English 52, 60, 100
FORMAT:
When you blog, in the Title, write your first and last name as you would as if you are turning in a paper to me. Then you do not have to write my name because I know you are in my class. Write what English class you are in whether it is English 52, 60, 100 and what College.
For example, one would write:
Yue Hayes
English 52
Cerritos College
Post #1
Homelessness
In addition, for the title, pick the topic of discussion, grammar/organization, content, current events, pop culture or literature as a TITLE that we have discussed in class. Write the posts like this: write #1 Post or #2 Post or Post #50, so I can easily keep track of them and how many you write.
Of course, you are welcome to write more than several posts, and in doing so is another form of participation and does count in the participation grade. Perhaps, in class, you may not participate all that much but in the realm of the blogosphere, you can from the comfort of your own home,
- reflect on the day's class discussion or offer up an insight that you found particularly interesting, etc., etc.
- How does it change the way you think or thought before on the subject?
- What actions might you take in the future? Anything is open to interpretation.
Of course, I need not go on and on about being respectful towards your peers' opinions and beliefs. If you disagree with another student's views be discreet about it: Do not say so and so is completely wrong because of this and that. Instead, say, I disagree with so and so and here are the reasons why I do. Go after their evidence and support and do not, I repeat do not attack someone else personally. This is supposed to be a forum for everyone to share their ideas and views.
*I will enforce the blogosphere by either deleting your hard work, making an example out of you here in the realm of the blogosphere or in class* . . .
3,761 comments:
«Oldest ‹Older 2001 – 2200 of 3761 Newer› Newest»im just saying....i wouldnt be surprised. ;] I will say it will be one hell of a debate though. ooooo im so evil, i cant wait.
omg!! we have more than 2000!!! congrats everyone!
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Congratulations everyone for getting us here. . .
Halloween--3000
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Mr. Hsiao
Your so evil!!
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Melissa and Ariadne,
Everything you tell me I already know about myself.
The debates will be great fun.
I am sooooooooooooo looking forward to it.
It is nice to be in the company of my two stalwarts bloggingwise, right?
Thank you you two.
we know just a lil reminder thats all...one may never be too evil..bwahahaha
are we going to have this debate on the 29th? right?
Please no more mention of intense rivalries because we all know how you (*hint*hint) Ariadne and Brenda will go back and forth. Melissa with Ariadne, wow?! That is too much.
We will see, but more than likely, yes.
Very Funny &
I bet you do Hsiao!
Haha
Cant wait!!!
Monday: Dont miss it anyone!
ehhh... i donbt consider myself a huge argumentative person or have even considered debate at all, but for some reason in your class i happen to express my opinions. which is not a usual for me especially in front of more than 2 people.
Dont worry from what I see in class you could be very argumentative haha
We'll be good!!!
I wouldnt be surprised to see Liliana step up ♥
brandon
Goldenwest
Eng100
Post:20ish
didnt mean to get too political but it is difficult to separate money and the prior. My main question resided in the responsibility of poverty. I hear, from many people, the desire to, for lack of better words, 'gang up' on the wealthy and 'redistribute' the wealth. as Obama says: "spread the wealth around". But poverty is not just the wealthy folks responsibility. it is all of ours. so why would we cut middle-class taxes? think of what we could do if we DIDNT cut those taxes, AND raised upper class tax. Everyone sortof wants to jump of the rich guys back, and by back i mean wallet. is that even fair? didnt they work for that money? i agree there are a lot of money pigs out there. lets be honest and frank.
not to start a political thread, but this is the fundemental difference between the two parties. Democrats want the government to take peoples money and redistribute it. Republicans want the people to keep their money, and if they want, give the money to charity, or raise their employees wages. the problem is, government aid is inefficient, as weve seen in the story, and people are greedy. seems like a catch-22...
we should all own up to poverty. not just make the rich do it. this is all our country, or neibors, our roads, schools, economy and so on. the only reason i dont like obama, the ONLY reason, is that he wants to cut middle-class taxes, and raise upper-class taxes. what? let some people get wealthy and make others less wealthy?
I make around 13,000 a year. after taxes about 9,000. so i pay 4,000 dollars in taxes. thats for everything. to drive on the roads, to use the DMV, to go to goldenwest, to call the cops or firefighters if i need to, to use the things taxes pay for. Bill gates? i can guarantee you he pays more than 30,000 in taxes. way more. and thats already ten times as much as me, TO USE THE SAME STUFF AS ME! how is that fair?
jovana,salvador, amador,
it was nice hanging out with you guys yesterday, i think you guys are so interesting and unique, i look foward to us hanging out more...... and jovy ur car is so cute! :)
peace
and i cant wait for the debates, im in an all girl group so its gonna get crazy.For all u guys, dont mess with the girls!!!!! lol
Jovana L.
Prof H.
Cerritos
Eng 52
Jenny:
Great name for your little angel coming. i love it. who cares what people say. i love it and thats that =] hehe
Aracely, Amador, Sal, Anthony, Isaias:
You guys are so awesome. having a little debate outside of class about almost EVERYTHING was so cool. each and everyone one of you guys are so ineresting and unique. we didnt agree on everything that came up, but we didnt bash on eachother or put one another down. which i thought was super chill. i am looking forward to hanging out with you guys more aswell. You guys are awesome. i enjoy you guys' company and i hope to not loose you guys' friendship after the class is over.
Mr. H:
I cannot wait until we debate. im looking forward to it. it takes me back to high school when i was on the debate team. god im pumped!!! and the groups we got ... (pauses and gives a thumbs up) i love them! they are awesome! i dont know doojin very well, but he is such a sweet guy. im glad i picked him. and anthony well ... he has charisma. =] im wondering what our team will be like? dont you wonder? =]
well im back to work. so ill talk more later.
oh PS congrats on 2000! looks like ill be number 2018 if i post fast enough and stop talking.
♥
Jenny Guzman
Cerritos college
eng 52
post ?
Thanks Melissa,
We are happy.
Her name is going to be Janelle Elyse.
She is due on 1/15/09 that is one day before my birthday and 4 days before my Conchitos.
I had people ask why Janelle? Doesn't that sound like a "black girl name" I say so what if it does. Not to offend anyone, but both my and my Chonchitos parents named us with the whitest names known to man. Jennifer Carolyn and John Edward, so I am happy to give my child's name a little bit of Flava. Haha.
Random I know, I am weird.
"Ahhh, Monster, I will have a talking to you when you come in to class." Mr. Hsiao
Ok mr. H :/
:O
Did I screw the pooch that bad?lol
Jovana L.
Prof H.
Cerritos
Eng 52
VOTING:
I have yet to vote. im reaserching the props and all the other people. i dont want to pick a person i dont know only cause he has a cool name, or she sounds like shes pretty. i wanna know who i am voting for and i wanna know why! why and how can they benefit me? what will make the world just a little bit better? who is capable of holding my life in their hands, and do it right? hmmm. and the thoughts go on in my mind as of who to pick. ill let everyone know (well those who are interested) who i chose. =]
What is Poverty?
OH MY GOD! i read this story and it didnt make me cry like Mr. H thought it would. all it did was open my eyes. it made me see that even if i dont have a mansion, classic cars, the best clothes, or all the money in the world ... i am rich. i live the luxury life of hot water, of clothes on my back, of soap that is expensive and a warm room to sleep in. i am very rich! and i never saw it that way before. i always considered myself poor by the way my house looks. its not a 2 story house with a big backyard and a pool with a jacuzi. but reading that story, i am very rich. and im very thankful.
god Mr. H. you always give us great stories that have a meaning on our lives. thanks a bunch.
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well its time for ME to join in on ((MR. HSAIO,ARY AND MELISSA'S CONVERSATION))..well ..well.. well so you've been talking about me ey?? hmm ((lol)) i am ALSO looking forward to this debate and im sure [[from what ive read]]...melissa and ary can't wait to go against me...well u see ladies... i am NOT the attacker... i will be the opener and the one that proves it..((all though it is soooooo EXTREMELY hard to find positive statistics on teenage pregnancy)) but i am sure i will manage...((SOME HOW)) ((LOL)) ANY WHO... since i TALK ALOT and mr h cleverly put us in groups that are mixed with the shy & talkative ppl..WE ((MY GROUP))figureD that his strategy was to get the quiet ppl to speak more therefore my group and i have turned it around...albert is the attacker..his decision..& nessa is the moderator...any questions??? j/k...but all joking aside i am mostt positive that monday will be a VERY INTERESTING DAY!!! mr h ..are we going up 1st??? **and does anyone know how to find "positive" statistics on teenage pregnancy?? ive tried google n i cant find anthing!!! thx..be back soon!!
"i am rich. i live the luxury life of hot water, of clothes on my back, of soap that is expensive and a warm room to sleep in. i am very rich!" furbie haha jovana
I agree
STRONGLY.
I believe that one must appreciate the little perks one gets. We complain about how our ipods don't work, how our computers crash how this doesn't do that and how that does this. Yet we cannot appreciate the beauty and luxury we live in. Why can't we appreciate that some, hopefully most of us don't have to worry about a drive by every day, or a mine exploding on our way to work. These thing, althought might sound exagerated ARE real, and happen everyday. Kids die on their way to school because the stepped on a fucking land mine while we complain about how slow our internet is or argue over what actor or actress is better. POINTLESS.
When my mother tells me all she had togo through in the orphanage she was in I think about my lifee and the stuff I have and she didn't.
Good job Jovana for pointing that out!
DarlaAnne Aguilar
Eng 100
Cypress
Mr. H,
Can we use just one story in our essay. i know we have to use 3 qoutes but do they all have to come from different stories??
Monster & Jovana: i totally agree with you both on why cant people just be grateful for the things they have already. Why do people have to go and want more when they do not need any of it. It just makes me so angry that people can not see that what they have now should bring them happiness and not a bunch of belongings.
To Brandon.
Responsibility does play a huge role in all classes. I would not say I am trying to ride off the rich folks backs. That is no where close to why I think we need tax reform. Notice I said reform not cuts or increases, but an actual total re amp of brackets, reform on tariffs and trade taxes domestic and foreign. To me it is not about taxing the rich more so we can live off of their wallets. It is about patching the loop holes. As income rises the brackets become wider and wider as opposed to lower income brackets which are more specific to around 20k-40k. A man making 500k can be in the same bracket as a man making 850k a year. Compared to a person making 15k andone making 35k they are in 2 totally different brackets. This is where philantropy for write offs come into play. You think if these people did not get anything in return would they still donate. Probably like 15% of them. In simpler terms the more money you make, the more money you donate, the less you get taxed or even taxed at all. I do the media setup for these auction and charity events for oil tycoons, defense contract companies, and the main thing they mention during the auction. "This is that one big write off your waiting for."
It is not about incresaing taxes to me. It is about patching up the loop holes that the rich have to get around paying up. Rich people would rather have an increase in taxes then have the loopsholes patched. That just blocks their loophole, so they rather take an increase with an escape still. Go look at the IRS Tax Brackets.
Notice it saids 357k and above and its fixiated at 35%.
Now notice the gap between 8k - 32k @ 15%
Then notice 32k-78k and 78k-164k
See the increase in the gap as you make more money.
The area that matters the most is the 32k-78k range. In reality making 31k compared to 78k is a huge different in quality of life.
So what if you made 32k then? Instead of getting taxed 15% you get taxed 25%, but does your quality of life change just because your now in the tax bracket with the 70+k'ers. NOPE.
I guess what Im trying to say is that the income to percent ratio is not balanced enough and it benefits the higher income citizens of America.
So now just imagine one year making like 31k and your in the clear financially. Then the next you just barley break the bracket and end up owing taxes even though your increase in income is so small.
Catch my drift?z
As for Bill Gates.
Lets see here I have found several reports of his income over 4 years from 04-08
Stated:
He makes around 7k-11k a minute. This is my median estimate from various years.
The man has a networth of 58billion dollars. This is Bill Gates net worth here not Microsoft. An individual, a single man.
So at 7000 dollars a minutes multiplied by 60 minutes, multiplied by 8 hours a day, multiplied by 20 days a month = 5 days a week multiplied by 12 months = 806 million dollars. This is only an estimate, it could be higher or even lower, but it will be in the hundreds of millions.
Multiplied by 35% = 282million dollars get taxed. out of 800 million. Oh well damn the government took 300 mill from my 800 mill and 58 bill net worth. Plus the amount of charity he is involved in, cut that estimate of taxes in half.
This is all just an estimate, now do some math for the lower class incomes and you can see the effect of the percentile on the lower and middle class.
Im not implying I agree with Obamas tax plan, but rather I am just stating what I think needs to be done and why the rich get all the tax breaks. Unfortunately I think the middle class gets a way bigger finger from the IRS then the lower class and upper class. It is almost like that danger zone of transitions. Home foreclosures look up the average median income of the majority of home foreclosures. Way more then the lower class. The middle gets affected the most by the buy buy now pay later media marketting tactics of banks and retailers. They want to keep up with the Jones so they keep spending. While low know they are far from keeping up so they act more responsible. IMO I think the middle class needs more discpline then the lower.
Make more money, make more opprtunitys, creates more variables for negative outcomes.
Make less money, have less opporunitys, less chance of those negative variables interferring with your responsibilities.
Isaias Estrada
Proffesor Hsiao
English 52
Cerritos College
We humans are all a Virus to this wonderfull Earth.
We are all like a virus, just using this earth's resources to accomidate our daily lifes.
But one day, one day.
We will smell the cheese, but then it will be too late.
And the cows ass will fall on our face.
Brandon Proffitt
English 100
Cypress College
Looking forward to seeing what debate subject Professor H picked for our group.
Brenda,
WE just know that being against your group is going to be fun and interesting.. We already knew you werent going to be the attacker. But still being against you is (Ari)its going to be interesting...
Good strategy by the way!
♥
Jenny
Im happy for you and your hubby to be..
That is such a cute name.
And you shouldnt care what others say about it sounding "Black"...
♥
Wesley Lock
Eng 100
Cypress College
Post: ??
I was wondering the same thing too Darla. Do the 3 quotes have to be from the same story, or can we pick the quotes from any of the stories we have read.
Kevin and Kevin hit me up with the digits so we can get situated with our logistics.
Hopefully my post did not give away to much for the debate.
Macbook + Research + Cypress sub par A/V + Powerpoint presentation + My clicker! = Doom to the opponent.
Nick Odierno
Eng.100
Cyp.
"...Mr. H. you always give us great stories that have a meaning on our lives. thanks a bunch" - Jovanna
Prof Hsiao introduces new perspective and an unfamiliar view point. What you take from it is yours, no one else's. If your hungry enough you might like to taste what he has to share...if full, then put it in the fridge for a later day.
Nam, Brandon,
Reform yes...
NAM you made mention to the DMV, should we pay tax on something previously taxed? (a used car for example) Hmm. But how else could we pay our service men? Prisons(Consider PROP. 5,6,9)? Our Public schooling system?...I mean that is what America is all about. PUBLIC EDUCATION. Constantly changing, a morphing society needs to be tended. We can't assume a system without change will last forever.
Every other week that big check stub comes, only to find out Uncle Sam took a lot of money. I've never even met the guy, yet he seems to take my money very regularly. Obviously every income bracket is different...but we all still contribute to the pot. Seems like we just need to have a slow consistent stir and avoid the greed.
**NOTICE** to whom may care:
This morning there was a brush fire in the Sepulveda Pass which came within two miles of the Getty. 100 acres scotched but more then 400 fire fighters put that light out. The Getty received no damage. Phew...that was close.
Isaias,
Your above post has me recall upon a great movie...the matrix. We eat/consume all the wonderful fruits earth as to offer and in return fill it with waste. Its human tendency to take rather then give. Terrible.
CONGRATULATIONS EVERYONE WE HAVE REACHED MORE THAN 2000!!!
Melissa Lopez
Eng 52
Cerritos
I agree on what Jovana and Monster say..
We often do not appreciate the things we have, whether they are big or small. Its really sad... We all need to learn to step back, look at our lives and really appreciate what we have!
Melissa
I don’t care if her name really sounded "black". I just get annoyed with those people ignorance.
Anyways I can't wait for prof H to pick my topic!!!
Jenny
Yeah I know what you mean...
♥
Kayla Marley
GWC
English 100
Post 26
"Bill gates? i can guarantee you he pays more than 30,000 in taxes. way more. and thats already ten times as much as me, TO USE THE SAME STUFF AS ME! how is that fair?" -brandon
I have to say it is and is not fair. I mean if bill gates is making 80 million a year and is only taxed 4000 a year then where is the untied states going to pay for all the city, state, and federal fundings? I mean it is not only from him but can you imagine taxing everyone the same amount no matter what your income is. say 100dollars per check. can you imagine how crappy our government would be? no one working in government positions would try very hard because they wouldn't be making very much money, because all the tasks they have to do probably costs so much to do. I do believe that people should be taxed according to the dollar amount they make a year because you can't tax someone who makes minimum wage 1000 dollars a month while the person making 5000 dollars a month is paying 1000. i mean.. does that make sense? anyways i need to take an online quiz and test so.. i hope my blog made sense. if not sorry for rambling. wow over 2000!!
geez Mr. Hsiao, i can't believe you stole the glory from your students. haha just kidding! =D
jovy
im sure we will all still keep in touch after the semester is over, well i hope......... but im sure we will :) i can really connect to u guys, i've never had a class like this one, i like it.
n i cant wait to c what topic mr.H chose for us all...... it is gonna get crazy with our class.
and uncle sam seems to be the topic right now, it is sad to see ur paycheck stub and realize how much uncle sam keeps, but what i do is i ignore it, cus then im just gonna be sad and mad and its not like i can stop the government from taxing me so i just let it go, i have enough going on in life that making this another issue for my life would be crazy.
well i worked with this girl that came from Sweden, for a business trip and she has to stay here for a year.I would always talk to her about how her country was and stuff and it was really neat stuff. Her name is Mia, and she told me that the first time she arrived here, and drove on our freeways, she thought they were all under construction, lol in a way she was trying to tell me that they looked old, ugly, and the roads were too bumpy.
mia said everyone gets taxed a lot in her country, and that it sucks at first, but she prefers it that way, because they have beautiful roads, schools, and it just makes there way of life better, because they live in a much more cleaner and nicer environment.
Also everybody has health benefits, in Sweden and they pay for all their school needs. they will pay for all your classes all the way through your bachelors degree. so it makes it easier for students over there because they never have to worry about paying for college, and they never graduate college with any depths, they are fully covered.
mia says that education is so important in her country, because kids are the future. so that is why they pay for everyones college so they can have more educated people in their country, and become a stronger and intellegent country full of education.
i think it would b nice to have a system like this, here in America so we can live in a more beautiful place, and everyone poor or rich can have the opportunity to attend college and become somebody successful.
i know paying taxes suck, and nobody likes to pay that because we earned all that money, but we cant get everything in life free!
so if we want better schools and stuff for the future, for our kids, we have to make the sacrifice......
thalia lopez
english 52
cerritos college
post...
holy cahooons!
we made it to 2000 before Halloween!
oh man. congrats!
To start off, I have never participated in a debate!
I am very nervous, and I have no idea what exactly to expect. I am sure that i will be fine though.
2008 is over in two months, time flys!
This holiday season is going to be tough the way things are going. Some people aren't even going to be able to celebrate the holidays.
:[
Im definetely going to find some websites that will help the poor and needy for you guys to look at!
I realize that we people are good people, with good intentiions as well. So we can definetely help others out with whatever we can.
...
On a brighter note, I am going to Disneyland today. I am really excited, it's my soon-to-be-bf's birthday so I am taking him to Disneyland. Ah!
...
Voting:
woo. November is around the corner! I am really excited. Changes are happening and hopefully for the good. :]
Everyone vote, that is why we are a democracy and our forefathers and war heroes fought for this.
I'd love to sit and talk more but my boss just came in!
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thalia
Jovana L
Prof H
Eng 52
Cerritos
Prof Hsiao introduces new perspective and an unfamiliar view point. What you take from it is yours, no one else's. If your hungry enough you might like to taste what he has to share...if full, then put it in the fridge for a later day. -Nick
YES! i couldnt have said it better. i read the story "what is poverty" again last night. and i can visualize this story. i can see it, i can feel it, i can smell it, i can taste it, and i like it! everything she describes is as if she is one of my aunts. the lifestyle she lives with her kids is very similar to the ones my aunts live. (except they dont work). i have fallen in love with this cruel and painful story. it is a life changing story. it has touched me and i will always remember this story as a highlight of Mr. H. the story has dug up a hole, and burried itself 10 feet deep into my heart. it can never leave me now. THANK YOU MR. H!!
Now, last night i went to my math class, and i had to take a homework quiz and a practice review test for the test on Tuesday. and i passed both of them! i dont want to brag but im just really happy with the outcome of my education. im working a full time job, going to school part time and going to church on wednesdays after class. and with everything im still doing good! im very happy. nothing could be better than the feeling of achievement. Just when i thought i was going to be nothing and i was going to fail all my classes because im a failer ... i was wrong. im an achiever, and i think its partly because of my englsih class. it has made me a better smarter person.
i can never thank you enough Mr. H!!
♥
Melissa Lopez
Eng 52
Cerritos College
Hey everyone ♥
Well a little bummed I cannot make the trip tomorrow. Have fun guys and please blog about it. Have a good weekend as well.
Todays morning game was good I felt to dead and couldnt stay focused. To many things on my mind and it messed up my game I didnt score and but we still won so thats really good. Plus we got a new player I played with in elementry so that was really cool. He is 20X better then he was in elementry...
Reason I cannot go to the trip..
I'm leaving out of town today to visit my family in lake perris.. The drive is always nice but traffic!! Not looking forward to that. Plus I have to drive back tomorrow morning with my cousin to go to my game. This is a very important game for my weekend team. Last year we lost against this team in the semi finals. If we beat them we get bumped up and they go down... (pray) Then after the game drive all the way back.. Yay!
Have a good weekend everyone!!!!
Almost forgot Hsiao and everyone else I got three new pictures on my blog (photography) Check em out!
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Jovana:
Good job and keep it up!!
Its hard to keep grades up and have a fulltime job!!!
♥♥♥
Isaiah House
October 25th 2008
Cerritos College (Parking Lot C-10)
off of Studebaker and New Falcon Way
Meeting up at 7:30
Bus leaves at 8:30
With or Without You
We will be back around 3 at the latest.
If you want to bring a donation, you can. However, do not bring too much on Saturday.
Other classes, I will talk about further donations this upcoming week.
Here is the list:
# Blankets & Sleeping Bags
# New Underwear & Socks
# Coffee
# Creamer
# Coffee Stirrers
# Toilet Paper
# Coloring Books
# # 4,5, & 6 Diapers
# Wipes
# Cough Syrup (Child & Adult)
# Cough Drops
# Stamps
# Sugar
# Oatmeal
# AA & C Batteries
# Cash
# Razors
# Cooking Oil
# Dry Cereal
# Feminine Hygiene Products
# Brushes
# Lice Shampoo
# Back Packs
Food:
# Hams
# Ground Beef
# Sausage
# Turkeys
# Roast Beef
# Milk
Paper Goods:
# Dinner Plates - 3 compartment
# 8oz. Foam Cups
# 7oz. Paper Cups
# Plastic Spoons & Forks
# Napkins
# Paper Towels
# Toilet Paper
# 33 & 45 Gal. Heavy Duty Trash Bags
# Scrip/Cards for Smart & Final, Costco, Food4Less, Target
# Bus Passes for OCTA
# Rain Ponchos
Melissa,
I will not state the obvious that you are talented, soccer, photographer, student, etc., etc., etc.,
(I do not want to blow your head up to big but you are. That is a given).
*•:*¨¨*:•.I love the part about the pictures not being digitally altered in any way.
Great.
Good luck with your travels and game this weekend. That is, we will not see you on here for a couple of days. . .
*^Sign^*
Those working on the Debates.
Try other words if you cannot find your necessary research.
I have already heard some feedback to that effect.
Try the Pro Side then the Con as well to look for the research.
Brenda,
Several arguments coincide in having children at as a young person is the healthiest time to do so bodily wise. As one gets older, the complications and genetic maladies grow. Research into that.
Institutionalization means Jail.
Rehabilitation means Re-education/Vocational Training and Re-entrance into the society even with a record.
Keep trying different words.
*¨¨*:·..·:*¨¨*:·.Wonderful.·:*¨¨*:·.Jovana.·:*¨¨*:·..·:*¨¨*:Excellent Reflection and Action*¨¨*:·..·:*¨¨*:·.Thank you*¨¨*:·..·:*¨¨*:·.
(¯`'·.¸(¯`'·.¸(¯`'·.¸(¯`'·.¸(¯`'·.Kayla and Brandon.·'´¯)¸.·'¸.·'´¯)¸.·'´¯).·'´¯)
Great Debating already before the Debates have even started.
Isaias,
,¸¸,ø¤º¤ø,ø¤º°`°º¤ø,¸¸,ø¤º -Good Poem. More, more, more.
English 52 class: Araceli, Jovy, Amador, Salvador, and others: Great bonding!
,¸¸,ø¤º¤ø,ø¤º°`°º¤ø,¸¸,ø¤º -Thalia, Yes.
,¸¸,ø¤º¤ø,ø¤º°`°º¤ø,¸¸,ø¤º -Jenny, Keep it up. I love the name and your reasoning for it.
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Keep up the blogging/posting.
Intelligize all of us and do keep it up please both of you.
Cortney Funk
English 60
Cypress College
As I read these blogs, I wish more and more that I went to class Thursday. Now I'm really nervous about the debates because I have no idea what to expect.
I also wish that I get my voice back. No one is going to take me serious if I still sound like a frog....
Kayla Marley
Golden West College
English 100
Post 26
Nam Luu-
Sorry, but I watched the video, and I'm curious to what you are trying to state by putting this video on here. Please do tell your opinions.
Nick Odierno
Eng.100
Cyp.
This holiday season is going to be tough the way things are going. Some people aren't even going to be able to celebrate the holidays." - Thalia
Maybe we should just focus on what we already have. Family. Friends. And if you don't have that, your not alone, become someones friend, become someones family.
Unfortunately this goes against my current debate topic, but, instead of getting/giving gifts, (which inevitably will rest in a landfill) enjoyment of family time can leave memories to last a life time. Something that will not go to waste. There are always ways to celebrate holidays, though we're so inclined to follow suit we never seek out other options.
Jovanna,
Right on the mark. It doesn't bother me my check is the way it is. Its going to a some type of government operation visible or invisible to our eye. Its the total Bystander Effect round 2... Just hope someone else takes on the burden.
I pretty stoked for the trip tomorrow...I know I'm going to be a zombie due to sleep deprivation but its definitely worth it. A major thanks to the professor for giving us these opportunities to partake in programs or events that we would normally overlook. Anyone else going!??
Nam Luu
English 60
Cypress College
I have many opinions about the video that I can not disclose in a nice way. The message that I would like to imply is that no one is safe from the machine. No on is invulnerable, and not even the people who fought for this machine. You are just a mere pawn regardless of how heroic, brave, nad patriotic you are. But they glorify in the commercials to draw in more and give them no voice in return. Not just us, but we are the fortunate. Russias military have no voice, all they have is their duty.
Maybe the constitution should be a subject matter of debate. Like on how it should be interpreted or if it is mis interpreted.
Yes, I am glad that you say that inasmuch a politically correct way possible. I know this modus of operandi is sovereignly difficult for you.
I am not even sure that you would even say that my agreement with you bodes well for your argument/conscience as it were because you are constantly thinking, (burning more like it) but again beware that the message gets across cleanly rather than haphazardly.
That is, it is my concern.
If we even bring it out further, are we not all pawns for someone and something else?
If we are not in a collective, than we function as a soloist--far outside the norms of society.
I have witnessed some of these people, and it is not a pretty sight. I will not expand upon it.
However, to be able to break from the bonds and not be pidgeon-holed and use your education and wits about you to go from community to community is the true self actualization that the rarefied actually ever experience.
Very philosophical and political
Anyone want to expand or weigh in?
Kayla and Nam, good conversation.
In relevance to tomorrow...food
I came across this in my web adventures:
http://www.tacobell.com/
stealabasestealataco/
Free TACO! yum...
Great marketing, for us guys(girls can be very stubborn :) ) , its tough to eat just 1 taco. They have drawn us in to purchase enough to satisfy. None the less, it is what it is. A free Taco!
Giving is receiving.
Kayla Marley
Golden West College
English 100
Post 26
". The message that I would like to imply is that no one is safe from the machine" - Nam Luu
We are the ones that created this machine. We are the ones that voted President Bush into office. I mean how can you say you hate the way this country is ran? I mean just think if we weren't a democracy. What if we didn't have the opportunity to go to college and we were forced into factories to work? I mean honestly this country is amazing. Sure there are flaws in some people in the government but that does not mean they are all bad. You call the government a machine.. I don't see how you can though. I mean when I think of machine I think of someone who takes over everyones thoughts, emotions, overrules every single rule and makes it so that the rules make the advantage to them, and kills MILLIONS innocent lives. When I think of "machine" I think of Hitler. Back to the Museum of Tolerance. Nam Luu, these police officers are just same as everyday people. They have family, feelings, and lives too. I honestly don't think that the police man meant to step on that mans head. I mean honestly, who would really think that way? Unless, you are a sick human being. But as you could see in the soon-to-be riots everyone was out of control. The police officers not only have to watch the crowds safety but also their own.
For some reason.. I think people just don't get back in the day people had to build to this success in America. They fought for us to have a freedom of speech, the right to VOTE FOR A PRESDIENT!, the right for being able to walk outside at three in the morning. It is sad that people trash our government because after all, I know people may not feel this way but they do really look out for us. I mean they give us great roads to drive on, they give the poverty food stamps and shelters to sleep in.. although they may not be the best condition they are still there. You might say that "exactly they are in poor condition" but if you step back. at one point the homes were in good condition. it is destroyed by the people live there or have lived there. :but its the governments job to take care of it." true but the government gave the homeless a place to live, the government figured the homeless would take care of something that has been given to them. NOW I'm not saying I agree with how the government takes care of homeless shelters, because I don't. But if we truly do think about how else would the windows break, they walls get holes in them, and ect?
i just get frusturated that people are alwasy complaining about the government when there are countries that look at us thinking we are the best country in the world. maybe we aren't the best country in the world finicailly right now but look at all the rights and freedoms we do have. I feel like people really do take for granted how great we, as a country, have it. I know I am so lucky to live here.
"The message that I would like to imply is that no one is safe from the machine" nam luu
Hmmm
Iff you think about it, WE are the machine, we set our fears, we destroy and create,
We talk and talk about this "machine" or "the man" without realizing that WE ARE THE MAN THE MACHINE THE POWER
Centralizing the problems of the world on "the man, machine,the power" is just the same as blaming ourselves, when we litter when we cut someone off when we keep talking and stop acting then we become the machine,
ARIADNE GONZALEZ
ENG 52
CERRITOS
WHY IS IT THAT ONE NEEDS TO REMOVE THERE WISDOM TEETH?? UGH!!! I AM IN SOO MUCH PAIN! I SHOULD HAVE LEFT THEM IN THERE. THEY DIDNT HURT THIS MUCH...I REALLY WANNA GO TO ISAIAH HOUSE TOMORROW. I JUST HOPE I FEEL ALOT BETTER. :/
Nathalie Rojas
Cerritos College
English 52
So Mr. Hsio...I was doing the research on our topic Fam. vs. Friend Support, in which my group received the Friend Support one, and I could not find any info. Well, I did find some but it was just stuff like friends supporting friends who have cancer, who are in deep depression, and other kind of illnesses as such. So would that be good information to have? Another thing..Mr.H I have never been in a debate before..and I was just wondering, how can one win the debate when we know that both sides have opposing views or information, yet both are correct in one way or another?
"The message that I would like to imply is that no one is safe from the machine" nam luu
Hmmm
Iff you think about it, WE are the machine, we set our fears, we destroy and create,
We talk and talk about this "machine" or "the man" without realizing that WE ARE THE MAN THE MACHINE THE POWER
Centralizing the problems of the world on "the man, machine,the power" is just the same as blaming ourselves, when we litter when we cut someone off when we keep talking and stop acting then we become the machine,
adri saravia
cer.
english 52
post 4
hey,Juan Urias
you need to get in contact with us. so email me at adrisara21@hotmail.com a sap...
Brenda Velasco
English 52
25 October 2008
Findings on Debate Topic
Why wait to have kids at an older age? Why not start at our teenage years? Studies have shown that the youger parents are, the more phisically active they tend to be with their kids, as oppose to older parents.Having children at a young age, studies have also shown that it reduces the childs chance of developing down syndrome. It also (early childbearing) protects the young mother from developing breast cancer at an older age...
These are just some of the things i have found... now i would not want to give all my findings, do to the fact that ari and melissa are consistantly blogging!! i wouldnt want to give them "ammo" !! ((lol))
((MR. H))
ThAnK yOu for the hint on researching my debate topic.
((ARY))
i ReMeMbEr when i had my wisdom teeth pulled out..i believe i was in the 10th grade!! it sucked!! i could not chew..i had to DRINK all my food in shakes!! YuCk!! and the worst part of my experience was the fact that i received a "squirt bottle" when i went for a folow-up. It was a bottle that you had to add a quarter water and a quarter listerine ((which burns)) and flush all the extra food particles that were left in the crevices!! MY only advice is to eat lots of ice..and try to rinse with water evry chance you get..to avoid that horrible burning sensation of listerine... I HOPE U FEEL BETTER!!!
brandon
Golden West
Post:21
Eng100
Nam:
you were talking about wealthy folks donating for tax write-offs. when you consider it, they are still giving the money away. Only they are choosing who benefits, whereas the government chooses what to do with the taxes. It is essentially the same thing. Even though they get a tax write-off, tehy still lose the money. i look at tax loop-holes as welfare incentives. They are intended to promote goodwill. Speaking of goodwill. a lot of joe shmoes donate to goodwill for tax write-offs. its a win-win-win. Goodwill gets stuff for free. Needy folks get stuff for discount prices, and Joe(dare i say the plumber, geez)gets a write off on taxes.
As far as tax brackets go. Indeed the despairities in the low and middle-income brackets are alarming. Its almost rediculous. Id like to return to bill gates for example. 35% of 800 million seems excessive. imagine going to the store. the man infront of you is poor, so he uses Foodstamps to pay for a loaf of bread. The man behind you is middle class, so he will pay 2.77 for the same loaf. but you are wealthy. so the clerk raises the price to 24 dollars. kindof unfair isnt it?
Kayla and Nam:
I liked your post kayla, because it highlighted my point of riding on the rich mans wallet. We can all agree that the wealthy folks pick up the slack. Like you said, our basic programs would be in shambles if they didnt have to pay as much. So we ignore what is fair and just say: "well, someones gotta pay for everyone else's kids education, so pay up". thats not really fair at all. If we look at the actual cost of government and divide it by 300,000,000 people, i wonder how much each of us would have to fork out to pay for it. im sure i woiuldnt be able to afford it. I am thus, living beyond my means, and so are a lot of financially unlucky folks out there.
So i will end with: god bless america, because it allows me to live wildly beyond my financial reach.
brandon
Golden West
Eng100
Post:22
Solopan:
i disagree, we are not a virus on the earth.
I see the earth not as a mother, but as a child. A bratty free-spirited child that needs to be reigned in and controled. Every natural disaster is a tantrum taht leaves people dead. its time to bend her over and spank her. I will agree with you on this: greenhouse gases would be considered child abuse in my analogy. As far as the resources go: so we took her candy away. Kids dont need candy. And the earth wasnt doing anything with the resources.
Isaias Estrada
Professor Hsiao
English 52
Cerritos College
Kayla Marley,
How can you say America is the best country? have you yet not experienced other countries by first hand? You say this because you like the system America has grown you in.
Me personally would like to get out of this place, explore, travel, see the world in all its great glory.
Escape this freeway, and go into the real way.
Because we have all been closed into this world thats not real, I keep stating this. We are one of the first generations grown into this type of enviroment.
Yes i admit one great thing about America; we get to choose who we want to become [FREEDOM].
But most of us Americans are not taking advantage of this, their falling into the system of manupilation. With all the technology now, so much knowledge and information can be learned at the touch of a finger. But we the consumers choose to use it in other ways that are plain useless; Britney spears, Pornography, Video Games....list goes on ppl, u know what im talking about.
Yes i believe in Entertainment, but do it after you have accomplished something in LIFE.
Monster,
Yes very true we are the MACHINE [SYSTEM].
We are all part of this MACHINE as much all these plants, and animals are part of this Earth.
But only a selective few control the MACHINE. You have to agree with me on that..
Isaias Estrada
Proffesor Hsiao
English 52
Cerritos College
BRANDON,
You disagree with me, but all you do is support my theory.
You say "I see the earth not as a mother, but as a child. A bratty free-spirited child that needs to be reigned in and controled. Every natural disaster is a tantrum taht leaves people dead."
You only talk about the Earth as being a mother, and im all for that, thats what i call her if you were to read some of my later posts. Although, you are only saying good things about this Earth, but tell ME why you dont think that WE PEOPLE are not a Virus to this Earth. I did not get any argument on that part..
brandon
Golden West
Eng100
Post:22
here is why i believe we are not a virus upon the earth:
While environmental damage due to human progress is shameful and disgusting, it is such because we(as human beings) have become true masters of our domain. That is why i made that analogy. I dont see the earth as something that can be infected. It is our surrounding that we are merely grabbing hold of and changing. There is no doubt it is a fragile thing, and the past century can be seen at best as the worst form of stewardship.
A virus' intent is to spread and multiply. as a society we share a very common interest: move out(spread), get married, and multiply(giggady giggady). The one thing that makes us different is that no one wants the earth to die. Most of us enjoy the untouched or hardly touched earth. from something as simple as a park, or as awe-inspiring as a landmark, we purposefully leave them there. Does a virus build central parks in cities? I wont mention the EPA because it has been a flat out joke in this administration. Do viruses gaze at landscapes before they destroy them? Have they painted a sunset or written a poem about simple flowers(william wordsworth)? Nay, they have not.
Marisela Araujo
English 52
Cerritos
I am sooo upset I wasn't able to make the trip!!!!
I was looking forward for this one. Long story short I was stranded at my sisters place without a ride today in the morning. She's moving back home from a three year break from us, lol.
So yesterday we were moving back some of her stuff from Lancaster to Downey. Thats like a 40 mile trip. We eventually stopped like at 10 pm. But my dad kept my car. I told my sister that I would be needing a ride to Cerritos early in the morning. She said yes but did not come through with her word. Of course I am mad at her but I do understand that Lancaster is not close. I should have known better than spending the night over there.
Oh Mr Hsiao I do hope you have a repeat trip to the Isaiah house!!!!
I really wanted to go :0(
But only a selective few control the MACHINE. You have to agree with me on that.." solopan,
I disagree,
Because we allowed them to, that's all, but we can still control this, and we can still control this,
ENGLISH 100
GOLDEN WEST
DEBATE*
Research shows that pregnancies in women over the age of 35 suffer from more problems than those in younger women.
According to the Mayo Clinc, a woman's fertility peaks between the ages of 20 and 24. However, fertility rates remain constant through the early 30s, after which they begin to decline. At age 30 to 35, fertility is 15 to 20 percent below maximum. From age 35 to 39, the decrease is 50 to 95 percent.
The risk of miscarriage increases after the age of 35; by the early 40s, more than 50 percent in pregnancies end in miscarriage. The majority of these miscarriages are due to the chromosomal abnormalities in the fetus. There is also a potentially higher risk of having a baby with low birth rate, and of chromosomal abnormalities such as Down Syndrome.
DISCOVERY HEALTH*
Isaias Estrada
Proffesor Hsiao
English 52
Cerritos College
"Because we allowed them to, that's all," - monster
How can you disagree, when you just admitted to my statement?
They are in control, right now as we speak.
Yes we can change it, no disagreement with that.
Solopan,
I acknowledged your statement, but they're not born into control we let them take over, the power the people have can be used for or against vus, and so far we've been using it against us,
It is not only us, there's a lot of different factors that contriibute to that, like the politician's sweet talking us into voting for them, WE allow them to take control, and WE can change it, sadly we're too divided,
I did not agree, I acknowledged your opinion as a valid point.
Thats all i wanted. thank you.
I read the first few reponses back to me and browsed precisely through the rest and picked up the crucial points stated.
Yes we are the machine. But I did not elect Mr. Bush in office. I take that highly offensive when someone saids I elected this man into office.
Second off I do not hate the way America is ran. I personally think America has misinterpreted its own interpretation of Democracy and Freedom.
Third. The people and voters are the machines backbone. Yes we are the machine and how ashamed am I being part of this machine. Very.
We do not suffer as much as others suffer from the machine we have created. You say other countrys look at us like we the top dogs because we marketted America to be looked at like that. If Russia was the dominant force after the Cold War they be in our same Position we are its surviving twin with different views. No one was the bad guy. It was up to who was able to shape and form the figure of the bad guy and point the finger.
Reaganomics.......
Back to us being the machine.
I mean when I think of machine I think of someone who takes over everyones thoughts, emotions, overrules every single rule and makes it so that the rules make the advantage to them, and kills MILLIONS innocent lives. When I think of "machine" I think of Hitler.
-Kayla
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2008/10/24/mccain-featured-in-iran-c_n_137626.html
There is more where that came from.
Afganistan, Cambodia, Iraq, Israel/Palestine, Vietnam, Japan, Korea, The bay of pigs, Cuba, Colombia, Chiapas, Venezuela, Panama, Beirut, Jordan, Egypt, Somalia, Lebanon, Turkey. I am pretty sure their is more. Also to back up that I am not an America hater I left Russia out. That needed to be fought.
Every country and province listed above has been affect by American or American backed militias, and! American back politicians and government officals. Not all has been in the our era but it spans almost 100 years since the beginning of the century. We have contributed to many many innocents deaths around the world. So we are the machine. We vote the lives of others away. We buy the lives of others away. For our better quality of life. We bring upon the ultimate sacrifice towards others to make us the dominant power.
At this time we do not control shit. First Gore, then Kerry. You know what once we decided to have a dominant 2 party system only we went down the drain. In this era I disagree with everyone that we control anything. This does not mean I will not vote, but I will not believe in our system until I see it change then I will change my opinion. Other then that we control nothing that reflects a big enough impact.
As for cops well. My whole point on that video was to point out why America is contradicting it self. That post is related to everything I have stated. Why do we not allow these certain types of uprisings, protest, and uniting of the people, but we fund it and push for it in other countrys dominated by something other then a democracy? If anyone can answer me this I will accept defeat over my stand. To say I am un-american, and to hate our government is going against American beliefs. I am not being un-American. I am being American as possible by being able to disagree and give a dispositioned voice. Or should I sugar coat a lot of things and accept America for what it is and called it great? I dont think thats what America is about, but I do think government officials prefer we think that way. It makes their job easier. I don't take American for granted. Im taking advantage of the freedoms America is offering us. Right? See how liquid it is that anything that contradict anything and become misinterpreted.
Im calm like a bomb for the moment. If you would like more specifics keep disagreeing and I will further detail into history. Plus I love history. I was taught by a histoty teacher who traveled all the time to 3rd world countrys and lived in rural areas to document their lives. My position has been shaped by many other educators. Not just wikipedia and the news.
Once you have family members in their home country affected by Americas forces political, economic, and military. You will understand. The pain, suffering, and emotions expressed by family, relatives, and comrades from many third world countries is living proof of our affect on their lives. This is why I like talking to old people. They are the most honest.
And for Brandon. Taxes. If your rich usually your pretty smart to, to be able to achieve that status. So your not going to make a dumb donation or investment that is not going to benefit you. Yes there are very generous donations out their to charitys from actual "Philantropist". The normal oil tycoon man will donate it to politicans, lobbyist and special interest groups, his daughters private school, his lions club or country club. Their is way more to the loops holes then anyone can see. The fronts that are setup is insane. I control these peoples most sensitive documents for presentation during these gatherings and events man. You think Im discplined enough not to look a bit deeper into these dudes. Their is some scary shit I've seen laid down on paper. Especially when I did this meeting for world economist and investors researching and debating over Chinas role in American finnancial progression. The stuff proposed is insane. As in control I re-cut the presentations to fit presentation schedules. I control the slideshows transitions and organization. All their files come to me.
Not trying to think to much, Im playing defense today.
Shalom and Salaam for the East. Liberate them of this outside force disturbing the equalibrium of mankinds natural occurence of war, peace, and progression.
I feel that I have not stated my full position about the machine. The machine is them. We are the pawns that can "either" support or not support them. To be correct in a generalized view yes we are the machine. As an individual I want no association with this current administration. The machine has not always been here. The machine has been built and nourished by the 2-Party System. I will not go further, but I do advise you guys to read Federalist No. 9 by Alexander Hamilton, and Federalist No. 10 by James Madison.
A few funny points. George Washington was a Federalist.
We beat the confederates during the civil war, but now are views are a mix of both Confederate and Federalist views under a 2-Party system with both partys swaying for more of a confederate structure.
Simple terms.
Federalist = Federal
Confederate = State(people say confederate and we are like oooo that is bad bad bad. Just like Russia)
But really. Free trade. Capitalism. NAFTA. Special Interest Groups. Lobbyist. Those are all Confederate Ideaologies.
But then I mention regulations and restrictions and people say communist. What! communist? I only want more federal intervention within wall street and trade and I get called a communist? A socialist? I hate America? I hate democracy? I take it for granted? The Civil War was more then just a war about Race and Faction vs. Faction like how it was taught in Grade School.
It is just weird though. Republicans and Democrats were once called The Democratic Republican Party founded by Thomas Jefferson and James Madison. The civil war comes around and they split into to which is now The Democratic party and The Republican party due to the Kansas Nebraska Act. But Abraham Lincoln was part of the republican party and wanted to abolish the expansion of Slavery and its Power in the south while the Dems wanted to be pro choice about it. For some reason its seems like the turn of the century from 1800-1900 has flipped both partys positions while still maintaining the same party structure. But this is only my opinion.
So am I really taking for granted and complaining? It seems like everyone in politics does and thats how it shapes a government? I notice it is easy to point the finger and accept, and I notice it is harder to promote change and have others accept the fact that we are not the country we think we are. To have change is one thing, but can we accept it by admitting our wrong doings? If we do not accept it then change is nothing then but fire with out oxygen.
"The machine is them. We are the pawns that can "either" support or not support them"nam luu
I disagree,
Strongly,
we are pawns, when all we do is complain and complain and not do anything about it.
No one is ever happy with a current government, people weren't happy with washington, roosevelt, reagan.
Its easy to point fingers and ask not to be associated but when it comes down to actually making a difference do we do it?
Why do we always think the government is after us? We can control the goverment, but instead we sit back talk talk and talk. WE ARE ALL RESPONSIBLE FOR THIS. Wether we voted for bush or not, we let this happen.
Jon Croft
English 100
Golden West College
Post #10
Through some reading on both sides of the argument of rehabilitation versus institutionalization, I discovered a few interesting notes.
- The effectiveness of rehabilitation depends largely upon the effort of the individual, the environment he or she returns to, and the effectiveness of rehabilitation programs themselves.
- Some 30-40% of released prisoners managed not to relapse into a life of crime.
- Institutionalization is itself a somewhat "temporary" fix, but is a much safer alternative than letting a criminal who is not properly reformed go free.
- 60-70% of released prisoners are re-incarcerated, showing that the rehabilitation may not have been right for that individual.
Rehabilitation is a joke,
Why
80% of the current immate population has been in jail before, the other 20% is new to prison system, and statistics show that 15% of those immates return to jail within 3 years after returning to society.
The california board of prisons states there is a 30% percent higher chance of getting injured by another immate in rehabilitation rather than another inmate in a yard.
Why?
Rehabilitation programs have a good intension but the immates make it dangerous,
In cooking classes, sharp objects are used, blunt objects are used, hot liquids are prepared.
Though harmless to us, they can be and have been used as weapons, by who? Immates seeking "rehabilitation"
Rehabilitation programs also offer contuining education, meaning the use of paper, and with paper comes pencils and pens, again used as weapons.
Only 5% of those that have gone through rehabilitation have not gone back tojail,
This is open to interpretation
I think you should not disagree, because I believe that we both agree to the same principle. Their is so many variables to be considered. I conform my opinions from a different perspective while you conform your opinions from the opposite perspective, but we seek to make the same point.
That point is that we do nothing about it while we sit and complain.
Is complaining part of the first step towards action? What good is just accepting it for what it is? How can we act with such an opposition? It is easy to point fingers. It is easy to point fingers no doubt. But is your argument so focused on our problem on why we are not acting. They point fingers to do they not? Politicians complain to do they not? A veto is a disagreement which can possibly lead to the vetoist complaining about their agreement? Isnt disagreement and complaining the first step towards any action? The ability to recognize the problems and voice in any way complaint, opinion, and theories. is that not the first step towards any action? Or do we just go out and do it blind. I am young what is so bad about complaining? What is so bad about me shaping my opinions and constantly changing them adapting to the worlds current affairs? I am not responsible for this. You are not responsible for this. You are 2 steps ahead in the right direction. Trying to cut corners to change. This is just the beginning their is no end in sight. Change is not overnight. It can be months. years, decades, and cenutries. It starts wtih a voice, an opinion, a complaint. It then builds to form a opposition. That opposition grows and becomes a solid foundation of oppositions. The action is brought forward by that opposition. Me going to vote is doing the right thing to at least contribute to the change we have in front of us right now. But I do not want to permantly accept what is front of us right now as the right change. Do I lay to much details that only I can interpret what I am saying? I am able to notice .monster that you are in the same direction as I. As for I. I prefer many baby steps instead of a leap of faith.
I still think we are pawns. We are shaped by everything. We are pawns of America. We are pawns of Life. We are pawns of Influence. We are pawns of responsibility.
Pawn - someone who is used or manipulated to further another person's purposes.
That purpose can be for our self. Our safety. Our responsibility. Our Wealth. Our survival.
I try to be more analytical lately , but instead a tunnel is built around my opinion. Is it to much to cope when I just drop such huge responses? Because I type my reponse and get a totally different interpretation of it. It boggles my mind. If I build the tunnel first then people attack me for being singular. If I remove the tunnel then people attack me for being to liberal? Whats the deal? Does ones ideaology, political beliefs, and religion reflect their interpretation of what I base my opinion around? Does my stance as a Modern Era Humanist brush off my opinions in a wrong way?
The most damned for manipulative money mongers that create out policies and laws.
It is probably damned for a lot of things.
Medical
Rehab/Jail/Pc Programs/Drugs
Criminal Behavior
Prevention
Prevention eliminates victims. Victims eliminates solutions for victimes. Elimination of solutions eliminates the companies and people that developed the solution which eliminates the profit that they are making off these victims.
Now they don't want that to happen right?
Bayer. haha. Look up Bayers history. Heroiin lol. Coke. AHAHAHA BAYER. NAZIS. BAYER. HIV. BAYER. JOSEF MENGELE. BAYER.
So it wasnt an American Company after all!(Sarcastic Tone)
It might seem as a tangent from rehabilitation and institutionlization, but I do not think so. It is just going to the deep roots of its huge web of affairs.
Kayla Marley
English 100
Golden West College
Post 27
"Isaias Estrada- Kayla Marley,
How can you say America is the best country? Have you yet not experienced other countries by first hand? You say this because you like the system America has grown you in."
I'm sorry but I'm pretty sure that I DID NOT say that America was the best country. I'm pretty sure that I laid out that there are a lot of countries out there that look up to us. Did I once say we are the best? No I did not. So I'm going to let that slide by. And I do agree with you there are better countries out there. You also said, "You say this because you like the system America has grown you in." It’s not the system that America has grown in me, it’s just that I appreciate everything that I am able to have freely, and I know that life could be a lot worse in some other countries. For the record this is what I said, i just get frustrated that people are always complaining about the government when there are countries that look at us thinking we are the best country in the world. Maybe we aren't the best country in the world financially right now but look at all the rights and freedoms we do have. I feel like people really do take for granted how great we, as a country, have it. I know I am so lucky to live here.” Let me elaborate that more for you. 1. There are countries out there that do think we are the best, if they did not why is it that so many people want to live here in the states? (On the contrary, did I ever say we were the best? no.) 2. I strongly do believe we have a great country. We can get as much education as we want. We can get loans of money, when we don’t have any. We aren’t forced into factories at the age of 10. I mean really, do you not agree with how great we have life here in the United States?
I'm not trying to lash out at you. But you really offended me when you put words in my mouth because never did I say this was the best country.
Nam Luu I never said you elected Bush personally, if you thought I did. We, the country, did as a whole. Maybe you did not like the outcome of the vote but that is the thing. This is America and it’s on a vote. I'm not saying that I agree with who American has fought against and what they have done in the past. My point was that I feel like people in this country think that they have it so hard and so bad that they are always complaining and never act upon what they say. YES, like a coward. Am I saying you are, NO. But if they are so busy complaining why is it that people do not do something about it. Like I said this is America, people are free to do protest and petition. Everyone in America is saying we need change we need change!
What is the change? Is it to tax the wealthier so that the lower income people don’t have to work as hard? Not saying that will happen. Or is that everyone has free health care? Who are the doctors going to get paid from, the government? That’s great those 12+ years they were in med. school thrown away by being paid some silly pay by the government? Not everything is free here, where are they going to get the money to pay for the “free health care.” Are they going to tax the wealthy only? Now why is that fair?
“We are pawns, when all we do is complain and complain and not do anything about it.
No one is ever happy with a current government, people weren't happy with Washington, Roosevelt, Reagan.” –Monster
AMEN! I agree with you so much! Finally, someone can see where I am coming from about people complaining and not acting upon. And how you said we let this happen.
I believe that we both agree to the same principle. Their is so many variables to be considered"
I agree 100% I didn't wanna bring up variables, because I didn't know if they would've been understood, but yes we rarely look at the variables
Yes nam, I agree on that
"I prefer many baby steps instead of a leap of faith."
I would like to second that
And yes I think we see the same goal, just from different perspectives, and sorry if I sounded defensive, I just wanted to make my point of view clear just like you did with yours:]
"Bayer. haha. Look up Bayers history. Heroiin lol. Coke. AHAHAHA BAYER. NAZIS. BAYER. HIV. BAYER. JOSEF MENGELE. BAYER.
Nam luu
Hahaha agreed
They've been playing with human life for years. There are rumours they have made breakthroughs to cure rare diseases, but, bayer only makes it available to the higher bidder,
Hmmm
Oxymoron anyone?
A company that claims it wants to help people no matter what with grade a medicine(don't forget about lead traces in cough syrup for children, aspiring, vaccines), and when a rare disease can be cured they make it available to people,
That only have money that is.
They've gone left the tru principle opf medicine,
Words get mixed up, but I get boths drifts.
Then what are "we" doing about it then?
Kayla now you are on defense. So have you taken in account what we have caused to the rest of the world to get what we get? You recognize what we have fought, but you need to go deeper. The deeper you go the more you will agree with the stand you are taking now but you will also discard of some of the sugar coated madness. I feel majority of activist do not complain about how hard it is and why we get it the way we get it in America where else there is worst. I complain because we are the example for the where else. It is not even complaining about how hard we have it. It is complaining about how it is effecting the outter branches of foreign and domestic affairs that we do not see on everyday news, economist reports, and war.
We are the ones that voted President Bush into office. I mean how can you say you hate the way this country is ran?
-Kayla
No words were put anywhere. I used I. You used We. Does not mean I do not understand your position though.
I think of someone who takes over everyones thoughts, emotions, overrules every single rule and makes it so that the rules make the advantage to them, and kills MILLIONS innocent lives. When I think of "machine" I think of Hitler.
-Kayla
Isn't this the route Georgia is going down? From both sides. We will see soon who will become the true backing nation behind this unbalanced satelite of Democracy between to opposing nations. Brings back similar steps of the cold war does it not?
I point out Georgia because it could develope into that situation, and it is on the news in our current day. I can easily point out others but everyone pay attention to Georgia. This nation will reflect the foreign policie position of both Russia and America. Plus the use of force is good enough to be considered the machine. No need for taking over emotions and thoughts. No need to even take it over. Just force it upon your own will. Iraq.
Vietnam. You think my parents liked communist rule? No. Do you think my parents supported the United States intervention? No. The fight between two super powers for world domination almost eliminated my countries culture and idenity. Wait until yours gets bomb with napalm Kayla.
That is all. I will not further this topic any further so that it becomes a Flame War between us.
Nam Luu- :)I see where you are coming from. And I do agree with some parts. I thought I should take my head out of my rear and look at both sides and I do agree.
I know this next post will seem totally out of context
But
It will show something we've talked about today with some of the ladies at isaiah's house.hope.
The greatest moment of the whole world series will be remembered. And it happen before the first pitch of the 3rd game. As the national anthem was beautifuly performed you could see how much hope a song can carry. Even with all the financial, social,weather problems hope is alive in us.
You could see it in their eyes as the powerful stadium lights reflected on their multicolored eyes. Some started watering and it was amazing to see how; even during hard times, does not die.
Hope is the last thing we can lose.
Hope is what makes our animal instics look human.
If you saw it, back me up lol so I don't sound crazy, and if you haven't you should see it.
:D
Cathrina Afusia
Cerritos College
English 52
Mr Hsiao,
I had a quick question. Another thing i cannot believe i am up at 11:16 PM. Everyone knows my bedtime is 9pm ! Any who, I was wondering if you could explain more about what the first body paragraph should be about. I have done the other two, and now I am stuck. The only notes I took for paragraph one was 'stage dive'. I think that had to do more with Amadors experience. HELP !!!!
Cathrina Afusia
Cerritos College
English 52
O! For those of you that missed out on todays field trip, you missed out on a great experience.
Yue Hayes
English 100
GWC
Post #40
MAN! Today's field trip was exciiiting. I love how I got to know so many people at Isaiah House AND some more people from our class. It was definitely a bonding experience as well as eye-opening.
The homeless people that I have conversations with are usually the ones I meet on the bus. They're usually drunk, which I think is why they forget their manners and start speaking to me about nonsense, because I know that by talking to the people at Isaiah house, homeless people usually are polite and don't forget their manners.
I was sort of bummed though, because my dad talked to the guy who I thought was Lisa's brother, but he said he didn't have any sisters. I sort of have a feeling that there is something complicated there so I'm not sure if he just didn't want to get into it, because by speaking with her, I saw that she acted like him, resembled his face, and even reminded me of him (several times, I might add).
I was very surprised at how clean and very well-kept the house was. It was really awesome to know that residents there were being responsible and doing their chores in order to keep the place clean. It was very awesome to know that some people in this world are still looking out for others less fortunate.
When I was listening to the ladies talk about their life stories, I realized that being raised a certain way has gotten them in the same situation, no matter how much they were able to accomplish in life. All of the stories that I've heard involved the ladies marrying at a young age and having children. They experienced abuse from thier husband and divorce, etc. Because they had to take care of the children, they didn't work, which led to homelessness after the divorce.
It's funny because a lot of men talk bad about women when it comes to marriage, that we manipulate men when it comes to benefits, when women often times get screwed just as much.
People were so educated there, I couldn't believe it that they've ended up in these situations. Some have already accepted that they are in a huge mess and aren't going to be able to get out of it, but some are very hopeful and talk about getting out of that situation. It's such a great environment for them, I thought that it was wonderful. I definitely want to go back and help out when possible.
Some of them had a real sense of humor. I had soo much fun talking to them because I knew they were being real. What touched me the most is that this one girl said "I'll be leaving here tonight or tomorrow night to Indiana," and immediately the other person hugged her and was telling her how proud of her she was. Few minutes later, someone else had hugged her and was telling her the samething. I loved that vibe.
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After spending the whole day there, I realized how lucky women and children were to be able to go to a place like that, because men don't have the same kind of opportunities.
In relation...
I saw this guy at the gas station while I was buying something and he asked me if I had 30 cents. I didn't even think anything of it, but as I was paying for my hot chocolate (mmmm..), I started talking with him and found out that he is homeless and has been for a month. I wish I could have done more for him but I gave him all the change, which is all that I could do at the time... Anyways, he thanked me and I told him I wish him the best of luck.
When I came outside and told my mom why I didn't have change, she said "Oh, well he was trying to buy beer, you know?"
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Not the outcome I expected, though maybe I should have and not feel bad like I actually did.
Yay! Congrats to everyone on 2100 already!
I shouldn't be awake, but what am I to do when I'm sick? Haha
I just wanted to say that I had a great time with the people who went to the Isaiah House, mainly the GW buddies: Amanda, Alisa, Greg, Tom, Tierra. We didn't get to talk with Danny, though :[ But he was just chillaxing by himself, laying on a bench so I didn't want to disturb. haha
I also wanted to say that others from different schools were awesome as well. I mean the group was filled with amazingly caring people and it was nice to be able to share the experience with you guys. :]
Monster, it was nice to have finally seen you (because we didn't actually "meet")!
Thank you again, Mr. Hsiao, for the wonderful experience. It is definitely an experience we would not be able to have without being in your class.
Samantha L
English 52
Cerritos College
.Quiz #10
I went online to get some info for my debate teams topic: Media Education. I found a bunch of info, but i will not tell. My class just has to wait and see on the day of the debate. Anyways, the author of an article called "The Good Things About Television", states,"Educational programming can develop young children's socialization and learning skills." That is just the beginning of my group's info. This debate is going to be intestering and lots of fun.
.I had fun at the Isiaih house yesterday and I met one of the homeless women there. Her name is Diana and she was so fun to talk to and I can see she was glad to talk to someone. We got to help out around the house and met new people as well. The reason I love volunteering is because I get to make a difference even if it is something small. I have volunteered before with small children and helping them out with homework and doing some arts and crafts with them. I love doing this kind of thing.
brandon
GoldenWest
Eng100
Post:23
Monster,
i agree, the machine works because we let it work. there is no need for variables.
Since u put it out there i have to take up the call, Rehabilitation is a joke. My brother went to jail, got out and never wanted to go back so he changed. he didnt change because of rehab. The only thing that made me change my own ways was the fear of jail time, of losing everything. take AA for example. I hate to knock down such a bastion for struggling people but its just rediculous in my opinion. I encourage any skeptics to go attend a meeting, just for research. Rehabilitation is so much deeper than this but alas this is not the time i will choose to elaborate.
Nam Luu,
i also agree, we have become pawns, but every pawn has the potential to become a queen, arguably the most powerful piece on the board. Also i strongly disagree with your statement: "wait till yours gets bombed." I dont believe i need to experience something in order to make a judgement on it. Should i have an abortion before i decide abortion is wrong? Should i run around the world before i assume its round? some things we can learn without having to have experienced them, and i believe one of the greatest and most valuable lessons we can learn is learning from someone elses mistake.
I also want to touch on your mention of Confederacy. Indeed, it is only a word with a definition. But that definition has changed. The english language, as we know, is constantly changing, and confederacy carries a huge stigma, and we all know why. Like the word 'fuck'. literally derived from a word that means 'strike' in german. yet for some reason has become highly offensive in todays language. 'nothing is true, but that the world makes it so' - Aristotle.
"Monster, it was nice to have finally seen you (because we didn't actually "meet")!" yue
Where were you?!
Should've said hello! Haha I'm bad at recognizing faces :P
But yeah it was a good experience,
Sad that the city doesn't approve of this place
Danielle Thomas
Eng 52
Cerritos College
post 21
ISAIAH HOUSE
On Saturday, October 25th my views and values on life were altered. I was given the opportunity to visit a house of hope, faith, and most importantly, a house filled with welcoming and smiling faces. The Isaiah House is a house of beauty from the inside out, both physically and spiritually. It is a safe haven for women and children to turn to when their luck is down. Some men are allowed to stay with the rule that they must have a spouse or child staying at the house as well. It is unfortunate that the way society views the homeless have set specific images into our minds that influence us to shy away from the people of our cities. In movies and on T.V. homeless shelters in itself are made to look cold with stone walls, dirty and unsanitary, and filled with people who belong in a place such as that and nothing else. I am sure there are places that exist that fill the stereotype, but there are places like the Isaiah House that need more attention than they are given. The Isaiah House was probably the nicest looking house of the neighborhood. It is a huge house with huge balconies, a gigantic porch and a lot of history. The house is owned by a man named Dwight and his wife. They live upstairs and have opened the bottom level to support the women and children who need a place to stay. The house was spotless. The floors were shiny, the kitchen was immaculate, and the backyard was kept up with not a leaf out of place. You will not find furniture on the first floor and it is to help accommodate for more people to be able to come visit. The kitchen pantry is a duplicate of what you would find at your local restaurant. The kitchen has industrial sized appliances that our students wished we had. Check in starts at 4pm every day, and breakfast and coffee starts at around 5am. The guests are encouraged to be out of the house by 7am in hopes they will utilize their 9 hours to seek employment or to experience a new environment. If they wish to stay at the house, they must contribute with the house hold chores. Thirty five hundred meals are provided each week. Volunteers come from all around to offer their time to help cook and serve food. Our class (I consider all schools as one) got to experience the different duties of the Isaiah House. We were divided in small groups of about 5 and we were given our missions. My group had the kitchen first. We had to cook a huge pot of Hispanic rice that was to serve about 20 people. In addition we were to cook a pot of beans of the same measure. We truly worked as a team, setting aside our school’s name differences. This was impressive to me, because I believe that is the purpose of the Isaiah House. They encourage everyone to set all differences aside to help each other. Even our tough, macho men were cooking and bringing out their inner chef. Another group had the cleaning responsibility. They worked their hands to the bone scrubbing out the walk-in refrigerator and pantry. Another group was challenged on their creativity and was asked to decorate the house with Halloween decorations. I was proud to see everyone giving their hundred percent and not complaining. We appreciated the opportunity to give a little of ourselves in hope to make a little difference in the little time that we had at the house. Outside in the backyard, we were given a chance to meet some of the residences. They were nice enough to share their lives with us and tell us about their background. It made us realize that we are not much different from these women. Their stories also brought the realization that we could be in their position at anytime. We were told that when the house gets overcrowded, or simply by one’s preference, people can sleep outside. One lady, who I refer to as Stila (because that was the name imprinted on her shirt), said she loves sleeping outside. We were given information about the house and they history of how the house came to be. The Catholic Worker Movement originated in New York in the 1930s. It was started by a woman named Dorothy Day. She opened her house to the women and children in need of a safe place to stay. Although opening her doors to those who were homeless, she made sure her guests did their share to help keep her house running. Whether it was helping to raise the children, or doing community laundry, everyone was expected to participate. Her idea caught on and there are over a hundred houses like these around the country. Walking in and out of the same rooms that the women and children sleep in was emotional because it was like I was walking in their shoes. I will never forget that experience. The part that really touched my heart was the selflessness portrayed by Dwight and his wife, and the volunteers of all different backgrounds. Dwight was hesitant to take credit for his efforts. He said that he is just a representative who goes around trying and collecting necessities for the house. He did not have to open his home to complete strangers. He and his wife do not have to put in long hours of numerous phone calls to different places in search of donations. They are amazing, generous and whole hearted people. It is amazing to me that someone would do that for others. Even on the website (occatholicworker.org), you will not find Dwight’s name, or his wife’s name, or the names of the volunteers. They are not seeking recognition for what they do. The house is not in any way government funded or assisted. The Isaiah House is one hundred percent heart operated. I encourage others who were not able to accompany us on this field trip to make an effort to visit the house on their own. The website lists days and times when help is needed the most. This trip is another example that you do not need pockets of money to make a difference in someone’s lives. It just takes a simple conversation, a half hour to make some rice, or some time reading a story to an impressionable child. I will be revisiting the Isaiah House really soon.
Rachel Todd
GWC
Eng 100
DEBATE**
>> For Early Teen Pregnancy <<
Is it risky to have a baby after turning thirty-five?
*Increased risk of miscarriage
Chances of a pregnancy ending in miscarriage increase as a woman ages; this is probably related to the increased risk of a mother in her thirties having a baby with a chromosomal abnormality.
*Increased risk of birth defects
The chance of a baby being born with a birth defect increases greatly with the increasing age of the mother. This is particularly true of such conditions as Down's syndrome:
-A twenty-five-year-old woman only has a one in 1250 chance of having a baby with Down's syndrome.
-By age thirty, her chance becomes one in 952.
-By age thirty-five, she has a 1-in-378 chance.
-By age forty, she has a 1-in-106 chance.
-And by age forty-five, a woman has a 1-in-30 chance of having a baby with Down's syndrome.
*Complications
Older mothers face potential complications during pregnancy or the birth process at a higher rate than younger mothers. These can include:
-high blood pressure
-diabetes
-increased chance of problems with the placenta (the organ that provides the baby with oxygen and nutrition while it develops in the uterus)
-increased chance for complications during labor and delivery, including an increased rate of Caesarian section
(The Trustees of Columbia University in the City of New York)
Erin Wahl
Cerritos College
Quiz # 10
I have been looking all over the internet for information on Institutionalization and I must say it is not as easy as I thought it would be. I have found some information that will work but I was surprised to find that everything is about Rehabilitation. I am going to keep looking for as much information as I can find. I know that between the three of us we will get all of the information we need.
"Monster,
i agree, the machine works because we let it work. there is no need for variables. " brandon
I wouldn't discard the variables, yes we are the main factor than can decide whether this place changes or not, HOWEVER, there are other variables, variables which contribute to change. There are always variables.
Evrything has a variable, whether we want to acknowledge them or not, well that's up to us:]
Monster, i humbly disagree. No army can conquer the world, but one person can overturn the universe. The potential of us all far ouutweighs any variable that may be. variables will only hamper, not stop change.
Brandon,
You just proved my point about variables,
How
"No army can conquer the world, but one person can overturn the universe."
An army, with man power, weapons is expected to "conquer" right? That's why we have armies, to expand and conquer, that's what its expected from armed forces.
Now
You said ONE person " can overturn the universe."
May I highlight one
Though highly unprobable is a valid idea, a valid theory that we mus see it as a variable,
Something that is not expected to affect the outcome of something.
Brandon,
You have a valid point, we're both loking at the same principle, just from diff perspectives
Help on the paper:
Im really really confused on what the questions/answers is. what is it? and what is the topic sentence outline i dont get it. is it a summary? an add-on to the paper? HELP!
and what is the final organization for the project?
Marisela
English 52
Cerritos
Quiz #10
I have done little research on our topic of Friend Support, but it is clear of the following. There will always be a generation gap between parent and child. Therefor views in life are expected to differ. Family has the tendency to criticize rather then help. Parents or close family will not aid you in the way a friend does. And what better way to get advice then your close peers. That is all.
Looking forward to the debates :)
Thanks Professor Hsiao for taking us to the Isaiah House. It was quite an experience, good and bad. haha It is refreshing to have professors like you who genuinely care about their students. You expect hard work from all your students because you do the same, and more.
As for the Isaiah House for those who were unable to make it. You should check out the website.:
http://www.occatholicworker.org/about.phphttp://www.occatholicworker.org/about.php
We can complain how much we do not like homeless people everywhere. We should try help as best we can. The website is very useful. They make it clear of what they to do to help out the community. Of course we cannot get rid of homelessness overnight, but this is a stepping stone for them to get back on there feet. Every stepping stone is a step closer to greatness. Hope you all check it out. I know we are busy broke college students, but it would not hurt to give back to the community. So check the website and enlighten yourselves with the ongoing issues we have in our community.
CiaoChau.
P.S. Thank you to all the Cypress students who were helping the sickling little one (me) yesterday. You guys are the best.
A Reflection of Isaiah House
I cannot really describe the experience at Isaiah House other than outerworldly. To be specific, I reminisce about my class (Danielle said it well my classes as one class) sprawled out on the steps of Isaiah House as the sun was setting in its midafternoon downturn. My kids, my students, groaned when they heard me say, "One more picture." I had taken many over the course of the hours. The second exclamation came when Darla said something to the affect of "Mr. Hsiao!?" Yes, it is not just enough to come to Isaiah House and not write a reflection one-pager, right?
As the heat and light was dimming on Isaiah House, my students felt a distortion, a distortion between what is considered blessings in their lives before the trip versus a changing that makes the recognition that all that they possess now/ in the past/ and even in the future is so much more than any of what the homeless have now: which is nothing. (It is a small storage box relegated to lockers in the garage--their life is in a box and whatever they can carry)
A distortion that knows no home, a distortion that becomes so great that to be homeless is to realize that there seemingly is no one for you, nothing to look forward to, no one to lend a hand, and, more importantly, no one to really know who you are.
A distortion that to be homeless is to live in the words of one of the ladies there, "a vortex for which there is no escape." Other homeless want to tear you down before giving you a chance to come up. There is a distortion of time and space because there is no space and time stops because there is no news outside of the their own meager lives. "Depressed" is a word frequented around the place. However, because of the distortion of young students into Isaiah House, the darkness and depression was thwarted for the day underneathe the beautiful California sun. The distortions will continue though.
Because even as Melissa, a homeless woman, herself, she described her life before she was homeless, a one filled with dining out all the time with nicely coiffed and dressed man (men) and living in the lap of luxury and even going to UCLA--that all of it can be taken away so quickly. In a blink of an eye.
M.I.T, a Ph.D. and others, Dwight pointed out wound up here and homeless.
Back to Melissa though,
she talked so philosophically and so deeply and she entranced many of my students. She was (as Brandon said in a previous post and I will neither beg nor borrow but steal ) a Queen holding court. She regaled us with her life: It was as if it was Jo Goodwin Parker there herself talking to us: some of my students though they would not admit it had tears in their eyes and voices wracked with emotion.
Many of the women there, well mannered, to be sure, (Yue and Danielle) mentioned this) in total, were human beings first and foremost. I repeated this fact at the closing. The distortion between what was for them and what is now cannot be understated. This fact cannot be understated--I repeat this vehemently--because as Yue and Danielle so eloquently stated directly these women are actual people like you and I.
We are all apart of the human race it is as it was as children before society and -isms tells us that we are separated, segregated, and worst different.
A community of human beings. . .
Distortions make us forget that simple fact.
It was refreshing to see one heart/one mind/ one spirit/ and even one soul in the camaraderie of my classes. Yue, I know you gave shout outs to all your sisterly brethren and Thom and Greg as well, not sisterly there but manly both of them, but everyone bonded more or less as a whole.
Thom, King Thom, I should say and James, Too-Cool-For-School, Kang, Danny, and some others were having intense conversations with several women.
Then there were some who asked for a cig, and I could see the smoke drifting over to us in the middle for as many many minutes: I would not qualify it to say it was chainsmoking, but I would say it was bonding most defintely. If you smoke, at least, do it with buddies, so everyone gets a little bit together. I will not even get started on the smoking rant. . .You know me. Neither that nor do I want to offend my constitutency: you all, my students. This post is not a no smoking campaign.
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The pantry and freezer were cleaned spic and span by Nick, Sam, Chau, General Gabriel (aka Cookie Monster), and I moonlighted as their manager just checking in.
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Nick asked if I wanted some bananas, and I retorted that I had my daily dosage of potassium.
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Chau, really over exerted herself and was a real trooper. You really gave it your all.
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Darla and Nick were kind to look into how you were.
You were anything but a downer. Trust me
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Catherine, I know you were tired of me asking, a 1,000 times, "Are you okay?"
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Danny, you were conversing all morning and afternoon with this woman about movies.
Great!
You even asked for a break, so you could make a call. Ha!
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Greg, you were striking up conversations to and fro with this person and that person, and it was a joy to see your humility and good nature.
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Fernando, I picked on you talk more especially at the end because this is/ was your neighborhood and will be. I was glad to hear: "I did not know about Isaiah House. I will come back."
Inspiring
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Juan and Jessica, the Halloween decorations could not have turned out better. You both hung the witch upside down so well with the spider cob webs on the porch of Isaiah House that made it look ghoulish and scary even in broad daylight. I looked at the passers-bys and saw them do double takes.
Master Decorators
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Jenny and Danielle, good overseers, Jenny, thank you for coming even with Janelle inside kicking and all. You were so cute, and lots of people gave you well wishes including myself and Jasmine. Thank you for explaining your pregnancy's coming to term and what is to be expected now and in the future. When everybody exclaimed that you did not gain that much weight, you hastily disagreed! Ha ha.
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Danielle, it was great having your mother, Irene, come by again. She has such a great smile and positive outlook on life. When asked if she wanted to join you in cooking the rice and beans, she exclaimed, "No! I am just fine working on Halloween Decorations for Isaiah House!"
I should do to leave well enough alone.
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Brent and Cara had an interesting ride to pick up 50 pizzas with Dwight.
I cannot wait to hear about the conversation from Cara and Brent's mouths because it will be fun.
I am so glad that you, Brent, were able to come, and both you and Cara stayed a bit after the trip. I saw you riding your skateboard drinking Montain Dew while Cara with her shades onlooking.
You are brother and sister.
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Brent, let me say, it was fun whenever you are involved in anything.
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Cara, you will make anything exciting. It was of special note too that you ran away from pictures. However, you are very photogenic.
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Darla, I am glad that you were able to make it. You, Jenny, Danielle, and Cara did an excellent job with cooking.
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Talia, you always had this very intense looking demeanor on your face, and you asked a lot of pertinent questions.
I am glad you came as well. First time this semester that is.
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Salvador, Thank you for overlooking her or her overlooking you. I am not sure.
I saw the emotion in your eyes as well when Melissa or her friend(s) would speak.
I am glad.
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Amanda, Yue, and Alisa,
You all were talking to a couple ladies, and I could not help but mention that I liked the new Fiona Apple because she was wearing a Fiona T-shirt. I am surprised you did not mention that. Ha ha.
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Amanda, I am glad that you were able to come as well. Hopefully, you shed some light on Brent and blogging. I overheard on the busride back.
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Greg, Alisa, Amanda, Tierra, and Yue, Good work cooking as well. I am not sure what you all were cooking but I am glad that you were passionately involved.
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Tierra, your faces and expressions were hilarious.
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Thom, your poses and what not, well I need not say more.
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Jose, You were so funny with all your references. I lost count in terms of how many times I chuckled to what you said.
That _Speed_ reference was so funny as the bus was heading home. Who is Keanu Reeves?
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Lisa, another woman we met, was so excited. I really believe we made her day!
Jennifer, another lady there, and her were off to find one of their cats around the neighborhood.
What about the parrot, and little black kitten (already for Halloween), and the other critters who made their home at Isaiah House.
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I really cannot say enough about Ander and Dwight.
I saw Dwight at the end debriefing with Ander and at the same time teaching and learning going on.
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The main thing I think we take away from this experience, and I do not want to speak only for myself, but a sense of distortion with what is right in America and what is so wrong.
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Danielle, I will extend your observation: Dwight unwilling to take credit for what he and his wife Leia work so hard to do--saintly work--to be of service to all who are without shelter, food, and family, Ander so willing to give of his care and time that he acknowledges and respects those before him in whatever station or life.
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Both are servants in the best sense of the word.
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Dwight takes a handshake from me, but accepts no kind words and sloughs it off with verisimilitudes of acceptance/understanding when it is not taken inside. He accepts no platitudes just salutations in the tritest of ways and if not so makes it freshly profoundly funny; however, even in that he looks to what service he can provide next to the downtrodden and weary.
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Ander, I would embarrass him to a great degree and that is why I am mentioning it here and not elsewhere and especially not to his face, but he has such a rigorous schedule that he is able to listen openly and participate without judgment and do so in such an easygoing manner that I cannot believe that there are such people out there. It is such a blessing to be in process with him, and for him to be as committed in spirit, mind, body, and soul to service and justice.
To those who missed out on Isaiah House, I will/need not say more:
Danielle, Yue, Samantha, Catherine, and others have said/will say/and say what all transpired.
I will post the words from _Kidworks_ "This is my Neighborhood Video" again because this life is filled with so many distortions, and I am glad that many if not all of you there that half day, Saturday, were able to experience what is distorted in your life and those of society, city, state, and nation. Ander, Dwight, and who served for those hours experienced some clarity, beauty, and perfection about what is good and just in the world today.
Thank you all that got to go, and I will dutifully try and schedule one more before the semester is over.
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got to die
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you’ve got to give
• If you want to go up you
got to go down
• If you want be exalted you
have to be humble
• As we are now digging
deeper in this community
and doing the hard work
• We believe that there will
be great Harvest and great
Fruitfulness from it all.
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Nathalie,
Sorry it has taken me this long to respond to you.
Try different words like I said. You will finally hit gold so to speak. What I am referring to when I say friend life is Gang life. A life being raised on the streets is the one I am referring to. . .
I will talk more about this Monday.
When I say family life, I am searching for strong parents who support children all the way to college and beyond, so they (their children) can become upstanding citizens.
Catherine,
Hello. I am glad that you are okay. Ha ha. Okay, the first body paragraph is your first paper. Does that make sense? Summarize your paper's argument in one paragraph: Your relationship with your father?
Tell me what happened near the end.
Your introduction becomes how you and him fared during your childhood, and your first body paragraph is what happened subsequently. . .
Ariadne,
I am sorry about your wisdom teeth. Really
Maricela,
You were missed along with a great many others?
7:30 is too early, huh, for a Saturday morning?
Either that or you do not want to write up a reflection one-pager.
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All I will say about the back-and-forth between
Isaias, Kayla, Brandon, Gabriel, and Nam
is that it is clean for the most part.
You all attack the issues. If you are not attackers on your Debate Team, then I do not know what is wrong because you all promote your position so well. You attack positions and not make it personal (for the most part).
Nam,
Thank you for the ,¸¸,ø¤º¤ø,ø¤º°`°º¤ø,¸¸,ø¤º Fiery Heart!
Take it as a compliment (one Asian to another--even a Professor to a student--what you will) because you have a big one, and it beats ferociously.
Thank you.
•:*¨Kayla¨*:•.Thank.•:*¨¨You,¸¸,ø¤º¤
for giving your heart in every and all situations that I have known you.
I know that does not assuage any of the pain you are feeling right now, but I recognize what you bring to the table: Truthful Heart.
Kayla Marley
Golden West College
English 100
Post 28
Yue,
I hope you are feeling better! I hope you are the attacker on your debate team because they way you talk and think is something so amazing, and I feel as if I could learn a lot from you. I would love to have a conversation with you once. Hah. I mean it has only been nine weeks and we still haven't had a conversation yet, besides at the Getty. I'm going to change this and go talk to you tomorrow before class. But feel better soon.
I plan on going to the Isaiah House by myself within the next few Satudays. I was really bummed that I was not able to attend this trip, but I am excited to go. I love to hear people tell their stories, because I never know when I will be able to learn something new, or be able to take something someone tells me and really analyze and make sense of everything.
Mr. Hsiao I am sending you an e-mail within the next fourty five minutes. If at all possible could you please do a skim of the paper and tell me if this was what you had wanted. Thanks for understanding where I have been coming from. It is hard when you put so much trust and effort into a friendship and then you feel as if you were cheated out of it. If you could tell me when the next community service project is so i can request time off i work as soon as possible i would greatly apperciate it. Thank you so much. :)
I hope everyone had a great time at the Isaiah House.
My name is spelled with an S :0)
No 7:30 is not too early. Thats not what I meant. I hope you understand that I was stranded out in Lancaster. Not that it was too early.
Shannon Flak
Eng 100
GWC
Found some interesting information on Institutionalization versus rehabilitation...
Rehabilitation theories present however the following deficiencies:
First, there are no sound scientific research to determine how different individuals react to the same rehabilitating methods.
Second, rehabilitation may depend more decisively on the individual psychological background, hence on his particular motives to commit crimes, than on the rehabilitating methods or philosophy.
Third, a rehabilitation program may prove to be too costly and complex to be successfully implemented in most countries.
Finally, rehabilitation must refer to the sociological findings on the socialization and resocialization processes, as change in life-long socially acquired patterns of behavior and values entails a much more complex – and sometime traumatic – change on the individual's structure of character.
"The pantry and freezer were cleaned spic and span by Nick, Chau, General Gabriel" mr Hsiao
I am really proud of that kitchen hahaha we should've taken before and after pictures haha we allw roked together so well,
And I know you liked our Mcguyver mop.
Cathrina AfusiaCerritos College English 52Yes Mr. Hsiao I am okay! Just kidding I know you like to check in with your students. I did want to elaborate on the trip to Isaiah house.
Thanks for such a thought out field trip. I on an ordinary day would not stop and have a conversation with a homeless person. That is what made that day so unique. I took a like to Melissa. She was the shorter lady with the blond hair, and black shirt on. I took a liking to her because even though she was in the position she was in, she was still so positive. She even explained how she has a 14 year old daughter that does not speak to her because she is homeless. At that time I actually wish I could have spoken to her daughter. Melissa sounded so educated. It was hard to believe that she was homeless. Then there were so many women there who had children that were older than me. I questioned myself on how they could let their mother be out on the streets. If my mother was in their position she would be right with me in my one bedroom apartment. This was a real eye opener. You never know what a person is going through.
Marisela,
Ahhh, Yes, I will keep that in the record bank next time. Still almost half way done with the semester and still working on names. Ha ha.
Gabriel,
Yes, your Macgyver-style mop, you will have to explain how that came about again.
Catherine,
You are welcome. I will check in with you tomorrow.
Kayla,
You sound better.
Yue,
You are developing a HUGE reputation that precedes you on the bus and in the class. Meet up with Gabriel next time around on our next trip and Kayla tomorrow.
There are still a lot of GoldenWesters that have not blogged for Quiz 10 about their Debate topic.
Cerritos, too, where are you all at? You all are working on the paper no doubt. Okay, when you are on a break, post a little thing on your topic.
77 till 2200.
Can we make it to 3000???
That is the question?
Ariadne gonzalez
Eng 52
Cerritos
Okay i wasnt there on wednesday for the homework but from what u have heard we need to write a little about our reserach so far right??
anyway when it comes to teen pregnancy vs. "last chance children" which would be older womens pregnancies, i have found a lot of new information. some surprised me other really didnt.
the fact of the matter is that older women are more susceptible to medical problems yet they are way more prepared than any other teenager would be. i mean , " why should a child bring another child into the world? no offense to any teenage mothers reading this im just trying to back up older pregnancies LOL.. but a child is supposed to be brought into this world to be taught by the parents not to teach them. One may be immature when there young but why put a child through it just so one can grow up as well?
okiedokie i gotta finish writing my paper... ;/
see you guys manana! =D
Yue Hayes
English 100
GWC
Post #41
Quiz #10: Debate Info
Well, I was able to find a lot of information on the cons of teen pregnancy, kind of like how my opposing team member Rachel has found a lot of cons of middle aged pregnancy.
Children who are born to teenage moms are more likely to experience health issues, social issues, and emotional issues. The moms are also very likely to have premature labor and ultimately would lead to socioeconomic consequences.
Generally, almost 1 million teenage girls become pregnant every year (although I'm not sure how many percentage of that number actually keeps the baby). 13% of the birth in the US involve teenage mothers and 25% of teenage girls who give birth will have another in the next 2 years.
I think I will speak more generally about my findings (so that I'm not just spilling everything out there :])
Basically, there are health risks that gets involved because teenage mothers tend to not be as educated about the pregnancy. Basically, they're not really ready. They don't gain enough weight and definitely don't eat properly in order to fully give all the nutrients that the fetus needs.
The future for these children aren't very bright, either. Good percentage of children with teenage mothers end up in the same situation or even worse.
Money also becomes a very big issue. Economic stability is definitely out of the picture. We as taxpayers pay a lot of money for various things relating to teenage pregnancy.
Ariadne! You have the same topic as me. That's so weird that we posted right next to each other! haha
Yue
its soo true.
i agree with everything ou just said. even though alot of young girls make that choice they never see the consequences it might bring to everyone else.
LOL
i know i just noticed too...hahah
Carinna Martinez
Cypress College
Engl 60
Oh my gosh...im scared about the debates...im sad that i missed class on thursday! i missed everything that was discussed in class...thanks erica for keeping me updated!
There is a new blog I set up for my new class that just started.
Just as we are almost half over, a fresh batch of students are getting used to Prof. Hsiao.
Please respect their blogosphere by not intruding and posting any comment because the curriculum will definitely be different than the ones you 3 colleges share.
Does that make sense?
Joshua Greenroyd
GWC
English 100
Post 8
Quiz 10
America is a very materialistic "have to have it now" society. We are a society of instant gratification. This is not good for our pocket books. We as the people have to learn to be frugal with our money. We have to save our money, so in a later term in our life we will be able to help the community more. America can not live pay check to pay check, and buy whatever they WANT when they want it. Every American has his/her place in society, and we need to find that place and work with it. Only the people of the country can build it back up. The only way to get something done is to do it yourself. That is if you want it done correctly the first time.
mr h..debates onm monday?1?!!?...i thought it was on wednesday!OMG!!!!
"Yes, your Macgyver-style mop, you will have to explain how that came about again. " mr. Hsiao
well, to make the work easier we needed another mop,
but resources were limited to only one mop,
so, i looked at a broom, and a towel
and remembered my mom used to do the same thing, so i made a hole on the towel, and just put the stick of the broom through it hahaha
necessity is the mother of invention
Ariadne,
Wednesday. . .
Debates start Wednesday.
Gabriel,
Very good
For those who recognize their names in the new/improved Directions, well I will change out the names of the students every week or so. So, your name may be the headliner so to speak. Do not hate on those students please.
Comment on the new directions if you will.
whewwww....ok thank u :]
Chris,
You are first one to already not pay attention.
That is okay.
You did not post to the right blogosphere:
*•:*¨¨*:•.: I will discuss it all with everyone tomorrow. Please no more posts on the first one or else I will have to remove it entirely. . .
Chris's post:
Chris Heidel
GWC
English 100
Post 982
As stated on Wikipedia (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Capitalism), Capitalism can be described as:
"Capitalism is the economic system in which the means of production are distributed to openly competing profit-seeking[1] private persons and where investments, distribution, income, production and pricing of goods and services are predominantly determined through the operation of a free market[2] where anyone can participate in supply and demand and form contracts with each other, rather than by central economic planning. Capitalism is usually considered to involve the right of individuals and businesses to trade, incorporate, and employ workers, in goods, services (including finance), labor and land.[2] In theory, production and distribution in a capitalist system are governed by the free market rather than state regulation,[3] with state action confined to defining and enforcing the basic rules of the market[4] though the state may provide a few basic public goods and infrastructure.[5] The most laissez-faire capitalist economies, as measured by indices of economic freedom, include countries such as Hong Kong and Canada."
Numero Uno.
debating about teen pregnancy either cons or pros. I'm more like to cons teen pregnancy. I do not see any pros toward teen pregnancy because there are many wrong things about teen pregnancy, and i'm sure half of the class would agree with me to cons teen pregnancy. Who would want to have kids early? who would want to have a huge responsible in their life? Who would want to be drop out of school and work with minimum wages? Think about it, what is so good with teen pregnancy? If any one could come up with a good solution regarding teen pregnancy, let me know. thanks.
Chau Vo
English 100
Cypress
Post 7
POP CULTURE
I am guilty of not following the format. Sorry. I just wanted to blog for appreciation good music. Since I had to go buy another phone, because I lost it at the movie theater! eh. I saw a Murs poster and forgot that his new cd came out. I never really buy CDs but I bought it anyway. It is worth every dollar. I love every track. Great artist. You all should check it out. MY FAVORITE IS "LOVE AND APPRECIATION" and
"Road is my Religion" is up there too. I usually stay on topic with the blogs. But I just had to. Off to enjoy rest of my Sunday that I do have. Another busy week is ahead.Goodnight.
" Love is about progress not perfection." - Murs.
CiaoChau
Homeless---
I'm speechless. I could not imagine there are so many homeless out there, and there are many people that need help such as shelter and especially attention. i'm surprise how could the government neglect homeless people who need help. how could the government giving the budget to others citizen but not the need of the homelesss people? some of the homeless becomes homeless due to some of the reason happened in their life. They either lost everything in their life, or their love ones. some people choose to be homeless because they could be mentally illness. in what circumstances we could do to help to reduce homeless for the better cause or to reduce homeless. what can we do?
GWC
Post 3
Isaiah House, like so many people have already said was a pretty incredible experience. We got to meet and talk with the people who are so often forgotten. These women's voices have been drowned out, but we got to sit down with them and hear them. It was such a great experience. Listening to their stories, I came to the realization, this could be me. So many of these women started off on the right tracks, but just made one bad decision. One decision can change a life. That's all it takes. It makes me more cautious about my life and the way I live. It was an awesome experience and really nice to meet and bond with new people.
GWC
Post 4
Quiz 10
When a woman is middle aged, she is more equipped to raise a child. She has experienced her life, is most likely financially stable, and mentally ready for a child. Teenagers are still so young and immature. Most don't have a grasp on life and what it really is. They don't know how to make the right decisions for themselves many times, so how can they make the right decisions for another life?
Alisa Watson
Professor Hsiao
English 100
GWC
I really enjoyed helping the homeless. I almost do not even want to call them homeless because as I was talking to them they did not seem that way at all. The people at Isaiah house are just regular people. I will admit that I did have a stereotype for the homeless. I imagined homeless people to be raggedy, smell, and 51/50. I learned a lot through my experience there. I learned what 51/50 means. It means to be mentally unbalanced. When the tall blonde doctor man gave us a tour of the house in the beginning and then told us to go talk to people, I had no idea what to do. I had to talk to these people? These people that when they are standing on the corner begging for money my mom would lock the doors? When I actually started talk to the ladies there I was so surprised. The women at this house were actually intelligent and had a lot to say. Melissa, a lady who was staying there, had gone to UCLA and had lived in Balboa before she had gotten arrested. Another lady was living quite comfortably before she had lost her job and after that her life had taken a turn for the worst. These people were nothing like what I had thought. In the house Yue, Amanda, Greg, Tierra and I were recruited for a very important mission. Our mission was to roast the peppers. Luckily, for me, we had to somewhat burn the peppers. I am really bad at cooking, so chances are even if we did not need to burn the peppers, I would have burnt the peppers. Thom would have been there with us, but we had lost him to the smokers. It was ok because at the end of it we got to have him back. I learned a lot while I was there, and am very grateful to you that you brought me along. I hope to go back to this amazing house sometime soon to help more. In a world where everything is about instant gratification and ourselves, it will be nice to be able to give back a little.
shaynefontenot
professor hsaio
english 100
post#10
rehabilitation
prison sentences do not reduce future offenses, when compared to non-residential sanctions.Effective rehabilitation programs reduce the likelihood of re-offense. In support of the Needs Principle:
Programs that specifically target criminogenic needs (causal needs and problems), see a 19% reduction in reoffending.
In support of the Responsivity Principle:
There is a 23% reduction in reoffending after participating in programs that use cognitive-behavioural methods to bring about changes in behaviour, thinking, and relationships.
i was not very intesrested in this topic at first. after researching, i am looking forward to debating this topic in class
Institutionalization, after time, has gained a negative view, and for good reasons. thousands of hospital beds were closed in the late 1980's early 90's. this was because the unjust treatment of patients. they used medical procedures such as lobotomies(the act of sticking an ice pick like tool through the eye socket and hitting it with a mallet to separate destroy connections to and from the prefrontal cortex which deals with regulating thoughts and actions associated with internal goals), use of drugs on patients as scientific research and also the abuse and lack of treatment on patients.
on the flipside
rehabilitation to correct problems and to restore to a better state is widely accepted by society. lets first start with what it means. Rehabilitation-1. to restore to a condition of good health, ability to work, or the like. 2. to restore to good condition, operation, or management, as a bankrupt business. 3. to reestablish the good reputation of (a person, one's character or name, etc.). 4. to restore formally to former capacity, standing, rank, rights, or privileges. many rehabilitation techniques are accepted, practiced, and are successful in society. drug, alcoholism, overeating, and many more use the twelve step process and psychotherapies (noun. The treatment of mental and emotional disorders through the use of psychological techniques designed to encourage communication of conflicts and insight into problems, with the goal being relief of symptoms, changes in behavior leading to improved social and vocational functioning, and personality growth.)
Kyla Bolger
english 100
gwc
post 6
debate: my group is pro pregnency for middle age woman. it is better when woman wait till they are older to have children because then they are alot more financially stable. they have a steady job, a house, and money in the bank, all things that a child would need. plus they are also usually a little more competitent.
Alisa Watson
GWC
English 100
Post 5
Quiz 10
Our nation is based on capitalism, and we have gone into depression once and are about to go into another one.
According to wikipedia. Com- Frugality is the practice of acquiring goods and services in a restrained manner, and resourcefully using already owned economic goods and services, to achieve a longer term goal.
Maybe if our country was a bit more frugal we would be better of.
Going to Isaiah house is kind of a good support for this. One lady I talked to said that she had gotten a lot of money at one time. She had gotten the money due to something about her house, but I do not remember it specifically, maybe Amanda or Yue can help me out on that one. She then spent the money on a new car for her son and a new TV and a new everything, and then she had spent everything. She now had nothing. Maybe if she were of been more frugal instead of spending all of it at once and buying everything new, she would have had more money to pay for rent?
I agree with Josh when he says, "America is a very materialistic "have to have it now" society. We are a society of instant gratification. This is not good for our pocket books. We as the people have to learn to be frugal with our money. We have to save our money, so in a later term in our life we will be able to help the community more. America can not live pay check to pay check, and buy whatever they WANT when they want it."
We cannot be a nation of people that just live hand to mouth. People need to save, and not buy that dream car they have always wanted, or another expensive dream, right when they get that first paycheck. That car, that dream, will still be there a couple months from now.
Cianna C
english 100
golden west
post 2
"debate"
Our groups topic was Capitalism. Capitalism is an economic system in which the means of production and distribution are privately or corporately owned and development is proportionate to the accumulation and reinvestment of profits gained in a free market. this dictionary definition seems like a good idea. When we put it into effect however we come out with " excessive inequality, unemployment, overwork, poverty" says David Schweickart, a democratic activist. There are also positives that come out of Capitalism as well. great profit and developing comes out of Capitalism... I learned alot while researching this and I am going to leave it at this for now. I am excited because we have alot of opinions in our clas like kayla, and greg. Tiara, brandon, and nick. wow its going to be a great debate...
Nick Ruiz
English 100
Pro Teen Pregnacy
Wikipedias' definition of teen pregnancy is, "A teenage or underage girl, useually within the ages of 13-17 years old becoming pregnant. The term in everyday speech usually refers to women who have not reached legal adulthood, which varies across the world, who become pregnant"(page 1 of 17). In California the leagal age is 18. Leagle as it may be, the woman is a teen none the less. Statistics show that 10% of woman get pregnant at the age of 19 and under. The optimaly child barring age is late teens early twenties. A woman that decides to bring a child into the world at such a young age has an enormous obligation to fulfill.
Nick Sember
G-Dub
Eng 100
K so i don't say much on here but i'll make this one count. no one wants more taxes when they choose who to elect right? well this is just ridiculous for now. our deficit is beyond our ability to pay back. no new taxes is just outrageous. as the younger generation we must increase taxes for our own good. the older generation could care less what were left with so if they don't raise taxes now by the time were in there position, they will be dead and we will be dealing with the problem. so i say raise the taxes now and make the older generation pay for what they have done so far and not leave us off with such a huge problem. erase the deficit (hopefully) while they are still around and perhaps we will be left with a country who does not turn to "borrowing" for all of its problems. Doesn't the word borrow mean you will eventually give it back? k well thats my two cents keep it real hsaio and keep holdin it down at G-dub!
AMADOR DAMASO
ENGL. 52
CERRITOS COLLEGE
MR H I'M MORE THAN READY TO GET THIS DEBATE STUFF GOING. GIVE ME SOMETHING GOOD TO ARGUE ABOUT SIR.
GENERAL:
THIS WEEKEND I HEARD SOMEONE SAY THAT THEY ARE A PRODUCT OF THIER ENVIROMENT. THE PERSON WAS ASKED WHY DID THEY DECIDE TO GANG-BANG AND THATS THE ANSWER THAT THEY GAVE. I'M TIRED OF PEOPLE USING THE FACT THAT THEY CAME FROM URBAN AREAS AS A REASON TO ACT COMPLETELY STUPID. I CAME FROM THE GUTTER, SO TO SPEAK, AND I'M DOING PERFECTLY FINE NOW. I REALIZE THAT THOSE WITH LESS HAVE TO STRUGGLE MORE BUT THAT SHOULD BUILD CHARACTER NOT EXUCUSES. IF ONE IS A TRUE SOUL CONTROLLER THEY WILL NEVER BE A PRODUCT OF THIER ENVIROMENT, THIER ENVIROMENT WILL BE A PRODUCT OF THEM...
Isaiah House:
For those who did not go...you missed out. I am sorry. Twas a great experience, something I will do again. Through the front door, my expectations were completely lost. No furniture, only gym mats. The outside was filled with 2ft wide benches. There was a large pantry filled with necessary food, and a refridgerator almost of equal size. For the high volume of food traffic, there was a large kitchen with a multi burner industrial stove waiting to be used.
To group A, B, and C...everyone did a great job.
But I can't forget the A's. You all did an excelent job cleaning the fridge...it was in deperate need. (The floor had some interesting findings...)
As everyone was off to tend to each duty, I couldn't help but think, there is so much more this house could use (in terms of helping hands). There are 2 sides to this charitable world: Those who can donate money, and those who can donate time. It is so much easier to make it to the grocery store, adding an extra package of T.P. to the list as a donation. Sometimes, the best contrbutions are made in person, a helping hand, not just one who is a phantom behind the seens.
Either way, helping in any shape of form is best.
By the end, I realized in this world we all want security. There is one word for that...home. The homless may take part in this feeling on a micro level...but we all feel it. In this world we feel like outcasts to one another, everyone has their click. There is no sense of home in todays society. Neighbors are enemies, religions start wars....no wonder we don't feel home. Maybe if we could all start sharing and caring a little bit more, a realization that we're all not so different. Love is home. Home brings a foundation, the basis for love to grow. You do not build a house starting with the roof right? Seems like we are going about this from a bad angle.
As already mentioned, we are similar to them in alot of cases. One of them has a PhD! Another with a masters...brilliant people. They really are. Maybe drug useage within the homeless population is undoubtly high because, reality for them is their worst of nightmares. Afraid to try and catch up, society puts them right back down. When "people put you down enough, you start to believe it" a quote from the famous movie Pretty Woman. Not that it should be used as an excuse but its terrible that the world they live in has to be blanketed by something so surreal.
This experience turned out to be more impactful then expected. I would definitely recommend this to anyone who would like to feel "home". Dwight is probably one of the nicest/most genuine guys you'd ever meet. Actaully, everyone there was awesome. All in all, if a couple hours out of your weekend or week could be sacrificed, we could be one more step closer for better change.
Gerardo Rodriguez
Eng 52
Cerritos College
Quiz 10
What I found about ones friends being ones backbone, is that they will always be there when one needs them. Say for example, at a party if one gets too hammered to drive, ones friends will drive them home, park thier car, and tuck him in. They will be there when ones family is not. It is like ones second family.
good morning.
heres a tast. "Istitutionalisation is a violation of human/ civil Rights. thus a person is commited againced there own will and is never commitid for an indefinant amount of time"
thanks for reading.
Where is all my Cerritos students' Quizes (10)? You have to post findings about your research and not necessarily give the farm away, but just give a slice of it.
Nick Sember
Eng 100
G-dub
To the person who took the line from jack nickleson in the departed:
You really should look at both sides of this. i'm not taking either side because i believe harsh situations should build charector but i also believe some people DO have excuses for acting the way they do. i have a friend who grew up in the worst positions imaginable, and i'm not sure how your situation was, but i know that theirs was not one you could become a better person from. they were being beatin by their parents to the brink of destruction and what i saw happening to them as we grew just astonished me. he is on trial for murder/manslaughter and i'm sure his "excuse" is because of this childhood. he had to look forward to the days his father would be out of town. not to party or to have fun but to get away from the lavish beatings he was experiencing. if anything i would say it is not an excuse because it is all he knows. this background greatly affected him and his character and if you wanna combine perspectives you could say that his character was built in the wrong way, so that would be his "excuse" for the things he did. obviously it was his decision that landed him in prison, but how he was raised also affected his desicion making skills. can you really say it is his fault for the way he was raised? or should you put the blaim on his father for beating him? that sounds like a pretty good "excuse" to me... PS hsaio i got your back in class today haha
Good points,
Round the horn, you are going off of what Amador is talking about. Does nature govern nurture or nurture, nature or vice versa.
Round and round we go. The Debates are going on full swing!
Nick, I enjoyed our discussion on _Entourage_ and Alisa, _Hills_.
Thanks for the support, all, but Chris did raise a valid point, and I want to say I respect it.
There is no but coming at the end. . .
We will talk more _Entourage_ again.
It was nice seeing the camaraderie in class galvanized by the head-to-heads that are coming up.
I could see Joe, Josh, and other practicing their boxing skills.
Yue was even getting in on the action. Wow, I am surprised.
Of course, in all the excitement, the Homework is
HOMEWORK
Read _Fountainhead_ by Ayn Rand and
_8 Reasons Why Plagiarism Sucks_
There may be a quiz.
*Hint Hint
Also Post/Blog Quiz 11 about more relevant findings before the start of class Wednesday.
(At least a paragraph)
Thank you
Good post Nick and Chris. There are not favorites here. Yes, Nick I learn to keep it real by having you in class to keep me cultured and Chris well you do so by your experience. Good, all.
Jovana Lopez
Cerritos College
ENG 52
Quiz 10
well im not sure what Mr. H is going to give my team for a debate but im fine with anything he chooses at this point. i looked up abortion and the good and bad on it. and my personal opinion is right in between them both. it depends on the situation at hand. i love babies dont get me wrong, and having a baby is a blessing but some people arent capable of doing so. i dont know if i should keep going because i dont want to give away my meat and potatoes.
hmmm ill save my stradegy.
this weekend sucked! =[
sonny karmokar
eng 53
cerritos college
quiz 10
i found out that media is better than religion,not in many ways, but atleast one. for example, media is free. anyone can be whoever they want and express their feelings. as compared to media, religion is not fully free. once you are a certain religion, you cannot change it. it becomes a part of you.
Briana Branch
English 52
Cerritos College
~Family vs. Friend Support~
"Unless you have a true friend, one who has been there with you for years and years, nothing can replace your family. While it is true that not all families are the same by giving support and being understanding no matter what, in the end as they say, friends come and go while your family will always be your family, no matter what."
-Anonymous
Briana Branch
Cerritos College
~hey you guys. Here is a side of me that most dont know about. I love poetry and I wanted to share one of my favorites with you all~
The Lesson
I keep on dying again.
Veins collapse, opening like the
Small fists of sleeping
Children.
Memory of old tombs,
Rotting flesh and worms do
Not convince me against
The challenge. The years
And cold defeat live deep in
Lines along my face.
They dull my eyes, yet
I keep on dying,
Because I love to live.
Maya Angelou
Rocky Ramadhani
English 52
Cerritos College
-Rehabilitation-
The typical success rate of most drug rehabs in Los Angeles, California is 2% to 20%.. There are drug rehabs with success rates as high as 75%.
Liliana Fierros
English 52
Cerritos
quiz 10
I tried looking for more information on my topic; late pregnancy, but my computer crashed a few weeks ago, and it is very very slow. I did find some info, and it was just what i expected. eing an older mother has lots of advantages, not only because they are more mature, but ar most likely to be stable with both a partner and financialy. I still have to do some more reaserch, and hope to find lots of more fact.
Anthony torres
Ok am gonna be random since i dont have time to read all theses posts.....how is every one doing?
Vanessa Garcia
Eng52
Cerritos college
post 5
The debate is going to get crazy, people are going to get crazy with each other. It was going to go that way anyway when people put there emotions in it. I was doing some searching for my part and I found some good thing.I have to admit at fist I could not find anything because it all was going against but I got some of that information but after about an hour of looking I found some stuff that should help for the three minute mark.
hopefully i get somethin good to
"debate" about and then i will change my mode by changing character like heath ledger did for the role of "The Joker" in the latest Batman movie.....
Isaiah House
Jessica Beltran
Cerritos
English 52
Isaiah House
Like I had Mentioned back at Isaiah House. Ever since Professor Hsiao Mentioned the fieldttrip, I was very exited. I was happy that I was able to spare some of my time and give my help to people in need. What I learned at the house was that no matter who we are or where we come from, when we all sit and share, in that moment i knew.... WE ARE ALL EQUAL!
Isaiah House
Jessica Beltran
Cerritos
English 52
Isaiah House
Like I had Mentioned back at Isaiah House. Ever since Professor Hsiao Mentioned the fieldttrip, I was very exited. I was happy that I was able to spare some of my time and give my help to people in need. What I learned at the house was that no matter who we are or where we come from, when we all sit and share, in that moment i knew.... WE ARE ALL EQUAL!
Nick Odierno
Eng.100
Cyp.
Quiz #10
Capitalism/Materialism vs. Essentialism/Family
Does money buy happiness? Does it buy the opportunity to buy happiness? If it wasn't for materialism...would you be reading this blog post? Due to our constantly mutating society, adaptation is necessary. Our world is now controlled by such essential belongings to get us by. Materialism benefits our living styles, aiding to our busy 21st century schedules for simplicity, or complexity. C. S. Lewis author of _The_Chronicles_of_Narnia_ once said, "God … likes matter. He invented it." Besides human spirituality, we love sentiment possessions. We all desire something: a house, a cell phone, a car... Today, these objects are almost essential in our daily lives. But we cant forget to consider how we want our house to look, or our phone to operate. This is where the desires become very apparent. Materialism does not only centralize around future, but we can also view it from the past. Take art, statues, and artifacts as examples of our past. It all has a meaning, or becomes a symbol...some type of stature. Printed on our DNA, we can't help but want what is just slightly out of reach.
Yue Hayes
English 100
Golden West College
Post #42
Class today was so fun. I know I shouldn't have been, but I was making faces across the classroom at Alisa. Josh joined in too. Haha.
It was so much fun just talking about Isaiah House and talking to my group about the debate. They have basically found the same information, and we even thought about the strong points and the weark points of our topic. We've briefly discussed the different advantages and pros of our opposing team, so that we had an idea of what sort of information we mght be dealing with, and what sort of information we should use to counter that.
I'm so excited because I feel like we will be very prepared for it.
Oh, and my essay ended up to be 6 pages. Maybe I'm closer to getting an A like Kayla, huh? ;]
I'm really excited about the revised paper. I think it turned out to be so much more than it was before!
I'm just stoked about this class!!
Kayla
I was so ready to walk over to say something to you, but a whole different group ended up forming around us. Haha. You guys get there so early, too!
Gabriel
I can't talk to people I haven't met before, I'm very very shy and scared all the time!! :[
Don't worry, it's not you, it's me... Haha.
Oh phooey, I hate how I'm missing out on talking to great people because I'm scared to approach new people.
It's just like how I'm scared to speak up in class. But I'm doing more of that, too, right? :] I'll come around! ...I hope
I talk so much more when I'm just typing away. I wish I could talk like this to everyone.
Alisa
Haha, I have posted way more than you! :P
Alisa Watson
Golden West
English 100
post 7
haha
making faces was fun
josh and i were wwwaaayyy too hyper. Tierra and me had the chapstick thing going on.
I think it is funny when people make funny faces at each other because other people have no idea what is going on and just think you are weird.
well i am weird so it is all good!
and you are weird too YUE!:)LOVE YOU!
Kayla Marley
English 100
Golden West College
Post 28
For the record from this morning. When Chris had said, "Why don't people just say: Go out of vote." Then I said that is the way to do it because no one shows anyside of tries to influence or pressure another. FOR THE RECORD. I saw a lot of people laughing and if they had let me finish i would've been able to say that.
Yue- I know I was so getting ready to get up then someone started talking to me and i was like dangit. haha I know we get there like 10 or 15 minutes before class. just to be prepared and if there is a note that says class canceled. (which there will probably never be in the class because mr. h is always on top of everything) Haha. But anyways WEDNESDAY!
Cara Tiffany
Eng 100
Cypress
Post 3
My debate topic is institutionalization vs. rehabilition Our group is pro rehabilition and I have looked up infomation about both inorder to make a strong case.I looked up the cost for each. The rate of returning to jail if rehabilited is a lot lower then those that dont have that oppertunity. I looked up a lot of different satisics.
Samantha L
English 52
Cerritos College
Post 1
.Quiz 11
I have been researching on my group's topic, which is media education. I love how this debate is going to be challenging, because my group is going up against the other's topic, which is religion. I love it!!! The research is actually going a bit slow, because I am typing in different things, and getting little result. This is good, because it means our group will get stronger and grow. I am still going to go for more info and not going to give up. I AM NOT A QUITER!!! I will try to blog before next class, about my searching for research. Take care everyone!! I am now going to go back and do more research! Ohh yeah, I have a question Mr. Hsiao. Do you think it is good to use more of our opinion or research from the web?
Nick Sember
Eng 100
G-Dub
Hsiao- yeah chris was definately right in calling you out, but i still had to throw in a curve ball to stir things up a little. its how i do. it really makes the class more interesting to hear everyones point of view because otherwise it would be just another boring english class. anyways i still gotta watch the hills i heard those girls are hot :D
..so the last blog i didn't blog about my topic, i got a little sidetracked with some political issues. so here is one argument i'll make:
in a capitalistic nation a private party has the right to invest in and own businesses, production companies etc. this becomes a problem when these owners and investors enlarge their companies too much. for instance take wallmart. they grew to where they are now and it is hurting our economy drastically. they produce everything in foreign countries where the economies make it much cheaper. then wallmart ships it here to turn a larger profit. meanwhile back at home this leaves the "average joe" struggling to keep his business afloat. in time, it eventually shut down along with the rest of the businesses and the capitalistic country will be completely dependent on foreign economies.
--you must find the heart of wallmart if you want to destroy it-- hahaha
Brandon
Goldenwest
Eng100
Post:23
Capitalism:
To affirm what nick said. Capitalism is a system that collapses in on itself. When one company gains a vast section of the marketshare, it essentially destroys economic freedom. Not to jump on the wal-mart raiding party but its a prime example of capitalism at its worst. At first glance it seems great. Low prices, everything in one spot. But everyone here is forced to close down, put on a blue uniform and work for almost nothing, with the offset of an employee discount. Not to mention the exploited labor it relies on. But out of sight out of mind right? It is dangerous to give so much power to a corporation, because a corporation is not a person, and thus has no compassion or concience. Captialism is a big game of king-of-the-hill.
_/)~~~~/)~~~_/)~~~_/)~~~SMOOTH SAILING ALL THE WAY TOWARDS 2200.
Very well put, Brandon, and here I thought you were a purveyor of consumption/capitalism/consumerism and the like. Come to think that you are an upholder of small family business.
Interesting
Nick, always throw the curve ball when the hitter is looking for the fast ball or waiting for the change up.
My philosophy in life:
Absolutely.
Of course, I am guilty of getting too carried away myself on my bully pulpit, meaning Theodore Rooselvelt's terminology of superb or wonderful and not bullying, although I do do that well, and everyone knows what pulpit is, so I need not go on further there.
Sometimes I catch myself: I am preaching to the choir, to those who already believe, so to speak, but when a naysayer or level-headed person like Chris reminds me that "Hello, Mr. Hsiao, this is not private place, but a public one."
I contemplate the deeper meaning and realize that I should have kept that to myself. I make mistakes, but I just make them in the larger arena of a public institution: a college classroom.
However, if I did infringe or offend, than would our discussion not have touched those who may be apathetic about the voting situation? Yes, absolutely.
The message, and the overarching and underreaching one becomes simply,
Go Vote.
Where are my Cypress 100 students?
Bloggingwise Quiz (10)?
Keep up the
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Jon Croft
English 100
Golden West College
Post #11
Some interpretations of my debate topic (Institutionalization vs. Rehabilitation):
Institutionalization is confining people to a specific area with others like them as a temporary solution to a more permanent problem. Criminals are placed in prisons because they cannot function normally in society, and until they are rehabilitated (if they are rehabilitated) are to stay in the prison. Institutionalization may be expensive, but is a safer alternative than letting someone who is not fully rehabilitated set free.
Rehabilitation is a process that focuses on placing a criminal into society and having he or she function within the norms of said society. Rehabilitation does not work all of the time, because some people are just not capable of changing in such a manner. Until the methods used in rehabilitation can mold to fit each unique individual, institutionalization will exist.
Jovana Lopez
Englsih 52
Cerritos College
Quiz 10&11
Well i went on google and i typed in my subject for the debate, Gang Life.The results werent as broad as i thought they would be. Everything i read leads back to my family and the reasons they are in gangs. The main reason people join gangs is because they want a family they have never had. they want to feel protected, they want to feel safe, they want someone to have their backs when things get tough. they dont have family to do that for them, so they turn to people who care about eachother and who stick together no matter what. my 18 year old cousin Guero, lives in Tijuana and he and i talk about gangs and all the thingsi see pointless.
we sit down at my grampa's house and he asks me if i do drugs, if i get into fights, and things like that. i tell him, "No i dont do drugs, and i dont fight unless someone hits me." he looks at me and smiles, "you have to fight over here." and i think to myself "what does that mean?". i get the courage to ask him what it means, while expecting the worst.
My cousin says and i quote, "In order to be respected, you have to intimidate people. and being a goody two shoes isnt going to intimidate anyone. you have to be strong, you have to be a badass, and you have to show them that if they put you down, you'll put them down harder." i sit there and i think, "that's the most ignorant explaination i have ever heard." i then tell my cousin my opinion ...
"Guero, being in a gang may get you respect and intimidation from others but what do you get back?Prison? i mean look at it this way, once you get involved with a gang, you cant just quit. it isnt that easy. they wont let you ever leave, and if you manage to get out you'll be a trator and become a target. not only that but your family will be indangered. why not stay in school? and become something better?"
i never thought i would be pro gang life, but apperantly i am. i understand why they do it now. being in a gang is more than respect, more than intimidating others, ... its about being needed, wanted, and loved by your family .... your gang.
i wont keep going because then ill blow it. Georgies group might be on to something here ...
so back to work.
be back later.
bye everyone!
♥
anthony torres
cerritos colege
uhh ill do the quiz as soon as i can, when is the deadline?
samantha luque
english 52
cerritos college
post 2
Mr. Hsiao I was just wondering if you want the debate teams to use more opinion or more facts off the internet??
post 3
.I forgot one more thing to add on to that question Mr. Hsiao. Do you recommend our opinion or facts off the web to support and win the debate?
Shannon Flak
Eng 100
GWC
As I have been doing my research on Institutionalism versus Rehabilitation I have found that Rehabilitation does work.It is most effective though for the ones that are a higher risk for crime and done while incarcerated.
Effective prison rehabilitation -- The most cost-effective prevention strategy is to target those individuals who are at highest risk for crime -- the current prison inmate population, 90% of whom will be released from prison. A five-year Harvard study investigated the effects of the Transcendental Meditation technique in a maximum security prison. Inmates who learned the practice decreased significantly in stress, aggression, and mental disorders. Violence throughout the prison decreased, and the rate of return to prison among participating inmates was 30-35% less than for four other treatment groups [15]. Similar studies in 28 other maximum security prisons have shown equally impressive results . (Current rehabilitation strategies put the cart before the horse. They try to reeducate and reform inmates without first changing inmates from within by eliminating the stress that makes them uninterested in education or incapable of being reformed [16].)
Shannon Flak
Eng 100
GWC
As I have been doing my research on Institutionalism versus Rehabilitation I have found that Rehabilitation does work.It is most effective though for the ones that are a higher risk for crime and done while incarcerated.
Effective prison rehabilitation -- The most cost-effective prevention strategy is to target those individuals who are at highest risk for crime -- the current prison inmate population, 90% of whom will be released from prison. A five-year Harvard study investigated the effects of the Transcendental Meditation technique in a maximum security prison. Inmates who learned the practice decreased significantly in stress, aggression, and mental disorders. Violence throughout the prison decreased, and the rate of return to prison among participating inmates was 30-35% less than for four other treatment groups [15]. Similar studies in 28 other maximum security prisons have shown equally impressive results . (Current rehabilitation strategies put the cart before the horse. They try to reeducate and reform inmates without first changing inmates from within by eliminating the stress that makes them uninterested in education or incapable of being reformed [16].)
Isaias Estrada
Professor Hsiao
English 52
Cerritos College
SONNY KARMOKAR:
How can you say the media is better than religion? I am not too religious myself, but i cant believe you say this about the media. First of all I would not put the two into comparison. Second of all, religion is something that came about thousands of years ago, as something we could go by in our daily lifes;Be good to thy neighbor, thou shalt not steal, you dont neccesaraly need to be hard core religious to understand that religion is just trying to tell you to be a good human being in your life time. Also, the beautiful thing about it is that all different countries have its own version of it. But the media has grown into something powerfull, something corrupt, something scary. It is manupilating people, without them knowing, through their subconciousness. It is telling you what to buy, what to wear, what is nice and what is wrong. Humans respond to images more strongly than they do to any other senses in their body. The people on top, they know this, and their using it to control. To feed you life styles through a box, to insert products into your brain. So if you think the media is better, than be my guest, your are all ready part of it.
Religion is only left in a book, its up to you to read. But obiously you find the images in a box easier to follow.
Carlos Solorzano
English 100
Cypress College
Post #3
Quiz #10 (Obesity Research)
Obesity is defined as having more body weight than lean muscle, or what is considered as healthy. The rate at which obesity has climbed has grown in numbers. Adults and children have both added to the rate statistics in recent years. Having to put on additional weight to the human body adds to the stress level the body has. The risk of some cancers are also increased by being obese. The human-life span shortens by a variety of factors which include cancer. Obesity just causes too many problems.
Nick Sember
Eng 100
G-dub
To solopan:
You make a good point about the medias corruption and i couldn't agree more at how lame it is, but can you really say the church has never been corrupt? look into the past and read about the protestant reformation and Martin Luther. they wanted to reform a more genuine form of Christianity. there was so much corruption leading into the reformation such as simony, pluralism, and absenteeism that these men and women knew morals needed to be reinstalled. its actually funny because the church at that time did exactly what you say the media is doing now "... has grown into something powerful, something corrupt, something scary." Martin Luther at that time had believed the same thing of the church. so in a way the two are comparable. now don't take this as me taking the medias side. i HATE what the media does but i think that both sides of this should be shared. the only way to understand the diverse and strange world we live in is to use my favorite tool: perspective. to me perspective is everything, if i have all the perspectives and i put them together i can come up with the most educated one to help myself out in a search for meaning, knowledge and happiness. this is just a thought. i am not religious nor am i a fan of the media, i am a fan of opinion.
Wendy Sanchez
Cypress Eng 100
QUIZ 10
I have been going nuts looking up info on my topic of Institutionalization (ha! say that three times fast!!!) I have not been able to get much. What I did learn is that 60% of Americans prefer giving prisoners a life sentence rather than the death penalty. Institutionalization helps prevent criminals from going out in the world and repeating the crimes that got them locked up in the first place. 20% of those with life sentences have no chance of "life with parole". It also sets examples for others to not even THINK about committing crimes.
WHOA!!! WE ARE ALMOST AT 3000!!!!!
Wesley Lock
ENG 100
Cypress College
Post:?
Man trying to search for pros about teen pregnancy is really hard. i went to google and typed in key words like "benefits of teen pregnancy" and "pros of teen pregnancy", and all i was getting were the cons of teen pregnancy. has anyone gotten any information on the pros of teen pregnancy.
i guess ill jsut post something anyways.
Quiz #10
Teenage Pregnancy
Teenage birth rates in this country have declined steadily since 1991 (1). While this is good news, these rates remain high, exceeding those in most developed countries (2). High teen birth rates are an important concern because teen mothers and their babies face increased risks to their health, and their opportunities to build a future are diminished.
Here is some important information about teen pregnancy:
More than ten percent of all U.S. births in 2004 were to mothers under age 20 (1). Most teenage births (about 67 percent) are to girls ages 18 and 19 (1).
More than 750,000 teenagers become pregnant each year, and about 420,000 give birth (1, 3).
About 3 in 10 teenage girls become pregnant at least once before age 20 (2).
The teenage birth rate is declining. Between 1991 and 2004, the rate fell by one-third (from 61.8 per 1,000 women to 41.1) (1). Still, in 2004 (the most recent year for which data are available), about 4 teenage girls in 100 had a baby.
Between 22 and 30 percent of teen mothers under age 18 have a second baby within two years after the birth of their first baby (2).
Teen mothers are more likely than mothers over age 20 to give birth prematurely (before 37 completed weeks of pregnancy). Between 2002 and 2004, preterm birth rates averaged 14.3 percent for women under age 20 compared to 11.7 percent for women ages 20 to 29 (4). Babies born too soon face an increased risk of newborn health problems, long-term disabilities and even death.
I sit here at work....dreading the debate! But I take comfort in knowing that Gabriel aka Monster is in my group!!!!! Cuz I know he'll step in and save the day no matter what. No offense Jessica, I am sure you understand.
Brownie Points for Martin Luther. Mad Brownie Points.
Argument for the sake of argument?
or
Argument for the sake being right?
or
Argument for the sake of understanding?
So many doors for everyone to pick. Which one will you pick?
Chris Heidel
Eng 100
GWC
Post... ???
I stand my ground on what I said in class. From a professors stand point, in a public setting, a class room setting, politics should be looked upon in a neutral stance. That's not an opinion, that's a fact. Had the conversation been one of "hey, who are you voting for?" the scenario would be entirely different.
And to respond to what Nick said, Yes, I would have said something if the Republican side was taken on by Mr. Hsiao. Like I am saying now and as I said in class, in a class room setting, a neutral stance should be taken.
As far as the Republican party closing polling places... Lets see the evidence. That is a matter of opinion and propaganda. If that were even close to happening, our "if it bleeds, let it lead" media system would have transformed the whole situation into a story of atomic proportions, which would make the debacle of the presidential elections of 2000 in Florida seem like a trip to Disneyland. Lets be realistic.
Like I said before.. Neutrality is the issue at hand. Fact based information is key when politics and elections are being discussed.
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