article:http://www.nytimes.com/2011/10/15/us/efforts-to-combat-high-infant-mortality-rate-among-blacks.html?_r=1&scp=1&sq=tackling%20infant%20mortality%20rates%20among%20blacks&st=cse
TITTLE: Tackling Infant Mortality Rates Among Blacks
By TIMOTHY WILLIAMS
Published: October 14, 2011
Summary: America is facing a serious problem that has not been published yet as other social issues; rather; they’re practically hiding this problem- a large number of babies are dying at an early age, but the strangest data is that studies showed clearly that: black babies are more prone to die than white babies. Even though studies have tried to figure out the causes of this alarming situation, social problems, such as education or economy, aren’t enough to justify the different racial rates.Studies are still working in it and trying to decipher the incognita, but they’re having a hard time, thanks that there a lot of factors to bear in mind.A probable cause is referring to the health care access differences between black and white women. There are persons who blames black woman because they are not asking help for prenatal care. An important medic said that this problem is a social and not a medic problem based in the fact that black woman have said that they’re afraid of asking for prenatal care because of the racial inequality; In other words, they’re afraid of being treated badly at the hospital or when asking help because of their race.
Response: I think that even though United States has struggled against racial inequality for hundreds of years, this problem is still in force and I disagree what some people in this article say about that black women are to blame of this issue, but I agree with the medic that says that it’s an social issue, even though one have to take care when one is pregnant, I understand that white people are more free to ask for help and go to hospitals and receive the help they need than black women and nobody neither black women are to blame of this unfair and sad situation but the society.
Friday, October 28, 2011
Soohyun's First Summary & Response
http://www.nytimes.com/2011/10/14/us/online-educators-make-inroads-in-public-schools.html?ref=education
Summary:
Will Clarkston who has suffered from dyslexia is taking virtual education. Because of his illness, he could not take normal high education but thanks to online course, he can study,ask,and pause and refresh his brain. He has plan to enter college in the spring
Online education has a lot of positive effect to most students.It is giving chance to take higher-level courses and another subjects may not allowed in school.The students like Will got opportunity to study spontanesouly.
However, in public school, teachers are thinking that online education intimidates the belief of public education. The number of students who take online classes has been increasing but some scholars are having a doubt about virtual class teacher's works.Gene V Class a researcher at the University of Colorado's National Education Policy center said students who take virtual classes, spent more time studying.The reason is why students put money in it so they focus on studying more.
From 2007,Texas has developed virtual courses From thrid grade, they have qualification to enroll the online courses. The schools in Texas are studying to develop the curriculum in online courses. Eventhough the second-largest school in texas, alot of students have enrolled in online courses last fall and the ratio has increased. The teacher who taught in school and online courses both said " Online education is creating its own image right now" he said virtual courses have developed own institution but teachers do not know how to work.
Janelle James, dean of Southwest School said the online education can work flexiblity. Teachers can learn how to use and how to help students and students learn to be responsible for finishing courses.She also understood that the concern about the increasing online education.
Response: Like artical said, online courses have many positive effect and negative effect but I think the "OFF-line"education is more effective to students because in the school, students learn not only academic knowledge, but also how to live in society .School is the first society they have entered then they can learn how to deal with people and be responsible for their assignment.
However in virtual courses, a student can do anything whatevet so they can control their aim and expand their time but it could lose their concentration or interesting. also when they submit their test or assignment, they have chance to cheat because in online they do not have teacher who can be supervisor.
Teen-age is accurate time to talk or discuss with other people. They can share and accept others' opinion easily and it has affected to grow up.
In conclusion, I think that public education is better than online education.
Summary:
Will Clarkston who has suffered from dyslexia is taking virtual education. Because of his illness, he could not take normal high education but thanks to online course, he can study,ask,and pause and refresh his brain. He has plan to enter college in the spring
Online education has a lot of positive effect to most students.It is giving chance to take higher-level courses and another subjects may not allowed in school.The students like Will got opportunity to study spontanesouly.
However, in public school, teachers are thinking that online education intimidates the belief of public education. The number of students who take online classes has been increasing but some scholars are having a doubt about virtual class teacher's works.Gene V Class a researcher at the University of Colorado's National Education Policy center said students who take virtual classes, spent more time studying.The reason is why students put money in it so they focus on studying more.
From 2007,Texas has developed virtual courses From thrid grade, they have qualification to enroll the online courses. The schools in Texas are studying to develop the curriculum in online courses. Eventhough the second-largest school in texas, alot of students have enrolled in online courses last fall and the ratio has increased. The teacher who taught in school and online courses both said " Online education is creating its own image right now" he said virtual courses have developed own institution but teachers do not know how to work.
Janelle James, dean of Southwest School said the online education can work flexiblity. Teachers can learn how to use and how to help students and students learn to be responsible for finishing courses.She also understood that the concern about the increasing online education.
Response: Like artical said, online courses have many positive effect and negative effect but I think the "OFF-line"education is more effective to students because in the school, students learn not only academic knowledge, but also how to live in society .School is the first society they have entered then they can learn how to deal with people and be responsible for their assignment.
However in virtual courses, a student can do anything whatevet so they can control their aim and expand their time but it could lose their concentration or interesting. also when they submit their test or assignment, they have chance to cheat because in online they do not have teacher who can be supervisor.
Teen-age is accurate time to talk or discuss with other people. They can share and accept others' opinion easily and it has affected to grow up.
In conclusion, I think that public education is better than online education.
Valentina's First Summary
http://www.nytimes.com/2011/03/24/us/24divorce.html?scp=1&sq=once%20rare%20in%20rural%20america,%20divorce%20is%20changing%20the%20face%20of%20its%20families&st=cse
Summary
In The New York Times article “Once Rare in Rural American, Divorce Is Changing The Face of Its Families” (March 23, 2011), Sabrina Tavernise and Robert Gebeloff said that 40 years ago the divorce almost did not exist in some rural places or city such as Iowa because a lot of its residents were very religious; moreover, around the same 70s cities’ people were more likely to divorce than rural people, but today the data of divorce is the same in both places, reported an analysis of census data by The New York Time. People who has lower education such as just high school is less tending to keep married, and more tending to have children when they are no married than people who has higher education insist professor Carbone. However, the divorce stigma has been declining because the tendency of cities´ women look for a job, change the family life style, and get autonomy has been taken for woman who live in rural places
Response
The experience that I have acquired living in Chile and United states I can say that I agree with what the article said. I agree that time agro the divorce was concentrate in the cities actually in the bigger cities. I have my own theory that why divorces were not really popular in rural places, I think that women in rural places were more submissive to their husband and children than the new generations, the new women generation has more worlds to know, they are more open mind, and more independent.
Summary
In The New York Times article “Once Rare in Rural American, Divorce Is Changing The Face of Its Families” (March 23, 2011), Sabrina Tavernise and Robert Gebeloff said that 40 years ago the divorce almost did not exist in some rural places or city such as Iowa because a lot of its residents were very religious; moreover, around the same 70s cities’ people were more likely to divorce than rural people, but today the data of divorce is the same in both places, reported an analysis of census data by The New York Time. People who has lower education such as just high school is less tending to keep married, and more tending to have children when they are no married than people who has higher education insist professor Carbone. However, the divorce stigma has been declining because the tendency of cities´ women look for a job, change the family life style, and get autonomy has been taken for woman who live in rural places
Response
The experience that I have acquired living in Chile and United states I can say that I agree with what the article said. I agree that time agro the divorce was concentrate in the cities actually in the bigger cities. I have my own theory that why divorces were not really popular in rural places, I think that women in rural places were more submissive to their husband and children than the new generations, the new women generation has more worlds to know, they are more open mind, and more independent.
Thursday, October 20, 2011
Zuyan’s Summary
Summary of “The Changing American Family”
By Herbert S. Klein
http://www.hoover.org/publications/hoover-digest/article/6798
Summary:
According to Herbert’s article “The Changing American Family” (July 30, 2004), the author talked about the American family has undergone a profound transformation during the past 20 years. This article talks about the reasons that how American family developed and changed, and what the common American family is.
In Herbert’s article, Herbert found out the American family has changed during the past 20 years. Herbert stated since 1980s, the traditional American family has been undergoing profound transformations for all ages, all races, and all ethnic groups. Every aspect of the American family is experiencing change. In 2000, the proportion of persons who over 15 years old and never married reached the historic levels, it is about a third of the men and a quarter of the women were listed as never having married. Now, more and more old age people are living alone or without other generations present than the before. In 1910, most old people (age over 65) living with their children and only 12% of them live alone. However, by 1990 almost 70% of old people (age over 65) live alone. There was also a big rise in “empty nest” households, with elderly couples no longer having resident children of any age. Herbert also mentioned the factors influencing these trends everywhere in the modern industrial world seem to be the same—late marriages, women increasing their participation in the workforce and thus having higher incomes, and changing beliefs in the importance and necessity of marriage. All those facts showed us the American family had changed a lot.
In the end, Herbert stated the American family, like all families in the Western industrial countries. The American family is now profoundly different from what it used to be in the past. It is usually a household with few children, with both parents working, and they will not have child right away. At the same time, more adults are living alone. These trends have profoundly changed the American family and are unlikely to be reversed any time soon.
Response:
In my opinion, author did a really good job finding the data of the American family and analyzed the reason that affected the American family. The people changed their mind on a lot of things, and it made the traditional American family changed. I have been America for almost one and a half years, and I have been to a lot of my friends’ house, I can felt they all have their own family culture. Every family is different because the way they have been educated, the way they lived, and the place the grown up… all the causes can make a family different. Even though every family is different in America, I still agree with Herbert “The American family typically is a household with few children, with both parents working, and with mothers producing their children at ever older ages”.
Summary of “The Changing American Family”
By Herbert S. Klein
http://www.hoover.org/publications/hoover-digest/article/6798
Summary:
According to Herbert’s article “The Changing American Family” (July 30, 2004), the author talked about the American family has undergone a profound transformation during the past 20 years. This article talks about the reasons that how American family developed and changed, and what the common American family is.
In Herbert’s article, Herbert found out the American family has changed during the past 20 years. Herbert stated since 1980s, the traditional American family has been undergoing profound transformations for all ages, all races, and all ethnic groups. Every aspect of the American family is experiencing change. In 2000, the proportion of persons who over 15 years old and never married reached the historic levels, it is about a third of the men and a quarter of the women were listed as never having married. Now, more and more old age people are living alone or without other generations present than the before. In 1910, most old people (age over 65) living with their children and only 12% of them live alone. However, by 1990 almost 70% of old people (age over 65) live alone. There was also a big rise in “empty nest” households, with elderly couples no longer having resident children of any age. Herbert also mentioned the factors influencing these trends everywhere in the modern industrial world seem to be the same—late marriages, women increasing their participation in the workforce and thus having higher incomes, and changing beliefs in the importance and necessity of marriage. All those facts showed us the American family had changed a lot.
In the end, Herbert stated the American family, like all families in the Western industrial countries. The American family is now profoundly different from what it used to be in the past. It is usually a household with few children, with both parents working, and they will not have child right away. At the same time, more adults are living alone. These trends have profoundly changed the American family and are unlikely to be reversed any time soon.
Response:
In my opinion, author did a really good job finding the data of the American family and analyzed the reason that affected the American family. The people changed their mind on a lot of things, and it made the traditional American family changed. I have been America for almost one and a half years, and I have been to a lot of my friends’ house, I can felt they all have their own family culture. Every family is different because the way they have been educated, the way they lived, and the place the grown up… all the causes can make a family different. Even though every family is different in America, I still agree with Herbert “The American family typically is a household with few children, with both parents working, and with mothers producing their children at ever older ages”.
Zuyan's summary
Zuyan’s Summary
Summary of “The Changing American Family”
By Herbert S. Klein
http://www.hoover.org/publications/hoover-digest/article/6798
Summary:
According to Herbert’s article “The Changing American Family” (July 30, 2004), the author talked about the American family has undergone a profound transformation during the past 20 years. This article talks about the reasons that how American family developed and changed, and what the common American family is.
In Herbert’s article, Herbert found out the American family has changed during the past 20 years. Herbert stated since 1980s, the traditional American family has been undergoing profound transformations for all ages, all races, and all ethnic groups. Every aspect of the American family is experiencing change. In 2000, the proportion of persons who over 15 years old and never married reached the historic levels, it is about a third of the men and a quarter of the women were listed as never having married. Now, more and more old age people are living alone or without other generations present than the before. In 1910, most old people (age over 65) living with their children and only 12% of them live alone. However, by 1990 almost 70% of old people (age over 65) live alone. There was also a big rise in “empty nest” households, with elderly couples no longer having resident children of any age. Herbert also mentioned the factors influencing these trends everywhere in the modern industrial world seem to be the same—late marriages, women increasing their participation in the workforce and thus having higher incomes, and changing beliefs in the importance and necessity of marriage. All those facts showed us the American family had changed a lot.
In the end, Herbert stated the American family, like all families in the Western industrial countries. The American family is now profoundly different from what it used to be in the past. It is usually a household with few children, with both parents working, and they will not have child right away. At the same time, more adults are living alone. These trends have profoundly changed the American family and are unlikely to be reversed any time soon.
Response:
In my opinion, author did a really good job finding the data of the American family and analyzed the reason that affected the American family. The people changed their mind on a lot of things, and it made the traditional American family changed. I have been America for almost one and a half years, and I have been to a lot of my friend's house, I can felt they all have their own family culture. Every family is different because the way they have been educated, the way they lived, and the place the grown up… all the causes can make a family different. Even though every family is different in America, I still agree with Herbert “The American family typically is a household with few children, with both parents working, and with mothers producing their children at ever older ages”.
Summary of “The Changing American Family”
By Herbert S. Klein
http://www.hoover.org/publications/hoover-digest/article/6798
Summary:
According to Herbert’s article “The Changing American Family” (July 30, 2004), the author talked about the American family has undergone a profound transformation during the past 20 years. This article talks about the reasons that how American family developed and changed, and what the common American family is.
In Herbert’s article, Herbert found out the American family has changed during the past 20 years. Herbert stated since 1980s, the traditional American family has been undergoing profound transformations for all ages, all races, and all ethnic groups. Every aspect of the American family is experiencing change. In 2000, the proportion of persons who over 15 years old and never married reached the historic levels, it is about a third of the men and a quarter of the women were listed as never having married. Now, more and more old age people are living alone or without other generations present than the before. In 1910, most old people (age over 65) living with their children and only 12% of them live alone. However, by 1990 almost 70% of old people (age over 65) live alone. There was also a big rise in “empty nest” households, with elderly couples no longer having resident children of any age. Herbert also mentioned the factors influencing these trends everywhere in the modern industrial world seem to be the same—late marriages, women increasing their participation in the workforce and thus having higher incomes, and changing beliefs in the importance and necessity of marriage. All those facts showed us the American family had changed a lot.
In the end, Herbert stated the American family, like all families in the Western industrial countries. The American family is now profoundly different from what it used to be in the past. It is usually a household with few children, with both parents working, and they will not have child right away. At the same time, more adults are living alone. These trends have profoundly changed the American family and are unlikely to be reversed any time soon.
Response:
In my opinion, author did a really good job finding the data of the American family and analyzed the reason that affected the American family. The people changed their mind on a lot of things, and it made the traditional American family changed. I have been America for almost one and a half years, and I have been to a lot of my friend's house, I can felt they all have their own family culture. Every family is different because the way they have been educated, the way they lived, and the place the grown up… all the causes can make a family different. Even though every family is different in America, I still agree with Herbert “The American family typically is a household with few children, with both parents working, and with mothers producing their children at ever older ages”.
Summary and response by Pon
Summary and response "On Diversity, America Isn't Putting Its Money Where Its Mouth Is"
By Carol Hymowitz
Publication title: Wall Street Journal. (Eastern edition). New York, N.Y.: Feb 25, 2008.
Document URL: http://proquest.umi.com/pqdweb?did=1434346011&Fmt=3&clientId=79571&RQT=309&VName=PQD
Many American cooperation are paying salary unfairly base on ethnic diversity and sexual. Women got less salary than men. This have occur over 40 years of discrimination outlaws. According to Bureau of labor statistic survey,black men earn 74%, Hispanic men earn 58%, White women earn 73%, Black woman earn 68%, Hispanic women earn 52%. Most of time women have to talk care of their children. This is might be the reason why they don't have an opportunity to get a promotion and higher salary. In addition,women are beginning to earn more college degree than men 45% ages around 25-34 compare with 36 % men that have a degree. Women still earn less that men even though they have the same education level. There are fewer women who majors in business, engineering than give higher salary. White man have the most power in business society. Business chief have to understand more about diversity in order to get a higher profit from international customer.
Response
This information shows how the ethnic diversity impact people in daily life. I think this is unfair because people change their ethnic background. I also think the new generation can develop and change these kind of concept. It don't matter who you are or where you from. We just need the equality in our life.
Post by Pon
By Carol Hymowitz
Publication title: Wall Street Journal. (Eastern edition). New York, N.Y.: Feb 25, 2008.
Document URL: http://proquest.umi.com/pqdweb?did=1434346011&Fmt=3&clientId=79571&RQT=309&VName=PQD
Many American cooperation are paying salary unfairly base on ethnic diversity and sexual. Women got less salary than men. This have occur over 40 years of discrimination outlaws. According to Bureau of labor statistic survey,black men earn 74%, Hispanic men earn 58%, White women earn 73%, Black woman earn 68%, Hispanic women earn 52%. Most of time women have to talk care of their children. This is might be the reason why they don't have an opportunity to get a promotion and higher salary. In addition,women are beginning to earn more college degree than men 45% ages around 25-34 compare with 36 % men that have a degree. Women still earn less that men even though they have the same education level. There are fewer women who majors in business, engineering than give higher salary. White man have the most power in business society. Business chief have to understand more about diversity in order to get a higher profit from international customer.
Response
This information shows how the ethnic diversity impact people in daily life. I think this is unfair because people change their ethnic background. I also think the new generation can develop and change these kind of concept. It don't matter who you are or where you from. We just need the equality in our life.
Post by Pon
Jun's summary
Summary
In America, there are lots of different racial and ethnic groups. The problem is people usually play with their own groups. Political scientist Robert Putnam and his colleagues from Harvard said “Diversity seems to trigger not in-group/out-group division, but anomie or social isolation.” In highly diverse cities and towns are more likely trust other groups but still not as their own group. Putnam researched for 6 years to know a precipitous decline in the nation’s “social capital” was so surprised that more different groups’ areas had less political clout and less recreation system. Wendy Berry Mendes who is a social psychologist at Harvard added when students work in a group of different race, their efficiency is less than same race. Nonetheless, Putnam believes the world is going to be one whatever their religion, race, and nationality is different.
Response
Every student might know that their own race group is more reliable than the other racial group. I am still feeling that. The article mentioned that the city and the town which have more diversity groups had less political clout and less recreation system. The reason why that appear is “”Hunkers’ downfall” and I just cannot agree with this part. I understand because hunkers are downfall so diversity can be bigger. However, if the government loses their power and the fewer amenities in the town, they are not just live well. In my opinion, if there are many races and diversity gathered in the one place, which means all of different culture came together. According to the article, different races cannot be the one group, and it just makes nonsense for me. I think the towns which have many races should have strong government power which can avoid racism problem and they should provide more amenities to make different races can familiar each other. I mostly agree with the article because the result of research shows me that I had same though with real world.
Bruce's Summary
Summary of “South Korea’s Leader Helps Obama Woo Michigan”
By Helene Cooper
http://www.nytimes.com/2011/10/15/us/south-koreas-leader-helps-obama-woo-michigan.html?_r=1&scp=1&sq=politics%20south%20korea&st=cse
According to Helene Cooper’s article “South Korea’s Leader Helps Obama Woo
Michigan” in New York Times (October 14, 2011), President Lee Myung-bak of South Korea and President Obama visited a General Motors plant in Lake Orion, Michigan on Friday. Mr. Lee showed a powerful support for Mr. Obama’s re-election to auto labors who Mr. Obama wishes them to vote for him. Also, Mr. Lee mentioned he had discussed three years ago about booming American auto industry again with president Obama. Furthermore, Mr. Lee promised that The Korea free trade agreement will make more jobs. Helene said Michigan is tremendously important for Mr. Obama to be elected his re-election next year. Then they left the place with music.
Response
As far as I know, it has taken so long time to accept Korea - The U.S.A FTA. However, it just passed in only few days. Therefore, it is controversy among Koreans since it passed so quickly- the law hasn’t passed last four and half years. Also, car industry is very sensitive area for Korean because Korean major export goods are cars. Therefore, I think it is great for people to get goods at cheap prices. However, it seems to be used for political way, and Korean some part of industries will be dangerous since so much cheaper good will import to Korea. Especially, rice and car industries are hot issue for Koreans. People should see what is going on later first, but if people realize that later, it will be too late.
By Helene Cooper
http://www.nytimes.com/2011/10/15/us/south-koreas-leader-helps-obama-woo-michigan.html?_r=1&scp=1&sq=politics%20south%20korea&st=cse
According to Helene Cooper’s article “South Korea’s Leader Helps Obama Woo
Michigan” in New York Times (October 14, 2011), President Lee Myung-bak of South Korea and President Obama visited a General Motors plant in Lake Orion, Michigan on Friday. Mr. Lee showed a powerful support for Mr. Obama’s re-election to auto labors who Mr. Obama wishes them to vote for him. Also, Mr. Lee mentioned he had discussed three years ago about booming American auto industry again with president Obama. Furthermore, Mr. Lee promised that The Korea free trade agreement will make more jobs. Helene said Michigan is tremendously important for Mr. Obama to be elected his re-election next year. Then they left the place with music.
Response
As far as I know, it has taken so long time to accept Korea - The U.S.A FTA. However, it just passed in only few days. Therefore, it is controversy among Koreans since it passed so quickly- the law hasn’t passed last four and half years. Also, car industry is very sensitive area for Korean because Korean major export goods are cars. Therefore, I think it is great for people to get goods at cheap prices. However, it seems to be used for political way, and Korean some part of industries will be dangerous since so much cheaper good will import to Korea. Especially, rice and car industries are hot issue for Koreans. People should see what is going on later first, but if people realize that later, it will be too late.
Summary/Response from Paulo
Fantasy Politics
By CHRISTOPHER CALDWELL
Published: November 5, 2010
http://www.nytimes.com/2010/11/07/magazine/07FOB-WWLN-t.html
In the article written by Christopher Caldwell, in the New York Times (November 21, 2010), he argues that what people call “the American dream” is not the dream of all the population that lives in this country even thought the phrase is still important and influent in American’s minds. An example of it the author points was the election for senate of Marco Rubio who before the election made the deal of sacrifice his Cuban American Family so “he could live the American Dream.” He won the election and the author says that his American dream deal mattered a lot during the election. However, he also points that the American dream has always been more important for the big number of immigrants that the country has had than for the own Americans. First, when the historian James Truslow said the phrase “the American Dream” in the old America it referred to the freedom and liberty that people had here differently to other countries where they were repressed. While for Americans its dream became to be the homeownership is a consolation prize for the hard work. Also, he points that in the beginning the American dream was compound for 4 parts. However, it’s become less ambitious with the entry of more immigrants. Other example he presents is that for an immigrant from a poor country a 75 minute commute and a job in a Wal-Mart would be a dream, while for the son of an industrialized American worker it would be a day of slavery. Finally, the author refers to the American as a social contract that all Americans are tied to but not a dream.
Response
From the article I got new ideas about what people call “American Dream”. I agree with many his points of view; for example, I think that is true that people from different social group and ethnics have different goals. Therefore, things that can mean a dream for someone can be just normal thing for other. However, if the US is the land of the “freedom” and “equality of opportunities” I think everyone should have the same aspirations. Therefore, I agree that the “American Dream” doesn’t have a same meaning for all the people that live in this country.
Summary/Response to "The Terminal"
Summary
“The terminal” is a motion film made in 2004, which was directed by Steven Spielberg. In the film Viktor Navorski, a character portrait by Tom Hanks, arrived at JFK International Airport in New York City and was denied to enter United States due to the revolution in his fictional home country in Eastern Europe called Republic of Krakozhia. The revolution had made Viktor’s passport invalid while he was on airplane since the country that issued his passport technically no longer existed.
Viktor unable to enter United States or to go back to Krakozhia, since he was not qualified for refugee status or temporally protective status or technically even a citizen of any country, was told to stay at International transit lounge of JFK International Airport by Customs and Boarder Protection Head Frank Dixon who is portrayed by Stanley Tucci.
Without ability to speak English or any money to spend, Viktor have to learn how to survive in foreign country. By self-teaching English at bookstore in terminal and interacting with various airport workers from different background, Viktor learns how to survive and function in American society.
Response
Even though America was built by immigrants, it seems like American’s attitude towards immigrants has changed. The film shows technological advance and more sophistication in society has created solid, concrete rules which also made it hard to help or to do something when a person fall between crack of those rules.
Also freedom to pursuit wealth has made certain people, in this case Frank Dixon, only think in “right” or “wrong” and compete for high paying job which makes it not affordable to make any sort of mistakes if you want keep going up in social status.
Lack of English ability takes big part in this film as well. In order to understand your surrounding and culture, being able to understand language is one of the most important key elements to have.
The location, JFK Airport, was particularly interested me and was also important element in this film. Airport is a place people have to go through regardless of your social status, ethnicity, or background. I also do understand that airport has to have concrete, solid rules since it is gateway of a nation.
Summary and Response From Jiarui Li
U.S. Urged to Reflect Wider Diversity In Racial and Ethnic Classifications
By STEVEN A. HOLMES
Published: July 08, 1994
http://www.nytimes.com/1994/07/08/us/us-urged-to-reflect-wider-diversity-in-racial-and-ethnic-classifications.html?src=pmSummary
The author of the article “U.S. Urged to Reflect Wider Diversity in Racial and Ethnic Classifications” (The New York Times, July 8, 1994) indicates that the U.S. government is trying to reclassify people’s ethnic and races. Different groups of people hold different attitudes toward this decision. Many people agree with that. Some of them consider that their Federal aid might be changed by their “new” racial or ethnic backgrounds. On the other hand, some groups of people think that it is not easy to follow the Federal anti-discrimination laws. Federal agencies ask people to choose four races which are white, black, Asian-Pacific Islander and American Indian-Alaskan native, or they can choose “other”. People who are multiracial like Mr. Arboleda are difficult to tell their races or ethnics. They feel dissatisfied by defining as separated races. Therefore, in order to make the races more clearly, the Government is thinking about reclassifying some races, such as Hispanic. However, some professionals still doubt about the definition of the multiracial.
Response
In my opinion, I agree that it is difficult to define people’s races, but I think that people can choose their preference. In another word, those Federal agencies should do some surveys to find out which races people want to be, and they should take their advices and suggestions which are helpful and wise. However, I also think people like Mr. Arboleda should understand how hard to define that, and they do not need to feel uncomfortable with identity themselves on the census form because it is necessary to do those population statistics.
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