I think that legalized immigrants should have the same rights to healthcare as everyone else. Though I do not know a lot about citizenship and certification, I am sure that there is a line that the government could set and decide that immigrants are legal, because it would obviously be a stretch to wait until these immigrants got their green cards or actual citizenship. I do not believe that there should be any difference in health care between immigrants who are certified to a certain degree and other U.S. residents as it does not seem that the immigrants would have lesser heath conditions initially, so there seems to be no reason.

I think that the South Park episode was a cry for attention from the South Park creators. I think that by calling out all of these religions, they expected that eventually they would offend a group enough to create a riff that they would be noted for. I believe that the episode also was trying to be a bit socially aware by making some connections between the celebrities and their respective religions that could be poked fun at, but I believe that they also failed in regard to that. Overall, I think that the Mohammed mention was just for attention and that overall it was a horrible episode.

Obviously people need money and hard work to succeed or even come to this country, and they need more to come across the border. To get a better life after coming over the border illegally, you need a lot more than one might think you would for startup money and continuation money when they get in to America, so I think that simply hard work is nowhere near enough. In fact, I would assume that it takes an extreme amount of luck in addition to simply just getting over the border. Overall, I think that it takes a lot of work either way, but unless you are well connected you are in for a very hard time.

I love the connection of compassion that occurs so simply between these two parties. The cycle of the man feeling appreciated because he was treated with respect and developed a special connection with the clerk is fantastic. I am extremely pleased to see that we can have these connections, no matter who the individual is, how often they are seen, or even if she plays such a small role in their life as a clerk in a store.
I am truly pleased with this man’s efforts, as I recently have thought about situations similar to this in regard to people in general and Penn State students especially. I do not like or mean to come off as cocky or something similar, but I feel that I was raised with a certain sense of politeness and set of manners that are a strong part of my personality today. That said, I get disappointed at times in situations like this with Penn State students, because I feel that a lot of individuals that work or go to school around Penn State lack these manners or respect in everyday(and night) that tend to build these small but important relationships that can build such strong bonds.
This man, on the other hand, seems to be an outstanding citizen and really a role model. The amount of compassion and emotion that he has present shows me that he is extremely caring as well as absolutely genuine. This generosity and authenticity are the qualities that I feel that have truly decreased within our population, so when this type of thing happens I am pleased. This man is admirable. When he explained that when he heard it was a match that he began to cry, I was overtaken with the amount of emotion that this man possessed. He was so overcome with happiness because he was that happy that he was able to assist this woman who he had never seen even outside of the grocery store.
What is also hugely important in this transaction is the surprise that such a person who would play such a small role in the clerk’s life as her customer, and how he made such a huge difference for her and her family like it was as simple as a birthday gift. Also, the absence of hesitation, on his part, was incredible. Once he identified that he could donate this kidney safely, he decided immediately that this was the path that he was going to carry out.

I believe that there are multiple reasons that we would treat these incidents differently. The first reason that we separate it is only because, as you said, we do not feel close enough to the incident that we need to mourn, and we are disconnected from it, as death occurs every day. The second reason that I believe that it does not make as big of a difference is that as the numbers of a death toll increase, the realization of the fact that each individual that is dying decreases. As Joseph Stalin himself once said, “the death of one man is a tragedy; the death of millions is a statistic.”

This letter was very touching. Having had friends in jail, though not for life, it is important to recognize this camaraderie as it is something that becomes very important to these individuals during their time in jail. Though the acts that they may or may not have committed make them seem as though they will automatically be bad people, the time that they spend and the connections that they make can prove otherwise. Though I do not believe that this is true with all inmates, it is disappointing to see that the ones who are truly rehabilitated will not receive a second chance.

I will begin by saying that the fact that second language teaching is decreasing is not good, as it has shown its benefits. Foreign language teaching has been helpful with increasing students’ abilities in many subjects as well as opening doors. From there, I believe that the idea of increasing the teaching of the Chinese language within schools has its benefits. As you mentioned, the learning of Chinese will be increasingly important in the economy to come, and as it is also one of the most complex of languages, it will be more challenging as well as more stimulating to these students’ minds.

I believe that the problem that you mention is one to consider, but I believe that the idea of affirmative action is much more important within its context. Though I do not know that much about affirmative action, I am aware that it is on what is similar to a case by case basis. This makes it seem, to me, as if the problems that you outline are not as serious as you make them out to be. I say this because I believe that it is not as simple as a program as you make it out to be, and because the way people are qualified and the things that you seem to think that they are qualified for seem to be a lot different than what you have imagined.
My idea of affirmative action breaks down into affirmative action within jobs and from there, within schools. I believe that they are very different, and I will begin with schooling, because I feel that this has more dimensions. Firstly, I believe that High School is relatively easy to pass, and that it really does not determine how smart an individual is because of various reasons and natural occurrences that happen during this time in every high school student’s life. This means that I think that almost in any case, every person who graduated is just as qualified as the next to go to college. I think that from there, when these individuals receive the same education in college as any other individual, and if they are able to graduate, they will be just as qualified as any other person with a medical degree or any other degree. Also, I believe that if they go to graduate school or some type of continuing education, the same will apply.
In relation to professions, I believe that qualification and training is definitely considered, especially in fields of such importance. Furthermore, I am aware that there is intense training and medical schools for doctors, surgeons, and other high level employees at hospitals and other medical institutions, so I believe that if these individuals that you are addressing would come to have a job in a medical institution, they would most certainly play a lesser role, such as a nurse or possibly even lesser. I do not think that the idea that healthcare quality decreasing is a very realistic one, because in the cases that these people are accepted, these individuals are trained adequately for the position that they are receiving or assigned. From there, I believe that your concerns can be quelled so far as they can take into account that sometimes, jobs need to be filled, and at any moment, there may not be enough medical school students to fill them.

I understand your point that this game may be connected to a larger web of negativity that we seem to be spiraling toward, but I believe that this single instance is simply just an out of line misstep and something that will not be present if even accepted in the United States. I simply cannot see this being received as is it in Japan in the event that it becomes worldwide. Though I am not extremely familiar with the things that are popular in Japanese cultures, it seems that these games are reasonably accepted already so I do not believe that it is extremely groundbreaking in Japan.

I do feel like the things that Sam says make me rethink my actions at times, and I believe that his messages and ideas do have the power to change people’s ideas and the ways that they think. One thing that stands out specifically to me that affected me and changed the way I thought was when he showed us that white people are less likely to help a black person pick something up, whereas a black person would be just as likely to help someone pick something up off the ground if they were white as if they were black. This made me much more aware with an extremely simple example.