Literacy History

 Jasmine Reese Contemporary Literacies Professor Rosen Injustice When we speak of injustice, there are many ways that injustice can ruin a person's life.   From society’s perspective the unjust behaviors from law enforcement have sparked major controversy. Across the United States, many interactions between law enforcement and citizens end fatally due to the excessive force by law enforcement. These behaviors are typically aimed toward minorities. Injustice presents itself when there are unfair outcomes in solving crime. Injustice has various forms which are wrongful convictions, police brutality, and more. Why does the system continue to fail us citizens? The system can be corrupt and even biased. As a result, it becomes personal as it interferes with the way our justice system operates in order to prevent and stop crime. According to the Innocence Project, only one percent of the United States prison population approximately 20,000 people are wrongfully convicted. Individ...

 Jasmine Reese Professor Rosen Contemporary Literacies Inequality Inequality is something that hinders equality within the justice system and how criminals are treated based off who they are. How can we put our trust into our legal system if they continue to fail us citizens in all aspects. The justice system fails citizens by victimizing them. Many people fall victim to the justice system from police brutality, wrongful convictions, and stereotyping. There were many incidents in which we placed our trust and protection into the hands of law enforcement for situations to end tragically. These factors play a significant role in the inequality that has stained the world we live in. How does inequality impact law enforcement? Officers are placed into positions in which they sacrifice their well-being and lives each day in an attempt to prevent and tackle crime. In most cases they do so successfully, and the other chances become slim as things escalate between law enforcement and cit...

 Jasmine Reese  Contemporary Literacies Professor Rosen Final Project (Blog 1) Race Society consists of many struggles and strain. Unfortunately, there are many factors that influence these struggles and strain one of which being race. Race is such a beautiful aspect when it comes to life because there are so many people who come from different walks of life and beautiful places. Race is such a diverse entity that society can reveal, learn, grow to love and support a plethora of cultures and even religion. However, in today’s daily routine activity, people are judged based on the simple fact of who they are, how they look, and where they come from. For example, racism is one of the many factors that influence the struggles and strain between different ethnicities and cultures. Racism is something that has sadly been the heart of the horrid interaction between different people. Racism is the belief that groups of humans possess different behavioral traits corresponding to in...