Chapter 3 Blog Post

A Class Divided 

What I liked most about the video was the point Ms. Elliot proved. I did not believe belittling the children and adults how Elliot had done would accomplish her goal. In the beginning of the video, it was clear that the kids had been taught and accepted discrimination towards other. A child that age is very impressionable and most likely had learned it from her parents and others the children were close with. I was amazed to see that even after 14 years the values  Ms. Elliot had taught these children were part of their everyday lives and even taught to their own children. I was also surprised that the adults reacted in such a matter to their fellow co-workers. They had seen these people everyday and should've knew this wasn't the case. It showed how people can be quiet when they're not the one directly effected. 

What I did not like about this video and believe the reason it did not catch on, is that, it was very harsh on the children. Even with the positive results in both adults and children this clearly didn't catch on to schools around the country. I was never presented discrimination in any way similar to this.   

It was apparent after day one that the children had changed their views on the lesser brown or blue-eyed students. The fact that some of these children could completely change their view on their best friends was very surprising. I feel like this exercise could have permanently ruined some friendships especially in the young children's lives. It was shocking to not see one brown-eyed adult stand up for a member in the blue-eyed group. They just sat back and watched the blue-eyed be attacked for things a number of the brown eyed people had probably been doing. 

The scenes I think I will remember a month from now are the collars being put on both the adults and the children. I will also remember the man in the video who was repeatedly attacked by Ms. Elliot. 

Chapter one Blog post

U.S. Demographic 2050

The U.S. will add another 100 million to its population, based on census and other projections, putting the country on a growth track far faster than most other major nations in the world.Nearly one in five Americans, or 19% will be an immigrant in 2050, compared with one in eight, or 12% in 2005. (Cohen and Passel, 2008 p.1) By 2025, the immigrant, or foreign-born, share of the population will surpass the peak during the last great wave of immigration 100 years ago.(Bump, N.D. p.1) The percentage of infertile women is rising here as well but compared to other advanced countries, America still boasts the highest fertility rate.(Kotkin, 2010 p.1) 50 percent higher than other major countries: Russia, Germany or Japan, and much higher than China, Italy, Singapore, Korea and virtually all of eastern Europe. (Kotkin, 2010 p. 1) Global population growth rates of 2 percent in the 1960s have dropped to less than half that rate today, and this downward trend is likely to continue in other countries.(Bump, N.D. p.1) The Latino population, already the nation’s largest minority group, will triple in size and will account for most of the nation’s population growth from 2005 through 2050.(Cohen and Passel, 2008 p.1)  Hispanics will make up 29% of the U.S. population in 2050, compared with 14% in 2005.(Cohen and Passel, 2008 p.1) With all of this in mind, job competition will be staggering. By this time, I hope to be in an upper management level position in a business. However, with the increasing rate of Latinos, specifically males entering the job market, companies could be looking for cheaper, younger options to replace an older worker like myself. It will be important to get my foot in the door early early and maximize my earnings while I am young. 

Works Cited 

 Bump, P. (n.d.). What America will look like in 2050, in 4 charts. Retrieved June 21, 2015.
Cohen, D. & Passel, J.,  (2008, February 10). U.S. Population Projections: 2005-2050. Retrieved June 22, 2015.
 Kotkin, J. (2010, March 15). What American Demographics Will Look Like in 2050. Retrieved June 19, 2015.