BY ANY MEANS NECESSARY: Breaking Down & Building Up The American Dream

Tuesday, April 23, 2013

Friday, September 28, 2012

Week Two: Current Events

Today we discussed the shooting that took place in August, involving a member of the class.

We talked about various aspects of the event, which are detailed below:

WHAT WAS THE PROBLEM FACED?

Crystal was shot
She was an innocent victim

WHAT WERE THE NEGATIVE CONSEQUENCES OF THE EVENT?

She missed school as a result
She was in a great deal of pain

WHAT WERE THE POSITIVE ASPECTS OF THE EVENT?

She and her family moved to a better neighborhood
She survived
She suffered no disabilities from the injury

HOW DID HER ENVIRONMENT FAIL TO ASSIST HER?

The residents ran at the sound of the gunfire
Slow response from the medics
Lack of police presence

HOW COULD THE ENVIRONMENT BE IMPROVED?

Police presence
Security cameras
Neighborhood watch

Spectrum: Current Event #1 - Shooting in Englewood

1. Let's take a look at the media below that addresses shootings that happened last month in Englewood / Marquette Parki:

http://abclocal.go.com/wpvi/story?section=news/local&id=8776628
http://articles.chicagotribune.com/keyword/gangster-disciples

2. Now, let's have a discussion about what we just looked at; how is this incident taking away from the American Dream?

3. Keeping in mind what we just discussed, go to the "What Would He Do?" posts below and ask yourself the following:

- What did Martin Luther King Jr. and Malcolm X believe in and stand for?
- WHAT do you think they would do if they were alive today and knew about these shootings? WHY would they do that?

4. Now type your answers from #3 as a comment at the end of each "What Would He Do?"post.

Additional Comments to MALCOLM X Article

I THINK IF MACLOM X WAS ALIVE HE WOULD WANNA MARCH FOR THE RIGHTS OF THIS YOUNG GIRLS & BOYS LIFE . TO MAKE SURE THEY LIVE TO GROW UP AN FOLLOW AFTER THERE AMERICAN DREAM AS WELL. I THINK HE WOULD DO THIS BECAUSE HE KNEW HOW HARD IT WAS FOR HIM TO GROW UP AN CHASE AFTER HIS DREAM BECAUSE THE COLOR OF HIS SKIN.HE WANT MAKE SURE WHEN THRE YOUTH GROW UP IT WILL BE EASY FOR THEM TO GO AND CHASE AFTER THERE DREAM WITH PEOPLE STANDING IN THERE WAY IN DOWNING THEM.

~JONICE THURMAN

I think if MALCOLM X was a live he would march for people to stop shooting people in i think he would fight for crystal booker because when he was little he had a american dream and he let someone crush his dream so i think he would wont her to have a american and i think he would fight for the kids safety

DARSHAYE,FIELDS

I think that he would march for us. Also I think that he would make sure that every one is safe. I think that he would do this for us because we our still little and some little ones really don't what they are doing. Also because we are sisters and brothers not just different people, just because we are different colors does not mean we have to kill people. We should stick together not fight and kill and be in different gangs no so I THINK THAT THEY SHOULD STOP KILLING AND STICK TOGETHER

PS. AMBER

If Malcolm X was still alive today, I think he would do a huge march with everyone that lives in the Englewood area. He should also, speak a strong speech and have a talk with the young people of Englewood about the violents that have been happening.

Shawnah Ewing

malcolm x believed that ever girl and boy should be treated right

he stood for equal right

frist he would try to protest and if that didnt work he would tell his group black muslims

he would do that because he believed that every body should have a good life

ARTESIA TABOR

what do i think malcolm x do about the shooting in marquette park is that i think he would be like many chirldren areshot and killed over nothingn i think we need to do something about it i think he would get neighrbood watches and i will think that he would be mad because a 12 year old girl name crystal booker got shot and its a ashame how children out here gettting shot for nothing and i think he would speak his right..... and STOP THE VIOLENCE I WANT TO GROW UP