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Are American Values being lived up to today?
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Título (Dublin Core)
Are American Values being lived up to today?
Disclaimer (Dublin Core)
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Description (Dublin Core)
This essay was produced as a part of the American Studies program at California High School in San Ramon, California. The essay is in response to the prompt "Is America currently living up to its core values?" This essay argues how the values of equality and the right to protest are not being lived up to by Americans today. It also includes references to the following modern events: The core values of equality and the right to protest are not being lived up to today. Today, COVID-19 pandemic is spreading and normalizing racial inequality towards Asians. The president is adding on to this situation by constantly using the terms "China Virus" and "Kung FLu" even when many people pointed it out to him that it was considered racist. Additionally, the Black Lives Matter movement helps to support how the law enforcement is violating the basic right to protest. Peaceful protesters gathered to show their support for blm however the police dispersed the crowds by using excessive force.
Date (Dublin Core)
September 8, 2020
Event Identifier (Dublin Core)
American Studies
Partner (Dublin Core)
California High School
Tipo (Dublin Core)
Essay
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Controlled Vocabulary (Dublin Core)
English
Education--K12
English
Conflict
English
Politics
English
Protest
Curator's Tags (Omeka Classic)
equality
xenophobia
Asian
China
essay
America
values
Contributor's Tags (a true folksonomy) (Friend of a Friend)
California High School
Protests
Racial Inequality
BLM
Pandemic
San Francisco Bay Area
American Studies
Values Essay
Collection (Dublin Core)
San Francisco Bay Area
K-12
Social Justice
Black Voices
Linked Data (Dublin Core)
Date Submitted (Dublin Core)
09/09/2020
Date Modified (Dublin Core)
09/13/2020
02/05/2021
04/02/2021
09/20/2021
Date Created (Dublin Core)
09/01/2020
This item was submitted on September 8, 2020 by [anonymous user] using the form “Share Your Story” on the site “A Journal of the Plague Year”: https://covid-19archive.org/s/archive
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