en-us https://www.intensedebate.com/users/2403586 Comments by cwc5136 http://www.worldinconversation.org/2011/04/19/why-does-society-dislike-immigrants-and-why-are-they-portrayed-badly-119-blog/#IDComment146027700 If we were offered a job at a restaurant where we could be paid minimum wage of 7 something and have taxes taken out (which is already an extremely low amount) or just be paid minimum wage and not have anything taken out and just be paid cash under the table at the end of the day I am pretty sure I know where everyone would choose to work. That is why at restaurants people take the serving shift because they get paid cash tips which don’t get taxed at all. Plus instead of worrying about these immigrants not paying their taxes why don’t we focus on the mega corporations and the crooks on wall street that tend to get away with making millions upon billions and have paid little to none on taxes. Overall immigrants have a bad name and portrayal but as Americans we should be able to see them as just another person who is trying to get the positive resources for them and their family. Tue, 26 Apr 2011 00:31:34 +0000 http://www.worldinconversation.org/2011/04/19/why-does-society-dislike-immigrants-and-why-are-they-portrayed-badly-119-blog/#IDComment146027700 http://www.worldinconversation.org/2011/04/19/why-does-society-dislike-immigrants-and-why-are-they-portrayed-badly-119-blog/#IDComment146027655 They are helping stimulate our economy and people are complaining about it. The American Dream is all about coming to America with a chance to pursue happiness with the hard work that you put in to it. Why are these people not allowed to pursue that same dream that we have the opportunity to pursue? I mean a lot of people are forgetting that they are here only because their former relatives were also immigrants to this country. I mean this whole country was founded on immigration and we ARE the melting pot society are we not? Also another thing people say about illegal immigrants is that they come here and don’t pay taxes because obviously they are under the radar. But how many of us college students jump on the opportunity of a job that pays us under the table and we don’t have to pay any taxes at all as well? Tue, 26 Apr 2011 00:31:21 +0000 http://www.worldinconversation.org/2011/04/19/why-does-society-dislike-immigrants-and-why-are-they-portrayed-badly-119-blog/#IDComment146027655 http://www.worldinconversation.org/2011/04/19/why-does-society-dislike-immigrants-and-why-are-they-portrayed-badly-119-blog/#IDComment146027596 This is a pretty interesting question. Why do people hate immigrants? I feel like a lot of the hatred has to do with stereotypes. Most people do not believe in stereotypes to the full extent but they do believe that they has some truth in them otherwise they would not have been made up right? I do not know if I have an answer to that but I feel like people are just ignorant towards other people and their cultures. I feel like in the present day there is a lot of prejudice against people of Mexico. The whole ordeal with them is that people are saying that they take all they are taking all the jobs away from the Americans who in this economy can’t even find a job themselves. Well the jobs that these people are doing are jobs that most Americans would not do even if they were offered the job. Especially with the lower wages that these people get offered. Also, I do not know why it is such a problem when all these people are doing with the money is spilling it back in to our own economy. Tue, 26 Apr 2011 00:31:05 +0000 http://www.worldinconversation.org/2011/04/19/why-does-society-dislike-immigrants-and-why-are-they-portrayed-badly-119-blog/#IDComment146027596 http://www.worldinconversation.org/2011/04/12/is-nepotism-a-good-or-bad-thing-in-the-long-run-119-blog/#IDComment142580652 Yesterday we talked about nepotism which is when you are someone else benefits from the fact that you are related to or know somebody. I guess it is a good thing and a bad thing in the long run. For one, I think that it is a good thing when I am benefitting from it obviously. When you apply for a school or a university the school asks you if you have had a sibling or a parent that has previously attended the university. Of course right then and there they are not going to tell you that you have a better chance of getting in to the university if you do have a relative in the school previously. I think that it’s kind of cliquey that it matters who you know that will gain you success in life. If you were to be in a fraternity that is a huge leg up if the person who is interviewing you is or was also in the same fraternity or a brother chapter from another school. Just for the simple fact that they were in the same fraternity together. If someone were to live off of the skills of communications with others (which I am not saying is a great skill to have because overall business is a people oriented thing) then they would lack in other areas of education. Also, if people were to just do what they could get by connections then they would not end up pursuing things that they would actually love to do with their life just because they could easily be accepted into something else more easily because they have that connection. Like for example, if someone wanted to pursue being an artist but had a father who had a huge paper company firm, and the father happened to pass the responsibility of this paper firm down on to his daughter then I’m sure she would be obligated to take this just because it was her father’s legacy and just because it’s a lot easier option. And who knows, maybe that girl could have made a huge impact on the art community and she could have even created the most inspiring art pieces of her time but because of nepotism we would never know. Also, I feel that it is very unfair for people who just happen to know someone to just get a leg up on a job because they know them. The corporation or person who is hiring people would have just hired someone that is a lot less capable and eligible for the job at hand but offered it to someone just because they have a past relationship or a connection in the past that has something to do with theirs. Wed, 13 Apr 2011 20:41:00 +0000 http://www.worldinconversation.org/2011/04/12/is-nepotism-a-good-or-bad-thing-in-the-long-run-119-blog/#IDComment142580652 http://www.worldinconversation.org/2011/03/24/do-you-think-any-stage-is-worse-or-better-to-be-in-than-another-is-the-goal-to-make-it-to-the-last-stage-119-blog/#IDComment137598581 After middle school I kind of drifted away from my Korean friends and started hanging out with a lot more kids from school instead which were mostly white. That’s when I started getting into drinking and partying and I must say my white friends made it a lot more fun. My parents are very open minded people and I think that’s why I never made it a big deal to open up to people of all other races. I made friends with mostly everyone at school no matter what color. If I don’t like you it is because I don’t like the person you are or something you have done. But back to what the kid in the video is saying, I don’t think that it is odd or out of the ordinary that you would want to help someone of your own community or ethnicity. I mean you would want to help someone that is just apart of something that you are as well because you have that thing in common. Sat, 26 Mar 2011 00:06:48 +0000 http://www.worldinconversation.org/2011/03/24/do-you-think-any-stage-is-worse-or-better-to-be-in-than-another-is-the-goal-to-make-it-to-the-last-stage-119-blog/#IDComment137598581 http://www.worldinconversation.org/2011/03/24/do-you-think-any-stage-is-worse-or-better-to-be-in-than-another-is-the-goal-to-make-it-to-the-last-stage-119-blog/#IDComment137598568 It does not even have to do with skin color but it has to do with a lot more than that. Like I feel like the similarities between cultures is a huge factor in feeling comfortable with another person. You eat the same foods, are familiar with all the holidays and or rituals that are associated with the culture, language obviously, etc. For me personally, I’ve lived in a predominantly white community near Philadelphia but when I was a kid I used to attend this Korean church where I made a lot of Korean friends there. When I was in middle school all I did was hang out with my Korean friends when I had free time over the weekend or when I could during the week. I had a lot of friends at my school that were not Korean but I feel like I just felt more comfortable with them but I don’t know why. Sat, 26 Mar 2011 00:06:43 +0000 http://www.worldinconversation.org/2011/03/24/do-you-think-any-stage-is-worse-or-better-to-be-in-than-another-is-the-goal-to-make-it-to-the-last-stage-119-blog/#IDComment137598568 http://www.worldinconversation.org/2011/03/24/do-you-think-any-stage-is-worse-or-better-to-be-in-than-another-is-the-goal-to-make-it-to-the-last-stage-119-blog/#IDComment137598538 I feel like I declare myself as somewhat of a humanitarian. I feel like every stage is important for people so that they go through the change and become more accepting of other people of different races. If someone were to live in a very secluded area where it is just predominantly people of their own race I feel like they just would not know what exactly to think of people of different races. All those people would know is what they hear around them and would just base facts about other people on word of mouth from their community. I mean I think it is completely natural for people to be comfortable with people of their own race and ethnicity. It is just a huge common trait that people can relate to very well with each other. Sat, 26 Mar 2011 00:06:29 +0000 http://www.worldinconversation.org/2011/03/24/do-you-think-any-stage-is-worse-or-better-to-be-in-than-another-is-the-goal-to-make-it-to-the-last-stage-119-blog/#IDComment137598538 http://www.worldinconversation.org/2011/02/17/how-do-you-feel-about-the-way-people-live-in-america-compared-to-other-places-around-the-world-119-blog/#IDComment128964297 I feel like most Americans including myself, just don’t really know how bad it is in other countries. I mean I feel like its my responsibility to seek out what is going on around the world but there is way too much information and news that goes on that there is no way for me to know everything. I do feel like I try to make an effort, like the chocolate thing, if I were to actually remember that is happening at that moment I would probably go for they slave free chocolate. Sat, 19 Feb 2011 00:27:51 +0000 http://www.worldinconversation.org/2011/02/17/how-do-you-feel-about-the-way-people-live-in-america-compared-to-other-places-around-the-world-119-blog/#IDComment128964297 http://www.worldinconversation.org/2011/02/17/how-do-you-feel-about-the-way-people-live-in-america-compared-to-other-places-around-the-world-119-blog/#IDComment128964246 We have so much extra money that we just use on alcohol just to get drunk for a night. It’s really crazy if you think about it. Also the fact that slavery is still going on is so sad. Slavery would never be allowed in the United States ever again, the government would take action on anyone that owned slaves these days. What I don’t understand is that if this chocolate slavery issue has been going on for a while I don’t understand why someone doesn’t stop it. Do these people not have families? Are people not looking for these people? As much as it would bring more violence why doesn’t a group of people around that area rebel against that and take action to free those people. I couldn’t imagine having to do work all day in the worst condition, being treated like you weren’t even a human being and then you get absolutetly nothing for it and you have to do that shit again the next day and forever. That would enrage me and I feel like I would either run or fight back until I were dead. I would just refuse to live a life like that. Sat, 19 Feb 2011 00:27:46 +0000 http://www.worldinconversation.org/2011/02/17/how-do-you-feel-about-the-way-people-live-in-america-compared-to-other-places-around-the-world-119-blog/#IDComment128964246 http://www.worldinconversation.org/2011/02/17/how-do-you-feel-about-the-way-people-live-in-america-compared-to-other-places-around-the-world-119-blog/#IDComment128964202 I think that we are way too spoiled in America. People that consider themselves middle class are considered extremely wealthy in some parts of the world. It always surprises me when people throw something away that could still be useful but just wont hold on to it because it would be a minor inconvenience to hold on to so they just throw it away. Even if you take a look at our own environment here at penn state it shows how wealthy we really are. I mean every weekend and sometimes during the week there are cases and cases and handles and handles of alcohol being consumed and its not like these cases and handles are just being given out for free to the general public, people have to buy them. Sat, 19 Feb 2011 00:27:32 +0000 http://www.worldinconversation.org/2011/02/17/how-do-you-feel-about-the-way-people-live-in-america-compared-to-other-places-around-the-world-119-blog/#IDComment128964202 http://www.worldinconversation.org/2011/02/08/how-have-the-choices-youve-made-and-determinism-affected-your-life-119-blog/#IDComment127256871 of course i said no to the idea immediately but in the end...its not my choice lol. So i ended up going to military school but the fac that i was there really made me realize why it weas so serious that i neede to be sent there. basically you are stuck in this place and you cammot leave the little campus that they have. do military drills and whatnot. it was really neat though, i definatly like the military structure of everything. i went into that experience hating it so much with no open mind at all but i made alot of friends. got straight a's that year and went on to get a 3.5 gpa when i wen back my junior year to finish back at radnor high school. i was determined to go to a good school and i ended up at PSU! Fri, 11 Feb 2011 04:06:44 +0000 http://www.worldinconversation.org/2011/02/08/how-have-the-choices-youve-made-and-determinism-affected-your-life-119-blog/#IDComment127256871 http://www.worldinconversation.org/2011/02/08/how-have-the-choices-youve-made-and-determinism-affected-your-life-119-blog/#IDComment127256865 Our diciplinary system was pretty much a joke so i kind of took advantage of it and i just liked the attention i got from the kids making them laugh. Then i got to high school and i completely bombed my freshamn year. i think like all d's and f's and my parents were furious. one of my pretty close chilidhood friends went to a military school his freshman year and were getting straight a's. he was also a pretty bad student and basically his parents thought it made him turn his life around. so his parents talked to my parents and then the idea came up that i should go to military school my sophmore year. Fri, 11 Feb 2011 04:06:39 +0000 http://www.worldinconversation.org/2011/02/08/how-have-the-choices-youve-made-and-determinism-affected-your-life-119-blog/#IDComment127256865 http://www.worldinconversation.org/2011/02/08/how-have-the-choices-youve-made-and-determinism-affected-your-life-119-blog/#IDComment127256808 I feel like determinism has helped alot with me getting into penn state. The cards i was dealt with in my life were pretty good with gettting me into college. But since i thuoght that because i went to a pretty good school district i kidn of slacked off thinking i had a shoe in. i was a pretty ignorant kid. i was always the class clown and the trouble maker in school. Fri, 11 Feb 2011 04:06:14 +0000 http://www.worldinconversation.org/2011/02/08/how-have-the-choices-youve-made-and-determinism-affected-your-life-119-blog/#IDComment127256808 http://www.worldinconversation.org/2011/02/03/why-dont-we-live-like-the-monkeys-119-blog/#IDComment126059317 No worries about what you have to do for school, or what you wanna be when you grow up, or have pressures to do certain things because society has formed this goal in your head that that is what you have to do and what has to be done to fit in. It's like we have created a image of success that doesnt really mean anything when we die. I mean some people may be remembered but so what? yea einstein created the equation e=mc2 and thats great and you may be really impressed by that and be in awe of how intelligent he may be but i guarentee in 20 minutes you wont give a shit about einstein or care about what he did because you are thinking about your own worries. Now i'm not saying that technology isnt very useful. I think to myself how the hell did people ever meet up with eachother without cell phone? what if you were to get into a minor car accident and you were gonna be about 30 min-1hr late ot meeting your friend at the mall...would your friend just sit there and keep waiting or what? I guess there are pros and cons to everything but we will never know Sat, 5 Feb 2011 02:59:07 +0000 http://www.worldinconversation.org/2011/02/03/why-dont-we-live-like-the-monkeys-119-blog/#IDComment126059317 http://www.worldinconversation.org/2011/02/03/why-dont-we-live-like-the-monkeys-119-blog/#IDComment126059302 I think that even poverty wouldnt even be an issue at all because everyone would be equally able to attain food. Plus im pretty sure once in our life we've taken a look at an animal and what he has to do to live and say "wow, how awesome would it be to be a wolf and not have to worry about anything but find food and sleep" .The simplicity of life would be awesome. Sat, 5 Feb 2011 02:59:02 +0000 http://www.worldinconversation.org/2011/02/03/why-dont-we-live-like-the-monkeys-119-blog/#IDComment126059302 http://www.worldinconversation.org/2011/02/03/why-dont-we-live-like-the-monkeys-119-blog/#IDComment126059270 Think about how hard it is to kill a deer without a gun or a high tech bow and arrow made just for the use of hunting. But because we were probably trained to do so as children it probably wouldnt be as hard as we think it would be. Probably most people would be very fit and in shape because of all the exercize that had to do and the lack of watching so much tv, plaaying video games, or just sitting at an office. Child obesity (which is a ridiculous problem in my opinon) would probably not be an issue what so ever. Sat, 5 Feb 2011 02:58:47 +0000 http://www.worldinconversation.org/2011/02/03/why-dont-we-live-like-the-monkeys-119-blog/#IDComment126059270 http://www.worldinconversation.org/2011/02/03/why-dont-we-live-like-the-monkeys-119-blog/#IDComment126059247 This is actually something ive always thought about. What if people just stayed as cavemen and had the same advantages of survival? if people didnt have anything to worry about in their lives besides finding their next meal and just caring for their families. I feel like the simplicity would be awesome. of course with technology comes alot of advantages but their are disadvantages to all of them i feel. Technology helps us out with everything in life and makes everything much easier to do. Take for example guns. Guns help us kill animals with ease without the risk of us getting killed ourselves. Sat, 5 Feb 2011 02:58:34 +0000 http://www.worldinconversation.org/2011/02/03/why-dont-we-live-like-the-monkeys-119-blog/#IDComment126059247 http://www.worldinconversation.org/2011/01/26/why-do-we-associate-with-people-of-the-same-race-and-ethnicity-as-ourselves-119-blog/#IDComment124214845 But i also feel that where you grow up also has a play in who yuo hang out with. Like my group of friends is extremely diverse but it would probably be more white kids than anything because i grew up in a suburban neighborhood where the population was mostly white people. Personally i am a very outgoing person and I just talk to everyone and i kind of don't really see the issue with the race thing. Our generation has so many different ethnicities that are American that i dont think that the whole hanging out with your own ethnicity thing is seen as much than like 15 years ago. Fri, 28 Jan 2011 00:12:17 +0000 http://www.worldinconversation.org/2011/01/26/why-do-we-associate-with-people-of-the-same-race-and-ethnicity-as-ourselves-119-blog/#IDComment124214845 http://www.worldinconversation.org/2011/01/26/why-do-we-associate-with-people-of-the-same-race-and-ethnicity-as-ourselves-119-blog/#IDComment124214833 I feel that people try to hang out with the people of the same ethnicity for various reasons. For starters i feel that people are more comfortable with people of their own race, i don't know why but i feel people are less threatened by people of their own race. Also I think there is a reason that most of the international kids are hanging out amongst eachother. If they do not speak english then they probably seek people that speak the same language as them becuase it is a lot easier to meet people that way. I were just arriving in a country somewhere where i barely knew any of the language i would probably feel like an idiot when i would attempt to speak their language because it is so broken. Maybe if you were coming here and really trying to learn the language then you would break a barriar and try to talk to people that speak englisgh as well. Fri, 28 Jan 2011 00:12:12 +0000 http://www.worldinconversation.org/2011/01/26/why-do-we-associate-with-people-of-the-same-race-and-ethnicity-as-ourselves-119-blog/#IDComment124214833 http://www.worldinconversation.org/2011/01/18/what-do-you-think-blog-2/#IDComment122375294 It was very courageous of them to also think outloud into the mic but they were very respectful as to not offend anyone. I thought that it was pretty funny how when someone knew where they had to be they were just waiting for one of the 4.0 students to come grab them and move them into a specific place in the line and finally when one of them did come to lead them, they already knew exactly where to go. As embarassing as most of this was for the students i must say it was very interesting to see what insinuations i got wrong as well and to see what i got right. This was a very amusing exercize and kind of just shows what we do when walking around on an everyday basis without even knowing we are. Wed, 19 Jan 2011 22:27:46 +0000 http://www.worldinconversation.org/2011/01/18/what-do-you-think-blog-2/#IDComment122375294