Sherrie D. Larch
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I am a writer, blogger, photographer, painter (art), digital abstract artist, designer, in-home caregiver, Youtuber...living in Northern California.
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Stories (16/0)
RACISM AND HATE IN THE AMERICAN SOUTH
Has the American Southeast changed from its intolerant and unjust past? Is racism, ethnic and religious intolerance still factors in how justice is laid out and how people are treated by their neighbors in the southern states, also called the Bible belt? Many would say, yes, it has changed do to great men and women like Martin Luther King JR, who fought peacefully to gain rights for all to live in justice instead of injustice. The Bible belt has become more diverse over the years, because of climate, cheaper real estate and jobs, which bring people in from New England, western states, (like California), and from other countries. This means that the once very homogeneous white Protestant Confederate South of the past has a mix of different cultures, ethnicities, races and religions. Many cities like Atlanta, Georgia have a cosmopolitan atmosphere, with many different communities interacting together, not at all like the stereotypical old South.
By Sherrie D. Larch2 years ago in Criminal
HISTORY AND PSYCHOLOGY OF GENOCIDE
Throughout history humans have been killing one another without mercy, because of racial, ethnic, religious, political and other differences and territory grabs. What we call genocide and ethnic cleansing today has been happening, in one way or another, throughout human history. We never seem to learn from the past the right lessons, only how to do the killings more effectively and efficiently, without mercy or regret. The Crusades, the Inquisition, the Burning Times, the takeover of the new world and its land from the Native Americans, The Shoah (Holocaust), and genocidal crimes in Tibet, Cambodia, Rwanda, Darfur, and many more places throughout the world, past and present, show the inhumanity of the human race towards each other, and these crimes will go on into the future, “genocide inspires genocide”. It seems history must repeat it’s self over and over again; humans will not get past the psychology of hate. Lessons which should be learned are lost in ignorance.
By Sherrie D. Larch2 years ago in Criminal
AND JUSTICE FOR ALL? FACT OR FICTION
The United States believes it has the cornerstone of human rights within its borders. But our past and present shows a different picture, a history full of human rights violations, that go back to the beginning of our history. In our past you can find many Holocausts of hatred and oppression. But we seem to forget somehow, through patriotic and religious zeal, how this country truly began, and how we have treated our own citizens throughout our existence. If you read some books, newspaper articles and editorials today you will find a rewriting of our past, a total fiction, which somehow history has magically changed into a fantasy; a mythical tale, full of lies and colorful trappings. Our educational systems also rewrites history in favor of a Disney styled world, where everything is perfect. But history cannot be changed to fit one’s need to feel superior, neither can false patriotism and religious beliefs change history, and the fact that human ignorance, bigotry, and hatred has been a part of American culture all along.
By Sherrie D. Larch2 years ago in Criminal
THE DANGERS OF BULLYING
Author’s Note: This study of bullying started out as a term paper and survey project at Klamath Community College in Klamath Falls, Oregon for a criminal justice class on violence but it turned into something so much more. I have over the years added more information to the project and it no longer is in full term paper format. As I have studied the crime of bullying it has enlightened and educated me on this crime against others and yes it is a crime. Bullying is both psychological and physical violence and should be prevented and/or stopped wherever it is happening. I hope this blog will help people understand it even more, helping the victims and maybe the bullies themselves and I also hope this helps those researching the crime of bullying.
By Sherrie D. Larch2 years ago in Education
