Book club

We have the book The Working Poor and from what I read about it,it seems a lot like what I talked about in one of my classes last semester. In my ethics in criminal justice class we talked about how each race or class was different and discriminated against by the criminal justice system. I believe the book will pull in the same direction as I feel, which is that the poor people of the world are discriminated against even though the US government is supposed to help those people. I believe it will show how even those who work really hard for low pay get discriminated against and get put in situations where they cannot do what they really want.

In the essay Zepp's Last Stand I got to see the profile style of writing in a different way, the event happened in the past and Zepp was going to the Board of Correction for Military Records to try to overturn his dishonorable discharge. It gave me a look into how you can take the approach of looking at something in the persons past that you can then revisit in the present to get a story. I liked the essay because I am interested in history and the military in particular so reading about a persons military career and why they were fighting to earn an honorable discharge was cool. Also, interesting to see who was exempt from going overseas if drafted.

Mrs Kelly's Monster

When I was reading this essay I was thinking it was so in depth about everything Dr. Ducker was doing and every response Mrs. Kelly had. I thought at first that is was more of a biography type of essay but it does tell of only an event even though the event is really detailed. I liked the essay because it allowed me to see into the life of a doctor and inside the thoughts of a patient who has something that is taking away from their everyday life.

3 People I want to Interview

If I could interview anyone it would be new NBA player Jabari Parker because he is my favorite player and I would like to know if he would have went straight to the NBA from college, why he is so humble at such a young age and what it is like to have a former pro as a father. Another person would be Dante Exum another new NBA player because he is an Australian raised by a former NBA father and I would like to know why he stayed in Australia instead of going to college, and the expectations of being the biggest Aussie in the NBA. The final person would be Isaiah Austin, who was a former Baylor basketball player who was going to be drafted before being diagnosed with Marfan Syndrome, I would like to know how he overcame being blind in one eye, how he has kept positive and if he would change anything in his life. I know these are really unrealistic, but I thought I would try and if I do not get any of these three to do an interview I would like to interview a veteran of the US Armed Forces.