Week 4 Assignment

I think that U.S citizens that smoke are vicitimes of discrimination. I agree that smoking should be banned in certain areas of public places such as restaraunts, bars, and clubs but I think that there should at least be a secluded smokers section. I think that smoking in households should be allowed whether you live in an apartment or house. Banning smoking from someones own home would be an intrusion of privacy. Non-smokers have the choice whether to enter the smoking premises or not, just as smokers have the choice whether to enter non-smoking premises.

Self Introduction and Reading Style

During week two's homework, I found out more about my reading syles. I am a Visual learner which suggests strength with visual modes of learning-reading, studying pictures, reading diagrams, and so forth. I am an applied learner which means that i prefer tasks that involve real objects and situations. I rely on verbal or language skills to learn and would rather work or study alone. I am practical, logical, and systematic.

I think that the author's purpose in writing this story is to show that people classify others on the basis of skin color because it is what they notice first. She shows the many different assumptions that people made on her since her child was much lighter skin than she was.

Throughout my life I cannot recall a time that i have been judged for my diversity. There were many times though, that i felt very uncomfortable and out of place because i was the only person that had colored skin. I have been in my situations though, where my friends were treated rudely and looked at differently.