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.

Podcast for dayz

Last week we watched a great movie called the Breakfast club. The movie showed many different types of students and a very mean teacher. The kids expressed their feelings amongst eachother and became friends.Breakfast Club podcast

Sociology last weeks dievence

This past week in sociology we learned about positive and negative deviance. We also had to do a positive deviance for someone. My positive deviance was when Brian got his car stuck one morning. I told him at noon that I would push him out. He was thankful. We also watched a clip over "snackman" this man broke up a fight in a underground subway rail system. He saw the two people fighting and all he did was stand in the middle of the people share and eat his chips. The fight then was dissolved and everyone then minded their own business after snackman stepped in. This is also a positive deviance because he did not have to step in and stop this fight. He could have been a bystander like everyone else. People like this man are great in the society because of their helpful decisions to help a person out in their community. Julio Diaz was robbed by a teenager on the subway. After that he convinced the kid to go to dinner with him. He was nice to the kid and probably changed that kids life forever. Positive deviances are the best thing ever.

Rape is bad

What is rape? Why do people rape? Is there a rape culture in the United States? If you would like to know the answers to all of these questions, buck up and brace yourself because here is the cold hard truth.

Rape is the unlawful compelling of a person through physical force or duress to have sexual intercourse. The number of rapes in 2007 91,874 people. How can than many people get raped in the United States? Is our country really that messed up? The answer to my question is yes. People must rape other because of their mental state of mind or because they have a sexual drive for another human being. Not saying no does not always mean yes and that is where rape comes into play. Either one must hear the word yes or it could be considered rape.
I believe there is a rape culture in the United States. Movies, songs, TV shows, and even sports all have rape cases that are put into the media for everyone to see. It could almost be like a programmer to viewers to go out and do things like this especially in songs. The song Blurred Lines is a great example. The lyrics explain many cases of rape. Why would artists do this?
The football team that was at a party who raped a "dead girl" (she was passed out do to alcohol) many of the football guys just sat back and watch the raping happen. Why were so many people that just stood back and watched?  That is what is wrong with society today. They bystander effect happens everywhere and every day. Do you think it would be different if people stood up for others instead of ignoring their surrounds? That could be the answer to everything in todays culture.

"Me Project"

Based on my birth order I am much different than my sibling and my peers whom are oldest and middle child. I happen to be the youngest child. Highly social, laid back, creative, comical, and unconventional are five of the characteristics of being a youngest child. Whereas my sister is more: responsible, driven, emotionally intense conservative and has leadership material.

My parents have a massive influence on how I have grown up. They have taught me all I know. The character influences that they have are: nurture, life skills, discipline, and respect. I am fortunate that my parents were always there for me.

My cultural environment has also shaped me to be the MAN that I am today. If I was living someone else, for example Compton CA, I would probably not be the same type of kid as a big kid from a small town in South Dakota.

Heredity also is an important factor in the shaping of "me" I inherited many good things from my parents such as: my athletic ability, my intelligence, my instincts, and my strong will.

Without these four main topics I would be a totally different person I am very thankful for the people that have formed me to become a great person. Birth order, parental characteristics, cultural environment, and heredity are all things I am happy to have. 

Birth Order

In sociology class we have been discussing birth order and if it does indeed have an effect of how the child is formed. I personally believe that the birth order does have an effect. I believe parents with a new baby are exactly like someone that gets a new product; they are very excited and love the presence of the new and first thing. By the second "thing" (or baby) parents may be a little less excited and could care a little less. THIS IS NOT IN ALL PARENTS and my opinion/theory. My sister is more responsible, conservative, emotionally intense, perfectionist, driven, and has leadership material. I am comical/ entertaining/ highly social, laid back, dependent, and have few expectations of self. The only effect that could perhaps sway this decision in my family is that I was the first boy so it could possibly be different than if I was the second girl, instead of the first boy. I also believe it does matter in the family situation and how the parents do raise their kids. Some factors that do tie into that could include: divorce, work life, and death. Dalton Conley (who has a book called "The Pecking Order") says "Its just like astrology. Early death of a parent, timing of economic shocks to the family, gender expectations and roles in the family you name it," I do believe birth order does have an effect on shaping a child because sometime older siblings can also act as a third parent.

Love, Work, and Death

The movie Tuesdays with Morrie is a real tear jerker. The movie showed examples of fear, love, perseverance, and determination.
Are Americans afraid to love one another? Why is this? I believe they are somewhat afraid to express their feeling because of how we were raised especially men. I think that women are not afraid to love out loud (Lol) because they have a nurturing effect. Men are supposed to be manly and tough therefore it's tougher to (Lol) laugh out loud.
Work is a huge value in America because of how people are brought up. Some families work can be the top of the totem pole. Other families are less materialistic and take family first. Mitch at first thinks of work first but developed to love out loud and he skipped work and loved his old teacher.
 I am afraid of death. I have so many things to do before I die. I think many people are scared to die because they aren't ready for the next chapter. Morrie teaches Mitch to learn to love out loud and help Mitch see that death is okay.