Author Archives: Irene Yang

Final thoughts

Posted on May 18, 2010 by Irene Yang

Finally, we are all done with this ENG2150 class on race and justice. One thing that I will always remember is that this is the first time I have taken an english class that is solely focused on one topic/theme. … Continue reading →

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Those who don’t believe

Posted on April 29, 2010 by Irene Yang

Everyday people hear about arrests and murders on television or radios.  Most of the time, the arrested “criminal” is African American or Hispanic.  Personally, I’ve seen a lot of this on all the news channels I’ve watched and I also … Continue reading →

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Racial Profiling in Connecticut

Posted on April 23, 2010 by Irene Yang

Everyday, there is injustice and racial profiling going on in our states.  Recently, I found an article on the New York Times online article on race and justice called  ‘Connecticut Town Grapples With Claims of Police Bias’ (written by Nina … Continue reading →

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“One and You’re done”

Posted on March 17, 2010 by Irene Yang

In today’s society, there are a lot of crimes committed. One of the crimes that is absolutely horrific and unacceptable is raping and killing young teenagers and children. I recently read an opinionated article on CNN Opinion called Fury Over … Continue reading →

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Poor judgement of poor blacks

Posted on March 11, 2010 by Irene Yang

Prisoners are prisoners, they should not be pre-judged just because of their race, but because of what crime they have committed. However, sometimes the government does not stay unbiased when coming to punishing people. Marshall Mercy wrote an essay called … Continue reading →

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Race and justice are absolutely related!

Posted on March 3, 2010 by Irene Yang

How are race and justice related? Well, the answer is portrayed in many instances expanding from when slavery was allowed until today.  Justice is treating the people equally or justly. People are usually pulled over because of biased and stereotypical … Continue reading →

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I agree with you, Churchill!

Posted on February 22, 2010 by Irene Yang

The URL leads to a googled image of the Washington Redskins football team. Its logo has a Native American and a feather dangling on the side of the man’s head and the helmet.

http://artfiles.art.com/5/p/LRG/10/1060/9LVL000Z/washington-redskins-helmet-logo.jpg Continue reading →

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