What this girl said was very interesting and eye opening. She states that during the tragic earthquake in Haiti, 300,000 people died and unfortunately we as a country recognize and see there hardships, but really just continue on with our daily lives. She was saying we still go to class, we take our tests, and we go on with our day to day function without a care in the world since it did not hit us personally or affect anything around us. I am not sure if this is the same with other countries or just the U.S…But I definitely see what she is explaining. She then goes on to mention though, the different actions we would take had this happened in our country or had affected our family or friend. For example, if my entire family lived in Haiti and I was unable to get to the right away to see them, my daily routine would inherently be stopped. I would not be able to think about anything else besides the fact that my family was hurt or killed and helpless. And I think the feeling of helplessness would drive my life to stop the most. Being in a different country where it is expensive and hard to get to where your family may be provides a feeling of helplessness which I can’t imagine being faced with. I feel like if we do not have personal ties to a tragic event it often goes, not unnoticed, but it doesn’t really affect anything we do. Like we address the fact that Haiti is in a lot of despair and need, we will donate a few dollars to help them, but when it comes down to it, we’re okay because it doesn’t really have anything to do with us…It’s pretty sick if you think about it. In some defense, I would honestly love to go and help people in Haiti and I am know I am more financially set than they are, but I do not have the money or the means to do so. In class we were talking about how often times people like to volunteer in third world countries or places that really need the help because you can see immediate results. Often times people don’t want to volunteer for example, back in America when they can be getting noticed and see real change when they volunteer in Haiti. It is such a weird balance I guess that must happen. You must have empathy for people who are suffering even though they are worlds apart. I feel like if you are unable to go to these other countries then donating a few dollars here or volunteering a few hours there will help the cause and allow you to slowing chip in at making a difference.

But in class when put in the Muslims shoes and asked about oil and joining the surgency I am still hesitant to say I would join. I love how Sam put it that as a sociologist he may not agree or actually do the things people do, but he understands why they do them.

Wow. This video as well as the lecture was very intense. Although Sam always says that, “this lecture is going to be the most insightful and memorable lecture of the semester” I was pleased to agree with him on this one…it was an unbelievable lecture. I am from Bergen County, New Jersey which is 15 miles outside of New York City. So a lot of parents from our area work in the city and commute in every single day. I was in eight grade when the World Trade Center was bombed on 9/11. I remember that day so vividly because I was so scared. So many kids were being called down to the office during school that my classes consisted of about six kids by the end of the day. They teachers did not tell us what was happening so it was even more scary. My mom came to pick me up from school and I remember sitting on the couch in my TV room with my entire family just watching the planes crash into the Twin Towers over and over again. As ignorant as it is, after 9/11 I was so mad if I could intentionally hurt or punish the people that did those acts, I would, hands down. But in class when put in the Muslims shoes and asked about oil and joining the surgency I am still hesitant to say I would join. I love how Sam put it that as a sociologist he may not agree or actually do the things people do, but he understands why they do them. Although I am not a sociologist, I think I am the same way. Even though I was raised right near the city, I have to be honest and say I wasn’t even sure what the World Trade Center was or did except be the two Twin Towers. All I heard was the words, Al Qaeda, Afghanistan, Iraq and then oil all swarming around. I know the war in Iraq is different, I am just using the idea of being unaware and uninformed about both cases to connect the two. After learning more and hearing more about the actual reasons for the war in Iraq from Sam I understand more why people react the way they are. When asked to put ourselves in the shoes of the Iraqis I could understand why they are revolting and trying to stand up for their rights. But still, when asked if I would physically kill someone to defend my rights and oil and country…the answer is still no. I don’t know if it because I am girl or if I am not violent, I just don’t see two wrongs making a right. I don’t agree with that at all. And I understand why people would revolt but I personally would not do it…Ever.

Wow. This video as well as the lecture was very intense. Although Sam always says that, “this lecture is going to be the most insightful and memorable lecture of the semester” I was pleased to agree with him on this one…it was an unbelievable lecture. I am from Bergen County, New Jersey which is 15 miles outside of New York City. So a lot of parents from our area work in the city and commute in every single day. I was in eight grade when the World Trade Center was bombed on 9/11. I remember that day so vividly because I was so scared. So many kids were being called down to the office during school that my classes consisted of about six kids by the end of the day. They teachers did not tell us what was happening so it was even more scary. My mom came to pick me up from school and I remember sitting on the couch in my TV room with my entire family just watching the planes crash into the Twin Towers over and over again. As ignorant as it is, after 9/11 I was so mad if I could intentionally hurt or punish the people that did those acts, I would, hands down.

But in class when put in the Muslims shoes and asked about oil and joining the surgency I am still hesitant to say I would join. I love how Sam put it that as a sociologist he may not agree or actually do the things people do, but he understands why they do them. Although I am not a sociologist, I think I am the same way. Even though I was raised right near the city, I have to be honest and say I wasn’t even sure what the World Trade Center was or did except be the two Twin Towers. All I heard was the words, Al Qaeda, Afghanistan, Iraq and then oil all swarming around. I know the war in Iraq is different, I am just using the idea of being unaware and uninformed about both cases to connect the two. After learning more and hearing more about the actual reasons for the war in Iraq from Sam I understand more why people react the way they are. When asked to put ourselves in the shoes of the Iraqis I could understand why they are revolting and trying to stand up for their rights. But still, when asked if I would physically kill someone to defend my rights and oil and country…the answer is still no. I don’t know if it because I am girl or if I am not violent, I just don’t see two wrongs making a right. I don’t agree with that at all. And I understand why people would revolt but I personally would not do it…Ever.

But in class when put in the Muslims shoes and asked about oil and joining the surgency I am still hesitant to say I would join. I love how Sam put it that as a sociologist he may not agree or actually do the things people do, but he understands why they do them.

But in class when put in the Muslims shoes and asked about oil and joining the surgency I am still hesitant to say I would join. I love how Sam put it that as a sociologist he may not agree or actually do the things people do, but he understands why they do them.

. But in class when put in the Muslims shoes and asked about oil and joining the surgency I am still hesitant to say I would join. I love how Sam put it that as a sociologist he may not agree or actually do the things people do, but he understands why they do them. Although I am not a sociologist, I think I am the same way. Even though I was raised right near the city, I have to be honest and say I wasn’t even sure what the World Trade Center was or did except be the two Twin Towers.

But in class when put in the Muslims shoes and asked about oil and joining the surgency I am still hesitant to say I would join. I love how Sam put it that as a sociologist he may not agree or actually do the things people do, but he understands why they do them. Although I am not a sociologist, I think I am the same way. Even though I was raised right near the city, I have to be honest and say I wasn’t even sure what the World Trade Center was or did except be the two Twin Towers. All I heard was the words, Al Qaeda, Afghanistan, Iraq and then oil all swarming around. I know the war in Iraq is different, I am just using the idea of being unaware and uninformed about both cases to connect the two. After learning more and hearing more about the actual reasons for the war in Iraq from Sam I understand more why people react the way they are. When asked to put ourselves in the shoes of the Iraqis I could understand why they are revolting and trying to stand up for their rights. But still, when asked if I would physically kill someone to defend my rights and oil and country…the answer is still no. I don’t know if it because I am girl or if I am not violent, I just don’t see two wrongs making a right. I don’t agree with that at all. And I understand why people would revolt but I personally would not do it…Ever.

But in class when put in the Muslims shoes and asked about oil and joining the surgency I am still hesitant to say I would join.

But in class when put in the Muslims shoes and asked about oil and joining the surgency I am still hesitant to say I would join. I love how Sam put it that as a sociologist he may not agree or actually do the things people do, but he understands why they do them.