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World Atrocities are Reflected in Student Behavior!
FIGHT! An eye for an eye. Right or wrong it doesn't matter. This is the message we send to the children of the world.
Is talking about difference now totally out of the question?
Should we stop and ponder what motivates violence?
What part does each individual play in allowing violent acts to occur in the world?
Questions, questions, questions! Are we ready for answers/alternatives? I would argue that alternatives are within each of us and we have an obligation to the children of the world and ourselves to constantly strive for alternatives.
The current "answers/alternatives", connected to world atrocities, arouse murky thought processing in constantly changing times as well as myriad controversial diverse life experiences. But this cloudy backdrop of life should not be a deterrent in the search for alternative viewpoints and ways of living. In contrast, it should be a constant motivator to move forward through hard times.
FIGHTING, as a feasible tool for problem solving, is not the answer and perhaps, as citizens of the world, we should have a better legacy to pass on to our children.
How does a strong sense of criticality serve us if we do not take a stand in the face of repetitive acts of atrocities and at some point decide to ACT?
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racism (blog10)
Racism (blog10)
R.Sweeney
July 30th/2008
Films, and other types of media can be such a powerful instrument when it comes to influencing the minds of society. Everyone has their favourites, and how they empower their decisions is solely based on the individual. I may watch Beauty and the Beast and think wow, what a selfless daughter, giving up her freedom to save that of her father, what a brave thing to do. Or, I could possibly think, what a stupid girl, she should have left, got help, and then saved her father. No one knows how anyone will react to a film or other media because everyone is different. I could take the above film and store the message in my brain for later use. If I am ever in a situation where I have to save my father from a horrible beast I will know what to do, which will result in me turning a mean, abusive beast into a handsome prince. It may sound completely ridiculous to some, but if it worked for Belle than it will work for everyone else, right? As stupid as this sounds, so too does having people believe that just simply watching the tv series “24” will create or re-affirm their hatred or insecurities toward Muslims and Arabs. However, in some cases this would be perfectly true. It is a scary fact how easily some can be influenced by media. A point worth mentioning in chapter 26th of the text mentioned how our society attributes blame of a crime on a culture, not a person, when it comes to Muslims and Arabs is really discouraging. You never hear the news stations reporting that, Caucasians strike again in Surrey stealing 15 cars from a local shopping center. It sounds completely ridiculous and we should be ashamed to put Muslims and Arabs in this position.
Action vs Re-action
Protection (blog11)
R.Sweeney
July 31st/2008
Anger and frustration are the feelings felt after reading chapter 56 in the text. We as a society have given these corporations their power. Maybe not intentionally but if it were not for our reactions as to their actions there would be no demand for advertising to children. We are feeding right into their plans. They advertise to children while they are watching their favourite shows on television, the children then ask mom and dad, or “Santa” for them, and then the toys are bought. We are not buying all the toys, all the time, but enough that we are supporting the behaviours of the big conglomerates. It becomes a vicious cycle where the result is that the big corporations believe they have some type of privilege or freedom to air whatever they want to, because we have not stood up to them in the past. I came from a family of five girls, whose parents at that point in their careers were not able to buy us all the toys from television. We got the odd Barbie here and there but the majority of our time was spent outside playing made up games and exploring. I do not feel I missed out on anything, by not having the latest cool toy. I fully support the idea of British Columbia following Quebec’s lead when it comes to forbidding advertising to children under 13. As a parent, if I believe my child should have a certain type of toy I will go out and purchase it. I do not need some corporation telling my children what they need and don’t need. That is the job of the parent, NOT money hungry corporations!
Hello RSweeney
What text are you referring to?
"harmonious thought-in process"
Pam