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Summary This article talks about domestic violence in the UK. The amount of domestic violence that resulted in death has increased and is at its highest its been in 5 years (Swann, 2019).  When it comes to domestic violence most victims are women. One woman talked about was Charlotte Huggins. She was stabbed by her exContinue reading “Blog 5: Domestic Violence”

Summary On February 26th, 2012, an African-American teenager was fatally shot by a man of mexican and white decent. The man had claimed that the teenager looked and seemed suspicious. After buying a bag of skittles and a juice from a store, the teen was walking home and was seen by the man and theContinue reading “Blog 4: Racism”

Summary The Washington Post article “Why poor kids don’t stay in college” is about people In lower income families and how it is harder for them to stay and be successful in college. It talks about a student name Terrell Kellam who is a low income student who takes multiple buses to get to classesContinue reading “Blog 3”

Summary The video talks about someone who was formerly incarcerated who had the ability to get an education in prison. Through a program called Bard Prison Initiative, Sebastian Yoon was able to earn a college degree in prison. He claims Bard Prison Initiative saved his life. While in prison he felt very hopeless and lonely.Continue reading “B2: Socialization”

Summary In the article, “How the world feels about LGBT people”, Rosenberg talks about how different countries view lesbian, gay, bisexual and trans people. Unlike the U.S., some countries such as Uganda and Russia aren’t as accepting and up for equality for people of the LGBT community. There’s quite a few people who stated thatContinue reading “B1: Sociological Imagination”