The Lazarus Project

This story is shaping up to be an interesting attempt at the American Dream. The story is told in two seperate narratives in either present times or past times. Lazarus was a ninteteen year old who came to Chicago in hopes of achieving the hopeful american dream. His dream was cut short when George Shippy shot him, accusing him of being an anarchist. This was an unfortunate turn of events for Lazarus. George Shippy accused him of such unreal things because he was a Jew, and during this time period being of that descent was discriminated against. I wanted to write about this because I don't see the purpose in anyone killing someone strictly due to their religous affliliation. I am a firm believer of the idea that everyone is equal. In all honesty, I was definitely not raised to believe that everyone was equal. My mom and grandmother are strong believers in their race is the dominant race. They were not fans of the huge immigration movements that came to America and certainly were not a fan of the current president. Its thoughts of others such as these that make my belief in how strongly I disagree become relevant. This story is a great example of how Jewish people should not be discriminated against. The plot line is so unfortunate for this young man, he simple wanted to come to America and pursue a dream of being happy, healthy, and  of great wealth. This is sad that it was cut short by a police officer who seemed to think he was in danger just because the other gentlemen was not of his same religous descent.