en-us https://www.intensedebate.com/users/2424682 Comments by emilymcginley http://www.worldinconversation.org/2011/04/21/were-you-surprised-by-any-of-basums-responses-or-his-appearance-and-why-119-blog/#IDComment145238161 . I think it is important that more people get the same type of education so that they learn that these extremists are an extremely small minority and not the majority. People need to become more educated and have more opportunities to meet people like Basum and Sam Richards. I feel like a much more educated and well rounded person as a result of my experience and I could not be happier for my experience. When I hear people talk the same way I might have three months ago, I just smile to myself and think about how I am not nearly as ignorant as them and I hope that one day they will learn. Fri, 22 Apr 2011 23:05:04 +0000 http://www.worldinconversation.org/2011/04/21/were-you-surprised-by-any-of-basums-responses-or-his-appearance-and-why-119-blog/#IDComment145238161 http://www.worldinconversation.org/2011/04/21/were-you-surprised-by-any-of-basums-responses-or-his-appearance-and-why-119-blog/#IDComment145238095 Yet only months ago, I had this idea in my head that the average Iraqi was a terrorist and a woman beater. If I had seen Basum back then I would have judged him in this way. It is clear now how completely false that is. The average Iraqi is just like me, a human being who is only trying to look out for the well being of other human beings. He does not wish to hurt or offend anyone. He simply wants to live his life in the goodness that he believes each human being deserves. This message was conveyed to me by his simple but meaningful last words “I just want to wish the best of luck to all you young people”. As he pronounced these words, I could see my dad or my grandfather wishing the same thing. My family is about as average as they come; however, we too are surrounded by extremist just like Basum. One man in our country burning the Koran is a negative reflection upon people like my own father. The exact same kind of situation occurs for Basum’s children Fri, 22 Apr 2011 23:04:44 +0000 http://www.worldinconversation.org/2011/04/21/were-you-surprised-by-any-of-basums-responses-or-his-appearance-and-why-119-blog/#IDComment145238095 http://www.worldinconversation.org/2011/04/21/were-you-surprised-by-any-of-basums-responses-or-his-appearance-and-why-119-blog/#IDComment145238033 When listening to Basum’s, question and answer session I was surprised by how unsurprising his responses were. I feel as though Basum only confirmed everything that Sam has been introducing us to throughout the course of the semester. It was nice to see an actual Iraqi like Basum bring these thoughts and ideas to life. It ensured us that what Sam has been saying throughout the semester and what the students have been absorbing is spot on and very accurate. I think that three months ago I would have been shocked to hear an Iraqi say some of the things the Basum said. I did not realize until now just how very ignorant and naïve I was about the world around me and other cultures. This makes me grateful for this class and what I have learned. When I saw Basum’s picture, I realized just how important that was. Here was a completely average man with an education holding a completely average opinion of the whole Iraqi community. Fri, 22 Apr 2011 23:04:21 +0000 http://www.worldinconversation.org/2011/04/21/were-you-surprised-by-any-of-basums-responses-or-his-appearance-and-why-119-blog/#IDComment145238033 http://www.worldinconversation.org/2011/04/07/how-do-you-feel-about-president-obamas-use-of-money-in-comparison-to-haiti-119-blog/#IDComment143312546 I think looking at President Obama’s raising campaign money in relation to other ways it could be spent does not address the bigger picture and the use of money on a global scale. Running for any office requires money, and often-large amounts. It is simply a reality that if you want to win the Presidency or even the Senate or the House, you need to campaign, advertise, and raise significant amounts of money to do so. While this may a regrettable reality, the real facts are that we live in a “pay to play” society. While countries like Haiti could certainly benefit from the money Obama is spending to win reelection, they could also benefit from all of the frivolous purchases all Americans and indeed all citizens around the world make. Just because the money you spend on an iPod could be used to help people in impoverished nations, does that mean should not buy it? I believe it is important to help countries like Haiti, but saying that we should forgo spending money in our own country is short-sighted and does little to actually help these countries. There are certainly things we can and should do to help nations that are struggling with poverty, but questioning everything we spend money on is not the best way to help. Sat, 16 Apr 2011 05:05:18 +0000 http://www.worldinconversation.org/2011/04/07/how-do-you-feel-about-president-obamas-use-of-money-in-comparison-to-haiti-119-blog/#IDComment143312546 http://www.worldinconversation.org/2011/04/05/what-do-you-think-of-the-291-statistic-and-what-number-would-you-pick-119-blog/#IDComment141109772 I do not see this as a justified reason. This kind of thinking just makes us look bad in the eyes of Muslims throughout the world, and only creates more enemies. After stating my opinion, I think it is fair to say that I could not even fathom coming up with an acceptable number of civilians to kill in order to catch a “bad guy”. To me, it never seems fair or right to kill an innocent person. I do not know if this is simply my strict Catholic upbringing or the moral code I live by but I could never justify killing innocent people. I must admit I understand to an extent why the military must take part in such an act but I for one could not conceive a number to kill. Fri, 8 Apr 2011 22:58:57 +0000 http://www.worldinconversation.org/2011/04/05/what-do-you-think-of-the-291-statistic-and-what-number-would-you-pick-119-blog/#IDComment141109772 http://www.worldinconversation.org/2011/04/05/what-do-you-think-of-the-291-statistic-and-what-number-would-you-pick-119-blog/#IDComment141109671 Every time we take out one leader of al-Qa'ida, how many more potential recruits are we creating who will hate the west and seek to destroy us? Is our presence in the Middle East actually hurting our reputation in a post-9/11 world? I believe that it is, that we are actually creating more potential enemies. This killing of these innocent civilians suggests that we do not value the lives of these people. What if the Middle Easterners killed twenty nine United States civilians in order to reach that one “bad guy”? How would the American people react to such an incident? One may argue that it is worth killing twenty nine people in order to get one “bad guy”. By killing this person, people believe they are saving other innocent people so it’s worth it. Fri, 8 Apr 2011 22:58:24 +0000 http://www.worldinconversation.org/2011/04/05/what-do-you-think-of-the-291-statistic-and-what-number-would-you-pick-119-blog/#IDComment141109671 http://www.worldinconversation.org/2011/04/05/what-do-you-think-of-the-291-statistic-and-what-number-would-you-pick-119-blog/#IDComment141109574 They were simply students who were completely innocent and did not deserve to die. No innocent person deserves to die in this way. They are not a part of this war and I do not think they should be considered a target in any kind of situation. This kind of action devalues human life and boldly goes against the values we are supposedly supporting in our wars in the Middle East. If we are killing twenty-nine innocent college students, wives, mothers, children etc. every time we determine an individual is a serious threat, how many more enemies are we making in these areas? Fri, 8 Apr 2011 22:57:50 +0000 http://www.worldinconversation.org/2011/04/05/what-do-you-think-of-the-291-statistic-and-what-number-would-you-pick-119-blog/#IDComment141109574 http://www.worldinconversation.org/2011/04/05/what-do-you-think-of-the-291-statistic-and-what-number-would-you-pick-119-blog/#IDComment141109460 To me, the question of what number is acceptable is inconsequential. Determining a number of innocent human lives that would be “ok” to kill in order to get to one “bad guy” seems immoral. While obviously innocent people may die in wars, actually determining an acceptable number of civilian casualties is literally putting a stamp of approval on how many innocent victims it will take to kill a terrorist or “bad guy.” Sam pointing out twenty nine students in the class and saying they were going to die to get that one “bad guy” that really hit home for me . Fri, 8 Apr 2011 22:57:15 +0000 http://www.worldinconversation.org/2011/04/05/what-do-you-think-of-the-291-statistic-and-what-number-would-you-pick-119-blog/#IDComment141109460 http://www.worldinconversation.org/2011/03/31/what-was-more-enlightening-the-information-on-your-own-sex-or-the-opposite-sex-and-why-119-blog/#IDComment139122050 I learned a lot more from the “needy” penis lecture than I had ever expected to. When Sam was talking about it in class, I just thought to myself ‘Oh great, now I just get to feel uncomfortable for an hour and fifteen minutes. And I certainly did; however, it wasn’t just the uncomfortable like this is making me sick it was more like the uncomfortable feeling that comes when you’re learning something that is adjusting the foundation of what you already knew. For me it was much more enlightening to hear Laurie and Sam discuss women’s role in sexuality. Even as a woman, I had never considered that sex would be different for people depending on their gender. I had been trained to believe that there was only one way to have sex and everyone was meant to enjoy it that way. Also I could definitely relate to Laurie’s opening scenario where she explained that sometimes she just was completely disinterested in having sex. Sometimes when I am with my boyfriend, I just find myself completely disinterested. Even though he’s always nice about it, I always could tell he was a little annoyed and I thought this made me a huge bitch for not wanting to have sex with my boyfriend. But now I understand that men and women are just different and it does not make either gender better or worse; it’s just the way our anatomies work. It was an eye opening experience to learn more about my body during this lecture. However, I find it to be an injustice that I went through 20 years of life without ever being told how my body works as a sexual figure. I have a difficult time understanding why no one has ever told me until now that this is how my body works during sex. Meanwhile men are overwhelmed with information about how their body should and does work. You can hardly watch a show without hearing one commercial related to the penis; meanwhile, commercials for women are about birth control (so you can have more sex and not get pregnant) and feminine hygiene products. This society is centered around men and their needs that people do not even feel the need to learn about what women may want out of sex. It is constantly portrayed time and again that women in sex want the same things that men want. I think the needy penis lecture proved that we are not talking about things in sex that need to be discussed. This ties into the message tries to get across every class. We are not talking about race the way we should be. This class has been one of the most eye opening experiences of my life. Fri, 1 Apr 2011 14:36:15 +0000 http://www.worldinconversation.org/2011/03/31/what-was-more-enlightening-the-information-on-your-own-sex-or-the-opposite-sex-and-why-119-blog/#IDComment139122050 http://www.worldinconversation.org/2011/03/18/what-do-you-think-of-the-diversity-at-penn-state-119-blog/#IDComment135900949 Although Penn State is definitely predominantly white, this does not necessarily diverse. There are many different views people can take on this topic that are mostly affected by your background. For example, while one person may think it is extremely diverse because they have come from a small town that is just predominantly white but only white, another who is from an urban area where it is extremely commonplace to see people of color daily. In this sense, Soc 119 is a diverse class where people have different histories and will give us the opportunity to hear a variety of opinions about diversity. This being said, I do not find Penn State to be very diverse. My home is in the city of brotherly love, Philadelphia, which as we all know is a very diverse city. However the region of the city I live in, Northeast Philadelphia is almost entirely white. However, in the past decade or so, more people of color have started to move to the area. Likewise, I went to an all-girls one hundred percent white academy for high school. So I have not had very many experiences with diversity. When I first decided that I was going to attend Penn State, I did consider how my experience (or lack of) could play a role in how I was going to adjust to college life. Not only did I have to be concerned about going to classes with boys something I was not accustomed to but also people who had a completely different background than me including people of color. Although it was not at the top of my list of concerns, it was something that somewhat unnerved me when I did think about it. However, soon after my arrival at Penn State I realized that I had little to worry about. All of my classes still remained predominantly white and predominantly people very similar to me. Soon after my arrival at Penn State, I joined a Morale Committee for THON and observed that the people involved with Morale were, for the most part like me. Although, I suppose it did bring me some level of comfort because it meant I did not have to work as hard to make friends in these groups, I thought that something did not quite add up. I saw people of color pretty consistently outside of my classes and activities, mostly at the HUB. And it made me wonder why that was the only place where I ever saw them. It has taken two years of questions and an eye-opening sociology class, but I have now come to realize that it is because each race here leads a different life and is involved with different things and no matter where we are in this country, we will see this everywhere. Fri, 18 Mar 2011 20:15:28 +0000 http://www.worldinconversation.org/2011/03/18/what-do-you-think-of-the-diversity-at-penn-state-119-blog/#IDComment135900949 http://www.worldinconversation.org/2011/02/24/how-conscious-are-you-of-your-seat-in-class-before-and-after-todays-lecture-119-blog/#IDComment130735532 However, it is an untruthful statement and in reality it is because we still hold prejudices. It is necessary that such practices come to an end so that we might be able to form better relationships with people. It is only then that we will be able to give everyone a fair chance to make a friend…or get a job. Sat, 26 Feb 2011 01:06:35 +0000 http://www.worldinconversation.org/2011/02/24/how-conscious-are-you-of-your-seat-in-class-before-and-after-todays-lecture-119-blog/#IDComment130735532 http://www.worldinconversation.org/2011/02/24/how-conscious-are-you-of-your-seat-in-class-before-and-after-todays-lecture-119-blog/#IDComment130735491 In this instance, I would have been sitting alone at this meeting and have missed out on an opportunity to make a new friend. This is just one of many times people miss out on opportunities because people of other races are instigating a relationship. It is no wonder why people of the same race tend to all hang out together. It is because people feel more comfortable around those who they think they have things in common with; thus, we gravitate toward those of our own race. On the other hand, people tend to feel very uncomfortable with people of a different race. This might be attributed to the latent prejudices as Sam discussed in class. Deep within each of us, lay prejudices that have been instilled in us through external factors. This is what allows us to practice discrimination and hesitate to form relationships with people of other races. We have been taught to believe they are not like us and that they are different from us as a result we have limited interest in forming relationships. We pretend that it does not exist and people of color just simply tend to run in different social circles that people who are white. Sat, 26 Feb 2011 01:06:13 +0000 http://www.worldinconversation.org/2011/02/24/how-conscious-are-you-of-your-seat-in-class-before-and-after-todays-lecture-119-blog/#IDComment130735491 http://www.worldinconversation.org/2011/02/24/how-conscious-are-you-of-your-seat-in-class-before-and-after-todays-lecture-119-blog/#IDComment130735408 Every day in class I sit with my friends in the same spot. We all wanted to take this class because we had heard good things. Thus, the lecture did not really make me question where I sit in class because of course I would sit with my friends. However, it does make me consider that all of my friends are white. Similarly, the people who sit around us are white. So perhaps I should have more questions about how this came to happen. Sam said that we are more likely to sit closer to people of the same race as us and that is how we develop relationships. My one friend who I sit with during this class lived in my building freshman year. We had the same major so we both had to attend the same meeting our first Sunday here. After realizing this, she came and introduced herself to me and asked me if I wanted to walk to the meeting with her. Since then, we have been good friends. I never before gave much thought to this but perhaps she would not have done the same thing if I had been black or Asian. Sat, 26 Feb 2011 01:05:34 +0000 http://www.worldinconversation.org/2011/02/24/how-conscious-are-you-of-your-seat-in-class-before-and-after-todays-lecture-119-blog/#IDComment130735408 http://www.worldinconversation.org/2011/02/17/how-much-can-a-person-use-the-ignorance-card-119-blog/#IDComment129008385 Frankly, playing in the ignorance card is simply making an excuse for not being concerned about global issues. Especially in the age of technology and constant connections that we live in, we cannot use ignorance as an excuse. Any information we seek is available from as little as a Google or library search. We often take this availability of information for granted, and instead use the plethora of technology available to us for stupid or frivolous things. There is also an irony in the speaker’s remarks about us being educated. In some ways being active students in the education system prohibits us from seeking information on our own. While we are constantly surrounded by intellectual arguments and information, our learning is controlled by syllabi and due dates. We learn and read only what it assigned to us, and for most students the workload of a full roster takes up all of our time with reading and studying. Even Kevin Bales in his speech admits ignorance based on his status as a “young professor of human rights.” However, while may be a good excuse, it is still an excuse, and a pathetic one at that. When people throughout the world are starving or being enslaved, the argument that we’re too busy studying and writing papers is actually embarrassing. Bales’ lecture is mind-opening, it should encourage us to move away from ignorance in all areas of our life. Discovering the fact that atrocities like this needs to lead us to take action or at least be aware of this and other issues in the world. The $10.8 billion figure to sustainably free people from slavery is really astounding. This small amount of money could give people sustainable freedom from the oppressive chains of slavery that many think is merely in the past. This year, President Obama is proposing $738 billion in defense spending alone! For us as a nation to spend this huge amount of money to fight wars is ridiculous considering the fraction of that that could be used to better people’s lives! It really is our responsibility as a generation, a nation, a school etc., to be open and observant of the world around us. The days are over where being an American means we don’t have to care about the rest of the world. Globalization has brought with it opportunities and problems, but it is our responsibility to engage in the world in a meaningful manner. Sat, 19 Feb 2011 03:10:05 +0000 http://www.worldinconversation.org/2011/02/17/how-much-can-a-person-use-the-ignorance-card-119-blog/#IDComment129008385 http://www.worldinconversation.org/2011/02/10/how-can-we-make-major-decisions-so-quickly-119-blog/#IDComment127473395 Unlike many of the people in our class, I responded with I am not sure both times because in all honestly one simple headline did not provide me with any information about the case against this woman. Thus, like the person asking this question, I do not understand how so many of our peers were so quick to condemn this person as a victim of racism or as a guilty person. It is even more amusing how many people changed their answer after Sam provided the class with counter evidence. I attribute this rash decision-making to two factors: our need to be quick and our desire to please. Almost everything in our society revolves around instant gratification. People receive their emails instantly on their phone; they can access any information they desire while on the go; and they can receive food from almost anywhere instantaneously whether from drive-thru or delivery. Our society has no reason to think about anything in their daily lives. They just expect to receive they things they need without any intellectual effort on their individual part. So why should people take time to think about the challenging stuff. Needless to say, they do not. They comprehend the information in front of them, think a little bit about what they already know, and boom, decision made. It’s shameful that people have no real desire to really think about and understand the dynamics of our society. Secondly, people are driven by the desire to please those in their environment, more specifically those with higher status. Girls want the pretty girls to think they are pretty because the opinions of ugly girls don’t matter. Likewise, students want their professors to think they are smart. So think to themselves, “My professor who teachers Race Relations Sociology wants to know if this woman is a victim of racism? Well of course he thinks she is so if I put that he’ll think I’m like really smart like I get it.” However, as always Sam surprises us all and opens the room to a bigger picture with a few more headlines about the issue. So the class thinks, “Alright now I get it. Her thinks this headline is an inaccurate description”. And once again they submit an answer that they believe will satisfy their smart professor. This is a serious issue especially among college students who should be able to make decisions for themselves. They should not decide serious issues just to agree with someone who they believe to be smarter than them, including their professors. Educated people should take the time to think things out for themselves before they decide upon a definitive answer. If you are not given enough time to come to a definitive just simply say “I don’t know” because more often than not you probably do not know the story in its entirety if at all. Sat, 12 Feb 2011 04:32:21 +0000 http://www.worldinconversation.org/2011/02/10/how-can-we-make-major-decisions-so-quickly-119-blog/#IDComment127473395 http://www.worldinconversation.org/2011/02/01/what-is-the-difference-between-a-colored-and-white-comedian-119-blog/#IDComment126075495 This question has been one that has been resurfacing for years in a variety of forms. People have always had similar inquiries about why colored people were able to make jokes about the many different races; while, it was considered offensive for white people to make similar jokes. The answer to this question is both simple and complex. Reflecting back upon the jokes the Persian comedian made, he most often poked fun at his own ethnicity. Since his audience was mostly of similar descent they also found the jokes funny. Everyone enjoys laughing at his or her own culture. Let’s face it, most of the things we do are absolutely ridiculous. Similarly, it is easy to laugh when people who have had similar background experiences are making jokes about other cultures. This is why it is much more acceptable for a Persian to make jokes about Arab culture or Hispanics to make jokes about African American. However, colored people do not feel like they have this connection with white people. Because white people were once considered superior to other races, their jokes are interpreted as the white people mocking other cultures because the people of these other cultures are inferior beings meant for white people to laugh at. However it is okay for other races to mock white people because white people have a sense of security, which makes them more able to withstand the jokes. So to put it simply, it is okay for colored comedians to joke about races because all of these people of color feel they share a similar experience in that they have had to work their way to where they are today and that white people, to an extent, still feel superior to these races. But to put it into perspective, this inability to laugh at the jokes made by any comedian is absolutely ridiculous. We are all people who all desire the same things, and one thing all people like to do his laugh. Everyone loves to hear a joke, to make someone smile, to just be happy. The best jokes are always at other people’s expense those are the ones we laugh the hardest at. So all these comedians no matter what their race is are just trying to make the best possible jokes and make their audience laugh the hardest. We also need to learn how to laugh at ourselves. Even in our personal lives, it shows a mark of security to be able to laugh at ourselves to learn that we are all human and we all do ridiculous things that in retrospect make no sense. If an outsider happens to notice such an occurrence and makes a joke—it’s okay to laugh. It’s probably funny. So the best way to reduce this tension is just to take a step back, calm down, let down our guard, and laugh. Sat, 5 Feb 2011 04:43:47 +0000 http://www.worldinconversation.org/2011/02/01/what-is-the-difference-between-a-colored-and-white-comedian-119-blog/#IDComment126075495 http://www.worldinconversation.org/2011/01/26/how-do-you-classify-yourself-119-blog/#IDComment124255449 Everyone in our world has so many unique qualities and characteristics that one would think it impossible to simply put them into one, simple category. Yet, we constantly find ourselves categorizing and stereotyping our peers. As we walk to class and see different people we categorize them simply based on their clothing, the way they look, or the company they choose. However when I consider that these are the types of credentials people will use to categorize me, it occurs to me that such characteristics do not even begin to define who I am. My name is Emily Anne McGinley. I am a United States citizen and very proud to be a member of this country. I am of Irish, German, and English descent. When I finally travel abroad these are three of the places I most yearn to travel, especially England. It is a personal goal of mine to live in London for three years. I love Harry Potter and consider myself to be a total Harry Potter nerd; thus, I am completely enthralled by almost anything British. Typically, I am a very quiet person until someone takes the time to get to know me then I become difficult to keep quiet. I am from Northeast Philadelphia and have lived there my entire life. I would challenge that I probably have one of the thickest Northeast Philly accents on the Penn State Campus. I am the oldest of five children, which has been a huge factor in my life. My brothers and sisters are my most favorite people and I feel so blessed have them in my life. Both of my parents have tried to provide us with every opportunity they could and have worked their entire lives to make sure my siblings and I had the best opportunities we could hope for. I have a very large family and feel very lucky. I am the oldest grandchild on both sides of my family. I am a Catholic and I strive to live my life in this way keeping my strong faith in God. I spent my first 13 years of formal education in private, Catholic schools. I am a sophomore at Penn State and am currently beginning my fourth semester here. My major is Elementary Education because I love working with children and feel this is the best way I can give back to the world through education. For the past three semesters, I have made the dean’s list. I am a member of the THON community in the shape of my Morale committee and SPSEA THON group. A person viewing me from afar might take any of these characteristics and stereotype me based one. For example, one might think because I am wearing a Morale sweatshirt I am a loud and obnoxious person who always needs to be the center of attention, but this is false. I feel like it is impossible to know everything about a person thus impossible to categorize them. Rather than waste time assigning categories, we should be taking the time to get to know one another. Fri, 28 Jan 2011 04:33:32 +0000 http://www.worldinconversation.org/2011/01/26/how-do-you-classify-yourself-119-blog/#IDComment124255449 http://www.worldinconversation.org/2011/01/18/what-do-you-think-blog-2/#IDComment122845044 The exercise on Tuesday was in fact provocative but it was also intriguing. It brought to the surface many of issues that race has created around the world, which is what I think Dr. Richards’ intention is with this class. He wants to open our eyes to the many stereotypes we have created for those of races other than our own. We believe black people to be loud, Asian people to be smart, Arab people to be malicious, white people to be lazy, and the list goes on. Dr. Richards wants us to realize how false these generalizations are and how they came to exist. However, he does not only wish that we realize we stereotyping personality traits, but also that we realize that people of other races do not all look the same. That is why this exercise is so particularly challenging. It forced not only the two brave girls who had to tangibly group the people in the front of the room but the rest of the class as well to admit that we tend to think that all people of a certain group look the same. It showed how false this really was as there were people who looked very similar who had completely different ancestry and were classified in different race categories. It is these provocative exercises that convinces me that I will learn a lot in this class. Learning is not simply memorizing or knowing facts; rather, it is being introduced to a concept, digesting it and making sense of this new information. A teacher once said to me: “Sometimes you have to get to that point when you feel like you’re about to break out the fists to understand what real learning is.” I didn’t really understand her comment before but after only a week of Dr. Richards’ class I know exactly what she means. The exercise, along with many other statements made in class, could have easily been viewed as offensive and probably would have in any other setting. I’m sure many people did have a small sense of being insulted. However, this does not stop Dr Richards from teaching. I feel like he hopes that will get a little offended or have a feathers a little ruffled so that we’ll think about it, and as we think about it come to an understanding of how damaging race is and how stereotypes are wrong. Basically, Dr. Richards just wants us to learn to be better people and is willing to provide these provocative lessons to meet this goal. Many of our previous teachers have probably not provided this service for us in the past so we may have missed out on many valuable lessons. This exercise proved that this will not happen in this class. Fri, 21 Jan 2011 20:51:48 +0000 http://www.worldinconversation.org/2011/01/18/what-do-you-think-blog-2/#IDComment122845044 http://www.worldinconversation.org/2011/01/10/last-name-%e2%80%9cm%e2%80%9d-%e2%80%93-intense-debate/#IDComment121730991 soc119 Sun, 16 Jan 2011 20:48:55 +0000 http://www.worldinconversation.org/2011/01/10/last-name-%e2%80%9cm%e2%80%9d-%e2%80%93-intense-debate/#IDComment121730991