I kinda hope it stays the same for next semester. Well, leave out the writing, and put in more group projects. But since it is a writing class, I guess that’s a bit too high to hope for. Ooh! And more movies. I really liked watching the movies, and since they actualy helped, that was all the better. So overall, I want a cliched “optimal” writing and literature class. Man, I hate being cliched…

In this article, or rather, series of articles, it is shown how america has changed, and some would say degenerated, from the stance where the white and black differences was considerably clearer. Now the country is a colaboration between the two races, and this mix presents problems as to how the races are portrayed, now that rascism is so “untollerated”(which I quote for reasons I said in my last rasism post) For instance, in the article “Who Get’s To Tell a Black Story”, it brings up the issue of how the black story is presented. It could say how unfortunate the blacks were in their predicament, but would that be rascist? It could say how well things were going nowadays, but would that be concealing the truth. With no clear path to turn to, and everyone not wanting to be seen as openly rasist, where does the country turn?

t somewhat relates to Huck Finn. I mean, he appears to grow more and more mature, and more dainful of the slavery process, like Huck did as he spent more time with Jim on their adventures. Like Jim, Hughes wants to escape, but fails 4 times. I doubt Jim tried to escape (it seems he is rather new to the process in the start of the book). Both Jim and Huck seemt ot think Miss Watson was a good slave holder, and likewise does Hughes of his owner (after he escapes, perhaps showing that the master was hated during the actual enslavement.)

Anyway, I agree with the plan that the paper presents. But isn’t it somewhat obvious? I mean, has the president previously trying to alienate Iraq’s neighbors? Were we trying to get them to not help us? I suppose the paper is only referring to how we need to increae our diplomacy. The same goes for trying to win over the Iraqi people. Surely the US hasn’t been trying to come across as invaders, so iI can only assume likewise. But I do think we are obligated to do SOMETHING to help the Iraqi’s in their current situation, instead of just abandoning them where they stand now (very bloody conflicts all around). We took away Saddamn, which was good in that it brougyt down a ruthless leader, but bad in that it took the lid off of the boiling faction troubles in the nation. We have to do somethibg, else it will be just like we’re running away from our troubles.

i found this article to co-incide with what I think about when I hear tell about rascism. The subtle meanings, the hidden messages. However, I don’t really think it has become as servere as the author of this article says. People don’t TRY to be rascist (except in extreme cases), and much of it is just subconcious, left over from when it was common nature to say the n-bomb every 3 sentences. All the other races the article speaks about, I agree with the generalizations it presents, but once again disagree that people are conciously perpetuating these ideas.

Satire also serves as to provide a change from the norm. In todays world, with it’s extremely “PC” take on every subject, there’s Borat, to let people know just what other people are like behind all the masks of “acceptance”. With news shows constantly try to compete for the most gravitas, Colbert and Stewart switch it around, mock those shows by extrapolating their most extreme elements of fear and control. I’m a particularly big fan of those shows, because they’re not afraid to poke fun at themselves. If things like “the War Prayer” were reprinted today, then people would be shown the error of their ways, and that the war is not only one thing, but a double edged sword.