I not help someone illegal immigrate into the United States because I would be too afraid of the consequences that would happen to me and that person if I got caught. If I really felt the person or persons deserved to be citizens, I would help them get full citizenship the right way. In the meantime, I would give financial help to that person to help them live a better life in their country. Usually people do not like their country because they live in adverse conditions or have some health issue that they are seeking better healthcare elsewhere. If worst came to worse and they were not granted citizenship, I would help them find a better place in their country. If they didn’t have a job and were not qualified I would help them get the proper education or other training in order to land a job. More than anything, I would just make sure they were safe and happier than they were before. I would help them as much as I could without breaking any laws and keeping them safe. I would never want to endanger my citizenship to this country because that only harms us both. Also, I would not help smuggle illegal immigrants because that puts a greater burden on our already struggling government. I know this is selfish, but I need to worry about our country before I worry about people from other countries. Our country is struggling at the moment and we cannot have illegal immigrants taking more time and money from our government. I would be more than willing to help in any legal way possible to the best of my abilities though. Also, I would worry about what the true reason the person is wanted to leave their country. If it was because they had long lost family in the United States, fine, that is legitimate. If the illegal immigrant just wanted to come here because they were running from their native government, which would be one more reason I would not help them. I am not looking to get myself into any trouble nor would I want to help them set themselves up for a worse situation. I think that our government should still be strict on immigration but maybe make the green card process easier to obtain so that people are more likely to go about the process the legal way. The more you convey that the process is impossible, the more likely someone is to go about it the illegal way. In conclusion, I would not help someone illegally immigrate into the United States but I would help them in any other way. I would absolutely help them financially if I could and I would help them make a better life for themselves.

I did not know that our schools were more segregated than they were before. It makes me feel like our country has gotten worse with racism than we ever were before. I always thought that we were moving in a progressive manner in the way of becoming less segregated but clearly, it is not. I think that it means our country is becoming more closed-minded. I do not think we are becoming more racist I just think we are becoming more reluctant to others’ opinions. Generally speaking, we tend to hang around with people we feel most comfortable with and people who we can identify the best with. Different races are becoming more and more identifiable with the culture they grow up with and the lifestyles they live in. As the United States has evolved, we have coined certain jobs for specific types of people. For instance, top executives we generally think of white people. Engineers, we generally picture an Asian person. When thinking about a police chief we would picture a black man. Why do we feel these specific jobs are best suited for certain races? Most likely we fall into certain categories because culture has told us which ones we are best suited for. As a woman, according to society, I should be a nurse, or a stay at home mom or a teacher. Because our country has stereotyped professions, certain races make different incomes and therefore put their families in different areas of the country. As a whole, most white families have a moderate income and are able to send their children to nice schools. Families who are immigrants may all congregate in a certain area because of the jobs offered there or because of the acceptance of their “different” traits. Once area are known for being, white, black, Asian, Spanish, etcetera, we tend to only migrate to areas that are like us. I really truly would like to believe that we simply have segregated schools for our own personal comfort but even for that matter, it is sad we feel uncomfortable around people who are not exactly like us. It is only natural to migrate towards those most like yourself but the best way to get rid of racism is to teach integration at a young. There is no better place to teach your children that other races are ok than in schools. If all children grew up with best friends and classmates that didn’t look just like them, we would probably be able to get rid of the idea of racism very quickly. I think we have a long way to go as a nation as far as the segregation of schools but we will continue to grow. The rise in terrorism has not helped the problem because it makes us reluctant to others but I still believe we will over the issue.

As I put myself in the shoes of Middle Easterners, I definitely had a slight change of heart in regards to the war. I never really thought about what their perspective might be on it until class. I do not agree with how a lot of citizens of the Middle Eastern countries are treated but I also do not agree with us Americans treating their valuable goods as our own. Yes, we are dependent on foreign oil and it is the center of most of our lives whether it be how we heat our homes or how me get to and from work, school or our friends’ houses, we need their oil. Regardless of our “needs”, they should not be forced into a war because we are being bullies. I think that we need to come up with alternative energy sources. We have been working hard to come up with alternatives but seem to be failing, miserably. In respect to how the lives of Middle Easterners have been affected since our invasion; I think they have seen both good and bad things come from this war. Some of their lives have probably been made drastically better. The government has made some changes that the United States has been trying to implement for years. As for the other people who have not seen good changes, and rather had loved ones and family members killed over oil, I feel terribly for them. I can only imagine how even American families feel having to send their sons, brothers, husbands, father and uncles overseas to fight a war over a good that is not even ours to dictate the use of. Until we had the class on this, I would have never looked at the war from this perspective. In fact, I was more pro war than antiwar. I am a firm believer in being fair and serving justice. With that said, I think that we owe something back to the Middle Eastern countries we have invaded in regards to their oil. Do we pay top dollar for their oil? Absolutely. I am not suggesting that we pay more for their goods or give it back but I think we need to come to a mutual agreement on their terms. We would probably all benefit if we could allow them to make the terms on their oil. They may even be more open to the idea of us helping them with their government and other cultural issues if we gave them back their freedom to dictate the true use of their goods. I would be completely offended if someone walked into my territory and did what we are doing to them. Wars are unnatural events that take place seemingly naturally in today’s world. We will not end this war in a day, or even weeks, but in the end we need to find a way to not bully other countries into handing over their goods.

As I put myself in the shoes of Middle Easterners, I definitely had a slight change of heart in regards to the war. I never really thought about what their perspective might be on it until class. I do not agree with how a lot of citizens of the Middle Eastern countries are treated but I also do not agree with us Americans treating their valuable goods as our own. Yes, we are dependent on foreign oil and it is the center of most of our lives whether it be how we heat our homes or how me get to and from work, school or our friends’ houses, we need their oil. Regardless of our “needs”, they should not be forced into a war because we are being bullies. I think that we need to come up with alternative energy sources. We have been working hard to come up with alternatives but seem to be failing, miserably. In respect to how the lives of Middle Easterners have been affected since our invasion; I think they have seen both good and bad things come from this war. Some of their lives have probably been made drastically better. The government has made some changes that the United States has been trying to implement for years. As for the other people who have not seen good changes, and rather had loved ones and family members killed over oil, I feel terribly for them. I can only imagine how even American families feel having to send their sons, brothers, husbands, father and uncles overseas to fight a war over a good that is not even ours to dictate the use of. Until we had the class on this, I would have never looked at the war from this perspective. In fact, I was more pro war than antiwar. I am a firm believer in being fair and serving justice. With that said, I think that we owe something back to the Middle Eastern countries we have invaded in regards to their oil. Do we pay top dollar for their oil? Absolutely. I am not suggesting that we pay more for their goods or give it back but I think we need to come to a mutual agreement on their terms. We would probably all benefit if we could allow them to make the terms on their oil. They may even be more open to the idea of us helping them with their government and other cultural issues if we gave them back their freedom to dictate the true use of their goods. I would be completely offended if someone walked into my territory and did what we are doing to them. Wars are unnatural events that take place seemingly naturally in today’s world. We will not end this war in a day, or even weeks, but in the end we need to find a way to not bully other countries into handing over their goods.

As I put myself in the shoes of Middle Easterners, I definitely had a slight change of heart in regards to the war. I never really thought about what their perspective might be on it until class. I do not agree with how a lot of citizens of the Middle Eastern countries are treated but I also do not agree with us Americans treating their valuable goods as our own. Yes, we are dependent on foreign oil and it is the center of most of our lives whether it be how we heat our homes or how me get to and from work, school or our friends’ houses, we need their oil. Regardless of our “needs”, they should not be forced into a war because we are being bullies. I think that we need to come up with alternative energy sources. We have been working hard to come up with alternatives but seem to be failing, miserably. In respect to how the lives of Middle Easterners have been affected since our invasion; I think they have seen both good and bad things come from this war. Some of their lives have probably been made drastically better. The government has made some changes that the United States has been trying to implement for years. As for the other people who have not seen good changes, and rather had loved ones and family members killed over oil, I feel terribly for them. I can only imagine how even American families feel having to send their sons, brothers, husbands, father and uncles overseas to fight a war over a good that is not even ours to dictate the use of. Until we had the class on this, I would have never looked at the war from this perspective. In fact, I was more pro war than antiwar. I am a firm believer in being fair and serving justice. With that said, I think that we owe something back to the Middle Eastern countries we have invaded in regards to their oil. Do we pay top dollar for their oil? Absolutely. I am not suggesting that we pay more for their goods or give it back but I think we need to come to a mutual agreement on their terms. We would probably all benefit if we could allow them to make the terms on their oil. They may even be more open to the idea of us helping them with their government and other cultural issues if we gave them back their freedom to dictate the true use of their goods. I would be completely offended if someone walked into my territory and did what we are doing to them. Wars are unnatural events that take place seemingly naturally in today’s world. We will not end this war in a day, or even weeks, but in the end we need to find a way to not bully other countries into handing over their goods.

As I put myself in the shoes of Middle Easterners, I definitely had a slight change of heart in regards to the war. I never really thought about what their perspective might be on it until class. I do not agree with how a lot of citizens of the Middle Eastern countries are treated but I also do not agree with us Americans treating their valuable goods as our own. Yes, we are dependent on foreign oil and it is the center of most of our lives whether it be how we heat our homes or how me get to and from work, school or our friends’ houses, we need their oil. Regardless of our “needs”, they should not be forced into a war because we are being bullies. I think that we need to come up with alternative energy sources. We have been working hard to come up with alternatives but seem to be failing, miserably. In respect to how the lives of Middle Easterners have been affected since our invasion; I think they have seen both good and bad things come from this war. Some of their lives have probably been made drastically better. The government has made some changes that the United States has been trying to implement for years. As for the other people who have not seen good changes, and rather had loved ones and family members killed over oil, I feel terribly for them. I can only imagine how even American families feel having to send their sons, brothers, husbands, father and uncles overseas to fight a war over a good that is not even ours to dictate the use of. Until we had the class on this, I would have never looked at the war from this perspective. In fact, I was more pro war than antiwar. I am a firm believer in being fair and serving justice. With that said, I think that we owe something back to the Middle Eastern countries we have invaded in regards to their oil. Do we pay top dollar for their oil? Absolutely. I am not suggesting that we pay more for their goods or give it back but I think we need to come to a mutual agreement on their terms. We would probably all benefit if we could allow them to make the terms on their oil. They may even be more open to the idea of us helping them with their government and other cultural issues if we gave them back their freedom to dictate the true use of their goods. I would be completely offended if someone walked into my territory and did what we are doing to them. Wars are unnatural events that take place seemingly naturally in today’s world. We will not end this war in a day, or even weeks, but in the end we need to find a way to not bully other countries into handing over their goods.

I would be more than willing to learn a new language for a job. With the job market the way it is today I am not going to be picky about what I need to do to find a good job. If it means that I need to be put in an uncomfortable situation for a while when learning, so be it. I think that in the end I would be a much stronger and well-rounded person if I were fluent in another language. People from other countries have to learn English all the time to get a job here. It is no different for me if I were to go to another country seeking a job. I would not expect an exception for me since I am American. I think that it would be cool to learn a new language, especially for a job because then there is purpose to it. I am currently learning another language because my major requires it but it is hard to be good at it because I am not immersed in the language and I really have no reason for the language so I will forget it the second I am done with my requirements. I would probably not go to another country or learn a new language if the job was not a good job but if it were, I would absolutely spend all my time learning the new language. As for learning a new language for a job here in the United States, I am not sure I would do that. I would only do so if I was not offered another job in my native language. I have nothing against other languages other than the convenience of already knowing it. In learning a language, you put yourself in a vulnerable situation because there are certain vernacular you are unaware of and mispronunciations of words that take a sentence to a completely new meaning. Also, it makes me nervous to think about offending someone accidently because I learned something wrong or forgot the correct meaning of a word. The other bummer to learning a new language and needing to use it, especially in a job, is that you are more likely to have to ask a lot more questions and speak slower. We associate this with not being as intelligent. I would hate to be taken less seriously, especially since I am already a woman so I would be taken less seriously in a professional setting, due to a language barrier. With that said, I would make the best of the situation and do what I needed to do to become fluent and prove myself to my coworkers and bosses. Learning a language would be difficult but in the end it would better me as a person and as an employee.

In response to whether or not I would ever date a black man: yes. My sister dated a black man before and it was really no big deal. My parents were not too happy about it at first but after a few months, they opened up about it and let my sister bring him home for Thanksgiving dinner. The thing my parents were so hesitant about had nothing to do with their personal feelings towards people of other races or religions. They were worried about the future of my sister and the man. Like my parents pointed out, even though we don’t think less of mixed couples and we would not hire, fire, or decline a person of other culture or races from a job, some people still do. As much as a mixed couple walking down the street does not faze me, the world, as a whole, has not come to terms with it yet. My parents were concerned for the safety of both my sister and her boyfriend in the case that someone did something harmful to either or both of them. More than anything, my parents presented the idea to my sister that if she and her boyfriend were to ever consider a future together and think about children, think about the hardships they would face growing up. After a while my parents knew they had expressed their concerns and if they were willing to take them on then they would support them either way. The two of them broke up months later but the situation really opened my eyes to the world. I had never considered dating people of other races until that period of time but now I think it might be eye opening. I would never, not date a person I liked because of their race. I think that the world is in a progressive movement towards integration and I would absolutely have no hesitation towards helping that process. I think there are equally as many bad guys out there that are white as there are black, Hispanic, or any other race. If I find a man who makes me happy and who treats me nicely, I will pursue the opportunity no matter what background they have or what their skin looks like. I know that my parents and family will support us as long as I am being treated nicely. As much as we like to think we don’t see colors while looking at others we do. In my opinion, that is ok as long as we do not judge accordingly. I may realize the person sitting next to me is black but that is ok as long as I do not think less of him because of it. In conclusion, I have an open mind to the idea of dating across the cultural and racial boundaries this country has set.

I think that the video was super eye opening. I never realized that children were so affected by race. It is sad that children of color think they are inferior and that they consciously think about it. I wish there was a way I could help these troubled children. White children have the same perception about white people that people of color do, or children of color at least. There is a common misconception that white people are superior to others. I do not feel that way at all and it upsets me that others do. We, as a white race get stuck with the bad stigma that we are arrogant and think we are superior. Whoever is telling children these things should be set straight in the sense that not all black people are bad just the same that not all white people are good. We learned in this class that there are far more, number wise, bad white people in this country than there are people of color. Even though children do not understand those numbers and statistics, I think we should not portray the different races the way we do. My guess is that people of color are telling their colored children white people are better and that black people are bad. Where else would they get these ideas? White children are ignorant to race in preschool. They would not know enough to force that opinion upon others yet. Since we watched the video, I tried to watch children that I saw and determine how and where these race theories were coming from. I see mixes of white black Hispanic and asian children walking around campus together with no care in the world. They have no idea what race is and in fact you can tell they have no prejudice towards one race or the other. They all hold on to the same rope and sign the same songs while walking through campus. This however, means that these superiority theories are coming from adults. Either these children hear their parents talk or they watch it on television or they simply are flat out told these thoughts. Either way, I wish that people of color would not think this. These thoughts make people of color feel bad about themselves and at the same times makes white people feel self conscious and feel badly that others think that way. I know this video is disturbing and I hope that in ten years there is no such thing as race.

I also think that the government should reward citizens for a decrease in the use of natural resources like they already do in some states for energy use. We should send those extras overseas to those who are less fortunate and do not even have access to these items.