Final Blog: how do i plan to use what I've learned in the course and define justice

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Throughout this course, I have become aware of many social injustices around me and also became aware of social norms in our society which are engrained in our heads, unconsciously teaching developing children to stereo type and discriminate. There are so many things within this course which I have become more aware to it is ridiculous. Such as how much our society discriminates against minorities, how women's voices are practically never heard in other countries, how things such as bandaids and barbies are showing children what color our skin should be and what a typical man and woman should look like, and much more. Now that my eyes have been opened to this whole concept of unconscious in justice and discrimination, I feel it is my job as an individual to open the eyes of others, and take more time to actually think about the situations and lives of others before making any sort of judgement. I feel that if I open the eyes of others to the idea that not everyone is raised the same way which we are will help people to understand the concept that other than someone just being recognized as a "mexican man" or a "muslim man", people will begin to understand that they are people too who have families and love and hurt just like any of us.
Throughout this course, I have learned quite a detailed definition of what "injustice" is , but I have had a hard time grasping what justice actually is. Figuring that injustice is someone not given a voice or all of the same opportunities as another within society, it is easy for me to imagine that justice is exactly the opposite. Meaning that, justice is making sure that everyone is given the same opportunities as the person next to them, they are not looked at twice when they walk into a shopping mall, and that they are recognized as an individual, not just a gender or a race.

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