When I first started my first semester here I though of it as laid back and not as stressful as I thought it should be. Well now that its the end, I now know its very stressful. Its hard to keep up with the assignments most of the time. I sometimes got so stressed that I couldn't do them. Weird? I know.
Even though I thought it was very stressful I still love it compared to high school. And still don't miss it. I still love the indepenedence but then I don't because most of my teachers don't remind us what is due or even tell us the assignments. Its up to us to look on the syllubus.
I found it very hard to manage my time wisley. To where I can get all my homework done and still have me time. There was never a moment that I wasn't thinking about school and if I had everything done.
Now that I have experienced a semester in college I hope I will do better keeping up and with time management next semester.
Friday, December 2, 2011
Thursday, December 1, 2011
Racism, Sexism, and Difference
In the book EveryDay Courage, the teens Tyrone, Guillermo, and Marvin all experienced racism. Tyrone gets watched everytime he goes to a store and gets accused that he's stealing. Even though he has the money right in his hand. Guillermo got threatened to be arrested just because he was on the street waiting for his friend for not even 5 minuets. Marvin got denied when he was asking for a job where it was hiring. The next day a white boy was working there.
The girls in this chapter didn't really have any experiences in racism "yet". They all assume they will in the future when they start their careers.
Personally since I'm white and went to an all white school I didn't experience racism. But I grew up with racism around me. Almost everyone I went to school with was racist. They would yell at black people walking on the side walks. They would also say that its not safe here in the winter because the black college students are back in town.
I think people do need to talk about it more. Ecspecially the people who are racist. They should sit down and talk with different colored people to find out that they are the same as you and me.
The girls in this chapter didn't really have any experiences in racism "yet". They all assume they will in the future when they start their careers.
Personally since I'm white and went to an all white school I didn't experience racism. But I grew up with racism around me. Almost everyone I went to school with was racist. They would yell at black people walking on the side walks. They would also say that its not safe here in the winter because the black college students are back in town.
I think people do need to talk about it more. Ecspecially the people who are racist. They should sit down and talk with different colored people to find out that they are the same as you and me.
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