Stereotyping

many children or young adults have learned how to stereotype from there parents or siblings. Some of these could or could not be "true" but as children and young adults they need to learn how to think on there own and believe what they want and not what there parents want. Many people also do this around the presidential election time. I hear a lot of people walk around school talking about this person or that person and how there weird or mean or something not nice. i also know that some of the people they talk about they don't really know, which is wrong. some people think it is okay to stereotype if the person doesn't know. well chances are whatever they are saying is or has been going around the school and the person will find out if they haven't already. why do you think people talk about others in a negative connotation? is it because they feel saying someone else is bad will make them feel good?

Annotating!

In class on Thursday Mr. Smith talked about how different people annotate and why some annotate the way the day. I thought this was interesting, because i have never thought about it like that. I just go through the paragraphs and whatever i think should stick out in my mind is what i underline. also if i think i really need to remember it like a quote, name, place or just a detail i write it along the side. most of us only annotate because our teachers tell us to and we only want the points. but a lot of the times when i am reading something for school or not for school i will quickly write down a thought or something just to make sure i remember it. anyone else!?

I'm on a Boat!

In class on friday we demonstrated how when people are in trouble, stuck on a boat, they try to save themselves. i was one of the people who survived. We through people off the boat who wouldn't help during the hardships of the boat, i was a med student so i would be able to help people who are sick. Surviving feels good but at the same time i feel bad for making people get off the boat.