In life we are faced with difficult situations. We have the choice to fight for what we believe in or simply keep our heads down as if it did not affect us. There are consequences for either action that is chosen. When trying to stand up for what we believe in, we could be pushed to the floor and forced to believe what the people around us think is right. If we choose to keep our heads down, the feeling that is felt is just the same as being pushed to floor since you are choosing to believe what you know is wrong. In Black Boy by Richard Wright, Richard has to face these obstacles on a daily basis. He grew up at a time where people of color were not allowed to speak their mind. If they did the consequences were either beatings that could leave them either badly hurt or in some cases an inch from death.
Put yourself in a situation where you are riding your bike then suddenly your tire is punctured, a car pulls over offering you a ride. They offer you some water and you refuse, out of no where a glass bottle is smashed between your eyes and they say to you: “******, ain’t you learned no better sense’n that yet” Ain’t you learned to say sir to a white man yet?” It is hard to picture a time where this or other hate crimes occurred daily. It is hard to understand that people of color, only about a hundred years ago were treated in this cruel manner. Richard was young, he was a victim of many hate crimes, yet he still got up every morning to a life where he was considered worthless. In present day America, racism is not illegal since there is no way to change how an individual thinks but hate crimes are illegal.
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Put yourself in a situation where you are riding your bike then suddenly your tire is punctured, a car pulls over offering you a ride. They offer you some water and you refuse, out of no where(nowhere is one word) a glass bottle is smashed between your eyes and they say to you: “******, ain’t you learned no better sense’n that yet”(,comma) Ain’t you learned to say sir to a white man yet?” It is hard to picture a time where (scenes like) this(,comma) or other hate crimes occurred daily. It is hard to understand that people of color, only about a hundred years ago were treated in this cruel manner. Richard was young, he was a victim of many hate crimes, yet he still got up every morning to a life where he was considered worthless. In present day America, racism is not illegal since there is no way to change how an individual thinks but(I think I would change but to however, (comma)) hate crimes are illegal.
This is a very good start!Proof read my first two paragraphs for my essay?I have made suggestions in the text. You must keep to one tense if possible. Too many voices are confusing.
In life, we are faced with many difficult challenges. We can choose to fight for what we believe in or we can simply keep our heads down as if the fight did not affect us. Either choice has its own set of consequences. If we stand up for what we believe in, we can be pushed to the floor and forced to believe what the people around us think is right. If we choose to keep our heads down, there is still the same sense of being pushed to floor, because we understand that by doing nothing we choose to go along with what we know is wrong. In Black Boy by Richard Wright, Richard has to face these obstacles on a daily basis. He grew up in a time when people of color were not encouraged to speak their minds. If they did so, the consequences often included beatings that could leave them badly hurt or, in some cases, inches from death.
Pretend you are riding your bike, when your tire is suddenly punctured. A car pulls over to offer you a ride. You are asked if you want water and when you refuse, a glass bottle is smashed between your eyes and your assailants say: “******, ain’t you learned no better sense’n that yet” Ain’t you learned to say sir to a white man yet?”
It is not easy to picture the time when this and other hate crimes occurred daily. It is even more difficult to understand how people of color, only a century ago, came to be treated so cruelly. When Richard was young, he was a victim of many hate crimes. He awakened every morning to a life in which others considered him worthless. In present day America, racism exists to some degree because it is difficult to change the way some individuals still think but hate crimes are illegal and punishable by both a prison term and a substantial fine.
