Assignment 2:

   In class we spot about lynching and it was very interesting. I learned to look at many different things differently and pay more attention to the things that are going on today. When we saw the silent film Within Our Gates by Oscar Micheaux it made me really think. This was my first time ever looking at a silent film. When I saw the scene of the lynching and the rape scene I was confused and angry at the same time. I just didn't understand why people would do so many bad things to people because of the way they look. Then when we looked at the pictures it made me really thank God for those who died for me. To find out that people treated lynchings as they were shows, games, or a family event was just upsetting. All I could think of is that could ave been me or my family members. While reading "A Red Record" there were excuses that white people gave for lynching people. Some of these excuses were that they were protecting themselves from "Negro Domination," to keep blacks out of politics and from voting, because of the race riots, and because of the "sexual violation" blacks so called did to white women. These "excuses" were just ways for them to try to justify their actions. They know hat they were doing was wrong but they did not care because it was not happening to their group. In our class discussion yesterday the ideas we came up with really made their actions very clear not acceptable but clearer than before. This topic really brought out many ideas and I have to say that it was really a good topic and made me understand so much more.

Assignment 1: Free Write

Thursday was very interesting and made me more excited about being in the class. The topic that took my attention the most was when we read all the documents in which this country follows and stands by. I never read these documents so closely and with so many different ideas in mind. The way this world treated these documents back then was horrible. Even though the way the world looks at these documents isn't the best its not as bad as it was. I am happy that people were willing to die to make New York what it is today. Another thing that made me think was when Professor said that something major will happen this summer. His statement made me think about what he was saying but in ways I didn't agree. Im sorry but Obama is only one person and he can not fix ALL that Bush did while he was in office.  just don't really like when people bad mouth him because they don't know what he goes through or what he is trying to do. If I have reacted to so much in this class in just one day I can imagine what can happen over the next couple of weeks. I am so excited to learn more information in this class. I really know that this class will stick with me for a while.