en-us https://www.intensedebate.com/users/2397306 Comments by angelar1987 http://www.worldinconversation.org/2011/04/14/what-do-you-think-about-the-telephone-game-and-why-does-information-travel-that-way-119-blog/#IDComment144257550 Part 3: So, in the ending result, the last person said something about a dinosaur I remember, and the real answer was that the teacher told us all to have a happy thanksgiving and to make sure we eat as much as we could. So that just shows that it is that easy to mix up what people say, and how other people will project to other people about what they thought they heard. Overall, I really did enjoy this activity, and I really liked listening to it, and I learned once again that I should never believe everything that I hear, because as shown with the example done in class, no messages given to one person is exactly what is given to another. Tue, 19 Apr 2011 17:48:41 +0000 http://www.worldinconversation.org/2011/04/14/what-do-you-think-about-the-telephone-game-and-why-does-information-travel-that-way-119-blog/#IDComment144257550 http://www.worldinconversation.org/2011/04/14/what-do-you-think-about-the-telephone-game-and-why-does-information-travel-that-way-119-blog/#IDComment144257380 Part 2: It is quite confusing. Also what I think is that when people are relaying information to others about something they are telling people what they want to tell, and the people who are getting this feedback are hearing what they want to hear, pretty much like selective hearing, which people only grasp a few important words of phrases and pretty much put in the missing pieces as they go along when they have to relay the message to someone else. The one example that I do remember when I was small, I believe I was in the 3rd grade, and we played this game telephone and I remember being so nervous because I did not want to forget what that person told to me nor did I want to mess it up. Well, I was like the 5th person to get the message to and by the time I had to whisper to someone else, I could barely remember it because one, the person whispered the message so quietly that I could barely hear them, so then by the time it was my turn, I pretty much just made something up. Tue, 19 Apr 2011 17:48:15 +0000 http://www.worldinconversation.org/2011/04/14/what-do-you-think-about-the-telephone-game-and-why-does-information-travel-that-way-119-blog/#IDComment144257380 http://www.worldinconversation.org/2011/04/14/what-do-you-think-about-the-telephone-game-and-why-does-information-travel-that-way-119-blog/#IDComment144257314 Part 1: The telephone activity that was done in class today, I found totally interesting, yet with the ending results I was not completely surprised. I also thought it was entertaining, because not only was it was great demonstration, but everyone remembers playing the telephone game when they were younger so it brought us all back to our younger days. With the example today in class, I think everyone knew that the phrase that was told into the ears of people were going to get mixed up and transferred ear to ear completely different to each individual. Obviously it is impossible to remember everything that a person tell us, unless you are some kind of genius, but in reality it is definitely a hard thing to do, we are lucky if we can remember 50% of what someone had told us. After this activity had taken place, we can conclude that this is the exact way that gossip gets started. It is a simple as one person telling another person something and that person twisting that story around and adding more to it which has nothing to do with the initial story. Tue, 19 Apr 2011 17:47:56 +0000 http://www.worldinconversation.org/2011/04/14/what-do-you-think-about-the-telephone-game-and-why-does-information-travel-that-way-119-blog/#IDComment144257314 http://www.worldinconversation.org/2011/04/05/do-you-think-sam-was-right-in-saying-this-will-be-the-best-lecture-of-the-year-119-blog/#IDComment141977627 3rd Part: On a happier note, for Sam making such a huge deal out of this lecture, I have to give him mad props for being so enthusiastic, yet serious about what he was telling us about. He shows what a great professor he is, and how important all these issues are, and how we should never overlook anything, because in a way somehow or another it affects us all. For my 5 years in college, I will never, ever forget neither Sam Richards nor the ridiculous things he did/said in class, yet all the awesome things I learned in his class. Soc 119 is definitely going to be one of the things I miss most about PSU. So as Sam would say, rock on. I just hope I can find something that grabs my attention and gets my brain working like his class did, because it is going to be hard to come by. Mon, 11 Apr 2011 19:05:55 +0000 http://www.worldinconversation.org/2011/04/05/do-you-think-sam-was-right-in-saying-this-will-be-the-best-lecture-of-the-year-119-blog/#IDComment141977627 http://www.worldinconversation.org/2011/04/05/do-you-think-sam-was-right-in-saying-this-will-be-the-best-lecture-of-the-year-119-blog/#IDComment141977595 2nd Part: It really scares me that after that video it makes me even more nervous because at any given moment something so traumatic can happen and ruin so many people’s lives. On a different note, in the beginning of class before Sam even started talking about the lecture I had absolutely not a clue as in what he was going to come up with, with the title “Christian Invaders,” who knows, I thought he was going to bash my religion and give us some statistics or something. I thought it was really cool when Sam told us to put ourselves in the shoes of Muslim person, and be in those shoes for the whole lecture. It definitely gave me a different look on things, because I am and was so used to being who I am. It was hard because of that factor too, that I am white and I only know to be white, so given this chance to pretend were in another person’s shoes for the class really opened my eyes to see what is going on with their culture. Mon, 11 Apr 2011 19:05:42 +0000 http://www.worldinconversation.org/2011/04/05/do-you-think-sam-was-right-in-saying-this-will-be-the-best-lecture-of-the-year-119-blog/#IDComment141977595 http://www.worldinconversation.org/2011/04/05/do-you-think-sam-was-right-in-saying-this-will-be-the-best-lecture-of-the-year-119-blog/#IDComment141977530 1st Part: The lecture that Sam said was going to the “best” was not my definition of best, but it did come with a lot of ways that got my brain to think in different ways. For the “Christian Invaders” lecture, I did enjoy how Sam showed us a bunch of videos, I feel like they definitely had a little bit of an impact on me, which is always a good thing. With the first video of Jihad, and all the bombings that occurred in the past years really frightened me. It made me think that at any given moment anything can happen to anyone, it is really scary. Me for one, I am afraid of a lot of things, which in reality you cannot be afraid of fear forever because then you will never become anything in life, in my own perspective anyway. You cannot run away forever, you have to grow and learn to deal with fear which I do think makes people strong. I truly feel everything we are scared of already happened to us, and we are all afraid of it happening again. Mon, 11 Apr 2011 19:05:25 +0000 http://www.worldinconversation.org/2011/04/05/do-you-think-sam-was-right-in-saying-this-will-be-the-best-lecture-of-the-year-119-blog/#IDComment141977530 http://www.worldinconversation.org/2011/03/31/women-what-are-your-thoughts-on-dressing-up-while-men-dress-down-and-did-they-change-after-this-lecture-119-blog/#IDComment139912060 3rd Part: It just makes me sad sometimes these guys really have no idea what women go through just to look decent, even though most of us are dressed in high heels and are uncomfortable because our jeans are too tight and are feet are killing us. But on a happier note, I am proud to be a woman and happy I do get to dress up, but most of the time you will see me in a big sweatshirt and sweatpants, I love being comfortable, and pretty much the only times you will see me dressed up is out on the weekends or at something other than walking on campus or being class. If girls did not judge other girls and guys did not judge others so quickly we would not have to worry about looking our best all the time with all the makeup and hair products we use, I just wish that us being natural and plain would be enough and nobody had to compete. Mon, 4 Apr 2011 16:22:41 +0000 http://www.worldinconversation.org/2011/03/31/women-what-are-your-thoughts-on-dressing-up-while-men-dress-down-and-did-they-change-after-this-lecture-119-blog/#IDComment139912060 http://www.worldinconversation.org/2011/03/31/women-what-are-your-thoughts-on-dressing-up-while-men-dress-down-and-did-they-change-after-this-lecture-119-blog/#IDComment139912018 2nd Part: For example, this weekend it was my friend’s birthday and he is a guy, he kept calling me and my friends to come up and pregame, but after 2 hours we were finally ready to party. It does suck honestly to take that long to get ready just to look good, we all have to either straighten our hair, or curl it and half the time once were done and by the time were leaving the house we pretty much fixing ourselves again. It makes me mad, well not mad but I guess you can say jealous that a guy can look his best in 15 minutes if he had too and for us girls it takes us hours to get ready. At times I do wish I was a guy for a day or two just so I could throw on whatever I wanted, throw some gel in my hair and walk out the door, they really do have it so easy. Mon, 4 Apr 2011 16:22:27 +0000 http://www.worldinconversation.org/2011/03/31/women-what-are-your-thoughts-on-dressing-up-while-men-dress-down-and-did-they-change-after-this-lecture-119-blog/#IDComment139912018 http://www.worldinconversation.org/2011/03/31/women-what-are-your-thoughts-on-dressing-up-while-men-dress-down-and-did-they-change-after-this-lecture-119-blog/#IDComment139911958 1st Part: This lecture really surprised me, not only was I laughing a bunch, but it really opened my eyes too. It is really hard to say that I don’t care what people think about me when I go out, I mean I guess it is more towards the guys because when girls go out all dressed up, all girls are checking out other girls for whose dressed slutty, who pretty, who had cute shoes, etc. As for me I do love being a girl and getting dressed up, I love buying new clothes and looking my best, I guess it is just in a girl’s nature. But on the other hand, I absolutely LOVE wearing huge sweatpants and huge hoodies, there is nothing that beats being comfy and cozy. Even when I go to class, the 5 days that I am on campus I can say 4 times out of the week I am in sweatpants, and a hoodie or a t-shirt. It is hard to compare people with how they are dressed on campus, because when you see people on the weekends all pampered and ready to party they are all completely transformed people. Mon, 4 Apr 2011 16:22:09 +0000 http://www.worldinconversation.org/2011/03/31/women-what-are-your-thoughts-on-dressing-up-while-men-dress-down-and-did-they-change-after-this-lecture-119-blog/#IDComment139911958 http://www.worldinconversation.org/2011/03/22/for-the-white-females-would-you-ever-date-a-black-guy-119-blog/#IDComment137536218 Part 3: . For example, my mother was born and raised Russian Orthodox and my father was Catholic as was his mother, and when my parents got together my grandmother absolutely hated my mother just because she was not Catholic, but she was white. After my parent’s got married, my mom had to convert over to Catholic because that was how my brother and I were baptized. I just think it is weird, that it did not matter that my mom had white skin just like my dad and his mother did, but just because they were a different religion they had some issues. As for me now, I am dating a white guy, and I am completely happy and content in this relationship, but I would be lying if I did not say that I always have my eyes open for cute guys, no matter what color you are. If you are good looking then I will definitely notice you, and if anything else evolves over your looks, then you must be something special because I am extremely picky when it comes to dating guys. Fri, 25 Mar 2011 17:52:31 +0000 http://www.worldinconversation.org/2011/03/22/for-the-white-females-would-you-ever-date-a-black-guy-119-blog/#IDComment137536218 http://www.worldinconversation.org/2011/03/22/for-the-white-females-would-you-ever-date-a-black-guy-119-blog/#IDComment137536153 Part 2: For me personally, and my close friends that are white, we use all the same “ways” that other colored girls to do win over a guy. So it does not matter what color you are, if us girls are interested in what color you are then we will show it, and I am sure the guys will notice what signs we are trying to show. Also, I feel that I was not so much lucky to date a black guy, but my parent’s never was bothered by it, my mother actually loved him, and would always tell me that he was the one I was going to end up with. But as for my grandmother who is 85 years old, she was not a fan, only because back in her day she was brought up where you had to stick to your own kind, as she would say. Fri, 25 Mar 2011 17:52:17 +0000 http://www.worldinconversation.org/2011/03/22/for-the-white-females-would-you-ever-date-a-black-guy-119-blog/#IDComment137536153 http://www.worldinconversation.org/2011/03/22/for-the-white-females-would-you-ever-date-a-black-guy-119-blog/#IDComment137536107 Part 1: The question is would I ever date a black guy, and without hesitation I can answer yes. Not only can I reply with a yes but I have dated a black guy before, and our relationship was actually one I have no regretted. Like I say all the time, in my small groups or wherever I may be and this topic comes up, it does not matter to me who you are or what color you are, but as long as we are attracted to one another and respect each other and can enjoy each other’s company then I’m all game for it. In class, someone asked “How can you tell if a white girl is attracted to you?” and I cannot say it was a dumb question, but how do you think anybody is attracted to anyone else? It is just something that you cannot help, you cannot control the way you think or feel, if you like someone then you like someone. Fri, 25 Mar 2011 17:52:00 +0000 http://www.worldinconversation.org/2011/03/22/for-the-white-females-would-you-ever-date-a-black-guy-119-blog/#IDComment137536107 http://www.worldinconversation.org/2011/03/18/what-do-you-think-of-the-diversity-at-penn-state-119-blog/#IDComment136547706 Part 3: It really angers me that since we live in such a diverse country, people are still being arrogant and awful to other races, which today I still find irrational. No matter how educated or how much we learn about one another, sadly it will never stop. But I think if we cannot stop this, we should at least try and be a better person towards this issue. Even if we think these bad things inside, the smart way would be to go beyond it and overcome it and start on a blank slate and give a chance to people that are from a different culture because we might be able to learn a new thing or two. Like I said you cannot help how you feel or think sometimes, but if you do find yourself thinking irrationally, try and stop yourself and ask yourself why you are thinking this, because diversity is a beautiful thing and it should not be taken for granted. Mon, 21 Mar 2011 18:58:41 +0000 http://www.worldinconversation.org/2011/03/18/what-do-you-think-of-the-diversity-at-penn-state-119-blog/#IDComment136547706 http://www.worldinconversation.org/2011/03/18/what-do-you-think-of-the-diversity-at-penn-state-119-blog/#IDComment136547606 Part 2: We were just discussing in our small groups what ‘race’ meant to us, and I answered first by saying that it really has no effect on me of which color your skin is, or where you are from, but it is more of a respect thing for me. If you respect me and treat me how you would want to be treated then I am going to do the exact same thing. Then another girl stated that we all have stereotypes and we may not act upon them but deep down inside we are still thinking about stuff in our head. And right when she said that it made me think that no matter how diverse people are, everyone is still going to be thinking a certain way about people. I still strongly feel that diversity is a great thing, and I think everyone should be exposed to it, because then maybe people would not be so harsh due to the fact of having so many stereotypes. Maybe it would lessen them by being educated and meeting new people, instead of hearing things or stories from other people. Mon, 21 Mar 2011 18:58:02 +0000 http://www.worldinconversation.org/2011/03/18/what-do-you-think-of-the-diversity-at-penn-state-119-blog/#IDComment136547606 http://www.worldinconversation.org/2011/03/18/what-do-you-think-of-the-diversity-at-penn-state-119-blog/#IDComment136547563 Part 1: When I think about diversity the first thing that comes to my mind is being a student here at Penn State University. Where I grew up was a small town, I went to a Catholic church, an elementary school and a high school with the majority of us all being white. I believe in high school there were two black people and a 4 kids that were Korean which they were all brother and sisters. So I feel that I never really knew what diversity truly was until I was exposed to it here on the PSU campus. I feel that enrolling in college you are not just enrolling yourself into a college for classes just to graduate and to get a job, it is much more than that, as in the aspects of meeting new people, new cultures, and learning new things everyday whether you realize it or not. Mon, 21 Mar 2011 18:57:47 +0000 http://www.worldinconversation.org/2011/03/18/what-do-you-think-of-the-diversity-at-penn-state-119-blog/#IDComment136547563 http://www.worldinconversation.org/2011/03/02/do-people-feel-guilt-about-their-current-positions-when-knowing-about-the-disadvantages-of-the-freed-slaves-119-blog/#IDComment135116586 3rd Part: Even though the example I just gave you shows that I am being discriminated against, at that time I felt disadvantaged just because I was a female, but it bothers me because just because I am a female that supposedly means I cannot fulfill the job requirements as well as a male. That’s bullshit. Overall, to me I strongly feel that no matter what color you are, or where you were brought up, or what your parents or grandparents went through, all it takes is yourself to make the positive change in your life, and you decide what you are going to do with the rest of your life. It all depends on how driven as an individual you truly are, because there are so many resources and so much to learn from this world that if you just want to learn and make a difference you can, you can live in a negative mind set or else you will not get very far in life. Tue, 15 Mar 2011 17:58:12 +0000 http://www.worldinconversation.org/2011/03/02/do-people-feel-guilt-about-their-current-positions-when-knowing-about-the-disadvantages-of-the-freed-slaves-119-blog/#IDComment135116586 http://www.worldinconversation.org/2011/03/02/do-people-feel-guilt-about-their-current-positions-when-knowing-about-the-disadvantages-of-the-freed-slaves-119-blog/#IDComment135116514 2nd Part: I am a white female, but even thought I am white I still get discriminated over jobs by the white males, which I still think is unfair. My major is Rehabilitation and Human Services, and I plan to go into this field by counseling male inmates in the federal prison. After finally figuring out what I wanted to do with the rest of my life, pretty much my hopes and dreams were shoot down, because when I would go to visit the prison and talk with employee’s, the males would respectfully tell me that I was going to get eaten up alive because the prison system is male dominated, and I would be lucky to find a job. Obviously, that is not going to stop me, and I now know I am going to have to work extra hard for what I want to do with my life. Tue, 15 Mar 2011 17:57:49 +0000 http://www.worldinconversation.org/2011/03/02/do-people-feel-guilt-about-their-current-positions-when-knowing-about-the-disadvantages-of-the-freed-slaves-119-blog/#IDComment135116514 http://www.worldinconversation.org/2011/03/02/do-people-feel-guilt-about-their-current-positions-when-knowing-about-the-disadvantages-of-the-freed-slaves-119-blog/#IDComment135116449 1st Part: When I first saw the question, ‘Do people feel guilty about their current position,’ and to answer that without even hesitating I can honestly and truly say yes. It angers me because America is a free country and everyone is supposedly supposed to be treated equally, but still to this very day nothing is equal and people are still getting discriminated, whether it is because of the color of your skin, or your sexual orientation/identification. While growing up, I never noticed how lucky I was, because I grew up in a place with all white people, my school was all white people too. So until I got into my college years I finally got see hear how people were treated differently just by enrolling in classes that usually always would bring up a topic in one way or another about race or ethnicity. After being educated and learning these reasons, I do feel like I am lucky to be who I am today. Tue, 15 Mar 2011 17:57:24 +0000 http://www.worldinconversation.org/2011/03/02/do-people-feel-guilt-about-their-current-positions-when-knowing-about-the-disadvantages-of-the-freed-slaves-119-blog/#IDComment135116449 http://www.worldinconversation.org/2011/02/24/how-conscious-are-you-of-your-seat-in-class-before-and-after-todays-lecture-119-blog/#IDComment131442363 2nd Part: I sit on the end of my row, so it is either one person next to me or I get lucky and nobody is next to me all cramped up. But just on Tuesday, I remember this Black girl sitting next to me, and I only remember it because one she needed my pen to write her name for attendance, and two because I liked her shoes that she had on. So to me personally and honestly, I rarely do not think of who I sit next to, I mean maybe other people do, but that never came across my mind until Sam brought it to my attention. Knowing me now, since this issue is in the back of my head now, I will be more aware of it and I am sure I will notice trends and who sits among whom, or who passes someone off to sit next to someone else. Tue, 1 Mar 2011 00:26:31 +0000 http://www.worldinconversation.org/2011/02/24/how-conscious-are-you-of-your-seat-in-class-before-and-after-todays-lecture-119-blog/#IDComment131442363 http://www.worldinconversation.org/2011/02/24/how-conscious-are-you-of-your-seat-in-class-before-and-after-todays-lecture-119-blog/#IDComment131442066 3rd Part: Overall, again I have never realized people have done this, and I guess it is what Sam taught us with the latent prejudice, that we all may not be prejudice but deep down inside we may still have a slight bit of it even if we say we don’t. The example that keeps popping in my head is when that kid gave the commercial break about his brother and sister and he said that they were the same person, and I judged quickly of course because it was my natural reaction, like holy shit I can’t believe what he just told us, but what stuck in my head most was when he said how you cannot judge someone so quickly because you never know who someone is until you give them a chance. So I think it is a huge deal to keep an open mind because you never know when you can meet a new friend, and maybe one day you can help someone out and make their day a bit easier just by not judging so quickly. Tue, 1 Mar 2011 00:24:46 +0000 http://www.worldinconversation.org/2011/02/24/how-conscious-are-you-of-your-seat-in-class-before-and-after-todays-lecture-119-blog/#IDComment131442066