Argument essay

The story Flight by Sherman Alexie is about a young boy named Zit who is lost in life his dad left him and his mother is dead he doesn't know who he is or what to do. The text deals with Zits thoughts and life. He struggles a lot with self doubt and there is a lot of violence and bad language, but this book can teach kids a lot. This should stay in middle school libraries because it teaches kids life lessons and how to be self motivated.
The article "Darkness to visible" by Gurdon Meghan shows how books like Sherman Alexies Diary of a part time Indian  shouldn't be banned because they are helpful. For example Sherman Alexie says that his book is not as bad as the internet because the internet is so big you could really find or see anything. So Alexie was right his book is a small booklet of paper what could it really have thats so bad. From "Flight" the baddest part of the was when Zit decided to kill all those people in the bank and describing all the people dying getting shot, men, women, children it was sad. Also he let a kid named Justice choice his decisions for him, Justice convinced Zit to kill people and gave him guns, so Zit didn't know better.This could teach kids to go the right way in life and learn and grow.
The book Flight also teaches kids awareness such as racism and why its bad but it shows kids why now days people are not ass racists as in the 50's or earlier. In Flight  Zit goes into one indian boys body and is told to kill a white kid. But he can't do it he has the tomahawk in his hand, to this kids neck but he questions if he should kill him. He thinks about the kids age, he thinks what has this done to me, and he finds his answers stop him from doing the wrong thing. This could teach kids that in life just because you don't like the way someone looks, it doesn't mean they deserve something bad in return for how you feel. This also teaches kids to really think before they act a way about something.
This book is bad because it teaches kids that self doubt is a thing that is real and lots of people have self doubt. But this book also teaches kids how to keep there heads high and do what they want to stay happy but don't do bad things in the process. It shows kids a lot of lessons about life and how this could be good for them they also need to be strong and independent for themselves. The article "Librarians load fight against banned books." Shows that a lot of books now have a lot of self doubt and self abuse because kids now relate to this because they think its the only way they could be happy and free. But they need to learn that its  more than just that kids need to know that life it self is a good thing and they need to appreciate it.
Flight is a book that teaches kids many things in life lessons and new attitudes. It lets kids know what not to do in life based on people around and that you need to be yourself sometimes. People need to learn to lead not follow other so this book shows kids that and shows them to be on there own but not against people.  







                                                                Work cited
Cox Gurdon, Meghan. "Darkness Too Visible." The Wall Street Journal. N.p,4 June 2011. Web. 18 Nov. 2013.
Rich, Jake. "Can Book Censorship Save Our Children and Their Innocence?" University Wire. 07 Oct. 2014: n.p. SIRS Issues Researcher. Web. 23 Nov. 2014.
 Kallweit, Karoline. "Librarians Lead Fight Against Banned Books." Global Information Network. 24 Sep. 2012: n.p. SIRS Issues Researcher. Web. 23 Nov. 2014.

Social awraness

Police Brutality

The police

They don’t care they will get in your face

They will do what they can

“to keep us safe”

But it’ s fake

They only care about themselves

The police

Were is the justice in that

Beating people

We don’t need them stay together be us

I wrote this poem talking about the problems with police. Such as, beating people for no reason. Don’t get me wrong some cops are good but some can be really bad. So I want people to know they have to watch their backs. So be careful around cops even though they are the law enforcers.

Interview

Q: What do you feel about this police brutality going on?

A: It is very wrong I work for the police department myself and I didn’t think cops would act like this. I didn’t know things are changing now a day. Officers had more respect for the public.

Q: What is it you do for the NYPD?

A: I take the calls from people and dispatch it to the cops.

Q: How do you think we can stop police brutality?

A: Engage the officers with the community. Train officers to meet & greet the residents of the neighborhood they are patrolling, starting with the very young school aged children. Officers should know the children by first name. On the same note children and adults should address officers patrolling their neighborhood with respect, get to know the officers last name and address them properly when confronted by an officer.

Q: Do you think that the protesting will continue?

A: I strongly believe New Yorkers will continue protesting until a solution is made. New Yorkers are very opinionated individuals and will not let the Police Department get away with excessive and unnecessary force.

Reading Response

Upon reading the article “NYPD investigates alleged police brutality in Sunset Park” in the Brooklyn Eagle I was astounded by the excessive force used by police officers in the neighborhood I was born and raised in. I had no idea residents in my neighborhood were facing these issues with the 72^nd Precinct.  I don’t feel safe walking in the streets of Sunset Park, I may be the next victim of stop & frisk. My age and ethnicity will make me a target of profile in the officer’s mind.

The astounding and sad thing about the police brutality in Sunset Park is the majority of officers carrying out the brutality are also minorities as referenced in the YouTube video. Quoting U.S. Rep Nydia Velazquez and Councilmember Carlos Menchaca Facebook statement “We are a community of immigrants that has historically felt isolated from the police,” This statement emphasizes the reason why the 72^nd Precinct officers are mostly Hispanic, in order for the officers to communicate in Spanish with the immigrant residents who speak little or no English. It is an abuse of force and an abuse of power for these same officers hired to improve relations within the community, instead they make the poor choice to sever the relationship between the NYPD and the Sunset Park community.

In another statement made “It is clear that the actions on behalf of the police have affected the community in a profound way.” I agree with the statement, instead of Sunset Park residents reporting crimes they are going to stop requesting the Police Departments assistance and cease to cooperate with officers in fear of the way they have been treated.

In conclusion, a resolution has to be made with the NYPD and citizens. Officers need to be retrained in areas of community involvement. Also in the way they approach citizens and form relationships within the community. The NYPD has to own up to its saying CPR, which is courtesy, professionalism and respect.