Diversity Scholarly Article Summary

The article that I read was about the relationship between bullying in schoosl, and hate crimes. It talked about how according to Massachusetts law, "hate crimes are those crimes motivated by hatred against a person or group on the basis of race, religion, disability, color, ethnic/national origin or sexual orientation. Hate crimes can occur by a physical attack, intimidating or threatening behavior that puts a person in fear of immediate physical harm or damage to property, such as vandalism. ". They talk about how bullying relates to hate crimes and also how it doesn't. Mainly, they talked about how similar they are, and bullies target people who are 'different' then them, which is like hate crimes.

It shows diversity because hate crime is a big part of diversity, so does bullying. It shows conflicts between people who have different beliefs than other people, like homosexuality, race, etc. The author talks about the similarity of hate crimes and bullying. I think the author is trying to reach teachers so that they can put a stop to bullying. This will affect people that are getting bullied or people involved in hate crimes. I think that soon, they will become a bigger problem in our society. Bullying and hate crimes are a big problem and I think that almost everyone has been affected by bullying, and so I feel like now, more and more people are going to be affected by hate crimes too. This is an important article about diversity because since bullying is such a large problem there needs to be a stop to it.

I think that bullying is a lot like hate crimes. If you bully someone, most likely you do it because their different. When you're little, it could be because they have glasses or are shorter than people. As you get older, it could be because they are homosexual or have a lower economic status. I think that bullying and hate crimes are very very similar, and are a rising problem in our country.

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Diversity Article Summary

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The article that I read was about two thirteen year old twins, Lamb and Lynx, who have an album and are becoming very popular. However there is a lot of controversy because they have a lot of racist lyrics, and they are white nationalists and use their talents to preach a message of hate. It talks a lot about how they were raised by April, their mom and how she homeschooled them with specific white nationalists believes and how their grandpa is very pro-nazism. It talks about the pros and cons about them, and compares them a lot with rap music.

This is news because at this moment, there is a lot of racism or hate crimes happening. So when you see two teenagers who have racist lyrics, its going to be news. Because of this, I think that you might either see no more racist lyrics at all, or more likely, racist lyrics will increase. Singers and bands will test their luck and just see what things they can say. This affects any people involved in music because they have to make sure that none of their lyrics are racist. This also obviously effects Lamb and Lynx and their family because they might be in a lot of trouble. It will affect the large population because, once again, whoever listened to their music, or who has their own music have to be very careful about racist lyrics. This is important because it effects a lot of people and is a very interesting story.

My personal opinion, is that it's wrong. But there is freedom of speech and they are entitled to say what they want to say. I think that they shouldn't be able to, but that's just me. I think that a lot of the rap is the same way, but not as many people notice that it's being racist. They have the rights to say what they want in the song, even though it could be wrong.

Song Analysis

SONG ANALYSIS

Song Name: Dear Mr. President
Artist: Pink
Genre: Pop
Time period/ year released: 2006
Issue being addressed: Pink wrote an open letter to the old President Bush and it talks a lot about why he wasn't doing anything about poverty, families and the economy.
Point of View: She is upset with George Bush for not doing anything. She is upset because there are so many people in poverty and that are having a hard time, but that George Bush isn't working very hard to change it.
Song Lyrics:

Dear Mr. President,
Come take a walk with me.
Let's pretend we're just two people and
You're not better than me.
I'd like to ask you some questions if we can speak honestly.

What do you feel when you see all the homeless on the street?
Who do you pray for at night before you go to sleep?
What do you feel when you look in the mirror?
Are you proud?

How do you sleep while the rest of us cry?
How do you dream when a mother has no chance to say goodbye?
How do you walk with your head held high?
Can you even look me in the eye
And tell me why?

Dear Mr. President,
Were you a lonely boy?
Are you a lonely boy?
Are you a lonely boy?
How can you say
No child is left behind?
We're not dumb and we're not blind.
They're all sitting in your cells
While you pave the road to hell.

What kind of father would take his own daughter's rights away?
And what kind of father might hate his own daughter if she were gay?
I can only imagine what the first lady has to say
You've come a long way from whiskey and cocaine.

How do you sleep while the rest of us cry?
How do you dream when a mother has no chance to say goodbye?
How do you walk with your head held high?
Can you even look me in the eye?

Let me tell you 'bout hard work
Minimum wage with a baby on the way
Let me tell you 'bout hard work
Rebuilding your house after the bombs took them away
Let me tell you 'bout hard work
Building a bed out of a cardboard box
Let me tell you 'bout hard work
Hard work
Hard work
You don't know nothing 'bout hard work
Hard work
Hard work
Oh

How do you sleep at night?
How do you walk with your head held high?
Dear Mr. President,
You'd never take a walk with me.
Would you?

RESEARCH

Contextual factors: This was when the economy was falling and more and more people were falling out of unemployment. This added to the song a lot because that is what it is mainly about.

What is the issue: The number of families who are becoming homeless is rising very fast, and Bush wasn't doing much that was actually helping it. It also talks about how Geroge Bush can sleep at night and how he can act like everything's alright when it's not.

Who is affected: Anyone who is or has been homeless or unemployed is affected a lot by this. They would have a lot of the same opinions as Pink and some of them might be mad at George bush for this.

Varying Perspectives: Obviously the majority of the republicans wouldn't agree with this song because a lot of them support bush. A lot of the democrats or homeless people would agree with this song because it explains their life a lot right now.

Severity of the Issue: I think that is a HUGE issue right now. There are so many people that either don't have a home, or are on the verge of losing it. And that's just in America. In third world countries living situations are so much worse.

CRITIQUE

I saw some people that agreed with the author completely and I saw others that disagreed completely. There also were a lot of people who had mixed opinions. I think that now that Obama is the president, a lot of these people who agreed with Pink now have more hope that things will change. I think that I share a lot of the same views as her. I think that poverty is becoming a huge problem and that there are people out there that have huge houses and a ton of money left over, and that there are an increasing number of people who have no money, and no place to stay. I honestly think that if the whole country works together, things change in our country.