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    The story explores themes of racial profiling and discrimination in society. Despite efforts to eliminate discrimination, it remains a factor in everyday lives due to media influence and events. The story portrays how even people who are racially profiled may profile others due to societal biases. Overcoming discrimination requires recognizing our own biases and uniting despite differences.

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    The story explores themes of racial profiling and discrimination in society. Despite efforts to eliminate discrimination, it remains a factor in everyday lives due to media influence and events. The story portrays how even people who are racially profiled may profile others due to societal biases. Overcoming discrimination requires recognizing our own biases and uniting despite differences.

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    The story explores themes of racial profiling and discrimination in society. Despite efforts to eliminate discrimination, it remains a factor in everyday lives due to media influence and events. The story portrays how even people who are racially profiled may profile others due to societal biases. Overcoming discrimination requires recognizing our own biases and uniting despite differences.

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    Amber Koran Mr. Newman English 101: Rhetoric November 4, 2013 iscrimination in !

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    #eo$le have never been e%&al in the e"es o' societ".

    Racism, (iscrimination, an( ine%&alit" have alwa"s been a $art o' American c&lt&re. )he stor" *+light #atterns, b" Ale-ie !herman shows that (es$ite the e''ort $&t 'orwar( towar(s eliminating (iscrimination an( racial $ro'iling it will alwa"s be a 'actor in o&r ever"(a" lives. Altho&gh some $eo$le believe onl" certain $eo$le raciall" $ro'ile or (iscriminate in realit" it is a $roblem we all 'ace (&e to me(ia, events, an( o&r social worl( that we will onl" overcome together. +or e-am$le, the tragic events o' !e$tember 11 have ca&se( the worl( to ta.e a negative view o' certain races. /eca&se the terrorists who wrec.e( the worl( tra(e center an( the $entagon were Mi((le Eastern $eo$le, most o' the worl( generali0e( all Mi((le Eastern $eo$le as terrorists a'ter the attac.. Americans wo&l( (o things s&ch as s$ecial sec&rit" chec.s while the" went thro&gh chec.ing. Also $eo$le wo&l( m&mble things s&ch as *terrorist, &n(er their breaths as the" wo&l( wal. b". !imilar events wo&l( occ&r in 1illiams2s li'e in the stor" +light #atterns beca&se o' his ethnicit". +or e-am$le, in the stor" 1illiam shares with +e.a(& abo&t a time when he le't his g"m a'ter wor.ing o&t. 1illiam then contin&es to e-$lain how a $ic.&$ sto$s in 'ront o' him an( then a man "ells o&t the win(ow *3o bac. to "o&r own co&ntr"4, 1illiam was an 5n(ian man, with

    long (ar. hair an( a (ar. com$le-ion. 1illiam also was a b&siness man who travels o'ten, ca&sing him to leave his 'amil" at home alone. 6e has a wi'e an( a "o&ng (a&ghter who he a(ores an( he has a sense o' an-iet" when it comes to leaving them. 6e o'ten has nightmares abo&t terrible things ha$$ening to his 'amil" bac. at home when he is on his tri$s. 6e is ver" $ro&( o' his 'amil" an( his heritage. 5n the stor" 1illiam e-$resses how he has been 7&(ge( b" societ" b&t he also re'lects on how he has 7&(ge( others himsel'. 1illiam states that a'ter !e$tember 11, ever" time he wo&l( boar( a $lane he wo&l( scan the other seats 'or brown little men that he s&s$ecte( to be terrorists. )he a&thor ma.es it clear that even the $eo$le raciall" $ro'ile( the most ten( to still (o it themselves. All the 'ear that the me(ia $&ts in o&r hea(s reall" becomes a $roblem. Not ever" short brown man with a towel on their hea( is a terrorist b&t that2s the 'irst thing that all comes to o&r hea(. )wo men, who are com$letel" against racial $ro'iling, $ortra"e( in this stor", beca&se o' what the" have been thro&gh en( &$ 7o.ingl" (iscriminating. 1illiam (escribes his ethnicit" to +e.a(& as so, *An 5n(ian. Not the 7ewel8on8the8'orehea( 5n(ian, the bows an( arrows .in( o' 5n(ian, 9!herman:. Altho&gh 1illiam ma" have been 7o.ing that was the best wa" he co&l( (escribe is ethnicit", b" racial $ro'iling. !o as written in this stor" o&r worl( we live in is a $lace o' 7&(gment. ;o& can2t wal. (own the street witho&t at least one $erson raciall" $ro'iling "o&. 1hat comes to man" $eo$le2s attention relating to this to$ic is wh" we (o it. 1hat we see an( hear in o&r ever"(a" lives $la"s a ver" big role in what we thin.. Me(ia is constantl" in'l&encing &s ever" (a". ).<. shows an( movies are constantl" &sing e-am$les o' racial $ro'iling as entertainment beca&se societ" 'in(s these racist 7o.es am&sing. 5n realit" it $lants ba( see(s in o&r hea(s which $eo$le in'l&ence on the $eo$le aro&n( &s in o&r ever"(a" lives.

    1illiam 'irst 'elt &ncom'ortable getting into the ta-i .nowing that he an( +e.a(& were two com$letel" (i''erent races an( ethnicities. /&t little (i( he .now he wo&l( soon 'in( himsel' not wanting to leave the ver" interesting man2s car he so l&c.il" came &$on. 1e chose o&r 'rien(s, where we live, an( (o certain things all base( on bias tho&ghts we all have. 1e miss o&t on a lot in o&r lives 7&st beca&se we avoi( certain $eo$le. 1e 'ail as a co&ntr" when we 'ight with each other. 1e (eal with internal $roblems more than an"thing else. 1e as =nite( !tates citi0ens nee( to $&t all o&r (i''erences asi(e an( not let $ro$agan(a an( other negative things in'l&ence what we thin. an( how we 'eel towar(s one an( another. 5n concl&sion, we are all in'ecte( with this $oison that ca&ses &s to 7&(ge each other. 1e let these tho&ghts an( i(eas ta.e control o' o&r min(s. 1e are slowl" becoming the $eo$le we tr" so har( not to be. 1e nee( to ma.e a change. 5t ma" not be eas" an( it co&l( ta.e long b&t we have to start somewhere. on2t 7&(ge a boo. b" its cover beca&se "o& never .now what "o& co&l( be missing o&t on.

    1or. >ite( Ale-ie, !herman. *+light #atterns., 2003. The Norton Introduction to Literature. E(, Alison /ooth, ?. #a&l 6&nter, an( Kell" ?. Ma"s, @th e(. New ;or.: 1. 1. Norton an( >om$an", 200A. 4@8B1. #rint.

    Rubric for Literary Analysis Purpose (33): Successful (A+ thru B): Demonstrates a superior understanding of !light "atterns# in that you analy$e and not %ust summari$e the story Sho&s a comple' understanding of the (ritical Lens) Lit De*ice)+oment concept)Area of ,nterest Genre (33): Successful (A+ thru B): (ontains a thesis in the last sentence of the intro that effecti*ely captures your argument ,ncludes &ell-chosen support from throughout the te't that supplements the thesis Analysis is academic in nature Design/Layout (20): Successful (A+ thru B): .ses +LA format to s/illfully &ea*e 0uotes and paraphrases into the te't .ses a 12-point3 4imes 5e& 6oman font &ith a dou7le-spaced page ,ncludes a creati*e title3 appropriately placed headers3 heading3 and page num7ers ,ncludes a 8or/s (ited page that accurately lists the te't(s) used Audience (2 ): Successful (A+ thru B): .ses *oca7ulary appropriate for a college audience Assumes a le*el of intelligence and sophistication for the audience 9rammar)spelling)punctuation should 7e appropriate for a college freshman !tance ("#): Successful (A+ thru B): :ffers a con*incing argument ,ncludes a consistent tone that presents your perspecti*e appropriately

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