en-us https://www.intensedebate.com/users/2397595 Comments by daniellem14 http://www.worldinconversation.org/2011/04/19/would-you-help-someone-illegal-immigrate-into-the-country-why-or-why-not-119-blog/#IDComment144614947 When any of them were turned down, no one hear of them trying to sneak in here just because they were told no. When they got rejected they went back on the boat where they came from and lived their life there. Maybe a solution for this situation could be that making working visa a little easier to get so more people aren’t forced to sneak over more. But I would never help an illegal immigrant come to America because it is wrong and they do not deserve everything we have worked hard for. Wed, 20 Apr 2011 20:40:25 +0000 http://www.worldinconversation.org/2011/04/19/would-you-help-someone-illegal-immigrate-into-the-country-why-or-why-not-119-blog/#IDComment144614947 http://www.worldinconversation.org/2011/04/19/would-you-help-someone-illegal-immigrate-into-the-country-why-or-why-not-119-blog/#IDComment144614917 Do you not understand the word illegal? For people who don’t care that illegal immigrants are here, maybe they should step back and look at the big picture and realize that they should not be here. Like I said earlier, what if I went to another country to live and I was illegal? What if a bunch of people started to follow what I was doing and then hundreds of us were going to that country just to have a “better life”. Just taking peoples’ money and jobs right from underneath of them. Illegal immigrants need to pay their way here just like all of our ancestors did. None of them came sneaking into the country to find a better life and steal jobs and money from people. They all made their way here the way they were told to and waited in line at Ellis Island to get a yes or no. Wed, 20 Apr 2011 20:40:15 +0000 http://www.worldinconversation.org/2011/04/19/would-you-help-someone-illegal-immigrate-into-the-country-why-or-why-not-119-blog/#IDComment144614917 http://www.worldinconversation.org/2011/04/19/would-you-help-someone-illegal-immigrate-into-the-country-why-or-why-not-119-blog/#IDComment144614900 No, I would not help any illegal immigrant come into our country. If someone really wants to be a part of our country they should try to get a visa or green card to come over. What if it was the opposite way and we were trying to go to their country. I’m sure many of them would not want us to come into their country and in a way overflow it. Many of the immigrants are taking jobs away from our people because of them coming over and working for cheaper. This is also illegal for a reason! If anyone were to help an immigrant come over to America, not only would they get in trouble but so would the person who helped them come over and it would not be helpful at all. Also, like the example Sam gave in class and showed us the guy who got bit by the dog. Illegal immigrants are coming over here and getting money from the government from the taxes we pay. How do you feel knowing that all of your tax money is going to an illegal immigrant who is just mooching off of us? We all work hard every day to try to earn the money we need to be financially stable and then they come over and try to take jobs away from us and take our tax money. People should not even stick up for illegal immigrants. Wed, 20 Apr 2011 20:40:11 +0000 http://www.worldinconversation.org/2011/04/19/would-you-help-someone-illegal-immigrate-into-the-country-why-or-why-not-119-blog/#IDComment144614900 http://www.worldinconversation.org/2011/04/12/do-you-think-you-would-actively-try-to-not-benefit-from-nepotism-if-the-situation-presented-itself-119-blog/#IDComment142560409 If you really think about it, in most situation nepotism is really unfair. What if your friend worked at the movies and you got a cheaper ticket than others. That is not fair to the person behind me paying the full price. Of course for that person, nepotism is helpful for them, and I’m not saying that I would ever turn down nepotism, but we should really think about the situation before acting upon it. Wed, 13 Apr 2011 19:05:01 +0000 http://www.worldinconversation.org/2011/04/12/do-you-think-you-would-actively-try-to-not-benefit-from-nepotism-if-the-situation-presented-itself-119-blog/#IDComment142560409 http://www.worldinconversation.org/2011/04/12/do-you-think-you-would-actively-try-to-not-benefit-from-nepotism-if-the-situation-presented-itself-119-blog/#IDComment142560368 Right there is nepotism. Because you know the person, you get the hook up and the other person is stuck looking for a job still. If that happened in my situation I know of course I would take it as well. Americans today like when things are handed to them on a silver platter, rather than having to battle the real way to make it to the end. I do not believe that nepotism is very helpful though for some people. What if when you go into the real world trying to find a job you know someone. You may have never done the job before but because you know the person you are confident in getting the job. But then you have someone who really is qualified for the job and you know that the other person really should get the job. What would you do? Do you say to your friend give it to the other person, or do you still take the job? I’m sure may people would take the job because then they know they don’t have to search any longer. When it comes to nepotism in the work place, managers and bosses really need to consider who is actually qualified for the job rather than who is their friend. Wed, 13 Apr 2011 19:04:48 +0000 http://www.worldinconversation.org/2011/04/12/do-you-think-you-would-actively-try-to-not-benefit-from-nepotism-if-the-situation-presented-itself-119-blog/#IDComment142560368 http://www.worldinconversation.org/2011/04/12/do-you-think-you-would-actively-try-to-not-benefit-from-nepotism-if-the-situation-presented-itself-119-blog/#IDComment142560341 After learning about nepotism and what exactly it means, I agree with Sam that none of us can honestly say that we have never benefitted from it. If everyone had the opportunity to get a job, or into a certain school, or anything really, not one would turn it down. If you are a person who would say “I would never do that, I would want to get the job fairly”, they are wrong and not honest with themselves. Over the summer many college students come home and most of them plus high school students are looking for a job. In some situations, the high school kids may get the jobs over the college students because they won’t be leaving in a few months. But say that your friends dad was the manager and he was offering you the job over the high school student even though it is easier to higher the high school student. Of course you will take it because it’s a job and now your search is over. Or what if the other person is more qualified for the job and they have done the exact same job just at another business. Wed, 13 Apr 2011 19:04:40 +0000 http://www.worldinconversation.org/2011/04/12/do-you-think-you-would-actively-try-to-not-benefit-from-nepotism-if-the-situation-presented-itself-119-blog/#IDComment142560341 http://www.worldinconversation.org/2011/04/05/did-putting-yourself-in-the-shoes-of-the-middle-easterners-change-your-views-on-the-war-in-iraq-119-blog/#IDComment140535083 Yesterday is when I learned that Iraq has a lot of oil and that is exactly what we need. Picturing myself as an Iraq women and knowing that the only reason why American’s are here is for my oil really would make me upset. I would not just go over to America and steal food, clean water, clothes, and other resources I may need just because they have more of it than I do. There is a reason why countries sign treaties and agreements like that to trade things evenly. Like what Sam was saying in class how you would not want people to just come over and steal YOUR oil, or your food, or whatever a person may need. So why then are you coming over to my country to take my oil? This exercise really made me change the way I see not only Arabs, but also the way were run our world. Wed, 6 Apr 2011 18:23:37 +0000 http://www.worldinconversation.org/2011/04/05/did-putting-yourself-in-the-shoes-of-the-middle-easterners-change-your-views-on-the-war-in-iraq-119-blog/#IDComment140535083 http://www.worldinconversation.org/2011/04/05/did-putting-yourself-in-the-shoes-of-the-middle-easterners-change-your-views-on-the-war-in-iraq-119-blog/#IDComment140535047 Arab people being threatened, they can’t go on airplanes without being checked out and other things like that. As I thought about it, it made me feel bad for them with how they were being treated. I would never want someone doing things like that to me just because of a few people in my country that were bad people. Every country has many people who are bad and who kill others. The people who are related to them don’t get tortured when they go out and do things. Another thing that was interesting was to find out that the only reason why we are still in Iraq is for their oil. I have been wondering for years why we were still over there when most people over there seem happy now that Saddam Hussein is gone. Wed, 6 Apr 2011 18:23:25 +0000 http://www.worldinconversation.org/2011/04/05/did-putting-yourself-in-the-shoes-of-the-middle-easterners-change-your-views-on-the-war-in-iraq-119-blog/#IDComment140535047 http://www.worldinconversation.org/2011/04/05/did-putting-yourself-in-the-shoes-of-the-middle-easterners-change-your-views-on-the-war-in-iraq-119-blog/#IDComment140535029 When 9/11 first occurred, I was in fourth grade and I did not really understand what was going on. As years have gone on, I now understand why parents were so upset when 9/11 happened. When most people see an Arab, they will be like go back to your own country, or say things about 9/11. When we had the discussion with the Arab kids, it really made me think about different situations and if I were them how I would fee. While watching the videos in class, I was thinking to myself of what if those were my children, or what if I lived there and those children were me? While I was growing up and learning more about 9/11, there was one news article that showed many Iraqi people happy that Saddam Hussein has been caught. I also remember watching many people thanking the American soldiers for everything they are doing. As I put myself in their situation I thought back to everything that has been happening since 9/11. Wed, 6 Apr 2011 18:23:18 +0000 http://www.worldinconversation.org/2011/04/05/did-putting-yourself-in-the-shoes-of-the-middle-easterners-change-your-views-on-the-war-in-iraq-119-blog/#IDComment140535029 http://www.worldinconversation.org/2011/03/29/do-you-ever-feel-uncomfortable-around-two-or-more-people-speaking-another-language-119-blog/#IDComment138675289 I feel like this is probably for most people who go abroad though. When you don’t know how to speak another person language it makes you look like the minority and some people are not willing to help or will look down upon you. It’s like when a Spanish speaking person goes into a store in America and the person can only speak English. It makes you feel uncomfortable being there because you don’t know what else to do beside speak your own language or try to point things out to make connections to what you are trying to say. One of the great things about America is that there are so many different languages depending on where you come from and by learning another one, it can help out a lot in your future. Wed, 30 Mar 2011 19:37:56 +0000 http://www.worldinconversation.org/2011/03/29/do-you-ever-feel-uncomfortable-around-two-or-more-people-speaking-another-language-119-blog/#IDComment138675289 http://www.worldinconversation.org/2011/03/29/do-you-ever-feel-uncomfortable-around-two-or-more-people-speaking-another-language-119-blog/#IDComment138675235 Another time is when I went abroad to Italy and Spain. Although I loved being there, it was awkward because I was a minority and people were speaking either Italian or Spanish. In Italy, most people do not like Americans, so when they see an American they give them dirty look. I’m sure they talk about people too. The same thing happened in Spain where people would look at you and because you didn’t speak Spanish they would give you looks or treat you different. One time in Spain I got lost so I went into different stores and asked if I could use the phone to call my tour guide. It was also really raining and I was in flip flops and a dress. I felt really uncomfortable because people would stare at me and at times I thought they would come take advantage of me. I went into a hotel to use the phone and they told me they didn’t have one. I felt uncomfortable for asking in English especially because the woman was speaking Spanish to everyone else. Wed, 30 Mar 2011 19:37:43 +0000 http://www.worldinconversation.org/2011/03/29/do-you-ever-feel-uncomfortable-around-two-or-more-people-speaking-another-language-119-blog/#IDComment138675235 http://www.worldinconversation.org/2011/03/29/do-you-ever-feel-uncomfortable-around-two-or-more-people-speaking-another-language-119-blog/#IDComment138675221 Yes, there have been many times that I was in a situation where other people were speaking a different language and I felt uncomfortable. When I go to get my nails done, most of the people are Korean. When you walk into the salon, they will speak English to you but they will always talk in Korean after that. I feel like most of the time they are talking about you behind your backs because they know that you can’t understand them. This one time I was with this lady who was doing my nails and there was a man on the other side and my lady and he were having a conversation back and forth. Then my lady said to me in English, next time you come, that man wants to do your nails. It made me feel extremely uncomfortable because I knew they were talking about me and it felt weird that he was just staring at me. Wed, 30 Mar 2011 19:37:38 +0000 http://www.worldinconversation.org/2011/03/29/do-you-ever-feel-uncomfortable-around-two-or-more-people-speaking-another-language-119-blog/#IDComment138675221 http://www.worldinconversation.org/2011/03/22/for-the-white-females-would-you-ever-date-a-black-guy-119-blog/#IDComment137365471 If I had to choose to be in a relationship with a black guy who I had an attraction to or a white guy where we would have nothing in common, I would chose the black guy. Interracial couple can help people explore diversity more and really see what it’s like to be an individual. Although people may stare at you when you’re out in public shouldn’t mean anything. The importance shouldn’t be based off of the person’s skin color, it should be more of what type of person they are on the inside and if there is an attraction to the person. Fri, 25 Mar 2011 00:26:32 +0000 http://www.worldinconversation.org/2011/03/22/for-the-white-females-would-you-ever-date-a-black-guy-119-blog/#IDComment137365471 http://www.worldinconversation.org/2011/03/22/for-the-white-females-would-you-ever-date-a-black-guy-119-blog/#IDComment137365420 Interracial couples are becoming more of a trend here. For me, just because someone has a different skin tone than me, and grew up differently doesn’t mean that I cannot like that person. What about an Asian person and a white girl? When people are in a relationship between those two races no one really says a word. Black people are just like any of us. Some black people are even the type to act more “white” than some white people. One of my good friends in high school was black and he hung out with all the white people and acted “white”. He also dated a white girl for a long time and her family seemed like the type who would not allow it. What makes me want to date a guy is the type of person who they really are inside. Fri, 25 Mar 2011 00:26:12 +0000 http://www.worldinconversation.org/2011/03/22/for-the-white-females-would-you-ever-date-a-black-guy-119-blog/#IDComment137365420 http://www.worldinconversation.org/2011/03/22/for-the-white-females-would-you-ever-date-a-black-guy-119-blog/#IDComment137365402 I would date a black buy if I really liked the person. The color of someone’s skin should not matter. When I was in high school, there was this one black kid who I thought was so cute. We talked a lot every day but never became a couple. When I told my mom about this kid she seemed to be ok with it but the one thing she said to me was do not tell me dad. When she told me that I was kind of confused why. Growing up in our generation, we are more open to having interracial couples and being friends with people of the other race. My mom explained that my dad grew up in a family that would not accept blacks and white to intermix with relationships. Now if the person was lower class trash, I would choose not to date that guy. But not all black people are really like that. I do understand why people may feel totally against interracial couples with the way they grew up, but with the society that we live in today, more people should be open about it. In certain area, people will give interracial couples dirty looks and say things to each other about it. Is it really a big deal though? Fri, 25 Mar 2011 00:26:06 +0000 http://www.worldinconversation.org/2011/03/22/for-the-white-females-would-you-ever-date-a-black-guy-119-blog/#IDComment137365402 http://www.worldinconversation.org/2011/03/15/lgbt-families-theres-a-lot-of-fear-out-there/#IDComment135416843 This does not make their family below any of ours in any type of way. Same sex couple do everything that an opposite sex couple would do to raise their kids. If more children were brought up like Zach by LGBT couples, then we should have more of them. Zach grew up to be a very bright child and is not ashamed of how he was raised. Honestly, I believe that same sex marriage should be legal so more couples can have the opportunity to have a family and be like any other U.S. family. They are not any less than us. Wed, 16 Mar 2011 22:04:42 +0000 http://www.worldinconversation.org/2011/03/15/lgbt-families-theres-a-lot-of-fear-out-there/#IDComment135416843 http://www.worldinconversation.org/2011/03/15/lgbt-families-theres-a-lot-of-fear-out-there/#IDComment135416766 I really like how this video was published and that Zach had enough courage to go up and speak the way he did. If he did not mention that he was raised by a gay couple, not one of us would have noticed it because he is raised like a normal child would be. Children do not care if they are raised by a gay couple or an opposite sex couple. All they want is to have someone to love for them and take care of them. In your eyes what is worse, being raised by a gay couple or having a single parent? I believe that being raised by a single parent would be a lot harder than being raised by a gay couple. No matter what you are getting loved by someone, but my friends who are raised by single parents feel bad sometimes for their parents because it is just a mom or just a dad raising a family alone with no help. The only difference really in a LGBT family is that they are not married legally (in certain states). Wed, 16 Mar 2011 22:04:18 +0000 http://www.worldinconversation.org/2011/03/15/lgbt-families-theres-a-lot-of-fear-out-there/#IDComment135416766 http://www.worldinconversation.org/2011/03/15/lgbt-families-theres-a-lot-of-fear-out-there/#IDComment135416757 Like stated in the video, in a way I could see why Zach Wahls says that people may feel that children of the same sex couple may be raised differently than the children of opposite sex. I feel like that many people might believe that with same sex children, maybe they would want their kids to grow up just like them. This video is really a good way to actually show people that same sex parents do not force their children to be raised a certain way. Their children can do things just like normal children and turn out fine. My one friend from high school was raised with the same sex parents and she was just a normal child. Although she wasn’t the type of person to come out and say my mom is gay, everyone knew that she was raised with two moms. Because she was raised by two moms did not mean that I could not be her friend. She was a smart student, worked, had a younger sister; she did everything like a normal kid with the opposite parents would be raised like. Wed, 16 Mar 2011 22:04:13 +0000 http://www.worldinconversation.org/2011/03/15/lgbt-families-theres-a-lot-of-fear-out-there/#IDComment135416757 http://www.worldinconversation.org/2011/03/09/the-r-word-and-the-oblivious-others/#IDComment134019040 . A good way to really see how being called the R-word might feel is if you actually worked with a special needs person and picture yourself in their situation. In order to get people to stop saying the R-word, people should really express their selves to why the word should not be said. People can’t help the way they turn out. Of course their already going to get made fun of because they are different, but if there is a way that we can stop normal people from saying hateful words, it will make our communities closer. This is a topic that is in much need of attention and the only way to do it is by keep spreading and trying to get more and more people each day help out. The more people who stop using the word, the easier it will be to help transform and make everyone happier, especially the special needs kids. Just like the boy said in the video, “ All we need to do is replace the word”. Fri, 11 Mar 2011 02:21:36 +0000 http://www.worldinconversation.org/2011/03/09/the-r-word-and-the-oblivious-others/#IDComment134019040 http://www.worldinconversation.org/2011/03/09/the-r-word-and-the-oblivious-others/#IDComment134018968 Some of my friends don’t realize why I get so offended by it, but it is because no one knows what it really feels like to be one of them. I will either use the word respect or just try to not get in a situation where I would have to use the R-word. People say it so much that they don’t even realize when they actually say it. By trying to stop the word, more special needs people would probably feel more welcomed and not as hurt like people are making fun of them. Special needs people are just like any of us, they just have disabilities that they cannot control. How would you feel if you were a special needs person and people were calling this the R-word and you knew that it somewhat reflected on yourself? Although people may not feel like it is offensive, it truly is Fri, 11 Mar 2011 02:21:20 +0000 http://www.worldinconversation.org/2011/03/09/the-r-word-and-the-oblivious-others/#IDComment134018968