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.