Blog post on CTQ on Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring by J.R.R Tolkein 

      

       I'm not very far into the first Lord of the Rings book, The fellowship of the Ring. So far their isn't any stereotyping or racism towards the other vase amount of races in the book. Everyone seems equal in their own land. Maybe, species and races will become a minor or major conflict later on in the series. But so far everyone is equal with each other. 

         

         In this story, the main character Frodo Baggins is of the Hobbit species and lives in Hobbiton with many of his species and lots of his relatives. Everyone is equal here and no one is favorited, but Frodo and his guardian Bilbo are known for their wealth, which is why everyone is shocked when he disappears. Their is many different races, in the book and I'm yet to experiences the other species, except for Gandalf who is a Maiar. But there is no racism towards him, and he doesn't offend any of the Hobbits. We are yet to leave Hobbiton in the book so their isn't enough evidence to go against my idea of no racism in the book.  But so far in the book, many races stay together and don't merge with other races in the world.  Very different then the modern world in which many people and races merge together, which makes countries like America very great and significant. That's why their is no racism in The Fellowship of the Ring, the lord of the Rings first book of the trilogy. 

          In conclusion,  their is no racism up to my part in my book, because so far everyone is treated equal in a town with a majority of one race. Also, newcomers aren't offended and don't offend others. This could change later in the book, but so far it is not shown in the book as a major conflict. Also, it might once they leave the town full of Hobbits, but until then I have to say that their is no racism but can become an issue later on. This is why racism isn't an in issue in The Fellowship of the Ring so far. 

Independent Reading post on "Lockdown: Escape From Furnace" by Alexander Gordon Smith

             

               In the story "Lockdown: Escape From Furnace" by Alexander Gordon Smith their has been many times when justice is tainted and not shown to what it should be in the world. One way that justice is not shown in the world, is that children who do commit crime are framed for murder and are put to jail for a crime a lot worse to what they actually did. Also, they are treated very poorly in jail, and are abused by guards that allow gang violence throughout their prison. That's the two reasons of why justice is false and not used correctly in the world in this book. 

              One reason of why justice is used incorrectly in the book "Lockdown: Escape From Furnace" is that children are framed for terrible crimes that they didn't partake in, many of the kids at this prison were framed for the death of their best friends, or someone who is very close to them. They are then sentenced to life at the Furnace, a chid's penitentiary that is very strict and harsh due to the new laws in England because of the growth of violence for youth in their country. For example, Alex who brakes into houses and loots the houses precious items. While breaking into one house,  Alex and his friend are interrupted by men in suits, who have silenced weapons. One of the people kill Alex's friend and then put the murder on him. Alex has encountered other people in the jail with the same circumstances as Alex. This is one reason of how justice is served incorrectly in "Lockdown: Escape From Furnaces." 

                Lastly, another reason of why justice is incorrectly served in Lockdown: "Escape From Furnace" is that the guards and people who run the jail freely accept many things that other jails try to get rid of at all circumstances. Such as gang-like activity, their are many gangs in the prison and they are freely wandering throughout the prison and are not stopped and the guards don't punish these people. Also, their is lots of violence and many people are killed. This is because of all the free will these people are given, many newcomers are tested by people who are native to the prison, also they encourage people to walk to the top of the prison, jump off and kill themselves, they don't mind and don't care for the prisoners safety and well being. This is another reason of how justice is incorrectly served in "Lockdown: Escape From Furnace."

                 In conclusion, justice is incorrectly served in "Lockdown: Escape From Furnace" because children are accuse for false accusations such as murder and other terrible crimes. Also, because of the lack of caring by the guards and how little they do for people that didn't even commit the correct crime to be put into this very harsh and cruel prison. This is why justice is incorrectly accused in "Lockdown: Escape From Furnace."