swartz09

swartz09

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13 years ago @ World In Conversation - Voices From The Classroom · 0 replies · +1 points

If I were to be invited to a party that would consist of mostly people of another race I would most likely go, because I’m always down to meet new people no matter what race or sexual orientation. One of the big reasons I decided to come to Penn State is because I want to come to a place where I would not know anyone and I would be able to meet a lot of new people and people of different races because it doesn’t matter to me what race or sexual orientation you are t me. I’m from a small town outside of Charlotte, North Carolina and I’ve grown up with mostly white area and most of my friends are white too but since I have come up here I have meet a lot new people and a lot of them are of different race. Like one of my best friends is Indian and since I meet him I have meet a ton of Indians here, which I’m not used to because there are not a lot of Indian in my hometown. Like for example last year my roommate was Indian and he was a friend with another Indian that was in the Indian frat of campus and he took me to one of their parties one night. At first it was kind of awkward because I didn’t know a lot of people that were there but then I got to know some of them and they were really cool. I ended up having a great time at the party and I was glad I went. The only way I think I would have felt really unconformable about going would be if I didn’t have anyone to go with because then it would just be awkward since I didn’t know anyone their and didn’t have anyone to introduce me to some of the other people. And if I were to go alone I would probably stand out more and I would just make things even more awkward but that is only if I don’t know anyone there, but it would be different if I didn’t know anyone there. For me that is the only thing that I car about with it goes t going out, I just like to know someone that is there so I’m not alone at the party because even though most of the time I am pretty outgoing but if I don’t know anyone there I end up being really quiet. So for me I am always “down with the brown”, meaning that I am always down to got to a meet new people not matter their race and I’m even down to go to a party that will be mostly of people of a different race as long as I know someone there.

13 years ago @ World In Conversation - Voices From The Classroom · 0 replies · +1 points

Well for me I think that after a straight guy has had sex if they were to ask the girl if she had an orgasm because if she were to say no it would make him feel very embarrassed, because I don’t think that a lot of men know that women don’t always have an orgasm during sex. For me as a gay guy I would feel really embarrassed if I was hooking up with a guy and he did not have one while we were together, because I feel like it would just have been one sided and that it wasn’t good for him. But after the past few discussions we have had in class it seems that when a girl is hooking up with a guy she might not even have the need for an orgasm like the man does. Even though this could be true the guy is still most likely not going to want to hear that while they were having sex that she didn’t also have an orgasm, because it could make him feel less of a man because he wasn’t able to bring her to an orgasm so I think that is why he would just rather not ask. Another reason for this could be that the guy doest have much experience and he is just trying to bring attention to the fact that they are do not have as much experience that they would like to have, because most guys think that the more people they have hooked up with makes them cooler and more of a man. Or he could see it as if he were to ask the girl if she had an orgasm and she said no it could hurt his pride because since he hasn’t had much experience he wasn’t able to bring her to an orgasm which could make him feel even worse. Another thing could be that they could just be having a one-night stand and by him not asking the question he can go on believing that everything went smoothly. While I think that if you were to have a relation ship with someone after a while you will be more willing to talk about their sex life and be able to talk about how they could try new things to make things better for both partners, but for someone who is having a one night stand it would just be more of an awkward conversation because they wouldn’t know the person as well and it could make things really uncomfortable for both partners. So for me I think that eve though it can be an awkward question it just depends on what the situation and how well the people know each other.

13 years ago @ World In Conversation - Voices From The Classroom · 0 replies · +1 points

I agree with Sam in that we should not pass judgment on someone because they are poor but I also think that people shouldn’t judge others for any reason. People shouldn’t judge other people off they way they look or on their social status because you don’t know that person or about what they have been through in their life. A lot of times you will see wealthy kids pass judgment on people that are from a poorer because they think that they should pick on them because the poor person isn’t like them or they don’t have the same things. I’m not saying that people should be pitied for being poor but people should treat a poor person the same way they would treat a friend, because you never know what this person’s life is like. Another thing people should take into perspective is how bad our economy is at the moment and how hard it is for some people to find a job especially for parents that are trying to raise a family when a lot of times jobs only pay minimum wage. Like in the video we watched about the women that has to walk 10 miles to work every day where she only makes minimum wage so that she can support her family without going on welfare. Most people would not even think of taking job where they would have to walk 10 mile just to get to work then have to walk another 10 miles to get back later, but this women does it everyday she has work so that she can take care of her family. I think that a lot of people are not aware of this and this is what makes it so easy for them to pass judgment on others. I think that if people were to be better educated on this topic then people would be less likely to judge and maybe more likely to want to help, and we could help in many different ways. Like back when I was in high school I used to volunteer at the boys and girls club where we would serve kids dinner and hang out with them after school until their parents could come and pick them up to take them home. I think that this is just one way for people to help the poor because it is giving the chance for their parents to be able to get jobs and not have to worry where their children are. That is just one thing that we could do to help this situation and there are many more that we could to help, but I don’t think that will work until more people are educated on this matter.

13 years ago @ World In Conversation - Voices From The Classroom · 0 replies · +1 points

Personally I would not want to join the military for many reasons. First being that I am nowhere near being in the shape that the military would need. Not saying that I am an unhealthy person but I don’t run and work out at much as I should and for me to get in shape for the military would take quite some time. Another reason I wouldn’t want to join the military is because it would go against my beliefs. Ever since I was a kid I have always been against violence and I can not see myself doing some of the duty’s that are required of people in the military to do. With that being said I do appreciate what all the other solders are doing over they’re for our country. And for me the biggest reason I wouldn’t want to join the military is that I don’t think I would be able to handle it mentally if I had to fight. I could never hurt anyone and if I did I don’t think I would be able to get over that.