Hey guys welcome to my blog. As you interact with the various sites, videos and other media, I want you to be aware of the focus of discrimination. I stared with current day issues such as obesity and gay rights, and connected them with issues of the past such as black civil rights and the holocaust. While you search through my blog, I want you to keep in mind the connections each issue has with one another. I want you to consider how obesity issues of today connects with the civil rights movement of the past. How are they the same? How are they different? The purpose of this blog is to get you to realize that discrimination comes in all forms and affects all people. I want you to understand that discrimination occurs in many forms and that it is being transformed to affect new groups of people. Consider why it is important to remember the effects discrimination had on past victims and how can we try to prevent discrimination in the future. I hope you enjoy my blog! Also, there is a link to a holocaust video. To get there, click on "Older Posts" at the bottom of the page.

http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2003/08/04/earlyshow/contributors/emilysenay/main566628.shtml

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fTuKH3qBvZU&feature=related

Obesity continues to be a huge problem in this country. Pun intended! There are more than 1 in 4 people in the United States that are obese or over weight (nearly 60%). Why do you think this is the case? Obesity in children is one of the biggest threats we face in our society. Is it bad parenting with their childrens diets, or is the child to blame for his/her eating habits? What do you think we can do to help our children and ourselves become healthier people? There is a link to a news article about childhood obesity you can go to and a music video to make this issue a little bit easier to swallow. Again, pun intended!

Gay and Lesbian equality has been an ongoing debate for many years now. There are only a few select places in the United States where people are legally allowed to celebrate gay marriages. Why is this such a controversial topic? Where is the harm in allowing gay and lesbian couples to get married? What is your take on the issue. The following site allows you to interact with the many issues surrounding gay rights and allows you to voice an opinion.

http://www.speakout.com/activism/gayrights/

Here is part of the text from the famous "I Have A Dream Speech" by Martin Luther King in 1963. There is also a link attached where you can go and view the entire text of the speech. While rading, keep in mind the audience Martin Luther King is speaking to. The audience may not be as obvious as you think and there may be more than one. Also, while reading, consider how these cries for liberation can be compared to that of the Holocaust. Were these victims in the Civil Rights Movement and the Holocaust much different? What do you think?

http://www.americanrhetoric.com/speeches/mlkihaveadream.htm