What The American Dream Means to Me

What does the American Dream mean to you? I realize that it will mean different things to different people; that's ok. To me the American Dream means to have freedom,  pride in country, beautiful healthy family, good income, nice neighbors of all nationalities, freedom to worship. Today all of that is hard to find. But me, I think I have about all of it. My parents give me freedom, I have pride in my country, I have  beautiful healthy family, good income, and sort of nice neighbors. My family and I have worked hard to receive the good income we have and my grandparents have worked hard to give us the freedom we have. My family has taught me the value of hard work, and I believe I am a hard worker. I work hard for what I got and what I want. I go to school full time, I work as a CNA full time and I manage to get anything that needs to be, done. I have went through hard times but I have managed to reach the dream as a collage kid. I am able to have anything I want with the job I have and my wonderful parents. I have a roof over my head, I am well fed, I have the car I have always wanted, and I have a wonderful boyfriend to help me with every step through the way. Some people say dreams will eventually turn into smokes and ashes and will be lost, but that is not how I see it.

Colages having racial prooblems

http://www.cnn.com/2015/11/10/us/racism-college-campuses-protests-missouri/index.html#

                             Do U.S. Collages Have a Race Problem? By: Brandon Giggs, CNN
         This article is about collages being diverse, and the different types of diverse problems. Collages have harassment problems and schools have a problem discipline the students over the racial issues. This article tells us about different collages like: University of Missouri, University of South Carolina, University of Oklahoma, UCLA, USC, and others. Every collage has race issues.
    I personally believe that yes all collages have racial issues. Some collages take a stand in their problems while others don't. Some people think that this race issue is just now starting, but no, we have always had a racial issue all around the world. No matter where you o they will always be a racial problem. The minority students at schools with less diversity experience indicates stereotyping, and discrimination. Reports of discrimination often at schools where the student body is more ethnically diverse.

Missouri Football Players take a stand

 On August, 26 2015 a group of Missouri footballs players took a stand to how they feel about racism. There was other student that had talked about it but nothing was reaching the president of their collage. So with the help of the coaches and staff the football players told the president that they would not play in another game until they saw something happen. On November 9, 2015 President Tim Wolfe resigned in the middle of criticism of handling of racial issues. Although, it was not right to blackmail him, and it was not just the president’s fault for all the racism going on. There is other ways to address racism then to go on a hunger strike. When you go on a hunger strike you are just hurting yourself, not everyone else. You could have a protest and go on many different strikes, like: the football players refusing to play. I believe that is was a good idea for Tim Wolfe to resign, he was not doing his job and listening to the students in the first place. The football players and faculty did the right thing by standing up and addressing the situation. The Coach backed up all the players and their efforts to change the school. Why try to be a president to a collage if you are racist.  If Wolfe wasn’t going to change the school someone had to and I’m glad the football players took a stand. In the picture above is the Missouri football players.

S.C Police Officer throws around high school student

       The first thing that came to my mind when I first saw the video of the S.C. police officer throwing around the high school student, was that she should have just listened to her teacher, and the other administrators. If she should have just listened to them and done as told she would have never been thrown around like that. If someone higher in authority ask you to do something you don't say “no” or try to fight with them, you should just do as told. In one of the videos it looks like you can see her swing at and punch the officer. During all of this happening why did none of her classmates try to help her or do anything about it. Instead they all had their phones out videoing i so they could put it on social media. I‘m not saying it was okay for the officer to handle her like that, he could have done something different. He was right with taking her out of the classroom, because she was being disruptive. If she would have just complied with him everything would be okay. He wouldn't have lost his job, and she wouldn't have got thrown in the flor.

         Not all white people are racist even though most are. Whites isn't the only ones that are racist, blacks are racist too. When something happens to a black from a white it is all over social media. But when it happens the other way around nothing is ever said. If people would just stop bringing race relation problems to social media we wouldn't have this problem. What about when a white cop does something to a white boy. You never see anything about that, all because they are the same race.