I do not see how giving up State Patty’s day will benefit us. Ok we sacrifice State Patty’s day. What happens next since we sacrificed State Patty’s day? That will not make everything that has happened go away. However we may just have to sacrifice State Patty’s day. It is already hectic thinking about it. Just imagine when State Patty’s day comes how chaotic it will be. We should just save ourselves the trouble and cancel State Patty’s day. There are events all the time at our school we can get over missing one. It seems like a small sacrifice to me. It is not fair that we even have to consider canceling State Patty’s day. Then again life is not fair and we would get over it.
It would not go over well. Can the victims just move on as easily as we have? No, of course they cannot it will be with them forever. Why should we keep paying for this unfortunate incident? We never did anything to the victims. Unfortunately since we all attend Penn State people associate “us” with the incident. Nothing we do will ever be good enough. Us not having State Patty’s day does not solve the issue, because the issue is not with us. The issue is with Sandusky behavior and until he gets what he deserves the issues will never be solved. Why shouldn’t we continue on with our celebration? Either way people are going to talk about us.
These are difficult questions to ask ourselves. However I do not believe we would be able to all agree to sacrifice State Patty’s u could all day. In class we could barely agree on the subject. So how could we expect to get every student of the university to agree? It would never work. Personally I have not celebrated State Patty’s day before so it would not hurt me to sacrifice it. Everyone else who loves our self-proclaimed holiday would be disappointed or angry. I actually understand where Sam is coming from with his argument against State Patty’s day. We have got a lot of negative press lately due to the Sandusky scandal. Our every move has been scrutinized and watched since then. When we had the riots even made the situation worse. How would it be perceived by the media us continuing to have our celebration? People would not care that it was a tradition it would perceived in a negative light. Students of our university would not be seen as a united front trying to move on from the scandal. Instead, we would be perceived as selfish brats that could care less about the scandal or the victims. I do not agree entirely with Sam that we would screw ourselves continuing to have State Patty’s day.
People would have watched Sandusky as a minority if he messed up again or if they heard about another incident. I believe he would have been kicked out on sight and reported if he were a minority. The media would immediately blame the Black or Latino’s background for the crime. It would be numerous reasons for Sandusky’s poor behavior. Everyone would forget the principle “Innocent until proven guilty.” However race is not important and should not be important in this matter. Do you think that matter to the victims? This man took their innocent and stole something they will never get back. Even when or if they recover some part of them will always be broken. I hope Sandusky gets what he deserves for the crimes that he committed.
The cycle of abuse would have never lasted this long if it was a minority. No one would want to risk their good name to cover for the employee. People would immediately insist that the minority be put into jail or even be sentenced to death. Instead we are listening to Sandusky when we have the facts. How can he say that everything in that 23 page jury document is a lie? No one would to make up such a malicious story. I feel so bad for the victim everyday they must relive the incident. The mother who made Sandusky swear to never shower with another boy; would have never done that if Sandusky were a minority. She would have reported him immediately and would not have stopped until she got justice. There were so many warning signs but no one took the time. That would have never happened with a minority for the simple fact; that people expect “us” to mess up
What if Sandusky were Black or Latino? I never thought of this aspect before because this unfortunate event should not be about race. However this is an interesting question. I wonder how the race of Sandusky would affect the case. Black and Latinos are always associated with horrible crimes daily. It would have never been kept a secret for so long if he were a minority. It is the principle that white people will protect their own even when they are wrong. Penn State would not be as supportive if it were a minority. Our school would want to be disassociated with the individual. The thought of bad press would make them throw the individual under the bus. Our school proved this by firing Joe Paterno even though he was not directly involved in the events that occurred. If Sandusky were black the media would accuse him of being angry black men. People would immediately label the minority and make all type of assumptions. No body would bother to listen to their side of the story. As the media did when Sandusky had a press conference claiming he did not harm any children. However he did admit showering with boys- like that is normal. Honestly the whole entire incident makes me sick.
At the end of the day you will not remember the amount of money you. Instead you will remember the people that you spent time with on this earth. The media makes people believe that their happiness depends on money. That is why some people are motivated to pursue careers they have no interest in just for the money. When you make money your main priority you can never be truly. It is similar to an addiction you will always need more after it is gone. At home I have seen countless acts of violence people killing one another just for a couple of dollars. How could you put a price on a life? Money can do more harm than good. Your happiness should never depend on how much money you posses or your status. People need to remember it is the simple things that make life enjoyable not money.
Money complicates things your old concerns are gone but they are replaced with new ones. You could have all the money in the world and still be unhappy; if you have no one to share it with you. However money does provide a certain satisfaction. I know every time I received my paycheck I felt a certain accomplishment. I know that I deserved it and earn it so I took pride in my money. The issue of happiness is a subjective matter. It depends on what you place your values in. My happiness depends on my accomplishments (school, career, etc) and my family. Money should never be the main contributor to someone’s happiness. No material object should be for the simple reason that it can be taken at anytime. Memories should be treasured not money.
I wonder why people always equate money with happiness, because it is not true. Money only provides stability which people confuse with happiness. It is a great relief not to worry about bills being paid or where your next meal will come from. It also depends on your mentality if you are a superficial person of course money will make you happy. You would validate yourself by your possessions and how much money you earn. I have read so many articles about unhappy celebrities and they have plenty of money. What do they have to worry about? They can travel anywhere they want and the finest things are provided for them. Does that really make you happy, though? The privileges and benefits people receive from being wealth or famous are attractive. People tend to admire you and will go out of the way to assist you compared to the average person. It seems to be all about money and status in society. If that person did not have a lot of money would you treat them nicely? It may just be all about the money and the person does not like you for your personality.
It could be offensive to other immigrants who learned the English language. Why did I learn the language and they don’t have to? It is not fair at all to other immigrants, but there are more Hispanics people. I remember when I was working at a retail store this summer. I had this one difficult customer she claimed she could not speak English. She asked me if I spoke French in English. It was a frustrating situation and you still have to the best to serve the customer. It would be easier if she spoke fluent English. Could we really require everyone to learn English? It would make things easier if everyone spoke English in America. This could be a violation of their freedom of speech. Immigrants have to change in so many ways already. Then they would have to lose another element of their selves by speaking. It will always be an issue between what is right and what is fair.
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