Names with ethnic backgrounds receive more discrimination than European names. Examples of these would be employers hiring based on the phonetics of the applicant’s names. In an article named “Employers Replies to Racial Names”, it shows that African Americans experience a disadvantage when applying for a job. While their white counterparts have a higher call-back […]
Month: December 2016
First Semester Reflection ♥
This semester has been great! My grades have never been better. I think it’s because the teacher gave everyone a second change to improve their work. which I love because it gives us a chance to grow. This gives us a chance to learn from our mistakes because personally in the past when I got […]
Small Business
Personal Reflation Three weeks ago I started a project with my friend Maria. First we had to think of a problem that affect a lot of people, it took us awhile to think of something. We had a couple of ideas: homelessness, lost dogs, and drunk driving. We choose drunk driving because this affects a lot […]
Journey to Topaz Journal
Chapter 1: Strangers at the Door I am Yuki. I can’t believe my father was taken away. I don’t even understand what’s going on. Why can’t I talk to Mimi? When is my dad coming home and why is my mom so worried? Why can’t we just go back to normal. Chapter 3: A Lonely Christmas […]
Discussion Post
Lately the amount of voters in the US is going down and because of that some people are thinking of making voting mandatory. I think that voting shouldn’t be mandatory because It’s basically a violation of the first amendment that states that you have the freedom of speech. Which gives you the right to speak […]