Rape Culture - Mass Media

Reported rape cases have gone down dramatically from 1993 until now by over 50%! Does that mean that people just aren’t reporting rape cases because they are ashamed or is it because rape has gone down? In the United States rape occurs every minute and a half and there are over 237,368 rape cases a year and that is not including all the cases that go unreported. Rape is a big deal it demoralizes and belittles a person to the point often to where the victim commits suicide. People have gone very many years without telling anyone about being raped and it has caused them to fall into depression and even pull themselves out of social society completely. When people get raped they have a fear of getting raped again and have trust issues throughout their lives.

There are songs out today that make woman look and sound like a piece of meat and that a man pretty much can do anything with her he wants just because he is a man. The music videos and movies with women barley clothed and showing off what they got doesn’t help the case either. The music videos are bad today because it shows one guy with a bunch of different women and he grabs them and does pretty much whatever he wants with her. At least that is what it looks like, so many people get the wrong idea and think it’s okay but that’s the way the mass media groups want it to be perceived.

Me Project

                I think I have gotten most of my traits from my mother based on my hair color which is brown and my eye color which is blue. I think I got more aptitude from my dad because he was pretty good with pretty much anything. If you show me how to do something I will be able to do it and I will get tremendously better by just doing it a few times. Even though I’ve gotten most of my traits based on my mother I think I have gotten just as much from my father just not noticeable things.

                Having only two children in the family we were mostly treated the same but I think I got more of the achievement and responsible oriented than my sister. I don’t think the birth order really affected me because it was at an age where we were far enough apart that we didn’t like the same things or had mostly different interests. 

My dad was the one that influenced me more because he got me into hunting and fishing which I really thank him for. My dad had graduated high school and got an associate’s degree in body repair. I am going to follow more along the lines of my father because he was quite successful throughout his life. My mother on the other hand didn’t graduate high school and you can see quite well where that has gotten her. Maybe if my mom didn’t drop out of high school my sister might not have thought that it was alright to drop out. My dad encouraged us to go to church and that’s why we always went to Sunday school.

Both of my parents taught us to be polite and nice to people, by doing this we were looked up as being raised well. Everyone should be taught manners and skills to develop socially and that is what I am thankful for being taught. But on the other hand for the first twelve years both of my parents were alcoholics so that was a minus but I learned a lot of what to not being by hearing all of the losers in the bar tell me not to grow up like them.

So overall I think I am set above the rest because I am always having to work for what I want I barely get anything given to me and when I am given something I and very thankful.  

Family Order...

Does family order have any affect on how or what we will do for a job or how we live our lives. It is stated through facts that the oldest child is most likely out of all the children to become a teacher and why is that? The fact that the oldest becomes a teacher is pretty much saying that they like teaching because they might of taught their younger siblings or because they are leaders or role models for their younger siblings. The middle child is the one most left out but why is it that this should affect the way they live or why they do different things. I totally think that this happens because of the way a parent treats the child, the first child is always the most exciting and always important but then you see a parent with three or four children and see's them as trouble. The mother or father usually gives their love to the youngest when or if the other child is a few years older. I think that the sex of the child also has something to do with how much love they receive from a parent. If the mother is way more involved and has two children but is a lot more involved with the daughter than this could affect the boy because he might not feel like he is receiving enough attention.

Tuesdays with Morrie

I think that Americans are afraid to love each other but it has already changed so much throughout history. People don't mind hanging on each other or hugging someone or even kissing someone to show love but for some people it may be awkward it just depends on the person and what they are comfortable with. Romantic love can happen to anyone it just depends on your emotions and what you feel about that person. True love what Morrie talks about cannot be broken it is true and always will be it's like the feeling between a husband and wife that's why they get married.

Mitch values hard work and you can tell that by how much he is working throughout the movie and he also values achievement but doesn't take anytime to enjoy that achievement with himself or his girlfriend. Morrie gets Mitch to start taking days of to come visit and Mitch actually enjoys it and finds the true love that he already had his girlfriend and even Morrie.

I think that achievement starts before high school because of sports, music and school you learn to earn achievement and find your work ethic. The joke about the Mexican and American business man is actually very good because it is like telling the Mexican if he works 15-20 years he can have what he already has.

I don't just think Americans are afraid of death everyone is, no one wants to die. People don't want to die because of their material things on the earth like money, clothes, and even their house but most people don't want to die because they love life and the biggest part their family. Death is a taboo topic especially if you know the person it is common for most people to not talk about that person anymore because it brings up memories about that person. On the other hand many people love to talk about their loved ones who have passed on because they remember all the good times they have had with that person and it eases the pain. In Morrie's case death was not a taboo topic and he didn't want it to be so he made everyone around him open to death.

MMA

Is MMA an offspring from pro wrestling or WWE I don't think it is but can people get the wrong ideas from watching these events. More kids watch WWE than MMA which I'm sure leads them to MMA even though WWE is fake. When your a kid you always want to fight like WWE superstars because you don't realize that its fake. When you get older and get out of liking the WWE a lot of people fall into MMA and want to fight. Not knowing the risks of fighting people fight anyway, Mike Tyson can talk but its with a slur and that was from boxing which is with a lot more padding on the gloves. MMA use 4 oz. gloves and they don't even have head gear on so you could just imagine the blows they take without any headgear. When people watch these events they get pumped up and want to go try fighting and not even being experienced which leads to people getting hurt. Many people have unsupervised fights which are most known as backyard brawls, Kimbo Slice is one of the most known for these backyard brawls. MMA is a huge thing now days and it could get out of hand but when are people going to get sick of MMA and want to something else to get them a rush! Will there be gun fights or man hunts? What will be next?

My Values

Some of my values are competition which was engrained into my mind throughout school from being in sports and playing in gym class. I like winning and I don't really know why it's just something that I was taught was good and that's what you play for is to win. Future orientation is a big one for me because I want to do good and I want to be able to have money and do what I want when I want and not worry about not having money. Directness is a big because I like being straight forward and telling people the way it is. You shouldn't have to lie to someone to make them feel good, by telling them straight forward they can work on their weaknesses. Directness is also very good if you want a management position because you have to be direct when telling people directions/orders. Honesty is a big part in everyone's everyday life because if you cannot trust your friend or your worker than their probably not a very good person. Efficiency to me is how well you can work or how well you can get things done.

These American values affect me at school because when I play sports we usually have pretty good competition and that's what makes the game fun. Future orientation is big during your senior year because the teachers are always influencing you and asking you what you are going to do with your life and what you want to go to college for. Directness can always be used in school especially when kids get loud teachers show directness and also when they are teaching to get a point across. Honesty is pretty much taught when you are growing up throughout school and most people lose that but its always a good thing to have. Efficiency is what teachers preach about when they give you free time and they want to see you use your time efficiently.   

Values

My values are my ARMY values and they are Loyalty, Duty, Respect, Selfless Service, Honor, Integrity, and Personal Courage or LDRSHIP! These were pretty much engrained in my mind during basic training and I actually noticed how much I used them throughout my day.

Barnga

The game was very difficult to understand because after everyone switched we couldn't talk and that is when the game got tough because everyone had a different version. When everyone got the different version and all came together no one understood each other because one person thought that they won but so did another person.  I didn't really understand that we were doing something wrong until the end because I always had two people from my old team that were playing with the same cards so it made the person playing with other cards look dumb. The person that thought they won got mad and tried convincing me that they won but I just kept the paperclip and they thought they won but so did I. I think that a universal language would help out a lot because many people go to different countries and have a hard time understanding each other. The card game showed how it can something so simple could be so difficult.

True American Culture

I think there is a true American culture but there's not just one. I feel that "rednecks" think they are the true American culture because they are usually so passionate about there country and because of how they act. Rednecks are stereotyped for wearing cutoff flannels or driving big trucks, chewing tobacco, and hunting, but most rednecks are family type people who love their country and love to have fun, maybe a little to much fun sometimes. There is a different side to American culture though, people in the city live totally different lives. People in the city are thought of as going out to eat or getting a night off from work to relax, they don't see how going out and mudding or shooting a deer could be relaxing but that is what makes America different. This is what makes America great because there is so many different people that like to do so many different things. American food culture is usually thought of as ball park dogs, hamburgers, and steak. America is so much more than beef and pork now because of the diverse cultures. Now we have Chinese food, Mongolian food, French food, Italian food, Mexican food, Irish whiskey, German Beer. We have so many different people that have came to America that brought there traditions like food with them that there is really no straight forward American culture there is a bunch of different American cultures that all come together. This is why there is not true American culture.

People on my Boat

The decisions we made in class were mostly people with importance or knowledge. Some people kept someone just because they were famous in America. In America we like people to be fit especially if we were stuck on a boat. Other culture would most likely had not saved Justin Bieber  because he had no importance to them. Values are established because of how people act or what they do, we pick people with values and that we could use.

America Today

I feel that most people in the United States are trying to be independent. People are moving out from their parents house and getting their own apartments and paying for college on their own. In basic training we were put through training courses that were team dependent and we all had to depend on each other or we weren't going to make it through the course. Everyone wants to be self independent but there is just sometimes that you can't be. Like the 9/11 bombing in New York 500,000 people had to be evacuated but hardly anyone had a boat so they couldn't be independent, all these people had to be dependent on someone else and they didn't care because they wanted to survive. 

Social Imagination

I feel that my generation has grew up kind of spoiled and most people take things for granted. I have been raised in this generation so some of this will rub off on me but for the most part I work for everything I have and haven't had any help from anyone. I still take for granted having electricity, running water, and having a stationary place to live. I also spend my money on what I want and sometimes buy stuff I probably don't need but want.

If I grew up in the 1940's I'm sure I would have a greater outlook on life and the little things that help your life be easier. If I grew up without running water and no electricity and I was living with it today I would rarely disrespect it and I would always remember back to the day when I didn't have electricity to remind me of how good I have it. If I grew up in the 1940's I would have probably left on a train to find a job to try and help provide for my family. Instead of spending my money on things I really don't need I would save it and use it for a time when I needed money. So this is a different outlook on your life or a social imagination.

Freaks and Geeks Review

While watching the "Freaks and Geeks" episode I noticed the three perspectives and will tell you about them. In the functionalist perspective it tells about how if most people agree then things move smoothly, during the episode the nerds agreed to fight Allen the bully and they all agreed to fight and it flowed pretty smoothly even though Sam didn't show up. Harold Weir always took part at the dinner table telling about how dysfunctional this world is and how this family could be different and that was his part of work in the family.

Conflict Perspective- The guidance counselor found out that Lindsey was acting weird and talked to her about it and found out she just didn't feel comfortable living her life as a nerd. So the guidance counselor let her be about that but then found out she was skipping class and exercised this power by making her go to the school dance.

Interactionist Perspective- The meaning people place on their actions had a lot to do with the freaks and the people Lindsey was getting to hang out with and that's why I think everyone cared so much about why she was hanging out with these kids. The people that she was starting to hang out with did not place any care on their actions they skipped class and did things that most high school kids didn't.

Groups are what this series is based off of such as the groups of "Freaks and Geeks".  The groups are where people feel they fit in and where they feel most comfortable. There are negative influences because some people will change to fit in with a group. Harold has power in the episode because he has power over his children.
A symbol in the episode was the girl coming up to Lindsey and saying that she wanted Lindsey on the math team it was showing that she wanted her to be apart of the group but it showed Lindsey wanted to be apart of a different group.

Yes I can relate some of these things with my life such as acting different around a certain group of people or doing something to impress one certain group of people.

Hi, I am Brian I like to hunt, fish, and go to school. I have six classes a day and I also love everyone one of them. I went to basic training this summer and there were some parts that were fun such as shooting machine guns and throwing grenades. There were a lot of parts that were boring and we did a lot of sitting around. I play sports with friends, I enjoy it a lot because you get to hang out with your friends and learn to work together as a team/family. I enjoy hunting because every time I kill an animal I get a rush like nothing else, it's not really explainable unless you hunt. I also enjoy cooking and eating what I kill and sharing it with people. I enjoy fishing because of the fight and the excitement of catching a big fish. I enjoy shore fishing, boat fishing, and ice fishing. Between hunting and fishing there is always something for me to do. I also enjoy working because I like money and I like money to but things for fishing and hunting.