H.G Bissinger addresses many social and political issues in his book “Friday Night
Lights”. Even today, decades later, these issues are still very prominent in our society. Much like
the situation described in Odessa during the 80’s, football is a huge part of the society in
America currently, and most likely will be for the years to come. Along with football, there are
many underlying controversies that take place.
Proper education is something that is often overlooked when it deals with athletes. The
problem lies with a society that care more about winning teams than they the education those
kids get. Here in America, it's more common for kids to cheat in order to get their homework
done than to actually put in effort and
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There is desegregation. There is no integration in this community, the same as any
community in America” (pg. 81). This is a quote by Jim mOore, the last president of Ector High
School before it was shut down. America likes to believe that we are truly free, but if all the parties that live in America aren't free, is the country as a whole free? We have seen a lot of acts
of unjust prosecution against the African American people in this country. We do not provide
equality for everyone in the United States. There is discrimination in the workplace and in the
law. There has been multiply killings of blacks that have been unjust but received no
prosecution. The killing of Trayvon Martin, Laquan McDonald, and Michael Brown are just
some of the many examples of racism in America today.
Although all of the issues Bissinger wrote about are important, these are the two that stick
out. Football is a huge source of entertainment in this country, and sometimes entertainment
came mask some of the pressing issues of society. You have to be educated on issues in order to
help fix them. Don't let entertaining, or a day of watching football blind you on problems that
shouldn't exist in the extremity that they
Football was not just a sport in Odessa, it was a lifestyle. In Friday Night Lights, Bissinger follows Permian’s high school football team. He is able to gain an understanding of the towns social components, and in the novel he analyzes the incompetence of the adults when making decision for their children, the bitter racism and unhealthy emphasis on the success of the football team. The author often compares Permian to a variety of schools and highlights the disproportionate emphasis on football and touches upon the vanity of the entire events. All in all, Bissinger is able to effectively show the reader the real Odessa.
Just Mercy’s Bryan Stevenson exposes some of these disparities woven around his presentation of the Walter McMillian case, and the overrepresentation of African-American men in our criminal justice system. His accounts of actors in the criminal justice system such as Judge Robert E. Lee and the D.A. Tom Chapman who refused to open up the case or provide support regardless of the overwhelmingly amount of inconsistencies found in the case. The fact that there were instances where policemen paid people off to testify falsely against McMillian others on death row significantly supports this perpetuation of racism. For many of the people of color featured in Stevenson’s book, the justice system was unfair to them wrongfully or excessively punishing them for crimes both violent and nonviolent compared to their white counterparts. Racism towards those of color has caused a “lack of concern and responsiveness by police, prosecutors, and victims’ services providers” and ultimately leads to the mass incarceration of this population (Stevenson, 2014, p. 141). Moreover the lack of diversity within the jury system and those in power plays into the already existing racism. African-American men are quickly becoming disenfranchised in our country through such racist biases leading to over 1/3 of this population “missing” from the overall American population because they are within the criminal justice
It is a town with less than 5000 people, and it is not a location that has many jobs. People must commute to neighboring towns to make a living. Ringgold is a town in North Georgia and is looked over when people visit Georgia. It is not a vacation spot and does not have many recognizable landmarks. Throughout the year, the people of Ringgold only have one thing to look forward to on a given day. That one thing is sports, and for a small town like Ringgold, sports are the only thing on the townspeople minds after 6 p.m. Starting from the age of five kids are placed on recreational teams and taught how to play football. The kids learn about the tradition of Ringgold football and how to play with pride. They are taught to give 100% and never to give up. The parents wear all blue in support of the Ringgold Tigers. Fans will spend almost any amount on the gear just like the Permian fans. The area grocery stores even carry the gear and support the football team every Friday. The people of Ringgold fill up the stands every week and support the team even though the team has never in its history produced a state championship like Permian football has. The fans show up and have a fire in their eyes that would mirror that fire that is shown in the eyes of Permian football fans. Ringgold is willing to support its team at any cost, and that was on display when the school built a brand new football field and had
Ever since human existence started there have been laws. From Adam and Eve to Moses and the Ten Commandments, there has always been a higher authority that people needed to deal with. In the movies To Kill A Mockingbird and A Time To Kill, people had to deal with a higher authority because of their actions. In To Kill A Mockingbird, Tom Robinson had to deal with a rape charge, and in A Time To Kill, Carl Lee had a murder charge against him. Many different factors affected the outcome of both cases, and ultimately both outcomes were wrong. One was found guilty, and one was not, but both had to deal with the prejudice of being black and the stereotypes of the era.
To some people it has happened, you see something standing in your dark room and when you turn on the lights, the figure is gone. Lights Out does the job of showing the audience the fear of the monster that looks at you or is with you in the darkness. The monster in this film would make the audience think back to their childhood and remember the fear of being in the dark alone because they would feel someone looking at them. This film gives the rule for the monster, you will be safe when you’re in the light, but be very careful when the lights go out and it gets dark.
For example Yulemay got arrested and thrown against the bus as soon as she got off, because she was accused of stealing from Hilly to pay for her son to go to college. When a random African American got shot in streets and every black person was asked to get off the bus and abilene started running home and that falls violence. I feel
Even though racism has always been a problem since the beginning of time, recently in the United States, there has been a rise in discrimination and violence has been directed towards the African American minority primarily from those in the white majority who believe they are more superior, especially in our criminal justice system. There are many different reasons for the ethnic disparities in the criminal justice system between the majority and the minority, but some key reasons are differential involvement, individual racism, and institutional racism to why racial disparities exist in
In the movie Edward Scissorhands, a lot of different cinematic techniques are used. This movie mostly focuses on lighting, usually using darker low-key lighting throughout most of the film to create a darker, creepy tone. Low-key lighting is used mostly in scenes with Edward scissorhands in them, not as much with the girl. A good example of these low-key lighting scenes are the beginning ones, when the girl first enters Edward’s castle. The atmosphere inside is dark and creepy, adding to the already mysterious and dark tone of the movie. Another example of a scene with low-key lighting is the very beginning of the credits screen. The words are displayed in white with the rest of the background as a dark and evil setting. This already gives
According to Martin Luther King Jr., “There are two types of laws: there are just and there are unjust laws” (King 293). During his time as civil rights leader, he advocated civil disobedience to fight the unjust laws against African-Americans in America. For instance, there was no punishment for the beatings imposed upon African-Americans or for the burning of their houses despite their blatant violent, criminal, and immoral demeanor. Yet, an African-American could be sentenced to jail for a passive disagreement with a white person such as not wanting to give up their seat to a white passenger on a public bus. Although these unjust laws have been righted, Americans still face other unjust laws in the twenty-first century.
When thinking about freedom many thoughts come to mind. However, freedom is just a broad statement in something even bigger. The American Dream, not just the hope of freedom, but also equality, happiness, and certain key rights that every person should be entitled to. It’s because of all these factors that make The American Dream not so much a reality. It’s difficult to see equality when thinking about local asylum seekers, disputes over same sex marriage and the lack of education for women all around the world.
... fans who stop attending games and the success of the team will be going down. Now if we take a look at a regular soccer team in England for example Liverpool, the fans know that the owner wants to do what’s best for the team and want to win, so even if the team is struggling the stadium will still be sold out just because the fans trust the owner will do what’s best for the team and they will support the team no matter whether they are playing well or not. Now if Liverpool started to sell all their best players just so that the owner could make some money the fans would slowly stop going to the games.
Death penalty in the USA are usually handed out on the basis of racism against the minority and/or more times and harshly murder victims being white.
"Free school." New World Encyclopedia, . 15 Nov 2013, 18:15 UTC. 10 Jan 2014, 16:00
"Free school." New World Encyclopedia, . 15 Nov 2013, 18:15 UTC. 10 Jan 2014, 16:00
William Faulkner’s Light in August (1932) is an investigation of the dilemmas of the modern Man. Faulkner examines the psychological as well as the social motives behind humans’ confused identity and weird behavior through the portrayal of his different characters in a constant search for their true selves. Alwayn Berland in his book Light in August: A Study in Black and White states that Faulkner “dealt directly with the largest human dilemma: what gives value and worth to human life? Why, and for what, do human beings strive?what is the nature of virtue? of evil? What are the limits of human freedom”. This novel, centered basically on the character of Joe Christmas, illustrates best these ideas. Joe Christmas represents the most complex character in this novel; he stands as the vehicle through which Faulkner introduces his views about human psyche and the anxieties of the modern era in the post-bellum southern society. The complexity of this character represents a source of confusion and mystery for critics because of his “confused identity, ambiguous sexuality, volatile temperament” (Walsh, 2), and often violent behavior. There were always conflicting critical views in relation to this character, when some consider him the victim of his traumatic childhood experiences and the Southern society’s cruelty; others perceive that he is the novel’s villain and the embodiment of evil. Relying on the ideas of the German psychiatrist Alice Miller, this paper aims at stressing the importance of childhood memories in defining the mystifying character of Joe Christmas as well as accounting for Faulkner’s use of such character.