no class....

so after watching the documentary, "people like us" its hard to understand how people can choose to ignore that the united states has a class system. and i kind of agree its also kind of like an invisible caste system, the different classes do not socialize. Now, maybe a person can move up in class, atleast that is what the american belief is, but they dont express how hard the movement from low class to upper class would be. some people try their whole life without getting anywhere. Most likely, if your poor, you stay poor.... and if your rich, you stay rich.

Another excuse...

Blah blah blah, 13 points, blah blah blah, poor people are necessary, blah blah blah. Try explaining to a starving family that them Being poor is "necessary for our economy and society". He can have 113 points and I still wouldnt agree lol.

Deviance...

Deviance... the word itself sounds bad. Society uses it to describe people who do things that oppose the norms of their society. So, with that in mind, thin k about who decides who the deviants are? I know if i had my own country, the people who would be considered deviants wouldn't always resemble who the deviants are in N.Y.C. Maybe in my country the people who are considered deviants would be the poeple who follow religion instead of atheists.Or, maybe the deviants in my country would be people who wear clothes in public and nudists are the norms. Lol, point im trying to make is that deviance is chosen by whoever is in charge, the peopel in charge choose who are the deviants.

Reality...

Today, in my sociology class we discussed something thought peaked my interest. We discussed that our reality is based on what interactions we have made in our lives. Now keep in mind, I personally havent had many experiences outside of New York, I've spent some time as a kid in the Dominican Republic, and I moved to North Carolina for a year when i was 12. With that being said, my knowledge of "outside endeavours" in the world are slim to none. I dont really watch the news or use the internet for anything but simple personal quick things like checking my email or going on facebook, so when i heard of the "Koney2012" situation i didnt even know what a "kony" was. Then i saw the film. Now im not going to go into details about the approximately 29 minute video, I'll leave a link at the end of this blog for that. My reason or bringing the "Koney2012" situation up is the fact that it was NOT a part of my reality until yesterday.

Joseph Koney has been doing this for about 20 years, and the first time i heard of him was yesterday. Thats crazy. In a world where all you have to do to get information is Google it, i didnt know of this man and his horrific crimes until yesterday. My "reality" were thing that took place in New York, like Jeremy Lin and the Knicks, and how the Yankees lost 3 pre season games in a row. THIS is my reality, and  i think back and it has a lot to do with what ive been around my whole life. Sports has been a big part of my life and politics, and world news has never been. This is what i learned in class. That we make our own reality with the intereaction we have with the people, things, and experiences in our lives and that we, as individuals, are in a way, ignorant, to the reality of other people unless we make the effort to learn and interact with other cultures in society, and learn about their different realities.

As promised here is the link of the mentioned video. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y4MnpzG5Sqc

I'm 24 years old and im living with my girlfriend in flatbush. I did not graduate high school and took my G.E.D. instead and kind of fooled around and worked and made and spent money for a couple of years, now I'm trying to catch up. This is my third semester and I'm still learning a couple of new things, including how to use blackboard. Last semester i caught a lung unfection and i havent been the same since. I've always had asthma but the lung infection on top of that has slowed me down occasionally, but now, along with doctors help and advice, I've been working out, heading to the gym, and just doing some breathing exercises and i can already tell the difference. I'm dedicated to getting better just like Ive been dedicated in school. School and my health, along with my family, are the only things in my life that are important to me at the moment, and I'm determined to be good in all aspects of them.

1st week of class

1st week was a little hectic. I caught some kind of cold and because of my lung infection it kind of slowed me down. Not to mention some huge news to my family which kind of rocked our world. But all that is behind me now and although i still cough from time to time or need me asthma pump as soon as i wake up, im eager to prove to myself and someother people that i can handle this semester and get back on track.