Topic: "Why Are We At War"
When i first began to read " Why are we at War? " i knew that there would be different ideas that i would agree on and disagree on. " Why are we at War" is an explosive argument about George W. Bush and his quest for empire. The book has many different argumental statements. It also contained a lot of different statements that i really didn't understand.
The major idea that i would like to voice my opinion on would be in chapter 5 when he said that "Its not the ones who were good fathers and good mothers............that i mourn the most. Its the ones who came from families that were less happy." I disagree on this statement. Mailer straight up discrminated. No one deserves to die whether they have a good family or if they are half loved by family. It would really hurt the same either way. I feel like I am a good sister and daughter. It would hurt me to know that if i was killed in the Twin Towers that people really didn't feel sorry or mourn for me.
Another major idea that i would like to voice my opinion on would be when he's talking about "promiscious patriotism". I totally agree with everything he's saying. Do you know why people are showing a lot of patriotism in the world today? I do. The reason is because nearly three thousand people died in the Twin Towers on 9/11. Before 9/11 the world really didn't talk about presidency or anything related to war. Since 9/11 many people have started showing a lot of patriotism. It's good that people care about their country, but obviously they didn't care about it before this happened. I agree with Mailer because it shouldn't take a couple of planes to kill half the world in order for us to start showing that we have patriotism towards our country.
This was a really good argumental book. Mailer said plenty of ideas that i disagreed with and agreed with. The book to me basically criticizes the american culture but at some points in the book he does say some things that i agree with. I just hope that one day all this crazy war activity will soon come to an end.
Tuesday, March 13, 2007
Wednesday, February 28, 2007
Don't Make Stupid Decisions for Love
The Alligator River Story
Love in my definition would be caring about someone so much that you would do just about anything to make them happy. There are some limits in the things you should do in order to make someone happy. It shouldn't be anything that would make you look stupid or jeopardize your life. Abigail had a couple options on what to do in order to see her true love. Either she could swim across a river with scary alligators, wait until she had time to drive to next open bridge, or have sexual intercourse with a river boat captain named Sinbad. In this story, Abigail loved Gregory so much that she made the wrong decision. Two of those choses should have been cancelled immediately. She shouldn't have swam with a bunch of alligators because that would have jeopardized her life and she shouldn't have had sexual intercourse with Sinbad. She should have just waited because if you really love someone then love will wait.
Abigail is the main character of the story. I will give her a 3. I really don't have a lot of respect for her because you shouldn't have had sexual intercourse with just anybody to see her true love. That was very coniving of her to even think twice of the decision she made. Obviously she didn't love him as much as she said she did because she would have never had sex with another man. She really didn't think what she did was wrong because she didn't even hesitate to tell Gregory.
Sinbad gets a 2. Im pretty sure that he is a lot older than Abigail. I feel that he is a lot older than Abigail because it talks about him being a river boat captain. I also feel like someone younger then her wouldn't have the guts to ask her to have sex in order to cross the river. The description they gave us for Sinbad makes him sound like an old man. He should not have even asked her to have sex. It's not all his fault because Abigail should not have agreed to. Maybe Sinbad is secretly in love with Abigail and really thought that by having sex with him would make her not want to go see Gregory or he could have just wanted to have sex.
Gregory gets a 5. He did the right thing which was kicking Abigail out of his life. How could someone literally say that they love you but do what she did. He did the right thing and he shouldn't feel bad about it. I have the most respect for him because i would have did the same thing if i was him. That was so trifling of Abigail to hurt him like that. Good job Gregory, you're the number 5 spot in my respect list.
Ivan gets a 4. He really wasn't involved in the story, but he should have given his friend some advice and maybe she wouldn't be in the situation that she's in. I give him a little respect because he stayed out of the situation and he let Abigail make her own decision. By him being her friend, he should have voiced his opinion a little and told her the right thing to do. She would have probaly listened to him because he's a friend and she had the guts to go ask him for advice.
No matter how much you love someone true love waits. This would have worked out good for Abigail if she would have waited. If Gregory really loved her then he would have still been waiting on her when the bridge opened. Never make stupid decisions in order to see someone who you really care about. If that person cares about you enough then they will wait on you regardless. Obiviously, Abigail really didn't care that much about Gregory because she just had sex with another man and then went to go see Gregory like she did nothing wrong. People should really start thinking twice before they make weird decisions.
Love in my definition would be caring about someone so much that you would do just about anything to make them happy. There are some limits in the things you should do in order to make someone happy. It shouldn't be anything that would make you look stupid or jeopardize your life. Abigail had a couple options on what to do in order to see her true love. Either she could swim across a river with scary alligators, wait until she had time to drive to next open bridge, or have sexual intercourse with a river boat captain named Sinbad. In this story, Abigail loved Gregory so much that she made the wrong decision. Two of those choses should have been cancelled immediately. She shouldn't have swam with a bunch of alligators because that would have jeopardized her life and she shouldn't have had sexual intercourse with Sinbad. She should have just waited because if you really love someone then love will wait.
Abigail is the main character of the story. I will give her a 3. I really don't have a lot of respect for her because you shouldn't have had sexual intercourse with just anybody to see her true love. That was very coniving of her to even think twice of the decision she made. Obviously she didn't love him as much as she said she did because she would have never had sex with another man. She really didn't think what she did was wrong because she didn't even hesitate to tell Gregory.
Sinbad gets a 2. Im pretty sure that he is a lot older than Abigail. I feel that he is a lot older than Abigail because it talks about him being a river boat captain. I also feel like someone younger then her wouldn't have the guts to ask her to have sex in order to cross the river. The description they gave us for Sinbad makes him sound like an old man. He should not have even asked her to have sex. It's not all his fault because Abigail should not have agreed to. Maybe Sinbad is secretly in love with Abigail and really thought that by having sex with him would make her not want to go see Gregory or he could have just wanted to have sex.
Gregory gets a 5. He did the right thing which was kicking Abigail out of his life. How could someone literally say that they love you but do what she did. He did the right thing and he shouldn't feel bad about it. I have the most respect for him because i would have did the same thing if i was him. That was so trifling of Abigail to hurt him like that. Good job Gregory, you're the number 5 spot in my respect list.
Ivan gets a 4. He really wasn't involved in the story, but he should have given his friend some advice and maybe she wouldn't be in the situation that she's in. I give him a little respect because he stayed out of the situation and he let Abigail make her own decision. By him being her friend, he should have voiced his opinion a little and told her the right thing to do. She would have probaly listened to him because he's a friend and she had the guts to go ask him for advice.
No matter how much you love someone true love waits. This would have worked out good for Abigail if she would have waited. If Gregory really loved her then he would have still been waiting on her when the bridge opened. Never make stupid decisions in order to see someone who you really care about. If that person cares about you enough then they will wait on you regardless. Obiviously, Abigail really didn't care that much about Gregory because she just had sex with another man and then went to go see Gregory like she did nothing wrong. People should really start thinking twice before they make weird decisions.
Wednesday, February 7, 2007
Discrimination should NOT be allowed
Topic: Human Rights vs. Majority Rule
Being heterosexual or homosexual is your choice. Many people approve of it and many people don't. I feel that what you choose to do and be in your lifetime is your choice and no one should let nobody judge you. Everyone should be allowed to have their freedom of their personal beliefs or religion. People can not choose who they like. Someone may be born liking the same gender as themselves. We do not choose our gender and we can not help who we like. The world should step up and be adults about the situation and stop the discrimination.
Discrimination in the workforce should not be allowed. The workforce can not discriminate towards retardation or race so therefore they should not be able to discriminate towards someone who is gay. For example, my best friend went to the restaurant where i work to fill out an application. The manager thought that he was really intellegent and asked him could he stay for an interview. He did really good and my manager was amazed with the skills and intellegence that he had. My manager then told him that he had the job that all he needed to do was come back the next day to have a talk with the general manager. He was so excited that he came back in later that night to have dinner with his boyfriend. The manager was still on duty and he saw that he came in with another male. The manager asked me who was the guy he was with and i told him that it was his fiancee'. He said "oh" with a weird look. He then went into the office to use the phone. The schdules were posted by the office door. I went to look at the schedules to hear who he was calling. I heard him say the general managers name. He was telling him how we could hire my friend because he was gay and he didn't want him around his son who was a dish guy. He said that he felt that his son already acted gay at times and that he didn't want someone who would be a gay influence around his son.I didn't let him know that i heard him. I was shocked that they would feel that. It all caused a big commotion and it went under investigation. The manager ended up getting fired and was sued by the family.
I just feel like discrmination should not be allowed in the workforce or anywhere else. Who people tend to date or have relations should be there decision and no one elses.There's no difference from being discriminated because your gay then being discriminated because of race and gender.Everyone should be treated the same no matter who they tend to date. Hopefully they don't let other peoples judgement bother them. If it's just people off the streets talking about you then you shouldn't worry, but if it's in the workforce then you should get the case under investigation so that it want happen to someone else. It can be very serious to some people, but people will never understand until they are in the situation of being discriminated.
Discrimination is a very strong word and it can mean a lot to some people. Some people may take it the wrong way when they hear someone talking about heterosexual or homeosexual couples. Especially if they are young and hear it at school all the time. Discrimination should stop because it can cause someone to kill themselves or the people who are picking on them. Some people may think that it's funny to laugh at a gay couple but what they don't understand is some people take it very serious. There should be not be any discrimination in the workforce but if there is then the situation should be handled and whoever is causing the problem should be punished.
Being heterosexual or homosexual is your choice. Many people approve of it and many people don't. I feel that what you choose to do and be in your lifetime is your choice and no one should let nobody judge you. Everyone should be allowed to have their freedom of their personal beliefs or religion. People can not choose who they like. Someone may be born liking the same gender as themselves. We do not choose our gender and we can not help who we like. The world should step up and be adults about the situation and stop the discrimination.
Discrimination in the workforce should not be allowed. The workforce can not discriminate towards retardation or race so therefore they should not be able to discriminate towards someone who is gay. For example, my best friend went to the restaurant where i work to fill out an application. The manager thought that he was really intellegent and asked him could he stay for an interview. He did really good and my manager was amazed with the skills and intellegence that he had. My manager then told him that he had the job that all he needed to do was come back the next day to have a talk with the general manager. He was so excited that he came back in later that night to have dinner with his boyfriend. The manager was still on duty and he saw that he came in with another male. The manager asked me who was the guy he was with and i told him that it was his fiancee'. He said "oh" with a weird look. He then went into the office to use the phone. The schdules were posted by the office door. I went to look at the schedules to hear who he was calling. I heard him say the general managers name. He was telling him how we could hire my friend because he was gay and he didn't want him around his son who was a dish guy. He said that he felt that his son already acted gay at times and that he didn't want someone who would be a gay influence around his son.I didn't let him know that i heard him. I was shocked that they would feel that. It all caused a big commotion and it went under investigation. The manager ended up getting fired and was sued by the family.
I just feel like discrmination should not be allowed in the workforce or anywhere else. Who people tend to date or have relations should be there decision and no one elses.There's no difference from being discriminated because your gay then being discriminated because of race and gender.Everyone should be treated the same no matter who they tend to date. Hopefully they don't let other peoples judgement bother them. If it's just people off the streets talking about you then you shouldn't worry, but if it's in the workforce then you should get the case under investigation so that it want happen to someone else. It can be very serious to some people, but people will never understand until they are in the situation of being discriminated.
Discrimination is a very strong word and it can mean a lot to some people. Some people may take it the wrong way when they hear someone talking about heterosexual or homeosexual couples. Especially if they are young and hear it at school all the time. Discrimination should stop because it can cause someone to kill themselves or the people who are picking on them. Some people may think that it's funny to laugh at a gay couple but what they don't understand is some people take it very serious. There should be not be any discrimination in the workforce but if there is then the situation should be handled and whoever is causing the problem should be punished.
Tuesday, January 30, 2007
Who's to Blame?
Topic: Hijacked
When i think of the word hijacked one book comes to my mind called "Lets Roll" written by Todd Beamer's wife. Todd was a passenger on the flight that went down in the Pennsylvania field. Todd left behind a loving wife and children. Todd woke up early on the morning of September 11 to catch a plane to go to work. While they were flying the plane started to be hijacked by some terroists. Todd was not scared at all. He tried his best to help everyone on the plane stay calm and safe. He even called his wife on his cell phone at the time of the hijacking to tell her what was going on. The last words that he told her was that he loved her. That was the last time she heard from Todd. Even though Todd tried to help everyone, the hijackers still won because the plane ended up crashing into the Pennsylvania field where mostly everyone on board was killed.This book really touched my heart because i have family and friends that travel on planes. Its a really scary thought to think about.
Sometimes i wonder why do these things have to happen? No one really knows the correct answer to that question. The present president and resent presidents probaly couldn't even answer it. Some say that it's because these terroists have a lot of hate towards the United States. I think it's because of stupidity. In my opinion, the United States needs to be the bigger people about it and try to resolve the problem. Im not saying that it's our fault but we need to stop playing the same games that the terroists are playing. As long as we keep going back and forth then thousands of our family and friends who are in the military will continue to get killed. Not only people in the military but also innocent adults and kids will continue to be killed also. Innocent people who travel on planes and innocent people who work on base or anywhere around base have to think about it. When you watch the news about something terrible like this you never hear them talk about how we are trying to resolve or fix the problem. It's always about how many people got killed or what got bombed. We will continue to hear those answers if we don't do nothing about it. Seriously think about it. When will this come to an end? Or will it ever come to an end? Maybe they feel it will come to an end when everyone is dead. Hopefully it want get that far. The United States as one need to step up and try and make these horrible tragedies end.
When i think of the word hijacked one book comes to my mind called "Lets Roll" written by Todd Beamer's wife. Todd was a passenger on the flight that went down in the Pennsylvania field. Todd left behind a loving wife and children. Todd woke up early on the morning of September 11 to catch a plane to go to work. While they were flying the plane started to be hijacked by some terroists. Todd was not scared at all. He tried his best to help everyone on the plane stay calm and safe. He even called his wife on his cell phone at the time of the hijacking to tell her what was going on. The last words that he told her was that he loved her. That was the last time she heard from Todd. Even though Todd tried to help everyone, the hijackers still won because the plane ended up crashing into the Pennsylvania field where mostly everyone on board was killed.This book really touched my heart because i have family and friends that travel on planes. Its a really scary thought to think about.
Sometimes i wonder why do these things have to happen? No one really knows the correct answer to that question. The present president and resent presidents probaly couldn't even answer it. Some say that it's because these terroists have a lot of hate towards the United States. I think it's because of stupidity. In my opinion, the United States needs to be the bigger people about it and try to resolve the problem. Im not saying that it's our fault but we need to stop playing the same games that the terroists are playing. As long as we keep going back and forth then thousands of our family and friends who are in the military will continue to get killed. Not only people in the military but also innocent adults and kids will continue to be killed also. Innocent people who travel on planes and innocent people who work on base or anywhere around base have to think about it. When you watch the news about something terrible like this you never hear them talk about how we are trying to resolve or fix the problem. It's always about how many people got killed or what got bombed. We will continue to hear those answers if we don't do nothing about it. Seriously think about it. When will this come to an end? Or will it ever come to an end? Maybe they feel it will come to an end when everyone is dead. Hopefully it want get that far. The United States as one need to step up and try and make these horrible tragedies end.
Tuesday, January 23, 2007
Its not RIGHT all the time
Topic: Right or Wrong
People have different opinions on different subjects. What i feel may be the right thing to do may be different in your opinion and what you feel may be the right thing to do may be different in my opinion.
For example, my friend was in a very confusing situation. Her abusive boyfriend wanted her to move out with her parents and to get an apartment with him. Her parents really didn't approve of her boyfriend because of his controlling temper. He pressured her and pressured her to move in with him. Many friends and family members pressured her not to do. She was really confused and didn't know what to do. Her boyfriend brain washed her making her think that we were the bad people and that we didn't want her to be happy with him. We were telling her the same thing. She eventually moved out of the house with her parents and moved in with him. We continued to tell her that it was wrong but she still convinced us that it was right. Not even a month later she was back living with her parents. As soon as she moved back in her parents kept telling her that they told her and that they were right. She knew that they were telling the truth but she didn't know how to take it because thought at first that she was right. They eventually had a family meeting where they sat down and talked to her and they all got to express their feelings about the situation. Since then she has been a very different person and she thinks twice before she decides to make a decision about something.
Another example is that you may be around friends that smoke. They may tell you that you should smoke to relieve stress and all these other myths about smoking. In your head you know that it's wrong, but you have people around you pressuring you telling you that it's right. They always say that you should go on what your heart tells you to do. Sometimes your heart might tell you to do something that you know might be wrong. I can tell you that from experince. I was the girl that was around friends that smoked and at first my heart told me that it was okay just because my friends were doing it. I knew that my heart wasn't being honest with me but i still decided to do it. My mom then started smelling the smoke on me. When she started to ask did I smoke, I denied it from her. She then one day had to move my car so that she could get out of the driveway and she found a pack of cigarettes. There was no way to lie out of that one. She never said anything to me until she got home from work. She really made me realize that I shouldn't do anything that can kill me in the future or give me cancer. She also told me that my great-grandfather passed away the year i was born because he had lung cancer. She said that he found out that he had lung cancer three weeks before he died. My mom did not want that to happen to me. I really did thank my mom for that advice. Since that day i have not smoked a cigarette. I even got most of my friends to stop. I still have a couple of friends who have tried to stop but they can't because they are so addicted to them.
In conclusion, people have different morals. What you feel is wrong someone else may feel is right and what you feel is right someone else may feel is wrong.
People have different opinions on different subjects. What i feel may be the right thing to do may be different in your opinion and what you feel may be the right thing to do may be different in my opinion.
For example, my friend was in a very confusing situation. Her abusive boyfriend wanted her to move out with her parents and to get an apartment with him. Her parents really didn't approve of her boyfriend because of his controlling temper. He pressured her and pressured her to move in with him. Many friends and family members pressured her not to do. She was really confused and didn't know what to do. Her boyfriend brain washed her making her think that we were the bad people and that we didn't want her to be happy with him. We were telling her the same thing. She eventually moved out of the house with her parents and moved in with him. We continued to tell her that it was wrong but she still convinced us that it was right. Not even a month later she was back living with her parents. As soon as she moved back in her parents kept telling her that they told her and that they were right. She knew that they were telling the truth but she didn't know how to take it because thought at first that she was right. They eventually had a family meeting where they sat down and talked to her and they all got to express their feelings about the situation. Since then she has been a very different person and she thinks twice before she decides to make a decision about something.
Another example is that you may be around friends that smoke. They may tell you that you should smoke to relieve stress and all these other myths about smoking. In your head you know that it's wrong, but you have people around you pressuring you telling you that it's right. They always say that you should go on what your heart tells you to do. Sometimes your heart might tell you to do something that you know might be wrong. I can tell you that from experince. I was the girl that was around friends that smoked and at first my heart told me that it was okay just because my friends were doing it. I knew that my heart wasn't being honest with me but i still decided to do it. My mom then started smelling the smoke on me. When she started to ask did I smoke, I denied it from her. She then one day had to move my car so that she could get out of the driveway and she found a pack of cigarettes. There was no way to lie out of that one. She never said anything to me until she got home from work. She really made me realize that I shouldn't do anything that can kill me in the future or give me cancer. She also told me that my great-grandfather passed away the year i was born because he had lung cancer. She said that he found out that he had lung cancer three weeks before he died. My mom did not want that to happen to me. I really did thank my mom for that advice. Since that day i have not smoked a cigarette. I even got most of my friends to stop. I still have a couple of friends who have tried to stop but they can't because they are so addicted to them.
In conclusion, people have different morals. What you feel is wrong someone else may feel is right and what you feel is right someone else may feel is wrong.
Monday, January 15, 2007
A Little About ME!!
My name is Pe'Toyria Wilson. I am a 19 year old female. I graduated from Perry High School with the class of 2005. I didn't attend college until the following January after graduation. I attended Middle Georgia Tech and then i decided to transfer because I want to be a registered nurse and they only offer LPN's. Their was a bad part and a good part to that story. The bad part about that is Macon State College didn't accept any of my classes. The good part is that i knew a lot more than my fellow classmates because i had already taken the classes that I was in my first semester of Macon State College. I live at home with my mom and sister. I am a very busy person. I work and go to school and when i'm not doing those two things i'm usually studying. I never like to sit at home and be lazy. No one can ever get me down or hurt my feelings. I am a very independent woman. I have basically everything that i need. The only thing that's missing would be my own house. Hopefully I will be moving out soon. To be honest, I'm just trying to be focused on school because i never thought that I would make it this far. The day that I'm waiting on now would be the day that I walk across the stage getting my college diploma. I can't wait!!
How I See the World Today
Topic: Perception
Perception better describes one's ultimate experience of the world and typically invloves further processing of sensory input. I have had so many experiences in the world today. I feel as if the world is basically giving you a chance to go out and experience. Most people just sit at home and don't know what's out here in the world today. If you go out and experience it will make you feel better emotionally and physically.
I was so depressed one day because me and my boyfriend decided we shouldn't be together. My family and I were going to Florida that following weekend of the break up. I really didn't want to go but my mom made me. I never really realized how much you can experience just by going out of state with your family members. I went to places that i never thought that i would ever see in my lifetime. I had so much fun. I never once was depressed or even thought about being depressed over my break up situation. We went to a lot of different places such as, amusement parks, malls, and resturants. Everything was so beautiful and just made me realize that when you sit at home, you're asking to be depressed. If you go out to have perception then you will love it. It makes you feel a lot better no matter what the situation might be. I thought that even though i was going out of state that i would still be depressed wanting to be back with my ex-boyfriend. At first, on the way down there it was hard but once we got into Florida the atmosphere around you was so beautiful. We just rode through the large town of Jacksonville, Florida sight seeing. It was wonderful knowing that i could go out their and percept and it would make me feel a lot better emotionally and physically. It made me feel better physically because i wasn't at home being lazy, i was actually out and about having fun.
Perception better describes one's ultimate experience of the world and typically invloves further processing of sensory input. I have had so many experiences in the world today. I feel as if the world is basically giving you a chance to go out and experience. Most people just sit at home and don't know what's out here in the world today. If you go out and experience it will make you feel better emotionally and physically.
I was so depressed one day because me and my boyfriend decided we shouldn't be together. My family and I were going to Florida that following weekend of the break up. I really didn't want to go but my mom made me. I never really realized how much you can experience just by going out of state with your family members. I went to places that i never thought that i would ever see in my lifetime. I had so much fun. I never once was depressed or even thought about being depressed over my break up situation. We went to a lot of different places such as, amusement parks, malls, and resturants. Everything was so beautiful and just made me realize that when you sit at home, you're asking to be depressed. If you go out to have perception then you will love it. It makes you feel a lot better no matter what the situation might be. I thought that even though i was going out of state that i would still be depressed wanting to be back with my ex-boyfriend. At first, on the way down there it was hard but once we got into Florida the atmosphere around you was so beautiful. We just rode through the large town of Jacksonville, Florida sight seeing. It was wonderful knowing that i could go out their and percept and it would make me feel a lot better emotionally and physically. It made me feel better physically because i wasn't at home being lazy, i was actually out and about having fun.
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