In this world people do not know what they have until they lose it. People cannot care about others if those 'others' are not directly in their lives, we can sympathize but that's pretty much it. Unfortunately that is how some people work in this world. Maybe those have lost loved ones in 9/11 or in some other accident know and understand those pains. Maybe those who have worried about having enough food on the table could understand their pain. But if people put themselves in the shoes of those Haitians who have lost loved ones and have no money to feed their children or themselves, they would not continue eating their dinners after hearing about this tragedy they would probably try looking for the next flight to Haiti.
However not everyone in the world is like this, for example I would love to go down to Haiti and lend a helping hand however helping costs money and I do not have the money to buy a ticket to Haiti and have enough money to maintain myself for however long I would like to stay. In Tuesday's lecture we were asked that if we wanted to help, we could put our name and email address down for more information. So I guess I just have to wait and see what they tell me. Until then I just hear about all the stuff that is going on down there, feel compassion and then go about my daily life.

In this world people do not know what they have until they lose it. People cannot care about others if those 'others' are not directly in their lives we can sympathize but that's pretty much it. Unfortunately that is how some people work in this world. Maybe those have lost loved ones in 9/11 or in some other accident know and understand those pains. Maybe those who have worried about having enough food on the table, could understand their pain.But if people put themselves in the shoes of those Haitians who have lost loved ones and have no money to feed their children or themselves, they would not continue eating their dinners after hearing about this tragedy they would probably try looking for the next flight to Haiti.
However not everyone in the world is like this, for example I would love to go down to Haiti and lend a helping hand however helping costs money and I do not have the money to buy a ticket to Haiti and have enough money to maintain myself for however long I would like to stay. In Tuesday's lecture we were asked that if we wanted to help, we could put our name and email address down for more information. So I guess I just have to wait and see what they tell me. Until then I just hear about all the stuff that is going on down there, feel compassion and then go about my daily life.

I never doubted that prisoners or "lifers" were somehow inhuman with no emotions; in fact sometimes I have found that murders have too much emotion hence their illegal act to kill someone. But that is beside the point, I have visited a prison before and have meet with individuals like him and it is amazing to see the people they have become since prison. Some of these inmates are so eager to work, learn, play, feel, talk, anything and everything that you or I have the privilege of doing. Granted there are other inmates who are those exact stereotypes that you think of like mean and nasty or "beasts" but those are usually the ones who have either not been there for too long or have been there a while and are getting out soon. These "lifers" are there for the rest of their lives without a single chance of getting out, therefore they accept this sentence and begin to make the best out of the situation. They have all the time in the world without having to worry about having the bare necessities of life, so what are they going to do with their time there. They learn and grow just as we do just in a different environment. If we had the opportunity to only work on ourselves, we too would grow into these very determined, compassionate, non judgmental, and understanding people. I mean what else can you do?

This video was pretty interesting. It is amazing to see that the Haitians, after such a devastating event, look so calm and collected. I am sure that they are very much upset about the destruction of their country, but they are still trying their hardest to make the best out of the situation. People were developing these strategic techniques for making money. One of the strategies that really caught my attention was the women who cleared up a small space in her tent to give manicures and pedicures. It was interesting to hear that women would go and get these services done because of their lack of shoes there feet would be in really bad condition. Although at first this might seem like a luxury these people have so much time with absolutely nothing to do. They need some form of entertainment whether it be actually working or watching comedy videos or getting their nails done its something to keep their minds off the tragic reality around them. I think that it is a great idea that these small entrepreneurs are doing a great thing, not only for their economy but also for the children. As the man in the video said, these children need something to do there is no need for these children to think more about what is going on and what better way to do that then to make these children laugh.
Today's lecture had a lot to do with this video, in fact it allowed me to visualize Ian's opinion on the importance of entrepreneurship. His speech made me realize that although it is very important that we, we as a very rich country, should try and give as much food, money, and clothing as we can however we should also help them develop a new strong economy. After all how can people learn or understand the importance of working for the things you want or need if it is always given to them. Sometimes in life when you continue giving some one a hand they are going to want your arm.Of course this situation is a little different they cant start off anything if they do not have some kind of ground to stand on.
I am glad to see that , although Haiti is at an all time low, they still have their heads up. I think that if such a tragedy with the massive amount of deaths that occurred, were to happen in the US it would be complete chaos here. However in Haiti, merely days later people were trying to make money by going through garbage and finding anything they could sell in order to feed their families. This is very sad to hear and watch but at the same time it makes me realize how easy I have it and how much I need to start appreciating the things I have and the opportunities available to me. Of the many inspiring lectures this one was probably one of the most inspiring and motivating lectures all year.

This is an extreme case, and I am not sure what I would do in this case. However I believe that it all depends on the person's mental state and how badly they were hurt by the event. Because if I had to put myself in that situation and my young child was killed by an attack from these foreign Christian Crusaders, killing myself to kill many of them would be a menial task. Therefore if most of these suicide bombers are killing themselves to avenge for a loved then I completely understand. If they are doing these for other reason for example "religious" purposes then I simply cannot wrap my head around that idea.

Although I am not a male myself, I strongly believe that males to go through the same pressure of looking physically perfect as females do. However I do think that the issue of appearance is more publicly displayed and known for females than it is for males. I think that most men are better able to hide this concern about their physical appearance than females are, that is also why I believe that it seems so much more of a bigger deal for females. I know many males that are very concerned about the physique; some who are very thin and try taking protein shakes that contain several hundred calories in order to gain weight and then work out at the gym to be muscular, there are also men who are over weight that stress out about trying to loose weight and be musclar like the men they see on television. All in all I feel that concerns about appearence are just as relavent in men as it is in women.

Along with hearing about social aspects that concern our lives we also learn about social issues in other countries. Although these issues do not affect us directly these issues do affect us indirectly. Sam opens our eye to these global issues that most people have never heard of before, in places we have never heard of before. Although these issues that he brings up might be disturbing and very upsetting, sometimes it is the only way that our generation can learn to be more appreciative of the things that we have. So Sam does not intend to change the way we think or make it seem that what we believe is wrong but to learn to ask questions and to be open minded of the answers.

When people walk into this class room, they need to leave their thoughts, beliefs, and even religion outside and come in the room with their mind blank as if it were a child’s and be ready and willing to hear all sorts of things. These things might be against their religious beliefs, they might completely opposite their opinions, and lastly they might be sufficient evidence to prove what they have always heard to be true to be false. And although at times we may get offended by what Sam says, his intentions are not to make us feel bad or that our opinions mean nothing, he just says things that allow us to really think about the things we believe in. He says them so we can ask ourselves why we believe in the things we believe in or think the way we do. Sam talks about how the media affects all of us in a variety of different ways and how most of us fall privy to it. And as a result of that he reassures us that we are who we are and we should be grateful of that.

When I first came into this class and I was listening in on the first couple of classes, I was like oh man why is this guy trying to change our opinions or make us believe what he does? However as time went on I began to realize that those were not his intentions at all. As I attended more classes I began to learn about things I had never even thought about before. I also learned about things that I encounter everyday. When Sam lecture is not just about race it’s about race and how it relates to us and the rest of the world. I have learned to see things from other people's shoes and be ale to understand the trials and tribulations they go through. Therefore I believe that the point of this class is become aware of the good and the bad that is going on in the world around us.

I first would like to point how nonchalantly the people from England spoke about this situation. First off the girl said that as a woman she was not offended at all. As for the guy, he brings up a good point. He says that just because people are worried that their children might see these games does not mean that they have to stop creating them, they have the freedom to do whatever they want. And although I do not agree with the message these games are sending I still think the individuals who create these games should have the freedom to create whatever they want.
The women rights movement have every right to be extremely enraged at the fact that these games are unbelievably degrading to women. These "games", the ones concerning raping women and the shoot-em-up ones, have not one single positive note about them. They do not say nor do they do anything that sends a positive message to society. I know that it is not fair to say that people should have to censor the way they create their games or anything that they enjoy doing however they should take into consideration the fact that women are people as well. After the distribution of these games to society, it reaches young men all over the world showing them that everything that is going on in these games is alright or acceptable. Once they begin to understand these implied messages they will begin to take it upon themselves to maybe do those things that they see. And honestly I am not sure, what makes the creators of these games assume that their immature audience will not start to do the things they see in these video games.
Paying video games is a pretty important aspect of a young boys children, therefore the games they play has a lot to do with what they believe and how they act. These games just say that violence is ok and eventually these games positively reinforce these young men. The more they play these games the more they will be praised for making those actions reality.
I do not even see how this game could be in the least bit fun or entertaining. All you do is stalk women and grope them in places a real women would not want to be touched in by a random man. I would love to meet the people that create these games. I am really interested in the way these people think and their way of life. When they play these games do they think about the young men out there that look up to video games? Do they have wives or daughters, mother, aunts, girl friends?? How can someone win a game by touching a women in her most personal places again her will??