Our generation look at the world in a different perspective and there are a lot more “grey” areas now than before and because of this the key to problem solving is now more complex than before. I can see why people may think our generation is f****d but I thin they need to realize all that is being put on us and the problems we are going have to face because of the generation before us. In conclusion looking at the “struggles” ahead I think we will be okay, we may hit a few bumps here and there form inexperience but overall I am confident that we will come together and overcome any challenges that face us as a generation from America to Israel and the rest of the world.
I think we are capable of pulling it together when times get hard and can make it through hardships that we will endure in our lifetimes. It may seem that our generation is more concerned with American idol and facebook rather than world events but that’s just how the time has changed out society as a whole and everyone is at fault for that. Let not forget problems like Global Warming and the economy failure were not the fault of our generation, but got put on us because of the generation before us if anything it is the generation before us who should be blamed because us as young adult had little to do with the economy downfall and Global Warming. These huge problems are now being put on our generation and it is unfair to say that we are not ready to handle this; as true as this may be we will rise to the challenge.
When Sam asked “What do you think about the struggles ahead” it really made me think and put in perspective our generation as a whole. The idea that we’re “f****d I think is ignorant to say and it just sounds plain stupid. Our generation is still young but we are still growing and learning with the times. Media and internet has shaped our generation making us take a look a t the world in a different perspective than the generation before us did because the world as a whole is so much more connected now. To think that we are not psychologically ready to take on the new challenges that face us is an absurd thing to say and anyone who thinks that really needs to think about their statement. With so much in our everyday lives and social media every where from Occupy Wall Street to the latest craze on the Kardashain Wedding the amount of media we hear as a generation is way more than generations past.
You can see it in our job forces, immigrant who have a well-developed understanding of our language tend to do better and have a higher degree of education and these are the kinds of immigrants we want in our country; the ones who will be useful in our economy. Let the immigrants who are uneducated spend hours in the heat picking crops not learning our language because in all honesty without education and knowledge of the English language that is all they are useful for in our country. In conclusion, I think immigrants should have to learn English not only for job reasons but for respect of our nation as a whole. It all goes back to the old saying “If you’re going to come to our country, learn out language.” Frankly, it is as simple as that.
For the illegals who do not know English they will keep doing day labor for 3 dollars and hour and be fine with that because they don’t know any better so let them have those jobs. Jobs that come with a title of respect and a descent amount of money. English needs to be part of that workers life to be successful. I don’t see what the big deal would be if we made all immigrants learn English, it is the unofficial language of our country and should be spoken in this country when it is needed. It is disrespectful for immigrants to come to the United States of America and know no English besides yes and no.
Whether immigrants have to speak English or not has been a hot topic for a while. America does not technically have an official language so really there is no need for immigrants to speak English. However Americans did try to pass English being out official language but it did not go through. I think that America should have an official langue of English and that anyone who wants a job n our country needs to speak it a level where can function efficiently in the work force. We talked about signs in class how Lowe’s, Home Depot, and other hardware stores and stores around the country have isle sing ins in English and Spanish, granted the immigrants did not ask for these signs to be put up if they were taken down they would be lost without them. Tests that all immigrants have to take should force them to know the language granted they are coming in legally and going through all the correct channels. I think it is only out of respect for Americans that immigrants should learn to speak the language, if you want to come into our country learn the language so you can be a beneficiary in our workforce.
As stated earlier I choose friends based on personalities, things we have in common, etc. I’m not friends with anyone because I want to prove to people that I’m down with black and brown I’m friends with them based on who they are. I think it’s fair to assume most of us choose friends in a similar manner and the majority of us don’t see race as a factor when it comes to developing a relationship. At the same time I’m sure there are people who feel the need to prove to people that they are accepting of other races but they represent the minority of the population. In conclusion, I think assuming someone is a poser because they have friends of different ethnicities and races is extremely close minded and naive.
Maybe this is a naive or optimistic view to take but friendships are very complex and based off multiple things. Just because someone grows up in a white community and was exposed to very little diversity doesn’t mean the first colored person they see they’re going to become friends with to “fit in” the person will take time to develop a relationship with different people and choose who he wants to be friends with. Even if you are more comfortable with your own race expanding your horizons and being curious about diversity doesn't make you a poser, if it makes you anything it makes you a person who is curious about the world and wants to break race divisions. I, myself, have friends of different colors and I have multiple levels of relationships with each one and some more than others. I can assure you however, that by no means am I a “poser”trying to make myself look cool by having friends who are different with me.
I think this blog is very stimulating, I personally never thought about this and am curios to explore how I feel. Personally I feel that who you chose to hang out with is more based on attitudes towards the person’s personality rather their skin tone; because of this I would not call those people posers. I think the example of the Black kid who joined a “white” fraternity highlights this perfectly. The kid chose that fraternity obviously not on race but how he felt toward the other bothers of this house. I don’t think it’s possible to hang out with people of different race and be called a poser, you hang out with these kids and enjoy their company; the relationship is more than skin deep. Since this would be the case I feel that to be friends with someone of a different race who you don’t like would be hard to do because you don’t appreciate their company.
I would love for a girl to explain why she and all her friends can’t grasp this simple idea of dressing like a slut will get you treated like a slut. In conclusion, girls, next time you go out looking all sexxified don’t get mad at us for trying to get in your pants (that is, if you’re even wearing any)
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