en-us https://www.intensedebate.com/users/3551487 Comments by Marie_Mitch http://www.worldinconversation.org/2011/11/29/voices-from-the-classroom-81/#IDComment231150557 Are we going to say good is a fan of that? I don’t think so. It’s so typical to me to try to place blame on the Christian god for the simple fact that people ignorant to the religion don’t understand how to live by faith. If you don’t; have faith you won’t get where I’m coming from, I might even sound crazy but I’m not, I’m just a strong believer and support my religion abundantly. It’s sort of annoying to hear that it’s even a question as to if the CHRISTIAN god is in support of the U.S. war. I feel like it’s a game of hot tamale, people don’t know who to blame so they blame who’s respected the most. Just to take heat off Muslims around the world people question the Christian god. You can’t persuade me to believe what society wants me to think. Thu, 1 Dec 2011 17:12:05 +0000 http://www.worldinconversation.org/2011/11/29/voices-from-the-classroom-81/#IDComment231150557 http://www.worldinconversation.org/2011/11/29/voices-from-the-classroom-81/#IDComment231149889 For example god can’t stop a killer from killing, if it’s written in the book, it’s going to happen and he knows this. The war isn’t the work of god, but the work of the devil. I do believe there is a heaven and a hell, which means there is good and bad in the world. There are temptations that people are faced with daily, that might not be acceptable in the Christian community, but they still exist. It’s an ignorant statement to say god agrees with the U.S. war simply because the people involved are Christian. God isn’t going to stop you from doing something because as a growing Christian you have to determine which choices are the most appropriate. There are some circumstances where people are in a position where they feel like they have no choice but to live a certain lifestyle in order to survive, that god might not agree with. For example a single mom, who had to drop out of high school in order to support her two, kids because she has no other form of income and hasn’t received a job, so she strips. Of course god doesn’t want her to exploit her body, so he doesn’t support that, but in her eyes that’s the best things for her at the moment. Thu, 1 Dec 2011 17:11:40 +0000 http://www.worldinconversation.org/2011/11/29/voices-from-the-classroom-81/#IDComment231149889 http://www.worldinconversation.org/2011/11/29/voices-from-the-classroom-81/#IDComment231149502 I don’t think the Christian god supports the U.S. war. I believe god knows everyone’s moves and decisions but as the father he has to let his children rome be he expects them to still obey his commands. Also he already knows the outcome of what you’re going to do, it’d different trials we all through. There’s both good and bad in the world so as a Christian it’s expected of you to not be manipulated by society and its peer pressures, but it’s also expected for Christians to black slide. As I stated god, the Christian belief believes that god already knows what’s going to happen. What I like adore about my religious belief is that you can always ask god for forgiveness, no matter what sin you may have committed. No sin is greater than the next sin in god’s eyes. All sins are equal, and can be forgiven if you sincerely ask god to forgive you and truly mean it. So to the Christian guy supports the U.S. war is inaccurate in my opinion. Although god holds all power, he still can’t stop what’s going to happen from happening. Thu, 1 Dec 2011 17:11:22 +0000 http://www.worldinconversation.org/2011/11/29/voices-from-the-classroom-81/#IDComment231149502 http://www.worldinconversation.org/2011/11/15/voices-from-the-classroom-76/#IDComment222955710 I may have silenced myself somewhat within their household, when it came to talking to them, but I always called my mom and was able to express all my emotions. My anger and sadness, plus the close bond that my mother and I share made me so determined to speak on what was going on. As I said, I don’t think I was a victim in that particular situation, but I have some idea of what it is to be silenced and what would give me the urge to speak on my issues. Wed, 16 Nov 2011 17:23:13 +0000 http://www.worldinconversation.org/2011/11/15/voices-from-the-classroom-76/#IDComment222955710 http://www.worldinconversation.org/2011/11/15/voices-from-the-classroom-76/#IDComment222955599 For example, when I was younger I had a older cousin who I felt like bullied me. My cousin would be mean to me, not want to share with me when I went over her house, and make me seem like a bad guy when I reacted or if I showed her the same treatment she showed me. What made it worst was her parents seemed to never believe me, but always side with their daughter, mentally sculpting me into a liar, in my opinion. So during summers over there, I felt trapped and it seemed as if no one heard what I had to say, and I felt that there was never a need for me to even give my story because it would be flipped on me regardless. Wed, 16 Nov 2011 17:22:55 +0000 http://www.worldinconversation.org/2011/11/15/voices-from-the-classroom-76/#IDComment222955599 http://www.worldinconversation.org/2011/11/15/voices-from-the-classroom-76/#IDComment222955393 can occur to make me break my silence. If I were a victim that was silenced, I would probably try to help someone else that was going through a time when they were victimized. Since I didn’t help myself, seeing someone experiencing being a victim would make me want to break my silence as well. Looking from the outside, I would be able to relate to some extent, to what that person was feeling inside, so I would have more of a connection and be of help. Knowing that I was once silenced, I wouldn’t want them to go through that feeling of being neglected and at fault. I would think that that’s some feelings that go through a silenced victims head. I’m trying to think of a time where I wasn’t necessarily a victim, but someone had more authority over me than I was comfortable with. Wed, 16 Nov 2011 17:22:38 +0000 http://www.worldinconversation.org/2011/11/15/voices-from-the-classroom-76/#IDComment222955393 http://www.worldinconversation.org/2011/11/15/voices-from-the-classroom-76/#IDComment222955239 If I was a victim that was silenced, I’m not sure of exactly what it would take for me to speak out. I would probably get tired of pretending that nothing ever happened. I could imagine how exhausting it would be to keep a life changing secret from people I love and cherish. I always wonder why a lot of rape victims choose not to speak out or share them being raped with anybody. I’ve heard some reasons are because they are or think it’s their fault for being assaulted, so they rather not share. Maybe if I were in the situation I would understand, but I don’t get why it could be their fault and why they would keep that to themselves. So when I say I’m not sure what would trigger me to speak, I’m unsure because there are a lot of factors that can occur to make me break my silence. Wed, 16 Nov 2011 17:22:11 +0000 http://www.worldinconversation.org/2011/11/15/voices-from-the-classroom-76/#IDComment222955239 http://www.worldinconversation.org/2011/11/09/voices-from-the-classroom-69/#IDComment219628626 I’m the type of person who needs stability can to feel like I have some type of foundation. It doesn’t matter if it’s mentally, physically, or emotionally, if I don’t feel stable while in any of those positions then it’d extremely hard for me to function as I normally would. I think Sam was pretty accurate when he said most of us are not prepared physiologically for the future struggles. Like I said we are a spoiled generation. I don’t know if we’re aware of how blind we are to some issues and how fortunate we are than other people or age. I’m not going to be ready but life goes on and changes with time, so hopefully it’ll be adjustable. Lastly, who knows if the economy gets stronger and people get more involved the future struggles might not be as severe. Thu, 10 Nov 2011 02:27:05 +0000 http://www.worldinconversation.org/2011/11/09/voices-from-the-classroom-69/#IDComment219628626 http://www.worldinconversation.org/2011/11/09/voices-from-the-classroom-69/#IDComment219628456 It makes me scared to think of there being a time when everyone is of the same social class. If there are any wealthy people they would probably be the normally poor class individual. If everyone viewed each other on the same level, I don’t think race or ethnic background would matter as what. People wouldn’t be judged so easily and stereotyped so quickly. The future struggle is another obstacle that we have to overcome just like every other hardships we face. Thu, 10 Nov 2011 02:26:38 +0000 http://www.worldinconversation.org/2011/11/09/voices-from-the-classroom-69/#IDComment219628456 http://www.worldinconversation.org/2011/11/09/voices-from-the-classroom-69/#IDComment219628326 Especially in my generation I think suffers the most. We seem to be the most technology savvy and careless of what’s going to come about. I wouldn’t even say careless but we’re more unaware of what’s going on around us than other generations before us. This generation is spoiled. I mean we all don’t receive the same extent of being spoiled but we are on some level of being spoiled. We wouldn’t be prepared mentally, physically, or emotionally. Personally I don’t mind being out of my comfort zone, but to a certain extent. I’m very open to trying new things but I can be hesitant. For example I had to go to a new school I would nervous and excited about what’s going to happen and entering a new environment. So for the future to become more of a struggle than it is now, I know I would be completely out of my comfort zone. I wouldn’t be ready to face that. Thu, 10 Nov 2011 02:26:16 +0000 http://www.worldinconversation.org/2011/11/09/voices-from-the-classroom-69/#IDComment219628326 http://www.worldinconversation.org/2011/11/09/voices-from-the-classroom-69/#IDComment219628204 When it comes to the struggle ahead I’m not prepared at all. I’m not ready to be on my own now in the state that we’re in now. The struggling economy is already having a hard impact on my life. Between me trying to maintain my education and living arrangements it sometimes becomes difficult to focus on what’s important when you’re trying to focus. Thu, 10 Nov 2011 02:25:54 +0000 http://www.worldinconversation.org/2011/11/09/voices-from-the-classroom-69/#IDComment219628204 http://www.worldinconversation.org/2011/10/27/voices-from-the-classroom-58/#IDComment213711214 For example if a white person was going in for a job interview and the employer was a black person, and the black person didn’t hire them, but hired another black person there’s no doubt in my mind that the white person wouldn’t feel some type of discrimination. That’s something that black people, and minorities in general experience on a daily basis. White people aren’t familiar with that those type of situations because they are use to being “in charge” and usually, holding the most power because they are the majority. It’s not that I want white people to suffer but I do want them to get a glimpse of what minorities’ experience, hoping that they would gain some better understandings of them and their behaviors. Sat, 29 Oct 2011 03:10:39 +0000 http://www.worldinconversation.org/2011/10/27/voices-from-the-classroom-58/#IDComment213711214 http://www.worldinconversation.org/2011/10/27/voices-from-the-classroom-58/#IDComment213711055 I feel a sense of relief and satisfaction that one day white people will get a feel of how it is to be a minority. During many times in my discussion group, some of the group members said they didn’t understand how the black students, me and two others, felt like the minority. We didn’t understand how they couldn’t understand why or how black people could feel like the minority after demonstrating different examples. So for a white person to be put in that position would be good for them to maybe finally see where minorities come from, their point of view. I would also feel a piece of equality. To this day, I don’t think whites and blacks are equal. Regardless of how many laws were overthrown and how much segregation has ended, I still think there is a inequality amongst races. Sat, 29 Oct 2011 03:10:15 +0000 http://www.worldinconversation.org/2011/10/27/voices-from-the-classroom-58/#IDComment213711055 http://www.worldinconversation.org/2011/10/27/voices-from-the-classroom-58/#IDComment213710893 White people being the minority in the future seems slightly unheard of to me right now. I do believe that one day it will come about but it’s so far from what I’m use to seeing in society right now. I do think it is going to happen it’s just the matter of time in which it will occur. Recently I found out that some I think Middle Eastern or Arabic people don’t have their own racial class to identify with when filling out job applications or surveys, etc. and are3 told to check in the “White” box. First off I would feel some type of way if that was me. I identify as African American and if there wasn’t a option for me to choose African American, but I was told to check the “Asian” box I would feel more of an minority than I already am and overseen. Secondly doesn’t that mess up statistics? If white people are the majority but there are other racial, ethnic groups told to identify as a white person, isn’t that somewhat inaccurate? Are white people really the majority? I still feel like one day all minorities will come together and white people will become smaller bunch. Sat, 29 Oct 2011 03:09:44 +0000 http://www.worldinconversation.org/2011/10/27/voices-from-the-classroom-58/#IDComment213710893 http://www.worldinconversation.org/2011/10/20/voices-from-the-classroom-51/#IDComment210648114 Are they opposing the act of staying within their race? There’s more to life than one’s own race. There’s a great chance that a person will struggle in the work field if they don’t hang or associate themselves with people without their race. They aren’t allowing their horizon to be broadened and they’re putting limitations of their knowledge. What if a black person and a white person both have something that can benefit one another? They can offer each other something that may not have been offered anywhere else. It’s essential to a more promising career to venture outside of one’s race. Unfortunately some people are more concerned about what other people say and how they’ll be judged so they shy away from introducing themselves to another race. It shouldn’t be such a big deal about who a person hangs with, that’s their decision. There are way more important events happening in the world today that deserve more attention. Fri, 21 Oct 2011 20:00:23 +0000 http://www.worldinconversation.org/2011/10/20/voices-from-the-classroom-51/#IDComment210648114 http://www.worldinconversation.org/2011/10/20/voices-from-the-classroom-51/#IDComment210647919 I don’t think hanging with someone of another race in general is a bad move to make. That’s what I think college really does a good job at doing, which is presenting students with diversity. Regardless if there are still segregated sections and the Asians sit the Asians, Latinos sit with the Latinos and so on and so forth, the environment is still a mixture group of people. It’s up to an individual to take the initiative to approach a person outside of their race. College is a work place that further prepares you for the real world. The real world isn’t just one race, so you have to explore and go out of your comfort zone. So again I can’t really see a person opposing for hanging with a race who’s group isn’t primarily their own. If anything I think it’s them living beyond what’s expected of them and they should be saluted for taking a step to something they don’t normally do. I’m not sure what they would be opposers of either. Fri, 21 Oct 2011 20:00:02 +0000 http://www.worldinconversation.org/2011/10/20/voices-from-the-classroom-51/#IDComment210647919 http://www.worldinconversation.org/2011/10/20/voices-from-the-classroom-51/#IDComment210647346 When a person hangs with a group of people whom aren’t their own race I don’t think that makes them an opposer. I think they just want to explore another culture other than their own. They want to have a more diverse lifestyle and see what different races maybe do for fun and or how they live. Personally I say often I want to hang with another race and go out to see their partying life and compare it to mine. Also I like discovering new things and meeting new people so I really don’t see it as opposing. If people are considered opposing because they want to experience a new atmosphere of living then that’s being closed minded and shows that a person is still on one of the stages and the majority of their lives is centered in whatever their race is. Fri, 21 Oct 2011 19:58:47 +0000 http://www.worldinconversation.org/2011/10/20/voices-from-the-classroom-51/#IDComment210647346 http://www.worldinconversation.org/2011/10/06/voices-from-the-classroom-40/#IDComment206754368 I know that eventually I’ll be inside and in heat. Another thing that I can say I sacrifice just to look nice is my feet! During the beginning of the night my feet may be okay, but as the night goes on I’m so ready to take my heels off, BUT because I want to still look nice I keep them on and keep it moving. Plus I don’t think its lady like or sanitary to walk bare foot. Growing up I would hear the saying “beauty is pain”, so I guess that saying stuck with me. If you’re getting your hair done and it hurts, but you know you’ll love the results, you deal with it. If a girls wearing uncomfortable clothing but they feel like they look good, they’ll deal with it. If guys think that having the most expensive brand of clothing on will make them look/feel good, even if they can’t afford it or the item wasn’t worth its high price, they’ll deal with that. Thu, 13 Oct 2011 02:43:32 +0000 http://www.worldinconversation.org/2011/10/06/voices-from-the-classroom-40/#IDComment206754368 http://www.worldinconversation.org/2011/10/06/voices-from-the-classroom-40/#IDComment206753688 Speaking from a girl’s point of view, I think when we wear uncomfortable clothing that’s either too tight or conflicting with the weather it’s because we convince ourselves that it’s okay and we’ll be fine. Personally, I love dressing up. When I’m getting a outfit I don’t really consider how uncomfortable I’m going to be because majority of times I try everything on to assure that everything fits and I’ll be able to look cute but still enjoy my night. However when it comes to the weather, I’m not always as comfortable. For example if it’s a big event approaching and the day of its 50 degrees outside, I would still wear a dress or skirt or maybe a short sleeve top, rather than a sweat suit or jeans! Thu, 13 Oct 2011 02:42:10 +0000 http://www.worldinconversation.org/2011/10/06/voices-from-the-classroom-40/#IDComment206753688 http://www.worldinconversation.org/2011/10/06/voices-from-the-classroom-40/#IDComment206753375 Some guys AND girls spend their last penny on clothes that they might not even like, just so they look good and get attention and what to show off. So just because guys may appear comfortable, their pockets may be hurting! The same way most people believe that music videos and celebrities influence GIRLS to dress a certain way, the same factors influence GUYS as well. They see their favorite artist wearing a certain brand or item and feel the need to purchase it. They’re inspired to imitate or repeat that image. Thu, 13 Oct 2011 02:41:17 +0000 http://www.worldinconversation.org/2011/10/06/voices-from-the-classroom-40/#IDComment206753375