Website: http://www.examiner.com/x-7520-Chicago-Crime-Examiner~y2009m11d29-FBI-stats-show-race-the-top-motivator-for-hate-crime-in-the-USgt
Title: "FBI stats show race the top motivator for hate crimes in the U.S"
Date Published: Novermber 29, 2009
This article is basically a summary of all of the hate-crimes that occurred in the United States in the year 2008. It gives many statistics and even a graph that shows who the main targets for hate-crimes really were. According to this article there were 9,691 reported hate-crimes in 2008. Out of those, 4,943 were because of race, 1,732 were because of religion, 1,706 were because of sexual orientation, 1,226 were because of ethnicity, and 85 were because of disability. This article did not only show that the top motivator for hate crimes in the U.S was race, but it also talked about how most hate-crimes go unreported or unnoticed which is leading to many other problems with our society. The article even breaks down the statistics further, into such categories as which race was being targeted or what their specific religion was.
The results from this collection of data is very astonishing and is big news because it affects people all over our nation. Many people are subject to hate-crimes that even go unreported which is very scary and is creating many unsafe environments for people of all ages. Hate-crimes affect many people everyday and they should not go unreported or unnoticed or else many may think it's okay to commit a hate-crime because it will go unnoticed or unreported. This article certainly shows how big of an impact hate-crimes have on the lives of many.
In my opinion, something needs to be done so that all hate-crimes are reported and treated differently than regular crimes. If the criminal is committing crimes just because of someone's race, ethnicity, etc, then they must be punished appropriately. Hate-crimes are very serious and it is scary to know that most hate-crimes go unnoticed. More action needs to be taken by the government and citizens alike to make our country a safe place for all. Something needs to be done to lower these already outrageous statistics.
Monday, November 30, 2009
Monday, November 9, 2009
Fort Hood Shootings
1. What are your thoughts, feelings, etc, as you read these articles?
This was certainly a tragic event that has probably flipped many families' lives upside-down. Sadly, this probably happens all too often in the military, but this just happened to be on a larger scale. About 43 people were injured or killed during this incident which is just awful to think about. I really feel for the families of the fallen soldiers because recently have experience a loved one passing away. This event was certainly horrible, but once again it probably happens more often than we really know.
2. What role do you think terrorism played in this massacre, if any? Why? Do you think that there was an terrorist organization behind the shooting?
I don't believe terrorism played a role in the massacre at all. Major Hasan, the killer, was dealing with a lot of things at once such as being shipped off overseas, listening to stories of was because he was a psychologist who helped other soldiers, and even dealing with some racism and negative comments about his religion. After not being able to handle of this anymore he probably just snapped.
3. What role did racism or religious persecution play in this incident? Why?
It played a huge role because many people were discriminating against Major Hasan because of his race and religion which in turn caused him to just lose control and snap. He didn't have a right to do that, but still the persecution and discrimination shouldn't have happened in the first place. As for religion playing a role in the killer's own desire to kill people, I'm not sure if it was a main cause or any cause at all.
4. Do you think a lot of Muslim Americans have the same feelings as this man? Why or why not?
Possibly so, but I don't know too much about the way they feel. I'm sure that many are tired of the racial discrimination and negative comments about their race or religion, but not many are crazy enough to kill people because of it. Many just take the jokes or negative comments and move on, not caring about what others have to say. They just do their job. This was a fairly rare incident, but I'm still sure that soldiers killing other soldiers from their own side happens more often than we think.
5. What do you think the military could have done to prevent this from happening? Why do you believe this? Were there signs that this man had the potential to do something like this? What were they?
The military should have had him psychologically examined in order to prevent such behavior. Also, racial and religious persecution should be frowned upon and punishments may need to be required so it doesn't happen in the military. Without punishments, people will still go on with their old ways. This man clearly had something wrong with him in the head because of how some of his blogs had evidence that he thought badly about the way the US was doing things and how outrageous some of his comments were. People should have taken notice of his bizarre behavior sooner.
6. Talk about the leadership of Kimberly Munley (the woman who stopped the shooter). What did she do? How would you have reacted in the same situation?
Munley was the one who took the gunman down. I'm not sure many people have the bravery and courage to put themselves on the line at a time like this and save countless other lives, but thankfully she was there during this time and took charge by engaging in a short-range firefight that ended with her and the gunman being injured. She probably saved many other lives that day which is something we can all be thankful for. It's good to know that there are leaders like this in our military.
7. What does this incident say about race relations in America? Specifically with Arab-Americans and Muslims? Is there a reason that Muslims and people from the Arab world feel a certain way about America?
The articles say that there are still major disagreements and conflicts between the Arab/Muslim world and America. The Arabs and Muslims in America also get several negative comments about the war just because their religion or race. This incident certainly didn't help these relations. It may have invoked more conflict among the two constantly fighting sides which is very sad. Muslims and Arab people have negative views about America just because of the war and everything, but also because they have several negative comments directed at them that create hostility.
This was certainly a tragic event that has probably flipped many families' lives upside-down. Sadly, this probably happens all too often in the military, but this just happened to be on a larger scale. About 43 people were injured or killed during this incident which is just awful to think about. I really feel for the families of the fallen soldiers because recently have experience a loved one passing away. This event was certainly horrible, but once again it probably happens more often than we really know.
2. What role do you think terrorism played in this massacre, if any? Why? Do you think that there was an terrorist organization behind the shooting?
I don't believe terrorism played a role in the massacre at all. Major Hasan, the killer, was dealing with a lot of things at once such as being shipped off overseas, listening to stories of was because he was a psychologist who helped other soldiers, and even dealing with some racism and negative comments about his religion. After not being able to handle of this anymore he probably just snapped.
3. What role did racism or religious persecution play in this incident? Why?
It played a huge role because many people were discriminating against Major Hasan because of his race and religion which in turn caused him to just lose control and snap. He didn't have a right to do that, but still the persecution and discrimination shouldn't have happened in the first place. As for religion playing a role in the killer's own desire to kill people, I'm not sure if it was a main cause or any cause at all.
4. Do you think a lot of Muslim Americans have the same feelings as this man? Why or why not?
Possibly so, but I don't know too much about the way they feel. I'm sure that many are tired of the racial discrimination and negative comments about their race or religion, but not many are crazy enough to kill people because of it. Many just take the jokes or negative comments and move on, not caring about what others have to say. They just do their job. This was a fairly rare incident, but I'm still sure that soldiers killing other soldiers from their own side happens more often than we think.
5. What do you think the military could have done to prevent this from happening? Why do you believe this? Were there signs that this man had the potential to do something like this? What were they?
The military should have had him psychologically examined in order to prevent such behavior. Also, racial and religious persecution should be frowned upon and punishments may need to be required so it doesn't happen in the military. Without punishments, people will still go on with their old ways. This man clearly had something wrong with him in the head because of how some of his blogs had evidence that he thought badly about the way the US was doing things and how outrageous some of his comments were. People should have taken notice of his bizarre behavior sooner.
6. Talk about the leadership of Kimberly Munley (the woman who stopped the shooter). What did she do? How would you have reacted in the same situation?
Munley was the one who took the gunman down. I'm not sure many people have the bravery and courage to put themselves on the line at a time like this and save countless other lives, but thankfully she was there during this time and took charge by engaging in a short-range firefight that ended with her and the gunman being injured. She probably saved many other lives that day which is something we can all be thankful for. It's good to know that there are leaders like this in our military.
7. What does this incident say about race relations in America? Specifically with Arab-Americans and Muslims? Is there a reason that Muslims and people from the Arab world feel a certain way about America?
The articles say that there are still major disagreements and conflicts between the Arab/Muslim world and America. The Arabs and Muslims in America also get several negative comments about the war just because their religion or race. This incident certainly didn't help these relations. It may have invoked more conflict among the two constantly fighting sides which is very sad. Muslims and Arab people have negative views about America just because of the war and everything, but also because they have several negative comments directed at them that create hostility.
Thursday, November 5, 2009
Leadership Qualities
The first part is one paragraph summary of the article. Make sure that you read the article, then write your summary in your own words. Do Not copy word for word. Copying word for word from the source means an instant “F”. This is called plagiarism and is illegal. Read it and summarize it in your own words. Keep the summary simple and as possible, but include all the important information like: Who? What? When? Where? Why? How? Write it in essay form in a paragraph. (5 points)
The second part will cover the impact of the article
1. What aspect of leadership does it cover?
1. What does the author say about leadership? What kind of audience is the author trying to reach.
2. Who is it going to affect? How is it going to affect a large population of the world and possibly you?
4. What is it that makes this an important article about leadership? (5 points)
II. The 3rd part of the project is your opinion of what was told in the article or new broadcast. Take a stand and say what you really think about the event and its implications. You may say whatever you believe here, but make sure that you support your opinion with a good supporting argument with facts, quotes, and research from the article. Make sure that you spend some time on this section as it a major portion of the assignments grade. (10 points)
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Title of Article: "Leadership Skills? Follow the Leaders"
Web Address: http://www.leadershiparticles.net/Article/Leadership-Skills--Follow-the-Leaders/14177
This is an article written by Max Vogt and is about how leaders of large businesses and companies often times abuse their powers which has a negative impact on their workers' output and productivity. He writes about how leaders need to have integrity in the workplace so that workers will feel more comfortable and get more work done. This article was written this year and explains how many companies and businesses today have leaders that abuse their power which in turn creates an uncomfortable workplace for the workers down low in the ranks of the company. Leaders of big companies often times don't set great working conditions for the workers and often times don't play by the rules. The sad truth is that many companies do this.
This article is mainly about integrity and how successful companies or businesses need to have leaders with good character and integrity. The author is trying to reach workers from all size companies and the leaders of them as well. He mainly speaks about how much more successful companies would be if the leaders didn't abuse their powers. If companies were more productive they would make more money, and in turn the leaders of the companies would also be benefited as well. This article could affect many big businesses and change the way we look at how a good business starts with a leader that has good character and integrity. The writer certainly wrote a very important article on leadership because of how many people this could affect in the working world.
I wholeheartedly agree with the author on this topic. A good leader creates a good supporting team, or in this case a good supporting company. From my experience on various sports teams, the leader also helps the team and keeps it together just like the leader of a company would. A better leader would create a better workplace and better conditions, and in turn this would create better productivity which would lead to more money being made. Leaders need to quit abusing their power because they will not only benefit their workers, but themselves as well if they start having better character and integrity.
The second part will cover the impact of the article
1. What aspect of leadership does it cover?
1. What does the author say about leadership? What kind of audience is the author trying to reach.
2. Who is it going to affect? How is it going to affect a large population of the world and possibly you?
4. What is it that makes this an important article about leadership? (5 points)
II. The 3rd part of the project is your opinion of what was told in the article or new broadcast. Take a stand and say what you really think about the event and its implications. You may say whatever you believe here, but make sure that you support your opinion with a good supporting argument with facts, quotes, and research from the article. Make sure that you spend some time on this section as it a major portion of the assignments grade. (10 points)
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Title of Article: "Leadership Skills? Follow the Leaders"
Web Address: http://www.leadershiparticles.net/Article/Leadership-Skills--Follow-the-Leaders/14177
This is an article written by Max Vogt and is about how leaders of large businesses and companies often times abuse their powers which has a negative impact on their workers' output and productivity. He writes about how leaders need to have integrity in the workplace so that workers will feel more comfortable and get more work done. This article was written this year and explains how many companies and businesses today have leaders that abuse their power which in turn creates an uncomfortable workplace for the workers down low in the ranks of the company. Leaders of big companies often times don't set great working conditions for the workers and often times don't play by the rules. The sad truth is that many companies do this.
This article is mainly about integrity and how successful companies or businesses need to have leaders with good character and integrity. The author is trying to reach workers from all size companies and the leaders of them as well. He mainly speaks about how much more successful companies would be if the leaders didn't abuse their powers. If companies were more productive they would make more money, and in turn the leaders of the companies would also be benefited as well. This article could affect many big businesses and change the way we look at how a good business starts with a leader that has good character and integrity. The writer certainly wrote a very important article on leadership because of how many people this could affect in the working world.
I wholeheartedly agree with the author on this topic. A good leader creates a good supporting team, or in this case a good supporting company. From my experience on various sports teams, the leader also helps the team and keeps it together just like the leader of a company would. A better leader would create a better workplace and better conditions, and in turn this would create better productivity which would lead to more money being made. Leaders need to quit abusing their power because they will not only benefit their workers, but themselves as well if they start having better character and integrity.
Monday, November 2, 2009
Headbutting Football Player
1. What are your thoughts about this case? How did the video make you feel or think? Should the athlete be charged criminally for this act? Why/Why not?
2. When competing in contact sports, should you have the same rights and protections as you would as an ordinary citizen regarding assault or should there be an expectation of violence? Why/Why not?
3. From each stakeholder perspective I want you to answer the following:
Here are the stakeholders: both players, each players parent, police (or state), teammates of both players, the coach, the athletic director and principal. FROM EACH OF THESE PERSPECTIVES I WANT YOU TO ANSWER THE QUESTIONS SO YOU SHOULD HAVE 9 different stakeholder perspectives!!
How would this make you feel?
What would you want done about this situation?
What would you do about this situation?
1. This is ridiculous. I believe that the player should be charged criminally. It is the same as if he started a fight on the football field. He had no reason to do what he did, and what makes it worse is that he ripped the other kid's helmet off of his head before headbutting him! I'm sure the other kid had some medical costs for the injury as well which is just ridiculous. If this happened off of the football field he would definitely be charged.
2. People should have the same rights on the football field. They obviously will get hit and stuff like that, but when someone goes out of the way to physically assault someone when it's not necessary, action should be taken to punish the player. This would be a case by case basis sort of thing though. When someone physically assaults someone when the play is over or their actions will not affect the play, it is completely wrong and people should be punished for such actions.
3. Headbutting Player - I would feel I was at fault a little bit and shouldn't have done what I did, but I would be very upset if I got criminally charged. I would be fine with getting suspended from a few games or the season, but not getting criminally charged. I would apologize to the other team and player but then I would go about with the rest of my life.
Victim - I would be very furious with the other player's actions. I would want criminal charges to be pressed for sure. What he did was wrong. I'd forgive him if he apologized, but I would still be very upset with him. After a hit like like I'd probably sit out of practice for awhile and wait to get fully healed.
Headbutting Parents - I would be very disappointed with my child. I wouldn't want criminal charges to be pressed but I would severely punish my child. What he did was absolutely awful. I would just want my child to know that what he did was wrong.
Victim's Parents - I would feel that criminal charges were necessary. If the other kid didn't apologize I would be furious. I want everyone to know that this is wrong so I would maybe think about pressing charges.
Police - I'm astonished that a kid would go to such lengths to injure another player. I would have spoken with the kid, his parents, and his school about the incident and then press charges if more outrageous behavior ensued.
Teammates of headbutter - I would think my teammate was crazy. I would not want him to be criminally charged, but he should be punished. I would speak to him about this and make sure that he knows he was wrongful in his actions.
Teammates of Victim - I would be furious. I would want him to be criminally charged so that he knows what he did was wrong. Or, he should at least get suspended from a few games. I would talk with the victim and make sure he is okay.
Coaches - I would be very furious. I would want to suspend him for the rest of the season or at least several games so he knows that what he did was wrong. I would also tell the player that he needs to apologize right away for his actions.
AD or Principal of Headbutting Kid - I would be so upset that a kid from my school did such wrong. First I would speak with his parents, then him, then the other school. I believe that he should be suspended from the team for his actions and I think I would make sure that he apologizes to the victim.
2. When competing in contact sports, should you have the same rights and protections as you would as an ordinary citizen regarding assault or should there be an expectation of violence? Why/Why not?
3. From each stakeholder perspective I want you to answer the following:
Here are the stakeholders: both players, each players parent, police (or state), teammates of both players, the coach, the athletic director and principal. FROM EACH OF THESE PERSPECTIVES I WANT YOU TO ANSWER THE QUESTIONS SO YOU SHOULD HAVE 9 different stakeholder perspectives!!
How would this make you feel?
What would you want done about this situation?
What would you do about this situation?
1. This is ridiculous. I believe that the player should be charged criminally. It is the same as if he started a fight on the football field. He had no reason to do what he did, and what makes it worse is that he ripped the other kid's helmet off of his head before headbutting him! I'm sure the other kid had some medical costs for the injury as well which is just ridiculous. If this happened off of the football field he would definitely be charged.
2. People should have the same rights on the football field. They obviously will get hit and stuff like that, but when someone goes out of the way to physically assault someone when it's not necessary, action should be taken to punish the player. This would be a case by case basis sort of thing though. When someone physically assaults someone when the play is over or their actions will not affect the play, it is completely wrong and people should be punished for such actions.
3. Headbutting Player - I would feel I was at fault a little bit and shouldn't have done what I did, but I would be very upset if I got criminally charged. I would be fine with getting suspended from a few games or the season, but not getting criminally charged. I would apologize to the other team and player but then I would go about with the rest of my life.
Victim - I would be very furious with the other player's actions. I would want criminal charges to be pressed for sure. What he did was wrong. I'd forgive him if he apologized, but I would still be very upset with him. After a hit like like I'd probably sit out of practice for awhile and wait to get fully healed.
Headbutting Parents - I would be very disappointed with my child. I wouldn't want criminal charges to be pressed but I would severely punish my child. What he did was absolutely awful. I would just want my child to know that what he did was wrong.
Victim's Parents - I would feel that criminal charges were necessary. If the other kid didn't apologize I would be furious. I want everyone to know that this is wrong so I would maybe think about pressing charges.
Police - I'm astonished that a kid would go to such lengths to injure another player. I would have spoken with the kid, his parents, and his school about the incident and then press charges if more outrageous behavior ensued.
Teammates of headbutter - I would think my teammate was crazy. I would not want him to be criminally charged, but he should be punished. I would speak to him about this and make sure that he knows he was wrongful in his actions.
Teammates of Victim - I would be furious. I would want him to be criminally charged so that he knows what he did was wrong. Or, he should at least get suspended from a few games. I would talk with the victim and make sure he is okay.
Coaches - I would be very furious. I would want to suspend him for the rest of the season or at least several games so he knows that what he did was wrong. I would also tell the player that he needs to apologize right away for his actions.
AD or Principal of Headbutting Kid - I would be so upset that a kid from my school did such wrong. First I would speak with his parents, then him, then the other school. I believe that he should be suspended from the team for his actions and I think I would make sure that he apologizes to the victim.
Sunday, November 1, 2009
Educational Leadership Article Summary
Web Address: http://12.4.125.3/ASCD/pdf/journals/ed_lead/el_198402_sergiovanni.pdf
Title of Article: Leadership and Excellence in Schooling by Thomas J. Sergiovanni
This article written by Thomas J. Sergiovanni is about the authors experience in researching what leadership qualities are necessary for an "excellent" school. He speaks of how there are many schools he has visited that are good or have "competent students", but the few select few that are "excellent" schools are that way because of the leadership qualities the staff, teachers, and students have. The author has been researching the effects of leadership in schools for several years and states that the schools which have staff, teachers, and students that possess good leadership characteristics have astonishingly better test scores. After conducting research for many years he has also concluded that the correlation between these strong leadership traits and the high test scores is amazingly high. His research was fairly opinionated, as it is hard to determine if a school might have strong leaders, but his research does point to a strong relationship between high test scores and strong leaders.
The author of this article, and researcher of this investigation looked for many leaderships characteristics such as determination, the correct amount of force or discipline, trustworthiness, school spirit, focus, intelligence, but mainly the school's desire to instill the thought in the students' heads that they, as leaders, need to pass on their skills and teach others to be leaders themselves. The author preaches all of his findings to not only students, but parents and teachers as well because they can also help unlock the students' talents and gifts. This article has the potential to affect many schools around the world because of his strong evidence for the argument that strong leadership skills in schools is the key to high test scores and successful students. Many schools will eventually get the hint that they need to preach leadership to their students. This article is very important because if we want our next generations to be successful on earth, we need to let them know how important leadership will be towards their success in the future.
I completely agree with the author. Some schools are good because they have a few really gifted students, but in order for the entire school to bring up more successful students, people will have to take a stand and tell the students how important education is. People will have to basically lead others and teach them about the importance of education in life. In turn, these leaders can teach their followers to become leaders themselves and get the message spread across to everyone. Leadership is a very important and key aspect to attaining success. Education is also very important so combining the two would be very beneficial to many...
Title of Article: Leadership and Excellence in Schooling by Thomas J. Sergiovanni
This article written by Thomas J. Sergiovanni is about the authors experience in researching what leadership qualities are necessary for an "excellent" school. He speaks of how there are many schools he has visited that are good or have "competent students", but the few select few that are "excellent" schools are that way because of the leadership qualities the staff, teachers, and students have. The author has been researching the effects of leadership in schools for several years and states that the schools which have staff, teachers, and students that possess good leadership characteristics have astonishingly better test scores. After conducting research for many years he has also concluded that the correlation between these strong leadership traits and the high test scores is amazingly high. His research was fairly opinionated, as it is hard to determine if a school might have strong leaders, but his research does point to a strong relationship between high test scores and strong leaders.
The author of this article, and researcher of this investigation looked for many leaderships characteristics such as determination, the correct amount of force or discipline, trustworthiness, school spirit, focus, intelligence, but mainly the school's desire to instill the thought in the students' heads that they, as leaders, need to pass on their skills and teach others to be leaders themselves. The author preaches all of his findings to not only students, but parents and teachers as well because they can also help unlock the students' talents and gifts. This article has the potential to affect many schools around the world because of his strong evidence for the argument that strong leadership skills in schools is the key to high test scores and successful students. Many schools will eventually get the hint that they need to preach leadership to their students. This article is very important because if we want our next generations to be successful on earth, we need to let them know how important leadership will be towards their success in the future.
I completely agree with the author. Some schools are good because they have a few really gifted students, but in order for the entire school to bring up more successful students, people will have to take a stand and tell the students how important education is. People will have to basically lead others and teach them about the importance of education in life. In turn, these leaders can teach their followers to become leaders themselves and get the message spread across to everyone. Leadership is a very important and key aspect to attaining success. Education is also very important so combining the two would be very beneficial to many...
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