en-us https://www.intensedebate.com/users/3550782 Comments by Bearsmith http://www.worldinconversation.org/2011/12/02/voices-from-the-classroom-89/#IDComment231959026 It seems like maybe it is a cool thing to do however the majority will orobably not give in to this idea of canceling State Patty's day. It is a long shot of a goal and i mean a LONG SHOT. It would come down to determination and personal sacrifice. In the end though whatever happens in the coming days, months, and years to come i am a nittany lion and a proud one at that. I am at penn state and i always will be. WE ARE PENN STATE. And never forget it.... Sat, 3 Dec 2011 03:30:33 +0000 http://www.worldinconversation.org/2011/12/02/voices-from-the-classroom-89/#IDComment231959026 http://www.worldinconversation.org/2011/12/02/voices-from-the-classroom-89/#IDComment231959016 State Patty"s day is are own little holiday here in state college to completly destory ourselves. It is a soild day of partying and a morning of wondering what the hell happened. There are people out there that are for not doing state patty's day this year but i feel it just does not way out the majority who want to celebrate. Also i am having a hard time seeing how canceling state patty's day will affect things. If we do not do it the media will just blow over it. The story title Penn state does not drink does not make an intresting title foe the media. They are looking for the next big thing. The world knows Penn state already as a party school no matter what we do here. It is a shame how this whole scandel has come to taking away traditions espically those created by us the student body. in conclusion i would do anything that would help penn state's name, however i do not see how this will help. Sat, 3 Dec 2011 03:30:30 +0000 http://www.worldinconversation.org/2011/12/02/voices-from-the-classroom-89/#IDComment231959016 http://www.worldinconversation.org/2011/12/02/voices-from-the-classroom-89/#IDComment231958961 Can Penn state cancel state patty's Day? Well after that suggestion was proposed to the class of soc 119 a roar of opinons surrounded my by my fellow students. And i really wish we could not do it this year, and i also wish that it would restore a bit of penn state's image but, it is not going to happen. Becuase it is not just a challenge to get the fourty thousand plus students to not party and destroy themselves, there are thousands more who come from out of the area. Sat, 3 Dec 2011 03:30:20 +0000 http://www.worldinconversation.org/2011/12/02/voices-from-the-classroom-89/#IDComment231958961 http://www.worldinconversation.org/2011/11/15/voices-from-the-classroom-79/#IDComment227480375 And honestly i do not think that it would not have been different as the media portrayed it. There would still have been riots had sandusky been black or latino it is the student body gathering together in fighting for what they believe is wrong. Penn state is still slandered and looked differently upon do to these events. Would it really have made that much of a differnece. regardless of race it is still a huge issue and it is not going to go away for quite awhile. Penn state has a big slander on its name and it is up o us to rebuild its name. And that has nothing to do with what race Sandusky is. Does not matter if he was white, black, hispanic, asian, etc. Sat, 26 Nov 2011 04:59:56 +0000 http://www.worldinconversation.org/2011/11/15/voices-from-the-classroom-79/#IDComment227480375 http://www.worldinconversation.org/2011/11/15/voices-from-the-classroom-79/#IDComment227480327 What if sandusky was black or latino? Or any different race in that matter? I honestly believe nothing would have been different. It is still a wrong, disgusting, illmoral crime. Penn State's image would still be slandered just as it was when since Sandusky is white. I do not think it would have been portrayed any differntly since the crime is still what it is regardless of race or ethnicity. Sandusky did what he did and unforutanlly it happened. When i look at it i do not think of why a white man would do such awful things to young children no. I think why would any human being with a heart and a sense of morals want to do this acts towards innocent children. The vitcims are still scared no matter the difference. Sat, 26 Nov 2011 04:59:47 +0000 http://www.worldinconversation.org/2011/11/15/voices-from-the-classroom-79/#IDComment227480327 http://www.worldinconversation.org/2011/11/03/voices-from-the-classroom-66/#IDComment217121177 Why are Americans not willing to do the jobs that illegal immigrants were forced to leave because of new immigration laws? I personally believe that there are multiple reasons for why Americans who are looking for jobs in such a tough job market are not willing to do them. One reason is desire, illegal immigrants come here and are willing to take any work they can find because they are new to the country, they need a source of money to provide not for just themselves but also their families. They have mouths to feed and cloth and they want the best for their family. Americans just do not have the desire to keep a job of such physical demand such as the farming jobs in Alabama. Americans do not want to break their back working a job if they believe there is a better job out their for them. And that brings this to the second reason why Americans are not willing to keep these jobs is opportunity. Americans believe strongly in opportunity. Heck we call America the land of opportunity. Where you can become anything you want to be if you work towards it. Illegal immigrants have little opportunity to start with when they come to the land of America. Therefore they seize whatever they can get their hands one. Americans always believe that closing one door opens another. And i do not want to label all Americans as "lazy" however an american will quit a job if he or she does not like it and just hope for something better. This is why i personally believe that Americans and not willing to do the jobs that illegal immigrants left behind. It is a shame i would have expected in this current job market that with jobs opening up even though it is farming jobs that Americans would jump on them right away. If i was a american in Alabama and i was out of work i would suck it up and take the job. It is a source of income and it is a job that i would hold until the job market would fix itself and just wait for better opportunities to come for me. Honestly take what you can get do not complain about it and be thankful that you have a source of money. Sat, 5 Nov 2011 03:19:04 +0000 http://www.worldinconversation.org/2011/11/03/voices-from-the-classroom-66/#IDComment217121177 http://www.worldinconversation.org/2011/10/27/voices-from-the-classroom-58/#IDComment213718481 However some of the little things would change like social environment. I would notice more people of color than white, and maybe a view changes in the media however this does not scare me nor intimidate me. I have nothing to fear of my social status as a white person or worry about the world in general. I feel this way because like I said I find it kind of silly that some people are worried about this possibly happening in the future. And for all I know I am wrong and it will happen. But if it does happen I will sit back and say “well…ok” and live life day by day. I am interested in wondering why some people are scared of this possible event. Are they afraid of their social status? Do they think that they will be treated differently? Will they have to fight harder to get a job? Unforutanlly I do not know. I would love to hear why they are scared and listen to what they have to say. So if it is going to happen people are going to have to roll with it. Sat, 29 Oct 2011 03:34:44 +0000 http://www.worldinconversation.org/2011/10/27/voices-from-the-classroom-58/#IDComment213718481 http://www.worldinconversation.org/2011/10/27/voices-from-the-classroom-58/#IDComment213718461 How do I personally feel about the idea that white people may become the minority in the near future? To be honest with everyone is does not faze me at all. I am a white male who lives his life day by day. I also feel that this idea cannot be predicted to be true. We never know what the future is going to hold for the world let alone just the United States of America. I just do not see it happening. However in the case that it does happen in the future, let’s say I wake up tomorrow and white people are now the minority…so what. It does not scare me or pressure me into any way of thinking. I believe that everything would be completely the same. It interests me how some believe that certain events are going to change day to day life for people. In this situation I would wake up and carry out my day just as I world when white people were not the minority. Sat, 29 Oct 2011 03:34:40 +0000 http://www.worldinconversation.org/2011/10/27/voices-from-the-classroom-58/#IDComment213718461 http://www.worldinconversation.org/2011/10/20/voices-from-the-classroom-47/#IDComment210201281 Yes there are areas where it might not be viewed like that but, I believe that this is a world that shares itself and that anyone can make something of themselves if they work for it. Society is what society is, I’m aware that sometimes that if can be unfair for certain individuals in certain situations but, I cannot grasp the idea of a black centered world because I do not even see the white centered world. I walked around day to day and I just see life. And that sounds really cheezy but that is what I see. It is a world centered on effort. If one wants to become something great or amazing. How much effort is one willing to put in to get there?I could be wrong maybe it is white centered and if we did change the way the world is viewed everything would be different. However to me I do not believe that much would change. The world is what you want to make of it. So what do you make of the world? Thu, 20 Oct 2011 19:40:55 +0000 http://www.worldinconversation.org/2011/10/20/voices-from-the-classroom-47/#IDComment210201281 http://www.worldinconversation.org/2011/10/20/voices-from-the-classroom-47/#IDComment210201234 We still have poor people living in the slums and the rich living in luxury. Government would still run the exact same way, I would live my days the same was as I did before. The small things that might change is the media, we might notice more people of color doing ads for commercials, colored models, and a change in general entertainment. However daily life would not change. Just like the woman centered would question, not much would change. Only maybe the small stuff would be different. My question is always why do you think it would be different? Why does one think that if we change the center of the world to a different race or gender do we think that our lives are going to change completely? In a white centered world I wake up, goes to class hang out with friends, do work, go to bed. In a different viewed world it still would not be different. My answer goes with the fact that I still do not believe this whole white centered world idea. I always believe that the world is viewed multi-culture. Thu, 20 Oct 2011 19:40:49 +0000 http://www.worldinconversation.org/2011/10/20/voices-from-the-classroom-47/#IDComment210201234 http://www.worldinconversation.org/2011/10/20/voices-from-the-classroom-47/#IDComment210201077 What would the world be like if it changed to a black centered world? Would there be any really changes from day to day life? If I woke up tomorrow and it became a black centered world would it be different? I personally believe that it would be no different. It is my answer if the world became woman centered. In my own personal opinion the world socially would not change. Maybe some of the little things would change but the majority of society would still be the same. Thu, 20 Oct 2011 19:40:27 +0000 http://www.worldinconversation.org/2011/10/20/voices-from-the-classroom-47/#IDComment210201077 http://www.worldinconversation.org/2011/10/06/voices-from-the-classroom-40/#IDComment204029063 These are the only reasons for wearing tight and short clothes. They are not meant for comfort or something one can just wear all day. Women have a mindset of attraction or sexual attraction and that is why they are willing to sacrifice personal comfort for the clothes that they wear. When it comes to men however, i believe that men do have the need to sacrifice comfort but, men cannot just wear whatever they want. When men are going out just like the women, they dress to impress. Men are going to wear a nice shirt like polo or a v-neck t shirt. And wear nice jeans or shorts. We dress to show women that we are good looking as well. Men's clothes are not normally tight and short when it comes to attracting the opposite sex. There just not. You’re never going to see a guy in tight short shorts trying to pick up women. There is not the need to wear tight or short clothing for men. It is all what men and women wear in social situations. In conclusion women who wear short and tight clothes wear them because they are out looking for attraction. Men cannot just wear whatever they want, they do have to look good but, they do not have to sacrifice comfort to look good in a way to look good for women. Thu, 6 Oct 2011 19:43:07 +0000 http://www.worldinconversation.org/2011/10/06/voices-from-the-classroom-40/#IDComment204029063 http://www.worldinconversation.org/2011/10/06/voices-from-the-classroom-40/#IDComment204029035 Physically they are making themselves appealing to men and want to make their bodies more appealing or sexy. Mentally because they overall just feel more sexy and beautiful. And it makes them feel good enough physically and mentally to go out late at night and put themselves out to attract men. The media also plays a role in this. When we look at magazine, commercials on TV, or ads on the internet what do we see? We see women wearing these tight, short, sexy outfits basically saying to consumers that "If you buy and wear clothes like this you too can be sexy, guarantee." Women see things like this and think that it takes clothes like this to make one sexy and beautiful. Thu, 6 Oct 2011 19:43:03 +0000 http://www.worldinconversation.org/2011/10/06/voices-from-the-classroom-40/#IDComment204029035 http://www.worldinconversation.org/2011/10/06/voices-from-the-classroom-40/#IDComment204028806 Why do women sacrifice comfort by wearing short and tight clothing and men can wear whatever that want to? When it comes down to it the women who are dressing late at night in tight and short clothing that shows a lot of themselves are out looking for something. That something is attraction; they are out on College Avenue late at night dressed the way they are to attract people of the opposite sex. it is all sex appeal. These women are showing off themselves to men hoping to get attraction from men. The wearing of tight, short, and sexy clothes also makes women feel good about them physically and mentally. Thu, 6 Oct 2011 19:42:36 +0000 http://www.worldinconversation.org/2011/10/06/voices-from-the-classroom-40/#IDComment204028806 http://www.worldinconversation.org/2011/09/27/voices-from-the-classroom-23/#IDComment201593642 They are doing it at home, in cars, in public, in school, and even here in University Park, there is illicit drug use. It is everywhere from rich neighborhoods to city slums. It has nothing to do with a race a person. It is all about the decisions a person makes and how they can handle the addictive properties of illicit drug. It is no surprise that drugs are addictive and some of the hardest habits for a person to break. I myself know people who struggled with drug problems and came to it to break they usage to make themselves have a better life. A person of any race can make the choice to wake up in the morning and say that he or she is going to do drugs today. So in conclusion the question of if race has an effect with personal illicit drug use is no. When it comes down to drug use it is all about personal control and mental awareness. Anyone can be a drug addict, anyone can. Race has no power or affect here. Sat, 1 Oct 2011 03:28:23 +0000 http://www.worldinconversation.org/2011/09/27/voices-from-the-classroom-23/#IDComment201593642 http://www.worldinconversation.org/2011/09/27/voices-from-the-classroom-23/#IDComment201593617 And if we see that one or a few people of the same race do illicit drugs, does it mean that there is a good chance that people of that whole race do illicit drugs on a equal or greater scale? People unfortunally draw conclusions from stereotypes to say that a certain race does drugs. An example is that black do cocaine. We do not actually look into it and see that well one that black people are not the only ones that do cocaine and two that drug use can happen anywhere. Yes there is a significant greater chance that one can find drugs in city slums and ghettos easy. However people of many different races are doing drugs allover. Sat, 1 Oct 2011 03:28:16 +0000 http://www.worldinconversation.org/2011/09/27/voices-from-the-classroom-23/#IDComment201593617 http://www.worldinconversation.org/2011/09/27/voices-from-the-classroom-23/#IDComment201593531 Does race change illicit drug use? In my own personal opinion I say no that it does not matter what race one is when it comes to the usage of illicit drugs. One’s racial background does not control the drug use to that person. It all comes down to personal control and mental awareness. Anyone can become a drug addict, anyone can. It does not matter if you are white, black, Asian, Hispanic, etc. An example I can use is was when I was in high school. In high school I was aware of certain students doing illicit drugs regularly. It had nothing to do with what race they were. It all came down to decisions that they made they choose to do the illicit drugs; they choose to hang out with people who did drugs. These students did not have the mental control or awareness to say “NO”. But what is a drug addict? Sat, 1 Oct 2011 03:27:55 +0000 http://www.worldinconversation.org/2011/09/27/voices-from-the-classroom-23/#IDComment201593531 http://www.worldinconversation.org/2011/09/13/voices-from-the-classroom-8/#IDComment193737243 It had nothing to do with what race they were or where they came from. They trained long and hard for days on end to perfect their skills. They had to put down money when they first started for training. And look where it has gotten them. These guys and many more are icons for athleticism. People need to look at the bigger picture here. It is not about where a person is from but how hard they work at what they want to make of themselves. I myself and not a sports athlete I am a musician and I strive to make myself better every day that passes. Thu, 15 Sep 2011 16:54:28 +0000 http://www.worldinconversation.org/2011/09/13/voices-from-the-classroom-8/#IDComment193737243 http://www.worldinconversation.org/2011/09/13/voices-from-the-classroom-8/#IDComment193737224 An athlete does not have to be this incredibly tall huge person. If we look at professional team, we see that the teams we watch are made up of people of all shapes and sizes. A person does not have to be 6 or 7 feet tall to become a basketball or football athlete. Being tall gives one some advantages but being short can also give one advantages. That is what I believe makes a good athlete. Not from where they are from or what there background is. Like I said anyone can be an athlete of any race or ethnicity. Here are some examples Tiger woods is part Asian and is he among the world’s best golfers. Michael Phelps shattered records at the Beijing Olympics and he is white. Michael Jordan and Larry Bird are icons when it comes to the sport of basketball. These guys were not born with their athletic abilities. Thu, 15 Sep 2011 16:54:24 +0000 http://www.worldinconversation.org/2011/09/13/voices-from-the-classroom-8/#IDComment193737224 http://www.worldinconversation.org/2011/09/13/voices-from-the-classroom-8/#IDComment193737156 Having negative ideas or thoughts of doubt can affect ones performance in whatever sport it is in a bad way. They need to think positive always being on there toes and being ready for whatever can happen every second of a game. When it comes to the physical aspect of it all comes down to training. Joins a sport and just relies on what they can already do. They train to enhance and push themselves to better their performance. And training cost money it is all about if a person is willing to put down an investment for training and see it through to the end. It also has nothing to do with size. Thu, 15 Sep 2011 16:54:06 +0000 http://www.worldinconversation.org/2011/09/13/voices-from-the-classroom-8/#IDComment193737156