Is Oppression really a State of Mind

I was looking through any articles that might let me know if blacks still feel they are oppressed in modern America. Of course this is true, but one critique says that it is just a frame of mind that has stuck with them for so long.

It was written before the 2008 election, and they were talking about the minority vote, and how important it really is. They asked voters to evaluate each candidate, and ask themselves which of the two would help them the most with their oppression. But the other speaker came through to say that there indeed is no oppression and that it just a state of mind. He makes this clear when he claims; "being broke is not oppression". But in many ways it is. Do they get all the advantages that many whites get, the same schooling, the same learning environments to really thrive. The answer is no, and until the answer is yes, they are being oppressed.

So oppression still exists today, maybe not personally to many blacks, but certainly you can venture back to figure out why they are in a situation, and it is because they have been oppressed.

For the article type Karel Cureton into the google search bar, and it is the first link...

A New Generation of Bullying

Not too long ago, Megan Meier, a thirteen year old, committed suicide due to an online hoax from a neighborhood mom. Megan suffered from depression and attention deficit disorder, which may made her unstable. The daughter of the mom had been a former friend of Megan's, but when their relationship went down the drain, her mom was upset, and decided to retaliate in cyberspace. Cyber Bullying is something that has increased throughout the last decade, and is a very serious issue. It allows complete strangers to access things instantly, and makes it easy to trick people, and unfortunately the victim usually can be easily drawn in.

The Internet has been a very big progress in the tech world, but again it has its downsides. As I stated before it is very easy to attain information about people that initially would be unattainable. Look at Facebook, and Myspace for example. People can access pictures of you, and information like where you live at the click of a mouse. Yes, this can be an excellent way for you and your friends to communicate, and have fun. But in reality there are many creeps out there, and it makes it that much easier for them to target you. For example there is a show called Dateline NBC that will find those internet stalkers, and tell them to meet somewhere, and the amazing thing is that they actually do! They say nasty, and inappropriate things in their online chats, and you need to know that these people are out there.

Although this case with Megan Meier was different, in the sense that the woman who was bullying here actually knew her personnaly. It is still a very sad story, and although it is easy to blame the woman, we need to blame the internet for the suicide also.

Here is the Link for the Article:
www.msnbc.msn.com/id/21844203/

Niagara Bust

Niagara Falls. Wonder of the world. Honeymoon destination. A must see before you die. But is it really, or have people romanticized the greatness of Niagara Falls?

I have always been told about Niagara Falls; it's beauty, and its uniqueness. It is really a very interesting place on earth, and I don't want to take away from that. But when you actually go there, the experience is actually not as great as it is said to be. Of course there is the actual Niagara Falls, but what happens after the five minutes you observe this wonder. "Ok, cool lots of flowing water, now to move on with my life". When you leave the waters side, you instantly notice that you are surrounded by thousands of tourists, and some of the world's tackiest souvenir shops. You may also be bumped as a smiling family moves in for a picture that will supposedly "last forever".

So even though Niagara Falls is undoubtedly one of the most beautiful places on earth, it has been romanticized to the point where people percieve it as something better than it really is: a overcrowded, tacky, tourist site.