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Mental illness is widespread and it’s only increasing. When I noticed there were a lot of common themes in movies I watched that included someone with a mental illness of any type, I saw that they were mostly aggressive, dangerous, etc. Stuff that really seemed off to me because I know a number of people who suffer from minor to more severe cases of mental illness who weren’t as the media showed it to be. There was also the fact that the media only really showed one perspective of the mental illness, which wasn’t the actual experience of the person who suffered from it which interested me. So I wanted to look into it more and see what the reality was versus how the media portrayed it. According to Mental Health Awareness Blog, about 19% of the Adult population, 46% of teenagers, and 13% of children are affected by a type of mental illness a year. With this amount of people being affected, the right representation of mental health should be portrayed in popular culture right? With that in mind, there are so many ways for this to be implemented in a more secretive way into a movie or show that could easily blow over someone’s head or just subconsciously influence them. For example, you’ve seen people in straight jackets acting violent and hysterical in movies, and then people make it a Halloween costume, when in reality many people were tortured in insane asylums by being put in a straight jacket so they weren’t able to fight back or do anything. All of that sometimes even happened to people who were only perceived as “crazy” and/or weren’t even a little harmful.

One form of media that is more accurate and a better portrayal of mental illness is art. When talking about the media and mental illness, I believe you can’t only talk about what’s wrong but bring in a better solution or alternative for gaining information on the topic. That better alternative would be more specifically visual art, in terms of drawing, sculpting, painting, etc. In “The Connection Between Mental Illness and Creativity” by Caroline Keenan, she shows us how some famous artists actually showed some signs of mental illness through their art and since art is a form of basic self expression in a lot of cases, it is probably the most accurate source of information on their experience. Keenan says “Munch’s painting, titled Self-Portrait in Hell, is made to show his feelings on his life at the time as a man and an artist: a private hell” with the corresponding picture underneath :

-> Self-Portrait in Hell, Edvard Munch, 1903

This painting has a lot of depth to it, just not from a first glance alone. If you look and analyze it to the best of your ability, you’ll never really get a true meaning out of it, but still, you’ll get at least a feeling out of it. For example when I look at it, it’s a simple, but dark and contorted background, void of shading. While the actual self portrait is a nude, possibly meaning he feels exposed or weakened a lot. Other artists like most famously Vincent Van Gough who cut off his own ear, and made the iconic starry night while looking outside his hospital window, had suffered from mental illness that was shown in their artwork as well.

How can you or others make an impact or help reduce the stigma around mental illness? An article by Rafi Letzter called “The News Is Telling You a Distorted Story about Mental Illness” is really informative on how you might do this. Before doing this though, one of the main things to keep in mind is that mental illness is pretty common making it more normal, so normalizing it would be key to the overall goal of reducing stigma. One of Letzter’s points that really struck me was when he stated that “On the flip side, a group of researchers (including McGinty) showed in 2014 that positive stories about mentally ill people can reduce stigma and discriminatory attitudes, while increasing support for treatment” which would really help because with the right treatment they could get help and not have to suffer from their illness as much.

There are so many ways mental illness affects communities small and big, but what I would like to know is how this change will happen and how it can hopefully be normalized to the point where people won’t have to not only be affected by their mental health of which they cant control, but also won’t be affected by the media and social stigmas around it. More websites to help learn about this topic and examples of ways to help of educate [<-here->] (https://docs.google.com/document/d/1Wrj9TfKrxSYpJ7JoHiiRQ0W4q34H1Eq0yTN2Cr1VZrM/edit?usp=sharing)

This answer should be obvious but the American healthcare system disagrees. So what is Insulin and how does it affect people’s lives? Insulin is a hormone made by your pancreas and it keeps your blood sugar under control and it’s your main source of energy. When your pancreas stops producing insulin naturally you can become a diabetic which is what happened to me. I have type 1 diabetes meaning that my pancreas doesn’t produce insulin at all so to survive diabetics have to constantly be giving themselves insulin. There is a big crisis with insulin pricing right now and it’s been going on for a while now but it’s been brought to more people’s attention recently. So many people who can’t afford their insulin or can’t afford insurance have to ration their insulin. Insulin pricing has been rising since it was created. There are a multitude of reasons for why this is. Although my family and I don’t have to worry about paying for insulin or any of my other diabetes supplies other families do and the fact that people die from having to do this is insane. I want to change that, I want to help people not have to worry about how they are going to survive. Insulin is a right not a privilege meaning it should be accessible to everyone. However the American healthcare system may say otherwise. Insulin is not accessible to everyone because they can’t afford it or don’t qualify and if they can’t afford to pay for it they will likely die which is not something that should ever happen. We need to spread awareness about this issue because so many people are affected by this and so many people don’t know this is happening.

Throughout my research I discovered that there are about 8 different reasons for why Insulin prices are so high. The main thing I discovered was that it had nothing to do with how expensive insulin is to make. In Fact it’s the opposite, insulin is pretty cheap to make. So why does it still cost so much? There are only 3 pharmaceutical companies; Novo Nordisk, Eli Lilly and Sanofi. This plays a big role in the pricing of insulin since there aren’t other competitors and when one manufacturer raises their prices the other 2 raise their prices as well. The reason there are only 3 manufacturers of insulin is mainly due to patents. Patents are hard to come by and it stops other people from producing the same exact product. ¨Pharmaceutical companies take advantage of loopholes in the U.S. patent system to build thickets of patents around their drugs which will make them last much longer (evergreening).¨ A patent cannot be renewed so pharmaceutical companies will slightly alter their product so that they can get a new patent on it and this ends up raising prices of insulin. If they couldn’t get a new patent then a generic drug would be put on the market. It would be extremely similar to the name brand insulin and it would be cheaper but since manufacturers continue to renew their patents, people aren’t able to get generic drugs.

The last main role in the pricing of insulin is 3 companies; Pharmaceutical companies, insurance companies and pharmacy benefit managers. ¨Pharmaceutical companies set the list price for insulin, and are incentivized by profits to continue to raise those prices. For these companies, the price of insulin is a business decision.¨

This image is a map of how insulin pricing is determined. It shows how each player has a role in the pricing of insulin. This picture also shows how money is involved and who benefits most. (PBM’s). This image helped me fully understand how it all works because I could visually see it

So It all starts with Pharmaceutical companies (Drug manufacturers), they produce the product then they sell that to wholesalers who sell it to pharmacies. The price these 2 pay is determined by what the Pharmaceutical companies and the pharmacy benefit managers (PBM´s) negotiate. Once the PBM´s negotiate a price they contact pharmacies and pay them to disperse the drugs. This is where things get sneaky. PBM´s share a small portion of their rebate with insurance companies and they have them manage the drugs benefits. The insurance companies pay the PBM´s for the drugs and dispensing fees. Now I told you earlier PBMś pay pharmacies for this same fee but they (PBM´s) don’t disclose the amount paid to insurance companies so they often over pay and the PBM´s keep the difference. This is called ¨the spread.”

This picture is very similar to the first one but this one involves the consumers and it shows how some parts skip going through certain channels. For example, the drug company can go straight to the pharmacy and sell them the product instead of going through drug wholesalers. This is an easier way to understand what I just said because it can get very confusing. When looking at this map I started looking at the drug company and that’s where it all starts.

All of these reasons lead to the rise in insulin prices. Some people will travel to Canada so they can get insulin cheaper, since it’s cheaper in every other country. To put it in perspective, They found that overall, the average US manufacturer price per standard unit across all insulins was $98.70, compared to $6.94 in Australia, $12.00 in Canada, and $7.52 in the UK. Thats a huge price difference. This got me thinking, If other countries have affordable insulin my question is why can’t we? If other countries can deal with the same issues we have and still have it be affordable then why can’t we? My only possible answer is money, they want to make a lot of money and take advantage of people.

Annotated Bibliography

Over the past two years, the 737 MAX has been receiving such negative publicity because of the crash of Ethiopian Airlines and Lionair (and I really can’t blame the media: Boeing really had rushed the productions for profit). Boeing does deserve part of the blame, but a lot of people don’t understand what happened to the production, the design, and even the cause of the crash. The 737 MAX and the Boeing company have been very close to me growing up. Boeing had played a big role in my childhood, accompanying me on every journey. I’ve mostly flown on Boeing aircraft, flying the reliable planes, almost like a second home come to think of it when I’m on those planes. When I heard about the 737 MAX crashes and Boeing’s reputations plummeted, it was a very sad moment for me, since I know that before the Boeing 737 MAX problems, Boeing made wonderful, safe planes transporting millions and billions of passengers across the world like the 777 (to which I personally had flown on a lot of the times).

The Boeing 777-200 in the Boeing House Livery, one of the most popular and safest and most reliable line of planes in the world.

When Boeing developed the 737 MAX, though, it installed a system that was supposed to only “moved 0.6 degrees at a time when actually it was moved 2.5 degrees at a time—a relatively massive difference that would theoretically cause a significant change of the aircraft’s pitch attitude”. This caused the plane to crash, resulting in the Lionair Flight 610 and Ethiopian Airlines Flight 301. This was because of poor production and rushing things to make a profit from Boeing, to which Boeing had made every accommodation possible to the press, the family of victims of the plane. That doesn’t mean that the plane is unsafe, though. Quite the opposite. Over the past two years, the whole world had ground the plane, and the MCAS system went under extreme scrutiny to ensure its safety, so most likely that the 737 MAX will be one of the safest planes in the sky.

The MCAS overview of the 737 MAX, provided by Aviation Today.

Not just that, airlines such as “United Airlines has ordered an additional 25 Boeing 737 MAXs, to be delivered in 2023.” “Not only that, but United Airlines has moved forward the delivery timeline of existing 737 MAX orders”. Nevertheless, of course, some countries still felt that the 737 MAX is still unsafe and continue grounding it until they have a detailed report if Boeing truly have fixed the system or not, China being one of those countries. According to Bloomberg: “need to be approved by China, pilots need to be retrained to fly the jetliners following those changes, and the conclusions of the Ethiopian and Indonesian crash reports need to be clear.”

Lionair’s 737 MAX Flight 610 in operation before it crashed.

Even after the 737 MAX was grounded, though, Boeing still tried to rush production with another type of plane, the Boeing 787 Dreamliner. According to Aerotime Hub: “Shims, which are used to fill gaps when two fuselage panels are joined in assembly, were found to be improperly manufactured as well.” This shows that Boeing, again, rushed the production line and made the 787 Dreamliner unsafe. Even though I know that Boeing has the potential to produce safe planes, there are certain things that Boeing need to do to regain its reputation, and I’m hoping to be one of those, debriefing the mysteries of the 737 MAX and telling truly what happened, what was fixed, and how it could be improved/how it’s safe now. For now, my researches have proved that, yes, even though Boeing may have made a huge mistake rushing the production of planes, but at the same time, the 737 MAX is safe now as it is under huge scrutiny from many countries in the world. I hope with my continuing research, I can give a well-based, supported-with-evidence statement that the 737 MAX is 100% safe now.

Annotated Bibliography: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1QTuFL3YGpiXcqIU4rgGOcK23v5HOq6W48cdh7gEmi1k/edit

We are equal. We are all human. We all live on earth. These things should be obvious right? Then why are there many acts of inequality around the world? One specific act of inequality is the hate towards the LGBTQ community. As I am a part of the community it is frustrating being bullied and watching others get hurt for being who they are even if we are all equal. My goal here is to not only educate you but to give you reasons and examples on how you can help the inequality in the LGBTQ community. Did you know that 71% of lgbt youth experience discrimination just for the way they are? 58% of transgender and nonbinary you are discouraged for using bathrooms that arent right for them and people don’t really care about it. [That is not equality.] (https://www.google.com/search?q=meaning+of+equality&rlz=1CAIXET_enUS946&oq=meaning+of+equality&aqs=chrome..69i57j0l9.3061j1j7&sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8)

Summary: After the law passing there are little to no changes in the discrimination towards the lgbtq+ community. There have been subtle changes that are good but have not impacted for the better. For example, some young lgbtq+ are in fear of experiencing discrimination in school or just in general. As of 2016 1 in 4 LGBT people are experiencing discrimination. Even though progress has been made, 27% of trans men and women are being fired because of their sexual orientation. 25% of LGBT people in general face discrimination because of their sexual orientation as well. The part that doesn’t get fired still gets affected by unseen harm. If there are get together s the men would only invite the men so no gay men could go causing them to feel left out or discriminated against.

Equality, something people all over the world have been fighting for, but have yet to experience. But in a more specific aspect, LGBTQ+ equality. In not just America, but everywhere including places such as El Salvador, Guatemala, and Honduras, there is inequality much worse than it seems. People even try to escape the violence that is in their homeland just to be able to be free, to be accepted, to be equal. This has been going on for years along with other acts of inequality and people trying to escape for a better life, but for some reason, it hasn’t been brought to anyone’s attention- no it’s not that it hasn’t been brought to anyone’s attention, its that no one has cared enough to make it a mainstream issue until now (since there are more people from the lgbtq+ community).

Though the science department in America follows the equality of LGBTQ+, the people who work in the fields do not follow the same laws. There is discrimination within the walls that need to be dealt with. There are more reports of harassment of LGBTQ+ in facilities than other counterparts. It was found that LGBTQ+ workers who work in the STEM field have worse experiences in the workplace than LGBTQ+ who don’t work in STEM systems. In surveys, interviews, and other data collected show that anti- LGBTQ+ biases were being practiced in most STEM workplaces meaning that that wouldn’t change just like that, they are used to this. Like something they know they should do.

link to my bibliography

The anxiety of not completing an assignment that you have been stuck on for the past hour can be overwhelming, right? What if I told you millions of people feel the same way you do and there can be consequences of it, I’m not talking grade wise, I’m talking mentally. Homework as we have experienced causes a great amount of stress which can lead you to a poor mental state, sleep deprivation, and many more bad things. Which can be prevented by decreasing the amount of homework significantly and/or being taught how to combat such stress. [A couple of such ways is by managing time, controlling emotions, and monitoring your motivation.] (https://files.eric.ed.gov/fulltext/EJ1054844.pdf)

[Controlling Emotion] (https://www.rewireme.com/brain-insight/how-to-control-your-emotions/)

[Time Management] (https://www.liquidplanner.com/blog/7-essential-time-management-strategies/)

[Motivation] (https://ucsccaps.wordpress.com/2019/05/03/staying-motivated/)

A school can start to teach these things so life can be easier for the students, but not just for them though but their family and their teachers too. A study made in 2017 about [the effects of homework on middle class families] (https://digitalcommons.csp.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1069&=&context=cup_commons_grad_edd&=&sei-redir=1&referer=https%253A%252F%252Fwww.google.com%252Furl%253Fq%253Dhttps%253A%252F%252Fdigitalcommons.csp.edu%252Fcgi%252Fviewcontent.cgi%253Farticle%25253D1069%252526context%25253Dcup_commons_grad_edd%2526sa%253DD%2526source%253Deditors%2526ust%253D1616434140114000%2526usg%253DAOvVaw0FRSYatcLU9NO7fYRvpdUB#search=%22https%3A%2F%2Fdigitalcommons.csp.edu%2Fcgi%2Fviewcontent.cgi%3Farticle%3D1069%26context%3Dcup_commons_grad_edd%22) shows that homework is the leading cause of stress in the household because it’s hard to have a “healthy balance of homework and family life”. This stress and less family time can lead to troubles in a family, and might even lead to divorce if it is disruptive enough.

The Parent Teacher Association (PTA), suggests there to be ten minutes of homework per grade level which is seemed to not be followed, [some kindergarteners are getting up to] (https://www.healthline.com/health-news/children-more-homework-means-more-stress-031114) 25 minutes of homework per day when they even aren’t supposed to get homework at all according to the National Education Association (NEA), and some second and third graders are even getting 28-29 minutes of homework per day taken in a survey in rhode island. It just doesn’t affect younger grades [but college students as] (https://mellowed.com/homework-stress/) well.

[Chart] (https://mellowed.com/homework-stress/)

The stress can be overwhelming sometimes but the United States is not the only country with a homework problem, Italy, UK, France, and many more suffer the consequences. A survey taken in the UK, in March of 2020 shows that 66% of students in the age range of 8-17 said that “they felt most stressed about homework and/or exams” compared to everything else. Which is pretty alarming considering that this was a survey with almost 2,000 kids, and 66% of 2,000 is 1,320. Just imagine how many people are struggling with it as well on a global level.

Now you might be wondering how can we stop this monstrosity of stress, well looking at countries like [Finland, Japan, and South Korea] (https://www.geekycamel.com/countries-give-less-homework-theyre-successful/#:~:text=Finland,they%20are%20seven%20years%20old.) which are countries that give very little homework per week, ranging from 2.9 hours to 3.9. They mostly rely on trust in the teachers and students, more testing, and new ways to learn that is more beneficial for the students later in life. And it seems to have paid off, Finland, South Korea, and Japan seem to be at the [top in the world for Math and Science at the age of 15.] (https://www.bbc.com/news/education-37716005) So why don’t we start making the change to no homework? Well, that’s the next step, students should start to spread awareness and make petitions to the school board calling for change.

[Bibliography] (https://docs.google.com/document/d/1JCUpxbJm75pB3KNpx6rgm3gX1t_oSuAePhx-5FVyNws/edit#)

The topic that I chose to talk about is Homeless people in Philadelphia going through addiction. I know that not everyone thinks that homeless people are a big issue in today’s society but I do think it’s a big issue. There are lots of people that need help, who do not seek the right support they need. This topic is honestly major to me because I start to get emotional whenever I see a homeless person using any substance. After all, sometimes I feel the need to help them because I can not even imagine someone I know or a family member using substances and being homeless. It is honestly hard being in their position, even though most people did not choose to be in that position, few were either born into a family that dealt with substances of generations or had a past trauma. I think this problem is important because it could help others understand that other people have different lives and that not everything is what it seems like and to not judge. A personal connection that I have with this topic is that I live nearby people who are homeless and that are dealing with addiction. My goal in learning more about this project is to have a better understanding of how and why homeless people go through that and how hard it is that way I could teach others who are ignorant or just don’t understand how important this problem is in our community. A goal I have is to talk to some different services that help homeless people that deal with addiction and give them an idea that could help prevent people from becoming homeless addicts.

*This picture shows a group of people who went out just to feed homeless addicts and help them feel loved and comfortable. That way they are able to help them get out of addiction.( this inspires me!) *

While doing some research I saw that this issue was significant because many people in Philadelphia are homeless addicts. Although addiction isn’t always the reason why you’re homeless, It could expand the problem that led you to become a homeless person and start using substances. It is important because the population of homeless addicts is growing so much that now it’s accessible for young people to find and use and basically ruin their lives and not being able to be someone important in life. Young people like myself need to listen because this is a serious problem for whoever is living in Philadelphia. A lot of people died because of substances. Homeless people die because of substance because they either do not get the right help or need to stay away from it.

A young homeless addict girl asking for help.

Something important that you should know is that half of the people that become homeless go through things like for example being pressured into doing something, and because of that, they are later on introduced to substances while living in the streets. Now that’s not always the case some are homeless because they were introduced to substance early in there lives and then because of that became homeless but what everyone should know is that not every person who is homeless are dealing with substance they are many other different reasons why they are homeless and that is a myth that needs to stop because everyone thinks the same that every homeless person is an addict. This has impacted my understanding of homeless addicts even more because I did not know that substance could be a tool to help homeless people to help forget about past experiences and or traumas. What I’m wondering now is how people do not understand that addiction isn’t always the reason why they’re homeless. I learned so far that although addiction is either part of someone being homeless most of time people become homeless for just things that the governments does which is raise the rent to an apartment that makes it hard for that person to even pay that breaks my heart because losing a home or even a job must be really difficult and I couldn’t imagine that happening to someone I know. I read this small biography about a homeless women and she talked about how she came from a family that are addicts and how she is trying to do her best in telling other people to stop trying or even try substances because once you try you become an addict and many other people like her are trying to advise young people to follow their dreams and not become a nobody because drugs could ruin the possibility of having a great future. Like why can’t they put themselves in their position? What I’m hoping to learn later throughout this project is why certain people have a stereotype mentality of how and what a person is, by the way they physically look, and also if homeless addicts feel ashamed by the way others look at them.

Due to the SDP half-day, we will run under the below abbreviated schedule on 3/26.

Friday, 3/26

09:00am - 09:55am B2 Band

10:00am - 10:55am X2 Band

11:00am - 11:55am E2 Band

link to interact with the game: https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1augCykfxlWda5YFaClLRg_M_fZFdTnei4wJGCytDguc/edit?usp=sharing

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1MncAKWLOh34CGnLtcUt6gqkXVjmCvQpIIXmC7Cxhdek/edit?usp=sharing

Why does colorsim even exist in the black community? Why should it matter if my sister is darker than me pr my brother is lighter than me. Our blackness shouldn’t define who and what we are as people, and by colorsim it separate the black community. Colorism is discrimination against individuals with a dark skin tone, typically among people of the same ethnic or racial group, and it doesn’t only happens in the black community it happens everywhere around the world. But in this case, in the black community this hold a big impact on darker skin women in particular because they are the bottom end of this.

In the media it shows how they view the black women as if she is one category and shes mostly always going to be light skin. https://amp.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2019/apr/09/colorism-racism-why-black-people-discriminate-among-ourselves this website talks about how the media and even in everyday life darker skinned people are treated differently than lighter skinned people. Colorism doesn’t work for light skinned people, they are the ones who benefit from it. The TV dark skinned best friend or the dark skinned character were always made “manly” or “ ghetto” and being gentle or kind. Colorism does appear in everyday life, a light skinned woman/ male is more likely to be married. Different pay rates are not the same if you’re darker skinned, if you are darker skinned you are more likely to to be prison time more than lighter skin.

https://sites.wp.odu.edu/bodylore/2019/03/04/colorism-within-the-african-american-community/ This site explains how what colorism is and how it started back in slavery “Colorism within the black community dates back to slavery, for the lighter men/women were considered to be “house ni*****” while the darker tones were outside in the fields. Is it safe to say the white man created color separation within the African-American society?” and Slave owners were more “nicer” to the indoor slaves because they were the off springs’ of slave owners due to the raping of women. Slave owners usually did not want to claim or recognize their illegitimate children therefore, they were given special privileges instead” the talks about how it shows in the media. how you see the main character is light skinned or white most of the time and darkskin is the second lead.

https://www.idsnews.com/article/2020/11/black-vocies-colorism-is-a-plague-in-the-black-community This site is actually an interview, the people who were interviewed were college students. The first question was have you ever experienced colorism before, James Stewart said, “I’ve personally not had to go through colorism that concerned me, but I’ve seen my friend go through it. Someone who happened to be, of course, African American was speaking about how they hate light skins.” I think this really speaks the truth because some people hate light skins because they are the Exception of being black. if you are a dark skin black girl you tend to see a process in which people don’t find you beautiful so they tend to get jealous and don’t like light skinned black women. They asked the same question to DeDjreanna Thames and they said, “Yes. I grew up in a mostly Black neighborhood. I had girls jump me growing up because I was too light. I was told I didn’t belong because my skin wasn’t dark. I was picked on a lot because I was very light.” This is interesting because colorism doesn’t work for lighter skin people, you benefit from it not being hated just because you’re light skin. They are the ideal type of black girl to be, they jumped you because they were envious of you, not because you were light skin.

https://www.litwi.org/blog/colorism-among-the-black-community This article brings up how colorism does exist and it does appear i the black community. It’s very toxic because some black men or men in general wouldn’t date dark skin women. The reason why i said women is dark skin men are fetishized and looked over into being “sexy” or “fine pieces of chocolate”. Dark Skin women don’t get fetishized unless they have some sort of “white features” then you would be considered “exotic”.” The “paper bag test” is often utilized in black spaces and the hiring of black people in the 19th and 20th centuries. If someone is the same color as or lighter-skinned than a paper bag, they would be allowed into space/considered for hire. If they were any darker than a paper bag, they would not be allowed in that space/considered for that job.” This made me sad because I remember my great grandfather told me about this. and how they had a brown paper bag to tell you if you are good or not. “shows that dark-skinned women are less likely to be married than lighter-skinned women.” Yes I remember reading about this, it’s crazy how people are so anti dark skin and don’t want to marry them just because their oppressors made them think that way. https://www.nccj.org/colorism-0 This site explains the difference between Colorism: Racism: And Discrimination: And telling how if you experience that you would know which one it would be. It states, “Skin tone was often the most important factor in applying for work as a person of color in the mid-20th century. Light skin was often reported on a resume ahead of any other information or experience.” This isn’t a surprise for me, a lot of dark skinned people get declined based on their skin color. “Dark skinned defendants are more likely to be convicted and receive the death penalty than lighter skinned ones. | MS Magazine” This is heartbreaking because it shows how colorism is ingrained in society, you don’t ask to be born but you still have to handle a world that will decline you just because you have darker skin. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4365794/ This source talks about how darker skin men were more discriminated against than lighter skinned men. “It is not surprising that early research conducted following the emancipation of slaves found that African Americans were influenced by colorism.” I feel like it’s black men and women should fix that in the community, it’s so ingrained in the black community that colorism is hidden by “ preference“ and they would often say “I like light skins because dark skins are….” This is colorism!! It doesn’t matter if you have a lighter skin tone you still are black at the end of the day. “Indeed this interdependent orientation may extend to African American constructions of masculinity ideals as well. For example, masculinity research suggests that African American manhood is often constructed relationally.” Some black men wants to date a light skin women because they do not want their baby to be dark, I heard in many cases that if black men wants kids they go for light skins because obviously they are the perception of beauty but also they are worried about how dark they’re baby is going to be, which is strange because skin color doesn’t matter if you make a baby, you could both be dark skin but comes out with a brown skin or a lighter skin baby.

This was our final episode. We talked about how we felt about the book’s ending and assigned awards to our favorite and most hated characters.

By Trinity, Dinajda, Elijah, Winston, and Kara.

On Todays episode we began with a summary on the book, reflection about the ending and then went into our award ceremony. We presented 5 awards to various scenes and characters.

We hope your enjoy

Todays Episode: https://drive.google.com/file/d/14IZsgUgejTYp5W_lgf3RyQGfHor6Cy6B/view?usp=sharing

In this final episode, Tina, Harper, Jabree, Ruby, and Faith give their final ratings of The Glass Castle by Jeannette Walls, recap what happened since the last episode, and present some awards. List of awards; most responsible, funniest scene, best relationship between characters, most underrated character, and worst character. Page #s; 45, 146 & 218)

Gabby, Sebina, Jazz and Fatima In this episode, we hosted an award show where we presented characters from Girl In Translation with awards like most wholesome and genuine, most likely to not follow directions, most hardworking, most caring, most jealous, biggest loser, and most indecisive.

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1XkVn1ZHO7BkWHhGNIvfJIQjEu524H1XS/view?usp=sharing

Our group members are Valeria, Michelle, and Mykai. Our last episode was talking about pages 160 - 221, of the book “the curious incident of the dog in the night-time”, a book written by Mark Haddon. In the episode, we gave a summary of what last happened since the last episode and talked about how the book ended. Then, we said our thoughts how the book was and…gave out awards! For the characters in the book. And finally, said our final reviews and recommendations.

(I recommend to turn on captions or turn up the volume for the video)