegally. But even if Immigration happens to be a problem in the U.S any child that is in this country deserves a fair chance. Growing up  in San Francisco I knew a lot of classmates that were protected by DACA. But once Donald Trump became President everyone one those kids were and are afraid that they will be send back. This program should never be cut.                 Not only would the dreamers be impacted by the DACA  but also the millions of immigrants that have build family's and careers. As the article "What the end of DACA would mean for immigrants , President Trump and major policy battles to come " says that the  U.S economy would be hit really hard. Thousand of immigrants hold jobs and if that program were to end and that could leave a griping hole for employers nationwide. That would be a huge risk that Tr

            From the article the main piece that really stuck out was the Different Communication Styles. The world has many different cultures and  because of this it seems to produce many  occurring conflicts. The most often tends to be seen  through language. Most people that tend one track mind, believe that the way they communicate is the right way and because of that they don't care or not concern  with the way they caring them selves. Which  could cause conflicts betwee     n one another  . Such as a certain President that doesn't know how many other cultures work and doesn't know how to work well or communicate in a way that not going to cause trouble.  Sadly he doesn't even know how to communicate in the country that he is " in charge of " He tends not to communicate the best way for America's business which leads to conflicts.                 Speaking of American Business the podcast that I was listening to was a great example of conflicts