Racism in The Scholarship Jacket

world where everyone could overlook all dissimilarities. Racism is a common problem throughout the world. We get judged all the time, whether it be our race, religion, color, how we do in school, or the way we act.” Marta’s Story” is a great example of the way people underestimate us because of race, or our place in society. The main character Marta, an awfully small and thin Mexican teenager, undergoes several challenges while striving to get her hands on the Scholarship Jacket she deserves. Its an emotional ride while she sometimes wonders why life seems harder because of her color. Marta comes from a family with a great deal of money issues, Marta’s parents struggled so terribly with money they had to send Marta, along with her sister, to live with their grandparents. Although this may seem like a pretty hard life there are some positive things, for example: Marta's sister had won the Jacket in the previous year of her 8th grade class, therefore their family must have some intelligent roots. Marta is an incredibly hard working, persevering, ambitious young lady, that proves that through a few bumps in the road, such as racism, and discrimination, hard work and dedication always pay off in the long run. And that…

Rhetorical Essay - Black Men and Public Space by Brent Staples Black Men and Public Space by Brent Staples is an essay about his concern of racism and the struggles black people are put through each day. He uses pathos, ethos and logos to express his thoughts. I believe the pathos provide the reader with emotion, the ethos are factual and statistical, and finally the logos help the reader understand how he can see both sides of the story. Throughout the essay, Staples sets the tone and theme to…

During the halftime show of Super Bowl 50 a couple of artists had great performances, but one stood out to the public in a negative way. Beyonce’s performance causes a huge debate over social media over racism. Beyonce wore a black leotard with a gold embellished jacket, while her backup dancers sported afros' and black berets (Biography.com). Everyone turned this into a feud because she was apparently supporting the “Black Panther Party” a group formed to stand against whites that…