"The Nation of Cowards"

One of my favorite news sources is newsmax.com which is a conservative website that discusses politics. On this website there was an article about what Attorney General Eric Holder said when he referenced America as a "Nation of Cowards". They seemed to 'bash' him for his remarks of how even though white people and black people are segregated at work in the society, they are integrated as far as where they live. In my opinion, I think that they let neglected several writing guidelines such as avoiding emotional reasoning, considering other interpretations, and truly defining the problem that there is with Holder's comments. I believe that there are two interpretations that can be derived from Holder's comments. One being that some of what Holder says is true, it is statistically accurate that whites and blacks don't necessarily choose to live together. On the other hand what was the point of Holder saying this? It's not really the government's duty to segregate who we live by and who we choose to socialize with outside of work. The other point could be who's fault is this? Is it that whites don't want to live in black neighborhoods? Is it that blacks don't want to live in white neighborhoods? In this scenario I don't believe that its either of those, I believe that we choose to live and interact with people taht have ideas and hobbies of our own. I wouldn't choose to be best friends with someone who enjoys bird watching, because I don't enjoy bird watching. Typically, regardless of the color of one's skin or their race, I believe that people tend to choose to socialize with people that they can relate to and that have the same interests as them.

Research Challenge

For me right now the biggest challenge I am having is finding time to meet with the campus organization I have choosen, cause I'm working and then school work. Then, I am also having the challenge of knowing how we're supposed to link our topics with the organization.

Campus Organization/ Semester Research Project Report

In doing research there are always complications in fulfilling the process, where to begin, what information is the most useful, how to relate it to others, how to remain within the guidelines. At this point in my reseach process I am just a little confused at what I need to do to begin, and how I am supposed to relate my topic (interracial marriage) into the campus organization I have selected. On the other hand I have found many useful resources from the library that will be useful and easily applicable to my research topic.

Navigating the MC Library

On Friday, February 6, 2008, I went to the Miller Center Library to look for some books that were on the topic of Interracial Marriages. I went onto the computers that were available at the MC Library and went onto the MC Library OPAC website and used the basic tab and narrowed my search for books on my research topic. By doing so I found that there were about seventy items located in the library that were related to my topic. I wrote down some of the call numbers, then went to the section that they were located and found one of the books, White Logic White Methods, and then went to the circulation desk and checked the book out.