Sunday, May 17, 2009

5/17/09

How do I see my beliefs reflected in the government policies and by politican?

In my opinion how ever I feel about the government I know that Im not the only person feeling like that. I also believe that if the government hear worries and complaints about their decisions from a large population I believe they will work on that issue immediately. At least they will give us a better understanding of that decision. I believe they have to. Other than that they would just be making decisions without thinking. Every decision the government makes is to better our country. I dont think that rule has changed or is going to any time soon. Those are my beliefs on the government.

5/17/09

What is my responsibility to society?

My responsibility to society is to be a good citizen. To help the community get better. Help prevent crimes. To not get in trouble your self. To help and encourage others to do the right thing in their neigbhorhood. Communities coming together makes an peaceful society. First you have to start with your community and helping the people that make up that community get better. Rather if that recycling or keeping your lawn cut or even community patrol to prevent. In my opinion you don't have any extra responsibilities unless you make one for yourself.

5/17/09

What can i contribute as an individual?

As an individual I can contribute a lot. If its to my country or people in the community. You can still contribute a lot and bless people with the gifts he's given and challenges he put you through. I can contribute an experience to the youth and help them get out of certain citations. Encourage people to stay in school and not to give up any time soon. Its a lot to contribute. I can give back to my community in a lot of ways. I can help people with fundraisers. I can give back to the homeless. Me all by myself can do a lot in the world today. Everything I do will benefit someone in my community.

5/17/09

What influence do class, religion, lanuage, and culture have on my relationship and my decision?

All of these components all are very important to me and African-American culture. I must say my decisions as an African American female must be very important. I believe i have to choose wisely. It is hard on the African American culture. It is very important to that i dont add to the problem. Not even saying that my skin color is the begining problem. I dont recieve the same oppurnity as other cultures or religion. The African American class level is low which means basically poor. In my opinion thats just my culture. My household by its self it in the middle class which means we are able to live and be alright. I havent had any battles with my religion yet but as I continue through life I believe I will. I pray not. My relationship is very picky. the reason why i say picky is because I have to pay attention to who im talking to and why Im talking to them. To me my decision depends on my relationship then I will make a choice.

Thursday, May 14, 2009

5/14/09

How do my relationships within and across groups affect others?

My relationships across groups affect others in positive and negative ways. Some people see that the vibe i have with that group or group of people is strong then their either going to like it or not. My relationship with a group of friends is strong because we all relate in different ways and understand each other. My relationship with groups and organizations have to be built up to become strong because I will join not knowing anything about them and have them thinking the same thing. We have to get to know each other before building a relationship and bond. I believe that others fill the same way that I do. The affect can come out different for different people.

5/14/09

How am I an reflection of my relationship?

In order to know the reflection of your relationship you must know the definition of relationdhip. My definition of a relationship is when two special people share a bond together that they have with no one else. If you start of an relationship bad thats the reflection your special other will have on you. If you finish your relationship good then your special other will have a story to tell. A relationship does'nt just have to be like boyfriend and girlfriend. You can have a tight relationship with your mother or bestfriend. Either one of those are a relflection of you and how you start and finish it. Your reflection on me can be that Im lazy but when its time to handle our business Im always there. A relationship is something you grow into having from a long time of just getting to know eachother.

5/14/09

How do I build a network of people to support me?

I believe you really want to do it first and have a good reason for it. It has to be almost a cry out for help. The cituation has to be serious. You have to start out with a small group of people then get larger with an network that support you for what you need help with. You have to have a story that people will believe not a story you made up in five minutes and decided you would need some help. You would have to been crying for help for a while so someone can notice a problem before you bring it to them. You have to make the person want to halpe and not just because you asked. Also because they have the desire and see fit to helping you.

5/14/09

How do I relate to my family,community and society?

I relate to my family and community because we all are African American. A good percentage of my society is African American My family know the most about me. They can relate to me and my issues better than the community and society in my opinion. I say that because my family know my personality better than the other two. People in my community goes through a lot of the same things I go through probably with school or neigborhood problems. My family know more about personally problems of course. I relate to my family, community and society because we help eachother no matter the circumstance. Its always someone their to give you advice. Each one of them can benefit you in the future.

Thursday, May 7, 2009

5/7/09

Who was your most influential teacher?

I have two influential teachers. Their names are Ms. Fuller and Ms.Woods. These two teachers both teach English but they have different certifications. They both pledged an sorority in college but one was AKA and the other Z PHI B. I love them both dearly. They always had my back. They always told and taught me the right things to do whenever I needed help rather its with school or out. It seems like to me they always had the answers to my questions. I guess its because they probably went through what I'm going through and know good tips and ways to get out of certain citations. They are good examples that I plan to follow other than sorority's. They both influence me In very good ways and I have a close relationships with them both.

5/7/09

Do you feel you have grown since the beginning of the year? What are some of the things that caused this to happen? What caused it to not happen?

I feel that i have grown this year. I have grown in so many diffrent ways. Your surroundings have helped me grow and made me better as a person. My grades have contuniously imporved. My projects have improved. I am doing very well in school. I have matured from drama thats not worth my time. At the begining of the year I had gotten into some drama I probaly wouldnt even think about getting into. I had bad studying habits at the begining of the year i had to get serious and get my work done. I was influenced by my teachers to do my work. Also to start studying because you do better on a test.

5/7/09

Do you believe that the media portrays young black students in a positive light?

I think the media portrays young black students all the time. In my opinion they blow things way out of proportion. For cacaution teen the media might say something for 2 seconds. They never stay on that cituation for long. For African-Americans we have to live in shame for a couple of months or years. It never really seem to go away. Its always an extra story with the media. Something they have to make up. They always make it seem like we did something worse than what we really did.I think African-Americns get treated very diffrent through media. We should be treated Just as anyother race but we dont.

Friday, May 1, 2009

5/1/09 blog post

In times of adversity, do family bonds/ relationships help us survive?

I believe that family bonds help us survive in any kind of way wheather its good or bad. You always have someone in your family to fall back on. Maybe you could think about a hard time within your family in your life and just remeber how strong they were through the struggle of that peroid of time. If your family in the past was strong then you were raised to be strong through any trails and tribulations. Family bonds hold everyone within that family together. If you know that a family member has your back no matter what then you will survive until you cant trust them anymore.

Lineage poem 5/1/09

What is a relationship ?

There are diffrent types of relationship. The definition of relationship is a connection, association or involvement. You can have a family relationship. An sister to sister relationship. Maybe even a boyfriend to girlfriend relationship. Relationships doesnt just happen. It takes time to build a relationship. In my opinion a relationship is like having a bond with someone special in your life. Relationship isnt just something you say. it takes time to build an relationship and you have to be careful about what you call a relationship.Relationships are something people share in honor of one another.

5/1/09 Those Winter Sundays

Does it take courage to sustain a relationship?

Its takes a lot of courage to sustain a realtionship. The word Sustain means to hold or support. Their sre alot of obstacles you face in realtionships. You need major support in a realtionship espically in a deep realtionship. In my opinion the poem "Those winter sundays" means that the girl father had gotten up on sundays and worked even harder previous to the week days that pass. It takes a strong realtionship with someone to do those things and not get a thank you as if you took what he did for you , for granted. Its very hard to keep a good realtionship with anyone and not get a thank you.