Response papers should be roughly 2 single-spaced pages in length (about a 1000 words), typed (double spaced), and should explicitly address the given theme, utilizing the readings and discussions from the course. The response papers give you an opportunity to reflect on the readings and the various topics of discussion, and to clarify your own thinking on the issues of race and ethnicity, as well as to provide me with feedback on the effectiveness of some of our course materials at helping to understand and digest these complicated ideas.

Theme:

Thinking about the everyday impact of race/ethnicity. Let’s begin with the profound statement made by writer Zora Neale Hurston as she said “I am not tragically Black!’ Think about the ways the ideas of race and ethnicity have constructed you and how the world sees you. Confront these ideas! In the way similar to Leslie Silko’s confrontation of the US border patrol. Demand that society live up to aspirational notions of justice and fairness (recall the discussion of Angela Davis and her critique of the prison-industrial complex), and consider the ways that those who would let their presumptions about race/ethnicity guide their actions, can be constrained. Take some time to consider the everyday impact of racial and/or ethnic constructions on your life.

1) My views on lowering the legal limit for intoxication from .08 to .06 nationwide is a yes. Most accidents happen because of drunk driving. People think they are in their senses and can drive. However, that is not true because Korsmeyer et., al states, “An individual with a BAC of .08 percent or higher is eleven times more likely than an individual who has had nothing to drink to be involved in a fatal crash” (Korsmeyer., et all 2009). In addition, they don’t realize that not only their life is in danger, but they are putting others on the road in danger as well. However, I am double minded because people are going to drink and drive regardless. When one is drunk or has exceeded their limit, they don’t realize themselves that they have. This is what causes them to think they can drive home safely. There is no harm in lowering the legal limit because we can see if it makes a change. Also, if the legal limit decreases, then people might start reconsidering to drive after consuming alcohol. At the end of the day, people need to realize that alcohol can be the reason for multiple reasons and accidents being the number one reason.

2) Of course there must always be a lower limit but when it comes to driving after drinking alcohol there really shouldn’t be alcohol in your system. to lower the limit to .6 would mean more people would be cautious in taking a first drink at all. many cases of drunk driving start from just planning to have one drink and then continuing to drink unexpectedly. knowing that your BAC level could reach the legal limit sooner is a great deterrent. drunk driving is so dangerous that many alternatives and prevention methods are spread through culture. Always have a designated driver is a phase that i know and yet have no idea where i heard it. We now have uber and lyft, these services can provide a designated driver on demand for a small cost. Car brands are exploring the use of assisted driving and self driving cars to create an intertwined web for a safe automated transportation system. if after this law change there was also a slight upturn in the number of random sobriety checks it would become clear that drunk driving is something that is trying to be stomped out by society.

This assignment ask you to examine and interpret the United States political system and it’s effects on elections.

Objective

Examine the U.S. political system

Step 1 Read articles on the current Presidential Campaign

Using the Internet research newspaper articles regarding the campaign and the Hispanic vote.

Step2 Write an essay fully answering following questions in 2-3 pages

What do the articles tell you about the American political system

What is the role of minorities in elections?

Has the role minorities in elections been changing? if so, how? if not, why not?

How do you compare the arguments in these articles to the previous election ( compare and contrast the 2004 election)?

Provide at least three citations in the paper and include a reference list.

Sexuality is a powerful socio-political tool and weapon. Discuss how sexual norms and sexual identities intersect with politics and the law, economics and the marketplace and social wellness and disease.

Choose one of the following options for your assignment this week:

Option A: Gender Crimes

Criminal acts occur against individuals because of gender – some of these are labeled as hate crimes in the U.S. (consider cases of violence against transgendered and homosexual individuals) and others occur across cultures. Choose two other types of “gender crimes” and discuss what these acts reveal about deep-seated cultural values and beliefs. One possibility is to examine bride burning or dowry death in India.

Submit a paper (750-1250 words) that explores gender crimes. Provide at least three references cited within the text and listed in the references section.