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Socratic seminar 1: This seminar had three questions, all going back to Just Mercy (the book we are reading) and different INJUSTICES. We talked about different things like how segregation and discrimination hasn't quite disappeared due to some decisions made by the Founding Fathers. We made connections to the book as well as real life, showing our knowledge of the topics. I got a Meets plus on the written assignment because I wrote paragraphs showing my evidence as well as questions that sparked new ideas in the conversation. In the verbal participation I again got a Meets plus due to the fact that I didn't cite page numbers, something to work on for next time.
I must admit, this book has been pretty rough for me at moments. This book teaches many lessons about injustice in the justice system. It gives insight into the segregation and discrimination that many black people and others have faced in prison as well as different prison conditions. After finishing this book, I almost shed a tear, I mean hearing these stories is a serious wake up call. It makes you realize that this can happen to people you love. It make you wanna take action because no matter who you are you can connect to something in this book. Not necessarily what happens to people but you can almost feel the emotions. So when you see someone on the news who has been sentenced to death or life imprisonment, perhaps ask yourself "what happened and do they truly deserve to die in prison?". Of course there are many bad people in the world but there are plenty of other people who need just mercy.
"Mercy is most empowering, liberating, and transformative when it is directed at the undeserving" {Bryan Stevenson
From the 60 Minutes archives: The true story behind “Just Mercy”
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