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YOUSEF KOUTNIK posted a new activity comment 6 years, 8 months ago
In reply to: Nadeen Kharputly edited the blog post Week 8 responses in the group Ethnic Diversity and the City: Hi everyone, Please reply to this thread with your responses (150-300 words) to this week’s readings. Some g […] ViewThis week part of our in class discussion centered around the idea of government surveillance of its private citizens. Some classmates mentioned how the majority of people appear to be complicit with these government actions while others did not seem to care too much saying that they had nothing to hide or that there was nothing they could do to…[Read more]
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YOUSEF KOUTNIK commented on the post, Week 7 responses, on the site 6 years, 8 months ago
In reply to: Nadeen Kharputly wrote a new post on the site Ethnic Diversity in the City Hi everyone, Please reply to this thread with your responses (150-300 words) to this week’s readings. Some guidelines for f […] ViewThis week’s topic and discussions of immigration has been very eye opening for me. While I was aware of a lot of things we discussed and read about, I was completely shocked to learn about the different measures that were put in place in the past to prevent certain groups of people from coming into the United States and I was also surprised to l…[Read more]
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YOUSEF KOUTNIK posted a new activity comment 6 years, 9 months ago
In reply to: Nadeen Kharputly edited the blog post Week 4 responses in the group Ethnic Diversity and the City: Hi everyone, Please reply to this thread with your responses (150-300 words) to this week’s readings. Some g […] ViewAfter reading the article about the looting and burning of Ferguson, MO that occurred after the tragic death of Michael Brown, I have to say that I completely disagree with the rationale and logic presented by the author as to why these communities decide to destroy themselves. While the author’s claim that “‘If this is what it takes to get some…[Read more]
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YOUSEF KOUTNIK commented on the post, Week 3 responses, on the site 6 years, 9 months ago
In reply to: Nadeen Kharputly wrote a new post on the site Ethnic Diversity in the City Hi everyone, Please reply to this thread with your responses (150-300 words) to this week’s readings. Some guidelines for f […] ViewFrom this week, I found the “Ghosts of White People Past” article to be the most interesting and eye-opening. I had never really noticed the demonization of Asian success that article describes and was generally shocked while reading the article to learn about these apparently prevalent white behaviors. I had heard of Asians being the “model minor…[Read more]
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YOUSEF KOUTNIK commented on the post, Week 2 responses, on the site 6 years, 9 months ago
In reply to: Nadeen Kharputly wrote a new post on the site Ethnic Diversity in the City Hi everyone, Please reply to this thread with your responses (150-300 words) to this week’s readings. Some guidelines for f […] ViewAfter reading only the first two sentences of Massey and Denton’s “The Construction of the Ghetto” I came across a statement that I believe is detrimental to the discussion of segregation in the city. Right off the bat, the authors boldly champion the assumption that “it is easy to assume that all U.S. cities have always been organized to achieve…[Read more]
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YOUSEF KOUTNIK commented on the post, Week 1 responses, on the site 6 years, 9 months ago
In reply to: Nadeen Kharputly wrote a new post on the site Ethnic Diversity in the City Hi everyone, Please reply to this thread with your responses (150-300 words) to this week’s readings. Some guidelines for f […] ViewRecently, I have been listening to and watching a lot of lectures and interviews with Dr. Jordan Peterson, a clinical psychologist and professor of psychology at the University of Toronto. One of his core messages relates to a concept that was brought up in the article discussing Tulsa as a resilient city. In the article, Tulsa’s resilience o…[Read more]