When Maziar called to talk to the class and he gave his thoughts, concerns and prayers to the class about the bombing and tragedy that happened at the Boston Marathon, I thought it was an awesome gesture. Iranians do get a bad rep from the American media and the American public, but that’s far from being accurate. Like Sam has said before about Iranians that do embrace American culture and do have a special liking for Americans. So when he called during class that Boston was in his prayers I really enjoyed that. When the one kid stood up and said his condolences for the people of Iran that are suffering from that earthquake. There should be more off this done more often. I bet more than 80% of the students on Tuesday had no idea that there were people injured by the earthquake in Iran. As well as the bombing in Baghdad that day because of the fact that our media was filled with only images from the Boston Marathon bombing. Which is why our media and news outlets are a bunch of bullshit. But that’s for a different time. I don’t know how many people form different countries Sam has that we could Skype with but I think that this class should do more of that when tragedies or mishaps happen.
The media is always constantly beating down on the Middle East because of the fact we have troops over there and they believe they need to get them a bad rap just have our government be justified. I do believe that our attacks on the Middle East are just as bad as what those two jerk offs did in Boston. Our government believes that our attacks on the Middle East are justified but I truly believe they are not. These attacks do kill innocent people even though that is not the means of the operations.
The basic picture here is that innocent people die everyday, and that willl not change for years. Michelle did say today when he stood up is that we need to keep and open perspective when it goes to things like this. We need to understand as to why and what is going on in the world.
As to what I think as to why I believe that Americans do stereotype Muslims as terrorist is that most terrorist are muslim and there are muslims that are extremist. Like in the suspects in the Boston Marathon bombing, they were from a country close to the Middle East and they were muslim extremist. When people hear where they are from and what religious view they share, then they will generalize about those people. Just like I bet some Middle Easterns generalize about American Christians.

I believe there are quite a few factors in asking a woman or young lady (over the age of 18) if she had an orgasm or not. From what I’ve seen and heard is that men simply do not want the answer to that question. I believe that most men get more or less embarrassed when asking this question. No man wants to hear that him and his penis were not pleasurable for a woman. I feel like if a woman responded to that question in a negative manner, the man would be embarrassed as well as pissed off. From class today we learned that about 70% of men experience an orgasm during sexual relations while women only experience orgasms about 35% of the time. With this statistic obviously men are more satisfied than their woman counterpart. I believe that males knew that more times than not they are more satisfied that women and therefore they don’t ask that questions after sex. Also another reason that males don’t ask their female counterparts if they were satisfied or not is because they wont want to hear that they pulled the trigger too early. It’s obvious that females take longer to reach their orgasm compared to males, so if sex didn’t last that long chances are that males will not ask that question because they already know the answer. Another factor or reason that males do not ask females if they are satisfied is because some times guys just don’t care if the girl had an orgasm or not. I know a lot of guys that only care if they get off and have no feelings towards that for women. I know this especially happens more with college guys. Tons of guys go out every night (especially weekends) to get laid by an attractive random girl that they don’t have to care for or see again. It happens daily here up at Penn State. I would say the majority of guys are only looking for a one night and by having that mind set guys will only care if they get off. Like I said that it is probably the majority of males here, which doesn’t mean that there aren’t guys that don’t care about getting a girl off because there are. I also know a few guys that take pride in getting a girl off when they have sex with them. These guys are more or less the guys that care about establishing a “fuck buddy” and there for if they get a girl off odds are that they will have sex with them again. In all I have to believe that guys don’t ask girls the question if they were satisfied is because most men are simply scared/embarrassed to hear the answer.

I believe there are quite a few factors in asking a woman or young lady (over the age of 18) if she had an orgasm or not. From what I’ve seen and heard is that men simply do not want the answer to that question. I believe that most men get more or less embarrassed when asking this question. No man wants to hear that him and his penis were not pleasurable for a woman. I feel like if a woman responded to that question in a negative manner, the man would be embarrassed as well as pissed off. From class today we learned that about 70% of men experience an orgasm during sexual relations while women only experience orgasms about 35% of the time. With this statistic obviously men are more satisfied than their woman counterpart. I believe that males knew that more times than not they are more satisfied that women and therefore they don’t ask that questions after sex. Also another reason that males don’t ask their female counterparts if they were satisfied or not is because they wont want to hear that they pulled the trigger too early. It’s obvious that females take longer to reach their orgasm compared to males, so if sex didn’t last that long chances are that males will not ask that question because they already know the answer. Another factor or reason that males do not ask females if they are satisfied is because some times guys just don’t care if the girl had an orgasm or not. I know a lot of guys that only care if they get off and have no feelings towards that for women. I know this especially happens more with college guys. Tons of guys go out every night (especially weekends) to get laid by an attractive random girl that they don’t have to care for or see again. It happens daily here up at Penn State. I would say the majority of guys are only looking for a one night and by having that mind set guys will only care if they get off. Like I said that it is probably the majority of males here, which doesn’t mean that there aren’t guys that don’t care about getting a girl off because there are. I also know a few guys that take pride in getting a girl off when they have sex with them. These guys are more or less the guys that care about establishing a “fuck buddy” and there for if they get a girl off odds are that they will have sex with them again. In all I have to believe that guys don’t ask girls the question if they were satisfied is because most men are simply scared/embarrassed to hear the answer.

I personally find this question to be hilarious and very interesting. I think it just on how people are raised and the society norms. I know plenty of white males that do enjoy hooking up and talking to women of a different race. I’m from just outside of Philadelphia and grew up with mostly white people, there was only about a handful of black/Latino students in my school. So obviously I can make the case that people tend to stick with what they know, white women. Another factor that comes into play, I think, is that how the media or television depicts inter racial relationships. Think of you five favorite television shows and if there are any inter racial relationships on the show, chances are there are not. It’s just that common because of conservative white people. My family is pretty conservative and my cousin was dating a black guy but my family and especially her parents wanted no parts about it. I understand that it is completely bull shit and something like that should be allowed to happen without no one talking negatively about. I would have no problem dating a black or latino or Asian girls, I do think that they are attractive though I do prefer white women. Which again then bring me back to my original point that people prefer to stick to what they feel accustomed to. I feel that inter racial dating and gay right are very similar. I obviously know that two males should be entitled to have the same marriage rights as a man and a women but like most people in the world they like to stick to what they know. I do believe people are able to change, and by giving gays rights that they are entitled to and that they deserve is a huge step in the right direction and looks good. With inter racial dating, the more people are exposed to it the more likely that they would be willing to accept it. It’s 2013 people need to understand that as we grow as a nation change does happen because that’s what needs to happen in order to become a great nation. Over the next decade or two people are going to be more accepting of inter racial dating and white males will be able to approach minority women regardless if they are drunk or not. I don’t totally agree with that all males don’t approach minority women when they are sober, I think though its probably close to eighty percent of white males. Hopefully it can change for the better and hopefully fast. There is nothing wrong with have a good conversation with a woman of different race, chances are they have something good to say.

Well I personally think that middle ground on this issue would have to be acceptance and empathy. People of this great nation and people across the globe need to recognize and accept what has happened to the Native Americans in the past and empathize with how the current Native Americans are living. The Native Americans are suffering and it has to do with how the Europeans treated them when they first arrived to steal their land by conquering it. I feel that this issue has been put aside from other foreign issues that have gone on in the recent years, which I believe is so ridiculous. The whole issue with the Native Americans and their current living conditions to illiteracy to their suicide rate and its not in the fore front of issues that the American government needs to tackle is to me mind blowing. I honestly can believe that people are suffering and I understand that a lot of people are suffering here in the United States, epically in the inner cities, and we constantly give foreign aid to other countries but yet we are not helping the Native Americans that need help the most. This issue is more than helping out people because we stole their land; it is about helping out people whom live here in the United States who desperately need all the help and aid they can get their hands on. There has to be something that the United States government could do in order do increase their living conditions by 100% and even that 100% is not even that much better.

Is nepotism socially acceptable? I would have to yes in deed it is. It’s a great way to get jobs that you wouldn’t normally get. To me as a white male, I believe that nepotism is more socially acceptable than affirmative action. Nepotism is not only more socially acceptable than affirmative action, nepotism is taught to us. I’m not by any means saying that I agree with that or that I believe that nepotism is more fair than affirmative action because I don’t. Growing up I was always being told to have a large and successful contact list. I personally believe that nepotism is not a bad thing. It’s helping someone get a job that you care about and because they know you, its more a less someone putting in a good word. Like nepotism, affirmative action has its place in society as well. Why we have affirmative action in the first place is to correct wrongs in our society that occurred in the past. In this case, the wrongs were that we gave much more power and advantages to the majority (white males) when it came to opportunities to get ahead professionally.

This question is very interesting. I come from a family that is pretty religious but I don’t completely affiliate myself with religion, it’s just not for me. Having said that, I would be pretty shocked to hear that God is not real and that churches are bullshit and thieves. I would say that I would be on the level Monti Teo was when he found out that his college girl friend was not real and in fact a guy. But when you think about it all religions can’t be right, can it? I don’t know though. Image if all religions were in fact correct and all the big man behind them (God) were real. Crazy thought. I feel like our society needs religion and beliefs of a higher power to be okay with death. For instance if you ever seen “Lost” (Spoiler Alert) in the final season they end up being dead but are waiting in purgatory to get into heaven. In the final scene of the show all the religions are represented and that in order to get into heaven they must go with the people that had the most impact on their lives. This is defiantly a great question that can be debated for years. It’s actually a cool concept if there was no such thing as god. People would riot in the streets and use the media as a platform for their testimony for why God does exist.
I have an aunt and uncle that are missionaries out in Cambodia and I could see them being so upset if God didn’t exist. They have been out there for I believe 7 years now and for one day have all their work be claimed for nothing is beyond me. It would be so upsetting. But I could totally see that idea that god doesn’t exist being factual. Hey maybe one day it will be proven and we will have the chance to see how the world would respond to this news. I know for one thing that the catholic church would be in tears and denial about the subject. CNN would play nothing but this story all day. Even sports center would have their own take in this news. They would be showing players tweets all day and would interview athletes. This news has the potential for every one to way in their own opinions and feelings on the subjects. Personally I believe that there is a god and there is someone who puts us in situations where we can grow as humans. Even though I don’t believe in catholic church because asking donations for believing in something is outrageous and thievery. By the way Ben Afflack got snubbed at the Oscars for best director.

When Sam first asked the clicker question if you would visit Iran, I said that I would defiantly not visit. I felt that I would not be safe as an American visiting over there and that it Iran is in the dead center of the Middle East which is surrounded by Iraq, Afghanistan, and Pakistan (whom most Americans have negative opinions of and United States military presence). Then I thought about it, and came to the conclusion that I would totally enjoy myself visiting the country of Iran. Someday in my life, when I can afford it, I want to travel the world and see what it all has to offer. The video that Sam showed us of Iranians partying and having a great time is actually eye opening. Never for one minute did I believe that Americans and Iranians have similar tastes in music and night life. Personally I never thought that they had a night life. The video made it seem that we would fit right in with the Iranians and that Iran is not so bad. So after that video I actually felt like it would be pretty safe for me to visit Iran.
The video was a good introduction in to how Iranians teens and young adults are. But it wasn’t until our class Skyped with the Iranian (I forget his name now) that I felt like visiting Iran is something that needs to be crossed off my bucket list. I really enjoyed Skyping with the Iranian, I though he was very funny and that we could video chat with someone half way across the world is super cool. I thought his response to his favorite American show was really funny with it being “Friends” and “How I Met Your Mother.” How I Met Your Mother is one of my all time favorites because of Neal Patrick Harris and Jason Segal and after watching that Iranian video I can see how it would be his as well. I thought that our video chat with him helped bring more insight in to the Iranian way of life and that how they are not much different then us in terms of similar tastes in pop culture.
The last thing, Goli (the Iranian girl in our class) has help give people with Iranian decent a great wrap in the eyes of our class. I think that she a pretty tremendous young woman that speaks her mind and that I believe now she will be able to tell people that she is Iranian when most people ask. I believe this past week in Soc 119, our class has had an awaking experience in how we perceive Iranians and their culture. I look forward to this week’s class and especially talking about the $12.37Million raised at THON. #FTK

Personally for me, I would consider joining the military for multiple reasons. First of all, my best friend and freshman year roommate is in the military as an Army Ranger and have the most respect for him getting his life back on track and protecting our great nation that we constantly take for granted. Personally I believe that there are only few time frames that would allow me to join the military or not. The first time I thought about joining the military was right after I graduated high school. I got into both Penn State and Oregon but I did have thoughts of possibly joining the Army. I eventually decided to come to Penn State because I had friends from high school that were going and it was much closer to home. I believe everyone should consider the military right after high school if they believe that college is not right for them. Also another opportunity for people to join the military would be if they drop out of school due to bad grades and the military would help them get in the right direction for a career path or discipline to come back to school and get good grades (which is what my best friend is planning to do in the next few years). Then the last time I believe someone should consider the military is if they can not find a job after college and use the military for there first job which would only help them down the line with getting the job they want. Personally if I can’t find a job after school then the military will be my future for the next years to come. Another reason that I would join the military would be to know the feeling of war and the trill of shooting at the opponent will they fire back. I play first person shooters when it comes to video games (I understand that they aren’t at all similar) and really enjoy them. Personally I would like to know the feeling of legally taking a life of another person. I know that sounds a bit messed up but I believe that I could live with that unlike some soldiers and other people. I believe that the military is a great organization for people to get their lives on track even if one does not plan on making it a career. They help with paying back loans from college along with also paying for one to go back to college to earn or add to ones degree. The military is a great service that lets one see the world, protects our freedom daily, and I believe it’s a honor for one to serve their country.

How do I define racism? I do believe that racism is always around us and has a negative affect on our society. We experience racism daily in forms of jokes with our friends, videos we see on the Internet, movies and television, to even stand up comedy. Merriam-Webster’s definition of racism is: 1. A belief that race is the primary determinant of human traits and capacities and that racial differences produce an inherent superiority of a particular race, 2. Racial prejudice or discrimination. I would have to agree with Merriam-Webster but in my eyes and eyes of my friends we see it a little differently. If someone was to say something negative about an entire race in a public forum or towards a member of that group, I consider that racist. Though I personally don’t really have feelings or an opinion towards if a racist comment was made in front of me. For example if a white person was to make a racist comment (By the way I am a white male) I’m not going to get offended nor say anything. Personally I believe that we, as a society, has moved forward collectively and that racist thing will be still said but they are not as powerful as they once were. Our society has moved forward that we have a black president that was elected twice for office. In the 1800’s we thought that a black president would never enter the oval office. Then even in the 1990’s we knew that our country was not yet ready for a black president. It’s 2013 and President Obama is in his second term in office and I can only image that our society will move forward with racial discrimination. Progress has been made over the past one hundred plus years.