pt 3-It sounds bad to say that they would be getting paid lesser for the job, but something is better than nothing. I not saying they will get paid low wages but it won’t be a large amount. Some work is better than no work. With them doing little jobs eventually word will spread about how they work and how much they charge and more people may want them to help out with things. I cannot imagine what the poor immigrants go through on a daily basis and I probably will not be able to imagine but what I know is that America was built based of emigration so we should not turn our backs on immigrants. I think we should try to help them because they are all human beings just like us. They do not deserve to live on the streets, be hungry, and not be able to support their families. It’s hard enough going to another country, and these poor immigrants leave everything behind to start a better life here in America so why

pt2- He became a citizen way before I was thought of/ born. Even though he is a citizen he works extra hard so his children can have a better life. I just put my dad in those poor immigrants place. I just imagine what if he was not as fortunate when he came to America and was standing out in the cold, hungry, with no place to go. I don’t know exactly what I would do to help poor immigrants because what the guy was doing in the video took a lot of time and money. I probably would just try and help them find work because it’s so many people that be needing things done that do not want to pay a large amount of money, and these poor immigrants can probably do the job for just a little less.

pt 1- I would help out poor immigrants if I saw them. The reason why I would help poor immigrants because I know they did not come to America to hurt anyone or cause any hard. Its not like they are not doing anything to better themselves. As we saw in the video many of the immigrants that we being fed every night were standing in that same spot everyday because they were looking for work. It would be different if they were causing harm to others but they were just hard workers that did not have a stable job and did whatever work was available for them to do. My father is an immigrant from Jamaica and he is a hard worker.

Why did the white students tell the story different from the mixed or black students? I think they told the story differently because what may have seemed important to the mix or black students may not have been as important to the white students. Everyone left certain parts out of the story. The parts that everyone told was the parts that stood out the most or seemed most important or relevant to them. For example, in the story there was something said about African American studies and how there wasn’t any classes pertaining to it and how someone fought to get it. It caused trouble between people and fights. The black students who told the story seemed to put a lot of emphasis on the part where it was approved and the part where people were bothering the students who wanted to take the African American studies class. The part that everyone spoke and transferred through one another was the part about the book being thrown through a television. I think that part was transferred because it stood out and was awkward. The parts that the white students left out may have been the parts that they self-consciously did not care about, and probably did not realize. I don’t think that it was done intentionally because sometimes when you are overthinking something you tend to leave certain things out. I don’t think that the white students stood out or should be pointed out for missing certain things though because the African American students put great emphasis on certain things. The African American students put emphasis on the parts that made them seem like the victims or better yet made the whites look bad. At the end of the day people always leave the part of the story that they may make them look better or the other people look bad. It may not be done on purpose but we all do it. When I tell a story I always leave out the parts that are irrelevant maybe in this scenario race played a minor factor. For some reason I feel like it would be irrelevant to other people. I didn’t really notice that anyone left out specific things at that moment because it was really funny at the moment. I do not take it personal and I don’t feel like it was a big deal and it shouldn’t really matter because that story was long. It has nothing to do with race and why this race this or that. Telephone games are always like that, since forever. The story never stays the same.

pt 3-Some people don’t live in very diverse neighborhoods so it's not really their fault that schools are this way nowadays. The main issue is that people in the United States is content/ comfortable staying and living with people that are the same as them. It is sad to say that society has become so comfortable with these standards of self made segregation but there is nothing that we can do as a society but try and make the schools more diverse even though it may be inconvenient for people traveling out of their own school districts/ neighborhoods.

pt 2 Basically they fought for the right to have the same advantages and opportunities that everyone else. I totally understand but in a way we as a society should try to integrate our children's schools more, and communities. I personally want my children to go to a diverse school so they are exposed to all races, ethnicities, and religions. I don’t want them to be ignorant to things and enter society as an ignorant adult. I do agree that schools are segregated more now because PSU is a perfect example. I am 1 of 5 African Americans in my major communication sciences and disorders. The difference with the segregation before was that it was legal; people intentionally did things to keep it that way. Nowadays segregation is illegal and it is not done intentionally, segregation today is people's personal choice. People can send their children to more diverse schools but they choose not to.

pt 1- Nowadays Sam says schools are more segregated than ever before. I think the reason for that is because everyone has gotten comfortable and stayed in their communities and rarely mix into other neighborhoods where people aren’t the same race, religion, or ethnicity as them. This shows that our society has gotten too comfortable after the Civil Rights Movement. I feel like people fought for these rights and when they got the right to go to school with people of different races they decided to just do what they want. People usually go to school where they live close too. In my neighborhood there is African Americans and Hispanics so when I was little my elementary and junior high school was just Spanish and African American dominant. High school for me was a lot more diverse because I went to Catholic school and the location of my school was the end of the Bronx so it was diverse. I feel that people at the time of the civil rights knew segregation was not right so they fought for the right to go to the same schools and get the same education as whites.

When people take pictures of poor children I think it is so people can feel piety for the children. The children are suffering and I think that people use the pictures to exploit them and get pictures or making ads about these children that people should focus on something else. I think instead of people taking pictures of the poor kids they should focus on something else. The ads on tv that show the poor kids wandering the streets bother me. The first thing that comes to my mind when I see pictures or ads of all these children is’ “where are the children’s parents and what are they trying to do to better their lives?” I think that instead of taking the side. These commercials should show parents working hard or the entrepreneurs trying to get their businesses started. I think that would make people want to contribute more money/donations because it shows that they are trying to do something for themselves. All the pictures and commercials with all these poor/ impoverished children is supposed to make us feel bad for sympatric for the children and have us donate money or sponsor one of them. In all reality the use of the children is getting old and no one pays any mind to the commercials anymore. I know I don’t. I just change the station. The thing is with these pictures and commercials people are exploiting these children and it’s not fair. These children probably have no idea about what these people are doing. The reason why they probably use children is because people may be more willing to help a child than an adult. For example, I live in nyc and homeless people always ask for change and I ignore them but if a child asks for change I will give it to them. So maybe some people don’t mean any harm by taking pictures of poor children when they travel places but there is some harm being done. Children are innocent and don’t deserve to be living in the conditions that some of them do live in but that does not give someone the right to just come along and exploit them. Good intentions may not always be what is the correct thing to do because I am sure most of the people who take these pictures of these children do not mean harm or want to exploit them. They probably just take the picture and not think twice about it. The commercials are what bother me though.

Well I personally am not going to change the way I dress because it is what makes me happy. When I go out and I dress casual, sneakers, I do not feel right. Men do dress down a lot yes but some females like me are into fashion. I love heels. I don’t like that they make my feet hurt sometimes. But I do love heels. They have many different heel types. Like a pair of heels can give your outfit that spark. I can put jeans on with a tank top and a blazer wit flats and just look regular/ plain. I hate to look plan. By putting on a pair of heels jazzes up an outfit. In class we discussed how it has been imbedded in women that we should look or dress a certain way but I disagree in a way. There are females that dress like tomboys and when you go out there is “diversity” in the way people dress. I can honestly say that I am ok with the way I dress. I think the male perspective plays a part in how many females dress but I also feel that now days females have more power and do what they want to, and dress how they want. When I wear sneakers I feel like a boy, or too dressed down. If I don’t wear heels, I wear flats, sandals, or boots. I always been the girly girl since I was little but that is not what my mom imbedded in me because my mom is not a girly girl. She plays basketball and only wears heels for special occasions or events. When I was little she brought me girly things but she also tried to open me up to other things. I really think that the male perspective on how females should dress and act is what is expected but I feel that females should be raised to know that hey have their own mind, and can dress and do exactly what they want to do. So afer this discussion in class I am still going to wear heels, skirts, and dresses. It is what I like to wear even if it is imbedded in me.

I have never been in an interracial relationship. I have a few family members and friends that have been in interracial relationships though. My older cousin was in an interracial relationship with a white guy and she is African American. The problem that my family had with the relationship wasn’t that the guy was white it was that my cousin was twenty five and the guy was like almost fifty. He was the same age as her mother. Once my family got passed the age scenario everything was fine. Both families went out on outings and he even gave some people in our family jobs, and went out with the guys. I don’t have a problem with interracial dating. I wouldn’t mind dating a white guy. I am actually kind of curious on how it would be to date one. I’m sure it would not be any different from dating an African American guy except for skin color. We would obviously have things in common and have the same hardships like any other relationship has. The only thing I would worry about is would his family accept me. it just seems like some white parents are a little more strict and less accepting than African American families. I may be wrong. But I know the older generations aren’t as open to interracial dating. The parents may accept it more but not be ok with it completely. The grandparents may just be against it though but that is because when they were growing up it was out of the ordinary or not very common. My mom wouldn’t mind me dating a white guy. I am not too sure about my dad though but he older so that’s why I am unsure. He is West Indian and old fashion so I don’t know how he feels about interracial dating. At the end of the day my parents or any one else in my family opinion does not matter when it comes to my relationships because they are not in the relationship. If I brought home a white boy they would have no choice but to accept him because its my happiness that matters not theirs!!