Response Paper One: Buried in the Bitter Waters by Eliot Jaspin Of course I do not consider myself a racist or a bigot, but I am aware of the socially conditioned stereotypes and prejudices that reside in its internal. That awareness and ability to think on my feet allowed me to approach problems with clarity of mind and curiosity about the social interactions of various movements. Buried in the Bitter Waters, by Elliot Jaspin, easily awakened my sensitivity and knowledge of modern-era race relations in the United States. I read each chapter feeling like I had just read it in the previous pages. The theme of racial cleansing – not just the colonization of a people, but the destruction of their lives and livelihoods – was fantastic. The 17th century “fantastic,” from the Oxford English Dictionary, as in “inspiring awe; frightening, terrible." Each story itself was a meditation on terror and horror, things my generation can't even imagine. It is with this "astonishment" that I reflect in this response document. Perhaps the most surprising chapter in the book, “McNeel...