Race

This week in class we discussed race we learned it's not a biological thing. Race is what we have created. We already know it's not biological, so what is it then? their skin color and the way that they look. When we see somone we label them right away without even getting to know them. It's not like only white people do this every race has their own opinion on another race. When we did that class activity and we had to look and their picture and guess what they were was kind of hard. We hardly got any right but this shows we cant judge somone by how they look because they might look like something but actually their something completely else. This actually happens to me in the summer i get really tan and people that i first meet ask me if i'm Hawaiian or Hispanic which i don't get cause im neither. i dont know why it would matter were they going to treat me differently if i said i was Hawaiian or Hispanic?

This week we talked about social class and how once you are born poor into a family it is extremely hard to get out of this situation and become rich. When we watched the video in class i couldn't believe how this family was living and how their was so many people in the house and they still had a hard time putting food on the table. I can kind of relate but not even close to how they live. My parents didn't go to college, they already had me and we had no money so we had to live with my grandparents for a while but they provided the food for us. I know what its like to be below everyone and my dad had to work extremely hard and i think we got very lucky with what we have now because usually the rich only become richer and the poor just become poorer. This shows when we were playing monopoly if u get everything handed to you life is 100 times easier than the other person that starts with nothing and the person with nothing kept trying their best and was hardly making any progress while the person that had everything handed to them just got to sit back and keep making more money. The monopoly game made me understand alot more.

Social Class

This week in class we watched a movie on social class. I don't really know what to think about this movie because right now I'm hating that the rich people look down at people that are working. But if i was in their situations i don't know how i would act? maybe i would act obnoxious maybe i wouldn't who knows . Also the girl that is trying to get a date is an idiot. she has no idea how shes suppose to act. shes making herself look dumb just to see if she could get a date. Even if she gets a date sooner or later she would have to tell the person who she really is. that it for now on what i think about to movie

Drugs

This week in class we did an activity that had to do with drugs and matching the level of how legal it is. We didn't know the name of the drugs so it made us think about how bad it is by its description. When our teacher told us the names of each drug it was weird to see what was actually legal and which was illegal because some things that we said were legal we put as illegal and some things that we thought are illegal we had as legal. As we were going through all the information my group had many different opinion on weather it is legal or not and how we should rate it on the scale because every drug we went over it said there was a chance of death.

milestones

this week in class we talked about milestones during our lives. I think my 3 biggest milestones were being born, walking and going to nationals for soccer so far.I never realized how many milestones you go through in your life and how so many things are special. I never really payed attention to them cause im always thinking about the future, But since we did the timeline in class i started to think about things that made a difference in my life like riding a bike,tieing my shoes, and going to school.I hope my next milestones are going to college to play soccer and thats it for now. no need to worry about other things because i want to take one step at a time and not rush.

Aikido

This week in class we talked about using someones energy to help us in a situation when some one comes at you. Sal demonstration was cool. I didn't think you could hurt people like that when your using their forces. I shouldn't say it's to hurt someone, its more of a defensive act so they don't get hurt. Aikido is a positive thing to learn because it teaches you to solve problems rather than fighting. If everyone knew Aikido then everyone would understand how their actions are effecting the world in a negative way with people dieing and not even caring. The thing I like about aikido is you don't learn to attack you learn how to take in the energy and use it in a way to keep things under control. what if Stevenson had its own Aikido program?

in class we had to pay attention to American culture. At first I was confused because i couldn't figure a general group that everyone could fit into. The reason is every culture has their own quality that stands out from the others. Once we actually started talking about it in class i started to to look at this in a different way. being the typical American that i am my family and eye could finish a quality meal in 45 minutes. i know that's not long enough but were always on the go and if were sitting down we feel like were wasting out time doing nothing. The funny thing is when I go eat dinner with my asian side of the family we could sit at the dinner for a couple hours. Its kinda hard for my family and i to sit there but its normal for all my grandparents and aunts and uncles to sit there for 3 hours like its no big deal. how did our culture become this way?

media

This week in class we discussed about how the media influences us in a negative way. I agree with most of this. We shouldn't always have the skinny girls posing for all the sampoos. For example, when dove had the picture of normal size girls for their sampoo. This is a smart thing to do because it will boost alot of peoples self-esteem up. I know i've been influence by the media because i always see the jacked strong models and i wanted to get like them so i go out and spend 120 $ on proteins when in reality it was just stupid. But also i wonder is it really that bad to make a change if you really dont like who you are?

Homeschool

This week in class we discussed about home school. Home school is kinda weird for me even though i'm around it a lot. A lot of kids on my soccer team are home schooled. I wouldn't mind being home school but these kids don't really know what life is . Their life is being home schooled and playing soccer every day. They don't really have that much of a social skills. when you try to talk to them they're short with you and just want to mind their own business. Another thing i find awkward is there are some kids on my team that go to public school and they know what music is in and what music is out. When we go on soccer trips and we are listening the latest hip-hop jamz the kids like hide on the side of the bus and cover their ears. We forget at first but then we just turn it off because if one person doesn't feel comfortable then we just stop what were doing. I don't understand why their parents dont let them listen to music?

doing nothing

well this doing nothing project was pretty hard for me. when i had to stand around and do nothing it made me want to do something. I am always on the go, i never have time to sit around and just observe whats happening around me. while we were at homecoming a lot of my friends decided to go sit down and eat. I thought it was a good time to try it out. I sat down and just "did nothing" i really wanted to get into the conversation because who wants to sit around at homecoming. My mind would start to wonder every so often about random things and some of my friends were like dude whats your deal are u mad about something? But i just did nothing. This was a lot harder than i thought cause there was so much action happening around me that like i kinda sucked not doing what everyone was doing at the moment. It kinda made my friends mad cause I'm usually one of the guys that talk a lot and all of a sudden i wasn't doing anything at a dance. They were just like what ever dude your being annoying. I thought it was funny cause everyone is just trained to always be on the go and never stop. it was a fun experience.

Work

What are some ways that Mitch values hard work, achievement, success? Is this true for you or your parents? Does this start in high school or even sooner? What ways? Is it possible to obtain a different type of success?

Mitch takes pride in all his work. He is always trying to make everyone happy and is always on the go. But the people that mean the most to him don't feel like they are getting the attention. Mitch wants to achievement seeing the world in a different ways. Mitch was always Morrie best student in class. Mitch is trying to follow in Morrie footsteps because Mitch wants to live the life of not hating people. for example when he answer the phone at Morrie they apologizes to the other guys on the phone because he knows that he would live a better life. I think my parents and I both have done this and there is many other ways to to find success because a lot of people might be successful but aren't living the life they want.

Norms

In class we were talking about Norms and how we need to acknowledge these things or we could offend someone or their group. For example the Norms in Middle Eastern where you have to hold the persons hand. One I don't like holding hands with a guy, it's just awkward and I'm not really into holding another person hand that I don't know. who knows if he has washed his hands lately and where they have been. what I'm also trying to say is there could be germs on their hands and it gets onto us and we could get really sick. What if you were the type of person that just couldn't hold the persons hand, like you thought it was just creepy. How do you think the people in the middle east would react?

complex u

Well I wasn't in class to do this group activity but this sounds like an interesting topic. It's crazy how you can look at someone and they are completely different from what they look like. For example not many people know i'm 50% Japanese. This class activity is also saying you cant judge someone untill you get to know them and their backround. It's weird how the people you hang around with influence you so much. For example, I am part of a family,a team,a group of friends etc.. Theres always that one person your friends with and they also have a different group and you wouldn't think they belong to because they change who they are when their around you and when their around the other group. I think this is a cool activity cause you can learn new things about students.

da Bronxs

I think collogero is in a few groups. His main group growing up was his friends from the neighbor hood. Another group is Sonnys crew and the last one was his family. I think as collogero grew up he changed crews and started hanging with sonny. His master status is the Son because in two groups sonny and his father were taking care of him. This relates to me in a way because my family is Italian and my dad wants me to work hard and only wants the best for me.

spit

when Mr. Sal told a student to spit on a spoon I thought it was no big deal. But when Mr.Sal told the student to put it back in their mouth they didn't because it's just gross. you don't want something that was in your body that came out to come back into your body. Spitting is healthy but also can make us really sick. Sal asked the student if they would take it back in. If i was the kid that got asked to put it back in my mouth there would be no chance i would do it. It's like spitting it on the ground and licking it back up.

Thoughts On Community Service

my community service experience is really limited, I have really done nothing more than help little kids learn how to play soccer. I realize the benefits of helping others through volunteering and i'm a little embarrassed to admit that i've never done it before.

All about me

My name is Johnny,i am a 16 year old student. In my free time i like to hang out with my friends as much as i can. The reason for that is i am usually in different states playing soccer. Soccer is my passion. My goals in life so far are go to a good college where i can play soccer. Other than soccer, My family is the most important part of my life. I feel lucky because i can tell my family anything.

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