The saying "men make their own luck" was brought up in class yesterday. I do not believe that people make their own luck because something's can not be controlled. I believe that God has a plan for everyone and that he guides the path.
Friday, February 21, 2014
Theories
Recently in sociology we learned about the functionalist and conflict theory. Personally I do like functionalist theory better because it rewards the people with good money for working hard. With the conflict theory it is more of a communist situation. People are assigned a job, and get a set wage. I like the freedom that comes with the functionalist. We also learned about ascribed and achieved status. They both tie into the theory's because achieved is a status you must work for and ascribed status you are given to from the start (like communism)
Wednesday, February 19, 2014
Heroin Movie
The movie "Requiem for a Dream" was an overall weird movie. You had to pay close attention to understand the movie. In the beginning Harry Goldfarb (the main character) is a bum who keeps stealing his mother's TV set and selling it to a pawn shop for drugs. His mother then has to go back to the pawn shop and buy it back. Harry and his friend Tyrone use the money for the own pleasure of drugs.
The mother (Sara Goldfarb) watches a TV show nonstop. She loves watching the show and gets a call about her being on TV. She finds the dress that she fit into years ago and wants to fit into it again. She starts out by dieting with no sugar. She is having a pretty hard time with it and asks her friend how she lost her weight. Her friend suggested a doctor that gave out pills.
One day the boys decided to get into the heroin business. Instead of using it all on themselves though, they are buying a lump sum and then selling smaller bags for more money. They start to make pretty good money. Harry's girlfriend, Marion Silver is starting a clothing line and Harry wants her to branch out. Harry also feels bad for his mother because of how many times he stole and sold her TV. Since Harry has money now he buys his mother a very large TV to show her that he's sorry. Sara is very proud that she is losing weight and that her son is so successful.
Years pass and the business is going well but they are starting to take more and more of the heroin. Marion and Harry start to fight because the supply is running out. Tyrone is about to get promoted to a dealing position and his boss gets killed. Tyrone then gets put into jail. All things are starting to get bad.
Sara is now in the hospital because she is so doped out. Tyrone gets bailed out, him and Harry go to Florida to get a big deal while going, Harry notices that he has a arm infection and needed to go to the hospital. Marion is needing money so bad that she starts sell her body for sexual things.
The doctor sees Harry's arm and notifies the police about his heroin addiction. They then are heading back to jail and harry loses his arm. The moral of this movie is: DON'T DO DRUGS.
The mother (Sara Goldfarb) watches a TV show nonstop. She loves watching the show and gets a call about her being on TV. She finds the dress that she fit into years ago and wants to fit into it again. She starts out by dieting with no sugar. She is having a pretty hard time with it and asks her friend how she lost her weight. Her friend suggested a doctor that gave out pills.
One day the boys decided to get into the heroin business. Instead of using it all on themselves though, they are buying a lump sum and then selling smaller bags for more money. They start to make pretty good money. Harry's girlfriend, Marion Silver is starting a clothing line and Harry wants her to branch out. Harry also feels bad for his mother because of how many times he stole and sold her TV. Since Harry has money now he buys his mother a very large TV to show her that he's sorry. Sara is very proud that she is losing weight and that her son is so successful.
Years pass and the business is going well but they are starting to take more and more of the heroin. Marion and Harry start to fight because the supply is running out. Tyrone is about to get promoted to a dealing position and his boss gets killed. Tyrone then gets put into jail. All things are starting to get bad.
Sara is now in the hospital because she is so doped out. Tyrone gets bailed out, him and Harry go to Florida to get a big deal while going, Harry notices that he has a arm infection and needed to go to the hospital. Marion is needing money so bad that she starts sell her body for sexual things.
The doctor sees Harry's arm and notifies the police about his heroin addiction. They then are heading back to jail and harry loses his arm. The moral of this movie is: DON'T DO DRUGS.
Thursday, February 13, 2014
Drugs
We recently watched a video in class talking about heroin and how it impacts everyone. Heroin is different than most gateway drugs. It is injected directly into the bloodstream creating almost an instant impact. Because it is injected and users usually use it two times a day people need a needle to inject it into their veins. Sharing needles is not good. You can spread HIV by sharing needles and it is not safe.
The bad part about heroin is not only the effects it does to your brain, but it also is very difficult to stop from being illegally imported. Afghanistan grows many poppy plants which is the main ingredient on how heroin is made. The sales that the middle eastern people make on the plant is used to help their family live. The money that is made from the drug is a crazy amount.
I believe that the United States should just supply new needles for the users but that is all. They users will get the drug regardless if they try and it away from them.
I do think that the guy that is single handedly trying to help all the users by giving them the reverse effect of heroin is a good idea and that could be another direction the United States could take.
The bad part about heroin is not only the effects it does to your brain, but it also is very difficult to stop from being illegally imported. Afghanistan grows many poppy plants which is the main ingredient on how heroin is made. The sales that the middle eastern people make on the plant is used to help their family live. The money that is made from the drug is a crazy amount.
I believe that the United States should just supply new needles for the users but that is all. They users will get the drug regardless if they try and it away from them.
I do think that the guy that is single handedly trying to help all the users by giving them the reverse effect of heroin is a good idea and that could be another direction the United States could take.
Thursday, February 6, 2014
Trashed
The "trashed" story is about a white kid dressed in all black with no shoes on was found in a dumpster dead. He was facedown in a push up position in a dumpster. He was forty miles from his home. His neighborhood was described as a very good community that tourists liked to go to. His school was described as a very prestigious school for example "Its girls’ soccer team, for example, added another state championship to the five it had already won that decade, setting a state record for most wins in a season in the process. Academically, the school had come close to graduating 100 percent of its senior class, and colleges had lined up to recruit its students."
What did this kid die from? Heroin. I do not like the fact that the article specifies that it is a white kid because that is a large stereotype and just because he is from a clean neighborhood does not mean that he does not do drugs. Many celebrities do drugs most of them being white. http://radaronline.com/photos/hollywood-heroin-28-stars-who-used-the-drug-that-killed-cory-monteith/photo/552719/ - this is a site showing twenty eight famous people who did heroin. TWO of the twenty eight people were black. It just goes to show that anyone can make this mistake. I just do not like the fact that the article spends the first part talking so much about his home life, his school, and his race. It should not have to specify because many kinds of people do and die from heroin not just black "thugs".
What did this kid die from? Heroin. I do not like the fact that the article specifies that it is a white kid because that is a large stereotype and just because he is from a clean neighborhood does not mean that he does not do drugs. Many celebrities do drugs most of them being white. http://radaronline.com/photos/hollywood-heroin-28-stars-who-used-the-drug-that-killed-cory-monteith/photo/552719/ - this is a site showing twenty eight famous people who did heroin. TWO of the twenty eight people were black. It just goes to show that anyone can make this mistake. I just do not like the fact that the article spends the first part talking so much about his home life, his school, and his race. It should not have to specify because many kinds of people do and die from heroin not just black "thugs".
Video games and Gas
There has been a stereotype that violent games like Call of Duty and Grand Theft Auto have made kids more reckless, violent, and aggressive. In some cases one could blame the games for the actions that kids did. I believe the media is blame when a mass murder happens and then blame video game for the actions.
According to the "Lead Footprint" article lead gas in the 1970's lowers IQ's and physiological impacts on the brain. I disagree with that statement because people are not drinking the gas or probably not even touching it. It would be different if in was in a drink such as milk or pop. Cigarettes and chewing tobacco are a known source of causing cancer but yet no one has banned them? As far as I know the lead gas and tobacco could have been switched around and it would have made more of an impact. Also by removing lead from our everyday lives it has been said that the United States crime rate dropped dramatically. My opinion could in fact be wrong, but I just do not believe that lead could change people that much.
People also believe that immigration causes more violence because the foreigners create and join gangs but according to the article the immigrants have strong family ties; therefore they would not join a gang. The would come to America to be with the rest of their family. They get a bad reputation because of the mass media. The media is the problem for all of America's problems they expose the bad things to get them more popular so that it happens again. It is a vicious cycle that has been going on in the United States for a long time. The media needs some bad things to talk about so people stay interested.
According to the "Lead Footprint" article lead gas in the 1970's lowers IQ's and physiological impacts on the brain. I disagree with that statement because people are not drinking the gas or probably not even touching it. It would be different if in was in a drink such as milk or pop. Cigarettes and chewing tobacco are a known source of causing cancer but yet no one has banned them? As far as I know the lead gas and tobacco could have been switched around and it would have made more of an impact. Also by removing lead from our everyday lives it has been said that the United States crime rate dropped dramatically. My opinion could in fact be wrong, but I just do not believe that lead could change people that much.
People also believe that immigration causes more violence because the foreigners create and join gangs but according to the article the immigrants have strong family ties; therefore they would not join a gang. The would come to America to be with the rest of their family. They get a bad reputation because of the mass media. The media is the problem for all of America's problems they expose the bad things to get them more popular so that it happens again. It is a vicious cycle that has been going on in the United States for a long time. The media needs some bad things to talk about so people stay interested.
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