To Kill a Mockingbird
By: Harper LEE
About the Author
Who is Harper Lee? Provide a brief biography of Harper Lee. Be sure to include an image.
Harper Lee was born on April 28, 1926 in Monreoville, Alabama. She was the youngest of four children, and grew up in a small town as a tomboy. Her father was a lawyer and a member of the Alabama state legislature, while her mother was mentally ill during most of Harper Lee's life. In 1959, Lee finished the manuscript of her one and only novel that she created in her life, To Kill a Mockingbird. Her second novel she was producing, In Cold Blood, was never published. She is now 87 years old and continues to live in Monreoville, Alabama.
Who is Harper Lee? Provide a brief biography of Harper Lee. Be sure to include an image.
Harper Lee was born on April 28, 1926 in Monreoville, Alabama. She was the youngest of four children, and grew up in a small town as a tomboy. Her father was a lawyer and a member of the Alabama state legislature, while her mother was mentally ill during most of Harper Lee's life. In 1959, Lee finished the manuscript of her one and only novel that she created in her life, To Kill a Mockingbird. Her second novel she was producing, In Cold Blood, was never published. She is now 87 years old and continues to live in Monreoville, Alabama.
RACISM:
What is racism? Provide a definition.
Racism is the idea that all members of each race possess abilities or characteristics that are specific to that race, sometimes to distinguish a race as inferior or superior.
What is racism? Provide a definition.
Racism is the idea that all members of each race possess abilities or characteristics that are specific to that race, sometimes to distinguish a race as inferior or superior.
EXAMPLES OF RACISM IN SOCIETY
Past (1940-1960) and Present (200-2014)
Give a brief description of each event/incident. What happened? When did it happen? Why did it happen? Who was involved? Provide 3-5 images of the event and those involved. How does the event display racism? What is your opinion of the event/incident? Could it have been handled differently? What were the after affects of the event/incident?
The time when Jeremy Lin rose up to be an NBA star was also the time when racial slurs were sent against him by the media. An example of one of the racial comments was the ESPN headline "Chink in The Armor" by one of ESPN's editor Anthony Federico, referring to Jeremy Lin after his game with the New Orleans Hornets. The headline was up for 35 minutes before it was removed and changed into "All Good Things..." The incident happened when Jeremy Lin rose up to fame and was known for "Linsanity" in 2012. Though there were already some athletes that had an asian background in the NBA, Jeremy Lin's sudden rise in the NBA sparked waves of stereotypes and racial comments at him by either fans or the media. Another example of the racist actions that were thrown at him was when a picture of Jeremy Lin's face above an opened fortune cookie was posted up by the MSG Network. Though they meant no offense or harm to Jeremy Lin, as the fortune cookie said "The Knicks Good Fortune," referring to Jeremy Lin, it still was considered racist.
The racist incidents that Jeremy Lin had to endure from the media displayed racism because those comments or pictures each related to a stereotype of Jeremy Lin's ethnicity. For example, fortune cookies usually relate to asians because of the restaurants that serve them as a snack, which means that the picture that MSG Network posted that had Jeremy Lin's face above a fortune cookie displayed racism because it related to that stereotype. And the "Chink in The Armor" headline displayed racism as well because of the word "Chink" which refers as a slur to Chinese people or people that look Chinese. I believe that the incidents were unneeded and did not need to be posted because there were already many well-known athletes that had an asian background, not only the NBA but other sports as well. I don't understand why they needed to display this kind of racism when there were already asian athletes in the NBA before. I think it could have been handled differently by not showing any hint of racism towards Lin and should have just treated him like any other NBA athlete. The effects of the "Chink in The Armor" incident caused the editor of the headline that created it to be fired from ESPN, as well as a 30-day suspension of an ESPN anchor who before used the same expression on air. Afterwards, this also caused ESPN to apologize twice, once to the public and one specifically to Jeremy Lin. The effects of the image with Jeremy Lin's face above a fortune cookie that was posted by the MSG Network only sparked a series of tweets commenting about the racist aspect of the image.
Past (1940-1960) and Present (200-2014)
Give a brief description of each event/incident. What happened? When did it happen? Why did it happen? Who was involved? Provide 3-5 images of the event and those involved. How does the event display racism? What is your opinion of the event/incident? Could it have been handled differently? What were the after affects of the event/incident?
The time when Jeremy Lin rose up to be an NBA star was also the time when racial slurs were sent against him by the media. An example of one of the racial comments was the ESPN headline "Chink in The Armor" by one of ESPN's editor Anthony Federico, referring to Jeremy Lin after his game with the New Orleans Hornets. The headline was up for 35 minutes before it was removed and changed into "All Good Things..." The incident happened when Jeremy Lin rose up to fame and was known for "Linsanity" in 2012. Though there were already some athletes that had an asian background in the NBA, Jeremy Lin's sudden rise in the NBA sparked waves of stereotypes and racial comments at him by either fans or the media. Another example of the racist actions that were thrown at him was when a picture of Jeremy Lin's face above an opened fortune cookie was posted up by the MSG Network. Though they meant no offense or harm to Jeremy Lin, as the fortune cookie said "The Knicks Good Fortune," referring to Jeremy Lin, it still was considered racist.
The racist incidents that Jeremy Lin had to endure from the media displayed racism because those comments or pictures each related to a stereotype of Jeremy Lin's ethnicity. For example, fortune cookies usually relate to asians because of the restaurants that serve them as a snack, which means that the picture that MSG Network posted that had Jeremy Lin's face above a fortune cookie displayed racism because it related to that stereotype. And the "Chink in The Armor" headline displayed racism as well because of the word "Chink" which refers as a slur to Chinese people or people that look Chinese. I believe that the incidents were unneeded and did not need to be posted because there were already many well-known athletes that had an asian background, not only the NBA but other sports as well. I don't understand why they needed to display this kind of racism when there were already asian athletes in the NBA before. I think it could have been handled differently by not showing any hint of racism towards Lin and should have just treated him like any other NBA athlete. The effects of the "Chink in The Armor" incident caused the editor of the headline that created it to be fired from ESPN, as well as a 30-day suspension of an ESPN anchor who before used the same expression on air. Afterwards, this also caused ESPN to apologize twice, once to the public and one specifically to Jeremy Lin. The effects of the image with Jeremy Lin's face above a fortune cookie that was posted by the MSG Network only sparked a series of tweets commenting about the racist aspect of the image.
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