Understanding a situation can take a person’s whole life- it is neither knowing the facts or ignorantly pushing ahead with an idea another imbedded – it is being able to seek with an open mind, experience the effects of the situation, and then calling on a higher being to help you ascertain the conclusion which is different from what you first imagined when blissfully ignorant. The topic of segregation is one that has been debated interminably and yet with no foreseeable future to a solution. My goal is to work towards a solution not a temporary fix – however this is no small task, with this in mind I encourage your help in my endeavor by pointing out my biases and giving me constructive ideas and criticism.
What I first want to do is after reading up on some aspects of segregation I would like to do two things:
1) revise a couple of my posits
2) Work on setting the scene in where segregation can take place
· Posits:
What if any is the causal link between the history of segregation in the United States and the continuing problems with segregation today?
What if any is the causal link between the resources a person has access to and the seemingly natural selection towards segregation- either money induced or ability induced?
Side note: Posits are written for the writer to figure out what their biases are and where they think there paper will go (they may be disproven). If you would like it might be a good idea for you to write your own posits on segregation…you can even send them to me and of course you can comment on my own.
· Rough Draft of Setting of the Scene(first sentence):
In a world where standard procedure reigns supreme in the raising of children boundaries become second nature.
2 comments:
For the first posit that states "What if any is the causal link between the history of segregation in the United States and the continuing problems with segregation today?", I think it might be better to change the last part since there will unfortunately be some people who will disagree with continuing segregation today. You would first need to demonstrate how segregation is still occurring today.
I like the second posit and the only change I would make would be with syntax at the end. Instead of saying money induced or ability induced, maybe you could say "What if any is the causal link between the resources a person has access to and the seemingly natural selection towards segregation-either financially or based on competency?"
To me, the first sentence setting the scene wouldn't necessarily work because it states explicitly states that boundaries become second nature. I think causality would need to be demonstrated to show how boundaries become second nature from a world where standard procedure reigns supreme. A possible sentence might could be "In a world where individuals are categorized by a hierarchy of (economics/skill/race), the prescription of rank according to this hierarchy separates the individuals into different classifications."
I agree with tarheel199 in regard to the first posit. It is biased because you are assuming that segregation is still prevalent today. I think if you just take the word "continuing" out the posit will work because you will then have room to discuss either way- continued or discontinued segregation. But I think your blog is off to a great start!
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