REFLECTION 1-THE GROWTH BEGINS

The first
article

that explored my topic, ‘I Am Not My Hair,’ was an expository

news report (The Grio, 2016) which highlighted that the U.S.
Supreme Court madethe decision that firing an employee
based on a hairstyle was not discrimination.This article really
showed me the varying perceptions that individuals
havetowards hair, even when perceived to be
“well
-
groomed.”
A similar theme was evident in the
video
(Fusion, 2016) which revealed thefeelings of high school
girls in South Africa, who were told by their schools that
their Afro hair was “untidy.” The notion that well
-groomed hair should lay flat
and that the women’s natural hair was somehow unacceptable
was evident in both
pieces of data.The final piece of data that I examined was the
poem
, ‘Phenomenal Woman.” by
Maya Angelou. The lines in this poem aptly describe the
many nuances of awoman. It shows me that a woman can
encompass so many outstanding qualitiesthat far surpass the
strands of her crown.
Prior to doing this SBA, I was
aware of the large number of
crimes committed in Jamaica,
but I
did not see myself as a part of
the solution. The newspaper
article entitled, “Crime and
Violence
in Jamaica; Time to Focus on
Embedded Institutional
Problems” speaks about crime
having
direct and indirect costs.
Everyone in society suffers in
some way from crime. Some
persons in
an attempt to increase their
value become involved in
crime. One thing is certain,
crime is
voluntary. The poem,
Crime and Violence, points
out the negative effects of
crime and
encourages citizens to unite
and preserve humanity. In the
video clip, Crime and Violence
in
Jamaica; what are the Causes,
the speaker highlights that
several things need to be done
to
prevent crime. One such is the
provision of employment for
citizens, so they can provide
for
themselves and not rob others.
Prior to doing this SBA, I was
aware of the large number of
crimes committed in Jamaica,
but I
did not see myself as a part of
the solution. The newspaper
article entitled, “Crime and
Violence
in Jamaica; Time to Focus on
Embedded Institutional
Problems” speaks about crime
having
direct and indirect costs.
Everyone in society suffers in
some way from crime. Some
persons in
an attempt to increase their
value become involved in
crime. One thing is certain,
crime is
voluntary. The poem,
Crime and Violence, points
out the negative effects of
crime and
encourages citizens to unite
and preserve humanity. In the
video clip, Crime and Violence
in
Jamaica; what are the Causes,
the speaker highlights that
several things need to be done
to
prevent crime. One such is the
provision of employment for
citizens, so they can provide
for
themselves and not rob others.