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DrCandle
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15 years ago @ Race Relations Project - Week 8 - Lesson 14: Af... · 1 reply · +1 points
Keep in mind after I got the job I would bust my ass for minimum wage working on useless job skills that would never help me in the real world, such as “how to make a good ice cream cone” or “the best method for mopping the floor”. It’s sickening to see these kids do absolutely nothing, receive paid internships where they make more, do less work, and actually have something to put on their resume. I guess at the same time it’s sickening to be sitting here on my expensive laptop eating Chocolate while young kids in Africa are modern day slaves on cocoa plantations and have never even tasted Chocolate.
15 years ago @ Race Relations Project - Week 8 - Lesson 14: Af... · 0 replies · +1 points
Unfortunately for my sake, Nepotism hasn’t affected me as much as some of my fellow students. I joined every club I could in high school if it made my college application look good, but does that count as Nepotism? It’s definitely an example of me receiving benefits that others wouldn’t have if they went to poorer schools that didn’t have these clubs. I volunteered at my local assemblymen’s office the summer before I applied to Penn State for the sole purpose of it looking good on my application. I filed papers and ran all over town helping campaign for him the whole time and did it for free. At the end however I received a letter of recommendation from him and I feel that definitely was a factor in helping me get in to Penn State. Every job I’ve ever had I’ve had to go out and apply, talk to the managers of wherever I wanted to work and talk my way into getting the job. If I didn’t, I didn’t get the job.
15 years ago @ Race Relations Project - Week 8 - Lesson 14: Af... · 0 replies · +1 points
Now the Opera video was very upsetting but I do believe there was a certain degree of exaggeration that was used when the schools were selected. They almost definitely chose a school that was very unusual, brand new, and state of the art. Most schools are not like that, hell that high school had university quality technologies in it while they also probably chose one of the most rundown schools they could find in Chicago. This considered, it still is insane when you realize that schools like both of these are real, we have this supposed unified country with equal opportunities but at the same time both of these schools exist in the same state, just an hour away from each other. The girl from harper thought the math class was being taught in a different language while she had an A in the same subject in her high school. Talk about lower standards for the passing grades.
15 years ago @ Race Relations Project - Week 8 - Lesson 14: Af... · 0 replies · +1 points
I definitely agree whole heartedly with the idea of a national level of education. There are many flaws with our current system including the ridiculous "No Child Left Behind" act which may be leading to some places lowering the standard deemed average and therefore causing the overall intelligence to lower. I think we should give funding to schools equally based on student body size and this money could come from a national tax on all students. I'm sure you can guess, I’m a pro-tax proponent. They are essentially necessary for the system we have established. I feel that the current system of affirmative action is important in evening out the massive gaps caused by nepotism.
15 years ago @ Race Relations Project - Week 7 - Lesson 13: Im... · 1 reply · +1 points
15 years ago @ Race Relations Project - Week 7 - Lesson 13: Im... · 0 replies · +1 points
Although I don't agree with illegal immigration we must not forget WHY our ancestors "did it the right way". They migrated here legally because the United States made it very easy for them to do so. We needed labor so we opened the gates and allowed immigrants to come here very easily, many of them were hopping on whatever boat they could and I'm sure many would have come anyway even if it was illegal. The reason so many illegal immigrants are entering now is simply because our regulations have become ridiculously strict. A job is a job, it's not reserved for us it’s reserved for whoever is willing to take it.
15 years ago @ Race Relations Project - Week 7 - Lesson 13: Im... · 0 replies · +1 points
I loved the video clip of Jorge Muñoz and the amazing things he does every single day. Wow, imagine if every single person did this. It was great just seeing that view in queens of the line. It’s like here’s this big mechanical city, a city that can be very cruel on the poor sometimes, a city in the north so it’s cold at night, and here’s just one human and his family, spreading an enormous amount of energy and love to all these people every single day. What’s his reasoning? “They are hungry so we must give them food” This man is amazing
15 years ago @ Race Relations Project - Week 7 - Lesson 13: Im... · 1 reply · +1 points
The idiot woman in Texas with the sign on her door definitely angered me. First off I am a supporter of freedom of speech, it’s one of the few freedoms we still have….It is definitely her right to put whatever sign she wants on her house just as much as it is her right to be a fool. It is also my right to tear her a new one for being so ignorant. She actually thinks every single Hispanic person is an illegal immigrant? People like this still exist? Its mind blowing. It seems like she was older hopefully these old ignorant ideas are dying out with the minds that carry them.
15 years ago @ Race Relations Project - Week 7 - Lesson 13: Im... · 2 replies · +1 points
I definitely agree with the importance of immigration. I think what needs to be done is a loosening of the immigration policy. Illegal immigration shouldn’t just be allowed however, this is definitely bad as there is no way of tracking a large amount of people in our country. I feel we should do what we did when we needed cheap labor before, set up a system. Allow immigration of immigrants from Mexico to be much easier, but at the same time, strictly enforce documentation and health check-ups as was done with the European immigrants. The immigrants are a very valuable resource we are just ignoring. We need the labor; we also piss and moan about illegal immigrants ruining the country when what is really happening is exposure to a different culture. It’s simple xenophobia. The same people who want immigrants out of the country at the same time would wonder why their homes, lawns, pools etc. are so dirty. They want to work; we need the work to be done. If you complain about them taking your job maybe you should take some community college classes and get something better than manual labor, if that’s not an option, then immigrate somewhere where you can find labor.
15 years ago @ Race Relations Project - Week 7 - Lesson 12: Mu... · 0 replies · +1 points
Sam made a good point about learning Chinese. China really is solidifying itself as the dominant world power and this title no longer belongs to the United States. He challenges the republicans who have unwavering support for the country and have strong “patriotic” ties to it, whatever that means. He more or less is asking if they are loyal to the united states just because, or are they loyal to it because it is (was) the dominant global superpower. Now that other countries are pulling ahead of the United States, Sam asks if you’d rather change your loyalty to the country that is the new leader in order to reap the benefits that the leading super power can provide. I would. I would definitely do what I need to do to succeed in life and if that means changing some things around that may not be culturally familiar, so be it. Large multi-national corporations (damn them) have been doing it for years.
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